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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

THE billiard table and. OF course, the
pool table, which for long have
d held unenvlable regulations. are
now being used as prime factors in up
lift work throughout the country. They
are even being used in connection with
church endeavor and have become part
OF church furniture.
In Chicago there is a church on the
West Side that is the largest Catholic
church in that part Of the city. 1t Is
the Jesuit Fathers Church, and occu-
pies one square block at Blue Island
avenue and Twelfth street. 1t is in the
heart of the cosmopolitan centre of Chi
cago. More people live in the immediate
neighborhood than any other spot in
Chicago. And all the people are Of the
so-called poorer class. Poolrooms abound
in the neighborhood. ana 1t is called the
though" neighborhood Of Chicago. Why
It was ever named that nobody knows.
In that large Catholic church, which
maintains st. Ignatius College. the
largest Catholic parochial school in Chi
caEo. from which so many well-known
Catholic men Of Chicago have graduated.
Is large room. 100 by $50 feet. given
over to billiard and pool tables.
The idea grew with Father Thomas
Nolan head Of the church. He was at
his wits end four years ago as to what
to DO to keep the young men Of the
church interested in his work. His at
tendance was slowly falling off. There
was nothing to interest the young man
IN coming to church more than to hear
4 sermon. True. they came each Sum
day morning to hear mass spoken, but
after that was over they Immediately
left for their homes. or more often to
seek amusement.
Father Nolan wanted them to stay at
the church. or at least come back during
the afternoon and see what the place had
to offer. He spoke to the young men
many times. but his pleadings were
futile. One day he hit upon a happy
scheme. however. He knew that some
thing was lacking in the church. That
something. whatever it was, must be
found out. But how to find it. But he
would find a way. One day after the
last mass the priest put on his civilian
clothes and visited various places of
amusement in the neighborhood Of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

church to ascertain what it was that
most interested his young parishioners.
Did they spend their time in saloons? Or
was 1t the morning picture shows that in
terested them so much that the church
had no attraction for them?
Groups OF young men are frequently
seen In the rear room of cigar stores,
and the enterprising priest determined to
play the part Of the spy in his efforts
to find out just what would most appeal
to the young men of his parish.
And here is what he discovered:
That the young fellows first went home
to their dinners, and after that left their
respective houses and made for a nearby
poolroom.
That they played pool and billiards
most of the afternoon.
That they did not use any profane
language during the game.
That some Of them smoked.
But most important of all
That they stayed there the greater part
Of the afternoon and seemed perfectly
contented.
III the poolrooms can attract the
young members. why cannot the church
if it installs poolrooms?" said the priest
to himself.
and had a billiard table in the storeroom
Of the church He knew of large
room in the basement of the school that
was not in use. Without telling any
one of his plans he had the table put to-
gether, set up in the room. and at the
next Sunday mass he made the announce
ment of what he had done.
After church the place was crowded
with young men and boys who were
anxious to see the innovation. Without
going home to dinner some of them be-
gan to play. and it was almost midnight
of that day before the place was cleared.
1t proved such great success that
plans were made for more tables. But
money was scarce and the price of bill
lard tables was high. So the priest
visited some Of the large contributors
and now there are four pool tables and
two billiard tables In the church The
place Is crowded all the time, and since
1906. when the tables were put in. the
attendance has increased to such an ex-
tent that another set of tables is to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

The most gratifying feature Of the ey
pertinent was the fact that there was no
disposition on the part Of the boys to in
dulse in the vices which usually attend
the regular poolroom. There was no place
for the cigarette smoker in the church
poolroom. swearing was strictly tabooed
and betting was frowned upon.
Intoxicating liquors were not to be had
and the pleasure of the game itself was
the only inducement the boys had to at
tend this novel poolroom.
From the success of the experiment.
however. it would seem to be evident that
boys don't go to the ordinary pooroom
for the drinks or cigarettes that they can
there obtain. but that on the contrary.
they indulge in those things because it
seems to be the only proper" thing to
do. In the wholesome surroundings OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

complete baseball OUTFIT: carpets ana pic
lures Cor tn. pool room: . soft drink
fountain. the Young Mems Sodality
League: a dramatic club. and now IL Is
proposed to install a gymnasium and put
in shower baths
All Of these things are in vogue. o.
will be soon in the church All grew out
Of the idea Of installing pool and billiard
tables. and all have tended to Keep the
young men from harms door. whether IL
be on the street corner or some place else
of course ~ young man Is going to be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

the church poolroom no such desires are
apparent.
Out OF the small billiard room ha.
grown great big movement. In tht
Jesuit church alone. where a small sun
is charged the boys for playing. ha:
grown fund anc a league that can cop.
with any situation that may arise. From
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

the money raised the following improve
ments and organizations have taken
place:
Fifteen steel lockers for wardrobes
have been purcha sed; an all star baseball
team. that won the Biblical League cham
pionship. has been created: baseball suits
have been purchased. together with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

morally wrong. he will get that way.
whether he plays billiards in church or
in a pool room. But the young men OF
The church who formerly played in the
poolroom do not regret that they did.
An interesting item of experiment II
noted with a youngster who heard OF the
tables in a church. One day he ap-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27

