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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
BEFORE YOU RESOLVE.

IT don't care, I am going to do it,
anyway" persisted John, when quietly
urged not to do foolish thing which
he had determined to do. He chung
to his plan with a firmness worthy of
a better cause. 1t was not until long
afterwards that he acknowledged his
regret. Like most unwise plans, his
had brought him more disappointment
than pleasure in it's train.
81 am sorry you did not see it this
way sooner" said his friend. ''You
have learned your lesson now though
and need not make the same mistake
again. Firmness, determination, will
power, are splendid things in their
proper place and use. The point is to
be careful how you use them. To re.
solve to do noble, worthy thing, and
carry it through in the face of all op-
position and disbursement, is q
glorious victory, indeed; but be care
full always to build resolve on reason
as some one has put it. Make sure
that you are resolving to do a good
thing for good reason, not an unWise
thing for foolish whim, a selfish whim
or a selfish desire. Resolving with
good reason gives you foundation on
which to build something worth
while"
sI'll take your advice now" said
John. Hereafter, TIL be sure I'm
right before make up my mind
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
THE MEANING OF CHARITY.

Charity suffereth long and is kim.
Somehow or other we have come to
think that if we give twenty-five cents
and sign the gift "A Friend" we have
done considerable, that is for us, in
the way of charity. If, for instance,
we visit some poor person and carry
bunch of flowers gathered from our
abundance, or basket of food, per-
haps, glow of satisfaction pervades
our whole system and we hug our
selves with rapture at the genuineness
of our good will to men and women
and of our true charity. And the CIV
ing of those trifles in time, money or
pleasures, does not constitute charity,
and that, too. good of it's kind. Al
belt, if the twenty-five cents were dol
lars, the name of the giver might ap-
pear But even then the act of char
| ity might not be greater. The thought
comes, what should we do without
that kind of charity?" What should
we do without the self-sacrifcing men
and women who give their lives to
the betterment of the poor, to the help
ing of the sick and sorrowful, to the
uplifting of those who are oppressed?
The other, broader charity which
forgives without pleading, which turns
from revenge, which can hear SANDER
and not heed nor repeat it, which can
mind it's own business despite tempta>
ton to do otherwise, is far rarer. That
is the sort OF charity which we are
called upon as Catholic citizens 70
preach and practice. Suppose we be-
gin that work just now.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
SOME UGLY LITTLE IMPs.

If you don't believe in fairies, and the
elves are not your friends,
And you have no faith in brownies
or in gnomes,
Let me give you just glimpse
OF all ugly little IMPS
That invade today so many happy
IMPoliteness is an IMP whom every
child should try to shun,
And older people, too, without a
doubt.
IMPatience is another
Who will cause you lots of bother
Less you send him quickly to the
right-about.
IMPertinence and IMPudence are
naughty little twins,
And, oh, it is astonishing to see
The mischief that they do!
And, my dear, if I were you,
Their comrade I would never, never
One little IMP will sit astride pencil
or a pen
Whene'er there is problem hard
Ill view,
And draw his mouth way down,
And whine out with frown:
'TMPossible, IMPOSSIBLE to dol"
IMPrudence and IMPenitence and
IMPULSE are three more
(Though the latter is not always
under ban);
And there are more, no doubt, =.
Who are lowering about
To get us into mischief if they can.
Of little foxes you have heard, who
spoil the lovely vines.
These ugly IMPS are dangerous,
too, you see.
| Let us raise a battle-shout!
We may put them all to rout.
Oh, what glorious victory that would
be!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
THE WOMAN WHO MAKES GOOD.

