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I??-wmi . u. > ! i-p? ?????? THE NATIVES OF ALASKA ;-W: >- ? Observations of an Americar. 1 Explorer. ft: How the People are Olothed, then Dweiling8 and Food Supplies. Some of the results achieved b} Lieutenant G. M. Stony's exploring ex pedition in Northern Alaska will bt found full of interest, says the New York HeialcL The following obser vations by Lieutenant Stony of the na Uvea, their mode of life, etc., togethei with other matters in this connection may not prove uninteresting. H< wrlt.PR* "These people live in huts mad< partly under ground and subsist prin cipally upon the meats of animals, fisl and game, their vegetable supply be ing limited to leaves and roots of { few plants and a small supply of ber ries, which latter are collected durinj the summer months. "They are a healthy, hardy race comparing favorably in size with th< white men; complexion a bright bru nette, eyes small and black and nearb even with the face, high forehead nose small and rather flat, excellen teeth, coarse black hair. They taltoi very little, only a few lines on th< lower lips and chins of the women Wearing of the labrett is confined ex clusively to the men, and even thej do not all wear it. No nose ornament: were seen, and in a few instances onlj were earrings observed. All the mer are beardless. It is said that they pul the beard out. The women wear th< hair long and plaited into two braidi behind. The men also wear the hai: long and allow it to hang down, ex oept\i front of their faces. They g< without head covering during th< summer, and are much more cleanlj in their habits than the Tchoutches ol Siberia. "The native dress is made principal ly trom the skin of the reindeer; thi undergarments from the skin of th( younger ones; trousers, overshirti (coats) and socks from th< skin of the older ones; boot are made from "the tougher skii of the legs, and sometimes trousen from the sama The shirts in shap< resembles that worn by the white man but no buttons or fastenings are used a hole being cut in the upper part just large enough to admit the head, tc which is sewed a hood to be worn ii cold weather. The overshirt (coat' is made long, reaching to the knees and ornamented and trimmed witl long hairs of various animals. Som< of the coats are made from inferioi furs (such as ground squirrel^ anc skins of water fowl, &c. These an very light and worn only in sumir^Lighter trousers are -also made loi summer wear from the skins of seals those of the younger and smaller one! being preferred. Both drawers ant trousers are confined at the waist by i cord. Except during rainy weathei the coat and trousers are worn witl the hairy side out, but with the underclothing the hair is worn next th< body. The socks and boots are verj similar in shape, the latter having i thick sole made from the skin of th< walruB or large seal. The boots foi summer are made from sealskiu en tirely, the hair being removed in tan ning; the legs are long, never belov the knee and sometimes extending be low the waist; they are waterproof tint nnt TV..??? ? * uuv noiui. vuuug buow storm; of drifts an overall is worn to keep tin snow out of the hair, which is very es sential for the preservation of th< reindeer skin garments. These over all are made from entrails of seals buckskin, drilling and calico, the lat ter being preferred when obtainable Straw is placed in the bottom of th boots for warmth and to give a sof footing for the wearer. "The dress of the women ie mucl like that of tbe men, the only differ ence being a slight variation in th< pattern of the overshirt (coat). Heav; mitts are made from the reindeer ant moose skins and occasionally