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Internationa! attention has been drawn more years in the ly to Africa during the past few ever before. The happenings region, the Jameson raid into land, the Kitchener expedi- Khalifa, the victory at Khartoum, and now the Mare le hoda all indicate the extent to which Vs" th the powe opening of This vo s which ut frica to civilization ¢ reprints a series originally appeared in from noted write and of the $s who are jepende especially competent to treat of the affairs ica, and is most timely in its appear- ree in view of the European strain over the control of the Nile region. Each ha upon the subject on which he ormed, as a result of explora- ctions, and the result bearing upon the dark conti- t from practically every point of view involved in the problems of the future. THE WORKERS; An Experiment in Reality—The We By Walter AL W ne pro- fessor of Political E mm Uni- versity. New “s Sons. In a pri ing volume Professor Wyckoff told of his risneces in the east in his efforts to learn the state of the American workingmen by association with them and sharing their hardships. This volume errie: s and mines and upon the coast. The r2 especially vivid in They include an account with whom Mr. Wy in his wanderings. Th been characterized as one of ries ever und>r- already resulted in the much light upon the so-called * which so sorely vexes the A DAUGHT Chicago OF CUBA. By Helen M. Bowen. Nally & Company. forth aptly blends sts, and, with eader much in- se of satis- follows the perusal of the Hist who believes in the good style of marrying off happily ery virtuous participant in the romance. references to the late distressing s of war in Cuba are well conceived. Kind, M ending, nation a! n which work of a nov st “OP ST. 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AND DESIRE OF THE ASSOCIATION List of Delegates Chosen by the Several Denominations. — ffE SPEAKERS EXPECTED ST The annual Sunday school convention of the District of Columbia will be held at the Mount Vernon Southern Methodist Church Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 14, 15 and 16. It is the aim and desire of the association to make this one of the best and most profitable conventions to Sunday school workers of all yet held in the District. The list of speakers expected includes Rev. A. F. Schaufiler, D.D., New York eity; Prof. Ffank K. Sanders of Yale University and W. A. Duncan, Ph.D., Syra- cuse, N. Y.; also Rabbi L. Stern and Presi- dent P. H. Bristow, the last two of whom will describe in brief the late world’s Sun- day school convention at London, England. ‘Phe following is a list of delegates, so far as chosen, as compiled from the returns re- ceived from the schools to which the circu- Jar letter of the credentials committee was sent: Baptist Schools. Calvary—Rsv. Samuel H. Greene, D.D. pastor; Mr. Pierson H. Bristow, superin- tendent; Miss Louise Akers, Mrs. L. D. Al- den, Miss Annie Aler, Mrs. Grant S. Barn- hart, Miss Annie J. Bell, Mr. L. D. Bliss, Miss Mary Brown, Mr. J. M. Buzzell, Mrs. Andrew Caldwe'! Miss Edythe Carrigan, Mr. E. B. Curtis, Mr. Charles Dean, Mr. € ew, Mr. Waring E. E Mr. rett, Mr. S. S. Everett, } Mrs. C. F. Fisher, M Mrs. John S. Ha H. Hoeke, Miss Etta L. He P. Kellar, Miss Florence B. Kinnear, Mrs. Charles Lydia Marshall, Mr. J. R. Mrs. C. Edward Mower, Louck: Mothe Mr. Mile Mazie E. Skinner, F. W. Vaugnn, s Kate S. White, nié Sherwood, Mis: . R. Smith, Mr. Sadie E. White, Mi: B. L. Whitman, Memortal Chapel—Mr. superintendent; Miss Ida Dawson, Mrs. J. P. Drew, Mi: c. J. Dur- ham, Mr. John H. Hazard, Miss “Dottie Heeter, Mrs. Geo. H. Judd, Mr. Owen P. Kellar, Mr. J. P. Stone. Kendall—Re Theron Outwater, Mr. Glenn T. Jones, superintenden Theophilus Bray, Mr. J. D. King, Mrs. Mc- Cullough, Mr. '. A. Muddiman, Mrs. The- ron