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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

beautiful Golden Gate. Each morning
the sailors were invited to join with rep
resentatives Of almost every port they
touch in their voyages to sing and to pray.
The complete program for the conven-
ton wonid fill good-sized book. OF spe-
cial interest were the great choruses of
hundreds Of voices which sang in the two
great neeting places. The first gun was
fired Wednesday night, with twelve sim
ultaneous meetings, led by twelve we'll
known 1lvines from every part of the ma
ton. At the same time Rev. j. Lester
Wells of Jersey City, N. j., gave stere-
opticon lecture in Metropolitan Temple
on Christian Endeavor Among the Life
Savers"
Long before the hour appointed for the
opening of the convention on Thursday
every saat in the vast pavilion, which ac-
commodities over 10000 people, was occu-
pied. Promptly at $50 the great gather
ing was called to order by Rev. &. Il.
Wilke of San Francisco, and after mu-
steal welcome by the choir, brief devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
Philip Il. King of Benton, Tex. Then
the welcome of the committee Of '97 WAS
delivered by Rolla V. Watt, who spoke in
part as follows:
This morning our dreams are realized, our
hopes ere fulfilled. our prayers are answer
cd; for we witness the assembling Of an In
ternatioral Christian Endeavor convention
for the first time on the shores of the mighty
Pacific. God bless you. We arc glad you are
here; we welcome; thrice welcome. We wei
come you first and above all for the sake OF
our Master whose banner of love is over al!
and whose servants you are. He had said II
We lift Him up, He will draw all men unto
Himself, and Just as we represent Him In
our thoughts, our words, our deeds, In our
daily lives SO men will see Him. He holds
in His hands the solution of all our prob
lems-social, political and spiritual. 1t Is
cart Of Christian Endeavor to take these
preferred gifts and offer them to mankind.
we welcome you, therefore, because you are
seeking to present the Savior of Mankind to
the world that the world can be made bet
ter
After the applause which followed the
remarks of Mr.. Watt had subsidized, the
welcome of the Golden Gate pastors was
given by the Rev. John Hemphill. Lieut..
Gov. Jeter then welcomed the delegates
and their friends on behalf of the State
of California. An anthem was rendered
by the choir, and, in behalf Of the visitin;,
Endeavorers, the Rev. Ira Landrith of
Nashville, Tenn, responded to the various
addresses Of welcome.
President Clark's Message.
The subject of the annual message of
the president, the Rev. Francis e. Clark,
ID. D.. was "a World Encircling Religious
Movement; How Shall 1t Fulfill Gods
Design" He said in part:
have attended conventions. since I last
met you. In the Metropolitan Tabernacle of
London and in the Beels Of Bengal; In st.
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New Stanps.

Stamp gatherers will be glad Tor 9th
erwise) to hear that new ones have
been issued which can be added to their
collection. This lot comes from Abys-
sinia. There are seven series and they
are about the size OF Italian stamps.
The first four series have ON them the
head CT King Menelek, in profile and
crowned, and the other three bear a
lion very much like the Saint Marks
one at Venice, except that, instead OF
wings. there rises from 1t n flag with
a cross. The first series, which are
green. have value OF a quarter of q
guerohe- is, about cent and a
half; the second, red, cost three cents;
the third, blue, six cents; the fourth,
brown, two guerche, twelve cents.
Those with the head of the king have
written In Amharic, "Menelek H." The
other three series with the Lion are: the
first, dark violet In color, and cost four
guerche, twenty-five cents; the second,
light violet. fifty cents; and the third,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

