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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1913)
I GSWI5CT wmm t K i by THE mtmSS OF BEDFORD 7r litiic literature hna always had a HfflH!LjSIjf SSlfe 4&8J1 4 -L fascination for me, and It has long mW,'MMmMm ' ' 'S' ftSWMSim J i -J iwcn my ambition to aeo something VM" Zf Wu" ''" SWMmm t ,hp PMoptlon of u visit to Hpltzbur- &$' f ' & 5rVV 3$ MMfWml -Jdbifo. en in 1902, when I went as far aa $?$k ",,fc- 1? , 'V'V V'llf' 'WiPW SS Amsterdam Island nnd waa stopped fflj$ 'Ju ' C5 A' ' aiflSfelS 1 k by Ico. 1 have not boon auto to gratl- &$4$W7 & . f"'" ' , - f Wfl Jkl ' niy wIbIi. In 1010 I visited Ice- K ' ? $$ '& $feV Jm ' -VM land I find that when one has been fJ? , - JSr Sj?fej ZZz-' J to thnt country It Is always assumed litZ- ' sMrtDmTfW,, " &C$M& that ono must have beon lteklnvlk WMjfmmmimifMv - 1 w !35fc ZsvZZT WMffl$ nnd the aeslra. Hut Hoyklnvlk and tho Goyalra $S&$1S had no attractions for mo. aa I ai anxloua to vklt WWWmmiMwiWm&? WMk Mw!I Irs wHl-Khown partH. The north and onat coaats gmWW'mmS of Iceland and tho Island of Orlmaoy woro the ob- A?MWMMWM Mfivrtlfy&M PUmt- 3wBBSj Jcct of my voyage. iiMiM9iMmiiWWl SffiBSfek. liTJrW Grirnaey lies thirty mlloa north of tho north coaat X'mM&WlimiMm WWWW of Iceland, and la just within the Arctic circle It lit !mMW haa about soventy Inhabitants, who, with tho excop- V-OSSSffiB tlo., of the paalor, llvo In turf huta. Thoro la a very XmV)&WMmil OX4M&&V small wooden church, ncroaa tho Interior vof which NsMsMtf p i. W?m&mti' ' "T fwM$& MSmT a large beam aupports K&S&fe ! mlmkAPMMBW TrafrriEgwro;w -3 PiMMriiM .1.4 wi ' aumimuv i u . i. ' ' - - ffT iTBrnHBiM m.-. - M, lfiHTTKwMMmiJi it irt K I jiiTiin ' w illi i " " '""" iwpi ' umi'Myfcijraw i Jff fcMgfpfMPff liWflWrPaJllMPTM I tho walla aome two or three feet above tho jiulplt If the pastor ntanda upright tho beam must come1 Im mediately In front of hla face, and I regret that I waa unable to attend a service to aeo bow tho dlfllculty waa solved Tho laland la ibeat known as the onl breeding-place In Kuropo of tho llttlo nuk waa told that tho Inhabitants aro noted chess pluyora, and are nent to play In tournaments far from their own home. Ah an Island of chcas playera, Orlmsey may continue to bo far famed, but as the borne of the llttlo auk I fear It la doomed. KJi-;3&. . tr-tmrH... ''""" v TKzrj Mir&iQRgDMFM wmz&rG &V&rfa?r .. --lai ??wy .sxi& .ZAij..:vxp;'Mi . fl&3Uift jjsk; .M mmrsfiMw&G& ,. m -'OlilllitfMl mini mt!s. frtJjvQ4&u9 rmm&mMim iHffiim .''I'i'IIHi idWPWlljMil 'i Ci" During my vialts I novor saw more than a dozen of theso InterestliiB llttlo birds. Tholr brcodlne places aro among the boulders on tho moat accos lblo parts of tho ahoro, and an egg cblloctor, who baa lived a great number of yoars at Akuroyrl (tho principal pprt on tho north coast of Iceland) boasted to mo that there wore no llttlo auks loft breeding In Grlmaoy, ns ho hud taken ovory egg. Fortunately, n fow have escaped him, but tho birds have evidently enormously decreased slnco tho Island was visited by Hantsch, tho German naturalist. fSiiow buntlnga, In their beautiful black and whlto summer plumago, woro tho commonest blrda round tho huts. Hod-necked phalaropoa, purplo sandpipers, meadow plplta and ringed plo vorB woro very abundant. Eldor ducks nest all oround tho dwelling houses, nnd are so tamo that tho jBlnnders stroko them whon sitting on tholr Tlio commonest of tho cliff brcedors are tho Tulmars", puftlns, klttlwokca, razorbills, and nrun nidi's guillemots, grey plialaropos, wheatears, whlto wagtails, ravens and othor birds aro soon In smaller numbers, About throe hundred and Can miles N.N'. ft. of Iceland and two hundred and forty miles from tho coast of Greenland, lies the Island of Jnn Maycn. I had read about It In various vookB of Arctic travels, and In 1010 aug EOHted half jokingly to my captain that I should llko to go thoro. As tho construction of my yacht is not adapted for encountering lco, ho treated my suggestion oven less sorlously thnn I bad hoped, and for tho tlmo being I had to ngreo. However, tho thought that I had been within twenty-six hours of that covotod goal lay at the back of my second visit to Iroland tho following year, though I did not mention It until I saw what tho weather was llko at Grlmsoy. 