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THE OlSFATTA DAILY BEE : STJXBAT , JULY 10 , 1809.
ORCHARD
& WIlllELM'S
SALE.
SALE Of NO SMALL PRETENSIONS
The mark down prices are In plain
figures , and there Is no mls-
' taking the genuineness
ot this cut price sale.
GOODS EXACTLY AS REPRESENTED
The prices are so low that you can
now procure high grade fur
niture at a very medi
um price.
All sample pieces of furniture ,
drop patterns of carpets and
made-up rugs , odd pairs of cur
tains and short lengths of up
holstery goods , must go and our
price of one-third to one-half
regular will move them quickly.
$10.00 solid mahogany nrm Dining Chair ,
upholstered Beat , satinwood Inlaid lines ,
sale price. J6.76.
$8.00 solid mahogany Dlnlne Room Chair ,
upholstered Beat. Inlaid lines sale price ,
$5.25.
148.00 Dlnlne Table , mahogany , round
top , handsome design , highly polished , a
big bargain at sale price. $33.00.
$54.00 mahogany Sideboard , eerpentlno
front and ends , hand carred and polished ,
goes at sale price , $36.00.
$22.50 Dining Table , Flemish oak , 10-foot ,
cholco Flemish , design , richly carved and
finished , extra value ealo price $16.50.
$39.00 Flemish oak Sideboard , artistic de
sign , high grade , hand carved and polished ,
at sale price , $28.00.
$45.00 Flemish Sideboard "canopy top" ,
handsome design , rich ornamentations ,
hand carved sale price , $31.50.
$38.00 set -regular Dining Chairs and 1
arm Chair , Flemish oak , box frame , leath
er seat and back , and this set ot 7 chairs
will co at sale price. $26.50.
$23.75 set Flemish box frame Dining
Chairs , cane seat , 6 small chairs and 1 arm
chair ealo price $15.50.
$69.00 Flemish Cabinet , a reproduction
from the real article , handsomely carved ,
Oilgto grade work , and this superior piece nt
sale price , $48.00.
$135.00 oak Bed Room Suit , large , masslvo
and _ handsome , hand carved and polished ,
extra 'largo mirror. The value Is beyond
comprehension , high grade sale price , $93.
$78.00 Bed Room Suit , made of select
curley birch , richly carved and ornamented ,
( hand polished , elegant design , largo mirror
sale price $47.00.
$40.00 Bird's Eye Maple Dresser , very
pretty design , select wood ftnd ( highly fln-
iBhed , at ealo price , $29.00.
$35.00 Birds Eye Maple Dresser , targe
French bevel mirror. This elegant largo
maple dresser at sale price. $23.00.
$11.60 Birds Eye Maple Bed. hand carved
and polished , and In this special sale price ,
only. $7.00.
$16.50 Brass and Iron Bed , full size , hand
some brass ornaments , patent rail attachment -
mont , at sale price , $11.75.
$37,50 Brass Bed , all brass , "canopy top" ,
a cholco bed at n email price In this sale
only. $17.50.
$18.00 enamel decorated Chiffonier , largo
oval French bevel mirror , 4 large and 2
email drawers , diolco design , at sale price
only , $12.40.
$8.50 enameled Chiffonier , 5 largo drawers ,
serpentine top , nicely finished. This chif
fonier at sale price , $5,90.
$35,00 Cheval Mirror , birch frame , large
French bevel mirror , In this sale only , $23.75.
$6.00 Corner Chairs , upholstered seat , Im
itation mahogany frame , nicely polished ,
lale price , $3.90.
$4.76 Parlor Chalra , damask seat. Imita
tion mahogany , nicely carved and finished
tale price $3.50.
$3.25 Parlor Ohalr , upholstered , damask
Beat , Imitation mahogany frame sale price ,
$2.50.
$12.00 mahogany Parlor Chair , satin wood
Inlaid lines , damask upholstered seat sale
price , $9.50.
$14.50 mahogany Parlor Chair , choice deIgn -
Ign , damask spring seat sale price $10,00.
$25.00 mahogany Arm Parlor Otmlr , hand-
comely upholstered and finished , an extra
choice piece sale price , $18.00.
$34.00 mahogany Window Beat , hand carv
ed frame , covered In fine grade damask. A
Tory cholco piece of furniture , at sale price
only , $20.00.
$104.00 mahogany 3-pleco Parlor Suit ,
handsome French design , high grade goods ,
band carved , covered In best damask , at
sale price only , $69.00.
$108.00 elegant massive 3-pIece Parlor or
Library Suit , covered In beat silk tapestry ,
solid mahogany frame , at special sale price ,
I7S.60.
$225.00 3-pleca Parlor Suit , handsomely
tufted and covered In best satin damask.
A very elegant cult , choice design , rich
heavy and massive , and for this extra choice
utt at tale price only , $139.00.
