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V O LU M E 111. C A R L IS L E , P a ., F R ID A Y , OCTOBER, 21, 1887. N U M B E R 11.

NOBiLITY. A LET t t f s FROM A DEAR OLD LADY OF E IG H TY YEARS OF AGE.

T rue w orth is in being, no t seem ing—In doing each day th a t goes by

Some little good—n o t in th e dream ing Of g reat th in g s to do by and by.

F or w hatever m en say in b lindness,A nd spite of the fancies of youth ,

There is no th ing so k ing ly as k indness,A nd no th ing so royal as tru th .

W e get back our m ete as we m easure—W e canno t do w rong and feel r igh t,

N or can we give pain an d feel pleasure,F or ju stice avenges each slight.

The fa ir for the w ing of the sparrow ,The bugh for th e ichi.ii ;»-ud -v.’i.oxr,

B u t alw ays th e p a th th a t is narrow A nd s tra ig h t for the ch ild ren of men.

’Tis no t in th e pages of story The h eart of its ills to beguile,

Though he w ho m akes courtsh ip to glory Gives a ll th a t lie h a th for h e r sm ile.

F o r w hen from h er heigh ts he has won her, A las! it is only to prove

T h a t n o th in g ’s so sacred as honor,A nd noth ing so loyal as love.

W e cannot m ake bargains for blisses.Nor catch them like fishes in n e ts ;

A nd som etim es th e th in g our life m isses H elps m ore th a n the th in g w hich it gets.

For good lie th n o t in pursu ing ,N or gain ing of g rea t no r of sm all,

B u t ju s t in th e doing, and doing As we would be done by is all.

T hrough envy, th rough malice, th rough h a t­ing,

A gainst the w orld, early and late,No jot of our courage abating—

O ur p a rt is to w ork and to w ait.A nd sligh t is the sting of h is trouble

W hose w inn ings are less than h is w o rth ; F or he who is honest is noble,

W hatever h is fo rtunes or b irth .■ — AUcc Cary.

I n u : llOTHER-IS-LAW OF JOTfili TOTJKUEE.

| . Her Early Experience with the Indians.

D e a k I m u a n B oys a n d G i b e s :>. T hrough M r. D-------- o f Jam es-i tow n , N . Y ., 1 cam e a c q u a in te d w ith y o u r

t i tt le p ap e r, th e I n d i a n H e l p e r , a n d a m h ig h ly g ra tified to k n o w th a t y o u a ra fem b i-

... tio u s to becom e ed u ca ted .j”jj I am an old lady , e ig h ty years old nex t I A pril. M y hom e is w ith m y daugh ter, M rs.

Ju d g e Tourgee, of M ayvill, N . Y.I was born in C anada, tw en ty m iles w est of

, the g reat N iag ara F alls , w ith in d is tin c t hear- L >jgoi its trem endous roaring sound.

. £. . p - .iv , *>137 oarliaot- eKi!dh-ood’c: re co lle c tio n' I h av e k n o w n y o u r people .

On m y fa th e r’s farm in C anada, the re w as a deep-sheltered, woody valley , w here several fam ilies of the C anadian In d ian s of the Tusearora tribe, w ith perm ission from m y fa the r, p u t up th e ir w igw am s, an d cam ped th rough th e w in ter m onths.

The snow often fell th ree or four feet deep, and rem ained u n til M arch, and it was im pos­sible for th e In d ian s to trav e l around m uch .

A ll the long cold m onths they busied th e m ­selves in m ak ing baskets and broom s of th e young h ickory tim b er; b u t th ey never cu t a tree for th e ir use w ithou t perm ission from m y father.

T hey were s tr ic tly honest and u p rig h t in th e ir transactions.

W e ch ild ren , an d there w ere th ir te en of us —we little chaps used often go up to the w ig­w am s evenings an d stay for ho u rs to w atch th e m a t th e ir work.

The little In d ian boys tried to teach m y bro thers th e ir trade. They m ade lit tle broom s for the w hite people to use in sw eeping up th e ir h ea rth s of th e ir g rea t big fire-places.

In these fire-places the people would p u t wood six and m ore feet long, and back logs so big th a t m y b ro thers w ere obliged to draw them in the house on th e ir h and sleds.

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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 IN D U S T R IA L SC H O O L, C A R L IS L E , P A . , BY T H E IN D IA N P R IN T E R BO YS.

Price:—10 c e n ts a y e a r.(Five cents ex tra for every change of address

after once in the galley.){ f #■ «. * * %* * ■'Address Ind ian H e lp e r , Carlisle, Pa.

Entered in the P. O. at Carlisle as second class m ail matter.

