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CUTlCURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on leos and Ankles.
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
o. 0sd Sealing and itching.

Il have been successfully cured OF
dry eczema / was inspecting the re-
movai Of noxiouc weeds from the edge
OF a river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night I
cleansed my limbs but felt prickly
sensation. ! paid no attention to Il
Tor two years but I noticed . scum
on my legs Ike fish scales. did not
attend 10 II until II came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles wero an
sorc and scabby and I could not wear
shoes. ! had to use carpet and felt
slippers for weeks. ] got q cake %
the Cuticura Soap and some CuticurA
Ointment In less than ten day. I
could put on my boots and in less than
three weeks ! was free from the con-
founded itching. Capt. George p. BiissL
Chief OF Police. Morris. Manitoba, MAJ.
10. 1907. and Sept. -. 1908"
esasss Osus . Casn. Cor. sole Psspa, Hsan
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Macmillan Turns Back.

At night Marvin and Borup came spin
ming in with their men and dogs steam
Ing In .he bitter air like squadron of
batfleships- Their arrival relieved me
Of all anxiety as to our oil supply.
In the morning ! discovered that Mac
Millan's foot was badly frost bitten. The
mishap had occurred TWO or three days
before. but Macmillan had said nothing
about II In the hope that II would come
out Ill hight.
A glance n the injury showed me that
the only thing was to send him back to
Cape Columbia at once. The arrival OF
Marvin and Bcrup enabled me TO spare
eomcteoe men and dogs to 20 back with
him.
u leaving the camp the expedition
rcmpeised : men. 4 sasdees ana NO dogs.
Ihe next mar.'h was satisfactory a. re-
gares atssanes and The eharaxtes az the
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The distinction Of FIRST appointing .
~oman postmaster does not belong to
America. nor II the employment Of
women In the postal service . new
hea. As early a. 1888 woman post
master was appointed to look after
the malls Of Braine 10 Comte. IN Inn
portant town Of France. In the try
Ing times Of the Thirty Iears' war.
he principal office In the postal serv-
Ice Of Europe was held by woman.
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
l6A6 she was In charge OF the malls
II the German empire. the Neither.
ands. Burgundy and Lorraine. She
Eas known as master general OF tho
nails. In America. Elizabeth Harvey
was the first to hold q place In tho
postal department. She had charge
II the letters In Portsmouth. N. H., In
The beginning Of the seventeenth cen
Jury. A half century afterward Lydia
nill was placed In charge Of the post
,fncc In Salem, Mass.
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Little Trouble in Leads.

South OF where Marvin had turned
back we came TO where his party had
built several igioos while delayed by
open leads. Still further south we
found where the captain had been held
up by an open lead and Obliged 10
camp.
Fortunately the movement of these
leads was simply open and shut. and II
took considerable water motion to fault
the trail seriously.
While the captain. Marvin. and as I
found -ater. Borups had been delayed
by opei. leads. we seemed TO bear .
charm and with no single lead were w.
delayed more than a couple Of hours.
Sometimes the ice was fast and arm
enough To carry US across: sometimes
shor: - tour. sometimes a brief half
for the lead to close. sometimes an i'm
pro.ised ferry on an Ice cake kept the
trail without difficulty down To the
teath outward march,
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and We were on our way once more
and across the eighty ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one Ms TO weather and going. The last
few hours II was on young Ice and oc-
casionally the dogs were galiopinE.
We made twenty-five miles or more
the air. the sky. and the bitter wind
burning the face till IL cracked. Il was
like the great interior ice gap Of
planned of the bitter air. II was as
keen as frozen steel.
little longer sleep than tho previ.
Gus one had to be taken here, N we
were all In need OF IL. Then on again.
Up to this time. with each successive
march. our fear OF an impossible lead
had increased. At every inequality of
the Ice found myself hurrying breath
iessly forward. fearing that II marked q
lead. and when ] arrived ut the summit
would catch my breath with relief-oniy
to hnd myself hurrying on In the same
way at the next one.
But on this march. by some strange
shift Of feel.rg. this fear fell from me
completely. The weather was thick, but
IL gave me no uneasiness.
Before i turned In ] took an observa-
ton which indicated our position a. -
degrees Is minutes
rise In temperature to rs degrees be-
low reduced the friction OF the siedges
and gave the dogs the appearance OF
having caught the spirits of the party
The more sprightly ones. n they went
along with tightly curied tails. frequent
ly tossed their heads. with short. sharp
barks and yeips.
In ~ hours we had made 70 miics
There was no Sign OF lead In tho
march.
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Heavy Running Ice.