The woman who makes good must
be blessed with strength and health
and an ambition to learn and take
advantage of every opportunity that
comes her way, says the Delineator.
She must work with all her heart;
play with all her heart, above all
things avoiding Indifference and the
enemy to all progress-apathy.
She may select the pleasure that
may bring her the greatest joy.
Choose the work she is best fitted Tor.
Ordinary hard luck never ruins peo-
pie. 1t puts them in mood to learn
a thing or two Everybody makes
mistakes. With some it is regular
occupation; but to make mistake
and wall about it, is to make two.
Women often speak of their talents
not being appreciated. A talent is
next to worthless unless one has the
ability to get down to hard, plain,
everyday grind.
Then, too, the woman who wins
must learn to talk, but not to tell.
There is an art-the most consum-
mate art-in appearing absolutely
frank to the butcher, the baker, and
the family cat and yet not reveal any
of ones business affairs.
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STRENGTH OF WILL.

Every name enrolled on the page OF
history, as eminent in any particular
line of thought Or action, represents
men of purpose and will. The boy who
starts in life determined to succeed
and adheres to his resolution, will
generally do so. If adverse circum-
stances arise, he overcomes them by
the force of will and energy. 1t is the
will that enables one to accomplish a
desired object. The will may be
termed the rudder of the mind, direct
ing it's movements; it is the great en-
gineer of the mental machinery. 1t is
the power that concentrates our ener-
gies in a given direction and keeps
them within that orbit. The strong,
willed, plucky fellow dispels opposi-
ton at the start and practically exem-
plifes the old proverb of "Where
there's a will there's a way"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
THE PLoDDER WINS.

Argo, the great French astronomer,
tells us that he became so discouraged
in the study of mathematics that he
almost resolved to abandon his effort
He was just about ready to give up
when he happened to notice something
printed or written under the paper
binding of his book. He unfolded the
leaf and found it was from D'Alem-
bert. The letter said: eco on, sir; 60
on! The difficulties you me It will re-
solve themselves, and the light will
dawn and shine with increasing bright
ness upon your path" This struck
the young mathematician mind in a
way which he never forgot It was a
perpetual spur to his ambition, and
came to him just in the nick of time.
He resolved then and there that he
would surmount every difficulty: that
he would become great mathemati-
clan himself. He frightened his grip
and urged himself on until fame took
him up and told the world the story
Of one of the greatest astronomers OF
his time. S-&
The race is to the plodder. ] have
in mind several very brilliant gradu-
ates, who promised a great deal and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
THE PONY ENGINE.

Once upon time a little freight
car loaded with coal stood on the
track in coal yard.
The little freight car waited for an
engine to pull it up the hill and over
the hill and down the hill on the other
side.
Over the hill in the valley people
needed the coal on the lAttle freight
car to keep them warm.
BY and by great big engine came
along, the smokestack putting smoke
and the bill ringing, ding! Ding!
Ding!"
ooh, stop! Please stop, big engine!"
said the little freight car. Pull me
up the hill and over the hill and down
the hill, to the people in the valley
on the other SIDE"
But the big engine said, II can't,
I'm too busy" And away it went
The little freight car waited again
putting by.
"Oh, stop! dear engine, please
stop!" said the little freight car. But
the engine pulled big puff and said,
II can't, you're too heavy" Then
away it went, too-Choo! Choo!
Choo!
"Oh, dear!" said the little freign,
car, what shall I do? The people
in the valley on the other side will be
so cold without any coal.'
| After a very long time little pony
engine came along, putting just as
hard as the little engine could.
"Oh, stop! dear engine, please stop
and take me up the hill and over the
hill and down the hill, to the people
on the other side," said the patient
little freight car.
] The pony engine stopped right away
and said: You're very heavy and
I'm not very big, but think can.
I'll try. Hitch on!"
All the way up the hill the pony
engine kept saying, II think I can,
think I can, I think cant" quite
fast at first.
Then the hill was sleeper and the
pony engine had to pull harder and
60 slower, but all the time it kept
saying, I-think-I-can think
lean! I-think-I-can think
t-I-ca-n!' till it reached the very top
with long puff "Sh-s--s!"
1t was easy to 60 down the hill on
the other side.
/ Away went the happy little pony
engine saying very fast, Il thought
could I thought could thought
could! I thought could Mary
lC. Jacobs, in Kindergarten Magazine
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
ONES PET PHRASE.

