anaheim-gazette 1917-09-06

FINDS CALIF. HAD MINSTRELS, PROFESSIONAL TELLERS OF TALES The surprising fact that California once had a professional class of minstrels or tellers of tales, like the wandering troubadors of the Middle Ages or the story tellers who sit in the market places of Oriental cities, has been pointed out by Edward Winslow Gifford, associate curator of the anthropological museum of the University of California. He has found a living survivor of these aboriginal California bards in the person of an old Miwok Indian—Thomas Williams of James-town. The California troubadors were known among the Miwok Indians of Tuolumne county as "Utentbe" or myth tellers. The Utentbe travelled from village to village in the Sierra foothills. In the assembly house such a wandering minstrel sat and chanted his myths, or told them in spoken prose. Often it took the whole night long to tell a single myth. The Utentbe were rewarded for their chanting by presents from the audience of beads, furst and food. The picturesqueness and the dramatic quality of California's treasure of native American tales is manifest in the collection of Miwok Myths, collected by Mr. Gifford and just issued in the University publication in American archaeology and ethnology. The fact that they were obtained from a man who was among the aborigines that rare phenomenon, a conscious artist, undoubtedly has much to do with the unusual literary charm of these stories, as takeh down by Mr. Gifford from the lips of the Indian teller of tales. Here are some much condensed versions of some of these fantastic stories, which well deserve a place among Bear said, "Let's sit down and rest." Then Bear said, "You have many wood ticks in your hair. I can't get them all by picking them out. Let me chew your hair with them. That's the only way to remove them. Don't be afraid. Stoop, and let me try." Deer thought Bear's intentions were good, and stooped down, but instead of chewing Deer's hair, Bear bit her neck and killed her, and ate her all up except the liver, and that she took home in a basket, with clover on top of it. When Bear came home, she told the Fawns to eat the clover. "Your mother hasn't come yet," said Bear to the Fawns. "You know she always takes her time coming home." -When the Fawns had eaten the clover they found the liver in the bottom of the basket. "Our aunt killed our mother," said the younger Fawn. "We'd better watch, or she'll kill us too," said the older Fawn. "Our aunt will kill us, if we stay here," said the younger Fawn. "Let's go to our grandfather's before our aunt kills us, as she killed our mother." "Don't forget to take the awls," said the older Fawn. When Bear came home, she saw no Fawns, but she set out to follow their tracks. A basket they had left at home whistled. Bear ran back to see if the Fawns had returned. Again Bear started from the house. As she went on, the awls the Fawns had thrown in different directions again whistled, and Bear, thinking the Fawns were whistling, left the trail in search of them. Whenever Bear heard the whistles, she grew angry and ran toward the sound, but she saw nothing, and returned to the trail. "Where are you, girls?" cried Bear. The awls whistled in response. Bear ran toward the sound. Then she grew angrier still and said to herself, ant threw a stone hit him on the back. Then the Giant made married Chipmunk's ed Chipmunk and invited to help eat her first. "You eat it," said But the Giant insist you eat it. Chipmunk's widow ground, and there munk's little daughter her deer meat. The Giant came land and in his basket he had killed. "We'll not starve," "We've plenty of men ter husband than you gets more meat than band did." Every morning we into the hills in sea pple, the Giant roll against the door, so that not escape, and even turned with a load ple in his basket. He eat the flesh of the fawn. "IIf you don't," he I think you have a v He always gets pler he goes hunting, and a man with his stone. Every night when home he danced, and the meat for his wife the old men and w young people for his wife deceived him a meat and the pine munk had obtained. Then one of Chi dreamed that Chipmunk he went to visit him. "Why are these boo door?" he asked, w Chipmonk's house. "The giant killed..." in the University publication in American archaeology and ethnology. The fact that they were obtained from a man who was among the aborigines that rare phenomenon, a conscious artist, undoubtedly has much to do with the unusual literary charm of these stories, as takeh down by Mr. Gifford from the lips of the Indian teller of tales. Here are some much condensed versions of some of