The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, October 30, 1909, Saturday Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE NEWS RECORD (Twice-a-Week.) . AH.INDirKNDZNT NEWSPAPER Formerly the Wallowa News, estab llshed March 3. 1899. Published Wednesdays and Satu days at Enterprise, Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered as second-class matter January 2, 1909, at the po3tofflce at Enterprise. Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates: One year $2, lz months $1, three months 50c one month 20c. On yearly ca3h-ln advance subscriptions a discount of 25c is given. 8ATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1909, PLURALITY TOMMYROT. The Oregonlan In Its campaign for elections by purchase and graft, brings the terrible Indictment against the direct primary that It allows nominations by mere plurality! Well that Is no very new thing. ' All over this country we have been having plurality elections for many years Several presidents have had not only! a minority of the total vote, but two or three even did not stand high ets In the ooll. And tho government at Washington still lives. But the plurality nominations de feet, if It is a de.'ect, can be easily remedied. The Washington plan of voting for second and third choices where there are thr?e or more can dldates, gives a perfectly Just method of arriving at the wishes of the eloc torate. It U similar but better than the way a convention nominates when no majority choice appears in the early balloting. Delegates whose candidates chances are hopeless go to their second choice. That is the way It is supposed to work, but the fact is money, graft, political favor and other chicanery influence the second choice of convention dele gates, and often the first choice, un til conventions have become a stench in all decent men's nostrils. And that is the system the Or ego nlan Is fighting tooth and toenail to re-establish. , CAMPAIGNING FOR CHRIST. Every honest, .earnest effort to make men feel their personal respon siblllty to God, and to lead better lives, should be commended and en couraged. Good comes from- such efforts even when accompanied by the theatrical 'furnishings of the Billy Sunday or Gypsy Smith meet Ings. The Blangy sermons of a Sun day or Sam Jones are repellant to many people, but those people1 can stay away and there remain thous ands and tens of thousands who are attracted toy the "plain speaking. aad are convicted of their sins by such men when the milder, conven tlonal preaching never fcazes them It seems the general testimony of the towns in Iowa and Illinois where Sunday has worked for several years, that the moral tone of the communities lg changed for the bet tor, and there Is an uplift In all good work because of his visits. The success of Sunday, Smith and their like, does not however alter the fact that evangelistic campaigns conducted on what inay be termed ra tional lines, are more effective and more thorough. It Is Impossible of course to be a successful evangelist without appealing to the emotions Christianity Is not a purely lntellec tual process. The Father's love can not be demonstrated by rule of three The heart must be touched, the mem ory stirred and man's better nature aroused. But the use of the spectac ular is not neceisary to do this with most men. Dr. Pratt, who is conducting the meetings in this city, is preaching the plain gospel of Christ and has met with groat success elsewhere and doubtless will here. If the great Bible truths and God's love do not effect conviction and repentance there is an Indlf.'erence beyond the ordinary; one that it would take a Sunday to overcome. The high price of hogs is causing an unprecedented rush of porkers to market, not only In the Northwest but all over the country, and it Is predicted that there will be a great scarcity of hogs next year and con sequently a continuation of the high prices. This sounds reasonable and it would be wise to raise as many hogs in this county next year as possible. Wallowa county cannot be beat for gooM porkers. The Conquest By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK Copyright. 1909, by the New York Hertld Company. Registered In Canada In Accordance With Copy right Act. Copyright In Mex. iro Under Laws of the Republic ol Mexico. All Rights Reserved THE expedition was equipped at Gloucester, Mass. All was ready on tbe evening of July 8. 