4®=- The I n d ia n H e l p e r is PHINTED b y Indian boys, b u t KDITTi!!) by The-man-on-the-band-stand, w ho is NOT an Indian.

The I n d ia n H e l p e r is paid for in advance, so do not hesita te to ta k e th e paper from the Post Office,’for fear a b ill w ill be presen ted .

P eople W ho Eearncd To W ork.

One wise regu la tion am ong the .Tews in-

Our E xh ib ition .

The exh ib ition la st F rid a y n igh t w as th e first th is year, and w as enjoyed by ail. S taley gave us some good advice w hich we hope w ill be followed, and B erth a N ason’s rec ita tion p ic tured very p la in ly th e death of the flowers. H ow we all laughed w hen A m brose cam e up and how bravely he and F red spoke th e ir pieces. T hey have only know n E n g lish for a ew m o ^ fh s j^ u t they lUfLn'A giye u p avulisay 1 c a n ’t . ” L ittle G ertrude told us of th e fa te

of “ M ary C ary ’s C anaries,” and T aw kieli’s “D on’t C row d,” and P a rk e r’s “ K eeping A t I t , ” were lessons we m ig h t w ell heed. W e were glad to h ea r C harlie D am on’s voice speaking ou t so c learly an d te llin g us how th e old h e rm it overcam e h is faults.

Felix I. E . F ea th er’s speech, and C harles S m ith ’s rec ita tion were nicely given and F lorence W alton told very p re ttily “ H ow th e Leaves Came D ow n.” B u t Oh! how pleased

1 f we all were w ith th e sing ing by th e four l it tle ” people—R ichenda, A nnie, Jo h n n ie and D on.

If th e li t t le brown th ru sh h ad heard it we know he would have th o u g h t i t as sw eet as h is own m usic. L ucinda C lin ton gave us a

poem , and W m . C. B ull

sisted upon every boy learn ing a trade . I t is no t necessary th a t every boy w ho learn s a trad e should follow it all h is life , b u t i t is bestto k n o w T H O R O U G H L Y some k in d of w ork^ -£er-v p la in ly rec ited I t is o n ly by th i s one can p rove h is , ficU fttfr. t l la t h e h a d i>ut in to P rac tice th e m ot-a n d ex ce llen ce . ' I ^ I M s recitatron*=m d k e p t t ry in g . . - ,and excellence.

G overnor P a lm er of Illino is was a country b lack sm ith once. A c ircu it judge in the ce n tra l p a r t of Illin o is was once a ta ilo r. Thom as H oyne, a rich and em in en t law yer of the sam e state, was once a bookbinder. E ras- tu s C orning of N ew Y ork was too lam e to do h a rd labor, and com m enced as a shop-boy In A lbany. W hen he applied for em ploym ent he was asked : “ W hy, m y boy, w hat can you d o ?” “ Can do w h a t I am b id ,” was the an ­sw er th a t secured h im a place.

S enator W ilson, of M assachusetts, w as a shoe-m aker. T hurlow W eed was a Canal- boat d riv e r an d S tephen A. D ouglas a cab inet m aker. Large num bers of our p ro m in en t m en now liv in g have risen from hum ble life by d in t of in d u stry , w ith o u t w hich ta le n t is use­less. W ork alone m akes men b righ t, and it does n o t alone depend upon th e kind of w ork you have to do w h e th e r you rise or not. I t depends on h o w you do it.

On Tuesday of th is ’J t e k , a large m onum en t was unveiled in F a irm o u n t P ark , P h ilad e l­p h ia , in m em ory to G en. George G. M eade. H ow m an y of our boys and girls can te li us w ho Gen. Meade was, in w h a t b a ttle he took an active and p ro m in en t part, and for w hat he was especially noted.

A lbert A nderson ’s rec ita tion cam e n ex t,a n d w as followed by H ow ard Logan w ith an ex ­ce llen t speech. Abe Somers and D essie P re s­co tt gave the last rec itations, both very good. The choir show ed th a t th ey w ere in p rac tice again , and we sha ll look forw ard to the n e x t en te rta in m en t.

Miss W ylie of N ew tow n spent S a tu rd ay and S unday w ith us, stopping off on h er re ­tu rn from Luray. Miss W ylie has charge of th e In d ian classes in th e N ew tow n S unday School and th e hearty welcom e given her by the boys whom she has ta u g h t, showed how m uch h er w ork is appreciated .

The follow ing nam ed boys and g irls cam e in from farm s since th e 6th inst.—Jo h n P ul- lim , Kowice, Laban Locojim , M ark W hite- sh ield , C harley C arr, Eugene T ahkapar, A nnie Boswell, and N ellie Carey.

