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THE NORTH POLE F -1 ? COOK, \n \mi:kk \\ m< ('iths >\ WERK many FAIL? ED. After Overtiming Orcnt Obstacle* AimI EnritirltuT TenrlMe Hardships, Intrepid Kip lor er Attains Farthest Nur tb?Returning Home by YAa> Of O" ooark. Pari* Seot I. The Paris **?nt i< ?1. of the New York Herald thla morning ptibltares a signed Matern? nt from I>r. Frederick A. Cook, which Is dat? ed "Hans Egode. Lerwlek. Wedin - day," on his experiences In the Are gjtb- regions. "After a prolonged fight with famine and frost. ' says Or. Cook, "we have at last aucceeded In reaching the North Pole. A new highway, with an Interesting atrip of animated nature, has been explored and big fXvgame haunts located, which will de Hftvt sportsmen and extend the Esqul maux horlxdn. "L*nd has been discovered on watch reet the earth's northernmost rocks. 1 A triangle of 30,000 square sallee has been cut out of the terras ferial unknown. The expedition was the outcome of a summer cruise In the Arctic seas on the achooner Brad? ley, which arrived at the limit* of navigation In Smith Sound late in August, 1907'. Hare conditions were . found to launch a venture to the pats. J. R. Bradley liberally supplied from his vessel suitable provisions for local use. sly own equipment for the ssaergencles served well for every purpose In the Arctic. "Many Baqulmaux had gathered on the Oreenland shore at Annatoak for ^?gne winter hunt Immense quantities* * 0/ onset had been collected and about the camp were plenty of strong dogs. The combination was lucky for there were good material for equipment. All that waa required was conven? iently arranged for at a point only ^Tte miles from the boreal centre. A Whouse and work-ahop were built of packing boxes by willing hands and this northernmost tribe of 250 people set th?tmselven to the task of devising a suitable outfit. Before the end of the long winter night we were ready tor the enterprise and plans had m\ wCured to force a new route over Grln nell band northward along Its west coast out on to the polar sea. "The campaign opened with a few scenting parties being sent over the American ahorea to explore the way and seek the game haunta. Their min gXsioM was only partly successful b>? <* eons* of the storm*. At sunrise of 1901 (February 1?) Che main expe? dition embarked on Ita voyage to the pole. It consisted of 11 men and 1)3 dogs drawing 11 heavily lud o St etadgoa. The expedition left t le ? Oreenland shore and pushed we> t ward over the troubled ice of Smith sound. The gloom of the long night was relieved only by a few hours of dayttght. The chill of the winter waa felt at Ita worst. As we croased the heights of Btlsmere aound to the Fa jSelfte slope the temperature aank to minus S3 centigrade. Several dogs wee* frosen and the men suffered ue vereJy but wo soon found the game trails along which the way waa easy. "Wo forced through Nansen aound to Lsvada End. In thla march we se e, cured 101 muak oxen, seven bears and S3? harea. "We pushed out Into the polar *ea from the eouthern point of Herbert island on starch 18. Six Baqulmaux returned from here. With four men and SS dog* moving aupplle* for 80 dags, the crossing of the ctrcum-po y* lar puck was ? egun. Three days la? ter two other Esquimaux, forming the last aupportlng party, returned and the trials had now been reduced by the survival of the fittest. The two best men and 21 dogn were picked ^ for 'he final effort. "There before ua In an unknown Hue ?af 480 miles lay our goal. The a ret days provided long march i.ml we taade encnursglng progress. A Mg lead which aepnrated the tnnd frara Ice of the central pack was ? croaaed with little delay. The low * temperature was peraletent and the winds made life a torture. But cojp ed up In our anow houses eating dried beef tallow and drinking hot tea there were some animal comforts occasionally to be gained. i "For aeveral days after the aitcht ?>f * known land was lost the overcast sky prevented >? n .o-curnte determination of our poaltlons On March 30 the hor 1 Ison was parth elearod and new land wsa <l 1 - ? ' ' ? ?1 ? "? 