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Show Arctic Night. I Viewed solely as a matter of optics, the Arctic night is as dark as any night. Explorers in high latitudes say, however, that there are many alleviations allevia-tions of the obscurity. The stars Hash ; keenly, the moon coines along in a . regular succession of phases, tlie snow surface relieves Ihe gloom under conditions con-ditions of the utmost absence of light, anil the aurora hoivalis is tlie finest kind of lllumlmint. Explorers all agree j that their men pass the winter night j without much difficulty If only thertt j are means of amusement. i I i i I j |