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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
Men Sometimes Drift
For Days on Ice Floes
Separated From Their
Vessels by Fog Off Lab
rador-Life Of the Fur
Seals on the Pribilof
Islands In Bering Sea.
LITTLE nOD than q month
40 Close b 5000 men joyous
ly proclaimed the arrival of


"a 40 Close b 5000 men joyous
IA ly proclaimed the arrival of
another seal hunting season,
their means Of earning livelihood. On
the nrst day twsntytwo stsamers NOV
ed out Of the harbor Of st. John, New
foundland, for the north Atlantic on
their annual quest, one Of the most
hazardous 4 man could find. Two
thirds Of the people Of Newfoundland,
the greatest fishing country in the
world, arc ensagsd in harvesting the
oceans wealth. From childhood to
old ass It il their calling. The sea-
board ID exposed to natures fiercest
moods, and perils lie in wait on every
hand. Tho waste of human life is ap-
pallins. Hundreds perish annually, yet
these simple fisher folk defy the ele-
ments year after year.
The seal fishery or seal hunt takes
place in the early spring among the
foes which cover the ocean of New
foundland and Labrador. The winters
fury is then spending ITSELF blizzards
sweep the north Atlantic, the icy
masses are sent crashing against one
another or RATED into chaotic heaps,
and no situation can be much worse
than that Of the ships and crews en-
meshed therein.
The ships that compose the fleet are
manned by crews of from 100 to 80
men. each vessel being literally pack
ed with human beings, for the idea is
TO XII load of seals and then return
as rapidly as possible. The Newfound-
land seals are hunted for their skins
and fat. They do not possess the furry
covering of the Alaskan variety. the
skin being used mostly to make Dat
ent leather shoes and kid" gloves.
The fat is converted into oil as n base
Tor hish class soap or with the stearin
removed acts as n substitute for olivs
oil. The seals mount the Ice foes ~
Labrador in February. where their
young are born.
THE "WHITECoAT"
The young seal known as the "whita
coat Is the most valuable and the eaa,
lest to obtain. The species lies holm,
less on the hoes and Is killed by blow
on the head with an iron shod nole
called the gaff. The men rush on the
ice with clubs and knives and as the
whitecoats are stunned with the for.
mer they are disemboweled with the
latter. Then they are gathered into q
number Of heaps, each on a separate
islet Of ice called pan, and the ships
dag is displayed above each pile. SC
that as she comes along in the wake OF
her men she collects them, the crew
falling back to her at sundown.
A fog may close over the foes. and
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
WHERE CHALK CONES FROM.

Hsw Yhis Ussfsi Article 10 a1Issd.
isAaee Tess imes-<sd Vsariy.
.Abest . bAg - q pisce Of chalk h
q familiar old dine phrase that y sup
posed to Feprsesot the limit in inde6-
nits.sss Of sxprsastoa. for In reality q
plscs q chalk might b ths si,s Of q
pinhsad O. II might he ~ big - .
mountain. And yet there are many
people to whom - piece Of chalk
would b definite enough to
whom 1t would simply mean 4 lump OF
chalk such a. carpenters or lumbermen
use in marking lumber or chalk In the
form Of crayons used in marking on
blackboards. these being perhaps the
only ways In which they had ever seen
chalk used.
One such person, with but q limited
knowledge Of chalk's varied uses and
Of the great quantities in which it is
used. was surprised to read in the ship
news Of q daily newspaper of the ar
rival of q steamer with a cargo of
chalk. He was still more surprised to
learn that such shipments are common;
that there is imported into this country
chalk to the amount OF about 10000
tons annually, says the Baltimore
American.
The chalk thus brought here comes
mainly from the south Of England and
the north Of France. with little from
Denmark. Much Of it comes from chalk
pits on the banks of the river Thames
not far from London. Chalk forma-
lions may rise above the level surface
Of the earth, like the chalk cliffs on the
southern coast Of England. or they
may lie under level ground and go be-
low the surface. The chalk miners
first remove the accumulated earth and
various deposits above the substance
a. they might in uncovering any min.
eral deposit or formation. Then the
chalk il got out of a pit as stone might
be taken from a quarry, except that
chalk doesn't have to be blasted, only
picks and -crowbars being necessary.
Besides the common chalk OF com.
merce, which is quarried out and which
is imported in great quantities. there
is also imported what is called precipi-
tate chalk. 1t is used in the manufac-
ture Of face and tooth powders. The
quarried chalk Is used in making whit
ing and In the manufacture Of OIL
cloth.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02

