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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

Richard was standing at the front
gate; rather, he was jumping around
by the gate, hanging and swinging on
it and looking up and down the street
as if he were waiting for some one.
The truth was, Richard knew some
thing perfectly beautiful He had
found it out only a little while ago;
then he told it to every one in the
house, to all of his neighbors and to
the old black woman who lived in the
alley.
But he wanted to tell it to some one
else. There was a nice doggie COM
ing along the street. Richard knew
he was nice because he belonged to
one of his friends. He caught little
Fido as he came up and whispered
the secret in his ear, but Fido didn't
want to stop, SO he pulled away from
Richard and went galloping down the
street
"Say, Fido, how do you like it? You
can play with her, you know" called
Richard.
Fido stopped a second and wagged
his tail, as much as to say, tits all
right, Richard" and away he went
again.
After a while there was pretty old
lady coming Richard liked her looks
very much. She held some large pink
| flowers in her hand
Richard stood waiting for her to
come up. Then he said:
ooh say, lady, do you know it's my
birthday and that I've got birthday
present?"
why, no." said the lady 'I hope
you like your present. Who gave it
to your
why, why, of course I like it.
like it best of anything, for God gave
it to me-
Indeed" said the lady.
Eyes, yes, indeed"
Richard was talking as fast as he
could.
"Why, no one else could give it tc
me, you know, cause it's baby
sister,"
ooh, ah!" said the lady. Il don't
wonder that you are delighted. God
was very good to send you such a
present, and here, go in and give he1
these flowers. Tell mamma they are
for the baby sister,
ooh, thank you!" cried little Rich
ard. They'll be the first present
she'll have"
ooh, no." said the kind lady, 'fo1
when God gave you sister He gave
her a brother"
'Why, why" Richard did not un
derstand at first.
eyes," replied the lady, STOPPING
over to kiss him, when God gave hel
to you He gave you to her. See?"
why, yes, that's So" he said, as
he started to run into the house
Then he turned and called back, q
thank you very much
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
VICTORY.

Though dead the flower,
That, from her tower,
Love flung you in some perfect hour:
Though Quenched the light,
That, on the height,
Faith built, beacon in the fight:
Though gone the star,
That, seen afar,
Hope lit to guide you through the
war:
Yet draw your sword,
And shout your word,
And plunge into the battling horde.
Give Fate the lie,
And, live or die
Yet yours shall be the victory.
Madison CGVein.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
WHEN NIGHT COMES.

I know a boy who will forget
Most all of what he's told;
How boys should always lift their
caps
And bow to young and old;
Bout shutting doors; and flies and
things;
And scraping off your shoes;
To come right straight in, when it
pours;
And sitting still in pews.
He has his pockets full o. stuff
That makes his mother say:
20 Bobby!" just like that, and go
And throw it all away.
And oh, the fearful noise he makes
A-running up and down!
He's pretty sure he's bout the worst
Of any boy in town.
But after all, his mother comes
And tucks him up in bed,
When ev'rything is still and dark;
And lots of time she's said,
81 wouldn't change my little lad,
Who's tired as can be,
For any boy in all the land"
That's how she talks to me!
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05

ried to remember her clothes. Every
body wonders if she will be late to hel
own wedding, and she justifies their
worst suspicious by arriving fifteen
minutes after the hour set for the
ceremony.
The business woman with her foot
on the speed pedal is certain to be
late with her work, and in her hurry
to finish on time she overlooks several
mistakes that mean a lot to the firm,
There is the mother who must hurry
her. children off to school, and then
hurry home in time to get them their
lunch. There is the man who must
hurry here and hurry there, either on
business or pleasure bent Finally,
all of this group hurry off to the doctor
who tells them they are suffering from
acute "hurryitis' and that complete
rest, with absolute quiet is the only
remedy. Then their overtaxed bodies
and nerves revolt and they slow up,
whether they want to or not.
The man or woman counting of
the milestones along the road of &C.
complishment is the one bowling along
easily at a steady pace, keeping his
poise and keeping his head. He is
oblivious to the spurts of false speed
taken by the hurrying crowd. He ar
rives on schedule time, and has never
been known to miss his train, and
lives more and longer than the person
with one eye fixed on the speedometer
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
AN AGE OF UNREST.

