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ko-ya killed in single combat a lean white
bear whose hunger had given il the strength
of ten, and then calmly gave part of his
share of the eagerly coveted meat to a
neighbor whose leg had been broken by Il
sled
For this act of charity men said Kor-
ko-ya was under spell and that the white
glare had entered his brain.
A few months later when plenty began
to come and the ice broke and the seal dot
ted the edge of the spreading waters. one
of the tribe living in that village slipped
into crevice while hunting and was lost
He left widow and small babe at the
Breast, and, according to the custom, il
came to pass that she set forth to kill the
child.
The Weak Must Suffer.
Among these gentle people. for in truth
they are gentle, the sacrifice of the infants
Is a part of their belief. In the regions of
the north, where everything, even nature
rs hard, the law of the survival of the fit
test obtains to the last degree
The weak go to the wall and kindiness is
strangled by hunger. The cold of the ice is
reflected in the hearts Of the people. Death
Itself has no terrors like the gnawing of
famine To die is good because 1t i. the
entrance to place of many seals and much
blubber and skin clothing ever soft.
The widow set forth to kill her babe
as she had seen other widows go IN her
time. She was of the age when a husband
Is necessary for sustenance. She could not
work because young women did not labor
save for their lords. And she could not
marry with child because no man would
take her thus burdened. 1t was meet and
night and the law of custom TO kill her babe
How He Won His First Wife.
The trodden snow about the igloos held
the greater part of the village when she
started on her errand. There were SORROW
ing faces and some of the spectators beat
their breasts they watched her thread
the narrow ways. She was comely of fea-
ture, but grief made her old, and as she
staggered on hugsing the tiny bundle IN
her arms she seemed as a stranger to the
spectators.
kor-ko-ya's igloo was on the outskirts of
the village. AS the widow passed it he ap-
peared and gazed into her face. Then he
stopped her
"Lutangwa." he said simply. will you
make an igloo with me?'
Those who heard, marveled. An Eskimo
never asks woman to marry him; it is he
who grants the favor. And Lutangwa was
not bargain. Her teeth Were rather
scant, and she had suffered with a trouble
at one time. Then TO make it more Won
derful, kor-ko-ya was hunter whose fame
was growing. And he had some blubber
ard bear meat already stored in the ice
nearby.
The widow nodded. Her stupefaction was
too great for words. After a moment she
recalled her errand and started to move
away, but Kor-ko-ya stopped her again.
Where is Lutangwa going?" he asked.
The woman made a gesture toward the
child in her arms. Then she looked up at
the stolid Eskimo With all her mother love
reflected in her face. She had no hope
that the rigorous custom would be broken
for her sake, but the babe was her all.
Come with me, Lutangwa," said Kor-
ko-ya
But my child
Kor-ko-ya took her by the arm and led
her to his igloo. into which they disap-
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is extremely interesting.
For a decade of years the growing opu-
lence of Kor-ko-ya, otherwise known as
the Eskimo millionaire has been watch
ed with great curiosity by the whalers and
the occasional explorer. He has long been
known as thrifty man, as thrift goes in
the arctic region, but it is only of late
that his fortune has assumed really won
derful proportions.
1t is said that he now owns no fewer
than seven kayaks and a full two score of
bone-t tipped. double-bladed paddles His
stock of blubber for the winter of 1878
consisted Of over sixty parcels weighing
100 pounds each. In addition to this he
sold to traders half as many, receiving in
part payment the window already
mentioned.
His thirty dogs are crossed with the
Newfoundland breed, which makes them
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clapped into place again, and once more
they faded away into the depths. A gab-
BILE of excited Italians kept pace to the
turning of the air pumps, and of that lam
guage Kettle knew barely score of words.
Practically these people might have weaved
any kind of plot noisily and under his
very nose without his being any the wiser.
and this possibility did little to queil his
suspicious.
But still Tazzuchi was all outward frank
ness. ITS as we'll we brought out this
little steamboat just to skim the wreck and
survey her." he said. "If they'd waited
her straight off 1 reckon there wouldn't
have been much left but iron plates and
coal bunkers. These Red sea niggers are
pretty useful at looting, once they start.
The beggars can dive pretty nearly as well
and as long in their naked skins as their
betters can in a proper diving suit
Each time the divers came up from the
Opaque white water they brought more
ports Binnacles, whistle, wheels and all
movable deck fittings were gone already.
The chart house had been looted down to
the bare boards, Hatches were off both
forward and aft, and already the cargo
the district had been making good use Of
their time.
News came from the cool, mysterious wa
ter to the baking region of air above al
most at the second hour of the search that
the Grecian could never be re1oated. In ad-
dition to the holes already made in two OF
her compartments, she had settled on
sharp jag of rock, which had pierced her
in third place, aft. This one piece of rock
was the only solid spot in the neighbor
hood; all the rest of the floor was pulpy
white clay, and in this the unfortunate
wreck had settled, till already 1t was flush
with her lower decks. There We're evil
dences, too, that the ooze was creeping
higher every day, SO that all that remained
was to strip her quickly as might be be-
fore she was swallowed up.
TaZZuchi asked Capt. Kettle for his opin-
ion that night in the chart house. I'm to
be guided by you, of course he said, but
my idea is that should go for the specie
first thing, and let everything else slide till
that's snugly on board here. Birds gave
f5 400 for the wreck and there's $4,000 in
cash down there in room they built spe-
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HEN THE ARCTIC
whaling fleet return
ed from the north
last season it brought
word that kor-ko-ya
mad placed a new
window in his house.
AS a matter of news
in ordinary building
circles this would
pass unnoticed, but
to those who have
travelled where the
sun shines at mid
night the intelligence
Evening star., 1899-04-08
A Test.

