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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

vote SnouId the vast body
which now declares itself only for
the lettering of human nature
declare itself. instead, for socialism,
then this country would speedily be-
cono e sociallstic paradise Should
they band themselves in any way to
war upon society, and Live up to their
intent as firmly as they now live up to
their intent to help preserve 1t, then
society would faltcr and falEcrusheG.
This year, when their great convention
was held in Cleveland its sessions were
only less carefully reported by mail
and telegraph for the newspapers than
are the sessions Of the national political
gatherings which have in their hands
the welfare OF the nation AS for num-
bers, no political convention that was
ever held could call out one-haf SO
large and representative list OF dele
gate as did this gathering Of young
Christians. A dozen railroads strained
and struggled as railroads have never
had TO struggle in this country on any
occasion save three-the war, the cen
tennial and the worlds fair-in order
TO transport the crowds, and the Chris
tan Endeavor convention is yearly
matter The city on which the multi
tude descended was enguEed. It's
hotels were mastered. Thousands upon
thousands of the delegates were given
quarters by private citizens. For weeks
nothing was thought of CIR talked of
there but the visitors and their work.
II IL, IA -
went to write of the doings OF this lion
ster meeting. By telegraph and mail
news OF the great event was sent to near
" every city, town and hamlet in
the land. and reaching beyond this
nations broad confines to every coln-
try where ever SO small a number OF
the population Is civilized and knows
Protestant Christianity And every
where this news was eagerly devoured
by members of the society. a couple
of weeks ago ! wrote about the Young
Mems Christien association Its scope
is enormous and its membership Enbe
lieva bic almost. vet for its every mem
Der there are three Christian Endeay-
orers. It is doubtful if two million
properly expresses the vast number of
Young people who have promised ale
giance to the principles laid down by
DIR. Clarl; that evening in the parsonage
of the Williston church, at Portland,
Ne.
All this began with bit of foolscap
paper on which a clergyman in a small
city, away down east, had written this
pledge:
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
for strength, promise Him that l will
strive to do whatever He would
like to have me do; that ! will
pray to Him and read the Bible every
day, and that, just so far as l know
how, throughout my whole life, will
endeavor to lead Christian life. AS
an active member I promise to be true
to all my duties, to be present at and
to take some part aside from singing
in every meeting, unless hindered by
some reason which / can conscientious
~ give to my Lord and Master, Jesus
Christ. If obliged to be absent from
the monthly conservation meeting, ]
will, if possible, send an excuse for my
absence to the society"
The first name to be written under |
Meath it was that of W. Il. Pencil,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18
Care % Pin. China

There Is an Eng ish custom that 10.
been imported into this country -~ith
pleasing results. and Derhap. has been
handed down from mother - caugb'er
among an English ce.osnded FAM =.
That T. the habit % washing the tns
china a. the mistress hands A little
cedar tub IL brought into ths dining
room after the meal. or an s0ane eases.
large bowl j. set aside FOR tb.. par
po~s alone The lady % The h0use c -
lie cups and ssrcert into the hot water
vlth Der o-vu dainty sngera Her lit
tie dsBghter has ben 'srght % care
fullv or thea Tho Tho luo~ tks
dubious delight % osTalng Hus table
ware. sae ending . ITO the kitehsu
20 D. chippeo and uzArrsa, VII <pp-e-
c.t~ fh8s Alternative - Pbsla1s. ph q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