1907. Ashore boys were testing their 1 reworks for the morrow of celebra- Ion. but abourd, us our vessel, tbe John It. Bradley, withdrew from tbe pier, all was quiet. There were no visiting crowds of curiosity seekers. No tooting whistles signalized our de parture. Ad u relic expedition bnd been born without the usual public bombast. I'bere was. indeed, no excuse for i lumpr. Neither tbe help of tbe gov ernment nor the contributions of pri vate individuals bad been sought. The project wus quietly given life and Its expenses were pnld by John It. Brad ley. Its destiny was shaped by tue writer. Mr. Bradley wos Interested In game animals of the north: I was Interested In the gnme of the polar quest. For tbe time being the business concerned us only. If the venture proved sue resgful there would be time enough to raise the banner of victory. If it fall ed none had tbe privilege of heaping upon us the uunierited abuse which usually comes to the returning polnr traveler. In a brief month all bnd been pre pared for the peculiar mission. We had pure-based a strong Gloucester Ash ing schooner, fitted with a motor, cov ered for Ice and loaded down with suitable supplies for a prolonged pe riod. One morning tbe bold cliffs of Cope vork were dimly outlined In tbe gray mint which screened the land. A storm Mnd carried so much Ice against tbe conRt that a near approach was lm- possible, und continued winds kept up a sea wntrn made It equally a difficulty to iuuu on the ice. n Ice Free Polar Waters. Though anxious to meet tbe natives nt tape York, we were forced to turn und set a course for the next village, at North Stor boy. At noon tbe sooty clouds separated, and lu tbe north through the narrow breaks we saw tbe steep slopes and worm color of crim son cliffs restlug on the rlslnjr water. uartlng through tu air were count less guillemots, gulls, little nuks and elder ducks. We were In the Ice free north wnters, where creatures of the sea find a murlue oasis la midst of a polur desert. This kind of coast extends poleward to thp land's end. It Is the ubundunt sea life which makes faumuo bublta tlnn just possible here, though laud aninunsiire also Important. 'J he people of the farthest north are crowded luto a naturul reservation by me arctic ice wall of Me r lie bav In tbe south and the stupendous line of cujts or Humboldt glacier in tbe north. Home of the Eskimos. Widely scattered In small vllloees. tbe northernmost Ksklmo tluds here a good living. A uurrow band of rocky land between the laud Ice and the sen offers grasses upon which feed ptarml gun, nare ana caribous. - Numerous cliffs and Islands afford a resting pluce lu summer for mvrluds or marine turds that seek tbe small life of the Icy waters. Blue and whits foxes wander everywhere. Seal, walrus. narwuui ana white whale sport In the summer sun, while the bear, king of toe poiar wuas, roams over the sea at Ull times. The yacht dodged the Iceberu and dangerous rock In the ton about Cape At hoi, then t'irned eastward to cross Wolstenunlme sound. As we ilea red Table mountain, which guards North Star bay. manv natives came out In kayaks to meet us. home were recognized as old friends." There was Myah, be of mauy wives; . uouiolnb. who had executed Atigooglbsnh. styled the villain bv tiiuson at itedclinV House, nud Tin eootn, husband of the queen. In whose family are to be found the only by brld children of the tribe. I-ater. Kuurt Rasiuussen. a Danish writer, living as a native among the people, came alumni, with him we got better acquainted during the win ter. I.itie nt night a visit was mode to the imvii of OonmnooL There were seven trlniuiulur sea Ir kin tents, con veniently placed on picturesque rocks. Gathered about these lu large num bers were men, women and children. 8hlverliiK lu (be midnight chill. They were odd looking specimens of humanity. In height the men aver aged but Ove feet two Inches and the women four feet leu Inches. All had broad, fat faces, heavy truuks and well rounded limbs. Their skin was lightly bronzed. Men and women had coal black bnlr and brown eyes. he nose was short, and the bands n ml feet were Bliort, but thick. There was not much news to ex change. After we bad gone over tbe list of marriages and deaths the luck of the chase became tbe topic of con versation. It was a period of monogamy. Myah bad exchanged a plurality of wives for a larger team of dogs, and tu?