From the Detroit Journal.
The woman did not believe in the occult.
Now, 1 propose tostest this clairvoyant," /"
she was saying. II shall send her a lock
of my hair. as she directs, with some ques-
ton which nobody but myself can possibly
answer. Let me see, what can ask her,
The man laughed !ioarseiy.
ASK her what is the real color OF the
hairp' ho urged.
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tent at first with sleeping room in an ordi-
nary igloo. AS q young man he lived amid
the squalor and stencil of a hut sheltering
a dozen people of both sexes. He kept his
solitary dog with the others. occupying the
tunnel leading from the outside into the
igloo. and he was fsin to have his clothing
softened by the ancient teeth of an old
woman, who did ii for gain.
During the Great Famine.
In those days he fished and hunted and
speared from morning until night, and
brought in such trophies of his skill that
people began to talk of him. During the
time of the great famine. when the Eskimo
were compelled to travel so far south to Sc
cure food that the sun burned them, Kor-
Evening star., 1899-04-08

Some ten years ago a French missionary
started the systematic rearing of two kinds
of spiders for their web, and the Board OF
Trade Journal states that spider-web fac
tory is now in successful operation at Ca
lais-MeuUon. near Paris where ropes are
made Of spider web intended for balloons
for the French military aeronautic section.
The spiders are arranged in groups OF
twelve above a reel. upon which the threads
are wound. 1t is by no means easy work
for the spiders, for they are not released
until they have furnished from thirty yards
10 forty yards of thread each. The web is
washed, and thus freed of the outer reddish
and sticky cover. Eight of the washed
this rather strong yarn cords are woven,
which are stronger and much lighter than
cords of silk of the same thickness.
The elevator originated in central Europe.
The earliest mention of the elevator is
to his wife, the Archduchess Maria Louise.
brunn, then the summer residence of the
Austrian emperor, near Vienna, he used
the ''chaise volante" dying chair in that
castle which had been constructed for En-
press Maria Theresa. IL consisted of q
small, square room. sumptuously furnished
with hangings of red silk, and suspended
by strong ropes with CONFERENCE.-The SO
that it could be pulled up or let down with
great ease in a shaft built for the purpose
about 1850.
Coffee, the drink more highly regarded to-
day than any other, was first used I'm Abys-
sinia in S15. Thence il was brought TO Ara
bia- A Greek --rst introduced II to Eng
land and made himself famous by the act.
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A Greenlander Who is Rich Beyond
the Dreams of Avarice.
has TWO WINDOWS IN bis HOUSE
Likewise Owns Ten Wives and
Furs and BIubber Galore.
ON A PINNACLE OF FAME

Written fof The Evening Star by Henry Harrison
Lewis
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Personal MENTION.