fron sealskins, and are worn nearly all th time, summer and winter. >,' "The native houses are constructs by sinking a circular hole twelve fee in diameter to a depth of three fee' into the ground. Spruce poles, flv feet long, are driven around the sid to the depth of one foot (the bark hav ing been removed), and placed asclos together as possible. The roof, mad of the same material, is put on, leav ing a circular hole of two feet in di ameter at the top for the outlet o moke and admission of light Th *oof is well lashed by means of rop maila 41? ?? ?wui wuo uMft ujl tuo spruc< The entire hut above ground is the: oovered with straw and earth. Th entrance to the hut is subterranean, passageway being dug at an tuigle c about forty-five degrees from the>ex terior of the hut to the floor, which pat sage way to oarefully protected in th tame maimer as the root [ jgfe 'WM'' y ' V ', _ * "These people never want for food. The country abounds in animals and i game, and the river in flsh. Large numbers of reindeer are killed, generally shot, although during the winter r it quite frequently happens that many are captured by driving them into ravines where they sink into the deep r snows and fall an easy prey to the - hunters. The following is a list of ) animals whose skins are preserved by r the natives viz:?Bear (black, brown - and gray), moose, fox (white, black, I rnH omoa on/1 ailtrnr rrraw\ mnrlnn l^Uy VI V/OU UUU OUTUi giOJ ^ UIUI VCli| r sable, land and. water otter, mink, , wolf, beaver and lvnx. The meats of a all these animals are used for food, great preference is given to the rein3 deer, moose and boar. The latter are . usually shot, the former trapped. The ! fish caught are of many varieties, in. eluding large quantities of salmon, \ white fish, mullet, pike and sculpin. . The salmon are chiefly caught in j Hotham Inlet at the mouth of the riv 4-1 i. A. t U. 11 A-1 er viiitb outputs mtu it; tntj oiuor fish are caught in the river. They 9 are mostly caught in the summer by . means of the gill net or speared, the y dexterity with which this is done bein?r something marvellous. The pike t weigh from aeven to ten pounds, 3 whitefish from one to two pounds and 3 mullet from three to four pounds. In the winter fish are also taken through . the ice by hook and line. The hook used - consist simply of a flat piece of ivory, 3 with a sharp piece of metal screwed r into one end of it at right angles to ! the face of the ivory. "White whales < nwr% in TT?*1 T_ 1_1 1 II. i ai o uaii^no jljli xlV/lLliiUI llilCt) <1UU lb 19 9 regarded by the natives as a great and 3 dangerous feat to catch one. Those r who are successful are looked upon as . men of distinction. Hair seals are } also caught in Hotham Inlet, but they 3 do not seem to go up the river. r The Dutch at Home. There is a singular calm reigning in the streets of Rotterdam, says a writer in the Cornhill Magazine. The faces 3 of the passers-by are stolid; there is no 3 chattering, no gesticulating. The pop3 ulation is imperturbably good. I was 3 constantly struck by this feature of 1 the Dutch wherever I went; they 1 are preternaturally tranquil. At Rot1 terdam, it may be argued, the people 3 are preoccupied with business and have no time to be gay and noisy. But at their holiday resorts they are t equally quiet One Sunday afternoon I went down to Scheveningen, the fa1 mous seaside resort near The Hagne, ? and I was utterly astounded at the ? bearing of the crowd of holiday seek1 ers. I could hardly help thinking that J the whole thing must be a toy, and r that the people were playing at being * good. The hotels on the top of the 3 sand dunes, the neat, brick-paved, winding footpath that