these fantastic stories, which well deserve a place among the fairy tales the white man has brought with him from Germany, England, or Italy, or borrowed from the negro, or from the traditions of the Semitic peoples: The Theft of Fire, or Why Men Fight Lizard lay on a rock and saw flames flashing from the smoke hole in the top of a big assembly house. "Come up here—you'll see sparks" he said to Coyote. After sundown Coyote saw the fire, and told everyone in the assembly house. The people told Mouse, the Flute Player, to go look at the fire. Flute Player merely answered "yes." Telling no one, he left, taking with him four flutes. He played two flutes while he traveled into the valley. When he arrived at the assembly house he did not know how to enter, for Bear, Rattlesnake and Mountain Lion guarded the door, and Eagle slept with his wing over the smoke holt, so that none might enter. Finally he cut two feathers from Eagle's wing and entered undetected. When he descended into the smoke hole, he found the people asleep. He filled his four flutes with coals of fire and then made off for home. The people woke up and went running over the hills, but they didn't find him. Then Eagle sent Wind in pursuit, then Hall. Hall caught Flute Player but Flute Player placed his flutes in the water and told Hall he had nothing—that he'd take no one's fire. Hall believed him and departed. Then Flute Player recovered his flutes, and played upon them, and said to himself, "I have my fire." Flute Player reached home with fire in the four flutes. Coyote ran and told the people to gather wood—that Flute Player was bringing fire. Flute Player climbed on top of the assembly house and played his flute. Everyone inside was cold. When Flute Player had finished playing on one flute, he dropped goals through the went on, the awls the Fawns had thrown in different directions again whistled, and Bear, thinking the Fawns were whistling, left the trail in search of them. Whenever Bear heard the whistles, she grew angry and ran toward the sound, but she saw nothing, and returned to the trail. "Where are you, girls?" cried Bear. The awls whistled in response and Bear ran toward the sound. Then she grew angrier still and said to herself, "If I catch you, I'll eat you." The Fawns followed the long trail until they came to a river. Across the river they saw their grandfather, Daddy Longlegs. They told him Bear had eaten their mother. Their grandfather stretched his legs across the river, and they walked across the river on his leg. Then Bear came to the bank and asked Daddy Longlegs to put his leg across the river so she might cross. "All right," said Daddy Longlegs. But when Bear reached the middle, Daddy Longlegs gave a sudden spring and threw her into the air, and into the river she fell, and had to swim ashore. Then she ran fast after the Fawns. "Hurry, sister, before she comes! We wouldn't like to have her catch us before we reach grandfather Lizard's house," said the older Fawn. The Fawns climbed to the top of their grandfather's house and entered through the smoke hole and told him Bear had killed their mother. Then Lizard, their grandfather, threw two great white stones into the fire. "Did the Fawns come here?" called Bear, outside the assembly house. "Yes—why?" asked the Lizard. "I want to take them home to their mother," said Bear. Four times she ran around the house, but she found no door, and then she climbed to the top of the house and found the opening. "Now I'll eat those girls. How can I come in," said Bear. "Shut your eyes tight, and open your mouth," said Lizard. "Then you'll enter all the quicker." So Bear shut her eyes tight and shoved her head through the smoke hole with her mouth wide open. "Wider" called Lizard. Then Lizard threw the two big white stones right into her mouth. One rolled into her stomach, and one stuck tight in her mouth, and Bear rolled down from the top Then one of Chipmunk's dreamed that Chipmunk he went to visit him. "Why are these boys door?" he asked, with Chipmonk's house. "The giant killed swerved his sister in the door with these time he goes out." Then the brothers boulders and went in. "There are the Giants said his sister in law children." "Crush some muck's brother." If brothers overtake you on your way home, ed absidian in their life. She started off, a law went into the hill a manzanita stick, sharp. He killed taints by hitting them it was there they lied After he had killed out their eyes and their fire. When the Giant chased Chipmunk's house, but Chip was too quick for him. "You can't catch dance," said Chipmunk "After you dance me. I want to see So the Giant danced." "Dance