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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25

It is reported that European in
terests have on foot project to build
railroad through Africa to the point
on that continent nearest to South
America It is estimated that steam
point in three days and that when the
railroad is finished a journey from
Europe to South America in five days
will become an actuality. The railroad
| is being pushed by Spanish govern
ment committee which published an
estimate that it will not cost more
than $135, 100000. The plan is to run
the railroad from the Straits of Gibral-
tar down the coast to the best harbor
at or near Cape Verde, which will
require about 1900 miles of road in
Africa 1t is proposed to cross the
Straits of Gibraltar which are ten
miles wide, on car ferries and thus
have through connection with all parts
of Europe. It is said that political
reasons more than commercial advan-
tages are responsible for the project.
To avoid it becoming entangled
through European politics, before the
scheme gets under way, the Spanish
/ committee has suggested that the gov
eminent of Switzerland take the initia-
tive in calling an international confer
ence to pave the way for the launch
ling of the project and the organization
of a strictly cosmopolitan company to
handle it.
i A dispatch from Pekin says that the
i Chinese government has agreed to the
Il appointment of Russian and Chinese
commissioners, with full powers, to
finally determine the frontier, from
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25

What is meant by saying: "Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but My
word shall not pass away?"
The word heaven in this instance
does not mean Gods Kingdom, but
the material armament, the celestial
bodies, stars and planets. These, be-
ing perishable, will pass away, and be
destroyed, but Gods word, being eter-
nal and Interchangeable, will remain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25

Over 10000 Kings and Queens
South African war medals and clasps
are awaiting ownership at the medal
branch of the royal ordnance stores,
at Woolwich, England. Most of the
missing claimants are members of the
various irregular corps which existed
during the Boer war. Each of the
medals is stamped on its rim with
that Identification becomes compare
tive easy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-29
Appreciated the aPosIe.v

A pathetic incident occurred in the
Waits school In Pittsburg One Of the
teachers brought a beautiful red rose
10 school, which. holding up before
the scholars. she asked. Now, chill
dren, how many Of you know what
this is?" Nearly every little ono
shook his head, to indicate ignorance
One small boy and a couple of little
girls piped out with great import.
ance. cts posie. please, ma'am.
But no one had ever heard or a rose.
Most of the children had never seen
one before. The teacher put it In a
glass Of water to preserve IT, and
when school was dismissed each chil6
was rendered supremely blissful by
the gift OF a tiny petal As they filed
out Of the door, each little waif
clutched his treasure tightly in HIS
small hand, while he murmured softly
10 himself the name, Pity wose. pit.
ty wose."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-29

Men along the water front have had
chance to see an unusual form Of
wireless apparatus This outlt, with
three sets Of antennae instead Of the
usual two, is aboard the United States
cable boat Joseph Henry.
The Henry has on board immense
rolls OF steel covered cable to be laid
between the various harbor forts. The
wireless OF the Henry is of variety
recently adopted. in which three sets
1f antennae are used, the third set be-
ing placed about midway on the main
mast. This form Of wireless is so ar
ranged that the usual noisy cracking
sound is absent. and the only sounds to
be- heard while the apparatus y work
Ing are those that come from the con
aensor and receiver, SO that the ma.
shine IS practically noiseless Boston
giohe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-29
MIND YOUR P'S AND Q'S'
One Theory Is That the Old Saying
Originated ia the Printing
Offce.

Several explanations have been
given Of the origin of the phrase
Mind your P's and Qsr One is that
fl IS derived from an old custom o.
hanging a slate up in an alehouse on
which was written p or Q-that Is.
pint on quart against the name 81
each customer according TO the guam
tity which he had drunk. TO be paid
when the wages were given on Satur'
day night
Another explanation given in the
Dietetie and HYgienic Gazette is that
the sentence originally was Mind
your toupees and queues" The tou-
pee was an artificial lock Of hair and
the queue Tie pigtail Of olden time
A riddle used 10 be in vogue as fol-
lows Who is The best person to keep
the alphabet in order? Answer A
barber, because he ties Up the queues
and puts toupees in irons
Charles knight gives the most
plausible explanation, as follows
"a have always thought that the
phrase Mind your P's and Q's' was der
rived from the schoolroom or the
printing Office. The forms Of tine
small p's and as in the Roman type
have already been puzzling 10 the
child and The printers apprentice. In
the one the downward stroke is Oh the
left Of the oval; in the other. on the
right
Now, when the types are reversed,
ais they are when in process Of dis
tribution they are returned By the
compositor to his case. the mind az
the young printer is puzzled to dis
tinguish the p from the q. In sorting
pi or mixed heap Of letters, where
the p and the q are not in connection
with any other letter forming a word,
] think II would he almost impossible
for an inexperienced person to distin
guish which is which upon the IN
stant."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-29
WOMEN DOCTORS NOT NEW
In the Eighteenth Century There Was
Lady Student at Hospital
in Florence.

