Wallowa County chieftain., November 25, 1909, Image 4

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1909.
THE WRONG CROWD.
Senator J. P. Dolllver 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.
7 'i3 D2moerat8 -were hollering that
ub'.lcans had been in power
ng that corruption and graft
? innrnt and there was need of
j.i 2 a cleaning out. .Mr. Dolllver
lie.i a i unknown (outside of his
) r.i y) young lawyer of Fort Dodge,
::i ;ic e' ting hii election as ehalr
:' the convention, made a
o ; so witty and eloquent that it
e iiu national fame at a bound;
omething like that achieved 12 years
iter by William Allen White with
'.lis editorial, "What-s the matter
i'.h Kansas." Dolliver w,as elect
ed to the House of Representatives
in 1S') and has been kept in con
gress ever since by the people of
riwa. a few years ago being promot
1 to the Senate.
e'e-rlng to the Democratic
- cry, Mr. Dolllver said: "The.
e -oc-ata) say the Augean
-d cleaning out. That may
b it the crowd on the out
' rnre Hke they would steal
v h or'.c if given half a chance."
i 1 1 tt is the feeling of the rank
i J 1 e of the Republican party of
)i'3?on toward the party-savers down
Portland who are doing all the
ring for this "assembly."
.'arty conference, even a conven
. the right sort once every
e irs, may be desirable, but hon
::ion are pretty suspicious of en
assembly sponsored and engineered
by the grafting, sheeny bosses who
rule Portland.
NOT TOO LATE YET.
A special committee of the La
Inn'le city council has been appolnt
t j co isider plans for a sewerage
system. A complete system is con
templated by the Union county capi
tal. 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,
wa3 allowed to drop without further
Investigation as to the cost, etc.
It Is recognized that in a year or
two a sewerage Bystem 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 a special
invitation to certain diseases becom
.ng epidemic.
It was also claimed that such main
sewer could be constructed at a low
er co3t 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 mattar is worthy of the atten
tion of all who have the health of
the commuulty and the progress and
prosperity of the city at heart.
Revivalist Shannon has just com
pleted a six weeks campaign at Bak
er City. The conversions number
1,008, and Mr. Shannon was given a
free will offering of fl.500 on the
last day.
The steady rains are soaking into
the Wallowa county wheat lands
making bright the promise of anoth
er bumper crop next year. The wheat
lands of this county are Just begin
ning to be appreciated.
What He Called It.
"What Is your occupation?" asked
the attorney.
"I haven't any," the witness answer
ed. "I work In a boiler factory."
"Well, don't you call that an occupa
tion !"
"No, sir; I call that a Job."
The Conquest
By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK
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STORMS now came up with such
force and frequency that It was
not safe to venture out In kay
aks. A few walruses were cap
tured from boats; then sea hunting was
jouflnetl to the quest of seal through
the young loo.
A similar quest was being followed
it every village from Annootok to
Cape York. But all sea activity would
SCEKE AT THE NORTH POLE,
.if
now soon be limited to a few opea
spaces . near prominent headlands.
The scene of the real hunt changed
from the sea to the laud. We bad 'its
yet no caribou meat. The little auks
gathered in nets during the summer
nnd eider duck bagged later disap
peared' fast when used ns steady diet.
We must procure hare, ptarmigan and
reindeer, for we bad not yet learned
to eat with a relish the fishy, liver-like
substance which is characteristic of
all marine mammals.
Guns nnd ammunition were distrib
uted, and when the winds were easy
enough to allow one to venture out
every man sought the neighboring
hills. I'rancke also took his exercise
with a gun on hla 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
etill 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 nnxiety of
a winter without winter supplies, and
I'rancke was just the man to use this
game to good effect, for ho had a
way of preparing our primitive pro
visions that made our dinners seem
equal to a Holland House spread.
In the middle of October foxsklns
were prime, and then new steel traps
were distributed and sot near the
many caches. By this time the Eski
mos had all abandoned their sealskin
tents and were snu-jly settled In their
winter Igloos. The ground was cov
ered with snow, nnd the sea was near
ly frozen over everywhere.
Everybody was busy .preparing for
the coming cold nnd night. The tem
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 lee fort was formed, and
the winter sledging was begun by
short excursions to bait the fox traps
and gather the foxes.
