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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

The State of New York will erect
monument in New Bern to the SOL
diers of the Empire State buried in the
National Cemetery, according to a re-
cent bill introduced in the New York
Legislature.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20
Cleared s1oe.so From Recent concert

The ladies of st. Paul Methodist
Church have received all the returns
from tbs recent cantata, "Cradle
Songs of Many Nations The net
amount raised from the presentation
of this play was $1O6.3O.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Wall street may conclude to observe
March % as holiday-the day on
which Theodore steams away to con-
front the dutiful lions.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20
Judge Lyon VIII Preside at April
Term Of Court

Judge G. C. Lyon, of Elizabethtown,
will preside at the Superior Court
which will be held here for two weeks
beginning April 5.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

The home of Mr.. Will FELTON,, in
Edgecombe county, was destroyed by
fire early Wednesday morning.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Captain Huget inspected the First
Coast Artillery, of New Bern, Wedne1
day night.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Mr.. J. NJ. Spencer, who suffered a
stroke Of paralysis recently, died
Thursday at his home in New Bern,
aged IS years.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Sunday night negroes attempted to
break into the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, of Kinston, but the attempt vas
frustrated.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Clerk ]. A Weddell, of rarboro IS
preparing to advertise for bids On So :
900 of town bonds, the same to bear S
per cent. interest.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Robert Evans, who escaped Monday
from the road force in Edgecombe
county, was caught near his hume in
Pitt county Wednesday.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-03-20

Ingratitude is the worlds reward.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
THE WRONG CROWD.

Senator ]. p. Dolliver of Iowa, the
leader of the progressive Republi-
cans. first gained fame and promi-
nence at the Republican state con-
vention in Iowa in the spring of 1884,
IF which he was chairman.
The Democrats were hollering that
la Pc ub,icans had been in power
- ng that corruption and graft
-Nre amDant and there was need of
gsl3 a cleaning out. Mr.. Dolliver
hen al unknown (outside of his
aoun-y) young lawyer of Fort Dodge,
in acgerting his election as chair
IA 1t the convention, made a
speech so witty and eloquent that it
AVE lim national fame at bound;
something like that achieved II years
ater by William Allen White with
his editorial, whats the matter
it'll Kansas" Dolliver was elect
ed to the House of Representatives
in 1886 and has been kept in con-
gress ever since by the people of
Iowa. a few years ago being promot-
. to the Senate.
- e'e~ring to the Democratic
cry, Mr.. Dolliver said: 1.-THE.
'e Nocrats) say the Augean
I'd cleoning out. That may
bit the crowd on the out
mrre ike they would steal
.. Dir d orll if given half chance
that is the feeling of the rank
Hd / e OF the Republican party of
oregon toward the party savers down
Portland who are doing all the
ring for this assembly"
party conference, even conven-
a4 of the right sort once every
ears, may be desirable, but hon
90. men are pretty suspicious of an
assembly sponsored and engineered
by the grating, sheeny bosses who
rule Portland.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
SCENE AT THE NORTH POLE, PHOTOGRAPHED BY DR. COOK

Nor had we balloons, automobiles,
motor sleds or other freak devices. We
did, however, have an abundance Of
the best hickory, suitable metal and
all the raw material for the sled and
its accessories, which were henceforth
to be linked with our destiny.
The sled was evolved as the result
of careful study of local environment
and of the anticipated ice surface
northward. We did not copy the Nc
Clintock sled, with its wide runners,
which has been used by most eXplor-
ers for fifty years. Nor did we aban-
don the old fashioned iron shoes for
German silver strips.
What Polar Sled Should Be.
The conditions which a polar sled
must meet are too complex to outline
here. In a broad sense it seemed that
the best qualities of the best wood
Yukon sled could be combined with
the local fitness of the Eskimo craft,
with tough hickory fiber and sealskin
lashings to make elastic joints. With
plenty of nativ, ingenuity to foresee
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Shampoo.

