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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN.
The Chemawa American.
Henby L, Lovelace, Manager.
Published Weekly by the Pupils or the
Chemawa Indian School.
tiuhaeriptton rrice, 26 Centt Per Year.
CltB of five and over 20 Cen'.a pr year.
Address all Business Communications t
The Chrmawa American,
Chkmawa, Oregon.
Entered at the Poatoffiee at Chemawa, Or.,
as Becond -class mail-matter,
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Be honest. Don't try lo deceive! Don't be
n prpsimiBt and imagine yon have all the
pains and aches to which ricsh is heir. Be
cl.eerful and look on the bright t-ile of life
mid you will live to a good old age barring
an accident.
TheCheniHWa American, Oregon, is run
ning a series of of Illustrations through its
Meekly editions. In the issue of October
31, there is a view of a corner of their fruit
pa ulry, which makva one's niouib water.
They have 30 acres of prunes, apples, pears,
clierrleB, strawbePKs, elu. They dry, can,
and make butler of their fruit in addition
to eating it green. This year they have
dried over 5,tK)01bs. of prunes, have housed
over 300 bushels of apples; have about 5,000
hair-itallon cans filled and Hbout 30G gallons
of prune bolter made for use this win Lei
lied Man and Helper,
The rtgn'ar weekly lecture wns iven in
ehjel tin Wedresday evening by Mr. Har
ry K. Mann, on blacksmithing. Fvery one
present certainly learned some valuable
knowledge about lilitckeniithh.fr from Mr.
Mwnn's lecture and e.-peciaMy the black
Bii.ii.li a pi rtniices. Mr. Mutuislated brief
ly the advantages the pupils at Chemawa
have over the white young men who us
ually have to pay to learu their trades,
do no always receive the beet of treatment
and have to Men a contract for so muiv
years, just to get u chance to learn a trade.
He said that a boy must have patience and
be intereetd in his work In order to make
a success of his trade. He congratulated
one f the smallest boys in his department
for the Interest he takes in Ids work, and
said that that boy would make a good
blacksmith if be only stays with it long
enough. He told bow to build a black
smith shop; bow to blow the bellows cor
rectly, to prevent it from drawing fire and
gas; how to build a fire and the necessity
of having a good fire in making heavy
w elds, etc.; the correct position of the anvil
and a regular place for the necessary tools
used in the shop, and explained the useful
ness of the cone, in ranking rings, etc.,
much more could le meiitioued but lack
Of space forbids.
FOOT BALL.
Chemawa vs. Willamette.
Chemawn wins by a score of 22 to 0.
A Clean tin me.
The lovers of foot bll had the salUfac
tlon of witnessing one of the cleanest, ninxt
Irotly contested Kit men pluyod on the irril
iron Saturday afternoon. AlthV the Uni
versity boys were much heavier than their
opponents. they were unable to score at
.any time, and were finally compelled to
give away lo the tierce, sharp, onaliiu.'lits
of iheir red brother and were defeated bv a
score of 22 to 0. While IheChemawHleaiii.
feel proud of iheir victory, yet the Metho
dists nmde them earn every point. .Sever
al excellent pltyn were made by Pollard and
Millerofthe Willaiiielte team, atoi D.eker,
Boo h, Moon, arid Tcabo of tie Cliemnwa,
and both teams showed great improvement
over two week-t ago, the repult of good hard
practice. Noaeoidenta ofany coiispqiienca
lesulted during the progress of the gtme
which was a tiotubly clean one tbrougliuut.