Outwater, Mrs. H. C. Pierson, Mr. A. P. Rider, Mr. Stout. Grace—Rey. A. F. Anderson, pastor; Mr. James W. Bevans, superintendent; Mr. J. R. Bradley, Miss Mary Frank, Miss Emily E. Hunt, Mr. F. D. Loomis, Miss Ollie Mur- vr Mr. Fr Solger, Miss Alice P. Strom- berger, Miss ith Weedon. Maryland Avenue—Re pee Judd, George H. Aler, Mr. J. E. pastor; Mr. D., superintendent; Mrs. Coby, Mrs. Cha F. Crane, Mrs. N.C. Naylor, Mr. John D. Rhodes, Mr. Gard. Sefton, Miss Georgia ‘Turnbull. Congregational Churches. First—Rev. 8. M. Newman, D. D., pastor; Mr. J. D. Morgan, superintendent: Miss S. D. Baldwin, Mi. L. Caywood, Dr. P. C. =: Cummings, Miss A. N. Grace John- QO. Knight, Miss Clara O. Richards, Mrs. Smith, Miss Bertha Steward, Mrs » P. Whittlesly, Mrs. A. F. Woods, Mr. E. Youngs. Fifth—Rev. Dr. Kirby, pastor; Mr. O. J. Field, superintendent; Mr. Geo. E. Brown, Mr. E. D. Farnham, Miss Lulu Farnham, Mrs. Sarah F. Hill, Mr. Arthur Robb, Mrs. W. G. Woodruff. Fourteenth Street Branch Mission—Mr. Grant Leet, superintendent; Miss Dollie Miss Gussie Nichols, Mi Conice Seymour, pastor; Mr. superintendent; Mrs. David . Agnes Magruder, Miss Car A. Farnham, M rie Wilfong. R. Taylor, Lutheran, Luther Place Memorial—Rey. J. G. Butler, D. D., pastor; Mr. Wm. H. Finckel, super- intendent; Mrs. J. G. Butler, Mr. Willar A. Pollard, Sister Keturah A. Smith, Mr. A. D. Spangler, Mrs. J. W. Sterner. St. Paul’s—Rev. Samuel Domer, D.D., pas- tor; Mr. Lucius D. Alden, superintendent; Miss Jennie Barron, Miss Carrie Bennett, Mrs. Joseph Eckhardt, Mr. Albe: Elizabeth Grosh, Miss Gelia Louise D. Leeds, Miss Emma 0. Me: ers, Miss Minnie Miller, Mr. Charles Phil- lips, Mr. H. H. Seltzer, Miss Burnetta E. Seitz. West Washington—Rev. §S. Billheimer, pastor; Mr. H. F. Kunkel, superintenden Mr. William A. Pettis, Miss Ida Richardson, Miss Georgia G. Werner. on’s P. M. (English)—Rev. A. Homrig- haus, pastor; Dr. J. W. Graham, Miss Ro: Seifert, Miss Frances Wolf. Methodist Episcopal. Douglas Memorial—Rey. S. M. Hartsock, D.D.,pastor;,Mr. R. I. Carr, superintendent; Mrs. Billingsley, Miss Gilbert, Mrs. Gra: Miss Harr, Mrs. Isom, Miss King, Mi: Moxley, Mrs. Nevins, Mr. C. E. Robert Mrs. Sturges, Miss Stevenson, Mr. D. B. Thompson, Mr. Howard Yost. Dumbarton Avenue—Rev. J. B. Stitt, D.D. Pastor; Mr. Isaac Birch, superintendent; Prof. Edgar Frisby, Miss Elizabeth Goebel, Mrs. Louis Jackson, Miss Fannie Jackson, Mr. F._B. Littell, Miss Helen Smith, Mr. Jacob F. Stuck. Foundry—Rev. Lucien Clark, D.D., pastor; Mr. Jas. L. Ewin, superintendent; Mrs. Robt. Cohen, Mr. Frank F. Crampton, Miss Kath- arine J. Laws, Mr. A. Fletcher Moulden, Mrs. Alice Pugh, Miss Ida Stinemetz, Miss Ella L. Stinemetz, Mr. George Watkins. Metropolitan Chinese Mission—Rev. Frank M. Bristol, D. D., pastor; Miss S. L. Somers, superintendent; Mrs. William Bullen, Mrs. McChesney, Miss L. Wilson. St. Paul's—Rev. Stowell L. Bryant, pa: tor; Mr. M. N. Richardson, superintendent Miss Mary Bickford, Mr. Croxton, Mrs. Ei dy, Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Richardson, Mr. True. Trinity—Rev. E. D. Huntley, D. D., pa: tor; Mr. George R. Cook, superintendent; Mr. J. E. Bright, Mr. L. Dunn, Mr. L. Fu- gitt, Mr. N. E. Huntley, Mr. D. McCath- ran, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. I. H. Parker, Mr. T. B. Stahl, Mr. J. K. McCathran. ‘Twelfth Street—Rev. C. T. House, pastor; Mr. C. A. Willlams, superintendent; Mr. James H. Allen, Miss Florence Burgess, Miss M. Garrett, Mrs. W. H. Harmer, Mrs. F. A. Jefferis, Miss Mollie Larkin, Miss Bes- sie Rodrick, Mr. ie Smallwood, Mrs. N. Webb, Mrs. M. Will Wesley Chapel—Rev. J. Fred Heisse, pas- tor; John 8. Barker, superintendent; Mr. J. W. Duvall, Miss Edna Fitzhugh, irs. Chapman Fowler, Miss Edith McKee, Mr. New | Fred McKee, Miss Etta Sanford, Miss Car- rie Stratton, Miss Jessie Tompkins, Mrs. Anna Woodward, Mr. Frank