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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
Hunting the Sea Otter.

Harvey Jacobs and George Neidever
are IN luck. In six weeks they have
taken four sea otters, and as the skins
are worth at least $1,000 the hunters
must be classed as among those ia
vored by the gods. The hunters were
amopg the two most successful men
during the cruise of the sealing
schooner Herman, and on their return
pooled their issues. They had enough
money to purchase o whaleboat and
fit her out, From here they. went to
Yaquina bay, and there hired a third
man to row the boat. One day Jacobs
would steer and Neidever would do the
cunning, and the next day it would
be vice versa. Latterly it has been
unusually rough on the coast. and tho
waves have run mountains hlgn.
Nevertheless the men have gone out
day after day, and on nearly every oc-
casion the sea otter was shot when the
boat was in the trough of the sea and
the mammal Oh the crest OF the wave,
Jacobs and Neidever are now on
Yaouins bay, and they intend staying
in that vicinity for another two
months. Should they do as we'll In
that time as they have during the last
six weeks there will be no necessity for
their making trip to Bering sea next
season. Many schooner has spent
months in the arctic and never took an
otter, but here two men go out IN an
open boat and secure four of the valu-
able fu.s in less than six weeks and
think nothing of the feat.-San Fran
nisnn (iall
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
ALASKAN CHILDREN.

Alaska derives it's name from the In
dian word Al-ay-ek-sa, meaning a
"great country" and the name hits it
off exactly. It is one of the greatest
possessions OF the United States, and
the most interesting aud wonderful.
But it is only half made. It is tumbled
up into volcanoes that belch vapors
almost constantly, glaciers that cut
paths across it, and it is the greenest
spot en- earth, where vegetation grows
rankly and grass in the swamps and on
the islands is six feet high, and berries,
the most delicious I ever ate, may be
picked by the ton. 1t is rich IN tim
ber, in gold, in fish and In furs. 1t
presents wonderful possibilities in the
way Of cultivatins fur bearing animals,
which l am inclined to believe can be
made paying industry. The tides in
Cooks Inlet rise to height Of thirty
feet, making it one OF the most dan
gerous bodies OF navlgable water in
the country. This season twenty-five
men lost their lives in it, and probably
hundreds more before them.
The sands Of Alaska carry gold
richly. In the Yukon country are vast
coal beds SO soft that they can be
Whitfield with knife. The country
is SO big and the extent of it to the
westward so great that if one draws q
line exactly midway between the coast
of Maine and Attu, the most westerly
of the Aleutian Islands, it would strike
out in the ocean 500 miles west of San
Francisco. 1t is possession worthy
of better government, and should re-
ceige the earnest attention Of Congress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
DRESSED AGAINST THE MOSQUITO PLAGUE IN ALASKA

though she owns good deal OF jew
elry, seldom wears any of it. Her
clothes she has made in the American
fashion, as nearly as Alaskan seams
tresses can copy it.
I asked her if she intended visiting
the United States, and described to
her the ease of travelling across the
great stretches OF country lying be-
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
She said that she knew all about that,
and had heard of Chicago and New
York and Washington, and knew their
populations, but she was now too old.
When younger travel WAS not 80 easily
accomplished, and she was not so rich.
but now she could not leave her bust
ness and the East must get along with
out her.
She does not make friendships cas-
lily with white men, and has never al
lowed anyone to photograph her.
Through the good offices of Miss
Campbell, however, I was enabled to
establish such confidence that she
readily granted my request to photo.
graph her, and grew quite interested
in it, although she insisted on looking
into the camera as soon as [ had taken
it, and could not or would not under
stand why this was not possible until
after the plate had been developed.
At Juneau 1 made the acquaintance
of two Indian chiefs who are great ad-
mirers and friends of Princess Tom.
One of these, Chief Tlan-Tech, of the
Kah-wan- tan clan, was a most inter
esting old chap, who wore high silk
hat and store clothes with great deal
of iauntiness. he is as naturally born
to politics as an Irishman, and lives In
a good pine house with his numerous
wives and progeny. Another chief
was quite amusing with his preten-
sions of fashionable manners, creased
trousers and other evidences of opu-
lence, to say nothing of the gold
headed cane he always carried. His
house was furnished very comfortably,
and in his parlor hung picture cards
and little gimcracks, besides innumer-
able colored prints of saints and the
Christ, presented to him by the priest
of the Russian. Greek church, OF which
he is devout member.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
Initiate an AutOmaton.

