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Sail Destroyed by Gale.

The Hattie Mary Elvis, which unloaded
oysters at this city early in the week.
started down the river Wednesday last
with good northwest breeze behind her.
She was making good time. logging off
the miles rapidly. and was some distance
below Alexandria when a flaw in the
wind stronger than usual struck the MAIN
sail. the biggest sheet of canvas on the
vessel, and before it could be taken in
had whipped it into fragments. At last
reports the vessel was at anchor down
river, but is expected to return to Alex
andria or this city for new sail. So
far the Elvis has been the only sufferer
in sails from the heavy northwest gale
that has been blowing for the past three
days.
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cides upon a plan of action. She FORCES
letters by signing the kings seal to her
orders. With her the end justifies the
means. She knew the trusty tools who
would carry out her scheme of iniquity-
rulers in Jezreel who would secure two
worthless men to swear falsely against
Naboth the worshiper of Jehovah, and
for his punishment cast the first stone.
A religious feast was proclaimed for the
purpose of turning away calamities be-
cause of a great sin. The people were
summoned to pray unto Jehovah. A
heather called the righteous to pray for
peace to God. Naboth was placed on
high the charges against him We're made.
the testimony offered. and upon the words
of worthless men. upon a false charge in
the name of the religion of Jehovah, His
true follower was murdered
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WILL ABOLISH DUMP
First Step Taken Toward Re-
claiming Rock Creek Valley.
EYESORE TO BE REMOVED
Depositing Ashes Below P Street
Bridge to Be Stopped.
ORDER EFFECTIVE APRIL Is
Congressional Action Will Be Sought
to Proceed With the Work of Ex-
tending Districts Pathways.
EYESORE TO BE REMOVED
ORDER EFFECTIVE APRIL Is

Not another load Of ashes will be per-
united after April 10 on the unsightly
public dump which for thirty years has
marred Rock Creek valley just below the
r Street bridge.
The Commissioners have drawn the
dead line on the calendar. and although
from now until that date the dump men
viii unload from fifty to hundred loads
OF ashes and other dirt and filth. the day
set by the Commissioners can be justly
considered the birthday of the proposed
new Rock Creek Valley Park.
Will Seek Legislation.
The next engineering step will be to
place steam shovels and a horde OF labor
ers in that big ash pit. tear down the
banks of cinders and filth, dig out the
thirty-year- strata OF street sweep
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Mission at Christ Church, Georgetown

Archdeacon Percy c. Weber is TO con-
duct mission in Christ Church. George
town, beginning Ash Wednesday. On
that date the Bishop af Washington Will
open the mission. after which the arch
deacon will assume charge. Rev. ]. III.
w. Blake. rector of the parish. will
assist. The mission will continue for
eight days. and five services will be held
daily, the hours being 100 and IL am,
and $3.50. 4:4J and pm. The 30
service is for holy communion. and that
at 80 for children
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At New York Avenue Church.

Tomorrow morning, in New York Ave
nue. Church, Rev. DR.. George L. Berry.
who spent many years in Paris. in the
McAll mission work. and who has made
a profound and stirring study of certain
religious conditions of Europe. will speak
upon 1.-The Imminent Twentieth Century
Reformation
In the evening the monthly musical in
depreciation will be a study of Rossini S
"Stabat Mater and is repeated by a
very general desire, because of its i'm
pressive rendering last winter.
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Evangelist Brooks to Speak.

Evangelist Brooks of London. England
Calcutta. India. and New York. will speak
at the Gospel Mission. 1890 Pennsylvania
avenue, tonight at o'clock
Out of varied experience in mission
work in India, in Great Britain and in
New York city. Evangelist Brooks. 1t is
declared. brings to his hearers some thrill
ing stories illustrating the wonderful
grace of God. He is a speaker of unusual
power and earnestness, also singer.
Mr.. Brooks will also speak at the mis-
sion tomorrow evening.
The public is cordially invited.
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from fifty to a hundred loads day
have been dumped there, and all of this
has made a crust from four to six feet
deep. covering the old deposit.
Interesting legal questions might arise
should the District actually start to buy
or condemn the land along the creek.
Whether or not the United States has
title to any of that land at present is a
question. and there are positive opinions
on both sides.
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Alliance Banquet.

