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These figures are all for westward vow
ares, and take no note Of the time made
by the German and French ships. The
record over the Soufhau pton r,ate (east-
vard) is held By the Euerst Bismarck.
which made the voyage in IDLY. ls9a. in 8
DAYS. IL hours and 50 minutes Her fast
est westward trip was made in April Of the
same year IN fifteen minutes Iess This
cou-se, being so miles longer than the
Queenstown course. the Fuerst Bismarck
has almost ~ good > record as the Paris.
Il Is nos possible in the space at command
TO more than aiiude 70 the recent develop
ment Of speed in naval vessels or tho mag
nifscent work that has been done on long
voyages by the ships that ply on the Pa
citic ocean between San Francisco and
China, or by the vessels Of the ..P 4 O."
and other lines that ply between European
ports aud the East Indies
As ocean steaming has increased in
speed 30 has the size OF the boats. The
Great Western was but 20 feet long had
engines Of so horse power. vas Of !. $40
tons burden and cost nearly $2j0, 600 The
Campania is 60 feet long. cost good many
times as much rs the Great Western--the
Cunard people won't say how much-has
q gross tonnage Of II. so. and will carry
$50 saloon, $50 second cabin and $40 steer
age passengers. or ], $50 all told, besides
her crew.
A rough diagram appended shows the
relative size Of the Grsat Western and
the Campania and how the latter would
compare ia age with row of New York
buildings il she were set down in front
of them. Her stacks are twenty-one feet
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for thirty seconds il was wrapped in q SUI
preme silence. Then the presidents hands
dropped to his side. and his voice was
weak rs he said. II declare the eleventh
annual international convention Of the
United Societies of Christian Endeavor
that preceded those last words the greatest
prayer that ever rose went up to God. AZ
the tension Of sublime emotion which had
held the concourse spellbound relaxed.
thousands broke down and wcpt. Ii was
the greatest single exhibition Of Christian
sentiment that the world ever saw.
The result Of that convention has been
an almost incredible increase Of member
ship. One reason for this in that . distinct
effort was made at that convention to i'm
press two facts on the public mind. First.
that no pledge Of permanent Christianity
is required Of mcmbers-they must merely
promise to try to follow the teachings OF
the Savior; second, that the society 10 not
undenominaiional. but interdsnomina-
tionai. II 10. in fact. more UNCONVENTIONAL
than the churches themselves. Every
member is urged TO stick to his creed. to
love his creed and to 1.-Two up 20 his creed.
The aim Is not to detach young people
from their churches. but to bind them 70
them with now and stronger ties. The or.
ganixatiOn II all constructive. ltevcr aims
20 build up. and ncver to pull down. lt
co-operates with tho churches in every
way. never acting separately from them.
Take its missionary work for instance.
On Founders Day" February 2
Of each year. collection for phil
anthropic purposes il taken up by
every society in existence. But the
money collected II not spent by the Society
of Christian Endcavor. Every society
must turn over TO the church 10 which Il
il attached the proceeds of tho collection,
requiring only that the money shalt ba
divided equally between home and foreign
missions. Other missionary offerings may
BIO made only by individual societies. and
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center Of the engine. and there are trucks
ahead and behind: the 6rebox - built over
me rear tracks instead q hetgesn the
dfvers. and % more grats surfaes il OBJ
tanned. In the engines Of the Empire
state express the extra Crate surface IL got
~ ieneshening the nrebox, which Is
paced between the drivers. Most fast
Engiish engines have bat one pair Of driv-
err. while American engines have two.
Advantage 10 claimed for each plan. Of
course. bat the fact -, probably. that each
- best Tor the conditions is has TO meet
American railroad trains are heavier than
English ones, and the extra pair Of drivers
kaves the extra adhesion necessary TO pull
the greater load There il probably some
loss OF motion and porer in engines with
connected drivers. because Of slight frlc-
tsoo variation between the two pairs Of
Wheels. which, with the light trains of the
English. might more than Offset the nd
vantage Of increased tracsive power.
The trucks OF American engines are
sxiseied-shey call them ''bogies" in Eng
iand-so ~ to give the machine greater
dexibility in making the curves Of our
hnes- The object VI using the new COM
pound locomotives, in which the steam IS
used once in q small cylinder and ex-
banded for . second use In larger one.
about which 30 much has been printed OF
late. il NOS principally TO gain speed. but
trails 500 10 . simple engine. The chief
advantage possessed by . compound in
making speed II that she has less weight
Of coal to carry in her tender. The use Of
steam expansively does not necessarily in-
crease the piston speed, which il, Of
course, the first requisite to increased
speed Of drivers and train.
