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THE INDIAN HELPER
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A WEEKLY LETTER
FROM THE
Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.
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VOL. VIII. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1892, No. 15
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CHRISTMAS.
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CHRISTMAS bells ring loud and clear!
Our hearts give thanks for all our cheer
Shared with our friends, the near and dear,
And for the day that crowns the year
And lights with hope the future near.
Christmas has come a welcome guest;
It is the day when toil may rest;
Youth with bright dreams and visions blest,
And age, whose heart is memory's nest,
Both hail it, day of days the best.
O white-haired friends who only wait,
Manhood, whose strength might challenge fate,
Fair childhood, at life's opening gate -
Till God shall call you, soon or late,
May Christmas bring you blessings great!
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Merry little men and maidens,
Bright-eyed children sweet and kind,
Jumping up on Christmas morning,
Gifts from Santa Clause to find,
Have you ever thought, my darlings,
You, who have so many joys,
Spread with lavish hand before you,
Dolls and pictures, books and toys,
There are children, poor and ragged,
Cold and often starving too,
Never getting Christmas presents,
Never full of joy like you?
Save for them each tired-of present,
All the books read in the past;
Each year then will "Merry Christmas"
Seem more happy than the last.
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CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE.
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How the Great Festival is Observed in Old World Lands.
In Germany they make more of Christmas than we do in America.
Everywhere the Christmas tree is used.
If a family is too poor to have a whole tree, a single branch only
will stand in a conspicuous place, hung with the few simple gifts.
A week before Christmas St. Nicholas visits the children to find out
who have been good enough to receive the gifts the Christ-child will
bring them on Christmas eve.
It is a very usual thing to see on a German Christmas tree, way up in
the very topmost branch, an image or doll representing the Christ-child,
while below are sometimes placed other images representing angels with
outspread wings.
After the tree is lighted the family gather round it and sing a
Christmas hymn.
Christmas in France.
In France may be almost universally seen representations of the
manger in which Christ was born, with figures of Mary and Joseph and the
child Jesus and cattle feeding near by. Often these representations are
decorated with flowers and lighted candles burn softly before them.
Christmas in Scandinavia.
In Norway the people have a delightful custom of putting on the roof
of the barn, or on a pole in the yard, a large sheaf of wheat for the
birds, who fully appreciated their Christmas feast.
Christmas in Merrie England.
In England almost every one who can do so has a family party on
Christmas eve. Young and old join in the games, many of which belong
especially to Christmas time.
From the ceiling of one of the rooms a large bunch of mistletoe is
hung. If any little maid is caught standing under it the one who catches
her has a right to take a kiss from her rosy lips.
Christmas in Holland.
In Holland the little Dutch girl puts her wooden shoe in the chimney
place ready for gifts, just as the little American girl hangs up her
stocking. -[*Youth's Companion.*
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I CAN AND WILL.
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An old school teacher not long ago said:
I know a boy who was preparing to enter the junior class of the New
York University.
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There is more danger to health in living in an atmosphere made too
warm by artificial heat than to live where it is a little cool.
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We can't help it if we are Indians? Indeed we CAN help it! There is
no hope for us until we KILL ALL THE INDIAN IN US.
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Supt. Wasson, of the Chemawa Indian school, says the weekly visit of
the HELPER is a matter of cheer looked for with bright anticipation.
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Mark Evarts was badly cut in the head by accident in Philadelphia,
where he is working at his trade of harness-making. We haven't the
particulars, but a message says he is not dangerous.
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Misses M.S. and Lizzie B. Foutch, who are teaching in the Indian camp
where Richard Y. Robe's home is, at Rosebud Agency, South Dakota, would
be glad of any reading matter such as missionary papers or illustrated
periodicals of any kind to give their little Indian boys and girls.
Address as above.
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From a business postal from Miss Wood, of the Haskell Institute,
Lawrence, Kan., we glean the following items of news: Supt. Meserve has
been obliged to lay aside work for a few days from exhaustion. Miss
Stanton is not so well as usual. The weather is delightful and sleigh
riding the fashion.
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Horace L. Bear, who joined the army and is stationed at Mt. Vernon
Barracks, Ala., says he likes army life but when his time expires he
intends to go out into the world. He goes to school two hours every day
and often thinks of Carlisle and his friends here whom he did not know
were so dear to him until he was separated from them.
