The head woman of this facki now comes to our church every Sabbath, and on the first Sabbath, when she was dressed for church, she brought the cloth in her hand. The act of doing that showed that she gave up all. I was speaking that day on the long-suffering of God, and inviting sinners to accept Christ who was waiting to receive them. I said that although the heathen cannot read His word, they have a conscience, and naturally know that there is a God. In speaking about that, I referred to this case, and had one of the brethren bring the cloth into the church and show them. I exhorted them concerning the life that we should endeavor to live among these people. Many could not refrain from tears. I was much encouraged myself. I had almost given up, thinking I could not do anything, and that the Lord had not called me here. I have trouble in getting the people to church, but, when visiting them in their fackies, I have a chance to bring the truth home to them, and have made it my special duty to visit the fackies twice a week. While I cannot speak the language myself, I endeavor to avail myself of every opportunity of doing all the good I can. In many of the fackies I find some that can speak broken English, so I speak to these and ask them to tell the others what I say. Sometimes I have a chance to speak to the parents about bringing up their children, especially if I see any that are disposed to accept civilized dress, but allow their children to go anyhow, and do not even send them to school. An ordained missionary is greatly needed for the advancement of the work here. * * * * * THE INDIANS. * * * * * LA POINTE AGENCY. DR. I. L. MAHAN, U. S. INDIAN AGENT. I have just returned from Lac Courte d’Oreille, where I have been to deliver the annual goods and supplies, and to superintend the farming operations carried on upon that reservation. Garden and field seed had been sent forward early in the season, and the farmer and assistant had progressed finely with the work. I found a larger number of Indians gathered upon the reservation than at any time since the first year I came to the agency. This is accounted for by reason of the late visit of three of their chiefs to their great father at Washington. The report had gone abroad among the roving bands that the bills had passed Congress, and they expected to meet the Indian Commissioners to counsel upon the sale of their timber, from which they believed they were to receive large sums of money.