1 took tho precaution of providing myself with tho Austrian chifrt of Jnn Mayon, which I know my captain would consldar unnecessary. Owing to bad weather, I had to wult uomo time at Akuroyrl NortU Iceland) before I could go over to Grim ey, and during this tlmo a naval lieutenant, who bad been with tho lll-fatod Mikkelsen expedition to Greenland, came to cull upon mo. Unfortunnt ly. I was not on board, and ho tntervtowod tho captain Instead. Ho told him that Ico had been oon off Orlmsey four days before our arrival, and, of course, scorned tho Idea of our going to Jail Mayen. Tho prospect did not aoem hopeful, ut ns tho Ico was so noar I told my captain that 1 should like to go and sco It, and turn round as noon ns wo mot with it. As wo had perpetual daylight this suggestion found favor. Vo went over to Grlmscy, whero tho Inhabitants only con firmed what wo had already heard, and oxpocted we should meet with Ico about forty mllos north of the Island. At 6 a. m. on July 29th wo weighed anchor, nnd steamed away In pursuit of tho Ico, but I stipulated that our course should lie straight In tho direction of Jnn Mnyen. Tho weather waa bright and clear, and at 8 a. m. wo sighted a distant iceberg between oursolves nnd tho Greenland coast. At 11 u. m. thoro waa no other Blgn of Ice, though wo had como over fifty miles, lllrdrf woro vory scarco, generally only ono or two fulmars were In Bight, and I had seen two guillemots, two Arctic skua, and a fow puf Una. At 2 p. m. wo had steamed olghty-flvo mllea. No Ico had beon aeon, nnd only n fow fulmars and klttlwakos camo within sight of tho yacht 7:20 p. m. Log 148 miles. A northorly breozo sprung up, and tho temperature of tho water was 40 degrees. It had been 42 degrees two hours earlier. I had only soon ono Razorbill In the nftornoon nnd n fow fulmnrs and klttlwnkes. 9:15 p. in. Log 180 miles. Very clear weather. Tho aun sot at about 11:15 p. m. Tho wind wna westerly, and as thoro was a very heavy swell, llttlo sloop wus to bo had. Bright sunnhlno cheered mo when I looked out In tho early hours of the following morning. There wna no sign of ice, nnd ovldontly none had boon seen, or I should hnvo heard of It. I know thnt Jan Mayen could not bo far off. At 7:15 n. in. I ngaln looked out, nnd saw a dim outllno of cliffs nhoad, lost abovo In mist and cloud. Great numbers of Ilrunnlch's gulllomots, fulmnrs nnd a fow klttlwakos woro Hying round, n suro sign of tho proximity of land. Tho thormometor on dock roglBtored 45 dogreou Fahrenheit and tho log 290 miles. Gradunlly tho beautiful snow-covered volcano, Ilooronborg, np poarod abovo tho cloud. All bolow was Bhrouded In mist, oxcept just abovo sea lovel, whero ono could traco tho dim outllno of land. As wo ap proached, a long, low-lying peninsula stretched out to tho southwest, and ns tho mist cloarod off and opened up tho high cliffs In front of ua, we could soo that tho tops woro covored with vegetation, and snow lay only In patches In tho deep ravines. Tho whole Island la nppnrontly studded with crntors, and tho tops of tho cllffa form huge ruggod basins. Tho cllfis nre a curi ous rusty red color (suggestive of iron) mixed with tho black lava. I am uot suro whother It wub oply tho sight of them which frightened my captain, but, at all events, ho buMuvod his com pnssos to bo affoctod, and wns not enjoying him self as much ns I waa. Along tho