A. Woodward. Methodist Episcopal South. Mount Vernon Place—Rev, J. W. Duffey, D., pastor; Rev. F. A. Stier, superin- tendent; Mr. J. Everett Baird, Miss Flor- If you want work read the want columns | ©nce Ball. Mrs. W. H. Behler, Mr. A. L. of The Star. —— A parliamentary paper just issued states that the number of cases In which coroners’ juries in London found that death was caused by starvation or accelerated by pri- vation during the year 1897 was 41. Dietrick, Miss Sue Duffey, Mise Lulu Hoge, Mr. 4, ‘Y, Howard, Mr. ‘Thomas, Murray, M § Reed, Miss Rut sucker, rs. Troop, Mr. W. T. Smith, Miss Mabel Wake: Methodist Protestant. First—Rev. J. W. Gray. pastar; Mr. W. B. Hartley, superintendent; Mr. Charles Bohannon, Mr. W. J. Brewer, M ss For. nce Pritchard, Miss Annie Rowe, Mr. F. A. Sax- ton, Mr. W. T. Watts. Congress Street—Rev. W. S. Hammond, D. D., pastor; Mr. T. W. Grimes, superin- tendent; Mr. W. K. Grimes, M: F. Ham- mond, Mr. B. F. Poston, Miss Hattie Proc- tor, Mr. Jacob Young. Presbyterian Dendmination. Assembly’s—Mr. A. M. MeBath, surerin- tendent; Mr. A. B. Carty, Mr. J. M. Foster, Miss Florence R. Keene,:Mrs. A. 8. Wil- liamson, Mrs. BE. O, Wyckoff. Bethany Chapel—Mr. W. B. Robison, su- perintendent; Miss Virginia R. Laws, Mrs. F. A. St. Clair, Miss Annie Stewart, Mr. Edward Tarring. t Fourth—Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, D. D., pas- tor; Mr. T. C. Newton, superintendent; Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mrs. John W. Hollyday, Mrs. William C. Small, Mrs. William Tul- loch. Metropolitan—Rev. George N. Luccock, D. D., pastor; Mr. H. K. Simpson, superin- tendent; Miss K. Bohrer, Mrs.’ Ella H. Brooks, Mr. H. B. Clark,Miss Emily Doher- ty, Mr: BE. H. Eakle, Mr. R. L. Ewing, Miss B. Fernald, Miss Lockhart, Mr. Sami. D. Luckett, Mrs. 8. D. Luckett, Mr. Wi liam Moore, Mrs. C. L. Van Doren, Miss Van Ness, Mrs. Clara Willans, Dr. I. J. Woodman: North—Rey. Charles B. Ramsdell, D. D., pastor; Mr. Charles H. Carrington, super- intendent; Mrs. Saml. J. Armstrong, Mrs. C,H. Carrington, Mr. William C, Henry, Miss Gertrude Jones, Miss Hannah Selby. Sixth—Rev. D, W. Skellenger, D. D., pa: tor; Mr. John Imirie, r., superintenden Mr. Julius C. Engelhart, Mrs. J. C. Engel- hart, Miss Maggie Hercus, Miss Annie Moyer, Mrs, Scammel, Mrs. W. W. Tuckey, Muss Annie Rau. Miscellaneous. Grace Reformed—Rev. A. T. G. Apple, pastor; Dr. Murray Galt Motter, superin- tendent; Miss Mary Helff, Mrs. D. O. Thom- as, Miss Alie Witman. United Brethren Memorial—Rev. cage 8 Chamberlain, pastor; Mr. Charles Reed, su- perintendent; Mis fie Brodfield, Mr. J. Herschel Cooper, Miss Em Dulin, Mi: Ella Ford, Mr. Howard L. Morrison, Mr, J N. Stewart. Third Christian—Rev tor; Mr. F. L. Summy W. J. Wright, pa superintendent; Mi A. L. Kitchen, Mrs, M. Newton, Mrs. Kate Niedomansk Friends’ (Orthodox) Sunday School—Rev. Robert B. W tor; Mr. Horace N. Easterling, superintendent: Mr. Lindley D. Clark, Mr. Thomas H. Levering, Miss Jen- nie Levering. Washington City Or; Asylum Sunda Seh« Mr. John B. Sicman, <uper ntenden!; Miss Katharine J. Laws! air. a. L. Scurd vant, Mrs. A. L. Sturdevant. >-—— A WHALE'’S HEWENGE. Destroyed Bouts and Men Because Her Calf Was Killed. From the Cornhill Magazii A widely known ¢ He. nd feared devil-fish has its headquarters in the northern Pa mostly along the American coast, espec ly affecting the Gulf of California. ‘Thi huge creature is a mammal, one of the great whale family, realy a rorqual of medium size and moderate yield of oil. Only the elite of the Yankee whaleme: dexterous and daring as are all the tribe can hope to get “to windward” of the dia- bolically cunning giants whem they abuse with such fluent and frequent flow of pie- turesque profanity. It is a peculiar chara teristic of this animal that it seems ever on the alert, scarcely posing for one moment its broad