purpose, the prayer. Of this our coming sew
enteenth year: To abide in Christ to surren-
Ger ourselves to Him, to let Him use US, to
think less Of our efforts and more Of His
fullness, to seek a larger milling from
above, deeper draughts Of His life, more
emptiness of self, more fullness Of Christ.
Thus only will Christian Endeavor and all
for which 1t has come to Standardization
citizenship, Christian missions and thou
sand forms of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ever
fresh life and yigor.
Statistics of the Society.
The report OF John Willis Baer, general
secretary, contained the following:
I'm 1881 there was one society and fif-
ty-seven members. In 1897 there are 3d.
$50 societies and total membership Of
100000. OF the States having more
than 1000 local societies, Pennsylvania
leads, with 3,443; New York has 3,049;
Ohio, 1883; Illinois, 2,013; Ontario, l.
7S3; Indiana, 1887; Iowa, 1886, and
Michigan, 1871. These figures do not
include the Junior, intermediate, Senior
and Mothers societies. Pennsylvania
leads the junior societies with 1897; New
York has 1,2SS; Illinois, 903; Ohio, go;
California, 551; Indiana, $40; Iowa, SIS,
and Massachusetts, SIT. The banner CIV
en- to the State that has made the largest
gains goes this year to Ohio. The second
junior banner goes from Mexico to Spain.
There are 366 intermediate societies, Cal
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Andrews Hall of Glasgow and In the ancient
capital Of the Punjab; among our Irish En-
deavorers In Belfast and on the sunburnt
rlains of southern India; in crowded Berlin
and on the lonely tablelands Of the Trans
yaal; among the Alps of Switzerland and on
the vast veldt Of the Orange Free State; In
sea-girt Stockholm and in the karoo Of South
Africa In lordly Paris and In quiet Yelling
ton; in the Cape Of Good Hope; and every
where, amid all these diversities Of custom
and costume. of manners and methods or
languages and laws. / have found that the
Christian Endeavor ideals are substantially
the same.
Moreover, the people whom I have seen
have been Of diverse creeds and views Of re-
ligious truth. All, to be sure, have acknowl-
edged the supremacy Of Jesus Christ as the
Son Of God and the only Savior Of lost sin
ncrs. All have accepted the Bible as the
word Of God, and the Holy Spirit as the
Sanctifer, comforter and guide-in such soil
only can Christian Endeavor flourish But
IN minor particulars the creeds and forms or
church government Of these hospitable hosts
Of our society differ as widely as their com
pexions The shade Of tan on man
cheek does not make or unmake his man
hood; the shade of his creed does not make
or unmake his Christianity.
Our society then has these signs OF uni
vcrsal movement. 1t was born In obscurity
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tionally to the vigorous young delegates
who had journeyed across alkai plains,
through deserts, under burning suns and
over banks of snow to plant their banner
on the Pacific coast. On every side could
be seen the colors of the Christian war
riors. At every turn were met the earn
est faces of the advocates of higher and
better lives.
The scenes ut the pavilion resembled
a national political convention, except
that more women were in evidence on this
occasion than usually attend great gath
erings. In fact, fully two-thirds OF the
delegates were Of the gentler sex. But
their presence tended to make the scene
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ifornia leading with 81, Illinois having al;
Ohio, 50, and Pennsylvania, -. The
mothers societies number 70, Illinois lead
ing with 80, Pennsylvania having 20 and
Kansas II. Twenty seven senior socie-
ties have been organized, California, New
Hampshire and Pennsylvania each hay
ing three and Connecticut two.
England has 1926 societies; Australia,
2,124; Scotland, 433; Wales, 81; India,
ESQ; Ireland, 169; Madagascar, 93;
France, So; Mexico, 100; Japan. &C; West
Indies, So; Turkey, Al; China, SO; Africa,
So; Germany, 32-in all, 1910 societies in
other countries. Tn addition Canada has
$500. The badge banner for the great
est propertionate increase in the number
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and weakness. 1t has not owed its existence
to human advocacy or ecclesiastical author
ity. 1t has spread to every land. It has been
eyery form OF church government and to
every race and class and language and con-
difion of people. It has failed only where
the principles involved In our covenant
pledge have been ignored, or where 1t has
been crushed out by denominational author
ity.
In answering the question Of the sub
icct. he said the movement must be true
to its fundamental idea; must necessarily
be unifying; must be pervasive force;
must be sacrifcial, and must listen to
Gods voice and continually obey it. Con-
tinuing, he said:
This IN a world movement, thank God.
3.ar.n malaria liam. journalism and n
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CHAPTER XXI.

