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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NOTES.

The new constitution of the District
Christian Endeavor Union, which was
adopted at the monthly meeting last Mon
day night, is believed by many Endeavor-
ers to be a considerable Improvement in the
direction of simplicity and effectiveness OF
organization. The necessity for changing
the constitution at this time arose from the
decision of the Junior Union to disband
as a separate organization, and its request
to be made a part of the District Union.
The committee which was appointed to
make the necessary amendments was di-
rected at the same time to propose any
other changes that might seem wise for
the Improvement of the work of the union
Under the new form of organization four
of the former offices are dispensed with.
but six new members are added 10 the
board of officers, making that body slightly
larger. The positions discontinued are
those of corresponding secretary, president
of the Junior Union and two of the vice
presidents. The latter positions had no
functions definitely prescribed under the
old constitution. The additions consist of
the superintendent of the six departments
into which the work of the union is d.
vided for convenience of administration,
namely: Extension. Junior, missionary, cit
izenship. music and press. The junior de-
partment takes the place Of the former
Junior Union.
thought to be too large for the convenient
transaction of business, is reduced some
what In membership, but is stiH large
enough to be thoroughly representa- tive OF
the societies in the union. New officers
elected in June of each year will begin their
terms on the first of July instead OF walt
ing until the first of September as hereto
fore. The cumbersome method of selecting
a nominating committee is done away with,
and the presidents of societies other than
junior and superintendents of Junior So
cieties, are constituted the nominating com
mittee.
The general effect of the changes is to
systematic and simplify the work of the
union. The new constitution Is to take
effect at once, and the work for the COM
Ing season Is now being organized IN ac-
cordance with It, except that all the vice
presidents elected under the old constitution
are to continue in Office until the next
election.
The delegates to the Silver Bay mission
airy conference of last July, together with
other representatives of the young ueople' 8
organizations of various denominations are
preparing to hold a missionary institute
early in November. One of the features or
this institute Is to be an exhibit of mis-
sionary literature and interesting objects
and souvenirs, arranged by the Young Peo-
pies Missionary Movement. conference
of these delegates and representatives was
| held Wednesday evening in The parlor OF
| the First Congregational Church. at which
| there was present Edmund ID. Soper haid
| secretary of the Young Peoples Missionary
Movement who addressed meeting In this
| city last May. Several of the local Chris
4 tan Endeavor Societies sent delegates to
| the Silver Bay conference.
A service was held at Crittenton Home
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

A largely attended and enthusiastic echo
meeting" of the recent Chicago brotherhood
convention was held last Wednesday even
ing at st. Agnes Chapel, corner New York
avenue and 4th street northwest. A paper
by Dudley s. Bright Of Christ Church
Chapel and now attending the University
of Pennsylvania, was read, and was fol-
lowed by talks from Bert T. Amos of Trim
ity Chapter and Rev. F. /. A Bennett of
Calvary Chapter. Rev. ]. G. Meem of Pc
lotas, Brazil, spoke briefly on the work of
the church in Brazil and of the organiza-
tons similar to the American brotherhood
chapters attached to the parishes Of the
Brazilian churches. AT the close of the
meeting refreshments were served under
the auspices of the chapter and the ladies
of ST. Agnes Chapel.
The Brotherhood Chapter of st. Monica's
Chapel, corner I'd and F streets southwest,
has announced having elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: John E. Will
liams, director; John H. Coleman, secre-
tary; Joseph Dyson, treasurer.
The services held the third Sunday even
ing of each month under the auspices of the
Brotherhood Chapter of Trinity Church will
be resumed Sunday, October 49,
1t is stated that a junior brotherhood
chapter is shortly to be organized at Christ
Church, Rockville.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The topic for tomorrow evening is THE
Christians Trials and Triumphs." James
l: is.
The October meeting of the board of
control was held Wednesday evening of
this week at Wesley. S. II. Briant, the new
president was in the chair and in short
talk to the members requested the cooper
alton of each chapter and Lacquer. The
various officers have formulated plans for
work for the winter which will be more
definitely announced at the next meeting.
The board authorized the appointment Of
a committee to consider plans for the Ep-
worth League entertainment course. The
reports of the various chapters showed In
tereSt and work in the various churches
along all lines of Epworth League activity.
North Capitol Chapter reported recent
election of ten new members. Trinity chap
ter was reported as being in an especially
fourishing condition.
Those present were: Mrs. M. M. Mitch
ell, Mrs. F. T. Israel, Miss A. M Tilton
F. j. Metcaf. E. R. Rochester. E. Huddle-
ston, C. H. Schooley, A. l. Dougherty, NJ.
H. BeaIl, A. F. Drake, S. s. Symons, l..
P. Hieston and George B. Pitts.
The new cabinet held a meeting Tuesday
evening and made plans for visiting Hyats-
vile in the near future to form a new
chapter there. The cabinet will have charge
ing Short talks will be made by Mr.. Shaw
and Mr. Briant, and special music will
be provided.
Miss Anna NJ. Tilton gave a talk to the
Sunday school at Metropolitan last week
on "Chrysanthemum, a Little japanese
Girl
Jesse L. Suter of the Anti-Saloon League
will lead the devotional meeting at Wes-
ley tomorrow night.
The members of Brightwood Park chap
ter will hold an indoor picnic Wednesday
evening.
North Capitol Chapter reopened its Sun
day evening devotional meetings with
rally day service last Sunday. Frank 7.
Israel addressed the young people and the
pastor, Rev. Harold M. Rider, spoke few
words of encouragement Miss Martha
Hilton sang a solo, and Miss Mcbride and
Miss Manverse sang a duet
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DAY OF ACHIEVEMENT.
Yom Kippur Will Be Observed by
Hebrew CONGREGATION.