more," brother. "Jump high smoke hole. I like it." So while the Giant munk's brother climb house, and suddenly Giant across the neck head. He cut the Giant scattered the flesh on rocks. Then a large number brothers came to view the meat hanging on they cooked the meat knowing it was fresh, until they fouled beside a spring. "We ate our own body of the Giant's brother know where the munt Let's sleep and dress." Then Flute Player recovered his flutes, and played upon them, and said to himself, "I have my fire." Flute Player reached home with fire in the four flutes. Coyote ran and told the people to gather wood—that Flute Player was bringing fire. Flute Player climbed on top of the assembly house and played his flute. Everyone inside was cold. When Flute Player had finished playing on one flute, he dropped goals through the smoke hole into the assembly house. The people in the middle received the fire—the others received but little. Those who were close to the fire talked distinctly, but the others didn't because they received so little fire. The people in the middle cooked their food—the others ate theirs raw, and talked a different language from the people in the middle. The middle people talked correctly, for they were around the fire, and they obtained acorns and manzanita and coked their food, while the others only ate raw food, or else had nothing to eat. This is all because Coyote interrupted Mouse the Flute Player by shouting before he had finished playing the other flutes. That's why people don't all speak the same language. They would all have talked correctly if they had all received fire. But now people fight each other, because they don't understand each other's speech. Bears and the Fawns, or Why It Thunders "Sister-in-law, let's get clover. I like clover," said Bear to Deer. "Yes, we'll eat clover," replied Deer. "We'll leave these girls, the Fawns at home," said Bear. "Stay at home until we return," said Bear to the Fawns. Then Bear and Deer went down to eat clover. When they had come to the clover, I come in," said Bear. "Shut your eyes tight, and open your mouth," said Lizard. "Then you'll enter all the quicker." So Bear shut her eyes tight and shoved her head through the smoke hole with her mouth wide open. "Wider" called Lizard. Then Lizard threw the two big white stones right into her mouth. One rolled into her stomach, and one stuck tight in her mouth, and Bear rolled down from the top of the assembly house, stone dead. So Lizard dressed Bear's hide and cut it into a little piece and a big piece and he gave the large hide to the older Fawn and the small hide to the younger Fawn. When the Fawns put on these hides and ran in them, the hides made a loud sound and when one of the Fawns ran against a tree, the tree was shattered to bits. "Now I'm going to send you girls up above," said Lizard. Then the girls went up. The girls ran around on the top, and rain and hail fell. Lizard heard the Fawns running around above. He called them thunders. Yayali, The Giant (Note: This giant once made his home on Table Mountains, near James-town, Tuolumne county.) Yayali the Giant went journeying up the mountain, shouting all the way. He met Chipmunk, and he went to Chipmunk's house. "Go in," said Chipmunk, "while I get wood and make a fire." But the Giant insisted that Chipmunk go in first. "Take the lead, or you'll freeze," said Chipmunk to the Giant. "You've been out in the rain and you're wet. I" build a fire for you." "You take the lead," said the Giant. "You're the owner of the house." So, to save further argument, Chipmunk led the way into the house, and as they approached the door the Gi- Then a large number of brothers came to view the meat hanging on their knowledg it was there flesh, until they found beside a spring. "We ate our own b of the Giant's brother know where the m Let's sleep and dress. The Giant's brother in law was on father's house. So her, but she threw c their faces and then pick it out of each o "We're nearly home her daughter. "Don't Your grandfather Liz When she reached she called, "Hurry. The Giant killed and law." Then her father and after his daughter he spat on it, and turned into a rock, ant's brothers could d The Giants outside to sing and dance man, her father, "L them away." Then a great wind ants turned and blew back. Then the old man snow, and the greatest thing. But after ered the Giants they snow melted. Then ed the hall, but the G hail ceased. Then for a flood to wash and before they could drowned by the water. Then the woman Lizard the story of ha Anaheim Gazette ant threw a stone at Chipmunk, and hit him on the back and killed him. Then the