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The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1917
MANY ASPIRANTS FOR GOV.

It seems to be generally believed among the Democrats that Major J. F. A. Strong will not seek a reappointment as governor of Alas ka when his present term expires next spring. And what has been the result? Practically every prom inent and near-prominent member of the party in power is candidate for this high office. It is under stood Judge Jennings, of the First division, is willing to resign from the bench, as is also Judge Bum mel, of the Fourth division, if they can land the gubernatorialship. John w. Troy, of the Juneau Elm pire, would not be adverse,to hav- ing the lightning strike in his di- rection, whiie, the Panama valley has score of willing Democrats who banker after the job, among them being E. w. Griffin, the Che. ma merchant. If the Third divis- ion IS going to put forth a candi- date we have not heard his name mentioned.
 From the present indications it will be free-for-all fight, but we have an idea that the fellow who has the support of National Com mitteeman T. ]. Donohue, of Val dez. will have little bit the best of the other fellows who have thrown their hats in the ring Cordova Times.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
EnoIand's "Gospel Oaks"

At Polstead, Suffolk, there still exists "gospel oak" which is over 2,0O0 years old. The oak has a girth of thirty-six feet, and, al- though the "gospel oaks" generally stood on the boundaries of parishes, this tree stands in the center of the village. Gospel oaks" at one time studded the country, taking their names from the fact that they serv- ed as stations from which the Chris tian missionaries preached to the Angles and Saxons 1900 years ago. Very few of the trees now remain, but in some cases it is possible to tell vaguely where they stood from the names given to places such as Gospel Oak.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
An Odd Concrete House.

A summer house of concrete in garden in one of the suburbs of Havana is built in imitation of a log and straw hut, and it is said that the illusion remains even after a close examination. To make the illusion more complete in parts of the fictitious timber trunks the art ist has initiated the work of the teredo worms, and some of the pill lars appear to be bored by them.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Marrying Crippled Soldiers

There were more marriages in England and France in the last two years than in a like period before the war. It has been found that women show no disinclination to marry naimed and crippled sol diers. Says a London dispatch: 'Men have come back from the front blind, elpless, many of them dishgured f,r life, and have found women willing to become their helpmates. It is said the figures show that the British women are perfectly willing to make sacrifices and marry the soldiers who have made their own Sacrifices for their country and come home crippled and wounded. This is Very line sentiment and would be good as long as it lasts, but one could imagine that in the end 1t would prove too great a sacrifice to a wo- man. The rule should be in this case. as in all others, that man should be heroic enough not to marry a woman upon whom he would likely become sooner or lat CT a heavy burden.-Columbus, Ohio, Journal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Curious Labrador.

Dr. W. T. GrenfeIl describes Lah- rador us g land still hardly known beyond its borders. The cold cur rent that flows along its shores from the north dominates its climate, and, notwithstanding that it is con siderably farther south, it receives less continuous sunshine than Alas ka, because its summer Is shorter. The coldness of the soil and the dryness of the winds stunt many of its plants to such d degree that a larch growing at the southern end of Labrador which showed thirty two annual growth rings was only nine inches tall. and its trunk was but three-eightbs of an inch in di- ameter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Frozen EppIes.

Apples and potatoes when frozen can be restored in good condition if they are thawed slowly. But when tlawed rapidly they become fabby aad soon decay. The carpets and other coverings we place over plants in winter do not prevent their frcez- ing and tllawing, but they do pre- vent their freezing and thawing too quickly; hence the benefit. i.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Betel Nut Chewers.

Writing of the disgusting betel chewing habit, the United States consul at Siam says: "The green leaf of the betel pepper, smeared with red lime; tobacco, catechu and the areca nut make up the material used in betel chewing. This habit is quite universal among the Sia- mcse, especially among the women. Siam does not produce enough betel nut for home consumption, but im- ports from India, Singapore and Java annually about 5,O00,0o0 pounds"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
4 Hair's Breadth,

A Chairs breadth" is seventeen ten-thousandths of an inch. For the purpose of such fine and deli cate measurement toolmakers use what is called a micrometer caliper. The hairs breadth is something that has to be taken into considera- tion in the manufacture of thou sand and one things in the machine makers art. Close calculation of this sort must be done on the doors of bank vaults, for example, where everypart must it to the incest de- gree.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
A Ceoaraphical Possibility.

