legijZtf (jAemcwOa American,
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 190a.
CHEHAWA,' OREOON,
To Keep a True Lent,
Is this a fast -to keep '
The larder lean,
And clean
From fat oE veals and sheep?
Is it to quit tbe dish
Of flesh, yet still,
To fill
The platter high with fish?
Is It to fast an hour
Or ragged to go
Or show
A downcast look, and sour?
No! 'tis a fast to dole
Thy sheaf of wheat,
And meat,
Unto the hungry soul.
It is to fast from strife,
From old debate
And hate
To circumcise thy life.
Toshow a heart grief-rent,
To starve thy sin,
Not bin;
And that's lo keep thy Lent.
Robt. Hen-Irk.
How High Birds Fly.
A Strassbury aeronaut aaya he has seen
an eajrle at the height of 8,000 yards, and
again a pair of storks and a buzz ird 900
yards above the sea level. On March 10,
1890, some aeronauts observed a lark fly
ing at a height of 1,000 yards. On July 18
1H99, another balloon met a couple of
crows at an altitude of 1,400 yards.. These
however, are exceptions. Birds are hard
ly ever seen above a height of 1,000 yards
evfn above 400 yards they are not frequent.
Ex.
The Timid Man.
The shrinking man, the man who apolo
gizes for being in the world, who never
dares to act independently, but waits for
somebody to give him a push or a lift,
never gets very far in the world. ModeBty
is a desirable trait, but a man who Is over
modest, who Is always getting "tit of sight
and apologizing, Is a man whom every body
despises, and nobodv respects. The world
admires the man who dares to look it in the
face, who stands erect and defies obstacles.
, . -Ex.
Ciikmawa, Orb.,
Feb. 20, 1902.
Tothk Indian workkrs ,
of the Fourth District:
We have performed our duty, and loca
led the Institute at Newport, Oregon. We
hope that every school and agency will
send a strong delegation to the Institute
nnd thar all employes in the District will
unite in matting it a grand success. Please
advise nS to probable attendance.
The excellent two months' summer
school p'm.iiicted by iIih ablest educators
of this Slate, and Coast will be a prominent
feature at Newport, and one, which, In
dian School employes, will no doubt take
advantage of.
Committee:
Edwin L.Chalcraft.
Supervisor of 4th Dist.
H.J. Phillips.
W. P. Campbell.
President of Institute,
Dr. C. M. Buchanan.
Secretary of Institute,
G. D. McQuesten.