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Church Directory

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. MYR-
idence. 913 North Stanton street. Hours for
service:
Hoo a. M, morning worship.
7:30 p. M, evening worship.
6:15 D. M, Senior Christian Endeavor.
400 p M. junior CHRISTIAN Endeav9r:
7:3O 3. m. "wednesday prayer meeting,
The Ladies' Aid Society meets at the
| church the first Tuesday OF each month at
The Session meets in the pastors study the
first Tuesday evening of each month.
BAPTIST CHURCH. CORNER SAN AN
D tonic street and Magof1n avenue. w. o.
Millican, Pastor. Residence, - Magofdn
| avenue. Hours for service:
9;45 a. NJ, Sunday school.
300 p. NJ, Junior Union.
400 D. M, Senior Union.
:sS m m e WednsgsG METs nrayer meeting
CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE IMMAoUL5
Campbell street Father CahiIi, Rector.
Residence. North Oregon street. Hours for
service:
$50 a. m. Catechism.
1000 a. M. High mass. sermon.
CERMAE LUTHERAN CHURCH. REV.
Services held every Sunday at 1880 p. m.
315 Stanton street.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
dence. 712 North Campbell street. Hours for
service:
Hoo a. m. morning worship.
1880 p, M. evening worship.
$50 a. M, Sunday school.
1880 p. M, "Wednesday prayer meeting.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Myrtle avenue. Rev. A. N. LumPk1n
| for service:
Ii 20 a. m, morning worship.
5:so p. m, evening worship.
9:45 a. M. Sunday school.
S:so B. 3. m. .. tWedne.day1 prayer meeting.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. MYRTLE AyEN-
northwest corner ri Paso and Nilsson II
| streets. Hours for service:
11:OO a M. morning worship.
1880 p M, evening worship.
$50 a. m Sunday school,
6:15 D. m. Senior Christian Endeavor.
400 D. M, Junior Christian Endeavor.
Z: 30 p. M. "wednesday prayer meeting.
CT CLEMENTS CHURCH; MESA AvEN-
ad joining the church. Hours for service:
1880 a. M. holy communion.
HOO a. m, morning prayer.
$3.50 a. M. sunday school.
300 ID. M, CatechfSm.
Wednesday-1O:OO.a. M. litany and reading
PARISH SOCIETIES.
The vestry meets the third Monday in each
The Brotherhood Of St. Andrew 1ohapter
| AID meets the third Thursday in each month
The Daughters of the King (Chapter 400
meet every Friday at 200 D. m:
the afer
.Tbe Wsmans 4 uxiliary GMarg ase t B. Mar Mar
day after ne asss sunday ;a il each month:
The Altar Guild me cts the Saturday pre-
ceding the first Sunday in each month
CONGREGATIONAL G u R o 81 MEXI-
Wright. Pastors %:r also thse
tional training School. sol North Santa Fe
street. Hours for service:
1890 a. M, Sunday school.
LOO a. m, Senior Christian Enaeavor:
1900 p, M, evening worship.
700 p. M, Wednesday, prayer meeting.
/. John Hall, Secretary. Hours for service:
300 p, m, bible study.
400 p. m mems meeting.
Rooms open through the week from 900 q.
m. to 10: p.
MEXICAN MISSION OF THE METHOD
wi list church, South. South Campbell
street near Fourth street. Rev. ]. y. COrbin,
Pastor. Hours for service:
IL 80 a. NJ, morning worship.
1880 M, evening worship.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
arv G IN Sn =, av at RI oo n end 20
p. m. Rev. J. F. Corbin will preach At night
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DOOR OF HOPE. SOUTH OREGON ST
- Services on Sunday at 1890 a. m. and 7:3(
p. m. Rev. J. F. Corbin will preach At night
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MEXICAN MISSION OF THE METHOD
wi list church, South. South Campbell
street near Fourth street, Rev. ]. =. Oorbin,
Pastor. Hours for service:
80 al NJ, morning worship.
7:3O M, evening worship.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
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" NJ O. A., SAINT LOUIS STREET.
