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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10

Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl of the
Cathedral of SITS. Peter and Paul has
been named chairman of the Protestant
Episcopal Church pension fund organi
cation in the diocese of Washington.
according to announcement made today
by diocesan authorities.
The meeting at which DIR. Bratenahl
was selected as head of the organka
ton here to carry on the work of PEN
sions for the clergy was held several
days ago. At this time plans were
adopted for the administration. OF the
business of the organization
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, rector of
the Church of the Incarnation, was
made secretary. and Harry Lee Rust,
treasurer. Other directors include
Messrs John L. Weaver and Byron S.
Adams.
The organization will have it's head
quarters at the church Offices. 1913 G
street northwest, which have been re-
Gently occupied.
The church pension fund, which has
been raised under the direction OF the
Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop OF
Massachusetts,, had at the latest re-
port reached a total of S6.5O0,OO0, and
before all returns are in, it is expected,
it may reach 100000.
According to the plans of the leaders,
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QUESTION DRAWER

NO1I9 i 4OxN LIMA " GN
DR.. Gordon will conduct a Question Drawer in
the First Congrega tional Church. corner of
10th and G streets. on Thursday evening,
March Is. at 8 o'clock, and answer the fol-
lowing questions:
1. Was Henry VIII a good Protestant?
2. Would you advise a young woman having
dramatic gifts to enter the theatrical pro-
fession?
8. Explain Gen. 3.16. ''Thy desire shall be to
thy husband and he shall rule over thee"
4. To what extent is dress an index to char
acter in men and women?
5. How can We make the doctrine Of the Holy
Spirit practical force in daily life?
8. Was not Mark Antony much to blame, in
lack Of character, as Cleopatra
Z. Can n broken friendship ever be completely
repaired?
8. Would you approve of dancing in a private,
social family circle?
o. Is there such thing as honest "blufY''
TO- How can you 'love" your personal enemies
whcn You inwardly feel that you despise
them?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10

politan NJ. E. Church tomorrow. when
he will take as his subject THE New
Birth of Europe"
DIR. Clark during his residence in
Rome has been received in audience. it
is stated, by King Victor Emmanuel
and has close acquaintance with
Mayor Nathan of Rome and Gen. Rfc-
ciotti Garibaldi and the American am
bassador, Thomas Nelson Page.
3 d Is IS
"Immortality' is to be the topic. of
a free public lecture which DIR. Frank
A. Gustafson. chautauqua lecturer OF
Detroit, Mich, is to give in New Ma
sonic Temple auditorium. 18th and New
York avenue northwest, tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. -''
This lecture is one of a series being
given there ION Sunday afternoons
which are attracting large audiences
and proving of deep interest.
Through the generosity of few
public-spirited men it has been posi-
BILE to arrange for these lectures, so
that there will be no charge made for
admission and no collection Will be
taken.
morrow by Dr. Gustafson from the
point of view of what Swedenborg
ITO my mind" wrote Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning. 'the only light that has
been cast on the other life is found in
Swedenborg's philosophy
What Swedenborg has made known
concerning the life after death, it is
pointed out. has attracted more world
wide attention than his teaching on
any other, subject. The best known
book of his many volumes is Heaven
and He'll" which has been issued in
many editions and translated in many
languages.
.In this book" SAYS an authority.
che throws a flood of light on the char
acter of life in the spiritual world and
removes many of the crude and I'M
reasonable conceptions which have be-
clouded Christianity. He removes
from the mind of any unprejudiced
person all possible doubt about i'm
mortality. by making its reasonable
ness and it's necessity. in the very ma
ture of things. to stand out in clear
light. There is more comfort for those
who are grieved at the loss of dear
ones in the message OF SwedenborE
concerning the other life than can be
found in any other source, and it all
confirms the fundamental principles of
the Scriptures
The second anniversary Of the occupa-
ton of the Centennial Baptist Church
will be observed there tomorrow at II
O'Clock. Evangelist o. w. Triplett of
Virginia breaches in the evening.
The Liberal Religious Union of All
Souls Church will be addressed tomor-
row evening at o'clock by Chauncey
e. Williams. who will speak on Shakes
peare and His Town" The address will
be illustrated.
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A movement has been inaugurated
by the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Sunday school leaders to have all the
Presbyterian Sunday schools Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10
You Should Hear
JAMES M. GRAY, D. D.,