onsmpoo.
A mid-eighteenth century traveller.
VINO Is the first person known to have
made English Of the word ..sha -
wrote that 'shampooing is an opera
tion not known in Europe and is De-
cuiiar to the Chinese, which | had once
the curiosity to go through. and for
whlch l paid but a trifle. However.
had l not seen several Chinese mer.
chants shampooed before me l should
nave been apprehensive of danger
even at the sight Of all the different
Instruments" The original "sbam-
POO as this travellers detailed ac-
count and other illusions for long
aiter his time show, was yerv mucb
wnat we call massage" now. II was
l.oh india that the word really came.
hnu II represents the imperative of a
verb meaning to knead.
English Robes of State.
every roDemaker in London always
Aeeps some Of the most EXPENSIVE
'ooes OF state-those of registrar. for
ins'ance-ready and lends them .opt
"nen officials have to use them at
any great ceremony. Many a Deer
"uen nis portrait is to be added to the
lamily picture gallery has obtained
sne m crimson and ermine from his tailor
ior small consideration.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Feats That Never Happened.

A grotesque and foolish view of the
west leads many who are not &C.
luainted with that part of the country
to perpetrate amusing blunders re
garding the possibilities of the typical
western weapons, the rifle and the six
shooter. To shoot an animals eye ou,
Mt hundred PAGES Is common feat
In wild west literature. Sometimes II
is done with a six shooter-in type. not
anywhere else. OF course, no man
can see the eye of an animal that far.
l have had a good rifieman tell me he
could cut off a robins head at a hun
dred steps. The truth is that he could
not see the head clearly that far. You
read that the desperate Slade could
with six shooter at fifty or sixty
steps hit man in any button Of his
coat that he chose, but you may be
sure that neither Slade nor any one
else could do anything of the kind.
Even trick and fancy shooting at its
best could ever cover feats ascribed as
matters Of course to the average from.
6ersman by those devotees Of frenzied
fiction who never saw the frontier
Outing Magazine.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
MOI TOO LATE YET.

A special committee of the La
Gr9nde city council has been appoint
t. consider plans for a sewerage
system A complete system is con-
templated by the Union county capi-
tai.
There has been many expressions
of regret here during the last few
weeks that the proposal to put in at
least a main sewer down Main street
from the school house to the river,
was allowed to drop without further
Investigation as to the cost, etc.
1t is recognized that in a year or
two a sewerage system will become
a necessity from a sanitary stand
point. The digging of many large
cess-pools will be a menace to the
health of the citizens and special
invitation to certain diseases becom-
ing epidemic.
1t was also claimed that such main
sewer could be constructed at a low
er cost while the steam digger was
here. The digger is still here and
If there was a desire to have the
work done it probably could still be
done this fall at the economical cost
This matter is worthy OF the atten-
ton of all who have the health of
the community and the progress and
prosperity of the city at heart.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

cemented together with heated beef
tallow and run into tin cans containing
Six pounds each.
This combination was invented nv
an American Indian. 1t has been used
before as part of the long list of food.
stuffs In arctic products, but with us
1t was the Whole bill of fare when
away from game haunts.
Only a few palate surprises were
carried, and these will be Indicated i'm
the narrative of camp life. The entire
winter and night were spent with busy
hands. under direction of Eskimo and
Caucasian ingenuity, in working ont
the clothing and camp comforts with.
out which we could not invade the f,,-.
bidden mystery of the polar basin.
Although we did not follow tlose,v
either the routes or methods of onr
predecessors. we are nevertheless don.
bly, indebted to them, for their experi.
ences. including their failures. were
bur stepping stones to su, cess.
lContinued next week.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

and provide for the strain of adaptable.
ity and endurance. the possibilities of
our sled factory were very good.
For dog harness the Eskimo pattern
was adopted, but canine economy is
such that when rations are reduced to
workable limits the leather strips dis
sppear as food. To overcome this dis
aster the shoulder straps were made
of folds of strong canvas, while the
traces were cut from cotton log line.
a boat is an important adjunct to
every sledge expedition which hopes
to venture far from its base of oper-
alton. 1t is matter of necessity even
when following the new coast line, as
is shown by the mishap of Mylius
Erickson, for if he had had boat he
would himself have returned to tell
the story of the Danish expedition to
east Greenland.
Need for a boat comes with the
changed conditions of the advan ing
season. Things must be carried for
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