Giant made himself at home, married Chipmunk's widow, and cooked Chipmunk and invited his new wife to help eat her first husband. "You eat it," said Chipmunk's wife. But the Giant insisted. "You eat it." Chipmunk's widow dug a hole in the ground, and there she placed Chipmunk's little daughter, and she fed her deer meat. The Giant came home at sundown and in his basket were many people he had killed. "We'll not starve," said the Giant. "We've plenty of meat. You've a better husband than you had before. He gets more meat than your former husband did." Every morning when he went out into the hills in search of more people, the Giant rolled a big boulder against the door, so that his wife might not escape, and every night he returned with a load of large, fat people in his basket. He told his wife to eat the flesh of the fat people. "If you don't," he said, "I'll kill you. I think you have a very good husband. He always gets plenty of meat when he goes hunting, and he never misses a man with his stone." Every night when the Giant came home he danced, and then he cooked the meat for his wife, and gave her the old men and women, taking the young people for himself. But his wife deceived him and ate only deer meat and the pine nuts which Chipmunk had obtained for her. Then one of Chipmunk's brothers dreamed that Chipmunk was sick, and he went to visit him. "Why are these boulders against the door?" he asked, when he came to Chipmonk's house. "The giant killed your brother," added her husband. "Chipmunk's brother is there now," she said. "He said to me: 'Go to your father. I will stay here and take my brother's place. I am ready for another Giant.'" MASSACHUSETTS PEOPLE AT SYCAMORE GROVE The Massachusetts Society of Los Angeles has chosen Saturday afternoon, Sept. 8, as the time for its annual picnic in Sycamore Grove. It has been difficult to estimate the number of former Bay Staters in and about Los Angeles and they are taking this means of getting together to renew old acquaintances, and especially to greet new comers from the old home. Coming, as it does, just before school commences, it is hoped that there will be a goodly number of young people. There will be a few short snappy talks by former well known men and women, also special appropriate music. The program will commence about 3 o'clock, after the committee has done its work of making everybody feel at home. Then at 5 o'clock coffee will be served, but each one should bring dinner, cup and spoon. In a large measure it is up to you to come and do your bit and it is sincerely hoped by the committee that you will do your part in passing on this notice and get up a party from your personal acquaintances and make it a happy time for them. BARBECUE AT NEWPORT BEACH The special committee of the Newport Beach chamber of commerce in official session have definitely determined upon a celebration to mark the before. If this is used, the figs should be boiled down to about 32 degrees Baume; that is to say, until the syrup will test 32 degrees Baume hot. Pour the hot fig preserves and syrup into scalded hot jars and seal at once with scalded caps and rubbers. No further sterilization will be necessary. Other fruit preserves can be made in the same way. COUNTY DISBURSEMENTS Recently some interesting facts and figures have been presented, showing the results of an analysis of county receipts, as made by the Tax Payers' Association of California. We now pass to a like disbursements, which will give us an opportunity to learn where the money goes to. The purposes for which counties make disbursements are sixteen in number, as classified for the purposes of this study. Herewith is presented a tabulation showing, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, what part of each dollars disbursed by the 57 counties as a whole went for each of the designated purposes. Set opposite are the corresponding figures for Orange county. The comparison will be found interesting. Taking the disbursements of the counties as a whole it will be seen that education is by far the largest item of expense. Road and bridge costs come next, general government takes third place, and then comes charities and corrections and protection to person and property. Purposes of Co. All Co. Orange Disbursements (% each $) County (Cents) General government ...10.11 06.42 Prot. to Person & Prop. 3.81 02.90 Conservation of health...9.13 00.00 Sanitation & Cleanliness 0.04 00.00 Highways, bridges, etc. 21.57 27.39 the old men and women, taking the young people for himself. But his wife deceived him and ate only deer meat and the pine nuts which Chipmunk had obtained for her. Then