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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
CANADA WILL GO SLOW.
Law Against Aliens Probably VIII
Not Be Enforced

NEW YORK. July 3s-Secretary OF State
JcHn Sherman is at the Fifth Avenue no.
"a. He will leave a. once for Narragsr-
sett. where he Will rest for several weeks
The secretary was asked what ne Thought
OF the reports that the Canadian govern
r1ent proposed 70 enforce the alien az.
against American miners now rocksng TO
the Clondyke. He said:
L don't know. We have an alien law az
our Own. We have never enforced q
against gold miners. Canadian citfz4n<
nave been free 30 come 20 tne Trrf-s~f
states and mine for gold under The "a RIA
terms THAT our citizens have. There aas
never been any friction and 7 DO rot an
Ieipafs any trouble on tina: score Where
man has taken up land claim for the
purpose of residence and cultivation va
haEe always insisted that he o. A citizen
Ihe same mas been done under tise Gang
0tan government Where mar has sim
Ply prospscted for gold with The fnspngieyr,
Of digging into the ground a LITTLE way and
taking what ne could fad ne aas never
been intsrfered with on our side OF the
border. ] do rot think the Canadian gov
srnroent will change that course OF pro-
cs3ure. Y they DO IL may lead 70 fu!fy az
much embarrassment 10 them as % our
miners. From the r@a ger reports already
received Il looks as Z there nigh. ~ ~
much gold on CTR side Of the line as on
theirs"
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ROOM FOR NO MORE.
Steamship Mexico VIII SAIL for
Alaska Tht. 0orning with $50


Not another passenger could crowd i'm
self aboard the Stsa nsstfp M~ssus. sailing
thss morning FOR pyoa and SkaSaway, II
Re were willing 10 auaaTsspls tsa fare,
THE Mexico e beaded with human freight.
she carries is> cabin passengers and about
so second csh.N The number soink trota
this Sort exceeds tue crowd which left
FRIDAY on the Queen. and Il IS noticeable
tAat the number taxing Sk&gs~ay as
thesr destination Increases ss tte merits
~ The white pass are potter known ona
advantage over pyea IS a dock which sf-
farss q good landing. TAs Msxieo Viii
sail this uaornin& AZ o'clock
Following is tiss az the qsssse SoT-s ar
RANGED aecoreins 10 class and destination;
ia tire arst~claSs passengers these for
Sksxsway ara A CrookSli. john 4. Cra2.
T. SutheYiend. T. g. Richards. JOAN
Mather. Capt. Harry Strave, James W.
HALL. II. t.. Stephenson. w +. AcMAsoa
ara +. Il RoaTmaa.
Far Junean-~Iouis Nelson Joseph
Adams. IL L. rurkete. " ]. Mlroy. ~
&. Campbell and Mrs Brink.
For Dysa--E. (. sharp ". II. Emer-
s~4s e u Newman. Mrs. -. w kut,aT
v-sllsSfsl neusarn. RI. J Han " q. Cr2ne.
sul Hudson. James Heran. W r. smisA
James " D%nnv. {. NJ. Weymouth. }. Il.
'T'salSxara. NJ. j, jones. Joseph II. stsst.
l. ~ Nand T. Green. II. - Campse1}
F'rAaS osborn. Richard Osborn and A. A
Rsrnarsss
Fer Sstka-Nrs- w. q. Thomas. x T.
Hanson
Eer tae rosna t-sp-Geo~ge NJ Rose. 4.
q HOLMAN. <. hoffman J. W. Lewis ana
W III. lewis.
Tse S@csn3 -Slsss bookings ssr skaSa-
WAY are as follows. SSraas3 Archer gsearxN
Jackson. u ~ sAAeeE f. ". Nufrn John
Caasaan. :. Y. raper James s,szgysy. :
J. NuhssFE JOAN W. Gg>s&wla z e
f.nlers4sm III. A. N$seg ". = Morley. y
Nixan, r Eaasl r. y. Glssnsr. \. FSnSk.
IL NJ Made. J. I.seulss. Frank w
Esraxssr. gsensss Wafs. - y Johnson.
J " C>ak AVcNgs Great, JAIN Acnon-
aid II r CaFssfea. John Nicholas James
SRs~ah - oaEnRsn r NJ gGsnlsa. y
GgsSsmAs. W. winZ2ss, y. J. DvalAa,
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another stampede and IN the meantime
win DO anything I can. We are both feel
ing well. hut tired out from this Internal
ssampsdsEg- Ii Is a phase OF life to 10
INDUCED in rather than explained TO alb
~orb any Idea Of the business There -
lots Of money in this place. and much WEI
Leave this afternoon one cannot FORM
airy sdea OF the money going out IL
can only be estimated by thf wealth OF
a few who ara know, to go. Every cT.e
has sack saw four men. each ore or
them with all the gold ne could carry.
ali the property Of one man, go aboard
the Weare when she left the other cay
He raus; have had about $a01.to6.
The boat is waiting, and must close
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william Bishop. F. e William. Al Davis.
xyyraIs r. Olsen r. d. Ccnr1on. Henry