SEARCHING FOR TI1E POLE
Another Expedition Fitted- Out to Support
Lieutenant Peary ,
TWO LETTERS FROM THE EXPLORER
Projrrem of ( lie Original KxpcillUon
Up to AnRtint lit , 1808 Scene * nt
the Threshold of Arctic
ncitlon ,
NEW YORK , July 15. The Peary Arctic
club , of which Prceldent Morris 1C. Jesup of
the Now York Chamber of Commerce la
president , and President Henry W. Cannon
of the Chase National bank treasurer , au
thorizes the followlne statement : The ex
pedition of the club , under the direction of
Its secretary , Herbert L. Brldgman , of the
Brooklyn Standard Union , will sail trom
Sydney on Thursday , July 20 , In the steamer
Diana , Captain Samuel W. Bartlett , mas
ter. The project of the expedition was
clearly defined by Civil Engineer Peary bo-
tore his departure last summer , and It Is
a constituent part of his ceneral plan of
operations for reaching the polo. The Diana
Is of 473 , gross , and 273 , net , tons , with
seventy horse-iwwer engines , of an average
speed of eight knots per hour , and , built
In Qrconock. Scotland , In 1871 , was thor
oughly overhauled , re-englned and ro-
classed at Dundee In 1891. The Canadian
government In 1897 employed the Diana In
six months' service , determining the avail
ability of the ( Hudson's Bay route for com
merce , and the ship Is regarded as one of
the best and most commodious of the St.
Johns sealing fleet. Mr. Brldgman , who
will have ifull control of the ship , was a
member of the Peary auxiliary expedition
ol 1894 , and spent then several weeks In
the waters and along the coasts which the
Diana expects to visit Captain Bartlett Is
of the well known Newfoundland family of
that name ; brother of Captain John Bartlett -
lett of the Windward , In which Mr. Peary
loft Etah , Greenland , August 12 , 1S98 , bound
north , and from which nothing hns since
been heard ; of Captain "Harry" Bartlett ,
commanding the Falcon In the 1893-91 Peary
expeditions , and lost with all his olllcors
and crow In October , 1894 , returning from
Philadelphia to St. Johns , and a nephew of
Captain William Bartlett , who In 1873. In
the Panther , rescued the Tyson party from
their l.EOO-milo drift on the floe , after
the sinking of their ship , Polaris.
Stop * OIL the Way.
Leaving Sydney the Diana's first step will
bo at Disco , In northern Greenland , where
Intelligence from the north may foe obtained.
The next call will bo made at Upornavlk ,
also by direction of Mr. Peary , and thence
with the utmost
the voyage will be prosecuted
most speed possible across Melville Bay
and beyond Cape York to Peary's former
headquarters at Bowdoln bay , In Inglefleld
gulf. Should , however , no tidings 'be ' found
at any of the ports or at that point the
course will then bo laid to Littleton Island ,
at the entrance to Smith sound , that the
work of the expedition may be definitely
determined. The Diana will comply with
Civil Engineers Peary's Instructions to de
posit for him and for his party supplies at
Bowdaln bay , if landing can be effected ,
and , If not , at Littleton Island. In each case
proper precautions will be taken to insure
the safety of the'caches and the most effec
tive arrangements made to secure the com
fort and safety of the explorer and his party
whenever they shall return to either of the
points designated. This being accomplished ,
the Diana's work will be done , and her re
turn to St. Johns -will be as speedy as prac
ticable.
In addition to the proposed work of the
expedition , three parties will be taken on
the Diana one headed by Prof. William
Llbbey of Princeton , for deep sea scientific
work ; one by Russell W. Porter , of Boston
of sportsmen , and one by Robert Stein of
Washington , to remain in Ellesmereland for
a winter or two. Each of these expeditions ,
however , Is entirely Incidental and independ
ent of the undertaking of the Peary Arctic
club and subject to the main purpose of its
expedition and other conditions as they
may arise.
The Diana will take ample stores of pro
visions for her own party , for Peary's and
for the Windward's , In all for fifty men for
one"year. . The Invoices include large quan
tities of bacon , roast and corned boot ,
beans * peas , rice , tomatoes , tea , coffee ,
sugar , evaporated potatoes , onions , apples ,
peaches , apricots and prunes , all specially
packed for the northern climate , and all
selected according to the approved stan
dards of the United States army rations.
The supplies for the three expeditions the
Diana , Peary's and the Windward weigh
In all over fifty tons and were shipped In
sealed cars , all rail , from New York via
Boston and Portland to Sidney , where all
duties and port charges have been remitted
by the Canadian government. Other goods
for the Diana were also admitted duty free
at Newfoundland , and the Danish govern
ment has , as usual , granted permission to
tlie ship to land at the ports of Greenland.
The Diana will also take a consignment
of letters and newspapers from Norway ,
specially transmitted , that may bo deliv
ered to Captain Sverdrup and his com
panions on the Fram , who were last heavd
from July 30 , 1898 , at Upernavlk , bound
north.