An enterprising confectioner OF
Helena, Mont, has in his store win
dow O mechanical device representing
q little bear, which, by the aid OF
clockwork inside, is made to constant
Iy move his head from side to side.
The bear is an excellent miniature of
perfect bruin, and attfacts great
deal of attention. The drcilery of the
expression of his face was caught with
admirable exactness by the designer,
says the Chicago Chronicle.
Men, women and children step to
look and are captivated by the little
animal, which hardly ever fails to pro.
woke laugh. Sometimes they remain
in front of the window, captiyated BY
the expression of his face, until they
unconsciously fall to following the
movement of his head from side to
side in an endeavor to note the vary
ing expressions Of his eyes.
At times crowd will gather and Q
dozen persons at one time fau into
the side to side movement. until to an
outsider it looks really funny.
The discovery of the effect, of the
little toy was not made by a man
standing in the window, and probably
never would have been, for those who
gee it fall unconsciously into the habit
themselves. A man was standing
across the street talking to q man IN
the doorway of shoe store. he no
ticed the crowd across the way.
"What ails those people? he said.
cit looks like crowd with st. Vitus
dance. Lets 90 over"
Go over they did, he and his friend,
aud before they knew it they were
waggirg their heads from side to side
in unison with the little figure in the
window. :.
sI declare, " said one of them. laugh
ing, as he realized that they had fallen
into it, too. "It comes natural. bus
who would have thought it would At
feet YOU that wayT' -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
SHINES EIGHTY MILES.
Greatest Search Light and SignalAp-
paratus In the World.

pardGu3 IN CHc "OEIu.
It is now possible to throw a beam
from a search light which will be
visible eighty miles from where the
light is located. This marks the most
surprising development in apparatus
for the transmission of light. 1t seems
almost impossible to realize the fact
that it is less than a year and half
since the search light assumed any
thing more than the crudest form of
the idea which first led to it's construc-
tion.
The thousands of people who saw
the great search lights that were dis
played from the roof of the Manufac.
lures Building at the Worlds Fair can
form something of an idea of the great
improvement in the apparatus told in
the relation of the facts quoted. When
the display at the fair was in progress
it was thought very remarkable that
the beam thrown was visible Several
miles away in Indiana. The new
light, however, with which every YES.
sci in the navy will sooner or later be
equipped, can almost Ee seen in
Philadelphia when it is displayed in
New York.
With such light as this the nights
at sea, be they as dark and gloomy as
possible, are no proof against the
brilliant beam that shines fr ,m tt is
the most marvellous light the brain Of
man ever conceived or his hand con-
struoted. For instance, vessel ap-
preaching New York harbor at night
could throw her light so as to make
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

four score of them were entertained on
New Years Day by Mrs. O. b. 2. Bel
mont who gave luncheon at her new
house on Madison Avenue. Later in
the afternoon the company was enter
tanned by Miss Anna Held who sang
81 Want You, Ma Honey" and several
other popular melodies. This singer:
wore costume which is worthy OF
description. It was made of light vel,
low satin and the garniture was full
sized skins OF Russian sable. Several
OF these were tackled around the skirt.
one appeared on the left shoulder and
one or two on the bodice. Altogether
it was as striking o creation as have
seen this season.
The costumes illustrated herewith
we're designed by the National Cloak
Co., of New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
As the employer of large number
traders, hunters, boatmen and agents