Zenaia b. Olsen. r. d. ccngaon. Henry
E.sssfAz. Is. L. .z.SgAssz2, 4-A4-4 -ze-.-
son. f. H. osbor.. e. r. Srsnbe-g, Hay
dan Coleman. c. R. Howard A. Marin,
Charles pepir. Charles Phillips. l. T.
Chestnut W. n q; place. O. r. wflliarss.
r Larf1tfoc;. Augasr Delfel O. 9 Laring.
John White. James Snyder. W. r. Shall
ley. A. 2. Coop-r. r. L. Burger, J. A.
Clark, s. E. Jackson, G. E. Gasoerson.
s. z. Smith. A. Naao,e j. l. WILSON,
Anton Eoghersfs. l. C. Braneon. D. A.
Costello. L. r. Hickman. c. r. Bernard,
AIpne1s Byerg. Emil Ecknnn. Peter Eek
hnn- James C'Donneil II. r. Nichols J.
A Gable. J. y. Kepner, F. j. Aannery.
&. r. Johnson. A. g. Mattengis. .
Foreschkie. A 8. Moss. James Giiifeilow
and N G. SpAi.
For Dyea-J. Klein. Mich Hoeck. Mrs.
Hoeck. T. z. Do9xherty. Fred BrentIirsss1,
]. ]. Cavinder f. G.. Wihsens,s r A.
Wiicoxsn. James Burns. Thomas Hairs.
+. w. Ward, JOIN Chiien D. Yea. N VIII
ams. c. J. Carisson. r. Z. Skagerlind.
b. Atkinson. J. Clesnmersen. Dassd Green,
Andrew Nelson. Jacob StavIr,. II. RusscF-
or. w Russchon. John r. Wiiiers. Andrew
Wiii@rs A. Olsen, ID. Yen. John Aungoil.
E. II Dahiere, A. j. Charleston, j. Nd.
whyre. II. r. Marshall G. A. Swensen.
Joseph Wayne. r. Anthony. j. p. r. Nor
rtsou, s. b. Marshall, J. H Mcknight, IL.
-
A. Brandon. r. o. De Fior, c. F. Peter
sen, r. a. Zulbarth. r. E. Jafnison. A +.
Mitchell. ID. ]. LengstzI- 3. /. RAthbuH.
Alex Cocoa, Harry Gould, c. w. Latin,
II. Monohan, G. n Mcnotan. II. A. Tade-
man III. TadegEan. r. r. Peterson. sam
Levy, Frank Hough. Gus Zientle, w +.
Phillips, Ed Taber. W. B. Speron, Mamie
O Eiil, Adam Sacks. John Mckenzie, Ia
Irwin r. Shearer, g. E Harmon. C. h
Clark, W. II. Clark. s. Hanson. j. {.
Burke William Dawson. Q. w. Nicholson.
James Madison. Thomas Froyer, II. y.
Lacy, Carl Mclean, j Snepich, c. T.
SxuIt. John Esdsen William Davsy. D. Il
AcNeaI. ii. J. McElroy. < Rugg. Andrew
Mckay, f. Fraser. Mr. BROOKS, l. NJ
Small r. Z. Bingham, {. L. Kline. Mrs
L. r. Person Arthur E. Griffin, +. Joskn.
r. Atwood. Mr.. Bales. j. .. Adams, Alfred
Thorzen, William Herne. Fred Dooitile.
F. NJ Eingberser. F. W. Browne. Charles
Beam, c. NJ. Hutchinson, E T. Welborn.
L. H. Lessey, William G. Richards, A.
Gardner. Thomas Heney and j. Saunders.
Second class bookings for Juneau are
Charles Burke. G.. II. Sturgell. J. c. Stur-
geil, II. Mclean. J. Giliis. u. Ferguson.
Barclay j. X. Mills, l.. Whitfield, Max
Oehm, George Evans. r. o. Roberts. W.
w. Sprague. Joseph Droust. Charles Falk-
ner, Henry Crock. r. j. Mclaughlin. ii.
NJ. Connell. A. Mona. Allan r. Ely, c. j.
jones. j. w. Donaldson. NJ. 8. Ferney, NJ.
Dolan, William Finnegan, Otto Johnson.
Charles Ibson. Phil Jorsss, Fritz Blake.
II. Denome. j.. II. Sweat. W A. Obron,
Fred Pal.ow @. Russian, Jonn Wallace
and Joe Zanaoa.
For Sftk4-A w Frost.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
PoRTLAxDERs bound NORTH.
6ofd-Huntcrs Leave for seaftle-The
Elder to Sail July 30

