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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

Protestant: Methodist Episcopal South
and the First, Second, Fourth and F
Street Presbyterian. At an adjourned
meeting held June % in the same place
the constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed after some discussion, especially over
the word ''evangelical'' in the clause de-
timing active membership, but this word
was retained.
names to this constitution, named in the
orde- of their signing. were Thomas Dun
can, w. c. Langdon, John c. Whitwell, j.
T. Cochran. A. G. Carothers. Zalmon
Richards; Thomas Brooks. A. H: Law
A. B. Johnston and William Flye. No re-
liable record of the remaining original
members can now be found.
At an adjourned meeting held July A.
H. Lawrence was elected president; w. j.
Rhees, recording secretary; w. c. Lang
don. CORE spending secretary, and NJ. H.
Miller, treasurer.
December 30. 1898. the Columbia Athletic
Club property at 1882 G street was pur-
chased at auction by Messrs. S. w. Wood
ward and j. B. Larner, acting for the
association. for the sum of $500.
January l. 1899, Mr.. John B. Sleman. jr.,
assumed charge as general secretary, to
which Office he had been called by the
association, and on January 49, 1899, the
necessary payments having been made to
secure possession of the athletic club
building. the formal delivery of the keys
was made at 4 O'Clock pm. in the pres
ence of many interested persons.
April %, 1900, the building adjoining the
old building on New York avenue was dis
posed of at S2S,S72.
After the resignation of Mr.. Sleman,
July II, 1900. Mr.. A A. Protzman was
by his wise and abe management most
efficiently and effectually kept the work
and interest of the association fully UP to
its high standard.
September -. 1900, Mr.. Lyman L. Pierce
was called general secretary and as
sumed charge and was given formal well
come during the New Year reception fes-
tivities January /. 1901.
May Is. 1902. the old property on New
YORK avenue sod for s120. $50 and the
mortgage on the present building paid of.
leaving 500. 900 in the bank to be applied
in the extension of the building when it
should be decided TO undertake the work.
b The acquisition of the splendid new
building at 1875 q street was the great
event of Mr.. Pierces administration as
general secretary. Following his resig
nation January !, 1906, Mr.. w A. Scott
was acting general secretary for four
months, until Mr.. Z. w. Hearne Was
called from the state secretaryship of
New Jersey to become general secretary
of the Washington association.
The work of the past year and a half
is so thoroughly in the minds of Wash
ingtonians that but little reference to it
is needed Suffice it to say that the up
ward progress of former years has con-
tinued. y notable event has been the
canvass of the colored men for a fund to
match the contribution of John d. Rookie
Teller of $4,000. This canvass was so
successful that over So, 900 was raised in
thirty days. The opening of the railroad
branch at the new Union station has also
taken place. The recent remodeling of
the boys building brings the equipment of
the Washington association up to the
very front rank in every respect.
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in Cuba. five cities having been selected
to give the scope of the work.
BY Rev. John C. Bowers.

To those whom l have served in INV
washington and Baltimore pastorates.
whose devotion has been an unspeakable
inspiration. and who share with me the
blessed hope Of the Gospel"
This is the dedicatory address in a lit
tie pamphlet by Rev. John C. Bowers.
pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church. Raj
timore. Nd. 1t contains a sermon entitled
Heavenly Recognition" which is very
highly thought of by those who have
heard or read it.
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town in the District. Though well along
in years, DR.. Duncan still retains lively
interest in .the associations. and when
ever his parish duties permit, attends the
meetings and other events.
The records of the association were de-
stroyed in the fire which completed the
destruction of the New York avenue build
ing number of years ago.
According to the data at hand. there
were sixty persons at the Masonic Hall
In response to the notice for meeting
published in the National Inteligencer by
Messrs. Rhees, Duncan and Langdon. The
building which Enclosed this hall is still
standing at the corner of 10th and L,
streets northwest. The meeting was held
in the room occupied by the Central
Academy of Rev. James Nourse. Judge
/. j. Johston was elected chairman and
w. c. Langdon secretary of the meeting
Rev. James Nourse made the opening
prayer.
Then followed the presentation and dis
cussion of the plans for the proposed as
ISOLATION, and very hearty interest was
aroused. A committee was appointed to
prepare a constitution and bylaws, and
some thirty-fve or forty persons came
forward and enrolled as members. the
nun Der being increased To nnety-two
members within a week or so thereafter.
The churches represented at this meet
ing were the Z Street and First Baptist;
Trinity, Ascension and Grace Episcopal;
Mckendree Methodist: First Methodist
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Thanksgiving Service.

