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VOL IX.
, MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, AUG. 1, 1879.
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Our Washington Letter.
(FROM OUR REGULAR OOBBEBPONDENT.)
W ashington , July 12,1879.
Fearful and wonderful are the
works of nature, and so was the base
ball playing of the red and blue-legged
female nines at Eagle Park a couple
of days ago. For a lofty independence
Of character that utterly disregard the
narrow and technical requirements of
the science for incomprehensible va
garies- in pitching and batting, for
thorough and universal fielding and
alrangly erratic, but interesting,
•atching, the game deserves honorable
mention in the record of famous en
counters on the diamond field. I re
peat “ though, rough and universal
fielding” for the players took notions
in tumbling all over the grounds with
in the diamond lines, and were the
game repeated they would probably
cover every inch of the ground.
Probably three thousand persons, in
cluding many ladies, were on the
grounds, amused, and interested
Veteran base ball players saw what
they had never seen before, and they
were given hints in every department
of the game, which were original and
unique, if not scientific and technical.
The crowd was unusually harmonious
and good-natured, acted impartial
and cheered the girls with such good
and kindly words as to put fleetness
in many a fatigued feminine foot, and
and force in many a feminine fist.
Their dress was a picturesque costume,
Consisting of a tunic or blouse, blue or
red, according to the nine to which
the wearer belonged, with* skirts ex
tending to the knee, and belted at the
waist, a jaunty base-ball hat with a
rosette on the side, and base-ball
shoes. The hardest thing for a wom
an to master is the art of throwing
a ball. Not even the female champ
ions are exceptions to the rule. Wo
man has a way. of doing it peculiar to
her sex, which amuses men, but gives
eminent satisfaction, no matter wheth
er the ball goes in the direction she
aimed it or not. It consists in bring
ing the ball to the shoulder, then mak
ing a desperate push with her hand,
giving a little jump at the same time,
and, after expending energy enough
to shoulder a Srartoga trunk, propell
ing the ball on a curled line about fif
teen yards.
Reports that the President at any
time seriously thought of calling Con
gress back here the 1st of September,
©r any. other date previous to Decem
ber, are incorrect. It was suggested
io him, but be thought some way
could be devised to keep the Marshals
of Courts on duty until they were
provided for by a deficiency bill in
December, which would be better
than to afflict the business interests of
the country with Congress before that
time. The President stated repeated
to those intimately associated with
him here that, while it was it was
possible an emergency might arise re
quiring him to call Congress together
in extra session, he had no idea such
would be the case and had dismissed
the matter from his mind.
A specimen sheet of the new silk fi
ber paper on which our Government
i3stw~sre~to be provided hereafter
was shown to me to-day in the Treas
ury Department. The quality of the
paper is much superior to that which
the greenbacks, &c., have been printed
upon for years past. The fiber-red,
green, blue and other colors is sparse
ly scattered through t^e paper, and
will hardly be discernable to the ordi
nary handler of money, after it comes
to be printed on both sides. The silk
thread, intended to be run in a
straight line through the paper, will
the same a more distinctive charatter,
perhaps. The price to be paid to the
contractors is thirty-nine and three-
tenth cents per pound or only a few
cents more .than one-half the sum paid
for years past to the Glen Mills Paper
Company, near Philadelphia, for the
inferior article on which our issues
have been printed.
Fronq what can be learned here it
would seem that the report about yel
low fever in the South has been much
exaggerated. Nothing has been re-
ceived in official circles which confirms
the report that the fever is epidemic,
although several members of the Na
tional Board of Health express the
fear that the fever will become epi
demic at some time during the sum
mer. One good result that has come
of the recent reports however, is the
energy with which the District offi
cials here are overhauling the city.
