Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, June 27, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

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CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
H. L. Loveimcb,
Manager,
Pn Wished Weekly by the Pupils of the
Chemawa Indian School.
Subscription Price, 26 Cents Per Year,
Otttbs of five and ooar 20 Cents pr year.
Filtered at the Postoffice at Chemawa, Or.
as second-class mail-matter.
Address all Business (Join m unlcut ion x to
Thb Chemawa American,
Chemawa, Orbon,
Note. If this space it marked with a
red cross it means: :that your sub
scription lias expired. Pleuee rt-new.
About the Indian.
The Bureau of Ethnology has decided
to abandon the use of the ord Indian, as
applied tohe American aborigines. It
claims that this nomenclature was a mis
take anyway, as Columbus and hiscontem
poraries supposed on reaching this land
that had they arrived ata partoflndia, and
hence called the natives Indians, a name
which adhered after the error was discover,
ed. It is claimed that aulhropolngists are
confused by the title, and the Bureau of
Ethnology has invented a term for the
occasion Amerin taking the first two
syllables of America and the liirst of Indian.
Scientists aresaid to like it. What about
Indianb?-Ex.
A Few Catches.
Why did the sausage roll? Because It
saw the apple turnover.
Why did the fly fly? Beeause the spid
er spyed ber.
Why did the lob3ier blngh? Because he
saw the salad dressing.
Why did the Are fly? Because' she saw
the inttch safe.
Why was the Venetian blind? Beeause
the circular saw.
How did the cake walk? The clam
chowder how.
Why did the tobacco plug? Because he
saw what the cigar-etle.
Why iB Russel Sage? Because he givei
Henn Clews.
Can the sardine box? No, but the tom
ato can.
Why did the dry goods box? Because
he caw the baigain counter.
The Man to be AvoiJad.
Henry Clews, the veteran Wall-Ktreet
mau, cava in the Chicago Tribune that he
has used the following black list thro'igh
out his entire business career, indicating
to him (he kind of man to be avoided:
Who lien.
Who betrays confidence.
Who vilifies his bRiiefactor.
Who unjustly accuses other of had
deeds.
Who never has a good word foranyloiiy,
Who is always prating abmi his own
virtues.
Who boasts of the superiority oi his fam
ily. Who is honest only for policy's sake.
Who chews tobacco in tt public convey-
Who get intnxtcated in public places.
Who deceives his wife and boasts of it
toothers.
Who talks religion down town in connec
tion with his daily bu-inerts ffa.irn.
Who runs in debt with no apparent in
tention of paying.
Who borrows small Mums on his note or
chfl;k dated ahead.
Who won't work for an honnst living.
Who looks down on those who do.
Who imputes bad motives to thoie try
ing to do good.
Who p.irtakos of hospitality aud ttlka
bihind his entertainer's back.