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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
THE CHILDRENS HOUR.
A THRILLING ICE BOAT ADvEN-
TURE.
A True Story.

1t was Christmas Day on the shores
of a beautiful Minnesota lake. The
whole family, including the children,
had been to Mass IN the village
church where they listened to the joy
full strains of the Gloria in Excelais"
and the "Adeste Fideles," and knelt
with the shepherds at the crib of the
New Born Babe in the stable of Beth
lehem. A little later the Christmas
tree had been stripped of it's presents
and toys; and about one o'clock the
cousins, uncles, and aunts of three
generations had gathered around the
Christmas dinner table where they had
enjoyed the roast turkey and cram
berries, the mince pie and blazing
plum pudding, the oranges, nuts,
raisins and bon bons and all the other
goodies and delicacies that go to make
up the traditional Christmas dinner
for
Christmas comes but once a year,
But when it comes, it brings good
cheer"
And now George and Frank, aged
seven and five respectively, two en-
bryo yachtsmen of the future, were
cIamoring for an ice boat ride.
Down at the pier the 'Ice King" q
1.-THE and graceful ice boat with its
tall white sail and brilliant pennant
futtering in the breeze, seemed to be
waiting impatiently for some one te
enjoy that most exhilarating of sports
| not ovoop+ipo roo+or;pn ~ ho11oon
| ing-an ice boat ride.
In less time than it takes to tell it
l"Pa," Uncle Robert" George anG
Frank in their warm winter wraps
and "Spot," the little dog in his blacl
coat of fur, had taken their places il
the roomy cockpit and the Ice King
was gliding swiftly over the froze1
surface of the lake.
The day was ideal. The sun shone
brightly; the air was crisp and frosty
the ice like glass, and steady breezt
blew out of the south. Hundreds O.
skaters and score of ice boats dartet
in all directions. For mile after mile
the Ice King flew back and forth be
tween the island and the mainland
in race with the wind, and outstrip
ping it on every tack, for it is popu
lar fallacy that boat propelled b.
the wind cannot sail faster than thu
wind 1t is not the speed of the wine
that controls the speed of the boa
but the pressure it exerts on ever.
square inch of canvas. Hence ;
slight puff, or incipient squall, viii
often increase that pressure by hun
dreds of pounds, causing the boat t.
dart ahead like an arrow from bow
AS the wind freshened, the Ice Kin,
reared like a mettlesome horse AM
rode good part of the time on onl.
two runners, the third one rising from
four to six feet in the air, thus furnish
ing the nearest possible approach t
the sensation of riding on an aero
plane.
firing at last of the monotony o
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

Be careful that you do not make
a disagreeable impression on people
at your first meeting. If you are
gloomy and unsocial at first acquaint-
ance, and finally decide that those
people will repay in smiles and polite
ness, you will have to exert yourself
more than little to do away with the
first impression made by your unre-
sponsiveness. 1t will take many
months of faithful work to counterfeit
in the mind of your employer that first
unfortunate impression you made be-
fore you woke up to the fact that your
position held promises for the future.
First impressions are tenacious. Do
your best to make them favorable.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
REsTlNG: AN ART AND A NEcEs-
SITY.

The art of resting is too much neg
lected in these busy days. Yet it is
worth cultivating, for the woman who
brain to a complete rest comes, sooner
or later, to point at which she breaks
down altogether.
But can't rest, says someone, "if
once let myself go it would need
such very great effort to screw N.Y.
self up to working pitch again.
would much rather go on till / drop"
This is a mistake, for the woman
whose nerves are always keyed up to
concert pitch is seldom able to make
a great effort if one is required of her.
She is played OUT; and, when a spe-
cial call comes, she finds that she can
not rise to it.
In the busiest life there comes spare
moments which might well be utilized
for relaxation, and it is an excellent
plan to cultivate the habit of sitting
still and thinking as little as possible
during these times.
Sit in a comfortable chair with the
back to the light, SO that the tired
eyes may not be strained by a glare.
Let all your limbs hang loosely, and
try to empty your mind of worries.
Ten minutes rest of this kind will
freshen you up wonderfully.
Some people complain that they can
not stop thinking, and that their rest
is spoiled by the activities of their
I, Tv, ic ic, nft
very helpful to spread the hands out
fat on a book or table, and devote the
mind to the task of keeping them
quite limp and still. The very look
of these restful, lifeless hands is sooth-
ing, and the small amount of will
power need to keep them still will
be enough to Danish other thoughts
from the mind for the time.
Needlework and knitting have often
very duieting effect on nervous, rest
less women, for they keep both hands
and brain occupied without firing them
at all.
Never eat heavy meal while you
excitement, or you are likely to set
up indigestion. Rest for awhile first,
and then you will be able to enjoy
your food without fear of conse-
quences.
A change of clothes is often very re-
| freshing when one is tired. This is
reason why the habit of dressing for
dinner every night is to be recon-
mended SO strongly, even to those who
do not take an elaborate meal in the
evening. The change of sensation
caused BY. the putting on of different
clothes is wonderfully soothing to tired
lnerves.-London Chronicle.
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WRONG IDEAS.