The garbage and other nuisances in
the vicinity of the river front are suffi
cient almost of themselves to start an
epidemic, and if the yellow fever
should break out and a case of it
reach Washington within a week of
two before the District engineers get
to work,.there is no telling what will
be the result. A delegation of promi
nent citizens called upon the commis
sioners to day and succeeded in ob
taining the assurance that the city
would be thoroughly cleaned and all
nuisances discontinued. The reported
■ yellow fever epidemic is not without a
ludicrous side. When the National
Board of Health organized, one of the
first things it did was to resolve that
it would give no information of its
operations to the press, or to any one
who would be likely to give the in
formation to the press ; is that when
they first read all about the outbreak
at Memphis in newspapers, and then
rushed the messenger off to newspa
per offices to see if they hear Anything
further about their speciality, there
was a sort of general laugh at the ex
pense of those very gentlemen.
Senator Lamar, who but recently
returned from a visit to the South
stated to a friend yesterday that the
people pf his state were beginning ta
be troubled by the negro exodus. As
soon as quiet is restored to one neigh
borhood, he Baid, the excitement be
gins to rage somewhere else. The
farmers are tho only white people,
thus far who Luffer from it, although
there is no telling what would be the
result in the long run. The Senators
did not speak as lightly of the sub
ject as some of his colleagues are wont
to do,and it was clearly evident from
his manners and what he did say that
the Southern people are beginning to
realize the dangers of the exodus
movement. Neither Senator Lamar
nor anybody else, however, can sug
gest any way to stop the flight.
A ugust . .
Description of McKenzie Hot
Springs.
EXTRACT TOOM A PBIVATE LETTER, OIVINU A
MONMOUTH OIB l ’S VIEWS OONCBBKISO THE
SPRINGS OF THE MCKENZIE.
pense, it might be made a very attrac
tive place of resort, as I have no doubt
it will be some day. Some have great
faith in the water, and people are here
now with all manner of complaints,
but with the exception of these who
have rheumatism, I am afraid there-is
not much virtue in it. The mountain
ait is better than the water for me.-.
There are some nice people here
and I am enjoying myself. A cornp'a-
ny of young gentlemen from Eugene,
were here last week, who brought
a violin and guitar, to which we list
ened with delight as we all gathered
around the huge camp-fire of an even
ing. Croquet balls and mallets are
beard almost constantly during the
day, and afford a great deal of amuse
ment. A company - is going up on
the mountain some day this week too
get a fair view of the “ Three Sisters.”
I’m not homesick yet and think I can
spend another week here very pleas
antly. We feast on fish and venison.
Three men brought in seven deer last
night and they'catch fish by the hun
dreds.
Yours in friendship,!
“ F ine M ouche .”
Here we are with our tents pitched
among the rocks, enjoying the- pure
mountain air, over a hundred miles
from home. It does’nt seem possible
that we have come so far, although
we were a week on the way. . I can
only give you a mere outline of our
trip now, and save the little incidents
and details until I can run across the
street, and talk with you face to face
in our old, pleasant, “ chatty style.
Our first day’s travel only brought
us a little this side of Albany, to my
uncle’s, where we found ourselves so
tired that we were glad enough to
stay over night. Starting early the
next morning, our road followed 'the
windings of the Willamette almost all
day, passing through such beautiful
country and by splendid farms. Surely California Christian Woman’s
ie farmers of Lane county will be
Home Mission.
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eased with abundant harvests this
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rancisco
, July 16,1879.
year.
Editor
Messenger
:
Thursday afternoon we came to the
About seven months ago you pub
mountain read, and found it about as
lished
our first report, and believing
such roads always are, rather rough
and rocky. We camped that night in that something more on the same sub
a little settlement, where people, have ject would interest you and your
cleared off a few acres, and made them readers, I submit the following :
“The “California Christian Wo
homes. I was surprised to find it so
thickly settled after reaching the man's Home Mission ” is gaining
mountains. Every few miles little strength. Members are added every
huts are to be found, built, I imagine, week, the interest increases con
after the style of the first houses of stantly, and though money seems to
Oregon, and almost all of them have be very scarce everywhere, Christians
nice orchards, showing that they have are awakening to their obligations,
been occupied a number of years. I and the small coins so willingly given
couldn’t help wondering why people to the cause of our Master, with his
would creep away off up there, where blessing upon them become, like the
they are shut out from the rest of “ five loaves and two fishes,” food for
mankind as long as they could find a many hungry souls.