Finany on September 2 we squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast in a
shallow niche IN the Ice. but after some
hours We made another short run to
Black cape and hung on to a grounded
bit OF Ice Al last. little after mid
night OF September s. we passed through
extremely heavy running ice into a
. ream of open water. rounded Cape
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
Within \ QusrteP of an hour of the
eame time We arrived three years before
seven n m. September S-we reached
th- open water extending beyond Cane
Sheridan.
We steamed up 70 the end OF It and IL
appeared practicable NJ first to reach
which had for my winter quarters M,
the outlook being unsatisfactory, / vent
back and put the Roosevelt into the
emily opening In the doe. being barred
clese 70 the mouth Of the Sheridan riy-
er . little north Of our position TIRES
YoArD prior.
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Prepare for SledQe Trim.

On September Is the Iull work Of trans
terrfng supplies to Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eskimos. took Is
sledge loads Of supplies to Cape Belknap
and on the 9TH the same party started
with leeds to Porter bay.
The work Of hunting and transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously by
the members of the party and the Eski-
mos until November s. when the sup
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posted Mt various places from Cape Co
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part Of September the move
nent Of the Ice subjected the ship to a
pressure which listed II to port some
eight or ten degrees. and Il did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October ! went on a hunt with two
Eskimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula. made the circuit Of
Clemants Markham inlet. and returned
to the ship in seven days with Is musk
oxen. q bear and a deer.
Later in October l repeated the trip.
obtaining Ave musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 20 deer
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Praise for His Aids.

As to the personnel. I have ngsln been
particularly fortunate. Capt. Bartlett 10
just Bartlett-tireiers. sleeplcss. cnihusi-
astic, whether on the bridge Or In tho
crows nest or at tho head of q si~dgs
d.sision In the field.
DIR. Goodsell. the surgeon Of the espe.
dition. not only looked after its health
and his own specially OF microscopes but
took his full share OF the field work Of
the expedition ms well. and was always
ready for any work.
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have ~.
cured n mnss of scientific data. having
made a1l tho tidal and most Of the field
work. and their services were invaluable
In nvarx May
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Put Up for Winter.

To SEASON Sas further advanced than
= -. there was more snow on the
SrsunA and the new leo INSIDE the aos
eeegD vas much thicker.
tn wosk ef dfsehargtne the ship vas
eommeaced at once and rushed 20 com.
Dlsstoa- rhs supplies aud equipment Ne
G111god aeruao tcs ard - and denpeeted
- ohssA 4 houss Ard woskshop were
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the NTH. and at the big lead lest is
nnAlly,
Eskimos Wild with Low.

From here We followed the captains
trail. and on April - cur sledges
passed up the vertical edge Of the
glacier fringe . little west Of Cape
Columbia.
When the last sledge came up 1
thought my Eskimos had gone crazy.
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. A Ootah sat down
on his sied9e he rems rked. In Eskimo:
The devil 10 asleep or having trouble
with his wife. or We never should have
come back 10 easily"
A few hours later We arrived At
Crane City. under the bluffs o. Cape
Columbia. and. after putting four
pounds of pemmican into each Of the
faithful dogs to keep them quiet ~
had. Mt last. our chance TO sleep
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Gets Glimpse Of Sun.

