V O L . XU F R ID A Y , JA N U A R Y 15, 1897. No. 14........ - ... ... ...........................■ _____ , .......T H E I N N E R L IG H T .

NOT o u te r bond, b u t in n e r lig h t.Shall keep us qu ick a t d u ty ’s ca ll,

Shall hold us to E te rn a l R ight.Shall lead us to th e A ll-in -a ll.

O soul, a c q u a in t th ee w ith th y needs,T n-day re co n se c ra te th y pow er I

A nd le t o u r r itu a l be th e deeds T h a t bless o u r b ro th e rs m ore an d m ore.

—[John O. Learned, in “C h ristian R eg ister."W H A T B E C O M E S OF T H E IN D IA N

P U P I L S W H O A R E E D U C A T E D ?

The following from one, who for scores of years has been in tim ate ly acquain ted with t'<e In d ia n on the plains, h av ing been con­nected w ith m issionary an d G overnm en t I n ­d ian educational work, will be read with in ­terest. Mrs. P la t t lived am ong the Pawnees before (he w riter was born, and the w ri te r is no child. Mrs. P la t t has lived to see two generations of In d ia n s come in to the world, and she is as lu ll of interest for the welfare of h e r red brother to-day, in her advanced years, as she w-as in her younger and more vigorous days. Mrs. P la t t has w ri t ten m uch , and ta lk ­ed m uch and accom plished m uch through bona fide work and hardship , for the uplifting of the child of the forest aud of the p la in ,— m uch more thaD she ha< or ever will receive credit for. The Pawnees esteem her as the ir godmother. Go am ong the Pawnees today, and not one of the older m em bers of the tribe bu t will speak her nam e in reverence aud in­quire affectionaiely as to h e r whereabouts. Khe rem em bers one of the li t t le S ioux girls who was here a t the t im e she was of our force of workers, and has th is to say of her :

T a b o r , I o w a , J a n . 5, 1897. M. O. T. B . S- D k a r S i r :

Believing you are always glad to h ear from your children who have long been absent from ' you and m ay have drifted beyond the verge of your horizon. I address you to tell of one ' who went to Carlisle in the very e a r l ie s ty ea is of the school

You will su re ly rem em ber Lizzie Glode, who always m arched by y ou r s tand with such j a strong, firm step,whose cheerful face a lways 1

wore a smile for you, and who was a lways ready to move in obedience <o orders.

Perhaps, too, you have notforgotien th a t she W 'as one who was recom m ended by our C ap­ta in as an ass is tan t in o ther schools, aud th a t a f te r I left you for Genoa, N ebraska, I asked th a t she m ight be sent to aid in preparing food for our pupils there.

She served us very acoepfably for near ly two years, w hen she w*as m arried to a young half-breed Ponca, grea tly to the d isgust of some of her D ako ia adm irers who had been laggards in seeking the prize.

They w en t to a home in nor thern Nebraska, and some two or th ree years a f te rw ards in w ri t ing to me of the ir prosperity she assured me “ W e have every til ing we w an t . ’’

Recently—a week or two before C hris tm as— she sen t me a le tter ask ing if I could send som eth ing to assist in filling a C hris tm as tree. I th in k she had forgotten th a t I am not ca ll­ed to the office every m on th to receive pay for services performed, or pe ihaps she though t one who had been in the Ind ian service for more than a score of years received a pension, and so would be ready a t a m in u te ’s notice to respond to the call of her absen t children. I will whisper to you th a t th is is not so.

But Lizzie Glode S herm an , who had in ­form* d me she hud five children m ust not be d isappointed, though as I said to her, I did no t know w h e th e r to send dolls or pocket- knives, she no t h av ing said w hether her ch i l ­dren are g ir ls or boy's I seatched th rough my treasure stores, th ru s t my fingers into my depleted purse and seeking the aid of a friend v.as aide in d i r e c t a very- respec able looking package to Mrs Lizzie G S heim an , Alvord, Net)., in response for which I received a fine pb tograph of her and her family.

She l as the same fine physique as of old and is developed into a grand, m atronly looking woman.

I am sure, sir, you would be proud to claim her as belonging to your family, and th a t you would look with adm iration on your three grandsons and two g randdaughters .

Lizzie says:“ D on’t th ink our ch ild ren are like In d ia n s ;

we all speak English . My two oldest go to school and we all a t tend ch u rc h .”