SUNDAY, MARCH IL. ; PM.
MT VERNON PLACE NJ. +. CHURCH
SOUTH
Massachusetts, Avenue and 9th st. NV.
SUBJECT ---
"Scriptural Prophecy and War; or,
Is the Bible Antagonistic to War;"
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Junior Christian Endeavor at 3 o'clock.
speaking on Forgiveness" Thomas
MacEwen will lead the Senior Christian
Endeavor at o'clock.
u IS As s.
The Y. NJ. c. A. gospel team will have
charge of the evening service at the
Northminster Presbyterian Church.
The address will be delivered by Guy
C. Hendry, assistant religious work di-
rector.
There will be no afternoon service at
the Y NJ c. A. tomorrow as that or
ganization is cooperating with the
Moody Bible Institute and conference
conducted by DIR. James f. Gray at the
Mount Vernon Place NJ. L. Church
South.
Page Nick. Etchison, religious worl,
director of the Y. NJ. c. A, will speak
at the Naval Academy Y. NJ. c. A. in
Annapolis, Nd, tomorrow evening.
That there are 17.o22,S79 Roman
Catholics in the United States is as
serted in the official Catholic Directory
which has just been issued With
sixty-four American archdiocese and
dioceses reporting increases and thirty
three making no change in the popu-
lation figures. the increase in the num-
Der of Roman Catholics in 1916 is given
as 45S,770.
s. e * Il
The Cathedral choir will sing Maun-
der's "Olivet to Calvary tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock in place of the
regular evening service.
- Is Ss i
Rev Dr. c. c. Mclean will continue his
stereopticon lecture sermons in Douglas
OF I, trrh
special topic, "Christs Year of Popu-
larity'
Beginning tomorrow morning and even
ing, Rev. H. f. Brundage, pastor OF Eek
ington Presbyterian Church. is to begin
a series of sermons on Christ at Cal
vary" The morning sermons will take up
1.-The Words of Christ on the Cross,
while those in the evenings will corS
slider 1.-THE Characters Around the Cross,
and will deal with 1.-THE Truth Testers"
1.-The Friends" THE Passers- By and
1.-The Won and the Lost
s. IS IS 4
The address by Miss Juliet Thompson
of New York city upon the subject
The Most Great Peace which was
announced by the Bahai Assembly of
Washington for February "a. will be
given in Studio Hall, 1919 Connecticut
avenue. tomorrow evening at S:l5
o'clock. Miss Thompson was called to
her home Unexpectedly. and has Just
returned for this occasion. The public
will be welcomed. as usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10

EVERYBODY WELCOME.
Monday, March Il onized by Modern
3 p.m.-Studies in Cults.
the Book of Ro- Thursday, March Is
mans 3 p.m.-Studies in
s pm.-"How Do the Book Of Ro-
We Know the mans.
Bible Is Anthem p.m.-..The ReIa-
tic? ton of the Spirit
Tuesday. March 13 to the Word OF
3 p.m.-Studies in God"
the Book Of Ro- Friday. March 16
mans g. p.m.-Studies in
s pm.-"How Do the Book of Ro-
We, Know Jesus mans.
Christ Is God?" pm. = salvation
Wednesday. March IA from Start to Fin
3 p.m.-Studies in ish.
the Book of Ro- Sunday. March IL
mans 3 pm. = Second
pm-"How Chris Coming Of Christ
tianity Is Antag What 1t Means.
ALL SESSIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
INSTRUMENTATION BIBLE
INSTITUTE AND CONFERENCE,
Conducted by
JAMES N. GRAY, D. D..
Dean of the
MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE,
Chicago, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10

A movement has been inaugurated
by the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Sunday school leaders to have all the
Presbyterian Sunday schools Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-10
National New T hought Center
NEW CHURCH.
Church of the New Jerusalem

SIXTEENTH AND CoRCoRAN SITS.
Rev PAUL. SPERRY. Pastor,
Will preach at IL,
Subject "a Pinnacle Of the Temple
Sunday school at 9:4N.
Special evening service at s, with sermon
by Rev. Dir. Frank A. Gnstafson OF Detroit, on
..Ihe Altar of Whole Stones
Iesper service, with brief address, Friday
afternoon ..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
POWER OF FIREFLY's LIGHT
Calculation Difficult Because 1t Shows
Brightest Only When in
Flight.

