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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Of ST. ALBAN'S
Will Be Observed OH All
Saints Day.
HISTORY OF THE PARISH
Joseph Nourse's Prayer Answered.
Forty Gold Dollars Nucleus of
Fund for Free Church.

"A hourishiug parish church, the first
free and open church I'm Washington. the
seed Of q national cathedral I'm this the
Capital City Of the nation, inspiring
influence over the church In this do
cese. are the result of the gift of one
woman Miss Phoebe Nourse. of forty
gold dollars earned by needlework in
the pain-free. few and rare moments
OF her invalid life. and dedicated after
death as the neucIeus of a fund 20 build
a free and open church on Mount st.
Albau.' Such was the beginning of the
Important parish Of ST Adams Church
in Tenleytown that on "AIl Saints Day
November J. viii celebrate its hftieth
anniversary with appropriate festivi-
Ties and ceremonies.
But Phoebe Nourse was only the in
strument Of Providence, for before her
time a striking legend seems 10 have
hallowed Mount st. Alban 20 the ser
vice OF God
Legend Of "The Highlands
In the latter part of the eighteenth
century, Joseph NOurse. hrst Registrar
of the Treasury, a friend and fellow
churchman OF George Washington, lived
In his stately manor on Mount St Al
ban then called. THE Highlands"
!
Joseph Nourse was man of deeply
religious nature, and was won't 70 in
dulge ia demonstration of his faith.
Tradition says il was a constant habit
of his TO retire TO the grove of stately
oaks near the manCF and there, in the
silence OF the WOODS, at the shrine Of
nature. in this natural cathedral through
the Gothic arches OF whose trees the
distant vault of heaven made a blue
dome and pray that some day, then
shroUded in the far future. a church
might be built in that grove, as a wit
ness for Christ in the Capital Of the
young republic, then winning its place
in the family of nations.
Yet the years passed and he went 10
his rest with his prayer unanswered.
4 School for Boys.
As the new century dawned and the
years Of 1850 began TO slip away, the old
manor still remained on the site, but to-
ward the middle of the century il was
purchased and used as a church school
for boys, st. Johns Institute The
school did not entirely succeed and was
followed by the occupancy of another
boys school the Rev. Anthony Ten
Brock being head master.
Fitting up an upper room as chapel.
the church folk around came 70 worship
according 10 the usage OF the Episcopal
Church in America. Among these was
Miss Phoebe Nourse. a granddaughter OF
JoseRh who taught q class of boys IN
the Sunday school, and was most faith
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

4 l7eeDiug the earth from falling in.
ia some places. instead OF boards. heavy
EiTders are used so as TO safely with
stand the pressure from the earth.
Gables and chains form q picturesque
network outlined against the sky.
End Not in Sight.
1t cannot DE definitely ascertalned
when the work la this section viii be
completed District officials however,
say thar every effort IS being made By
the railroad company and the contractor
10 hasten the operations and TO afford
the residents OF that part Of the city
as little Inconvenience as possible.
Especially IS this true they say, in re-
gard to efforts 10 keep the machinery in
good condition SO as 20 prevent uuueces-
saTy grinding and serapiug noises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

fuI IN her attendance When taken I'll
her interest did not abate and when she
died on March Is. 1850 she left her
golden Offering" OF forty shining gold
dollars TO be used for the erection of "a
free church on Alban Hill"
On the first anniversary of her death
ground was broken and the foundations
were soon raised by the personal efforts
largely of her brothers and Abe boys Cf
ST. Johns School.
The Church CoHsecrated.
in May, 1855. the little church was
consecrated by Bishop Whittingham, of
Maryland. the first free church iu the
present diocese of Washington, and
built entirely through free viii offer
ings From that day 10 this. St. Al
ban IS has stood with open doors holding
daily services and acting as sentinel for
the great cathedral, for many times the
site would have been sold for secular
purposes had not the little church stood
in the way, preserving it for sacred
uses.
The history of the parish since then
has been one OF continued prosperity
loyal reotOrs and the cooperation OF
faithful Iaity. The incumbents of the
cure in recent years have included the
Rev. Nelson Falls. rector FOR fourteen
years; the Rev Philip H. RHinelauder.
now professor in Berkeley Divinity
School. Middletown Conn, and the
present rector, the Rev. George G.. II.
BratenahI who Is also canon preceutor
OF the National Cathedral Of IS Peter
Sir BrateuahI came TO St Adams in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR DEPARTED ELKS