What is your pet phrase and what
are you going to do about eliminating
it?
! Do not look superior. Every one
has some expression which is used
with and without reason. She may
not be conscious of it, but those who
listen to her are.
There may be no harm in the phrase
which dominates your conversation,
but it grows monotonous.
Take that horrid little form 'you
bet" No nice girl would use it, say
you? Well, some nice girls do
though you could not make them be-
lieve it. Perhaps it started in fun, a
mimic of someone else, but the ugly
little phrase clings.
Sure is scarcely more refined, but
much more common. If you ever
ever catch yourself using it watch
how it dominates your conversation.
You will be surprised and bit hor-
rified.
A talk at the telephone is test for
developing the pet expression. How
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
BEAUTY EVERYWHERE.

Nothing is more elevating to man
kind than to learn to love and ap-
preciate the beauty which can be seen
daily. There are beautiful things
everywhere. Some people see them,
others do MOTT is all matter of edu-
cation. A beautiful flower may grow
by the wayside, how common it is to
see one person pass it by and not even
see it, or he may trample it under
foot and call it an ugly weed, Another
may observe the same flower, marvel
at it's beauty and recognize the handi-
work of God. One of these persons
has no love for the beautiful in his
soul and the other has, that. is the
difference. Life is sweeter and better
for cultivating love for the beautiful
everywhere. Now at this time of the
year make it your business to get out
into the country or into the parks, for
as Milton says; I'm those vernal sea,
sons of the year, when the air is calm
and pleasant, it were an injury and
sullenness against Nature not to go
out and see her riches and partake in
her rejoicing with Heaven and earth. .
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21

WELL answered the loyal little
owner, eager to defend his favorite,
anyway he does as well as he knows
how, and that's more'n some folks
do"
It is a great deal more than most
of them do. When one comes to
think of it, the great majority Of the
wrong things that darken the world
every day are not the work Of ignor-
ance, but Of those who are not doing
their best according to the knowledge
they possess. Accidents, crimes, disas-
tiers crowd every mornings papers
with their record, and the responsible
ity of most of them lies with those
who knew better.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
Al CERTAIN BOY.

He doesn't like to 60 to bed,
And getting up is worse; I
To washing, too, I've heard it said,
He's just as much averse.
And as for school and studying
When he would rather roam,
He hates it more than anything
But doing jobs at home.
I must admit that it is true,
Though tits a sorry boast,
Whatever he is told to do
Is what he hates the most.
I do suppose that if he chose
What he should do all day
He'd play and eat awhile, and then
He'd eat awhile and play.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

One of the first duties to her child
is to spare no effort in her endeavors
to provide him with a physique fitted
to be the support and companion o.
his mind. There is no better equip
ment for the little one who must win
his way in the world than perfect
health. Children are much more like
~ to be made nervous than to be born
nervous.
One of the secrets of gaining prompt
obedience from children is to make
few matters points of contention. To
overlook is what the most successful
mothers know how to do. The ch11o
feels his own position keenly when he
loses self-control. To aggravate his
misery by blows or commands, when
he is not in physical condition to
understand them, seldom brings good
results. To be successful in exacting
obedience, there must be no threats
nor must anything be offered the child
in the way of bride.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
BAD COMPANIONS.

Bad company Stays it's thousands;
possibly we must confess that bao
literature Stays its tens of thousands,
as the more modern, secret, and easier
means; but the following story of a
quarter of century, when very few
bad books had found their way to the
quiet town in Northern New England
w whe tbe infiuanca If aSi, thongh IT'S
in a more primitive form, were the
same.
The boy, whom for the present we
will call John Davis, grew up in good
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21

of whom friends predicted great
things, but somehow they have dis
appointed all expectations simply be-
cause they lack sticking qualities.
They are good scholars, and they i'm
agine because they rank high in cor.
lege that they would rank high in life
without great effort.
But they lack the hanging on quail
inv
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
THE HABIT OF THANkFuLNEss.

