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SHIPS THAT PASS.
Mysteries of the Sea That Are Never
Solved
From the London Leader.

| From the London Leader.
The tolling of the Lutine's bell at Lloyds
| for missing vessel as large as the
| steamship Nicaraguan Is fortunately a
| rare event; but the legion of the lost
| ones is probably much larger one than
| the public know, an under writer said yes
terday.
| Last year. for instance, seventeen Brit
.sh and fourteen foreign vessels were
posted as missing, the passengers and
crews totaling 1000. The year 1882 was a
| record year. 147 sailing vessels and TWEEN
ty-five steamers being posted; 1000 pas
| sengers and crew went with that huge
heet The Nicaraguan is not the first
steamer to vanish this year, either, for IL
was only recently that hope was aban-
doned of the fine steamer Dulverton.
| Naturally, the musings" tend to de-
| crease in number among steamers, owing
| to improved methods of construction and
! increase in individual tonnage, but sailing
vessels have the same tendency as ever to
become mysteries
| There is every year among the miss
lngs number of ancient Scandinavian
craft and the West Country schooners
which take salt to Newfoundland and
come back with fish, to swell the grim
total.
A board of trade inquiry is always held,
10 look Tor more or less probable r0a-
sons for a mysterious disappearance But
obviously 1t is seldom that any definite
verdict is arrived at. Though" added
the underwater the reason for the dis
appearance is often obvious enough to a
plain man, only some people are so sensi-
tive that one has to be careful OF ones
words. And you see, in such cases one
can hardly get proof positive of negli-
gence.'
Though absolute proof can never be got,
morally
have vanished because light loadline ia
not insisted on, as it the Plimsoll mark to
prevent overlooking. That reason 40
counts for a host of missing sailing yes
sells. They were underballasted and
turned bottom up.
Then there Is no doubt that excessive
Out not illegaD deckloads OF timber have
caused many steamers to disappear in the
winter in the Atlantic.
| But in a large number of cases the
missing vessel will always remain a mys-
terry. 1t is hard to account for the loss
of such a fine liner as the White Star
the companys cargo feet. a steel screw
steamer of $500 tons. nearly new. we'll
equipped and we'll manned. No exception
ally bad weather in the Atlantic was 10.
ported that February; no icebergs were
reported on the usual route. and there
docs not appear to have been any COL.
| lision with another vessel; yet she van
| ished, all that remained for evidence be-
! ing two lifeboats floating bottom up.
| In 1902 the Allan line Huronian, equally
well found, on a voyage from Glasgow 70
| ST. Johns vanished likewise.
| The cargo which the missing liner Mica
raguan was carrying was one of phos-
phate. 1t IS now thought probable,
though it is not known definitely, that
she had passengers on board. Inquiries
have been made by q Liverpool gentle
man for brother whom he believed to be
on the steamer as u passenger. Her ac-
commodation was for thirty passengers
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"Humor.V

A. C. Benson in Putnam's Monthly.
1 have often felt, myself. that the time
has come to raise another figure to the
hierarchy Of Christian graces. Faith,
hope and Charity were sufficient in more
elementary and barbarous age; but, now
that the world mas broadened somewhat.
| think an addition to the trio is demand
ed. A man may be faithful, hopeful and
charitable, and yet leave much to be de-
sired He may be useful, no doubt. with
that equipment but he may also be both
tiresome and even absurd The fourth
quality that 1 should like to see raised
20 the highest rank among Christian
graces Is the grace of humor.
l do not think that humor has ever en-
joyed it's due repute in the ethical scale.
The possessio nof it saves man from
pr; ggishness, and the possession of faith,
hope and charity does not. Indeed, not
only do these three virtues not save a
man from priggishness-they sometimes
plunge him in irreclaimable depths of su-
periority. I suppose that when Chris
tianity was first making itself felt in the
world the one quality needful was deep
seated and enthusiastic earnestness. There
is nothing that makes life so enjoyable
as being in earnest. 1t is not the light.
laughter-loving, jocose people who have
the best time in the world. They have
a checkered career. They skip at times
upon the hills Of merriment. but they also
descend gloomily at other times into the
valleys of dreariness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