Bhort was a lino of broken Ico. Tho temperature of tho wator at 9 a. m. was 41 degrees and at 10:50 a. m. HO degreos. As wo steamed along from South Capo to South Knst Capo wo saw that Hoerenborg, which at first appeared part of tho cllffa In front of ua, wna separated from Uiom by a low strotch of land, ono mile and a half wido, and apparently llttlo abovo Boa ovol. Had thoro been no surf. It looked nn easy placo to land, but under tho clrcumatancea It was Impossible Hy tho tlmo wo renched thla Isthmua tho wholo Islnnd wna clear, except for a fow fleecy clouds ovor tho southern end, Leaving tho IsthmtiB bohlnd ua, wo pnsBod tho remarkable crater. Kgg Hluff, onco, I hollevo, nn Island, but now apparently connected with tho shoro. Ono Bldo of It hna beon worn away by tho sea. It Is GOO feet high, and from Us Inner wall steam Is said )o bo al ways rising. It was tho warmest day wo had had slnco leav ing England, and I Bpont tho wholo morning on tho bridge without n coat. Shortly after passing Kgg niufT, wo steamed undor Ilooronborg, which, on this glorious, cloudless day, was dazzling in Ua snowy whltonosa. At noon tho thermometer registered 40 degrees, tho tompornturo of tho wa ter 37 degrees, and thoro was a fresh, northwesterly breozo. Wo continued our voy age round the east coast, and hero tho sea was so calm that we went fairly close in shore, as It seemed probable that I could land. Wo stopped In sixteen fathoms of wa ter, nearly a mllo from tho shoro, and had it been good holding ground It might have been possible to anchor, but as wo were right in front of the Willo glacier, whUh comes down to tho sea, it was doubtful what tho bottom would bo llko, and in nny case It woulu havo beon unwlso for us to do so. Tho cliffs on this coast are very precipitous, and, could I havo landed, it would only hnvo been possible to walk about half a mile along tho nnrrow strip of beach. As It was, wo found, as wo approached It In tho dinghey, that there was too much surf to allow of our attempting It, nnd I had to content myself with rowing along within a fow yards of the shoro. Floating ico stopped us In ono direction, and heavy Burf In tho other. Numbers of glaucous gulls wore alt ting abovo high-water mark, and of course wore vory tamo. Hundrods of Hrunnlch's gulllomots and fulmars flow around us, and I saw ono black guillemot, probably U. mandtl. Not until I fired my gun had I nny Idea of tho number of blrda on tlio cliff nbovo mo. Probably owing to tho nature of tho soli, and the fact that tho lava slopes are loss precipitous than the granite cllffa whero seafowl generally congregate, tho usual ovldoncos of a great breeding resort wore ubsent. The glaclors aro not ns lino thoro as In Spits bergen, ns they aro covered with lava dust, and tho wonderful blue lco, which Is so characteristic of that country, Is absent. Nelthor are tho tops of tho mountains so Jnggod, and I cannot ngrca with Scorosby that It reminded mo In nny way of Spltzborgon. As it was limdvlsablo to go down tho west coast, wo returned by tho southeast coast, leaving tho Willo glnclor at 1:40 p. m. As wo steamed round tho South East capo, wo could 8eo tho wholo of this weird and wonderful laland from end to end In cloudless sunshine. Hut for tho surf, no ono could havo seen It un dor moro porfoct conditions, and probably with out tlio wind we should havo had fog. Already It waB creeping up to eastward of us, and at 5 p. m , whon wo woro well away from tho Island, wo ran into It. After the fog wo had an easterly gale nnd dangerous sea, which obliged ua to chango our course for a tlmo. Hut I had aeon Jan May. on, and did not greatly caro what happened! Colloquy of the Boobs. First Hoob Whacha do last summer? Second Iloob Worked In tho lumbering nnd staving business. First Hoob Yea? Socond Iloob Yep. Lumbering down tho street and staving