ease
forward whatever you have that relates to the past and present work."

"We have received the missionary letters you sent and are very anxious
to learn more about the colored people of the South, and also the
Mountain Whites, of whom we have very little knowledge."

"Kindly send us all information at your command regarding the Chinese
and Mountain Whites and the work of the Association among them. The
ladies of our Missionary Society are taking up these subjects as studies
for their meetings."

"The missionary letters are full of interest, and the ladies are always
attentive listeners."

"We take pleasure in enclosing check for forty dollars toward the salary
of Miss ----. The ladies of our society are much interested in her work
and have also been sewing for the boarding hall."

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In response to inquiry from many who wish to sew, while also studying
the missions and contributing to the support of teachers, we give below
a list of standard needs in all our mission homes and boarding halls.

_Furnishing._--Sheets and bed-ticks for double beds; pillow cases for
pillows twenty to twenty-two inches wide; bed spreads, large size;
quilts of medium weight; tablecloths from three to five yards long;
napkins, kitchen towels; rugs or mats for the floor.

_Garments._--Underwear for boys and girls of ages from twelve to twenty,
especially night wear, of strong, unbleached muslin; work aprons for
students in industrial schools; dresses of all sizes, of print, gingham
or wool; long-sleeved aprons for children.

_Sundries._--Shoe bags, soiled-clothes bags, spool and thimble bags,
whisk broom cases, comb and brush cases, hairpin holders, pin cushions,
paper and letter racks, bureau covers, stand covers, lamp mats, etc.

Whatever a girl or boy may need away from home to maintain habits of
neatness and order, and for refining influences, these students need in
our boarding-schools. We can always assign special schools to those who
will render this form of help.

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CHRISTMAS AT FORT YATES, DAKOTA.

Our readers will be glad to welcome Miss Josephine E. Barnaby to
her new field of work, and to a place in the pages of the
_Missionary_. She is of the Omaha tribe, was a student at
Hampton, then spent some time in a training school for nurses in
New Haven, Connecticut, and is now the assistant of Miss Collins
at th