FIRST Went the priests with the ark paus-
ing MIDWAY and waiting for the paople
Verse 10. Afterward in the order an
pointed Numb, X:l4-2Sl moved the tribes
judah In the lead Men. women. cu..uren
and cattle, mighty host marched DOWN
up and over. When the last soul was ON
the western side, the priests followed with
the ark Then came the twelve select rep
resentatives, and each taking a stone
from the place where the priests stood
advanced bearing the memorial of Gods
care. to be deposited in Glgal tJosh,
lv;2o). from the banks of delIS erance re-
deemed Israel saw the waters resume
their flow. The land of promise had been
gained-the land of bondage and trial was
beyond the flood.
COMPASSIONATE crossing of the
Jordan was a turning point in history. 1t
closed one era and opened another In
an eminent degree 1t exhibited the result
or mans submission 10 God The people
united in spirit and purpose. rested in the
promise Diminishing all thought OF gaining
the end by their own unaided efforts. they
submitted to be led by new way,
through apparently insurmountabie din
culties. in the midst of threatening dam
gers. Here Is the secret OF all high
achievements. The best OF human
strength and wisdom fails In the supreme
hour. They who forget God 20 round
and round in the weary circle of the will
derness. But when they become willing
and obedent God brings to pass what
they vainly sought, and a new world Of
nope and possibility apDears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hlll-Lutz.
For Sunday, October 49, 1907.

Conducted by Grace Livingston Hlll-Lutz.
For Sunday. October 10, 1907.
Topic: Remember Eternity" ! John. II 1917
"a, %
10 Love not the world. neither the
things that are in the world. If any man
love the world, the love of the Father is
not In him.
49, For all that is in the world, the lust
of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and
the pride Of life is not of the Father. but
is of the world
II. And the world passeth away. and
the lust thereof; but he that doeth the
will Of God abideth forever.
"a Let that therefore abide in you.
which We have heard from the beginning.
If that which We have heard from the be-
ginning shall remain in you, ye also shall
continue In the Son and in the Father.
%. And this Is the promise that He
hath promised us, even eternal life.
The Lesson.
There is story Of a man who was re-
solved to keep from his children the
knowledge Of death. He was the gov
ernor Of a colony and his wife and sew
eral children had died. leaving two tiny
girls only. He took the two little daugh-
tiers to a lovely, lonely island. and plan
ned to keep them in utter ignorance OF
DEATH for he felt that through the knowl-
edge Of death sorrow came to the spirit
He commanded that the word death
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tomorrow morning. Rev. F. Y. Bischof.
the pastor of the church, will be the cele-
brant Of the mass.
der of the Manila district. Philippine Is
lands. will speak October % at Foundry
M. F. Church. The choir from Dumbarton
Avenue Church will sing.
Rally day services will be observed
Sunday, October 49, at Marvin Methodist
Episcopal Church South, 10th and B
streets southwest Rev. ]. c. Hawk, pas
tor. The services of the Sunday school
hour will be in charge of the .superintend-
song service by the school and by the
primary department, Of which Mrs. Emory
s. Tucker Is superintendent. An address
will be made to the Sunday school by Rev.
]. H. DuLaney of Gaithersburg, Md. At
IL am. there Will be preaching; at 3 pm.
the Junior Epworth League will meet
Miss Maggie Garrett, superintendent. At
1:SO p m. there will be the rally day serv-
Ice of the Senior Epworth League, with
an appropriate sermon by Rev. J. H. Du-
Laney.
This minister is a veteran of the Balti-
more conference, and after half century
of service is renewing his youth and
preaching with the vigor and enthusiasm
characteristic of the early days of the
Methodist Church In this country
Rev. ]. Luther Frantz. pastor of ST
Marks Lutheran Church, 9Th and B
. streets southwest, has announced the
following Sunday night special sermons:
October 49, THE Blessings of Tempta-
ton October %, The Blessings of
Failure" October p. The Blessings of
Affection" November 8, THE Blessings
OF Poverty"
Grace NJ. f. Church will celebrate home
coming week, beginning tomorrow.
Rev. W. NJ. Mitchell, an evangelist of
Baltimore, has been conducting revival
services at the First Methodist Protestant
Church, 4th street. between E and F
streets southeast, during the past week.
The meeting has grown in interest. Sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Tuberculosis In Schools.

