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I f> TUE8DAY. APRIL 3, 1906.
ED. R. a CLAYTON JONES, THE ALEUT HUNTERS
Attornbys-at-Law
And Real Estate.
Rooms 3, 4 and E, Hobbs'Building.
The New 5 5 3
Christy and
Fisher Pictures
PERILS OF WIND AND WAVE INQUEST
OF THE SEA OTTER.
Their Wanting: la the Very Incnrnn-
tlou ol the Storm Itself at They
Plow Through Surf and Rocks In
Their Fragile Bldarkas.
UnnlnsUn, westward of the Aleutian
chain of Islands, and Kadiak, just
south of the great Alaskan peninsula,
were the two main points whence ra
diated the hunting flotillas for the sea
otter grounds. Formerly a single Rus
sian schooner or packet boat would
lead the way with a procession of a
thousand bldarkas. Later schooners,
thirty or forty of them, gathered the
hunters at some main fur post, stoWed
the light skin caiqnes in piles on the
decks and carried the Aleuts to the
otter grounds. This might be at Adkn,
where the finest otter hunters in the
world lived, or on the south shore of
Unalnska, or In Cook Inlet, where
the rip of the tide runs a mill race, or
Just off Kadiak on the south coast,
where twenty miles of ‘beach bowlders
and surf waters and little islets of sea
kelp provide'ideal fields for the sea ot
ter. Here the sweeping tides aud boom
ing backwash keep up such a roar of
tumbling seas that the shy, wary otter,
alert as an eagle, does not easily get
scent or sound of human Intruder.
Surf washes out the scent of the man
track. Surf oUtsounds noise of the maii
killer, ahd no fires are lighted, be it
winter or summer, unless the wind Is
straight from the southward, for the
sea otter always frequents the south
shores. The only provisions on the car
rying schooner are hams, rancid butter
or grease, some rye bread and flour;
the only clothiug, what the Aleut hunt
ers wear.
No sooner has the schooner sheered
oft the hunting grounds than the Aleuts
are over decks with the agility of per
forming monkeys, the schooner captain
wishing each good luck, the eager hunt
ers leaping Into their bldarkas follow
ing the lead of a chief. The schooner
then returns to the home harbor, leav
ing the hunters on IslandB as bare as
a planed board for two, three, tour
months. Upon the Commander group
otter hunters are now restricted to the
use of the net alone, but formerly the
nature of the hunting was determined
entirely by the weather. If a tide ran
with heavy surf and wind landward to
conceal sound and sight the hunters
lined along shore of the kelp beds and
engaged In the hunt known as surf
shooting. Their rifles would carry 1,000.
yards. Whoever saw the little round
black head bob above the surface of
the water shot, and the surf wash car
ried in the dead body.
If the weather was dead calm, fog or
clear, bands of twenty and thirty men
deployed in a circle to spear their quar
ry. This was thq spegflng surround.
Or If such a hurricane’gale'was churn
ing the sea that gusty spray and sleet
storm wished out every outline, sweep
ing the kelp beds naked one minute,
inundating them with mountainous
rollers that thundered up the rocks the
next, the Aleut hunters risked life,
Bcudded out on the back of the raging
storm, now riding the rollers, now dip
ping to the trough of the sea, now
scooting with lightning paddle strokes
right through the blasts of spray
athwart wave wash and trough, straight
for the kelp beds or rocky bowlders,
where the sea otter must have been
driven for refuge by the storm.
This huntiug Is the very incarnation
of the storm spirit Itself, for the wilder
the gale the more sea otter have come
ashore, the less likely they will be to-
see or hear or smell die hunter. Gaff
or paddle in band, the Aleut leaps from
rock to rock or dashes among the tum
bling beds of tossed kelp. A quick
blow of the bludgeon—the otter never
knows how death came. 'This Is the
club hunt. But where the shore is
honeycombed with caves aud narrow
Inlets of kelp fields there Is a safer
kind of hunting. Huge nets, now made
of twine, formerly of sinew', with
wooden floaters above, Iron sinkers be
low, are spread athwart the kelp fields.
The tide sweeps in, washing the net
flat. And the sea otter swims in with
the tide. The tide sweeps out, washing
the net up, but the'otters are enmeshed
in a tangle that holds neck and feet.
This Is perhaps the best kind of otter
hunting, for the females ifnd young can
be thrown back In the sea.