Liberty Council, No. 6, Daughters of
America, will hold its ninth annual
service at the Metropolitan
NJ. e. Church this evening at s O'Clock.
DIR. f. NJ. Bristol, the pastor. will ma e
an address. A lively interest has been
taken by sister organizations, and 1t is
expected that they WILDE represented in
large numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

London has 1900 milk shops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

Rev. Thomas Duncan, the sole survivor
of the three original members, like Mr..
Langdon, entered the Episcopal ministry.
He was chaplain in the Confederate
army during the war and has served vari-
Gus parishes since then, and is now hap
PLY located in a parish near Tenley-
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At st. Joseph, Mo-, similar gathering
discovered that the 1900 church members
gave about $4,000 yearly TO mission work.
1t was decided that this should be in
creased four-fold and made $4,000. In
f,uential business men at once started the
canvass. Wherever these meetings have
been held the idea has taken root with the
prospect of a plentiful harvest. All the
money that is raised goes to the missions.
There is no expense to the fund for rails
ing II. The men who are doing the work
share the outlay whatever it may be.
The Lutheran Synod of Eastern Penn
sylvania considered the matter of lay or
ganization and its place in church work.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-19
KEEPING THE SECRET.

/ have a secret with Santa Claus,
And he will never tell;
lie knows so many secrets because
He keeps them all so well.
But, o dear mother, If you could
guess,
How very surprised you'd be;
But nobody knows the leastest thing,
But Santa Claus and me.
/ wish could tell you, mother dear,
I'm sure you would love to know;
Can you wait till Christmas, do you
think?
The days are so very slow!
It's something you need for your
dressing case,
/ made tits all from me;
It's square and pink and covered with
lace,
And it's name begins with c!
You musM't know until Christmas
Day,
Oh, my, aren't secrets fun?
And can keep them, can't l mamma!
never would whisper one!
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The Pop Corn Industry.

Iowa is said to produce 600 car
loads of pop corn per annum, return
ing to growers over $S5 an acre. Cal
houn and Sac Counties are the centre
of the industry, which started five
years ago. A Shallee grower has had
over 800 acres, yielding forty to sixty
bushels an acre, worth on the ear
$3.50 to $1.75 bushel. 1t is plant
ed late in spring and harvested before
field corn, the huskers getting twen-
ty to twenty-five cents bushel. The
corn is shipped in the ear and SO
reaches the wholesaler. One grower
shells his corn and puts it up in ten
cent paper packages for Omaha and
Sioux City houses. This year he will
plant 600 acres, build packing
house and employ girls to put up the
corn.
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Work of q Steam PIoW.

The first steam plow in Saline
County has just been sold to VIII
Johnson, who lives four miles west
of Salina. The plow has twelve
disks, which can be set so as to cut
twelve burrows. When running two
and one-half miles an hour 1t will
plow thirty acres in ten hours. 1t
was started In a 100-acre field at 3
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, and
Mr.. Johnson finished the field Friday
evening. He had two crews on and
kept the plow running all night. Mr..
Johnson said he would never bother
with common plow again. The
plow turns the ground as we'll as a
walking or sulky plow.-Kansas City
Journal.
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'1HEQlRISTr1AS ORA QlfRVB6||
A QAesrnAs s1oeT oT tL'zAetrn poaAt1 GARRY,

