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A WEEKLY LETTER—FROM TH E —

Indian Industrial SchoolC arlisle , Pa. (VOL. IX -F R ID A Y , S E P T E M B E R 14, 1894.- NO. 51

R U B E S FOR R IG H T L IV IN G .

C V m |H E N you th ink , when you speak, when 4| « you read, when you write,Njw W hen you walk, when you sing, when

1 you seek for delight,To be kept from all evil a t home and abroad, Live always as under the eye of the Lord.

W hatever you th ink , never th ink w hat you feel

You would blush in the presence of God to r ev e a l ;

W hatever you say, in a whisper or clear, Kay nothing you would not like God to hear.W h a t ever you read, th o ’ the page m ay

allure,Read no th ing of which you are perfectly

sureConsternation at once would be seen in your

look,If God should say solemnly, “ Show me th a t

book !’’

W hatever you write, in haste or witli heed, W rite no th ing you would not like God to

r e a d ;W herever you go, never go where you fear God's question being asked you, “ W ha t

doest thou h e r e ? ”

W hatever you sing, in the m idst of your glees,

Sing no th ing th a t God’s lis tening ear can displease.

W hatever the pastime in which you ensrage, For the cheering of youth or the solace of

age,Turn away from each pleasure you ’d shr ink

from pursuing,I f God should look down and say, “ W h a t

are you do ing?”

T H E L A R G E ST H O P F IE L D IN T H E W ORLD.

S a c r a m e n t o , Ca l ., Aug. 29th, 1894. M y d e a r M a n - o n t h e - b a n d - s t a n d :

Yesterday I had the opportunity of rid ing through an extensive hop lieid, said to be the largest in the world.

This par t icu la r field is situated a t Wheat-

land, California, and covers m any acres. I did not learn the number.

Can you imagine m illions of wire clothes lines, miles in length and runn ing side by side a foot or two apart, over a wide stretch of country, the lines ju s t high enough overhead to m ake one sit in a half bent position while d riv ing under them on a buckboard through a portion of the field tha t has been cleared of vines by the pickers?

Such is the network th a t covers these fields.To these wires are a t tached strings for the

vines to run on.W hen it comes tim e to gather hops, people

tu rn out from all the country round to pick them.

Bn this fipld there were 2000 pickers at work, each receiving one cent a pound.

I t takes a great m a n y hops^to make a pound and they are gathered into large gunny sacks and weighed and then taken to the hop kiln near by for d ry ing and shipm ent.

One of the k ilns at W heat land is the largest k iln in the world.

I took an in h a b i ta n t’s word for thisi, but I did not learn th e capacity of the kiln.

I t is inteieating to observe the different modes of living adopted by the hop pickers for the short season they are engaged in the business.

Some ten t regularly, others live under and in the ir wagons, while others erect temporary shades of pieces of canvas and gunny sacks, m ak ing almost a city of curious, ragged and m any shaped abodes.

The pickers have h igh fun as well as hard work.

W h a t is done with the hops in the end?The writer is afraid th a t the extract of m any

a W hea t land 'hbp finds its w a y into the beer glass, which g r a v e s u b j e c t we will leave for the 10 ,000 r e a d e r s o f the H e l p e r to dwell upon and try to remedy.

Your chijcf clerk,M. B.

H E J n D I A N j ' i e L . P E R

P R IN T E D E V E R Y F R ID A Y— A T T H E —

In d ia n I n d u s tr ia l School, C arlisle, P a ,9w a l i a m m .

M rTHK INDIAN HKLPEIi ia PRINTED by Indian boys, but JBDITKD by Tbe man-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian

PRI CE :—I 0 GENTS A Y E A R-Address I n d i a n H e l p e r , Carlisle, Pa.

M is8 M. Burgess, M anager.

E n te red in the P. O. at Carlisle as second class m a il m atter.

Do not hesitate to take i k e H e l p e r from the Post Office, for if you have not paid for it, some one else has. I t is paid for in advance.

