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it off into certain squares or paralelo- grams, in each of which he inscribes hireogyphics similar to those on the knife He then weaveS his tale from tie translation from these hieroglyp- nics These knives are greatly vener- ated and it is very difficult for a white man to secure one of them. MT. Stubbs secured several which he sent to the Museum of North American Indians Heye Foundation, where they are now on exhibition.
 Language Very FIowery
 The language of the Kuskokwim In dians is Very flowery. and they are fond of rolling phrases. They have nc positive form of language. but ap proach affirmation in roundabout manner. For instance. if a white man asks native if he has seen a schoon CT or ship come into the mouth of the river he will reply ~' =
 If such vessel is in the bay mine eyes have not seen it."
 If asked if another natives eyes have seen the schooner in the bay, lie will reply:
 'Hf any other mans eyes have seen a vessel in the river my brain does not know it."
 Their language is poetical and yer bose with many adjectives and nouns. The men are fine artisans each vii lage having it's snowshoe maker, it's manufacturer of sleds, its maker of boats, and it's odds jobs man. each one
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Life of Native Ideal

Life of Native Ideal
 The life of the Eskimo, according to AIr. Stubbs, is ideal from a socialiStiC standpoint. whole tribes living in har- mony, with every bit of property own ed and shared in common by the peo- pie as a whole Their chiefs or head of ficials are selected by popular vote as are the subchiefs, and these men eX- ert powerful moral influence on the lives of those under them. While hay ing no visible authority they are the means of much good Following the election ot the chiefs, who are net ap- yointed for life as in other tr E'tS the natives meet in the kashim or com munity house where questions tOuch- ing upon members or the tribe as a whole are freely discussed. MT. Stubbs asserts that the natives are a humor- GUS, friendly race, great on joshine or playing jokes on each other, and line ttaii companions, being very cottage ors not easily fatigued and able '' withstand any amount or hardsnips.
 Having no written language alt their spoken language consi5nr; oE hut few hundred words, the Id iv-s are great story tellers. In telling these tales the relator uses what IS Cailf ] {, $: ory knife These knives are matte from ivory with a woven willow ian- Glt.. and the blades are dividel into sections with hieroglyphics carVel on both sides of the blades. The narra- tor sits down in the sand and divides
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Notice or Settlement of Final Account
 and Distribution

Notice or Settlement of Final Account
 and Distribution
 NO. 104. In the Probate Court for kenai Pre- cinct, Third Division. Territory Of Alaska
 In the Matter of the Estate of Julia Blanch Stull, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given: That Char les T. Daggett administrator of the estate of Julia Blanch Sfull Deceased, has rendered and presented for final settlement. and filed in said court, his final account of his administration of said estate, together with his report and a petition for final distribution, and that Thursday, the 14th day of June, 1923, at two o'clock in the after noon of said day, at the court room of said court at Seward, in Renal Pre- cinct, Third Division of the Territory of Alaska has been fixed and appoint ed as the time and place for the set clement of said account and the hear ing of said report and petition, at which time and place any person in terested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions, in writing, to the said account. and contest the same. Notice is further given: That said account in for final settlement and the said estate is ready for distribution. and on confirmation of said final ac- count final distribution of said estate will be immediately had.
 Dated this 9th day of March, A. D.. 1923.
 CHARLES T. DAGGETT.
 Administrator. Publish March 10. r. 24. 30. April 7. IA
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CONSPIRACY CHARGED
 IN SUGAR OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON, Mar. Exchanges that there is a conspiracy in the su' gar trade to raise prices were made at the department of justice today. The charges were of sufficient gravity to warrant an investigation by depart |ment officials. A conference vas held |between Acting Attorney General Sey. mopr and Secretary Hoover with the view of joint action.
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SUM MONS No. S-173