Rev. A. C. W h itm er, Supt,. of H om e M is­sions in the E as te rn D ivision of the Reform ed C hurch , gave us a very able ta lk la s t S unday afternoon.

In d ian language is good enough on rese rv a­tion, but dead outside.

F rost!S unshine!F a llin g leav es!Tim e to go nu tting .

The w ork in th e G ym nasium is going on rapidly .

Teacher: “ W h at is a sk e le to n ?”Small Boy: “ A bone m a n .”

Miss Burgess has gone to see Miss C arter. H ope she w ill te ll us w hat she sees by th e w ay.

The roof of th e S m all B oy’s Q uarters is a l­m ost on.

M rs. Cam pbell w en t to L ancaster S aturday , to v is it her fa the r.

The little boys have to sweep fast n o w a ­days to get ahead of th e fa lling leaves.

Boys, all go to the debating to -n igh t. Show yourselves on w hich side of th e question you belong.

t ■ r —*----Loom is S m ith , Madoo W ind , F ra n k Toure-

w y and E tta R obertson have gone ou t to places in th e conutry .

W as th a t a bum ble-bee th a t Ja c k found w hen he clim bed up on the fence? I t kissed h im in a w ay he d id n ’t like.

Miss P atton , of L ew istow n, Pa., v is ite d us th is week, th e guest of our g irl’s school- m other, Miss Irv in e .

M iss P a tte rson is hap p y because she can go up sta irs in th e new Q uarters. T hey are a l­m ost ready to p laste r th e w alls.

Capt. and M rs. P ra tt w ent to P liila ., to a t­tend the unveiling of th e m onum ent th a t has been erected th e re to Gen. Meade.

. Rev. J . B. B rennem an , o f N ew ton-H am ilt to n , P a ., who w as connected w ith our Y. M? C. A. la s t year, called to see us th e o th e r day.

T h a t g irl is going to learn who says to h e r frien d : “ I th in k of m y lessons as soon I get up, and even w hen I eat. O h ! I w ish I learn very fast, ju s t like I ea t ”

Ben D am on, one of our N avajo boys, came in from a farm last week, and le ft n e x t day for his hom e a t F t. Defiance, A rizona, w here he will be em ployed as in te rp re ter.

R obert B u rdette , one of th e best know n new spaper w ritte rs of th e day, will lecture in Bosler H all, C arlisle, th is evening. Our more advanced boys arid g irls should m ake a g rea t effort to hear him .

On S atu rday we had a v isit from the m em ­bers of the Select Council of P h ilade lph ia , and th e ir w ives. T hey v isited th e P rin tin g Office, L aund ry , Sewing Room and Shops, and then left for G ettysburg .

One of the little boys who w en t to a farm la s t sum m er from the Sm all Boys’ Q uarters, re tu rned th e o ther n ig h t about ten o’clock bu t couldn’t find h is room in the bu ild ing th a t is now going up. A fter w andering around aw hile and g e ttin g bu t cold com fort from the sta rs and bare w alls, lie found liis way to the Large B oys’ Q uarters, w here one of his friends took him in for (He night.

Y esterday we had a v is it from a large party rexiresenting th e C haritab le In s titu tio n s of P ennsy lvan ia , who had been in C onvention a t G ettysburg.

B o r n :—Oct. 13th, to N eal and A n n e tte 8ose, a daughter. The fa the r and m o th e r are C h iricahua A paches who cam e to us from

„ F lo rid a la st May.

s Take care of your clothes. W hen you have a p a ir of new shoes, or new hat, or an y th in g else take care of it, and keep i t neat and nice as long as possible.

■ • T he M an-on-the-band-stand th in k s th a t th e to y s ought to organize a society called the “ B and of M ercy.” A k in d lady in N . Y. City prom ises to send some badges and a dozen h y m n books for th e society.

The M an-on-the-band-stand likes to look in to th e H osp ita l k itchen and see how ch eer­fully and efficiently N ancy Cornelius does h e r w ork. A nd w hen her work is done she stud ies ju s t as fa ith fu lly . N ancy is bound to succeed. _______________

Don w anted to look around , and p u t h is head out of th e car w indow . B u t how frigh­tened he was w hen h is p re tty new h a t blew off', and how he scream ed: “ Oh! M am m a, M am m a! P u ll th e bell quick! P u ll th e bell qu ick , and stop the cars, I ’v n lo s tm y h a t! ” B u t th e tra in was ru n n in g a t iuM speed and

-Don had to leave h is h a t beh ind him .