runs the whole r length of the upper part of the beach; ? the villas, the casino, the village, the } church, with its clock painted red and 1 blue, with the hours picked out in 1 white; the little canvas bathing mar chines, brilliant with now paint; the 1 little tents on the beach, the fishing ' boats, all seemed t o accord with this * idea, they were so neat and proper. r When we arrived all the people were 1 out on the beach; the Sunday holiday 3 makers, too, had arrived, and yet the r tranquility, the stillness, the absence " of the sounds of gayety, or, indeed, of " any human sounds, were so marked 1 that it made one feel quite uneasy. * You met groups walking quietly; here * and there were groups sitting quietly 3 and talking quietly, and quiet smiles 3 pervaded at rare intervals their buttery " physiognomies. I presume these peo5 pie were enjoying themselves in their " own quiet way. But how unlike a '? Latin crowd at the seaside ! At Sche' veningen I saw no more style, no more ' elegance, no more coquetry than at e Rotterdam. Very few of the Dutch t women wore their quaint native headdress, and these few had surmounted 1 j it by horrible Parisian bonnets. As for their dress it was horrible. Once 9 for all I may say that, generally speakY ing, I found the Dutch women un1 comely, the children unpleasing, and a the men ugly, coarse, and unsympa6 thetic. Dutch cleanliness is proverbial, I know; but, nevertheless, the Dutch i are not a well-washed nation. In all t their towns I found but poor washing t appliances and a sad absence of bathe houses. 6 A Remarkable Pig. e A newly-married lady, who recentlj e graduated from Vassar College, is no1 very well posted about household mat [. ters. She said to her grocer, not lonj f since: e "I bought three or four hams her? 6 a couple of months ago, and they wen very fine. Have you got any mor< a like them?" e Grocer?"Tea, ma'am, there are tei ? of those hams hanrin* ut> there." ,f 1 "Are yoa sure they are all off th< > same pig?" y "Yea, ma'am." Lt 4"Then Fit take three of them/'Tkdom Sifting*. ;C-. : / V " ^ ' * ? 4 ./ v "" .* f , Palmetto THOS. McGETT of tho largest SALOON in iho up-country, d advertisements. The half is not ruentionei prepared for fall trade. The Palmetto House Foreign and Domesti the best the market affords. Ho has y Rye and Corn, Irish i Apple, Peach, California and Frer ] J JUo con cheerfully recommend his good mixed drinks with all the DELICIOUS BEV] I'ERATE DRINKS. His specialty is a large GENTLEMEN'S RESORT, and you will not forget again. A G-ood Line of Tobacco Beer a S CUNNINGHAM HAVE II Their Large and Wi rn i un tin rALL AN&J WI Consisting Foreign and Doit NOTI HATS, HATS, II. J30C hardware, hard Groceries, Groceries Crockery, < At Lower Prices than they were Ever C PAVILION HOTEL, CIIRLESTON, 5. C. First Class in all its Appointments. RATES, $2.00, S2.BO. Excellent Cuisene, large airy rooms, Otis Passenger Elevator. Electric bell and lights. Heated rotunda centrally located. Oct. I, \-4-tf 21 QENTRAL HOTEL, Mrs M.W. THOMAS, Proprietress Broad Street, Augusta, Gn. 49 J^XOnANGE HOTEL, Greenville, S. C. The Only Two-Class Hotel in the World. W. R. WHITE, Proprietor, 4 JJEW DINNER HOUSE, 1 Greenwood, S. C. Kept by Mrs. F. G. PARKS. Cheap rates First-class fare. , June 15th, 1882-tf. Ill T. P. TIIOMSON. J. w. TnOMSOX. rpHOMSON & THOMSON, Attorneys-at-Law, i ' abbeville, S. c. ' tiyOffice in rear Mr. Ixse's. [ Jone 8th, 1885-tf. 100 - QALHOUN & MABRY, | Attorneys and Counsellors at Kaw. Abbeville C. H., 8. C. flicc formerly occupied by Judge Thomson. tf-50 r I . r ROUT. 11, HKMPIIILL. WM. I\ CALHOUN. s - JJEMPIIILL & CALHOUN, Attomeys-at-Law, 9 .. ; . i I Abbkville, S. C. Will practice in the Court# of the State. KA I . . ". j . L. vr. PElmilf. T> r< COTJIBAN. & JpERRIN A COTHRA.N, Attorneys-at-Law, 51 Abbeville. 