Scientists assert that additional islands are now forming in the Chi na sea to the southward, extending toward Australia. It is notable fact that all the continents of this earth extend to point at the south ern extremity with the exception of Australia. Australia tapers south ward beneath the surface of the sea. Who can say but that Aus tralia will some day become the southern point of another large con- tinent, with the Philippines and Borneo forming the trunk?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Appropriate Error,

"I have come," said the old sub scribcr, ito complain about your re- port of my daughters wedding"
 "What was the matter with it?" demanded the editor.
 Well, her name is Gratia, but you printed it Gratis. ,"
 "That's not so bad. She was giv- en away, wasn't she ?"-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Mark Twain Missed the Boat.

The success achieved by Mark Twain during his boating days on the Mississippi river was due not only to the fact tliat he was Il skill ful pilot, but that he was an ear nest one as well. A man who knew Mir. Clemens in those days told how the genial humorisr once missed his boat. Instead of inventing an ex- euse, as many of his companions did, he reported to his superior off eer as follows:
 "NIv boat left at 6:10. arrived at the landing at ego and could not catch it." -.r
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Hard on the Muaic.

A court official was talking about @ confession that had been garbled.
 "Why," he said, "the poor fellow was so badly shown up by all this garbling as the music in the anna teur performance. |.
 "In an amateur performance an actor had to rush on and say:
 Stop the music! The king is deadp
 "The amateur, however, was so badly rattled that what he did say was:
 "'Stop the music! It has killed the kingv"- v"-Detroit Free Press.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
DOMES OF WASHINGTON.
Exquisite Beauty of the One on the
 Library of Congress.


 Washington possesses an unusual number of domed buildings. The student or lover of architecture finds here not only a great many but a great variety of domes. It is extraordinary that examples of all the domes of the favorite schools of architecture are grouped within the limits of this city. And such ex- amples as they are! One of them alone would be sufficient domical adornment for even the nations capital. Needless to say, the capi- tol dome is Washington's dome par excellence. It's size alone gives it pre-eminence, and its beauty ranks it among the great domes of the world. The framework of this domo is of iron and weighs nearly 9,O0O,- 900 pounds.
 The keynote of it's impressiveness is its massiveness. Its curving sides, encircling rows of columns, vari- shaped windows and graceful seg- mental commentators will always be only adjuncts to it's impressive feature-its size. In height the capitol dome reaches 2S7 feet into the air; its greatest diameter is 135 feet.
 Washington's most beautiful dome surmounts the library of congress. This has a diameter of 100 feet, making it almost as large as that of the capitol, but ofThand one would certainly say that it is much smaller dome. This is due to its shape. The library dome is an Ital- ian renaissance type and is a flat tened spherical vault. It is built of stucco applied to a framework of iron and steel, filled in with terra cotta. The domed roof is sheathed with copper, and over this is laid the coating of gold leaf, twenty three carats fine.
 As far as ornamentation goes, this dome is the most exquisite in the United States. The interior walls are superbly painted and adorned with arabcsques.
 The National museum possesses dome neither huge nor extremely ornate, yet it is one of the most pleasing domes. to the architectural eye that is found in the city. It recalls the dome on the Pantheon at Rome. In the matter of contour they are quite similar.
 This dome surmounts the hall which connects the three main di- visions of the museum exhibit-the geological, ethnological and zoo- logical. It is constructed of tile, covered on the exterior with a fine quality of slate. Each TOW of this slate, from the outer edge of the dome to the eye at the top had to be exactly cut to fit the spaces.
 At the same time the museum was being built, the astronomers at the observatory were called in con- sultation with the architects to cal culate the measurements for the different pieces, as very intricate mathematical computations were necessary.-Washington Star.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Pleasant,

"What did my ma say to you when you came in?'' inquired John ny to his friend who had come to tea.
 "She said she was very pleased to see me-"
 'I'm glad," said Johnny in a re- feved tone, ''cos she said this morn- ing she hoped you wouldn't come" Stray Stories.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
An Easy Lesson, But

Teachcr-Robert, how is it that you haven't your lesson :: It couldn't have been so very hard to learn.
 Bobby, No, please, teacher, il wasn't because it was so hard tc learn, but because it was so easy to forgct.-Easton Transcript.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
Both Prodicais.

