The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-04

suipg day until eight O'clock they are then allowed 10
eight sends hem to their aormiores for the night The
only religious services which held durpg the vesk
are the reading OF chapter in the Hble followed By
Satureay forenoon Is devoted work, the afternoon Il
honesy and the evening Is .pens In ths bath room IN
As regards general character and temperament, ths
lntisn pupils are accounted generally cocts, teach
able and good natured When SICK they are stupid and
silent, hsvs much fear, EASILY depressed, and sinh
more rapidly when FRUSTRATED by disease, than the
whites They quarrel but little among themselves; in
affinity" for members of their tribe, and would
We are tod resent rsclt more quickly coming from
child belor cling to another Incidence is their greatest
and mos bese ting SIN.
In the htls Arspshoe felt particularly interested
a. be ia q full blocded Indian, who came to the IN
stitution as Wild "a . hawk, when he could
speak but very few voros of English, and these
had been learned upon his wsy thither from q
white an who hsd accompanied him from the bunting
grounds OF his tribe The GATE of this Juveniles
zion iSto the lchoo the 9th Of October 1866 aud in
three days alter his reception he knew HIS letters per
fecty his teacher tells that he spells readily in
words Of ore ~ liable
AS regards their tabe-for we la. not time to inspect
concerned the children Jared remarkably we'll; though
the cookery 10 our taste little better than illus
raon OF hat Oft quoted provsb which talks OF Heavens
sending the material, and Sa.aps providing tn
who Dies it, OF this we're well able 10 Judge we
had oined at the board OF these CHILDREN OF the red
men, or speak correctly, At just like it,
which is TO the superintendent snd his family
also visitors and the bher officers and employees OF
the institution. All things Considered however, these
little abogiIes may regard themselves St being extreme
y fI uIste for We could not bu. contrast their living
fayorsbg sih lecuons Of the fashions Die
boarding echo5 starvatic SYSTEM whch is but TOP fire.
quently lsrated in the East
The supe intendent OF the boar ling house informs
that workshops formerly attached to the Mission
where T. e pupils in addition t. heir daily routine of
studies various trades These no sever have OF
late years been al contiaued hought better for
the intellectual vancement OF the children, tha. thsir
fraTE shpt1A he trppn "a
They not, similar reeson, SLOWED 20 Labor IL The
field snY other than light work upon n. farm Ut
TO that there might be anotte object IN this
h:ltion which s 20 prevent dishonest or Interested
superin ~ from following the example OF that anna
BILE pedseosue Wsckrd Squeers, who pursued the very
practical system at bis delightful academy for young gen.
tlerren Do'heboys Hall where youth wsre boarded,
washed rishei With pocket money &C.. of teaching
boy thing and then fixing it upon his memory oy let
ting biz e. cut al d DO IT,
These very general facts inieson to Shawnee Mission
and It's Msnusl Labor School gathered in part from
vstion for With Yankee curiosi " we
viii ec in pursuit Ct facts the scuool Or, where
The noiap children at ther desks, and heard them
rece and the tader that (phy sica
Garites excepted they to eyes, to differ but HIT
tie from any cistrict school, terror which educaes the
Juveniles Of New England village amid the green val
leys Of Connecticut the rocky hills OF the old bay
State - For one youDgster munching an apple,
with al side look the master and his rod
otherd cir any thr G but sum. unless the sum had
mouth with crest Of eagles feAthe' upon its
head while third iiied hard to post her neghoor
very stupid looking Shawnee TO tbs correct reading
question siocd scratching his head and locking woefuy
perplexed he tried in catch the multered In
formation in line to answer promptly
Finally tn touching the Interior anony Of the
Shawnse hisscn this schoo Is said to have done Vast
amount Of good amor the lndans for whose benefit IT
has been instituted We informed by those interest
ed in he establishment that number Of the female pu
pills who have grown up and received their entire educa
ton at the Mission or there are several OF tnsm have
graduating ried well. SINE OF them to white
mer their after lives doue credit TO its training
opro to this, understand that rea i've Of the pre-
Fent surezn (Mr. Johnsor) was united 10 mari
monial hoIds Wi ne OF tnee lar descenoaus OF the
very de-. il h4SiFsn's, not any months ago.
