•Island. Of the four other picture* in
sight, tbe two on the right a*e of
Christ and-on tht left of the Virgin
Mary.
The services in this ohuroh are
usually conducted by the ohauter, as
the priest lives at Kodiak and comes
over only on special occasions, such
as at Lent and Raster, or when ho is
sent for to aiminister communion to
the sick, or attendaf nnaral, we iding
or baptism.On the seventh day alter
the birth of a ohild it is baptised by
immersing tue whole bo<ly m water,
face forward, three times.
The priests are paid by the Russian
government, but the psaluitrs in
smal 1 villages like Wood Island do
not receive remuneration for their
so i v ices
The Old Ice Company, Wood
Island
{Concluded)
Thiee large houses for storing ice
were built, two beiuy lt>0ft. I01114. and
one 200 ft, and ail of them were 45 ft
wide and 30 ft high.
\coordiitg to the records on the
pay roll, wages were not v«r\ hi^h at
that, time, the ordinay wage t eing
OOeds a day. Carp* liters and black
mni liH received SO c\s.; cook, hitler,
bakerfiOcts 1 he foreman revived
4*40.00 per moil* h, chief and hospital
steward $0.00 per inon h.
The Company bpoiiiwi to do a j<o<*d
deal for the natives, buying »h ile oil,
whale men!, which they salted,
kimuck (wh tic arms and tail cut in
S'Tips one inch thick and dried),
fifteen to twenty thousand ucalla
(dried salmon) All these were dealt
out to them during the winter, The
Company also bought cod fish and
sculping for them. In winters they
were provided with sheepskin mit
tens, and at Christmas or New Years
ovary iuhii mi the island received a1
piesont such msu pair of heavy wool
en blue trousers ora coat of the same
material, or u sheepskin coat. One
unwise kindness win that they
brought up from San Fftuioi^io over
*io(IO galons of ruin, which was dealt
out to the natives a wine glass full at
noon and night, but no one could get
a drop for cash.
The Company did business on the
island till ls*f* wlim art final ice
cauieon the market and it no lougei'
paid to harvest and ship ice houi*
hire toSau Francisco.
From l.stiT til* 18S0 them were four
superintendents, but only • ne oler**,.
Mr. N. W. Pavloff, wh«> still lives o»u
the island, and to win in nr a< e in
debted not only f<*r the informafnav
contained in this article hut f*»r thal
alto concerning the Kuejan Oreck
Church.
Long wood School Notes.
Our scIkk>! rinsed thin year on Fri
day, Juim 2. Becau-e Mm. I.eam
was to leave for the * at**s before that
time, the tilling uxcri ums were held
oil the Sunday eve: iny he'ore, in
union with the fJIrWri'ii’i day pro
gram al the Mission Ohapei With
Mrs Learn at the organ ami the pm
gram strongly musical a ve*y pleas
ant hour was Spell'. The hoys wild
girls all did their par s admirably
and the audience wag appreciative. As
many of the Island folk were present
as could be comfoi tab’y seated iu the
chapel.
(In ill-count ni tno tareness "i me
Mai moil run, the cannery Hid not tip
-in iv-rU a-i e rlv as usual and the
native children were in school til!
tile close. Tile parents who cxtnp at
the can tie y at Kodiak take th'ir
childien and it often takes them out
of school.