weeks before, when she had returned
the ring and refused to listen to the
explanation which would have cleared
the misunderstanding, and although
since then she had been miserable
and had admitted to herself that she
was in the wrong, she was deter.
mined that he should never know 1t.
There was the old Dupont pride
again!
For one moment they looked into
each others eyes, and then with
cold nod she turned away and busted
herself with the game, which for the
time being she had forgotten. Very
little interest she felt, however, in
anything but the man who had so TN
expectedly appeared on the scene,
and who at that very moment. before
her astonished eyes, was coolly loung.
ing in a Morris chair, glancing care
lessly over a magazine.
When the first surprise was over
she became embarrassed. AS though
reading her thoughts Jack Burrows
spoke. when will Fred and Fan be
in? You see. wrote Fred at least
two weeks ago that would come to
spend Christmas day if possible. and
having never heard anything more
from me suppose he entirely forgot
it. How long have you been here?
Cherub, hearing a familiar voice,
ran from her hiding place. and was
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and mother and father-and Bobby"

and mother and father-and Bobby,
doubtfully, when he's real good"
BY this time Gladys face was GRIM
son, and angry tears rose in her eyes.
The idea Of being made laughing
stock, even by q child! Then as the
little arms stole around her neck all
the bitterness melted away and only
love and longing filled her heart.
"Aunty, when is you and Mr.. Jack
going to get married? I'm going to
be flower girl and have white dress
and pink roses. Mother said very
soon,' when l asked her long time
ago." ratified on the unsuspecting
youngster.
It was then that Gladys threw
pride to the winds, for from the
midst of Cherub's tangled curls came
a mufflei, but very tender, Eyes,
Cherub, very soon," which just reach.
ed Jacks ears. He started joyously
from his chair.
"Oh! Cherub, it's so late you must
go back to bed. What will mother
say?" And Gladys picked up the lit
tie fairy and carried her to the stairs,
where she kissed her many times.
Then with happy, sparkling eyes,
and little bright spot on zach cheek,
she went back into the library and
stood beside Jack. Together they
watched the child climb the steps.
"Good night, little Cherub," they
called after her as Jack took both this
girls hands in his, and
BY this time Cherub had disap.
peared. and was crawling happily
back into bed-The Pathfinder.
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MORAL.
The philosophic mind can see
The uses of adversely.
The Stock Exchange.

Many persons think of the New
York Stock Exchange as a seat OF
commercial iniquity, and have been
encouraged in this view by magazine
articles picturesque and expert in
phrasing. but not so accurate as they
ought to be.
When something unusual, like the
recent decline of stocks, calls atten-
ton to "the market" we realize how
little thought most Of us give to 1t
original copy, and in one of his
poems, which contained in the origi'
day by day. 1t seems remote from
the interests of the man OF small
means. But the central stock-market
is solid and important institution.
and the conditions which 1t Indicates
at the end of each days trading are
almost sure signs Of the state of the
country's production and commerce
It is true that a great many OF the
transactions ON the stock exchange
are mere gambling, and represent
nothing more than the turning OF
money from one mans pocket int
another's; 1t is also true that even IN
legitimate trading there is a fever
and hysteria which perverts not only
commercial values, but life values.
Nevertheless, most of the chicanery
and madness of stock transactions
fiourishes not in the central market.
nor in the offices of those who guide
It, but in the suburbs of the busi-
ness, in Offices not related to the ex'
change or to any reputable banking
house.
Real stock transactions bear a def,
mite relation to the business of the
country, and after due allowance Ia
made for the artificial manipulations.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-19
CATCH AN AMERICAN EAGLE

CATCH AN AMERICAN EAGLE.
DR.. H. S. Wende and John Reid, of
Kingston, Jamaica, medical student.
drove up to the doctors office, in
Tonawanda, N. Y, with their cloth
ing In tatters and blood trickling
from severe cuts on their arms, legs
and bodies. To explain their condi-
ton they pulled a magnificent speci-
men of the American eagle from the
rear of the buggy.
Then men were driving on Grand
Island when the eagle swooped down
and fastened it's talons into calf that
lay beside the road with its mother.
Reid sprang from the buggy and the
eagle began clawing Justify at him,
while he clung to one of its big wings.
Wende went to Reid's assistance,
and both men were nearly exhausted
before they got the bird tied in the
buggy.
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Christmas Pies.

