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New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
RUSSIA MAKING READY FOR WAR
Vast Military Preparations Conducted with
Great Secrecy.

London, Feb. 24.-The correspondent of The
Times at Moscow teIegraphs a confirrna ton
of the reports of extensive military prepara-
uons in South Russia. He declares that spe-
claI oath, binding them to secrecy, under the
most severe penalties. has been administered to
all the superior army officers All absentees
have been recalled to their regiments and ar
rangenents have been completed for 100 ONO
first class and 10000 second class reserves TO
cejoln the colors within fortnight of second
or emergency call.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
RESTRICTING EMIGRATION OF GIRLS.

Vienna Feb. with the object of stemmlns
the wholesale emigration of young girls TO Amer
lea which is occasoning the Hungarian Govern
ment considerable concern. Premier Coleman de
Sell has circular letter the local author
tiles of Hungary calling their attention what he
describes as this melancholy fact directing
that they only permit minors To emigrate when
sanctioned to do by their parents guardians
and when they travel In charge OF adults.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
AMERICAS VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
Information Sought in the British Parlia-
ment.

London Feb. 23.-Asked by Sir Cuthbert
Quilter Unonist. in the House of Commons to-
day whether the government had been officially
Informed that the American claims against
Venezuela are TO be paid fully and forthwith in
gold or its equivalent, while the British claims
will have to await the decision of The Hague
Court of Authorization, Under Foreign Secretary
Cranborne replied:
Our information is to the effect that the
American claims will be dealt with before The
Hague tribunal
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
A SHIPPING AGREEMENT REACHED.

London. Feb. 23-Repiying TO a question in the
House of Commons to-day Gerald Balfour, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade. said the general lines
OF the agreement between the British Government
and the international Mercantile Marine Company
had been determined upon and the House would
have opportunity to discuss the aTrangement
before IL finally concluded.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
DEATH OF o. n. WILLIAMS.

Baltimore. Feb 23--Otto Holland Williams,
president OF the Society of the Cincinnati of Mary
land vice president of the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank. died tonight his home
in this city from paralysis. He eighty-fve
years old. and had for years been prominent in
commercial and financial circles
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24

Secretary Hay for the United States, and Mr.
Bowen, for Venezuela, signed a protocol at
Washington February II. providing for the
adjustment of the United States claims against
Venezuela by a commission. which is 10 meet
al Caracas June |, and TO consist of an
American. TO he appointed by President Roose-
Welt; a Venezuelan. to be named by President
Wilhelmina.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
PRUsSIAS VAST ARMY OF INSANE.

Berlin Feb 23.-The Prussan Statistical Ofic,
reports that there are 70s2s insane patients In th
s9 asyums of Prussia.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24

rather than opposes the overwhelming weight OF
authority TO the effect that mineral ahos III US beet,
t r,erelv netaIIiferous but ali SUCH as are cheny
,aIuabIe for their deposits OF nnenal ci, s 80
which are useful in the arts OF Nai"a"'o '0i P'
noses of manufacture.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24

The judgment of the Supreme Judicial Court OF
Massachusetts in the case of Henry Bigeiow VIII
Jams and c. F. Aver, trustees. against Attorney
General Parker of Massachusetts was arnrneu, @
The suIt was filed by the Attorney General in 1888
under the legislative act of that year, limiting the
elevation of buildings In certain parts Of Boston
70 ninety feet The law was attacked as uncon-
stitutiona but it was not so held by To-Day opii
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24

IN the case of William Samuel Digby of New
york the eour: decided that the United states
Is not liable for damages sustained by an accident
in a government elevator. Justice Harlan SAID
.bo eovernnent is under form of contract TO
rnainfain its elevators for the accommodation OF
the
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
FINNISH GOVERNORS DISMISSED

St Petersburg Feb sS-The Car has dismissed
four Finnish Governors for opposing the polley %
Russia The remaining three provinces OF kis-
.and will in future have Russian GoyernoT4
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The Enrolment.