The Hebrew congregations in this city
will celebrate the Day of Atonemeht,
known in their language as Yom Kippur.
from shutdown tomorrow until shutdown
Monday. Yom Kippur falls on the 10th
day of the seventh month, called Tishri.
according to the Hebrew calendar The
holiday had a national character in the
days of Moses, and the records say that
Aaron, the high priest, performed a pub
lie rite of atonement for the people. 1T is
said to have the strongest personal APP
peal to the Hebrew conscience of any re-
ligious holiday in the year.
On this day all Hebrews are supposed
to fast and abstain from all labor as it Is
the hottest day in the year. Services will
be held by all three OF the local Jewish
congregations Sunday evening and Nom
day morning.
Services of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation will be held Sunday even
ing in the Eighth Street Temple at 7:2O
O'Clock. The ritual services consisting of
prayers and music appropriate to the day
and its solemnity, will be in charge OF
hev. DR.. Louis Stern, while the sermon
Will be preached by Rabbi Abram Simon.
on "Atonement and the Domestic Prob
lem.' The dominant idea in these sery.
ices is that God demands mans humiIifv
but not his humiliation Services will he
continued Monday morning at O'clock
and the sermon will be preached by Rabbi
Simon on "Atonement and the Social
Problem" to be delivered about noon. In
the afternoon the sermon will be preach
ed by DIR. Stern.
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waved apron. the buggy was drawn up be.
fore well-kept farmhouse At the gate
stood very much perturbed mother.
"Oh, Ill., she burst out, will you do a
favor for me? My Mirandy's gone and
broken her nursing bottle and chewed up
the nipple and won't you telephone into the
city for new ones, and the druggist will
send them to you by trolley. and you can
bring them out to me tomorrow morning"
HI grinned his pleasantest, made a note
OF the request and drove on. AT the next
house but one where Lige Henson lived,
Lige himself placed big crock of butter in
the buggy under the seat. and on the lower
side of Jefferson Valley Hi proved himself ac-
commodating enough to take on a crate OF
freshly laid eggs marked for delivery to the
trolley company and destined for sale In the
city Widow Boyd coyly got him to con-
sent to purchase her ten yards of some
dress goods in town, the promised glass Of
buttermiik aiding her materially; one of
her neighbors handed Hi memorandum of
an order for patent medicines that he want
ed placed by phone with his druggist in
the city and delivered to Hi by trolley the
next morning; and still another held up the
buggy to get HI to send a telegram to
relative in a distant part of the country and
to order a half ton of coal for delivery the
next day.
So 1t went and after HI had taken on
behind an injured wheel of a runabout-we
were then nearing the starting point of the
route-he drawled:
Errand Boy for the Route.
'Errand boy for the whole route! All
free gratis. When those fellers in Congress
raised our pay to seven-twenty year they
said we must stop taking pay for helping
our neighbors out. Now we take the bum
dies and the butter and the eggs and the
orders to hold jobs. We've got to be
accommodating If fellow wasn't the
first thing he'd know everybody along his
route would be raising boiler against him,
and then ten to one he'd soon find new
man in his place That's right / want this
job even If I do have to feed my horse and
furnish the rig out of the seven-twenty So
l grin all the time and look pleasant. I'm
glum man by nature and dyspepsia but
Just look at me since I've been on this
route. Why, by heck! look like the grim
ming hyena in the circus all the ttmei
Giddap, you old turnip giddap! Don't you
know I've got an hour of errands to run
after get baek-and, oh heckl If we don't
get there In the next fifteen minutes It'll be
the first time yet that ! amt made the
town on schedule time. Giddap you old
turnip. giddap."
At two minutes of 1 by his watch HI his
rudy features mellowed in every line by O.
grin, made the post Office. On the porch
running in front of It stood group of per-
haps twelve men. They were all intent
upon their watches, and as Hi, still display
office with the mail that he had collected
there came a roar from the group that none
In the vicinity could fail to hear:
THE elders on Doc, by gum!"
And then and there / decided that Uncle
Sam had worked better than he knew when
he put into operation the rural free delivery
system.
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Slang Numerals.