AT recent meeting OF the committee
IN memorial service iu memory of de-
parted brothers of Washington Lodge,
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
ElEs. it was reported that everything
IL. connection with the service mad been
completed
George I. Wellington. OF Cumberland
Lodge of EIks. has accepted an invita-
ton and VIII address his brother Elks
and their friends ON Eikd0m at the
New National TEeater. Sunday evening
December &, 1894. at 8 O'Clock The Rev
Father Timothy O 'Hourke's subject VIII
bee Charity
Marine Band. Singing VIII be by q
quartet composed OF william McFar-
land. Alexander s. AI0sher. Frank Reb-
stock. and Walter u. EEumuhrey
The committee is DESTROYS OF proyid-
ing seats for the widows and mothers OF
departed brothers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS
FOR THE PANAMA CANAL

The following awards for materials
for the Isthmian Canal work were made
by the Panama Canal Commission yes
terday.
Iron stone sewer pipe to the value OF
SIS. 269 American Sewer Pipe Company.
Pittsburg, Pa 200 barrels of cement
at s1s9 Per barrel. United Building Ma
terial Company. New York city: valves
and hydTants for the Panama water
works plant. S5,44A50 Heron Pump and
Foundry Company. Chattanooga, Tenn. g
- dump carts at SIS each and I'VE con-
tractors wa CONS AT $3.50 each, T. F.
stroud, Omaha, Neb.
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ERECTED IN ALBANS
Offering Forty
o Church, o

1897, and under his care the parish has
made rapid growth. He is a man OF
scholarly attaiumeuts, yet practical in
conducting the affairs OF the parish, and
preacher with unusual spiritual in
sight and eIOquence.
Work Of the Parish.
The work of the parish includes that
OF three missions. St. COLUMBIA. St. Da-
vid's Hall, and ST. Georges Hall Be
sides 30 IS the church home OF .he girls
of the National Cathedral School. Of
which Mr. Bratenahl is the chaplain
Deaconess Llbbey is OF great assistance
20 him In the work. and takes charge
OF the various guilds both in the mother
church and the missions. The church
is quaint edihce, ana the interior is
very churchly in appearance, tights be-
ing used on the altar, and other print
tive practices being observed. In the
past fifty years The baptisms have
numbered 81. while Combinations num-
her 3u
Ia future years, when the great Ma
uIOual Cathedral Is builU-and il viii be
built for the churchmen Of the nation
are aWazius 10 its need-Saint Adams
VIII stand as the little church within
the gates memory of the beginning
The services viii begin on Tuesday
with memorial eucharist at 1.5J o'clock
In the morning. AT IL clock the All
address by the rector. the Rev q. c. II
Brateuahi. The Childreu's service is
scheduled for 4 O'Clock iu the after
noon. when the children viii bring their
birthday offerings. penny for each
year they are old 10 be followed by
reception in the TeCtJTg-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
RAILROAD On TOP
OF A HIGH WALL
Unique Device for Filling
Station Foundations.
TRAINS HANG IN MID-AlR
Excavations Going on at the North End
of the Tunnel Above massa-
chusetts Avenue

