ti:e orphanage news letter.
A box of bedding was received on
the last Dora from the Church in
Sp ing'ie.d. O.e.
I he new blackboards purchased
last year for Lon'wood School have
at l.iSt Deen put in place. With the
t v ep* ion of one siik.1 spate in each
100 n, they .each emi e.v aiound the
Wa i Is.
A new floor h .s been laid in the
sewing roo.n at the Cottage and the
partition taken down between that
and the adjoining room in..king one
i«rge work .00.11. it is he. ted by a
b».ge stove made from .>11 oi tank.
We have quite an ab’e assistant in
th p i .tiug o.iive these days in the
pe sou of Wulie Roi.e.ts* n. He has
been doing the p.ess wo. k of late, and
h..s» set up most of this issue.
We have found real helpers in the
good people of the First Hapt. Church
or vVaila Walla, Wash. Another bar
rel of nne clothing h.is just been
received. They have also paid for
several beds, and in many ways have
shown a genuine interest in our work
I.iit 1<* Jacob Loe, the larges*, twin,
h *s been afflicted with very sore eyes*
For about a week he bad to have
the.n bandaged, and though he suffer
ed a good deal when they were treated
night and morning, yet he was very
patient through it ail. He rather
enjoyed playing little bird, and open
ing his mouth to be ted. His eyes are
enti ely well now.
kittle George, Jacob’s twin, report
ed at the Offiie: “Jacob play fiei.”
When asked what we should do to
Jacob, he said “Pank Jacob.” He
was told to bring Jacob to the Office,
but soon returned to say, “Jacob no
co.tie. He too much kick us.”
It is reported that tne Kodiak
Pufo’ic School was awarded a Bronze
Medal for its exhibit at the A. \ . 1*.
Exposition* and that Long wood and
one other School, whose name we did
not Jenin, hud 1 ten given Honorable
.v.eiuion.
Ch r ie Mathison is now the waiter
for the worker’s table. He is also
with Mr. Sundt erg in the kitchen
learning to cook "i heie is no doubt
Chur.ie h. s a nntu.al aptitude for
such woik and will nu ke n success of
it if hj .ontinues as he has begun.
The S.S Dora on her East bound
t.ip this . oath encouute.ed a revee
storm after leaving Kodh.k. She
took she.ter behind Marmot Island
foi about week. Sh . made several
attemp s to cross Shellikolf Stn its,
hut was unable to do so. Finally she
w s obliged to return to Kodiak for
a supply of coal.
A small beginning has been made in
a new industry at the Orphanage, the
i.i.o.ne from which is to be devoted
to fitting up our carpenter shop.
There is ou our beach a sea bug
wi:h an unpronouncable Alleute
name. The boys gather the bug>,
and we cure, polish and mount them
for scarf and stick pins. They are
very pretty and dural.le ami unique
We sell them at f.vooeach. Have
had no diiltculty in disposing of all
our p.esent stock at that p.ice.
You can encourage the boys in this
work, help furnish the carpenter shop
and at the same lime get a s< arf pin
diiferent from any thing made any
where else in the world by sending
us the price above named.