SrcUliiK Information.
The voyage of the Diana Is likely to be
fraught with very much more than usual
public Interest. In addition to her own ex
periences , she will probably bring back
full news of the fate ot the Windward ,
Poary's ship of last summer , from which
nothing has been heard since she left Etah
to attempt the passage of Smith sound to
land the explorer north of Sherrord Osborne
fjord , and also Information concerning the
Norwegian party In the Fram and Uielr
work during the past winter. It Is by no
means certain that Mr. Peary will bo seen
or communicated -with. If everything has
gone well with him and hie headquarters
at Cape Washington , or 'Some equally far
northern point 'have ' been safely maintained ,
It Is not likely that he will return to Ingle-
field gulf to meet the Diana. Only In case
of disaster or loss of provisions , compelling
him to fall back on hla base , would he be
likely to undertake the Journey across the
Inland Ice far the summer , to open commu
nication with the world , The probability
IB that letters and reports from him , sent
back by his Eskimo companions , early In
the spring will be found awaiting the
party either at Bowdoln bay or Littleton
Island , or at some of the Eskimo villages
In the vicinity of IngleQeld gulf , and that
the letters and dispatches will be taken
to Peary by the same allies upon their
return to his msln northern station. The
prime object of the expedition Is to deposit ,
against all contingency , an ample supply
of food , and to Inform Peary ot the fact , BO
that In case disaster drives him back , he
may find subsistence at Inglefleld gulf , In
which country he Is practically at homo.
Nothing has been heard from Mr , Peary
since his departure from Sidney , Capo
Breton , July 7 , 1S98 , except the following
report of his northward voyage In the Hope
from Sidney to Ktuli , which Is now given
to the public for the first time :
Sklrtlnir Newfoundland ,
"OAPE YORK , July 25 , 1698. To the
President and Members of the Peary Arctic
Club ; It gives me pleasure to transmit the
following report of progress ot my expedi
tion to date ;
"Arriving at Sidney , C. B. , nt 9 p , m ,
July 7 , I went immediately on board the
Hope and , after finishing a few letters , got
under way at 11 p. m. The Hope carried
COO tons ot coal , Including twenty-live tons
on deck , A bright moon cnnblcd un to clear
the harbor without difficulty nnd then for
two days we carried light but favoring
winds northward along the west coast of
Newfoundland. A dense fog In the strait
compelled us to lay to for a few hour.i.
Finally a north wind dispelled this , and
Belle lele Itself was passed shortly after
midnight. Sunday , the 10th , wo steamed
northward along the Labrador coast till
late In the afternoon , when I ran Into the
fishing station of Domino Run , to send a
mall ashore , and then bore away direct for
Greenland across the wide mouth of Davis
strait. Hero again favoring winds , though
the weather was gloomy and overcast ,
helped us on our way , and midnight ot the
12th ( five days trom Sidney ) , found the
Hope In the latitude ot Cape Farewell and
In the twilight fringe of the great day ot
the Arctic summer. H was light though
at midnight to read coarse print on
deck , In the forenoon of the 16th
the edge of the East Greenland Ice was
sighted on the starboard. Running along
the edge of thin strait to the northwest , a
dense log came on In the afternoon , and
unable to see to avoid the Ice , wo entered
It. Boring our way northward , as best wo
could , the fog lifted the next forenoon , and
showed us the mountains of the Greenland
coast , and the Ice-pack extending In every
direction as far as could bo scon. The noon
observation shotted us to be north of
Gldhaab. Still boring through the Ice , In
the effort to get Into the narrow water along
the shore , we passed Sukkertoppen at 2 a.
m. of the ICth , and finding the Ice some
what less closely packed , kept on north
ward , and finally emerged from It Just
south of Holstclnbcrg on the afternoon ot
the 15th. This cast Greenland Ice this
year Is very wide , Is packed closely against
the shore , Is very heavy In character and
extends more than usually far north. Free
of Ice at last , wo were once more helped
on our way by favoring winds , Increasing at
one time to a half gale , and acompanlcd by
thick weather until 9 a. m. of tie 17th , when
wo were off Sanderson's Hope , the giant
mountain sentinel of this section of the
coast. The 17th wag a brilliant day , nnd
\ve steamed steadily northward , along the
magnificent coast , which looked much more
hospitable than the coast much farther
south. At 7 p. in. we passed the Duke
Islands , the southern limit of Melville bay
and almost Immediately Tjegan our battle
With the Ice. The voyage to hero had been
unusually quick , less than ten days from
Sidney , but the crossing of the bay was the
longest , with one exception , of any that I
have made.
Slow Progress Through Ice.
