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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1888-03-02, Page 3• 111f I t3fo]af ry Till Asti t• is g th e ' **MX Inil i ans. The following letttr to MIr John xid- dletop, Qoderich to »ship, will be of inheres(, detailing, as it does, some of the hardships and difficulties emend: teres by those who take the tidings of salvation to the Indians of the North- . ypest1,-.' 'Bumf MLI' ISBION, Gat w0LD, l.\I' ANITODA, Dasa But,—Knowing how much you are interested in mission work generally, and as you have so kindly expressed a desire. to Bear something of our own share in that work, and of the welfare of our people, I have great pleasure in sending you some account thereof. The people amongst t horn our lot has been cast are known. as the Sioux, or properly Dakota, Indians. Once a large, powerful and war. like tribe, roam- ing over the plains of Minnesota, Dako- ta and lYiontana, they are now sadly diminished in numbers, and live, for the most part, lives very unlike their fathers. No longer able to find the buf- falo, given, as they believe, by the Great Spirit, Wakautauka, to be their staff of , life ; and taken away from them, so they say, because long ago, a white man came to them and stole the thunder from :their god, with which to kill the buffalo. Almost all other animals for- merly hunted for flesh and skins, have also greatly diminished. Even musk- rats, so greatly relish(} as an article of diet, and so useful for the fur, are in some cases almost extinct, before in - `coming civilization. The Indians have, therefore, had to change their manner of life almost ,entirely. More or less readily, and with various degrees of success, many of these ukase s are set- tling down to the ,stern matter-of-fact work of farming. The romance is gone in a great measure, but as a compensa- tion for this, we, who desire for them true prosperity, find them much more accessible, because more settled than in former days. The greater part of the Dakotas are to be found in the north- western States of the Union, but about 2,000 have, at different times, come over to settle on Canadian soil. They are chiefly to be found at Qu'Appelle Lakes, N.W.T., on the Bird Tail Creek, near Fort Ellice, and on the Oak River, some 160 miles west of Winnipeg. It was here that in 1880 we were privileged to commence the first work of the Church of England amongst the Dako- tas. We found, on our arrival on the reserve set apart for thele, a consider- able number of people eking out an ex- istence by hunting such game as was left, and by growing a few potatoes and a little maize. Very little bad been done in the way of building, and the greater part of the people lived in tents. Some of these were as of old, made of Buffalo hides, but so precious were these becoming, that, after our arrival, every new tent was made of canvas. The dress of the people, too, at first al- most .purely native, soon began to change, and the old picturesque cos- tumes have now given place to a very ugly mixture of cheap, gaudy prints east -off clothes of every conceviable cut, and natiye beadnd silk work. This is chiefly the result of circum- stances. No longer able to obtain skins, _they have been compelled to take the substitutes civilization offered, and he who now wishes to see the Indians in their old-time costume must go very far afield. We received, on the whole, a warm ...reception, and though there may have been many who thus welcomed us chief - tefrom selfish motives, and the• hope of mporal profit, we, were thankful forthis. It was obviously better than a hostile demonstration, and it was a proof of the naturalness of those with lko. wham we have to deal. Better this ac- knowledged (and very natural) desire - for "loaves and `fishes" and raiment • than a simulated .desire for spiritual things,orthe refined bypocricy of highly cultivated races. ‘Let him that is with- out sin cast the first stone. Ear my own part, I cannot help feeling that similar motives are only too common amonat ourselves, in first giving`tt,nr. attention to religion: We may intlEorl rise a little higher ' 1_2 t conception (y e Ilene l o be derived froiii-reiigton, 'but how many there ere who support the church's work, because it furnishes a safeguard against lawlessness, and gives a respectable tone to Fociety. Then,when we conte to more personal motives, how many there are who first attend to the gospel message, not be- cause they love it. but because they fear the terrors of hell, or weary of earth, and lung for the rest of beaver ; yet (Mod does not spurn such, He