Apo here w ay rematf tia, 40 Tar - our pm taste
in eucb matters g4s 81 hough some Of the Shewnse
girls row members OF tre schoo ca lsd pretty, We
have been unable TO discover this alleged beauty
In there copper col red eanses Their manner Of walk
Ing in.tancs is ridiculous inne.d WAS with the
greatest difficulty that refia,ned angsiug ont
light, them Gle ont ION signal rap from thei
shers forl 81 the dining room door, for the only
thing that think Of aporoxirnsting TO their
peculiar gait might perhaps be lame and very short
to be attempting imitation of the last fashionable
eter for young laoies Add TO this that they s.oop
COLOR in their faces and then you b connossaur
sing their praises If you please la Lorgellows "HiA-
wathan
Our author furnishes the following data for the
guidance of emigrants. They have the merit of
brevity, and will be easily remembered
Day lsborers cem nand 81 So per day and ind them
selves mechanics frou, 81 rs to 81 day, without
board wsshing-as there lack OF females as yet-is
high. 81 % per dozen; single team wsgons-calcu
be- had So 70 as You
reckon thirty bushels to tie wagon Fencing may b.
estimated where you hire the labor at 81 hundred
rails This includes everything splitting, hauling. aod
setting Though authorities offer upon this poiot,
should say thai it would be SAVING to the emigrant
ne we're to purchase his building ma ,era's fully manu-
featured in - Louis and transport them to the site
selected When we say building materials, we mean
doors. ssshes, frame flooring &C. 1t Ia not only
saving in tie OF bulk which Of Is
in the undressed material but the difference in
the prices OF labor lumber &C. w in the present state
Of he MARKET make saving apon tne articles purchased
in S. Louis Of nearly 20 cent. Frame houses which
built entire in St Louis to speak more properly,
their conponents have already been transported to
Kansas for erection, at cJnsde rable saving to their
For stance, the Auditor OF the State, Mr..
Donaldson, has sucn house a. Leccmpton-it is two
stories he has tso rooms in the lover, being lined
with dressed boards inside and there two rooms
above say ixscn by eighteen feet esehwnch cost its
prop rietor finished, including transportation by
ste or 10 Esnsas City, and from thence BY wagon to
esompton $500 We told that in many parts Of tae
Territory concrete is the cheapest BUILDING material IL
be put at an expense of fourteen cents per cubic
foot This speaks well for the building stone and
ries of Kansas.
We must close our extracts with the following
of Mr.. Brewerton's introduction to Gov
ernor Shannon. We quote it for the mise en-
scene
At F. ~ entered the woods, where the capitol of
Kansas Territory partly and principally to be- and
store, wbi,h viii soubtiess expand Itself with the
progress Of the place. Upon the stoppage Of
veyance we picked soft place'-no difficult mater,
for the MONDAY sun had began to thav the frozen
eroupd-and jumped off to the light detriment Of
boots" Upon ahshtng and entering the store
which seemed to contain little Of everything bat
particularly cheese and whiskey, intro
ouced by friend Stewart 10 'smaI crowd of very
frontier Looking gentlemen little rough the outside
but evidently very good fellows FOR all that. Upon max
ing inquiries for 1.-THE Governor we informed that
be making his residence, during his stay, at "a
house the prarie"the rest ience OF Hsjor Clarke,
ina for s-6ta
mes from Lecomp,on. We accordingly just ''put-
ting cut" upon friend Stewards mule, which had very
indy placed at oisposa, letter posted in
formant suggested that the Governor and Secretary of
State Mr. Wocdson, we're in another part Of tne town.
which ne designated Upon the receipt of this inteL
gence mount ted and rode through piece OF woods
found the ''cther part OF he town, consstag OF two
houses and the Governor, VINO made mis- first pear
ance eyes in the form OF stouty built elisrly
gentleman clad in rusty suit Of black with iron gray
hair land Ii the governing of Kaneas is not enough
turn any mans air gray, we don't know what troable
would under most dilapidated tile He Vas sitting
upon a white horse, Ia General Taylor--or - the
great washed delight TO call him, "Od Rough and
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