The children of our Sunday school
foot of ground in the valley. Queer
tastes, or unfortunate circumstances! in this city began a habit of monthly
We woke up Friday morning to find missionary contributions last fall im
t he rain pattering down on our tent, mediately after the organization of
and were doomed to listen to the same our society, and have kept them up
music almost all day : so we remained ever since excepting in December.
On Sunday evening of the 6th inst.
stationary.
Saturday morning dawned fair and we had a Children’s Missionary Meet
we came on. There are Borne beauti ing in the church, and it proved a
ful views along the road. On some of very pleasant and profitable occasion.
the high grades, where the high rocks The audience was unusually large
rise almost perpendicular on one side, and happy. The children gave some
immediately below on the other rush very pretty and appropriate recita
es the rapid McKenzie, now dashing tions, and sang some beautiful songs
in white foam over the rocks, and then of praise. There was one good An
flowing peacefully in one little chan them rendered, and the whole congre
nel where it is apparantly many feet gation joined in a few familiar songs
deep, and again spreading out with an and hymns, awakening echoes in the
angry sweep over the stones and bowl old wall that may have slumbered
ders, while just across the stream, ris there for years.
es one above the other, are high moun
Sister Linton read an interesting
tains, looking bo grand and imposing ' and condensed account of general
But the scenery grows somewhat Foreign Mission work. Sister
I
Lin-
monotonous, as there is so much same ton is an active home worker, and
ness about it, that the eye grows tired showed a familiarity with the field
of looking.
which only a lover of the work could
We reached here Monday morning have. We wish she might have
and found more than a hundred peo- health according to her zeal and
pie on the grounds. I was disappoin knowledge.
ted in some respects in the place. The
Sister Pearre made a few remarks
accommodations and improvements to the school about what children
are not equal to my expectations, the have done and are doing for the
buildings being of the most primative spread of the Gospel in our own land
style, and the grounds rough and as well as for foreign land». Many
uncared for. The Spring is quite a large ears listened eagerly to what
curiosity as it boils up out of the rock was intended only for the little ones.
and runs down in a copious stream,4 -Bi»t& tEeprre is Well known to the
steaming all the way. This is not a “ Woman ’ s ~
-
Board of Missions
” in the
very pretty place* being right in the East' and we hope to know her better
side of a mountain, but with some ex- by her woik among us.
NO. 31.
Bro. Coe read a short essay on the
Missionary Spirit in the Christian
Age.” r It was very inspiring coming
from a heart full of reverence for • the
great commission and zeal in its
obedience.
Bro. Kimball made a Stirling ad
dress, in which he exhorted both oki
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and young to go on in the great work
of converting the world, and not to
forget to appropriate the salvation,- as
freely provided for us as for thé
heathen and the stranger. It was
very brief, but pleased all, as might
be expected from a man of Bro.
Kimball’s experience.
In the report of the Society’s work,
it appeared that the Mission Church
at Sacramento City has had thirty-
three additions since last October ;
fourteen by baptism and nineteen by
letter and otherwise." It now num
bers over one hundred members with
a good congregation of hearers. The
attendance at prayer meeting is from
twenty-five to thirty, at Sunday
school from sixty to seventy, and all
the prospects good.
The sum of our Sunday school col
lections for the support of the Mission
jg nearly $20.00; the collection at
this meeting was $6.80, making in all
about $27.00. The church here will
scarcely fall behind the Sunday school
this year.
At our State Sunday School Con
vention last May, in Santa Clara, the
Missionary work was incorporated as
a department of the Sunday school
work. Many noble brethren and sis
ters espoused the cause there, and
carried it into their schools and con
gregations. We can only say here
that a full report of the work all over
the State in the present year will be
collected and classified for publication
after the State Meeting.
We desire the prayers of all Chris
tian people for guidance and grace.
L viha F. L use , See.—
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