-e was but one other man In the tribe wltb two wives. Women were rather scarce. Several marriageable men were forced to fore go tbe advantages of married life be-1 e4eVee4eeer of the Pole 1 n Explorer's Own Account of His Journey to the Goal Hunting Adven tures Among A Eskimos IFIRST ARTICLEI oeeeee cause there were not enough wives for all. By mutual agreement several men hud exebuuged wives. In other cases women hud cboseu other partners, and tbe changes were made seemingly to tbe advautage of all, for no regrets were expressed. There wus no average of three fat, clever children for each family, the youngest, as a rule, resting In a pocket on tbe mother's back. Dwellings of the Eskimo. Tbe tent bad a raised platform npon which all slept. The edge of this made n seat and on eucb side were placed stone lamps, lu which blubber .was burned, with moss as a wick. -Over ibis was a drying ruck, and there was other furniture. On board the yacht there had been busy days of barter. Furs and Ivory hod been gathered In heaps In ex change for guns, knives and needles. Every seaman frotu cabin boy to cap tain had suddenly got rich lu the gam ble of trade for prized blue fox skins and narwhal tusks. The Eskimos were equally elated with their end of tbe bargain. For a beautiful foxskln of less use to a na tive than a dog pelt he has secured a pocket knife that would serve blm half a lifetime. A woman bad exchanged ber fur pants, worth a hundred dollars, for a red pocket handkerchief, with which she would decorate her bead and igloo for years to come. , The midnight tide lifted the yacht on an even keel from her makeshift dry dock op the bcacb, and she was pulled DR. FREDK8ICK A. COO out into tbe bay aud anchored for few hours. Oomnnool vnis but one of six villages In which the tribe bud di vided Its 200 people for the current season. , To study tbe people, to further en courage the game of barter nncl to en joy tbe rare sport of yachting and bunting In man's 'northernmost haunts we prepared to visit as many villages as possible. In the morning the anchor was rais ed, and the yacht set sail to a light wind beaded for more northern vil lages. Ducks were secured In abundance. Seals were given chase, but they were able to escape our craft. Nearlng Sauuders Island u herd of walrus wus seen on a pun of drift Ice for ahead of tbe yacht. 5 Two with splendid tusks were ob tained, and two tons of meat blubber were turned over to our Eskimo al lies. An Eskimo Widow's Story. Among the Eskimo passengers pac ing the deck was a widow, who. In tears, told us the story of ber life a story which offered a peep Into the comedy and tragedy of Eskimo exist ence. She bud nrrnnged a den under a shelter of sealskins among the an chor chains. We bud offered ber a large bed. with straw in It. and a place between decks as a letter nest for her brood of youngsters, but she refused, suylng she preferred tbe open air on deck. She had come from American shores, and. as a foreign belle, her hand was sought early. At thirteen Ikwa Intro duced her to a wedded life not strewn wiiu blubber. He was cruel and not always truthful. Two girla graced their home. One was now married. When tbe round est was out of her hood. Ikwa took tbe children nud Invited her to leave, saying that he hud taken to wife Ahtah. a plump niuid and a good seamstress. Mauee bad neither advantage, but she knew something of human nature, and soon found another husband, a good dul older, but better than the drst.- Their life was a hard one. for Nordlncwah was uot a good hunter, but their home was peaceable, aulet nd happy. Two children enlivened 1L Both were at ber side on the ':;-i;!:tf' I yacht, a boy of eight, the ouly deaf and dumb Eskimo in all tbe land, and a thlu, pale weakling of three. Both bud been condemned by the Eskimo law of the survival of the at test, tbe Brst because of Insufficient senses and the second because It was under three and still on its mother's buck when the fulher passed away. I hey were uot to participate In the strife of life. But an unusual mother loved tbeni. A few days before the previous win ter the old father, anxious to provide warm bearskins for the prolonged night, hud ventured nloue far up Into tbe mountain. Ills gun went off acci dentally, and be never returned. Tbe executor of tbe brother of Ma nee's former husband was kind 'to ber for the long night and kept fam ine from ber door. In the summer day she had been able to keep herself, but who could provide for ber for the night to come? Iler only resource was to seek the chilled beurt of her former husband, and we were per forming .tbe unpleasant 'mission of taking ber to blm as wife No. 'I. When we Inter saw Ikwa be did not thank us for the trouble we hud taken, but we bad expected no reward. Tbe speed of the yacht increased as tbe night advanced. A snow squall frosted the decks, and to escape tbe Icy air we sought our warm berths early. At 4 o'clock In the morning tbe gray gloom separated and the warm sun poured forth a suitable wealth of August rays. At this time we pnssed the ice bat tered and storm swept cliff of Cape Parry. Beyond was Whale sound. On a sea of gold, strewn wltb Ice Islands of ultramarine and alabaster, whales spouted 11 nd walrus shouted. Tbe grampus wus out early for a fight. Large flocks of little auks rushed over ou hurried missions. Entering Inglefield Gulf. The wind was light, but tbe engines pulled us nlong at a pace just fast enough to allow us to enjoy the superb surroundings. In the afternoon we were well Into Inglefield gulf, and near Ittlblii (here was a strong bead wind and enough Ice about to engage tbe eye of the lookout.