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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE BIG CONVENTION

The arrangements for the international
convention of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. which meets in this city September
% TO % are rapidly approaching definite
shape. The services of the convention. of
which there will be four. are to be held in
Trinity Church, corner Sd and C streets
northwest. and the Church of the Epiphany,
street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest.
The convention will open Wednesday
evening, September %, with Quiet Hour
Service" which will, 1t is expected, be
conducted by the Right Rev Charles H.
Brent. DID, Bishop of the Philippines,
and will be held in Trinity Church. The
opening service Thursday morning, the an
nual corporate communion Saturday morn
ing and the anniversary service Saturday
morning will be held in the Church of the
Epiphany.
Right Rev Daniel S. Tuttle of ST. Louis.
presiding bishop of the American Church.
will be the celebrant at the annual corr
porate communion. Most Rev. Enos Nut
tall, DID, Archbishop of the West Indies,
will be the preacher Sunday morning.
The local convention committee in charge
of the preparations, and which has been
actively engaged for the past nine months
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RISE OF GOATS IN GERMANY.
Goat Clubs and a Model Goat Farm
Under official Patronage.

Under Official Patronage.
From the New York Sun.
There Is a movement in Germany to pop
ularze the goat as a domestic animal.
chiefly on account Of its milk, which is said
to be good for every one and by far the
best food for bottle-fed babies and young
children. Some promoters are especially
anxious to see the goat flourishing in the
neighborhood of manufacturing towns.
In upper Silesia several workmen's well
fare associations have offered prizes for
goat raising and keeping. In addition, sew
eral communal administrations in the same
region encourage goat breeding and keep
ing in various ways.
At Tarnowitz the authorities have gone
far ahead. They have started a goat farm
in connection with a plant nursery estab-
lished with public funds and run for the
public benefit. tract of fifteen acres was
first leased and later purchased at cost Of
SLIPS. Buildings and stock increased the
investment to about double that amount.
The local administration contributed $500
and the Prussian treasury an equal amount.
The balance was raised by loan, the inter-
est being assessed on the property of the
district until the investment began to pay.
The experiment was begun early in 1908:
The result has been a great development OF
interest in goat culture throughout the
province Small farmers and landowners
Of all sorts are stocking up and many Of
the factory people own goats and Craze
them by the roadsides or on the common
lands. The farm is not yet paying It's
way, but 1t is expected to in year or two.
The RhenshWesphalian manufacturing
region has also taken up the goat. There
are many goat culture clubs and arrange
ments are being made to institute a GEN.
trail goat promotion station at Alien
bochurn, a busy village where there are
coal mines brickyards and steam mills.
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ficient regard for his service to put him In
sympathy with his work. He was mis-
fit He did as little as he could for his EN-
ployer. He stood on his rights, and no
more That was some years ago Now he
is driving a team up in Cleveland for Sloo
a day.
When he left the shop another boy went
In. He knew his rights but he didn't in
sist on them too much, for he believed IN
doing things. If time was up and he could
finish thing with a few minutes over
work he would do it every time. He made
himself worth something. Pretty soon that
emplover saw he couldn't get along without
him He kept advancing his wages and
then finally took him into partnership, ana
now the business IS a great one and that
boy has a grand home, big salary ana a
lovely family, all because he was boy or
get-up gumption and thought more of his
duties than he did of his rights.
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STORY OF TWO BOYS.
How Lads Of Different Temperaments
Wanted the Same Job.


A boy went into shop to work for
man. He was a lad Of considerable intelli-
gence and knew it himself. Besides, he
had large ideas of his personality. and had
thought a great deal over what were his
rights. He knew exactly what he was en-
titled to and what the other fellow was en-
titled to. and between the two there was a
deep definite division. He observed this
line very closely and did not cross it for an
instant. If engaged on a piece OF work.
and quitting time came. he quit right then.
even II he could have finished 1t In three
minutes. In doing so he never Thought for
a moment Of having talked with Bill Jones
fully twenty minutes that very afternoon
about a base ball game that came Off the
day before. He was simply looking to his
rights and no one elses.
This was his way. OF course he didn't
stay long. There was no particular quar-
rel. He Just 'petered out" He hadn't ap-
prehension enough OF his duty or SUI
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A Farm Not for Sale.
From the American Agriculturist.