~ /OU say that you wasted your
" youth?
Yes"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21

rar as were concerned these two young
people. untutored In the ways of a
suspicious, formality bound world.
Now Gilbert Steele saw that some
thing must be done. Madeleine must
have rest. she must have food, and
she must have place to sleep.
She began to falter.
Madeleine" he said tenderly. He
stopped in the tree fringed path and
supported her with his arm around her
waist. He pointed upward toward the
heavens with his other hand. There
in patch of sky CLEANED brightly the
glorious orb of Venus.
''See. my dear" he whispered. The
girl rested her head against his shoul-
der, and her gaze followed the line of
his pointing hand. See. that is the
evening star 1t has risen I'm the sky
and overshadows all else In tue heav-
ems, and that is the way you have
risen in my life to outshine everything
else, to guide me In the way should
20. You are my evening star, and as
well you are my morning star, and"-
He looked down into her eyes and
saw that they had closed In contented
sleep
TenderIy-ever so tenderly-he wrap
ped his strong arms about her frail
little body. and. holding her close to
his breast. he started along the wind
ing pathway. One Of her arms he bent
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
COPYRIGHT. 1910. BY Ar1ERI

ed gaze or rne wearleo young g1rl as
she listened to her companions story
revealed it to be pure and. so far
as she was concerned. an entirely un-
necessary fabrication.
Perhaps the kindly woman knew In
tuitively that before her were two
hearts that throbbed solely for one an
other, and she questioned not the
story.
She gave them food and drink, and
when 1t came time for the soldier to
face the long tramp to his camp she
withdrew quietly from the room. leav-
ing them to bid each other farewell.
"Do not leave me; do not 60" the
girl pleaded with Gilbert. You must
never be away from me again. and"-
her voice quavered-"th will shoot
you-you will be killed"
Her eyes filed with tears as she
clung to him.
"No, no; 1t is soldiers duty to
brave unflinchingly whatever danger
may occur. My country has called me.
and / must respond. Besides, dear
one, there Is no danger. Those red
coats don't know the country. They
stand up in line in the open. while we
shoot them from behind trees and
from bitches where we lie concealed"
She shuddered at his description of
the horrible thing which she vaguely
understood to be war. A strange, ter
rified look came into her eyes.
"You say what is not so." she fiut-
tered. ''There is danger. You will be
killed. ! feel it; know 1t. can see
you now"-her eyes closed. and she
clutched his arm with both her tiny
hands-"I can see you now lying be-
side rock; there is hole In your
forehead; there is blood on your face.
Gilbert, and lying all around you are
men whose arms and legs are gone.''
She reeled away from him and sway
ed backward. He sprang to her and
saved her from falling.
Yes" she went on prophetically
her voice rising-"yes, Gilbert-my Gil.
bertrand can see the man who
killed you. There he is crouching over
there" She pointed Historically before
her. "He is laughing and loading his
gun. and his face-oh. his face is the
face of Raoul de valette!"
AS she cried out these last words
Yer voice broke into a,despairing wall
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
Punninq His Speciality.

$50 you have made up your mind to
be specialist-in what line?" was the
question put to struggling doctor by
a friend.
II don't know" was the answer. II
have been considering various advan-
tages in different branches. A chirop-
odist can generally get foothold. no
matter how bad business is; mani
curist has usually something on hand,
and an ear and eve specialist can often
get hearing when there is anything
In sight. haven't dwelt on the possi-
bilities of throat or dental or hhir ex-
perts because the two former always
look down In the mouth and the latter
may get but bald living or be expect
ed to dye for his patients!'
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
PRESS ASSOCIATION

row.
Gilbert Steele was not a coward
Yet for the first time In his life he
was possessed by physical fear In
his elementary young life he had not
been accustomed to analyzing his feel
ings or his emotions Events had
come too quickly to permit him to dis
cover that there was such form oi
self examination as psychology Had
he known something about this III
prospective as well az protective. sci
ence he would have been able to com
fort himself with the reflection that
the unnerving fear that threatened TO
master him was solely the result OF
the overwrOught and temporarily dis
tracted mind of the girl he loved
But to Gilbert Steele, stumbling
through the abysmal pitch of the
night. the closed eyes that saw had
penetrated into the hidden world of
The things that were to be. and try as
he would he could not shut out from
his own vision the crouching body
that reloaded gun and the face that
laughed-the face OF RGoui de vdtettei
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
@lIl1;
fro BE Continued
The Fairies In Ireland.