In the District Court for the Territory
 of Alaska, Third Division.
 Mary Catherine Suits. Plaintiff. vs.
 Joseph Sheridan Suits. Defendant. The President of the United States of
 America to the above~named defea-
 dant: Greeting: ,v -,
 rursu1At 10 tho provisions of an Order made end, entered h. and by tho aAove-aamed Court h tAe aeAvS!SntI' tied action oa tho 7tA day Of MArcl,
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Curious Customs Of The
 Kuskokwim Indian Tribes
COUNTRY VERITABLE PARADISE IN FLORA
 AND FAUNA-LAKES WITH CURIOUS FISH

Mr. D. E. Stubbs trader and Pioneer of the Kusko- kwim river district who arrived in Seward several days ago to locate ill this secton has curious and interest ing tales of that teknown district Mr. Stubbs has been located at the old native village of Koako several hun red miles above Bethel where for years he has lived Wlt the natives studied their language and customs and ac- oured their confidence The result of his investigations is that the o Esmos are years ahead of the whites in their manner of living and that the Kuskokwm Eskimo is hon est industrious and dependabe quick in their likes and ;iskes and lacking maice envy and jealousies of the WhiteS
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specialist and each expert in his line. They use no method of measure ment but the eye and the span of the hand, yet their work is accurate and delicate to a degree. Their principal tool is the knife, made of piece Of steel trap spring, ground to fine edge with a curved needle point. They use this tool in the manner of the Jap- anese, working toward them instead ol away from themselves as does a white man. Their eyesight is trained to an astonishing degree. they being able to read the signs of the trail. where a white man would See nothing. Natives Great Hunters
 The natives are indefatigable hunt CTS and kill the black bear with a short spear, held in the hand. Their method is to surprise the bear sud denly, and when he rears up to ascer- tain the commotion, they plunge the spear into his chest, and flee. The bear drops to his fore-feet, driving the spear into his heart. The natives em- phatically deny that a bear attacks on his hind feet, but claim that he arises to see more distinctly, as his eyesight is very poor. They have little fear o1 either black or brown bear and attack them with impunity, often going into their dens with their short spears and knives
 Dealt Too Harshly With
 Mr Stubbs believes that the na- lives are dealt too harshly with by the white mans law, as their morals and conceptions of right and wrong are to- tally at variance with those of the white man. For instance he tells Of how honest they are amongst them- selves and rarely steal from each oth- CT Their ideas of wrong are like child,s. Many cases where Indians have been arrested for stealing arise from the fact that it is an age old Es- kimo custom that when man dies his property belongs to the man who finds it. This custom has brought about con siderable friction with the whites who have had boats and othe' property lost or dropped on the trall. The ln, dian had no knowledge of guilt but was following his customs. They can- not understand the white mans views and go to the pen totally ignorant O. what they were sent for.
 They are a happy race of people and are without guile. If they have plenty of food. warm place to sleep and clothing to wear, what more can they need, or want. They have nothing but their simple wants 10 provide for and nature is lavish in her silts 10 her untutored sons.
 According to our informan- the kus
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FAIRBANKS BANK CASE
 HAS BEEN COMPLETED

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 23-The ac- ton of Mrs. Isabelle Barnett to re- cover from Fred G. Moves of San Francisco, receiver for the Washing ton bank of Alaska at Fairbanks of s5s,OO0 she claimed she advanced to meet the claims of depositors was taken under advisement in the United States circuit court of appeals.
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GOVERNMENT TAKING
 MORE PRECAUTIONS

Owing to the recent mail robbery on the Kuskokwim when S30,000 was stol- en in the district, the government is now insuring it's checks. A check was recently received here by the local bank carrying such insurance, a pro- ceeding unheard of up to this time.
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MEMBER FARM BOARD
 DROPS DEAD ON LINKS

WASHINGTON, March 23-Milo D. Campbell, who was recently appointed director of the farm board and also a member of the federal reserve board, dropped dead yesterday afternoon at the golf links, while paying game with Senator Townsend.
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DoYToNA. Fis,. Mar. ss-President Harding today toazed tho town es 1t- ltusy1ile in . tia lzsie>
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Kill Striped Cucumber
Beetle With Nicotine

Cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and
the related crops can be protected
from the inroads Of the striped GU
cumber beetle by applying a fourth
to a half ounce of nicotine dust, con-
tanning four per cent nicotine, to each
hill. The dust not only kills the in
sects that come in contact with n. but
1t acts as a repellent. If II is applied
properly it drives the beetle from the
cracks in the 500 at the base of the
plant, and so prevents very serious
injury.
Even a cheese cloth sack with which
to dust the vines is efficient on n
small area, but n larger area VIII pay
for q regular buster. Such a buster
also applies the powder in such a
way that beetles cannot escape de-
struction by flight.
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highlands Live Stock
Is Denied Admission
Kept Out Because of Foot
and Mouth Disease.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
Because Of the persistence Of foot
and-mouth disease in England, the
United States Department Of Agricul-
tnre has been unable to lift the ban
against the importation of live stock
from that country. American import
ers Of live stock had hoped that the
outbreak Of the disease which occurred
on April % would be the last, and the
department had given them reason TO
believe that permits for bringing in
cattle, sheep, and swine from England
would be issued after July l, but the
report Of a new outbreak made 1t
necessary TO continue the embargo.
This action of the department Is a
hardship On American importers who
would bring in stock from England,
but the welfare Of the entire livestock
industry in the United States demands
that the utmost care be exercised in
keeping out such a dangerous enemy
as foot-and-mouth disease. No impor-
tations OF ruminantS and swine are
permitted from countries where this
plague is well established. In our
tries where there are occasional out
breaks, England for example, the en-
tire country must be free for a period
of 60 days before shipments may be
made to this country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Destroy Weeds in Soy
Bean Field While Young

Farmers who are growing soy beans
will find that ii is highly important to
Kill the weeds while the plants are
very young. Crops men at Iowa State
college recommend c~ultivating the
young beans with the common harrow,
rotary hoe or weeder. Soy beans are
very hardy plants and, except for the
time when they are just coming
through the ground and are making
their first two inches of growth, they
may be narrowed regularly without
being damaged. The college men adj
wise c~ultivating often until the beans
are eight 10 ten inches high. Special
are should be given the cultivation
when the beans are eight to ten inches
tall.
A rotary hoe or weeder Is effective
In cultivating the beans and has an adj
vantage over the harrow in that 1t can
be used throughout a longer season.
The important thing, however, Is to
keep the weeds out, regardless Of the
implement used.
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Contented Cows Always
Make Highest Returns

In the barn Of a large and well
equipped dairy in Wisconsin is a
large placard c0nspicuously posted
which reads:
mo Swearing Allowed-These Are
COntented Cows"
1T Is a stringent rule on all VI
stock FARMS" says the manager, that
harsh language or unkindness
toward the cattle is absolutely for
hidden. Strange as 1t may seem. a
COW is as responsive to pleasant
treatment as a human being is. II
you are mean 20 a Gov she is pretty
apt TO return the meanness. There
fore we preach bovine optimism. We
keep our COWS contented and we find
they give more and better milk"
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Manure on Land
as Fast as It Is Made

The very best way to get all of the
value. out of the manure on the farm
is TO put ii on the land just as fast as
it is made. Mansre loses a large part
Of its fertiliZing value before 1t is
used when it is piled out Of doors all
summer, waiting for some special
crop. Better get ii on any crop or
permanent pasture just as quickly as
possible rather than leaving it out in
piles in this way. AS g matter Of fact,
experiments have shown that manure
allowed to remain in piles through
three, four or five months in the sum-
mer frequently loses from a third to
two-thrids of its total fertilizing value.
This Is too serious a loss to be al.
lowed to pass u%nheeded.
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Linoleum Truly Cosmopolitan.