Women as doctors Is not, Paris
contemporary observes, a product Of
modern "feminisme. 1t seems that in
the eighteenth century there was a
lady student az Florence. She came
from Malta under the patronage Of
the knights Of the Malta The ad
ministralor Of the Majeur hospital
was somewhat embarrassed with his
new pupil. but he found means out
Of the difficulty
The chief Of the Order Of the
Knights of Malta in introducing his
lady protege to the professors Of the
Florence School OF Medicine wrote
IT seems to me that the matter
could be arranged without any great
Inconvenience if the young lady were
boarded during the period she waa
studying at your medical school with
the nuns il a neighboring convent for
which we would pay five crowns
week In regard to her instruction
she should assist in operations at the
women's hospital, notably those per-
formed by Professor Mannoni He
should also give her some private les.
sons at the convent, for it appears to
me that she should not be present ip
classes with young men,"
The council Of tie hospital being
well disposed to the knights, adopted
the suggestion. More than century
elapsed before another lady was en-
rolled in the schools Of Florence. She
was a Russian and was admitted to
the schools OF Santa Maria Nuova
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-29
chln..s Turn 70 cIaarett..

While the Chinese native Is being
creanslly driven from the use OF
oDium he IS being educated IN tho
consumufion Of cigarcttes the i'm
bcIi4 d ahiel are rapidly increasing
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
CLEANING WHITE SILK.
How Paint Stains and Grease Spots
Can Be Easily Removed.

How Paint Stains and Grease Spots
Can Be Easily Removed.
Grease marks on white silk can often
be successfully removed by means of
dry magnesia rubbed over the spot,
while in the case of colored silk sun
shades fuller's earth is a good medium.
and pure soap and water can be safely
employed in the case Of white silk
parasols.
Stains of paint can easily be removed
by means of spirits of wine applied
with piece of flannel. Spirits of tur.
pentine represent. however, stronger
remedy, which is necessary if the
marks have not been recently made.
Stale breadcrumbs sifted with a liz
tie powdered blue are one of the best
mediums for cleaning white silk. The
crumbs must, however, be stale and
the powdered blue properly mixed
with them. If they are then rubbed
with the palms of the hands lightly
over the material all surface dirt
should be removed. This may be tried
with excellent effect on the hens Of
ball skirts of white silk or satin.
Paint spots can usually be removed
easily with turpentine. Should there
be none at hand, however, the Old
fashioned remedy of ironing over
brown paper should be tried. To do
this an iron is made hot, and sheet
of thick brown paper is laid on the top
of the stained material and the iron
pressed over it, This has the effect
of softening the stain, which is aft
erward scraped away with a blunt
knife.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07

In the Minnesota legislature there
has not been a single party caucus on
any measure. 1t has been a go-as-
you-please. every -man-for himself,
devil take the -hindmost affair from
beginning up to the present time, and
the result is that committee reports
means nothing, bills are passed, re-
considered and voted down at the
same session, any single member can
start an investigation of any subject
under the sun and there are as many
"official" party policies as there are
official members. Every individual
member is trying to accomplish some
thing along individual lines and the
result and the inevitable result is no.
thing is being accomplished. Ten OF
the twelve weeks of the session have
gone by and only two important mea-
sures have been enacted into law.
Unless there is speedy getting to-
gether and unifcation and an ac-
quiesence in majority rule, this, Leg
islature will 60 down into history as
one of the most capable individually
and one of the most incapable collec-
lively that ever assembled IN this
State.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
Heart toHeart
Talks.
Frank M. Eddy.
By EDWIN a. NYE.
A SPIRITUAL MILLIONAIRE.


