Weekly Chemawa American., August 06, 1909, Page 6, Image 6

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THE CHEMAVV A AMERICAN
INDIANS GOOD FARMERS.
The Indians of the great Canadian
prairie province of Saskatchewan are
disproving the theory that an Indian
won't work unless he has to. They are
becoming indusrous and prosperous.
There are nearly 8,000 Indians in the
province and last year they had about
9,000 acres under crops. They raised
150,572 bushels of grain and roots and
36,000 tons of hay, worth $136,023.
The department of Indian affiars re
ports that the Indians are turning more
and more to the soil for a living. The
agent of the Assiniboine agencv. which
may be regarded as typical, writes:
"I was greatlv pleased to find that
the area under crop was almost double
what it was the year before. The band
had about 900 acres of wheat and
200 acres of oats. The Indians of this
agency are beginning to farm on a large
scale, and if they continue to. do as well
as they have in the last two years there
will be some good-ized farmers among
them. One man had 157 acres in crop
and another 125 acres and several had
seventy acres each. There was a decid
ed improvement in the way the land
had been farmed." Ex.
Brevities
Albert Rainville is now working on
the kitchen detail
The band started their usual practice
on Thursday evening, after having a
long rest.
We are pleased to report that during
the week we were visited by Miss Anna
R. Frey, of Genoa, Nebraska, and Mies
Barnhisel of Arizona. Both of the ladies
are employed in the Indian service and
ad been attending the Seattle Fair.
A NEW PART OF PORK.
The teacher had been reading to her
class of the industries of Russia.
Among others mentioned was pig raising,
The pig is used almost exclusively as an
article of food, very little of his body be
ing valued except his flesh and his
bristles,
"The Russians have much to learn
from the Americans in this respect,"
6he continued. 'In America all parts
of the pig are used except his squeal."
At this point a pupil raised her hand
Hnd asked in all innocence;
"What part of the tnimal is the
squeal?" Lippincott's.
A DECEPTIVE AIR.
The Bushby storekeeper surveyed Mr,
Leonard with a contemplative eye and
then turned his gaze toward Jimmy
Sloane, who was putting packages into
the delivery wagon. Jimmy had the
leisurely air of one with plenty of time
at his disposal.
'"You want to know how he'd be for
your business down below?" said Mr,
Gregg slowly.
"Yes," said the visitor. "I noticed
him yesterday, when that crowd of
young fellows were getting the piano
into the hall; he seemed to work harder
than any of the others. It occurred to
me he might like a bigger chance than ha
has here.r
"M-m," said the storekeeper. "Well
now, I can't say as to that, of course,
but as to his working harder than any
of the other boys, I'll tell you what they
say, and you can believe it or not just
as you choose.
"They all like Jimmy, for he's first rate
company, but the truth is that when it
comes to lifting, or such work, Jimmy's
all take holt and mighty little h'ist."
Youth's Companion.