Six countries, thousands Of miles
distant, aid in providing materials for
the finished linoleum, says the Detroit
News. The manufacture Of linoleum
cork, linseed oil and burlap. Cork, the
chief ingredient, comes from Spain,
Portugal and northern Africa, where
thousands Of people are engaged in
harvesting it from the trees. The lin
seed oil is pressed from the flaxseed
from the Argentine republic, which
produces the greatest amour of flax
seed in the world. Burlap is made
from jute grown in India. but woven
In Scotland.
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ease than ! have for FIVE or six years.
/ owe it all to your great medicine. -
MARTHA HOOKER, la College Avenue,
st. Paul, MINI.
When women who are between the
ages Of forty-fve and fifty-five are beset
with such annoying symptoms as ner-
vousness, irritability, melancholia and
heat flashes, which produce headaches,
dizziness, or a sense of s~uffocation, they
should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. 1t is especially adapted
to help women through this crisis. 1t
is prepared from roots and herbs and
contains no harmful drugs or narcotics.
Write to Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Massachusetts,, for a free
copy Of Lydia f. Pinkham's Private
Textbook upon Ailments Peculiar to
Women"
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Dairy Forecasts
Will Be Issued
Service Enables Dairymen
to Plan Ahead in Light of
Future Prospects.

Nfrepared by the United states Department
OF Agriculture
To enable dairymen 10 plan their
operations in the light Of future pros
poets as indicated by available sta
tistics on current milk production,
prices. stocks, and changes in dairy
herds, the United States Department
of Agriculture is inaugurating a spe-
cial reporting service in the leading
dairylng states. A tentative plan OF
reporting has been drawn up and is
TO be tried out in an experimental
way In New England, New York and
Wisconsin. An effort will be made
to forecast as far in advance as pos
sible the number OF dairy COWS on
farms and prospective milk produc-
ton.
Information Requested.
Thousands of dairymen in the yari-
port each month TO the department
the number of dairy COWS and heifers
on farms at the end OF the month, to-
gether with the number Of heifers
and calves under q year old being
raised for dairy COWS. Information
will also be obtained regarding the
number OF dairy cows and heifers bred
each month, the number Of heifers
freshening with their first calves and
the number Of other COWS freShening
each month.
An effort will be made to obtain in
formation as to sales of dairy cows
and heifers for slaughter, as well as
the number Of deaths monthly. Fig
ures will be obtained on the produc-
ton Of milk and the number OF COWS
MIXED. 1t is expected that a suffi-
GENTLY large number Of dairymen can
be induced TO cooperate in the work
to provide the basis for statewide es-
Inmates.
The new service is in response TO a
long-felt need for more complete in
formation concerning the trend Of the
dairy industry. Dairymen have been
watching with interest the progress OF
the system worked out by the depart
ment with regard to live stock and as
IeSullS DtCdluc dNdlldDlC an III cos
ing number Of dairymen and milk pro-
ducers' associations have requested
the department to i%naugurate a sim
liar system in the dairy industry. At
the present time approximately 10000
farmers cooperate in the livestock
service and il is planned to increase
the number to $4,000. A departure Of
interest to dairymen will be to request
livestock producers TO report separ-
ately the number of cattle Of the beef
type. 1t is planned also 10 include IN
| the dairy reports information concern
ing feed and pasture conditions.
Cooperation Urged.
All dairymen are urged to cooperate
with the Department Of Agriculture in
this new work by promptly filling out
the reports received from the depart
ment. All individual reports will be
considered confidential, only totals
and percentages Of change from
month to month TO be published. Each
dairyman reporting will receive per-
sonal copies Of the final monthly state
ment issued by the department to-
gether with the statistics Of various
dairy products manufactured, stocks
in storage, and market information
| gathered from manufacturers. dis
tributors and handlers Of dairy
products.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Quick Learner.

A man who believed he knew all
about parrots undertook to teach what
he thought to be a young mute bird
to say Hello" in one lesson.
Going up to its cage, he repeated
that word in q clear voice for several
minutes, the parrot paying not the
slightest attention.
At the final Hello" the bird
opened one eye, gaZeG at the man, and
snapped out, Lines busy."-Stray
Stories.
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There to. Stay.