off my creditors. Cornell Widow. A Lono Route. Willis How do you suppose Jacob, happened to soo that laddor stretching up to heaven In his dream? GUIs Ho had probably spent nil afternoon go ing up to hla aonts In row ZZZ in the stand at somo footbnll game! Puck. FEEDING OF BROILERS Unemotional. "I don't boliovo Grldley has a single rod cor pusclo In his voins." "What makos you think so?" "Ho enn sit through a football game without onco raising hla volco abovo a conversational tono." Interesting Experiment Made af Cornell Station. Wet-Mash Powdered Milk Ration Gave the Best Result Vlth Chicks In Weight, Rapid Growth and Their Development. Seven flocks of 110 chicks each, woro made tho subject of a feeding experiment lasting six weeks, by tho Cornoll station. Tho purposo wns to ascertain what feed produced tho best gain at tho least cost. Tho feeds woro as follows: Cracked Grain, Bran. Wheat three parts (by weight), corn two, hulled oats ono (finely cracked), kept beforo chicks at all times; bran fed In dish with cracked grain for first few days, afterward In separate dish; beef-scrap unmixed with other foods given from first feeding time. Grain fed in litter as soon as chicks could find it. Cracked Grain. Wheat threo, corn two, huled oats ono (finely cracked), kept before chicks at all times; beef- Good Style of House for Young Chicks Can Bo Placed on Runnero and Easily Moved. scrap unmixed with other foods given from first feeding time. Grain In Ut ter after first three days. Cracked Grain, Dry Mash. Wheat threo, corn two, hulled oats ono (fine ly cracked), kept before chicks at all times; wheat three, corn two, hulled oats ono (finely ground), bran two, fed In dish with cracked grain for first few days, afterward in separate dish; cracked grain in litter; beef scrap unmixed with other foods given from first feeding time. Dry Mash. Wheat three, corn two, hulled oats ono (finely ground), bran two, kept before chicks at all times; beef-scrap unmixed with other foods given from tho first feeding time. Wet Mash, Powederd-Milk Solution. Wheat three, corn two, hulled oats ono (finely ground), bran two, tho mixture moistened slightly with powdered-milk solution; solution being ono part milk-powder to nine parts water, for first week, afterward tho proportion of tho powder increased somewhat; moist mash fed in such quantity as waa readily eaten, five times a day for first week, decreasing tho number of feeds as seemed best; beef-scrap unmixed with other foods given from tho first feeding time. Wet Mash, Skimmed Milk. Wheat threo, corn two, hulled oats ono (flno ly ground), bran two, this mnsh moistened slightly with sweetj skimmed milk, fed in such quantity as was readily eaten, five times dally for tho first weok, decreasing feeds as Boomed best; beef-scrap unmixed with other foods given from first feeding tlmo. Tho following facts were found: Tho youngsters relished tho wet mash feed better than the dry feed. Tho chicks seemed to require both cracked and ground food, and they craved a variety of all feeds. Tho chicks fed wet mash were tho largest and plumpest, but those on tho vnrlety ration wero tho most active. Theso latter had no mortality up to six weeks. Next to these tho lowest In mortality was tho wet-mash flock. Chicks roared on skimmed milk mash mado a most rapid growth for tho first threo weeks. Tho chicks reared on powdered-milk mash mado tho greatest growth in six weeks. Chicks having tho variety ration mado, during tho fifth week, the great est weekly gain of tho experiment. Chicks having tho wot mash and tho variety rations made better growth than those having dry mash or crackod grain. Chicks having dry mash mado tho least gain in wolght per chick, at greatest cost per pound, Tho wet mash and tho variety ra tion flocks ate less per pound weight, Hopeful Sign. Dross Sorgeant, (after worrying