Following is the number of officers, as
sistants and pupils of Calvary Baptist
Sunday school.
General officers, 5; associate superin-
tendents in charge of departments. s;
assistants TO all officers, AZ; teachers,
adult department, 40; junior department,
26; intermediate, 10; scholars, adult de-
partment, 954; junior department, 230;
intermediate department, los; primary
department. las; kindergarten Depart
ment, 12z; home department, visitors,
IS; scholars. 21T; total OF scholars, ?. 900.
Memorial school, officers, z: teachers.
15; scholars. 242; total. 200. Chinese
school. officers, 3; teachers, 81; scholars.
IS. Grand total 1855.
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winter by sliding down the steep banks
of frozen snow which form under the
cliffs along the shores OF the frozen sea
They use no sleds or toboggans, not
even boards, in this sport. but slide
down the steep declivities on their
knees.
Kneeling down and sitting well back.
with their hands grasping their ankles,
they so shooting along down great steep
hills of snow. laughing and shouting,
and now and then losing their balance
and getting q tumble which sends them
rolling in a heap to the foot of the snow
hill
Both boys and girls at Point Barrow
are fond OF playing football, but they
seem 10 have no order or system. They
simply get an old mitten or old boot,
and stuff it with bits of waste deerskin
or rags. and then kick it about with
merry shouts and in great confusion.
The children are very fond of dancing,
and if they can get hold of an old tin
can which some whaler has left they
are happy. Beating the tin can for a
drum, they improvise dances for them
selves and invent songs TO accompany
them.
The little Eskimos of Point Barrow
have a most mischievous little instru-
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ment which they call a 'mitfgIigaun. -
1t is TO the Eskimo boy what the
bean snapper is TO the white boy. Il is
made of a piece of stiff whalebone about
five inches long and half an inch wide.
II is narrowed off and bent up for about
an inch at one end. On the upper side
OF this bent-up end is a little hollow
large enough TO hold a small pebble. and
the other end is cut into sharp teeth
This is purely an instrument of mis-
chief. and many little. Eskimo hoy
is compelled TO retire with his mother
into one of their snow huts for a pain
full interview because OF the reckless
manner In which he uses his pebble
snapper
The children who frolic by the shores of
the frozen sea and dance with the North
ern Lights even have mechanical TOYS
among their playthings. One is a wooden
doll representing man dressed in skins.
He holds a drum IN one hand and a
stick in the other. The arms are made
of whalebone. and by pressing them to-
gether at the shoulders the figure can
be made TO move as If beating the drum.
Strange Mechanical Doll.
Then they have little toy kaiaks. or
canoes. in which are seated dolls with
paddles in their hands. BY pulling a
| string the doll is made to move its
head from side to side and make i mo-
tion as if padding
The girls are fond OF playing cats
cradle. Two little girls will sit In one
of the underground houses, or In one OF
the huts made of frozen snow, and. by
the light OF a stone lamp. fed by seal
oil, will play at this game for hours,
making all sorts OF complicated figures
with the string.
The favorite figure. and a difficult one
is the representation OF a reindeer
which. by moving the fingers. is made 10
run down hill from one hand to the
other.
Lieutenant Ray, who was in charge of
the Government station at Point Barrow
says that the children are so polite that
| they would take pains to mispronounee
native words in the same way as he did
so as not 10 hurt his feelings by ap.
pearing TO correct him bluntly.
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elected assistant superintendent in
and is still serving, though the depart
ment is known at present as the junior.
It's Later Growth.
The adult department held its ses-
sions in the audience room of the
church. The next reorganization was
in 1894, into four departments, and the
addition Of the kindergarten and home
departments in 1895 and 1896 were
epochs in the history Of the school. In
the second reorganization Mrs. c. Ed
win Mower was elected associate super
intendent in charge of the intermediate
department, and is serving still.
The organization OF these new depart
ments gave evidence not only Of in
creasing interest. but Of the trend OF
sentiment in the direction of better IA
cilities, of going out after scholars, OF
going into homes and carrying the word
TO those who could not attend the reg
ular sessions.
The growth Of the church and the
school demanded more room and a
wider field. This demand was met in
the gift OF January !, 1893, when, in
spired by the zeal and spirit Of the pas
tor, hundreds of interested men and
women brought their gifts, large and
small, TO the Sunday school. One hun
dred and hfty-twO thousand dollars was
collected at this time.
In 1891, the result of a visit so Wash
ington OF Prof. William r. Harper, OF
Yale College, now President Harper OF
Chicago University. Calvary School, to-
gether with many other local schools
organized correspondence club for the
study OF the Bible. At first the club
was not large, but II continued to hold
regular meetings during the year. IN
1892. having dropped the correspondence
feature, the club was organized under
the name Of the Teachers Bible Club OF
Calvary Baptist Sunday School, and
took up systematic study OF the Bible
The attendance was only fifteen. The
superintendent led the meetings, and
Miss Anna J. Bell was elected secre-
tary, serving until the close of 1900.
From a small beginning ne club grew
until for years there was an average at
tendance throughout the year of more
than one hundred. OuJgrowing one
room, larger one was taken. and 1t
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gained in 1889 with nine members. To-
day there are 80 on the roll. with an
average attendance OF 40. not including
the teachers. The superintendent have
been George Penny. E. c. Rice. and
Samuel T. Smith. who is still serving.
Present and Future.
Calvary Baptist Sunday School has to-
day six Observation-Disclosures and
cradle roll. for those under day school
age; primary from the first to the third
school grade: intermediate, from the
third to the seventh school grade: junior,
from the seventh grade TO eighteen years
of age adult. all above eighteen; and
the home department. for those who
study the lessons. but cannot attend
the sessions There is a superintendent
and six associates, eight assistants, a
secretary and six assistants. a treas
urer and one assistant. a librarian and
six assistants. five ushers and eight
precentors. pianists. and musicians.
Five departments. not including the
home. meet at $3.50 o'clock on Sunday
morning il their several rooms. and in
each separate opening and closing exer-
cises are held The singing is made a
special feature IN all departments.
Every Sunday finds many visitors in the
school. who are conducted from one de-
rartment TO another by ushers, who de-
vote all their time 10 that duty. All
departments assemble IN the audience
room OF the church several times a year
At the beginning of the year there
are promotions from the lower to the
next department above. The adult de-
partment is called upon 10 furnish teach
ers in all parts of the school when va
cancies occur and also 10 furnish sub
stitutes when a teacher is absent.
The Rev S. II. Greene and W. S Shall
lenberger, superintendent of the school.
have number of plans for the future OF
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THE All GOO PEOPLE.

