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Substitute for Rubber.

According to United States Consul
LIE Roy at Durango, Mexico, in report to
the State Department, it has been known
for some years that a shrub called the
guayuie, which grows on the arid north
ern plateau of Mexico, renders an extract
possessing the appearance and qualities of
rubber. Either because sufficient attention
has not been drawn to it, or because of
failure to find satisfactory process for
extraction, nothing worthy of mention has
hitherto been done with this plant, which
is found growing particularly in the eastern
part of Durango state, along the Mexican
International railroad. Within the past two
years New York rubber manufacturers have
developed a process for the utilization of
the plant. Under the name of the Anglo
American Company, they have obtained a
concession from the state of Coahuila and
are about to build a factory for the eX-
traction of rubber from the guayule at Tor
reon. Plans for the factory completed.
but the contract for it's erection has not
been awarded. The new Mexican company
is understood to be associated with the
Continental Rubber Company of New York.
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bhia and large chorus choir led by Jas.
Daley are assisting The pastor. Three re-
vtNal services have been planned for to-
morrow. the first to be held in the Sunday
scEool room mt $40 am. followed by the
regular II o'clock service. The last will be
the evening service at $50 o'clock. The
DALEY Quartet will be present and sing at
each service.
during the coming week beginning a $50
o'clock. the first half hour being song and
praise service. \ collection is taken at
each service for the purpose of defraying
the expenses Of the meetings.
In connection with the news printed here
recently to the effect that Rev. DR. George
NJ Mead of Newport r. l.. had been called
TO become the pastor of the Guuton Temple
Presbyterian Church. this city, to assume
the former duties of Rev. DIR. Asa 4. Fiske.
resigned. the following extract from the
Providence Journal is given:
The members of the First Presbyterian
Church of Newport were grieved to learn
Monday that their pastor Rev. George
Whiteiield Mead. Pm. d, who has been
with the church for the past seven years,
is likely to accept a call To church in
Washington. ID. c. Rev. Mr. Mead has
preached recently in the Gunton Temple
Presbyterian Church in Washington and
has received a call TO that church, but as
yet has taken no action. having the matter
under advisement, but his friends although
hoping otherwise, believe that he will ac-
cspt.
Since Mr.. Mead has been the pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church of New
port he has done much in building up the
church. and today it is looked upon as one
of the prosperous churches of the city. He
has worked untiringly and so hard that on
several occasions he has been obliged TO
take prolonged vacations for rest. He is
not only greatly liked by the members OF
his church, but has made stanch friends
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW,

Rev. j. A. Aspinwall, chaplain of the local
assembly of the diocese of WASHINGTON
preached at the regular monthly service
held under the auspices of st. Paul's Broth
erhood Chapter at ST. Paurs Church last
Sunday evening.
At a recent meeting of the Junior Broth
erhood Chapter of Epiphany Church the fol-
lowing boys were admitted as members:
Fred Schondau. Albert Lingle, John Owens.
Edelin, Owens D. Forrest Ormes and Ed
ward Darlington.
At the service held at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club the fourth Sum
day evening of last month the address was
delivered by the Rev. C. r. Stetson of the
Church of the Good Shepherd.
The question of revising the annual quota
from the Brotherhood chapters throughout
the country has it is stated been agitated
for several months. That the subject might
be brought before the chapters in a more
satisfactory manner the national president
of the Brotherhood, Robert H Gardiner,
has announced the following committee,
which is to go thoroughly into the question
and report a the 1905 convention: James
l. Houghteling of Chicago, chairman;
Messrs. f. w. Herman and Francis H.
Holmes of New York, Bert T. Amos of
Washington and H. Robert Braden of San
Francisco.
The Brotherhood chapter of Christ
Church Rockville, has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: S. L.
director; Charles 7. Warner, secretary and
treasurer.