As the employer of a large number
traders, hunters, boatmen and agents
and the owner Of number of virtual
slaves, Princess Tom is kept reasona-
bly, busy looking after her affairs. Her
husbands, Of which there are five,
are graded in her estimation. The
oldest does no work, those of the mid
dle-aged men who possess sufficient in
telligencc assist her in managing her
affairs. The youngest and latest is be.
ing "raised pet and he seems to
realize TINT he has good position.
mad several interpreted talks with
Princess Tom and found her to be an
unusually intelligent Indian woman as
we'll as a good American. Her obser-
vations about American affairs, and
particularly those relating or OF inter-
est to Alaska, showed good sense and
more information than one would sus-
pect. She hoped, she said, to see the
time when Alaska would be more
closely covered and the vast interests
of the territory opened to intelligent
trade. She knows intimately the de-
tails of hunting fur-bearipg animals,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
PRINCESS TOM.
RICHEST AND MOST REMARK
ABLE WOMAN IN ALASKA.
She Built Up Her Wealth by Sue
cessful Business Ventures-Ter
House is Filled With
Ealuables.

THE orvus DALI, the Rocky
Mountain white sheep, is ore
of the rarest of North Ameri-
can mammslia, writes Profess
sor Lewis S. Dyche in the Chicago
Times.H Herald. 1t is so rare that not
one specimen Of it is to be found in q
museum in the world. These sheep
have been described by Government
scientists and named in honor OF DR..
William H. Dali, of the Smithsonian
Institution, and fragmentary speci-
mems have been brought to civiliza-
ton by Indians and hunters, but q
complete and perfect specimen was
not seen, save on it's native heights in
the mountains of Alaska, until L
brought back seventeen last fall.
I left Lawrence June l last for
Alaska, where I hoped to find the
white sheep. I went from Seattle to
Sitka, and thence to Juneau, where L
had the pleasure of meeting the most
remarkable woman in Alaska, Princess
Tom, the Hetty Green of the North,
who welcomed me to her home and
showed me her manifold treasures, as
well as her latest husband.
; I was introduced to Princess Tom
by Miss Florence Campbell, teacher
and missionary at Juneau, who was
graduated at the Haskell Institute for
Indians at Lawrence. Princess Tom
speaks only commercial English, and
only enough of that to enable her to
drive trade, at which she is very ex-
pert. Therefore had to enlist the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

be adopted for early spring wear, but
the walking costumes now shown by
the leading modietes for present use
may safely be relied upon as models
of what is really the correct fashion
as far as walking gowns are concerned.
Black OF course is very fashionable
for thio season of the year, and ladies'
cloth or broadcloth seems to be the
most favored material. As q rule the
skirts do not measure more than four
and half yards. They fare around
the bottom, fit tight over hips and are
very full at the back.
In one of the new evening gowns
the new trimmings are seen to the
best advantage. The costume referred
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

and Judge that she could not be
easily fooled by her agents and mid
dlemen. She brought some of her
choicest sea otter skins out for my in
spection, and displayed an intimate
knowledge of their use in other coun-
tries and their value. She also insisted
that her photograph be taken with one
Of her sea otter skins hanging over her
arm. She carries gold watch, OF
which she we'll knows the uses, and al
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
Must Be COnjurOrS.

At chapel meeting in Jamaica the
following resolutions are reported to
have been adopted: () That we build
a new chapel. (2) That we build the
new chapel out of the materials of the
old for economy. (3) That we wor'
ship in the old chapel till the new one
ia Quilt. Boston Budget.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

tangible token of wealth as pony is
TO o prairie Indian. Warmth and food
is the end Of successful existence to
the fat Alaskan. hence blanket means
something to him. Passage over the
great stretches of Unavailable prairie
is necessary to the Indian farther east,
and to him wealth is best represented
by pony. A blanket and pony;
blanket and kyak, a skin canoe, is
the acme of wealth to both types.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
PILGRIMS Visit Eyc'S Grave.

The supposed grave of Eve is visited
by over 40, 900 pilgrims each year. 1t
is to be seen at Jeddah, in a cemetery,
outside the city walls. The tom b is
fifty cubts long AMI twelve wide. The
Arabs entertain belief that Eve was
the tallest woman who ever lived
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
Wheat BoOms in England.