The annual banquet Of the Washing
ton Presbyterian Alliance will be held
this year in the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, 9th street and Maryland avenue
northeast. and promises to be a Very
large and imposing gathering of the
Presbyterians of the capital. Nearly 300
tickets. the full capacity, have already
been sold. The speakers will be Repre-
sentative William S. Bennett of New York
and Rev. DR. J. r. Homerton of Lexing-
ton. Va. Mr.. Bennett is a ruling elder
in the Fourth Presbyterian Church Of
New York and was prominent member
of the last general assembly. Dr.. Homer
ton is an ex-moderator Of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. professor of philoso-
ply in Washington and Lee University Of
Lexington, Va, and regarded as one of
the favorite and distinguished orators of
the south.
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DRESSMAKING.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

year request cards and come to New
York in acceptance
The exhibits are held on the top floors
of the largest stores. and admittance to
them is by card between the dates of Feb
ruary p and March 10. The unfortunate
mOdlste who endeavorS to pick up hints
of new styles without this magic card
had better remain in her native village
York trade is dull now, and most of the
stores have little to show the general pub
lie aside from their staple stock.
But to the invited modiste these ex-
hibits are invaluable. They include all
the articles which few weeks later
figure in the public spring opening, and
from them madame will select in ad-
vance according to- her judgment. The
dressmakers exhibit also includes num-
berless things which the public never
sees, for manufacturers will submit
sample patterns of buttons. laces, braids
and other materials. Only those that are
in favor with the dressmaker will be
manufactured In quantities to be put
upon the market. This is where the trades
aid each other. because guided by the
dressmakers' judgments the manufac-
turer is saved from putting on the mar
ket a lot of materials which do not sell.
There are about twenty stores that send
out these invitations for exhibits, and as
New York is
Twenty Stores practically the
fashionable trade
Uisc 1aAA'uA'aoAS' center it leads in
this matter. Some firms in the western
cities make special concessions to dress
makers but even the woman on the west
ern coast gives preference to styles which
come directly from New York. The wise
dressmaker finds it profitable to cross
hp them.
The visit of the dressmakers to New
York is made as pleasant and profitable
as possible In the evening the firms vie
with each other in showing attention to
their guests. Theater parties and dinners
at the large restaurants are given by the
merchant host who knows that the clever
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WORK OF MISSIONS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Echoes of the Jubilee" to Be
General Subject of Fourth
Presbyterian Society
Meeting Tomorrow
Evening.

s. M CHOES of the Jubilee will be
WI the general subject of the Wom-
ans Missionary Society meeting
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. to be
held in that edifice. 18th and Fairmont
streets northwest. tomorrow evening at
1:1O o clock. Many women interested in
missions from other churches will be in
attendance. and it is expected that the
occasion will be particularly successful
one.
Mrs William Allen Wilbur. representing
the Baptist denomination: Dr. Ada
Thomas, Methodist Episcopal and Mrs
Claude KEEPER of the Presbyterian de-
nomination will deliver addresses Rev.
DR.. Joseph T. Kelly. pastor of the Fourth
Church, will preside over the meeting.
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Power Behind Throne.

Returning to his palace heavy and dis
pleased. Ahab reveals his weakness as a
man and the extent to which covetous-
ness had dominated his plan Refusing
to eat, sulking on his couch. the con-
queror whose victories over the Syrians
had given him a large place in the
thought of Israel. proves his unworthi-
ness to rule. reveals the fact that he is
but q puppet in the hands of others.
He would never have plotted the afro
cious conspiracy against Naboth. but the
beautiful queen Jezebel. listening to his
tale of woe, leads him to break laws and
repudiate the authority of Jehovah.
Jezebel. familiar with the methods of
the oriental despots. taunts him with his
lack of power as a monarch and offers
to secure for him the coveted vineyard
He was like clay in her hands. and the
decision was made that brought doom
to the house of Omri
*
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Lecture at Hamline Church.

Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray. minister at
1Iam!ine Methodist Episcopal Church, will
deliver lecture entitled Heads Up"
IN the auditorium of the church next
Wednesday. The lecture will be preceded
by a thirty-minute orchestral concert by
tine, Hamline sunday School Orchestra.
under the direction of Mr.. w. b. Mum
dele. Miss Edith B. AtheE, organist of
the church, will render an organ solo.
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Young Peoples Society Supper.

The Young Peoples Society OF the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church gave its
sixth annual supper last evening in the
Sunday school rooms of the edifice. Rev.
Earl Wiley. associate pastor OF the
church, delivered short address on
''The Outlook From the Lookout and
Miss Lisle Thomas spoke also on World
wide Christian Endeavor." Miss Kath-
crime Sunny was the tOastmistress Of the
occas sion.
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demonstrate these TO a profitable GUS
toner. Since hand embroidery has be-
come SO popular. new stitches are i'm
cluded, and clever designs for PRODUCING,
good effects by few properly applied
stitches are taught each spring. Dress
makers embroidery is in a class OF its
own. 1t changes every year and II must
always produce the maximum effect at
the minimum expenditure of time and
work. its durability is not so essential
as its effectiveness since every year the
styles are changed.
r r..r r.~.nun =.
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Plan to Improve Executives Grounds

Great issues turn upon apparently small
transactions. 1t is not the proposition.
but the principle involved in the propo-
sition, that determines the decision
Prosperity followed Gods answer to
Elijah's prayer. Prestige in war had
been given to Ahab. He had won notable
victories. His palace grounds at Jezreei
were not, in his judgment, in keeping
with his regal position. The vineyard of
Naboth adjoined; it would make an ideal
garden. Jezreel sustained the same re-
lation to the capital city Samaria that
Beverly does to Washington. No one can
question that upon the face of 1t the
program of enlargement and the fairness
of the proposition offered by Ahab had
apparent merit. The evil was in the mo-
tive which was identical with that which
brought sin into the world. which sep
arated the family of Israel and which
threatened the early church in Jerusalem.
Thou shalt not covet'' is the one COM
mandment we should never fail to re-
member. for 1.-The love of money Is the
root of all evil" Back of every social
crisis that threatens society is a spirit
of covetousness. Remove the enormous
profits from the tenement and alley
houses that breed diseases that will dew
astate the city and these evils will dis
appear. The problems presented by child
!, labor, the saloon. the white slave trade.
the gambling house. the atrocities of the
kongo, the toll collected in human life
or manned bodies in the industrial world.
the authorizations of food, the iniquities
of corpora tohs will all be solved as soon
as we substitute for the selfish covetous
spirit of love tof money. with its demands
of gold. greed and gain, the unselfisl
social law of love for man as stated in
the golden rule. Covetousness is a form
of idolatry 1t is the great modern sin.
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Southern Baptist to Preach.

Rev. DR.. A. Z. Brown. superintendent
OF the mountain school work of the
Southern Baptist convention. and who is
located at Asheville. y. c.. will occupy
the pulpit of the Temple Baptist Church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
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tradeswoman will not fail to observe the
costumes of the fashionable women gath
cred in these places.
Several importing firms have Partisan
costumes on display. These are for sale,
but may not be taken away until after
the exhibition is over. SO that all the
dressmakers have a chance to inspect
them and make sketches or notes of those
| that please them. One firm furnishes
each dressmaker with book filled with
outlines Of the feminine figure. On these
outlines Of the feminine figure. On these
other lines representing new effects In
draperies and trimmings. even though
she has no experience III drawing. Color
cards. showing the new shades, also are
distributed each year with rules for their
combinations and suggestions Of the ma
terial in which they will appear to the
best advantage. Generally there are ar
lists from obroad who give informal lee
lures upon the new color combinations.
The sales Of the imported costumes
often give rise to interesting incidents.
Having served their
Anxiety to Secure purpose of trade
ncL demonstration, it is
OAoSooo onV"A' understood h y
are to be sold to the dressmakers at mod
crate prices, which enable them to make
a handsome profit from customers. Few
Of the dressmakers in the largest western
cities come to New York without having
an order for one or more genuine i'm
ported costumes from some customer. The
interest is keen when two or more mo-
distes desire the same gown. According
to the ethics of the case, it should, Of
course, go to the first purchaser. but
there have been instances when some
other course was followed.
In most stores the travelling salesman
who has made the acquaintance of the
dressmakers along his line is retained in
New York during this exhibition period.
II he does not actually show the goods
in the store he helps to entertain the
visitors and aid the sales by his influ-
ence. II a modiste has particularly in
gratisted herself with some salesman he
may see to it that she secures her choice
in imported gowns at any cost.
Last year Kansas City dressmaker
selected a model in French blue and or
dered it
Surprised When shipped
She Gets Wrong Dress. her d,smsS
when, upon it's arrival ut her establish
ment, the box was opened and found to
contain totally different design with q
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Dinner for Trinity Parish Men.