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A Popularity of Ghosts.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From tie Chicago Tribune
Scientific personages, as we'll as the rest
of US, have always been puzzled by the de-
generation of the dead both in taste and in
intellectual power No matter how fastid-
Gus a man may have been during his life
time, he is no sooner dead than he develops
a marked Partially for back rooms up
two flights of greasy, rickety stairs in
disreputable tenements. His favorite en-
vironments is now dirt and squalor, and his
favorite companions are the ignorant and
the half-witted. The nature of the next
world the aching secret which the human
race through all ages has eaten its heart
out TO know, is ignored by these modern
ghosts in favor of shoestrings which they
happened to leave in the corner of an old
desk and which they beseech us to go and
find.
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ter preparation than that upon your knees,
thinking and commuuing with the Master
about what the new birth means to, your
message to give to the others You might
use as al, illustration the story of the em-
peror who tried to make aover a pig by
washing him and dressing him in velvet
robe. but when he took him out to walk
the pig went straightway TO wallowing In
the mud. showing that his pig nature was
still in him in spite of his fine apparel.
When night had spread her solemn veil
Ger earth's fair face of light
BE came. this ruler of the Jews,
To our dear Lord by night.
oh. happy souls that trembling come
To Thee. dear Lord, byF night,
TheslnOrnng dawns with rosy wings
Ana brin~s celestial light.
HOLLIS FREEMAN.
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Electricity VS.. the Muse.

From the Engineering Magazine.
A danger from the electric mining locomo-
tive is the bare trolley wire or third rail,
which cannot always be kept out of reach
and which no regulations will keep men
from touching. l can state from personal
experience on several occasions that go
volts direct current may be taken on the
head and even through pair of gold spec
tacles without fatal results to a man of Or
dinary strength. Nevertheless a number of
miners, presumably men with weak hearts,
are killed each year by such low voltage,
and higher pressure or alternating currents
are of course more dangerous Accident
reports show, however, that almost as many
men are killed, and vastly more are in
jured annually, by being kicked or bitten
by horses and mules, and these amiable ami
mails have the added disadvantage under
ground of fouling the air to five or six times
the extent of an equal number of men,
Stables are also responsible for consider
able percentage of all serious mine fires.
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They sodded the entertainments, built the
stone facings where the line runs along
any considerable body of water added the
finishing touches in fact, and generally
put the line into it's final shape.
In February there were five engiJes be-
longing to the Seoul-F'usau road. These.
fifty box and open cars, have all been
built in America. Many were in on
the Chemulpo line pending the completion
of their own.
When the line is formally opened on the
1st of January the company will have
ready for service % locomotives. Ihere
will be SO passenger cars, first, second ana ma
third class OF the go freight cars 10
are fiat. Some of the bodies of the cars
have been built in America and some in
Japan The Orders and bridge materials
are also either English or American
The Train Schedule.
The company will run two through trains
a day from Seoul to Fusan and vice versa
two south and two north bound. Fifteen
hours is the schedule time for the 2'4-mlle
journey. There will also be one train daily
from Seoul to Suwon and return and 10
Taiku and back from Fusan. For the pres
ent, of course, there will be neither sleepers
nor dining cars.
The line runs through rice country pracu-
cary all the way. Little valleys terraced
with paddy fields open into broad plains.
The water trickling from highest to lowest
runs OH TO JOIN the SluSSlSIl Stitd'hS 'ii"N
wind their way through wild-hower gar
nished meadow lands.
There are altogether fiftythree stations.
Suwon, the largest town, the Mukden OF
Korea, is distance from the line.
Taillu is the only other place of any size.
The smaller stations are marked only by a
lonely white building; at more important
points there are clusters of houses with
plaster walls and thatch, or possibly tile
roofs.
These are the homes of the engineers
and contractors. Pot pines and plants in
porcelain trays adorned their narrow gar
dens Shiny-haired, brown little women
clattered about at their daily tasks. AS
the train slowed down the chatterng group
on the platform would scatter. and the men
come running toward us, bearing letters
sometimes, but generally seeking them.
