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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24

beauties are rare. In literature they
flourish, to be sure. Your heroine is
generally dazzling. But in this pro-
sale world, we find that the girl with
a wild-rose complexion often has
mouth too wide, or eyes too narrow,
and regular features are often asso-
ciated with muddy complexion. So
the outlook is not quite as discourag-
ing as if one had to bear comparison
with any number of fawless crea-
lures. You are not beauty, but so
very few people are that it is hardly
worth while to whimper about it.
Another bit of comfort is that
beauty counts less than some people
suppose This is heresy, of course,
from the novelists's standpoint, but
look about you and see what you find.
The pretty girl who is so stupid that
her only safety is in silence, isn't any
more popular than another girl with
a drill, bright, homely face and the
spontaneous wit that keeps everyone
laughing. The petulant beauty, whose
temper, like key of gunpowder,
needs only a spark to start an explo-
sion, is very soon found out, and the
people who like her better than an
other girl who is plain, to be sure, but
is sweet and courteous and obliging,
are neither numerous enough nor SEN
sible enough, to be worth counting.
Not every girl can be pretty, but
all girls can dress neatly and taste
fully, which goes long way toward
redeeming any natural lack. All girls
can cultivate the charm of CHEEKY in
telligence. Most girls can make
health their ally, and few things are
more of help to good looks than the
clear eyes and bright coloring which
are the boons good health bestows.
After all, the plain girl has great
deal to encourage and comfort her.
1t is the pretty girl with nothing else
to her credit, who needs pity.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
THE furnishing EYE.

He had by nature a furnishing
eye" says a modern novelist in de-
scribing a character of his creation.
What repugnant word! Rich jew
elry that has lost it's luster; heavy
gold braids that darken the garments
they were meant to adorn; swords
that have rusted in their cobweb-cov-
cred sheaths; kitchenware that once
mirrored the cooks cheerful facial
things that once shone but are now
dull, come trooping into our magma
ton at the sound, "Tarnishing!" And
so beautiful an organ as the human
eye could exert the influence Of rust
and dust!
Yet this action is possible to the
cynical eye at all times. There is
scarcely a painting so beautiful but
some flaw can be found in it, char
acter so perfect but that disillusion-
izer can put his finger on some weak
ness. After he has given expression
to his criticism, those who have heard
may try in vain to see the beauty
they saw before. The brightness is
furnished
In ourselves we may learn to con-
troll this furnishing tendency. When
we meet it in others, we can but try
our best to look through our own eyes
not theirs, and perchance to help
them catch a glimpse of the sheen OF
things through our clearer, unfair
nished vision.
Young People.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24

W 4
and my white shoes" said Florence.
III think I'll take my new pink parasol
and 60 walking, or maybe play with
Geraldine Mignonette, where folks can
see me. I don't like to save my best
dresses; I like to wear them all the
time"
Pooh! Such ways to have good
times." cried Jack, I'm going to have
a lot of fun
The next day Emily stayed in bed
till ten o'clock, but Jack and Florence
were down early Jack ate his break
fast without washing his hands or
face, and then ran away to play with
his chum, Fred, by the river. Flor
ence came daintily down the stairs in
her pretty new dress, holding her
pink parasol carefully over her best
hat, and started out for walk, wheel
Uncle James had given her.
"Auntie, did you think it was going
to rain?" asked Florence, coming
home wet and bedraggled an hour
later. Why didn't you tell me?"
But, my dear, the other day when
I told you it was going to rain you
cried and pouted; and, besides, this
is do-as-you-please day, you know"
Jack came in warm and dirty after
very happy morning; but when he
saw Aunt Molly at the table in her
white dress, he said he would eat in
the kitchen rather than wash his
hands. He left his dinner for a mo-
ment, and the cat upset his ice cream
so he thought he had better go to the
table the next time. Emily Jared bet.
ter than any of the rest, for she had
long, happy day with her dolls and
her books and her little friend from
next door, but she was glad when
evening came.
We'll, how did you all like it?
Shall we try it again." asked Mrs
Porter as they gathered about hel
chair in the twilight.
Il don't want to- said Jack quick
ly. cts no fun doing as you please.
Il don't want to try it again. said
Emily. Il had good time today, but
I'm sorry I didn't help mamma. It's
all right in the daytime, but wher
evening comes, and mamma is very
tired, I'm sorry I didn't do thing but
please myself. Don't let us do i
again, mamma"
IT don't want to do as / please
either" said Florence. IT spoiled m!
parasol and my new dress, and Ger
aldine Mignonette looks like fright
I'm not going to pout after this whe1
auntie wants me to stay at home"
We'll, we won't try it tomorrow,
said Mrs. Porter; "but the next time
you are naughty and must be pun
ished we might try another do-as-you
please day"
That was last summer, but none O
the children have ever asked for an
other whole day to please themselves
Of course, they often want their owl
way in many things; but, when some
body says, do as you please ther'
is a general laugh; and everybod.
gets Strengthened out in a laugh.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
WASHABLE RUGS IN KITCHEN
None Other Should be Used, For the
Most Excellent of Sanitary
Reasons.