From Charities and the Commons.
In the children's clinic of the Tubercu-
iosis Dispensary of Cleveland 5O4 chill
dren up to the age Of sixteen, who have
been associated with case OF tubercu-
losis in their homes have been examined
Thirty-eight, or TO per cent. have posi-
tive pulmonary tubercu,o sis. Sixty four,
or 11.9 per cent, could become so affected
under fayorabls cond tons.
In one school district of 1,429 families.
572 families were visited and sixty seven
cases of adult tuberculosis found. In the
tifty-seven houses in which these cases
were found 151 children were exposed to
infection. If the same rate of adult
cases prevailed throughout the district
and the number OF children also averaged
in The same way, We should have in this
school district, assuming that the figures
found in the dispenSary are correct, twep-
ty-seven cases OF positive pulmonary tu-
berculosis and fifty-four that are strong
ly suspected OF having tuberculosis. Not
all these would be of school age but
there would be eighty-one children in one
school district of 1.oy9 pupils who would
require surveillance, If only one-thrd OF
these Were actua ly In attendance at
school there would he abundant upDortu-
nifty for the infection of the others who
are sound,
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I'm Local Churches.

The newest Baptist church in the city,
the Emmanuel, Is forging to the front on
columbia Heights, and large congrega-
lions are coming every Sunday to hear
Rev. George z WhitehOuse preach in the
dwelling house now used as church.
Ground will be broken soon for the erec-
ton of new home costing over s1OO,OO
and Sunday school house costing about
$4,000.
Generally known on the Hill as Percy
Fosters Church" because Percy S. Eos
ter. with Charles Werner, issued the, frs.
call for a meeting in January. 1906 a
Sunday school was organized in Post Of
Gee Hail. Mount Pleasant, January, 1906,
with over one hundred scholars. The
ehurch organization was formed March
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eral have professed conversion, and the
congregations have been large. The pros
pect for a successful revival Is said to be
bright.
Mr.. Mitchell is an evangelist of large
experience. He has led revivaIs In sixteen
different states during the past twenty
years. He is not sensationalist, but a
''solid gospel" preacher. The services are
held each evening at 7:9O pm.
The terdenominational missionary
committee, of which Mr.. H. w. Arnold of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Is president, has ar
ranged for several normal classes to be
held in different sections of the city.
The classes meet once a week for nine
consecutive weeks, and are for the prep
aration of leaders of mission study
classes in the local churches.
The northwest class will be held In
Luther Memorial Church Wednesday
evenings. beginning October 10, at 7:3(
p. m, under the leadership of Mr.. w. H
H. Smith, who for several years has
taught normal class in the District.
street northeast Wednesday evenings
leader. Rev. A. K. Wright of the Baptist
I Church. This class has already held one
! session.
! The north class will be led by Mr.. e. w
Collamore of the lexington Presbyterian
| Church. stereopucon lecture or
China. by Mr.. w. II. II. Smith, will pre-
| cede the regular sessions of the class
| This lecture will be given at the Ecking.
| ton Presbyterian Church Friday, Octobe,
| Is, at 7:45 pm. Members and friends OF
| the churches in that section are especially
urged to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical ques-
ton to DR., Gilbert. 1893 r street north
west, this city. and receive answer In The
Star.
296. What was the religion o, the
Philistines?
Answer. They were idolators and wor-
SHIPPED Dago by sacrifice Judges, xvi :23).
That Dago was an idol is evident from
the fact that when the ark OF God was
brought into Dago's house Il Sam, y:2-O,
he fell with face to the earth
2a7. The Bible tells us that Adam was
the first man. Where is the proof TO be
found. as In those days there was no
record kept?
Answer. If the Bible was given by IN
spiration, as Is asserted, its statements
are truthful and no outside proof is re-
CURED. However. there must have been
first man. That may be believed with
out any scriptural statement. The name
d1vinely given to that man and scriptural-
ly recorded (Adam) signifies red earth,
bestowed because his body was taken
from the ground. There is, therefore, on
this account no need of proof that there
was a first man or that his name was
Adam The assertion is so reasonable
that all men may accept it.
29S. Did Paul write the book of Acts7
Answer. No. Luke was the author of the
Acts, but 1t is believed thar he wrote I'M
der the guidance OF Paul, whose COM
panion and secretary he was III Tim,
iV:lD.
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parish and will serve the organization in
the capacity of director.
number Of letters have been received
from brotherhood men throughout the
country commanding the local committee
on their preparations for the recent
brotherhood convention held here. 1t r;
stated that the convention was one of the
largest ever held, and that the general
spirit of enthusiasm has not been equaled
at any former gathering of the organize
tion
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