The mail clerk on the train would pull
out packet, or, if the railway colony was
a large one, pouch, and give it to the local
distributing agent. The group would clus-
ter together again and as the train went
humping down the track the lucky ones
turned away reading the letters they had
just received
The japanese laborers have been quar-
tered in the Korean towns These vii
lagos are mere collections of mud and
thatch huts, with an occasional brick wall
and tile roof to contrast with the hopeless
squalor of the surrounding novels. n these
hamlets the rice farmers live. at harvest
time they carry their grain to the markets
and there sell to the wholesaler. who
makes the circuit of all the country fairs
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The following notes on the lesson for to-
morrow have been prepared by a local
member of the league:
The Scripture lesson will be found in
John 3, Is; the topic given for the Incl
dent being The Making of a Christian
His Birth"
We find here described Christ's interview
with Nicodemus, ruler of the Jews, who
came by night to discuss theological ques-
tions. Christ presents to him the fact of
regeneration. This new birth is as mys-
FERROUS as the wind, yet just as we have
evidences of the power of the wind which
we do not see, so we have evidences of the
fact of regeneration in the changed life of
the regenerated.
The story does not tell whether Nicode-
mus obeys Christ's command, 'Ye must be
born again." but find him afterward
taking Christs part at his trial and bring
ing aloes and myrrh to anoint Him for
his burial, To every one who lives in
Christian land the command "Ye must be
born again." comes at some time.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
of control was held Wednesday evening at
Wesley Church. Those present were: E.
r. Rochester, Miss Anna NJ. Tilton, Mrs.
NJ. NJ Mitchell. II. A. Ison, Frank ]. Met
calf Miss Z. r. Woodward r. L. Bains
and Miss Cora G. Mclean, officers; and the
following representatives of the leagues:
Messrs. NJ r. Spielman, S. S. Symons,
owen disney, Ii. ). Naylor, i. 7. HieStOn
and F.. 7. Israel.
AT this meeting the transportation COM
mttee was authorized TO make all neces-
sary arrangements for the attendance of
Washington leaguers at the next inter-
national convention, to be held at Denver
F, July TO next. Several who expect to
go have sent their names to Mr. Israel
and many more are expected to do So
Persons desiring Information will be kept
Informed of the progress of arrangements
| If they send their names to Mr.. Israel or
| Mr. Engle
ters showed considerable activity along all
| lines of work.
| The first issue of the Epworth League
News was presented TO the members of
| the chapters New Year day. 1t was well
received and copies were in demand North
| Capitol Chapter has anticipated the wishes
of the editors and appointed a press COM
mittee to send in items for future issues
The other chapters have been requested to
| appoint such committees at their next bust
ness sessions.
Foundry League gave a social Tuesday
evening. Booklets bearing the name OF
each person were distributed. On the blank
pages within autographs of persons present
were secured, and in this way introductions
were brought about. Among those present
r. Rochester and Mr.. III. A. Ison. The
affair was in charge of Miss Kobe.
The Juniors at Anacostia listened to
talk ON Christmas customs In Sweden by
native of that country Christmas day. The
read by Mrs. Eveisizer
The following chapters sent In satisfac-
tory reports 10 Mrs. NJ. M. Mitchell, vice
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RemarkableW Work by Japanese
in the Hermit Kingdom.
FROM FUSAN TO SEOUL
ROAD BUILT BY SOME TWENTY
JAPAN CONTRACTORS.
Emigration Societies Organizing. for
Exploitation of Vast Tracts of Waste
Lands Opened Up.

Special Core spondence of The Evening Star.
TOKYO, December ), 1904.
By the LIST ofs January the Japanese will
be able to run trains from Fusan to Seoul.
The military line to WIFI will be COM
pleted as far as Pingyang, and in Man
churia the imperial engineers expect to
open railway communication between Lao
yang and Antunghsien. In March ground
will be broken for the Seoul-Gensan line
Surveyors have already started work, and
it is hoped that the road will be finished
by the end of 1905.
In connection with the Seoul-Chemulpo
line it will form the transpeninsular route
between the Yellow sea and the Sea of
Japan. The trunk line from Fusan to the
Yalu and from Antung to Liaoyang will
bring Japan into direct touch with the
China eastern railway the Siberian route
and Europe.
