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Show WINTER IN EXTREME SOUTH. Frightful Cold Experienced In the Ant- crtlc Circle. A Bailor tin the nntnicttc ship Discovery, Dis-covery, whose commander, Capt. Scott, has approached nearer tho south polo than any other explorer, writes as follows fol-lows of his winter experiences: "Wo had 123 clays without tho sun, nnd 101 day's complete darkness. Wo vent through It all gay. Lowest ;unipera tare registered, C8 degrees below zero. You do not feci tho cold vevy much without tno wind; then, with wind, look out! First your nose, tlon cars, then fingers go. Wo never go out alone on account of the heavy buzzards. buz-zards. Your companion will turn round and say: 'Your nose Is gone' U turnB as whlto as this paper. You i airn awny from the wind and pull your mittens off to bring jour r.oso arouii.l, by that tlmo your lingers are gi 3o It's no pleasure going out In a slight breere. The blizzards are fp.ir-fut. fp.ir-fut. Mr. Doinacchl and the encher went to a hut fifty yards away, and, though roped from hut to ship, were lost In a blizzard for two and three-quarter three-quarter hours." |