Austin W. Mann died in January of
this year.
Who was he?
You will not find his name in any
"Whos Who" book, and outside the
deaf mutes of this country and of the
world he was not generally known.
Mr.. Mann was the spiritual COM
forter at large of the speechless
In boyhood, just when he began to
realize the use of language, he was
deprived of speech and hearing as the
result of a severe attack Of scarlet
fever.
But he made great struggle to get
an education
In way he was ambitious.
He wanted to bless and help his
brothers and sisters in affiiction, those
who were forever deaf to the sweet
sounds of earth and dumb to the ex-
preston Of thought and feeling
He became one of the most cultured
Of the deaf mutes of the country
And of them all he was certainly the
most gifted.
After a time his attention was at
tracted to religion, and he became
minister of the gospel. His field of la
Dor was the whole country, and he had
no associates or assistants.
He was a sort of minister plenipo-
tentiary to the dumb.
Travelling over many states, often
without money to pay expenses, he
visited state institutions and cities,
where he organized missions and So
cieties for improvement. Sometimes he
preached every night in the week.
He labored necessarily.
His personal presence among the
deaf mutes was a benediction, and he
was everywhere held in utmost affec-
tion.
And now
This man who, though dumb, spoke
to souls has gone to his rest, and ev-
erywhere, though their lips be mute.
there is utter mourning Of the spirit
among the speechless.
What is man worth?
The Arabs say, when man dies
men say, How. much did he leave|
but the angels say, What good deed
did he send ahead of him?'''
Measured in that way, Austin w
Mann was many times a millionaire
a spiritual multinaillionaire.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
RETURNING ETERY SIX WEEKS
SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION
Benefits to Be Gained Clearly Demon.
strated.

Benefits to Be Gained Clearly Demon
strated.
The farmers who make up the pro-
gressive community surrounding the
little crossroads village of Scandia.
in Washington county, Mimi, afford
such an example of successful coop
Grafton, in a number of lines of rural
enterprise, as may we'll be held up
for emulation by farmers all over the
state.
First-They have a cooperative
creamery, the business of which has
steadily grown, from its first estab-
lishment, in 1891, until it now reaches
$4,000 annually, with a prospect of a
further increase with each successive
year.
Second-They have cooperative
store, in a building which cost them
S5,000 and which carries an $4,000
stock of goods.
Third-They have built a co-opera-
tive telephone line at cost of $4,000.
Fourth-They have pooled" their
religious preferences, along with their
money, and erected a fine church edi-
fee costing $4,000; where other
places, without the spirit of Christian
cooperation, have five or six inferior
buildings and supporter rather,
starve-as many pastors.
Fifth-The young people, cooper
ating, have built hall for social gath
erings, at a cost of $4,000; the edifice
being also used for school purposes.
Sixth-They have united in Farm
ers' Club, through which they CO.
operate in raising one breed of stock,
one kind of potatoes, and in market
ing the same in carload lots. BY
this plan their Potatoes bring them
10 cents a bushel more than in the
home market When forced by the
scarcity Of feed to buy hay, the mem
bers of the club employed purchas-
ing agent; and, by pooling their or
ders, they got hay 50 ton cheaper
The results of thi is happy spirit of
cooperation are seen in prosperous
farmsteads on every hand; a cheer
full, aspiring population, and an ad-
vance in land values to S75 and $50
per acre and upwards; while in other
places with even better soil and
larger population, land can be had for
about half those figures
The over-intense individualism
which has been so marked feature
of American life, has proved, in the out
come, detrimental to the best interest
of the farm, and destructive to the
ideals of democracy. Cooperation,
which blends individual energies in
an effort for the general good, restores
those ideals; and at the same time it
demonstrates that the best advance
ment of the individual comes from the
endeavor to uplift others along with
ones self-C. R. Barns. Minnesota
University Farm.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
INDIVIDUAL VS..
PARTY WORK
WEAKNESS OF PRESENT
LEGISLATURE
Every Man Has Been Out to
Make a Record and Nothing
Has Been Done-Woman's
Suffrage Spooner's Gross
Earnings Bill-Lennon as
Speaker Pro Tenn.


