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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1909.
A Curious Needle.
A curious needle was once In the
possession of Queen Victoria. It was
made at the celebrated needle factory
at Itedditcb and represents the column
of Trajau In miniature.
This Itoniau column is adorned with
numerous sieues In sculpture, and ou
the needle (which was preseuted to the
queen on her visit to the famous fac
tory In December. 18C4 sceues in her
lire are preseuted In relief, but so
small that It requires a powerful mag
nifying glass to see them clearly.
This "Victoria" needle can, more
over, be opened and contains a number
of needles of smaller size, which are
also adorned with sceues in relief.
Loudon Spare .Moments.
Equals.
One day a distinguished notary
while breakfasting with a friend at a
enfe in Paris Indulged In some sting-
lng comments on the public acts of
Marshal Marmont. Suddenly another
genUemau. dlulug at auother table.
arose and approached them, his mus
tache bristling with anger.
. "Sir," cried he tragically, "you shall
give me satisfaction !"
"Are you Marshal Marmont?" quiet
ly asked the notary.
"I have not that honor," was the In
dignant reply, "but I am his chief aid-de-camp."
"Give me your card. then, sir," said
the notary. "1 will send you my head
clerk."
Witchcraft.
Perhaps the most Interesting of Eng
lish trials for witchcraft was that of
the Suffolk witches in 1605, for Sir
Matthew Hale was the Judge, and Sir
Thomas Browne appeared as an ex
pert medical witness. The two pris
oners were accused of bewitching
young children, a great point for the
prosecution being that out of the blan
ket of an Infant suckled by one of
them a great toad bad fallen and ex
ploded in the Bre like gunpowder. Im
mediately after the witch was found
at home scorched and maimed. In
spite of unsatisfactory evidence, the
two were convicted, whereupon the
children's health at once began to Im
proveLondon Times.
Evil Effects of 8hoet.
Wirb the Increase of protection the
feet have heroine weaker from con
finement and to a considerable extent
f.ave lost their natural elasticity and
mobility. Their ventilation and circu
lation are also Interfered with. More
over, certain deformities and painful
affections have become ro common
from unhygienic footwear and fron.
too prolonged standing that the Idea
is prevalent that all feet are more ot
less ugly, painful and helpless. Even
the idea of the natural shape of the
foot is lost, and a false standard of
shape, having as its basis the conven
tional shape of the shoe, has to a cer
tain extent taken Its place. Henry
Ling Taylor In Good Housekeeping.
The Jarndyce Case.
The Jarndyce case in "Bleak nonse"
was based on fact. It was actually
the famous Dye-Sombre case. A
French adventurer in the eighteenth
century married a begum of Oude and
acquired enormous wealth. I think It
was he who built the Martlmere at
Agra, so famous In the Indian mutiny,
and miles of other beautiful buildings
of mud and cbunam. How hi? affairs
after death got Into chancery I don't
know, but the fact remains that every
scrap of his wealth dissolved In the
litigation. While It lasted members of
the contesting families were cared for.
and descendants are today holding
commissions in the English army and
other reputable positions. New York
Sun.
Not to Be Balked.
The Lawyer The precedents are
against you, madam.
The Ijidy-Well. sue them too.
Kills Her Foe of 20 Years.
"The most merciless enemy I had
for 20 years," declares Mrs. James
Duncan, of Haynesvllle, Me., "was
Dyspepsia. I suffered Intensely after
eating or drinkng and could scarcely
sleep. After many remedies had
failed and several doctors gave me
up. I tried Electric Bitters, which
cured me completely. Now I can eat
anything. I am 70( years old and am
overjoyed to get my health and
strength back gain." For Indigestion,
Loss of Appetite, Kidney Trouble,
Lame Back, Female Complaints, IU
unequalled. Only 60c at Burnaugh
& Mayfleld'g.
Orchids.
Only $5 Is paid la Brazil to the finder
of an orchid which is sold in New
Jfork for $150 or more. 1
IThe Conquest
By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK
CopvrtlM. 1909. by the New York
HeraM Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy.
rUht Act. Copyright In Me.
ico Unde' Laws ol the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights R..rv
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ITII a hasty farewell to Mr.
Bradley and the officers and
encouraged with a cheei
from nil on board, we left
the motherly yacht for our uew home
and m'ssion. The ypcht stood off to
avoid drifting Ice and await the re
turn of the niotorboat.
When we were set ashore we sat
do-p and watched with saddened eyes
the denarture cf our frlend3 and the
severing of the bond which bad held
us to the known world of life and
happiness.
The village of Annootok is placed in
a small bay Just Inside of Cape Ingle
field. Its population changes much
from year to year, according to tho
known luck of the chase or the ambi
tion of the men to obtain uew bear
skin trousers.
Scattered about It were twelve seal
skin tents, which served as a summer
shelter for an equal number of vigor
ous families. In other places nearer
the sea were seven stone Igloos. Upon
these the work of reconstruction for
winter shelter had already begun.