One of the greatest curses of this
intellectual age is the great lack of
proper education of our girls in the
ali want to be school n1arn1s, gov
ernesses or the wives of rich men.
Housework, which should form the
basic principle of our economic life,
is Stunned by them as something de-
grading. A young woman will stand
behind dry goods counter fourteen
hours a day for mere pittance-not
enough to clothe her-lose her health,
become anaemic and untitled for the
performance of her natural duties,
rather than accept position as do
nestle where she would have COM
Portable home, good health, and be-
come properly fitted for the duties of
wife and mother.
The spiritual advance made by man
of the money he earns goes to the
ministry of refinement, education, en-
bellishment, to the wife and children
he loves. But the woman sees no
money for her toll. Her sufficient, her
ample reward is in husband, con-
tent, happy, growing in grace; in chill
dren, bounding to gracious maturity.
There is just as much reason that
a man should work within the house
as there is that woman should work
outside the house. He is just as well
qualified to work indoors as she is to
work outdoors. 1t is just as much his
duty to do one as it is her duty to
do the other But it seldom or never
occurs to his wife to ask him to do it,
or to think that he ought to do it.
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TWO KINDS OF COURTESY.

There are two distinct kinds of cour-
tesy: one is of the heart. and the other
is of the head. One is the expression
of genuine kindness and goodwill,
while the other is merely the result of
good breeding. One says IT beg your
pardon" because it would be bad
form" not to do So The other says
it from the heart. Some one has said
that ''politeness is artificial good-nat-
ure," but clearer thinker comes near
er the truth when he says that good
nature is natural politeness." Cour-
tesy resulting from mere good-breed-
ing says and does pleasant and polite
things in an exquisite manner with
which the heart has nothing to do.
Joab was courteous when, according
to the approved custom of the time, he
took Amasa by the beard to kiss him,
saying, art thou in health, my broth
er?" Nevertheless, with his free hand
did Joab grasp his sword and smite
Amasa under the fifth rib to his death
This cold-blooded kind of courtesy OBJ
tains to the present day, and so well is
it affected that it often passes for
courtesy of the heart. But it will
not stand the tests that true courtesy
will stand. Courtesy of the neart
makes no distinctions It never lap
ses into unkindnesss and rudeness
when talking to the lowest of ones in
feriors, and it is never servile before
its superiors. 1t is an attribute pecu-
liarly gracious and charming in wom-
en-, and they who possess it add large
ly to the growing beauty and sweet
ness and good of the world
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PASS 1T BY.

Some one said word untrue?
Pass it by;
Do not let it worry you
Pass it by;
Just find something good to do,
Keep life's pleasant things in view;
Gray skies will give place to blue,
If you pass it by, dear.
Someone said a word unkind?
Pass it by;
Just dismiss it from your mind
Pass it by;
Place yourself secure behind
Pleasant thoughts, and you will find
Life's dark spots with sunshine lined
II you pass it by, dear.
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touch of a woman-the real YOU The
rest is but the outer shell, matter
of training the work, as with simplici-
ty of dress and house decoration of
a milliner or decorator.
Do not pose, do not be affected, and,
above all, do not boast. You may not
realize it, but in meeting strangers the
simple, easy, sincere manner makes a
much better impression with the right
people than airs, much manner, or
great assumption Of place and power.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
THE oPTIMlsT.

