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Foreign Contract Opportunities.

From the New York Sun.
The worlds oldest city, Damascus, is 20
have an electric works and an electric rail-
road The working capital of the company
is 81, 25ooco.
AIkmar. Netherlands, Is to have a steam
tramway, 10 be built by the Noorder
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Portugal's ministry OF marine at L ;,sooa
wants bids for the building of a. railroad
denot to cost about $s0O,0Oo, at Lourenco
Marquee, East AFRICA.
Areentina's government plans the con.
struction of sewerage works for the. city Oh
Deut L,andsberg. Styria. is to have
Rloemfontein. Orange River Colony. Brit
ish South Africa. is to expend sl'doo'o" 1or
new water and sewerage WORKS.
DURHAM Natal. has voted $ol5,ooO for
tramways electric power and lighting, tele-
phones and sewers
Queenstown. South Africa, is borrowing
$50 600 for waterworks, reservoir, etc.
Dakar Senegal, is to install electric works
for lighting and also for power.
Brussels wants tenders for furnishing
structural iron for the city gas works.
OriZaba, Mexico, projects water ana sew
orage works.
Undergraduates, Netherlands. projects
the installa ton of waterworks and electric
lighting
St. Gall, Switzerland, is to spend 5000. coo
or more for new sewerage works.
The chief commissioner of Assam, at
Shillong British India, wants proposals for
building and equipping a steam tramway
line, thirty-three miles long, to run from
Sylhet to KaIaura, station of the Assam
Bengal railway.
Bilbao. Spain, is to have an electric tram
way.
the construction of the Windau canal This
canal is to promote exports from the Baltic
provinces and Lithuania.
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A MEMORIAL CHURCH
United Brethren in Christ to
Open New Building.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
ORGANIZED IN MARCH, 1890, UN-
DER REV. C. I. B. BANE.
Bishop j. S. Mills Will Preach Two
Sermons Tomorrow--Other
Special Features.