There have been far moro radical
changes in the application Of steam power
70 iocomotiou on the water than on the
land. The first worrying steamboat was
built by Robert Fulton in 1857, as all the
world knows. ana river navigation devei-
oped rapidly. Ocean navigation by steam
was not accomplished. however, for several
years after that time.
The firxt transatlantic akeam voyage MAS
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4svc the -four nations that have been In
tss van Of progress for generations, not
oEiy in material matters but in literature.
science and the arts. Its noteworthy fact
tast the amusemcnts which attract tho
&sast general enthusiasm in ali lands
As,ere the English. the German or the
ssench language Is spoken ara trials Of
ese kind or another. Enormous sums are
tspended yearly in all those countries for
:sses promotion Of horse racing and trotting
tsAtches, bicycle races. rowing races, etc. !;
md their horses. their men and their
Rmsuss craft are a. far In advance ofthose
u the rest Of the world a. are their steam
So and their locomotives. Il II not too
Much 70 say that high speed and high
s5yillxaaion are coexistent the world over.
The development Of the present high
rites orspeed has taken place entirely
AIthin the present century. The frat pas
4sAgsf railway WAS operated between
Aocktoa and Darlington. England, in
D xS. Stephenson locomotive being used.
{ n read was twelve mica long, and the
Hip ono way was made In two houra.
Nhsn Il was predicted that the enormous
yts q twelve miles an hour night some
aAs b attained, tho suggestion vas
snmpsly frowned down. When the Liv-
z1eol 4 Manchester railway was opened
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trains over the Baltimore 4 Ohio. Phila-
delphia a Reading and Central Railroad
OF lsew Jersey were put on. the average
rate maintained by them between termini
being 45.5 miles an hour. The Pennsyl-
van.a trains between the same points run
tribe slower. both roads making the dis.
tan9a in practically five hour time. Both
roaos run trains between New York and
PhiEadciphia, ninety-two miles. in little
over two hours. The best regular run for
. loug distance In now made by the IA
nous Empire State express, which runs
daily on the New York Central railroad.
frons New York to Buffalo. distance Of
A39IS miles. in eight hours and forty min
utes: THIS calls for an averages speed Of
fifty.two and oAe-haif miles an hour and,
Of course, for daily dashes that ara much
faster. The train rarely reaches Buffalo be-
hinc the schedule, though on some days It
has ied TO make up as much 40 half an
hour Of lost time. It's recent phenomenal
performances began on May 8 Of the
present year. shortly after the much
talked OF engine 500 WAS put in commits
sion. On that day the train had lost
Twenty-Five minutes when il reached
syracuse: no phenomenal speed was made
between Syracuse and Rochester. but
from. kochester to Buffalo, sixty-nlne
mile4. the average speed Was more than q
mile minute, tho time between
stations being s. minutes. The
five niles between Looneyviile and
Grimesville were made in 81 minutes, and
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Of concentrated zeal. This he did when
on the evening OF February he invited
the young converts Of q recent religious
revival in the Wiliiston church, Of which
he was pastor, to gather at his house. DR..
Clark. casting about for some way by
which TO keep these young disciples "in
the way" mad hit upon the plan Of organ
izing among them n society. which should
have many pleasant features, but which
should first, last and all the time work for
the glory of Jcsus Christ and for
the spreading among young people
Of His religion. Before the meet
ing he made . rough draft Of
the scheme on which he proposed to
organize the society. and drew up what
he called constitution" These docu-
ments were the beginning OF the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor.
Every one of tho young people present
signed the constitution. which is practi-
cally the ono now in force. The irst name
to be entered on the roll was that of w.
II. Pennetl, who taught large Sunday
school class in the Wiliiston church. and
who has ever since been prominent in the
society's york, having been three times
elected president thereof since il has
grown 20 greatness.