PORTLAND. July ga party OF ten
PortianderS left today for Seattle whera
they WIFI take the steamer Mexico Cor
juneau tomorrow Among them Is ]. W.
Ivy. receaiiy appointed collector OF Gus
toms for Alaska, who goes 10 take charxa
Of his office
Capt fsoodall superintendent % the Pa
eirc Coast Steamship Company. arrived
IN ehe city from San Francisco today ard
viii remain here until the sailing Of tha
steamship Elder for Juneau on yr;tv "a
He Is here 20 supertEtsnd the raanrfrs,
and eauiprns-a, ~ the vessel The r-ssa-
viii carry out fan list % Passengers
ard fan cargo Of freight Among ~.
freight wfll be a number % cattle s-s
about twenty-five b trros, which ara "a
ing seat north 10 BE- used as pack ami
mails
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BIG FINANCIAL BACKING.
Gov. WcGraw and Gen. Carr Have =
weaisAy View York Company
Interested I'm CIonlyke


When the steamer Portland sailed from
shss city for St Micsaaels last Thursday,
the PRESENCE Of ex-Gov. John H. MeGraw
ard s.ea. e u. Carr on her deck pos
sess-d probably greater financial signifi-
canoe than most people supposed who
stood on the dock and watched the
steamer begin her long norshwestward
voyage.
OF course everybody who watched these
two and other prominent men Of the city
cross the gang plank felt that there was .
dash OF romance in seeing men who had
grown accustomed to the comforts and
even Injuries Of life. setting out in miners
seIds of the CIondyke. where nuggets and
mosquitoes are alike innumerable and
where hardship and wealth are equally
unlimited. In some minds there was even
a touch Of pathos al the thought OF the
ex-governor welding a pick and shovel
and the commander OF the state National
Guard washing out a pan Of pay dirt
1t appears now that both Gov. McGraw
and Gen. Carr go 10 Alaska with the most
ample financial backing: that in fact they
&c as representatives Of wealthy sy7di-
cate. whose capital Is practically unlimit-
ed and whose operations in development
and investment will mean great deal TO
Seattle.
This company, II is now currently re-
ported. has just been organized IN New
York city by J. Edward Addicks. the mil
lionaire whose great laundering skill and
gigantic operations have gained him a
worldwide reputation. The general pur-
pose Of the company is stated to be Alas
kan development, and their plans will in
cIude all that that expression includes in
its broadest sense.
The name of the company is to be the
Yukon, Cariboo and British Columbia Gold
Mining and Development Company, Linn
tied Its capital is fixed at 100000. every
cent Of which is said to be available for
use.
The Western directors of the company
are TO be Gov. McGraw, Gen. Carr and
George 3. kittinger. of this city. II is
L. Wilson will also be included in the list
Mr.. Kitdnger will follow Gov. McGraw
and Gen. Carr to the Yukon in few days.
and the three will together constitute vir-
tually the executive body of the big COM
pany in its active operations in the deld
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Ssnce the CIondyke excstemen, -
have been scratching thesr hsss-
ser'ssetnents that Will a;tract a,,-- ~ -
sheir WINDOWS Severn. hayA - n
scheFne thas Is proving trnra4n..ss0 g =
lar fAey have taken pebbles acye-
SIZE from Pea 10 a hens exx "a = Il
tlesn- inese are placed IN ira - =. s'sall
large caFsi telling me sSnsephIss,r.s.s. &
Tic that they arc nuggets from -. -
dyke. of course 3 large cry~s -. -
about the window TO gaEs, on -. eAsts
stun that Is setting the world Az. ss.sesA
OF \ more venturesoue turn, OF ~. -
turing IN to ask for iasovnaafsan y.
merchant in particular has Sild-s M
Of coal and placed 1t on sxhih.,so. me
few believing Il 70 b. the g,.nu,ns a g
A Swede in passing the store 1870
heard TO remark; IF ave has, ~
COOL In Clordyke as big ese DAT ,r-A
aye go oop Tsasei." f
II Is not only sucn schemes az th..
attract crowds, bat anything vim -
ence TO the ClondylSe. Crowds nj, No ~
around a show window Tor hour. -
on scenes of the promised land. ~
the latest books on Alaska sr- ~
ready sale. In the meantime the -
Quitting goes right aIorg.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
YOUNG GOLD SEEKERS.