The thirty session of
the Minnesota Legislature is rapidly
drawing to close. Only about two
weeks more remain when it must ad-
journ by reason of the expiration of
its existence by statutary limitation.
At the beginning of the session there
was much talk about ''short' ses-
sion and an adjournment before the
ninety-day period had elapsed and
there were some who actually thought
that such would be the case. Now,
two weeks from the end they are far
ther behind than any other session for
years. at the same time, and only
by the most tremendous exertion and
tireless industry can there be any hope
of their clearing up the calender and
finishing everything up ship-shape.
This can only be accomplished by the
holding of night sessions almost every
night till the close and the cutting
out of all grand-stand play, senseless
monkey shines and by getting down
to solid business.
The Legislature in the beginning
promised we'll. Its membership is
above the average ability of Minnesota
legislatures of the past and great
things were hoped from it. Unfortu-
nately it developed into individual"
legislature. 1t lacked cohesion and
organization. Party lines there were
none. Ever member seemed to be out
to make an Individual record and
when hundred and twenty different
men start out to make an individual
record each for himself. without the
aid and assistance of any one else the
result is, no one accomplishes any
thing. Those men and newspapers
who are and have been decrying party
organization and yelling their heads off
about bosses and combinations can
point to the present legislature as an
example of what will be accomplished,
even by able men, without organiza-
tion and without leadership. There
must be organization. leadership and
unanimity of action to accomplish
anything in any Legislative body.
The fourteen Socialitsic members
of the Wisconsin Legislature, notwith
standing nearly all of them are with
out previous legislative experience and
only one profe ssional man and what
one might term educated, have accom-
plished more in legislative way
than any similar number of men in
any legislative body in the United !
States.
: : After each days session they meet
in hall and discuss the measures
that will come up the following day,
caucus on those measures, and decide
how they will act, majority deciding
the action, and as result there are
always fourteen votes that go as a
unit either for or against each mea-
sure and in this way they have accom-
olished much that would have been
under any other method
If procedure. J
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
The Birth of Reform Schools.

The first reform school for juvenile
delinquents was probably the one or
ganized at Metray, near Louvre.
France, about the year 1889 by NJ. de
Tetz, a noted councillor of Paris. M.
de Tetz found in some wealthy noble
men the financial assistance he needed
to materialize his idea, and the school
was started with the most benefcent
results. The idea was taken hold of
in other quarters not only of France.
but of other continental countries, and
the enthusiasm created by the work
resulted in the grand conference Of
the reformatory union." the real be-
ginning of our present day work in
behalf of juvenile delinquents.-New
York American.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
Speaker Protein Lennon.

Speaker Dunn has been i'll for the
last few days and John G. Lennon has
been acting as Speaker protein. John
is great success in the position. The
manner in which he enforces the rules
and exercises his authority would
make Thomas B. Reed appear as mild
as kindergarten teacher managing
her pupils.
There has been some question as to
whether John follows Roberts Rules
of Order, or Jefferson's manual.
This ought to be easy to determine.
All that would be necessary to do
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07

would be to open the graves of Mr..
Roberts and Mr.. Jefferson and which
ever one had turned over during the
time John has been acting as Speaker
would be the one he has taken for a
model.
Frank M. Eddy.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
BATTLE
CREEK
DOCTOR
COMING

REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THIS
TALENTED PHYSICIAN In THE
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DIS
EASES. OFFERS HIS SERVICES
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
FREE TO the SICK

