The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-30

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OF their own gutteral tongue. These
natives are far superior In intelligence
and honesty to those Of the plains.
There IL q complete system OF buildings.
dormitories, school rooms, carpenter,
blacksmith and shoemaker shops. a
hospital. church. a bakery and steam
laundry. The laundry and industrial
school building were the gift OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard, of New York
The unfinished chapel when completed
will be a source Of thankfulness. The
main hall contains the school rooms.
superintendent quarters, and boys
dormitory; connected by a passageway
are the teachers quarters and girls
dormitory. Beyond the mission is n
model settlement of school graduates
OF which ] will speak later. The girls
are taught 70 cook and sew and the boys
are experts in carpentry and other
trades. The chairs and bedsteads OF
their manufacture were neatly made
and are TO be found in most of the civ
ilized Indian houses. The boys wear q
blue uniform and the girls are dressed
alike and learn to give considerable
attention to their general appearance.
Among the half-breeds and the natives,
too, sor1e have considerable beauty Of
face and figure. We are constantly
impressed that they are descended from
the japanese l repeat, the Christian In
dian children whom we met were uni
versally polite and in appearance far
more intelligent than the untutored
pagan children of the ''ranchierie." The
contrast is so striking tina: the least
doubt Is easily removed as to the ad-
visibility of giving the natives of Alas
ka the benefit Of Christian civilization.
The native QRev. Mr.. Austin's) church
man s"iSeu @ ten Years aso WIN AZ
,h. nS,,,rn,, III , ,ete az 100 naIheS y"
ercisas sra ,,s,,a'I,, S,a ~" ~, n",tses, EA
room ON s,samar ,iavs Tha i;ss;Or
hand n,ays ,hare and us,a,,, sonn5s %
farewell at thr wharf
Looking at this mission f,sld In ito
sunniest light one can scarcaIv re,,iza
what an immense amounr ar lahor ana
self abnegat tion this tra;niny schooi ran-
resents and too much nraiss cannot hs
given to the good ond raIinsa nav anS
woman, Rev M and NTrs austin amI
their valued cola borers who with No
conyeniences. no houses ~ live in no
appliances 10 work with ana with noor
support brayely took nm the worir or
bringing these capable but darkened
minds into enlightened Christianity and
civilization.
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MoDhh Soi l-AdEe.
One Of the most interesting features
OF the training school here is found in
he "Madel Cottage" which the pupils
pulld, own ana occupy. They exhibit the
results In part or the sixteen years OF
eHort for the petterment OF the condi-
tioh OF these nations ana stand as con-
vihcihs arguments III !aVor OF Chrls-
tianty ana education. THESE cottages,
eight In number, are situated Just be-
yond the mission, near the hospital. We
were SHOWN through some OF them by
fev. Mr. Austin. VINO spoke OF them
ana their occupants with pardonable
pride. They are neat frame houses. main
ly OF four rooms with porch, arranged
along the two streets. They are built
by the aid Of the National Indian as
sociation, at a cost of $4OO each and are
sold to the Christian natives on the in
stallment plan. Different Sunday
schools and societies have furnished the
money with wmfn TO buiid them, ana
each Is named IN honor OF It's benefac-
tor-usually the pastor Of the church,
whose Sunday school aided in its erec-
ton. For instance on one is the little
brown and gold sign, Miller Cottage"
another, "Bryn Mawr" cottage and
also Cobb" New York" and North
nelQ cottages. Ine Miller cottage
Is owned by one Rudolph. q member
and elder In Rev Austin's church an
expert silyersnlth engaged in the Sitlrn
Trading store where Tourists are cow
teo,,ajv and honorah,v tre.tsd hy this
Christi.n indisn oanti.,oon mis- ont1
go. ,a III, o., ,i1c .,'..,.,
"a g., my sps y, t,is .. o.e.'
houe, vi hsa.ness sho conIlort,
anu ~ "oueh s.i,.' a' eo"pures
lavotapiy WIN Gareiuliy hept worh-
mem MONIES IN fehhsylVahla or New
England. They are truly modeis IN
comparison with the generally wretched
ana dirty homes In the rancherie.
No thoughtful person can behold the
sharp contrasts that are presented be-
tween the natives IN their homes of
squaior ana the bright, Intelligent
promising youths OF the Mission school,
Wlthout q deep sense or the possibilities
OF this great work.
THE BLARNEY STONE.
Sorne v;s;tors oro ,ntoros,oa &, .,a
"R,a rnev stona "wh,ch is = sU,,o rn ~ h,on,s ,o
on the heach near the "Sfiss;on" and is
ho,iavod to dnuar tha nma r;,,;rS a.
With - ..,,o % civ tome,,o" Gs Gowasror ~
pararofs 10 saiS 20 hovo snont ,nanu
az aftarrooms s,tt,,n ~, !. T,,a 3,
puss,or insor;n,,n, ~, ;.. 60 60
the Gfnitad States roonoof NO. ~. ra,,
en,,a n,,tter ',seJ 90 o,,t i,s az, VI -. a.
es an i,nnerisho hio racora =, nntr,, A q"
Aga,n We wis,tad the ~ ..rannbor,on -
this time With Arnohne,, tha "IIn.a
chief nf The S,tIan ,,,be,;, os .,n i,,A
snrint,o,, n,.or his ho,;,a ,,o,Ss ~
hnnt, 10 ,,ot o,iu ,ho nr,at oe IL, t,;hn
h,,t chias ~ ,,ni,oa &c S;tto vi amn,tn."I nS t;
bv Governor Knann civ vea,. "ppted 20 ond
~, NC sio no, ,nnr,t soyea,, t so, anu .,,
fTnited a. Stotes onunrrraat % eaay y tron .ne
n men,her of Ro,, M A,,.ti,,,s M iaS ns,,nea ureh
Sor ta,, ,ea,s oni ~ -. us, ,.,,,;'s .nu,Sn l
Drassod u, ,oi;nar'' , ," s,,i, slueI' ,s.l
with badges ranrasent,nr h,s nfsnioi
stations 70 ,,,aors h,s ms ms ,,.t. vnIlai ia
co,nin~ disr,tv un I T. iumus ua,,anS WIN M p ps.
tr,ha ,,hn ai,,.o,,, so,,'., sleu s,s Wy ms
tha,, r,ont cd ~ honauo5 mn, mn n, MneIe.e,
hv aii tho ,whita vaorIo au ~ c;.Is ipecteu
tt;s nooa sio,, ~. 49, Va ona. vi
o,,rios om,J hasi,a.s we wv WIZ s,, suwa store on
wrnussbt end ,,I.nasSad TIN nS tha e Soriously
". sua, Inv oaa ,,."o,,,n .ne process oI