United States have made their divided
skirts" The fishermans dress in the
Isles of Maeken, Holland. forcibly sug-
gest such an origin for the latest freak
in American garb. The farmers wives
and other classes of the working peo-
Pile wear, as travellers so often remark,
a most peculiar headgear. 1t is gold
or silver bonnet with only a base and
no top. II holds up the hair as in a case,
and is surmounted in front with gold
spiral screws from which are hung inn
mense gold earrings Viewing this pc
culiar fashion with an eye awake TO its
grotesoueness, do not know but il is
better TO hang gold pendants from
screws sttached TO bonnet than 10 10,
in the light Of our higher intelligence.
10 bore holes in the ears 10 put in or
naments.
Another peculiar dress here IS the
Orphans" It is part red and part
black. It is queer, but, nevertheless.
points out the fact that she Is alone.
and, therefore, humanity in general
should treat her with more than Gus
tomary kindness.
/ see hardly any poverty in The
Hague. have, ever since have been
here, seen more and more OF the spirit
that was so indelibly stamped on our
country, and especially on New York
state. by the early Dutch settlers
The oueep sees our minister at heI
court more than any other American.
as a matter of course The last echoes
Of the peace congress and Of the inter
parliamentary congresses were still
ringing in my ears, and 'good-bys"
with delegates were still resting on the
lips, when l was invited by Mr.. and
Mrs. Quinby. the minister plenipotsn-
tiary and his wife, TO dinner at their
elegant home on the Langevorhsut.
To a tired brain and hornesick heart.
when l was thus left alone At The
Hague. this was / assure my readers
a most delightful change. The life Of
o diplomatic minister Is by no meas a
e!neeure. Much 10 oxufc.ed az him.
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think it was DIR. Clark himseh-started
the extraordinary thing. His speech
was about two minutes long. and every
word of it was chosen with consummate
skill; not one was wasted, not one was
inappropriate. The speakers manner
was sharp and nervous. but 1t
was the sharpness and nervousness
of magnetism He called for tes-
ti1nony from the states. Scarcely
second had elapsed before the
answer came from Alabama. Ala
bana is for Christi loudly called
the delegate, rising In her seat As
she sat down again, another arose.
Arkansas is working faithfully" was
the word of this delegate. AS he,
prominent for moment above the sea
of r,pturned faces, sank back into its
strange monotony, another rose and
spoke. and then another, and another,
and another When the whole list OF
states had been heard from, the foreign
delegates took up the word. Each had
a message to deliver, and each deliv-
cred it in different way Then came
brief tidings from the citiss. Up!
Down! A word of cheer. Up! Down!
It was like the rapid fire of musketry.
There was no confusion, no faltering.
Here, there. everywhere over the great
hall the train of fervor burned as
train of powder might fash along an
open field. And the explosion came
when. testimony ended. the whole vast
concourse burst into song-a chorus SO
grand. so spirited, so enthusiastic, that
I FOR one was fairly swept Off my feet
and out of all sober senses by its intoX-
icating magnificence.
That is as / remember it. Whether
details are accurate or not it was the
most impressive evidence of single
mindedness and good discipline l ever
saw. Any general in the world might
well be proud to have his soldiers exc
cute maneuver as smoothly and sue
cessfully as this was done. And so it
runs throughout the conventions.
Everything is as it should be. There
are no lsggards, or if there are they
are so well concealed by the vast en-
thusiasm and ambition of the majority
that they are not apparent. Zeal,
earnestness. good order, discipline
these are the most obtusive features Of
these great gatherings.
1t is discipline, in fact, that has made
the society success. EndeavOrers
must be in earnest or they cannot be
endeavorers. That is the keynote of
the orga nization. Each society has its
lookout committee They are the
watchdogs, the officers in command,
TO some extent. Not only must they
do all they can for the extension of the
society-s membership, but they must
see to it that those already belonging
are at work. Each member. for liz
stance, pledges attendance at as many
eetings as possible at the time of
joining, especially the conservation
meetings If one meeting is missed
card is sent by the lookout committee
which reads as follows:
DEAR FRIEsD-We notice with regret your
absence from the last conservation meeting
especially as no excuse was given or reason
for absence rendered
II at any time ~ the future you are forced
TO be absent from the conservation meeting
we trust that you will send US a word of greet
ing at least. which is always gladly received.
and is also in accordance with the rules Of our
society. Fraternally yours,
TIE LOOKOUT COMMITTEE
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VINO has ever since been prominent in
the councils Of the society.
At the first national convention.
which was held in the birthplace Of
the society June ., 1882, only six soci-
cites were represented with member
ship of 4sl. When the twelfth annual
convention met at Cleveland June IL
of this year, 2s, 741 societies were repre-
scented, with a membership Of l, 724 ,4o0.
About $4,000 delegates were present.
At the next annual meeting II is safe 10
say that at least 1000, 600 members Will
be reported. and their views will be
voiced 10y 60,000 delegates The high
est attendance during any one day at
the world fair was 716.OG. This Is
less than twelve times as many as will
attend the next years convention OF
the Society OF Christian Endeavor.
These conventions are extraordinary
affairs. Never again will it be possible
To secure any building large enough to
hold ell the delegates. Thus 1t be
comes necessary to divide them up
among many meetings in halls and
e-en mammoth tents. At Cleveland
nearly every available public meeting
place was crowded 10 overfioyving, and
still SO enormous were the crowds
that il became necessary for the local
churches 10 come to the rescue
with more space for meetings
As all manner Of novel social
entertainments have been devised
t. make the local meetings Of
each society pleasant and alluring, so
the national conventions have become
most novel and most interesting. They
are more than interestinC-thcv are
imposing. \ mass OF people always is
impressive. Then that mass is swayed
Dy one common impulse, il gains in
strength enormously. Those who were
al the Cleveland convention say that
nothing more inspiring than the sun
rise prayer meetings OF the Endesvor-
ers was ever seen there. Thousands
attended them. and the enthusiasm and
oneness Of purpose of those who gath
cred in the early. morning hours was
marvellous Fancy the delegates to a
political convention getting up an
hour ahead Of time and going before
breakfast TO some hall TO speak and
sing aSd cheer ont OF pure enthusiasm
f2C the merits CT The candidate the7
favored,
Ia New York the reports" from the
states we're perhaps the most impress
slve Of the nanv impressive episodes of
the great meeting, which filled Mad
lson Square garden 70 It's doors The
delegations were seated in the alpha
oetlc2l order Of the states from which
tAey came Some tcryeal. suea Lsr-I
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A Must scts Over Seven Feet Long.