I
THE MIDNIGHT SUN
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In the immediate vicinity there were !
some turf and moss, but everywhere
else wlth'n a few hundred feet of the !
sea the land rose abruptly In steep'
siopes or Darren rock.
To the westward across Smith
sound In a blue haze were seen Cape
Sabine, Bache peninsula and some of ,
the land beyond which we hoped to
cross in our prospective venture.
J.ue construction of a winter house'
and workshop called for immediate at-1
tplltlnil nttor tha tvttwl oi,K0;.l.l 1
- ---. ...... i ouuium, .utru, i
women and children offered strong '
bauds to gather the stones strewn
along the shore. I
When the cargo is packed in this
manner the things can be quickly
tosseu on deck and transported to
floating Ice or land. Later it is nosst
ble, with packing boxes of uniform
size as bulldiug material, to erect effi
cient shelter wherein the calamities
of arctic disaster can be avoided.
Building Winter Quarters.
This precaution against ultimate mis
hap now served a very useful nnrnoso
Inclosing a space 13 by 10 feet, the
cases were quickly piled in. The walls
were held together by striDs of wood
or the Joints sealed with pasted paper
with the addition of a few long boards.
A really good roof was made by
using the covers of the boxes as shin
gles. A blanket of turf over this con
fined the heat and permitted at the
same time healthful circulation of air
We slept under our own roof at the
end of the first day, and our uew house
bad the very great advantage of con
tuining within its walls all our posses
sions within easy reach at all times.
As the winter advanced with i'js
stormy ferocity and frightful darkness
It was not necessary to venture out
and dig up supplies from great depths
or snowdrift. Meat and blubber were
stored In large quantities about the
camp.
Much Work In 8ight.
But our expedition was in need of
skins and furs. Furthermore, as men
engaged for the northern venture would
be away during the spring months, the
best hunting season of the year, it was
necessary to make provision for house
needs later. There was therefore much
work before us, for we had not only to
prepare our equipment, but to provide
for the families of the workers.
In the polor cycle of the seasons
there are peculiar conditions which ap
ply to circumstances and movements.
As the word seasons is ordinarily un
derstood there are but two, a winter
season and a summer season a winter
season of nine months and a summer
of three months.
But for more convenient division of
the yearly periods It Is best to retain
the usual cycle of four seasons. Eski
mos call the winter ooklah, which also
means year, and the summer onsah.
Days are "sleeps." The months are
of the Pole j
Harvesting Food an
Fuel For the Polar Trip.
Narwhal Hunting vn
Exciting Sport . J
THIRD ARTICLE
moons, and the periods are named In
accord with the movements of various
creatures of the chase.
Iu early September at Annootok the
sun dips considerably under the north
eru horizon. There Is no night. t
sunset and at sunrise storm clouds
hide the bursts of color which are the
rlory of twilight, and the electric after
glow is generally lost In the dull stray
which bespeaks the torment of the
storms of the setting sun.
The gloom of the coming winter
night now thickens. The splendor of
the summer day has gone. A day of
six months and a night of six months
are often ascribed to the polar regions
us a whole, but this is only true of a
very small area about the nole.
As we come south the sun sllns nn
der the horizon for an ever increasing
part of each twenty-four hours. Pre.
ceding and following the night as we
come rrom the pole there is a period
of day and night which lengthens wltb
the descent of latitude.
It Is this period which enables us to
retain the names of the usual seasons
summer for the double days, fall for
the period of the setting sun. This
season begins when the sun first dins
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IN THE ARCTIC.
under the Ice at midnight for a few
moments.
Tho Arctic Ninht,
These moments Increase rapidly, yet
one hardly annreciates Hint- tho aim la
departing until day and night are of
equal length, for the night remains
ugnt, though not cheerful. Then the
day rapidly shortens and darkens nnrt
the sun sinks until at least there Is
? 8 mere 8hmmer of the glory of
udJ'
Winter is limited to the ion;? nfrto
and spring applies to the days of the
rising sun, a period corresponding to
the autumn days of the settlmr sun
At Annootok the midnight sun Is first
seen over the sea horizon on April 23
n aips in the sea on Aug. 19. It thus
encircles the horizon, eivin" anmmo
and continuous day for 118 days, it
sets at mwuay on Oct. 24 and is ab
sent a period of nroloneed
responding to the day and rises on
t eu. m.
Harvesting Food and Fuel.
Then follow tho eye opening days oi
spring, jn the rail, when the harmon
Izing influence of thesuu is withdrawn
there begins a battle of the element
which continues its smoky agitation
unni stinea oy the hopeless frost of
eany night.
At this time, though field work was
painful, the needs of our venture forced
us to persistent action in the chase of
walrus, seal, narwhal and white whale
We harvested food and fuel.
Before winter Ice spread over the
uunting grounds ptarmigan, hare and
reindeer were sought to supply the ta
ble during the long night with delica
cies, while bear and fox pleased the
palates of the Eskimos and their pelts
clothed all.
Many long Journeys were made to se
cure an important supply of grass to
pad boots and mittens and also to se
cure moss, which serves as wick for
the Eskimo lamp. The months of Sep
tember and October were indeed Im
portant periods of anxious seeking for
reserve supplies.