The Al Goo People don't touch the ground,
These singular folks are carried around,
And a single phrase is the only sound
They ever give utterance 10.
The Slaves all hurry whenever they hear
Kingly All GoOer drawing near
And it's partly love-and it's partly fear
That they'll burst their skins clear through
For whenever an Al Goo Person thinks
It's time for food and it's time for drinks,
lie gives a yell and he turns TO pinks
And several kinds of a blue.
The Al Coos live in every town,
They're red. and yellow, and black, and brown,
And white and their password, with a frOwn,
Is the single phrase, - All Goo"
! was an An Goo once. they say;
But | grew 50 tall | couldn't stay,
And so | was forced 20 come away
And so-and 50 were you.
The Al Goo People all live rent free
In the Happy Land OF the Jamboree
In a single room called a Nurseree-
And every word is truei
-Eugenia o.. Emerson
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finally became necessary to meet in the
lecture room. the pastor and church
officers fixing prayer meeting hour per-
manently at O'Clock in order that the
Bible Club hour might become fixed
from to o'clock each Thursday even
ing.
For Calvary school the Bible Club
solves the question of the Teachers
Meeting" and It has become a pCwor-
full factor in the school organization.
The meetings are attended not only By
adult members of the church and school.
and by soma who are members of other
schools. The Rev. a. F. Anderson served
as secretary during 1901 and 1902, when
he resigned as assistant pastor. In jan
uary OF the present year Miss Lille T
Hathaway was elected secretary. p. H.
Bristow, associate superintendent Of the
adult class, was appointed leader.
Sunday School House.
Following the subscription for church
extension, made January l, 1885, plans
were Immediately drawn up for the cree
ton Of a modern Sunday school building.
adjoining the church edifice. Work en-
the building was prosecuted with great
zeal. It was supposed at the time that
it would be large enough to give accom-
mediation to all departments. This
proved TO be a mistake.
late in the winter Of 1S93-94. the build
ing was completed, and on March IS.
1894, the school met in its regular quar-
tiers and prepared for the grand march
TO the new building. 1t was a memorable
event and a landmark in the history OF
the school. Originally it was intended
TO leave the church by the front door
and go IN the main entrance of the Sun
day school house and so on to the diff
ferent floors Of the building. Rain was
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QUEER GAMES OF ESKIMO CHILDREN