now soon be limited to n few open
spaces near prominent headlands.
The scene of the real hunt changed
from the sea to the land. We had rs
yet no caribou meat. The little auks
gathered in nets during the summer
and cider duck bagged later disap-
peared fast when used as steady diet.
We must procure hare, ptarmigan and
reindeer, for we had not yet learned
to eat with a relish the fishy, liver-like
substance which is characteristic Of
all marine mammals.
Guns and ammunition were distrib-
uted, and when the winds were easy
enough to allow one to venture out
every man sought the neighboring
hills. F'rancke also took his exercise
with a gun on his shoulder.
The combined results gave a long
line of ptarmigan, two reindeer and
sixteen hares. AS snow covered the
upper slopes the game was forced
down near the sea. where we could
still hope to hunt in the feeble light of
the early part of the night.
No Anxiety For Winter.
With a larder fairly stocked and
good prospects for other tasty meats
we were spared the usual anxiety of
a winter without winter supplies, and
Francke was just the man to use this
game to good effect, for he had q
way of preparing our primitive pro-
visions that made our dinners seem
equal to q Holland House spread.
In the middle of October foxskins
were prime and then new steel traps
were distributed and set near the
many caches. BY this time the Eslii-
mos had all abandoned their sealskin
tents and were snugly settled in their
winter igloos. The ground was Gov
cred with snow, and the sea was near
ly frozen over everywhere.
Everybody was busy preparing for
the coming cold and night The tenn
perature was about 20 degrees below
zero. Severe storms were becoming
less frequent, and the air. though
colder. was less humid and less disa-
greeable. An ice fort was formed, and
the winter sledging was begun by
short excursions to bait the fox traps
and gather the foxes
All these pursuits, with the work of
building and repairing sleds, making
dog harness and shaping new winter
clothing. kept up a lively interest
while the great crust which was to
hold down the unruly deep for so
MANY months thickened and closed.
Last Glimpse of the Dying Day.
During the last days Of brief sun
shine the weather cleared, and at
noon on Oct "a everybody sought the
freedom of the open for last glimpse
of the dying day. There was charm
of color and glitter, but no one SEEM
ed quite happy as the sun sank under
the southern ice, for it was not to rise
again for 11S days.
The Eskimos took this as signal to
enter trance of sadness, in which
the bereavement of each family and
the discomforts of the year are enact
ed in dramatic chants or dances.
But to us the sunset of 1907 was in
spiration for the final work in direct
ing the shaping of the outfit with
which to begin the conquest of the
pole at sunrise of 1908. Most expedi
tions have had the advantage of the
liberal hand of government or of an
ample private fund. We were denied
both favors.
But we were not incumbered With
cargo Of insists devised by home
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Fading Sun Warns Ex-
plorer of Coming Long
Arctic Winter. Prepar-
ing Sled and Boat -
FOURTH ARTICLEl

dreamers, nor was the project handi-
capped by the usual army of novices.
for white men at best must be regard
ed as amateurs compared with the ex-
pert efficiency of the Eskimo in his
own environment Our food supply
contained only the prime factors of
primitive nourishment. Special foods
and laboratory connections did not fill
an important space in our larder.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

Revivalist Shannon has Just com
pleted six weeks campaign at Bak-
er City. The conversions number
1,008, and Mr.. Shannon was given a
free will offering Of $500 on the
last day.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Inc Msasurinn Rod.
Takino Mo Risks.

Dentist-Y0u should have taken gas
as l suggested. sir. You would nave
felt no pain. victim-MW klke gas
Me. with f20 in my pocket. mo fear'
Get 1t over.-London Bits.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

The steady rains are soaking into
the Wallowa county wheat lands
maxine bright the promise of anoth-
er bumper crop next year. The wheat
lands of this county are Just begin
ming to be appreciated.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
he Conquest of the Pole
By Or. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright, 1909. by the New York
Herald Company. Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
right Act. Copyright In Mex
ico Under Laws of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
What He Called IL,

what is your occupation? asked
the attorney.
II haven't any," the witness answer
ed. Il work In boiler factory"
well, don't you call that an occupa-
tion?"
mo, sir; call that job"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

TORMS now came up with such
- force and frequency that it was
A not safe to venture out in kay
AXIS. a few walruses were cap
tured from boats; then sea hunting was
confined to the quest of seal through
the young ice.
A similar quest was being followed
at every village from Annootok to
Cape York. But all sea activity would
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Wonderful Power of Suggestion

Wonderful Power of Suggestion.
Howard you ever know OF your
own knowledge any one who was
cured by suggestion?
Coward Yes: cured the old duke
infatuation for my daughter by sus-
gesting that be lend me $5.-Judge's
Library.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Depending on Eskimo Food.

