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me- We drifted steadily nearer. ana
about 5 o'clock we had bitten out
Of the current and lay about one and
9 half sea miles south rest Of fhree
steep, inaccessible. rocky iAlands,
rearing themselves out soe the geG like
cones. Cape Ian and the gurrCund-
ing islands stood out through the
haze to the southwest. 5
II Wa = giorioua feeling. this prose
pect Of soon being on the shore, free
from the constant uncertainty, free
from the tear of drifting out To sea
again or that the noe might split or
stand up on edge with us. We stflI
enjoyed the happy belief that oflca
we were on land al would be well.
We thought We could easily make
the 30 to 40 miles to AFgInagealik.
It was now the morning Of NOveia-
Der 2. and our long drift WAS over.
For - days since nidnight Of OctO-
Der ss-we had been on the Ice. drift
in9 helplesaly on one 1ne and then
lAnOtheE ontiraly &c thN nn1EOy 0k tn@
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the fact that we are not tea-drink-
ing country" declared Mr.. Mitchell.
The tea administrator does not think
much Of American discrimination in
this respect, now, either. I'VE get
good tea now, all right, but" says Mr..
Mitchell, Americans drink tea with
their eyes. by the color. You know,
not by the taste. We drink 1t
colometrically.
"The merchants OF the country
finally petitioned Congress to regu.
late the tea importation in 1888. Con.
gres passed "a law providing that the
Secretary Of the Treasury should en-.
gage tea examiners to be stationed at
the different ports. All teas had to 90
to bonded warehouses on arrival and
remain there until the Government
examiners drew samples Of every
grade, quality and kind, and tested
them. II the tea proved to be equal
to the Government standards, then
It was immediately released to the
importer. However, II the tea, In the
Judgment OF the examiners, was UNIT.
the exporters were forced to remove
It from the country.
THE different examiners had differ
ent ideas about what constituted good
tea. There were, to be sure, appeal
|
by the Government. one by the i'm
porters and one by these two together,
to whom the importer could bring his
tea IL he disagreed with the exam
liners. But even these appeal boards
handed down different decisions on
the same kind Of tea. The law was
good. but not uniform. ands therefore
hard to administer.
THE law of 1888 was so unsatis-
factory that the tea merchants ap-
pealed to Congress- in 1897 to establish
uniform standards. That was when
the present law was drawn up and
put into effect. Now the Secretary Of
the Department of Agriculture APP
points q board of seven tea experts to
Ak the standards. AT present, the
board consists Of six from the trade
and one from the government.
]. We nnld an annual Y11AAfinR In Ian.
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Police Signal Bombs.

RoMB hurlers. pill boxes and
radio Signal system have now be-
come the commonplace Of the police
force In Memphis. Tenn. An inner and
outer protective belt have been formed
in the city. and six miniature brick
stations resembling the pin boxes"
Of the war are established in each
belt. Each station Is equipped with a
radio receiving set, searchllght, bomb
hurting signal device and two tele-
phones. II notice reaches the station
during daylight hours that a burglar
Is operating in the neighborhood the
policeman in the pill box sets OF the
bomb-hurling device. and series of
aerial explosions warns the men mo
toring over their territory.
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uary or February in New York, to set
the standards for the following tea
year. We set the minimum standard
Of purity for all teas entering the
United States. How much above the
standard IL Is we don't care, but 1t
must be UP TO standard.
THE tea board represents the whole
trade Of the country" said Mr..
Mitchell. Before the meeting, other
tea merchants who are not on the
board, but who are interested, send in
samples which they suggest as the
Government standards. Teas differ so
much that we have to have six stand
ards. They are all on the same parity,
One OF the most important duties Of
this ONCE Is to standardize the tech.
nique Of the examiners.
Under the present law, there is q
permanent board OF tea appeals, com
posed Of three members of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. This board
calls in witnesses whenever there il
an appeal, and acts itself purely in q
judicial capacity. And the best OF II
is," declared Mr.. Mitchell, that the
witnesses can't perjure themselves.
The board has prepared the two teas,
the Government standard and the
questioned tea. The witnesses are tea
experts. They are called in and asked
to state which Of the two teas before
them Is better.
when they have given their de-
cision, the judges lift up the cups and
see by the marks on the bottoms
which IS the standard. II the better
one Is the standard, then, of course,
the appeal Is denied and the tea re-
jected. II the tea is not gput of the
country In six months, the Govern.
ment destroys 1t. So tea entering the
country Is under Government super.
vision from the time It reaches these
shores until 1t Is tasted and released
by the tea. taster4 or rejected and re.
moved or destroyed"
At present there are seven tea
tasters at seven different ports.
1t took us 500 analyses to find out
what Is the hest Way TO brew a Gun of
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trup called us all to the jollysboat
where we stood up in q circle. 81 am
tired of this" ne said. No matter
what arrangements / make. ! feel
that there is Dissatisfaction with
them. i win, therefore. give up the
command in favor Of some one else, =
There's was deep silence for q Ynb-
ment. then the captain asked Mate
Sleth IL he would take command.
Sleth refused. One Of the hunters
suggested that Lieut., Rostoclk Jensen
be chosen, and this 24-year-old
naval lieutenant. who In many q
difficult situation had shown himself
TO Be q resoiute and courageous man.
was made onr leader.
ne immediately Arranged thak -
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was = g00o mile ana 2 naLI sOusnWest
OF us. The movement q the Ice IN
creased during the afternoon. and the
sven came Up Lam. ~ Ine courts
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toWarus eyenins Opeheu arouhu u w.
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hornirs. ,n ara do,rr ~ tha vave.
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Gas Camp Stoves.