A young wife remonstrated with her husband, a dissipated spend- thrift, on his conduct. Glove" said he, q am like the prodigal son: l shall reform by and by"
 'I will be like the prodigal son, too.'" she replied, "for l shall arise and go to my father" ."-Exchange.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-01-11
No Accident.

Little Elsie had been chastised for misbehayior.
 "What's the matter, dear?" ask ed her grandma. "Did you have an accident?''
 ''N-no, grandma," sobbed Elsie; ";t wasn't an a-accident. M-mam- n;a did it on p-purpose." "-Ex. change.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
RELIGIOUS WORK
Done in 1916 IS
TOLD IN REPORT
Woman's Society Had Classes
For Study OF Mission
Countries

Mrs. Robert Day Williams, chairman
Of the religions work committee 0f
the Weman's Society OF Central Union
church, read the following report at.
the recent annual meeting of the or
ganizGtion
During the l.Cnten season CLASSES
in mission study met once a week IL
several parts of the city. The Kings
Highway by II, len Barrett Montgom-
cry, was nsed rs Q textbook. The
groups were conducted informally and
needles and thlmbles were often busy
while the reading OF the chapter Of
the day went forward. The suhiect
matter included the latest reports
from a series OF mission countries be.
ginning with Egypt and coming east
ward through India, China. Korea, and
Japan, with glimpse at Hawaii.
About G5 members OF the society en-.
gagged in these studies.
+ In the fall re were fortunate
enough to secure Mrs Leigh J. Doano
to lead our course, class In the
Main Points of Christian Belief. Mrs.
Doane has come among Us recently
to work on behalf Of the woman1
board for the Chinese and japanese
in the heart Of the city, She hrines
the rich experience gained as pastors
wife in parishes ranging from staId
New Haven through the Middle West
to the mining camps Of Northern Cal
ifornia. 49,. +
Her most recent work has been 70
take a course Of study at Pacific The
illogical Seminary in Berkeley, Her
intellectual breadth ard grasp com
bined with insight ind strong work.
ing faith gave us a leader whom all
members of the class found wondar-
fully helpful The attendance aver
aged II. The committee felt disap
pointed that many more women did
not make the opportunity to avail
themselves OF the unrsual privilege
of this class"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
CHURCH SlIMSUP
:. :l9I6ACIIYITIES

. Members of the Christian church
gathered Wednesday night for the
annual election of officers and bust.
ness meeting. The women served sup.
per in the Sunday school assembly
room. More than $50 were present.
An interesting series of committee
reports was given, all departments
showing much activity for the past
year. The report of the superintend.
ent of the Sunday school, F.. H. Me.
Namarra, was enthusiastically re,
ceiVed. He said that the present en-.
rollment of the school is 235, 60 more
than last year. The average attend.
ance each Sunday showed 40 more
than last years report. The work
Of the women of the church has been
organized into the women's depart.
ment and this branch has accomplish
ed much in the way of philanthropic
donations.
Miss Gilbert gave a complete and
promising financial report. G. H.
futile made a summary of the H.
nances of all church organizations.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows: Miss Budd, clerk; Miss Gil
bert, treasurer; Messrs. Hall, futile
and Steel, elders; F. H. Mcnamara,
superintendent OF the Sunday school.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13

