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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. Graduate Opticiam EYES .TESTED FREE BY AN EXPERT ! Our glasses are a porfeot delight to tired or painful eyes Without effor t or.straln you can soe to perfection. Tiiuy are safe, suro and comfortable, Insuring you dong use of your sight. We always at the eyes with Just the lenses they need. Your eyes with us are always safe. Largest experience in fitting the eyos. Jflvery ftt guaranteed. Examination FREE. THE LEADING OPTICIAN. For practical work' for saving time; for long service and complete satisfaction, no other typewriter quite equals In South American Waters. 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 A*;i . - ■mu