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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

swansea. where for more than fifty
wears the workers have each morning
assembled for Worship. This sanctu-
AIRY is situated close TO the bottom Of
the shaft and Is lighted by solitary
baYy sa fety lamp HING over the pull
pl, from the ceiling. The oldest miner
in the coliiery is generally chosen
to offieiate
The Presbyterian Board Of Minis
teriai Relief announces various 1ga-
cies just received of $25. 994s to which
II TO be added about $500, 900, coming
To the beard under willis already pro-
bated These VIII make total en-
dowment or more than $500, 600
Treasurer Herberts0n SAYS at will
thus be Seen that the board Is on the
way To not distant fulhiment of its
nope Of being able to appropriate
$500 annually to retired ministers
and $500 to widows on its roll"
The Baptist World Alliance adopt-
ed a standard Of church efficiency.
which, briefly expressed. is az fol-
lows: 81 Every member to render
some form OF personal service In the
church. go Every member 10 give
according TO his ability. 49, Every.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
MANY Ducks In China.

Those travelling in foreign lands are
apt to note with interest many pc
cuiarities of the people OF different
nations. and of course are apt to no.
tice the different kinds of fowls and
animals found in different countries
There are more ducks In China than
in ell the rest OF the world. Their
voices are familiar sound in every
town and country spot OF the sea
coast and the interior OF the vast en-
pire. Even in the large cities ducks
amound. They dodge between the
coolies legs. They fit squawking.
out Of the way OF the horses. Their
indignant quack Will not unseldom
drown the roar Of urban commerce
Children herd ducks on every road.
on every pond, on every farm, on ev-
cry lake, on every river. There is no
back yard without its duck house
There is no boat, little or great. with
out its duck quarters. All over the
land there are great duck Matching
ESTABLISHING many of them Of "a
capacity huge enough 70 produce fir
ty thousand young ducks every year
Duck among the Chinese Is a staple
deitcacy. 1t Is sailed and smoke like
ham or beef. II is served az a delicacy
prepared in many ways. aud a mum :,
Der of travellers declare only the chi
nese know how to cook and serve
nice fat duck.
In royal households and among the
very wealthy the duck is served In a
particular style in honor of any dis
tinguished gnest. and those fortunate
enough TO have eaten say II Is far be-
yond anything they get elsewhere in
the way OF prepared fowf.
Many ducks are exported from
China. and II promises TO be n grow
ing industry. The climate, as well as
the care of the woils is said 10 pro-
cuce the most excellent flesh,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS INTEREST

~ recent Congress Of the Coptic
grhufeh at Assiut which was attended
HN l.lae mem bers from all parts
Of Egypt, marks - reVixing conscious
x~ness in the ancient Christian church
~ OF It's place and opportunity. Most
4 OF the addresses were Icy iaymen.
- The political program OF the newly
"A & aectso president 81 Uruguay contains
- proposal for the separation Of
church and state. Diplomatic re-
IS. broken of. aere ETAoI HRDDDDD
= lations with the vatican HAY. been
broken off
- Mr.. kenred Smith, OF the Congo
speaking at the May meetings of the
= English Baptists. asserted that al
thouhg tho mission To which he min
listers has enrolled only three thous-
r~~and members. yet three hundred OF
the three thousand have been set
apart as evangelists and are support
cd entirely by native Christians. who
fithe themselves In order to make
4 Jesus King Of Congo"
s One Of the most remarkable places
J ~ worship la the world il the miners
SHAPED IN Nyndd Menigdd coliieyS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
\ Real Noah's Ark.

A vessel has recently been built in
Denmark that, 80 far as was possible
from the descriptions in the Bible and
other historical works, was modelled
after the wonderful ark tnat Noah
built. 1t Is just tenth the size.
if the measurements of those oitien
times are correctly understood The
vessel Is just thirty feet long, Ave feet
wide and three feet deep.
Many persons who watched the
work predicted disaster and failure.
but when the vessel was launched il
astonished everybody by proving TO be
quite seaworthy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Telling Half the World What the
limf. nf Hnx L.

