keeper, and I said if that’s religion i
don’t want any more of it, and I took
the knob of the door in my liandj to
go. My wife put her arms round my
neck and said, ‘Joe,if all the preachers
i i America want to go to hell, that is
1.0 reason that you should go there.’
“This plea had its effect, and I
turned and on my knees I promised
God that I would fight all pew hold
ers and all preachers in the church,
if they are not tine to their profes
sion, and I shall doitaslongas i live,
and as long as there is a saloon in the
country.’’—Lamp of Life
SHAKTOOLIK
Editor Northern Eight,
Dear Sir;
We have had an unusually good
attendance. Jessie Nakouiok, raid.
Nako.irok,Martin Okitkon and Carl
Johnnie are my faithful scholars.
They left their parents at Norton nay
and came here to attend school.
They’are doing very nicely.
All of the Shaktoolik people are
hungry for a larger school building,
it is oar sincere wish that the de
partment thru Supt. Kvaus will give
us a suitable building. ()::e large
enough to accomodate the children.
The.Missionary, on his return trip
from Xorion Hay gave us some serv
ices, which were appreciated greatly.
Due to exposure on said trip,Stephan
Ivanoff has been suffering quite
severly with tonsilitis. We hope
he will soon be up,and around.
Albert Egalrak is under contract
to build a neat little bungalow for
M. Ivanoff. Tatpan’s contract for
putting up poles across the deer
country is meeting with some re
verses due to the fact that his men
are not satisfied with the price paid.
We are enjoying Miss Elvira’s
visit very much. She recently
came f;om Golovin. We feel very
thankful to Mr. and Mrs. Ost for let
iug her stay with usso long,
Mr. and Mrs. Sagoonik of Unala
kleet arrived to day. They are here
visiting friends.
We are expecting S.unuel Anaruk
soon. He will likely bring some of
our old friends with him. A welcome
to you all.
Many thanks for the Northern
Eight. It is very gratifying to find in
so small a paper so much news of
inteiest.
M.ivanoff [t.aclier]
HERE AND THERE
Marshal Jordan passed thru on liis
way to St. Michael.
Erie Johnson’s smiling face has
been seen recently on our streets.
Mr. J. H. Leslie inspector of Post
offices spent severel clays in our
village recently.
Walter Johnson,who tool part in a
play at Nome recently, so we are
informed, drank the nixie booze and
played the part of a lover so perfectly
that some that it “must be so.’’
We are informed that the natives
in Nome are in the habit of giving
away parkas for Xmas, presents and
then—.
At the present writing, Mar. 15,
A. N. Evans, Supt. of schools of the
Lower Yukon district, is in the
vicinity of Nulato.
An interesting letter from Mrs.
Lamb of Nulato is full of good things
concerning Nulato and the work in
the hospital which is in charge of
Dr Frank T^amb.
'*,v
Only Eskimo 1‘aptr On Eartti.