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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN".
The Chemawa American.
Hknhh L. Lovelace, Manager.
Published Weekly by the Pupils or tlie
Chemawa Indian School.
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This Chemawa American,
Chemawa, Okecjon.
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Beats aQovernment Position,
A hard working Swede rented 40 acres of
land 3 miles from North Yakima, vVab.,
last year paying $3.00 rent per acre.
He planted the most of it in potatoes, re
ceiving fur hi8 entire crop $31.00 per ton.
He went to the bank to get his money mid
when the cashier counted out $5,600 in
gold, the poor ignorant Swede was stag
gered and his eyes stuck out like saucers.
He never saw so much money In his life
before. He soon realized he could not car
ry so much money home in his pocke's and
requested the banker to kenp the money
until he could go home and get a sack to
put It in. The banker finally persuaded
him to deposit his gold in the hank
where it would be much safer than at home
until he saw fit lo invest it. He heeded
this. advice and in a few morn he later
bought a gooJ form of his own. There are
several others who have made equally big
money in farming in that country so it
pays boys and girlB to learn here lit Che
mawa how to raise potatoes If a man
like that Swede who never went to school
can make $5,600 in a few months raising
potatoes why cannot our Indian young
men do just as well and better after Hie
government has given them a good educa
tion on literary as well as industrial HneB.
That is what the "Old-Man-In-The-Tower"
would like to know. A Spud may not be
as smooth and nice to handle as a base-ball
but it pays a great deal better.
A Wedding.
A pretty wedding took place Tuesday
evening July 1, at eight o'clock in the em
ployes' parlor at Warm Spring reservation,
when Dr. Edgar Bates, oflndinna and Miss
Sarah Btalter of 8a!t Lake, Utah, were
united In marriage by Rev. Gordon, mis
sionary to the Indians. The parlor was
beautifully decorated fnrtheoccasion. The
bride was beautifully dressed in white and
carried Syringa blossoms. Miss Ella
Briggs acted as hridesmaid and was also
dressed In white. Mr. J. E. Kirk, 8ii't.,
was "best man;" and Helen Gordon, ring
bearer. The wedding march was beauti
fully rendered by Mrs. Daisy Hayes, a for
mer student of Cliemawa. Ice oreaui and
cake were served. Mr. and Mrs. Bales left
next morning lo attend the N. E, A. at
Minneapolis and an extended trip east.
Essay on Man.
A man's life is full of crosses and temp
tations. He comes into this world without
his consent and goes out against his will,
and the tiip between the two is exceedingly
rocky. The rules of contraries is one of
the important features of the trip. When
he is llt.t le tlie blgirirls kUs him, hnt when he
is grown the 11 1 tie girls kiss him. Tf lie
laiseg a large family he is a chump, but if
he raises a small check he is a thief and a
fraud and shunned llkfl a Chinaman with
the seven veir it:h. If he is p or he la a
bad tn mager; if he is rich he is dishonest;
if he' in politics, It's for pie; if he's ut nf
politics you cun't place him and he's no
good for bis country; if he don't give to
charity heisastiogv cms ; if he d h, it is
for show; if ho dies young there whs a
great future ahead of him; if h-!lve to an
old age hehttamisted hiacalllng. He is in- t
troduced to this world and to the next by f
the same process. The road is rocky but j
in tm loves to travel it. gel.