The Fairies In Ireland.
There are many sorts of fairies in
Ireland. The trooping clans. the
friendliest, wear green jackets. and the
solitary fairies wear red. According
to McAnall.. peasant once witness
ed battle between them. and when
the trooping fairies began to win he
was SO overjoyed Ito see the green
above the red" that he gave loud
hurrah. Immediately all vanished
from view. and he found himself
thrown headlong In the ditch. In Mr.
Peats' classification the weird but not
unkindly merrows, or sea fairies, come
next, then the fairy doctors and
witches. who inhabit puddings and
pots, bewitch butter. steal milk and
the like; the banshees. not always
harbingers Of death; the leprecaun. OF
fairy shoemakers. "the only industrious
persons among them" for they dance
their shoes away In single night
the poOkas. first cousins of the Scotch
brownies. who for their sins are oblig
ed to help the housewife with nightly
elfin labors; the giants. the ghosts and
the satanic race of demon cats, and
last, the kings, queens. princesses
earls and rObbers."-Sarah 81. Cleg
horn in Atlantic.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
SUMMER NORMAL.

The annual Summer School for
Teachers viii be held In the High
School building at Enterprise. COM
mencing July s. 1910. and continu-
ing five weeks.
All teachers who are planning to
take the August examination should
attend. as special review work Will
be given in all subjects required for
county certificates. Methods Of
teaching a speciality.
If sufficient number to justify
enroll special primary teacher will
be employed. Tuition for term $40.
Please notify the Instructors Of
your intention to attend.
&c. CONLEY. County Supt,
HARL H. BRONSON.
Principal waliowa Schools.
s7bls instructors.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
Tho Antiquity Of tho Organ.

The organ is the most magnificent
and comprehensive of all musical in
struments. While the pipes of Pan,
aside from that mythical parsonage.
indicate very ancient use Of pipes as
means of producing musical sounds.
the water organ of the ancients" fur
nishes to the student Of organ history
the first tangible clew regarding the
remote evolution of the instrument.
In the second century the magripha,
an organ Of ten pipes with crude
keyboard, is said to have existed. but
accounts Of this instrument are in
volved in much obscurity. 1t is aver
red that an organ. the gift Of Con-
stantine was In the possession Of
King Pepin of France in 75I, but Aid
helm. monk, makes mention of an
organ with gilt pipes" as far back as
the year 700.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
VIOLENTLY INSANE.

A young woman who for several
years had been confined In the asy-
lum in st. Joseph as violently in
sane was taken to Kirksville under
guard about three weeks ago. &C
cording to the Kirksville Express,
and since that time has been appar-
emily cured by osteopathy. Kan
sas City Star of January 20.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21

THERE! NOW GO AND MARRY YOUR
RAoUL DE vALErTEl"
and she fell forward Imply in her
lovers arms. She was unconscious
The planter and his wife responded
to the lads frantic calls. and they
carried the precious form up into a
bedroom. where the woman applied
restoratives. When Madeleine finally
opened her eyes and looked about her
word was sent to the anxious soldier
waiting below.
''You had better go now. She is all
right" advised the planter. "She will
be taken home III the morning. Ii
you go near her again she will only
faint again. so my old woman says"
Gilbert Steele took up his hat and.
with heart overwhelmed with sad.
ness. plunged desperately out Into the
darkness.
A vague. intangible sense Of impend-
ing doom smote him. He fought It on
manfully. but 1t would not down. The
girls words. her manner, her closed
eyes that sato as she warned him of his
I fate, made him tremble for the NOR.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21

The young soldier noticed that the
girls steps had become slower; that
she dragged heavily on his arm and
her cheeks had begun to pale. The
daughter OF the house of De valette.
he knew, was unused to continued
physical exertion, and the roughness
of the path added to her burden In
the first flush Of his joy at Madeleine's
confession of her love for him and her
determination which followed to ac-
company him he had not stopped to
consider just what complications might
arise from her action. She had said
that she must go with him, which
seemed to settle the entire matter. go
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
Malay Weapons.

