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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Earthquake-Praof Construction.

A new method Of flre-proof cont
struction for small buildings has been
invented in response to the growing
demand. Steel tubing filled with COM
crete is used for the frame, and nett
work of wire for the basis of walls;
floors and roof. On this skeleton a
concrete house of such strength can
be built that, 1t is claimed, it will BID
practically earthquake-proof. Six-inch
pipe, steel wire and expanded metal.
malleable iron fittings and cement are
the materials used. The wires are
strung to a tension of 1000 pounds,
and bind the whole together with
enormous solidity. On them the con.
crete is spread three inches thick in
spans not exceeding 16 feet. Construc.
ton is so simple that unskilled labor
can be largely used.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Baked homIny GrIts.

One quart of milk. one cup of HON.
my grits, two eggs and salt. When
the milk IL sailed and boiling, stir
In the hominy grits and boil 20 min
utes. Set it aside to cool thoroughly.
Beat the eggs to a stiff froth, then
beat them well and hard into The
honday. 2ake halt IN hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
scrubblns and ollInq Floors.

consists of pair of scrubbing
brushes secured to a long handle and
supporting a receptacle for water,
says Scientific American. A valve
is provided at one side, which may
be operated by the foot to regulate
the feed Of the water. If desired, the
brushes may be removed and re-
placed with rubbing or polishing de-
vices and the reservoir may be filed
with oil. If it be desired to oil the
floor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
New Idea In Concrete Trowels.

trowel, thus providing an implement
by which surfaces can be finished
without the necessity of STOPPING
over. says Popular Mechanics.
The new trowel smoothes the sur
face both ways, working with push
and pull movement. As the operator
are automatically raised to prevent
its digging into the mortar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Asparauus on Toast.

Wash asparagus, cut of the bottom
OF stalks Then cut OF the rest Of
the hard part and put these to boil
in sailed water and boil till tender.
Then put in tops and boil till done.
Toast bread, butter and heat milk. put
asparagus on toast, pour the milk over.
add pepper and salt to taste.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Make Sounds Nearer True,

To make the sound from phono
graphs nearer true to the original and
without the metallic note, is the idea
of a New Yorker in patenting a cabi-
net for such instruments in which the
simplifying horn is pointed to the
floor
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10

OF a gas or gasoline stove and will
bake biscuits. pies. cakes, apples, po-
tatoes, cook vegetables and roast
meats, is here illustrated. It consists
Of a heating plate of the kind used
for heating irons, stand to support
whatever is being cooked, and drum
shaped hood that sets over the whole.
Popular Mechanics.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Chinese Cei9,ent Works.

Cn1ne8e CeI5lent WORKS.
Progress Is being made by the &C.
ment works started by Chinese capital
1t Canton in 1909. They cost $1.122.-
900. The money was drawn out Of the
education fund; to be repaid ont Of the
Deudts. &: zs...
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
TO SCRUB AND OIL FLOORS
Convenient Method Than Present
7ack-Breaklna Plan.

In order to provide 4 moro con-
venient method of scrubbing floors
than the back-breaking' operation that
now prevails, an inventor has i'm
provised a scrubbing machine which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

Gid settlement in view as. hungry and
thirsty, they passed through the desert
Had not Moses. their great leader. told
them of it again and again. and inspired
them with stories of it's blessedneSs when
they were faint-hearted and despairing
In their long journeyings? Had they not
talked about II as they sat around the
campfires at night and encouraged one
another with plans and dreams Of the good
which should at length be theirs? And
now at last they were on the borders of
it.. Before them stood Joshua, their
leader, and about him were gathered their
elders. his council. 1t all seemed so
glorious to them-it would be such an
easy thing to pass the border and enter
upon their possessions. Yet they were
afraid. for they had to drive away the
enemy; they must fight before they could
claim their own.
And now. came out the splendid quail
ties of their leader. He had to go before
them and inspire them with his own in
trepid courage. He had to conquer their
discussions. calm their fears, arrange
their ranks. and at the same time plan
the campaign which should at length
make Canaan their quiet, happy home
No wonder that for moment he trem-
bled. Who was sufficient for these things?
And then God gave him those blessed
words which have helped thousands of
men since and made them heroic: II will
not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be strong
ana of good courage; be not afraid,
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neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord
thy God is with thee vhithersoever thou
gOest." Joshua was the greatest general
the. world has ever known. He had a
mixed mass of people to care for, and
they were ready to fight. And he had to
hold himself near to God that he might
have wisdom and strength. Joshua"
says an English writer as the very
Bayard of Scripture heroes. the man
without fear and without reproach, one
of whom no disparaging remark Is ever
made: one whose meat. it. was to do the
will of God. in all his operations
We recognize the prompt and keen-sighted
leader, the consummate. general. the val
liant soldier: but we cannot fail also to
acknowledge the faith in the Unseen. the
abiding consciousness of a high control
ling Hand, which inspired every enterprise
and secured its success"
In the Century Magazine for April there
is fine little poem on the MASTERY Of
Death AS I read it the character of
this great leader Of whom We are think
ing came to me. His task vas enough to
make him want to go. away into some
secret place and hide himself. The trials,
the demands made upon him must often
have caused even his. intrepid spirit. to
tremble. He was human. with human
emotions and he could not. but think OF
the dangerous career before him with
Aesitancy. even as he could not have
passed through the strenuous years Of
his service without a longing for rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