In this respect, as in others, l was
helped very much by the people who
were to line up my forces. The Eski-
mo is ever hungry, but his taste is
normal. Things of doubtful value in
nutrition form no part in his dietary.
Animal food, meat and fat, is entirely
satisfactory as a steady diet without
other adjuncts. His food requires nel-
ther salt nor sugar, nor is cooking a
matter OF necessity.
Quantity is important, but quality
applies only to the relative proportion
of fat. With this key to the CASTRO
nomics of our lockers, pemmican was
selected as the staple food, which also
served equally well for the dogs.
We had an ample supply of penn
mican, made by Armour, of pounded
dried beef, sprinkled with few
raisins, some currants and a small
quantity Of sugar. This mixture was
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
WALL Bred.

That's well bred child"
"You bet she Is. Never corrects
her parents publicly. no natter wna'
the exlgencies Of the case may be-
PIttsburg Post.
Tree Roots.
AS general rule roots eStenu ."
each side of tree to u distance elua'
to the height Of the tree itself,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

several months for chance use IN the
last stages of the return; but since
food supplies are necessarily limited.
delay is fatal. Therefore when open
water prevents progress n boat be-
comes I'm the nature of life pre-
server.
Foolish indeed is the explorer VINO
ignores this detail of the problem.
Transport of boat, however. offers
many serious objections. Nansen IN
troduced the kayak, and most eXplor-
ers since have adopted the same de-
vice. The Eskimo canoe serves the
purpose very well, but to carry 1t for
three months without hopeless destruc-
ton requires an amount of energy
which stamps the polar verf're with
failure.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25
Selecting a Boat.

Selecting a Boat.
Sectional boats, aluminium boats,
skin floats and other devices have been
tried. but to all there is the same fatal
objection of impossible transportation.
1t seems rather odd that the ordinary
folding canvas boat has not been press
ed into this service.
We found 1t to fit the situation ex-
actly. selecting twelve foot Eureka
shaped boat with wooden frame. The
stats. spreaders and tloor pieces were
utilized as parts of sleds. The can
vas cover served as a floor cloth for
our sleeping bags. Thus the boat did
useful service for a hundred days and
was never in evidence rs Il cumber-
some device.
When at last the craft was spread
and covered. in 1t we carried the sled,
in it we camped. in it we sought game,
the meat of which took the place OF
exhausted supplies. Without it we,
too, would not have returned.
Preparation of the staple food sup
ply is of even greater Importance than
means of locomotion. To the success
Of a prolonged arctic enterprise in
transit successive experience is bound
to dictate n wise choice of equipment,
but It does not often educate the
stomach.
From the published accounts of arc
tic travellers 1t is impossible to select
a satisfactory menu for future explor-
ers, and | hasten to add that perhaps
our experience will be equally unsatis-
factory to subsequent victims.
Nor Is 1t safe to listen to scientific
advice, for the stomach is the one or
gan of the body which stands as the
autocrat over every other human sense
and passion and will not easily yield
to foreign dictates.
The problem differs with every man.
1t differ with every expedition, and it
is radically different with every ma
tion. Thus when De Gerlache forced
Norwegian food into French stomachs
he learned that there was nationality
in gastronomicS.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-25

Continued next week.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-13
TOURISTS TO
 BOOST NORTH

Mrs. Maude L. Woodruff of Chicago Francis l. Maulc of Philadelphia, MT and Mrs. C. E. Wetzel of Wyoming, Del, and E. E. NusSbaum of MuSko- zee, Okla, who have been touring Atlin and Whitehorsc, arrived in Ska way on yesterdays train and will SC south on the Cottage City.
 All the party were enthusiastic ov- CT the beauties of Alaska and stated that the country far exceeded their expectations in regard to climate and scenery. Mr. Maule, who has made several trips to Europe, said that Le thought there was nothing in Eu- rope to compare to Alaska.
 When l return home" said Mir. Maule, "I am going to advise my friends to go to Alaska instead ol making trips abroad. For continuity Of beauty and for magnificent pros poets the trip to Alaska is uncXcel- led. The inside passage, with the vessel always in sight of land and the sea as smooth as a mill pond, also Las it's advantages. | think the coun- try has wonderful future and if l were a young man l would come here and locate"
 The party went to Dyea today, and tomorrow they will visit Denver Gla- cier under the guidance of Col. Jack Chambers.
 Mir. Maule is writing series of art icles descriptive of his trip for q Phil adelphia paper and Mrs. Woodruff is a member of the editorial staff of the Chicago Examiner.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-13
JURORS HAVE
 BEEN CHOSEN