All these pursuit, with the work of
building nnd repairing sleds, making
dog harness nnd shaping new winter
clothing, kept up a lively Interest
while the great crust which was to
bold 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. 21 everybody sought the
freedom of the open for a last glimpse
of the dying day. There was a 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 118 days.
The Eskimos took this as a signal to
enter a trance of sadness, in which
the bereavement of each family nnd
the discomforts of the year are enact
ed in dramatic chants or dances.
But to us the sunset of 1007 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 1008. Most expedi
tions have had the advantage of the
liberal hand of a government or of an
ample private fund. We were denied
both favors.
But we were not Incumbered vlth
a cari'o (,f misfits devised by home
of the Pole j
Fading Sun Warns Ex
plorer of Coming Long
Arctic Winter Prepar
ing Sled and Boat J
FOURTH ARTICLE
dreamers, nor was the project hnndl
oapped by the usual army of novices,
fur white men nt best must be regard
ed ns amateurs compared with the ex
port etliciency of the Eskimo in his
own environment. Our food supply
contained only the prime factors of
primitive nourishment. Special foods
and laboratory concoctions did not All
nn Important space in our larder.
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
oil the raw material for the sled nnd
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 Mc
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 a Polar Sled Should Be.
The conditions which a polar Sled
must meet nro too complex to outline
here. In n 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 native Ingenuity to foresee
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COfVKIIiHT-)ua OYTHC nEW Va.'j.K" jregftT.
POLAR BEAR AND ESKIMO DOG
and provide for the strain of adaptabil
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
appear as food. To overcome this dis
aster the shoulder straps were mado
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
ation. It is n matter of necessity even
when following the new coast line, as
Is shown by the mishap of Mylius
Ertckson, for if he had had n boat be
would himself have returned to tell
the story of the Danlsj expedition to
east Greenland.
Need for n boat comes with the
changed conditions of the ad van -lug
teuson. Things must be carried for
1
rot.
several months for a chance use lu the
last stages of the return; but. since
ford supplies nr.- necessarily limited,
delay Is fatal. Therefore when open
water prevents progress a boat !
comes in the uature of a life pre
server. Foolish Indeed Is the explorer who
Ignores this detail of the problem.
Transport of n boat, however, offers
many serious ob'ectlons. Nai'sen In
trodueod the Unynk, nnd most explr
ers since have adopted the same de
vice. The Eskimo canoe serves the
purpose very well, but to carry It for
three months without hopeless destruc
tion requires an amount of enenry
which stamps the polar ven -re with
failure.
Selecting a Bant.
Sectional boats, aluminium boats,
skin floats and other devices have been
tried, but to nil there Is the same fatal
objection of Impossible transportation.
If seems rather odd that the ordinary
folding canvas lioat has not been press
ed into this service.
We found it to fit the situation ex
actly, selecting a twelve foot Eureka
shaped boat with wooden frame. The
slats, spreaders and floor pieces were
utilized as parts of sleds. The can
vas cover served as a floor cloth for
our sleeping bags. Tims the boat did
useful sorvl -e for a hundred days nnd
was 'never In evidence as a cumber
some device.
When nt last the craft was spread
and covered, in It we carried the sled.
In It we camped. I.i It we sought game,
the meat of whl h took the place of
exhausted supplies. Without it we,
t'io. would not have returned.
reparation of the staple food sup
ply is of even greater Importance than
means of locomotion. To the success
of a prolonged antic enterprise In
transit successive experience Is bound
to dictate a wise choi.-e of equipment,
but it does uot often educate the
stomach.
From the published accounts of arc
tic travelers It Is Impossible to select
a satisfactory menu for future explor
ers, and I hasten to add that perhaps
our experience will be equally unsatis
factory to subsequent victims.
Nor Is It safe to listen to scientific
ndvlec, 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.
It differ with every expedition, and It
Is radically different with every nn
tlon. Thus when l)e Oerlache forced
Norwegian food into French stomachs
he learned that there was a nationality
in gastronomies.
Depending on Eskimo Food.