The city of Paris. France. has I'M
dertaken TO tell half the world ex-
actly what time II is and to keep
all clocks and watches at sea and
on land Just where they ought to be.
to the tenth part OF second.
The Einel tower. still the highest
structure in the world has been Mt
ted out with wireless apparatus and
put into close connection with the
Paris Astronomical Observatory. The
effective radius of wireless action
fro mthe height of the Eiffel tower
Is over three thousand miles. AS the
speed or the Hertzian waves involved
In radio-acttvity is almost equal to
that of light itself all ships within
that distance Of the new station can
he reached instantaneousiy at noon
and at midnight. and put into poses
sion Of the exact time.
Henoeforth. sailing vessels and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Conducted by
Rev. R. H. Pitt, D. D

that navigation of the waters was
more fully understood in those early
days than would naturally be sup
posed. but there was evidently no great
amount Of speed or fine workmanship.
simply stanch vessels, able to with
stand the elements. was all that Ia
supposed to have existed in the davs
of the great deluge.
Discovery Of the Water ELEPHANT.
new and mysterious animal has
been discovered in Central Africa
which the natives call the water ele-
phant. Doctor Trovessant, of the
Paris Museum of Natural History de-
scribes his discovery and characteris-
tics as follows:
We have obtained additional infor-
nation OF a mysterious animal inhab-
ting the lakes and rivers of Central
Africa. Both males and females IA
vor a water life. NJ. Lepetit, one or
the explorers sent out by our museum.
states that at Tombamayi, on the
northern shore of Lake Leopold, in
the district of Lukeni. Belgian Congo.
he saw five of these animals. They
halted at a distance of fifteen hundred
yards from him, enabling him to OBJ
serve them for some seconds before
they plunged into the lake.
Their trunks and ears are remark
ably short, the head is longer than
an elephants. and the height does not
exceed about six feet. The footprints
in the mud are different from an eIe-
plants. The animals. on catching
sight of travellers. plunge into the wa
ter, leaving only the SUBMITS of their
heads and trunks exposed"
Every effort is now to be made by
French scientists To capture one or
more specimens of these animals alive
that they may be closely studied and
their real position in animal life be
determined The natives say they are
very wary and that they are very
unsuccessful in hunting them--Boys'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Hinh RafIrcadinn.

To a little town in Peru goes the
distinction of having the highest rail-
way station in the world. II Is Ticlio.
on the Central Railway of Peru, fif-
teen thousand iiye-hundred and sixty
five feet above the sea. A branch
from Tielio crosses the Andes range
at an elevation Of fifteen thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five feet, the
highest point reached by any railroad
in the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Hosistiess Roots.

Roots of forest trees have been
known to lift great lodges OF rocks.
splitting them of from the main
vein. Shade trees in cities have lifted
sidewalks. paved streets, and heavy,
deep-set curbstones, and In some
cases roots have found their way into q
cellars and moved the. foundations Of
buildings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
We Can Still Keep Warm.

Not more than ten years ago scien-
lists were figuring out the definite
exhaustion of the worlds supply of
fuel not many centuries ahead. Since
then vast areas of coal and peat have
come to light. In Ontario and Mani
toba there are twelve thousand square
miles OF peat. enough to supply over
Ave million families witch fusf for one.
hundred years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

eminent translator of such out of the
way languages as Tamil, Telugu, Per-
sian, and Hindustani He IL, besides,
an authority on Russian and German.
and there Is not European language
which he does not understand. An
other man of many tongues is DIR. w.
+. Thomas, our missionary at RAN
goon, Burma. Besides, Tamil, Telu-
gu. Hindustani. he Is acquainted with
most of the scores OF Karen and other
dialects of Burma. and 1t liz a most
marvellous scene when he conducts a.
Burman Christian assembly In all
these many tongues.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
The MAGNET Of the Baltic.

