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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
Religion of the Presidents.

rom inc NEW C'HtuTv.
Eight Presidents of the United States
have been Episcopalians six Presbyte-
rians, four Methodists. two Congregation
alists and two Reformed Dutch. while
the Untarians and Disciples have had one
each.
Secretary Taft is a Unitarian, while
his wife is an Episcopalian. MI. Bryan
is a Presbyterian. His wife was reared in
the Methodist church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

A recent report shows 3.022 so members
and teachers in Bible classes in England
this being the showing that the adults
make. outside the millions of children In
the Sunday Schools.
Gen. Beyers. one of the generals of the
Boer army and good fighter, carries
with him now the Bible that he used all
through the war. II having saved his life
at least twice when bullets struck Its
brass edge and glanced off instead OF
penetrating his heart. the book being car
ried in his breast pocket.
In a long discussion of the churches OF
today. Prof. Charles r. Henderson. the
chaplain of the University of Chicago
declares that too many of the congrega-
tions are like private clubs, only being
open 10 the select few. though the prop
1rty is exempt from taxation and should
- for the use OF all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

Full of enthusiasm for the conference.
the delegates of the Washington branch
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation to the Y. w. G. A. conference re-
Gently held at Silver Bay. on Lake George,
n Y. have just returned to the city.
The Washington delegation numbered
seventeen. and it took a conspicuous part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

were the first. of all the delegations there.
TO subscribe a sum of money toward the
erection Of new auditorium that is to
rise from the ashes of the old one. The
money was presented to the Silver Bay
authorities by the mascot of the Dis
trict of Columbia delegation. AS the local
association is three years old, the mascot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

in the meetings held during the ten days
of the gathering. The party included
Miss Florence Brown. general secretary:
Miss Mignonette buckingham, assistant
secretary; Miss Ludema Sayre. extension
secretary: Miss Elisa beth Pierce. member
of the board of directors; Miss Nellie
Dom. Miss Henrietta Silcott Miss Ardell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

The Congregational Union of Toronto
has declared against the merging of the
Protestant churches at the present time.
though negotiations are to be kept up 70.
ward that end "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

Payne Miss Ruth OlmStead. Miss Hetty
Lyons. Miss Elizabeth Morse, Miss Stew
art Miss Lille keathley. Miss Mae Cat
lett. Miss Faith Woodward and Miss
Grace Miller.
The Silver Bay Auditorium burned the
night the Washington party reached Sill
yer Bay and the capital representatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18
How to Help the Leader.

Tell the story of barrel of liquor being
csrted up street in Boston. and by ac-
cdent rolling of and being split. a by
stander said. ''Oh. what pity" but
little boy standing near by said. "Oh. no.
sir it had better be on Gods earth than
in Gods image"
Parallel Passages.-II Timothy. ii:2.5: III
Timothy, iv:7: Titus. i:7.s: Hebrews. kill:
Romans. kill: I Corinthians. x:2l: Job.
xvii:9; Ephesians, WILLIE; l Timothy.
VIA; Corint hans. tx :2I.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor
Hymnal 122. 125, 212. 219. 24s, 274.
Have your c. f.. choir sing Tempted
and Tried" from Gospel Hymns Have
season of prayer for the temperance work
that is going on in your midst. Be sure ii
is clearly stated before the prayer just
what that work Is. Some may not know.
Have some one ma Ike brief statement OF
what ought to be done i'm your locality To
help the work along. Ask another to pray
that God will touch the hearts OF your
members to help in. this work. Ask some
one to speak OF the pledge and Its help
fulness. Ask the pastor to talk briefly on
the necessity of having Christ as a helper
and the danger of trying to- get along
without walking in the Spirit" The eli
max thought should be 1.-THE world for
Christ"
Get into the fight: Time wings its aisht.
Get into the fight today!
There's work to do. and the call means jon
Get into the fight to etayi''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