"During Sunday night wo made fairly good
progress directly toward Cape Walker , north
of Wllcox Head ; then with the falling of
the offshore wind the Ice closed together ,
and during the next four days and nights
wo were able to move only as the change
of tacks slacked the floes and enabled the
Hope to wind and twist between them in
the narrow lone of water , every now and
then butting the corners ot a floe which
barred the way. All this time the weather
was brlcht and clear. Four bears were
seen In this time. The first one was
wounded from the ship by the doctor , and
finally killed by mo after a hard run over
the Ice. The other three , a female and
cubs , were seen when the ship was un
fortunately ifast between the floes. They
swam a lead before I could get within range ,
and making directly away , escaped. Fri
day noon , about fifteen miles south of Bush
man , the Hope was caught between two
floes , hardly more than her own length
from open water , which appeared to ex
tend well to Cape York , some thirty miles
distant. Here eho was nipped and heeled
over , and raised several Inches by the ice
pressure. When finally she was released ,
the attempt was made to 'butt ' through the
barrier. This was almost effected when
the floes came together again and the
Hope narrowly escaped 'being nipped again.
This compelled us to ( back out and head
away to the south. The weather now
came on very thick , fog and snow , but
when the fog lifted Saturday evening , Capo
York lay only six miles distant , and both
it and ourselves were set in apparently
unbroken ice , uninterrupted by a single
lane of water. During the night and
Sunday , conditions did not improve until
Sunday evening , a chance ifor liberation
seemed to present Itself , and after butting
a wide barrier incessantly for eleven hours ,
It was broken through , and early In the
morning of the 25th the iHope entered
water , which enabled her to reach the capo.
Running her nose into a floe , I climbed
out on to the Ice , and rounding the cape
proceeded to the settlement , which I found
deserted. ! had been surprised that none
of the natives came out over the Ice to the
ship. This was now accounted for. The
ice about the cape was very heavy and un
broken , and every indication pointed to
Us not breaking up at all this season. The
acute natives , foreseeing this , had deserted
the settlement early In the spring , an un
precedented occurrence. "
Etah , Aug. 13 , 1S98.
"North of Capo York the 'North Water , '
though full of bergs and pan Ice , offered
unimpeded progress to the Hope , and wo
steamed along close under the Crimson
Cliffs to the next settlement , In Parker
Snow bay , 'behind ' Conical Rock. Here too ,
the place * was deserted , and the Ice In the
bay still unbroken. At Saunders Island ,
seventy miles from Capo York , I found
the first natives , five tents on the usual
site. From those I learned that the winter
had been a long and cold one , and since
the return of the sun It had been snowing
incessantly ; that the spring catch of wal
rus at Peterahwlk had been a complete
failure , and the tribe had suffered not only
with hunger but cold from lack of blubber
to warm their huts. They had been living
recently on birds , and only Just now had
the summer commenced with the capture ot
two or three walrus. Fortunately I found
an abundant supply of dogs. The only other
settlement in this vicinity was at North
Star bay. Forcing a passage to this har
bor , the ice In Wolstenholm sound having
not yet gone out , I found some ten tents ,
but the people lacking In all the material
I needed except dogs. As the Ice hero was
too unbroken for walrus hunting , I decided
to run north to Whale sound , locate the
natives there , secure my dogs , and recon
noitre the ice ; then return to Saunders Is
land and endeavor to secure some walrus
outside the Island. This programme being
carried out , I found the Ice In the Inner part
full of bergs and loose Ice , Plenty of walrus
were seen , but there was too much Ice
to allow a boat to approach them. The
outer settlements were deserted , the natives
having been forced to assemble at a few
places up Inglefleld gulf , where seal and
deer were to be obtained. Knowing that there
they were secure from Interference , and
that my supply of dogs was secure , I re
turned to Wolstenholm sound. The season
was still too early for walrus and only one
was secured , On the arrival of the Wind
ward I took on board some forty odd dogs
and a number of Eskimos from the two
settlements In Wolstenholm sound , and then
came north In company with the Windward
to Whale sound.
Hunting1 Wnlrnn.
"Leaving thoVSVindward at Hakluyt Island
to secure some looms , If possible , I went on
In the Hope to the walrus grounds north of
the Islands. Here two days' hunting , con
ducted entirely with line and harpoon , in
order not to render the animals shy , re
sulted In putting twenty-three walrus on the
Hope's deck , Several losses of harpoons , line
and floats made it Imperative for me to
obtain more gear. Rejoining the Windward
at Hakluyt , I sent it to attempt the entrance
of Olrlk's bay , for a two or three days' deer
hunt , while in the Hope I approached the
settlement of Karnah as near as the Ice
permitted , and sending a messenger over the
ice to land , brought out all the able-bodied ,
Second Week of the
Red Letter Sale
More radical clearance prices on seasonable merchandise more extensive price
cutting on all summer goods and more genuine bargain giving than distin
guishes most advertised sales the people know that what we say we do what we
advertise we have hence successful sales.