The Battle Creek Specialist, licensed
by the State for the cure of all Nervous
and Chronic Diseases of Men, Women
and Children, offers to all who call on
the day, date and during the hours
given below, consultation, examination,
advice and all medical services required
Charge. All that is asked in return
person treated will state the result OBJ
tanned to friends aad thus prove to the
sick and afflicted in every city and
locality that at last treatments have
been discovered that are absolutely
sure and certain in their effect.
This Doctor is considered one of
Americas leading Stomach and Nerve
Specialists, an expert in the treatment
of all Chronic diseases, and will cure
you, whatever your ailment, in way
that will astonish you.
Many Wonderful Cures in Diseases
of the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Heart,
Lungs, Nerves and Rheumatism, Scia-
tica, Diabetus, Fits, St. Vitus Dance,
. Eczema, Dropsy, Bed-wetting Chill
dren and all constitutional and serious
internal diseases that battle the skill
OF tne 1a1nlly physician.
No Operations Needed for Appendi-
citis, Gall Stones, Goitre and Piles.
Leg Ulcers positively and speedily
cured by an entirely new system.
Modern Treatment for Asthma, Ca
tarrh and Deafness.
In Fact, there is no curable disease
that cannot be cured and no incurable
disease that cannot be benefited.
No Matter what your ailment may
be, no matter what others may have
told you, no matter what experience
you may have had with other physi-
clans, sanitariums or patent medicines,
if you want to get well again, you
should not fail to call. Go! Have it
forever settled in your mind, if your
case is durable, he will treat you; if
incurable, he will give you such advice
as may prolong your life.
This Free Offer is made but once to
each caller in order to advertise the
Battle Creek System of treating diseases
which has lifted so many from the
depths of dispair to the heights of
health and happiness, and why not you?
Married Ladies must come with their
Husbands and Minors with their Fathers.
The Visiting Specialist will be at the
Hotel La Grande M0ns, MINI.
JUST SEVEN HOURS THIS VISIT
FRCM 8 A. NJ. UNTIL 4P.M.
WE'D. APRIL 18TH
ETERY SIX WEEKS
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
Women Suffrage.

The Woman Suffrage amendment to
the constitution came up in the Sen
ate last week and the grave and re-
verend Senators tucked it in its little
bed. pulled the comforters over its
head and put it to sleep for this ses-
sion at least. The women who headed
the movement were disappointed but
not disheartened. The vote was close
thirty for, and thirty-two against.
1t looks very much as though the
vote was framed up to give the ladies
as much satisfaction as could be done
without giving them what they want
ed. The "anti' Senators gave as
excuse for their vote against the mea-
sure "that their wives advised them
to vote against it,. Now if they
will only follow the advice of their
wives on all the other measures that
will come up the balance of the ses-
sion we can expect some great legisla-
tion. There may be trouble ahead,
however. When man lays the re-
sponsibility of his action on his wife
and she finds out there is something
doing. "We've tried it and we
know" But if the women can sway
senatorial action by just murmuring
into telephone their wishes it is
wise plan not to increase their politi-
cal power,
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
The Gross Earnings Tax Bill.

The Spooner Bill was defeated in
the House by the surprising vote of
eighty eight to twenty-six. This was
a measure providing for the increase
of the gross earnings tax on railroads
from four to five per cent. 1t was
generally supposed the measure would
carry, at least that the vote would
be very close, but the Regulars. the
progressives, the Democrats and the
Democrats joyfully Joined hands
in swatting the same and when the
roll call had ended it was as limp as
Clinton Robinson after John Lennon
has ruled on one of his "points of
order.''
Morris tribune., 1911-04-07
SUI RING.

SuGerns Is doubtless as divinely
appointed as 10Y, while it is much
mere Influential as a discipline Of
character, Il, chastens and sweet
ems The nature, teaches patience and
resignation and promotes the deep
est as well as the most exalted
thought. Samuel Smiles.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-28
"STONEWALL'S" SISTER
Mrs. Laura ]. Arnold Dies in
the City Hospital at
Buckhannon.

BUCKHANNoN. Sept. 25,-Mrs.
Laura ]. Arnold, the only sister OF
the late General "stoncwall" Jackson,
died at the City hospital Sunday morn
Ing from diseases incident 10 old age
Mrs Arnold was in her eighty-ff:h
year and was very active to within a
few weeks of her death She was
born in clarksburs, Va, now W. va,
in 1926, and was married in lS43 to
the late Jonathan Arnold, OF Beverly
Randolph county. Mrs. Arnold pos
essed many of the characteristics OF
her distinguished brother of Confed.
crate fame. But one of three children
survives. Thomas Jackson Arnold, OF
Elkins.