Miss Shaffner re turned Saturday from Del­phi, Ind iana , where she has been spending her vacation w ith Miss Cory, who formerly taugh t here. Miss Cory is teaching there and still reta ins a w arm interest in Carlisle and the work. W hi le there , Miss Shaftner made an address by special invitation before the Carroll County Teachers’ In s t i tu te on Carlisle methods, which was very favorably received. She also spoke iu the Presbyterian church a t Monticello, Ind ., The photographs excited great interest. Delphi being the former home of Capt. P ra tt , the people of th a t vicinity are naturally interested in the school. Miss Shaffner brought with her as a contribu­tion from the friends of Miss Cory eleven sets (full years) of the B a rp c r and C entury m aga­zines for the Girls’ L ibrary and several gener­ous packages of selected pieces for fancy work, for which the girls desire to return thanks.

A n ine of our boys who were out for the sum m er iu Cue vic in ity of Edgewood, had quite a successful career. A t last reports they had played ten games witli a number of strong teams, w inuing every one by good scores. The n ine was made u p o t as lollows: Siceui Nori, p ; W ill iam Lone Wolf and Johnson Spencer, c; David Turkey, lb ; Roger Silas, 2b; Abram Hill, 3 b ; Joe Harris , ss; George M artin , if; C lark Gregg, o f ; Jonas Metoxen, r f ; substitutes, Samuel Gruett, F rancis Goul- che, Beu Doxtator, A lbert Hensley and Ezra R icker; umpire, A n thony Austin.

Florence Wells, class ’94, returned from the country last week. She has secured an ap ­po in tm ent as teacher at the Governm ent I n ­dian School, Genoa, Nebr., having passed the Civil Service exam ination successfully. She l«ft for th a t place Monday evening, w ith the best wishes of all her friends for her success in her chosen work.

W e learn th a t a daughter was born to Mr. ami Mrs. M arshall a t W hite Cloud, Ki,u., on the 23rd of August. The drou th there lias been very severe, and water bad to be ea rned for both m an and beast.

Miss Burgess re turned W ednesday after­noon from California, where she lias been spending her vacation with her parents. She stopped on her way back a t tbe Omaha Agency, Nebraska, and brought with her Margarite Provost, Gertrude Snerman, E d ­m und Sherm an, W aiter Davis and Mitchell Baradie, all of the Omaha tribe and all new pupils. N ett ie F rem on t in tended to come at the same time with her sister, but tire serious illness of her m other prevented her leaving at this time. She expects to. c o m e ‘later. Mr. Levi St Oyr, the worthy foreman of the p r in t­ing office, came with the party , after a m o n th ’s vacation spent at his home at the Winnebago Agency, Nebr.

The B ryson C ity Times gives an account of a v isi t paid the Eastern Cherokee Training school, of which Mr. Thos W. Potter former­ly employed here, is the Superintendent. I t speaks of the great improvements made in the buildings and other departments, and compliments h im for the executive ability which is br inging this school up to a h igher standard. The num ber of pupils is double the quQta allowed by the departm ent, which is especially gratifying in view of the fact tha t i t lias been difficult to get the attendance required. W e congratulate Mr. Potter upon the success he has attained.

Day before yesterday being the A nniversary of the writing of the S tar Spangled Banner, Prof. Bakeless in his timely m anner of keep­ing our pupils posted in points of history, pre­sented before tire school tire story of tire bat­tle of North Point, while Miss L innie T hom p­son sang two stanzas of the beautiful national song begun by its m emorable author, Francis Scott Key during the bombardm ent of the Fort, 80 years ago.

The Y, M. C. A. hail,looks quite fine since the recent im provem ents . A large screen lias been placed in f ron t of the door, new curtains have been put up and the floor lias been paint­ed. The first m eeting since it has been re­paired was held last evening.

Dickinson College opened yesterday and our three preparatory students, Benjamin Caswell, Joseph A dam s and H ow ard Gans- wo'rth, have resumed their studies there.

Now th a t chill breath of au tum n is felt, the steam p lan t will begin its nine m o n th s’ siege and the m erry rattle of the steam pipe will be heard once more.

Katie Griudrod, class ’89, writes th a t she has been very busy in her profession, th a t of tra ined nurse, and expects to he for some time.

A line Brussels carpet for the Girls’ Sitt ing Room is the gift of Mrs George Kelly, of H il l­side, Pa., for which we re turn m any thanks.

The east wing of the g ir ls’ quarte rs will be used as music rooms, and piano lessors and practice will take place there.

A new set of relief maps have been furnished the schools which will be quite au addition iu the teaching of geography.