At noon of March the sun red and
shaped like . football by excessed re-
Election. Just raised itself above the hori-
ION for q few minutes and then disap-
peared again. 1t was the first time had
seen II since October L
l now began to feel q good deal of
anxiety because there were no signs
Of Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides. thew
had the alcohol and oil, which were in
dispensabie for us.
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail or were imprisoned on an ia
land by open water. probably the latter.
Fortunately. on March II the lead was
practicable and. leaving a note for Mar.
win and Borup 90 push on after US by
forced marches. we proceeded northward
The sounding Of the lead gave llo
fathoms.
During this march we crossed the
eighty fourth parallel and trayersed a
succession of just frozen leads. from n
few hundred yards to a mile In width.
This march was really simple
On the fourteenth we got free of ths
leads and came on decent going While
We were making camp a courier from
Marvin came and informed me he was
on the march In the rear. The temper
allure was s. below zero.
Tho following morning. March Is, sent
Hansen with his division north to pio-
neer Q trail for 1--WE marches, and DR..
Goodsell. according 10 the program. START
ed back to Cape Columbia.
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Going Improves on WAY.

AGAIN there was = few hours. sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight.
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface. except as interrupted
by tnfreauent ridges. was as level az
the glacial fringe from HeeiA to Column
bia. and harder.
We marched something over ten
hours, the dogs being often on the trot.
and made 20 miles. Near the end Of
the march we rushed across = lead Iee
yards wide. which buekied under our
siedses and finally broke AZ the laat
sledxe left u.
We stopped In sight of the eighty
ninth parallel In temperature Of 20
degrees below. Again . Scant sieep
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Ship Forced Aground.

We lay for some time In a lake Of
water and then. to prevent being drift
ed south again. took refuge under the
north shore OF Lincoln bay. In nearly
the IDENTICAL place where we had our
unpleasant experiences three years be-
fore Here we remained for severeal
days during a period Of constant and
at times violent northeasterly winds
Twice We were forced aground by
che heavy ice: we had our port quar-
ter rail broken and hole stove In the
bulwarks. and twice we pushed out In
an attempt to get north. but were
forced back each time to our precari-
Gus shelter.
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Strike Ice and Foo.

From this point we had a clear run
through the middle OF Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog. to
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
tered both Ice and fog. and while
working along In search of practi-
cable opening were forced across to
the Greenland coast at Thank God
Ilarbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled US
60 make out our whereabouts and we
steamed north through a series of leads
past Cape Lupton. and thence SOUTH
ward toward Cape Union. A few miles
of that cape We were stopped by Inn
south to Cape Union. where we stopped
again.
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SIes2 Finally in Safety.

Never shall ! forget that sleep st Cap>
Columbia. II was sleep. sleep. then turn
over and sleep again. We slept glorious
~. with never thought Of the morrow
or having to walk and. too, with 40
Thought that there WAS to DO never Q
night more OF binding headache.
Cold water to a parched throat In moth
Ing compared with sleep to . numbed,
fat'gued brain and body.
Two days we spent here In sleeping and
drying our clothes Then for the ship.
Our dogs. like ourselves had not been
hungry when we arrived. but simply iife-
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now. and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly eurlcd tails
ana upiifted heads and their hind legs
treading the snow with plstoniike rcgu.
larity
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Pole Reached at Last.