When the hurry spirit takes hold
of a woman she cuts in two her
ability to accomplish things and puts
herself on the doctors list of patients
for anything from chronic headaches
to nervous prostration. The make
haste slowly" adage was meant for the
woman who always has the word
hurry ON the tip of her tongue and
the soles of her feet.
AS a housekeeper the hurry-up
woman may be seen fussing about the
house, picking up something here,
putting something in order there,
without getting any visible results.
Instead of beginning at the parlor
and going straight through to the
kitchen she cleans a little in this
room, then dusts bit in that, and so
is always discovering something she
has overlooked. When the dinner hour
comes-the time for her to have both
herself and her house in order to greet
the returning members of the family
she is still hurrying, and the family
catch her in the bedraggled clothes
of the morning.
The hurried girl is the one who will
wait until the last minute to dress.
then has to turn the household up
side down to discover her clothes and
to make a wild dash to keep her
engagements, for which she is invaria-
bly, late. Her hair looks as If she
had forgotten half the pins, only half
the buttons in her dress are fastened.
and when half way to her destination
she discovers that she has forgotten
her belt. She has been too much hur-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
THE WATER SUPPLY.

That there ought to be no question
about the purity of the water supply
of every farm is the idea expressed
by Ralph Hoaglund, of the division of
chemistry and soils at the Minnesota
Experiment Station, speaking of the
farm water supply. Unfortunately, a
large number of farm water supplies
are not safe, and annually cause much
disease, swelling the doctors bill much
greater than it should. This is the
time when water supplies should be
examined and any faults remedied
before the spring work is on so heavy
it is neglected.
water is the greatest carrier of
disease, and cities having the highest
death rates undoubtedly have impure
water supplies" says Prof. Hoaglund.
Typhoid fever and intestinal troubles
most likely follow the use of contami-
mated water. Typhoid outbreaks can
almost invariably be traced to polluted
drinking water, whether on the farm
or in the city.
"The United States Department of
Agriculture, in cooperation with the
Minnesota State Board of Health,
made an exhaustive investigation of
seventy-nine carefully selected typical
farm water supplies in different parts
First, twenty water supplies were
good and f1fty-nine polluted. This pol
luton was largely due to careless or
ignorant handling. Second, of the pol.
luted wells, eleven were so located
that extreme care could not make
proper protection, such as good curb
ing, tight platform and protection
from surface wash, could be made
safe. Third, during the investigation
it was found that twenty-three farms
showed a record of typhoid fever. The
water on eighteen of these farms was
polluted and was the probable cause
of the disease, while on the other
farms the cause of the disease could
not be definitely located.
How can you tell your water sup
ply is polluted or not? The following
kind of we'll is safe: A deep driven
well, with tight curbing and platform
which is raised above the ground al
least six inches to one foot. The
ground slopes away from the we'll in
all directions so that no surface water
can enter the pit. The well is located
as far as practicable from the privy
vault-1O0 feet, preferably more-and
an equal or greater distance from
barnyards, cesspools, etc., and the
drainage from these places should be
away from and not toward the well
"The following well is apt to be pol
1uted: A shallow dug well, curbed
with rock or other material, with loose
platform, allowing dirt and surface
drainage to enter the well; located
within a few rods of privy vault
cesspool or barnyard, and the natural
drainage from these places being
toward the we'll. Even if the natural
drainage were away from the well
under these conditions there would
probably still be seepage from the
barnyard, etc., into the WE'LL
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
NO SECRETS FROM MOTHER.

The moment girl has secret
from her mother, or has a friend Of
whom her mother does not know, she
is in danger. A secret is not good
thing for a girl to have. The fewer
secrets that lie in the hearts of girls.
the better. She who has none of her
own, is best and happiest. In girl
hood, hide nothing from your mother,
do nothing that, if discovered by your
father, would make you blush. Have
no mysteries whatever Tell those
about you where you go and what
you do. Those who have the right to
know, we mean, of course. The girl
who frankly says to her mother: 81
have been there. I met so-and-so
Such and such remarks were made,
and this and that was DONE" will be
certain of receiving good advice and
sympathy. If all was right, no fault
will be found. If the mother knows
out of great experience, that some
thing was improper or unsuitable, she
will, if she is a good mother, kindly
advise against it's repetition. It is
when mothers discover that their
girls are hiding things from them,
that they rebuke and scold. Innocent
faults are always pardoned by a kind
parent You may not yet know, girls,
just what is right and just what is
wrong. You cannot be blamed for
making little mistakes; but you will
not be likely to do anything very
wrong if, from the first, you have NO
secrets from your mother.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-08-05
LIFE.