Rev. Henry A. Brown. chaplain United
States army. delivered the-regular month
ly sermon at st. Paurs Church last Sun
day evening, the service being held under
the auspices of the Brotherhood CHAPTER
of st. Pauls parish.
Arrangements are under way for hold
ing an echo meeting" OF the recent in
ternational brotherhood convention. It is
proposed to secure one or two of the
bishops attending the general convention
OF the Episcopal Church, now in session
In Richmond, to speak at a brotherhood
meeting to be held in Washington during
the week of October 81
Rev. Lionel A. Wye, assistant rector of
Trinity Church, has recently taken
charge Of the junior chapter of Trinity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

The German papers gay that the new
military airship which has recently been
making successful flights over Berlin is
the best Of It's kind ever made, In view.
however. of its sausagelike SHAPE We
should have expected it 10 be called the
Wurst,-London Puncn,
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hcmr Is In this city, conducted services
this week at the North Capitol Methodist
Episcopal Church, North Capitol and x
streets.
Rev. William L. Carroll OF st. Patrick 8
Catholic Church will preach the sermon at
the opening OF the forty hours devotion
at the Church of the Nativity, BTightwood,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

A bronze memorial tablet erected to the
memory Of Rev. William Edwin Parson.
formation and pastor for twenty-seven
years, will be unveiled at the church. 81
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Rev. w. 8. Freas OF Baltimore will preach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

the memorial sermon. The tablet was
executed by John Williams Incorporated,
of New York. in whose shops she large
bronze doors of the Congressional Library
and various other pieces of sculpture In
hronz, In this city have been made. The
border design is Of oak leaves, modelled In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

a broad and vigorous manner, IMPLYING
great strength and dignity. The bronze
Is finished to a l4igh degree, the hand
chasing OF the lettering bringing them
out perfect In detail against an even mat
tel surface which forms background.
usually termed '6tatuary bronze
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for SUNDAY Scboola.
STAR LESSON FOR OCTOBER "a
By Rev. ]. E. Gilbert, DID,,

SECRETARY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
IsRAEL ENTERS LAND OF PROMISE Inshn. ill -
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tomorrow morning. Rev. F. X. Bischon.
the pastor of the church, will be the cele-
! brant of the mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

Louis Henri. Comte de Brienne, In his
Memoirs tells the following story of
the great Prime Minister Mazarln: IT was
walking some days after in the new apart
ments of his palace. 1 recognized the
cardinal by the sound Of his slippered
feet, which he dragged one after the other
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-07
Consider Extra
Session imperative

Charleston, w. Va, NOV T.
There seems to be belief that there
will be an extra session, as was pre-
d,eted By your correspondent some
time ago. In reply to inquiries the
rovernor even lntimates that there
20 a very strong probability OF his
doing so. The decision OF the SUI
nrerne court. holding that the coun-
~ courts can lay levy for roaa
rnrpoges aside from the 35 cents ior
county purposes seems to have uh-
dorminded the plans of the tax re-
form people, and has taken away on'
Of tho safeguards they had INT hu'
Cd TO throw around the ieVyihH
bodies Of tho state as n protection
40 tho property holders against eK
oesslvo leyies when the true and ac
+usi value assessment OF proper
cent into effect. Many Republican
are Of the opinion that an extra SeH
| eIon Is absolutely necessary in orde
70 place the party in the right pos
ton before the people and to preYen
ths county courts from laying an
exoessIyo Ievies in July next
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-07