GASOLINE camp stoves have great
" Increased In numbers ana kinds
during the last few years with the
growing popularity Of outdoor life. be-
cause with them It Is possible to have
In q camp. far out IN the woods, many
of the comforts of home. Some Of the
models now on the market are really
miniature kitchen ranges. says. Popu-
lar Science Monthly. On them can be
prepared the same foods that are
They have built-in ovens for baking,
roasting or broiling, Just as the camper
wishes.
Apart from cooking. the ovens set
up ready for U.S., make the finest kind
OF drum heaters to warm the tent or
cabin in chilly weather.
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with everything not put on the sleds.
We had made no preparations to take
the big lifeboat with Us, for Il was too
heavy to be transported over the Ice.
II we came to b wide belt Of inland
water, we would have to reckon with
at least Ave passages for our little
boat before we could all get over.
All that had now happened was the
overture to q little tragedy which,
during the snowstorIn Of Sunday the
21st, played itself out before our eyes
while we were unable to raise one
finger to prevent It. Our ship drifted
OF!
The ship driftad still further during
the night from Sunday 10 Monday, %
that On the uaorning - tha fsth =
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Microscopic VIII.

FOR the frst time in history clerks
in the civil7court Of Nsw Orleans.
La. were forced to obtain a micro
scope before they could read the Will
left by Mrs. Marie Preau.. The docu-
ment was written on both sides Of a
paper 2 inches In area. The viii dis.
posed Of a small amount Of jewelry.
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drift since our ship was frst beset,
there must be added approximately
276 land miles while we were on the
Teddy. This was accomplished in
A. days. As viii be- seen, the speed
OF our drift on the ice was three
times az great as while on the ship.
Our surroundings had changed not
q little In the course Of the night
from November to 8, although the
next morning we found Ourselves still
fortunately lying about a mile and q
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effect Of tho swell to watch for its
hsappearance with anxious forebod.
Ang.
After week of good weather. dur
Sag which we could got all our out
0or work done unhindered, Monday,
october 16, brought a northeast snow
storm and imprisoned us indoors. The
eentries outside alternated all day
long. As far as the restricted space
permitted, we worked at our private
outfits inside the house.
We were very coy and comfort
6hlN for the two or three days Of the
6Acsm and paid little attention to the
neNaR IN the elements outside.
10 SHnA let up on wednesday,
U6knee, As.3g &ha - WAA -saiEly
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Shoes Of Old Tires !.