one of Chipmunk's brothers dreamed that Chipmunk was sick, and he went to visit him. "Why are these boulders against the door?" he asked, when he came to Chipmonk's house. "The giant killed your brother," answered his sister in law. "He closes the door with these boulders every time he goes out." Then the brother rolled aside the boulders and went in. "There are the Giant's two sons," said his sister in law, pointing to her children. "Crush some absidian," said Chipmunk's brother. "If the Giant or his brothers overtake you while you are on your way home, throw the crushed absidian in their faces." She started off, and her brother in law went into the hills and sharpened a manzanita stick, making it very sharp. He killed the two young giants by hitting them on the ankle, for it was there they kept their hearts. After he had killed them he gouged out their eyes and threw them into the fire. When the Giant came home he chased Chipmunk's brother around the house, but Chipmunk's brother was too quick for him. "You can't catch me unless you dance," said Chipmunk's brother. "After you dance I'll let you catch me. I want to see you dance first." So the Giant danced. "Dance more," said Chipmunk's brother. "Jump higher through that smoke hole. I like to see you dance." So while the Giant danced, Chipmunk's brother climbed on top of the house, and suddenly he struck the Giant across the neck and cut off his head. He cut the Giant to pieces and scattered the flesh over the trees and rocks. Then a large number of the Giant's brothers came to visit him, and saw the meat hanging on the trees. So they cooked the meat and ate it, not knowing it was their own brother's flesh, until they found his head lying beside a spring. "We ate our own brother," cried one of the Giant's brothers. "But we don't know where the murder came from. Let's sleep and dream about it." BARBECUE AT NEWPORT BEACH The special committee of the Newport Beach chamber of commerce in official session have definitely determined upon a celebration to mark the beginning of construction on the city jetty at Newport bay. W. W. Crosler, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presiding, and W. W. Wilson, secretary, J. P. Greeley, A. B. Rousselle, S. R. Jumper, John McCain and Lew H. Wallace were in attendance. Admission Day, Monday, Sept. 10, is the day set for the celebration. It was determined to properly celebrate the placing of the first trainload of rock to be used in construction of the jetty that a free fish barbecue should be one of the attractions and preparations have been completed to care for a bumper attendance. Fish and beans, buns and coffee are to be supplied in abundance. The Huntington Beach band will furnish music for the occasion. Clyde Bishop, the city attorney, will offer the address of the day. The trainload of rock will be sidetracked preparatory for delivery at the jetty when the auspicious moment occurs, and a train of flat cars drawn by a locomotive will convey passengers to and from the passenger station on Main street to the jetty site. An auto parade through the county is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 6th, which will be headed by the Huntington Beach band and lines of auto with representative citizens will follow. Banners and floats will be used to indicate that all of Orange county is invited to attend and aid in the celebration of the beginning of important work at Newport Beach. ADVERTISED LETTERS Miss Florence Allison. Andrew Asmus. Mrs. J. Betha. Celesta Cryant. Miss Alc Cole. Miss Enedina R. Castillo (2). Miss Edith Caskie. Mr. Gratton. Gillermo Gallardo. Harry Jones. costs come next, general government takes third place, and then comes charities and corrections and protection to person and property. Purposes of Co. All Co. Orange Disbursements (% each $) County (Cents) (Cents) General government ...10.11 06.42 Prot. to Person & Prop. 3.81 02.90 Conservation of health...9.13 00.00 Sanitation & Cleanliness 0.04 00.00 Highways, bridges, etc. 21.57 27.39 Charities & Corrections. 