Between the budding and the falling
leaf
Stretch happy skies;
With colors and sweet cries
Of mating birds in uplands and in
glades
The world is rife.
Then on a sudden all the music dies
The color fades.
How fugitive and brief
Is mortal life
Between the budding and the falling
leaf.
o short-breathed music dying on the
tongue,
Ere half the mystic canticle be sung!
Who, if 'twere his to choose, would
know again
The bitter sweetness of the lost re-
frain,
It's rapture and it's pain?
Though l be shut in darkness and
become
Insentient dust blown idly here and
there,
I hold oblivion scant price to pay
For having once had held against my
lip
Lies trimming cup of hydromel and
rue.
For having once drawn woman's holy
love.
And a childs kiss, and for little
space
Been boon companion to the Day and
Night,
Fed on the doors of the summer
dawn,
And folded in the beauty of the
stars.
Dear Lord, though I be changed to
senseless clay,
And serve the potter as he turns his
wheel,
thank Thee for the gracious gift OF
tears!
Thomas BAILEY ALdrich.
Ones personal enjoyment is a very
small thing; ones personal usefulness
is very important thing.
Do not let us waste our time In
wishing that we were like others
that we had the things God has given
them; we cannot have these. Each
must use what God has given to him
self. Let us be content to live day
by day as God leads us, making good
use of every moment, without looking
beyond it.
Rest Is not quitting the busy career;
Rest is the fitting of self to its sphere;
It's loving and serving the highest
and best;
IT'S onward answering. and this IL
true rest.
Goethe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
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glass with cold water. The strip
should be strained before bottling.
Orangeade.-Take two cupfuls each
of sugar and water. Boil until rich
strip is formed When cool add
third of cup of lemon juice and two
thirds of cup of orange Juice and
two oranges cut in thin slices.
Lemonade.-Boil two cups OF sugar
and four cups of water until a rich
strip is formed Add a cup OF lemon
juice and dilute with ice water
Fruit Punch.-This is recipe SUI.
| fcient to serve twenty-five persons.
Take four cups of sugar. eight cups
of water, two quarts Of Apollinaris
water, a pineapple shredded. one cup
OF fruit Juice, box OF strawberries
cut in pieces, four bananas cut in
slices. the juice OF six oranges and
the juice of three lemons. Mol the
| sugar and water five minutes. cool,
and add the other ingredients. using
the Apollinaris water . bottle at a
time, to preserve the sparkle In the
punch; a cup of maraschino cherries
may be added, II liked.
Mint Juiep.-Chop a generous bunch
! Of mint, add two cups OF Ice water and
let stand over night Boil together
two cups of sugar and four cups OF
water; chill and add the juice OF half
a dozen lemons and the mint water.
Serve with crushed Ice and each
glass garnished with sprig of mint
Another Fruit Punch.-Pour a cur
OF hot tea infusion over cup OF
sugar and as soon as dissolved add
-fourths of a cup of orange juice,
a third of a cup OF lemon juice. few
slices OF orange and pint each OF
ginger ale and Apollinaris water
Strain into punch bowl over large
piece OF ice.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
Folding Hammer.

workingman, but may transform II
into a straight stick at an instant's
notice and pass for a bank president.
The top of the handle is bifurcated for
sufficient distance to receive the
puller portion of the head. The head
Is pivoted at the top and is held firm
In sliding metal band which fits over
the handle and is pushed up to the
top when the tool is in use. When
not In use this band is slid down till
the puller end of the head lies within
the bifurcated portion of the handle
and then replaced to keep the head
In position, the whole presenting the
appearance of a short. heavy stick.
AS will readily be understood. ham
mer OF this design has many advan-
tages. chief of which is the ease with
which 1t may be carried in the pocket.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
CEMENT INDUSTRY GROWING
Present Relative importance 10 Rarely
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Third Only
to Coal and Iron.