For provisions the Aleut has brought
very little from the ship. He will de
pend on the winds driving in a dead
whale or on the. fish of the shore or on
the eggs of the sea birds that nest on
these rocks millions upon millions, such
myriads of birds they 1 seem to crowd
each other for foot room, and the noise
of their wings is like a great wind. He
himself is what any race of men would
become in generations of such a life.
His skin Is more like bronze than leath
er. His chest Is like a bellows, bnt his
legs are Ill developed from th.e cramp
ed posture of knees In the manhole.
No landsman’s still .hunt affords the
thrilling excitement of the otter hunt
er’s spearing surround* Fifteen or
twenty-five little skin skiffs, with two
or three men In each, paddle out under
a chief elected by common consent.
Whether fog or clear, the spearing Is
done only In calm weather.
The long line of bldarkas circles si
lently over the silver sea. Not a word
is spoken, not a paddle blade allowed
to click, against the bone gunwales of
the skiff. Double bladed paddles are
frequently used, so shift of paddle is
made from side to side of the canoes
without a change of hands. The skin
bldarkas take to the water as noise
lessly ns the glide of a duck. Yonder,
where the bowlders US mile on mild
a Wash' In the surf, kelp rafts—forests
of seaweed—lift and fall with the
rhythmic wash of the tide. Hither the
otter hunters steer, silent as shadows.
have just been publish
ed, and we have them
framed and uniramed.
“Just the it” to deco
rate your home foi 1
Chautauqua. See them
before the .best ones
are sold.
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r UNDER THE OPERA HOU8E.
Smith
Premier
We Herewith Offei
a FeW
Just received and will offer for next
week another lot of Ladles’ Collar*
whloh will be sold as formerly at only
We.
Ready-made White Aprons, 25c and
35c. ,
Towels, the biggest bargain that ha*
ever been offered, a towel 65 Inoiie*
long and 24 Inohet wide,, at billy 15c.
"Your money baok If you are dissat
isfied with your purchase."
7/2-Inch Horn Qomba, all coarse
teeth, auoh that wll) got break wheri
the ladles comb their heavy hair with
them.
Atl-ovbr Laces, Edgings and Insert-
Inga.
Torch’on Laces and Inserttnga ta
matoh.
And many other new goods.
Come to see me. I’ll give you your
money’s worth.
A little book explaining just
will be sent
why this is so
on request.
Better ask about it today.
15f>e
Smith Premier
Typewriter Company.
H. M. ASHE, State Dealer,
Y. M. C. A. Building, At
lanta, Ga.
A rich assortment of brand-new
Shirt Waists, In the very newest
designs, fine In material and Apish,’
beautiful embroideries and lacea
tastily combined with sheer white
fabrics; worth j 76c, $1,60, $2.00,
$2.75, will go at 48c, 85c, $1.25 and
$1.85.
1 20 pieces Long Cloth especially
softly finished yarn, at' 9c per yd.
Excellent quality sheer Iridla
Linen, 40 Inches wide, at 9!4o per
yard.
Passenger—I say, captain, what
would happen 11 the ship should hit a
coral reef.
Captain—It would most likely shiv
er its timbers.
Don’t frown—look pleasant. If you
are suffering from Indigestion or sour
stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga.,
says; "I suffered more than 20 years
with Indigestion. A friend recom
mended Kodol. It relieved me in one
day and I now enjoy better health than
for. many years.’’’ Kodol digests what
r you eat, relievos sour stomach, gas on
stomach, Ijelchlug, etc. Sold by Al
bany Drug Co., Hllsman-Sale Drug Co.
GRAINGER & BARTLETT,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS,
Dawson, Ga.
Cost of Brick, 8tone, or Wooden
Buildings Furnished,
A lot of fine, sheer India Linen
from 8J4c to 16o.
New Spring Percalee, light and
dark stylee, the 1214c quality, 9J/ 2 °
per yard.
New plaid Ginghams, big assort
ment In sylee and Colors, from 8J4
to 10c per yard.
Agent for May Manton Patterns.
Morris Wealoeky, > D. W; James.
President. V.-Pre*
F. H. Bates, Cashier.
N. R. Dehon, Asst. Cashier.
Convince you that the King Churn la
a success, by giving you the names of
my SATISFIED customers, and add
your name to the list.
NO MORE WORRY.
T. M. NELSON, State Agent.
. ’Phone 119, Country Store.
The Cause of It.
71 Broad Street.
OF ALBANY, GA.