Cool !The leaves are beginning to fall.F ru i t has been plentiful this year.Soon tim e to call in the straw hat.Ice cream now takes a back seat.Tlie festive oyster is now in it.B lanke ts feel good these cool nights.Miss P au l i ’s room is undergoing repairs.Mrs. W orth ing ton is slowly improving.The base of the flag pole lias been repainted.Football practice will be started in earnest

n e x t week.The d in ing room tables are hav ing new

toi>s put on them.Miss H a ilm an w ent to W ashington over

Sunday to see her neice.Lillie Complainville, Nez Perce, of Idaho,

has entered file school.Bemos Pierce made a pun t k ick of 139 feet

in practice the other evening.Allie Mullins left W ednesday evening for

her home in the state of W ashington.A nthony Austin takes Alexander U pshaw ’s

place as jan ito r at the school building.Mr. C. Raym ond Bowen, of Harrisburg ,

took a look a t the school W ednesday evening.Louisa LaChapelle and C yn th ia Webster

re tu rned from the s^a shore W ednesday even­ing.

Mr. S tanding is on his vacation and with Mrs. S tanding and Ja ck is rusticating at As- bury Park .

Mrs. P ra t t and Miss Riclienda have re tu rn ­ed from Denver, where they were visiting Mrs. Steviek.

The hot, su ltry weather of last week has giveu way to the cool aud bracing air since the recent h e a v y rains.

Spencer S m ith , who went to his New York home on account of the death of his father, has returned to the school.

Mr. Samuel Jo rdan has been in Reading for several days, attending the sessions of the District Lodge of colored Odd Fellows.

Mrs. W illiam Holvey, of W est Pittston, state lecturer of the W . G. T. U., was thegue«t of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson on Tuesday. She is an aun t of Mrs. Thompson.

Mr. S. G. Washabaugli, of W illiamsport, Pa., and wife, were among the visitors Mon­day. Mr. W ashabaugh is connected w ith the United Press and was especially interested in the prin ting office.

Alex Upshaw, the faithful jan ito r of the school building, s tarted Tuesday afternoon for his home at Crow Agency, Mont. H e Iras not been home for six \ears . H e expects to return after a short visit.

Mrs. Standing presented the printers with a basket of line grapes of her own raising. The way in which they disappeared showed th a t they were appreciated and Mrs. Standing has our hearty thanks for the treat.

Mrs. Theodore Porter, of Indianapolis ,Ind., and Mr W illiam T. Meek, of Kokomo, hid., were among the visitors the past week. They are subscribers to our paper and were very much interested in w hat they saw.

Jam es Perry has gone to P hilade lph ia to have his eyes treated.

Mr. Deavor, one of last y ea r ’s teachers, spent a few hours at the school Monday.

Mr. Wheelock knows how to meet friends at Harrisburg . Did you ever get left, D enn i­son ?

A num ber of the boys at teuded the Episco­pal Sunday School festival in town W ednes­day evening.

The club parlor has become quite musical. Violin, cornet, piano and vocal music is d is ­coursed there daily.

Two goat teams from town created quite a flutter of excitem ent am ong the li t tle folks W ednesday evening.

Miss Shaffner w ent to P h ilade lph ia yes ter­day to look after the girls who are com ing in from the country today.

Mr. Mason was in P h ilade lph ia for several days this week, a t ienu ing the sessions of tho A m erican Cemetery S uper in tenden ts’ A s­sociation.

Miss Cam pbell’s trunk appears to he <>n a, foreign tour. I t has been lost, strayed or stol­en since "the first-of the month , and she lias almost given up all hope of ever seeing it again.

Lizzie Stands, who was taken sick while out in the country, was brought back Tuesday afternoon by Delia Randell who went to nurse her. Miss Campbell went to H arrisburg to meet them.

The baud gave a delightful concert Monday evening on the band stand, the first since its rest. If is needless to say how m uch we e n ­joyed it. for we never seem to tire of hearing the boys play.

Mr. W arren S. H erm an and wife, of P ough­keepsie, N. Y., visited the school the other day. Mr. H erm an is connected with the E as tm an Business College and is an old friend of H ar ry Kopay and Mr. CJaudy.

C ynth ia Webster, George W arren, W il l iam Hazlett, Sam uel Sixkiller and Clark Gregg have been promoted to the Senior class and Louisa LaChapelle, William Leighton, T im ­othy Henry , Spencer Smith, F ra n k Cayou aud H arry H utch inson to the Ju n io r class.