Most northern of all Uncle Sans
children are the Eskimos who live
around Point Barrow. which iuts out
into the Polar Sea beyond the Arctic
Circle. There it is night all winter long
and day all summer long
So far from becoming gloomy because
Of their dreary surroundings and their
long nights. the Point Barrow children
are particularly bright and lively and
full of mischief and play. One OF their
pastimes in winter is 10 dance 10 the
Northern Lights.
They are warmly clothed in garments
made of the skin OF the northern deer
or the Arctic fox. There is an upper
garment something like sweater with
hood to it. skin trousers and deerskin
boots coming TO the knee.
They wear deerskin mittens. and when
they sing their song TO the Aurora Bore
alis and dance with it they frequently
attach the tail of a blue or white fox to
their belt behind. Each dancer clenches
the fist, and bending the elbows strikes
them against the sides of the body.
keeping time TO a song and stamping
vigorously with the right foot while
springing up and down with the left
knee. The song has a large number of
stanzas and begins "Kioya Ike, kioya
Ike. which means hail to the Northern
Lights"
When the aurora is bright and I'm an
especially dancing mood the children
will often keep up the song and dance
for hours at a time.
Difficult Snowfall Game.
In winter the Point Barrow children
have a SNOWFALL game which they play
with their feet. They wet some snow
and make a ball about as big as two
fists. The cold Is so intense that the ball
Immediately becomes. solid ice. Then
the player balances the ball on the toes
Of on foot and with a kick and a jump
! throws 1t to the other foot, which
catches it and throws it back. Some OF
the players are so expert that they will
| keep this uD for a number of strokes
without letting the ball fall to the
ground.
The children of this tip-end of Uncle
Sans land also amuse themselves in
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his wise management II has increased
in numbers and enthusiasm daily.
The reorganization of Calvary Baptist
Sumo v school in 1889 into three depart
ments. aGstt intermeS.ate, and primary,
was a long steE- ne direction of en-
larging the work One of the principal
movers in this undertaking, besides the
pastor, was R. Edward EarIl curator CT
the Smithsonian Institution, who was
first superintendent Of the adult depart
ment. and a ready supporter CO every
advance movement in Calvary. J. VI.
Buzzell succeeded Mr.. Earll in charge of
the adult department, and served until
the end of 1899. H. II. Kimball was
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the school It's advancement is theiI
whole thought. and they may be relied
on to further its interests in every pos
sible way.
Special mention must be made OF the
Vaughn Glass" consisting of 263 mem
bers. II is one of the very largest and
best organized classes of young men II
the country. and is distinguished alike
for the zeal of it's teacher and scholars
Roster of the School.
General officers:
The Rev. S. H Greene, pastor; W. 5
shallenberger, superintendent; y. S
Faucet, treasurer; F. II. Jackson, Sec
rotary; Miss Mary c. Carr, librarian
Officers council:
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The Rev. S. II. Greene. pastor; W. S.
ShaIIenberger. superintendent; n. S
Faucet. treasurer; P. II. Bristow. asso-
ciate superintendent adult department;
H H KimbaIl. associate superintendent.
junior department.; Mrs. W. II. Hoeke,
associate superintendent. kindergarten;
F. II. Jackson, secretary; Miss Mary c.
Carr. librarian; Mrs. c. E. Mower, asso-
ciate superintendent, intermediate; Miss
Lydia Marshall, associate superintend-
ent, primary; Miss Kate s. White, asso-
ciate superintendent, home department.
Assistants 10 the superintendent, in
charge of public services and entertain
ments-Miss Sarah E. White, Miles NJ.
Shand
Bible club-P. H Bristow, leader; Miss
L. T. Hathaway, secretary.
Visitors reception committee-H. B.
Waddey, r. f. Logan, L. d. Bliss, W. F.
Staley, T. F. Robbins, Edwin G. Evans,
assistant treasurer; Robert C. Gotta, as
sistant librarian.
Adult Department.
P H. Bristow, associate superintend-
ent; G. s. Barnhart, assistant superin-
tendent; G. II. Judd. chorister; DR.. F..
A. Swartwout, cornetist; ". w. Everett,
assistant superintendent; G. Z. Hebbard,
department secretary; Miss II. NJ. Swart-
won't, pianist: teachers, James r.
Mothershead, class No. 3; J. L. Hazard.
class No. 4; Miss L. Mooney, class No.
6; Mrs. William c. Downey, class No.
Z; George Tate, class No. s; William
f. Reed, class No. 8: Miss Nettie R.
Browne, Glass No. 10: +. W. Vaughn,
class No. II; John Z. Dawson. class No.
Il; Miss NJ Buckington, class No. 10,
S. S. Everett. class No. TO- Mrs. Cope
land. class No. Il; Miss Elizabeth Nc
Neal. Glass Is; Clayton f. Emig, class
No. 10: Mrs. G. Z. Lewis, class No. 20:
]. B. Kinnear, class No. 81; Owen r.
Kellar, class No. p: the Reverend +.
Menefee. class No. %; w. H. Baker.
class No "a; Oliver c. Fisher, class No.
%; Mrs. G.. 5. Warn, class No. 27; w.
w. Poultney, class No. %; Miss Mar
garet A. Mcmahon, class No. %; ]. r.
Kinnear. class No. 30: John c. Welsh
class No. 81; William Wallace Brown
class No. 80; 3. E. Hinton, class No So
John c. Hoyt, Glass No. So; f. b. Cur
tbs. class No. SO; A. l.. Swartwout, class
No. 81; George ]. Drew. class No. IS;
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The Great Fire. :