George Alien. son cf ex-senator John
p. Allen. and John r WIEs. son Of r.
A. Wing. vii! r. passengers by the Isian1-
er. which leaves Victoria for tire 9'lon-
dyke OF sr7.Sday next They will Re
among tbs wrangest % the solc-ssskers
who leave tnss city. They take Passage
hy tN~ fsian9ar because they are inf@ai-
iag tc take with .hsra four horses 20
pack their cat~s ever the pass. ard tAs
Islander e.srs the only chance 70 take
NJ horses al present open WIN ressr
eutfs, viii he boat ali r,aGy FOR setting
up4 Frank r. Roarmsn. B. Evans and
c. l. farmer viii be IN me party with
tire Young mer until the mines are
rsaehsA Fifteen hundred pounds - the
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wheel steamers and the third large
barge 20 hs sowed by the steamers oae
OF the steamers will be ia feet long. WITH
- fee; beam. the other ID feet long. The
barge will have capacity Of 500 or oS
tons.
meneed at once Everything which goes
into them viii be gotten oat here. in the
yard Of the company. and the engines ana
boilers will also be built by the AorSns-
Then the various parts wiR Re shipped 10
the Cassiar and n force OF men sent
up 10 assemble the vessels. They Will ee
ready 10 commence running or the river
as soon as they can he put together
II IS a high compliment - Seattie's ship
builders mat a contract IF this nature
should be let here by British Columbia
rauiyaiiS.S
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25
A SCHOONER TO GO TO ALAsAS
The Gen. NcPherson TO Leave
Diego in AuguAt.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. July af-1as hes'~
luau schooner Gen Mcpherson. soon
rive here. has been chartered ~ =
Csutlin and Harry Robbins. Of thss ~ !.
for "A trip 20 Juneau The McPhessc -.
now on the way from the Gulf o. Iz', y.
ria. and will arrive here Aag7i>s !
rne6iAtely upon ner arrival she VII - ~
ted up 70 carry eighty passengsrs -
projectors have fixed the rate 81 49,
az ss7.5e. Every passenger VIII % 100
10 carry 20 pounds OF baggsxs, wassu =
enable every man 20 stock up fN -
Besides This, the heat will take rros. !.
and general cargo. She is scfssae's 4
san from this port on or about lsuxa9
and this WIFI bring her 10 Junsaa ~ q.
later than September 10 IN time % -" -
the overland route 20 the Ctoudyae
whole list 81 men going will DC m ~
this vicinity
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STEAMERS FOR THE sTykrrx