It is the late afternoon of mild teoru-
airy day, when, leaving Joan in her bou-
doir with Nettie Croft and Darby, l stroll
ont of the house, and, scarce thinking OF
what am doing, take the path to the old
summer house-the tragic scene OF
Yorke's death. have not been there since
that awful day when the body was fiscov-
cred. I cannot tell what impulse prompts
me to go there now, unless it is hint
dropped by Mrs Birket that rumor has
been circulated saying that the place Is
haunted,-that a Shadowy figure has been
seen coming out of the summer house IN
tho dusk. that it stands there moaning and
wrinring its hands for brief space, ana
then vanishes.
was walking steadily on, when, just
90 +ba light grew dim and shadowy, l
forc;ad T saw something moving In the
onan snace beyond. l stopped abruptly;
NV footsteps had made no sound ON the
wa+ soft moss. and in the shadows OF
Tho trees | could see without being seen.
AZ NV eyes grew accustomed to the hgnt
+ saw that something certainly was there
Soura crouehing close to the ground
- ,,+tar;np from time to time low,
s4na,aa moan. 1 crept little nearer
laan;n@ we'll under the shadow OF tne
troas Then suddenly l sprang out INTO
the open space and confronted the er ,,aa
49,. A. first could not be quite sure
hat = was. A heap of rags grlmeo
and wasted face, where the DARK lark eyes s:s
famed like lamps, a mass % " hanr;nc
l,sa bo;r black as night, hanging
1 neveae and disordered over the shoulders;
l - +he sight that greeted my eyes
th ..W Mat are are you doing here:" | demand
ed, as the wild eyes met my my o ennck,e.
In Inc only ol,rs+a a creature drew her rags
Inc . mr.. her. seeming to hug some
thing 9gep ee my question, coming s h ,t.,e
.aarer as I did 50. This time sne o .;ons
aso sosy T ss~ sss ~as aep
mingled with aDaIe the soddened, brutal
iessy Of an habtual druaka at
No- as. mel i did not mean it-yo1
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d, will 60
of societies, now held by Scotland, will go
to the Endeavorers on the Emerald Isle.

of societies, now held by Scotland, will go
to the Endeavorers on the Emerald Isle.
'In the United States the Presbyteri-
ans have 5,531 young peoples and 1884
junior societies; the Congregatfonalists
have next, with 1856 young peoples and
1922 junior; Baptists, 2,640 young peo-
pies and 1880 junior; Cumberland Pres
byterian, S67 young peoples and 361 ju-
Nor; Methodist Protestants, Oh young
peoples and 251 juniors; Lutherans, 500
young peoples and 324 juniors, nearly for
ty denominations being represented.
"a missionary roll of honor contains the
names Of 1O,46S societies that have given
nearly 100000 to missions through their
own UNCONVENTIONAL missionary boards.
During the last eleven months 1924 Of
the juniors have joined the church, and
from the young peoples societies, 1877, 125
in all, 213,3S9."
Award of Endeavor Honors.
Immediately after the reading Of Sec
rotary Daer's report the badge Of honor
for the greatest increase in number Of
societies during the last year, which had
been held in England, was retained and
presented to the same country. The junior
banner for the greatest increase in the
number Of societies, held by Pennsylva-
MIA for three years, was wrested from the
keystone State by Ohio. The next Incl
dent was the presentation of the banner
to the country making the largest proper
tionate gain in number of societies during
the last twelve months, which has been
in possession of Scotland during the last
year. 1t was won by Ireland. The junior
badge banner given for the greatest pro-
portionate increase in number Of societies
during tie last twelve months was award
ed to Spain. 1t had been in possession
Of Mexico.
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Every Land Represented.

San Francisco correspondence:
When Rev. Il. r. Dixie tapped with his
gavel III Mechanics Pavilion Thursday
morning he called to order the greatest
convention California has ever seen. Ten
thousand Christian Endeavorers faced
the speaker, men and women from every
quarter Of the land, representing every
part Of the world. At the same time in
Woodward's pavilion an overflow conven-
ton almost as large opened for business.
San francisco was turned over uncondi-
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CONFISCATE THE COAL.
Railroads Head OFF Famine by Cob
bling Up All In Transit.

bling Up All In Transit.
Railroad companies Thursday issued or
ders to eonfscate all coal being carried
over their respective, lines. twas issued
because Of the coal miners strike and i'm
pending coal famine. The roads on which
the coal has been stopped are the heaviest
carriers in the West, and include nearly
all lines running out Of Chicago. The
number of estimated cars confscated and
the roads responsible for the seizure are
as follows:
Cars.
Illinois Central. ............ 1000
Wabash $500
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul. 1,2OO
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe... 1880
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. LOCO
CHICAGO and Alton. ......... 2,7OO
indiana. Illinois and Iowa. ....... 1000
Peel island 1900
Monon 1000
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GREAT HOST FOR GOD.
TWENTY THOUSAND CHRISTIAN
ENDEAvORERS MEET.