8. O. i : V .? /;. ' ; ; ' ^yl v^7V.. y '" f Vv '* ' V "- '? Saloon i ICAN, Proprietor on't intend to dupe hia customers by false d in the three Abbeville papers. Heis well i is well stocked with everything in the lino of c Wines and Liquors, ;ot Liquors nine years old. Good old ind Scotch Whiskies, ich Brandies, Porter, Ale and Fresh Lager Beer. Is to the public for MEDICINAL USE, nnd biRAGES of the season. Also COOIj, TEM> stock of PURE GOODS. Call at the N0.4 WASHINGTON ST. THOMAS McGETTIO-AN. and Cigars. Budweiser toecialtv. * 90 &T EM PL ETON" I ST STORE sll elected Stock of INTER GOODS. in [Part of lestic Dry Goods, ONTS, A.T8, )T8 AND SHOE WAKE, HARDWARE, \n Groceries, Crockery, Crocker y. )ffercd Before l-tf-22 ENDORSED BY @1 LETTERED SCIENTISTS AS Jg^^CHEAFER TEA. PRAGTICALLY^^^^j IKY IniestructiHIe ST01IE. Over 500 Send foi Beautiful , P^* 'I8 Pr'co *-'8t Designs. C,rcu,arS $ 4 MANUKACTt'RRD nY M3NUP/1ENTAL BRONZE COMPANY, aaiDGEPcjiT. CCJJIX. Jik AT TIIE Centennial Saloon For this year will be fonnd Absolutely Pure Spirits, North Carolina copper distilled Corn, Finest brands of Kentucky Rye, from 92 to 86 Per Gallon. Iigorted Cognac Brandy a Specialty. ALSO Ales, Porter, Champagnes, &c. Tm /*t nil ?*? ?4*? n , | that can be obtained. Together with | an assortment of Tobaocos and Fine Cigars that can not bo exoolled in quality. Persons needing snch goods would not be humbugged by bnying from them. The place is second door from Court House. ODOHNELL & CUNNINGHAM, Proprietors, ABBEVILLE, 8. C. jan 14-tf 2? . ALL the now shades in Hat* ana Bonnets with Ribbons, Birds, Flowers, Satins >nnd Velvets to match.. ?2 R. M. HADDON <fc CO. J?UGENE B. GARY, Attorney and Counselfor-at-Law, 152 AnBKTILLB, S. C. GOODY Carriage R CAN HE FOUND THE LARGEST 5 Phfetons. Road Carts, Plantation Wagons Harness Saddles, Ttaltin<?, leather of all kim thirty clays I will OFFER SPRC5IA.Tj BA.RGAT GIES nt. less th-ui Manufacturers' Prices. Tl em makes; which I will guarantee equal to tl vince yourselves that theynre absolute hnrgaii A. R. GO( (Successor to R. H. May & Co.,) I innnsTA oct.8-0m. I HUWUM AH) DAY & TA Are Now Receiving s CARRIAGES A FOR THE SP1 AT PRICES TO SI And Never Before Attained ii "NVc arc enabled to give our customers c at the closcst possible cash prices. Call a Children's Carriage The finest assortment of HANDBAGS ; TRUNKS, WHIPS and UMBRELLAS. THE WILSON, CHILD'S & CO.'S PII TENNESSEE WAGONS, 1, 2, and 4 1 DAY & TANNAIIILL'S ONE AND rl | EXPRESS AND DELIVERY WAGO! Axles, Springs, Hubs, Spokes, &c. Ri IIOYT'S LEATHER BELTING. The LACING, RIVETS, Etc. OAK AND i CALF AND LINING SKINS, LASTS, HARNESS AND SADDLES. WE ( OUR HARNESS DEPARTMENT, IN V PRICE. DAY & 43 WHITE B Would call the attetion of buyers t< unusually large and attractive. They havr have ever offered. They have also some I sortment of Blnck and Colored VELVETEE a nice line of Wool Laces in all colors, the In Their stock of BLACK CA.SHMERE cann< care in the selection of these goods, and are i I minlifv n.irl 4 TPr.OL'V %?UI??AV/ ui*u iv/Ci A k miu OX t# JLJ LVOIK JL ? It would astonish any one to see how very c season. Buyers in this line would do well to WHITE B: CARPETS are so very cheap as to be in tlx PETS and RUGS can be found at the store c The above are only a few lines in whio Spe The General Stock of Fall and vVinter Goo WH I TE B J is the largest, beRt nssorted, and more attrac plete in all departments. THE HUMAN EYE JOSEPH OPTI4 Superior to any other in use, constructed in i of nature in the peculiar form of a CONCA.1 