The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-24
every valley and floods are the order of

every valley and floods are the order of
the day tt-e,t
But in November, 1892. Nova Zenbla was
put under official Russian rule: that is. un-
der the protectorate of the government of
Archangel, and at first all expenses were
paid by the state. Now it pays itself we'll
Tor on that date the government shippad
three families of Samoyads from the Pet
choTa to Nova Zembla numbering eighty
eight souls; in 1898 there were 120 ono
Russian priest, and an unqualified peasant
doctor tcalled felcher). There are now
Two settlements, the largest Karmenku,a
consisting OF three big wooden houses
church, wooden parsonage. a store
patn, and six to twelve chooms' or natiya
SKIN w1gwam-like huts. The other settle
Aeht' purely native one consists of
cnooins only, eight in number. 1t is a few
mics from the entrance of the Matostcbin
Shar. that curious natural canal or strait
dlvldlng the island into two great halves
NOW vessel visits this island twice y
year-in July and Superintendent STAYS y
uay or TWO at each settlement. Rarr;pa
.nat ana between those times there is mo
communication whatever with the main
laho' 1or no one is allowed to land without
speclal permit. This is to discourage
"hat used to happen in the old DAYS when
foreign fishing boat would land .na
NAS Aooihoy aus Win brandy
would induce them to part with ali 49,,
year catch for few more bottles Of
VODKA TO continue their bust g. CO
Low the governor, when he cannon po bin,
seI sends his secretary every wear IN no
gotiate with them. ~ ne
ne product OF each mans hunting ;s =,
nen 10 Archansel, and an account in HE
n nrme rs kept at the bank If he is roor
be Gu ~. tne governor helps him; if not
ne gets his - uol
secretary, order what he wants nv , .i
oaiance' the goods being brought IN b;rs
next voyage. To show their incon,o en-
example, one-the champion hunter-on ~ :.
sisit mad 700 rubles (f7O) as tho rosnI. ~
ais year work, and the least prosperousN
LAY iazs man-had SO kopecks 1s1 Eaoh
ha hi, Tue SAFE OF his skins, was told bis
balance and allowed to buy. A's
IL was most Interesting to sir paxt
secretary, good natured and not;a,, ~ Tue
near MN explain and minister to the ,sa Gnu
VI .hese children of nature. GunnowdaS
ieau' tea- sugar, -four china Guns 10 graa !,
ueleacy), knives, salt, cloth. needles -
snuh' tobacco, We're the chief of the or,,es.
siven. heard one added a wife ann b.
, oluer' winch was serious, was booked rs.
ene secretary, and next voyage the gov,
! ,rn no. sent MIN one, girl from the Sa-
! was n,,,o oee.i t on the Petitioya. He
/ hoe
eahea tine governor told me this storv 80 a.
WE, were ha dai Club at Archangel, when We We
~eie dining, and We roared over ;tl ~
aaoyaa sent the girl back to tho GO
,afy, with message to the governor e the.
ne must cnange his wife las If She yy..n Ia -
Sun or Dale OF merchandise for ano,h.n
as sne was no good. too lazy. and ) nna,
score seerets and b ne refused to her so the
nome. and another wife was ssnt b bsel
rms rms time, heard, it was success cess p rar
t maps packed by the governors message
mat mat ne would not change any wives s sagt
pack again. This couple he sent .a,eS o sent I
sort OF an example and pilgrimage. as a
These Samoyads struct no ..e a..
more mS; intelligent than the mainland trih ha.
with s no o eSen to the healthy life they lead
! when they have money. as the ' na., weeks
aso esa 10 e. s, on every available opportunity
oars ~. ths saia 70 me, running his greasy fin
gers through his matted hair: .ssamova adj
head thick and dirty, but not empty amply ]
not empty"