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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 8, 1897

their chief idol, Yehi. even while they
are sacrificing to him. Even their be1
lief in shamanism and witchcraft 10 d
dead letter, and. as Christianity has
not yet taken Its place. they have no
faith. Polygamy is as popular among
them as It is with the Mormons.
The Cheerful KoIosh.
One thing may be said in favor of
the Eskimo-he Is the most persistent
ly good-natured chap in America. With
everything under the midnight sun to
make him miserable, he laughs at his
frozen fate and finds humor in conges-
tive chills. Pleuyo-pneumonia is a
delicate witticism. AS for such petty
details as food, clothing and shelter,
they are to him absolutely ridiculous.
He can get along with less of them
than any man on earth, except the
Frisco Chinaman. I have seen him,
when the mercury was shrinking into
TIE lowest part of the bulb, trot around
with nothing on shave his waist and
his feet hare. Nevertheless. when he
is playing in luck, he VIII swaddle Linn
self in furs like a gay Parisienne, It
takes such a philosopher to exc out
existence in the Arctic Zone.
The Esl,:~7o's cheerfulness is the
more laudabia in view of his relations
with his mother-in-law. That eatima-
hie lady rules him with an iron hand.
She has by law what she has by GUS
tom in civilized climes, the right to die
tate to him in every detail of his shiv-
cry career. The Eskimo would not dare
to build new igloo or kayak or bidar-
ka, to go on journey, to sell bun
die of furs, to buy anything whatsoever
or to cut his hair without consulting
his mother-in-law. She is the actual
head of the family.
WOman's Rights in Alaska.
Women occupy an equivocal position
among the Alaskan natives. Their legal
rights are many, but until they become
mothers-in-law, their ACTUAL privileges
are few. A mother is practically the
slave of her eldest son, although he
and the rest of her children take their
surname and tribal pedigree from her,
instead of from their father. When
her daughters marry, however, her
sons-in-law become her serfs, and
thenceforward she enjoys sweet re-
venge upon the male sex. The large,
ferocious- looking females in the pho
tograph of group of Alaskan women
sent you a couple of weeks ago may
easily be distinguished as mothers-in-
law.
With that photograph I also for
warded tintype of a Thlingit girl, the
belle of the village of Kanakanak, and
snapshot of an Alaskan Indian in the
act of happening a seal. Poor 10,
when I caueht him with my camera,
was stand;rg on the prov of the bara-
lara, his harpoon poised for the lunge
at the frightened seal, an expression of
fiendish glee on his svart features and
his whole body bristling with the joy
of slaughter. His companion in the
stern of the boat was padding swiftly
but silently, in order not to disturb a
family party of seals a few rods away
on which the hunters also had designs.
1t was fierce and exciting chase, and
though felt sorry for the seal, l could
not but admire the skill and strength
with which the harpooner sent his slen.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03

der steel plunging through the body of
the animal This is primitive method
of killing seals, but it is still popular
among the Thlingits.
When / get more used to writing
with pen and ink on real paper once
more, and when the genial warmth of
the modest hotel at which I am stop
ping shall have thawed the fee in my
veins, i will tell you more about the
peculiar and picturesque peoples among
which have lived these many weeks
At present 1t is an effort to think, and
my fountain pen is still frozen.
MARK FALLON.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03
Marriage a Success.

She-My dear, want $50 to do some
shopping.
He-My goodness! Why, it's only
do you remember that you came
home last night in very shaky condi-
tion2"
''Hum! Perhaps l did"
Yes. And didn't say word. did p
mo, my dear, not a word"
well, you know, silence is golden"
Here's the $50, my love."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03
Especially
SITKA. Alaska, Oct. 20.

IA NiS<A L lI<t w dSIi., lNON. IL
Poor Lo. the Indian. will soon be as
much of tradition in Alaska as he is
In the Western States. Most of the ma.
tives are passing through what for
them is certainly the degrading process
of civilization. The Aleuts particularly
are abandoing their ancient costumes
and customs and aping the dress and
manners of the paleface. Among this
people the aboriginal fur garments
have been almost entirely replaced by
the white mans store clothes and the
aboriginal stomach is being slowly but
surely corroded by the white mans
rum.
Parenthetically. l may remark that
the worst whisky on this green earth is
sold right here in little old Alaska.
would give good-sized nugget for
genuine Manhattan cocktail, and / am
not what Kentucky colonel would call
drinking man. One feels the need of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03
POOR 10 ON ice.
THE ALASKAN INDIAN Is SLOWLY
BECOMING A TRADITION.