I have w ritten th is to please you, my Old F riend , and to answ er those who ask w ha t b e ­comes of the pupils who are educated a t Car­lisle and o ther schools a l te r i ts model.

Sincerely yours,M r s . E G. P b a t t .

H R J N D 1A N J 4 E L P E R

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

indian Industrial School9 Carlisle,m m to M S i m t s .

I ^ T H E IN D IA N H ELPER Is PRIN TED by Indian boys, tv \ EDITED by The M m-on-the-band-stand, who is NOT an Indian

P R I C E : —I 0 C E N T S A T E A R

Entered in the P. O. a t Carlisle as second class m ail m atter.

Addresp I n d t a n H e l p e r , C arlis le , Pa.Miss M arianna Burgess, M anager.

Do not heaitato to take the HFLPBB from the Post Office for if yon have not paid for it some one else has. i t is paid for in advance-

J . H. L onestar writes th a t he wishes he could come back to Carlisle.

Failing to advance in a world of progress m eans ta i l ing behind.—[S. S. Times.

Says an Ind ian worker: When ihe grace of God is in tne hear t there is no In d ian prob­lem.

W e should teach and train Ind ians as we teach and train our own sons, says an e d u ­cator.

I t takes only ten subscriptions and 2 cents ex t ra for postage to si-cure one of the Carlisle In d ia n School Souvenirs free. The booklet is sold a t 25 cem s cash.

Professor K iuuear , formerly vocal instruc t­or with us but whose residence for the past few m onths has t»e«-n San Francisco, wiites th a t he has gone to Santa A n a for a brief so­journ.

Rufus Ricker, writes his thanks to Carlisle for wnai she has done for h im in m ak ing h im able to hold the positiou he now has iu the G overnm ent service a t F t . Totten. H e says I am well and happy.

Those who remember Mr. and Mrs. Wasson, formerly of the C hem aw a Ind ian Industr ia l School iu Oregon, and the ir visit to ibis school, will he pleased to learn th a t Mr. W as­son is now Principal of a school in E lm ira , New York.

Louisa Geisdorf received as a Christm as present the tuition of the Spring term of school a t the W est Chester N .r iu a l over which she is greatly rejoiced. She is enjoying her stay at W estC hester , and t rus ts tha t uotning will interfere with her acquir ing the entire couise.

Your vest is made of heavy cloth and lined? Yes. I t were better to go without a ves t a l to ­gether than to wear one one day and throw it off the next. R E G U L A R habits ; R E G U L A R living; R E G U L A R sleeping and dressing and eating are w hat keep the body well and strong.

The following officers were elected by the Inv incib le L ite rary Society for the ensuing te rm : President, F ia u k Csjone; Vice Presi­dent, E dw ard Rogers; Secretary, Henry Red- ke t t le ; Treasurer, Jonas M itchell; Reporter, Joseph Blaekbear; Sergeant-at-Arms, Isaac Seneca; Critic, H . W. Spray ; Assistant Critic, Ja m es Whe'dlook.

The reception and banque t giveu by the football team to the ir young lady friends and to the m em bers of the band and the ir you n g lady friends, as well as to a select few from the faculty and others, last S a tu rday evening was del ightfully out of the usual line of so­ciables at the school. The reception proper was held in G ym nas ium Hall . The band played a few choice selections in better t im e and tune than usual, owing, no_ d< ubt, to the fact th a t two or three of the d iscordant players have been e l im inated . Games and ch it-chat am used and entertained un ti l near the hour of 8:30, when all were invited to the Y. M. C. A. Hull, up stairs, w here covers were laid for 130 guests.

The unique a r ran g e m en t of tables in a double headed Gothic T ( J ) ; the t r im m ings of the room in bun ting and evergreens; ttie b r i l l ian t lights and o ther at tractions m ade a pretty scene. On the wall lacing the door was ihe season’s football score, written in large characters on canvas and framed in e v e r ­greens aud bunting. Over ttie centre in grand complacency perched the football of ’96, look ing down with pride upon the following score which had made it famous:

6 - - -I n d ia n s

D ickinson - - - ......................asD uquesne - - 0 - - - -P rinceton - - -Y ale - - - - 12 - - - -H arv a rd - - -P en n sy lv an ia 21 - - - -C incinnati - - -S ta te - - - - 5 - - - -Brown - - - -W isconsin - - 8 . - - -

T o ta l 102 104U nder the central • ‘electro tier” was suspend­

ed the new ball ior ’97, som ew hat sm aller aud differing a little in shape from its predecessor. To the imagination of the M O. T. B. S the ball of '97 bore an sxpec tau t look, which was answered by the confident glances of the p la y ­ers of 97, which said, “ W ith better coaehiug and more practice we shall m ake a better rec ­ord with you than with tue old hall, which we honor this n igh t .”