back above the sea- surface when rising to spout, and generally traveling, uniike all its congeners, not upon, but a few feet below, the water. For this reason, and in this fishery alone, the whalers arm themselves With iron-shafted harpoons, in order to strike with greater force and certainty of direction a whale some distance beneath the surface. A standing order, too, among them is never by any chance to injure a calf while the mother lives, sinc n an act expose and sundry near the spot to imminent and Violent death. Neglect of this most neces sary precaution, or more probably accident, i once brought about a calamity’ that -be a fleet of thirteen American wh: which had been engaged in the “ fishery among the Pacific. In order came south when nd common consent ren argh rita bay, Lower California, for a month or two's “devil-fishing.”’ The whales were exceedingly abundant that season, and all the ships were soon busy with as much blubber as they could manage. The ease with which the whales were being obtained, however, led to cun- siderable carelessness and forgettuiness of the fact that the whale never changes its habits. One bright morning, about three weeks after the opening of the seagon, the whole flotilla of fitty-two boats, four from each ship, had been lowered and were mak- ing their way as rapidly as possible to the outlying parts of the great keeping a bright lookout for “fish.” ading out fanwise, they were getting more and more scattered, when about near the center of the fleet some one suddenly “struck’’ and got fast to a fish. But hardly had the in- umation been given when something very hike panic seized upon the crowd. In a moment or two the reason apparent. From some cause, never definitely known, a harpconer had in striking a large cow whale transfixed her calf at her side with his harpoon, killing it immediately. ‘The mother, having quietly satisfied herself that her offspring was really dead, turned upon her aggressors like a veritajle demon of destruction, and, while carefully avoid- ing exposure of her body to attack, simply spread devastation among the. flotilla. Whenever she rose to the surface, it was but for a second, to emit an ‘expiration like the hiss of a lifting safety-yalve, and almost always to destroy a boat or com- plete the destruction of one already hope- lessly damaged. Every blow was dealt with an accure and appearance of premeditation that filled the superstitious Portuguese, who formed a good half of the crews, with dismay— the more so that many of them could only guess at the original cause of what was really going on. ‘The speed of the monster was so great that her almost simultane- ous appcarances at points widely separated made her seem ubiquitous;and as. she gave no chance whatever for a blow, it certain- ly looked as if all the boats would be de- stroyed serlatim. Not -¢egntent with deal- ing one tremendous blow at a boat and re- ducing it at once to a bundle of loose boards, she renewed her attentions again and again to the wreckage, as if de- termined that the destruction should be complete. Utter demoralization had seized even the veterans, and escape was the only thought governing all action. But the dis- tance to shore was great, and the persist- ence and vigor of the furious leviathan, so far from diminishing, seemed to increase as the terrible work went on. At ‘last two boats did succeed in reaching the beach at @ point where it sloped very gradually. The crews had hardly jJeaped overboard, to run their craft up high and dry, when close behind them in the shallows foamed and rolied their relentlesssenemy, just too late to reach them. Out of the large num- ber of well-equipped boats that left the ships that morning, ne oe two es- caped undamaged, and e loss of the seasbn’s work was irremediable.. Over fifty men were badly injured, and six, one of