In the Baltic Sea there Is an is-
land known as the Boerholm, formed
of magnetic rocks. which so affect the
compass that navigators in the vicin-
ity have to rely on stationary objects
rock is so charged with magnetism
that the needle on ship passing over
it dips perpendicularly downward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
A Hous. From One Tree.

Some houses are built in great trees.
In the town OF Elma, Wash. IL a
wo-story house OF fourteen rooms,
built entirely OF the timber from one
fir. The tree was giant Douglas
fir, wonderfully straight The distance
from the ground to the first limb OF
the tree was on hundred feet. and the
total height OF the tree was over three
hundred feet. 1t contained forty thou
sand feet OF serviceable timber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
His Name Should 30 Walker

Patrolman Skillings has been
member or the Portland. Maine, police
department for thirty four years Dur
Ing that time he has averaged TO walk
about thirteen miles ii day when on
daty, a total of onaAhundred and SIX
ty-one thousand three hundred and
thirty miles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

steamers not only on the North Sea
the Baltic and the Mediterra nea n.
but also over the larger part of the
Atlantic. Will he able to, calculate ex-
actly the latitude and longitude Of
their position. Thus another great
ana beneticent advance Is made for
the world at large by the application
of the latest discoveries in electrical
scienee.--Boys' World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The United states post office de-
partment wants to buy 1896, o0o. o4e
yards OF Jute Irvine and 100000, 600
paper-facing slips to be used In mark
Ing packages OF letters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

In Georgetown. Mass, puffbatt
mushroom was recently found meas
nring forty five inches in circumfer-
ence. and Weighing twenty seven
pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Quick Boots.

A piece OF leather can now be trans
formed into a pair OF boots IN thirty
four minutes. passing through The
hands OF sixty three people and fifteen
machines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Old Vessel Auoat.

What is said to he the oldest vessel
atioat is the Danish sloop Constance,
built In Aero In l722. Just how long
ago that was may he more clearly
impressed upon the mind by the fact
that it was some fifty years before
the United States of America came
into existence. The ancient little YES
sci is not only afioat. but in service
as well.-EXchange
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05
Men Ia MANY Tonaues.

Sir John ID. Rees holds the distinc-
ton Of being the best linguist in the
House OF Commons. II not in England.
For q number Of years he was gov
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

A Mammoth Mushroom.

Lake Huron contains more islands
than any other lake known
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Yes, grandma, when I graduate 4
intend following literary career
write for money, you know" ~Why.
Willie. my dear, you haven't donA
anything else since you've been ut ool-
lege."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

yes, i am opposed to Americans
girls marryin' furriners," said old Mra
Sipes. I'm iist that opposed to Il
that IL my girls can't marry people OF
their own sex. they needn't marry AZ,
an. that's all there 10 about Xls-
---l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

beginning has been made toward
creating a Salvation Navy the first
boat, the Jerry McAufey" being ded
icated in New York harbor early in
this month by Commander Eva Booth.
OF the Salvation Army. Other boats
are to be added as fast as possible
and Commander Booth says that she
expects the navy to become the most
important adjunct to the army's work
in this country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The latest statistics of the foreign
missionary work of the Disciples of
Christ show that they have in the
foreign field ~ missionaries. 792 ma
tive helpers, 1856 churches and 1884
members There was a net gain In
membership during the past year Of
l.s4l. There are sixtv-tive schools
and colleges, with a total enrolment
OF 1858 students
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The general conference Of the Free
Methodist church at it's recent meet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Mr., Sylvester Horne. speaking at
the May meetings of the English Con-
gregational Union. remarked that the
proposed Anglo-Ameriean arbitration
proposals ought to make of the At
lantic a Pacific ocean forever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

cially to separation from the State.
The Union OF the Reformed Churches
has raised budget OF 1,35S,9f2 francs.
The so-called liberal churches In
French Professionalism raised only 60
6sl francs. The French Lutheran
churches show an increase in gifts.
The salaries paid the pastors are high
er than before the separation, and
plans are being made for old age pen
sions and for grants to the more nu-
merous families among the clergy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The American Bible Society's
agency in Korea reports l1b,49
volumes OF the Scriptures sold in that
country during the past year This
represents an increase Of sixty-six
per cent. over the previous year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

member 10 teach or be taught in the
Sunday-school. a. Every church To
serve the social needs of its COM
munity. go Cooperation with
other local churches for Increased
fellowship and efficiency. TO Non
resident membership reduced 10
minimum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