Calculating the candle power of
firefiy's light is no easy matter, espe-
ciaily as it shows its brightest light
only when in flight; but William Fl.
Pickering of the Harvard astronomical
station at Vaudeville, Jamaica, man.
aged to do it by comparing it with the
hight of certain stars, says the Elec-
trical Experimental The jamaican
FREELY gives a brighter light than those
with which we in the States are IA
miiiar, and Pickering's calculations are
for that of the tropical insect. In a
recent letter to Nature he states that:
"A great number of them fly along
neighboring road, and their position
can be determined by their illumina-
ton on the inclosing stone walls.
Their brightness was found to equal
that of the star Campus, which was
just over the road and at rather low
altitude. Its brightness was at that
! time equal to Orionis. the altitude Of
which was 40 degrees. 1t was very
clear evening, as is generally the case
here, so that we may take the bright
ness of the latter as of one magnitude.
The distance of the road was 110 feet,
or % meters. A zero magnitude star
IS equal to one candle power at 526
meters. If of zero magnitude the light
/ OF the FREELY would therefore have been
| Just OO1 of a candle power. Being of
| hrst magnitude, its light was O.044
candle power. This result is probably
/ correct within half a magnitude, or sc
per cent, and considering the apparent
brilliancy of the insect, is smaller
than one would have expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
Japs Growing Rich.

There are 2,201 people in Japan who
are worth more than S250,000, accord
ing TO an informal census taken re-
Gently. AS indicating the fact that the
number of wealthy people is constantly
increasing in Japan it is to be noted
that those having more than $250,000,
or half million yen, has increased by
1,0T6 since the last investigation made
in 1911. The ratio of increase is 115
per cent.
The aggregate wealth of the 2,201
rich is estimated at 3,470,000,000 yen
or S1,735,0 100000. Those with over TO-
100000 yet or S5,000,000 number As
those with over 100000 yen, or So
10000, 10, and those with over 1000
900 yen, or 100000, aggregate 1,433.
Classified by profession, business men
head the list, totaling ,433. Then come
land owners, directors of banks and
other companies, factory and mine
owners and peers. Twenty-seven per
cent of the rich live in Tokyo and II
per cent in Osaka.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
FOR BINDING SPRAlNED ANKLE
Some Simple Directions That Will Be
Found Useful in Case of
Accident.

Take a strip of adhesive plaster
about two inches wide and twelve
inches long. Starting about the lower
third of the leg, bring it down under
the arch of the foot and up the oppo-
site side of the ankle, drawing it
tightly under the arch. Overlap this
about one-half inch with another
piece the same width and length.
Then, using one-inch-wide adhesive,
start from the heel and apply short
strips, each one overlapping the other
by about one-half inch, to meet and
overlap the broad strip on both sides,
running these strips up as far as the
lower third Of the leg. Over these mar
row strips apply two-inch strips of
the same length, starting from the
same point and running up the same
distance, each one overlapping the
other Then draw couple Of short,
wide strips tightly under the arch, and
a narrow strip under the sole of the
foot and up the course of the tendon
Achilles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
When You Thread a Needle.

You may deny that your eyesight Is
failing or not so good as it should be,
but when it comes to Notwithstanding
you are given away. Don't try to fool
yourself and waste precious minutes
thrusting a refractory thread into a
needle-eye which you do not see. Do
1t this way:
Thrust the needle through piece OF
cardboard or stiff paper just as far
as the eye. The paper holds the needle
securely and throws the eye into re-
lief.
Another method that will help one
out of the difficulty is this: Some day
when the light is good, thread a whole
package of needles upon spool OF
thread. Then instead of poking over
one needle at time, while you are
sewing, all you have to do is TO break
off needle and thread until the whole
pack has been used.
There is q contrivance now on the
market consisting of a small magnify,
ing glass, which fastenS on the spool
and magnifies the needle-eye.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
odd Fellows and Rebekahs.

