Weekly Chemawa American., January 10, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

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CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
II. L. Lovelace,
Manager,
Published Weekly by the Pupils of the
Chemawa Indian School.
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KEEP OFF THE GRASS.
Girls do not be boisterous. A noisy
girl is rot much admired. Strive to be
gentle, quiet and ladylike,
Boys blacken your shoes, brush your hair
your tseth and your clothes. Clean your
finger nails and make yourselves as clean
and nrat as possible before going to school,
A boy who will go to school grimy and
dirty shows little respect for his teacher
or himself.
Tbe Agrieultutal Department of the
school is the most important, ot all and we
hope to ee 150 boys take a thorough course
in farmii'sr, stock-raising, gardening, frnit-
growingetc, etc. Remember the object
lesson so near Chemawa, the Chinaman
and hi $1000 crop of onions raised as a re
sult of six months' labor.
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We see by the Salem papers that there
is to be a motor line between Salem and
Silverton. We want to call attention of
the' Greater Salem Push Club" totheChe
mawa route. Why not go to Silverton via
Chemawa. It is true that it would be a
mile or so farther, but it would be the bet
paying part of their line. A branch might be
run, if it was not thought advisable to run
the main line this way. In addition to
the school trade the promoters of this im
provement should remember that this
section is thickly settled and that it has
plenty of woodland near at hand. Also
that (be farme is here about would be glad
to ship their produce to the various boat
landings in Salem, since, they can get no
accommodations from the Southern Pacif
ic at this point.
The Best of All,
To be a good farmer and ow" a good farm,
is the best, most ii dependei and happiest
work in the world.
Farmers may be called b'V-seeds, and
be laughed at by some ins'gr fieant dudes,
because of their rustic ' apt enranee, 'yet.
their is no reason why a farther caj.ii.ot Le
as well educated, and dress as neatly as
the average city gentleman. One thing
surethe majority of them eanbetteraffbrd it.
The farmer while at work cultivating the
foil and attending to his stock, does not
wear his kid gloves, stifFbat stand up col
lar and dress suit. But hi twenty minutes
after he completes his work he can look
as neat as any professional man or mr
'chant if he chooses to do so. The name
hay-seed is a very inappropriate name to
give to the man who is engaged in the
noblest and most honorable of all kinds of
work,
- Farmers are kings of independence and
plenty, if they are industrious and give
their fafms careful and proper management.
They can come and go when they ple:si.
They do-not have to ask any employees for
permission, or any officers for leaves of
absence 'when they'wish to take a few .days
rest or pleasure.
The Indian boys as well as white boys
should learn to be good thorough farmers
and respect that calli' g above all 'others
because it is the best of all.