Convention the Most Successful Ever
He1d-Rev. Francis L. Clark, Father
of the Observation-Disclosures of the
Society-Mishty Growth Shown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
Great Mans Compliments.


While it is we'll known that Daniel
Webster, in speaking Of General Tay-
lor's candidacy for the Office of presi-
dent, pronounced it "a nomination not
fit to be made" he never failed to do
justice to the generals military abili-
ties and eminent service in the field.
On one occasion he paid the old SOL
der delicate and well deserved COM
pliment. General Taylor was complain
ing of the crowds of people who daily
besieged him soon after his accession to
the presidency.
"They interfere - he said, with my
official engagements and violate my do
mestic retirement, but still do not
wish to turn my back upon my friends. I"
"You never did upon your enemies,
general" Mr.. Webster instantly replied.
!. A compliment Of another sort, and
more surprising, considering its source,
was one given by Mr.. Webster, though
the object Of it was not present to hear.
Some one was speaking of the remark
ably beautiful eyes of a handsome wo-
man, and one young enthusiast said,
..They remind me, with their long,
dark eyelashes, of artillery in ambus-
cade. -
They should rather be compared to
heat lightning" said another.
"Not SO. - put in Mr.. Webster, with
q perfectly grave face. for you must
certainly be aware, my dear sir. that
heat lightning never strikes YOUTHS
COMPANION.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
Sicilian Love Charms.

The love charms of Sicily are many
and curious. One, very popular and
considered very powerful, is to put into
an eggshell few drops of the blood Of
the longing lover. The shell is exposed
to the sun for three days and to the dew
for three nights. 1t is then placed on
hot ashes until calcined, when the
whole is reduced to a fine powder and
administered secretly in a cup of coffee
or glass of wine to the object of affec-
ton. Another charm is for the witch to
undress at midnight and tie her clothes
up in bundle which she places on her
head. Then, kneeling in the center Of
her room, she pronounces an incanta-
ton, at the end of which she shakes her
head. If. the bundle falls in front Of
her, it rs good sign; should it fall be-
hind her the charm will not avail. Yet
another is worked in the following
manner: Pieces of green, red and whits
ribbon are purchased in three different
shops, the name Of the persons to be-
charmed being repeated. mentally, each
time. The shopkeeper must be paid with
the left hand, the ribbon being received
in the right. When all the pieces are
bought, they are taken to a witch, who
sets out to find the person to be charmed
On finding him, or her, the witch mutt
tiers to herself. with these ribbons Z
bind you to such one." Then she re-
turns the ribbons to the purchaser, who
ties them beneath his or her left knee
and wears them at church. -Macmil-
lan's
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
Baseball Batting.

The ideal batter puts into his stroke,
first, body motion; second, upper arm
motion; third, forearm motion, and
fourth, wrist motion. The stroke begins
with strong body swing, which is fol.
lowed by the motions of the upper and
fore arm respectively, and ends with a
short, quick snap of the wrists. AL
though this is the analysis of the ideal
stroke, it is not precisely the one that /
would recommend for the majority of
amateurs. To get all the motions to
their full extent against good pitchers
requires an ability to judge the ball
more quickly and accurately than anna
teurs, with few exceptions, can do.
The wrist and arm motions can be con-
trolled more easily and quickly than
the body swing, SO that if most of the
latter is left off the batter has greater
chance of Judging the ball accurately.
] therefore think, as accuracy is abso-
lutely essential, that batters should be
coached to use but little body swing. In
other words, they should be coached
not to "slug" and try for home runs,
but to meet the ball squarely for line
singles. When you see batter, as Of
ten have, strike at ball, and from the
force of the stroke be turned completely
around, you have seen one who is guilty
of two breaches of correct batting prin-
ciples. First, having entirely sacrificed
the important arm and wrist motions,
he has, with stiff arms and wrists, de-
pended entirely upon powerful body
swing. And, second, he has lost his bal
'ance and therefore all batting form. It
will be we'll to bear in mind that
against any pitcher good, clean hit
can be made, even without any body
motion, if the ball be hit squarely and
with a quick arm motion and snap of
the wrists. -Harper's Round Table,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
SHOOTING BOUNTY JUMPERS
1t Became Imperative After Gettysburg
and lincoln Refused to Interfere.