CAPITAL $50,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS .... 12,000.00
' Solicits accounts of flrmB and Indi
viduals. i
A New City Convenience for
Albany
POWER FOR
ELECTRIC MOTORS
The City Now Prepared to Make
Rates.
Culler. Asa'i O ashler.
pirst National Bank,
ALBANY, OA.
Capital $60,098
Surplus and Undivided Profits. 80,000
MONEY LOANED.
Deposits received subject to Sight
Draft. A general banking business
transacted. Bankers’ and merchants’
accounts solicited.
Which will deliver Standard Kerosene
Oil at your home every day at the same
old prices!
1 gallon, 20c. 5 gallons, 90c.
Jones & Thornton,
■ ’Phone 23.
Notice Is hereby given that the City
of Albany, through the Waterworks
and Electric Light Commission, Is now
prepared to furnish elecfric power for
motors not exceeding ten-horsepower,
Inside the city limits of Albany, such
power to be used only in the day time.
Power for motors for small manufac
turing enterprises or for Industries of
any kind not requiring more than ten-
horsepower can be had upon most sab
For further Informa-
Tim—I see dat Joe Simpson’s goil’s
gone back on him.
Tom—Huh! dats’ easy. Der feller
she's goln’ wld now, his mudder keeps
er candy store.
Improved New Home
Sewing Machines
Latest Style
Double Bing, Ball Bearing.
Lightest and best on the market.
I swap for the old Machine.
I will overhaul and furnish parts,
attachments and needles for any
make of Machine.
W. F. FLOYD, Mgr.
’Phone 362. Albany, Go.
lsfactory terms,
tlon apply to
Given Up to Die.
B. Spelgel, 1204 N. Virginia St., Ev
ansville, Ind„ writes: "For over five
years I was troubled with kidney and
bladder affections which caused me
much pain and worry., I lost fleBh and
was all run down, and a year ago had
fo abandon work entirely. I had three
of the best physicians, who did me no
good, and I was practically given up
to die.. Foley's Kidney Cure was rec
ommended and the first bottle gave
me great relief, and after taklDg the
second bottle I was entirely cured.’’
Why not 1st It help you? Hllsman-
Sale Drug Co.
WILLIAM LOCKETT,,
Superintendent.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
m, A- W. Muse,
Ident, V.-Preei
J. P, Munnerlyn, Cashier,
Arrival and Departure of Tralna at
Albany, Ga.
In Effect Jan. 8. 1905.
I DEPARTURES:
For Dothan, Floralla and Look-
hart ........
For Dothan, Florala and Lock
hart
For Macon, Atlanta, Augus
ta, Columbus. Savannah..
For Macon, Atlanta, Colum
bus, Montgomery, Troy....J
For Macon, Atlanta, Savan-
HICKS*
CAPUDINE
Opened Business Sept. 6th, 1900
CAPITAL
r«vi Un COLDS
SURPLUS,
arrivals:
Brought Down the -House,
Every facility in the banking busi
ness offered to customers.
The Boy and the Cow on the stage
Tuesday night,
Was to the crowd a very novel sight.
The Boy tried In vain to get the Cow
to stand,
But the Cow was not In humor, and
he yelled, to beat the hand:
“This old Cow belongs to the Enter
prise Store I”
Of course, the little fellow was all in
a flutter,
Or perhaps he might have said a little
bit more
About the richness.and quality of the:
'old Cow’s butter,
The “Fox River" Butter, at the Enter-'
. prise Store.
Only 35 cents per pound.
, Fresh Shipment
WILEY'S
Savings Department.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
CANDIES
con; Montgomery, Colum
bus
ALL TRAIN8 DAILY.
Drawing room sleeping cars be
tween Albany and Atlanta on tralna
arriving at Albany at 7:25 a. m. and
leaving Albany at 9:00 p. m. Parlor
car between Albany and Atlanta on
train arriving at Albany at 3:40 p.
m. and leaving Albany at 11:54 a. m.
For further Information apply to S.
A. Atkinson. Depot Ticket Agent or,
R S. Morris, Commercial Agent, Al
bany. Ga.
CHERRIES
MARASCHINO
-MANUFACTURERS OF—
Annual Capacity, 16,000,000.
ED. R a CLAYTON JONES.
Attorneys-at-Law
And Real Estate.
Phono 408.
S. STERNE.
The Grocer.
Wood and Coal,
Brinson & Co..
‘Phone 367. Prompt service. Patron
age solicited.
GEO. H. CARROLL, Manager.
INDSTINCT PRINT
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