Throughout the southern part OF
Lincolnshire, England, including the
fens and marshes, there is very much
larger acreage of wheat sown this sea.
son than has been known for many
years past. This ia the sequel to the
recent high prices obtained by farmers
at the Lincolnshire corn markets. -
Chicago Chronicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
FASHIONS REALM.
A FORECAST OF STYLES IN THE
METROPOLIS.
Dress Parade on Fifth Avenue on
Sunday Morning-Charming Skat-
ing Costumc-Hints OF
Spring Modes.
Especial New York Letter.)

Especial New York Letter.)
TH1S is a period of the year
when every week that goes by
seems to foreshadow some
new change Of fashions until
there comes certain sense OF be.
wilderment as to what will be the cor.
rect style for next season. 1t Is re-
markable fact that each new style
seems to be rather better than the one
which went before, but finally the
proper medium will be reached in cut
and color. 1t is rather early to dis
cuss at any length the styles thas will
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27
Hari-MOrked Pen.

Byron wrote his celebrated poem
the bride of Abydos" in one nj hts
al without mending his pen. The
is still preserved in the British
scum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

1t takes sixty miles of wire for the
daily output of buttons at q Ports
mouth IN. H.) factory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-27

THE orvus dali, the Rocky
Mountain white sheep, is ore
of the rarest of North Ameri
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
The Phxsfcinn,s Error

The patient was far gone; it was the opin-
ion of all that he could not live but a few
moments. just the breath was about to
leave his body, one of the physicians, gen
oleman OF culture, ana graqP9a1e 81 one Of
looks badly" At this the dying man opened
his eyes, jumped up in bed, and shouted:
Who is the villain who desecrates my
Geathbed by his solecisms?" Then he glared
at the culprit and continued: NO, sir, /
am not looking badly 1 admit 1 look bad,
but not badly, for 1 am not cross-eyed.' .
And from that moment he began to re
cover, while the canl1er of remorse began its
work upon the heart of the offender and ere
many days his name was to be found in the
obituary column of the village paper.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
TALK BY WRESTLING.
Conventional Feats of the Shep
herd Boys of Teneriffe.

Conversational Feats of the Shep-
herd Boys of TeneriHe.
Have you ever heard of the so-called
"whistling language" of Teneriffe? The
probabilities are that you never have
Yet this curious method of speech-if
indeed one can so describe it-dates
from prehistoric times.
The shepherd folk of Teneriffe and
Gomera use the "whistling language"
and the first recorded notice of it was
made by a French traveller as far back
rs 1455. Since then stray wanderers
have called the worlds attention, at
long intervals, to the Language" Some
years ago, while roaming, with staff and
scrip, through ravines and over the
wild mountain ranges of Teneriffe, it
fell to the writer's lot to hear the shep-
herds thus-conversing. By placing two
Or three fingers in the mouth it is pos
sible to make the whistle carry to Il dis
lance of three miles, or thereabouts.
The lonely hills seem silent and de-
serted, when suddenly out of the far dis
lance came long, drawn and very
shrill whistle-the summons to con-
Sersation. In reply, a similar call strikes
piercingly on the ear from the opposite
direction. The whistles are widely sep
arated, but have no intention of being
lonely. Perhaps they are having some
difficulty with their fiocks. Perhaps
they are merely resting awhile after the
dinner of black bread and onions. AT
any rate, if you listen, you will soon
hear them in the thick of an earnest
chat, chat between friends three miles
or more separated.
Logeard, the well-known French
savant, has conclusively proved that the
whistling is in Spanish. Easy words
are taken, and the sounds initiated by
the whistlers. Long practice and he
redity have given the shepherds eX-
traordinary skill in whistling and I'M
Outstanding the Spanish. Their voca-
bulary is quite long one, and, in addi
tions they have regular code of grad
uated notes, which convey telegraph
ically what they cannot satisfactorily
reproduce in the ordinary manner.
The writer heard three parties of
shepherds exchange their hopes and
fears regarding the weather by this
means. On another occasion he heard
invita- ton to a dance sent in the
"whistling language" across stretchs
Of country exceeding 5H kilometers.
The young boys, and even the girls, are
adopts at the Language" and the very
shesp appear to understand whistled
commands at q considerable distance
1t is no unusual thing to find two boys.
Or a pair of the sturdy little mountain
lasses of Teneriffe, standing by the
parental cottages, and thus conversing
across wide ravine and rugged height,
without even catching glimpse of one
. another all the time. In fact the whist
ling language, dating as it does from
before 1850, makes one wonder whether
the telephone is such a modern marvel
after all.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
He Raised the Wind.