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Zippa Metoxen, who has recovered from a slight attack of small-pox
contracted while nursing a small-pox patient in the Training School for
Nurses, Conn., where she is a pupil, will spend the holidays with us.
She has been plucky through the disagreeable and trying siege and brings
with her the highest encomiums from those in charge.
The pupils in No. 4 are fond of writing items for the
Man-on-the-band-stand, who likes his boys and girls to manifest so much
interest. Let all hands write all they feel like saying and then if some
items are about what the Man-on-the-band-stand has already written he
need not use them. He likes to read items written by the pupils whether
he uses them or not. The following are from quite a number handed in
this week:
Many of the girls went to town last Saturday to buy Christmas presents.
Miss Julia Given is cooking at the teachers' club.
Miss Lord has gone to her home in Massachusetts for visit. She bade
all in the sewing room good bye.
The boys and girls are helping to tie spruce to trim the gymnasium,
chapel and dining-room for Christmas.
The girls named the cat at the hospital an Indian name - La Chin.
Charley Waterman left for his home in New York on Monday evening at
six o'clock.
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The Man-on-the-band-stand cannot help pitying young people when they
get false notions of life. For instance when a young girl who has not
much money and whose parents are poor and not able to support her thinks
that she must spend what few dollars she has in showy dress, she is to
be pitied. The gentle young woman who has the right ideas of life
dresses quietly and in keeping with her circumstances until she is able
to EARN her own money, and even then the best and most sensible people
are those who dress moderately, spending time and money on things to
help the MIND, rather than upon fine clothes. Let us be more anxious to
get knowledge and experience than to look pretty and have an easy time.
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Annie Thomas, ex-student of Carlisle who is teaching at Keams Canyon,
Arizona, keeps in good spirits and seems full of business. The Moquis
have given her a new name - Hoonwishnema Talabenka. Talabenka means sun,
she says, but she has not been able to find out the meaning of the first
name. She says Acoma, the place from which she herself was taken when
quite small, to come to Carlisle, and which she afterwards visited, is
degraded enough, but the Moqui villages are worse. She hears that the
Moquis are improving but she often wonders what must have been their
condition before. Annie sends Christmas greetings to all her friends.
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We have received 1289 new subscriptions on the $25-prize contest up
to date. Quite a large number entered the contest, and a few are running
a close race, but there have been no long lists received, that is *very*
long. It would not be fair to give the number of the longest list,
suffice to say that our subscribers will be surprised at the shortness
of the one that wins the prize. The winning number will be published in
the 1st issue of the HELPER after the 1st of January. All contestants
have until the very last day of this month in which to lengthen their
lists. Names coming in after midnight of the 31st cannot be counted, so
if there are any holding off to the last be sure and send them in time.
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Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
No HELPER next week.
The snow and cold wave came just in time for Santa Claus.
Grease your boots if you would have them shed the water!
Martinez Johns has gone to his home at Oneida, Wisconsin.
Dexter Loco has returned from Mt. Vernon, Alabama. He likes
Pennsylvania farming best.
The painting of the dining-hall was begun but the cold wave cut the
work short.
One of the small boys asked on his request paper for a pair of paints.
Enos Johnson and Lebre Printup from the N.Y. Agency have entered the
school.
Stailey Norcross is taking lessons in cutting men's clothing of
Tailor Braddock of Carlisle.
Our Alaskan friend Edward Marsden, of Marietta College, is expected
during the holidays.
It would be a good thing if the societies would take up other
questions for discussion than Indian.
A box of very nice needle books has been received from some unknown
friend. They will make glad the hearts of 24 little girls.
Miss Cutter is chairman of the Committee to trim the chapel for
Christmas and Miss Fisher has the dining hall committee in tow.
There is a complaint that the girls in line of march move too slowly
for any use, often times keeping the boys and others in rear waiting.
Mr. Standing's account last Saturday night of the great William Carey
was inspiring, and the Captain's talk which followed was one of the kind
to leave a lasting impression.
Levi Levering and Lawrence Smith, class '90, and now students of
Bellevue College, Nebraska, have come back to their Carlisle school home
to spend the holidays.