Eskimos, Thlingits and Aleuts Are
being Degraded by Civilixing In
White Mans Vices Instead of His
Virtues - They Are Gradually
Abandoning Their Ancient Cos
tunes and Customs and Sinking
Into Savagery with All Modern
improvements Mark FaIIon
Writes of His Experiences Among
the Peoples of Uncle Sans Terri
tory in the Great Northwest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03
MORE THAN FIFTYSIX YEARS IT HAS NEA Err
FAILED IN IT'S WEEKLY VISITS TO THE HOMES
OF FARMERS AND VILLAGERS THROUGHOUT
The UNITED STATES

1t Has faithfully abored for their prosperity and happiness
Tor he improve nent OF their business and home in
eress, for educalon for the elevation OF American
manhood and true wom1nhood
1t has told at the reside Interesting and instructive ori
of the doings Of the world the nation al states
1t has advised lhc farmer the approx ed bod
of cullivatn9 aud harve, Ing his crops and prol
time t. convert them into the largest po >ible amoun
of money.
1t has led in al matters pertaining to the welfare of ln~
and villagers and for over hall "a century has held h,
confidence and esteem.
It is the New York Weekly TRIBUNE and we furnish
it with The SITTER wear for 81 - in advan e
Address all orders to II II EI 3 F"IE,R
Office New
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-03

The Alaskan Indians have lighthouses
Of their own, but, although some of
the most foariess desperadoes of the
Pacific slope have come hither, no white
man has yet been found with sufficient
nerve to enter one OF them. By the time
l get back to tie States l hope to be
clean enough to enable my friends to
recognize me-but it's an even chance.
For three months have foregathered
with Thlingits and Eskimos and Aleuts
in every accessible part Of the great
Northwest. / have slept in the igloo of
the kolosh, with sledge dogs lying on
my chest and greasy Eskimo babies
sticking their pudgy feet in my face,
half suffocated by the pot-pourri of
perfumes emanating from a dozen
human and canine forms, and l have
huddled under the inverted kayak or
bidarka of the Thlingit, with the rain
beating upon every part of me except
my head and a bitter east wind chill
ing me to the marrow. AS fate or
dained, 1 have made meagre meal Of
ulkan and seaweed cakes, or have
gorged myself on seal blubber and
moose steaks. 1 have discussed yukala
Ga very fine trout with the Aziavigiok-
hamiut and have shared shellfish with
the Aleut. To my discredit be it said,
l have tried to drink--fusel oil and all
the fearful liquor which the Eskimo
distills from flour paste, sugar, dried
fruit, berries, etc. am happy to say
that have been wholly unable to do
So That vile decoction would over
strain the bibulous endurance of a
Bowery lush.
Long before I returned to this, the
capital Of Alaska, I learned to appre-
ciate even the poor heat of a chiksha
of that name. Now / am luxuriating
in the delightful warmth of a real coal
blaze.
The Various Tribes.
OF the Alaskan Indians, the Sitkas
have been probably less injured by civ
ilizing influences than any other tribe.
The Takus are more self-assertive and
taller, and have better features than
the average, excepting the Chilkats,
who are much like them. The most
primitive are the Yakutats, who have
the darkest skins. The largest men are
found among the Hutznahu. The Auks
are the least intelligent and have very
bad figures. The Thlingits are very
initiative. and extremely shrewd. These
last are guilty of all kinds of offenses
against the moral code, and would
rather lie than tell the truth any day.
l have known Thlingits to lie when it
would have been distinctly to their adj
vantage not to do so. They relish
good lie as does an American a bright
joke.
Gratitude is unknown among them,
and theft is second nature. All the
men are born gamblers and both sexes
are addicted to the excessive use of
tobacco and rum. They are confirmed
skeptics and laugh in their sleeves at
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
A True Maxim.

Nothing succeeds like success. is a
maxim we'll applied to Or. Bulls
Cough Syrup, for this famous remedy
succeeds i'll curing every case of Group,
cough and cold which it undertakes,
and to this alone is due its wonderful
popularity. Mrs. r. w. Richards,
22l4 E. Cumberland ST.. Philadelphia,
Pa, states Il have had DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup on my bureau for the last
nine years. and have found it a certain
and safe cure for Group. l have also
found it eflicacious in extreme men,
braneous Group, and would advise all
mothers to use it, Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup costs only 25 cents, aud you
should bear in mind. that substitutes
simply benefit the dealers purse. In
sist on getting DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
NOTICE
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.