From the New York Sun.
Twenty three" has almost passed from
slang into proper language. but to the
average man "seventy-three' is still an
unknown quantity.
Seventy-three'' is telegraph slang and
into those two characters are crowded
every wish for good. When the telegra-
pher crooks his elbow he utters Seventy
three" in place of Here's looking" and
Il means volumes more than the usual
greeting. Seventy three" takes the place
of Yours truly at the bottom of his let
tiers. and Seventy~three" is a word of
farewell more pregnant with meaning
than so long"
1t appears on the badge of the Magnetic
Club. composed largely of those in the
telegraph and kindred trades, and a huge
'13' in electric. lights is the principal
decoration at their dinners, the switch be-
ing run to the presidents table, that OFF,
Ger flashing out the greeting when a
speaker rises to tell how he commenced
life as a messenger boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
PRESBYTERY MEETING
OPENS AT VIENNA, VA, MONDAY
EVENING AT 7:3o O'CLOCK.

The regular fall meeting of the presbytery
of Washington city will be held at Vienna,
Va. next week, beginning Monday evening
at 7:30 o'clock The evening session Mon
day will be opened with the sermon by the
retiring moderator, Rev. DR.. Albert Evans,
pastor of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, Ath and B streets southeast.
1t was expected that the national ca
thedral question would come before the
presbytery at this time, being formally pre-
scented by committee from the general as
sembly of the denomina ton. but 1t has
been learned since that this committee is
not likely to appear until later in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
Crusade Against Cigar Bands.
/ the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
He was mild-mannered. but there was an
air of determination about him, neverthe-
less and he moved slowly along the front
of the cigar stand. from the .'Iberias,'
marked so cents each, in the rear right
hand corner of the case. to the ..His.ano
Maduros. at two for five, in the front row
on the left.
II am looking for cigar without band
accompaniment" he said. as the salesman
leaned toward him; "a kind of quiet, I'M
decorated cigar You had a brand that
TANGLED, but there are bands on them row.
and most anything'll do me SO long as it's
plain.
Yes, know all about the craze for cigar
bands. Women want them to paste on
finger bowls and glass water pitchers. but
why on earth don't you do them up IN bum
dies and let them have them at SO much
hundred or a thousand? / don't want to
peck away at band with my finger nails
or fish out a kn..e and open 1t and perform
a surgical operation every time | smoke
and unless I'm careful l cut or Tear the
wrapper SO that the cigar won't draw. III
buy any sort of cigar that has no band; I
don't care how good ii is or how bad IL is,.
and when others begin to follow my exam
pie there'll be one fool fad the less In the
world.
"A gilt and gold band adds nothing to
the value of cigar, and the cheaper the
tobacco the bigger and brighter the label
that's plastered on it. The cigar bands
q nuisance and I've started q crusade
against tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
Not an Unruly Member.