One of the most unique arrangements
for time and LABOR saving is 10 be seen
on the east wall of the new Union Sta
ton. Whore this wall crosses T. Street
and passes on toward Cincinnati Street
the foundations of the new building have
been erected abOuJ thirty-five feet in the
air
Upon the TOP of this wall, which IS
about three feet vide, has been con-
structed "a temporary railway on which
TO carry dirt 20 nh the Intervening
spaces before the stone WORK can be-
gin. The ties of This railroad rest upon
the wall. ard the structure projects out
on each side In a manner seemingly 10
invite disaster 10 the small trains pro-
PEELED there by the contractors 'dinkey'
engines. Trains OF four cars, however.
have been pushed up the incline of per
cent for more than a week. and Thei.
contents dumped into the regions be-
low. 50 far without mishap
The earth being used for the filing is
taken from the excavation Of Second
Street, near ], which IS being lowered
to the grade I'm that part Of the TERRITORY
surrounding the new viaduct. Severn
million c;lbic yards OF dirt must
dumped among the foundations OF ths
station 10 bring the level up 10 the re
quired height.
North End Of Tunnel
The excavations now being carried or
between ID and r Streets on First Stree
northeast, in preparation for the con
sJruction Of the First Street tunnel have
az last reached large proportions. cauz
ing great change I'm the appearance
of the landscape In that section.
Al present the excavation on this enc
Of the tunnel measures about 800 feet
in length. with a width varying from 2
TO 90 feet. The deepest part Of the cui
IS about IS feet. Not counting inspcc-
tors and superintendents. there are
about 200 laborers employed on the work
Residents near First Street at this
point are confronted with q wilderness
of derricks and a great quantity of ia.
machinery used IN excava1ing and dis
posing of earth. A steam shovel is used
for removing The earth. Some work has
10 be done also with picks and sboyels
Working Six Weeks.
The operations at this point have been
iu progress Tor the past six weeks. and
unusually good speed has been made iu
getting into the ground In answer 10
the complaints of citizens that they
have been for some time bothered by
the noise of the steam shovel and the
grating and grinding Of the derrick ma
Chiuery. the contractors tu charge
Of the work point out that the excava-
ti0us require much time 10 De completed.
high board walls built for the purpose
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
FUNERAL TOMORROW
FOR MISS ANNA B0TZF0RD

The funeral of Miss Anna Botzford.
who died az Georgetown University Hos
pital Friday evening win lake place at
Trinity Catholic Church. Georgetown. at
II o'clock tomorrow
The burial win be at Trinity Gene
terry Miss Borzfgrd who was eighty
six years Old was native OF Florida
Her death was due 20 ailments incident
10 old age.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
TENTH STREET BUILDING
DECLARED TO BE UNSAFE

west, now occupied as restaurant
was yesterday condemned by Building
Inspector Ashford as unsafe on account
of weakened foundations.
The owner. G. c. Glover. has said he
VIII make arrangements al once 20 re-
build the structure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
CHURCH WILL
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

Special ceremonies viii mark the cole
bration Of the hftieth anniversary of
Mount Olivet NJ p. Church. Ballston
Va. today.
Services viii be held In the church al
1880 clock this morning. when a mUEi-
cal program Of high order Will be one
of the features. and sermons upprOprl-
aLe-to the occasion viii be delivered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26
CHAPTER HI.-Continued,

He was not surprised to find that
the hill terminated in sheer wall of
rock, which stood out, oninous and
massive from the wealth of verdure
fcIothing the remainder Of the ridge.
Facing the precipice, and separated
from it by a strip Of ground not twen-
sty feet above the sea-level in the high
est part, was another rOck-built emil
hence, quite bare of trees, blackened
by the weather and SCARED in a man
ser that attested the attacks Of light
ming.
He Whistled softly. by Jove!". he
said volcanic, and highly mineral
ted
The intervening belt was sparsely
dotted with trees, casuarinas, poon,
and other woods he did not know, re.
sembling ebony and cedar. A number
of stalmps showed that the axe had
Sbeen at work, but not recently. He
passed into the cleft and climbed a
free that offered easy access. AS he
expected, after rising few feet from
1.-THE ground, his eyes encountered the
!, Solemn blue line Of the sea, not half g
mile distant.
/ He descended and commenced a
systematic search. Men had beer
here. Was there a house? Would
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

All schoolboys know more or less
about wrestling, and many of them
are very clever little boxers; some are
even novices in the gentle art of fence
and singlestlck, but which of you has
ever wrestled with his feet? We do
not mean the ordinary tricks. of
wrestling as you know it, tripping an
adversary. throwing the heel as
some call overthrowing a comrade,,
where hands and arms, too, are used.
Foot wrestling is little science of its
own, and quite unlike the ordinary
tests of strength that come under the
head of wrestling. !.
Suppose you have had several
wrestling bouts with a schoolmate who
is slightly older, heavier or stronger
than yourself and have always met
defeat at his hands. 1t is quite
natural for you to want to overthrow
him, and that is a very good way to
feel, too,5 for healthy competition of
this sort makes men of the best kind
as the boy athletes grow beyond school
days. Suppose you get this chap who
has so consistently thrown you to
engage in a. friendly bout Of, foot
| wrestling, and completely turn the
| tables on him and lay him on the grass
Just as often as he. has pushed your
shoulders down the other way! That
would make you feel almost as
proud as scoring first in algebra,
wouldn't it?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

