The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-30
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

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Sunday-schools.
The Young Peoples Society o.
Christian Endeavor is represented IL
Utah by the % organizations, represent
ing $50 mem bers, of which II are III
Salt Lake City. containing $50 mem
bers.
In Africa there are 500 missionaries
and 400, 900 converts. An average 81
%, 900 year become converted, and in
five years more than 200 martyrs have
lost their lives there.
"A dairy school is soon to be opened
in connection with the Maine state
agricultural college for the purpose OF
teaching the best methods of handling
milk and making butter and cheese.
From 1880 to 1890 the population of
the United States increased twenty-four
per cent. During the same decade the
membership of the Presby terian church,
north, increased over thirty-four per
cent.
The study of the daily weather
maps is to be introduced into the AL
bany high school. the pupils to make
daily reports therefrom, on which
marks viii be given. Observer Sims
will also lecture thereon.
"A committee was recently appoint
ed to investigate the excessive chastise-
ment of a pupil in a Michigan public
school. 1t reported that the punish
ment was not actuated by malice, but
occasioned by an undue appreciation OF
the thickness of the boys pantaloons. -"
The new national library build
fng, now in course of erection in Wash
ington, will cost Sc, 900, 600. There are
thirty-three arches on the four sides of
the building and it is proposed to orna-
ment the keystones of these arches
with representative heads Of the races
of mankind.
The first Christian Endeavor society
in the United States army has been or
ganized among the soldiers of Jefferson
barracks, near st. Louis, and has
proved itself as well adapted to the
needs of the soldiers as to young men
in other walks of Efe.-Illustrated
Christian Weekly.
More women than men avail them.
selves of the advantages of the univer1
sity extension teaching in Cambridge
Eng. According to the last report 1, OPS
women and 426 men have been awarded
certificates the past year. Thirty-nine
women and 10 men have taken the vice
certificate.
The percentage of individuals above
six years of age in the Sandwich islands
and able to read and write Hawaiian,
English or some European language is
as follows in order of merit, viz: Amer
leans, 1904; British, 5000; Germans,
50. IS; half castles, So. o5; natives, 70 so;
Hawaiian born foreigners, 52.12
I'm Juneau City, Alaska, there are
two Presbyterian churches. One is
called the Northern Light Presbyterian
church, and is under the care of Rev
Mr.. King, and is meant for the white
residents of the mining camp. The
other is the Thlingket church, and is
for the ingathering of the natives and
their instruction.
of the land pertaining to the late
Chase's home, near Wash
ngton, called "Edgewood," about sew
enteen acres have been laid out for a
7illa site, but the remaining thirty-six
acres Mrs. Kate Chase still retains with
.he old mansion, which continues to be
ler home.
AT the instance of the minister of
a Russian ethnographical
and archaeological institution will be
in Constantinople, under
,he management of the Imperial
archaeological Society of Moscow. The
required was granted by
he government. The object of the in
will be to study and to pro-
note the knowledge of eastern ethnog-
Apply and archaeology.
"a unique method of avoiding conta-
ron from the handling of books is in
Use in the public library of Chicago. |
BY an arrangement with the board of
health every case of contagious disease
occurring in the city is reported to the
librarian, and if it happens that any
books from the library are in the pos
ession of the afflicted family messen-
cers from the library are at once sent
or them. The books are then thor |
'ughly fumigated and in case of small |
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