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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical ques-
ton to DIR. Gilbert. 1903 r street north
west and obtain an answer through The
Star.
251-What act of, Adam cursed his race.
including the billions unborn?
Answer-The history Is in Genesis HILL.
Adam was created In the image of God. SO
constituted that he could hold communion
with God. BY his disobedience he dam
aged and perverted his nature and became
afraid Of God. thereafter seeking earthly
things In preference to spiritual things.
He transmitted to his children his de-
PRAYED nature.
252-How can ancestral sin annul hered-
ity from God?
Answer-The question IL not Ineligible.
253-Will you explain the meaning OF
Psalm lx:7, 8. 8?
Answer-Gods dominion is declared to be
extended over Gilead. Manasseh. Ephraim
and Judah. Wash pot is applied to Moab
in contempt Edom will be subdued. The
remark concerning Philstea Is ironical.
254-Why are there so many systems OK
doctrine, all drawn from the Bible?
Answer-Because men formulate their
faith by purely intellectual processes. UNI
mindful of the fact that the truths OF GOD
can be discerned only by the spirit.
II Cor M:14) BY this process there Will be
a perpetual discord in doctrine.
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FAULTS OF BLOCK SIGNALS.
Present System Gives Needless Labor
to Eye, Memory and Attention.

George NJ. Stratton, in the Century.
The present system of block signals at
night is ill-adapted not to the eye alone:
it gives needless labor to the memory and
the attention. 1t requires the engineer.
among the innumerable lights that line
his track, to distinguish those which are to
guide him. from those that are of no sig
nificance to him at all. Any one who has
ridden in the cab of an express locomotive
during its frantic course by night, and seen
the engineer, as by miracle. pick out his
white" signal amid a swarm of nearby
city lights of a hue identical with the one
that must direct him; seen him, also, with
an almost mysterious confidence rush past
countless red and green lights, knowing
that they were not for him, but were
switch lights, or lanterns guarding The rear
of some neighboring train. or were signals
for SLOW trains, for cross-overs. and q
host of things besides-as one dashes reck-
lessly through this maze Of colored lights.
he can no longer wonder that signals are
occasionally misread or unobserved. He
can only marvel that night express ever
reaches its goal in safety.
Added, then. to the perils due to the de-
fects Of the eye. both normal and abnormal.
the present block signals have this serious
fault; they do not stand out distinct and
apart from numberless other lights that
suddenly appear to Inc engineer, but to
which he Is expected to give no heed.
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OUR Ex1LEs.
Reasons Why Americans Are Emil
grating to Northwest Canada.

Reasons Why Americans Are Emil
grating to Northwest Canada.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The spectacle OF 1000 American UNITED
States) immigrants to the Canadian north
west stranded at Regina with their house,
hold goods and cattle brings with 1t the
thought that our own country, relatively
new, is nevertheless sending out of its bor-
ders by the thousand those willing workers
who ought to be its pride and its prefit as
well. Why?
It has been said with what might be
paradoxically called unprovable probability
that the state of New York, cultivated as
Holland is, would support a population of
100 O00, 600. 1t is manifest enough that the
agricultural possibilities of even our most
populous state are scratched, merely
touched, not plowed deep for results AS
for the west and south, economic farming
has boundless opportunities To scientific
fertilizing even the deserted farms" of
New England are responding. OF Long
Island 1t is not an exaggeration to say that
the Long Island railroads farm expert
ments are a revelation. Why, then, do en-
terprising and Industrious men seek the
new northwest with their families and
household goods face real and continuous
hardships and abandon the Stars and
Stripes?. Virginia has untitled land enough
to accommodate them all, II they would
use the economic methods of modern farm
ing intelligently. Virginia offers a milder
climate, touch with civilization that no
one surrenders recklessly. and tobacco of
your own raising. Why go to the Saskatch-
evan country?
The temptation of the Dominion's home
stead law provisions, especially in the rich
wheat lands section Of the Battle river dis
trict, is calculated to appeal to many minds
The limited amount Of capital needed to
work new lands is an advantage. But the
United States has capital seeking invest
ment, as well as families willing to work.
Perhaps If one gets down to the real
motive of the immigrants who go to the
northwest the gambling element in human
chance OF getting something for nothing is
up there. Land laws here, banking methods
here and the general ignorance Of scientific
agriculture are Only contrfbutory inf1u-
6nCea
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THE PATHFINDER.
Story Of Woodchuck Who Lived In
Hole and the Rabbit.
From st. Nicholas.