is too loving and kind for that. And so we see Jesus, while on earth, dealing in all love and gentleness with those who come to Him only for food, for healing, or for a share in that earthly kingdom he was expect- ed' to found. Remembering these things vie were only too thankful to receive 'those people, and no matter how un - 'worthy the motives with which some came to us, we ttiied to follow the Mas- ter's example. We tried to heal the helea the helpless, and to feed the really- destitute. One thing we did not do. we did not enconrage an indolent dependence upon us for whatever ]night be required. \W have always felt it 1, right to discourage mendicancy, end to ,n teach people the true dignity of labor and independence. So, from the be• h ginning we have made it a rule that the in man able to work and unn illilr t to so should neither eat nor be clothed at ' our expense, This may have invoived th was v'ay twin ;; ttilrnosb ciityl)yarteuii to.be unable to make i ourselves cud stood, but ultimately it proved e g thing- fe us, for it kept us up to o work it* this respect. 4. interpreter not always an unmixed bleesfug. Ile often a ternp:ation to the missiousary put off his study of a langtil'ge for indefinite period. Of the Dako a language 1 hope give some account in a future letter. Another difficulty arose from t scarcity of food. For ourselves we to a year's supply, the reserve being th quite isolated, add a long way in a vane of settlement. Owing, howeve to their precarious mode of living, t people were often reduced to gre straits. Sometimes neither game n fish was to be had, and at each tim we felt compelled to help them as could, and our supplies proved far to small. During the first winter our I diens suffered a good deal, and we on selves knew what it was to be pinohe To make matters worse, a number wild Sioux came in from the plain and threw themselves on the charity ag, er- adcl ur is is to an to he ok en d- r, he at or es We 0 n - d. of 8, of the reserve. With characteristic gen rosity, our folk shared their food wit them,Thltle as they, had. There was a least one death from starvation durin that terrible winter. Then another difficulty arose in th matter of mission buildings. We foun a house built and roofed, but it needed a great amount of tyork before it could be made fit for occupation in the win- ter. Throug}} the unplastered walls numbers of swallows had come to build in the roof ; mice had -taken possession below, while the' cellar, cool, retired, and with a puddle in the centre, was just a paradise for lizards and" other reptiles. We took with ns two ,nen to do the required woodwork, but, as they could stay only six weeks, and were much hindered, it was impossible for them to leave the house even habitable. Left to finish as best I could, and with many calls upon my time, I found the winter upon us all too soon, and we suf- fered great discomfort during the very severe *inter which followed. Matters were further complicated by the ele- ments. The very first night we were in our new home there occurred an ex- traordinary rise of the Assiniboine River, near which our house was built. Waking early on Sunday morning, to our amazement we found water coming into the house, and on looking out, we found ourselves in the midst of a lake, and nearly a mile from land. There was nothing for it but to get upon terra firma as quickly as possible, which we did. It must have been a funny sight, if one had not been too busy, to see the missionary's wife and man plunging through the water, on a buckboard, with a cow in tow, followed by the mis- sionary and an Indian with a small dug -out canoe, in which, amongst other freight, was a calf that would persist in struggling at some critical moment. A long season of wet, and at first cold, weather ensued, so that• our camp life was not very agreeable, and for several weeks the hbnse was only accessible by boat. This abnormal rise of the river, which was repeated the next year, caused us immense labor, the loss of considerable property, such as lumber and firewood, and in the second year compelled us to remove our house. Not only had building to be begun again, but the valley remained flooded so long that we were obliged to make the logs and roof of the house into rafts, and so to remove it and our belongings across the mile of water between us and the bills. The last bit of the house was pulled out with water up to our shoul- ders as we worked. We were not sorry when we got our last raft safe to land. The summer was spent in re -building, and the snow was on the ground before we were able to occupy the house. All. this, of course, told against our mission work, at least, so far as that work should be aggressive. Doubtless God had a purpose in it, all which will one day be made clear. It may have been necessary that we should have these difficulties to test us, to train us, and also that, seeing our earnestuesc in es- tablishing ourselves, the people might be convinced Of our determination to stick to them for their gear. 