nrown, the new recruit, for two hours) IUght about, face. nrown Thank goodness. I'm right about some thing at last. TIt-BlU. lBiwp Feeding Trough for Mash. and at less cost per pound weight than tho flock having tho dry rations. Dry feeding cost less for labor per 100 chicks than tho wot mash. Tlio ' variety ration cost moro for labor per 100 chicks for tho first threo weokB, but cost leas thau tho wet mash for six weeks. Considering tho number of chicks reared, tho vigor of tho chicks, nnd tho continued palatablllty of tho ra tion, tho variety ration gave tho best results for tho first six weeks. In total wolght of flock average weight of chicks, rapid growth and development, cost per pound gain and por pound weight, tho wet-mash pow-derod-mllk ration gavo tho best results. V The Value of Hone. How drear a place the world would bo If nil who fall to win success Permitted nil tho rest to seo Tho evidence, of their distress! How fortunato It 1b that men So often hide tho rrlefa they pear So often still try bravely when Their breasts aro laden with despair How few men ever would achieve Tho victories that aro so sweet If each should let-tho world percclvo Whenever ho hnd met defeat! How few men would be deemed sublime By thoso whoso hearts aro moved ta song If each sat grumbling every time Ills heart ached or his plans went wrong. How llttlo there would be to pralso How much to keep us plunged In gloom If each but walUd nil his days To hear tho dreadful crack of doom! 'TIs well that men conceal despair When stubborn fato hns used them ill Why not. If you have woes to bear, Assist by seeming hopeful still? Mere Opinion. It always makes an old lady angr when tho papers publish another wo man's portrait taken from a photo graph mado twenty yeara beforo. The people who mado the English language builded.wisor than they knew. Think of tho poetry that would be written If thero were moro than three or four words to rhymo with lovo. It doesn't take long to spoil a boj by giving him everything he wants. .Peoplo who aro gifted with imagina tion havo an Immense advantage in being able to dream of the happiness that might bo theirs If things wero not as they are. The Miner's Daughter. "Ah," said tho count, "zis ees not ze lady I would havo for my wife. She ees what you call plain." "But her father owns a coal mine," replied tho general manager of the International Title and Trust Syndi cate. "I caro not for zis gold mine. I "Not gold mine. I said coal mine hard coal." "Ah, my dear friend! How beauti ful zis lady ess! My heart ho what you call leap wis lovo!" The Real Need. "They say that laziness is caused by a germ. What a flno thing it would bo If wo could And something to kill tho thing." "Oh, no. I know something finei than that. Think bow much nicer it would bo If wo could all find some way to gratify it." Immune. "I oft," said the political aspirant, "feel sorry for tho great men whoso names are given to so many children that turn out to be scalawags." "It Is tough," yelled a dlBtributei undor tho gallery, "but never mind. You'll never havo to be pitied on that account." Really Cruel. "I havo lost my heart," said tho man who woro shoulder straps, but had nover sniffed tho smoke of bat tle. "Well, you needn't search mo," re plied tho girl. "I'm not making collec tion of bogus war relics." Doing Well. "Young man," said a rich and pom pous old gentleman, "I was not always thus. I did not always rldo In a ino- tor car of my own. Whon I first start ed in life I had to walk." ''You woro lucky," rojolned tin young man. "Whon I first started I had to crawl. It took me a long time to learn to walk." Can You Blame Him? Eve You look glum. What's tin matter? Adam I named tho Ichthyosaurui .yesterday and today ho sued me foi libel. 1 A i vrr,Hr'-iM( "'M'j faftj t,'f.mvmi4 wni ' w . -" mom rnMtonMiK(i r wA c .. A-