Have you ever known the woman
who was never quite pleased with any
thing? You may have done your best
IN any matter from negotiating the
purchase of house to doing trivial
errand for her. 1t is always: THANK
you very much; it is quite nice; but"
Now you have consulted her tastes in
small things and great in the matter
or the house, let us say. She has gone
over it with you half a dozen times;
every improvement, according to the
means at your command, may have
been made with all the exactitude of
one whose supreme desire is to please,
but it is always: THANK you," with a
but. Usually the alteration not
made is that which she never thought
of suggesting; or which the purchaser
and herself agreed upon as being be-
yond the means just then at command;
but, apparently, the little oversight, or
the lack which must be endured for a
time, is the only thing she sees very
clearly, and will never let any member
of the family lose sight of either.
A miserable disposition for any wo-
man, but especially for her who, as
wife and mother, must preside over
the household.
Never think to give her a pleasant
surprise with new gown or a piece
of furniture, or glass or china; not
even if you have the advantage of
knowing her ordinary tastes well, and
have been able practically to take
an inventory of all her possessions.
Relying on the general conviction that
every woman has a little tower of
strength in the handsome black silk
gown which will answer for almost any
occasion, you have taken your privil-
eye of supplying the lack. But it
won't be long till you find out that:
1T was awfully sweet of you; but if it
had been invisible green, or dark
blue" or any other color which you
had reason to suppose she was tired
of, your choice had been more accept.
able. Or, if it had been cardtable
instead of chair, and china instead
of glass, or vice versa.
You plan little excursion: what
charming day we should have had
if those tiresome Aliens had not been
for a while of the party! or, if it had
been cooler or warmer; or if that
little shower had not come up" etc.
Her children are likely to acquire
the maternal habit. Scarcely ever is
there the cheerful, cordial acceptance
of the best that relative or friend can
do in the spirit in which it was Of
fered. There is always a little flaw;
but, however little, big enough tc
make them forget the diamond.
A short experience in a household
in which this disposition is always in
evidence should make any woman who
has felt the annoyance of it resolve
on the steadfast practice of one homes
virtue: Making the best of it." L
should arouse in her the disposition tt
look for the things to be thankful
for, rather than the things to criticise
Family life to be happy must be {
series of compromises. Neither one
nor another, if there were ten inmates
of the house to be considered, car
have everything just as he or she wills
The Republic.
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PEOPLE WILL TALK.

PEOPLE WILL TALK.
twill be very slow
If you listen to all that is said as you
go;
You'll be worried and fretted and kept
in a stew
For meddlesome tongues must have
something to do
And people will talk.
If quiet and modest, you'll have it pre-
Sumed
That your humble position is only as
sumed,
You're a wolf in sleeps clothing, or
else you're fool;
But don't get excited, keep perfectly
COOL
For people will talk
And then if you show the least bold.
ness of heart,
Or slight inclination to take your
own part,
They will call you an upstart, CON
ceited and vain,
But keep straight ahead-don't stop to
explain
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress and old-fash
Toned your hat
Someone will surely take notice oil
that,
And hint rather strong that you can't
pay your way;
But don't get excited, whatever they
say
For people will talk.
If your dress is in fashion, don't think
to escape.
For they criticize then in different
shape
You're ahead of your means, or your
| tailor's unpaid;
But mind your own business, there's
naught to be made
/ For people will talk.
Now the best way to do is to do al
you please,
For your mind, if you have one, viii
then be at ease,
tOf course, you will meet with all sort!
of abuse.
But don't think to stop them-it's no
/ any use
For people will talk.
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DOING HIS BEST.