Bh virtue OF a decree of the Superior
Court of Wake county in a cause entitled
Ida b Coppedge, administrators of Daniaa
Scarborough, deceased, against John O,
scarborough and others, heir-at-lay,
Special proceedings, | will sell for cash to
make assets. at the court house door in
Raleigh, wake county, n C., on Monday,
the 3rd day OF January, lS9S at II o'clock
m. the following tracts of land:
FIRST Tract :-Situate in Little River
township, wake county, y. e., beginning
at pointers corner of Ryley Hill Scho01
House (col), on the Hillsboro and Tarboro
road in James Ferrell's line, running N.
Ia r.. l29 poles to rock, X. MedIin's
corner thence ). 81 T.. IS poles TO a rock,
thence ). 2S e. 5514 poles to stake and
pointers said Jones corner, thence 5. 2W.
9SH poles to pointers, Col. Church lot.
thence n 6S w. Is poles to pointers of said
Church lot, thence ;. z w. Ii poles 10 The
Hillsboro and Tarboro road, thence witb
sald road \. 6S W. So poles to the begin.
mig I cohIaInlhg 5Tlg t,o13 acres;
sald county, beginning at place where an
old ash tree formerly stood on the run Of
Ready Rock Branch r. Ferreips corney
running ). w. 80 poles to a rock. SadT
Eden's corner, thence \. IS w. IS poIes 70
stake and pointers, thence n. 3 e 90
poles to pointers on Ready Rock Branch,
thence down the meanderngs of said
Branch to the beginning; containing 23k
acres.
IDA B. COPPEDGE, Com.
D. Z. BENCKWlTH, N atty.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
SALE OF LAND.

by virtue OF decree OF the SuperiOg
court in Wake county, n. c., in spv.cfAs
proceedings, No. S12, entitled j. c. Mas.
com, administrators of the estate, Of n,
n. Kay, deceased. against Lima Ray. ,,
n. Ray and others, being an action 70
make real estate assets. | will. as COM.
missioner, sell, at the court house dooR
of Wake county, to the highest biddes
for cash, on Monday, the Bird day Of
January. 1898, at II o'clock m, two
tracts OF land lying in New Light town~
ship in said county.
First tract contains - acres. more OF
less and known as lot No. > in the d.
vision Of the lands OF Thos Ray, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at o
stake, the y. K. corner of lot No. l.
thence 5. IS degrees T.. "A 10 poles
to stake in the dividing line, thence
\. SS12 degrees W. A poles 10 a stake.
| thence \ y degrees L. 134A poles 10
the beginning.
Second tract bounded on the east sida
by the lands OF ]. y. Lowery. on tho
south side by Neuse river on the west
side by A. C.. Rays land and on the
north side by T y. Rays land and
containing 36 acres more or less, ana
being the land conveyed to + y. R4p
by James ID. Dew, by deed recorded In
the office OF the Register of Deeds for
Wake county, in book l01. page 257.
The second tract will he sold subjees
to the widows right OF dover.
J. G. MAROON. COM.
December l, 1897. tdS
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
PETROLEUM FOR FUEL.
The Navy Department May Adopt 1t on
Large Scale.

Washington. ID. c.. Dec. THE
Navy Department has been so favorably
impressed with the result of the eX-
perimcnts made at the New York navy
yard with petroleum for fuel for small
boats that it has given orders for II trial
on a larger scale of two distinct sys-
TENS. 1ne torpedo boat StilettO, 1T the
New York navy yard, is to he fitted up
with Il system of burners through which
the oil is fed to the furnace hy blasts
Of compressed air. AT the Norfolk navy
yard Il corresponding craft is to be fitted
with Il system which uses II steam blast
to vaporize and burn the oil, and COM
parative test will be made of the two
methods.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
SALE 0E LAND