Rugs for kitchen should always
be washable, as the grease they &C.
cumulate is unspeakable. Good look
ing mixtures in rag weaVes are suit
able and far more sanitary than the
custom of some households of using
rugs that have grown too shabby for
other rooms A wool rug should be
put on the line and we'll beaten once
week and should be wiped off fire.
quently with soap bark and water or
with special carpet soap.
The sink, besides daily scrubbing,
should be wiped out once day with
a cloth. wet in kerosene or turpentine
to remove lingering stains on the en-
amel. If the sink is an old-fashioned
zinc one it should be rubbed with coal
ashes to remove discoloration and
later scrubbed we'll with hot soda wa
ter. At least once day pour good
disinfectant or hot soda water down
the drain. Keep box of washing
soda on shelf over the sink and dis
solve lump with the last rinsing
water. This is grease cutter.
Kitchen closets can only be kept in
condition by thorough surveillance.
There must be no poke holes, no I'M
covered boxes, nothing to attract in
sect pests. Have plenty of enameled
boxes or use the tin receptacles in
which coffee is often sold. In these
put cereals, sugar, rice, coffee, salt,
breadcrumbs, chocolate, tapioca, hom-
my and other things that too often are
kept in their own packages after they
have been opened
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
HOLD FAST TO OLD FRIENDS.

Never cast aside your friends if by
any possibility you can retain them.
We are the weakest of spendthrifts if
we let one friend drop off through in
attention, or let one push away an
other, or if we hold aloof from one for
petty jealousy or needless slight or
roughness. Would you throw away a
diamond because it pricked you? One
good friend is not to be weighed
against the jewels of all the earth. If
there is GOODNESS or unkindness be-
tween us, let us come face to face and
have it out, quick, before the love
grows cold! Life is too short to quar-
rel in, or to carry black thoughts of
friends.
It is easy to lose a friend, but new
one will not come for calling, nor.
when he comes, make up for the old
one.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24

cart Thou all alone, My Jesus?"
l asked, as I knelt at the door
Of our chapel, where none might ente
On the freshly vanished floor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
CARE OF THE HANDS.