"(set into the fight. Time wings its flight.
Get into the fight today!
There's work to do. and the call means yo0-
Get into the fight to stayl''
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

ton. What are we here for?" was
their slogan, and they went after fran
chise "divvies" or any other "divvies'
like terrier after rat.
Real reforms were not so elaborate
ly advertised is the sham ones; the
louder the 'holler" about the reform
the less genuine reform was in sight
And then there were the fad" reform
ers. going about seeking what they
might devour in the shape of having
unmuzzled dogs caught with a soft
curtain rope instead of wire moose
cab-horses provided with seats while
waiting for fare, the distribution OF
copies of Browning's poems to cross.
ing policemen, or some such similar
projects.
There are sometimes uneasy people
in every community who want to run
the rest of their neighbors; the bigger
the community the greater they are
liable to be in number. And in a city
of two millions of inhabitants they are
sure to be found. They haunt the gal
lery in the council chamber of the
city, they infest the mayors office,
they surge in with the crowds having
hearings in the public offices in the
city halls, and whenever they have no
connection whatever
Substantial reforms are of slow
growth. 1t took over 20 years steady
work to drive the infamous justice of
the peace system out of Cook county.
Some notable reformers went along
very well for 4 time until they got so
prominent that they were offered a
high.salaried political position. And
then they dropped practically from
sight as reformers and reappeared as
pay roll artists. This caused at times
a revulsion of feeling among the re.
formers at heart but they did not lei
little thing like that entirely discour-
age them.
| got so that / could usually "spot"
reformer as far as / could see him.
The majority of reformers are very
busy walkers and takers. They are
not confined TO one nationality. al
though ! should judge that the bulk
of them are Americans. They all have
missions" If you agree with them
and do everything they ask, you are
"a patriot" If you disagree with some
of them in any way, shape or manner
you are either scoundrel or without
mental balance. But to be "a patriot"
in the eyes of those who were fanati-
cal you must accede to their demands.
Patriots" said Sir Robert Peel,
they spring up like mushrooms in
the night; | can make so patriots In
single hour; have only to refuse
some unreasonable or absurd request,
when up starts a patriot"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Hst161sett,t
tion to perennial reform which was
genuine. Not that the reformers did
not occasionally have IAN ak to grind,
but that, in the main, they aided the
best candidates. But at times they
saddled themselves with some bogus
reformer and jammed him through
at the polls. felicitating themselves
that they had put another over the
political plate" when they had in
reality only added cheap CRATER
to the city's pay roll
When this happened it made the
regulation, gilt-edged grafters in the
council indignant. Not that the IRE
| former" should turn out to be look.
ing for something" but that he so
often took anything he could get. This
made trade bad, for it scaled prices
and such recruit to the ranks of cor.
riptlUn caused bear" market in
votes.
A cheap scoundrel earned just as
much contempt in the council as an
overcoat thief earns from a railroad
manipulation of stocks. / recollect the
arraignment that one of the "regu-
lars gave one of these easily pur-
chased "reformers."
Said the regular" putting slowly at
a big black cigar, the little finger of
his left hand adorned with a four hun
dred dollar sinner" and his shirt
front sporting its mate, presented by
his admiring ''constits:"
Il reckon l size that guy up right,
at the start / tell 'em / seen what
kind of lobster he is, the first flop
of the box. tell 'em. you watch him;
he's no reformer, and he's no thor
oughbred. He blows up in the stretch
the first time they're off at the gut.
An, say! Did he? Well, he's elected
all right, and he goes over an hooks
up with the geezeer in the next ward
that went in the same time he goes in
Them two frames up and goes out for
the stuff, Do they get it? Yes, they
get 1t, and how much? Say, on the
level now, on the square, they split
three hundred between 'em for little
thing they pull off. A hundred and
fifty apiece, see?"
He paused and took a fresh puff at
his cigar and resumed: "Why, if any
cheap stiff d come to me and try to
insult me with less than $500 I'd throw
the skate out of my Office" And the
end of his cigar glowed with righteous
indignation.
Copyright by Joseph b, Bowles.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
Tong-Shao-YI.