whom was the unhappy orfgin ef the whole trouble, were killed outright. e triumph- ant opener of her giao: ofts - a peared as silently as She had car: on her deadly wartare, as far ag could be known mulated hoard 2 if possible, ren- ould thereafter should ther. eet with and at- tack her than she had ved herself to be already. Dejected and crippled, the fleet lost no time in getting away from the spot and fleeing nerth to San Francisco, there to refit for other and more profit- able fishing grounds, ~ all | MENACE TO LIVES Street Car Tracks Laid Too Close to School Buildings. ACTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Question Raised With Respect to an Appointment. THE SCHOOLS —— CHANGES IN Preliminary steps were taken by the board of trustees of public schools at its regular meeting at the Franklin building last evening to secure the removal of street car tracks from in front of the Peabody School building, on Capitol Hill, and from other streets near school buildings where the passage of the cars is a menace to the lives of the childrerl. The subject w brought to the attention of the board by Mr. Whelpley, who referred briefly but feel- ingly to the Bryant child, who died recently from injuries received by being run down by a horse car while playing in the street in front of the Peabody School house. He said he had talked with Mr. Crosby, the president of the car company, in regard to the matter, with a view to the prevention of such lamentable occurrences in the fu- tu Mr. Crosby informed him that the railroad company, which was about to sub- stitute the underground elect em fer the present system of horse power, was perfectiy willing to reraove the tracks from the south side of Stanton Square, in fr of the Peabody building, to the street on the north side of the square, but that the company was prohibited from so doing by the act of Con; g its char line must use f the squar introduction of the nm would make the body buil *rous to the school children be the more rapid mo. nt of the ears, He thought the matter deserved thorough con- sideration and prompt act on, looking to t better prote as it requir the move tre onable, t once sult. In order, howev } ter more general in its scope, a | Motion t > comm! | Bround. tion of ¢ buildings al whe: the ¢! be proper ented to Con edial jez’ Mr. Wilsc the id sire to hay 5 em High Sel it co done ju ‘d Mr. Whelpley’s remarks in nd the motion was adopted unz r rer the Wes resent, but } Maiter of an Appointment. An interesting question in the matter of the appointment of teachers was also pre- sented by Mr. Wt It arose in the case of one of the es ofs the Nor- mal School in last y class. The young lady’s name is Mi McKenna, and she graduated ne ad of the class. During the summer she was tem- employed in the Treasury De- t in conneciion with the issue of bonds. That employment ended | Shortly after the opening of the schools. j At the beginning of th nol year she yas tendered the position of teacher of a second i} chool in the MeCormick buildin 2 navy ¥ he declined | the appe , however, d it was to another graduate of the Norm: making the appointment ard followed its ri y the appointment of Nc uates in the order of the class numbered fort ber thirty-four h the of filling vacancies ial School gr standing. ‘The even, of which num- been provided with ve schools to date, lexving thirteen to be pro- vided for, not including the appointment of Miss Me na, who, under ordinary would have been among the very first to receive an appointment. She now makes application to the board for appointment to the next vacancy, to which she considers herself entitled on account of her high standing in her cia It developed in the discussion of the case by the board of trustees that the grant- ing of the application would necessitate a change in the practice of the board of