THE ORPHANAGE NEW
; ETTER.
EPHRAIM and MAX
RETURN from SEWARD
hphrcim Kalgnak. who is <juite
deformed fmm a curvature of the
*pin*. went to Seward on the Samp
s»»n. to I)r. Rornig for treatment
Me returned on the ! )ora t« gether
with Max Sowers. Concerning
I-.phraim, I>r Rotnig writes: “I have
ttiade him a . apt to keup him straight.
\s he straightens, the * i u t c h e s
under the arms may he lengheued
sn Hs fo hold him from resting on his
^pine This cast will not allow of
further sagging of the spine, and his
deformity should not increase, if
he did not have this, there w uld
■ e gt ave danger of w orse defoi mity.
nud Uter of a breaking down of the
• pine, and an abscess forming next to
the bone, and a long lasting dis
• barging so e would deve’op If hr
wears this faithfully, mid takes hs.
medicine he will not have further
trouble and will improve.”
oi Max ll» writes:" I h ive curetted
Ihe ryes of Max three times, anti
have had hint on treatment 1 think
his eyes will improve from now on
anil will not become wotse He will
save the si^ht he has. ami the spots
will be,'tune Inner.'' With 'lie hoys
l»r. Roniig sent a tine medicine chest
ftileil with met|u ines and thinj^s we
are constantly usiny in the hospit.- 1
We are very tfr.iteful to the read
er* of the C h r i s t i a n Herald, to
Father Yamlerpliol of Vnlde/ and to
friends in Seward who contributed
the fund which nude the treatment
of these two hoys, and the furnishing
of ttie mediv ine chest a possil i’.ity.
Kspeeially are we indebted to 1 r.
Kontitt who lias itoi e fieyoml the
limits of the fund in doitut all that
he has for tts.
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
Let us introduce '.o you William
1 (1 waul lent, whom we cal 1 “ hi idle
for shott. You will sec a little hut
of six vc.trs, with light hair, a t**d
hoe, and .i pair of stna11 very bright,
and very dark brown eves. 11 is birth
place was Kugu\ak, .»n isolated set
tlenient at the south cud of Kodiak
Island. lii" father was diowtied •
short tune before Lddie w s loin
His tnothei ts a native worn, n
it is said that his Lahti w s 'In
son of a mit;iouai.e in i
What ad vantage this might have •
foi l-.ddie, h..d ms lathei ived, we
cuntn-t sa\ Most n tia i. u»n..« c \
lent was not «egativ m ..no to . .
die s tnothei. 1 hev h.d m e ad
piepat.itions for tlie wi.ntlug l.
weie waiting for the priest to o ttn
fio.n i\odt<.k when Mr. Kent w.»>
ill ow ned.
I.''ait’s mother neglei ed and half
s. \tii him, finally gave him t Mr
J K« i.-r* t;*, the A. C. Co’s agent at
i\,aguv..k, who had befriended the
l'"\ Mr. Robertson brought him t«»
the mission a year ngo last sutnme,
ac Vil a speak almost uo Fug ish
l ilt s» on leal tied, and IS doing we.l
in school. You ought to he.tr him
sin.H
WANTED FOIATCES
Our potato crop was a failure
From ground that ordinarily wou.b
havt yielded jo lnishels we got eigh'
and nearly »!! small.
We would be thankful for dot
i"iis of potatoes from friends ah
the l’:u ifie Co;*st. Ail ordinaly si/
barrel will bold «>t least three it 1
The freight on the barrel from S<
tie to r.ou i.< k is ;a.o.