As is our yearly custom there will be no HELPER printed during
holiday week. Subscribers will not lose by it as each will receive his
full quota of 52 numbers, just the same.
Girls, if you are a little too high toned to want to learn house-work
call it "household science" and get at it with sleeves up, for you can
never attain knowledge that will benefit you more.
Mr. Beitzel, for many years a Ticket Agent for the Cumberland Valley
at Gettysburg Junction, has taken the chair in Capt. Pratt's office
formerly occupied by the late Dr. Hepburn.
We are pleased to welcome in our midst Miss Flora Campbell, another
one of Rev. Dr. Jackson's party who came east with Henry Phillips. She
has been attending the Oswego Normal School, is a friend of Miss Wells
who was admitted last week and also a friend of Edward Marsden. She
seems alive to every good word and work and we are sure will make a mark.
NO HELPER NEXT WEEK.
Wednesday was the shortest day of the year.
Joseph Shooter, of the Standing Rock Agency who is attending the Ft.
Totten school, writes encouraging words about the HELPER which he likes
very much.
More enigmas have been received this week than could possibly be
printed. We are thankful for the interest shown and wish we had room for
all.
The Man-on-the-band-stand was surprised to read on one of the request
papers the other day that a boy wanted grows. The paper was written by a
College prep, too. He wanted drawers.
A good time is expected tonight at the Japanese Festival to be held
in the gymnasium. The What-so-evers are sparing no pains to please all
who may attend. The money cleared will be devoted to some benevolent
purpose.
Two or three of the small boys not being able to wait for Santa
Claus's Christmas tree tied some tin cans, bright colored rags and
sticks to one of the small evergreens back of the teachers' quarters and
had a cute tree all to themselves.
Dr. Sheldon Jackson made two short visits to the school this week,
bringing first Miss Wells, of Alaska, and then Miss Campbell of the same
far off country. Dr. Jackson is a great traveller. One time we hear of
him away up near the North pole somewhere and the next thing we know he
is in our midst.
It was not three blind mice that caused the disturbance at the east
end of the teachers' quarters, but three dead baby mice, weak in stature
but strong enough in one particular to drive some pretty big people from
their rooms. Dr. Gardner, of the carpenter shop, made the discovery and
repaired damages.
At the last meeting of the Standard Debating Society the following
officers were elected: President, John G. Morrison; 1st Vice President,
Robert Hamilton; 2nd Vice President, Harry Hutchinson; Recording
Secretary, Arthur Johnson; Corresponding Secretary, Clarence W. Thunder;
Reporter, Malcolm Clark; Treasurer, Anthony Austin; Marshal, David
Turkey; Critic, Mr. Guy Williamson.
Miss Noble, for several years manager of our culinary department, has
left the school. In many respects she can not b e excelled and the
school certainly loses a most faithful and indefatigable worker. She is
not well and needs a long rest which she cannot take while in active
service. May she find less arduous duties and build up in strength is
the wish of the Man-on-the-band-stand.
Spina Devereau while on her way to town and on the rail-road track,
fell upon a sharp stone cutting an artery in her wrist. The blood
spurted copiously as from a miniature fountain. Had not Katie Metoxen
been with her, torn the belt from her cloak and wrapped it tightly
around Spina's wrist, thus arresting the flow of blood, the seemingly
trifling accident might have resulted very seriously. Katie brought into
use her COMMON SENSE. What a blessed thing it is to have presence of
mind, and Katie deserves a great deal of credit. Spina is all right now.
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He was studying trigonometry, and I gave him three examples for the next
lesson.
The following day he came into my room to demonstrate his problems.
Two of them he understood, but a third, -a very difficult one - he had
not performed. I said to him, "Shall I help you?"
"No, sir, I can and will do it, if you give me time."
I said, "I will give you all the time you wish."
The next day he came into the room to recite a lesson in the same study.
"Well, Simon, have you worked that example?"
"No, sir," he answered, "but I can and will do it, if you will give
me a little more time."
"Certainly. You shall have all the time you desire.
I always like the boys who are determined to do their own work; for
they make our best scholars and our best, men, too."
The third morning you should have seen Simon enter my room.; I knew
he had it; for his whole face told the story of his success.
Yes, he had it, notwithstanding it had cost him many hours of the
severest mental labor.
