Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-03

FAR-OFF
CHINA
Miss Nellie Clark Tells Of
Chinese, and Of The In
fluence Of the Germans

missionary in Nanking, China Miss
Clark is daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Clark, Of this city,
Nankiug. China. Sept. "a, 1905.
Well, am back at Nanking. and find
IL very cool and pleasant here. II Is
cloudy today and looks as II Il Is going
to rain. Most all or the foreigners arc
back from-Ku Ling-in fact. an except
a few who are sick Queer how people
do here. Dr. Stuart. one Of the Mctho
dist missionaries here, stayed In Nan
king Oh summer because he was sick,
and thought It would be good for him
TO be In the heat, while others stay up
at ku Ling almost until 70 SHOWS bo
cause they are sick and think the cold
will help them. DR.. Stuart has lung
trouble that Dc contracted In America,
and ho came back to China In a hurry
10 get into the climate here, and he
does seem 90 be getting better. Ho has
charge Of a large boys' school here
AMI carries on one Of the largest works
In or near Nanting.
Tho climate here seems 20 be- Just
what be nccds. They came over IN tho
Korea, and when I FIRST saw him ne
didn't look as n he would hardly live
through tho voyage, but when no got
here ho gained IN strength in a way
that surprise everybody Ho now
works every day the year round and is
thriving on it.
There is quite on eEeitmcnt In this
part of Marking today. Regiments OF
soldiers have been marching by and
firing salutsa Some Of their high on.
cials are either leaving or coming 20
Nankihg Tho governor Of tho prov.
ineo can't got on a boat and 20 quict.
" on, like Governor uhamberlaiu can,
but great iot Of soldiers dressed ln
their uniforms and carrying their guns
must accompany him. There may be-
ono company, two companies, a rcgi.
mout, or any number, according 10 the
rank Of tho ofieial. Every little while
salute 10 ared. These soldiers accom-.
pany tho Official 20 tho steamer aud
then they 50 back 20 their barracks.
As NO 1.-Two on tho large road that the
officials always uso Ia passing 20 and
from the city, We are disturbed By
their racket whenever an ofieial comes
OF leaves. Tho whole procession passes
our house. Today, when they got right
Ia front OF tho house they fred a Al.
Lutte. There is an unusually large mum,
ber Of soldiers today, so the Official
must be Of high rank.
When I was coming down on the
steamer from Ku Ling there were some
French Catholic nuns on board. With
them they had two Of their pupils, Phil.
ippino girls. These girls were doing
some OF the pFoiiiest work have ever
seen done In China. II was the tenor
ine lace work, and was almost as pref
iy as japanese work. The girls native
language was Spanish, hut they had
learned French az school, but could mel,
theF speak English nor Chinese. The
French nuns also could not speak Eng
lish or Chimes, but there was a Chinese
nun on board who spoke French, So
when NO wanted 10 say anything 20 the
others, We said il In Chinese 10 the
Chinese woman who would tell il 20 the
others In FFeneh. 1 studied French In
school, but / didn't recognize what
they said. Ruth Meigs Who was on
board, kept up a continual elatter with
tlem You know she is just a young
girl yet, and has lived in China all her
life and can talk Chinese like a native.
There is a meeting Of Chinese women
10 progress out in the chapel (women =
'hape) in one corner OF the compound.
They have just finished singing one Of
Tho Old songs, translated into Chinese.
They sing nearly all Of the old familiar
hymns translated into Chinese. hear
Emma coming in now bringing some
women with her She is telling them
70 90 slowly That is a polite phrase
% use when guests are leaving. just
- you leave them at the gate or door
md they turn their backs and start on, |
'ou want b be sure to say, $50 very |
.lowiy." II you don't your manners
're very bad, indeed, and you are not
he least BIT polite.
Last week the smallest child OF Mr.. |
md Mrs Whan, Christians, died in the
Methodist hospital from black diph.
heria. All the rest Of the family, in
luding Mr.. aud Mrs Wban, and three
'irls, were exposed and they do not yet
nov whether they are going to take
{ or not. Their son is in Germany
tudying. Mr. Whan lived several