1 >'; > 1 . -m on position as latitude Ht 17. longi? tude 88.j<? There w?s urgent ?.d P* of rapid adtfeaoe Our main mission di?l n?d permit a dOtOUI lot tb?- pur poae of exploring the opuiitry, Here were aeon the I ist signs of solid earth; beyond tln-re was nothing stable to be aeen ? v/e advanced steadlrj over the ?n?ri?t??n\ Of mo.ing i?? and i?.w round oureelvee beyoml the range ot ail lire to ith?o- foot pi Ints of 1? re rsi nor the b'?ow-h'des of seals w ?e dc I Even the mtcroMOOpiC < r. ? tur??s ??f tb?- deep ware no longa r gg der ua. Th. m ohboilng Intluen???? of the shifting desert <?f frost bectme almost unendurable In the dally on : tine. The surface of the pack offer? ed les* and lens trouble and the w? itb r ImprOYtd, but there still re n; lined the life tapping wind which drove despair to its lowest rec( It, Th< extreme eld compelled physical ac? tion, Thui day after dai our weary ItfJ spread over b1^ distances, In i l?ms and positions we e reeerd d but adventure was promptly forgotten '.n the nevt days oT? rts. "'l b:' nu.'it of April T was made no tgblt by IhS SWlOflni o! tht un at midnight pvtr tht northern Ice. Bun burns and frOSl blttfl Wtlt now re OOrdtd on the saint day. but the doubl? day'l glitter Infused quite an incentive into one's life of ihiver*. "Our observation on April S placed the camp in latitude 86.36. longitude 94.2. In spite of what s? emed lonn marches we advanced but little over 100 miles. Much of our work was lost in circuitous twists around troublesome pressure lines and high Irregular fields. A very old ice drift, too, was driving eastward with suf? ficient force to give some nnxlety. "Although still equal to about 50 tiles dally, the extended marches in4 the long hours for traveling with ".. :U fortune favored 'is earlier wen? 10 longer possible. We. Were hotf about 200 miles from the pole and sledge loads were reduced. One dog after another went into the^ stomachs' of the hungry survivors until the teams were considerably diminished In number but there seemed to re? main a sufficient balance for man and beast to push along into the heart of the mystery to which he had set our? selves. "On April 21 we had reached 89 degrees 69 minutes 46 seconds. The pole was In sight. We covered the remaining 14 seconds and made a few final observations. I told Etukis hook and Ah welsh (the accompany? ing Esklmaux) that we had reached the 'great nail.' "Everywhere we turned was south, with a single step we could pass from one side of the earth to the other; !rom midday to midnight. At last the flag 'fluttered to the breezes at the pole. It was April 21, 1908. The temperature was minus 39 centi? grade, barometer 29.83, latitude 90; as for the lougtltude it wan nothing is it was but a word. "Although crazy with Joy our spirits began to undergo a feeling of weariness. Next day after taking all >ur observations, a sentiment of in? tense solitude penetrated us while we looked at the horizon. Was it possible that this desolate region, without a patch of earth, had aroused the am? bition of so many men for so mc.ny centuries? There was no groevnd. only an immensity of dazzling wtdtc snow no living being, no poial to begat] the frightful monotony. "On April 23 we started on our re? turn." THE WAY OF DREAMS. The way of dreams?the bluebird sang? Is never hard to find, So soon as you have really left The grown-up. world behind; So s>?n as you have come to see Tb.it what the others call Realities, for such as you, A*v never real at all; ? t ? So soon ss you have ceased to care What others say or do. And understand that they are they And you?thank God!?tune you. JWM1 Mg?M0*IWt*?kA1 Then is your foot upon the path, Tour Journey well begun, And safe the road for you to tread, Moonlight or morning sun. I'eaco of this world you MhaJl not take, Yes! no provision heed; A wild-rose Kathered In the wood Will buy you all you need. Hungry. the birds shall bring you food. The been their honey bring; And. thirsty, you the crystal drink Of an immortal spring. For sleep. l>?