Wash Goods Department Ladies' Underwear
A week of clearance. We have divided our stock Ribbed Vesta nt 3VSc. Bettor ones at Be. Oreat values at lOo. Splendid
ones at IBc. A regular 23c quality nt 19c. Flno lisle at 26c and. one grand
into lots to handle in quickly. special lot thnt will represent the greatest value offering and the deepest
Cents Yflftl . A largo assortment of fine American Lawns price cutting In the history of underwear selling-
v mcj * ui pretty regular price Full regular made shaped Llslo Vests nnd Tights , worth $1.60
and staple patterns In the regular lOo percales many waist stripes. Flno Balbrlggan Vests nnd Pants , made by American Hosiery I50e
A 30-f t table covered with Lawns Dlml- Co. nnd sold everywhere nt $1.00 Imported French Llslo
At Q Cetlt 4 Yard . - ° ° , -
i . .i.y wmc. M. M. "
UcS ( PcrcaroSi prntcd | Madras and Pique- Vests , with lace trimming , regular price $1.00 j P"9ff9ft ( | |
sold uniformly at lEc yard. Fine yarn Fast Black Hose lOo.
At . IS . Cetit 4 Ynt H Our entire stock of French Organdy 4ho Full regular made Hermsdort goods lEo.
proluct ( of Orofl Uoniln ct ole < EOc Fancies 2Bc.
\ < f Q Cents Y&rt " Irish Dimities and flno Zephyrs many A clearing up of small lots of flno goods lisle , gauze , cotton }
flno mace , etc. black , tans fancy weaves none worth less V
of the latest designs In new blues and pinks.
than COc 3 $1
j f 25 Cents Yard A ° lean up ° f * N ° ur high-class Novelties pr ,
Swiss , woven zephyr , tucked weaves and
Whytlaw's Novelties printed and woven pique goods which have sold from Second Floor
EOc to 85c. | Wo have small lots of the following standard brands of Oorssta : "W. B. ,
This week will about close our stock of White Piques at 18c. These style 436 W. C. C. , style 319 Y. B. , style 103. You know the price , $1.00
are worth from 25c to 35c , , Monday's price EOc. (
We have another case of those Bed Spreads , which we will offer Monday Hero is nn attraction. A flno nainsook Skirt , with 10 rows of tucking ,
for 69c each. The value Is almost phenomena * . made extra wide , for OSc. If you guessed the price you would probably
Special sale on Sanitary Diaper by the piece (10 ( yds. ) ask for prices. say $2.00.
f
A lot of children's Dresses slightly mussed from showing Just half
Selling Silks price. .
Also a lot of Children's Caps somewhat soiled all sorts of styles sold
Closing our fancy patterns of this season's make. tip to EOc each 9c.
85c goods on the counter for 59c yard. All of our Outside Skirts ot wash materials divide/I into 4 Iota 9So ,
$1.25 goods on the counter for 75c yard. $1.39 , $1.98 and $2.93. If you can uao a skirt , buy it now.
Practically everything In our silk stock marked at a red letter price- SHIRT WAIST SALE 3Bc , EOc , $1.00 , $1.60 most radical doings the
buy now for later wear It will pay. material In them cost far more.
PARASOLS You will realize that wo Intend to sell all of our Parasols A little later you will want a tailored eult. To induce an Immedlats
this week if you will look at them and their red letter prices. Note this : purchase wo offer two lots that are priced EO per cent off $10.00 for $20.00
Fine white China Silk Parasols , with silk ruffle , actually worth $1.75 , Suits $15.00 for $30.00 Suits.
for $1.00. A lot of Wool Dress Skirts which sold from $4 to $6 42.30 , , \
Children's Parasols an assorted lot 39c each . A Tot of Silk Waists , sold from $5.00 to $7.50 $3.76. _ _
NOTION COUNTER Fancy Metal .Buckles . sold at BOc and 75c not old ,
discarded styles but the season's latest patterns 39c for your choice. Millinery
Ladles' all linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs for CUc marvelously An absolute closing out of the season's stock you would not suggest a
cheap nnd thoroughly good. lower price than is asked.
AT LACE COUNTER Some wonderful offerings In Laces and Em A lot of Un trim mod Hats for 25o each ,
broidery. We have three lace robes , trimmed with shirred ribbon , which A lot of nice Trimmed Hats for $1.98 none ever priced under J4.00.
wo have priced nt $15.00. We will put them on the counter Monday A lot of Dno Trimmed Hats the choicest creations of the BeasoaBold at
morning and accept $5.00 each for them. from $6.00 to $9.00 all at $3.98. '
Basement- When you arc shopping we want you. to visit our bosoment. On Monday yoii will do
- "
"so and take a nlekel with you. This Is what It will buy. - '
K yard of fine Wash Dress Goods , worth 15c A yard of fast color Percale , iworth lOc A ready-made Pillow Case A flne bleached
yard wide Cotton A yard of flne Lace or Embroidery A pair of men's Socka , worth lOo A pair of children's Hose , worth 5 Gents
A ladies' Vest with wing sleeves a yard of All-Bilk Ribbon t
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
men with their gear. Returning to the
walrus grounds the hunt was resumed until
flfty-two of the animals were on board.
