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REoPENING SERVICES.
Lane c. M E. Church, 18th and G
Streets Northeast.

Reopening services will be held at the
Lane Colored Methodist Episcopal Church,
beginning tomorrow and closing the follow
ing Sunday. The names of those who will
take part are given in the following pro-
gram:
Sunday, March I'LL 80 am. pastor; 8
pm, Rev J. w. Howard, D. D.. pastor of
Zion Baptist Church; 7:30 pm, sermon by
visiting minister.
Monday. March 12-7:30 pm. Rev. ]. T.
Clark, D. D.. pastor of Mount Horeb Baptist
Church
Tuesday. March 1870 pm, Rev. C. C.
Brown, D. D., pastor of Nash Memorial M.
Wednesday. March 14-7;ao pm, Rev. P.
A. Wallace, D. D., pastor of Metropolitan
A. NJ. q. Zion Church.
Thursday. March 1870 pm. Rev J. I.
Loving. D. D.. pastor Of Enon Baptist
Church.
tertainment will be given under the auspices
Of the church choir. Some of the best tai
ent has,been secured for this occasion. Sill
yer offering at the door.
Sunday. March 1s-11:so am. preaching
by pastor At B pm. these services will
close, at which time Bishop r. s. Williams.
D, D., will preach. Israel c. M. E. Church
choir will furnish music. Pastors and mem
bers of Israel. Miles Memorial and Hillsdale
c. M. Z. Churches are expected to take part
In this service.
This church was organized in 1869 by Rev.
John Reed. 1t was then known as the East
Washington G. M. 2. Mission. The first
building was built of old sand bricks and
stood on high hill. In 1885 the old build
ing was torn down and frame building
erected. This was partly destroyed by a
storm ana repaired during the pastorate OF
Rev. j. 8. Smathers. The name was changed
to Lane Chapel.
With all these changes the property was
not paid for until 1899. Rev ]. R. White
paid on the old mortgage, which was less
than 5000.
Rev. G. 7. Long, the present pastor, took
charge OF the church five years ago. Last
June, with less than 175 members, his con-
gregation raised S1,0OO.62
The present church is one OF the leading
colored churches in Northeast Washington
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their lives may be, are secretly CRYING In
the Wilderness; they want love and chill
dren. and the want cannot be stilIed or sat-
isf1ed with anything else.
To the frank this would seem like an
argument against going to work, but there
ls an argument for IL so vastly greater that
1t oVerwhelms this-which is, after all. only
a general tendency and need not apply to
the particular case. On the other side lies
the splendid fact that the woman with a
trade OF her own does not need TO marry
She may wait until love comes, with no
anxious thought of 'sshances." no compro-
mise with her heart or head; she may keep
me door open for the best thing of all, In
stead of shutting 1t on a possible half hest
III she misses altogether, she Is not an eco
nomic hanger-on. maiden aunt to be
passed about among relatives but an In
dependent factor in the worlds processes.
When nope goes, she still has dignity and
a purpose; she still has her independent
personal Importance. Whatever the risk,
the sum Of the argument IS all on the side
of work.
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400 Years of Pope's Swiss Guard.