'Moreover we were not without manifest tokens of Cods blessing. Our night sehoil for young men was productive of 80100 good, our 'Sunday, school and service s were well attended, our. attempts to re- lieve the sufferings of our people won their confidence, and two adults ex- pressed a desire for baptism. (inc of these was sick at the time, and soon afterwards died.; the other, after one preparation, was prayerfully admitted into the church. . While not faultless, we have reason to be thankful, for his faults have been only natural, and he has had much to fear from the heathen clique. IIis children have been baptized in spite of all this, and last year he was the means of leading hie father to ask for the same privilege. Of this ease we may speak in a later letter. For the present I may say that our people are now much improved in tem- poral things, but alas, the majority are still heathen. We need many prayers for ourselves and Our charge, that the Iloly Spirit may quicken and guide us, and make the deaf to hear, the dumb to Speak, the stony heart a softened heart, the dry bones to ejning into life and i, acts l � for the Lord. 1 o d. \'' Y 1 c earnestly beg your help in this respect. "Ibreth• En pray for ns. that the word of God ay have free course and be glorified." We ere at present very anxious to ave,ir possible, a small boarding school, which the children ,night not only !clothed, fed and trained in spiritual ings, but also taught such industrial habits at might fit them fur maefed post• !ions in life. We shall bn the• kfnl fur help 111 this project. Besides the Indian •,v"rk, sines herrn- pration commenced, I have felt obliged to minister at I could to the English settlement. In one of these Nye greatly seed a plate of worship. Any help toward this will be gratefully accepted. With many thnlike for your interest ill our Indians. I remain, yours faith% flellv, Wm. A. 1/e1n71AN. Lim two oolnfurtably 1•octel tchtteix. elbows un 1110 Au2'e,•al's fru' ,rad I'roeeedea-d to Melee the, cess e,I thrit' 110seS iu a cuuhh, of glasses. Uf ooutr;e lief ,Bit, you g the kid $ a whi.b was curt,lin- ly fair. And I'..) just three dollars aheatl,'exclaimed ,.he intlivi,Ilutl its he tossed the V on the couutrr and called for change. The bartender picked up the coin gave it a careless glance, and quiet- ly pushed it pack. 'Bogus!' he said. For the next minute it was so quiet you could hear the beer foam "And this is the highly moral city of San Jose!' bitterly exclaimed the duped man, as he passed out in the cold and cheerless street. 'To think that the very bootblacks are d ishonest!' But his feelings were too jl of utterance.—San Jose(Ca1 ) t aid. g AERIC UL RA'L. e d a few individual cases of hardship, but it is God's own law, and as always hap- pens, rightlycarried out, it has brought a blessing with it. The people have grown wonderfully in independence and self-reliance, and as one result have Irtt- terly never felt that terrible jioverty, and often starvation, so common dtl earlier days. t mention this, so that those kind friends who now and again have sent us gifts of clothing, nifty know •that,• while very thankful for them, we must be allowed to use them on. the principle just mentioned. We cannot ( distribute them indiscriminately. so as to encourage mendicancy, and so,when. ever it seems_advisable, we expect those receiving them to do or give some little in return. In this way the gifts of our good friends will serve a double purpose, they will help both the Indians and the mission. There are so many genuine and deserving cases of destitution, es- pecially amongst the aged, and s3 much sickness, that there must always of ne• cessity be many calls upon us. There ar,, besider, many expenses connected with the mission, for which no fends are provided, and if our people can do or give a little work towards these ex- ensee, se, much the better. bur first year of worst brought many anxieties, heavy and varied labors, and `nett a few• adventures. The'proi•lem before us was not easy of solution, and we had constant need to pray for the graces of patience and perseverance, We found ourselves set down amongst a people wllo, with one or two excep- tions, knew as little of English 58 we did of Sioux. We could not epeak a Word. As no interpreter could be hal, we had no choice in the matter, and had at once to wrestle with the diftlenl -ties of the ]an;;nage. At the time it Children Cry for B on Your Guar , 1) rn't allots a e 111 in the heal to slob ami surei,y run into Catarrh, when you ea be cara.l for 2.c. by a inq Dr Chase's (7a torh (.lure. A few applications cure in• sipient catarrh ; 1 to 2 boxes cure ordinary catarrh ; 2 to , boxes ere guaranteed to cure chronic (extarrh. Try it. Only 25e, hl sure cure. Salt by all druggists. 