From the American Agriculturist
This farm Is not for SALE" said a young
man in reply to a suggestion that the cash
value Of his property had been increased by
the new trolley line. 1t is pleasant to find
now and then a man who prizes beyond
money the associations connected with the
land on which he and his father and grand
sires lived and worked. The old fields, woods
and streams have stories to tell for him
alone. There incidents and memories
that have been told him, linking the past
with the present Of the farm, the trees and
buildings.
The property produces for him memory
crops that would be nearly worthless to
others, but which make 1t to him the only
place where work Is thoroughly enjoyable
and where home is home indeed. Sell the
old farm? Well, hardly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
Sentiment Is Woman's Handicap.

From the Nomans Home Companion
Business with man is a permanent career,
an end which he never permits to drop out
of sight. With the average woman it is
merely expedient With man. success
in business is all-absorbing, matrimOny
and love are incidents. With a woman,
in time love and matrimony become the
real things of life and business the Incl
dent. Success with the business man is
satisfying. If the right woman is a fac
tor or is benefited by his business success
he counts this added blessing The
woman cannot enjoy success alone. She
must share 1t with some one. This Is the
natural outcropping Of unself1shness In the
woman. With man success or efforts to-
ward success, dwarf all other feelings
With woman sentiment. affection, the I'm
expected assertion of the feminine nature
are liable to imperil her business success at
any moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
White Velvet and Coral.


The newest neckbands for young girls to
wear with decollete blouses is an inch wide,
white velvet ribbon. ornamented with coral
slides and fastening at the back with a
coral clasp. Pearls are much worn now,
and those tinted a warm golden cream are
exclusively smart. Strands of amber beads
in the lighter shades are also very popular
for the summer girl. Lapis lazuli in pend
ant pear shapes. mounted in renaissance
scrolls in silver plated with greenish gold,
is one OF the latest fads in necklaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18

in arranging the various Details. consists
OF William 3. Dent of st. Pauls Chapter,
Chapter. Bert II Amos of Trinity Chapter.
j. Lewis Gibbs OF st. Andrews Chapter.
Rev J. A. Aspinwall, st. Thomas Church:
Rev. Alfred Harding, st. Paul's Church;
Rev. Richard z. Williams. Trinity Church;
Charles T. Warner. Christ Church, Rock
Vile; Gen. Cecil Clay. St Andrews Chap
ter: Beale Bloomer. ST. Thomas Chapter;
John Lane Johns. Christ Church. East
Washington; George r. Anderson, ST. An
drew's Chapter; William r. Bedell. Trinity
Chapter; William b. Everett. jr., Grace
Marks Chapter; C. ]. Hedrick. st. Johns
Church. Georgetown; P. n. Bailey. st.
Mary's Chapter: DR.. Gabriel F. Johnston.
ST. Thomas Chapter: ]. Holdsworth Cor
don. Christ Church, Georgetown; David b.
Perry, Trinity Chapter; DR.. Adelbert A.
Taylor. st. Johns Church. Lafayette
Square; A Y. Gray. st. Adams Chapter.
and Clarence Doyle of st. Stephens
Chapter.
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report showed l. 900 scholars I'm the schools
of this American mission. and 1900 in all
government schools. There are more than
10000 scholars in the mission schools. OF
whom about three thousand are Mohamme-
dams.
The ancient Coptic Christian Church. now
sadly corrupted. has persisted in Egypt
despite all Moslem persecution. Among
these the first work of the missionaries
was done. and from them come the ma
jority of the S639 members reported by tho
mission. The latter. by the way. has l07
American missionaries, supported by the
most aggressively missionary of all de-
nominations in the west. the United Pres
byterians.
The Coptic quarter of old Cairo does not
Speak we'll for the thrift and progressive
ness of the Coptic. My dragoman gave
them a bad reputation for morality. The
old church dating back to the fifteenth
century. which covers the crypt where
Joseph and Mary rested with the babe in
their flight into Egypt. is IN sorry disre-
pair. The priest and his family who show
tourists about are as shameless beggars
as any Arab and quite as arrogant. The
priest soberly gave me. as the names OF
apostles whose pictures are on the wall,
medley of New Testament characters. some
of whom no church ever called apostles.
The association OF the old church building
with the holy family renders II one OF the
chief points of interest in this interesting
city
1t Is at Cairo that the west touches the
east; here most travellers get their first
sight of foreign mission work. The old
American mission building is directly across
the street from the principal hotel and
here reside veteran missionaries who have
been in the work for nearly half a century,
as we'll as a fine corps Of younger workers.
Here is a church. book store and schools
for both girls and boys.
By the Nile the mission has even greater
work Assault College enrolls TOO students.
and the hospitals at Assault and Tanta min
lister respectively to 1900 and to 200 in
patients annually, and to 10000 and 10000
| dispensary patients. The praise of this
| missions work is in the mouths of natives,
| travellers and government officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18