The growth of the Portland cement
industry has not ended. and lts pres
ent relative Importance is rarely un-
derstood. says the Engineering Maya
zine. Its increase In size and In com
mercial influence bring with them Ger
tain consequences which might well
be borne in mind at the present mo-
ment. We can no longer feel that the
cement industry is small and unim-
portant, and that its condition is pure
ly matter of private or local inter
est. On the contrary. It must be real
lied that the soundness of the cement
industry has now become a matter of
interest not only to cement manufac-
turers. but to commercial and finan
cial interests generally. In capital
employed it probably ranks third only
to iron and coal among the American
mineral industries. 1t certainly far
outranks. in this respect. all the gold
mining industry of the United States
and Alaska. Even the copper indus
try falls into lower place. for Finlay
has recently estimated that the value
OF all the copper mining and smelling
plants of the United States Is only
$110,000,000. From the banking point
of view. therefore. we are dealing
with one of the three great extractive
industries OF the world
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
SANDWICH MAKING.

IN making sandwiches. the bread
she uld be rather close in texture.
usually a little more sugar and short
ening is added to the sandwich bread.
Cut the bread as thin as wafer.
spread 1t with butter that has been
creamed. add filling and then shape
as desired with knife or cutter
There are any number of sandwich
filings and combinations which are
daily being added to.
Here are some which may be sug'
gestive, If not all new: Cold roast
beef seasoned with tomato catsup. eel
cry salt, Worcestershire sauce and
grated onion.
Cold cooked chicken and mush
rooms mixed with mayonnaise.
Raisins chopped fine and mixed to
a paste with orange juice.
Cream cheese and shredded green
peppers
Boiled ham. sardnes and pickles
minced. seasoned with mustard, cat
sup and onion juice.
| Thinly-sliced bananas spread with
mayonnaise.
Cold mutton minced fine and sea
soned with mint sauce.
Preserved ginger and orange Juice
Equal parts of cream cheese ane
walnuts chopped and mixed with III
| tie cream.
Hard-cooked eggs rubbed to paste
with melted butter, pinch of mus
tard. salt and cayenne.
Equal parts of bananas and crushed
raspberries. mashed with sugar ant
made into paste with cream
! Cottage cheese and preserved cher
ries. chopped.
Cold cooked chicken and blanche'
almonds, chopped fine. mixed wit
cream
Peanuts mixed to paste with may
onnaise
Dutch cheese mixed with olives
Cooked prunes mixed with walnut
and lemon juice and powdered sugar
Orange marmalade and walnut'
chopped.
Cucumbers. sliced thin. and SCI
soned with French dressing.
Ham mixed with sour choppe
pickle and celery
Large figs cut In halves and te
drops OF lemon juice added to them
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04

be clamped on the edge of a table.
Through the clamp runs an iron up
right rod with hinged top, to which
the board is fixed The rod is held
at the desired height by a thumb
screw in a wise The hinged portion
at the top can be turned so that the
board is either resting level or is
tilted at any degree The movement
Of this part, too. is regulated by a
thumb-screw. which must be loosened
to permit the fitting of the board
and frightened to hoid IL in place. so
that the artist does not move II in
working. A somewhat similar ap-
paratus in use for many years has a
heavy stand to act as a bottom. When
not in use this support can be re
moved from the table II is on and
slowed away in a corner.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
HOT WEATHER DISHES.

Ices and ice creams are always well
come in hot weather. and for dessert
nothing can take their places. Iced
fruits are easier to serve than fancy
buildings and much better for the d.
gestion.
During currant and cherry time.
those delicious fruits will be used for
pies as we'll as eaten fresh. cherry
pie is considered by most epicures the
sine qua non.
In baking cherry pies remember to
writing paper in the center opening
and the juice will boil up and never
run over and spoil the pie
Tomatoes are such refreshing vege-
tables and are especially good for the
blood
To vary the manner of serving. chop
a cucumber and an onion. mix with a
sprinblng of chopped parsley and
! French dressing and heap on nice
thick slices Of tomatoes.
Individual berry shortcakes are pre-
pared by baking powder biscuits.
! Split them and butter while hot: I'LL
with crushed fruit and put berry or
two on top. If Strawberries. If small
fruit use more. When making the
biscuit II they are rolled thin and
spread with butter and another laid
on top they split much easier and are
not as apt to soak the juice and be
soggy.
Macaroon Cream.-Soak table
spoonful of gelatine In two table
spoonfuls of water. Make a custard
with two cups of milk, three egg yolks
and four tablespoonfuls OF sugar
When cooked add the geatine and stir
In a teaspoonful of vanilla and eight
! macaroons crushed and slfteG Add
a cup OF whipped cream and mold
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
CHOCOLATE DISHES.