The people of Bellington, ". Va.
are proud Of one of their citizens.
whose only claim to greatnes is his
enormous beard and mustache. His
name is Brown-plain Jane. Brown
hut nature could not hide his identity
even in the Virginia mountains, espe-
cially after bestowing upon him such
an enormous beard. Brown is six feet
and one inch in height. On: even his
great stature does not hinder his chin
beard from trailing on the floor when
he stands erect The mustache is even
a greater curiosity than his beard, be-
ing exactly seven feet and four inches
from tip 70 tip
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

Inlaid IL nonograns ana or1Ic- Inssg-
MA, with the choicest diamonds
saw the room IN which Queen
Sophia, the first wife Of the late king,
died. The Bible was marked IN the
place where it was open when her hour
Of death came.
With all this wealth and glory the
prospect Is that the disposal Of :he az
tections ~ her hear. will not be given
10 Queen Wilhclniua. as her cncisPuted
right.
The mos. humble pesssnt n the
kingdom is. IL that particular. Y.caer
than she. Already diplomatic arrange
ments. rs I understand, are being
undertaken tos ne disposal o. her
hani IL marriage whc. s1e has come
20 her majority. The-e e q1tte
plain-Iool<jng efiace 70 WHEN queen
Emma the queen regent nov, Slu be
obliged 20 retire "a the queen doESayer
then Queen Emma Is roost highly g.
te-ned, brt the love seems 20 o. a.
oentered on their child. Qaaen vii
halmina her picture aco-us fa-
p,stage stamp, the CON, the Windows.
aid. above all her sweetness a dis
position TernsirE Ruxlloyed by al this
unpreceoe sdulat.oa n the life q
sny child Q, :his p-eses; ere She -
TOW With her mother a. Lustasc.S
palace
A. Il = picture. contrast MAKES a.
;-setivenesN I-~eni[spr. Tie p@isSs
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the motto Of the organization is puz-
cling, but many do. The motto is:
For Christ and the Church" I'VE
owe our allegiance first to Christ and
then to the church." is another way
they have of expressing it. That means
that each individual society is fist
a Christian band. but next an adjunct
OF the ehurch-the local church
which it's members attend. Such a so
ciety cannot be undenominational, al
though it is interdenominational in
the highest sense of the word. African
Methodist Episcopal. Baptist, Christian,
Church of God, Congregational, Cum
berland Presbyterian. Disciples of
Christ, Evangelical Association. Free
VIII Baptist. Friends, Lutheran, Mem
MONTE, Methodist of Canada, Metho-
dist South and Methodist Episcopal,
Moravian, Presbyterian, Canadian Pres
byterian and Southern Presbyterian,
Reformed Church Dutch, Reformed
Episcopal, Reformed Presbyterian, and
United Brethren and United Presbv-
terrain were some of the denominati tons
which were recognized by especial de-
nominational rallies at the Cleveland
convention. Surely it IS not fair to
call society which does this, unde-
noninational
What mighty influence this society
yields now, and what it is TO yield in
future. it is impossible to guess II is
interesting to figure out from table
of its past growth what its future MEM
bership will be if it maintains its pres
emf vitality in years TO come. At that
rate in 1895 the society will be $500. 900
strong: in 1896 it will number 1900. coo:
in 1897 million more will bring it up
to 1000. 600; in 1895 it will have reached
$500, 900; in 1899 no less than .,OO0.-
600 people will belong to it, and in 1900.
when the new century begins, il will
have achieved the astounding total of
9.300, 900. Whether it be a dream or
not | do not pretend to say, but it is
true that the society has only 90 keen
up its present energy. and through it
TO achieve as good results as il has in
the past, in order to bring it 10 pass
Thus the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeayor-which is now rep
resented more widely than any other
organization lin America the free ma
sons, the strongest secular society,
have only 722 900 members), and which
has its propa ganda basis in every ham
let, town and city in the United States,
and almost throughout the worlds
likely, with the dawning of the TWEEN
tieth century, to become the most i'm
portant organization of any kind what
ever on the surface of the globe. That
this Is so-because its work and infiu-
ence is all for good and none for evil
gives every living human being a cause
for congratulation.
EDWARD MARSHALL.
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yKoUT COMMITTEE