From st. Nicholas.
The woodchuck lives in a hole. and he
asked the rabbit to make him VISIT NOW
the. rabbit was very glad to go, and the
woodchuck did his best to bake him have
a good time.
The first day the rabbit said, Mister
Woodchuck, when you eat you always
pick things up in your paws and put them
in your mouth. Now that Is not very nice,
because your paws might be dirty. put
NV mouth down and just eat 1t up" and
the woodchuck who was very polite. said,
a little later the rabbit said. Mister
Woodchuck, when you eat You sit up on
your hind legs. That Is not the right way
to do. When eat. I put my front paws
down. and the woodchuck safo, quite po-
Pretty soon the rabbit said Mister
Woodchuck, when you are thirsty you go
to the pond to drink. NOW my notner
and eat the clover with the dew on 1t and
YOU won't need to drink. That is q nicer
way" And the woodchuck said, still po-
Neyt day the rabbit said, mister Wood
chuck. when you go to sleep you put your
nose down between your paws and curl
Yourself I'D in little ball. so you can't
see anybody NOW l lay my chin Gown On
that way, which is much safer" And the
woodchuch said, pretty politely, TN think
about it."
Next day the rabbit said. Mister Wood
chuch, when you eat carrots you strip or
all the outside with your teeth and then
eat the carrot. This Is very wasteful. But
eat the whole thing right through" and
Mister Woodchuck said, See here. IL my
way Of living doesn't suit you, you can
lust get out" Then he felt that he had
been a little bit rude. 80 he said. Good
bye. Mr.. Rabbit, goodbye" And the poor
rabbit had to get out.
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Tree choppsrs' Contest.

From the London Chronicle.
That the mere mechanical process Of cut
ting through a tree should confer celebrity
on any one is a phenomenon in itself in the
eyes Of incredulous westerners. Yet the
thing does happen-in the antipodes.
The art of using the woodman's ak is 30
popular and important a feature Of Austria
han life that the government of Victoria
patronizes and supports financially compe-
titions in tree telling in the principal cities.
Every competition is presided over by an
Official Handicapped.
At the forthcoming display in the arena
of the Hippodrome, which for the occasion
will represent a veritable Australian bush.
Harry jackson will repeat the amazing feat
that he performed last year at Melbourne
of cutting through with the AK tree sixty
three inches in girth in the record time of
/ minute 80 seconds A man Of more than
average physical strength would take at
least an hour and a half to accomplish a
similar task.
Another remarkable display, given again
in Melbourne by jackson last September
was the telling Of giant tree sixty-three
inches In diameter IN minute IL seconds
On this same occasion he also won In con-
junction with Peter Maclaren, the double
handed saving championship Of Australia,
by cutting through a tree seventy-six inches
In circumference In the extraordinary time
Of forty three seconds.
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japanese Police Methods.
From the Phiiadelphia Record.

II think 1t would be a good thing II our
patrolmen followed the custom of the
Japanese when they arrest criminals. and
then maybe the prisoners would feel their
shame more keenly,'' said a much-traveled
man the other day to a friend as they
stood in Broad street and watched a prison
van pass by on its way TO the Central sta
ton. I'm Japan" the traveller continued.
".When an officer makes an arrest he sim
ply takes from his pocket a piece of cord
and ties one end to the prisoners wrist
Then he marches him to the police box at
the end of this piece of cord. The prisoner
is usually much ashamed, and hangs his
head as the crowd sees him being led
through the streets in this humiliating
manner. Here, however. we bundle crini-
nails and suspects into closed vans, whore
they are fully protected from the gaze OF
persons in the street, and consequently are
not made to feel the shame OF their posi-
ton"
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$1,000. A. -~-a~- ~s..-
~, ~ 1srcr erd R.rors a Ssoto MonSsv M
day after the conferences closed, This
entertainment lasted from 10 in the morn
ing until In the afternoon. and included
many FEATURES entireIy Japanese in char.
actor. Iuncheon was served in an immense
pavilion erected for the occasion. and each
Tuest was presented with silver bon-bon
box ON the corner Of which was engraved
the crest Of the Gofo family
D,,rinv .fha entire conferenca avanoel;st,r
meetings v,ore held IN ali narta ~ Tokvo
thonsa nsls ~ students bea rinc the nesse re
of the cr,anel ~ Christ FROM sr,eaEers nj
everv land A. maat;r. ~ cbinasa ..,,.
dents at which Mr. John p Mott smoke
IN iratcotoS : dasira ~ ia.I tha Chrfstia =
1ita &c. ~ ose roh; TO- ,,s.t;a,,s ~
hae,, Mt -, 49,, IT.. .4,s - a1s,,aieJ
y, "a. ~, ~ ~ 49, ~ 81.
~ o. ae. az ue e,use t -, td
~ Sitsars,,t VI =. .o,,tirns
~. ...s Gil. po'a , IA .ne eRS "
n. swe ~eSns shese esahesrSuo 1880 e,
thnnS I've a.e.ens c..es VII ps s.s ee ~. ~
S snese sp Ss anu many thousanos ol SUI.
Ssnss WI. ncar evansellsuc auuIesses ifoil
s'uoent ieaoeis OF many natiohs'
Editorial Comment.
fernaps notning would De more appro-
PIRATE in closing this letter than to quote
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CHILDREN CLEAN STREETS.
Good citizens' Club Keeps Neighbor.
hood Free From Litter.