Mr. and Mrs. Levant Mason, of Jam estown, N. Y., and the ir daughter, Mrs. H enry Pen- field and her three cnildren of Chicago, are the guests of Capt. Pra tt . Mr. Mason is a brother of Mrs. P ra tt , and is well known to most of us having visited here a num ber of times.

After spending the sum m er here, part of which tim e lie was in charge of the ta ilor shop, H ar ry Kopay, class ’91, returned y es te r ­day to Poughkeepsie, N. Y ., .w here lie will continue his studies at the E as tm an College. H a r ry is a good fellow an d we are sorry to lose him.

The quarters are bustling in anticipation of the returning out pupils. One h und red and live girls come in today and one hundred and th ir ty nine boys tomorrow. About one h u n ­dred and fifty live pupils will rem ain mil for the winter; A number of transfers have been made and y, few will go out, to take the place of those coming in.

Y O UN G MAN, DON’T D R IFT .

There is not a more melancholy spectacle th a n a young m an standing on the threshold of life w ithout any definite purpose before h im.

If he has had the advantage of a college ed ucation his plight is more harrowing, for then he is l ike a sh ip well equipped, but w ithout a captain or a pilot and adrift on the sea.

H e is subject to be buffeted by every passing inclination, and is bound sooner or later, to be a wreck

Under the pressure of presenteconomiccou ditions the m ajor i ty of young men are com­pelled to earn a livelihood and m ust take the first opportunity tha t opens.

That such should be the case is not to be de­plored, but, in the interest of the young man, the reverse, for it is better to be engaged in any honorable occupation, no m atte r how uu suitable it may appear, than to d rift helpless­ly doing nothing.

Occupation tends to s tir the energies, to s timulate comparisons, arid promote am bi­tions.

W hile devoting himself conscientiously and energetically to the work in hand he should rem em ber tha£ there is no law to cbm pel h im to remain in tha t occupation, provid ing it is distasteful or unsuitable.

In th is age of specialism every occupation is but a technical tra in ing in some particular departm ent.

The dem ands of em ploym ent upon his ener gies will enable h im to analyze his abilities and adaptabilities, and discover wherein his natura l or educational bent lies.

I f be has chosen the vocation to w hich he is adapted lie will strive to excel; if not, he.will speedily seek employment along another line.

There are too m any young men of good parts who “ Doaf” the best years of their lives doing nothing, or pursue some emergency em ploy­m en t in a.slipshod m anner , waiting for some merciful providence to s' hiw them wdiat they are lilted for.

They are predestined to disappointment.A m an is not a puppet, but a responsible

being, and has been endowed with the faculty of discretion, in order that, he m ay use it prop­erly, both to his ortn advantage and to th a t of his fellowmen.

H O W IT W A 8 DONE.

I asked a cobbler once how long it took him to become a good shoemaker. He answered promptly , “ Six years, and then you m ust trav­el.’,’ That cobbler had an artist-soul.

I told a friend the story, and he asked his cobbler the same quest ion, how long does it take to become a good shoem aker? “ All your life, s ir .” T h a t was still better—a Miebtel Angelo of shoes!

Mr. Maydole, the ham m er-m aker of Cen­tral New York, was an artist. “ Y es,” said he to Mr. Paton. “ I have m ade ham m ers here for twenty-eight years.” “ Well, then, you ought to be able to make a pre tty good h am m er by th is t im e.” “ No, s ir ,” was the answer; “ I never made a pretty good h a m ­mer. I m ake the best ham m er in the U nited S :ates.”

Daniel Morell, once president of tlie C am ­bria rail works in Pittsburg, which employed seven thousand men, was an artist, and t r a in ­ed artists. “ W h a t is the secret of such a de­velopm ent of business as th is ? ” asked the visitor. “W e have no secret,” was the a n ­swer; “ we always try to heat our last batch of rails. T h a t’s all the secret we have, and we don’t care who knows i t .”—Selected.

Discontent is like ink poured into wafer, which fills the whole fountain full of b lack­ness. I t casts a cloud over the mind, and renders it more occupied about the evil which disquiets it th a n about the means of rem oving it.—F eltham .

H appv those who, know ing they are sub­ject to certain changes, are prepared and a rm ­ed for ei ther fortune; a r a r e principle, and with much labor learned in w isdom ’s-school.

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