The new brOwnstone building of the
Memorial Church of the United Brethren
in Christ will be opened tomorrow. 1t is
located on the northwest corner of North
Capitol and r streets, facing North Capt.
tol street. The formal opening service will
begin at 1880 am, when Rev. DR.. ]. S.
Mills bishop of the eastern district of the
United Brethren denomination. will preach.
The program will consist of the services
usual on such occasions and in harmony
with the ritual of the church.
\ special service will also be held at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. when Rev w. H
Washinger. presiding elder of the Penn
syivdnia conference. of which this church
IS part. will deliver an address He will
be followed by Rev. j. f. Chamberlain, a
former pastor. Other short addresses will
he delivered by visiting ministers and by
ministers of sister denominations. At s
pm. Bishop Mills will again preach the
order of this service being similar to the
morning services.
The following additional ministers are
expected TO assist in the services of the
day: c. T. Stearn. ID. \. NJ. Evers, ].
a Gohn, ]. L. Grimm, C. W. Steinspring
ana Rev ]. Edgar Knipp
Special preaching services will be held
Curing the week follows
Monday, pm, by Rev A. NJ. Evers of
Iagerstown. Md; Tuesday, S pm. by Rev
j. y. Gohn of Baltimore Md. Wednesday,
S pm, by Rev. James b. Clayton of Wash
ingtor; Thursday. s pm, by Rev. Dr. C.
I. Il. Brane of Lebanon, Pa. founder of
Memorial Church In Was nington. All the
services will be in charge of the pastor
Rev. William j. Houck. The music will be
in charge of the church cforister, Mr.. Rob-
crt l.. Mason, the organists being Miss
Ifie Browning and Miss Ella Ford.
Memorial Church of the United Brethren
in Christ had it's origin in March, 1890.
when the Maryland conference, in annual
session at Frederick, appointed Rev. DIR.
G. /. Il. Brane to this city TO do mission
work and establish 4 United Brethren
church. lie at once assumed charge of his
new field of labor and July 3, 1891, ground
was purchased the northwest corner of
North Capitol and II streets, 1O0X112 feet.
On the 9th OF July, 1892 articles Of agree
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nj. e. Church, NJ street between 18th and 10Th
streets northwest, an organization of the
women of the church will be addressed to-
morrow at pm. by DR.. Laura T.. Joiner,
chairman of the lookout committee. This
organization has provided clothing for sew
eral children and sent them to school. has
sent flowers and nourishment to the sick.
and furnished over 100 garments. The
members have 'twopiece" plan, and each
member donates two new pieces of cloth
ing. etc. of a kind each year. These are
distributed wherever needed.
A dispatch from Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
dated May o. says: Patrons feast. the
closing feature of the annual pilgrimage of
our Lady of Consolation Church, the only
Catholic shrine in America, is being cele-
brated at Carey today. The jubilee of the
ing commemorated. Over forty priests
are present and the bands of pilgrims from
all parts of the country, many of whom
in years past have been healed through the
miraculous power of the statue of the Vir-
gin mother, which. it is said, contains a
piece of the true cross.
Invitations have been issued for a re-
ception Monday evening to Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, d. D., LII. D.. in honor of the
tenth anniversary of his pastorate of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
of Mrs c. w. Richardson of the ladies'
committee, Mr.. John B. Larner Of the board
of trustees, Justice J. NJ. Harlan of the
board of elders and Mr. Charles S. Brad
ley of the board of deacons.
ston Memorial building of the Choir School
of the Washington p. E. Cathedral will
take place at st. Adams on Ascension day,
Thursday next, at 4:30 pm.
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ment were entered into between Rev. DR..
Brane and Mr.. Edward Kern for the cree
lion of a chapel on the north side of the
lot and fronting on North Capitol street,
bSXtO feet. This structure was completed
In December, 1892, at cost, including fur
nishings. of early ST 900.
This building was dedicated on the 22d
of January, 1893. by Bishop j. Weaver as
sisted by Revs. Il. +. Booth. ID. r. Eberly
a. NJ. Evers, A. IL. Rice, j. l.. Grimm. w. j.
Johnson, C. f, Flock. G. w. Steinspring
NJ. 5. Bovey and the pastor. DIR. Brane.
Twelve charter members were received Feb
ruary 5. 1893. Soon thereafter DR. Brane
was elected to a general church office and
consequently, resigned the pastorate, hav-
Ing. however, laid the foundation for
prosperous future.
Al a general conference held at Frederick
In May, 1901, the Maryland conference
united with the Pennsylvania conference,
thus placing Memorial Church in the lat
Ter : jurisdiction. Under the fostering care
Or the different ministers the charter MEM
bership steadily grew. until the chapel was
no longer adequate TO properly accommo-
nate the congregation and Sunday school,
and IN october, 1903 the Pennsylvania con-
ference contributed $4,000 to aid in the
ERECTION of new church. on condition that
Ne membership raise a like sum. This con-
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Mathematical Prodigies.

From the New York Press
In New York commercial life are manv
entry clerks, to watch whom at figures ia
a liberal education in practical prodirism
There Is one In particular, in the dry
goods district. whom il used to be n rare
treat to see. Let US call him fictitiouslv
DICK Post His companions knew him az
Handsome Dick He could do any COM
bination of figures in his head instantly
AT times he received as much as 500 a
day for special work. Opium eating cans
ed his downfall. but wreck that he is TO
day 1T is believed among his friends that
there is not a man in New York who can
approach him in lightning calculation
DICK Is graduate of Yale and is also a
fine penman and geometer.
1t Is related that Jedediah Buxton the
English mathematical prodigy, was the
son of schoolmaster. but remained
throughout life a farm laborer because
OF incapacity to acquire an education. his
mind being occupied by an absorbing
passion for mental calculations Being
asked How many cubic eighths of an
inch there are in body whose three
sides are %, 145.Ts6 yards. 5.642. 1872 yards
and "a, 96J yards? he replied correctly
without setting down a figure Zerah Col
burn was an American prodigy. When
asked the square root of 106929 and the
cube root of 26S 1886. 125. he answered cor
rectly before the audience set the figures
down
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Life on the Oregon Desert.