Mlnce pie has an especial claim
to a place at the Christmas dinner
Our forefathers called it Christmas
pie. The name was changed by the
Puritans and Quakers, whose mouths
had to water for 1t in vain so long as
it was called "Christmas." 1t is in
teresting to know, by the way, that
mince pie developed from a thick
stew made of mutton and raisins. In
small households, Christmas pie
sometimes takes the place Of pud'
ding, sometimes resigns entirely IN
its favor; but, in large ones, one may
be as lavish as one can afford. for II
is a marvel what unblushed-for ap'
petites people bring to Christmas dim
ners! Country Life in Americas
Christmas Annual.
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soon comfortably settled on Jacks
knee, while the other children, who
had followed her, jumped around and
shrieked, no one knew just what for.
Jack was a great favorite at the
house, and the broken engagement
with Gladys had been a source OF
disappointment to all, especially to
Mr.. Baldwin, with whom Jack had
been intimate ever since the days OF
Yale together.
Gladys fed furiously to her room,
where all the rest of the afternoon
she nursed her woes. Just before
dinner time Mrs. Baldwin came TO
comfort her, and tell her how Fred
had never even mentioned Jacks
talked.of visit, and how the meeting
at the house was big mistake,
which all wished had been avoided.
But the injured one would hear moth
ing of 1t.
at was very unkind Of you and
Fred to bring US here together when
you know how I hate him. do hate
him." she sobbed, with little stamp.
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"and I refuse to have anything to do
with him whatsoever. I know that
he was in the plan, too, and you all
think you can make everything all
right again, but you can't, you can't.
l shall stay in my room this evening
after dinner, SO don't try to persuade
me to entertain him. Take him out
with you; shan't CO."
BY 10 o'clock Gladys, worn out
with her own thoughts and tired OF
her room, decided to go down into
the library and enjoy the fire. Why
should she punish herself in tais way,
cooping herself up in that gloomy old
room, and what harm would 1t do to
be simply friends with jack, were the
questions she had been turning over
In her mind.
At last down she came, much to
the bewilderment and secret pleasure
of the gentleman musing before the
fire, and costly settled herself in a
huge chair beside him. Neither
spoke, for neither knew just how to
open the conversation.
The silence was becoming unbear.
able when a tiny noise heard In the
hall caused them to glance toward
the door. There on the stairs with
her night dress clutched bit up on
one side, displaying her little bare
feet, and with her eyes wide open as
though sleep had never visited them,
stood Cherub.
AS she caught sight Of her friends
her face broke into the most mis-.
chievous of smiles, for did she not
know that the place for her at that
hour was up stairs in bed? Gladys.
who welcomed any interruption to the
suspense, ran, caught up the child.
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SO difficult to practice on the market
as a whole, we find the exchange a
sound register of the state of the
country. The same things that all hui
man beings fear, crop failure, war,
strikes, depress the market. That is
why men were afraid, when the mar
ket broke" not so much because
they cared for the stocks, as that
they feared the signs of the end OF
prosperity. Fortunately the market re-
covered, and there was no panic
But for few days all intelligent per
sons watched the market with respect
and attention.-Youth's Companion.
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Delicate Appetite.