The banquet was am ple bu t not e x t r a v a ­gant, e a c h course plainly d isp lay ing Mr. D audridge 's expe r t touch. The viands were served by young men, whom no one would dream had not experienced long years a t the business, so observant, fleet of foot and skiliul were they in h a n d i n g great t rays of dishes.

Wit, hum or, jokes and m erry laughter, as appetizing puuctuation m arks aud pauses be­tween ttie courses, were indulged in by the guests until ttie last course—cate uoir, after which toasts were iu order. Toast master, Delos Louewolf m ade a brief address apropos to the occasion, followed by Capt. Pra tt . Mr. S tand ing was called upon, aud Dennison W heeloek, and Mr. Tiiomp-on, spoke. The intellectual repast was closed by a few rem arks frotr. CLpt. Pierce, and soon the com pany dis­persed

W e have now ait interesting photograph of a n Iud ian family s h o w iu g tw o children and the m other iu the dress they wear in th* ir cam p home. This will be forwarded for five H elper subscriptions, and two cents extra to pay postage.

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Snow squalls.Good-bye skafing.S k a t in g has been th in .Jo h n E dw in enjoys trolley riding.Air K ens le r is a little under the weather.E igar R ick a rd is ta k in g a rest on account

of his eyes.Miss H en c h is v isiting girls in country

hom es and coun try schools.Miss Shaffner has been m other all alone in

the g ir ls ’ quar te rs th is week.Laziness, indifference and carelessness kills

m ore people titan hard work does.The gravel being placed upon th e n e w stone

roadway to town will im prove the drive grea tly .

Mrs. Senseney of C liam bersburg, was a gues t ,on Sunday , of he rd a u g h te r , Miss Sense­ney, ttie new vocal instructor.

Jo h n Webst- r and sisters, C yn th ia and Delia, have been m a d e very sorrowful over the sail new s of the dea th of the ir mother, a t their hom e in Oneida, W isconsin .’

If boys’ coats were made to go over the bend l ike sweaters there would not be so m any colds and coughs as when the coat is allowed to tly open to show a pretty necktie or a flue sh ir t front.

F ra n k Shive ly hav ing resigned as ja n i to r of th e school-rooms, Michael Couture was a p ­pointed to take his place. M ichael goes in with the reputation- of being thorough iu his work.

L yd ia G ardner and E m m a Anderson, the p resen t qffice girls for the A dm in is tra t ion B uild ing a o good hun te rs—hunte rs lo r d irt and dust, and tney are not afraid of corners and by-places not seen by every body.

Those In d ia n s who grow’ beard-" are ridi cnl d by tiie others. A n In d ia n girl married a ha l f breed who wore a moustache, and h r b ro ther would have untiling to do with him say ing : “ H e is only a goat ’’—[Progress.T he Susans th rough the H e l p e r , decline the

cha llenge for a debate, th a t has been ex ended to them by the Invinc bles, because they know th a t ne i the r they nor the Inviucibles are able to d i-cuss publicly auy question to the ir credit w ithout preparation.

Fred Penn of the Osage Agency, Oklahoma, w ho went to his home som etim e since, writes tn a t lie ha-recovered his health and lias m ar­ried a white young lady whose nam e he does n o t mention. He>xptes-eH him self as very grateful for w hat Carlisle has done for him.

The school is now practicing on the s ing ing of three beautifu l graces for morning, noon and evening meals The word- were written by tiie celebrated poet- ss, E d n a D’-an Proctor, a n d the music by W iiharu G. Fischer, P h i la ­d e lp h ia ’s em inen t musician, especially for the Carlisle Indian Indus tr ia l School.

Mrs. W he lan , who for a t im e served in our hosp ita l, has recently become Mrs J . M. Cupp The card m ak ing the announcem ent is from Em poria , Kansas. On the back we find these words: “ Mary H W helan , resigned from the I" dian School at C arlis le , P a , Oct. 1st, 1890; was reappointed in ttie service, December 20. ’96, and for th e love of th e work, has aocspted ■ the ap p o in tm e n t .”