400 Years Of ropes SWISS Ouaru
From the Tablet.
That prince of Journalists, Burchard, de-
scribes, under the date of January %. 1903,
how he saw g. sturdy band OF $50 Swiss
soldiers enter Rome and receive a most
cordial welcome from the rsigning pontiff,
Julius II. They were the first band of that
famous corps, know mas the Swiss Guard,
which forms such a Characteristic feature
of the Vatican life OF today. This after
noon the fourth centenary Of its establish
ment was celebrated with solemnity in
the Vatican, when Cardinal Merry del Val
unveiled a commemorative tablet In the
barracks OF the corps, and Herr Virz,
councillor of the Swiss federation. deiiv-
cred an eloquent panegyrfc on the long
career OF faithful service rendered to the
Roman pontfns by this chosen bodyguard.
He referred to that terrible scene on May
u. 1927, the day which opened the sack
of Rome by the constable OF Bourbon.
Clement VII mad taken refuge in the
Castle of Saint Angelo, selecting dozen
men of the Swiss Guard to protect his per-
son. and leaving the rest, 80 in number.
at st. Peters to endeavor to save the
shrine Of the Prince OF the Apostles from
piliage They were not successful, but
they allowed themselves to be hacked TO
pieces, to the very last man, before the In
yaders were able to penetrate into the ba-
silica.
For twenty years after that fatal day
the Swiss Guard was practically non-ex-
istent but in lo4S 80 volunteers again
enrolled themselves In the service Of the
pope. ana from that day until this the
corps has remained more or less at that
strength Michael Angelo is commonly
credited with the design for the picturesque
uniform they have worn for the last four
oenturies-without the slightest foundation.
Plus vi made obedience very hard for his
faithful Swiss IN 1913, when he ordered
them to lay down their arms and permit
the French revolutionary troops to pene-
trate into the apostolic palace Of the Quiri-
nal Even Plus TX, hoping TO assuage the
passions of the Roman mob, consented to
dtsband the SWISS and replace them by a
civic guard but the events OF the following
months Obliged him to reconsider his de-
cisfou and the guard has survived to Gel
ebrate It's fourth centenary today.
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Plea for the Simple Life.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Speaking of the woeful waste of money,
we wish to interrupt the meeting long
enough to give few figures on an impor-
tant matter that seems to have been en-
tirely overlooked" says Homer Hoch. 1--WE
refer to the four buttons on the sleeves
of mems coats Now. there are probably
COO, 600 men in Kansas and they probably
have on an average two coats apiece That
makes 100000 coats and 100000 or 400
COO Dozen sleeve buttons. The buttons
cost about 20 cents dozen, and at that
rate the men OF Kansas alone are carrying
around on their coat sleeves In the form
of buttons that have no use on earth or In
the sky an investment of about $50, 000. And
the estimate is most conservative. Fellow
countrymep, in the name of economy and
thrift and philanthropy and business sense
and all sorts of other things, Is there no
way to stop this reckless extravaganza"
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Skulls for Paving.
rom thu New York Globe.

From the New York Globe.
While municipal authorities are deciding
upon the relative value OF asphalt, Belgian
blocks. vitrihsd bricks and wood squares
as paving material. the inhabitants OF
Gwandu in Africa have settled the problem
to their entire satisfaction by using the
skulls of their enemies for paving ap-
proaches to their town. More than 1900
skulls have been used on the roads lead
ing to the various gates. Polished to the
Wilderness of ivory by the friction OF count
less feet, they present quite an attractive
appearance. When q new pavement is
needed there is no scandal about the con-
tract War is declared upon some neigh
boring tribe. and the worn-out pavement
Is replaced.
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The Precept of Idealists.
ner, in Harper's Baxa,

Charles Wagner, In Harper's Basar.
Listen to the old men seated upon the
benches in the towns. or during their walks
in the parks Listen to those who are In
the midst of life. In the thick OF bitter oon-
fiicts and heart -sickening struggles Listen
to the women who have been married these
several years. What discouraging remarksi
Vanity Of vanitiesl All these people have
filed their reports. and, worn out. without
the courage to put the ideal into life. It
ends in inevitable and horrible Bankruptcy
But In AL this It Is not life itself which Is
cit fault. It Is man. You must supply what
81 us IDEAL. Their precspt is very simple.
II f6nolYd6 itn05f into this. BE prepared for
difficulties, hut be faithful in the little
things and you will attain the great ones. .
II Is by tho very little steps that ono rises
slowly tosthe ssz1nmtta
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

The attendance during the past week at
the MONDAY Ienten services, held under
the auspices OF the Washington Brother
hood chapters at the Church OF the Epi-
phany on C street northwest. has proved II
IL said the continued popularity of these
short services for busy people Addresses
for the week OF March L. are to be de-
1ivered by Rev, DR.. Randolph H. McKim
Monday and Rev. C NJ. Roberts. associate
rector of the Church Of the Savior, PhIla-
delphia, Tuesday 10 Friday, inclusive.
The officers for the year ending November
30. 1901 for the Brotherhood chapter at
tached TO ST. Mary's Church are: Alfred P.
Lewis. director; DR.. S. r. Watts vice di-
rector: Parker y. Bailey. secretary; L
Burke, treasurer
Rev. Richard P. Williams, rector OF Trim
ity Church, delivered the sermon at St
Paurs Church, Washington Circle. last Sun
day evening. the services being under the
auspices OF St PauPs Brotherhood chapter.
Robert II. Gardiner of Boston. the ma
tional president OF the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew. spent Thursday of this week IN
Washington in the interests of the Internal
tional brotherhood convention TO be held
In this city In 1897.
A Joint meeting OF the senior and junior
brotherhood chapters of st. Agnes Chapel
was held last Monday evening, at which
Col Cecil Clay, DR. A. c. Merriam and
Thomas H. Watson delivered addresses.
The brotherhood chapter Of St. Matthew
Chapel has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Director, VIM. ]. Tay-
Tor; vice director. John l. Bateman: secre-
tary and treasurer, Rev. Walden Myer.
1t Is stated that, the Baltimore Brother
hood chapters are beginning active prepara-
tions for the convention of the senior and
Junior brotherhood chapters of the dioceses
OF Washington Maryland and Easton, 10
be held in Baltimore May 10 to 20. The
program committee. II Is said. is arranging
FOR line of thought not heretofore pre-
scented for discussion at these annual gath
erings.
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EPwoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