Of mighty and indiscriminate slaugh-
ter. Today this wanton killing has
been stopped, and the United States
government is In entire control Of the
industry Of these islands, where be-
fore 1t received royalties from . pri-
vate source.
The Pribilof group consists Of two
volcanic rocks about thirty miles apart,
situated in the heart Of the Bering
sea. st. Paul, the larger, il no more
than thirty-two square miles In extent
During the breeding season the sun sell
| dom penetrates the dense mists that
enshroud the islets. At the time they
were discovered, in 1856. they were un-
inhabitated. Today there is a popu-
lation Of about five or six hundred,
mostly Of Russian ancestry, who sub
sist mainly on the returns incident to
the sealing industry. When the United
States acquired Alaska from Russia
there were 100000 pinnipeds on the
Pribilof group. There was no ap-
until 1886, when pelagic sealing began
to be extensively practiced. In 1891
they had decreased to 100000. Aft
er that the decrease became so mark
ed that last year the United States gov
ernment, Russia, Japan and Great
Britain entered into an agreement pro-
viding that pelagic sealing (the kill
ing of female seals) on the Pribilof is
lands should be abolished. There were
less than 100000 seals recorded in the
last official report of the islands.
SEALS FIERCE FIGHTERS
During the early days Of May the
mature seals begin to arrive on the
Islands, and for several weeks the
males Of the species engage in fierce
battles for position upon the rookery,
proximity to the water determining de-
STABILITY. In these combats many
seals are killed or MANNED so that they
die. The females arrive about month
later. The bull doesn't leave his sta
ton an hour during the entire season,
but remains for three months, neither
eating nor drinking, but subsisting
solely upon superhuous fat, with which
he is provided on his arrival.
The most important element in seal
life on the rookeries consists of the
minated specimens. for it is from their
ranks that the entire supply Of skins
is secured. The fur Of the bull after
the sixth year is of no commercial
value.
The bachelor seals, as they are call
ed, do not attain the development nee
essary to admit of their forcing and
maintaining places for themselves in
the rookeries until they are over six
years old. To enter the area pre-
empted by the breeding seals is Ger
tain death to the bachelor seals. ~.
The movements Of seals In water ars
very rapid and graceful. On land they
are very different. The body is con-
tracted by an upward bending of the
spine and so thrown forward by a
series Of jerks, and they manage to
cover the ground far from SLOWLY in
this way. One of the chief pecuiiari.
ties of the seal is the fe1ibility of the
spine A strange habit when wild is
the swallowing Of large stones without
any apparent reason for so doing.
Under the terms Of treaty signed
by the United States, Great Britain.
Japan and Russia. which is now in ef.
feet. the future Of the seal industry I.
assured The life of the treaty is df.
teen years, and the nations Concerned
believe 1t will operate to enlarge the
seal herds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
RELIGIOUS Infection.

Mother-Johnny, you said you'd been
to Sunday school.
Johnny with faraway look)-Yes,
mamma.
Mother-How does it happen that
your hands smell Of fish?
JOHNNY carried home the Sunday
school paper, an the outside page is
all about Jonah an the whale.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
A Pack of Sheer Nonsense
An Inference.

Has Polly got her music lesson
mixed up with her gymnasium hour?"
"Of course not. Why do you ask"
81 thought from the way she was
playing she might have thoughtlessly
taken the piano for punching bag"
Baltimore American.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
eslated Sympathy.

Mrs. Awe heard the terrible news,
my dear. and I've called to offer you
my sympathy.
Mrs. B.-Sympathy! Terrible news!
What do you mean?
Mrs. A.-Why, this about your hus-
band, his deserting you and running
OF with that chorus girl!
Mrs. B.-Good gracious! That was a
week ago. He's home again now!-
Satire.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
The [ eAst Part.

Cook (who has been discharged for
dishonestyl-Well,s sir, you'll miss mo
before I've gone very long.
Master-Oh. we won't worry about
that as long as We don't miss anything
else.-Sketch.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
A Slioht Mistake.

"Me no talkee Chinee velly WELL"
explained the hostess upon greeting
the visitor from the newest republic.
mo matter" responded the latter. Il
can converse tolerably well In Eng
lish"-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
A Ridiculous ovsrsloht

"What are your rules for success?"
~ have none"
'Dear me! A big man like you
ought to have few for interviewing
purposes. Washington Herald.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
A Prominent Nuisance.