- .
From the Boston Transcript.
The Pierce School in BrookIine, Mass,
has solved tie problem Of Uttered streets,
in SO far as the children Of that school are
concerned.
At first an attempt was made at abstract
teaching, but 1t was without effect. Then
something practical was devised. Each
room held an election and selected four
representatives for the Good Citizens Club,
making about fifty in all.
These met and selected officers, divided
up the streets of the neighborhood and as
signed portion to each grade, making it
absolutely responsible for conditions in its
territory. Waste receptacles were needed
and the children interviewed the assistant
superintendent Of streets and got them.
To keep up interest the teachers are con-
Quoted by the various squads over what
they call their beats" Healthy emulation
has produced most desirable results.
Cleanliness and freedom from possible
dren should not handle dirty papers, skins
of fruit and other refuse with their fingers,
so the manual training teacher got some
volunteers from the club and collecting
sticks were prepared for the workers.
The results of the experiment are mani
fest, and many favorable comments have
come in from citizens and from the officials
OF the street department. School papers,
WHICH may easily De Qetecte0, are rarely
found on the streets. 1t Is observed, how
ever, that refuse from other sources con-
tinues about the same, and 1t is thought
1t Will probably remain SO until adults learn
from the children or till the younger gen.
GRAFTON takes the place of the present care
less one.
The principal of the school says that one
thing Is certatn-the members of the Good
Citizens Club of that Pierce School who
have bent their backs 20Oe times in the
course Of a single week to pick up papers
can never in the whole course of their lives
look upon scattered papers in our streets
with Indifference
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.


SUCCESSFUL 08IuoI1AX IL 1oAn0 AeSoe
Roosevelt's Message.
Gable advices received announce the great
success of the worlds fifth Sunday school
convention which was in session in Rome
May 20 to o, inclusive. The cablegrams
further state that the address of welcome
was given by the American ambassador
and that President Roosevelt's message to
the convention aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm The message was as follows:
1.-THE White House.
Washington, April %. 1907.
"Sir: Pray express the assurance Of my
hearty good will to those engaged In giving
world character to organized Sunday
school work. All good citizens must cordial
ly synapathize with the effort to secure Tor
the children Of all countries. for those who
will come after US and in whose hands the
destinies of. their several nations will lie
the education In things spiritual and moral
that even more than the education of the
head)4 nd the hand are necessary to the
making Of the highest type of citizenship. I
wish all success to those, whatever their
creed. who dfsinterestedly and In spirit
alike OF common sense and of devotion to
duty thus seek to train the future genera
tion In the things Of the spirit no less than
in the things Of the body. With regards
believe me,
Sincerely yours. stss a
"OSignedD THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"Mr Edward K Warren, President.
Worlds Sunday School Convention"
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Cleaning Gilt Frames.
From woman's' Life.

Water should never be put on gilt
frames They should be wiped with dry
cloth or channels. This applies to all
metals and lacquered goods. After a
Iacquered bed has once been wet and pol
ished 1t must be continually polished. DO
the best plan Is to keep 1t dry as long as
possible. Reaches are deadly enemies of
mirror backs and yearly ruin many thou
sands For this reason the old isilver-back
mirror IL passing away, and the new ones
are coated with a composition that is
proof against insects, but that does not
give as fine reflection as the other sort.
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EPWoRTH LEAGUE.