FROM the moment war was declared rapid
transit from Fusan through Korea to the
scene of hostilitieS in Manchuria became a
military necessity. This the japanese had
1oreseen. Even before the completion of
the Chemulpo line-the first railroad in the
hermit kingdom"-the company engaged
In this work had secured the concession to
bulld railroad, also broad gauge to the
southern coast. This was in the autumn
Of 1893. Enghteen months later work on
the kel-Fu railroad was formally COM
menced at Yongtongpo, small town some
SIN miles from Seoul, and from which
point the new road was to branch from the
Chemulpo line
War Gave Impetus to Work.
Toward the end of last year the impend-
ing war gave fresh impetus to the work,
winch had been progressing slowly, though
steadily, since 1900. Thousands of coolies
We're put to work where before there had
been but hundreds
The Japanese government, besides guar
anteeing the $4,000, 600 yen capital already
hoated, subscribed an additional $500 coo
on condition the road should be completed
by the end of 1904 If this was not done the
company agreed to repay the amount SUBJ
scribed with interest.
The bonds had face value of 80 yen and
the subscriptions were payable IN ten in
stallments. At present the stock is quoted
to borrow 10,000,000 yen from Tokyo banks
to carry on the work. the per cent inter
est on this loan being paid by the govern
ment through the railroad administration
In the middle of August, 1904, it was esti-
mated that additional 100000 yen was
needed to complete the line. The imperial
department of communications on inyesti-
CATION, reported that with various econo-
mics 1.5S0,0O0 yen would suffice
This sum the government loaned the com
pany on easy terms; no payment need be
made for the first five years; at the end of
that time the subsidy was to be repaid in
annual lnstallments of 10000 yen, on con-
dition that such outlay did not inter-
tere with an per cent dividend With this
constant official help the road has been
practically completed six weeks ahead of
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Transportation in the Machine Shop.
From the Engineering Magazine

FFOH NINSaNhHe.
The manufacturer of today who is invest
ing heavily in new machinery and high
speed steels, and who does not take into
consideration. the most efficient methods of
mechanical transportation places his shop
in the same position as the freight storage
yard Of large railroad, II left without a
switch engine. A terse definition of me-
chancal transportation, as applied to the
machine shop of today, Is. ITO get what
you want, where you want it, when you
want it," and as general proposition it is
wanted right away TO accomplish these
results. the travelling crane, Industrial rail-
way, jib crane tram rails, elevators and
chain hoist have assumed as important a
place in the modern machine shop as have
the hgh-speed steels and machine tools.
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The experiments with submerged coal.
which commenced at Portsmouth about
eighteen months ago. have been resumed.
ing two tons, were sunk in No. 2 basin and
a similar quantity was placed at the coalng
point In small heaps, covered with tarpau-
ed coal was raised and burnt, In conjunc-
ton with similar quantity of that which
had been kept on hand, and the results
showed that the submerged coal had greater
calorific qualities. A similar test is to be
made on the present occasien.-London En-
gineer.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The January meeting of the District
Christian Endeavor Union is to be held
Monday night at the West Washington
Baptist Church, 31st and streets north
west. This will be the first time for sew
eral years that the Georgetown Endeavor-
ers have had an opportunity of entertaining
the union. most of the meetings having
been held in the central portion of the city.
The principal features of the program for
Monday night are to be an address on
Evangelistic Endeavor' by Mr.. George F.
| Tfbbitts interstate secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and brief re-
ports by society presidents on the progress
of the increase and betterment campaign
The place of meeting may be reached con-
veniently by either the Pennsylvania ave.
nue. or r street car lines.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
lexington Presbyterian Church recently
held bazaar, from which $50 was realized
for the building fund for a new church.
George S. Luckett. member of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, returned home from
wooster Ohio University to spend the hol-
iday vacation. He said that there is
| hourishing Christian Endeavor society in
the university, with ninety-five students as
members.
The Christian Endeavor Society and Sun
day school at Grandview, Va. are building
a chapel, and have asked the Endeavor So
cieties of this city to take a penny Offering
to assist them. Contributions may be sent
to William /. Graham, 1907 @ street north
west.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Calvary Baptist Church re-
Gently gave $50 to the Baptist mission at
Chevy Chase to aid in the erection of a
chapel. Six new members We're elected at
the last business meeting of this society.