"Sunday morning , August 7. The Hope
and Windward rendezvoused again at
Hakhiyt and lay at anchor Sunday. At
midnight the Hope got under way to try and
force a passage to the settlements' In the
gulf and complete my complement of natives
and material of various kinds. The Wind
ward had instructions to devote a day to
the iwalrus , then proceed < to Littleton Island ,
select a place forAho Hope to land , coal and
await my arrival. The weather , which had
been generally clear during the week ,
changed Saturday night to rain and fog and
continued so during Sunday , Monday , Tues
day and Wednesday. As a result the round
of the settlements , though accomplished ,
took a day longer than it should , owing to
the impossibility of seeing where lay the
best route through the Ice.
"Wednesday morning the Hope started
for Littleton island , and at 9 p. m. Joined
the Windward , anchored oft the deserted
settlement of Etch , in Foulke fjord. Both
ships are now here , the Hope landing some
eighty tons of coal for the Windward's use
on Its return. This coal is being landed on
the point Just west of the igloos of Etah
on the north shore of the fjord. Tomorrow
the Hope will start south and the Windward
north. In passing north I shall land some
provisions on Littleton Island for use In case
the Windward is crushed going up. I have
on board now ten Eskimos ( five couples )
with their sledges , tents , kayaka and be
longings , about sixty1 dogs , sixty walrus and
a fair supply of extra cfothlng.
"I aend to the president of the club In
care of the American Museum of Natural
History , one barrel containing a bearskin
and skeleton , three walrus heads and several
tusks. Also send to the same address two
bundles of narwhal horns , seventeen In all.
Those and the walrus tusks I should like
to have distributed among the members of
the club as souvenirs. The two broken horns
can be cut up by an ivory worker and made
Into napkin rings , etc. Both walrus and
narwabl ivory polishes beautifully. "
AMIOHICA'S GIANT KNGINBS.
Hendr * OP Any IJJmerBency AVlileli
May Confront Tliem.
The American locomotive engineer deems
it advisable to design his engine .with a
very large margin of power , says the Engi
neering Magazine. If an express engine is
designed to take a 200-ton load at fifty miles
an hour , and If that load should happen to
be Increased to 300 tons , the locomotive Is
Btlll expected to be able to take It and keep
time , and usually does BO. Such , at tiny
rate , is the experience of such an Impartial
and level headed observer as Mr. W , M. Ac-
worth. If an American expruea be late at
one point of Its journey the engine is ex
pected to make up the lost time even if the
load be larger than usual. And again , this
la generally done.
(
But If an English engine Is given a single
coach above its prescribed load , the driver
at once Insists upon having a "pilot , " and
commonly he gets one. Or should the
weather be bad , with strong side wind or a
slippery rail , ho demands an assisting en
gine and is accorded one , as a matter ot
course. Obviously this applies especially to
the case of single-wheelers , which are BO
largely used on some English railways , be
cause their range of power is much more
sharply Itlmted by adverse conditions than
Is the case with coupled engines. But In
either case It seems Indisputable that a
smaller range of power Is given to an Eng
lish locomotive than to an American.
The Fruiioo-1'riiniiliiii War.
To the Editor of The Bee ; Which coun
try had the larger number of men In the
ilold during the war between Germany and
France in 1870-717 S. L.
Ans. Germany. At the outbreak of the
war In July. 1S70 , the consolidated army of
the German states , mobilized , aggregated
075.250 officers and men ; that of Franco
300.000. At the close of the \\ar In March ,
1871 , Germany had on French soil CC9.S75
infantry and 63,465 cavalry ; under arms In
Germany , 250,000. Of the French army 400 , .
000 were In capltlvlty , 100,000 had been dis
armed in Switzerland and 150.000 In Paris.
SALT AS A RESUSCITANT
Experiment of an Omaha Woman Who Uses
a Drowned Fly as a Subject ,
RESTORES FLY'S ' SUSPENDED ANIMATION
aicilicnl Men Give Opinion ! as to Value
of Salt In. RciinHCitatinff Drowned
I'eroiiPi Life Once Extinct
Cannot lie Restored.
When Mansfield , the young English me
chanic , gave the public the benefit of his
investigations concerning the efficacy of salt
in restoring life nnd vitality to animals
which had presumably become Inanimate
from drowning he merely suggested some
thing which has long been a commonly ac
cepted theory with the medical profession.
Mansfield , It seems , by accident discovered
that life was restored to a bluebottle fly ,
apparently dead , and placed In a solution of
torlno which ho was using to .ealt some
winkles. Within two minutes the fly ex
tricated itself from the salt and flow away.