The annual business meeting of Wesley
Chapter Epworth League, was held at the
church May II, and it proved very In
teresting and enjoyable occasion. Reports
of the various departments showed excel
lent results accomplished during the twelve
months. The election of officers for the
ensuing term resulted as follows:
President, Mr.. C. L. Mathews; first vice
president W. Alfred Falconer; second vice
president Mary L. Lowe: third vice presi-
dent, Helen Writ Merriam; fourth vice
president. Oliver Burckhead: secretary,
Georgiana Locke; treasurer, Walter Birck-
head.
officers for the next year were chosen by
the Epworth League of L-ook.and M. E.
Church as follows.
President MT. III. ]. Chestnut; first vice
president, Mrs. E. E Marshall; second vice
president, Mrs. X. C, Rain; third vice
president. Miss Gertrude Fielder; fourth
vice president. Miss Frances Pike; secre-
tary, Mr. Edgar Ebert; treasurer, Miss
Frances McAveen.
The Metropolitan Epworth League chorus
spent a social evening at the church last
Tuesday evening. Lemonade, ice cream and
cake were served and the following gave
assistance in furnishing entertainment for
Solo by Miss Florence Hopkins; readings
given by Miss Mabel Peterson; a talk on
"Assyrian Customs and Costumes" by Mr..
haZIOuck, SOLO, MISS futu MlIicT, recitdtloii
by Miss Zadia Rose; solo, "Old Black Joe,
Mr.. James Cathen.
Homer E. Seip, president-elect. and Miss
Helen Smell, second vice president of the
Metropolitan League. were sent as delegates
to the General Epworth League conference,
held at Philadelphia last week.
At Dumbarton Avenue Church Friday
night Dr. w. L. Davidson delivered his a.
Illustrated lecture on Shakespeare" The
lecture was complimentary and was under
the auspices of the league, of which Mr..
Louis p Hieston is the president. A large
audience was in attendance
DR.. Davidson lectured on Switzerland in
the Dumbarton Avenue Church earlier in
the season.
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Rally day will be observed at the Brook
land NJ E. Church, Rev. E. E. Marshall
pastor, tomorrow, and an exceiieht at
tendance of members of the congregation
and their friends is anticipated
The congregation of the Chapel of the
Nativity, a Cathedral mission. is making
a strong effort to get a church for its
growing membership. A lot at Massa-
chusetts avenue and A street southeast
was purchased last summer, and through
the efforts of many kind friends all the
purchase money, except SLIGO, has been
raised When this balance is paid 1t Is
hoped to begin the building of a chapel, or
some parts of such building, because inn
mediate space Is needed to provide for the
growth of the work.
A May festival is to be held Tuesday
May % in Northeast Temple, 18th and ~
streets northeast, the feature of which VIII
be a cafe with sandwiches and conee
cream Strawberries, cake, candy and fancy
articles will be furnished in abundance.
An attractive entertainment Will De given en-
in the evening, when an ADMISSION VI =,
cents will be charged. The committee III
charge OF the festival includes the follow
ing: Mrs. Y d. Harbaugh, Mrs. }. j.
Davis Mrs. A. Schneider, Mrs L. Greene
Mrs. E. Chambers, Mrs M Townsnen,u'
Mrs Vert Miss Benzinger, Miss Paulus,
Miss Fry, Miss Ford, Miss Hlioeordmu'
Miss Harbaugh. Miss Saunders, MI
Hamilton Mr.. Chambers, Mr.. Davis, MT.
Matthews and others. Because TINS Is d
cathedral mission many Of the church PEG,
pie of Washington are expected 10 aiu y.
the efforts to clear the indebtedness Inc
bishop of Washington considers this one OF
the most important works done IN con
nection with the cathedral. HIS aim Is W
make the cathedral a center Of missionary
81 ho
ington. Subscriptions may be sent to the
bishop or to the Rev. Enoch M. Thomp-
son, the priest in charge. The presehi
headquarters is at 18th and East Captoi
streets.
A committee acting for the members OF
the Esther Memorial Protestant Epissopsi
Chapel, consisting of Rev Wllnaro ".
Davenport. the rector of the Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church, Anacos9a'
Edward j. Newcomb and Milton j. FIJI
Inns visited Bishop Satterlee last WeCneS-
day and conferred with him regarding the
choice of a rector for the Congress Heights
parish. Bishop Satterlee was told II IS the
intention of the members OF tne Es5nei
Memorial Chapel to extend call to Kew
Mr. Brayshaw, now stationed at Croome,
Prince George county, Nd, and the pan
met with his approval; 1t is regaraeo as
a meeting of the members of the church
has been called to ratfy the action OF the
committee.
Baron w. Uxkull of Russia is in this
country as a representative of the Russian
Baptists He is a prominent man, and Is
endeayoring to establish Baptist univer-
sity for the training of young people In
his country. Baron Uxkull will speak at
the morning service at the First Baptlst
church Rev A. w. Rider of California
will speak at night.
Rev George F. Flick a deaf mute, who
was ordained deacon with deaf mute exer-
cises at Trinity Church on Decoration day
Of last year. will be ordained in the priest
hood of the Protestant Episcopal Church at
the Church of the Ascension tomorrow.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