Many young wives whose HUSBANDS
are earning only very moderate in
comes and who are consequently
obliged to do almost all the work of
the house themselves often, either
through carelessness or lack of time,
so neglect their hands that after a
few months of household toll they dis
cover that instead of being soft and
white and we'll kept, as they used to
be before marriage, they are now
coarse and rough and the cuticles are
ragged and discolored.
Now, there is absolutely no need for
this distressing state of things, how
ever rough and dirty the work may
be, if every day few minutes are
spent in attending to the hands, and
there is scarcely woman even among
the very busy ones who cannot man.
age to find ten or fifteen minutes dur
ing each day to give to this important
matter. 1t is really an important
matter, as the legitimacy of wo-
mans claim to the title of lady is
often decided by the appearance of
her hands.
And now let us see how these few
minutes snatched from the busy day
are to be spent. In the first place,
always wear gloves for any dirty
work, such as the cleaning of CRATES,
busting, sweeping or polishing. Do
not think that it is too much trouble
or a waste of valuable time to do this
You will be well repaid, and in the
end you will save time, as the skin
will not become lined and scanned
with almost ineradicable dirt, which
must always be the case if dirty arti-
cles are touched with the ungloved
hand. Gloves made especially for this
purpose may be bought for small
sum, and two or three pairs should
be kept in use so that each may be
washed in turn.
When the daily work is completed
rub little olive oil well into the
hands and wash in hot water, then
rub with slice of lemon, digging the
nails we'll into it, and wash again in
hot water.
At bedtime wash the hands thor
oughly in hot water with a good soap;
see that the nails are perfectly clean,
smooth and even; push down the cuti-
Giles gently with a soft towel and, last
ly, apply little cold cream, rubbing
it well into the skin, but make quite
sure that the cream is pure. Perfect
ly pure cold cream is rather an ex-
pensive item, but the following is an
excellent recipe that can be easily and
inexpensively manufactured at home:
One ounce Of white wax, one ounce of
spermaceti, five ounces of almond oil
and three ounces of rosewater. Melt
the white wax, spermaceti and al
mond oil together over gentle heat,
then add the rosewater and stir vigor-
ously until cold.
If this treatment is carefully fol
lowed the hands will become beauti-
full and need never show signs of the
rough and often disagreeable work
which their fair owners are compelled
to perform.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
TWO WAYS OF GETTING UP.

When we tumble out of the right side
of bed,
How bright the sun shines overhead? ?
How good our breakfast tastes-and,
oh!
How happily to school we go!
And DER the day what peace is shed
When we tumble out of the right side
of bed!
When we tumble out the wrong side
of bed,
How dark the sky frowns overhead |!
How dull our lessons, how cross our
mothers,
How perfectly horrid our sisters and
brothers!
And they all say, too, it's our fault in.
steadi
When we tumble out the wrong side
Of bedi
Anon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
COMFORT FOR THE PLAIN GIRL.

The plain girl acknowledges herself
in need of comfort, 1t is as natural
for girl to want to be pretty as it
is for her to prefer blue sky to a
cloudy one and rosebuds to burdocks.
Amy in Little Women" putting a
clothes pin on her unclassic nose, in
hopes of improving its shape, has any
number of sympathizers.
The first crumb of comfort for the
girl who knows she is plain, is that
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
DUTYS REACH.

We shall never be able to get out
of the reach of duty. Duty is with
us in the morning and at night It is
with us in our studies, our employ
ments, and our pleasures. Since it
cannot be escaped, let us do our duty
cheerfully, that it may bring pleasure
and profit to others and ourselves.
We are social beings, and it is seldom
that we can help others without bene-
fitting ourselves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
TO GET NO RELIEF
Howarth to Remain an Un.
derpaid Official.

Wayne township trustee aJmes Ho-
warth holds a position as a public Of
fetal whihc pays him more poorly
than the day laborer who can find
steady work on the streets of the city.
He is in this position with little prob.
ability of relief because of the action
of the house committee of the Indiana
legislature which killed a bill intro
duced to legalize the expenses of the
administration of township trustees.
AS there are $4,000 inhabitants in
the township, trustee Howarth is en-
titled to a salary of $500 a year. but
out of which he has to pay his clerks
hire and all other expenses. including
livery and travelling expenses. When
these expenses are met his mt salary
is less than $500. Other public Off
Gals who have no more work to SUI
pervise than Mr.. Howarth ct three
and four times as much salary in net
as he and he is beginning to feel the
injustice of the situation in which he
is in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
TWINS AND TRIPLETS
MAKE BIG INCREASE

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 15.-During
the month of December, according to
the Texas state board of health, 81
sets of twins and two sets of triplets
were born in this state. The actual
increase in population in excess of
deaths as the results of births for the
month was 242s Those into whose
homes the triplets and twins came
may have assumed that the duty de-
voived upon them to put Texas in the
fourth place in the matter of popula-
ton But whether this be true or
not. the report shows that there is no
indication of race suicide in the Lone
Star state. Today Texas has in round
numbers 4.o0o.O 900 inhabitants. TAX
ing the December increase by births
alone as an average, 1900 per month
will raise the population to s.4OO. 900
ten years hence. So Ii is quite evil
dent that by natural processes alone
Texas will be in the count when the
next census is taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
HELD A CONFERENCE
WITH FACTORY MEN