THAT doesn't look like very val
liable dog" carelessly remarked
tactless bystander to small boy who
was patting shaggy canine head.
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habits, in good family, oheerfully aid
ing his parents in laboring for an hon
est livelihood, and attending school at
least one term in the year, and church
regularly. One would think there could
have been nothing in the surroundings
of his country home to mislead his
imagination, but, as in so many other
"safe and sheltered" places, the evils
that breed discomfort were there.
Living sufficiently near to be almost
daily acquaintances were several men
and boys of loose morals, who were
ready to corrupt him with evil stories
and put lawless desires into his mind.
From hearing their stories of sin, at
first with dislike, he became, before
he fairly grew to mans stature, an
eager listener.
These associates poisoned his mind,
made him dissatisfied with his home,
and filled him with useless ambitions.
Every little disappointment or priva-
ton or unpleasant incident at home
was taken advantage Of by these pre-
tended friends, to weaken his loyalty
and natural affection, and make him
unhappy and ungrateful Every occa-
sion was seized to infatuate him with
notions Of his own smartness, and the
possibilities of forbidden freedom.
! The result was what too commonly
| follows when boys listen to bad adj
visers-a desire for adventure became
ruling passion. At the age of IL
John Davis ran away.
| 1t must have been sort of insanity
| that possessed him. What plan or
plans the youth had in his mind, no
one can know It was in the dead of
winter when he secretly packed a
bundle of clothes, and stole away one
cold afternoon on snoWshOes. Travel
ing across the fields, he escaped OBJ
servation, and fresh snow, that was
already falling, covered his tracks.
That evening, at the supper table,
his absence excited concern; and when
it was found that he had taken away
his clothes, the concern deepened to
real alarm. Messengers were sent in
every direction to make inquiries, and
parties searched the surrounding coun-
try; but the winter passed, and no
hint came of the young mans where
abouts, or his fate. Why he should
have left, and in such way, pleas
ant home, was the wonder of the town
until it was fully known what wicked
influences had been at work upon him
Six months after his disappearance,
some hunters, in a piece of woods not
four miles from his fathers house
found the disjointed bones of human
skeleton. Searching further, they
picked up a snowshoe, a boot, a jack
knife, and some shreds of clothing
The relics were easily identified. John
Davis had met his death there alone
Pity tried in vain to hide the tragic
particulars from the stricken father
and mother. The cry of their hearts
went up like the wall of old; their son
was without doubt torn in pieces"
"He that walketh with wise mer
shall be wise, but companion of fools
shall be destroyed" Little foxes
spoil the vines" and it is not great
crimes alone, but often the results Of
evil influences, that mislead the imagi
nation and ruin the soul, and the ways
of such influences are often dark and
mysterious.
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Two Blocks from Union Depot and but one from
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Street Cars pass in front of the Hotel for
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Arizona republican., 1911-07-02
.PICKPOCKET ESCAPES
BY BALLOON ROUTE
Leaps Into Basket When Pursued BY
oklahoma Town Marshal.

Sayre, Okla. July IA pickpockct.
closely pursued by the town marshal,
leaped into the basket of a balloon near
here today just as the air craft was
leaving the ground and sailed away To
safety.
The balloon had been filled with gas
and the aeronaut. George Harvey, was
in the basket ready To start when the
marshal discovered the pickpoc!let tax
ing a purse from Il citizen whose atten-
ton was conferred on the balloon. The
marshal attempted to catch tie thief
and the pursued man ran and leaped
into the basket as it cleared he earh.
lie refused to heed the marshaTs warn
ing OF sop thief"
At the height of several hundred feet
the thief drew a revolver and warned
Harvey not 10 release the rip cord on
his balloon until he was ordered to do
so. After the pair had Travelled fifty
miles the unwelcome passenger gave
the word and the balloon was lowered.
the word and the balloon was lowered.
lcaped from the basket and ran.
Relieved of a part of its. burden the
balloon again shot upward When Har-
vcy finally landed several hundred
yards from where the thief had alightcd
the latter had disappeared.