because he Is Christian? I do not. You
think bad man, who lies. shows two faces
and does many wrong things. go to heaven
because he Is Mohammedan? I do not.
Bad man go to hell: good man go to
heaven; do not care what priests say"
Not only the advent Of the western spirit.
but also the immortality Of its followers is
weakening Mohammedanism. Cairo is
probably the wickedest city in the world
not even Port Said surprising 1t. The
position of women Is indicated by the state
ment on the part Of Moslem authority
that not per cent of the Mohammedan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
DR.. Stafford Better.

Word has been received at the rectory Of
ST. Patricks Catholic Church from Rev.
DR.. D. j. Stafford. the pastor of the church.
who is in Atlantic City for the benefit of
his health, that he is much better than
heretofore, and that If he continues to I'M
prove as during the past few weeks he will
be entirely well in the fall.
Dr. Stafford is having a complete rest
With him is his sister, Mrs. Alfred c.
Written,
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men retain their first wife until death.
Divorce Is as common as 1t Is easy. The
men are grossly and naturally immoral.
They drink large quantities Of liquor despite
the prohibitions Of the prophet. Only 8
per cent of the population can read and
write. The people are senile and ingenious
mendicants. Their religion. which should
be intense Mohammedanism. has degener-
ated into all sorts Of superstitlons
Thus. at the entrance to the mosque.
which is q duplicate Of the Mecca mosque,
there stand two marble pillars. The be-
lief Is that whoever can squeeze between
these two pillars is free from evil and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
A Kingly Aspiration.
From the Western Mail.

From the Western Mall
Nothing could become a throned monarch
better-not even the crown, with all its
priceless jewels-than the noble aspiration
which King Edward has set before him
and which he expressed at Holyhead: las
far as in me lies the influence e Great
Britain shall ever be devoted to tIs~Pro.
motion OF friendship and good feeling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August I'm. B. Raskin,
a Jewish writer of England, has cabed
from the Zionist congress at The Hague
the following Interview with NJ NJ. Ussisch-
kin, one of the leaders of the Russian Zion
lists and chief advocate of the program of
practical colonization in Palestine.
I'm in favor of the colonization of our
people in Palestine as early as possible"
said Herr Ussischdn. I'm my opinion the
best way to rebuild the Jewish nation in
our old home is to settle the land with
more and more Jews. After that will be
done we shall be in better position to take
up the political status of our people in
that land and it will be much easier to set
tie the question then than 1t is now when
there are SO few Jews in Palestine
X
Asked as to what he thought of the move
ment to direct Jewish immigration to the
southern parts of this country Herr Ussisch-
kin said: I'VE Russian Jews regard this
movement with great interest. We are
waiting impat!ently to see the results of
this movement to direct the emigration of
our brethren to Texas and there to settle
them. If these pioneers will be successful
there Will be no doubt but that the move
ment will grow quickly and bring good re-
suits
complete list of the delegates to the
congress, which has been received here
SHOWS that some of the most striking per-
| sonahtles in Jewry of all lands are now at
| the congress. Among them are DR.. S. En-
fenprelS, chief rabbi of Bulgaria.; Berthhold
| Feivel, the noted German poet; Dr. N Kat
ZehsoAn OF Lfbau; DR.. Joseph Klausner the
hotea Hebrew writer of Odessa; DIR. SEMINAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18