J c. Smith is here from Chicago.
s. Stine is here from Kansas City.
A. Il. Baker is down from Wichita.
c. r. Morrow is here from ST. Louis.
Chas. Garrett is down from Mulhall.
S. T. Teasdale Of Chicago, is here.
H. b. sabyan, OF Chicago, is in the
city,
S. p. Sidell, of Topeka, is in the
city.
f. s. Leach is here from Arkansas
City.
Major Paul Jundt is in Oklahoma
City.
A. G. Dickey, of Little Rock, is in
town,
e. NJ. Pace, OF Waco. is rusticating
in town.
J. W, Mccoy, Kansas Cityan, is in
Guthrie.
G. R. Alexander is in the city from
Woodward.
G II. Bailey, of St Joe, is here on
business trip.
Mrs. f. b. Lille is reported as being
much improved.
j w. Wilson, the telephone man.
ager, is in the city,
Hon W. $. Denton, OF Enid. was In
the city yesterday.
r. e. Wood left on the noon train
today for Shawnee.
G. X. Alexander, OF Wood dward, Is in
town on business bent.
Lawyer j. W. steen, Of Enid, is in
Guthrie on law business.
l.. A. Wismeyer, OF Gray Horse, is a
guest Of the Royal hotel.
DIR. McKeeby was in Edmond this
afternoon in consultation.
j. X. Knox, f. w. Wallace and Eb
Howard are here from Wichita.
Hon. J. C. Mcknight, county attor-
ney OF Custer county, is in the city.
Prof John Field, chemist of the A.
and M. college, at Saltwater, is In the
city.
Charles Pettyjohn, of Mulhall, at
tended the Chimes OF Normandy last
night
V, G.. III )uston, OF the insurance firm
of Paine & Houston, was in Seward
today on business.
Marshal and Mrs. Thompson, who
met with q serious accident while
driving last Sunday, are able to be
out.
Mrs. j. Il. Platt and son, II "A. Platt,
returned today from Manhattan. Kas.,
where the remains of the late Rev. j.
L. Platt were laid to rest in the family
vault.
Mrs Collins and Miss Agnes Mulhall,
OF Mulhall .are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Levy. The ladies came down
yesterday to attend the performance
of Chimes of Normandy.
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Ny Uncle from New York
Will tell some funny stories.
Lost Them Both.

A woman was in town yesterday
claiming that she had lost her neice
at Oklahoma City and thought she had
come this direction. She said that
when she arrived here she was accom-
panied by her brother who was also
assisting her in the search for her
niece, but late in the afternoon she
claimed that he, too, was lost from
her, and when seen later she said she
had found no trace OF either.
She said she was entirely out of
money and did not know what TO do.
She did not seem TO think that her
neiee had purposely evaded her, but
that IL was purely accidental, aud her
brothers absence she explained in the
same way, She said her neice when
she came to Oklahoma City was driv-
ing a gray mare and a dun colored
mule to light wagon. She said she
would camp in town last night and
continue the search today.
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Notice.

Notice is dereby given that the call
for warrants OF this county first pub.
lished in the Oklahoma State Capital
on March 9TH, 1899, Is hereby revoked
as far as all warrants therein described
and drawn upon county funds are
concerned, namely, SALARY" Court, 50
Poor and Insane" contingent" "
supply" Road and Bridge" and
sinking" funds. and all Of said war
rants now unpaid will continue to
bear interest until hereinafter pro-
vided
This notice isl given by request OF
the Board of County Commissioners,
who have made arrangements for tine
bonding of all such warrants, as well
as others allowed and TO be issued
The general public is also notified
that any and all county warrants will
be paid upon presentation with ac.
crued interest at the Guthrie National
Bank FERDINAND RITTERRUsCH,
County Treasurer
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Ny Uncle From New York
will be at the Opera house Fri
day April 2lst

AnnHGt Meeting, Ge,erd JsseBabl Cum
JertaHd PresbyteriGH Church, Denver,
Colorado, May IS-s6, 1899.
For the above occasion we will sell
round trip tickets to Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo at one lowest
standard iirstelass fare plus SO. Tick
cts viii be on sale May l6 and II.
Continuous passage in both directions
Return passage must be commenced
not earlier than May 20 and not later
than June IS, 1899. Tickets will be
executed for return passage at desti
nation or st either OF the other Colo
RADIO common points en- route.
In addition TO the above, reduced
rates OF one standard frstelass fare for
the round trip will be made from Den.
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to
Colorado state points and return.
Tickets win be on sale May 26 and 27.
1899, with final return limit twenty
days from date Of sale.
For further information apply or
write A. j. CoRkINs
Agent Santa Fe Route, Guthrie, o. T,
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CITY FATHERS.
The First Meeting of the New city Gov
ernment-It Works In Harmony.

