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CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
C'f 4P?tii American.
H. L. Lovelace,
Manager ,
rnl.llshe.l Weekly by the- I'uplls or the
Chemawa Indian School.
Ntihwiptton Pric, 25 Out l'"r riwr.
Clubs or Ave and oner 20 On'i ) year.
Ki.tered at the Postoffice at. Chemawa, Or.
as second-class mail -mailer.
Address all Kindness CoinmauicatUuM to
Thr Chemawa Amkkican,
Chgmawa, OREGON.
Noi'R. If this , , space i marked
with a red cross : it niexna that
your aiibHcrfption has expired.
Please renew. : ; Only S cents
The boy who will make a key to open
locks will soon land in the Penitentiary.
Uuard house medicine 1b too mild a treat
ment t effect him. tie needs a good ap
plication of hickory poultice.
"There is always a black spot in our sun
shine," saysCarlyle; "It ia the shadow
of ourselves," Get out of it.
The making of character la the noblest
thiim on earth. It is precious above gold,
rubies, crowns, or kingdom, Jt doe
not take long for men with a faithful char
acter In attain that which they seek. They
do not chat the world, hut the world
chaises them. We All ha the character
germ in our being hut It taken work tit
root out the weeds and to keep the soil in
the best condition. As ones thcuglitB and
deeds and so will our character le.
Learn to Eat Properly.
What would yon think of a young man
or woman who ua attended Chemawa or
any other school for four or five yearB,
who wtiile tilting would lounge on the In
ble, put a knife in hi or her mouth, stab
a piece of bread with a fork and use a table
napkin for a pocket handkerchief? We
would ay they were very deficient In ta
ble manners, and their education therefore
very incomplete. Yes, a hoy or a man
who cannot phI properly will be looked
down upon no matter how much education
he possesses. Good table manners sndcor
rect lanuuage show the real polished lady
and gentleman more than anything else Id
the world.
Lost by Twenty Minutes.
A young man, the son of an old frteod of
Mr. Vundertiilt's, once solicited hl influ
ence in aiding him lo secure aoertain very
desirable-clerkship in a railroad office. Mr.
Vanderhtlr, who liked the young man and
believed In Ills ability, agreed to help him.
"Be here tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock." he Bald, "and I will go with you
lo wee the president of the road and Bay a
good word for you."
The next morning at twpnly minutes
after ten, i young man appeared in the'
anteroom of Mr. Vanderbilfa office. He
was informed that Mr. Vandeihilt had left
fifteen minutes before lo attend a meeting.
A few days later he called on Ml. Vander
hilt, and said, with a shade at annoyance
In His lone:
"Wliy Mr. Vanderhilt, I was there just
after ten." "But the appointment was at
ten," replied Mr. Vanderhilt.
"It was only a matter of fifteen or twenty
"Well," answered Mr. Vanderhilt, "the
twenty minutes in your caBe havt lout yoii
your position, for the Appointment was
made the very day on which you were to
have met me.'" The Boys' Lantern.
It pays to be on time-. When the hell
rings for school or work we should be at
our posts. By daily cultivating the habit
of promptness we will tot be twenty miu.
utea late fn keeping any future engRge
ineut and thereby lose financiallyaBdidtbe
young man in the artble above.