''That man is very much in the pub
lie eye" Yes" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, 'he is as Irritating as a cinder
from u locomotive. e.'-Washington Star.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
Reinsurance,

II know you don't love me-" she
cried peevishly. II do love you." he
demurred. "only not rs much as you
imagine do."-Satire.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02

s them Unexpectedly. 'Scantily clad
and poorly rationed, the men had
to burn their clubs and ropes for
warmth and were forced to eat seal
carcasses to prevent starvation. For
tunntely the weather remained mild,
without snowstOrm and severe frostS,
and disaster was averted.
When binding snowstorm arises
while the men are out on the hunt the
peril is extreme. At such times they
make for the nearest ship. Sometimes
vessel will have to accommodate as
many as 100 men during a storm.
MEMORABLE DISASTERS
The disaster to the crew Of the
Greenland In the season Of 1898, by
which forty-eight men lost their lives
and sixty-five were frost bitten, ex-
ceeded in narrowing interest any other
connected with the industry. More
over, 1t exemplified the terrible hard
ship and hazards incurred by the seal
men, for when tragedy befalls ashore
the victims usually are hurled into
eternity without a moments notice,
but here they suffered unspeakable tor
ments from exposure and hunger be-
fore they perished on the pitiless ice
foe.
The ship had $50 men dispersed over
the ice when a blizzard arose, driving
her seaward and leaving them helpless,
exposed to the storm and biting arctic
frost, with no food, no shelter, no ex-
ira clothing-nothing to help them in
battling against the terrible fate which
beset them. For two days and nights
they were scourged by the gale. Many
froze to death. others were drowned in
the seals blowholes on the ice, and
when the gale abated the ship worked
her way back to where, dead and dy-
ing. the starved and frozen seal men
lay. The survivors were gathered in
rs rapidly rs could be, and the ship
then bore up for home, her waist piled
with the dead and sixty suffering,
frosted hunters berthed below in foul
smelling. i'll lighted quarters.
1t was in 1873 that the schooner
Deerhound lost twenty-four men out
of fifty-six. They had been sent of in
boats among the "open" or scattered
ice to cruise in the watery lanes and
thus conduct the hunt impossible on
foot. A storm arose, and the boats
were crushed between the writhing
fragments, and the hapless occupants
sank or scrambled on to a tossing pan.
For two days the gale ragged, and at
its close there was not n vestigc of the
little flotilla to be seen. Two more
days were spent by the schooner in
cruising about, and part of one boa |.
was sighted, and upon its being over
hauled two starving and frost bitten
seal men were found beneath 1t, who
died soon after being rescued. They
were the only ones of the whole num-
Der ever heard from.
SEALS OFF ALASKA
The seal industry is not confined en-.
tirely to the Atlantic side of North
America. The richest catch, the fur
seal, IS to be found by hundreds of
| thousands on two small islands In the
Pacific ocean OF Alaska. st. Paul and
st. George, composing the Pribilof
l group Of islands, once were the scene
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
The Pacific ocean is thought to
weigh 94s, 900, ,OOO, 600. .OO0, 900, 600

weigh 94s, 900, 900 600. .OOO, 100000
tons.
The telegraphic lines Of Persia
total 8,312 miles in length.
Ozonized air is to be pumped
into the underground passenger
tunnels Of London in very gener-
Gus quantities.
The whites OF, the eyes may be
seen at a distance Of eighty-five
to ninety feet.
In one year the island Of Cuba
will have telephones from one
end of the island to the other.
The arctic tern flies 22,000
miles on its summer vacation.
sysvH.SNASAS.NS.Sy .sAHSlSySAxNSS
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
Fam. 1h,t weuldnY q. Denied.

Fame That Wouldn't 30 Denied.
II told him there were n dozen of
people right here In town who had
never heard Of him."
II guess that took him down peg or
two"
"I guess 1t didn't. He started right
out to find them and borrow money!
Houston Post
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
Eaahionable lndiaposition.

"Well, here l am" announced the
fashionable physician in his breezy
way. "And now what do you think is
the matter with your
doctor, l hardly know" replied the
fashionable patient. "What is new"
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02
Candid Opinion,

blobbs-Do you think Miss Antioue
would appreciate birthday present?
Slobbs-Not so much as birthd,v
absent.-Philadelphia Record.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02

the men from the various vessels
are isolated by It. cut of from their
vessels and incapable Of movement
for fear Of the hidden dangers they
may run into. Almost a thousand
men were adrift for forty eight
hours in 1909. The fog enveloped
them Unexpectedly. 'Scantily clad
and poorly rationed, the men had
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-05-02

