Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-04
AN ARCTIC RESCUE.


Very often during the months of
daylight we stood on the cliff straining
our eyes to see the longed for relief
ship. As the summer Of 1905 slipped
on we almost despaired, but one day
in July, when hope had almost aban'
doned us, we saw one Of the boys
jumping up and down and supposed
that at last his brain had given way
under the strain. In fact, many of us
were almost crazy with the monotony
and anxiety that were upon us day
after day. We watched a moment and
wondered which Of us would be the
next to go of his balance. iii,A: =.
When we went to him and. saw what
he saw, the long looked for relief ship,
/ don't know whether we all jumped
for Joy or what we did, for we have
no memory of our actions In that hour.
Quickly each man gathered. his, little
kit, ready to rush to the boats and
leave forever that island where death
had stared us in the face for sixteen
months and where we had almost
given up all hope of ever again look
ing upon the faces Of our loved ones.
In our frantic haste to be gone many
Of us left behind relics and records
which we priced and later regretted
the loss of. At the end Of sixteen
months the relief ship Terra Nova had
and we steamed to Norway,
where our party divided, some going
to London and others to Germany
Captain Edwin Collins Account of the
Ziegler Polar Expedition in National
lcebsros.
Apparently ice is ice, Of course; but,
strangely enough, there is a marked
difference in it. Sea water and salt
water in. general freezes at q lower
than pure water, in doing
which part Of the salt separates and
the ice when melted gives water that
Is fresher than the original, and along
this same line there exists a marked
difference in form between the. ice
bergs Of the two hemispheres. Arctic
bergs are Of irregular shape, with lofty
pinnacles, cloud capped towers and
glittering domes, whereas those Of the
southern waters are fat topped and
solid looking. The former reach the
sea by narrow f1ords, while the latter
are more regular in formation, reach
Ing the open sea by the way Of wide
and not subject to the
grinding and breaking efforts Of their
northern MISUNDERSTANDING Press.
A Real Cute Dog.
A good dog story is attributed to a
visitor to an English country inn on
market day. "Now," he said, 1--WE got
4 dog here | wouldn't take EGO for.
You can believe me or not, but what l
am going to tell you is perfectly true.
In the early part Of last spring lost
six ewes and could find them nowhere,
One day about three weeks later as
was looking across from my house to
The edge of the moor about two miles
away I noticed some sheep. got my
telescope and assured myself that they
were mine. placed the telescope In
4 suitable position and made Bob look
through it. After about a minute the
log wagged his tail and looked at me
Is If he understood what wanted
and was of like shot. In less than
two hours he brought the sheep home
Iafe and sound.' i
Stealing Sea Water.
''They arrested me III Italy for steal
ing a bucket Of water out Of the sea-"
The reporter laughed. He thought !
that the tourist on the pier was jok-
ing, but the tourist resumed: ,,.,.,
Its fact. You can't draw water
,ut of the Italian seas without q per-
nit. The idea is to prevent your dodg-
ng the salt tax. Salt, you know, Is
7ery heavily taxed in Italy,, It's, a
government monopoly. You buy it only
n the government tobacco shops-a
lickel a package, vest pocket size. Aud
he government won't let you monkey
with. sea water lest you extract the |
'alt from IT, ,.> F'.,'' g.
No1 vI0oSCSSV0s -: =,
'There are germs lying in wait for
Vou, no natter where you; turn" said
he scientist. " e
II know it, replied the matter Of
TACT person. Il dislike germs as much !
Is anybody can, but I'm not going to /
luit eating, drinking and breathing
lust to spite 'em."-Washington Star. i
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