The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-09
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Miss Is<@le Acxernann Has Ucru9isd
400 Beds During Her fraseia. =

Miss Tsszie Acksrnann Has Ucru9isd
400 Beds During Her fras~ia. =
Few women have met With -. many
extraordinary adventures IN al paris
Of taa world as Hiss Jessie AGser.
mann. the famous temperance worker.
who has cireletl he ginha a dozen
times. Ia lie course u her fr-axais
Kiss Alderman has slept m : 7sa=
different beds and among her resting
places have. been the tomb OF IN IA
dlan sing a siberian canPietss camp.
an Alaskan ashermau's ant anll 4 sf-s
bic IN Teeiand Visiting % these
strange doruiturles IA lie u9usekegu;
~. Niss Aci1eruaun sHfs
The most refreshing rest II MY lie
VS. obtained "a a aamuios1 - ing
high IN the trees. beyond the rea-.lf. 1fs Z.
beast or serpent In A jungle % JaYa.
IA my opinion. the bed Itself plays but
a smali part IN the wooing NJ 4tifr,f
natures sweet restarert However
there WIS one night when I thosgh, I !
never would 20 asleep - :
II was up IN Alaska. A young chief
Who had Just succeeded his father was
W ~ AAfH1ttia| fAAHNHtAFA VIII Il IiIEt
by hIs subjects and be invited Hfg -
be- present. The scene Of the cerp-
mony vns several uslles from, the VII
lase whore I was stopping During :
the dance A terrific storm arose. rem. /.
dering u Impossible Tor ME 20 return
10 the village, and n kind native IN
vited ne 70. his hut foF the night. The
family OF eleven slept on a raised
platform extending around three sides
Uf the room- Here I was Invited 30
share the common bed. but declined
with thanks. and Indicated that I
would climb ap into the rarters. where
fish and skins were drying. although
I had not the slightest blea how T.
would ever accomplish the feat, I'M
less could walk no the sides OF the.
house. ~
eOns OF the Juvenile members % ne
family speedily Ghmbed to. the lofty
rnfters, and, having fashioned The 5
skins into the form Of bed, descend =
ed to help solve the problem ef my
ascent Every available box, barrel
aud chest Wasspiled one upon another,
but even this makeshift Of n tower fell
short Of reaching the desired haven Of
rest. Finally. A bright idea seized the /
lad Quickly mounting the pis aud -
STOPPING over IN the attitude, OF one
playing at leap- frog. be politely mo.
toned ne to step upon MS back: With.
-out pausing to consider the probable
fatal consequences Of my cash step~tsa =
the boy. hasriIy scaled. box and bar =
rel stepped lightly upon the young
braves back and. without any prepa-
ration for ths night spring Into FED,
high afIove-tl4e heads OF the ustonlshad =
natives. 49, = !
well | confess that did .nat -rn
right TO sheep. I gazed down froul my
insecure perch upon the entire family.
gathered around the dying enibers IN ;
/ the center Of the floor. Where they
were engaged IN drinking fishAolr out
| 0f'a -whalebone ladle. Their gfsfenlny
white teeth formed a striking contrast .
10 their painted faces as they talked
and talked ana talked The exasper.-.
atlag part (for | ain only woman
was that I could not understand
word they were snying ana I was-car-
/ tain that they were tallgiug af1otrt me.
However, sleep came at last. after the
/ family had retired to their universal :
| couch