Rsbbltville Corr. Irrigon Irrgator.
The City Barber Shop will be closed next
Wednesday and Thursday, as the proprietor
will send his razor to Portland to have it
ground.
Sim Dipp came in over the Aver line last
Saturday He is thinking of starting a
Q. @. @ mandatory here.
Pete Peterson went out to the revival
meeting last Friday night and was con-
verted He was little late TINS spring
as he is usually converted in March
Our Sunday school is doing fine. Deacon
Hardup is now in charge of it. The col
lection last Sa bbath consisted of four cop
per cents two buttons and two white chlpS-
The deacon took the chips over to Major
Fairplay's faro room and coDDered the ace
with them. In a few minutes he quit the
game $40 winner. So our Sunday school IS
going to purchase fine library
This is a prohibition town. But the VI!
Drug Store can. squench any ordinary thirst
al 10 cents per squench.
our city council has been petitioned to
mass an ordinance prohibiting the drawing
to straights and Pushes. But it won pass.
our citizens are opposed to hampering the
game.
call at the City Drug Store.
We have the orneriest mule IN RABBIT
vile that ever wore a bride. Our black
smith undertook to shoe him last Thursday.
He got one shoe partially on, ana tneh
something happened. The blacksmith as
onnearad skyward, waving his hammer and
cursing. and hasn't returned yet The ham
mer came down Friday afternoon.
We would not like to say that cur mlik,
man actually waters his milk, but we found
a fish in our milk pitcher yesterday. and it
certainly do look suspicious.
There will be candy pulling at summer
hottoms tomorrow night. Each guest Is
requested to take a pint OF mora ssesD.l l's
recent kind, for sale at the CITY Drug
Store
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

Rev. Edmund D. Soper, SON Of Rev
Julius Soper, of the founders of Meth
odist missions in Japan, Is travelling in the
interest of the Silver Bay conference, to
be held at Silver Bay, on Lake George, July
81 to 80. and will be in Washington Mon
day. May %. to address union meeting
of all the young peoples societies in the
District, held at Mount Vernon Church.
The District League committee, composed
of Miss Tilton and Mr.. Israel. are expect
ing to make arrangements for the sending
of delegate from the Washington Dis
trct Epworth League. Mr.. Soper sails for
Tokyo, Japan, in August, as he is a pro-
fessor in the theological school there. No
Epworthan should miss this opportunity
of hearing him.
The chapter of Wesley was delightfully."-
entertained last Saturday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. Shuckers. At this time the new
officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: President, Mr. George H.
Pitts; first vice president. Mr.. Lindberger;
second vice president, Miss Eta Sandford:
fourth vice president, Mr. John H. Nc
Whorter: secretary, Miss Lula c. He'll;
treasurer, Miss Sophia M. Kolb.
president of Ryland chapter. He will have
the following officers associated with him:
First vice president. Miss Florence Corn
wall; second vice president, Mr.. r. Ayre:
third vice president, Mrs. r. L. Wright;
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.

Preparations under way for the serv-
ices held in the Union Chapel at Colonial
Beach, Va which will be conducted as in
several years past each Sunday morning
during July and August by the members
of the Washington Brotherhood chapters.
The Brotherhood Chapter of Christ
Church, Georgetown. has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the fiscal year ending
November 80 1905: Director F. W. Duvan
secretary, r. y. Conard; treasurer, William
Taylor.
The registration of representatives from
the Brotherhood chapters in the dioceses of
Washington, Maryland and Easton held in
this city last Saturday and Sunday was
quite large. The addresses at the services
and conferences are said to have been es-
pecally interesting and appropriate The
convention a whole it is reported was
one of the most successful yet held.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year for the Junior Brother
hood Chapter of Trinity Church: Clarence
w. Whitmore. director; Raymond Schwab,
secretary; Clarence Reynolds treasurer
1t has been definitely announced that the
next national Brotherhood convention will
be held in Chicago September 21-24 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hifl-Lutz.
For Sunday, May %, 1905.
Topic: Missions 3" Psalm lxvti:1-7