Charles W. Jordan and E. M. Haas,
representing the Richmond CONNER
cia; club. conferred with the officers
of the Bertsch Foundry company at
Cambridge City yesterday relative to
their contemplate removal from that
city. An effort was made to bring
the foundry to Richmond. The CON-
pany has decided nothing perman-
nent and no definite answer was CIV
en- the local men.
The officials of the company are
preparing circular letter to be sent
around the country. and it is believed
from this they are DESTROYS of secur-
ing bonus. Whether the CONNER
cial club would consider a PROPOSE
ton of this nature could not be learn
ed. The officers Stated they desired
to find location along the Ohio riv-
err where the coal could be secured
cheaply. They promised to visit
Richmond before taking action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
WOMAN BURIED HER
WRONG HUSBAND

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Eu.
gene Elliot, who lives with her mother
Mrs. Julia Bruner. at No. 451 North
Colorado street, was notified one
morning last September that the be.
headed body of her husband. Eugene
Elliot, had been picked up on the rail.
road tracks. The man was of rowing
disposition and had been missing from
home for several days. His wife sent
her sister to the morgue to identify
him: his father came up from Allan.
tic City and said the body was that OF
his son. and the funeral was held
Late one recent night the doorbell
rang and Mrs Elliot went down stairs
to find herself confronted by her hus-
band Eugene did not know that he
was dead and buried and thought his
wife's surprise was occasioned by his
long absence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
women ADVISED TO
DISCHARGE COOKS
Use Less Meats and More
Vegetables. Wiley Says
Girls Must Marry.

Washington, Feb. 15.-"If the Am
erican housewives We're more practi-
cal about household economics they
would go a long way in the direction
of reducing the high cost of living.
said DR.. Harvey Wiley. the Govern
ment chemist. " II they should dis
charge their cooks and perform the
kitchen work themselves they would
not only save the wages of the servant
but would reduce the waste about 25
per cent II they are not able to do
the cooking by personally supervis-
ing II they could save the waste in the
preparation OF food. They should
study the economy of rations. This
would lower the cost. and If they gave
some attention to the question of nu-
triton they would again reduce the
expense of living.
Our people should consume less
meat and more cereals. Housewives
should purchase the raw broken GER
eals and have them cooked at home.
Another economy would be the use OF
the firseless cooker.
Fifty per cent. of the cost of living
could be saved if housewives gave as
much attention to the business OF
housekeeping as the husband gives to
the store, the factory and other lines
of industry in which they are engaged.
If they knew more about the compo.
sition of foods and something about
debased, adulterated and misbranded
products there would be further re-
duction. If our women should buy by
weight and measure and not in pack.
ages another slice would be taken Off
the cost.
I'VE need schools of domestic econ.
omy for girls who intend to be mar
ried if they have an opportunity. and
if the opportunity does not come they
should make it. They should be like
Caesar, when he was told he could
not cross the Alps to attack Gaul, as
there was no road. He answered that
if there were no road he would make
one. So it should be with our girls. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
NO STREET CLOSING
AGREEMENT REACHED

No agreement has yet been reached
between Gaar, Scott & Company and
the American Telephone and Tele
graph company regarding the vacation
of North F street, from Eighth to the
west terminal Gaar, Scott & Com
pany recently petitioned the board OF
works, for vacation of this street
and several adjoining alleys, but a re.
monstrance was filed by the tele.
phone and telegraph company against
the vacation, claiming it had perma.
nent use of the streets for wires. I'm.
less the companies come to an agree.
ment extensive improvements at
Gaar's may be held up. The local
company owns the adjoining property.
1t is believed the board favors the va
cation of the street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
STERR|TT
DIES OF INJURIES
Was Victim of Grewsome Ac-
cident in Local Yards
G. G. Murphy Hurt.