Until August. 1881, the society's growth
was confined to tho parent city. where II
prospered amazingly. Then some ono
wrote an article for q Boston religious
monthly, under the heading "How One
Church Takes Care of Its Young People"
and the mine was fired. Almost instantly
began the organization of similar societies
all over the land, the name chosen by DR.,
Clark being everywhere retained. jan
uary ]. lss2, there were seven societies with
a membership Of 4si. The same date in
1883 saw iifty-six societies in existence,
with $50 members. Figures for succeed
ing years M to the present are: 1854, 1855
societies, {, 905 members: 1855. 253 societies,
l0.96t members: 1856. $50 societies. 5000
members; 1857. :, 3i& societies, 40. 90 men,
bers; IsSS. 4. SO societies. $40 90 me nibers:
1850, 1917 societies. As. 900 members; 1890.
ll,Df3 societies, 6'o0U members; 1891,
Is. "a societies. ,Oos $50 members: ls92,
Is. 500 societies. 100, 100 members: 1893
(estimatedl, 1900 societies, l,310. go
members.
Last years convention in tho Madison
Square Garden, New York city, became
particularly impressive through o COM
parison which many people made With
In q few weeks OF the meeting Of this con-
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even then they must be turned over to the
churches, without even suggestions from
the societies az to how they shall DO used.
Aside from these voluntary offerings there
IL no cost attached 10 membership. save an
assessment Of cents month 90 meet
such light expenses as may be found neccs-
snry.
Each society must hold prayer meet.
ing once week. These prayer meetings
the members are pledged to attend. They
have been laid out with master ingenuity
TO hold and increase tho enthusiasm of
their young participants. They are aeyer
allowed to grow dreary or lag. They are
wholly American In their brisk diroctnsss.
There are no long speeches. no long pray
ers. no long hymns. Everything 10 crisp
York society is, LET many testify to
their love for God and no ono make re-
Marks" and so halfminuto prayers.
half-minute Testimony" and lfminute
quotations from the Scriptures arc the
rule. Tho prayer meetings aro as care
fully organized as are political mass
meetings. The leaders In prayer and
singing are chosen beforehand. Members
are selected to follow the leader with brief
prayers, 50 that there may be no slowness at
the outset. Others are chosen whose par
ticular duty IL 10 to see that there are no
cold" gaps. II there IL pause these
young men or young women must iii 10.
and magnetic members are chosen to sit
At tho rear Of the halls among the timid
part Of the congregation which always
gathers there, and encourage those who
are afraid to soak. Certain members are
always set aside 10 shake hands with all
new corners after the meetings are over.
and ask them 10 come again.
In planning these prayer meetings DR..
Clark suggests the following themes q
those which should have precedence.
L Any reason for forsonai ,hsu ksgiyfng
. Any hindrances To the better life
& Tbs religious bearingAof Az recent event
4 Aay interesting work " grace.
& Any special answer 20 prayer.
g. Any illustration Of thu wisdom of 0odss
word.
7. Anything observed or experienced which
estss she !ssaing of providence
fas religious point OF the Egndsy school
gess0n.
Resides the weekly prayer meetings each
society must once q month hold couse-
Grafton meeting, az which each member
must reconsecrate himself or herself to- the
work for Christ At the conservation
meeting every member must be present or
accounted for, and every ono present must
participate in some way by bsicf s'expe-
rieuce, " brief prayer or she recitation Of
brief scripturai quotation. II any men,
Ter IL absent. then the lookout committee
must investigate.
More than three such unexcused iapseu
in attendance cause the culprit's name 70
b dropped fSozn the books Of The society.
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Observation-Disclosures
The Great Organization Now in
Convention at Montreal
" COVERS THE WHOLE WORLD.
Iss 10 II Oaiy . Desea Tears OlA-lts
Atseery, Purpose ana
AethodA

One OF the most magnificent religions
socies'es ever organised is in annual con-
ventioa at Montreal. The membership OF
the Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor rivals that Of the great evausel.
teal denominations. and extends into
every part Of the United States. Indeed.
1t does not stop when the boundary lines
OF THIS country are reached, but crosses
them into Canada and Mexico. and goes
over seas into Europe. Asia and Africa.
In every civilized spot. no matter how re-
mote. the society has taken root and
aourished.
In France there are thousands of "Er-
deavorcrs." Germany Was fertile soil for
the seed spread broadcast from the parent
church in Portland. Ne. In the British
Isles the membership grew and is yet
growing with q rapidity never eoualed
there by any other society of whatever
Kind. Even in Brazil (where il Is known
rs the "Lidadores Christos"). in Samoa
lwhere its native name is ''ole an Use ote
Feagaiga"l in India. in New Guinea--in
any place you may select ut random from
. list OF countries afar off and little known,
you will find tho Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor Its constitution
has been translated into almost every
written language in existence.