Moran Bros Cr 7pary YESTERDAY re-
c@ived q corsfrsc. Il n a svrsd4cass ~ rsrs,-
isa Columbia people for the c<nxr-,g-.fo,
of three boats TO ply on she Stige=-, -fve-
These boats are Intended 20 devotion 2 u.vx
ro1fe 20 the saon6yke rriras. TN ,ha
sasesn river 20 a point where a t-zs, h,s
been opened Cor years % DeasA lake
Thence along the trails now being opepea
.ro1 peass isse 20 the h@sdwaserx OF ,ha
Yukon
Os tie sarSs vessels, two Will be- stern
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A REPORT ON THE CLoNDJK
Comm issIon of Labor Will s.
Expert TO Alaska.

WASHINGTON. July Z4--Recee.
the Importance OF the recent ss
coveriss in Alaska and sdtcintTk
tory. and In obedience 20 the widse..
demand fer authentic informaticf.'
has detailed from his regular
expert. familiar with al the TEA
gold mining. 20 proceed 20 the { IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

In the summer Of fs2S, Mr.. Tons
1t Suffer- Greek, California, had Z;
and violent attack OF -hoes: y
two doses Of Chsmhe ollie,
and Diarrhoea Rene y.
since recommendess 4
never known TOT
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rsxior Il the mos. remote from c.v.i.xa-
rs<sr. see most utterly Isolated uafnnaSe-
tied and dssesate. and The climate The
rsase unsayoTabie % all The regions where
gold has vet been discovered.
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ran is the sire o. the outfit os the party.
They propose to remain three years. pos
sfaiy longer. for r. b Boarman. one IF
the party. said he was going 10 stay there
anti; he made stake.
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GAZING AT FAKE NUGGETS.
Crowds I'm Tacoma Flock About the
show Windows

SpeciAl Dispatch 70 the Post-Inteliigencer.
TACOMA. July Al. Is surprising how
g1ihsse some people are on the condition
AID Appearance * gold IN its native s,asA
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
ART OFF AN OMELET.
The Perfect Thing i'm This Line Is
Easily Accomplished.
Philadelphia Press.

THE test of good cook is the making of
an omelet," said a round and rosy Gordon
Bleu the other day, as she rolled up her
a butterfly bow and proceeded to initiate a
class of young matrons into the mysteries
of one of the most delicate and exacting of
''The omelet-the perfect omelet-comes
from France, she continued. 1T is as much
a national dish as pot-au-feu, and almost
as simple to make, although it is generally
assumed that only an expert can cook an
omelet to perfection. If you will follow me
is to avoid the thick pancake that is so
often served as an omelet, and | hope that
those who have tried and have not succeed
ed in making this dainty dish to their own
and their friends satisfaction, will make
one more attempt after the explanations L
have frying pan reserved solely for the
making of omelets. In restaurants these
quantity of eggs required, but in private
houses one rarely meets with more than one
omelet pan. The chef who taught me, and
he is an authority on cooking in Paris, is
of opinion that this dish should never be
prepared with more than six eggs So we
will commence our operation with this guam
''You see, / take two small basins, or two
soup plates If more convenient, and break
the yolks of the eggs into one vessel and
the whites into the other. ! add to the yolks
three small pinches Of salt and two of pep
per- and beat them well with a fork. The
whites must be whipped into froth and
added to the yolks. Then I place a good
sized piece of butter into the pan, and when
it smokes pour in the eggs. For the first
second or two it is not necessary to touch
the eggs, as you would mix the butter with
the omelet which must be avoided, but
after this delay shake the pan and pass
fork round the sides between the omelet
and the pan, and keep the eggs almost con-
tinually in movement. After the eggs have
cooked for about two minutes on moder-
ate fire, place the pan in the oven, and in
one minute the omelet will be ready. Then
double one half upon the other and let it
glide into a hot dish"
The pretty cook stopped for breath and
hustled about her miniature kitchen with
a very important air for a few minutes.
Then she said: For omelette aux fines
herbes 1t is merely necessary to add a lit
to the yolks-very little is needed AS a
rule, the ordinary cook makes an omelette
aux fines herbes look like tennis lawn.
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The Country Fair.
Chicago Post.