Soak three-fourths OF = cup of bread
I'll scN- Add half cup of grated CO.
coanut half cur OF sugar. a half
cup OF cocoa, a teaspoonful o. lemon
Juice. the yolks of two eggs lightly
beaten; cut and fold In the whites
beaten until sun. pinch OF salt and
turn into a buttered baking dish and
bake in a moderate oven thirty min
utes. Serve hot or cold. This Is
called Duchess Pudding
Chocolate Bread PuddinQ.-Mix
three-fourths OF cup OF bread crumbs
with two cups of scalded milk; add
three squares OF melted chocolate. two
eggs beaten, half teaspoonful OF salt,
teaspoonful Of vanilla, fourth OF a
cup Of cold milk and fourth OF cup
of sugar. Bake. stirring twice during
the hour OF baking.
Chocolate Sauce.-This sauce is
especially good with vanilla Ice cream,
or 1t may be served with any gelatine
dessert:
Cook together cup of sugar. two
ADleSpOOnfulS OF butter, nail cup OF
water and pinch Of salt and two
ounces of chocolate. Serve hot.
Chocolate Fig Ice Cream.-Melt four
ounces of chocolate. add three-fourths
OF a cup Of sugar and half cup o.
cream, cook until smooth; add hall
teaspoonful Of salt, a cup and hall
of chopped figs and a tablespoonful
Of vanilla; stir and freeze. If the figs
are soaked awhile in orange juice
they mix and make smoother cream
Chocolate Mousse.-Whip a pint oil
cream, add a half cup Of powdered
sugar and four ounces of chocolate
melted and fourth of a teaspoonfu
of salt Pour into a mold and pack II
| Ice and salt and stand for four hours
Chocolate Junket Ice Cream.-Dis
solve junket tablet in a tablespoon
full Of cold water. Warm three cup.
of milk until just luke warm. add The
| junket. one and a fourth cups o
sugar, a tablespoonful Of vanilla ant
two cups of cream. two squares o
melted chocolate Freeze as usual.
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INDUSTRIAL
MECHANICAL
|# NOTES #

Trinidad expects to have million
rubber trees IN few years.
pneumatic tamper has been in
vented for ramming paving stones.
For every tone of gold in circula
ton there are fifteen tons of silver.
A building made of compressed pa
per houses large restaurant in Ham
burg.
A dilute solution of caustic potash
will quickly polish soiled aluminium
utensils
II the bottom cellar step be paint
ed white ii will save many a fall in
the dark
Nearly 10000 tons of paper are an
nually manufactured in the United
Kingdom
Great Britain produces 100000
tons OF salt year. all Europe less
than 100000
Sperm oil makes one OF the best
polishes to use on brass work that is
exposed TO weather
Soap or black lead rubbed into the
hinges of & door that squeaks often
will remedy the trouble.
Dealers say that platinum Is des-
tined TO take the place of gold and
silver in costly trinkets.
viennas new aqueduct will cost
100000 and will supply about L..
300 900 persons with water.
A new cover for street manhoieS
screws into its socket so that wagons
cannot knock II out OF place.
A German inventor has succeeded
in making an excellent substitute for
whaleboue. Ii Is composed of leather
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-08-04
Crown Calls.

The only practical remedy for crown
gals is the knife. A shoemaker's
knife is the best, as 1t gives a clean
rocking cut Follow the tunnels until
you find the grubs and destroy them,
then remove the dead and sulky bark,
leaving a clean-cut. live bark surface.
Rub a little moist dirt over the wound
10 prevent the bark from drying too
rapidly. It ia good thing to disinfect
the knife by dipping it into weak car
bolic acid solution. This prevents
spreading crown gals by the knife
from tree TO tree.