II 10 az II . great tram Of religious fer
vor had been ready laid from Portland.
Me-. to all parts of the civilized world
in the winter Of 1851. waiting for DR..
Francis f. Clark to touch to IT the match
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one mile between gainesville and the
Forks in 81 seconds. or faster than l0a
mi!csa hour. Singulariy enough on the
same day heavy train on the Pennsyiya-
MIA covered the ninety-two miles between
Philadelphia and New York in 100 min
utes. on May II. 9o broke her own re-
cord. doing a mile III 81 seconds. a speed
which. continued for an hour would reach
liss. miles.
The test recorded single mile before the
Empiss States recent performances was
Reading in 1891. which did a mile In 39s.
seconds, . little faster than cor miles an
hour
The development of high railroad speeds
has ben brought about through the per-
fection OF the principles adopted In Steph-
ensom's Rocket, In which were the essen
tinl features of the double cylinders. the
muititdue boilers and the exhaust draft
To this must be added the general but
STEADY Improvement of the roadbed. or N
the E;sglish call it. the permanent way"
and the more perfect construction OF en-
gines. The boiler capacity and the gratc
surface of the new engines are vastly
greater shan were adopted in The machines
OF oti,ef days. but the size OF drivers has
not been increased. In fact the drivers OF
the peer!css .ss are but 7 feet inches in
diameter. while as far back ~ lSs9 the
Camden & Amboy tnow part of the
Pennayivani system) used s-soot drivers.
Seven.cngsnes o! this type were built then
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~ issi. the famous locomotive Rocket
riSds thirty miles an hour on her trial
~. ran regularly at n rate Of twenty-five
niles and occasionally. when behind time,
aaehed q thirty five mile speed.
an ISIS Peter Cooper. of New York.
bsilt . queer little locomotive, which
5ssis trial trip at baltimore. Mr.. Cooper
stmself handling the throttle. She made
thirteen miles an hour average speed, and
Rufssd 10 eighteen. and Mr.. Cooper had
hold down the safety valve with his
esA hand To keep enough steam NJ.
80 uss Of this engine was not continued.
re vas only fraction above one horse
ssusr. but her trial demonstrated that the
sscas Of the baltimore & Ohio, which
ssd besn bull. by Mr.. Cooper. were suited
| 9 the steam locomotive. la tsa9 the
s;oasoridge Lion, an English built ma
siiine, Was tried at Honesdalc. Pa, found
y - too heavy for tho tracks and 30
s9aadoned. In 1851 tho Mohawk and
.sdson railroad. now part OF tho New
aAe Central system. began to use steam
eses 10 rails. Tho first train run Was
GsSn By the he Wit, Clinton. aud is now
saesn In duplicate a; the Worlds fair.
aae famous locomotive. John Ball. Was
~ ssd on the Camden and Amboy in
-, ahd y now part Of the Chicago sx-
aseat OF the fsnnsy,van{a road Both
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electrify the sporting world by phe-
nomenally fast mile over measured
course, which she did in issa The follow
ing list, giving horse. driver, course.
date, time. kindly furnished by Mr. Busby.
OF the Snsri. Of the Tsmes. shows how the
;roitlng time has since been reduced:
Lady sufrolt, David Bsysa, Beacon. Hosoken.
October il, issS 1-2.
Pelham, William whelea. censerviiss. - l.,
july ,, lSss "a
highland Maid. q. J. Moline, CeEserviise. n
l., June ih IsSs. az
Flora Temple. Hsssn woo1zaa. tn.o4. l. \.
l.. SspsslhsS 2 80 e.:x1
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ventson Of young Christians both OF the
grea. national political conventions we're
In session The attendance at the Christ
ian Endeavor convention outnumbered
ten TO one the attendance ct either Of the
political gatherings. and for sustained en-
thrsiasm the meetings at Minneapolis and
Chieaso did not compare with that ia
Nsw York. although on the former de-
pended the choice Of candidates for tho
presidency Of the United States, and the
latter was wholly free from the element Of
uncertainty or suspense. u Was purely
an occasion for rejoicing. There vas NO
rivalry. no wire pulling, no hsagtbuSns,
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and rsf. ill lSb.: they could make marvel
Gus speed on straight, level tracks with
light loads. but the Wheels slipped on
grades: aud when heavily loaded. and
the n;seh,nes started very slowiy. The
engine makers of TODAY understand
tha. while big wheels VIII cover more
erouni TO the same number o. revolutions
than sYn all ones they require more steam,
and mast support enough Of the engines
weigh, 10 hold snem down. la the Cam
den 4 Amboy eig wheeled engines the
we.gh' sas largely horne by the trucks.