lnpursuance OF authority given us In de-
cree OF the SuperOr Ourt OF Wake county,
made on the fth day of November, 1897. IN
special pro eedirg entitled W. Fl. Fl. Cheat
ham. and Others against NJ. J Parham and
Othr RS, we Will. on Monday. the 18th day of
December, at the court house door in the CITY
OF Raleigh, sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder for cash the following de.
scr bed lands, situate in the city of Raleigh
ana county OF Wake, to wit:
/. A lot of and on corner of Cabarrus ana
swain streets, which is fully described in
deed from e. Dowd, receiver, TO B. F. heat
ham, ard recorded In book ia, page 642 In
office of Rel lister of Deeds of Wake county,
z. A lot of land on corner of Martin and
Swain streets, which is fully described in
deed from X. f. Gray, trustee, 10 B. F. and ].
r Cheatham, and recorded IN book l0T, page
Ie7. IN Office OF Register of Deeds Of Wake
county,
a. \ lot OF land on corner Of Cabarrus ana
smith streets, which is fully described in
deed from W A. Parham and wife to F.and
J, +, thea atham, and recorded in hook lOl,
page H4, In office of Register of Deeds OF
wake county.
4. A lot of land on west side Of Smith street.
between Cabarrus and DaVie streets, adjOin-
ing the lands OFF. NJ. BrOughton and Others
The said lands are part of the estate of the
late B. +. Cheatham, and are sold for partitiOs
among his heirs at law.
This November 10th. 1897.
A. A. HICKS.
ALEX J, FIELD,
tom mmissiOnera
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator of
the estate OF Burton Dupree, deceased,
late of Wake County, n. c., this is ts
notify all persons having claims against
the said estate to present them to the
undersigned at his office in Raleigh,
n. c., on or before the 2nd day OF De
cember, 1898, or this notice will be plead
in bar OF their recovery, and all per-
sons indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment to the
undersigned. J. g. MAROON,
Administrator
Dee. I, 1897. 1twGt.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
Phone %.
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.

On Monday, January 3rd, 1898, at the
Court House door in Raleigh, \. e..
will sell al public outcry those trscts "f
land in Wake county, about two muts
southwark OF Raleigh on the Holieman
Road and adjoining the lands OF w. IL.
Wilder, Mrs. Roe Ella Hollemsn, the
North Carolina Railroad Company ana
others and described in the deed OF trus
hereinafter mentioned, as follows:
First, a tract Of (305) three hundred
and five acres, more or less, lying on the
Holleman Road about pa miles South
of Raleigh, adjoining the lands OF w. III
Holleman, NJ. A. Bledsoe and others and
known as the Nixon tract, formerly
owned by George I. Cooke; II being the
land conveyed to said Geore L. Coeke
by e. A. Nixon and others by deed re-
corded in Book No. 81 at page l60 Of
the Register OF Deeds office OF Wake
County, reference to which deed As re-
corded is hereby made for q more par
ticular and detailed description OF said
land.
Second, a tract Of land In sald County
and State, containing one hundred aud
thirteen acres (113I, more or less, known
as the O'Rourke tract, formerly owned
by said George 7. Cooke, it being ths
land conveyed to said George 7. Cooke
by Martha Il. Stronach and her husband
by deed recorded in Book No. 80
page 281 OF the Register Of Deeds ofie
or Wake county, reference to whic
deed as recorded and to the deed from
Batchelor and Battle, Commissioners, to
said Martha II. Stronach, for said lana
recorded in Book No. 38 at page IL Of
said Registers office is hereby made fer
more particular and detailed descriP-
ton OF said land. Both OF said tracts OF
land were conveyed to said Martha Z
Stronach by Mary V. d. Cooke, Commis
sioner, by deed bearing even date here
with"
Excepting, nevertheless, that part Of
the aforesaid lands which was conveyed
to w. B. Wilder. Esq, by said Marths
ID. Stronach by deed registered I'm Boob
Ne. 120 at pages AL and 442 Of sal
Registers office Of Wake county: th
part conveyed to said w. b. Wilder b
The news & observer., 1897-12-08

Good looks are really more than skin
deep. depending entirely on healthy
condition of all the vital organs. Ii the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious
look; if your stomach be disordered, you
have a dyspeptic look; il your kidneys
he affected, you have a pinched look.
Secure good health, and you will surely
have good looks. Electric Bitters" Is
A good Alternative and Tonic. Acts
directly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys. Purifies the blood, cures pimples,
blotches and boils, and gives good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
,oli at any drug store. 80 cents per
bottle.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate OF Prince r. Page, deceased,
late of Wake County, N. c., this ls 10
notify persons having claims against the
said estate to present them to the under
signed at his office In Raleigh, N. c., ss
or before the 2Sth day of October, 1898
or this notice will be plead In bar of their
recovery, and all persons indebted to the
said estate will please make immedia re
payment to the undersigned.
J. q. MARCOM,
Administrater.
Fl E. NORRIS, Attorney.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
1LRE:'s A MUDDLE
Three Receivers Of the
Morganl0n Bank.
JUDGE GREEN TO SETTLE
TIE SHERIFF HAS PUT A LOCK ON
TIE OUTSIDE.
There is No Excitement at Rorganton
and Evsrything viii Be Settled on