enorship he resigned temporarily in
view of his special mission to Ameri-
ca, which is expected 20 have momen.
tons results. although nominally he
Will merely thank the Washington ad-
ministration for remitting a portion
of the Boxer indemnity.
Tong-Shao-Yi said that the six years
he had spent in Mukden as governor
had been am interesting experience
He could affirm that all complications
were at an end. He will leave for
the United States on his mission in
the beginning of November He looked
forward. he said. with great pleasure
to the opportunity to meet old friends
and he was especially pleased TO be
able to witness the presidential elec.
uon.
After his mission to the United
States is completed Tong-Shao-Yi will
go 10 Europe, where he will devote
himself for six months to the study
OF financial problems
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
NO BATHTUs FOR HER.
'hew-Fansled contrivance" Emphatic
ally Failed to Win Approval.

The French adherence of the bath
4 la nature is shared by many people,
particularly one old woman up In an
east Tennessee town. The town had
Just had water system installed and
the natives were printing with pride"
at their bathrooms and equipment
where one could perform his ablutions
at will without waiting and longing
for Saturday night
This old woman was an exception to
the rule. She made her home with
her son. and his wife, according to the
mother-in-law, was "allus a-hankerin'
after somepin' newfangled."
A neighbor who had been in to in
spect the improvements in the house,
remarked to the old woman:
We'll, Mrs. Y. this will be a
pleasure for you-bath any time, night
or day. You will certainly enjoy it"
THAT | won't" said the old woman,
tartly. II been member of the
church so year an always lived hon
est an upright. Git inter one er them
tubs? Me? Why, Sary Ellen. them
things amt decent"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Whose finish?" said |.
"Oh, we will probably be beaten,
he admitted, but we want to give
them campaign of education and en-
lightenment. What that ward needs
what every ward needs, is a chance tt
have its higher nature aroused. What
they want, I'm convinced, is more op
portunity to see the light"
My friend" was my reply. 1--WE
travelled some in that ward What
they want there is not more light, but
more beer"
Yet, despite sometimes misdirected
energy, these men and their associa
tions did much in making political
conditions better For that they de-
serve substantial credit. So long as
they were absolutely non-partisan they
welded considerable influence, and
properly, but on occasion they allowed
prejudice to bias them and did injus-
tice to good men.
The other type of well-known re.
former was the one who continually
headed reform" movements. He
might be candidate for alderman, or
the legislature, or congress. But wher.
ever there was a kick" coming, and
a meeting advertised to protest. or or
ganize, this class would be on hand
early and get the craftsmanship of the
meeting, usually coming out in a
ringing speech of denunciation
against the infamy which the citizens
had met to combat. This put the re-
former next If 1t was a proposition
to nominate an opposition candidate,
and he often got away with the nomi-
nation. Or, if he was professional
man, a lawyer, a doctor, or a real es-
tate man, even, 1t was pretty fair ad-
vertisement, wasn't it? Not so poor"
to have your picture in the paper next
day, with loGS account of you, your
business and your speech, etc. Some
thing that would have cost you coin
to have in the papers, and you got it
for nothing. And then the reporters
out to interview you and quite rack
ct started about you.
And in every large city suppose
there are only few bright promoters
like that standing around waiting to
sell gold bric,: or two.
Some of these "reformers" were
pretty fierce when they happened to
land In an office. A few of them were
swept into the city council astride the
top of a wave OF popular Indignation"
and they were the hungry boys, some
of them. They were simply on the
qui vive to be approached" And
when they were tempted they fell
swiftly and without sound. Their
motto was that of the Hon. Webster
Flanagan. with different interpreta-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
TESTING PAINT.

properly owners should know how
70 prove the purity and quality Of
wnite lead, the most important paint
Ingredient before paying for It. To
an VINO write, National Lead Co, the
largest manufacturers of pure white
lead, send a free outfit with which to
make simple and sure test of white
lead, and also free book about paint.
lheir address is Woodbridge Bldg.
New York City.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED.
Newport and New York Hebrew Con.
gregations Unite in Ceremony.