Copyright. 1907. by Joseph B. Bow

Copyright 1907 by Joseph b. Bowles)
Cairo. Japan. China, Korea and India
have all got on the worlds news cables
since I wrote about them in this cor
respondenCe. The same will be true of
HgJ-pt or / am no reader of plain signs.
The unrest of Egypt is bound to assert it
self ere long in ways that will command the
attention of civilization. The loud mutter-
ings to be heard in the cafes and bazaars
are not the thoughtless vaporings of the
>sdle: a very considerable proportion of the
people. including the progressive. educated
Young Egypt" party, is thinking definite
things concerning the overthrow or the
English power. Lord Cromer's recent de-
parture was made the occasion for so many
outspoken criticisms against the British
that 1t was preceded. as a precautionary
measure by the parade of all the British
forces fully armed, through the streets OF
Cairo.
All this has q relation to the missionary
p1x1,s gaada. This upheaval and restless
ness Is cracking the hard surface of Mo-
harnmedan exclusiveness and intolerance
Where the newspaper and the worlds
spirit enter, there religious prejudice can
not abide. In their seemingly hopeless as
sault upon Islam, the missionaries have
powerful reinforcement in the fledgeling
Inodernity of New Egypt.
On the other hand. the missionaries, by
their schools and literature. have done more
than little to awaken Egypt from the
torpor of centuries. British officials and
Egyptian reformers have alike definitely
and publicly acknowledged the influential
contribution to the country's higher well
fare made by the American missionary
Old Egypt, the land of the dead, is becom-
ing one of the worlds new nations blessed
with prosperity almost equal to the amaz-
tng fertility Of its soil.
Cairo is the citadel and cradle Of Mo-
hammedanism. Sangune Christians pre-
Dict that. as the magnificent Mohammed
All mosque. which overooks the entire
city. from the summit of the ancient citadel,
"a now surrounded by the soldiers of a
Christian power. the religion which 1t
represents is bound to succumb to the ad-
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The Raking Of the Green.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
Many years ago there was observed a
unique custom in the little town of Gull
ford, Conn. On one day in the fall Of the
year the women OF the town assembled on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
RUSSIAN ZIONIST TELLS JEWS y II
x II x TO FIRST SETTLE IN PALESTINE

all the recent years of Jewish awakening
in Russia all the organizations and their
activities had proceeded a.ong political. ma
tiOnal and. owing to unavoidable circum-
stances, also along material lines. Now,
for the first time the claims of the Jewish
religion as spiritual force are brought into
the arena of the public activities. Some
smaller gatherings and asifath of rabbls
along old-time lines there have been be-
fore; but the call which has just been sent
out advocating national union of the Rus
sian rabbis speaks of the spirit Of the new
time The Russian rabbis have undoubt-
edly been influenced by the activities of
rabbiS in lands of Jewish emancipation. 1t
IS also significant that Rabbi Lurte en-
phasises principles without speaking of
precepts.'
The Jewish Morning Journal of this city
writes of this movement as most i'm
portant one. but 1t expresses some doubts
as to the possibilities of bringing this union
into existence, owing to the various differ
ences that exist among the Jews in Russia
The Jewish Daily News writes at length
upon the great significance of the proposed
organization and closes the article with
the following words:
Jewish unity, which has already been
strengthened by Zionism, will now find
powerful support In the organization that
will represent Judaism! The party which
has always led the Jewish people and
which has behind 1t such a long and mag
nificent history must at last regain its po-
sitOn of prestige among the Jewish peo-
pie. Not those who come in the name of
Plechanoff and KautSky, socialist leaders,
but those who come in the name of Moses,
Rabbi Akiba and the R'ambam must main
tain the position of leadership among the
Jews. That which comes from within is
far more important to a people than that
which comes from without"
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Political Live1iness in Ancient Country, Whic h
Supports Unique University Where More
Than Ten Thousand Students Eat,
Sleep Scratch and Study.