The ship had lain becalmed in a tropical
sea for three days. Not breath of air
stirred the mirror-like surface of the sea or
the limp sails that hung from the yards like
drapery carved in stone The captain re-
solved to wait no longer. He piped up all
hands on deck, and requested the passengers
to also come forward. 81 must ask al OF
you" he said, ito give me every match You
have" Wonderingly the passengers and
crew obeyed. The captain carefully ar
ranged the matches in his hand as each man
handed him his store, until all had been col
lected. Then he threw them all overheard
but one, drew a cigar from his pocket, and,
endeavored to light it. In an instant fu-
rious gale swept over the deck, extinguished
the match, and filed the sails, and the good
ship Mary Ann sped through the waves on
her course.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
HER SCOLDING LOCKS.
She Tried to ObifEe a Friend But Sh
Got Angry About Ii.

Some people are absolutely devoid of tact
One of these is a youthful matron who,
wishing to make her very dearest friend
another young matron-a birthday present,
decided on the purchase of a handsome pair
of shell side combs.
Nothing could have been more appropri-
ate for the blonde tresses of her friend, and
the giver felt much pleased with her selec-
ton when she went to call on her and give
her the pretty ornaments
Il thought you would like them," she
said, when her friend had admired them and
thanked her rapturously, "you viii find them
SO handy to fasten up your scolding locks"
hat do you meal: asked her friend, In
a surprised tone.
Did You never hear of scoIding locks?
They are the short ends OF Your hair that
are always flying loose. They bother one
so much, but side combs keep them in or
der, besides being very becoming orna-
ments.
SO You think have scoiding locks-then
l must be scold. Thanks, awfully, dear,
but L don't believe need any combs Keep
them for your own scolding outfit and the
face OF the dearest friend" slouded with
anger.
Very wei, Just as you like Good-by,
DEAR, and the donor of the combs snatched
them up and carried them home, where she
had a fit of mysteries And all because she
needed little tact Chicago Times Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21
TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF.
Jack Was Making Money In ways OF
His Own Choosing.


'Why don't you give that son of yours a
chance?" asked one business veteran of an
other. 'He must inherit some of your SUI
perior business qualities and the time will
come when you must have some one to look
after your affairs. He can't manage them
without the necessary training"
Don't you suppose that / have canvassed
the whole situation? / have let that boy
handle a small fortune, and the results have
formal notice to look out for himself
But he seems to have plenty of money
Chats another thing don't like. | have
cut off his allowance, yet he lives well and
never enters complaint. Last spring /
thought / would have to put up the office
blinds for want of ready cash. My collater-
ais were not available and creditors were
one afternoon when / was in the throes of de
spair, said: Things lookin' blue, governor: =
laid down a certified check for $4,000 and
walked out. | owe him that yet, but am
holding it back till [ can see that he needs
it. When l gave him money to buy wheat
and told him how the market was liable to
go, he ignored my advice and bought mil
lions, of eggs: right in the midst, of hot
<seather, mind you. On learning where they
were stored l notified the health depart
ment and requested some of those in the vi
cinity to bring proceedings when the NUS
sance asserted itself. learned incidentally
afterward that he had a patent process for
preserving eggs and cleared up big pot of
money. Wheat hadn't gone the way pre-
dicted. but it was his business to do as 1
told him. Recently he made 5000 at some
shooting game. / don't know just what it
was, but one of his friends said that Jack
had taken long shot at horse end won. i
hope the rascal had to pay for the horse. -
Detroit Free Press.