Shortly afternoon yesterday Judge Cushman appointed c. M. Summers jury commissioner, in lieu of Allen Shattuck. Mir. Shattuck being a brother of the clerk of the court felt some deicacy about serving and in consequence, Mr. Summers was named late yesterday afternoon the juries for the coming term of court were drawn and the list appearing below was the result:
 Grand Jurors: Juneau-Ed Me Dougall, L. V. Winter, William Town send, B. NJ. B. Orion, Richard John son, James Newman, L. c. McLain, J. A. Sloan, Fred Peterson.
 Douglas-James McKanna, Henry Berry, Nels Anderson, Sam Keist, John w. Stoft.
 Skagway-George E. Howard, J. w. Shearer, A. NJ. Wallick, II. J. Lynch, Frank Fowler.
 Treadwell-C. Edward. Ketchikan-Fred Heardt.
 Wrangel-Ed Ludecke, H. M. Cane.
 Petit Jurors: Juneau-A. A. Gabbs John Vanderbilt, c. w. Fries, Oliver Nelson, Robert Walkley, William Lay ton, A. B. Crandall, George Kohlepps.
 Skagway-Cnff Hayward, II. Talbot John F. Green, H. D. Clark, c. w. Hockett, A. J. Achison, Roy E. Gault, w. A. Michaelis, E. J. Liddicoat.
 Douglas-John Feusi, Charles Rudy, Thomas D. Gillis, John Henson, Jerry CaShen.
 Treadwell-E. w. Arlington, Fred P. Henson, R. D. Mathews, P. H. Hun
 Haines.-J. w. Martin, Fred E. Handy.
 Wrangel-Patrick Loftus, K. J. Jo' hanson, J. w. Martingale, L. R. Mil ligan.
 Ketchikan-James F. Sayles, w. L. Poison.
 Amalga-Stewart Wood.
 Hoonah-Stephen Kane.
 Juneau Record.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-13
FRANK HER|NG
 VISITS TOWN

Frank E. Herring of South Bend, Ind, grand worthy vice president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and slated to become the next grand worthy president, arrived in Skagway this morning and has been the guest of the local aerie.
 Mir. Herring made the trip to Bennett and return, accompanied by Henry Rhode, worthy president, and Jack Keller, worthy secretary of the local aerie. He was met at the wharf by q number of Eagles.
 Upon Mir. Hering's return from Ben nett he was escorted to Eagles hall where he made brief speech on Fraternalism to members of the To- cal aerie and a number of outsiders
 After the meeting Mir. Herring was a guest of the Eagles at a. luncheon served at the Pullen house.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-13
KASTLE KERN NOTES.

Harold Bodine, of New York City madc the ascent to Kastle Kern in enc hour flat. What makes this time of interest is the fact that Mir. Bodine tips the scale beam at exactly 2SO pounds.
 The following out of town people visited the Kastlc during the past week:-O. R. Fisher, Bantry, N. D. Samuel Baxter, Victoria, B. C., II. II. Bullen, Pilot of S. s. Santa Clara, John P. Boone, C7O years old), Clin- ton, la, II. A. Harkins and wife. Chief Engineer of s. $. Jefferson, ITotone, III.
 A jolly party of Skagway young pc pie made the trip up the hill, Wednes- cay evening and after taking the Kastle by storm, indulged in all kinds O prankS. One of the features of the evening was the masquerading of Sev- eral of the men folks, when they got into Mir. Svabotsky's property room. and logged themselves out in the "oid Sourdough attire which is feature G. the KaStle's curio display. While the actors were performing, the lad ies popped corn and made fine coffee' and the entire party without dis senting ballot, voted Kastle Kern the "Only place to have real old fashion co jolly time."
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-13

European plan, S1 per day and up. White Pass Hotel, Whitehorse, ". T.