] John Hall, Secretary. Hours for service:
300 p, M. bible study.
400 d. m mems meeting.
Rooms open through the week from 500 q.
m. to 10: p. m.
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X. of L.

Gate City Assembly IL. A. 3O4D
Meets every Tuesday evening at X. OF z.
hall, Turner building, San Antonio street. at
1880 o'clock. JOHN SORENSEN, Nj. w,
A. SOLKY, Rec. Sec.
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Jefferson Assembly IL. A. 1S45)
Meets second and fourth Friday evenings
at X. of P, hall, Turner building, San Anto-
MO street, at 7;3O O'Clock,
10. GRANT. M. w.
SAM ROBINSON, Rec Sec.
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a. o. y, W.
Meets in G. A. r. hall on the first and
third Tuesdays in each month, Visiting
brothers cordially invited.
FRED WIDMAN, NJ. w.
@. O. KIEFER, Recorder.
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Bliss Lodge No. 22i. x. OPP.
Regular meeting every Monday evening at
o. R. @. hall. Visiting Knights welcome.
J. L. DwYER, @. O.
WE HEMPEL, X. of R. and 8.
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e Paso Lodge, No 81.
Regular meeting every Thursday night ut
CASTLE hall, Turner building, San Antonio
street. Sojourn1ng Knights will receive q
cordial welcome. GEO. z. HARVEY, G. @.
81. Y. ELLIS, K. of R. and S.
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SIMON VOLTS VIEWS ON EXPANSION

Former Consul General Believes Gu
selves and Says We Should Exer-
else Control and BE Responsible
For Cuba, ms England Is For Egypt.
Favors Same Course For tho Phil
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How to Light a Pipe.

An old smoker gives the following
rules to secure ''good smoke" He
says: Keep pipe and stem as clean as
possible, and the time to clean them Is
Immediately after a smoke. Fill the
bowl with your favorite brand and
press down firmly, but don't strive to
see how solid you can pack 1t. II you
make it as solid as wood it will burn
like wood and make a coal fire about
as hot and ungrateful. Don't pull az
though you had no more matches and
feared 1t would ''go out" Light
small spot directly on the center.
Smoke slowly until 1t works it's way
gradually downward. If it undertakes
to spread press it down again with
thumb or finger. A half minutes care
In starting is all that is required. Now.
smoke slowly. The little fire continues
downward, delicately roasting the to-
bncco on the sides, and presently, when
you cave this of, there will come
revelation In soft, mellow smoke. %
cool, 80 delicate, 80 soothing, tnas you
will never regret having read tina
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One Close to the Flagship Changed Color Weed and Collapsed

ever" said the officer. Perhaps the
smoke will clear off after while, an5
then we will have chance"
Not much hope of that, l am
afraid" said the chemist who had
originally spoken. This smoke could
remain floating in the atmosphere for
weeks, and the only wonder to me is
how they ever expect to get rid OF 1t,
when they think their enemies have
gone and they want some sunshine
again.
"All that is mere speculation" said
Mr.. Edison; "let us get at something
practical. We must do one OF two
things: either attack them shielded as
they are or wait until the smoke has
cleared away. The only other alterna-
tive. that of plunging blindly down
through the curtain, is at present no8
to be thought Of"
Il am afraid we couldn't stand
very long siege ourselves" suddenly
remarked the chief commissary OF the
expedition, who was one of the mem
bers of the flagship's company.
what do you mean by that?" asked
Mr.. Edison, sharply turning to him.
well, sir, you see," said the commits
sary, stammering, "our provisions
wouldn't hold OUT
wouldn't hold out?" exclaimed Mr..
Edison, in establishment, why, we have
compressed and prepared provi-
sions enough to last this squadron for
three years."
I'VE had, sir, when We left the
EARTH" said the commissary. in appar-
ent distress. but I am sorry to say
that something has happened"
Something has happened?" Explain
YOURSELF"
Il don't know what it is, but on in
specting some of the compressed
stores, short time ago. I found that
large number of them were de-
stroyed, whether through leakage of
air, or what, am unable to say. sent
to inquire as to the condition of the
stores in the other ships in the squad
ron and 1 found that a similar condi-
ton of things prevailed there"
1.-THE fact is.' continued the COM
missary, 1--WE have only provisions
enough, in proper condition, for about
ten days consumption"
After that we shall have to forage
on the country, then" said the army
officer.
why ulu you lOI TcpOII tiAAo W.
fore?" demanded Mr.. Edison.