Nothing will SO completely paralyze
the creative power of the mind and
body as dark, gloomy, discouraged
mental attitude. No great creative
work can be done by one who is not
an optimist. The human mind cannot
accomplish great work unless the ban
ner of hope goes in advance. People
will follow this banner when money,
friends, reputation, everything else has
gone.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-11
SIMPLICITY is GOOD TASTE.

Think of the woman whose house,
whose appearance, whose conversa-
ton creates the best impression, and
you will realize that absolute sim-
plicity is the secret Remember this
when selecting your clothes, decorat-
ing your house, also when you meet
strangers on your holidays.
Unfortunately, simplicity is not al
ways cheap. You will often have to
pay more for the hat of simple lines,
the frock of fine material and exquis-
itely simple design than you will for
something more ornate and dashing.
Simplicity of manner is the browning
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
On the Other Hand.

"Of course, dearest. says the low
ing and tender wife,'"I do not want, or
expect, you to give me something
that you can't afford for Christmas.
Why, it isn't the gift so much as 1t is
the spirit in which it is given! Now,
[ should be just as happy If you gave
ne a simple little neck ribbon as II
you gave me that diamond sunburst
showed you in the show window this
afternoon, and L"
Here she detects peculiar CLINT in
ais eyes, and hurriedly continues:
But just know 1t wouldn't make
you half as happy to give me some lit
lie trinket as to give mo something
both lasting and beautiful. And
lon't want you to consider my ideas at
Ill. dear. Just consult your own
wishes. | knew you would, 80 l had
hem put the sunburst aside until you
ct them know whether to send 1t or
not"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
WHEN FLOWERS ARE LACKING
One Resourcefui Hostess Makes Dec
orative centerpiece of the Homely
Cabbage.

a young housekeeper, who lives In
a District where 1t Is often impossible
to procure flowers suitable for din
Ing tabie censerpiece. has fallen back
aipoh her ,k&tehen garden for decor;s
tive materials. All winter. long. she
relies upop the. homery. cabbage. whose
.centeE: she. scoops out and fills with
celery sprigs. This she sets upon a
plate fringed about with celery tops
and to- the white and green effect she
gives a, CHEEKY tone.- by adding little
clusters of cranberries. Another fav-
orite decorative scheme is produced
chiefly by small-sized pumpkin,
which Is punotured at ton rand. sides,
to hpld sprays OF oeaery''or hemlocs.
The winter pear. A9rd and firm and
substahtfal is.another basis for cen
feFpiece. as its wide end will usually
rest squarely upon saucer, trimmed
with sprays OF greenery, while into
the top, pierced with a narrow deep
hof4'tf' tunnei;' may be placed holly
twigs. hemlock or any winter foliage
which may be at hand. -
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
fiand-painted Evening Dresses.

Hand painter chiffon goes to the
msLlxing of expensive dresses and the
ARTISTIC girl who can draw and paint
can achieve most charming dancing
dresses at very small cost. Beau
siiak results can also be obtained by
any Industrious girl who knows how
70 stencil. Whatever the design or
color, It is always well to experiment
ON a sample of the chiffon before at
tempting to decorate any part of a
dress. Art decorators supply designs,
materials and directions for stenciling
dpon all sorts OF fabrics. In stencil
Ing chiffon keep the brush perfectly
upright and tap it lightly upon the fab
rio. There should be no rubbing o.
strain npon the. delicate mesh of the
material.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
Corsage Flowers.

The vogue for corsage flowers,
both at home and abroad, is strong at
present, and shows signs of becoming
a.yen more widespread. says the Dry
goods Economist. Garnitures OF this
character are worn on evening and
,she'ater dresses and on afternoon
gowns as well, and give an unusually
smart touch to the toilette. High
srade millinery is also making use Of
these satin flowers. Window dressers
should use them as often as possible
N displaying merchandise.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
Paper Bag Dinner