More than $4,000 Geo has been al
ready raised by British Congregations
alists toward their proposed fund of
81 ,250. 900 to supplement the salaries
Of ministers In small parishes. The
prospect Is good that the whole
amount will be- secured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

In Canton. China. at a union SER
vice more than one thousand Chris
tians met Mr.. George Sherwood Eddy.
general secretary for Asia of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
In Hongkong evening meetings Tor
Chinese students were held for some
days. and the average attendance at
these services was nearly seven hun
bred, while over one hundred students
publicly confessed Christ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The statistics reported at their an
nual meeting held last week show
that the white Baptists have In Ala
bama 2,oe2 churches with 1S4.306
mem bers, and goa sunday schools
with a total enrolment of s2T39.
The churches gave for missions the
past wear s6s, sos, or thirty seven
cents per member
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

pr. James Hastings. editor Of the
Dictionary OF the Bible. will retire
from his pastorate at st. Cyr, Sect
land. and devote all of his time 10 lit
erary work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

The Shanghai Young Mems Chris
ton Association has 1890 mem hers
and employs thirty*five secretaries and
teachers. mostly Chinese. Three
years ago the membership was ass
A recent membership campaign
brought in s65 new men. The
wealthiest merchant of the city. Mr.
s.. II. Wong, led his red team to
victory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Among the chaplains Of the United
States army the churches are repre-
sented az follows. Roman Catholics.
i6; Protestant Episcopal, "A, Presby~
terian Z; Methodist Episcopal, Z:
Baptist. 6; Congrega tionai. 3 Meth
odst Episcopal South. 8; Unitarian.
2; Lutheran. 2 Christian, /: United
Brethren. l. African Methodist. 2.
Colored Baptist, ].
The new principal OF WESLEYAN
Theological College. Montreal. Can
ada Is Rev. James Smyth, LIZ u ,
'a faromlYfesif minister or tfie Method
vt church in ireland. He has been
for some Years the temperance sec
rotary OF the Irish Conference
Secretary Shaw OF the United So
ciety OF Christian Endeavor. reports
79.071 societies. with 3.593.S5o mem
bers enrolled. OF these societies 81. :
$40 are in the United States and
Canada, and 2l.4sS in other coun-
trieb
In An-Haliows church. London
England, bronze tablet was re-
Gently unveiled commemorating the
chistening In that church OF William
Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
The three summer conferences OF
the L.aymen's Missionary Movement
in the United States are: Lake Ge-
neva. Wis, August 2-6; Silver Lake,
n. Y. August $40: Mt. Gretna. Pa.
august 80 TO September 3. The
purpose of these gatherings Is the
promotion OF missionary education
and inspiration
The general conference Of the Free
Methodist church at it's recent meet
ing adopted the following in reference
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Three churches in the mountains
of the Philippine lslandsg.are com
posed entirely OF people who were
formerly bandits. When the mis-
sionaries came whole villages left off
robhing aud settled down To- farm
ing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-05

Episcopal supervision costs the
M ethodist Episcopal church three
fourths OF one per cent. of the amount
assessed for the support of pastors
This. at least Is the apportionment
liked by the book committee this
year. In the Methodist Episcopal
church South. the amount paid last
year for the support of bishops was
one and one=half per cent. of the
amount paid preachers in charge
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-11