- r We aimed here to secure Eskimo guides and with them seek caribou in Olrlck's bay. While the yacht was tacking for a favorable, berth In tbe drift off Kanga the launch was low ered and we sought to Interview the Eskimos of'lttlblu. There were only ooe woman, n few children nud about a score of dogs at tbe place. Tbe wo man talked quickly and explained at some length that her husband and others were away on a caribou hunt and she told us without a leading ques tlon the news of the tribe for 11 year. After gasping for breath like a smotb ered seal, she begun with news of pre vlous yeurs and m history of the for gotten ages.. We-storted back for the launch, and she Invited herself to tbe pleasure of our company to tbe beach An Eskimo Trad, ' We had only gone a few steps before It occurred to her that 'she was In need of sppiethltig. Would we not give her few boxes f)( nmtches In exchange for a narwhal tusk? We $roud be de lighted, said Mr. Bradley, and u. band ful of sweets went wltb the bargain O'er boy brought down two Ivory tusks, each ejgbj (fte In length. The two were worth $1&0. " "" Pad we a knife to spare?" Yes, and. fin spoon was also given Just to bow that we were Hfjpra. ine ynetit was bended northward across JngleBeid gulf. It Is necessary fpr deep sea era ft to give Karnab a wide berfn. There were bergs enough about to hold the water down, l)ough an occasional sea rose with a sicken ing thump. ' . ; , The launch towed the dbryi of which Ma nee and. her children Burp the only occupants, ; " - '- - r Karhah was to be ber future borne, and as we neiyed the shore we tried to locate Ikwa. but there was not a man In town. . Five women. fifteen children and forty-Uv dogs came out to meet os. The men were on a hunting cam paign, aud (heir location was not ex actly koOM-ti. , " . : . Attuhtuugwob. Manee's rival, a fat, uusojluble creature, stood on a useful stone; where we chose to' land.' and did not. accoinfiKdiit& us wltb footlug on (by sathe platform. '. ,' V A Thrifty Eskimo Camp. I ' There were tive sealskin teuts pitch ed among the bowlders of a glacial stream. ,Ao Immense quantity of nar whal meat 'was placed on' tbe rocks, and stoues to dry. Skins were stretch ed on tbe grass, and u general air of thrift was showu about tbe pluce. - Bundles 'of sealskins, packages of pelts aud much Ivory were brought out to trade aud establish friendly Inter course. We gave them sugar, tobacco nd ammunition in quantities to suit tbelr own estimate of value. The fat woman entered ber tent, and we saw no more of ber during our stay, for she did not veuture to trade as did tbe others. Mauee was kindly treated by the other village folk., aud a pot steaming wltb oily meat was soon served in ber honor. We were cor dially Invited to partake of the feast, jut bad a convenient excuse, Just hav ing finished a meal. Would we not place ourselves at tnse and stay for a day or two. as tbelr husbands would soon return? We were forced to decline tbelr hospitality, for without the harbor there was too much wind to keep tbe yacht waiting. Eskimos have no system of saluta tion except a greeting smile or a part ing look of regret. We got both at the same time as we stepped into tbe launch and shouted good by. Aboard, the eaptain was told to pro ceed to Cape Robertson. The wind eased. fog came over from the Inland Ice und blotted out the landscape down to about a thousand fet, but under this the air was clear. OREGON GALLS- "MORE Pass the word to your relatives and friends to come now. X LOW COLONIST RATES To Oregon will September OREGON RAILROAD SOUTHERN PACIFIC (LINES IN OREGON) From Chicago - $33.00 " St. Louis - 32.00 " Omaha - 25.00 " St. Paul - 25.00 . " Kansas City - - 25.00 Pares Can Be Prepaid Deposit the amount of the fare with the nearest O. R. & N. or S. Agent and ticket will be delivered in the East without extra cost $ Send us the name and address of any one interested in the - State for Oregon literature. $ - . . WM. McMURRAY, J Generai Passenger Agent PORTLAND, OREGON. Frightful Fate Averted. "I would have been a cripple for life, from a terrible cut on my knee cap," writei Frank DiaberrV. 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