There Is No Excitement at Morganton
and Evsrything Will Be Settled on
the 18th.
Morganton, n. c.. Dec. 7.-SpeciaD.-
There are three receivers of the Pied
mont Bank, and a pretty rumpus is
lkely to follow.
The Governor and Treasurer had
Iudge Robinson to appoint Cowles, of
StaIesville, Il well known Republican
politician. Judge Hoke appointed +. 5.
Walton. who has given bond. Judge
;reen has appointed l. 1. Davis.
All these appointments are temporary,
md the question of appointing a per-
aIanent receiver will be decided by
Judge Green here on the 10Th of this
month.
Mr.. Walton has given bond, and at
asst accounts was in charge of the bank.
The coroner, on the advice of Solici-
,or Spainhorn, had lock put upon the
outside door.
Walton was put in charge by the
.heriff, and has the combination of the
>afe. SO has Examiner Crowder, who
: the State Treasurer's appointeee as
-Xalniner.
Ar. Cowles arrived to-day, with his
,ttorney, Mr.. Il. III. Busbee. They
found Mr.. Walton in possession and de-
ci,ed to make no contest for the tenn
porary receivership, but to wait for the
nearing before Judge Green on the 10th.
Every ything is quiet here.
Cowles at first tried to force himself
INTO the bank by the assistance of Crow
ler, but Walton was in possession, and
-jected Crowder by main strength. He
rold Crowder he would be admitted
when he wanted to inspect the bank in
his official capacity, but that he (Wal-
ron) was the legal receiver, and that
Crowda. had no right to try to put
Cowles in his place.
Mr.. Cowles and Attorney Busbee have
gone to Lenoir to see Judge Green.
The news & observer., 1897-12-08
CHAPEL HILL NOTES.
A Review of Week OF Interest at the
University.

A Review of n Week OF Interest at the
University.
University Of North Carolina, Dec. z
-iSpeciaI-La night tae Frances
Hughes Concert Company gave a de-
Esnlful concert at Gerard Hail under
tile management of the Young Mems
Christian Association. Tht members of
tie latter are to be congratulated on
securing such fine talent. Repeated
encores attested the appreciation OF the
large audience. The playing of Miss
Hughes on she harp was specially fine.
On Friday night the Dramatic Club,
one of tie various student organizations,
rendered London Assurance, on al
improyised stage-wh.ch well answer
cd the purpose, owing to the deft and
tasteful fingers of the ladies'. There
were seven characters, duly costumed.
Mliah we're weil sustained and showed
talent on the part OF our sboys. Messrs.
Pond, Graves, Busbee. May. kaWls
Cox. Harris. r., Station, Follin and
Myers formed the cast Of characters.
Much is due to the director, Mr.. May,
the manager. Mr. Follin with his as
sstant. Mr.. Wick and the stage manager,
Mr.. Beldin.
to a smaller audience.
The debate Saturday night resulted IN
a victory for the Phi. Society, the repre-
sentatiyes of which supported the mega
tive Of the Resolution as to Russia's ul-
timately controlling Europe. With
longer time on so intricate a problem
and better geographical knowledge Of
Europe and Asia, the debate would have
been better.
Capt. Joe Belden, Of the football
team Of 1897 was yesterday reelected
Captain for 1898.
All is quiet on the athletic field and
the gymnasium and tennis have the go.
From all reports the Medical Pharma-
cy supper Saturday night was quite a
success. 1t was given to the "Med-team"
who won the championship class game of
football for this season. A trophy
banner was presented and good things
good humor and wit chased the hours
away.
The Glass Of Pharmacy has been a
decided success and this was as well.
a pleasant welcome to this hand-maid Of
Medicine here. The class has numbered
Is and the medical class 80.
DIR. Hume preached at the Baptist
church for the Pastor Sunday and as,
usual attracted large audience-whch
did not seem so large after all as the
recently chosen pastor, Mr. Cleveland.
has won quite place in tho hearts of
this people, as we'll as others here. The
Doctor gave IT'S something to think about
and to profit by.
The boys are also always
glad to hear DR.. Battle. On invi-
taiion of the Westminster League he
smoke Sunday night at the Presbyterian
church, on the charactistics of Christ's
teachings and sayings-a most instruc-
tive and entertaining discourse.
President Alderman leaves to-day for
Rock Hill, s. G., where he will speak
before the South Carolina Normal Col
lege On Wednesday night.