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letter than can his Mongolian brother, whom he resembles in more respects than 

 this, but whom he hates with all the acrimony of his benighted soul. 



For the benefit of those sufficiently curious, the Lord's Prayer in Chinook is 

 subjoined : 



Nesika Papa klaksta mitlite kopa saghalie kloshe kopa nesika tumtum 

 Our Father who stayeth in the above good in our hearts 



mika nem ; kloshe mika tyee kopa kouaway tilikum; kloshe mika tumtum 

 (be) thy name ; good thou chief among all people; good thy will 



kopa illahie, kahlua kopa saghalie, Potlaeth kouaway sun nesika muckamuck. 

 upon earth, as in the above. Give every day our food. 



Spose nesika mamoak masahchie, wake mika hyas solleks, pe spose klaksta 

 If we do ill, (be)not thou very angry, and if anyone 



masahchie kopa nesika wake nesika solleks kopa klaska. Mahsh siah 

 evil towards us not we angry towards them. Send away far 



kopa nesika kouaway mesahchie. Kloshe kahkwa. 



from us all evil. Good so. 



The canoe is to the Sound Indian what the mustang is to the wild Comanche. 

 These canoes are dug out of cedar logs and are remarkable for grace and sym- 

 metry. The swiftness with which they can be driven through the water by a 

 single oar, or rather paddle, is surprising and suggests the idea that the instinct 

 of the Indian is, perhaps, as good a guide in shaping boats as the formulated ex- 

 perience of science. 



The Sound Indian, or "Si- Wash," as he is called in local parlance, is a 

 docile and useful member of society. He fills nearly the same place here as the 

 negro does in the south. His principal avocation when not at work on the farms, 

 is that of a fisherman, at which, owing to the immense quantity of raw material 

 and his high degree of skill, he is a pre-eminent success. The waters swarm 

 with fish, — the Sound with salmon, rock-cod, tom-cod, halibut, smelt, flounder 

 and others, and the streams with the vigorous mountain trout. It is a disgrace 

 to go fishing and return empty-handed. The "Si-Wash" is therefore indispen- 

 sable to the honor of the unlucky sportsman. 



The presence of the Chinaman here teaches that virtue much abused may be 

 transformed to vice, and that there is iniquity in the too liberal application of the 

 generous principles of our government. It is to be fervently hoped that statesmen 

 will profit by the terrible mistake of ever allowing these leprous creatures to inun* 

 date our shores. The restriction act has only checked the malady, not cured it, 

 aud even now complaint is made that it does not restrict. Chinese have been 

 known to get through by hiding in the wheel-houses of steamers, a fact which 

 speaks well both of the reputation of our country in China and of the celestial 

 determination to get here. 



Everybody knows that the Territorial Legislature last year granted women 

 the right to vote. It is claimed that the bill was traded, sprung upon the assem- 

 bly in an unguarded moment, and passed against the sense of the majority. 

 However that may be it became a law November 23, 1883. The law defining 

 the qualifications of voters originally read : 