In the light of the ideals of the past
how great is the careiessness of those
who have the honor of comforting the
gift of citizenship on our alien popu-
lations. There comes to mind the
Judge who in one OF our great cities
.naturalized twenty Of foreign birth al
one time, and then allowed them to
be led away by a ward heller. who vot'
ed them en- masse, and who rewarded
the voters with a drink as il they
were so many cattle Is there no SOL
emnity in giving the oath Of allegi-
ance to this country? Is 1t not cere-
mony as solemn as man can ever par
ticipate in? Is not the republic worth
living for~and dying for? -.
The idea Of cheapness in the obliga.
tions resting upon our citizens, espe-
cially those Of foreign birth, reveals
itself in cheap estimates Of the insti-
tutions of the republic, of her laws
and customs, of her ideals and plans
for the future. 1t Is revealed in low
ideals for education, of neglect of
public institutions and Libraries. OF
lecture halls and high class entertain
ments, of the church and of those ef-
forts which are made for the develop
ment of the soul of the people.
The gold of the education of the
Athenian youth was revealed in the
development of the body as the instru-
ment of healthy and a sound mind.
The educational ideal of the citizens
of Florence was revealed in the deVo-
ton Of her citizens to the esthetic and
to the development of art The edu-
cational ideal Of the middle ages was
to make every boy a knight Grant.
Certain obligations rest on all of US.
God does not do for man what he can
do for himself. The same Is true of
the state and of the nation. So God
gives us ideals for our citizens: 1t
depends on us to raise our citizens up
to the ideals which God has given us.
God has instructed us in the higher
meaning of life and its opportunity
1t remains for us to incorporate these
ideals into our life as citizens of the
state and of the nation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
Worlds Strides In Temperance

Soldiers Vote
The Pioneer of Toronto, Canada, re.
ports that the count of the soldiers
vote has been announced by the B-it-
ish Columbia officials. 1t showed 5000
for prohibition and $3.50 against rnc
total vote now stands as follows. For
prohibition. 1896; against prohibit
ton, 1884. Majority for, 1862
! Virginia Dry
Midnight, October 81, prohibition be-
came effective in Virginia. The Law
is probably the best and most effective
yet enacted in any state Its enforce
ment is made obligatory upon tie city
police and the county constables and
there is an custer law under which
the unfaithful officer may be removed.
The commissioner of prohibition, Rev.
J. Sidney Peters, has oversight of the
enforcement OF the law and has depu-
ties. attorneys and secret service
agents both to detect violations and to
see that they are prosecuted. Prac-
ticallv no disorder marked the closing
Of the saloons.
Chicago Saloons
Figures given out by City Clerk
John Simon OF Chicago show that IA
saloons have gone out Of business
since Mayor Thompson issued Sun
day closing order Last year. &C
cording to Mr.. Simon, from October
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
ANNOUNCEMENT
sermon SERIES

The Greatest Text In the Bible
is TIE title under which Rev Leon l..
LOOfbOurOW announces a series OF four
sermons which j. TO begin al the FIRST
Methodist church tomorrow morning.
Mr. LOCChourOW remarked with a
smile that one OF the hard things a
preacher has 70 do is to stop before
he has finished an important theme.
so this time he is going to take four
Sundays for il. and thought in that
time ne might comfortably get
through. What the text is which is
selected as the greatest in the bible,
he did not say
Tomorrow the prophetic or Old Tes-
lament use OF the text will be consid-
cred; the following Sunday the New
Testament use. then its application
in the Reformation. and in conclusion
its bearing in the present day.
Mr.. IoofbouroW further said that he
hoped that in advance at least many
Of the congregation would not agree
with him in the choice Of the greatest
text So he is asking that each one
select the one he considers most i'm
portant. and at the midweek service
Wednesday tell what his choice is,
and why.
At the evening service the sermon
will be Frustrated by stereopticon.
and will be under the title Depend.
able under Difficulties"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
THE AWAKENING
OF A.SOUL' TOPIC

