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coldest weather being about 34°
The mission school is situated
on a hill overlooking the city.
The buildings are large & roomy
& fine shade trees adorn the
grounds. I saw here a
cleari tree in fruit. It has
small leaves & hard red flesh
like a holly somewhat. Many
birds were seen in pictures,
In the school they have a large
collection of local bird, made
by a lady dentist in Topeka.
Mammals are also represented
in the collection. Stopped with
Kellogg in his house. We took
dinner at the Y.M.C.A., a
long new building across the
rich lander Chinese manage-
ment.
19 Went shopping with Kellogg
after dinner. Breakfasting with
Jokes the President of the mission.
There are great number of birds
in the trees at the mission. The
digest bird sort of chechi common,
black magpies & large black
Robin are also common. I have never