Mr. W m . R. Claudy, form erly of our p r in t ­ing-office force bu t now proprie tor of a gro­cery on H an o v e r Street, has been ill for sever­al days, hut we are pleased to learn th a t he Is im proving.

Dr. Daniel at tended the m eeting of the C um berland C >uuly Medical Society a t M’e- chauiesburg. Tuesday evening, and was elect­ed a representa tive to the S late Medical So­ciety, which convenes in P it tsbu rg in May.

The waiters a t tiie football banque t have no doubt learned a lesson. W hen a person sits back with a very innocent and indifferent m a n n e r it is not because he has not been serv­ed t > icecream, but he has eaten up all he had, and wants more.

The Doylestown Dem ocrat m entions A bram C. IIi 1! and C harles Corsou, two s tudeu ts of the Carlisle In d ian School, as having played a corne t duet at tiie Sunday School C hris tm as festival, held at, N ewtown, in St. Lukes, P. E. C hurch and Parish Building.

Tiie S tandard L i te ra ry Society elected the following officers at, their last m eeting: P resi­dent, E dw ard Peterson ; Vice President, David McF-arland ; Secretary, Tnomas F l y n n ; T reas­urer, Paul H a y n e ; Edit>r, A lber t N ash ; Ser- geant-at-Arm s, R alph Taylor; Critic, Tnom as M ar-ha l l ; A ssis tan t Critic, F ra n k Jones.

In our n ex t issue, or in some future number, the writer m ay give a th r i l l ing lit tle exper i­ence she had on the plains w ith Lizzie Glode and her fierce looking uncle, who tried to in ­tim idate the child into going back to Ind ian l i l e a f ie r she had s iarted on her way to C a r­lisle for a second te rm —the sam e Lizzie of whom Mrs. P la t t w rites on 1st page.

The Indian on the plains who never saw a collar aud never had on a sh ir t or trousers, stands a much bet ter chance of keeping well, even in cold w inter weather, th a n the school boy, who one day dresses with high collar, coat buttoned up aud vest on, and the next day weais no collar, nor vest, and a l lows his coat to blow open in a lazy shifile-s m anner.

We congra tu la te ’Bro ther Hall, S u p er in te n d ­e n t of the Indian School a t Phoe Jx , Arizona, as hav ing tiie swarth iest, stockiest looking team in the football field The attention of tiie football crit ics is invited to tlie fact th a t this team is probably nea er an a l l-Am erican team than any o ther in the field, Carlisle not except­ed. The proof of th is is a fine photograph of the team ju s t received, which can be seen in our office.

The Susan Longstreth L iterary Society has elected the following officers for toe ensuing te rm : President, Alice P a rk e r ; V ice-Presi­dent, S ara W illiam s; Recording-Secretary, Mart ha Sickles; Corresponding-Secretary, A nnie K ow uu i; Treasurer, Amelia C lark; Reporter. M ary M iller; M arshal, S ara S m ith ; Critic, Melissa Green ; A-sisiant-Critic , Olive M iller; P ianis t , Ed ith S m ith .

The Man on-the-band s tand is glad th a t the Susans had the good t iste to refuse the cha l­lenge for an im prom ptu public deha e. Such practice is excellen t in tiie societies when there are no visitors present, but it is a great bore sometim es for invited guests to have to sir and listen to a lot of twaddle, which m ight have been m ade good through previous pre­paration. Only educated expe r tscan p resum e to speak en te r ta in ing ly off-hand.

OUR INDIAN FRIEND HAS VARIED EXPERIENCES.

On tb e S te am er “ M a r la G. H a a v en .”

A fter I h ad traveled in the other sections of Southeastern A laska for some t im e last sum ­mer, and on m y re tu rn hom e at New Metla- k ah t la the middle of Ju ly , I applied for a position as an assis tant engineer on the s team ­er “ M aria G H a a v e n .”

This steamer belongs to the Cannery a t N ew M etlakahtla , and her regular work is to ca rry salmon from the different fishing s ta ­tions m any miles away, and to bring th e m to N ew M etlakah tla to be packed. She is a small vessel of about tw en ty tons burden, and her m ach inery consists of a steam boiler, a single expansion engine, and m a n y o ther things. She is authorized by law to carry a certain num ber of regular crew, to run with in certain l im its under such and such a steam pressure per square inch, to carry a row boat and pre­servers, and such like.

