The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

tThe genial exponent of the simple life who
furnished the following article. by talking thru
to of the New
whose age was probably 48. He was clad IN two
necklaces, two bracelets some tattoo marks and
loin cloth. He speaks no English and there
s9re only ms aha OF asee ARE
pressionistic. "a thousand representing a very
large number. He lis the leader Of the band OF
Igorrotes who so delighted the crowds who
visited Coney Island this summer.)
y AM Chief Fomoaley Of the Bontoo
Irrogotes, and I have come here
with my people in order to show
IL the white man our civilization.
The white man that lives in
said that Americans were anxious
here Great Crowds 81 wfe Peoplo s essa
come and watched us, and they seemed
pleased. -, .l...s. -.
W. are the Oldest people in tho
world. All others come from us. The
Women@lived. On our m Mount s' and
their children lived there after them,
TILL they grew bad and God sent great
flood that drowned them, all except
seven, who escaped in canoe and land
ed, after the flood went down, on high
mountain. E,a-.a On.
Three times 8 year our old men call
the people together and tell them the
old stories of how God made the world
and then the animals, and lastly them
These stories have been handed down in
that way from the very beginning, 50
that we know they are true. The
white men. have some stories; too, like
that. Perhaps they may have heard
them from one Of us. At any rate, they
are wrong about some things. There
was q white man who told us that the
place where the canoe landed after the
food was a high mountain on the other
gide Of the world, but we know better
our town. It is close by us and al
ways has. been there, and our old men
point it out when they tell the story.
I was born in g. hut In that town. ]
don't remember my father. He wat
killed in battle. when was very
small. I had four brothers and three
sisters. We did not work except q lit
tie in the field, where the rice and sweet
potatoes grow, or getting fruit in the
with the other boys. We had small
wood, and we hurried animals and birds
and fought each other. q
i. 4 i.
w uSu l. grew u y To DC a mdu L went
out and took head, and then got
married. ~
Among our people q, young man must
have taken head before he is made q
warrior. Our young women will not
marry man unless he has taken a
head We take the heads Of our enc
mics. Sometimes these are the people
Of some other Igorrote town, some
times they are the little black people
who shoot with poisoned arrows. some
\ close by and has taken a head. from
your family. We used to get heads
Prom the Spaniards when they were in
our island, but now they have gone
4 away. The Americans don It like us to
take heads but what can we dos Other
people take heads from us. We have
always done it. The women won i
marry our men IL they do not take
heads. 55l
I got my head among the black peo-
pie by wal ting near a spring until a
man came to drink. shouted, and he
shot at me with arrows, but / caught
them on my shield. Then II speaTed
him and cut off his head with my bolo.
When I returned to my town I went
straight to the house where the girl
lived, but she would not look at me
I'LL / showed her my head. That pleased