aud the boiler As small. Tae drivers of
the Bay al b.ue engines are set uuasx the
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-. saglnss acre worked regularly at
- -. eighteen - tscnty miles an ht5lr.
-. aeselopiaeas III speed from .Aa,
sFsy types of American loeol,so-
s~hs0Tr~d Fad csiIy from earsv English
S.ses. ard some very strange look ing
~ sers Produced on this side OF the
Er-. .sosshy the ''gFasshorpers" and
rea on the Il. q q. during ,he
Years - It's existence
fessersis have never ssea carefully
- sAsiseAsss eug at least FORTY wears
milV n minute rate has been
" naosc taxa one instance, Here
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Wen you see man in wos
Walk right up aud say "Huliol"
Say "Hutloi" and ''fiow dye dol
How's the world a-usin' your"
Slap the fellow on the back,
Bring your hand down with Q whscks
Waits right up an don't go slow,
Grin an shake an say sHulio!'
i he clothed In rags? o. shot
Walk right up an say ''lIullof'
Rags Is but cotton roll
Jest for wrappin' up q soul;
An soul 10 worth u true,
Hale and hearty show dye dot"
Don't wait for the crowd to go.
Walk right up an say "Iiul!o."
Wen big vessels meet. they gay.
They saioot an sail away:
Jest the same are you an me
Lonesome ships upon q sea-:
Each one sailing his own jog
For port beyond the fog.
Let your speaking trumpet blow,
Liit your horn and cry '.Hallo!"
Say "Huiio." and Chow dye DOR
Other folks are good ~ you.
When you leave your house OF clay.
Wandersn' in the far away,
Wen you travel through the strange
Country tother side the range,
Then the souls you've cheercd will know
Who you be an say "Hul.o,"
,-S.ffR WQIfeY Eoaa
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The Seattle, Laxe Shore Il EAstsrn railway
makes Through connections .: saonoraIsh tor
Lowssl aad Everett TraiH isasas ssat;se dsliy
q s.E AZ. returning a<T1ves q essssse Az pm
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It's shoost as plain a. der nose on your
vace
Mr.. SamueIs thaughtliyt- see no oga-
shuns sor you do ged personals aboGd II,
Miss Bloomstein-
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4 Personal Matter.
Judge.
Miss Blocmstein - Wy. Mr.. eamuels,
anybody could tell dot dey vos engaged
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Didn't Hear Hymn.

The tenor was sleeping peace
fully.
"See if you canticle his neck a
little" the soprano suggested.
"I wouldn't duet" came from the
first bass.
.'If l can't make a better pun
than that my name amt Psalm" "
said the boy who pumps the organ:
But he said it solo that none o:
them quartet.-Washington Capt.
tai.
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FOR SALE.

WJE OFFER FOR SALE AT THE
w following prices:
Poha Jam in 9 ID. cans at 81 so per doz.
Poha Jam in Id. cans at $50 per doz.
Poha Jelly in 10. cans at $50 per doz.
Guava Jelly in 1 ID. cans at $50 per doz.
China Orange and Papaia Jam, (this
is a very superior article), in 2 Id. cans
at 81 so per dozen.
A" TKRNs CASH.
RONA CANNING CO.,
Kealakekua, Kona,
314O-3m Hawaii, 81. /.
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A FLORAL PHANTASY.

I am the Chrysanthemum.
/ know I'm yaller,
And sometimes yallerer;
But / am in it
Just the same.
/ am aware I'm built
Somewhat
After the pattern of a mop;
But yet
am an aff1orescent epitome
OF the great American spirit
OF git thar.
For I struck this country
A stranger,
Without 8 scent
And no capital,
Except my blooming shape.
But | stood straight up,
And held my head high
And do yet.
And today myself
And my descendants
Are in the floral 400,
And the more
FrilIs
We develop,
The more we're admired.
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