ap- pointing Normal School graduates in nu- merical order, and delay the appointment of the graduate standing next on the list. The question put before the board was whether, under the circumstances, Miss Mckerna was entitled to the next v. caney or whether she would have to take her place at the foot of the list of eligibles id take the last chance of a vacancy. The reasons given by Miss MeKenna for declining the appointment originally ten- dered her in the McCormick building were that the building was unhealthful, and that it was some distance (several squares) from her home and that it was inconven- jent to the cars. Troublesome Precedent. In the course of the discussion, in which Messrs. Wilson, Hazen, Barnard and Wright perticipated, it was stated that the granting of Miss McKenna’s application would establish a trcublesome precedent and entail much confusion, inasmuch as it would encourage the graduates in the be- lief that by declining assignments to cer- tain schools they would more desirable assignments, a contingen. much to be dreaded by the board in the best interests of the school system. Mr. Hazen favored making an exception in the case of Miss McKenna because of her high standing, but all his colleagues were against him. They contended that the only fair system was to fill vacancies as they occurred from the list of eligibles in regular order, and to show no favor or discrimination. The discussion was closed by the adop- tion of a motion made by Mr. Wilson that in cases where Normal graduates decline the positions offered them their names go to the foot of the list of eligibles. Memory of Socrates Maupin. Mr. Hazen presented for consideration a letter received by him from Representative W. L. Stark of Nebraska in regard to the case of Socrates Maupin, a pupil of the Eastern High School, who enlisted in the District regiment of volunteers, and met his death in the service of his country. Mr. Stark said he was acquainted with -yourg Maupin, and was impressed with his worth and character, regarding him as one of the most promising young men he had ever met. He suggested that it would b> right and proper for the Eastern High School to set apart a day for memorial services in the assembly room. “He has conf2rred honor upon the school,” said Mr. Stark, “and there is a lesson to be learned from his life that will eres be forgotten by those who knew im.” The matter was referred to the trustze for the division in which the Eastern High School is located, for sueh action as might be deemed proper. 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Our stock will give you plenty of opportunity for choice, and we are safe in saying that the stove stores, where prices mean cash, MA GROGAN’S “G: 817-819-82 1-823 7th St. Between H and I Sts. ondoeengeetendetoeentoengedendeteetetecendecesdeteedeegeedetealngeceeteteclendecetetece The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which ° the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. eee eens M. oe Open Evenings TU 9 P, Se hee ee oka al ‘ : a ‘ he a! ERE OCD trifled with. Those headaches, We offer you ~ the services of one of the Prof. U. G. An- ARGI years of experience. The Bargain Giver and Reliable Jeweler, tablished 1846. POPP RCE PED FREES BEER RE saeeeeetettendonneteedotosiecotteteetoneete Helping is especially intended to make Pay as or month. No notes—no inter- pressing needs at this season. ig we offer that are not surpassed in the In the size of gns can commence showing you prompt in fi Order For mak- ing orders g k of vertise home- When we ad fi Ww SE, N.W. oedoedondoatoetoeseeseseaoadontoetetteets nesium of the Western High School. The dcnation wes accepted with thanks. Changes Approved. Changes in the schools wera reported and approved as follows: First division—Promote E. E. Foster from $500 to $550. Accept resignation of