from Pearson's weekly.
An extraordinary case is reported of a
girl. born at Wertheim- on the Main in
1885, who, as the result of Illness. when
six years old, lost the use of every mem
Der except her tongue. BY dint of long
practice she finally was able to eat, write
and even sew by means of her tongue
alone. She took up the end of cotton with
her lips. and, with dexterous turn of the
tongue, made knot in the end She cut
out dolls clothes, manipulated an easy
cutting pair of scissors with her lips,
while to thread the needle she stuck IL
into the table with her lips, and with
tongue and lips passed the thread
through the eye with perfect ease In the
course of years the tongue lost its orig
inal shape. becoming thin and pointed
and of unusual length
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
Proverbs Of the Chinese.

From I. P.'s Weekly.
The verbal wisdom of the Chinese has
become proverbial, and, appropriately
enough. 1t shows Itself prominently In their
proverbs Many of these have already been
translated into English. but here are few
more. from new collection by Herr Bruno
Navarro, published In Heidelberg, which
may be welcome.
1T Is better not to be, than not to be
anything" Repentance Is the dawn Of
virtue" Even the highest tower stands
GA the ground" Man thinks he knows
everything, but woman knows It better. !,
! Even the mandarin of the first class has
poor relations The carver of idols never
worships idols: he knows too well what
they are made of. "A day Of grief il long
ct than year Of 5oy.'' And 50 on.
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Retiring Moderator.

probably some time Ia December. In the
meantime, however, tssere is considerable
probability of some delegate to the presby-
terry bringing the matter up for informal
discussion next week.
Other matters, mostly Of a routine char
acter, will be considered. The meeting will
probably be concluded Tuesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07

Under instructions from the President
Capt Benjamin NJ. Purssei. 10th Infantry.
has been detailed under the provisions of
law for services and to fill vacancy In the
pay department He has been ordered to
San Francisco for duty In the Department
OF California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07

A large number of the Christian Endeavor
workers of the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church received Rev. Richard r. Riedel,
their pastor, and Mrs Riedei on their return
from their vacation. A delegate met them
at the train and escorted them to their
refreshments served by the ladies. Rev.
and Mrs. Riedel visited at their home church
in Philadelphia. where Rev. DIR. Russell H.
Conwell has been preaching for over TWEEN
ty-three years. They also went to Attain
tic City and Allentown, Pa.
The outlook for the Christian Endeavor
work in this church is said to be very
bright. President George c. Blair and
Secretary James r. Williams are looking
forward to increased labors this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07

last night under the leadership OF John q.
lockwood superintendent Of the citissh-
ship department of the District Christian
Endeavor Union. Other oflce~s OF the
union and g number Of other Endeavorer1
were present and assisted.
The District Union is planning to hold
series of committee conferences Friday
evening. October 90 There win probably be
four or five OF these conferences held ST.
multaneously in the same part OF the city.
each to consider a separate line OF work
for the Christian Endeavor Societies. The
subjects for discussion will probably be the
work of the lookout. prayer meeting, social
and missionary committees and of the ju-
nior societies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07

Announcement has been made at the rec
tory OF st. Aloysius' Roman Catholic
Church that a retreat for women exclu-
sively will begin In that parish Sunday,
October Is. to be conducted by the fathers
OF the house. An event of great importance
to the college boys of St. Aloysus is their
annual retreat. which opens Monday and
continues until Thursday when those in
retreat will go to communion in a body and
later partake of a breakfast in the college
hall Thursday will be "rector's day. in
honor of Rev. f. Y, Fink. pastor of the
church. and the occasion will be signaliZed
by a demonstration in his honor. Rev
Francis Y. Mccarthy, of the best
known priests of the household, has gone
to Savannah Ga, to give diocesan re-
treat.
The First Methodist Protestant Church.
4th street between L and G streets south
east will hold its annual Sunday school
rally day" services tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock. Addresses on the subject of Sun
day school work will be made by Mr. Mil
Ian. president of the District Sunday School
Union; Mr.. Bradley, superintendent of
Grace Baptist Sunday school; j. @. Rock
wood superintendent of the North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Sunday school, and
A. s. Jones, Sunday school worker of
prominence. There-will be special music
A special harvest and Thanksgiving serv-
ice will be held tomorrow night at 7:3o
O'Clock in the English language In Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church. corner 9th
and streets northwest. Rev. L. H. War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07

