The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-21
uoTxa BACK No LABnApoR.
Apili, His wife and Their worla's
Fair nnadaurhfer


Fair Granddaughter.
Aplli and his wife Helene sailed on
the Red Cross line steamer Silvia from
Martins stores, Brooklyn. yesterday
for their home, near Davis Ihlet Lab
rador. which they left four years ago
to form part OF the anthropological
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, where they
were domfciled In the Eskimo village.
They have had varying fortune since
the Chicago show closed. They travelled
a part Of the time with Barnum's cir
Gus at salary, 1t is said, Of $3.50
week, yet they started for home with
nothing except some articles OF cloth
ing. a few utensils that they have ac-
cummulated, some trinkets that they
have picked up in their Journeying,
and the necessary outfit which though
full friends in New York provided to
enable Apdli to go to hunting when he
arrives in Labrador. Their passage was
prepaid, and their safe conduct arrang-
ed for, not only during the voyage to
St. Johns, but during their stay there,
as well as the second part Of their
Journey, from there to their home.
A dollar was all 1t was deemed safe
to intrust them with in cash, and the
chances are perhaps even that they
will carry that with them to their des-
tanation, or part with 1t to the first
nimble-witted talker with whom they
meet For the EskimOs who have come
here do not seem to acquire cunning
in their dealings with the whites, even
after being swindled many times. Their
good nature seems to be all but mex
haustible. Apili had to be cautioned
repeatedly not to open ON his travels
the box containing the shooting outfit
that his New York friends gave to him,
and if he obeys instructions he is like
ly to find himself when he reaches home
with probably the best gun in the place,
for his New York friends liked him.
If he doesn't some sailorman will doubt
less be felicitating himself upon good
weapon cheaply acquired.
The little girl with Apille and Helene
is their grandchild, and she goes
back with them as a reminder of the
worlds fair, where she was born, and
Of Mrs. Potter Palmer, after whom she
was named Nancy Helene Columbia
Palmer She appears to be half
breed and her father is supposed to
be in the Labrador settlement, where
Apili lives. Apili said yesterday that
there were four white men in the place.
Apih and Helene had to leave Nancy's
mother here in New York, where little
brother of Nancy's arrived just before
the day came for the grandparents to
sail. Nancys stepfather is dray
driver. The old folks felt badly at
parting from their daughter, but 1t
could not be made out by their friends
with what feelings, from a moral stand
point, they regarded her union with the
new baby's father. Apili liked New
York, but, with the philosophy or in
difference Of his race, he was entirely
ready to go back to Davis Inlet.
New York is all right" he said
New York good-GG you have room
Co) go to-
He liked the tall buildings and en-
1oyed walking around the streets here.
But he found, as so many others do,
that it was not much fun with empty
pockets, and therefore he felt content
10 go back to Labrador and spend his
time in hunting. At least there was no
work required there in order to live
no work beyond shooting or fishing for
a food supply, and that was fun, or 50
his swapping eyes betokens when he
speaks of it.
Apili had some dogs when he came
here, but one of the other forty-nine
Eskimos with whom he came, but who
| separated from Apili during the course
of their wanderings, had need of them
in his business, and in a populistic
spirit took them from his more fortu-
nate neighbor. He had the advantage
of Apili in speaking English.
how QlQ ne get In0m :! was asked
of Apili.
He took EN-" said he.
did he steal them?"
Apili thought for a few moments.
cit was like stealing" was all he
| would say of the transaction.
rs he a good MANI"
bad man." said Apili, soberly shak-
ing his head.
For some months past Apili has been
submitting himself as a subject for
the ethnologists of the department of
anthropology of the American museum,
as we'll as posing for artists of this
city. Mr.. Harlan Smith, of the an
thropological department of the mu-
scum, was at the wharf yesterday to
see him and his wife embark Apili
| has two houses in Labrador, or haG
when he left there. Nobody would
steal them, he said One was only a
sort Of lean-to. The other was a frame
house in the white mans style, about
twenty miles from Davis Inlet, on the
| bank of the river. He built it himself
| cutting the lumber and buying only
| the nails, which, he said, cost sixpence
pound. His wife's brother was to
watch that house for him, he said. The
Eskimos of his settlement have come
under the influence of missionaries,
and Apili had here with him a Bible.
in his native language, which he
brought from Labrador. About the set
Element his people dress in the Euro
pean style, buying English clothes
from the Hudson Bay Company. When
they hunt and fish they usually wear