Roulade of Beef.--Take a pound of
cold roast beef, free of fat, and skin.
put it through the mincing machine,
and add to 4. six ounces of minced
ham or bacon, fat and lean together.
Season highly with pepper and salt.
Add teaspoonful OF minced olives,
a few drops OF tobasco. teaspoonful
Of minced parsley, a CRATE Of lemon
peel. and a dust of nutmeg. Mix well.
then add four ounces OF macaroni,
cooked and cut into bits and then
tossed in butter. Mix again, then add
the yolks of two eggs well beaten,
and, last of all. the whites whipped
stiff. When all this is thoroughly
mixed. roll UP in well-greased Soyer
paper Ga side or end OF a bag cut for
the purpose). put in a creased bag,
fold clip. put on broiler, and bake
twenty-five minutes in a moderate
oven. Serve with thick tomato
sauce.
Potatoes Maitre d'Hotei.-Cut up
six cold boiled potatoes. Put In a
well-buttered bag, with half glass Of
milk, an ounce OF butter, salt, pepper.
A crate of nutmeg, and little chopped
parsley. Fold and clip bag, and cook
for fifteen minutes.
Spinach.-Pick and wash clean, but
leave as wet as possible. Put in a
bag. with little sugar and pinch
OF salt Seal bag, and cook for thir-
ty-fve minutes. Stand broiler on a
plate, prick the bag, let the water
drain out. then dish mp. and add a
lump of butter, dust with black pep
per and serve.
P.ach Roll.--Make a good crust.
as for shortcake, but rather softer,
divide, and roll each half into long
slip. Sift sugar upon the bread-board
rather scantiiy. Lay the rolled crust
upon It, then sift sugar over the up
per side OF II. Cover the sugar with
ripe. juicy peaches sliced very thin.
Sprinkle on more sugar. dot here and
there with bits OF butter. and roll up,
pinching the ends tight. Slip the rolls
inside a creased bag-the nearer they
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
Chilly.

A certain member OF a Boston club
habitually evinces such a frigid de-
meanor that many of his acquaint-
ances have facetiously averred that
1T gives one cold to shake hands
with him"
One evening a group at the club
were discussing the disposition OF the
said member. when a newcomer ven-
tured this:
why, gentlemen, understand that
1t is the custom in this club when that
chap attends dinner here to ice the
claret I'm order that 1t may be at the
same temperature as the dining
room "--Harpers Magazine.
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USEFUL HINTS FOR CONVERTS.
BY Martha McculIoch William,


Paper bag cooking is liberal edu-
cation in other things beside economy
and flavor. 1t teaches you to beware.
also to take care. The being ware
applies particularly to the bags them
selves-their care and keeping. no
less their use.
IL the paper bag habit il firmly es-
tablishsd do not keep the bags lying
about loose. nor huddled In drawers.
nor. worst OF all. rolled mp or crum.
pied A large part OF their value 10
risked by such crumpling. Let them
lie fiat whore It 10 dry. cool and airy.
OF course. protect them from dust.
To this send get a light wooden
box. nail shelves inside II. say two or
three inches apart. and hinge on, a
door. or hang washable curtain
over the front OF 1t. Lay the bags
upon the shelves, each size separate.
1t may be well to mark the bag-sizes
on the shelves holding them.
Lard. butter or drippings for greas.
ing the bags should be kept In small
Hlde-mouthed glass Jars, with close
fitting glass tops.
Roulade OF veal.-Get half a breast
OF veal, bone 1t carefully, lay 1t on
board, skin side down, season with
salt and pepper, and spread thickly
over II sausage stufiing. To make
the. stuffing take half pork sausage
meat and half well' dried bread
crumbs and moisten, with a beaten
egg and enough milk to make it stick
together. but not to make it wet. Roll
up carefully. and tie with clean string
taking scare especially 20 keep the
ends ef6se 'i3ub over xRth butter or
dripping and put in well buttered
bag, laying around it.slices of carrot
turnip and onion. Cook for FIVE min!
utes in a very hot"oven, then slack
heat hail. and 'cook for forty-hve
minutes more. g..
saute Of Chicken with Mushrooms.
Cut. young tender ichicken into
'joint trim off all projecting bones
seasonAwith salt and pepper:not too
shighiaskend brush over with melted
butter NPut into weIlSputtered bag
with eight large or twelv& small mush-
rooms. cut in slices. Add a pinch
of herbs, very small onion, and half
a gill OF good white stock. Seal bag
tight. give ten minutes in a very hot
oven, then thirty in moderate heat.
Take up on hot dish and keep hot
while you make the gravy. Take for
the gravy the hot liquor from the bag,
put it in a bowl with the yolk of an
egg beaten up in half gill of cream.
Stir hard over hot water. but do not
let boil. When thoroughly blended.
pour over the chicken, garnish with
chopped parsley, few mushroom
heads and half moons OF crisp puff
paste. Serve as hot as possible.
Luncheon Savories.-Spread small
thin round water crackers with an
chovy paste mixed half and half with
butter. lay upon the paste thin slice
Of ripe tomato, over that a sprinkle
OF grated cheese then slice of ban
ana, more grated cheese, and on top
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
The Greatest Ever.