II is announced that Rev. P, A Wallace,
pastor of Metropolitan A. M +. Churcn, Oh
n street southwest, will preach speclai
aa,-r,on for the second time. by request, TO-
morrow evening at o'clock the subject
being. what 1t is to Be Lost Inc re-
opening of the Christian Endeavor oociees
OF that church will be held Moiu Ias ar,d re,
vhen the society will be reorganized ana re-
sumo active work. -...4...--... .-.-...
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A service was held at crittenton Home
The Washington times., 1905-03-12

pervades neariy all Government offices.
where red tap. Is the rule and decay
inevitable, the indian office resembles
an exchange. Leases are made. bought.
and sold with amazing rapidity. There
is brisk air of business that would
do credit to the New York stock market.
There is little haggiing. A man sets his
price and gets 1t or does not sell. This
saIne air Of business activity is notice
able throughout the oil field; nor is it
confined merely TO the leasing and buy
ing OF property for oil wells. Towns are
springing up like mushrooms, almost in
a night. There's a boom on. not doubt
OF H. In the new towns men are already
specializing in real estate. Some of the
best lots are selling for $500 a front foot
Instead Of the usual frame houses that
characterize towns hat spring up when
there is an Industrial boom in the West.
substantial brick buildings are being
erected. For there is oil in the ground
and the people know il.
The Washington times., 1905-03-12

Delawares, the Creeks. the Choctaws.
and the ChicIzasaws. Each Indian IN
the Cherokee nation is allotted $685.
worth of land. the land being graded
from 80 cents 10 $3.50 an acre. The
land was graded as to value BY the
Dawes Commission. The allotments
therefore range fl nm $50 acres to so ae-
cording to the LAM selected by the In
dian The average allotment is about 10
acres. This homestead the Indian cannot
sell nor is he permitted to sch any part Of
his Sailotment until five years after re-
eeixing deed. Many Of the Indians. es-
peciaily among the Osages, have not yet
taken Up their allotments Their land
has been leased in block by the Interior
Department. On the other hand nearly
all of the Cherokees and the Delawares
have taken possession of the land al
lotted them.
Land in the oil belt has been allotted
not only TO the Indie rs. but to the
Freedmen" and their descendants. once
the slaves of the Indians. A strange ST
uaticn has arisen. Tile freedmen are no
longer considered wards of she nation,
but their old masters are. Consequently
the freedmen are ALLOW ed to sell outright
their lands with exception of the forty
acres which constitute the homestead.
The OIL men who are hurrying to the
Territory in every case buy from the
freedmen In preference TO leasing from
the Indians. There IS a premium OH
negroes, therefore. IN the Indian Ter
ritory such as has not existed since they
The Washington times., 1905-03-12
Oil Belt Extends Through Territory.

That the oil belt extends the whole
length Of the Indian Territory Is prob
able. In view of the fact that there are
large oil fields in Kansas to the north
and Texas to the south, il is reasonable
TO suppose that the connecting link lies
Ia the Indian Territory. So far the de-
yelopment of thesoil industry In the Ter
ritory has been confined to an area some
sexenty-f1ve miles long by forty-f1ve
wide, on great portion of which, wells
are now in operation. and the value OF
the territory demonstrated. This area
IS something more than d tenth Of the
whole area of the Territory.
Hundreds of wells are being sunk in
this field now and The number of dust
ers wells from which there is no flow
IS remarkably small. 1t has been esti-
mated that hundred new wells are
coming in every month. These wells
average eighty barrels a day. some of
them running as low as twenty barrels
and others as high ag LOCO barrels
Moreover. the quality Of the oil produced
is high. Experts say that 1t is as good
as the best oil produced by the fields
of Pennsylvania and better than that Of
the Texas and Kansas fields
IL 1t a matter for wonder that the
oil szaA OF the old fields are focking