It Became Imperative After Gettysburg,
and lincoln Refused to Interfere.
''Did you ever see man shot for de-
sertion?"
Eyes, several of them. The first one
was man of our brigade. He deserted
while we were near Fredericksburg and
joined the Confederate army. A few
weeks before we started for Gettysburg
Confederate deserter reached the lines
Of another brigade and was placed I'M
der guard. A soldier of our brigade
passing that way saw the Confederate
and was surprised to find that he was
the man who had deserted from his
company few weeks before. Found
guilty, he was sentenced to be shot.
The day upon which he was to die we
were on the way to Pennsylvania to
help fight the great deciding battle. The
deserter was placed in an ambulance
by his coffin, that morning. At noon,
after bareback, pork and coffee, the
brigade formed three lines Of a square,
when the deserter was marched from
right to left of the line and seated upon
the coffin. Twelve men were marched
two or three rods from him. The officer
gave the command, Ready, aim, fireP
The criminal fell back on his coffin,
pierced by five or six bullets. The buzz
ial followed Immediately, without serv-
ice, and the brigade pulled out, the
band playing quickstep.
"After the battle of Gettysburg, and
when tine Fifth corps was camped near
the Rappahannock river, in September,
the whole command was formed on
three sides of a square, the customary
formation, and witnessed the shooting
of five deserters. All of them were OF
the class known as bounty jumpers.
They had deserted several times, one OF
them five times They were New York
ers. A desperate effort had been made to
save their lives. Several committees
from the great city had waited upon
President Lincoln and pleaded for them.
The wives and children of two of them
visited the president, but Mr.. Lincoln
could not be moved. He had overlooked
the offense in hundreds of instances,
but the time had come when the dis
cipline of the army demanded the Sc
verest punishment of soldiers found
guilty of that crime.
Secretary Stanton, for year before
Mr.. Lincoln had refused to so punish
deserters, had pleaded with him to let
the law have its way. Mr.. Stanton had
told the president many time that his
soft heart was spelling the army and
endangering the life of the nation, but
Mr.. Lincoln paid little heed until 1868.
In some portions Of the army it was
the custom to hang deserters, but in
! most instances they were shot, and in
the presence of their respective COM
| mands, as described. The effect was
magical. Desertions were little heard
of for. the next few months. Chicago
| Times Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-22
1ob work turned out on short notice

Job work turned out on short notlce
Try US.
some one stole wagon box from
A. M. Hodgdon, proprietor OF the
Lake Shore house, on last Saturday
night.
The Band gave a very enJoyapie
concert in the Band stand Moncay
evening. If suitable arrangements
could be made for weekly concerts the
people would be delighted.
The superintendent OF the indian
school, at Morris, was in the city
Monday looking after two Indian
boys who had run away. They were
from Mile Laos and started for home.
They were seen at Willard on Sunday.
Prof. Henry Johnson and wife came
down from Moorhead on Friday and
Mrs. johnson is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Bishop. The professor
left on Monday for Hallock where ne
will take charge of a Summer School.
Fred Rowe is in the city looking al
tel his farming interests. He drove
over from Bird Island. He Will re-
turn here with his wife about October
1st, and occupy his home on the North
side.
A child of Frank Unger fell from q
hay loft on his fathers home'in Getty,
aid it was thought that the youngster
had broken his leg, but examination
revealed the fact that it was only bad
ly sprained.
The foundation wall for the new
Is .hool building and it is good one
lis completed, and the superstructure
is we'll c commenced. The building will
be used for the two departments OF
the first grade.
Ole S. Olson, who has been with s
p. Hansen for long time, has gone
to Atwater to engage in the grocery
business with his brotheI-in-law, Au-
gust Hansen, of this city. Mr.. Olson
is an excellent salesman, courteous
and obliging, and has scores OF
friends here who will regret his de-
parture, while wishing him abundant
prosperity in his new location.