/ had now made my Ave marches. ana
was In time for a hasty noon observation
through a temporary break In the clouds,
which Indicated our position m 1851.
quote IN entry from my Journal some
hours later:
The pole At last. The prise Of three
centuries. my dream and goal for %
years. mine ut last. ] cannot bring my
self to realize II.
II all seems 80 simple and common
place. A. Bartlett said when turning
back. when speaking OF his being In
these exclusive regions. which no mortal
has ever penetrated before: ''It 10 just
like every day."
OF course l had my sensations that
made sleep impossible for hours. despite
my utter fatigue-the sensations of q life
time: but have no room for them here
The first 30 hours at the pole were
spent In taking observations: In going
some ten miles beyond our camp and
some eight miles to the right of Il; In
taking photographs. planting my fags.
depositing my records. studying the hort
zon with my telescope for possible land
and searching for practicable place to
make a sounding.
Ten hours after our arrival the clouds
cleared before light breeze from our
left and from that time until our depar-
ture In the afternoon of April the
weather was cioudless and fawless
The minimum temperature during the
% hours was 81 below. the maximum H.
We had reached the goal. but the re-
turn was still before u.s. II was essential
that we reach the land before the next
spring tide, and we must strain every
nerve to do this.
had brief talk with my men. From
now on II was TO be 4 big travel, little
sleep and hustle every minute.
We would try, ] told them, 20 double
march on the return-that Ia. to start
and cover ono OF our norfhward
marches. make tea and eat our luncheon
In the lgloos. then cover another march,
eat and sleep few hours. and repeat
this daily
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A Queer Malady.

Sprigg went to noted physician u
ask advice as To his health. In pom.
pous tones he addressed the doctor:
'.I-ah-- have come to-ah-Ask
you-ah-what - what is ali tho
doosid mattaw with me-ah!"
Il find that your heart 10 affected.
said the physician. gravely.
"Oh-ah-anything else-ah!-
Yes. your lungs are affected, tpo.~
"Anything-ah-else-ah?'
Yes: your manners are also a.
eected..
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Why We Are stronger.

The old Greeks and Romans were
great admirers Of health and strength;
their pictures and statuary made the
muscles Of the men stand out like
cords.
As q matter Of fact we have attn.
tetcs and strong men-mea fed on
nne strength making food such -
Quaker Oats-that would win In any
contest with the old Roman or Greek
champions.
It's matter OF food. The finest food
tor making strength Of bone. muscle
and nerve Ia fine oatmeal. Quaker
Oats ID the best because It IL pure, no
husks or stems or black specks. Farm.
srs' wives are finding that by feeding
the farm hands plentifully on Quaker
Oats they get the best results In work
and economy. II you are convenient
TO the store. buy the regular size pack
ages: II not near the store buy the
large size family package. 3
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Supplies Left for Eskimos.

A. for my faithful Eskimos. I have
left them with ample supplies Of dark.
rich walrus meat and blubber for their
winter. with currants. sugar. biscuits.
guns rifles. ammunition. knives. hatch
cts. traps. etc.
For the splendid four who stood be.
side me at the pole . boat and tent
each to reauite them for their energy
and the hardship and toll they UNDER
went to help their friend Psary 10 the
north pole.
But all OF this-ths dearly bought
years of experience. the ma xnincene
strength of the Roosevelt the splen.
did energy and enthusiasm Of my party,
tho loyal faithfuiness OF my Eskimos
could have gone for naught but for
the faithful necessaries Of war fur
nished 50 loyalty by the members and
friends Of the Peary Arctic club
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American Explorers Own Story Of His Thrilling and Successful
Dash to the Absolute Apex Of the Earth

,uilt Of board. covered with sails, and
tilted with stoves. and the ship va.
mug for winter in shoal water. where T.
ouched bottom ut low tide
The settlement on the stormy shores OF
he Arctic ocean was christened Hub
,ardville.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
'~mber 10 and bear was brought In on
he 18th and some deer q day or two
safeP
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Borup Valuable in MANY Ways.

Borup not only made the record as to
the distance Travelled during the Jour-
ney. but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge of photography IL due what
/ believe to be the unequaled series Of
photoRrar hs taken bv the expedition.
Chief Engineer Wardwe1l. also OF
the last expedition. aided by his as.
sistant. Scott. kept the machinery up
TO a high state OF eniciency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and pow.
er which enabled II to negotiate appar.
emily impracticable Ice.
Mr. Gushue. the mate. who was In
charge of the Roosevelt during the ab.
sence Of Capt. Bartlett and myself and
Boatswain Murphy. who was put In
charge of the station at Efah for the
relief of Cook. were both Trustworthy
and reliable men. and I count myself
fortunate In having had them In my
service.
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Thanks to Dead Friend.