Because. SIR was the reply, "the
discovery was not made until after we
arrived close to Mars. and since then
there has been so much excitement
that 1 have hardly had time to make
an investigation and find out what the
precise condition Of affairs Is; besides,
/ thought we should land upon the
planet and then we would be able to
renew our supplies"
I closely watched Mr.. Edison's ex-
preston In order to see how this most
alarming news would affect him. AL
though he fully comprehended Its fear
full significance, he did not lose his self
command.
well. WELL" he said. then 1t will be-
come necessary for us to act quickly.
Evidently we cannot wait for the
smoke to clear off, even If there were
any hope Of its clearing. It is very
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os ANGELES HERALD, SUNDAY Mouuso MARCH "a issa

Of one Of the chemists, dropped close to
the surface Of the smoke curtain
which had now settled down into COM
parative quiescence. in order that we
might examine 1t O little more crit
ically.
The flagship was driven into the
smoke cloud so deeply that for a min
ute we were again enveloped in night.
A quantity of the smoke was entrapped
in glass jar.
Rising again into the sunlight. the
chemists began an examination OF the
constitution of the smoke. They were
unable to determine its precise charac-
acter, but they found that its density
was astonishingly slight. This ac-
counted for the rapidity with which it
had risen. and the great height which
it had attained in the comparatively
light atmosphere Of Mars.
1T is evident" said one of the chem
lists. that this smoke does not extend
down to the surface of the planet.
Just how deep the smoke curtain is
we can only determine by experiment,
but it would not be surprising if the
thickness of this great blanket which
Mars has thrown around itself,
should prove to be a quarter or half a
mile."
Anyhow" said one of the United
States army officers, "they have lodged
out of sight, and 1 don't see why We
should not dodge In and get at them.
If there is clear air under the smoke,
as you think, why couldn't the ships
dart down through the curtain and
come to close tackle with the Mar
tians?"
1T would not do at ALL" said the
commander. 1--WE might simply run
ourselves into an ambush. No, we
must stay outside, and If possible fight
them from here"
"They can't keep this thing up for
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XVI.

Instantly there opened beneath us
huge well-shaped hole, from which the
black clouds rolled violently back in
every direction.
Through this opening we saw the
CLEAN of brilliant lights beneath.
We had made hit.
1T is the Lake Of the SUM-" shouted
the astronomer who furnished the cal
culation by means Of which it's position
had been discovered.
And, indeed, it was the Lake Of the
Sun. While the opening in the clouds
made by the discharge was not wide,
yet it sufficed to give us a view Of q
portion of the curving shore OF the
lake, which was ablaze with electric
lights.
Whether our shot had done any dam
age, beyond making the circular open. =.
ing in the cloud curtain, we could not
tell, for almost Immediately the sur
rounding black smoke masses billowcd
in to fill up the hJle.
But in the brief glimpse we mad
caught sight of two or three large air
ships lowering in space above that part
Of the Lake Of the Sun and it's border
ing city which we had beheld. It
seemed to me in the brief glance had
that one ship had been touched by
the discharge and was wandering in
an erratic manner, but the clouds
closed in so rapidly that could not be
certain.
1t had been prearranged that the first
discharge from the flagship should be
a signal for the concentration of the
fire Of oil the other ships upon the same
spot.
A little hesitation, however, oc-
Cured, and a hnlf minute had
elapsed before the disintegrators from
the other members of the squadron
were got into play.
Then, suddenly we saw an immense
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lucky that we have ten days. supply
left. A great deal can be done in ten
days."