The Only Way.
Griggs-so Smart is going to marry
his divorced wife.
Briggs-Yes: the mercenary cuss il
after the allmony he pays her.-New
York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

day evening. there ere four acts. ana
1t would be difficult to signal oue
which ono Of them ID really the strong
est. Unlike most dramatic plays, which
either have tame beginning or an UNI
interesting ending, 1.-THE White Sister"
holds the attention OF the audience
from start to finish and leaves no
doubt behind but what the dramatixa-
ton Of F. Marion Crawford's world
famed story Of the conflict twixt love
and religion was accomplished with
every view Of placing upon the stage
the vital scenes as depicted by the
author in such a manner as could not
fail to thrill. fascinate and satisfy.
While the scenes Of the play take
place in Italy and the characters are
all supposed to be Italians, the late f.
Marion Crawford. assisted by Walter
Hackett, evidently took special pains
so that the entire atmosphere might
be transplanted into any part Of the
world, as the story Of "The White Sis
ter" is an altogether human one and
while the action takes place within the
confines of the Catholic church. the
argument have bearing upon all
creeds and all sects, and Of course the
love interest is of the rich red blood
kind recognized from time immemorial.
Prices %, so, Is and 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
LEASES RIGHT TO RUN FREIGHT
TRAINS BETWEEN oskALoo.
sA AND DEs MONIES.
BEGIN MOVING TRAINS
THAT WAY ON JAN. IS
M, e. St. L. Secures Right to Operate
Ono Freight Train Each Way Each
Day-c.. q. G. @. Has Been Handling
This Business for tho M. e. St. L.
Put on Grew in Readiness for Run.

Trackage rights over the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railway from
Oskaloosa to Des Moines, have been
leased by the Minnapolic & st. Louis.
The lease allows for the movement Of
freight trains only, and for but one
freight train each way each day. Ser
vice over this leased line will be opened
by the NJ & ST. L. on Jan. ID.
The traffic arrangement that the NJ.
&, St. L. has had with the c. B. Il G.,
which has been handling the business
for the NJ. & st. L. between Oskaloosa
and Des Moines, ends Jan. Is.
One Crew to Handle Trains.
According to bulletins issued today
the thru freight train that will be put
on the Rock Island to handle the NJ. Il
ST. l.. business will leave Oskaloosa
about 4 o'clock in the evening, making
the round trip to Des Moines and re-
turn by about o'clock the followlnA
morning The distance Oskaloosa TO
Des Moines is sixty-two miles.
Most of the tonnage that will be
moved over this line originates in the
east and is consigned to points on me
NJ. & St l. in the west central part OIL
the state, north of DeS MONIES, on tHe
old Fort Dodge line, and in the north
western part of the state. Ihe NJ. "
ST I, has delivered as high as 2 "0O
tons a day to the c. B. & Q. consigned
to points on the NJ. & St l.. north oi
Des MoineS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

ecke; junior deacon, n. II. I. vvon66lSl
senior steward. ]. II. Ferguson; jGhtopl
steward. q. r. Yingst; tyler. w. ~
Bower. m ss u Y;
{ In the Eastern Star the following
matron, Mrs. =. H. ,schilling; worthy
Matron. Mrs. e. H. Schilling: worthy
patron, r. A. Buck; associate ma&rdn,
Mrs. James r. Cowan: c0nductreAGI
Mrs. J. c.. Koonts: associate conducts
.ress. Mrs. r. A. Buck; chaplain. Mra.'
J. L. McAahon; secretary, Miss Naoi
Ferguson; treasurer, Mrs. q. II. St0u1s'
fer: marshal. Mrs. Frank Ball; Az,
Miss Martha Dobbin: Ruth. Mrs. q. "a
Wood; Electa, Miss Lizzie Robsetst;
Esther. Mrs. NJ. e. Foster: Martina
Mrs. r. C. Brown; warder, Mrs. The0.l
dore Engle; sentinel. Mrs. ". a. NicA-.
OILS. sYs5a3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
NEW COLD MARK SET.
Goes Down to 10 Below
7erc-CoId Intense,

The weather took another jolt at the
record for intense cold of the present
wave by sending the mercury down 10
IS below zero during the night. ms
was the temperature at o'clock TINS
n,orninp and there was little indica-
ton during the forenoon that the mer-
curry would get above zero during the
dav, The temperature remained below
zero all day Thursday, the highest
point to which it rose being oelo"
zero. A strong northwest wind that
+1en, during the night and today made
the cold very severe. A year ago
Thursday the minimum was below
zero.
The minimum for the night was ex-
ceeded during the forenoon, accorolns
70 the government instrument, whlch
registered 20 below some time during
the forenoon. At noon the weather hao
moderated and was again up to IL
below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
CAN you BEAT 1HIs7
Two Propositions, Showing Farms in
Mississippi That Are Listed For
Sale Under Option at SIS and $50
Per Acre.