Interesting programs are planned
for both morning and evening services
at Central Union church Sunday. At
the II O'Clock service DR.. J. H. Will
liams will speak on The Awakening
Of Soul" founding his sermon on
the fourth chapter of John, which re-
lates the story Of THE Woman At the
Well" and showing how, the touch Of
Jesus on her life walked her up to a
new idea of herself and her relation
to God and the world. {..s-s
The offertory solo, "Gethsemane,"
will be sung by George A. Andrus.
and the anthem will be Rubenstein's
Wash, Me. From. 1Riquity. The organ
selections will be Communion / and
"Maestoso" by Faulkes, and the "Tri-
umphal March" by Wachs. + u
DIR. Williams subject at the 1880
o'clock meeting will be Christ Is
Christianity" Under this caption DR..
Williams will bring out the truth that
the real test of Christianity is not the
imperfect characters of the Old Tes-
lament but the ideals expressed by
Christ himself.
Mrs. George X. Tackabury will be
the soloist at the evening service, the
choir will render the "Jubilate Dec"
of Tours, and the male quartet viii
sing. Miss Harrison's organ numbers
are "Pastorale Romance" by Diggle,
and Postlude in E flat, by, Alternately.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
W0MAN'S COMMITTEE
NOW is TAKING CARE
OF s LITTLE GIRLS

In reporting the work OF the eduea-
tional committee OF the womens So.
ciety OF Central Union church at the
annual meeting OF that society, Miss
Martha B. Hitchcock said, in part:
THE Women's Society has six
daughters In Kawaiahao Seminary, five
of whom receive no support except
what We give them, They come from
very undesirable homes and we may
well be thankful that we can safe.
guard them from the fate that would
inevitably be theirs should they be
thrown out into the world -.
All of these girls have been in
Kawaiahao . year or more except
one, whom we adopted in October.
They were in the Young Women's
Christian Association camp at Pearl
City this summer and their eyes shine
as they describe their vacation. with
swimming and games and visits to
neighboring points OF interest. The
girls are developing well, each one
differently, and il is q JOY to feel that
they are safe in so pleasant home
as Kawaiahao."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
ANNUAL MEETING
OF c. J.. JAN. Il

The annual meeting of Central Tn
ion church will be held on Wednesday
evening at o'clock and II is hoped
that every member will be on hand,
and also all who are interested in the
work of the church.
The first item of business is the in
formal reception which gives a brief
opportunity for members of the
church to greet each other before ad
journing to the parish house for tue
ehowder supper which the Womens
Society serves there. Immediately
upon the conclusion of the supper
brief reports of the years work will
be presented by the heads Of the yari'
Gus church activities and the election
CT officers for the coming year will
be held. This is the great get-togeth'
er meeting of the whole year and
every maEiher is asked &c max 4 spe.
cial effort to be present.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
FOUGHT" IS TOPIC
FOR DISCUSSION AT
MEETING. OF c. E

At the meeting of the Christian IN
deavorers OF Central Union church
Sunday evening in the parish house at
Is: 80 o'clock the subject for discussion
win be Ought" and the thought OF
the gathering will center about u &"
pledge. Much interesting informal
discussion of the 'tiron-clad pledge
has been current of late and this meet
Ing ought to prove especially timely,
Herrsck Brown will lead the meeting.
All members are urged to speak on
the subject and also to bring their
friends.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13


1t is well for us4to call to mind the
Importance which. the Pilgrim Faith
ers attached to the day of election. On
that great day all work ceased, the
citizens put on their best garments
and at 9 o'clock they assembled in the
public square. Then at given signal
a procession was formed. The clergy
men and the magistrates marched at
the head of the procession, then came
the teachers and the physicians, fol-
lowed by the select men and all the
voters. After the procession they SOL
EMMY entered the church where a
sermon was preached, and the citizens
were told plainly that for a man to
cast his vote for a selfish end, and
without considering how that vote
would injure his neighbours property,
happiness and life was to be guilty of
a crime. Men werexinstructed to vote
Us in the presence of the All-Seeing
God. Voting was dignified and a
wonderful ceremony. And because
of such ideals, that was not only the
heroic age of our history, but the
golden age of our patriotism and pros
perity.
Now these founders would never
have FASTENED to enthrone their in
situations and the ballot box, had they
not believed that back of such privi-
leges there must go training and in
tellectual development to insure the
enlightened use of citizenship. A gov
eminent permitting the illiterate to
have voice in matters OF government
cannot hope to compete with gov
eminent having strict laws regulating
enlightened citizenship, any more than
a manufacturing plant employing un-
skilled hands can hope TO compete
with a plant which demands the high
est training Of It's workmen.