The Bishop of Washington and Mr..
George A. King of Christ Church,
Georgetown, will be the speakers at a
dinner of the men of Trinity Episcopal
Church Tuesday evening. The scene will
be Trinity parish hall, and 500 invi-
tauons have been sent out.
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the occasion of his rounding five years at
the church One OF the features OF the
occasion was the raising of 500 for the
work. The pastor last December gave
each member Of the congregation five
cents to be invested to the best advan-
tage and as result the above sum was
raised. A committee OF young ladies
served refreshments.
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Philathea Glass Grows.

The Philathea Glass Of Bethany Baptist
Church held a meeting at the home of
Miss Inez Miller. 10 Quincy place, Tues
day evening. The class is constantly
growing in membership and now has
the names of forty young women on its
rolls.
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ings, and carry away at tremendous cost
the stuff with which the city has defiled
one of its prettiest streams for a gen.
Grafton. Legislation is. Of course. neces-
dug up and carried away. The Com
missioners say they intend to take the
matter to Congress next session.
To find another acceptable spot wherein
to place the refuse Of thirty years
is a problem the Commissioners would
be called on to decide should the steam
shovels start working.
Capt. Mark Brooke. to when this par
tlcular branch of the Districts engineer
ing is intrusted at present. said today
that 1t would probably be found wise to
build small railroad from the present
ash dump to the spot selected for filling
in. and run the stuff direct in that way.
However. this and a thousand other en-
rgineering details are ''aIl UP in the air.
The main effort by the Commissioners for
the present will be directed toward work
ing up public sentiment so that Congre IS
will appropriate the money necessary for
the eradication of the ash dump. which
is but a part of the larger project of
connecting Rock Greek Park with Pc
tomac Park by making the banks of the
stream a continuous driveway. with beau
tiful bridges connecting the streets on
either side.
Origin of the Dump.
ing at present who remembers just when
the present eyesore was started as a
dump. The story runs that the hole in
the ground below the street bridge had
an old-time quarry there, which. being
in state OF disuse twenty-five or thirty
years ago, was in itself deemed useless,
and the District government found way
to cover it up by having stable refuse
poured over it. An engineer estimates
that 100000 tons were thrown upon !,
and down the banks near at hand.
Other rubbish and refuse were carried
to the brink Of this canyon and dumped
, down the sloping sides. until finally all
Georgetown protested, public health OF.
| ficials declared that the practice must
stop, and the only way out OF the matter
! at that time seemed to be to allow the
ash contractor to cover up the mass OF
stable refuse and other trash.
Deposits Of Six Years.
=, That is the reason why ashes are dump
ed there now. They have been sliding
I, down toward the streams banks for SIX
years at varying rates. The records OF
the street cleaning department show tha,
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First Presbyterian Church Services