In this respect, as in others, I was
helped very much by the people who
were to line up my forces. The Eski
mo is over 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 n steady diet without
other adjuncts. His food requires nei
ther salt uor 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 gastro
nomies of our lockers, pemmican was
selected as the staple food, which also
served equally well for the dogs.
We hud nn ample supply of pem
mican, made by Armonr, of pounded
dried beef, sprinkled with a few
raisins, boiuo currants and n small
quantity of sugar. This mixture was
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Au.gK.xVi MiEIUfigr
ON THE JOHN R. BRADLEY.
j cemeuted together with heated beef
i tallow and run into tin cans coiitniniiio
six pounds each.
This combination was Invented by
nn American Indian. It has been used
before us part of the long list of food
stuffs lu arctic products, but with us
It was the whole bill of fare when
away from game haunts.
Only a few palate surprises were
carried, and these will be Indicated In
the narrative of camp life. The entire
wiuter and night .were spent with busy
hands, under direction of Eskimo anil
Caucasian ingenuity, In working out
the clothing and camp comforts with
out which we could not invade ti9 fur
bidden mystery of the polar basin.
Although we did not follow closely
either the routes or methods of our
predecessors, we are nevertheless dou
bly indebted to them, for their experi
ences. Including their failures, were
lur stepping stones to su cess.
(Continued next week.)
J. D. WALCK
Real Estate Dealer
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done in secret by myriads ol dan
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it falling out A single application
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Save your hair before too late.
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Featt That Never Happened.
A grotesque and foolish view of the
est leads many who are uot ac
3ualnted with that part of the country
to perpetrate amusing blunders re
giirdlng the possibilities of the typical
western weapons, the rifle and the six
hooter. To shoot uu animal's eye oui
at a hundred paees is a common feat
in wild west literature. Sometimes It
is done with a six shooter In type, nol
anywhere else. Of course, no mnn
can see the eye of an animal that far.
I have had a good rifleman tell me he
could cut off a robin's head at a hun
dred steps. The truth Is that he could
not see the head clearly that far. You
read that the desperado Blade could
with a six shooter at fifty or sixty
steps hit a 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 nnd fancy shooting at Its
best could ever cover feats ascribed ae
matters of course to the average fron
tiersman by those devotees of frenzied
fiction who never saw the frontier.
Outing Magazine.
Shampoo.
A mid-eighteenth century traveler,
who Is the first person known to have
made English of the word "shampoo,"
wrote that "shampooing Is an opera
tion not known In Europe and la pe
culiar to the Chinese, which 1 had once
the curiosity to go through, and for
which I paid but a trifle. However,
had I not seen several Chinese mer
chants shampooed before me I should
have been apprehensive of danger
even at the sight of all the different
Instruments." The original "sham
poo, as this traveler's detailed ac
count aud other allusions for long
after his time show, was very much
v. hat we call "massage" now. It was
from India that the word really came,
aud it represents the Imperative of a
verb meaning to knead.
Englieh Robea of State.
Every robeumker In London always
keeps some of the most expensive
robes of s.ute-tbose of a registrar, for
Insiance-reudy and lends them out
when ofllclals have to use them at
any great ceremony. Many a peer
when bis portrait Is to be added to the
family picture gallery has obtained
the crimson and ermine from his tailor
for a small consideration.
J3 Dandruff and Ik
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Howard-Did you ever know of your
own knowledge any one who was
cured by suggestion?
Coward -Yes: I cured the old duke's
Initiation for my daughter by sug
gesting that he leud me $5.-Judge's
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lomea C. Bilking 10.000
Hon. James C. Bilkins I0000
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Old Bilkins 1.000,000
That old leather hearted hog, till-
fclna 5,000.000
Puck.
Taking No Risks.
Dentist You should have taken gas.
as I suggested, sir. You would have
felt uo pain. Vlctlm-M tike ga"!
Me. with 20 lu my pocketTNo fear.
Get it over.-Londou Tit-Hits.
Well Bred.
"That's a well bred child."
"You bet she Is. Never corrects
her parent publicly, no natter wbnt
the exigencies of the cose may be."
Pittsburg Pout.
Tree Roots.
As a general rule roots esteiiri on
each side of a tree to a distance euuul
to the height of the tree Itself,