! ever ready to stretch out helping hand
But in order to be thus equipped to rem
der this service to the educate inter-
ests of this country the bureau has to
be in close touch with the various educa-
tiOnal situations which exist i'm this coun-
try. as well as the systems which are
followed abroad. And consequently the
bureau is somewhat similar to an ex-
change bureau, where the best in educa-
tional data is gathered wherever it eX-
lists. and as the need arises is passed on
again to those to whom it will be most
helpful
| In the fOrty-odd years in which the
bureau has existed it. has grown to a
great extent. Started with only a few
progressed until IL comprises a large
force and measures its boundaries only
with those of the nation in which it
works. And as the educational progress
of this country has become greater, so
i'm turn have the needs Of the bureau.
With the introduction into the educational
system of this country Of agricultural
courses. advanced kindergarten work.
rural education. industrial work and other
similar subjects. the need Of the bureau
to be equipped with information on all
these varied points has grown in equal
proportion. IT was for this reason that
, Congress was asked to appropriate $4,000
for the coming fiscal year for specialists.
And now that Congress has refused, the
bureau must do the best il can to keep
abreast of the times and help toward the
advancement of the great education up
lift which is sweeping over the country.
Resides Commissioner Brown there are
subchiefs, each the head Of a division of
the bureau. These divisions are CORES
pondence, statistical, editorial. library,
Alaskan. higher education and school ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

charge of land grant statistics. is also a
member of this division. While the work
is as yet too young to form an accurate
estimate OF it's value, 1t is believed by
those in the bureau that it will prove of
great practical help to the various insti-
tutions working along the lines of its en-
deavors.
In speaking Of the work of the bureau
Of education DR.. Brown said that the
business OF the bureau was to collect and
diffuse such information as will help the
people Of the United States to establish
better systems Of schools.
.On it's face continued the commits
sioner. 'it would seem to be a work SIM
ply of information and not of propaganda
In a sense this is true The Office is to be
a scientific Office. with scientific impair
TALLY toward the facts which it reports
But it cannot be Indifferent to the i'm
provement of our educational systems
The field in which its Investigations shall
be made must be selected with reference
to public needs. 1t must call attention to
the significance Of the facts presented,
with some positive conviction as to the
directions in which there is need of inn
provement 1t has indeed a mission. 1t
has a propaganda. 1t is concerned all of
the time with the effort to make for this
country better education for all of the
people.
I'VE are still unable in this country to
give all Of our citizens anything like
fair chance at an education. We still
have some iiliteracy. We still have great
numbers OF pupils leaving school before
they have received a proper elementary
education. But education is no longer
an interest subsidiary to other interests.
1t has become one Of the independent and
dominant concerns Of modern societies,
and particularly of democratic societies.
We may make such administrative
rangements from time to time as may be
found workable and possible. But we
must expect education to be eventually
the organizing center which shall draw to
itself and adjust to one another all of
those governmental agencies which are
directly concerned with purely human
betterment The work of the. bureau OF
education. stated in other than legal
terms, is to make sporadic educational
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
New Christian Scriptures?
From Harpers Weekly.

from harper W eekly.
There was put forth recently from the
Cambridge University press work in
two volumes which may embody one of
the most remarkable corroborations Of
Biblical history that have ever been
made. The author is DR.. Schechter,
president Of the Jewish Theological Semi
nary in New York city, and he discov-
cred the document which has now been
made public in the Genizah, or manu-
script storeroom, of the synagogue at
Cairo: and if the opinion of one authority
may be accepted We have in this frag-
ment a record Of the activities OF the
early Christians which antedates the Cos
pefs:
This document has reference to sect
Of Jews who if they accepted Christ, ha d
so little conception Of the revolutionary
change TO be wrought by his teachings
foresaw so little the results of Paul's
activities. that the record affords no GER
tain clue to the personality Of any of the
religious teachers to which it aliudes
Prof. Sehechter. indeed, puts forth the
theory tentatively that this was a sect
which broke away from the main body
about the year 800 B. c.. and that their
document is a commentary upon the Gre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