5.77 03.55 Education ...38.67 34.46 Recreation ...0.24 00.11 Miscellaneous ...1.36 01.14 Trust funds ...1.18 00.00 Payment of Interest ...3.b9 06.24 Redemption of debt ...2.60 05.43 To correct errors ...0.12 00.22 Agency Transactions: For the state ...4.37 01.11 For districts ...4.27 03.32 For municipalities ...2.18 07.65 VARIATIONS IN MUNICIPAL EXPENSE No one can look into the statistics of California municipalities without being struck by the fact that uniformity in expenditures for like purposes is a missing element. In fact, the disparity in expenditures often is found so great as to be startling, and the question naturally arises as to why these disparities should exist. For instance, it is shown in some figures recently produced by the Tax Payers' Association of California, that in cities of 1000 and less, the per capita cost for police protection varies from 15 cents to $4.75. One might think that the town paying $4.75 was a tough place, but in this instance it happens to be an exclusive residential suburb, where peace and good order are expected to prevail at all times. In the same class of cities, fire protection, per capita, ranges from 2 cents to $2.80. Why should this be so? It is shown also that in cities of from 1000 to 2500, the per capita cost of police protection varies from 10 cents to $2.16, and fire protection from 3 mills to $1.45. Here are some interesting comparisons: Police Fire Population High Low High Low 2,500—5,000.$2.01 $.09 $3.12 .03 5,001—7,500..1.85 .16 2.10 .05 7,501—10,000..2.35 .56 1.36 .35 10,001—12,500..77 .56 .68 .31 12,501—15,000..1.60 .45 1.12 .41 Then a large number of the Giant's brothers came to visit him, and saw the meat hanging on the trees. So they cooked the meat and ate it, not knowing it was their own brother's flesh, until they found his head lying beside a spring. "We ate our own brother," cried one of the Giant's brothers. "But we don't know where the murder came from. Let's sleep and dream about it." The Giant's brother dreamed his sister in law was on the way to her father's house. So they started after her, but she threw crushed obsidian in their faces and they had to stop to pick it out of each other's eyes. "We're nearly home," she cried to her daughter. "Don't be frightened. Your grandfather Lizard will save us." When she reached her father's house she called, "Hurry. Open the door. The Giant killed and ate your son in law." Then her father opened the door, and after his daughter stepped inside he spat on it, and the whole house turned into a rock, so that the Giant's brothers could not open the door. The Giants outside the house began to sing and dance. Then said the old man, her father, "Let the wind blow them away." Then a great wind blew, but the Giants turned and blew the great wind back. Then the old man called a great snow, and the great snow covered everything. But after the snow had covered the Giants they shouted and the snow melted. Then the old man called the hail, but the Giants shouted and the hail ceased. Then Lizard called for a flood to wash away the Giants, and before they could shout they were drowned by the water. Then the woman told grandfather Lizard the story of how the Giant will- ADVERTISED LETTERS Miss Florence Allison. Andrew Asmus. Mrs. J. Betha, Celesta Cryant. Miss Alc Cole. Miss Enedina R. Castillo (2). Miss Edith Caskie. Mr. Gratton. Gillermo Gallardo. Harry Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Long. Payl H. Mitchell. Ramona Rodregues. Mrs. Ramona Ruiz. Jose Rose. Salvador Suarez. Mrs. A. Tarrin. Mr. Clarence Todd. Miss Lucy Torres. Maud Toeolla. Mrs. Hugh T. Thompson. Mrs. A. G. Walters. Francisco Vasquez. FIG PRESERVES Here is the advice of the University of California as to how to make fig preserves: Chooes figs that are ripe, but not soft. The white figs make a more attractive product than the black figs, although the flavor of the black mission fig is hard to excel. Puncture the figs with a toothpick or wooden needle so that the syrup will penetrate. A number of holes should be made in each fig. To each pound of figs add approximately a pound of sugar and a small amount of water, to prevent scorching. Heat the figs over a very low fire to boiling and boil down in an open kettle until they have become a very heavy preserve. 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The Southern Pacific company's records show that deciduous fruit shipments from last November up to August 27 of this year total 9903 carloads, the biggest in history. As compared with previous years the records read: For 1914 ...8044 For 1915 ...8242 For 1916 ...9556 For 1917 ...9903 The grape movement is now on and the reports from all counties indicate a very heavy crop of table grapes. A recent Southern Pacific estimate placed the grape movement from California at 11,000 cars. Railroad men are commenting upon the illustration of the old proverb: "It never rains but it pours," as seen in the fact that California's heaviest crops are taxing railroad facilities at a time when war freight and troop movements present unparalleled problems. American ingenuity, enterprise and the get-there spirit are held responsible for the ability of the railroads to rise to the occasion in efficient manner they are doing.