DISCARDED auto tires are used for
many purposes, but the latest way
- perhaps the most useful Of all.
They are now made into shoes that
are worn By Spanish peasants SINH
lar shoes are worn by the Chinese and
by native blacks IA South African d.
mOnd mines.
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SnOul0 80 1OEWalU IN eIhpeo OI Two
to three hundred yards along trail
which he and our pathfinder, Madsen.
had already broken. Two sleds. each
drawn by three men, were sent ahead
while the rest Of the main body fol-
lowed with the boat, after which we
went back for the other. ,sleds. In
this way we got ahead. much quicker
and kept together within reasonable
distance.
We went on with renewed strength
and good spirits, moving smoothly
until about / o'clock. We had just
left big solid noe and got q couple
Of the sleds and the jolly.boat on It,
but when we went back for the last
sleds we noticed that the Ice was be
ginning to move again.
The first we saw was two or three
little white hummocks suddenly shoot.
ing up from foe which had been
perfectly quiet and smooth. Faster
and faster they came, these white
hummocks, like the work OF q great
hidden mole, an odd, fantastic sight.
They would spring up under our feet
when We least expected Il and the
| trembling and cracking of the ice
below US warned us that at any mo.
ment we might be sent aloft or to
the bottom.
The movement Of the ice grew
stronger and stronger. The foes came
together with q rumble az Of thunder.
A. big foe right ahead OF US rose up
on edge and then capsized. Should we
suffer the same fate2 The ice inlme-
diately around US lay fairly quiet. but
| the pressure was going on every
where and our foe was beginning to
crack.
~ fhe Zoe 40 ,Uera ON WAS IN iYnmi.
nent danger Of being crushed (which
did happen shortly after). we looked
about eagerly for a more favorable Zoe
on which TO save ourselves and our
lsleds. Finally Madsen found . little.
uneven bit OF fee which looked as IL Il
were solidly thick and heavy:
There was no better refuge In the
entire neighborhood. 80 we had to put
mo with II. although none OF us had
much confidence In It. TO get over 10
| 1t was easier said than done, for we
mocks which had not vet settled down.
How we toiled and tuRged while our
precious provisions and sleeping bags
hung over the edge OF volcanoes
which might erupt at any moment!
| But luck was with us and we got over
| to our fioe without loss.
lnUR drift was now rapid and we
soon lay In open water packed in
Ice hummocks that twisted and
twrithed themselves forward. Under
such conditions It was impossible, to
continue our march or even to move
over onto q bigger foe. There was
nothing to do but to watch time pass
and to hope that our little foe could
stand the hard knocks Il received.
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VA our third day on the foe,
NM was q red-ietter day. We
had staked everything on
finishing our house that
day and we did it. inside the house,
rtwenty-one new berths were built,
covering all four walls.
They were built after the bookcase,
or If you win, the i,abbit.waxren sys-
tenn, one over another by threes.
Only one wall, that with both doors
In 1t, had one row OF shelves. The
others each had two.
We were mighty proud Of our new
home, and when / looked in during
the afternoon, I had the same feeling
that used to have on Christmas Eve
as a. child. when I peeped in to have q
look at the tree.
Our tinsmith, Svend Hansen, had
made a pipe for the little stove which
was set up in the middle Of the room.
A long table, which was q fiat board
laid over some big provision barrels,
and benches around It (more boards
resting on our mail boxes) flied
most Of the room, which got its light
from the portfolios and the slkyiights
in the old roof. st
That evening we had our first little
party in our new house. The steward
treated us to seal steak and many
other good things. not to forget
scbnapps and cigars.
Next day, October IL, Chief Engi-
neer Rostgaard and 4 his workmen
went about building hand sleds. We
had already arranged that as soon as
the expedition should start our COM
pany would divide into seven teams
of three men each, Of which each
gave UP a man q day to drag the
boat. We should therefore need seven
sleds for the teams, besides one for
the little white motor yawl, the en-
CINE Of which was taken out TO lessen
the weight.
On Saturday, October 10, our eight
sleds were as good as finished, and we
made a little trial trip with the boat
on the special sled that was built for
1t. The test was successful, but our
ice foe was so level and the track so
good that 1t did not give US a trust
worthy picture Of conditions we might
meet later.
TT was on the afternoon of October
is that we noticed the first unmis.
taxable signs Of our position. We felt
the ocean swell. The ice suddenly
began to rise and fall, so gently at
first that we paid little attention to 1t,
but little by little the movement grew
stronger.
At regular intervals the foes drew
apart about yard or SO, to sweep
back and be sucked together with the
sound Of deadeped hammer strokes
which numbered through the silence.
i have never seen q stranger sight. !.
There was nothing Arm for the ice
to rest on; everything heaved and
sank up and down. Great fields rose
fathoms high, to drop back thun-
dering into the trough of the waves.
Not even the icebergs could hold their
position. They lay dipping like ducks
IN the surf.
The waves quoted down after about
an hours time. When we came to
examine our ice field, we discovered
that one corner of 1t had broken
loose and that the southerly part was
cracked. No damage was done to
the side Of the noe on which our house
lay4 but we had seen enough of the
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BY KAI R. DAHL.

w WEDNESDAY, October tenth
our third day on the foe,
NM was red-letter day. We
V had staked everything on
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~ EA, like liquor, in this country
has q law unto itself, but for
precisely the opposite reason.
il The Government employs
George r. Mitchell, superyis-
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eagerly for some trace Of our houf
foe or the ship, but all In vain.
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DE MILE FEATURE IS SPECTACULAR STORY OF
 GREAT HUMAN APPEAL