New York. Nov. 6--Thc secondary
results OF yesterdays elections, par.
ueuiarly as they may aifcct The no.
litical fortunes OF party leaders
We're thrashed out at many political
meeting places tonight. Tammanv
Leader Charles F. Murphy. secs IN
the defeat Of Republican and Demo
cratic fusion in New York county tho
retirement OF William II. Hearst as
factor in local politics. Republl.
can state Chairman Timothy T.
woodruff also believes that AIr.
Hearst has been 'eyerlastingly elm
mated as n political consideration
ana that the Independence Learue
vote viii now go to the Republ..
cans. Mr.. Woodruff bases his pre.
fietion on the result in Kings coun.
~, whore the independence League |
vote was lost sight OF in the Repub.
lcan victory over the Democrats.
On the other hand. tho league
fOte DID iinf -s-------------.-------.----i
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-07
INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE GET
DOWN TO WORK

charleston, w. Va, Nov. The
JOINT Legislative committee created
ana appointed during the session NJ
the last legislature is now down IN
work. They met here preparatory
70 entering upon their duties ana
selected Senate clerk John r u,r
ris as secretary and Frank A wu,i.
son OF Clarksburg, as accountant
iheir hrst stop Is Huntington Tho
committee is composed of Senators
McKown and Silver and Delegates
Wetzel' Hart and Duty. During rho
last session charges were mada
against the management OF some or
the state Institutions on the floor
during debates. ana so frequently
were they made that an inyastica. |
uon committee was appointed. Wba;
foundation there was for these r,-
mors nd charges Is difficult 70 .au
however. II has since been clearly
snow that at least some of them
we're without the slightest foundo-
Ion and had their origin from tbe
most irresponsible sources which of
curse could scarcely be shown nj
ne time. To thoroughly investl-
rate all the state institutions will
onsume much time and labor and
{ present 1t is difficult to .--,.------ff
ommittee will report on plan 70
Consolidate the management OF many
4 the institutions, or in other
vords boards OF control. 1t Is the
,plnion of many business men tha'
he state can save many dollars by
loing away with many of the boardS
hat now exist and centralizing INC
purchasing Of materials. etc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-07

'ion legislation seeking to create
more revenue and which might place
some OF the present applicants In an
embarrassing position owing To mo-
sitions they might have heretofore
maze. 1t is admitted that the
soSernor viii not ask the legislature
70 only correct the statutes limiting
'he county court. which are the levy
ing bodies. to certain figure on the
hundred dollars valuation. but will
ask the legislature to pass other
laws that the last session failed to
DO. There seems to be wide opin-
ION as to what these other recon-
'nenoations will be. however, and the
governor. so far as known. has not
gwen out any intimatlon as to what |
he will request.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-07
The RESULT OF
The ELECTIONS
LEGISLATURES COMPLEXION NOT
MUCH CHANGED IN VIRGINIA

Richmond, Va. Nov. 7.--Ra,ur,s
rom the election indicate that thir-
ty-four Democrats w;ll have seats y,
tne next senate along with the s,x
Republicans. ON
ihere are seventeen old senators
VINO have found their way hacr o,,
'he Democratic side OF the chamber
ana there ere seventeen new opas
VINO are there for tho first form In
'ne ist. however, are Democrats who
nave served In the other branch -,
.he general assembly and they have
'ad experience. or the six Renuh-
means elected four are new men
IN the house the Democrats have
at this time elghty-three membors
me Republicans have thirteen ara
lhere are four districts, in doubt
mere are two in Washington countv
ana the city of Bristol and ono a.
Russell Giving all these to the No
puOiicans, they will have n toto, an
'he mouse of seventeen and with six
senator's, the Republicans will no IN
81 HspleSS minority
The Democrats will have. ON to,n,
oalIot. not less than III yotes
There are forty-eieht Democro,.
VINO were here last session. and tbore
are hve old Republicans who will
ana their way back to the ba,,s M
egislation N''''' VI
The Democrats lost n member 90 I
ne mouse in the county of Henry {
ma tney are believed to have gained
ne In the adjoining county of Pal Z
ick' This is not positively known {
o"eVer, but in figuring up the fore.
oing the counties are counted .s I
1dicated :
from all parts OF the state the re- a
orts are the same, very little in v
rest shown and not more than so C
er cent. Of the vote polled. In ono d
TWO sections, however, there was {,
contest. v,
iHe fact that the Republicans II
i'heu member in Goochland and
'uVahna Is directly traceable 10 the V.
ctional fght-in,sa anu vuoK Ine
, while the squabble was on.
The vote In the southwest occa-
,ned little surprise. The fact that -.
is a Republican section kept many
emocrats from Offering, and those =,
ho did offer went down In defeat. :,
ussen county may be an exception >,
nd it Is thought that the presence =
,ere and the influence OF Henry Z.
tuart Is responsible for the break r.
, tho unanimity OF the Republican
elegation.