Aid Prom the Eskimos.
There was a complex activity sud
denly stimulated along the
coast which did not.require general su
pervision. The Eskimos knew whnt
was required without a word from us
and knew better than we did where to
find the things worth while. An out
line of the polar campaign was sent
from village to village, with A few
general instructions.
Each local croun of natives wna tn
fill an important duty and bring to
gether the tremendous amount of ma
terial required for our bouse and sled
equipment. Each Eskimo village has.
as a rule, certain game advantages.
in some places foxes and hares wem
abundant. Their skins were in erent
demand for coats and stockings, and
Eskimos mn3t not only gather the
greatest number possible, but must
prepare tho skins and make them lnu
pronrrly fitting garments.
In ither plsces reindeer were abun
dant. This skin was very nimh in
demand for sleeping bags, while the
sinew was required fur thread. In
still other plaies seal wan the luck of
the chase, am! its skin was one r our
most linnortant needs. Of It boots
were ordered, and an Immense amount
of line and lashings was prepared.
Thus In one way or another every
man, woman and most of the children
of this tribe of 2.10 people were kept
busy In the service of the exped'lloti.
Tim wnrk was wll done and with
much better knowledge of the fitness
of things than could be done by any
possible gathering of white men.
Use o t!ic Narwhal.
The ouest of the walrus pml the nar
whal came In our own Immediate plan
of adventu:e. The unicorn, or nar
whal, does not o'ten come under the
eye of the white man. thourh one of
the first animals to leave our shores.
It gave for n brief spell good results
In Fport and useful material. The
blubber Is the pride of every house
keeper, for It gives n long, hot flame
to the lamn. with no smoke to spot
the Igloo Pnery. The skin is regarded
as quite n delicacy. Cut into squares.
It looks and tastes like srallops, with
only n sligl't aroma of train oil.
The meat dries easily and Is thus
prized as pn appetizer or ns a lum-h
to he eaten en route In sled or Uayak.
In this shape it was an extremely use
ful thing for us, for It took the place
of pcnmilem for our less urgent Jour
neys. The narwhal, which, npnrt from Its
usefulness, is most Interesting to den
izens of the arctic deep, played in
schools far off shore, usually along tho
edge of large lee. Its long Ivory tusks
rose under spouts of breath and spray.
When this glad sight was noted every
kayak about camp was manned, and
the Eskimos' skin canoes wont like
birds over the water. Some of the
Eskimos rose to the Ice fields and de
livered harpoons from n secure foot
ing. Others hid behind floating frag
ments of heavy loe and made u sudden
rush as tho animals passed.
Still others came up in the rear, for
the narwhal cannot easily see back
ward and does not often turn to watch
Its enemies, its speed being so fast
that It can easily keep ahead of other
troublesome creatures.
Hunting the Narwhal.
The harpoon Is always delivered at
close range. When the dragging float
marked the end of the lino In tow of
the frightened creature tho line of
skin canoes followed. Tho narwhal Is
timid by nature. Fearing to rise for
breath, he plunged along until nearly
strangulated. When It did come up
there were several Eskimos near with
drawn lances, which inflicted deep
gashes.
Again the narwhal plunged deon
down with but one breath and hurried
along as best It could. But Its Kneed
slackened, and a line of crimson mark
ed its hidden path. Loss of blood and
want of air did not give it a chance
to tight. Again It enme un with n
spout; again the lances were hurled.
Ibe battle continued for several
hours, with many exciting adventures,
but in the end the narwhal nlw.-iva sue.
cumbed, offering a prize of several
thousand pounds of meat and blubber.
Victory, as a rule, was notiralnei until
the hunters were far from home, also
far from the shore line. But the
kimo is a .courageous hunter and nn
intelligent seaman.
Towing the Carcass.
To the huge carcass frail knvnira
were hitched in a Ions line
Is slow, wind and sea combining to
uiune rnc lasu aimcult and dangerous.
BB- COOK IN AKCIIC COSTUME.
One sees nothing
very little of the kayak, for dashin"
seas wash over the llttlo cmft i,t .i,"
double bladed paddles seesaw with the
regularity or a pendulum.
Homecoming takes manv hnn, o.,.i
engenders a prodigious amount of hard
work, font there is enersrv to r...
a wealth of meat and fat is tho cul
mination oi nit Eskimo ambition
Seven of these ponderous animals
were brought In during fir .i '
making a heap of more than 40 0U0
pounds of food and fuel. Then the
narwhals suddenly disam.enre.i
we saw no more of them.
Three white whales
ed In a similar way at Etah at about
iue same time.
(Continued next week.)
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Susan Ii. Anlhony was u woman of
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"rm k'iIhk to use It to drive the wolf
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Ten minutes later the pawnbroker
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Poisonous Kisn.
Poisonous fish ore rare here, but
common In the troples. A .Inpnnene
fish, fujni. has deadly poisonous roe.
Hoe of pike and meat of sturgeons are
poisonous when spawning. The bile
and liver or many ttsh are poison. But
most Ush poison Is due to decay.
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