"The Ten Commandments" new Paramount Production which is com ing to the Liberty Theater tomorrow and Wednesday nights, is described by one of New York's leading critics as one of the most colossal photoplays ever produced. The picture was di- rected by De Mile and is said to live up to every word of extravagant praise thus far said about it. In fact, words have been found inadequate to des- cribe the monumental caliber of the production, especially the colossal grandeur of the Biblical prologue. The story carries strong moral but the picture is in no sense a preachment The message is delivered in a way that is highly entertaining. You get it thru the rapid unfolding of a great production.
 The prologue vividly portrays the outstanding incidents in the days of Moses, the slavery of the Israelites, their departure from Egypt, the pillar of fire, the parting of the waters of the Red sea, the drowning of the Egyptians, the Pilgrimage of Moses into the mountains where he receives the Ten Commandments, the making of the Golden Calf, and the punish ment of the idolatrous revelers. The prologue is in color and a masterfuI work, with many screen celebrities in the major roles.
 Then follows the modern story of a Scotch mother and her two sons, one a scoffer and the other, while not a puritan, young man of steady morals and unalloyed sincerity.
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TEARS AND SMILES
 SPEED FRIENDS O|v
 WAY ID SOUTHLAND
LARGE NUMBER LOCAL CITIZENS LEAVE ON ALASKA
 FOR VACATIONS

The departure of the SS. Alaska yesterday for the south was the sig nal for many local citizens to gather at the wharf to bid adios to numerous residents who have made their home in Seward from periods ranging from a few months to many years. The majority will return but during the coming summer months they will spend vacations turnout the world. The latter statement can be held down to three, Mrs. Leslie and her two daughters who will travel extensively abroad The remainder, however, will spend the intervening time along the Pacific coast and in the Middle West. There were also numerous reserva- tions from rail points the entire out going local passenger list exclusive of the many round trippers being as fol- lows:
 Seattle-Joan Chisholm, Andrew Mcclellan, Miss Lela Reise, Mrs. J. J. Chisholm and baby, N. Kitzmiller, Jack Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lambach, Martha M. Chapoten, Adele Wills, Mrs. H. E. Wetherall, Dr. F. E. Ely, Mrs. Ely, Marguerite O'Shea, John Carlson, Mrs. F. E. Leslie, Cecil Leslie, Elsie Leslie, MT. and Mrs. C.. D. Barnett, Ruth Eccles, Miss Minnie Rousch, F. L. Earp, Howard F. Ma son, MT. and Mrs. John O'Shea, Helen O'Shea, Albert O'Shea, Adel W. Spran- ger, I. Bechwith, John A. Nelson Mrs. L. Gibbs, Anthony Botwick, E. W. Wiseley, A. M Smith, C. L. Lanphier, Hilma Johnson, Chas. c. Harris, Dor is M. Reider, Ed Reilly, Babel Was ilik.
 For Latouche-L Mildahl, Frank Peterson, A. c. Johnson T. Cavell, O. Takko, Ed Matthews, Oscar Anderson.
 Cordova-R. P. Savage, G. c. Haze let, Mrs J. V. Lydick, Philip s. Lydick, Chas. Goodall, John Kozak, J. Col lints, Ed. Lind, John Steffens, N. A. Peterson, George Enos, J. J. Chisholm, MT. and Mrs. W. H. Cannon, MT. and Mrs. G. Cannon.
 Juneau-Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Carl son, Arnt Nelson, L. A. Moxmen, Elsi Hoffmann, Helen Bevier, Albert Vile Robert Wakelin, Ora Kvale, J. w. Bro kaw
 Ketchikan-Alfred Knuteson and Thatcher.
 Wrangell-H. H. Beitel.
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EVE SPECIALIST HERE NOW

READ THE NOTICE on Page 5 that DR. J. w. EDMUNDS, prominent EYE SPECIALIST and OPTOME- TRIST of SEATTLE for 21 years is now at the Van Glider Hotel, from June 12 to June 20th, inclusive, on his biennial vacation trip.
 See him AT ONCE about your Eyes and Glasses, for he's busy and time is limited. adv.
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REAR HUNTERS ATTENTION

I am fully equipped to conduct hunt ing parties of all kinds. Three years experience as licensed guide. Fine hunting along the Alaska peninsula.
 NICK KRISTENSEN,
 False Pass, Alaska.
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lea Cameras-Schallerer' Alaska Shop.
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Developing, Printing and Enlarging Alaska Shop.
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Eaton, Crane and Pike Highland Linen tationary-Schaller Alas ka Shop.
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Dunhill Pipes, s10 each-Schaller er's Alaska Shop.
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For Garden and Flower Seeds See Brown & Hawkins Corporation. If.
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''The best in the north" The Seward Weekly Gateway. $500 a year and worth it.