y joint installation of the officers Of
West River lodge, No. "a, |. Q. o. f.,
and Kent Rebekah lodge, No. 50, was
held Wednesday evening, July 10. The
following officers Of West River lodge
were installed by y. ID. Emery Eddy
Of Brattleboro; n. g., G.. A. Rowlcv;
Y. G., A. l.. futile; see, f. NJ. Carlev
treas, +. A. Hulett; W, f. S. Davis
g., l.. II. Gale; chaplain, w. c. Good
win; Il. S. s., \. l.. Stone; l.. S. S..
II. J. Ramsdell; K. S. y. G., O. Cum
mings; l.. 5. y. g., G. NJ. CIough; r.
:. V. g., c. II. Wiley; l.. S. V. e., a.
II. Davis; l. c., W. J. Aldrich; O. G.,
+. II. Pierce.
Following are the Rebekah officers:
" c., Annie II. Nclendy; V. c., Helen
Clayton; see, Celia Cummings; treas.
Minnie Davis; warden, Lillian Clough;
conductor, Annie Houghton; chaplain,
Jennie Goodwin; r. S. n. g., katherine
Cone; l.. $. n. e., Sadie Cummings;
r. $. V. G., Bertha Hulctt; l.. S. V. G..
Nellie Davenport; inside guardian
Ruby Cady; outside guardian, Emma
Benson; r. A. s., Abbie Hunt; L. A. S.
Minnie Tuttlc; Musician, Ella Davis
p. y. c., Mary Pierce. These officer.
were installed by Mrs. Louise MAYNARD
assisted by Mrs. Della Haigh, both Of
Brattleboro. \ chickcn.pie supper fol
lowed the installation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
Trench Anthoiouy.

To relieve the mental strain of trench
warfare, some men turn to poetry. One
man had made q collection of his IA
vorite poems.
1t was q small booklet in soiled pa
per covers. Loose leaves from books
of various sizes had been sewn together
in q compact little volume which fitted
nicely into the pocket of his tunic
Among others he had ''KubIa Khan,
"Comus,' "The Ode of the Intima
tons of Immortality" all of Keats
odes and THE Eye of st. Agnes" Shell
leys "Alastor," Henley's London Vol
untaries," some nineteenth century
sonnets out of an edition edited BY
William Sharp, and several poems by
Francis Thompson.-New Republic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
CACTUS AS HEART STIMULANT
dicinaI and Many Other USE
full Properties.

The occasional discovery of some
useful piece of knowledge that has
been thrusting itself under our very
noses for ages, and yet has escaped
detection, serves to emphasize the linn
itations of the sum total of human
knowledge as compared to the still I'M
solved mysteries of the universe.
1t is a recent discovery, for exam
pie, that the cactus plant contains an
almost invaluable heart Stimulant.
Formerly the entire cactus family
We're regarded as practically useless
for man or beast so far as could be de-
ternined. Then it was discovered that
this plant made excellent fodder for
domestic animals when ShOrn of its
SpineS; and chemists found in the
leaves q substance which appeared 10
be Il powerful heart stimulant for hui
man beings. Curiously enough this
substance does not affect the lower an.
imals as it does human beings; and
this fact led many Investigators to
question its potency. Most medicinal
substances affect the lower animals, OF
at least some of them, in much the
same manner as they affect human be
ings. Cactus is an exception, how
ever; and although it contains a hear
stimulant of such powerful action thai
it must be administered with caution
it produces no perceptible effects or
the animals that are commonly uset
for the testing experiments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
INSECT AS AGENT OF DESTINY
Theories to Account for Death Of
Enormous Creatures That Once
Roamed the Earth.

To account for the death of those
enormous creatures which once roamed
our western country and peopled its
swamps and forests, the older geolo-
gists devised convenient theories,
such as changes OF climate, volcanic
disturbances, warfare among the spe-
cieS.
AS information accumulated, it be-
came harder and harder to make the
theories fit the case. Given time and
animal life adapts itself to changes Of
climate. Movements of the earth are
seldom so widespread that flight can
not be taken from a disturbed area to
one of safety. If giant lizard fought
mountainous mammal, why did the sur
vivor go? Theory. it was seen, must
be in keeping with the law of probable
tiles. A new and more reasonable
hypothesis has recently been brought
| forward.
| AT the time that nature was expert
menting with monsters, there existed
lake in Colorado. 1t was surrounded
with forests which were tenanted by
| hosts of insects. A volcano buried the
lake and its shores in ash. This hard
ened into stone. Scientists go to this
ancient graveyard, split the stone and
| bring to light the petritied bodies of
| the butterflies and moths, the beetles
and bugs. Among these insects are
two species of tsetse flies. There is
nothing like them in America today
But in Africa they abound. They are
known as the carriers of the sleeping
sickness, one of the deadliest of dis
eases. 1t is fair 10 assume that the
Itsetse flies of Miocene times We're the
hosts or distributors of disease bacilli
as they are now. Upon that assumption
new theory can be constructed: The
tsetse flies developed into terrible
pest As they fiourished. their victims
grew less In the course of centuries,
the bulky citizens of plain and marsh
gave up the warfare. They could fight
one another and yet live. They could
not deal with merciless insects.
The theory has this merit whatever
else it may lack. 1t is plausible where
it's predecessors Succumbed to clearer
thinking.-Toledo Blade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
TOWNStfEND