Readers of Mrs. Whitney's books
will not have forgotten that IN one OF
them she makes q woman speak OF
her bottle of household ammonia as
been gratefully applied to ammonia
by many a woman who has seen the
magical effects few spoonfuls of 1T
will have in cutting the grease IN pot
or frying pan, or in cleansing solled
sink. or in Frightening silver or glass.
If one could choose but one Kitchen
help, the ammonia bottle would sure
ly be that one.
There are helps besides this. On
the same principle that moves her to
buy washing powders and fluids ana
pastes the housekeeper should provide
! herself with all the mechanical labor
saving appliances she can secure, II
tthey really save labor. For this name
Is often a misnomer. The kind OF
i1itensil that economies time for the
worker and turns, out poorly pre-
!pared. product that is unsatisfactory
Ito the people who are to eat it or to
use it, is an extravaganza in the long
run-or in the short run, either. Such
as these are one or two meat-choPPers
that have been put upon the market
which seem to crush the juice from
the meat they chop and turn it out a
| powdery. tasteless mass. Such also
ARE certain patented egg heaters,
/ which in frothing or thickening the
eggs make so close grained a product
that the lightness Of effect for which
the eggs were to be used is entirely
lacking.
Meat-choppers and egg-beaters
there are, however, that are among
the housewives chiefest blessings, and
In addition to these there are other
conveniences, some cheap, some more
costly. which save her time and
strength. AS many Of these as she
of nrd oh
kitchen or pantry. 49,.
T know of nothing that is more an
moving to housekeeper than dearth
OF the eommon Y1f eyeryday
persons OF wealth who were poor in
such things. I have been in the pan
tries of women in good circumstances
where the flour sitter was rusted and
broken, where the one .strainer must
be used for coffee, soup or jellies.
where there was but one frying pan
for all uses Of sauteing, and boiling
or frying of any sort, and where there
was a single broiler to serve for fish
and meat-a broiler which was also
used as a toasting rack. In these
Kitchens have found such helps as
vegetable press or a lemon squeeZer
or an apple corer or a sufficiency OF
mixing bowls and spoons absolutely
lacking. 1t is like asking for bricks
without providing straw to expect
cook to do good and brisk work wher
she has to make shifts to take the
place of inexpensive utensils. These
things are not costly, and there is NJ
reason except carelessness or positive
poverty why there should not b.
enough bowls and cups for mixing
knives for meat and vegetables, cup
for measuring and the like in even
tolerably we'll furnished pantry AM
Kitchen. ....
The lists that are given for tn
necessary furnishing of the kitche
are sometimes discouraging. Tn
woman who can have but one table
even altho that be a double decker
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d the mornif19
A Thrilling Tale Of shlpWPeek and Adventure.
BY LOUIS TRACY.
Copyright 1908 by Edward j. Clode.
he suddenly encounter some hermi