partment of the Interior. 1t all hap
pened because Congress refused to see
things the bureau of education did,
and instead of appropriating the $4,000
they asked for. gave them but six thou
sand. 1t hoped to increase the scope
OF the bureau by adding ten new special
. lists to the force, but that number has
been brought down TO the three most
needed.
The bureau of education is a branch
OF the government service which for
many years has hidden its light under a
bushel, so far as the general public is
concerned. Established shortly after the
civil war. this bureau has steadily grown
and aided in the educational progress of
this country. The bureau is not unlike
giant lighthouse. Continually is the light
OF education kept burning, and as soon
a. some state school system or city
school system shows signs of needing
help a lifeboat is sent out and the endan-
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lust what methods are best in educational
matters With more than seventy schools,
ninety-odd teachers. several superin-
tcndcnts and an enrolment OF nearly
1900 children, Alaska is not only under
going an educational advancement, but IS
serving an excellent purpose in expert
mental lines.
While less interesting from several
standpoints, the work of the other
divisions Is no less important. In the
, statistical division the work consists in
sending out blank statistical reports to
various educational institutions and in
part of the work, however proSaic and
tedious it may seem, results in much
helpful information being garnered
Also it requires considerable patience.
as at stated times a revision has to
be made in the reports, and a careful
study made in order to be able to secure
that material which will be most bene
fetal TO other institutions The bureau
has also gotten into close touch with
agreement each has been benefited in
securing more accurate statistics.
A result Of the census Offices ben
Gifts will be noticeable in the statistics
which they are now issuing regarding
school children in the United States
The ma jOrity OF the statistical data
compiled in this division is collected
take up the greater part of the COM
missioner's yearly report. Aside from
this. too. there are statistical tables
which are compiled every five years or
as the demand arises.
/ The editorial division shares partly in
the work of preparing these annual re-
ports. Not only do they contain brief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

est class, the correspondence division
seems scarcely deserving of such slight
ing regard. as through the medium Of
this branch of the bureau much OF the
service is sent. A constant stream Of
letters floods the Office Of this division, in
which all manner of questions are pro-
pounded. Not only do the administrators
this country write for advice. but also
representatives Of educational institutions
abroad. 1t Is estimated that more than
1900 letters are received annually, with
the number steadily increasing.
There. are now five specialists, in the
bureau, Arthur c. Monahan. specialist in
charge Of land grant college statistics.
dealing with agricultural colleges; DR..
Kendric c. Babcock. specialist in higher
education, dealing with universities and
colleges: DR.. Harlan Updegraff. special
list In school administration; Milo B. Hill
legas. specialist in the editorial work Of
the bureau. and Miss Anna Tolman Smith,
specialist on foreign educational systems,
including England, France and Belgium.
Besides this. however. DR.. Brown is con-
tinually travelling from place to place.
gathering data at one point, giving it out
at another. Only recently he was asked
to act as the head OF a commission to
study the present public school system
of Baltimore, and to report upon it's
merits Or demerits, as they may exist.
The two other members of this board
are Prof. e. p. Cubberly of the Leland
Stanford, IT,. University. and Calvin
n. Kendall. superintendent OF public
schools at Indianapolis. DR.. Brown has
recently returned from making a be-
ginning OH the investigation. but a re-
port has not yet been made. Matters
similar to this are by no means infre-
quently put into the hands of the bu-
reau. while at educational gatherings and
kindred meetings DIR. Brown or a repre-
sentative Of the bureau is usually sought
as one of the prominent speakers.
Under Dr. Cpdegraff, specialist In school
administration. one Of the new divisions
Of the bureau was established in May,
1909. in which work in the interest OF
state and city school systems is being
more fully developed. Not only does this
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hH EMBERS of various Christian
&Tu churches of the city are deeply
NV interested in the twentieth ami
versary services to be held in the Ninth
Street Christian Church today at I o clock.
The pastor. Rev. George \. Miller. will de-
liver sermon. in which he will tell of the
work which has been accomplished by the
congregation during the past years. The
choir of the church Will render a special
musical program. The congregation was
formed in 1855 by Rev Frederick D.
Power. co-pastor of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, and began its first serv-
ices in Odd Fellows Hall. Sth street south
east During the same YEAR the lot upon
which the present church now stands. al
9th and d streets northeast, was pur-
chased
During the latter part of 1870 and the
first part OF 1SAl a chapel costing 5000
was constructed on the lot. The first
service OF the church was held in this
building April =. 1891. \ church was or
Sanized at this time with 11i members
SiXty-fvc of whom were from the mother
church. The first officers were E. L.
Rugbec. p 5. Steele. c. a. Hughes c. B.
Titus. J. a Scott and w. S. .NcCurdy,
The last two are still members of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
5pfflal 5erbiees to DE Delh in Concentration of
the ebent 0Glork Gstablsben Climber Direttion
of Keb. DR. :frenerifk -. pomer Of Vermont
abenue Cburfb.