The First Meeting OF the New City Gov
ernment-It Works In Harmony
Very little business was transacted
by the city council at its meeting last
night, most Of It's time being consumed
in executive session, considering bonds
OF the new officers, appointments and
other executive business.
@ G.. Carpenter resigned his appoint
ment on the police force recently ten-
dered him.
-. j. Anderson, one of the most efii-
cieEt tremen, rendered his resignation
and was complimented by unanimous
vote of thanks by the council for his
work in the fire department.
The bonds of j II. Mcconnell, side
walk inspector, and Charles j. LauX,
city clerk, were received and referred
to the finance committee.
The city engineer was instructed TO
make est mates OF the cost OF perma
nent sidewalks in front of certain
property, and when this is done, II
they are not laid by the owners of the
propeyt9 ?, the city will proceed to build
them, taxing the cost to the owners.
The Noble avenue bridge was ap-
proved and accepted except as to the
obOhc NoIh anu dDuLintnLst WnlCu INC
committee on public improvements de-
sired further time to look into and
report.
The retiring city clerk, George De
Croft, filed his final report. which was
referred to the committee on finance.
The council then went into execu-
tive session.
The following appointments were
made by the mayor and confirmed by
the council
For paid fireman to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of n. J An-
derEon, Il. II. Haints.
For called fremen, Ralph l.. Lewis
and II, c. Olds.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the mayor
Finance-Saunders Hewitt, Cheadle,
Public improvements-Uhe Hum
phrey, Saunders
Water works-Hewit, Mabon, Doug
lass
Public health -Babcock, Poland and
Cooper.
Parks-Humphrey, Cheadle, House.
Printing-Mabon, House, Humphrey.
Ordinances-Douglass, Mabon, Bah
cock.
Fire department-Poland, Saunders,
Cooper.
Police-House, Babcock, Hewitt
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on Ms Way Home.

l.. f. Mipturn, late quarteru,sster
sergeant under Lieutenant ". IA.
Platt, regimental quartermast Of the
First Territorial United States Volun-
teers is in the city on his way to his
old home at Shawnee. Sergeant Min-
turn was a splendid soldier and he was
notlong in the service before his abil-
tiles and fitness for almost any posi-
tion recommended him to the favor
able notice Of the commanding officers
and when Lieutenant Platt was ap-
pointed quartermsster he at once Sc
lected Minturn as his quartermaster
sergeant, which position he retained
until the regiment was mustered out
ofthe service. Sergeant Minturn says
that IL Col. John II. Stone had been In
command OF the regiment 1t would not
have been mustered out but would
have been sent TO Cuba. He speaks in
the highest terms OF all the officers of
the late Oklahoma battalion.
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My wife used Chamberlains Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief
and can recommend It as splendid
liniment for rheumatism and other
household use for which we have
found II valuable.-W. j, Cuyler, Red
Creek, N. Y.
Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading mer-
chants of this village and one Of the
most prominent men in this vicinity.
w. g. Phippin, proprietor Red
Creek Herald. For sale by all drug
gists,
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"A word TO the wise is sufficient
and word to the wise should be suf
hcient, but you ask, who are wise?
those who know. The oft repeated
experience of trustworthy persons
may be taken for knowledge Mr.. w.
Terry says Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy gives better satisfaction than any
other on the market. He has been in
the drug business at Elkton, Ky, for
twelve years; has sold hundreds OF
bottles of this remedy and nearly all
other cough remedies manufactured
which shows conclusively that Cham
berlain's is the most satisfactory To
the people, and is the best For sale
by all druggists.
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The Midland Savings and Loan C ON
pany, OF Denver must mean business
from the fact that they have today in
Oklahoma three of their best men, who
don't know thing bu. to sell stock in
their B. and L. company. The gentle.
men are w. VI. II. Miller, who will re-
main in Oklahhma as their permanent
representative; II. O. Harris, special
agent, who will try TO be in every town
at the same time; and II. E. Carringer,
the company's secretary and manager,
with headquarters in Denver, who will
be here when business demands his
presence.
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Er- conleasrates. .ltlenlion.