He became Interested and pursued the in
vestigation further. Ho experimented with
a beetle. For two hours ho kept It sub
merged In water and at the end of that time
took it from Its watery resting place and
burled It in salt. The life that had appar
ently been extinct was seemingly restored
by the absorption of the water by the salt ,
nnd In leas than two minutes the insect
crawled away. iA mouse , a rat , a cat and ,
finally , his pet retriever .pup , were likewise
experimented upon. For the sake of his In
vestigation he was willing to sacrifice , If
necessary , his favorite house animals. But
In each case the salt proved equal to the
emergency , and life returned to each of
the objects of his experiment. Mansfield
gave the rcsulta of his observation to the
public , nnd It has created widespread Inter
est.
est.An
An Omaha woman , Mrs. iH , L. Hawver ,
who resides at 1512 Davenport street , was
especially Impressed with the salt resuscl-
tant and has given It a practical test.
Mrs. Havrrrr'a Experiment.
"After reading the account In last Sun
day's Bee of the wonderful discovery of this
young English mechanic , Mansfield , In which
It was alleged that Insects and animals ap
parently dead from drowning had -been re
suscitated by the application of salt , I gave
the experiment an early trial , " said Mrs.
Hawvor to a repesentatlve of The Bee.
"I captured a common house fly , Immersed
It In water and kept It there for one hour
and twenty minutes , holding It under until
all signs of life were gone. When I finally
went to remove It It was at the bottom of
the bowl. I laid It on a cloth and eprinkled
a liberal supply of salt over It. It did not
creep out and fly oft In 'two minutes , ' and
when nearly a half hour had passed without
result I was almost ready to call the 'great
discovery' a 'great fake. ' A few minutes
later , however , when my fly began to kick
feebly I experienced quite a change of feelIng -
Ing , Fifteen minutes later ho was enjoying
a promenade on my flnger , stopping occa
sionally to clean his hind legs , which were
yet boraowhat encrusted. "
Halt In Trrnlnu-nt of nropny.
Mrs. Hawver suggests that since water
Ishus demonstrated 1o be absorbed by salt ,
it might prove u valuable remedy in the
treatment of dropsy by the application of
dry salt taths. Regarding this theory a
leading member of the staff of the Crelgh-
ton Medical college expressed himself as
doubting that salt would have any effective
ness in the treatment of dropsy. "Drop'sy , "
ho said , "Is a symptom , not a disease. It
oppoars in different formu and manifests
Itself in different parta of the body. In
order to [ successfully cope with It , the ac
tion of the heart , liver , kidney or the organ
chlofly affected , must be quickened and re
newed to normal activity. There is nothing
In the successful experimentation of Mans-
llolci In resuscitating inanimate bodies , to
load one to consider that the same agency
would free the system of the person affected
with dropsy. "
Maiinflelfl' * "Discovery" Not Jictr.
In the abstract , however , the medical pro
fession Is interested in the outcome of this
Investigation of the young Englishman. The
article referring to the experiments was
ehown ono of the prominent physicians of
the city , who said :
"I was much interested in this article
when I read it in The Bee last Sunday.
There is no new discovery about it. Ono
of the constituents of the blood is what we
call chloride sodium , or ordinary common
salt. Wo know also , that a salt solution
is a fluid of exosmosis and endosmosls , the
latter having a tendency to permeate the
tissues , going from the outsldo in , and
exosxiosls , from the insldo out. This has
Ooen ku > wn to the medical profession for
years and Is used in daily practice. What
Is called a normal salt solution is injected
into the veins and also the tissues of the
body in casoa of collapse , duo to the shock
from Injury , excessive hemorrhage , and in
cases where violent emotions bring about
a breaking down of the system. This salt
solution has , < by reason of its endosmoals
property , the capability of permeating the
animal tissue , roaches tbo veins and arteries
and establishes nn equilibrium of the blood.
In surgical operations or when there is an
excessive loss of blood , a salt solution Is
Invariably used. It Is quickly absorbed and
restores the blood to its normal condition.
Death often occurs because of an impover
ishment of the blood. Therefore it is rea
sonable to bellovo that salt , which will help
to restore the blood to its natural condition ,
Is of especial power In resuscitation , in the
case ot a drowning person , for Instance ,
"As to the restoration ot life after It is
once extinct , cither In an animal or a human
being , that is nfl rot. There Is no power on
earth which will accomplish this. Nothing
will restore the spark of life. The publicity
which is given this practical demonstration
of Mansflold will bo of benefit , however , In
that It will convince any ono who experi
ments with salt in the same manner that ho
has done , that it has remarkable power In
restoring suspended animation. "
IMiynluliin AVIin I'rcfers Olil Molliniln.
Another well known physician expressed
himself rather In contrary to the sentiments
of Uio ono above quoted. In so far as the
use of salt is concerned In restoring life to a
drowning person , ho said that ho woufd
much rather risk the common means em
ployed by physicians of forcing the water
from the lungs and restoring the respiration
artificially rather than to resort to placing
the body of a drowning person In salt and
taking chances on Its absorbing the moisture ,
"This practice , " ho said , "would bo all right
for the subjects which Mansfield used for the
purpose of hlo experiments , but In case I
should bo In a drowning condition I wouldn't
care to risk the matter of resuscitation
solely to tbo absorbing power of salt. "
Several physicians who were Interviewed
on the matter agreed that the deductions
given the public by Mansfield as a result of
his practical experiment are of value and
will bear further Investigation. The medical
profession rather Incline to the old school
methods , however , nnd quite naturally would
bo loath to try this method until they had
exhausted all other means at hand In cases
where It might bo tested.