Not only had he solved the problem, but, what was of infinitely
greater importance to him, he had begun to develop mathematical powers,
which under the inspiration of "I can and will," he has continued to
cultivate, until today he is professor of mathematics in one of our
largest colleges, and one of the ablest mathematicians of his years in
our country.
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ABOUT THE WAY OF IT.
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One of the boys came rushing up to the superintendent saying, "Mr.
M., it's awful cold. Can't we stop work out doors?"
"Yes," he replied, "I don't want to see you work if it is too cold to
be out."
In a few moments the boy came to the office and said, "Mr. M., can't
we go skating?"
"Yes" he replied with a smile, "you can go skating *if it's not too
cold.*"
It is never too cold to go skating or to play.
-[*Industrial School Courier, Kearney, Nebr.*
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If you have not a pair of over-shoes it is time to be ashamed of the
fact. Far better buy what one absolutely needs than to spend money for
cakes and candy which do more harm than good. The boy or girl who walks
around in slush without overshoes runs a great risk of taking cold. It
isn't so very smart to say, "O, I don't care for wet feet. I
have to die sometime." Only cowards talk thus and they are ones who make
the greatest fuss when they get sick.
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Enigma.
I am made of 22 letters.
My 13, 14, 15, 11 is what every football team tries to do.
My 3, 12, 9, 10 is what disrespectful hands call their employers.
My 5, 4, 1 is a bright object in the heavens that some people worship
as a god.
My 19, 20, 22 is a noise.
My 7, 6, 16, 8 is the number it takes to make up a baseball club.
My 10, 11, 21, 17, 18 is to color.
My 2 is what some may feel like saying when they make out this enigma.
My whole is what the Carlisle Indian School decided by vote last
Saturday night that the Indian had no business to be.
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Enigma No. 2.
I am made of 17 letters.
My 1, 2, 12, 4 is a musical instrument.
My 12, 11, 13 is found in the girls' quarters.
My 3, 16, 15, 5 is what children enjoy.
My 17, 7, 14, 6 is a Carlisle boy's name.
My 9, 10, 8 is an evergreen tree.
My whole is the wish of the pupils of No. 4 school room, who made up
this enigma.
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Whiskey like water is sure to seek its level and those who keep above
its source need fear no evil from it.
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ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S ENIGMA: Christmas presents to give.
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STANDING OFFER.
Premiums will be forwarded free to persons sending subscriptions for
the INDIAN HELPER, as follows:
1. For one subscription and a 2-cent stamp extra, a printed copy of
the Pueblo photo advertised below in paragraph 5.
2. For two subscriptions and a 1-cent stamp extra, the printed copy
of Apache contrast, the original photo of which, composing two groups,
on separate cards (8x10), may be had by sending 30 subscriptions and 5
cents extra.
(This is the most popular photograph we have ever had taken, as it
shows such a decided contrast between a group of Apaches as they arrived
and the same pupils four months later.)
3. For five subscriptions and a 1-cent stamp extra, a group of the 17
Indian printer boys. Name and tribe of each given. Or, pretty faced
pappoose in Indian cradle. Or, Richard Davis and family.
4. For seven subscriptions and a 2-cent stamp extra, a boudoir
combination showing all our prominent buildings.
5. For ten subscriptions and a 2-cent stamp extra, two photographs,
one showing a group of Pueblos as they arrived in their Indian dress and
another of the same pupils three years after, showing marked and
interesting contrast. Or, a contrast of a Navajo boy as he arrived and a
few years after.
6. For fifteen subscriptions and 5-cents extra, a group of the whole
school (9x14), faces show distinctly. Or, 8x10 photo of prominent Sioux
chiefs. Or, 8x10 photo of Indian baseball club. Or, 8x10 photo of
graduating classes, choice of '89, '90, '91. Or, 8x10 photo of buildings.
7. For forty subscriptions and 7-cents extra, a copy of "Stiya, a
returned Carlisle Indian girl at home." Without accompanying extra for
postage, premiums will not be sent.
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For THE RED MAN, an 8 page periodical containing a summary of all
Indian news and selections from the best writers upon the subject,
address RED MAN, Carlisle Pa. Terms, fifty cents a year of twelve
numbers. The same premium is given for ONE subscription and accompanying
extra for postage as is offered for five names for the HELPER.
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