18th, Oxon Hill District---At
Fowler's Store, Thursday,
September 18th.
5th. Piscataway Dlstrlct---At
Boswell's Store, Friday, Sep
TENDER 18th.
18th, Bowie District---At Edla-
vitch's Store, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 10th.
18th, Kent District---At Parker's
Store. Monday, Sept. 18th.
18th. Chillum District---At D. M.
Nesbit's Office, Mt. Rainier,
Wednesday, Sept. Goth:
9th. Queen Anne District---At
Pindell's Store, Thursday, Sep
TENDER 21st.
In Washington, D. c., at the
office of Wells, Owens & Wells,
Mutual Fire Insurance Build
inc. corner 18th St. and New
York Ave-, N. w., on Septem-
Der 9th, 18th, 10Th and 3Oth.
To all persons who pay their County
Taxes. levied as aforesaid, to me or to
any person authorized by me to re :
ceiye the same, on or before the first
dav of July, 1911, no interest VIII De
charged. After which date interest
will be charged at the rate OF = per
cent ner annum until November lst.
1911. After November list, 1911, an
additional interest of one-halt OF one
per cent. per month will be charged
until said County Taxes are PAID.
Those who pay their State Taxes,
levied as aforesaid, on or before the ISL
day of September, 1911, will be entitled
to deduction of five per cent. Those
who paw their State Taxes, levied as ),
aforesaid. after the first day of Seps
TENDER and on or before the first day
of October, 1911, will be emitted TO
deduction of four per cent, and those
who paw their State Taxes, levled as
aforesaid, after the first day OF Octo.
Der, 1911, and before the first day OF
November, 1911, will be entitled 10
deduction of three per cent. AS the
aforesaid referred to Taxes respective
w become due and in arrears, the
| treasurer will proceed to enforce the
navment of same as directed by law.
| G. A. NJ WELLS,
Treasurer and Collector of State ana
| County Taxes for Prince George
| County, Md.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-11
Meeting of the School Board.

There was a meeting of the School
Board on Tuesday with all the mem
bers present. The following orders
were passed:
Ordered, That the resignation of ]
w Latimer as trustee of Silver Hill
school be accepted and that S Edward
Thornton be appointed in his stead
Ordered, That Jas. Humphrey be ap-
pointed trustee of schoal No. 4, 18th
district.
Ordered, That VIM. N. Daisey and
Dr. R. H. Tone be appointed trustees
of scnool No. 7, 14th district.
Ordered, That the trustees of Seat
Pleasant school be authorized to make
repairs.
Ordered, That repairs be made to the
Marlboro High school.
Ordered, That, Miss Maude Young
be appointed to scholarship in the
Normal school.
Ordered, That the repairs of Hyatts-
vile school be referred to Mr.. Zant-
Finger.
Ordered, That the White Schools be
opened on september 18th and the
Colored schools On October End.
The designations of several assistant
teachers were accepted and appoint
ments made to fill vacancies.
Adjourned to meet on Tuesday next
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-11
Il REASURER'S
NorlcE TO TAx-P AYERS

<l,HE UNDERSIGNED, Treasurer,
i will attend in the several Election
Districts in Prince Georges County,
Maryland, at the following named places
on the DAYS named, in the month of
September, 1911, between the hours of
10 A. M. and P. M. either in person
or by Deputy, for the purpose of col
lecting State and County Taxes levied
bv the County Commissioners of said
County for the current year 1911 /:
10th, Laurel District-At Laurel
Bank, Friday, September LIST.
lst, Evansville District-At Ulle's
Store, Saturday, Sept. End
18th, Brandywine District-At
Postoffice, Monday, Sept. 4th
18th, Mellwood District-At Mrs.
Padgett's Store, Tuesday, Sep,
TENDER 9Th.
4th, Nottingham District-At
Baden's Store, We'd, Sept. 9th.
9Th, Aquasco District-At Post
office, Thursday, Sept. 9TH.
10th, Hyattsville District---At
| Hyattsville Bank, Friday, Sep
TENDER 9Th.
End, Bladensburg District--A'
Garges' Hotel, Sat-, Sept. 9th
9th, Spaldings District-At Post
office, Silver Hill, Monday
September 18th.
18th, Seat Pleasant District-A
Gregory's Store, Tuesday
| September 18th.
9th, Surratts District---At Nay
| lor's Store, Wed, Sept. 18th