official board. and have been constantly
| for the twenty years.
I The church has grown from this small
beginning until now it has membership
OF 1851 resident members. On the
morning of the organization of the
church there We're eighty-three present
| in the Sunday school. The present en-
rollment of the school, including all de-
partments. is more than 1000, with an
average attendance for the last two
months of Ga.
Rev. E. b. Bagby was the first pastor
and remained with the church for more
| than fifteen years He did great work
in the eastern part of the city. it was
pointed out. and was greatly loved by all
who knew him. In 1898 the present
church building was constructed at a
cost of 10000.
OCTOBER l. 1907. Mr. Bagby left the
church. and January 1. 1907. the present
pastor. Rev. George A. Miller, began his
labors with the congregation. The
church has continued it's wonderful
growth and prosperity. During. the four
years and three months Of the present
pastorate. 416 have united with the con-
sregation. and the building debt has been
reduced from $4,000 to S65Oo besides
nearly 5000 in repairs has been put on
the church building. The church is in
la prosperous condition, and it is averred
begins the twenty-first year with the
brightest possible prospects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

in 1881 he was made the principal OF
the public schools at Belvidere. ILL.,, in
which capacity he served until 1854 when
he was made assistant state secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c.. A. of Illinois. which po-
sition he filled for three years He was
made the principal of the high school
at Jackson. ILL.,, in 1890. but in the fol-
lowing year was appointed acting AS
sistant professor of science and the art
of teaching at the University of Michi-
gan.
In 1892 he was made associate profess
SCR in the same course at the University
OF California, and in 1893 professor OF
the same. Since 1905 he has been an
honorary professor. In July, 1906. he
took charge of the bureau of education
DIR. Brown was not only a member OF
the international congress of arts and
sciences which met at st. Louis In 1904.
but was the president of the National
Council Of Education in 1905 and vice
president of the education section of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Sciences in 1907. Besides
filling these many and varied Offices. Dr.
Brown has found time to write several
valuable books on educational subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02
Portuguese Decline.

From the American Review OF Reviews.
Education has generally been at a low
ebb in Portugal. Reliable statistics indi-
cate that less than one-ffth of the popu.
lation can read and write. The country.
which has an area somewhat less than
that of the state OF Indiana, and a popu-
Iation approximately equal to that Of
Illinois, has always been engaged in agri-
culture. The people, who once were the
worlds greatest navigators, have lost.
during the past two centuries. the energy
which formerly characterized them. Their
agricultural and commercial methods are
very Anticipated. This state of affairs,
together with the political corruption and
lack of education already alluded to- has
resulted In appalling governmental mis-
management and a chronic deficit. Not
even the riches Of Portugais colonial pos
sessions, which cover more than 150Ow
square miles and have a population OF
more than 9.Oo0.Oo0. could Offset the cor
ruptiOn at home.
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excellence contagious and the contagion
of educational Improvement an epidemic.
IAN incident which explains this point
occurred not long ago. / was at a uni
versity commencement. When certain
young student came up to receive his law
degree. the president stopped and ex-
planned his peculiar case. He was deaf
and dumb: early in his senior year he
lost the sight Of one eye in a foot ball
accident. while the other eye was threat
ened for a time. The president, visiting
him at the hospital when he had nearly
recovered, offered coincidence in view OF
the probability that lie would be unable
to complete his course. The boy took
a pad and wrote across it, I've one
by any means we can make such edu-
cational spirit his contagious and even
epidemic in this wide and susceptible
country Of ours, the bureau Of education
will not have labored in vain
Although coming under the bureau of
education and forming an experiment sta
ton for that office. the Alaskan division
of the bureau is almost like a distinct
concerned. Schools have existed in
Alaska ever since 1884, but not under
this government. In the light Of the
present work which is being accomplished
in that part of the United States the
story of the development of this move
ment forms an interesting chapter in the
history of Alaska. In 1879 the Russian
American Fur Company was established.
and by the terms of the charter schools
had to be established In connection with
its trading posts. While this educs tional
grew as the wealth of the
company increased. the posts were far
apart and the school facilities conse-
quently limited
In addition to this. the pupils taught
were practically only those who would
later be Of service to the company, which
resulted in the masses of the native popu-
lation being left uneducated. Then the
Russian government discontinued its
school work, under the pressure Of in
creasng expenses. and from 1867 until
1884 Alaska was not only unprovided with
schools. but with any form Of govern
ment whatsoever. In 1877 missionary