"Sir, | have the greatest feature
ever published in any magazine" says
he nature author, rushing into the Of
dee of the magazine editor.
You have? What's it about?" ask
I'd the editor.
Its an article on the cinnamon
bear"
I'm afraid there isn't much public
interest in bears or wolves or lynxes
,r anything like that just now"
But this is scathing criticism OF
he cinnamon bear for not living up to
characteristics given him by men who
are accepted as final authorities on
he intellectual and psychological attri.
outes OF cinnamon bears"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29


when a husband does not agree with
his wife on labor questions. she may
bring him To time by boycotting him.
Mother had a talk with father on the
questions of the day
And found out, TO her amazement, that
he didn't think her way,
So she argued, and she argued, but he
would not be convinced.
And she said twas an occasion when her
words should not be minced:
She'd boycott him, she asserted, put him
on the unfair list
And pay him no more attention than IL
he did not exist. -,
So she will not sew his buttons and she
will not brush his bat,.:''' -
And she will not cook his break fast-now.
|. what do you think af that?-
And she will not sit up ION him when he
stays down town at night,
Though she used to wait and meet him
with n welcome gay and bright
No, she's put boycott on him, scarcely
gives to him a glance
And she will not talk to father under
any ciccums}ance. -:
Fathers bearing up quite braveiy; when
he reads the paper through
He will chuckle over all the ADVERTISE
ments spread to view,
He will read of Monday bargains. and OF
special sales Of lace
With a genial expression on his cheerful,
happy face; -
Mother hasn't gone a-shopping since the
boycott was declared,
Father sits and reads the paper Just as
II he never cared.
Mother also reads the papers, reads the
advertisements, too,
And she signs about the bargains that
are up-to-date and new,
And at times she looks at father with a
flush upon her cheek
And we think that in moment she'll
begin again to speak,
D, when real spring shopping strikes us.
there will be the deuce to pay
For then mother will surrender and say
all she wants to say!
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1911-03-29
GOOD THINGS IF CHEAP.


FilIet of Beef Ia Mirande.--Take
pound and half of rump steak
and cut it into neat slices, about an
eighth Of an inch thick and two and
half inches long and broad Dust
each of these lightly with black pep.
per; melt an ounce OF butter and skim
1t free from froth. and add to ii as
much finely minced garlic as will
lie on the point of very small knife.
Lay the fillets In this and let them
steep for an hour. turning frequently
1.-THE dish must stand in warm place.
or the butter will set). Then take
out, put in well-buttered bag. and
place on broiler In the oven, leaving
II to cook for half an hour. Mean.
while knead an ounce of -four with
an ounce Of butter. add to It by de.
grees a pint OF strong well-flavored
stock, place In a clean saucepan, and
stir all one way until it is the con.
slstency OF cream; then add half a
pound Of previously cooked mush.
rooms, the juice OF half a lemon, freed
from seeds, a teaspoonful of China
soy. and two drops anchovy essence
Make very hot. Pile the mushrooms
in the middle OF hot dish. arrange
the fillets around It and garnish with
wall of mashed potato. Serve al
once.
Irish Stew.-Cut up two or three
pounds of mutton in the ordinary way
Leave very little fat. Add salt and
pepper to taste. Add six large on.
ions, peeled and finely chopped. and
two pounds OF peeled and thinly
sliced potatoes and bunch OF sweet
herbs. Place in bag and add half n
tumbler of cold water. Place on broil
or in hot oven. Allow forty minutes
Copyright. 1911, by Sturgiss & Wal
ton Company