On Saturday night, December Is. 1867.
fire bells rang out in Washington, but
the night was bitter cold. and few be-
sides those who had to go. cared to stir
abroad and see what was the occasion of
the alarm. Officers, teachers, and
scholars of the school were up betimes
on Sunday morning. and o'clock found
them leaving their homes, then as now.
from all parts of the city. eager as ever
for the school and its attractions.
One teacher living in Georgetown
boarded a car, and the conductor. wac
knew him. said: Where are you off TO
this morning. ITO Sunday school, was
the answer. mot at Calvary; it is burned
down"
Half past 9 O'Clock found scores of
members of the school standing about
the mass of smoking debris, which had
once been a beautiful church. Many
went home at once. and others went to
the Presbyterian school on Ninth Street
by the kind Invitation OF its scholars and
teachers. Some went TO Miller's old hall
on H Street. between Sixth and Seventh
Streets. and talked Of what they would
do.
Next Sunday found them in the "OId
Shiloh Church" on the south side OF
Massachusetts Avenue. between Ninth
and Tenth Streets. a free-wiII Baptist
meeting-h house. The people of that day
had the spirit which makes Sunday
schools OF the size of Calvary today pos
sible. A library was started the next
Sunday by the donation OF fourteen
volumes of the "Rollo Books" dear TO
the hearts of every right-minded boy.
which were given by two little fellows.
Eugene and Frederick Blan. The Christ
mas entertainment by the school was
given in the lecture room OF the par
TALLY rebuilt church on the evening of
two weeks after the fire. The new
church edihce was completed, and dedi-
Gated July II. 1868.
Head of the School.
The first appearance in the records OF
the Sunday school of the name of DR.
Samuel H. Greene was in connection
with the Christmas festival on Decem-
Der 80, 1879. He made the opening
prayer, and a short address. Who could
then have foretold what his coming tc
Calvary meant for the church and tho
school? Successful under the guidance
Of william Stickney. who was its SUI
perintendent for eighteen years, and
whose life was so interviewer with that
OF the school as TO be a part of it. il
continued under Dr. Greene TO move
steadily on through the years. Under