Not So Attractive

WTien Lieutenant Peary was here his hotul was besieged by boys and young men who wanted to go with the explorer to the noith pole. To one of them he said in effect: "Have vou ever been to the arctic gions?" "No." "Have you been a sailor?" "No:" "A mechanic?" "No." "Are you grounded in any branch of scientific knowledíie?"' "No." "Have you 110 special qualifications?" "No, but I can work." "You are the man for me," said the lieutenant, and the applicant flushed with hope. "But, by the way," he coutinued, "there is a sli'ht preliminary before we eign papers. You will pay $5,000 toward the expense of the expedition." "Five thous,..id dollars!" "Certamly. You ruay remembér that Mr. Verreshof paid $3,000 for t!:e privilege of accompanying me on my lust expedition, and he, you know. wás a man of scientific utaiuinents, aud he lost his life in the expe.iition." 'L He iinplicant waited to hear no more. -