Miss Ruby Stebbns. who spent several
weeks with Mrs Colbun and family in
Boston, has returned home.
Dorr Jcnison is moving from the Jones
place above Simpsonville 80 a tenement
IN Perlie Albec's house in Riverdalc and
will work for Mr. Allbee.
J G. Taft in partnership with Mr..
Tibbitts OF Ncwfanc, has bought all the
timber on " q. Gales farm with the eN-
ccption Of the sugar place. About loo
acres will be cut over and the timber Is
estimated at about 100000 feet
Among those who attended the annual
bank meeting and banquet in Newfane
Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs John Ware
r II Willard. d. + Boutelle, II H. Hol
brook, X. l. Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. f.
Is, Batcheldcr. =. II. Rutter and +. l.
Hastings
Merle Randall returned Monday from
Burlington, where he went as delegate &c
the conference Of the older boys Of Ncr
mont While there he visited in the hon,
% Or and Mrs & +. Dalton. who ar,
frequent guests here Of their parents, Rev
and Mrs. r. II. Bosworth and called on
the Townshend students at the Univer
sity Of Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
MARRIAGES.

In Brattlehoro, Jan l6, by Carl S Hop
kins, Esq, Thomas Yarsley of Boston and
Miss Ellen Frances Hanlon, of Dorchester.
Mass.
Ia Baattloboro, Ian Is. by Carl s
j nkias, Est. Roger Cyril Carroll
Springfield, Mass, and Miss Margare
Clare Koran Of Fitchburg, Mass
In Brattleboro. Jan. l6 by Rev. T.
9. $. Osgood, Robert Leonard Gage Of
Orange, Mass, and Miss Ada Gertrude
Stewart of Athol, Mass.
n South Londonderry, Jan 10, by Rev.
W. c. Goodwin, Horace William Alexan
der and Miss Grace Orma Houghton, botL
of South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
TRIBUTE PAID ADMIRAL DEWEY
Continued from Page. ~

cussed the proposed law and one
troubled the advocates of the bill not
a little when he asked if manager
should be thus fined or imprisoned
for showing films Of the world famous
Passion Play at Oberammergau which
in protraying Christ s crucifxtion de-
picts murder. The matter seems
rather complex, the films already be-
ing censored by national board and
further national legislation being in
process of construction.
The house committee on military af-
fairs assembled to listen to proposed
legislation empowering the governor to
draft able-bodied young men between
the ages of IS and % to fill the ranks
of the national guard. Under this
scheme 80 days after its becoming law
the vacancies in the local companies
of the guard would be filled by lot,
drawing young men i'll towns III which
company is located.
The Lamoille county delegation met
with the state highway commissioner
and discussed the propriety Of pressing
for an appropriation to build scenic
highway through Smuggler' Notch
Many citizens from Lamoille county
towns were present to take part in the
discussion. \ survey made under Gov
Gates S administration was presented
This road has been advocated by many
of the leading citizens of Vermont
The cost would be about $4,000.
The committee on commerce and
labor will give an nnfavorable report
on the bill relating to false representa-
tions when employing labor. The bill
was sponsored b. Lawson of Barr,
/ town, a Socialist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-17
Something About Fish.

Did it ever occur to you that there
might be reason for fish being dark
on the back and light underneath
When we look into the water, it seems
SO very dark, and we can scarcely dis
tinguish any fish, although they may
be very near the surface. And an en-
envy, looking from below, could easily
see the fish if 1t were not for the fact
that the lower part of the body is q
light color. Thus we find that the dark
back protects the fish from the enemy
above the water and the light on the
underside of the body protects 1t from
the enemy living far down in the wa
tiers beneath.