At the bimonthly meeting of the Epworth
League Union OF Washington and vicinity
held yesterday afternoon and evening at the
Marvin Methodist Episcopal Church South.
10th and b streets southwest. discussion
and consideration OF the welfare of the
Junior branch of the organization was
conducted by Rev. e. L. woolf. Reports
were given from each of the six leagues of
the union. showing their methods of work.
and the fact was emphasized that this
branch is the most interesting work of the
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A stemless Flower.
' Life in America.

From Country Life in America.
The flowers OF the Persian iris are STEM
less. and are usually produced here In Feb
ruary or March. as weather permits.n Il
Is dainty little thing, OF a pale blus
russetish COLOR, with dark purple blotch
on the full, and q bright orange-yelloW
crest. The flowers appear before the
leaves have made much progress.
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BnsWeT-tie nad made the remark under
excitement. without due consideration.
II. The Bible says our sins will be re-
moved as far as the east is from the west.
How, then, as some claim, are they held
to US?
Answer-The removal mentioned In a fig
ure OF speech denoting Gods pardon. he
casts our sins away from His thought when
He forgfves But the effects of these sins,
the damage done to our nature, remain 10
some extent, at least. The one allusion is
to Gods mind, the other to our spiritual
condition.
II. What Is the meaning OF Isaiah xxxiii?
Answer-The enemies OF Gods people who
persecute and yet for a time prosper are
ultimately brought to judgment. The
prophet here warns them of the woes that
shall overtake them. The spoiler shall be
spoiled.
49, Jesus bids the disciples to rejoice
when prosecuted for righteousness sake.
May not this lead to egotism or self-con-
ceit7
Answer-Certainly. Every virtue may he
perverted into vice. He who goes up into
the heights is In perpetual danger of fall
ing. They who remain on the low grounds
are in peril, but of different kind.
IA. Are all the blessed states mentioned
by Jesus attainable?
Answer. In some degree, yes In tho
highest degree. no. Jesus gave these alb
stract statements as Ideals after which men
should strive because OF their worth the
striving will be profitable whatever the at
tainment. The upward movements of tho
soul. generally slow and difficult, are al
ways attended by happiness. The gospel
seeks not SO much an absolute and f1nal
standard of excellence for men. but rather
a perpetual going on toward that which is
higher and better. progress that should
never end.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may mail any biblical ques-
ton to DR.. Gilbert 1903 street, this city.
AMI receive an answer through The Star.
20. What did David mean when he wrote
Il said in my haste, All men are nars7'
Answer-He had made the remark under
excitement. without due consideration.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The intermediate Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the Church of the Covenant has
elected the following officers: President,
Ella b. Dill; vice president, George Whit
we'll; secretary, Gouverneur Hoes; treas
urer, Ralph Jewell; adviser. Miss N. D.
Barney. The chairmen of the committees
are as follows: Lookout, Ruth Taylor;
prayer meeting. Margaret Handy; mission
airy. Anna Mari; social, Enid Holden.
The Endeavorers of the Lincoln Temple
congregational Church are keeping up the
increase campaign. A meeting Of UNI
usual interest was held last Sunday even
ing, and nine new members were received,
seven active and two honorary.
A mission study class has been started
by the Endeavorers OF the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church Africa Is the sub
ject, the text book being "Daybreak in the
Dark Continent" The leader is Rev. z. T.
Sweeney of Columbus, Ind, who is occupy
ing the pulpit of the Vermont Avenue
Church while DR. Power is abroad. The
class meets on Wednesday evening, and
the members are very much interested In
the course
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fin Local Churches.