111•: 1'OO Mt•CH TOO HONEST 13 )( )T'11t..1CK' T hero, mister ! 1 -)rel yrin drop this; here free clobber piecnf Til( poi 'y ,uldressed turned runnel and looked at the i)dotl,laek, as the 'atter held a shiner in his handl. pot '.r+(4•ris-' I• ran,( ser) I ---whi•,y...i' you're t find i))y-, you arc here's a collide of dollars fur you. That's 1i�Lt, buy boy; he liotl• est • it pays:' S•) saying, N,• flelighted 11 .108 - pan slipl e 1 tilo ', lti:'r e i;; pcokc't awl walked eft, 'Anil you 11teln't low any ul•)ney fluff!• in.ltlite1 a 1.•;:npin,1,u of the forti(n,(te poesess('r (1 the ifr), 85 Pitcher's Castoria: deep Her - Allow no cruelty to domestic ani- mals. If you want plenty of eggs take good cure of the 'biddies.' Let laying hens have a supply of gravel, etc., -to make egg -shells. The Returns from eight canning firms in Maine show that in 1887 they put up, of corn, fruits and vegetables, 31,424,000 cans. A. Connecticut dairyman tried warming tlie water for his cows to drink in winter, and the increase of butter in ten days paid the ex- pense of piping the trough. The problem of farming consists in making the soil fertile. Manure is the farmer's saving bank, and if more of them would have large heaps of it every spring to spread upon their lands instead of money at interest, they would prosper bet- ter in the end. When vegetables are stored in cellars they must be kept from fer- menting, as they surely will fer- ment when piled in a large bulk. This may bo accomplished by pil- ing on shelves .so as to allow some circulation of ail among them, or by packing in barrels. Attend well to the sanitary con• dition of the cow, says the New England Farmer. Give her pros air, pule water and pure feed, and keep her in a good clean stable whenever it is necessary to pro- tect her from he inclement weather. Never allow her to drink dirty, stagnant water or sour swill slops, and then expect good, safe, sweet milk. Absolute cleanliness must be observed in every manipulation of butter. You need to use tin pails for milking, and they must be thoroughly scalded between milk- ings and kept sweet and clean. The milker must never resort to the filthy prrctice of wetting the teats and letting the drippings from the dirty hands go into the pail. He should have clean hands, and should be kind and gentle with his cows, and milk them ;It regnlar 110r1is each day. Small losses are not observable. A loss of one chart of ,milk per day at five cents pltr quart, 200 days a1)101tn tS t0 ten dell:us 0t' 111010, or the interest on the value 'of the cow. It should he the object of' the dairyman to gain an additional xuart, and to keep 1111 the flow at all seasons. Geese do not recaice Its much at- tention asFthey Should on farms es- pecially adapted to the rearing of water fowl. Besides roaring. regular income in the way of foath-. ers, they are one of the most profit- able fowls for the market, Much easier reared than turkeys, they sell as. readily in necst; Se:18011S :it Its good Profits. DANGEROUS COUNTEIIF I'I's • Counterfeits are always dangerous more so that they alwayg closely imi• tate the original. -in appearance and name. The remarkable success nc- chieved by Nasal Balm as a positive cure for Catarrh and Cold in the head hes induced unprincipled parties to imitate -i t. The public are cautioned not to he deceived by nostrums imi- tating Nasal Balm in rlatne and ap• pearance, bearing such names as Nas- al Cream, Nasal Balsam, etc. Ask for Nasal halm anil do not take imi- tation dealers may urge upon you. For sale by all druggists or sent post- paid 0n receipt of price (.ale and (1) by addressing Vulture! & ('n•. Ilrock• villa, Ont. (IN V. \1-I 1,1. 1'Ita\','1'II l: (I'i'Il lilt The: Are;lrbi=!lop of York has is- sued ,i prayer asking God 'to re- move this genet trial Thou hatt sent its 1. e , the Smallpox epirlern- deulie. . On this .1)r. l.)allinger, of Sheffield, wno is an eminent man of science as well as a divine says: '1 will yield to no man in - rever- ence for true prayer; but i will tell yon without flinching that I cannot, and will not, pray for the removal of th.