A Word to Mother * .
Mothers of children affected with croup era
a severe cold need not hesitate to administer
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , It contains
no opiate nor narcotic In any form and inny
be given as confidently to the babe as to on
adult. The great success that lias a-.tmidi-il
Its use In the treatment of colds and croup
has won for It the approval and praUe ! t has
received throughout the United Statcn and
In many foreign lands.
IIKMGIOIJS.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Mnltland ,
Australia , baa forbidden the use of flowers
at funerals In his dlocree.
Three hundred delegates w'll represent the
different branches of Methodism of Amer
ica at the ecumenical Methodist conference
to bo held In London In tbo fair ot 1941.
The New York conference of religion , to
be held In New York City In March , 1900 ,
will brine together representative * ot nearly
all the prominent denominations to dlsousi
current questions.
A high-caste Egyptian who saw a Moham
medan intoxicated exclaimed , "Why , ha is
as drunk as a Christian. "
The British Jews' society recently hold Its
fifty-sixth annual meeting In London. ThJ
society is engaged In mission work in many
lands and has twenty-two missionaries and
about eighty voluntary helpers.
Ono hundred nnd thirty-three missionaries
were present at the sixteenth annual meetIng -
Ing of the International Missionary union
at Clifton Springs a few days since. Twelve
missionary boards and seventeen missionary
fields wore represented.
The Christian World says that a Celestial
gave as his reason for not becoming a
Christian as follows : "Me go to Protestant
man , ho say 'Catholic man go to hell-side. '
Mo go to Catholic man , ho say 'Protestant
man go to hen-side. ' Mo stop with my own
Joss. " T
Roman Catholics form 76.40 of the popuTa- f
tlon of Ireland , the actual number amountIng -
Ing to 3,547,307 In a total population of
4,704,750 , according to the census returns
In 1891. In the counties of Antrim and
Down , and possibly Fermanagh , ths non-
Catholic population Is In the majority.
The army and navy department of the
Young Men's Christian association In the
Philippines during March nnd April dlstrib-
uted 2,300 papers nnd inngazlnea , 1.050 col- 7
portage books , and 350 New Tofitamonts.
Services are conducted at the Filipino theater
In Manila and at the flrst division hospital ,
where an overage of between seventy-five
and 100 convalescents gather every Sunday
afternoon.
The colored people of Philadelphia are
raising $10,000 In order to place In Fair-
mount park a monument to Bishop Richard
Allen , the founder of the African Methbdlst
Episcopal church , flrst as a local organiza
tion In 1787 and as a natlona4 church In
181C. It now has a membership of 700,000 ,
sixty annual conferences thirty Institutions
of learning , nine general departments and
eight bishops.
Rev. Frederick 0. MacCarthy. the new
field secretary of the International Peace BO-
clcty. Is a native of Wisconsin , where h
was born about thirty-five years ngo. He
prepared for college In Iowa academy , and
subsequently entered Iowa college , whore he
was graduated In 1889. Soon after he en
tered the Andover Theological seminary
graduating In 1893. In the spring of 1893
ho left the Congregational1 church and was
received Into the Unitarian denomination.
After his graduation ho accepted a call to
become assistant pastor of the Second Uni
tarian church of Boston , of which n v.
Thomas Van Ness Is pastor. Ho remained
there for one year , when he accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Unitarian church In
Rockland.
The ritualistic Episcopal church of 8t.
John the Evangelist , Boston , began a novel
custom recently. Just before vesper service
two robed priests , sixteen vested choirboys ,
a cross bearer and two trumpeters marched
through the streets near the church , singing
a processional. At a convenient point a halt
was made , and ono of the priests delivered
nn addrtftH. When the procession returned
to the church , bringing with It a largo
crowd , the other priest mounted the steps
and lord the people what a nice torvlco they
were going to have Inside , Then he went
In , followed by a considerable number. This
method of attracting the people will bo
continued.
Mr. B , P. McAllister , Harrodi. 1
burg , Ky. ( says : "I employed numerous - \
merous methods of iocal treatment
for a severe case of Catarrh , but tha
disease grew worse steadily , gettini ?
firmer grip on tno all the time. I
finally realized that this treatment
did not reach the disease , and
decided to try Swift's Specific ,
SSQi&r
which promptly got ot the seat of
the trouble , nnd cured me perma
nently , "
Catarrh is a blood disease nnd can
not be reached by sprays , inhaling mix
tures etc. S , S. 6. is the only cure.
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