Two aunts had come to visit at
Esther's home at different times this
summer, and each brought a small
baby. Esther's surprise and chagrin
was great when they left, taking their
babies away again.
Then n day a new baby sister
anne TO Esther's house.
When they told her the news she
hurried over to our house and IN
nounced: We've got a real stay baby
now, cause this n was horned to
u.s."
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Describing Il.

what kind of a place is your neigh
boring hamlet of Slapdaddle?" inquired
a recently arrived guest.
We'll, I'll just tell you," replied the
landlord of the tavern at Grudge.
THAT outfit Of tarrapins are so far
behind that they are just now taking
up the roller skating craze for the
first time.'-Kansas City Star.
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Give Dairy Cows Access
to Water at All Times

Give the dairy wv ccess to water
at all times. If the source OF water In
the pasture lot is a stream, ~precautioD
should be taken to see that il is not
converted into a mud puddle by the
COWS standing In the water. 1t is bette,
to have the water In q clean tank.
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Alas and AIack.

Mr.. Grill-It is clearly noticeable
are not satisfied with their breakfast.
Mr.. FiZel-We suggest that the pres
ident act as chef for a we k TO get 1t
started right.
Mr.. Grill-Very well and at the end
of his week q successor for the fol-
lowing week might be chosen from
among the survivors.
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BABIES CRY
FOR "CASToR|A"
Prepared Especially for Infants
and Children of All ACES

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 30 years as n
pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas-
tor OIL, Paregoric, Teething Drops and
Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot-
ics. Proven directions are on each
package. Physicians recommend 1t.
The genuine bears signature Of
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Renew Strawberry Patch
for the Coming Season

At the end of the fruiting season OF
the strawberry patch It should be re-
newed for the following year. Re
newal will consist OF barring off the
Ole row so as to pIow out the old
plants, thus leaving the new plants
beside the old row ia a new soil. Keep
the strawberry patch cultivated during
the entire summer.
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Unconvincina object Lesson.

"You are encouraging your boy Josh
to leave homer"
yep replied Farmer Corntossei.
II reckon that 'ud be fur the best"
Cant you persuade him to work."
"No. / do my best to persuade him
that hard work and economy Is the,
maxim Of a young man. Then he jes'
looks me an the mortgage over an
her looks at me in q way that makes
me feel like / wasn't nothin' In his
eyes but a bad example" y-'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-17
Scab Controlled
by Spray Application

Apple scaS can be controlled by bor-
deaux or ~lime-sulphur, but the scab
nus be watched for. When it frst
appears il will show on the under side
OF leaves on varieties that are very
susceptible LITTLE olive green patches
will begin to form. AS soon as these
show their presence, spray puEnps
should be put into commission at Onoe.
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It Is Difficult Task to
Determine Age of Cow

II IS more difficult TO determine the
age Of a COW than Of a horse. A
cows age may be determined from her
teeth and horns. The number of San
nual rings on the horns. plus two, for
example. usually gives the animals
age, but remembering that the pairs OF
permanent teeth come nine months
apart Will help TO verify 1t.
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Such a Question.

Mrs. Mulcahy-An' why did yez keep
Mickey in after school?
Teacher asked him who George
Washington was and he only stood
and looked at me.
Mrs. Mulcahy-It's d~umbfounded
the poor by was at yer ignorance,
likely.
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Cutlcura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring In the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
II Soap. Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet Observation-Disclosures
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HaW! HaW!

Two farmers met on II country road
and pulled up their teams. "Slr," said
one, I've got n mule with distemper.
What did you give that one of yours
when he had it,"
"~Turpentine; giddap."
A week later they met again. "Say,
81, / gave my mule t%urpentine and
ii killed him"
KILLED mine, too; giddap."
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the Day.

Wiie-The time will come when
every person will have an automobile.
Hubby (speed Accomplishments.
Then therell be no pedestrians to run
down.