church, as it consists in training the young
Christian for his work In the world.
The evening session was led by Rev. D.
Blakemore. and the principal address was
concerning 1.-The Imperiled Sabbath and the
Capital Sunday Law" by Rev Wilbur F.
Crafts. superintendent of the international
reform bureau. He described the danger to
the public welfare arising from the violation
of the Sunday law, and suggested remedies
for the evil
Music was furnished by Miss Rose w.
Brett and by quartet from the Fifth Bap-
list Church. Lunch was served by the
ladies of the church
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to cryStaliZe the demand, and these
Others think as you do, that Others
will do it, and so it goes, clear to the
other end of the continent, and no
thing is done. Every farmer should
become "crank" on parcels post and
remain Crank until the system is
established. Get a copy of Smiths
Magazine for February. 1906 (it is out
already and read what Charles H.
COchrane says, if you are not yet con-
WINGED that the parcels post is good
thing. He says. at the close of his
article: "The remedy is to force legis-
lation providing for parcels post sys-
tenn as liberal as that in Germany
The way to obtain such legislation is
for each man and woman affected to
remember that he and she are a part
of the great public. and that they
must make their wants known definite
Iy. If every reader of this article
would sit down and write to his con-
gresham. and to ten of his friends.
asking them to write to their congress
man, demanding parcels post, and re-
fusing to vote again for any national
legislator not pledged to this cause.
an endless chain might he stretched
long enough to reach Washington and
crush out this (express) monopoly
i'm two years. The question is. will
you do it?' John Wanamaker. when
he was postmaster-general stated that
parcels could be carried by the Post
office Department at one-twelfth the
cost now paid by the public to express
companies. Here is a table compiled
by Mr.. Cochrane, showing the charges
for carriage and delivery of 11-pound
packages by parcels post. and by the
regular post in this country. 1t should
be explained that in this country if
one wants to send parcel weighing
over lbs. by post, he must pay letter
postage:
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and One-half cheaper by the Postoffice
Department. We. the people, pay
tribute to Plat because 81 per cent. of
the men we send to Congress are con-
trolled by his (TOm Platt's) lobby"
1t is claimed that one reason why the
parcel post has such hard shedding at
Washington is the fact that Congress-
men can send all their express matter
free. In order for them to retain this
privilege they must make the people
pay Il tribute of millions every year
to Tom Plat and the monopoly he
represents. Mr.. Hubbard says: 1.-The
people form the state When the peO-
pie get wise enough to know what
they want and ask for it in faith,
hustling while they wait they will
get it." That's so. Let farmers go to
work sending letters and petitions to
tie two Senators from their respective
states and to the Representatives from
their respective districts. Use some
thing like the following for a petition,
or its substance as a letter:
eve the undersigned, citizens Of
county, state Of-earnestly request
you to work and vote for the establish
ment of parcel post system that will
collect and deliver all packages up to
II pounds i'm weight, at our doors.
The express companies have a mon
nOpOly of this business and are an
nually rObbing the people of the United
States of millions of dollars, and we
want it stopped. We are convinced
that the pOstOffice department can
carry our packages at half the rates
charged by the express companies and
realize profit enough to cover a large
part of the usual postal deficiency, be-
sides delivering and taking up parcels
at our doors instead of compelling us
to travel several miles to and from ex-
press Offices
Address your Senator, Senate
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TOBACCO DUST.