The first th ing we do before we s ta r t on a t r ip is to load the vessel w ith fuel, and this fuel is of spruce trees cut into cords, two of w hich we generally take on for the journey.

W hile the boat is being loaded w ith wood, we see to it th a t the tanks are filled with fresh water, th a t the boiler is fired and the m ach in ­ery is in good condition, and th a t every th ing necessary for the tr ip is provided.

A ll of th is done, a t a specified tim e the Cap­ta in blows the first whistle an d notifies the engineer to, be ready.

W hen every th ing is ready, a second whistle is blown and the lines are “ let go.” The Cap­ta in then rings the large bell of the engine room, and the engineer grasps tbe handle of the e n ­gine, opens the th ro tt le valve and slowly the m achinery th a t drives the propeller turns.

W h e n all is “ clear af t” the Captain rings the small bell, and the vessel commences to run at fu ll speed.

As we are steam ing out from the port, the Captain gives a farewell salute of three whis­tles, and often some of tbe crew also whistle “ The girl I left beh ind me.”

'fhe Master or Capta in has control of the whole vessel. H e guides her course with the a id of a helm , compass and chart, and buoys on the sea. The other necessary helps are the barometer, sounding line, seam an 's glass, and side and head lights.

N e x t to the Capta in is the pilot whose sole du ty , since he has a good knowledge of the whole region, is to steer the vessel a r igh t at any tim e and in any emerge ncy. On this small boat hejbas o ther duties to perform.

N ex t cbmes the regular authorized engineer

who attends to the m ach ine ry and keeps it in constan t repa ir and good order. H e looks af ter the hu ll of the boat an d estimates the fuel and w ater to be taken on.

Then follows tbe ass is tan t engineer who builds the fire, dr ives the engine, oils the m a ­ch inery , feeds the boiler, cleans th e boiler tubes, keeps the lam ps in good condition , and sometimes has som ething to do in the cu linary depar tm en t .

Let us rem em ber tha t on a local vessel of th is k ind the crew perform m any other duties tha t are not regularly assigned to th e m on large vessels The Captain or pilot sometimes does the cooking, while the engineer or the a s ­sistant, engineer steers the vessel; and f re ­quently they all become deck-hands; and reg ­u la r ly once in tw enty-four hum s, al l coal- shove lers.

W e usually leave N ew M etlakah tla about tw o o’clock in tbe afternoon, and re turn about ten or eleven the n e x t day, m ak ing a journey of over one hundred miles. As we run from one station to another, we are loaded w ith salmon, and when th t r e are more titan we can sufely carry , we pu t them into a large boat and tow it to the cannery.

The ordinary rate a t which our s team er runs is about seven miles an hour and when (here is a fair wind we utilize it by unfu rl ing tbe sails. W h e n n ig h t comes on we p u t up the side lights which consist of th e green and red, and also a head l ight which is hauled up the fore-mast. On our re turn to the cannery we have the salmon discharged, and in three hours we are ready for another irip. These trips for three weeks were p leasant to me, for not only d id they enlarge my knowledge of steam boat m achinery , but they gave me such physical re ­freshm ent as I used to long for in my educa­tional career.

More or less our individual lives are like the steam ves-eis. Before we 1st the lines go, we must be carefully loaded with fuel and o the r needful things, and these tilings are to be had from the various institu tions of learning.

There is a tendency am ong us to hurry in our preparation; but we cannot afford to dum p a few chunks of wmod into the boat and rush off. B y a l l m eans let us rem ain w here we are, anti load our vessels well, fill our side and head lights with ’good oil, see th a t our char t and compass are w e l lm .d e , and af te r which let us try our inexperienced hands a t the helm and sail towards our individual des ­tinations. E d w a r d M a k s d e n .L a n e S e m i n a r y ,

C i n c i n n a t i , O h i o .December 23, 1896.

Enigma.I am composed of 15 letters.My 1, 12, 5, 6 is to m ake tired by too m uch

ta lkMy 13. 2 is a pronoun.My 13 9,10, 8 is less th a n a whole.My 3, 9, 5 is strife.My 1, 7, 4 is a venomous serpent.My 15. 14, 11, 13 is a small body of water in

Scotland.My whole is the adm onition of a 1 2 -year-old

subscriber to all Indian and white boys.A ns \ver Tp L ast W e e k 's E n i g m a : Car­

lisle Ind ian School.