Newport, r, IAN interesting cere.
mony took place in the Touro syna.
gogue in this city the other day when
tablet to the memory of Rev. Isaac
Touro, judah Touro, Abraham Touro
and Rev. Abraham Pereira Mendes,
was unveiled.
Invitations were issued jointly by
the congregations Jeshuat Israel of
Newport, r. l., and Shearith Israel Of
New York. Rev. Isaac Touro was of
Portuguese origin. but settled in ia
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Hon. George w. Honey, National
Chaplain U. V. u, ex-Chaplain Fourth
Wisconsin Cavalry, ex-Treasurer State
of Wisconsin, and ex-Quartermaster
General State of Texas q. A. r., writes
from 100 First ST., N. e., Washington,
ID. c., as follows:
Il cannot too highly recommend your
preparation for the relief of catarrhal
troubles In their various forms. Some
members of my own family have used
it with most gratifying results. When
other remedies failed, Peruna proved
most ehIcaCious and cheerfully certi-
fy to its curative excellence"
Mr., Fred l.. IIebard, for nine years IA
leading photographer of Kansas City,
Mo-, located at the northeast corner of
12th and Grand AvcS., cheerfully gives
the following testimony: "Itis II proven
fact that Peruna will cure Cafarrh and
la grippe, and as n ionic III has no equal.
Druggists have tried to make me take
something else just as good but Peru
na is good enough for me
Pe-ru-na in Tablet Form.
For two years DIR. Hartman and his
assistants have incessantly labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
liquid medicines can now secure Peru
ma tablets, which represent the solid
medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Nine years Of this ran me down to a
state of continual weakness and I
thought never would be better until
/ began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The Improvement was rapid, and since
using four boxes l am cured and have
never had any return of the trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

maica, whence he moved to Newport
in 1850, and became the minister of
the congregation in that place. OF his
sons, Judah was the most distin-
guished. At an early age he showed
great business ability, and soon after
going to the French territory of Loui-
siana in 1902, he became a leader in
mercantile circles He was public
spirited man. and when Louisiana was
ceded to the United States he enlisted
as private under Gen. Jackson. was
severely wounded and left for dead
on the field at New Orleans
Touro never married and devoted
his fortune to philanthropic purposes,
giving regardless of creed or nation
ality. His broad patriotism made
itself manifest at the time when the
completion of the Bunker Hill monu-
ment was in doubt, when he and
Amos Lawrence subscribed the
amount necessary to finish the work.
A committee consisting of John Quin-
cy Adams, Daniel Webster, Joseph
Story, Edward Everett and Franklin
Dexter prepared an inscription to
commemorate Touro's generosity on
tablet which was placed on the monu-
ment. He died in New Orleans, but
his body was brought for burial to the
old Newport cemetery, where his
tomb is inscribed: THE last of his
name. He inscribed it in the book of
philanthropy, to be remembered for
ever"
Rev. Abraham Pereira Mendes,
whose name also appears on the men,
orial tablet, was also born in Jamaica,
and, like Touro, sprang from an old
Portuguese family. For ten years,
from 1883 until 1898, when he died,
DR.. Mendes was the rabbi of the old
Newport synagogue. His sons, Rev.
DR.. Frederick de Sola Mendes and
Rev. Dr.. Henry Pereira Mendes, are
the leaders of the orthodox wing of
the Jewish community of New York.
COMING ON SPECIAL MISSION.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

tions obtaining in that ward?' he
asked, inquiringly.
Oh yes" was my answer.
We'll, we want to put up candi-
date for alderman there and see if we
can't arouse the better element there.
We want to go in and fight the saloons
tn finish" was his next remark.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
Not Altooether PalnIe.s

Patience-ls that dentists methods
painless?
Patrice-Not all of them. He has a
'phonosraph in his oflice!.- -Yonkers
Statesman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was so agoniz-
ing l finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all l passed
25 stones, some as
large as q bean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
HAD HEARD THEM.

Judge-Do you understand the ma
ture of an oath?
She--l'm telephone girl, Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS.
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
Years of Suffering.