T. M. Crew. oot Sixth division—Appoint E. R. Woodward teacher, first grade, at $400. Third division—Promote - C, Hyam, from $650 to $700; A. A. Hinkel, from $550 to $650; H. N. Diver, from $450 to $ 5 Transfer— T. Duniap, from $425 to $ r M. Baker, from sixth division to third division. Resignation accepted—D, E. Hep- burn. Fourth dlvision—Promote—K. V. Horan, from $400 to $425 Tenth division — Appoint — Rosabelle Sprague, cher, at $475, vice Arena E. oks, dece: Soleeeat division—Appoint—Virginia A. Quander, teacher, at $400; Margaret E. Jenifer, tea ; Mary E. Braw- ner, teacher, at $425. R. George, teacher, S500 to. Misses Elizabeth C. Beadie and Beck were appointed teachers in the kin- dergarten schools. Routine Business. Miss Westcott, principal of the Western High School, was before the board with a report upon the plan of supplying school children with luncheon, which been tried experimentally at the Western High School. nee . : . Anna C. Pollock resigned the posi- Gamat teacher of cooking, and Miss E. W. Saxton was temporarily appointed to the vacancy. The resignation of Miss Marie Pushaw, as a member of the Normal School class, was accepted and an order made that the vacaney be {led by the promotion of the High School pupil next In line. —. L. Morris, a teacher in the High School,. was authorized to accept a tem- porary appointment in the herbarian de- partment of the National Museum, with the understanding that it shall not inter- fere with his duties as a teacher. ‘The trustees present at the meeting were Messrs. Wheipley, Barnard, Hazen, Wii- son, Wright and Brown, Mrs. Tulloch and Mrs. Terre!l. —_—_ yusands of situations have been ob- tained through the want cclumns of The Btar. Wool From Pine Trees. From the San Francisco Examiner, Most men would as soon think of gather- ing figs off thistles as wool off pine trees, yet that is just what the promoters of a new Oregon industry propose to do. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cords are es za plant at Grent’s Pass for the manufacture of pine needles into a fabric very like wool- en cloth. There is nothing new in this in- dustry. It has been carried on in Europe for years, but never before has it occurred to any one that in the forests of Oregon is better material and more of it for the man- ufacture of pine wool than any place else in the world. Mr. and Mrs. Cords are enthusiasts, but are practical-minded withal, and do not purpose to start in on too large a scale, They intend first to make material of the consistency of excelsior for mattresses; af- ter that they will manufacture the wool which is used for underclothing, bandages and other purposes where a soft and pliable fabric is required. Orly the inner fabric of the needles can be used for the latter, and the process is expensive, but not more so than that of the manufacture of lambs’ Wool. Mrs. Cords is familiar with the process of manufacturing fabries from pine needles in Germany and France, and in a visit to Ore- gon something more than a year ago it oc- curred to her that the pine trees here were better suited to the purposes of manufac- ture than those of the continent. A little in- vestigation convinced her that it would be worth while to try the experiment, and, with the assistance of her husband, she Started a small factory at Grant's Pass. Machinery of the proper kind was not to be had, and it was necessary to send to Eu- rope for it. It pays to read the want columns of The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled through them. —_—.+- A Sure Sign. From Judge. “I suppose,” said the coffee drummer, “that the excitement over the war hes all ¢ied out, even in this rather backward neck of the woods?” s “Oh, yes,” replied the grocer of Bass- wood Corners. “Lots of the men gon’t even tring their knives with them any more when they come to the inqa.” .