he suddenly encounter some hermit
Malay or ,Chinaman?
AT the foot of the main cliff was a
cluster of fruitbearing trees, .plantains.
couple of cinchonas caught his eye.
In one spot the underground was rank
and wildly green. The cassava. or
taptoca plant, reared its high, passion
flower leaves above the grass, and
some sago-palms thrust aloft their
thick-stenlmed trunks.
Here is change of menu, at any
rate" he communed.
Breaking a thick branch off pooh
tree he whitfield away the minor
stems. A strong stick was needful to
explore that leafy fastness thoroly.
/ A few cautious strides and vigorous
whacks with the stick laid bare the
cause Of such prodigality in soil coy
cred with drifted sand and Jumps of
black and white speckled coral. The
trees and bushes enclosed a we'll
safe guarded it,. in fact, from being
choked with sand during the first gale
|, that blew.
Delighted with this discovery, more
| precious than diamonds at the mo.
| ment, for he doubted the advisabilitS
! Of existing on the water supply of the
excavation. The we'll had been prop
erly made. Ten feet down he coult
| see the reflection of his face. EXper
| hands had tapped the secret reservoir
Of the island. BY stretching to the
! full extent of his arm. he managed tt
plunge the stick into the water. Tast
ing the drops, he found that they were
| quite sweet. The sand and porous
rock provided the best of filter-beds.
He rose, we'll pleased, and noted tina
on the opposite side the appearance o
the shrubs and tufts of long grass in
dicated the existence Of a grown-ov
path towards eGc1iff. He fol1owe,
it, walking carelessly, with eyes seek
ing the prospect beyond, when some
thing ratified and cracked beneath hi
feet. Looking down, he was horri
fed to find he. was trampling on
skeleton.
Il Had a venomous snake coiled it
glistening folds around his leg h
would not have been more startled
But this man of iron nerve soon re
covered. He frowned deeply after tn
first involuntary heart-throh.
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untouched. With almost feverlsh
haste he ascertained that the half
filled tin did really contain oil.
What q find" he calculated aloud.
Another pair of birds dashed from a
ledge near. the roof.s s..
"Confound you!" shouted the sailor.
He sprang back and WhackedA the
walls viciously, but all the feathered
intruders had gone.
SO far as he could judge the cave
harbored no further surprises Re
turning towards the exit his boots dis
lodged more, empty cartridges from
the sand. They were shells adapted
to revolver of heavy caIiber. At a
short distance from the doorway they
were present in dozens.
The remnants of fight he
| thought. 1.-THE man was attacked. ana
defended himself here. Not expecting
the arrival of enemies he provided no
. whilst trying to reach the well, prob
| ably at night
He wildly pictured the scene-a
brave, hardy European keeping at bay
a boatload of Dyak savages, enduring
! manfully the agonies of hunger. thirst,
perhaps wounds Then the siege, FOL
lowed by a wild effort to gain the life
giving WELL the hiss of a Malay parang
welded by lurking foe, and the last
despairing struggle before death came,
He might be mistaken. Perchance
there was less dramatic explanation
! But he could not shake off his first
impressions. They were garnered
from dumb evidence and developed
by some occult but Overwhelming
sense of certainty.
What was the poor devil doing
here?" he asked. why did he bury
himself in this rock, with mining uten
sils and a few rough stores? He coule
not be a castaway. There is the in
dication of purpose, of preparation
of method com bined with ignorance
for none who knew the ways Of DyalS
and Chinese pirates would venture tt
i live here alone, if he could help 1t, AM
if he really were alone The thint
was a mystery, would probably remain
a mystery forever.
BE it steel or be it lead,
Anyhow the man is dead"
There was relief in hearing his owl
, voice. He could hum. and think, an
act. Aiming himself with the. axe h
attacked the bushes and branches o
trees in front of the cave. He cut
, the litter over the skeleton. At sflrs
he was inclined to bury it where 1t la!
but he disliked the idea Of Iris walk
5 ing unc onset usly over the place. y
) time could be wasted that day. III
) would seize an early opportunity to &C
E las grave-digger.
After an absence of little more tina
!. an hour he rejoined the girl. She SAY
:. him from afar, and wondered swhenc
= he obtained the axe he shouldered.
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your opponent would hop forward
foot or so, and your own effort would
cause you to .topple forward. But
sometimes a swift swing of your foot
to the right will make your adversary
lean far to his right to keep his bal
ance; then is the time for a sudden
jerk Of your foot toward you, and he
will be left without a leg to stand on, :"
as it were, and topple over. But sup
pose he should swing his leg far to the
right, forcing your leg to the left?
Then you hop nimbly to the left, and
as you do this you will find that his
push will enable you to make a very
big hop, indeed. AS soon as you
land, you hop forward, pushing with
your ankle against his, and unless he
has changed front with remarkable
quickness, he will fall over on his left
side kerf1op! Or, you may keep
merely on the defensive for a long
time by clever foot work, hopping
every way your opponent tries to
swing your leg and not exerting any
strength against his. OF course, he
will tire much quicker than you this
yours, and then a few quick jerks on
your part will quite overthrow him
The chances are that in trying to put
you off your balance he will himself
get in a position where a very slight
shove or jerk from you will send him
sprawling: y