The members OF Camp Jamison, No
-, Eek Confederates, and all other ex-
Confederate soldiers and the sons Of
veterans, are requested 10 meet in the
editorial rooms of the Daily Leader,
at p. m, Saturday, April 90, 1899, for
the purpose OF electing delegates TO
the eN-Confederate reunion at Charles
ton, South Carolina, which meets on
May the 10th, All visiting ex-Confed-
crate soldier are cordially invited.
ID. j. MAURICE, @. X. BUcKRRR,
AoJutant. Com, and Brig.
Gen, 2nd Div
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st. Louis and San Francisco n r
The direct through car route 10 points
In southwest Missouri, southern Kan.
Texas.
The most direct route TO st. Louis
ana the east, Kansas City and the
northwest. Double daily Vestibuled
trains; Free reclining chair cars; OBJ.
serVation and drawing room sleepers,
htfFey dining halls. Ask the nearest
ticket agent OF the Frisco line for full
particulars, or wIite, II. II DUNN,
T. Z. a Il. A., Oklahoma City. o. T.
BRYAN SNYDER, q. +. A., st. Louis.
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My Uncle from New York
VIII bring his family with him

WIN pIlHS MS ldIhlby WIN Hli1
Films, plates. printing paper and all
Photographic supplies at Wheeler's"
Lieutenant J C, Raymond, u. S. A ,
Fort Riley, is in the city to open a reI
cruiting office.
$50 buys a one-half interest in a
good paying business il taken at once.
Call at NJ. l.. Vests.
wanted,-A good four room house
furnished. Call at Leader office.
Terms must be reasonable.
PLEASE return TO this Office the UNI
brella taken from the opera house last
night by mistake. Marked on silver
plate g. II W., and receive reward
N. NJ Carter, manager OF the Waters
Pierce OIL company, has bought the
Pancoast residence, on North Broad
which is now occupied by II. 5. Barde,
the Kansas City Star territorial corre-
spondent.
Pianos, $3.50 and up; organs, $50 and
up sewing machines, SIS and up; BIZ
cycles, $40 and up. Easy payments
Sheet music, latest and up to date.
e. II. KNAUss,
i04 West Harrison ave.
Gov. Barnes is in Oklahoma City to-
day, looking after his oily appointea,
Amos Ewing and the injunction pro
ceedings instituted TO prevent him
from the official discharge Of h
duties.
Annie Wagner, a colored woman,
who was left in charge OF the house of
j. G. Tuohy during their absence in
Arkansas City, has been missing since
last Saturday. Diligcnt scar chers have
SO far failed to find any trace Of her
whereabouts.
The Chimes of Normandy aggrega-
tion have accepted terms, and will
produce the opera at Kingfsher next
Saturday night The full company OF
so members and about Is admirers win
go overland, leaving here Saturday
morning and returning Sunday.
The following suits were filed with
Clerk Hegler, of the supreme court, on
petition in error Ed Ellis VS.. United
States, from Pawhuska; Conley and
Caldwell VS.. Hoover and Hill, from
Kingdsher county; Aeers VS., Snyder,
from Noble county; Mendenhsn VS..
eagle, from Noble county.
Probate Judge Foster issued permits
yesterday to the following young peo.
pie who believe that in union there is
strength; Jeh Burgess, aged "a years
and Ida Rizener, aged go years, both
OF Zion; Jacob Rittheler, 27 years OF
Noble county, and Hulda schultz, OF
Logan county.
EAt the Capital hotel.-W p. Yancy.
c. W. Dursnd, DIR. w. b. Hale, Kansas
Cityi 7. n. Williamson, White Rock
q. A. Dowing, Rockford, H.: r. T..
Wood, Shawnee; w. Il. II, Miller, f.
u. csrringer, Denver; l.. A. swartzel
st. Louis, w. A. Parker, Perry, Geo.
Lowell Miller, city. Fred r. stephen
son, Oklahoma City.
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The Mntnal Life Insuranee %. of

The Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of
New York, the largest life insurance
company in the world, has more
wealth than the Bank OF England, has
paid out on endowments aud other pol
ieies to living policy holders over two
hundred and eighty-three millions.
Insure with II you simply protect your
family II you die, IL you live you make
a good profit on your Investment and
your insurance don't cost you a cent.
II. j. LOWE, General Agent for okla
hotra
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SINGED.

David a.. Mitchell Fined for Starting Fire
without Complying with the Law
In the probate court yesterday the
case Of the Territory VS.. ID, Ii, Mitchell
was tried before Judge Foster, lie
was charged with starring grass fl lie
on his farm, two miles south OF the
city, without first notifying his neigh
bors twelve hours before starting the
fire, as is required by law. Mitchell
was found guilty and IL cost him $50.