II there are further absences the
committee sends notes like these:
II is our duty to ask you why you
were absent unexc used from our last
conservation meeting. This is your
second consecutive absence.
And
We regret that you have been alb.
sent from three consecutive meetings
unexcused. We trust that you do not
good excuse.
There is no dallyinG. If the member
does not heed these warnings, much as
the society dislil1es TO lose NE mbership
or TO in any way do anything which
may have the effect Of turning one
person from the right path by the
withdrawal of support, expulsion is
quick and sure where delinquency or
other cause merit. It. This is the dis
cipline that has made the society a
success. Il is like the discipline Of
great army. Offense is fol
lowed by punishment Ii is no
small matter to have the associ-
ations of Christian EnGeavoT
society cut off from a young person
who has known them and enjoved
them. There Is much more than re
igion to attract young person 70 the
society. Its bac.1bone-its principal
weapons the prayer meeting. But
the social field Is cultivated and il IN
doubtedly bears much fruit. 1t is par
ticularly true in cities that Young PEG
pie ind il hard TO make acquaintance,
Like the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. the Epworth league and kin
dred associations, the EndeavOrers
make il their business to see that nc
pne who viii accept their kindly Offices
In this regard goes unknown TO good
and pleasant people. That is part of
toe work OF the lookout committee
Then besides the prayer meetings there
are many gatherings that are purely
social-entertainmeu of all kinds
and even the PRAYER meetings them
selves are often followed the same even
ing by brief social sessions
II has been said that this society 10
undenominationaL That is q mistake.
How anyone can make il who knows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18
COUNT BY MILLIONS
Christian Endeavorers to Become
the Greatest Organization.
More Than e.o0e, 900 In l9oo-From .
Little Prayer Meeting In Portland
This Mighty Force Grew Up
Disciplined Like an Army.
lCOPYRIGHT, 1924

Divide the total population a the
United States by thirty-eight and you
nave the membership OF the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor.
Divide the total number Of Protestant
Christians in the world by one hundred
and Won have the same result. In the
history of religion this has not been
true of any similar organization
IN fact. there has been no siI2i-
Jar organization. Very much less
than twice as many men enlisted
In he union army during the civil
war. The total of those killed in
battle. dying of their wounds dying of
diseases and in prison-al Of these
was only little more than ore-si1th
~ many as these young people number
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18
Great Invention.

Peddler-I am introducing a new and
improved brand Of combination toilet,
kitchen. bathroom. and shaving SOAP
ma am. warranted perfect for metals
woodwork. paint. varnish. clothes,
teeth. skin. dishes ----
Woman-No trouble getting soap 10
this house. Got plenty. What We want
j. something 10 eat that won't cost all
nv ashland makes.
Peddler- That's II. ma am. Just tbs
thing Buy cake Of this soap, put .
liberal piece into every dish you cook.
and you'll hod II will take very little
to satisfy the family y. Weekly.
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SHE is A FAIRY
But Her Subjects in Holland Glory
In Her Quaintnes IS.
Our Minister at Her Court-Mary F-os.
OTmsby Writes of Her Waits 20
Hsr Majesty and HIS Ex-
eelienCy.
lCoPYRI5Hr. 1854