The national Malay weapon. the
creese, is said to have been invented
by a Jayanese monarch Of the four
teenth century. Its varieties are said
to exceed hundred. aud there are In
Javanese no fewer than fifty names
for them. 1t varies in size from the
two foot wavy blade Of Sulu down to
mere toothpick. But the peculiarity
is that the weapon is never ground, but
kept rough and sawlike in edge by
securing with lime juice or the juice
Of an unripe pineapple, sometimes
mixed with arsenic. and 1t Is on this
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21

around Ills necK. Her rlnglets of gold
en- hair fell against his cheek as he
walked. Her bosom gently rose and
fell as she dreamed herself away into
the magic realms of fairyland, with
her gallant fairy prince, Gilbert Steele,
as her protector and guide. As he
looked down into her innocent face
and understood in his way the un-
fathomable depth Of the trust she had
placed in him and In his honor Gilbert
Steele vowed vow with himself and
with his God that he would hold sa-
cred this trust and strive manfully to
Justify 1t, as was the duty of true
mat and a soldier In Andrew Jack
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
jChaptes.
/ s

tEAN, on, down the winding forest
a Ia trail, followed the lover and
"a ~ his lass. The girl drew close
to Gilbert among the shadows
which began to deepen. Her face. up
turned to his. glowed with the glory
Of a newborn love. and In her won
drous eyes shone the mysterious dane
ing lights that reveal to him who
searches them the purity Of the soul
of woman whose abiding faith is in
her God.
Came fainter the sound of the shrill
fife. fainter the rumble. rumble of the
brass trimmed drums. fainter the vi
brant refrain of the singing men, ana
soon not sound came to the ears of
the enthraled forest wanderers save
the rustling of the leaves above them
as the evening breezes rocked to sleep
in their nests the song birds that had
made glad the day.
colbert, Gilbert"-her voice rested
fondly on his name-'T am getting so
very tired. You must take care of
me-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21

account that creese wounds are SO
dangerous. Old'specimens are SO eaten
away by this practice thatsthe blade
seems formed from bunch of wires
roughly welded up. Such creeses are
highly valued. and some of the ancient
ones, heirlooms of chiefs. with gro
tesquely carved and inaid hits aud
sheaths, are almost unpurchasable.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-21
Professional Dir ectoy of Uallowa Count,
The Power Of the Pocketbook.

Hub-l really think. wife. you should
have that bali dress made little high
er in the neck, TO say nothing of the
back. Wife-l'll have 1t changed IL
you wish, but the material costs $40 a
yard. Hub um. Well, never mind
Boston Transcript.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-02-03
EVER HAVE 1T!
II You Have, the Statement Of This
Ktugstree Citizen Will Interest You.

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-02-03
TO Mark SOLDIERS GRAVES.
United States Government VIII Furnish
Free Head Stones.

Editor County Record
The L : Government Will
furnish free headstones for the
graves of all soldiers of the Revo-
luton the war of 1872, the MeSi-
can war and the Indian wars, where
the graves can be located and the
service proved. AS the chairman OF
the committee on Revolutionary
graves of the South Carolina D A II
it is my duty to locate these graves
and apply for the headstones, work
in which l need good deal of as
sistance.
am whiting to ask if you will
accord me space in your columns
to voice an appeal to your readers
for help in what consider matter
of great importance to all patriotic
citizens of the State.
1 want anyone who knows of the
graves of q Revolutionary soldier
to drop me card giving all possible
data, so that I may start the in
vestigation necessary to procure the
stones.
Hoping that MAY receive the
cooperation of you and your
readers, / am,
Sincerely,
Kate Lilly Blue,
Chr. Rev Graves Com.
S. C. d. A. R.
Marion, S. G., January, 81, 1909.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-02-03
RAILWAY HAIL CLERKS WANTED.
The Government Pays Railway Nall
Clerks $500 to $1,000, and Other
Employees up to $2,5O0 Annually.

Uncle Sam will hold spring eS-
aminations throughout the coun-
try for Railway Mail Clerks, Custom
House Clerks, stenographers, Book.
keepers, Departmental Clerks and
other Government Positions. Thou
sands of appointments will be made
Any man or woman over lS,
in City or Country can get In
struction and free information by
writing at once to the Bureau OF
instruction, 95 N Hamlin Building,
Rochester, n. Y. LOU
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-02-03
4 Safeguard TO Children.

Our two children of six and eight
years have been since infancy subject
to colds and group. About three
7ears ago | started to use Foley s
Honey and Tar, and it has never
fslled to prevent and cure these tron-
bles. 1t is the only medicine | can
get the children TO take without a
row." The above from VIC Orn-
stein, Greeu Bay, Wis, duplicates
the experience of thousands of othoI
users Of Foley's Honey and Tar. Il
cures coughs, colds and Group, and
prevents bronchitis and pneumonia
D G Scott.