Farm No. p. Consists of 1913 acres.
Lies open, high and slightly rolling.
with large areas of beautiful level land.
There are five tenant houses and one
good four room house. all practically
new. Situated On two gravel roads.
Joins railroad station at Cynthia,
which is nine miles northwest of jack
son. Price s25 per acre.
Farm No. 81. Consists Of $40 acres.
Well improved. Fine soil. One good
house. fifteen tenant houses, one store
building. Large parns. Owner has
spent $4,000 on improvements alone
which is about $50 an acre. Every
acre can be cultivated and most all is
now under cultivation. All this tract
is level or slightly rolling. Price $50
per acre.
For full particulars regarding next
excursion, call or write,
GEORGE a. OLSON,
Rooms 407-S Masonic Temple, Phone
1862
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
MORE JURORS DRAWN.
itional Venire of Twenty Ordered to

Additional Venire of Twenty oroereo 10
Report Today.
Judge Nichols ordered an addluohai
venlre OF twenty jurors drawn Ihurs-
day to report at once. The additional
Jurors were needed to prevent the lack
of Jurors from delaying the court
business. The twenty drawn, who We're
ordered to report this morning, were as
follows:
W. O. vanvooris. Liscomb.
H. l.. Van. Eden.
G. o. Brown, Eden.
E. D. Young, Marshalltown.
Grant Stout. Marietta.
NJ. A. Scoval, Eden.
A. B. Coppock. Marshalltown.
Joseph Ochs, Marshalltown.
T. w. Burke. Marshalltown.
c. A. Movers, Marshalltown.
C. Mayberry, Linn.
p. Dougherty, Marion.
George Hines, MarshalltoWn.
]. +. WATSON, Linn.
Ben Damien, Washington.
John Wilson, Greencastle.
w. NJ. Bixby, Liscomb.
]. f. Holmes. Marshalltown.
F.. Clark. Marion.
]. f. Morehouse Linn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
STATE CENTER LODGE AFFAIR.
Blue Ledge and Star Have Joint In.
stallation and Banquet.

OSOssoSsOss Oss0 DWss>9SVss
An interesting lodge event, which
commanded much attention at State
Center, was tthe joint installation
Thursday night OF Terrestrial Lodge.
No. 27S. "A. f. and A. M, and Cleo
Chapter. No. 500, Order of the Eastern
Star.
A s o'clock dinner in the banquet
hall of the lodge rooms was enjoyed
earlier in the evening, and a program
followed the dinner and preceded the
installation ceremonies. The Richards
harp orchestra furnished music during
the dinner hour. The program COM
prised vocal duet, when the Wind
Blows in From the Sea- a cello solo.
"And Youth Remember Me-" by Wayne
Richards; Beethoven's "Minuet." by
the orchestra; vocal solos. cover the
Ocean Blue and "The Moonlight, the
Rose, and You,' by Earl Cowan; and
reading, "Daisys Practice Hour" by
Mabel West.
The installation in the blue lodge
was as follows: Worshipful Master, F..
E. Brown; senior warden, Lloyd Mich
OILS: Junior warden, E. E. Mason; treas
urer, ]. L. McMahon; secretary. w. ].
Watson; senior deacon, H. w. Kuen-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05
w Sdtl.e,. Fine, Say
Coal and Ice Men

xuS0 ~ 1OeAl WluIo1 W00SuOES JuSS
cold enough to put life into one;
couldn't be beaten"
That IL the way the coal and ice
men put 1t. but from all the inter-
viewer could learn from other sources
only the coal and ice men are agreed
as to the superior quality that the
weather man ts now dishing up.
Coal men are extremely busy, and
are putting out several hundred tons
daily Outside of the factories it is
estimated that Marshalltown consum-
ers have burned this week on an aver
age of about 500 tons Of coal daily
While there is no cause for alarm
as yet as to the fuel situation. this
rate Of consumption can not be kept
up without the supply being replen-
ished, and there has been but very
little coal brought into the city since
the storm began last Sunday.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
hauls into this city about Is or 80
per cent Of the coal consumed here,
and this road has not brought car
of coal into town since Monday for
local consumption. There are many
cars on sidetracks between Grinnell
and this city. but they are showed
in" and are not being moved.
And the ice men-the smile Of Sunny
Jim is sickly in comparison. Ice is
forming at the rate Of about an inch
in thickness per day, and at present
is about nine inches thru. Prepare
tions are now being made to begin
cutting next week when. 1t rs estimat-
ed, the ice will be a foot thick. This
is about the thickness desired, and the
river is said to have been in good con-
dition as to clarity Of water before the
last hard freeze came.