A few hours after this the command
er called me aside, and said:
IT have thought 1t all out. am
going to reconstruct some of our disin-
tegrators so as to increase their range
and their power. Then I am going to
have some of the astronomers of the
expedition locate for me the most vul-
nerable points upon the planet, where
the population Is densest and a hard
blow would have the most effect, and
I am going to pound away at them.
through the smoke and see whether
we cannot draw them out Of their
she'll"
With his expert assistants Mr. Edi-
son set to work ut once to transform
a number of the disintegrators into
still more formidable engines of the
same description. One of these new
weapons having been distributed to
each of the members Of the squadron,
the next problem was to decide where
to strike.
When we first examined the surface
of the planet it will be remembered
that we had regarded the Lake Of the
Sun and it's environs as being the very
focus of the planet. While it might
also be strong point Of defence, yet
an effective blow struck there would
go to the enemy's heart and be more
likely to bring the Martians promptly
to terms than anything else.
The first thing. then, was to locate
the Lake of the Sun on the smoke-hid-
den surface of the planet beneath us.
This was problem that the astrono-
mers could readily solve.
Fortunately. in the flagship itself
there was one of these star-gazing
gentlemen who had made a speciality
of the study Of Mars. The astronomer
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had records in his pocket which ena-
bled him, by brief calculation, to say
just when the Lake of the Sun would
be beneath US.
Having thus located the heart of our
foe behind it's shield of darkness, we
prepared to strike.
Il have ascertained." said Mr.. Edi-
son. "the vibration period of the smoke,
SO that it will be easy for us to shatter
it into invisible atoms. You will see that
every stroke of the disihtegrators will
open hole through the black curtain.
If their field of destruction could be
made wide enough, we might in that
manner clear away the entire covering
of smoke, but all that we shall really
be able to do will be to puncture it with
holes. which WILL perhaps. enable US to
catch glimpses of the surface beneath.
In that manner we may be able more
effectually to concentrate our fire upon
the most vulnerable points,
Everything being prepared, and the
entire squadron having assembled to
watch the effect of the opening blow
and be ready to follow it up, Mr.. Edi-
son himself poised one of the new dis
integrators, which was too large to be
carried in the hand, and, following the
direction indicated by the calculations
of the astronomer. launched the vibra-
tory discharge into the ocean of black
ness beneath.
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deck of the electrical ship. We were
almost stified by the smoke, and were
compelled to take refuge within the
car, where, until the electric lights had
been turned on, darkness so black
that it oppressed the strained eyeballs,
prevailed.
But in this brief experience, terrify-
ing though it was, we had learned one
thing. The smoke would kill by stran-
gulation but evidently there was moth
ing especially poisonous in it's nature.
This spoils our plans" said the
commander There is no use Of re-
naming here for the present; let us
see how far this thing extends"
AT first we rose straight away to a
height of 200 or 300 miles, thus passing
entirely beyond the sensible limits of
the atmosphere, and far above the
highest point that the smoke could
reach.
From this commanding point of view
our line of sight extended to an i'm
mense distance over the surface of
Mars in all directions. Everywhere
the same appearance; the whole
planet was evidently covered with
smoke.
- cOIIlplele leleSTdpIllC system eNl-
IDENTIFY connected all the strategic
points upon Mars, so that, at signal
from the central station the wonderful
curtain could be instantaneously
drawn over the entire face OF the
planet.
In order to make certain that no part
of Mars remained uncovered, we
dropped down again nearer to the up
per level of the smoke clouds, and then
completely circumnavigated the planet.
1t was thought possible that on the
night side no smoke would be found
and that it would be practicable for us
to make q descent there.
But when we had arrived on that
side of Mars which was turned away
from the sun, we no longer saw be-
meath US, as we had done on our pre-
vious visit to the night hemisphere of
the planet, brilliant groups and clu3-
ters of electric lights beneath us. ALI
was dark.
apparently we can do nothing
kere," said Mr.. Edison. Let US return
to the daylight side"
When we had arrived near the point
where we had been when the wonderful
phenomenon first made its appearance,
we paused, and then. at the suggestion
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tect evidences Of something unusual
going on upon the surface Of the
planet.