A special program for temperance meet
ings to be held Sunday, January 10, has
been prepared by John G. lockwood super
intendent of the Christian citizenship de-
partment of the District Union. 1t has been
issued in printed form for the benefit of So
cieties that may wish to it.
The Concorda Lutheran Endeavorers held
the monthly business meeting of their So
ciety Wednesday night, with large attend
ance. The society voted to undertake the
support of a "catechst'' at Raipur India
at an expense of $40 year. and also made
contribution to Noel House, this city The
society decided to enter heartily into the in
crease and betterment campaign. Mr. Nord-
ruff, for twelve years a missionary in India
has been an attendant at recent meetings
OF the society and has told of mission work
in India.
Additional contributions to the fund for
providing shoes for the women at the Flor
ence Crittepton Home have been received
from the Endeavor societies of Union Wes-
ley Methodist, lexington Presbyterian and
Memorial Lutheran churches bringing the
total up to $50
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French in England.

From the London Graphic
The multitude of writers eagerly seek
ing for subjects to startle the reading
public with seem to have overlooked a
matter which is continually discussed at
every club and country house, and IN
many a dining and drawing room. The
influence of France on English morality,
manners, customs and taste during the
past quarter of century is an important
feature of our times.
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In the city. He is considered one of the
most eloquent preachers In Newport and Is
ever in demand to address various societies.
The First Presbyterian Church has APP
pointed a committee to wait upon Rev. Mr..
Mead, express its regret and try to prevail
on him to remain here. He has a wife and
two children
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and buys practically the entire crop of the
district. They send the grain by pack
pony or cooiie carriers or bullock cart 10
the nearest shipping point, then by junk
down the innumerable little streams to the
sea; and thence to Chemulpo or Fusan
whence it is finally exported
Rice Country Opened Up.
The opening up of this rice country by
general tightening of freights will be one
OF the greatest benefits of the railroad 1t
may take some time to overcome the Ko-
reans prejudice against making any change
whatsoever in his daily or annual routine,
put the awakening is sure to come in the
end. Once this trade is booming there will
De an eVer-lncreasing demand for foreign
imports; kerosene will come more and mora
into general use, for not only will If he
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president in charge of mercy and help de-
partment: Ashton, Dunbarton, Bright
wood, Eldbrooke, Foundry Grove, Ham
line, Metropolitan, North Capitol. Trinity
and Waugh.
The New Year reception at Metropolitan
Church was regarded social success. Dur
ing the reception at Dunbarton musical
numbers were rendered by Miss Ewing,
Mr.. Reilly Stanton and by the soldiers
from Fort Myer, under the direction of
Mr.. Frank Wilson.
The. Reading Circlapof Brightwood Park
chapter, which meets bi-weekly at the
home of Mr.. Frank j. Metcalf is pur-
suing a course of study of the American
poets. Already the circle has devoted
ton, Riley and Lowell.
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The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of Calvary Baptist Church re-
Gently gave $50 to the Baptist mission at
Chevy Chase to aid in the erection of a
chapel. Six new members were elected at
the last business meeting of this society.
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Tell what you think the new birth means
to your own soul.
Parallel passages-John 13: Titus 3:5:
Peter 1:23; John 80; Acts 2:3S; John 3:5
ii Corinthians 5:17; l John Alb; John 3.l.
Hints TO the Leader-Christian Endeavor
Hymns: a5. 40, 81, 50. ii, 81, 214. The En-
deavor Hymnal: 81, 81, 76, 81. 1870, Isl.
This should be deeply spiritual meeting,
the first of this series in The Making of a
Christian that we are to study Open your
meeting by a season of prayer in which
you ask every member to take part by at
least sentence or two. Open the prayers
yourself by asking the Lord to make His
presence felt in very marked degree
Prepare for your meeting by private
prayer beforehand. You cannot have bet
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The Christian Endeavor Society and Sun
day school at Grandview, Va, are building
a chapel, and have asked the Endeavor So
cieties of this city to take penny Offering
to assist them. Contributions may be sent
to William l. Graham 1907 @ street north
west