*hold how deep and soft W4th taott the earth 1? spread. Iftd all the trees of all the world Shall i uitalrt round your bed. Kiuhanted journey! that begins Nowher??. and nowhere ends, Rtsklatj as svor*ctianging goal, Now hither Winds and wends; Tot destination yonder flower. Put business yonder bird; tnghl btttar worth the traveling to I never saw or hat rd, > |on| ?l?e iIV? travel of the ?n??" Pirat tht green snrth to tread \nd still yog other starry track To travel when you're dead, Richard I," Qalllennt In The i>e llnegtor, The mat who sa.\s nothing and mv - wood may some day trade that occupation for tht more agreeable Ota r?l cutting off coupons. Home man do so much talking rboul being square thai w< natura!!) ? ipeel to tat tht torntrt sticking ou1 of them. n^MBAT TlTBERCTJLOMl with PAINT. Gen any Finds Vltralln a Pourerful ' (.i Destroyer?A Novel Method, Consul Thomas H. Norton, wrting fbemnltl, says that in the war- ', 'ore v hleh is heinu '.vage<i so persist? ently nuainst tuberculosis in Oer many, Increased attention is being de- J VOied to paints and washes which may be npnlli d to walls, etc., and which possesi In a greater or lesser degree the power of destroying germ life, He gives the following example. In i recent number of the publica? tions Of the German health office, a report appears with very full details regarding the tests applied to the new f igment called vitralin, a highly lus? trous paint which can be applied to surfaces with the same ease as ordi? nary paints, with a basis of white cad a id zinc. Its chief value is for dlslnfocttng, and it Is prepared ana told more specifically for use In rooms, etc., where it Is desired to combat pathogenic germs. In this re? spect It seems to be far In advance of all ot the ordinary substances ap? plied to walla, containing lime or lead C-ompourds. The Importance of such an agent, in connection with modern sanitary appliances for destroying the mi? crobes of disease, led the health of? fice to make somewhat exhaustive tests of the germlcldal properties of vltrolln under varying conditions. The results may be briefly summar? ized as follows: When in contact with a vltralln coating the bacilli of tuberculosis (as found in saliva) are completely de? stroyed In three days, Dlptherla ba? cilli require 5 hours, typhoid bacilli eight hours and those of pus (staphy lococcl and streptococci) from six to thirteen hours. On the contrary no lethal effect could be observed upon the spores of anthrax, even when the contact lasted 30 days, although a dsltlnctly retarding influence upon * he development of the spores was noticed. Control .experiments carried on simultaneously with surfaces cov? ered with ordinary paint showed eith? er no germlcldal power or a much less degree of efficacy. Direct sunlight renders the lethal action much more rapid than when h is carried on in diffused daylight. The material upon which the coating is appUtd exercises no appreciable ef? fect. The same results were secured when ldgment was spread over glass, porcelain, brick and wood. The dis? infectant property remains for a con siderame time in the coating of paint, although after a lapse of a yea* ii >? as found to be distinctly weaker? e., a longer time was required to bring about a complete destruction of bacteria. The investigator came to the con? clusion that the specific disinfectant property of vitralin results from the oxidation of the linseed oil which forms 'an important constituent of this paint, as of most paints. Fur? ther, this oxidation is dependent upon the presence of a -certain degree of moisture, and ?atarally,. of oxygen; and warmth as well as light is an important factor in favoring the formation of the active germicidal agent. This property of vitralin is dkewise unaffected by prolonged ex? posure to powerful antiseptic agents, such as corrofdv-e sublimate, formalin, kirsol-sulphuric Acid, etc. The conclusion of the officers of the imperial health office is that vitraPn furnishes a highly valuable addlt; to the weapons employed In all roofs, etc.. where germs collect and that It can be most advantageously employed in all rooms, etc., where germ life Is liberated, consumptives' sanatoria, wards for infectious diseases, and the like. Attention is called to the fact that the presence of such a wall coating as vitralin does not necessarily super? sede the use of the customary disin? fection methods now legally obliga? tory, There is, however, a distinct advantage In having a continuous de? struction of disease germs maintained whenever they come In contact with tin- walls of an apartment during its temporary occupancy by a person af? fected by an infectious disease. "Yes." shrieked the stiff ragette. "that foot-and-mouth disease affect?, humans, too, I know a lot of men with it." 