End IL In no detraesion fYom the Nv.
ing to say that to no single Individual
has the nne result been more signally
due than 10 my friend. the late Norrta
x. Jesup. the nrst president 81 the club.
Their assistance has enabled me e
tell the last o. the great earth stories
the story the world. has bsen waiting
to hear for soc ysaFs--the stesy e
the discovery nj the north pele.
ROBERT E. PEARY.
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imrudence! They charge ~ much
for the limitations as for the real Dc.
iicious Wrig'ey's Spearmint.
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six MoMrnA

Mrs. Bill-Now. tell me at once
shere have you been all this time!
Bill - Why. dear, It hasn't been
tong.
Mrs. Bill-How dare you tell me-
hat? You have been out all night.
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a Sign Of II.

The airship manufacturer over The
way must be making money"
"Whys"
Il notice he and his family are ~.
ing very high"
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Your fellow countrymen bought Slls
100000 worth Of patent medicine.
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Don't chew unless ron chew bsns.
ncial gum That'A Yriglsy's spear
mint.
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Sea 1900 Fathoms Deep,

Five miles from the pole a narrow
crack filled with recent ice. throurh
which We were able TO work q hole
with pickax. enabled me to make n
sounding. All my wire. 1900 fathoms.
was sent down. but there was no bot
tom.
In pulling up the wire parted q few
fathoms from the surface and lead ana
wire went TO the bottom. on went reel
and handle. tightening the siedges still
further. We had no more use for them
now.
Three marches brought us back In
the igloos where the captain turned
back. The last march was In the wild
sweep of a northerly gale. with drift.
Ing snow and the Ice rocking under a.
we dashed over IL
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Members Of Crew lauded.

The members OF the crew snd the
firemen were n distinct improvement
over these Of our last expedition. Every
one OF them was willing and anxious
TO be OF service In every possible way.
Connors. who was promoted to be
,osn In the absence OF Murphy. proved
10 be practically effective.
Barnes. seaman. and wtseman and
Joyce. fremen. not only assisted Mar
win and Mcmillan In their tidal and
meteorological observations on tho
Roosevelt. but wiseman and Barnes
went into the field with them on their
trips to Cape Columbia. and Condor
and Cody covered i.0oe miles hunting
and eIedKtnR euppltes
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Pass British Record.

We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easteriy wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham in May. iS76-s2.a u-and were stopped
by open water. which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed.
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here. but missed his
way. owing to the faultinE OF the trail
by the movement OF the ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol The wind continued. FORM
Ing open water all about US. AT the end
of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett. who had been stopped by q
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March TO March II,
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Supplies Moved to Base.

In the February moon Bartlett went to
Cape Hecla. Goodsall moved some more
supplies from Hecla TO Cape Colan. and
B"rup went to Markham inlet on 4 hunt
ing trip. On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsall. Borup. Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February q. brought
up the rear on February q
Tho total OF all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members OF the
party. So Eskimos 40 dogs and q sledRee.
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Many woman nags her husband
until she either brings him TO her
way of thinking or drives him .
drink.
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Or. J. n. RiNDlAUs (spseiallseA
Eye. Ear. Nose and Threat.
Fargo. N. q.
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Fine Morning for Start.
Few Handicaps Are Faced.

A few hours sleep and we were on
the trail again As the going WAS now
practically horizontal. We were un-
hampeyed and could travel As long an
we pleased and sleep as little a. We
wished.
The weather was fine and the going
like that OF the previous day. except
at the beginning. when pickaxes were
required. This and q brief stop at an
other lead cut down our distance But
We had made 20 miles In ten hours and
were half way TO the eighty-nInth
parallel.