The country fair is a peculiar blending Of
the region in which it springs and the trav-
cling circus. Something elusive and ephem-
eral, something daring and foreign, gives
it a keen tang for the rural palate. All
these American fairs are much alike. The
shows of huge vegetables and sleek cattle,
art have little interest for the country
mind. What it seeks is wild dissipation in
the unusual. Consequently John and Su-
san, who are permitted by their respective
parents to go as young folk, Independently,
to the scene of festivity, seek first the
-go-round., then the lemonade stands,
the fat woman's and snake charmers
haunts. and, finally, the race track. Hand
in hand, these frank companions wade the
surf of excitement and drench themselves
in the noisy music of sideshows. Their
blood leaps. The silence of the farm is far
away. They have come upon good-sized
section of the world. There may be other
horizon, but the country fair is good
enough for them.
Society adds rapture to this brightest
dream of the year. John and Susan meet
various Johns and Susans, and all talk and
laugh in high key The girls have worn
their best dresses, regardless OF dust and
the BOYS fling out boarded money in reck-
less treats They unhitch their horses and
rest the shafts against the race-track
fence, each youth sitting in state on cush-
toned seat, with mis- companion, like
magnate in an opera box. perhaps he pets
dime or dollar on some favorite in the
ring. The pair consume sweets and fresh
Nv popped corn. A cloudless sun stares
them in the face as it sinks westward from
the zenith. They can smell mixed and barr
barrie fragrances from stuffs for sale in
temporary camps, and betwixt the chimes
Of the starters bell can catch the cane
falsirs cry:
"Rlng-ah ring-ah c6ne-ah-cane! The
cane you ring IS the cane you get!'
Or they hear that more explosive shout OF
the ball-and-baby man:
EVERY time you knock baby down
you get fine cigar! A fine cigar!'
All these things are sweet from custom
John and Susan heard and saw such de-
lights for the first time when they came TO
the fair clinging to their mothers skirts.
They will 20 on hearing and seeing like
things when they, In turn, bring children
hanging about them. The brief four days
SO alien from ordinary life make the white
spot in their year. The country fair is
travel to those who do not travel. 1t Isl a
fairy caravan dropped briefly into COM
monplace; a perpetually recurring rural
Midway
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
USING CHURCHES MORE.
They Might BE Made Much More
ServiceabIe than Now.
Chicago Advocate.

OHlCaSO AuVOc1te.
There is reason to believe that our re-
cent articles concerning "Churchly Eco
Monies" includes some points of which 9TH
ers, also, are thinking. Many believe that
our church buildings may be made more
useful and serviceable during far more
hours of the week. Some correspondents
think We understate the facts when we say
that our temples are used only six hours a
week. or rather less than per cent. of
the time. Only the four religious services
were named because they happen to be the
regular services expressly mentioned in the
discipline. Some rooms in our churches are
used every night for extra prayer meetings.
class meetings; meetings of the Epworth
League, "sociaiS, various board meetings,
festivals and like assemblies. In some in
stances parts or all of the church are used
every evening in the week. but such use
is exceptional. Thousands OF our churches,
as rule, during long periods are opened
but four times a week.
Chicago. has 1ls Methodist Churches,
whose value is just about S3.i00,000 or an
average value of about S26250 each. That
list includes our German Swedish Danish,
Norwegian, Bohemian and other churches.
1t is probable that this average value of
churches will apply to the country at large,
though some churches are worth four. five
o o also ,f that the churches tat cost the
least are used more often, except in the
cases of crossroads or other rural
churches which stand quite distant from
the homes of their worshipers. 1t may APP
pear that even these churches might be
used more often and with valuable results.
be centers of jollity or light social gather
ings. Still other and defensible uses of
such churches will occur to wise people who
believe that they can be used with profit
for lectures. literary clubs, reading circles
and other purposes related to ii & educa-
t1n and a Sutsre Of ySs peops
people welcome the young, but IL neigh
borhoods where the people are scatte red the
country church may be made a Profitable
center. under the Inspiration and direction
OF wise leaders,