'HOW so?" asked a man In the au? dience. "They're too tired to walk and al way* thirsty*" was the prompt reply <Country Oentleman. The postal authorities of ESnglant paid high compliment to the atami ? ollectors of the world when they pro i hied a special cancelling stamp foi use in Manchester on the three duy "I tin- stamp Exposition In thai cltj recently, CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always bought Bears the Signature of Build a Sweet Potato House. If you grow many BWeet potatoes (and every Southern farmer should grow enough to have a constant sup- j ply for the table all the year through and every day in the year), you Should make a potato house. Buch a house should he about 10 feet wide' and as long as needed. We have some here that hold 5,0<m> bushels. Sink the house two feet in the ground 1 in a location where no water can get; in. Hut if water is certain to rise in i an excavation In winter, then build j entirely above ground. Set posts for J the walls and sheath inside and out- | side, and cover the outside with tar paper and then weatherboard it. This will give a dead air space to keep out cold. Make the side walls six fet high and put on a double-pitched roof, ! with a ventilator in the centre that can be opened and closed. Floor over from the eaves to make a sort of cock-loft above, that will be useful for onions and kill keep cold out from below. It will be best to put slatted shelves on each side of a central walk, so that the potatoes will not be in too large a heap. Or you can gather and i put them in the ventilated truck bar lel and pile these in the house. Dig these when the soil is dry, and do not let them be thrown into heaps in the field but merely left along the r?ws to sun well. When all are in, start a fire either by means of a box stove and pipe running the length of the house, or by a furnace and flue like a tobacco barn if on a large scale. In fact, an empty tobacco barn, well chinked, can be made to keep po? tatoes very well, but will need more winter tiring than a well-built potato house. Run the temperature in the house up to 90 degrees with the ven? tilator open, and keep this up daily till potatoes have sweated and dried off. After that there is little difficulty In keeping them, if sound when stored. Watch the house in cold weather and try to keep it as near as possible between 40 and 45 degrees, no higher nor lower. You will sel? dom need fire heat to do this in a well-built house with dead wall and loft, with the sides banked partly out? side. You can then be ready to take advantage of the market and get the best price. If wanted to keep in warm weather, open up the house and ventilator at night, and close up be? fore sunrise to keep the heat out. In this way it is easy to have potatoes till the new crop comes in.?W. F. Massey in Raleigh, N. C, Progressiv* Farmer. What might be called a pigm> among cream separators is the new Sharpies Tubular "A"' Hand Separa? tor, No. 1. It is only 2 3 inches high and has a capacity of "00 pounds ol milk per hour. Yet it is guaranteed to do the same high quality of work as the larger machines and doubtless be a fine Investment for many who do not "keep enough cows to justify the purchase of one of the standard size separators. With 50-cent butter In prospect the wise housewife will be putting up plenty of fruit while it is cheap.? Philadelphia Inquirer. "Ain't it Awful!" How some agents and dealers will?"fabricate?' Just the ether day <in agt nt told one of our customer? he could sell him a piano "just as good" as the Stleff for ever so much less money. It so happened cmr customer knew the difference, and knows the firm ef Chas. M. Stleff has never attempted to mis? lead a customer. 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