The junior local essemtly of Brotherhood
chapters will hold the regular monthly
meeting next Monday evening In St Johns
Parish Hail. Addresses will be delivered by
William G. Pendleton and w. r. Bowie of
the Virginia Theological Seminary, from the
subject THE Call to the Ministry"
The preliminary program for the inter-
national Brotherhood convention to be held
in Washington September 1920, has re-
Gently been published. 1t Is stated that
speakers for four or five of the subjects
have not yet been secured, but with that
exception the program Is practically COM
plete, and promises to be one Of the best
ever presented for a Brotherhood conven-
ton. The preparation of the program for
the past six months has been In charge of
international committee consisting of
Robert II. Garniner of Gardiner, Me; H. D.
English of Pittsburg James Hough-
Philadelphia. Bert T. Ames of washington.
James A. Cato, N. Farrar Davidson and
Hubert Carleton og Toronto, Canada:
b. Chalk of Glasgow. Scotland. and the
Most Rev. Enos Nuttali, archbishop Of the
West Indies.
william b. Dent, president of the Senior
brotherhood Assembly. and ]. Lewis Gibbs,
president of the Junior Brotherhood As
sembly, addressed the congregation of Trim
ity Church, Upper Marlboro. Md. last Sun
day, after which a senior and Junior chap
ter Of the Brotherhood was formally admit
ted by the rector of the parish. the Rev.
F. e. McManus-
The Brotherhood Chapter of st. Johns
Church has as officers for the ensuing year
George w. Salter, director, and DIR. Thomas
E. Ridgeway, secretary and treasurer
George 8. Keller of the Philadelphia
Divinity School and the Right Rev. Leigh
ton Coleman, bishop of Delaware, were the
speakers at the regular meeting of the
senior local assembly last Monday evening
in st. Thomas Parish Hall.
The Rev. Henry Thomas. rector Of St.
Michael and All Angels Church, VIII de-
liver a sermon tomorrow evening at Chris.
Church. street between 9Th and 7th
sfreets southeast under the auspices Of the
senior and junior Brotherhood Chapters of
Christ Church.
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cHa1srIAH sHDEAvoR NOTES

The annual social meeting of the Junior
senartment of fhe District christian En-
deavor Union. held wednesday evening al
me memorial Lutheran charch, was . pleas
ant AFFAIR. The program consisted Of plano
solo by Annie Heider, recitation py Ars'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-25

Tbs English emigration to Canada win
exceed all records during the present year.
There Is one motor car In London for
every 1,10O inhabitants.
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The fat railroad engineer win have TO
CO. In the construction OF some of ths
newest type of engines the space between
the cab and the boiler is so limited that
there 10 room only for a slender man.
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for Sunday Scbools.
STAR LESSON FOR MAY as.
BY Rev. ]. E. Gilbert, DID,,

SECRETARY OF AMERICAN SOCIETY EDUCATION
CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION OF NOSES" Exodus u:,1,
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Opening Reception.

The reception on the opening day by Wis.,
count Hayashi. minister Of foreign AFFAIRS
at his oflciai residence. Kasumigaseki. was
followed the next afternoon by reception
by the American ambassador. The third in
the series was reception by about nifty of
Japan's leading bankers and captains Of In
dustry at q country club In Shiba Park. II
was on This occasion that Baron Shibusawa
addressed the delegates. On Saturday after
noon Count sokuma gave q garden party at
his home in Waseda. near the great uni
versity OF the same name, which the count
established many years ago. The conclud-
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Another school which has wrought won
ders In North Carolina Is Dorland Institute.
The story OF It's growth In full of interest.
Little by little few girls were taken a..
boarders and when they finally had
girls dormitory then the boys wished to
come as boarders. and young men who
heard Of the school would walk twenty or
thirty miles with their bags OF clothing,
they were obliged to return disappointed.
At last through friends in the north a farm
was purchased where the boys now have