Suddenly from the ships, and from
various points on the ground beneath,
there rose high in the eir, and carried
by invisible currents in every direction.
immense volumes of black smoke, or
vapor, which blotted out of sight
everything below them!
South, north, west and east, the cur
tain of blackness rapidly spread, until
the whole face of the planet as far as
our eyes could reach, and the air ships
thronging under us, were all concealed
from sight!
Mars had played the game of the
cuttlefish, which when pursued by it's
enemies. darkens the water behind it
by sudden outgush of inky fluid, and
thus escapes the eye OF it's foe.
XIV.
After the first pause Of surprise the
squadron quickly backed away into the
sky. rising rapidly, because, from one
of the swirling eddies beneath us the
smoke began suddenly to pile itself up
in an enormous aerial mountain, whose
peaks shot higher and higher, with ap-
parently increasing velocity, until they
seemed about to engulf us with their
tumbling ebon masses.
Unaware what the nature of this
mysterious smoke might be, and fear
ing it was something more than a
shield for the planet and might be de-
structive to life, we fed before it, as
before the onward sweep of a pesti-
lence.
Directly underneath the flagship, one
Of the aspiring smoke peaks grew with
most portentous swiftness, and, not
withstanding all our efforts, in a little
while it had enveloped us.
Several Of us We're standing on the
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copyright, 1898, by Garrett P. Servlss.l
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
The inventive genius of Thomas A. Edi-
son makes possible an attack of the earth
upon Mars. This is done to prevent sec
ond invasion of the Martans, who. are
planet; the first having failed through the
breaking out of disease and not human ell,
fort. Edison invents u practical electrical
air ship. and an engine OF destructlo,I,
called the "Disintegrator,' which VIII
cause the constituent particles of any OBJ
vibrate that the object will be ilnmedlate--
ly and completely dispersed. a large fleet
of arships armed with disintegrators ana
manned by two thousand men, among
whom are many famous scientists, sets
out. While several million miles from
OF Martians upon small heayeniy pouym
one of the asteroids. The Martians are
of giant stature human in form, but OF
somewhat repulsive aspect. Ihe asteioIu
is of solid gold, and to get the precious
metal is doubtless the reason of the Mar
Mars arrives in one of their aerial cars,
and an encounter follows, in which,, how
ever the superior efficiency of the dislnte-
Orator over the enemy's engines OF war
Is ably proven, and the fleet leaves for
Mars after all the Martians have been
But victory has not been won until sew
eral ships have been destroyed. and many
men killed. During the journey much
progress is made by the linguists of the
party in acquiring the language OF the
captured Martian. When the squadron
high civilization are seen throughout the
land and speculation is rife among the
visitors from the earth as to what lies
before them.
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ron, WnlCE naQ kept we'll together
amid the storm of death was signaled
to retreat.
Shaking off their pursuers, as a hunt
ed bear shakes off the dogs. sixty Of
the electrical ships rose up through the
clouds where more than ninety had
gone down!
The Martians did not for an instant
cease their fire, even when we were far
beyond their reach. With furious per-
sistence they blazed away through the
cloud curtains and the vivid spikes Of
lightning shuddered SO swiftly on one
another's track that they were like a
flaming halo of electric lances around
the frowning helmet Of the War
Planet.
But after while they stopped their
terrific sparring and once more the
immense globe assumed the appear
ance Of a vast hill of black smoke.
Evidently the IIartIans believed they
had finished us.
At no time since the beginning Of our
adventure had 1t appeared to me as
quite SO hopeless. reckless ana mao as
it seemed at present.
1t was plain we could not endure this
sort of thing. We must find some other
means Of assaillng Mars or else give up
the attempt.
Our provisions could last only few
davs longer. The supply would not
carry us one-quarter Of the way back
to the earth, and we must therefore
remain here and literally conquer or
die.
In this. extremity a consultation Of
tbe nrlncipal officers was called upon
the deck Of the flagship.
Here the suggestion was made that
we should attempt to effect by strate-
Nv what we had failed to do by force.
An old army officer who had served
IN many wars against the cunning In
dians Of the West, Colonel Alonzo JEFF
ferson Smith. was the author Of this
suggestion.