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THE CHEMAW A -AMERICAN
TELLING YOUR OWN FORTUNE.
There is a point of view from which a
man may get a sufficiently good glimpse
of the future to see whether it is along
the path of prosperity he is traveling, or
whether he is traveling the less attractive
path into the lowlands of misfortune.
Better have a look! It is as a man thinks
as he regulates his thoughts or a3 he
allows his thoughts to masler him. All
the thought" of which a man is capable
is of two great classes Good or Evil.
These classes are subdivided into others
of great number, but the two great divi
sions are enough for the present.
In the cla-ss of Good there is to be in
cluded not only those thoughts that men
everywhere recognize as good, but also
positive thoughts. The "I can" of an
untried man, with reference to an honest
purpose is a good thought. The "I'm afraid
I can't" of another is a negative and per
haps an evil thought. The thing to which
any one mind constantly returns, likft
water to its level, is the thing thatdeter
mines what a man is and the place to
Which be is traveling.
Though a man may be outwardly a
model of propriety, if inwardly knavish
in his thoughts he will just as surely
come to grief as the rain will come. to
the earth. And if you want to know what,
the future has in store for you, then
consider your mental habits. Is is the
Good or the Evil to which your mind
swings when it it at rest?
What is the nature of the thoughts
that most often engage your attention in
going to or coming from your work? If
they are unclean, envious, scandal-giving,
fault-finding, hateful, or. timid and de
spairing thoughts, do not expect any
golden sunshine.in the future, for it is as
impossible to get a future from this as it
is to grow oak trees from mustard seeds.
But if with a clean mind and a faith in
yourself and your fellow man you re
turn in your moments,of leisure to some
clean, wholesome contemplation, then
have no fear of the future. And if you
are patient, kind and industrious and
are backing up a legitimate object in
life with cleanliness, courage, and con
tinual study for self-improvement, you
may well obey the admonition: "Take
ye no heed of the morrow." Above all,
don't be a waiter. Get at something
anything rather than stay at a standstill.
Now is your only chance, if you are to
do anything at all. Frye.
LOCALS
Mr. Herbert Campbell of the Oregon
ian was a week-end visitor.
We still have roses at Chemawa.
The ''last roe of summer" not left
"pinirg alone" yet.
The order in chapel on Sunday nights
is excellent. Let us have better order in
Sunday school after this.
Mr. and vlrs. Woods visited Portland
last Saturday in order to get in touch
with Santa Claus so the story goes.
Mrs. Campbell and Miss Irene Camp
bell were in Portland on last Saturday.
They were doing Christinas shopping.
Dr. McGaw's sermon on Sunday night
was one of the best ever delivered in our
chapel. He had the close attention of
pupils and officers all evening.
Father Datin presented very preity
little Knives to some of his Chemawa
friends. They are small, shaped like a
shoe and are Parisian novelities sent by
a Paris friend to our good Father Datin.