Topic: Missions" Psalm 1xvii1-7.
Psalm lxvii:1-7.
1. God be merciful unto US. and bless us;
and cause his face to shine upon US;
Selah
.. That thy way be known upon earth,
thy saving health among all nations.
3. Let the people praise thee, God; let
all the people praise thee.
4. o let the nations be glad and sing for
joy; for thou shalt judge the people right
eously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Selah
Let the people praise thee. God; let
all the people praise thee.
6. Then shall the earth yield her increase;
and God. even our God, shall bless US.
{. God shall bless US; and all the ends
of the earth shall fear him.
The Lesson.
Alexander Macaren in speaking of the
first verse of this psalm says: LAS is often
the case, the aspirants are so sure of their
correspondence with the Divine purpose
that they tremble on the verge of being
prophecies, as, indeed all wishes that go
out along the line of Gods way are. Every
deep, God-inspired longing whispers to its
utter assurance that SO it shall be; and,
therefore, such desires have ever in them
element of fruition and know nothing
of the pain of earthly wishes. They who
stretch oul empty Hd0uS 10 tIOu never
gather dust and chaff' The
souls longing is not satisfied by even the
fullest beams of light that is fixed on high;
it dares to wish for the stopping of the
to dwell among US. What self
effacement. and what profound insight into,
and sympathy with the mind of God
breathe in that collocaton of desires, in
which the gracious luster of Gods face
shining is longed for, chiefly that
thence it may be reflected into the dark
places of earth, to gladden. sad and seeking
eyes. This psalmist did not know in how
true sense the light would come to dwell
among men of Israels race and thence
to flood the world but his yearninS Is
f0reshadowing of the spirit of Christianity,
which forbds self-regarding monopoly of
its blessings. II man is light in the
Lord he cannot but shine.
And it seems as though this psalm were
particularly missionaries psalm. Did you
ever stop to think how sure you are of an
answer to prayers for missions, because
you may be quite sure that it is God 5 Will,
for He has distinctly promised? If it We're
not for that great rock of trust, how often
would the missionaries become disheaFl-
ened?
Do not forget season of prayer Tor the
missionaries and their work.
Fling ont the banner, Angels bend
In anxious silence Der the sign,
And yainly seek comprehend
The wonder of the love Inc.
Fling the banner. Let 1t float
Skyward and seward, high ana VIDE,
Our glory. only in the cross;
Our only hope, the Cr1lcihed:
GEORGE W. DOANE.
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ADJUTANT CLIFFORD AWAY.
Salvation Army Officer Given Leave
of Absence.

After successful administration of the
Salvation Army industrial plant in this
city. Adjutant Clifford has been given a
leave of absence made necessary by the
serious condition of his health He is sue
ceeded in the conduct of the social depart
ment of the Salvation Army in Washing
ton by Adiutant Gale. who has been in
command of Industrial institutions and
various branches of Salvation Army work
for the past ten years. The incoming officer
finds the industrial department in this city
In most gratifying condition as a result of
the faithful labors of Adjutant and Mrs.
Clifford.
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From the ChlcARO JU'IrIHl
A correspondent who has been searching
for the most monotonous method of earn
ing a living decides in favor of that OF
cracking eggs. Il met a man who said he
was a biscuit manufacturer on a large
scale, and was rather inclined to boast
about the number of eggs his firm bought
in the course of a year Now, it seems
that. to avoid calamity, five eggs are
broken into a bowl at a time before being
added to the common stock There are
men he, told me, who do nothing else but
crack eggs. They become SO expert that
a man can dispose of a thousand an hour.
or ten thousand day..
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find that the T. NJ. c. A has made great
strides forward. Its position at this time
Is unique. The government and the peo-
pie have the utmost confidence in and APP
probation of It's splendid work and it's ad-
mirable organization. The Y. NJ. C. A. -
the John the Baptist of Christian work in
the empire and especially in the army in
Manchuria and Korea The organization is
worthy of the support OF all who believe
in doing good unselfishly'
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fourth vice president Miss Mary Brewer:
secretary, Miss Gertrude Magill: treasurer.
Mr.. r. 8. Franklin