"It's awful trying catering to a
sick girl" Mrs. Douglas confessed to
the friendly visitor who had calle(
to inquire for Amy.
II believe this convalescent bus.
ness comes harder on me than hei
real Sickness" continued Mrs. Doug
las, with deep sigh. I'm that put
to 1t to get something that she'll cat
with relish, get all riled up some.
times trying to tempt her."
The visitor murmured something
sympathetic, and thus encouraged
Mrs. Douglas went on.
"Only yesterday" she said, II 60
her a pork chop and five cents worti
of marshmallows for her dinner, and
II you'll believe me she turned up her
nose an said she couldn't eat mite
youths Companion.
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and cuddled her warmly in her lap.
Where,s mother and father? Can

Where's mother and father! Can
l get some candy out Of my stocking
over on that chair? When Is you 60
ing to bed?" came the questions pell'
nell, never waiting to be answered.
To Jacks inquiry as to how she hap
pened to come down stairs In the
night in that fashion, she replied that
she had walked up and couldn't get to
sleep again.
81 thought 1t would be nice to
come down here with the Christmas
tree and pretty lights and play dolly.
More fun than lying In bed, cause
got so hot" was the explanation
which she seemed to think justified
her advent. At this the young cou'
pie laughed heartily.
"Is Mr.. Jack your beau, aunty, and
do you love him this much?" was her
next query, at the same time stretch
ing out her arms as far as her club
by shortness permitted. "You love
aunty, don't you, Mr.. Jack? love
you both, and love Santa Claus, too,
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Celery and Hazel-Nuts.

Cut in round, thin slices one pound
of large hazel-nuts; cut in the same
way four very crisp celery hearts.
Mix with one tablespoonful of table
salt; dress them with few white
leaves of celery around; and serve
all the hors-d'o 'oeuvre on a silver plat
ter.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Two Stockings.

Two Stockings.
In her little stocking
Betty Baby found,
First, a tiny golden ring
Set with rubies round,
Then a lovely dolly,
Beautiful to see,
Bonbons, cakes and sugar toys,
Happy Baby she!
In her little stocking
Polly Baby found,
First, a stick of candl,
Then an apple round,
Then a pair of mittens,
Fitting perfectly;
That was all, but none the less.
Happy Baby she!
Youths Companion
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The Poor Boys Christmas.

Observe, my child, this pretty scene
And note the air of pleasure keen
With which the widows orphan boy
Toots his tin horn, his only toy.
What need of costly gifts has he?
The widow has nowhere to flee,
And ample noise his horn emits
To drive the widow into fits.
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Out of the Hurly-Burly.

janet never had such miser-
able Christmas month in all my life
Martha-"What's the matter?
Jane-"Why, got silly fit, and
did all my Christmas shopping two
months ago."
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The machine which cuts up wood
to make matches turns out 10000
"splnts," as they are called, In a
single minute.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

of Russia and that gang of anarch-
lists are lying in walt for him in one
corner of the room.
But on this particular afternoon he
dropped the chicken role. forgot that
he was monarch and became imbued
with the idea that his name was Gene
We've Van De We're Fessenden, and he
decided to take constitutional in the
bracing autumn air.
Now the cages In which patients suf-
fering from exaggerated ego and 9TH
er psychopathic ailments are confined
are securely locked. and how Gene
We've" escaped is a mystery. Also,
hospital nighties are smaller than an
ordinary mighty" and the chill wind
wrapped the scanty garment about his
legs. Cold mud oozed up between his
toes. but he kept on, unmoved by the
comments made on his attire by rude
people in the street.
Several women near Fort street and
Fourteenth avenue saw the decoIIete
costume approaching in the distance
and fed. Later. however, they fol-
lowed at a respectful distance behind
whooping crowd of delighted young
sters who swarmed around the digni-
fed parader.
And Shillington held up his skirts
at every crossing. scorning the hilar-
ious throng, until charitable driver
of a coal wagon spied the pedestrian.
and, dismounting from his seat, whis-
pered in his ear. What he whispered
is known only to himself and Charles.
but the lattpr climhed into tho WAGON
a horse blanket was wrapped about
his shivering form, and he was taken
back to the little steel cage. where.
he says. he will stay II the doctor will
either give him a china nest egg or
else have the band Of anarchists ar
rested.