^, smallpox scourge. It would be it mockery of God. Let els (10 our best, and then in h;iflled agotey, cry to (Mod for help. But here we have not helped ourselves and how dare we ask the Almighty to help tis? Lot us do our ditty, act up to our knowledge, and Mrs surely as the si`ndiljsnx corse came atnong 118 by physical laws broken, so it will depart from ns if tvo See to it that physical laws tiro obeyed.' [And the doctor is right, although if one judges by a good many of the petitions offered publicly to the Almighty, very few will thiudt so. (led never does for its what we can do for ourselves, Professing Chris- tians can learn a very profitable les- son from the ;tlleve illt,ch nt run. En, NEW 1:ltd. E40111100111111M�d��i.'�t lclultl T:T*v r J for Infants send Children. • "Oawtorlalasowelladaptedtochtldrenthat Dastorla ewes Colic, Constipation, [recommenditae§uperlortoanypreserlption,yi• D ., Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation. lmowa to mej." g• a•• S„cali WS Worms, gives sleep, and prwaote dt- 1116o.Oxford $t., Drooklya �Bgeeetle», N. Y. W[t4out fojurlourr rgtedlratlon, Tee CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, X. al Prolu Buy -Y •t• 9) Thomas Cooper & Soli 'WE„ HAVE THE LARGEST, CLEANEST AND BEST AS- SORTED STOCK. OF 0— PO0ER1 E8 In' town. Our prices are as low as the lowest, and we warrant evorything'tirst-class. Sole agents for the celebrated "COOPER'S BAK- ING POWDER." Best brand of CIGARS by the Box or Thousand at Manufacturers Prices. TEAS a specialty. Give us a call. EyERYTHINGNEWITIlos COLIN OOPolR&SON NEW 000 DRY GOODS, NewBOOTS SHOES, NEW - GROCERIES. e,eeee�,.v. Having just bought a stock of new goods at the Present low prices, I am in a position. to sell goods as low as any robpectable hou.0 a in the Dominion. Any one wanting good goods at lowest prices will save money by calling on me. I always keep good Staple Goods, and will not be -.undersold by any one in the trade. BUTTER and EGGS taken in exchang1 for goods. A call respectfully solicited. xlx H. PLUMSTEEL, SEARLE'S BLOCK, NEXT TO CHEAPSIDE. Hainan has been Downed B U T NEWTONS Harness d Grocery DIt. [-las never yet been downed for; cheapness in all goods in my line. I am now ,selling SOAPS at prices to make you think I stole thein. 12 BARS MONSTER LAUNDRY SOAP for 25c, 8 BARS RUBY SOAP for . - - 25e. 8 BARS JUDD SOAP for 25c, 5 BARS ELECTRIC. SOAP for • 25c, And all other goods in proportion to those prices. CANNED FISH at the nsual prices, though they have advanced in the wholesale market. Come and tree the Handsome Presents I an Giving away with a POUND of TEA at 50c., and with a POUND of BAKING POWDER or TEA at 40e. Changs of Business tl11i1tlttrtl11l1titlilll 111 111 bili The andereig..ad begs to notify the people of Clinton and eicisity that he has bought the • HARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried on by Yr', 11 Natoli, And that he is prepared to furnish Harness, Cotlers,Whips, Trunks, Valises, Buffalo Robes, Blankets And everything usually kept in a first•clase Harness Shop, at the lowest prioes. Speer(, attention is directed to my stock of LronT HAaNIcSs, which I will make a specialty, REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. By strict atention to business, and carefully studying the wants of my customors,I hope to merit a fair share of patronage. ();ve me a call before purchasing else- where. 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I am showing r the best selected stack of BUFFALO and (,OAT ROBES, ever exhibited in the GROU l�� itTby ! 1 t>( t r ;� `/ ' , village, til kinds of Grain and Fatm Produce taken in exchange. 1;emember my •�� ��: I1 k,il i ��.d I.�+`4�1 � AI�E specialty is SCOTCH ('OLLAIIS, my own makes- Thanking my customers for past favors and soliciting their future patronage. `vmesa hhon;ht at !r)w r,(te:s, 110110is emilded iu ',fn.,' at the very clog- . est priers Patronage respectfully- solicit, I. .111 orilots promptly filled, itooms to int. OErt. NEWTOty, - - LONDES¢3ORO ar r „ 1\'E BE -I I'J iNI Oii 1 '1'1.11; I'Uf3LiC 'T'HA'I' OUR STOCK OF • ROCERI.� la complete'❑ all its branches. tt'e guarantee our TEAS to be cheaper than the cheapest; quality considered. Iu SUGARS, we are as.low as any in town CANNED GOODS .111Breit vURE SP & P(VELS. NEVI PR UITs n[ardety• alt kinPds. All kinds or C'ICESANDILS at the Inwst pries in town. CB,OCKERY—Special indaeenlents in Tea arid, Dinner Sete. 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