to tho organs of sight, and perfectly natural to tbe human visiion evor invented. j siltm ; And is travoling at this time throughout tho known his Theory and Practice, and at the pi his spectacles have been tried they are spok< testimonials will certify: the original and i rooms. He at the same timo wishes to be at quacks who merely s lis yon a pair of gh never see again. He hnB established in Aug case you should happen to lose or.break youi a small nominal sum, as it is his custom to J him to know just tho glass you have purohai such men as Judge Fottle, Govern Colquit, C CLOTHING! CLOT] Mil Mk miller E &l''^VvJ ^ / J %^ .'^.*!- \*1V"y\ 0 j-'? ?fcV ^,.j{:, k v <Al'iuV^3 V" C'\. -7? A* ifcVs&'T V. l V >. . \ : - " EAR'S depository. VTOCJK OF CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, (all sizes, 1 to <> horso,) Single and Doable Is, Wngon Mnterial. &e.. fir. For the next NS IN A LOT OF 0*'EN AND TOP BTJG>ese Baggies nre nil Fine Northern ami East?e best. Call and ?yc?mine thom and con1H, !>DYEAR, Agant. /irATinr k ? TT ? i . vjr.iv7i\\jrliv lUYll-iUUAU IJAINK.. 6E0B61A. r'c""?y iNNAHILL. i Fice Assortment of ND BUGGIES! 3T*rr< mn at>ti VJLXX VJT X X\/3LJUJCJ, UIT THE TIMES ! 1 the History of the Business very ndvnndtage by purchasing our good nd be convinced. >s in Great Variety. ind SATCHELS fiver hrmiorkf t? H>? "5* - V.H, JT [LA. WAGONS, all sizes. [orse. rwo iiohse wagons. NTS. lbber Belting and Packing. best in the World. HEMLOCK SOLE LEATHER. THREAD, CEMENT, Etc. /ALL PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO VHICH WE EXCEL IN QUALITY AND I TANNAHILL, Auirusta. Gra. BOTHERS > a Few Specialties: Their stock of ) the cheapest line of BLACK SILKS they idsome (Joiered Silks. They have a good asNS for Dresses and Trimmings. They have lest thing for fine Dross Trimmings. >t be surpassed. They have bostowod unusual, insured they are all ri^ht in regard to color, JACKETS, cheaper than ever before. heap FLANNELS and BLANKETS are this examine the slock of ROTHBRS 3 roach of all. A good assortment of CAR?f WHITE BROTHERS. cial Bargains can be had. ?rla nmo nffnrorl fn IKa *\nKK/? ?w? V?V1VM MOTHERS, ! tive than they have ever carried. It is com sep.30, 88Wm AND SPECTACLES. 551 L_ VLK, accordance with the science nnd philosophy /li-CONVEX ELIPSES. admirably adapted I to the eye, affording the beat artificial help AS ESTABLISHED A \5I> EYE (iLASS EMPORIUM ["HE CITY OF AGUSTA. State of Georiria for the nnriio*? r?f. ?-*nlrin-? Line time introducing these Lenses. Wherever aa of in the highest term?, as the following many others cun he scon And examined at his ideratood that ho is not one of the traveling issos nt exorbitant prices and whom you may usta, nt present, 548 BronU Street, where in r glasses, he wilt replace tho Hams for you at leap a register of all he Belli, thereby enables P *ed from him. Thesa testimonials are from Jan. Gordnn and a host oi others. aep.S EHNG! CLOTHING! J^OOK at the old gent above in a lmdfix isn't he with his pants all onggy no fit? My friends do you wi?h to avoid getting into just such a scrape? Then when yon V make up your mind to buy a suit of clothcs come right along to our store and have your measure taken and have your clothcs made to orv der bv the very best V TAILORS IN THE COUNTRY. IljW- and then if they arc baggy and don't fit, just say to us 4'send these clothes right back, I don't want them and wont have them." MoreVoX over, we would not let you ke?p them ourselves if they did not fit sow you. We arc not working for a fall i^sA trade, but a trade we can by giving yV entire satisfaction hold in the f?\ ture. Remember our motto is **? ^ dt no pay. p Wc arc yours truly, Irotliers.