If your fowls are troubled with lice CHG
gers send $1.25 and get 100 pounds Ct to,acco
dust and sprinkle it in your coop. Inc tc
bacco is guaranteed to be unbleached. Sehd
cent stamp for sample.-E. o. Painter Ferti-
i've Co., Jacksonville F.
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established in 1874, but the very next
year-1S1J-the express companies
succeeded in increasing it 100 per cent.
making it 16 cents a pound. Every
body Interested should now write let
tiers and send petitions to the Postal
Committee, House of Representatives,
Washington, ID. c." asking them to
report this measure favorably. 1T is
not half the reduction we should have.
but it will be a starter" Our postal
claSSificatiOnS and rates are a mass of
abSurdities and contradictions, es-
tablished to promote the express bust
ness, regardless of the interests of the
people. Third and fourth class matter
should be cOnsolida ted and carried at
parcels post rates. France sends z
pound parcels anywhere in the cOun-
try for 12c. II 1b. for 16c, and % h.
for 25c. In this country we pay SLIP
for pounds. $1.76 for II h.. and
1882 for 25 1b. When will the U. S.
Congress get away from express trust
control. and legislate for the people?
THE PARCELS POST.
In another number of his paper the
same editor says:
We don't intend to let our readers
sink back into Indifference on this
question. We shall keep them stirred
up. We shall present every new fact
and argument that comes to our
notice. Farmers must bring about
this improvement or else the present
generation will pass away before it is
accomplished. The Postal Progress
/ o
let's and circular letters showing the
benefits of the parcel post Recently
a circular was sent out containing
fr- merts III favor of tho parcel nos.
by Ebert Hubbard We condense
some of them. He says that when
John Wanamaker was Postmaster
General he was asked why he could
not inaugurate the parcel post. seeing |
that he was emphatically in favor of |
it. "There are five insurmOuntable oh
Stacles." he replied "F'irst is the
American Express Co. second. the
United States Express Co. third. the
Adams Express Co.: fourth. the Wells
Fargo Express Co, fifth. the Southern
Express Co" There YOU have
It. These five companies. acting IS
,ne in this matter. are more powerful
han eighty-siX millions of people.
They are charging from $50 to 175 per
'ent profit for carrying packages fo~
he people. They not only prevent the
of the parcel post system. but
hey dictate to the postal department
nd the latter Obevs them Mr.. Hub
ard says that when rural carriers
egan to carry mail the people along
he route began to ask them to do
rrandS. and soon they were carrying
o''r. eft. Ill many had to use two
OrseS instead of one. and wagon
nat would carry a ton. All the Post .
flee Department required of them
me. No restriction as to carrying
lckageS. Soon the express companies
aw what they were doing Mail
der houses would shin goods to the
lral carriers by freight and the car
ers would parcel them out along the
'uteS. The express companies and
he local merchants combined and
implanted (dictated) to the Depart
ent and an order was issued that
,rriers should not carry packages
lat were eligible to mail unless
amped. That cut out all packages
at weighed four pounds and under.
ut they still carried packages weigh
e over four pounds and carried tele-
ans by putting Il two cent stamp On
on, hi Il, IT,
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ms country is far behind even he
nighted Egypt and India. In Germany
the parcels post carries packages IN
TO 10 pounds. and in bulk ''anytTing
in reason that will 90 into the postal
car window" Great Britain carries
parcels at about Oro-third the pypenSe
by express. In France the parcels
most package limit is % III. and last
year 2.S49.577.00O packages were de-
livered. while Germany handled 4.251.-
"9oOo packages. and the department
showed nrOfit of $40. OOO. 900 for the
year. In this country the deficit for
the year was S14 .5OO.OOOi This deficit
is made up by indirect tax on the peo-
pie and handed over to the EXPRESS
We are generous to tbo
express companies. but not to Our-
selves. Is there any greater or more
outrageous graft than this. i'm the
United States? The American farm |
nr VIII read this and say ''no." and he
will add. 81 can't do anything" That's
he very reason we have no parcels
1ost-the reOple have not vet declared |
hat thew will have it. They have
said. eve can't DO ANYTHING" and |
ave done little or nothing.
The Postal Progress Ieague bill
House Resolution 1910 now before
he House postal committee reduces
postage on merchandise parcels 20 per
ent. 1t is now one cent an ounce or
o cents pound. This bill reduces
Warren sheaf., 1906-11-29
Revenue Officers Argument Cogent
and All-Convincing.

Miss Dorothea Klumpke, the as.
tronomer, was talking about the diff
ficulties and intricacies that astrono
my presents to the lay mind.
For instance" she said, there is
the well-known case of the meteorite
that fell on a Vermont farm in SO. 1t
was a valuable meteorite, and the
landlord at once stepped up and claim
ed it. All minerals and metals on
the land belong to me- he said. That S
in the lease
But the tenant demurred. This
meteorite,' he said wasn't on the
farm, you must remember, when the
lease was drawn up
"The landlord perceived the justice
of that claim. He thought moment.
Then he said, decisively: I claim her
as flying game.
But the tenant was ready for him.
She's got neither wings nor feathers,
he said. Therefore, as ground game,
she's mine
"They continued their argument,
and in the heat of it revenue officer
arriving with truck proceeded to put
the meteorite aboard. I claim her for
the government he said, as an article
introduced into the country without
payment of duty"