I f the g irls had some such arrangem en ts for filing papers an d periodicals conven ien t for daily reading, as Mr. C am pbell has fixed for th e boys, it would be nice indeed. G irls! You need to read, too. Spend some of y ou r m oney for papers instead of ribbons, and d o n ’t le t the boys get ahead in any th ing . M aybe, if you should ask W m . Steele to m ake an o th er rack for paper files, he m ig h t try h a rd e r and m ake even a better one th a n the very com ­plete a i t id e he m ade for the boys.

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E v en in g s after m y b ro th ers cam e hom e from school the In d ia n boys would come dow n from th e ir cam ps and offered to he lp cu t th e fire-wood, an d they had good sport to see -who could cu t th e log off th e quickest.

They h ad jo lly tim es hew ing b ro thers draw i t in th e house, after, w hich m o th e r w ould say to these boys, “ Now, come into th e k itc h ­en and have a d ish of corn .rnu^h a;id m il!^ w ith m y boys as you have well earned your supper.”

The In d ia n boys enjoyed th is hugely .Then w hen th e supper w as all cleared aw ay

and the ch ild ren had th e k itchen all to th em ­selves, b ro thers would b ring out of th e cellar a basket of apples and n u ts from the g arre t, and such a jo lly even ing we w ould have! W e lit tle g irls were alw ays allow ed to jo in in th e fun, afte r our paren ts and older sisters had gone in to th e s ittin g room . M other spen t the evening w ith-her little spinning-w heel, sp in ­n in g flax, fa th e r w ith h is B ible and m y older sisters w ith k n itt in g th e ir own b ro thers’ stockings.

* * * * * * *I feel g rea t in te res t in th e w elfare of your,

people, and if I w ere ten y ea rs younger I w ould offer m y service as teacher. I t would be th e deligh t of m y h ea rt to assist in teach ­ing th e descendants of m y ch ildhood’s p lay ­m ates.

Persevere m y dear young friends, and the good H eav en ly F a th e r w ill su rely rew ard your laudable efforts.

My ea rn est p rayer to God w ill ever be th a t you m ay earnestly seek to know h im in sp irit and in tru th , and become hum ble follow ers of th e m eek and low ly Jesus, our P a tte rn .

You m u st also jo in th e great tem perance arm y, and never touch w hiskey or tobacco.

Be honest and tru e and God will surely bless you.

A le tte r from Ih o m a s K ester, from the Paw ­nee A gency, In d . Ter., says th a t he is now em ployed a t th e school, and A bram P la tt is m ak in g an excellen t record the re as carpenter. Our lit tle paper rea d ie d th e re regu la rly and he is g lad to get it. I t is like a le tter. H is m any friends here are g lad th a t T hom as has recovered h is h ea lth .

T here is a say ing in South A m erica th a t th e reason w hy E n g lish m en and A m ericans th r iv e so w ell is because they have m astered E ng lish . A fter E ng lish n o th in g is im possi­ble.—B is h o p F o w l e r ,

A le tte r from Clarence T hree S ta rs ,re tu rn ed Sioux pupil, now assis tan t in th e P ine R idge A gency, D ak ., board ing sch o o l,p la in ly show s on w hich side of th e fence he is, upon th e question “ Is i t r ig h t to stop th e teach ing of th e In d ian languages in In d ia n schools?” A s we expect to p r in t ex tra c ts from th e best of these le tte rs in the N ovem ber Morning Star, and as C larence’s com m unication is am ong th e best, we w ill n o t say on w hich side he as­se rts h im self, before the readers of th e Star have a chance to see for them selves.

A lice W ynn , one of our Sioux g irls w ho w ent hom e la st sum m er, now lives w ith Rev. Chas. S m ith Cook, th e n a tiv e m issionary a t P ine R idge A gency, Dak. She is glad to be able to do th e house work in such a nice hom e,and says th a t her bread has been praised m ore th a n once. H e r le tte r contains a very in te restin g item of new s, “ I w ould like to te ll you,” says A lice, “ th a t M rs. Cook h as a lit tle boy. The baby is ju s t one w eek o ld .”

I t would be well if we w ould all learn th e poem on our first page, th is w eek. I t has been p rin ted a g rea t m any tim es in new spapers, bu t being so excellen t i t never grow s old. B earn i t !

Capt. T ho rn ton and p a rty of select council- m en from P h ilad e lp h ia w ith the ir ladies, v isited the school on S atu rday .

I t is queer th a t Queen V ictoria d id no t confer th e O rder of th e B ath on some of Buffalo B ill’s In d ia n s .—Pittsburgh ChronL

STANDING O FFER.—F or F iv e new subscribers to th e IN DIA N H ELPER, we will give the person sending them a photographic

group of the 13 Carlisle Indian P rin te r boys, on a card 4]^x<j}^ inches, worth 20 cents when sold by itself. Name and tribe of each boy given.

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