F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave-, Gallatin,
Tenn, says: Fifteen years ago kid.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02
BY ERNEST MeSAFPEY

There we're number OF women re-
formers, too, during my political years,
and they were invariably enlisted on
some moral question, as they looked
at it, tobacco, whisky, child labor, the
bettering of conditions for women, the
saving Of girls, etc. They were very
much in earnest, faithful and enthusi-
astic to their ideals. Occasionally they
succeeded, and at least, they never
seemed discouraged. 1t is to the credit
of politicians in general, that they were
listened to with perfect respect, even
when it was apparent that conditions
made it an absolute waste of time to
discuss the questions. Sometimes an
ordinance barred their way; at other
times a state law, or possibly the con
stitution of the United States itself
was stumbling-block, but they were
heard with patience.
Reform politics during my day con-
cerned itself most particularly in re
habilitating the personnel of the city
council. In this it met with substan.
ial success and it was the one excep
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

REFORMER in politics is
sometimes a dyspeptic, but
not always. He is also
sometimes actuated by mo-
tives entirely impersonal
and unselfish. But not al
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Shanghai.-Tong-Sh -Shao.Yi has arrived
at Tientsin from Mukden, which gov
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-02

Chinese oE,aial to Extend Thanks of
Government to United States.
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1908-11-19
Gtrenpoller Auftrae.
Gtpert BON Wsinneipta ipirb nadl
Sflabuma seianbt.
Rnihinntnn- II a1nn

Baibtngton, II. geon.
antpaIt BauI q. grpert BON 8tpc.
itone, Minn., Der gum ipe3ielen
8unoesantpalt ernannt ipor6en lit.
batte cine &onferen3 nit benz gr6ii.
Senten; er jon ipertoolle 3inf un6
glei entbaltenOe 2dnbereien tpieoer
erlangen, bic oeR Guapaip.Snbianern
i'm norSipeitli6en EeiI bon Sflaboma
auf nidt gana regelm1bige @eiie ob.
genomnlen tporben iino. @r lit bereits
nn6 Sflaboma abgereiit, Inn BEN
groseb etn3uIeiten. gs banoelt iih
nm pieIe tauienS acres 2onb, Die ben
Snoionern bonn &ongreb 3ugeiproa
den rporoen iinb.
@s tptrb arpiiaen Der 8itnoesregie.
rrng ln6 ben Stoatsbebor6en bon
SHaboma unbe6inet ou elmer &ontro.
rerie fonmen, bo bic ebemnligen
Acknowledgements entihieben botten.
bob bic Snbianer nah eigenem 8e.
lieben iiber ibre geiisungen rerfiigen
fonnen, cine anii6t, bic bon Der
8unbesregierung nidt onertannt
tptrb.
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1908-11-19
'0pfer orr Sd)nelliekeitsmanie
&ntumobilfabrer bel elmer Sdnca'
fabrt getOtet.

9irmingbom aGa., II. geoo.
9ei oem 8eriu6, ben @ei6mtnotg'
feitsreforo fiir "a StunOen 3u er.
rieorigen, lit Ser automobilfobrer
@miI Strider ouf Der bieitoen 6abr.
tobn ouf Der steue getotet poroen.
SEQ 9arrotps bon Birmingham. DER
iid nit Strider i'm automobtI be-
fono, tpurbe ibDer oerlest, tptro aber
am 2eben bletben.
Strider uno elm eetpiiier 2etpts
Strang begonnen ibre sdneufubrt
qeItern obeno Inn s ll6r. Seute NOR.
aen 1puroe Strong BON 8arroDS o6'
9eI0It. Strifer ieste Damn Die Ra'
ihine in gr0Bter Sdneutefett in 9e'
tpequng un0 flog nit elmer 8ei6pin.
6iafeit bon mebr ols elmer Neile in
Der Minute 6abin, aIs etntge Roorei'
fen plasten uno Die Raidine nit
furd,tbarer @etpalt umgemorfen
tpuroe.
Die sSniaIien tpurben iofort aufge'
boben unS nod bem SofpitaI &C.
i6aft, ober Strider itarb, ebe man
6os &ranfenbaus erreidte. Der Ser.
ungliidte mar @IiaB.2otbringer bon
abitamming. ~ 1-