Mr.. r. 8. Franklin
The fifteenth and last meeting of the
Brightwood Reading Circle was held last
week. The final program was miscella-
reous, each one making a selection from
rome American poet not studied during the
season. The other meetings have been de-
MOST prominent American poets.
|The reports of the officers Of Benning
INaSue, presented at their annual meeting,
showed great activity along all lines of
work. The members of this chapter have
raised over a hundred dollars during the
year, $50 of which has been given to the
church. In the near future they will hold
a series of meetings in tent erected ON
all reelected.
Mrs. Maggie Littleford, in charge of the
mercy and help work of Lynn chapter,
sent in one of the finest monthly reports
of the year for last months worn. Under
her direction 125 sick visits were made,
twenty-three prayers offered sixty-three
homes visited, three hospital visits made
and four devotional meetings held.
The newly elected officers of McKendree
chapter were installed last Sunday evening
by the pastor, DIR. Hubbard. Previous to
the installation services addresses were
made by two ex-presidents of the District
League-Dr. Wesler and Mr.. f. I. Israel
The West Street Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society will be the guest of the
Epworth League of Dumbarton Avenue
Church tomorrow evening. There Will be
fine music and bright talks. The members
of other chapters are invited.
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Yesterday the usual daily installment of
wounded from the front to 400. When
a little after reached our branch at the
hospital found the man who is usually on
duty there had been withdrawn for special
hospital duty and there were fires to build
and preparations to make. Already the
patients were coming in and 1 was soon
busy clipping heads BY noon l had fin
E.hed thirty.
Late in the afternoon one man spoke to
me as I was crossing the yard and asked
me to please wash his face. A glance and
1 had no thought to refuse. Both hands
tern by a field gun, were neatly dressed
and hung from sings from his neck. His
hair, which had not been cut since Christ
mas, was all down over his face and ears
His face which he said he had not been
able to wash for five days before he was
wounded, naturally had not been washed in
the fifteen days since. I cut his hair,
shs we'd him, washed head and face and as
much of his body as possible without I'M
dressing him and found a more than
usually fine face under the CRIME. He said
frankly that he could rot speak his graft
tude and he wouldn't try
Bishop Harris of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, after completing an extensive tour
throughout the empire. made the following
written statement regarding the army
work:
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Fling ont the banner, Angels bend
In anxious silence Ger the sign
And yainly seek TO comprehend
The wonder of the love divine.
Fling out the banner, Let 1t float
Skyward and seward, high and wide;
Our glory, only in the cross;
Our only hope, the Crucifed;
GEORGE W. DOANE.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-12-22
EARLY CALIFORNIA SHIPS.

How Commerce Grew In Pioneer
Days OF the Golden state.
The frst European vessel to enter
the port OF San Francisco OF which
there is any record was the Eagle, in
1916, commanded by Captain William
II. Davis. She sailed from Boston via
the Sandwich Islands and Alaska. She
carried an assortment OF goods which
were a revelation to the natives, and
their garments Of skins and hides were
substituted by the clothing OF civilian
ton. Payments were made in hides,
tallow, soap and FISH. The Eagle then
becnme engaged in the sea otter trade
and was very successful. as offers
were plentiful in San Francisco bay
and all along the coast She made
three trips. netting about $4,000 on
each trip. This stimulated others. and
this discovery no dpubt gave an i'm
petus to commerce which made this
port known to the world.
Commerce in those days Of mama
was carried on in what might be term
ed a free and easy" manner. On
many articles the duty was lOO per
cent, which practically amounted to
confscation or made smuggling neces-
sary in self defense. The Mexican Of
fcials generally opened the door, Ere
quently vessels were permitted to pass
Monterey, the port of entry, going to
Yerba Buena and, after selling as
much Of the cargo as possible, to re-
turn to Monterey for entry and dis
pose of the remainder.
The shippers were not sworn as to
the value of the cargo. They gave ic-
tltious invoices and by this means
would get of on the payment Of $4,000
on $4,000 cargo.
1t became so customary to swindle
the government as scarcely to excite
comment, except in cases where goods
We're concealed in false Innings Of the
vessels and the government officials
were outwitted.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-12-22

The new type OF mail cars that are
being installed on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn have arrived and been placed in
commission. They are the finest type
Of mail cars in use on any road west Of
Chicago aud are far superior to the
old style OF wooden cars. They have
steel sills and needle beams, and are
built to withstand any ordinary shock
OF collision. and while the mail clerks
are not over anxious to try them out
in a wreck. they are rather proud Of
the new cars. In addition TO being
built on much stronger lines than the
old wooden ones, they are also equip
ped with Eve gas tanks for Plntsch
lights, and are in every way an i'm
provement over the old cars.-Albu.
querque Citizen.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-12-22
rhe sprend OF pankinE.

The Bank of England was estab-
llshed in 1894, the Bank Of Scotland a
few years later and these institutions
were not long in finding imltators. AS
trade in the provinces increased. sub
stantlal men began to feel the incon-
venience of being their own bankers
and retaining all their wealth in their
oaken chests. Gradually they began
to open accounts with some of the
London bankers, which they utilized
for their business transactions, Doubt
less such men were beset by many
friends and customers to accommodate
them through their banking account,
and thus the we'll to do trader devel-
oped into the country banker with his
London agent, who much preferred to
do business and incur carriage and
postage with some one leading firm
in town to having several small Gus
toners in the same place.-London
Standard