Injuries of Charles Sterritt, the
Pennsylvania yardman who was injur-
ed yesterday afternoon. proved fatal.
the man dying at the Reid Memorial
hospital a little over an hour after
having been removed there.
That Sterritt's injuries did not re-
suit in instantaneous death is consid-
cred miracle by physicians. When
he fell from the tender of his engine,
under the wheels, his left arm was
torn out and crushed into a pulp. His
lung was punctured by several broken
ribs. causing hemorrhages. The skin
was ground from one side of his face.
where he had been dragged on the
ground.
In the local yard service for more
than twenty-one years. Sterritt was as
well known as any local raiiroader.
He was regarded as an efficient work
man. He was popularity known as
"Scrubby." The accident occurred in
the Pennsylvania yards between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth street. 1t
was witnessed by number of rail-
readers who were powerless to pre-
vent it.
The late Mr.. Sterritt was mem
Der of Hokendaqua Tribe. Red Men,
the Eagles and Moose lodge. He is
survived by wife, living at 34S South
West Third street. The funeral will
be held Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock from the home In the even
ing at 1880 o'clock the various lodges
of which Sterrtt was a member will
attend in a body. The body will be
shipped to Hamilton, O., Friday for
burial.
While switching his train prepare.
tory to a trip, Carl G. Murphy, a
brakeman, was painfully injured
about $50 o'clock last evening. He
was caught between two cars and his
hips bruised. At first it was feared
that Murphy had been fatally injured.
but a later examination at the hospi-
tai showed this not to be the case
This morning there was slight i'm,
provement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
MISS ARNOLD NOW
IN \. Y. HOSPITAL
According to a Detective and
a Newspaper, but Fam
lily Deny Report.
(American News Service)

New York, Feb. 15.-Doro,hy Ar
mold. the missing heiress is in hos
pital in New York City, according to
the detectives who have been hunting
for the girl who disappeared 65 days
ago.
They would not reval in what in
stitution the girl is a patient today.
but declared that the mystery sur
rounding the case would soon be
cleared up. AS result of the work
on the case, the detectives declared
Miss Arnold was not kidnapped nor
did she waner away while suffering
from some mental alteration.
The New York American to-day an
nounced that the girl had been found
as a patient in Flower hospital. This
was. however, positively denied by
the hospital officials and by DR.. Har-
rison B.Arnold, second cousin OF
the missing heiress, said that the
young woman was never patient at
the institution.
At the Arnold home it was also de-
MED that Dorothy had ever been in
the hospital
The Americans story stated that
Miss Marjorie Arnold. sister of the
missing girl. visited the hospital with
Mrs. Thomas Dusan. of So Central
Park. west, and Mrs. Horace oBwen,
wife of DR.. Bowen, of Hudson boule'
ward, Jersey City.
The story also said that an orderly
Of the hospital declared that Miss
Arnold" was doing very well and adj
ded: She has been very i'll, but the
crisis passe four or five days ago and
she is improving rapidly"
Neither Mrs. Dugan nor Mrs. Brown
would discuss the report.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
TAX CASE POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF ILLNESS

Owing to Illness and death in the
families OF some OF the attorneys in.
tercstcd In the Clifford tax case
against the city of Richmond TO recov.
or $1,000 ON commission. the final
arguments were not made before spe.
cial Judge Sparks at Greenfield Mon.
day. lnasmuch rs 1t would be several
weeks before the attorneys could
again arrange to make oral arguments
II IL probable that the time will be
lcssoned In getting all evidence and
arguments before the court by each
attorney preparing written brief.
containing his arguments in the mat.
ter. The case has been in the circuit
courts and supreme court OF the state
for several years. the supreme court
sending the case back to the circuit
court Tor another trial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-15
NEW FACTORY OWNER
DENIES THE REPORT

Rumors to the effect that he is Sc
curing options on the ground near the
c. & O. north end station for the
railroad company were branded false
by S. W. Hayes, president OF the
Hayes Track Appliance company. who
arrived in the city today to complete
arrangements to bring his factory
from Geneva. N. Y. to Richmond lie
declared that as soon as the deeds are
secured for the property the ground
will be broken and steps taken toward
the erection of buildings provided the
plans are accepted and contractor
bid accepted by that time He said
architects are now at work on the
plans. The four houses now standing
o nthe ground will be probably be re-
modelled into an ONCE building.