At the morning service in the First
Presbyterian Church. Rev. DR.. Wilbur +.
Crafts will preach the sermon. In the
evening DR.. Macleod will speak about
Protestant missionary work in the Philip
pine Islands. The sermon will be illus
trated with the stereopticon. Music will be
a feature of the service The midweek
service Thursday night. 7:45 O'Clock. will
be preparatory to the communion service
ON the following Sunday, March ., sub
ject, Prayer"
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color scheme Of old rose. As the woman
for whom the dress was ordered reveled
In tresses of Titan red. the dressmaker
lost her sale and had also the humilia-
ton of disappointing her best customer.
She had no redress frcm the firm except
| a very courteous letter regretting the
mistake and offering to refund the pur-
chase price. AS the model she selected
! was the only one In America, substitution
was impossible. Later in the season she
found that a modiste from Omaha had
1 purchased the blue dress on the last day
Of the exhibition, securing it through the
influence of the salesman who circuited
her city.
To the uninitiated the dressmaker's
trade seems simple, but there is no bust
ness more complex and more dependent
upon the wheels within wheels. The dress
maker is hampered by every restriction in
manufacturing that may come up, and
the ever-changing whims of her customers
make 1t impossible for her always to gauge
her needs. The tradesmen make her very
low prices on all goods purchased in
quantity, but the seemingly enormous
profits are curtailcd by the losses from
change in style. Modistes of the better
class almost invariably supply most of
their own materials. 1t is a special favor
to a customer to permit her to bring her
own fabrics. Even when this is done
there are certain trimmings and findings
which the dressmaker always furnishes.
When she does not carry full line OF
will be able to show a complete line of
samples of goods which may be pur-
chased at a first-class store. When the
dressmaker has these goods in stock she
often will be able to sell cheaper than the
store because she has secured her stock
at lower figure IL she gave her order
before the public spring opening.
4 =
In addition to dressmaking materials.
the dressmaker during her stay in New
York will give
Attention Also attention to the
H.. :. r... newest ideas in
N1'en " WI corsets and lin
gerie. for upon these depends largely the
fit OF a gown. II she does not care to
supply these articles herself she is on the
alert to know of the best dealers to rec
ommend for her customers. She often
draws a liberal commission from this lit
tie side business and her influence is al
ways desired by q firm handling these
goods.
Several firms arrange for special courses
Of lessons for dressmakers during the ex-
hibition period. Each year brings out
some new methods in finishing and trim
ming, and there are always teachers to
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ELIJAH MEETS AHAB IN NABOrH's VINE
YARD. l Kings, p.
Golden Text Take heed and beware Of covet-
business. Luke. 1915.

Golden Text Take heed and beware Of covet-
business. Luke. 1915.
~ HE experience at Mt. Horeb trans
VI formed Elijah. 1t restored to the
discouraged prophet the conf
dence of Gods presence and power will,
him in his mission. Returning to his
work. he found that the victory at Mt.
Carmel had not been in vain. Jezebel
did not dare to carry out her threat
against him. Although he was legally
an outlaw. he moved with freedom
through Israel. He had secured not only
for himself. but for all of the advocates
of Jehovah virtually religious liberation.
Elijah changed his methods. He no longer
depended upon the spectacular, but upon
the success Of his message to demon
strate the supremacy of Jehovah. The
lesson today presents him as DEFENDER
of the peoples rights against the ab-
solutism of the throne.
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New Capital Baptist Parsonage.

Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor of Capital
Baptist Church, and family. have moved
into the new parsonage. 9O5 Massachu-
sets avenue northeast.
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basis-Philippians. 3:7-14, and Psalm 42:l.
By Rev. Samuel w. Graf1in.
Pastor Anacostia Methodist Episcoal Church
m order to fully understand this les
son. we should begin our reading at
- the seventh verse of the third or
Philippians reading on to the 14th. Then
we find:
/. A passionate love for and devotion
to Christ, that is fully conscious Of
human limitations. but that places no
limitations on the grace and power OF
God.
. A forgetting of the past and a
reaching forth to a better and more per-
feet service.
3. A realization Of the dignity and OPP
portunity Of Christian service, and de-
termination to win the prize offered in
such a high calling.
AS the greatest motive in the world Is
love, and not a hope Of monetary reward;
and as the thing we most prize is the
approved OF the object of our affection:
SO the highest type Of service Is born
of a passionate love for Jesus Christ; the
Christians one ambition to please his
Lord.