Showing il her features marked re-
semblance 10 her great-grandfather,
William l. twho ruled over both Bel
GUM and HollandI, conscious OF her
royal prerogatives that no other girl in
the world possesses. little Wilhelmina
is, nevertheless. gracious, lovely and
lovable young miss of fourteen
Ali of her kingdom had just been cell
ebrating the anniversary of her birth
day when orr party arrived ct The
Hague. The "Kurhaus de slieven in
que les bains," was transformed into a
palace of beauty. The tricolors of the
country fioated from galleries and bal
comics, whilst underneath these were
gaTlands of the choicest flowers
There was grand feast prepared for
the children of The Hague--a gigantic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

zen francis SSsh. sf "a. re-olu-
tionATy army yaE> name 20 Nz.a-
vile Tenn. II ~4s Gr.t called Nash
borOugh. When va objected - or Ac-
o9zai - beng hard % spell Sash;or
~s- suggested tsut &s&kvills was anzlIy
accepted IL I7ss
Two birmingham s-zro>s have
carr1sd a silver qgzrt~r under t1ssr
tongses for ieirsy air ysars Th~y
we're ars' placed tser, by tiss sn~a Tor
ts%r Their masters sxould snf znd ia1s
tas money from 'hsfn aat sute~qosnt-
y sept iAeFe bee4aae Of expeditions
beef.
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4AEvEict-- KsstLt4

From Is,'sr -riftsn BY Rev J Gsan-
derusn - Dtmsud.ls. I4ch .ss pr
u4it-sd q make tHls 81 rae < Aays n
b~sitstisn b. recommending Dc. Neg .
New Discovery. q. TIE rssu Z. we're a. u.sst
marvellous IN the rAss of ny vie. ~ Elis
! gas pastor ~ Toe EApila Caurcn a.
Klvss Jaaefion sic wss bFcuzsf down
vsth Pssamopis socossd * L. 80 -.
Tsrrlbi. psfoxysmE - og8EbtaE . "a
Sat Iours ~ith .ttfis iat.Ffntt.as IS . T.
assns-d a. DO sbs couid Do- surT1Ts tnefn.
A trend recon lssGs3 Dr.. klsxs Esz
Disoossry, u 49, q94ls - sgfE sd
b shly .sfis'sctory ga result Tflsl bot
tl.s ire - Ctss IA Trsao- sas g.. ss-hft-.x
acuG store. Es.al.r ne ~ cssts A1c o.
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SssSc>t1ck-

Gothe--It wont 30 20 take our
daughter - the theater 80 often am
afraid she already inagines herself an
actress.
Esther-Has she taken 20 studying
Shakespeare
Mother-N-o. but within the past
six weeks she has been engaged 70 half
= dozen different mem Y Weekly
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/ m p o r I a t / o IA
from London,
" h ere pipes
have been in
high favor ever
since the prince
of Wales took to
a bulldog. Very
expensive arti-
cles in that line
have been intro
duced into the
metropolis this
S e a 8 0 n, a n q
twenty dollars is
~A< N hiDh N,t,a
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Appreciated Sympathy.

Wibbles - Those rear-cnd collisions
must Re terrible pity man ~ho u
unfortu innate enough 70 IL The victim
Of one
Yagley fwho unexpectedly found his
hest girls father a. home The night o.
torel-Thsuks for -he sympathy, Old
feileE-RutTslo Courier
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''Ponsill, our designer, MADE q oah
break IN thz, last design 81 . folding
bed he got ont for uS, said the furni-
turc manufacture.
What vvas the matter with it,
We'll. he got the writing desk ard
book case and piano and gardrobs and
refrigerator part, in al right buI,
when we got The blamed thing -
keth.r. we found he had left tEs ID
mart ont "-rTrrith
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

Italian grape culturists are now
making illuminating oil from grape
seeds, from which they get product
OF from ten TO fifteen per cent i j.
clear. eolorless and inodoroUs. sn.
burns without smoke
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Young man" said HabelS father
10 you don't 90 away from here shall
call the cog.
THAT would Be proper said me
youth II raised the animal and you
can call him Il you want To "-Detroif
Free Press.
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AT,p-4.-ss~ie G.rn~s,

our seaISSIu szeCu. = lie finest /
have ever seen
We'll. il ought 20 he; il was male
from oue OF the eaSSated seals -
,,uc,re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18

1her Baby ~ss SICK. re gave her c-E--->
Wen she Ess ca m c-sNi &C. C=ao-.
Wen ST. became 4ss<. she cizn- - css1nTfs
xl-n sic "a. Ca.ldreu. sae g--s ,aep caE@'-A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-18
Pipe Smoking Fashionable.

The latest extravagant mania Is the
pipe-collecting habit This is recent
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una re IS expected InfrI7TVeIy % ii.
derstsnd nanv of tie demands With
out any information concerning them
Many FHcs7 ozsxs~y.