vance of Christianity. Which Is more
easily said than done. This is a thoroughly
Mohammedan city. The Christian may still
hear himself cursed as an unbelieving dog
in the bazaars and in the mosques.
What has often been called the largest
university in the world, the highest edu-
cational institution Of Islam. Is situated
here: and when I visited it the sibilant
sound of serpentine hate followed me
through all the vast Enclosure. The books
say that there are 10000 students taking
the twelve-year course in the FL Azhar
mosque, although the officials told me
that the number Is more than $4,000 This
is now the fountain head Of the force by
which Mohammedanism has conquered 232.-
0G6170 of the worlds population. The
only reason that this force Is no longer
expressed by the sword. as formerly. is that
the great world powers. which are Chris
tians, prevent. Curiously enough. the Chris
ton emperor Of Great Britain and India rules
over more Mohammedans than any other
sovereign. In Egypt there are about g.
100000 followers of Islam. 10000 Coptic
Christians and small scattering of Jews
and Protestants
This Azhar mosque is like only itself.
The students. who have come from every
part of the Mohammedan world do not
study occidental fashion, in classes and
under teachers. I could find no traces of or
ganizatiOn whatever. The students-all
men, of course, sat. reclined or lay about
the floors in nondescrpt fashion. Occasion
ally a cluster would have their heads to-
gether, swaying to and fro. and repeating
some passages aloud and in unison. There
were no modern books in evidence what
ever Indeed. this university" is really
school of theology: 1T will have nothing to
do with the modern sciences or scientific
learning. What other universities teach 1t
eschews; and it's branches of study would
be looked for in vain in any college in
Christendom. A man may graduate from
the Azhar. and yet be unable to pass an ex-
animation In the studies required for ad-
mission to an English grammar school, But
they know the Koran. and are ready to die
for the faith of the prophet.
The mosque is also lodging house. The
students sleep where they study. and ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18

William 7. Ellis Says Holy War Is Not at All
Likely But That Mohammed's Followers
Constitute the Greatest Foe Mis-
sonaries Have to Combat.

sure of paradise But the person in whose
heart evil resides can In no wise get
through. Physical form is not taken into
account. Our driver was terribly con-
cerned because he could not squeeze
through, even after removing various gar
ments. After much effort and at the
risk of ribs, we pulled and pushed him
through and he was straightway happy
as a peasant girl after her confirmation.
Frequently the alarm is sounded that a
pan-Islamic movement threatens Europe or
Asia, and that the green flag of holy
war; Is to be unrurled. Undoubtedly the
leaders Of Islam solidifying their forces
as thoroughly as possible: and undoubtedly
Northumberland Is the most serious foe
to be met by the Christian missionaries.
The report however that Islam is growing
rapidly, and carrying on an aggressive
missionary campaign. cannot be verified
here. Leading students Of Mohammedan-
ism say that they can find no evidence of
such a movement. 1t is as unfounded
report as the Oh d Loiy WAL. w IN
the present admixture Of races and govern
ments and civilizations 1t seems the height
of improbability that there should ever be
a holy war" The prophet Is fighting
against the calendar.
None the less Islam makes 1t warm for
all apostates Ostracism and persecution
loss of home, friends. social position and
means of earning a livelihood-follow the
Mohammedan who becomes a Christian. 1t
is frequently asserted that there never has
been genuine convert from Mohammedan-
ism to Christianity. The American mission
alone has detailed records of 40 such
result of its work since 1854. Not a very
large company. 1t is true. but enough to
prove the possibility Of wide success.
-
Like many other oriental missions. this
one of the United Presbyterian Church Is
working for the second and third genera
ton. 1t plans a long, wide and far-reach-
ing campaign BY many indirect methods
it is intoxicating a more tolerant spirit in
the community and removing the ancient
prejudice 1t is educating the boys and
girls, on a scale almost equal to that of
the reformed government itself. A recent