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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
MANY GLORIES OF CATHOLIC
CHURCH.

To think of the Roman Catholic
Church is to think of the oldest, the
most venerable and the most power
full religious institution existing among
men. I am not churchman of any
kind; that, possibly, is my misfortune;
but I am conscious of a profound obli-
cation of gratitude to that wise, au-
gust, austere, yet tenderly human
ecclesiastical power which self-cen-
tered amid vicissitudes of human af-
fairs and provident of men of learning,
imagination and sensibility through
out the world, has preserved the liter.
allure and art of all the centuries, has
made architecture the living symbol
of celestial aspiration, and in poetry
and in music has heard and has trans.
mitted the authentic voice of God.
I say that I am not churchman;
but would also say that the best
hours of my life have been hours of
meditation passed in the glorious
cathedrals and among the sublime
ecclesiastical ruins of England. I have
worshipped in Canterbury and York
in Winchester and Salisbury, in Lin.
coin, and Durham, in Ely and in
Wells. have stood in Tintern, when
the green grass and the white daisies
were waving in the summer wind, and
have looked upon those gray and rus.
set walls and upon those lovely arched
casements-among the most graceful
ever devised by human art-round
which sheeted ivy droops and through
which the winds of Heaven sing a per
petual requiem.
] have seen the shadows of evening
slower gather and softly fall over the
gaunt tower, the roofiess nave, the
giant pillars and the shattered arcades
of Fountains abbey, in it's sequestered
and melancholy solitude, where an
cient Ripon dreams in the spacious
and verdant valley of the Skell.
have unused upon NetIey and Kirk
stall, and Newstead, and Bolton, and
Melrose, and Dryburgh; and at mid
night hour I have stood in the grim
and gloomy chancel of st. Columbus
Cathedral, remote in the stormswept
Hebrides, and looked upward to the
cold stars and heard the voices of the
birds of night mingled with the desc
late moaning Of the sea.
With awe, with reverence, with many
strange and wild thoughts I have
fingered and pondered in those haunt
ed, holy places, but one remembrance
was always present The remem
brance that it was the Roman Catho
lie Church that created these forms o.
beauty, and breathed into them the
breath of divine life, and hallowed
them forever; and thus thinking,
have felt the unspeakable pathos o.
her long exiles from the temples thai
her passionate devotion prompted and
her loving labor reared. William Win
ter, in World Herald"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
TIE LAUGH CURE.

The habit of frequent and hearty
laughter will not only save you many
a doctors bill, but will also save you
years of your life.
There is good philosophy as well as
good health in the maxim, Laugh and
grow fat"
Laughter is a foe to pain and dis
ease, and a sure cure for the blues, 2
melancholy and worry.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
THE MANTLE OF MARY.

Oh, beautiful garment falling
Ger robe as white as snow,
Clasped by the slender fingers
Of Gods handmaiden low.
Drawn round a shrinking figure,
A queen with no diadem,
Led by host of angels
To the cave of Bethlehem!
Mantle that sheltered Jesus
From chilling wintry wind,
When toiling on to Egypt,
With home and friends behind.
1t hid face of sorrow
Tear-stained DER the Christ-child's
loss;
The first sad premonition
Of His death upon the cross.
At marriage feast of Cana
Walked saints and sinners, too,
And in among them came and wen
That royal robe of blue.
Mantle of sorrow falling
And fluttering mournfully
Around grief. bowed figure
That stood on Calvary.
Blue as the robe of Aaron,
It's folds hang gracefully;
Blue as the wall of heaven,
Or the shining Aegean Sea.
Oh, mantle of love enfold us
When we stand tremblingly
Before the dread tribunal
In the day of eternity!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28

immortal blossoms are the garlands of
Masses that we offer for the deao.
Then let these be the flowers that we
lay upon the bier of our beloved when
death seals the ears to our words of
endearment; let our tender message
of affection be carried on the wings OF
this great sacrificial prayer, and plead
for the souls of those we love.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28

s'Of all earthly music, that which
reaches farthest into heaven is the
music of loving heart"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
DAILY AND HOURLY CONFLICTS

Many people are so afraid to die
that they have never begun to live
But courage emancipates us and gives
us to ourselves, that we may give our
selves freely and without fear to God.
How sweet and clear and steady is the
life into which this virtue enters day
by day, not merely in those great
flashes of excitement which come i'll
the moments of crisis, but in the pres
ence of the hourly perils, the continual
conflicts.
Not to tremble at the shadows which
surround us, not to shrink from the
foes who threaten us, not to hesitate
and falter and stand despairing still
among the ,perplexities and trials of
our life, but to move steadily onward
without fear, if only we can keep our
selves without eproach-surely that
is what the psalmist meant by good
courage and strength of heart, and it
is a most comfortable, pleasant, peace
full and happy virtue.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
HAPPY GIRLHOOD.

Oh, that young girls would realize
that they are the <rosebuds in the
garden of life, and be content to shed
their sweet perfume uncomplainingIy,
not wishing to be older or more world
ly-like. sTm only a young girl" Be
thankful for it. You are one of the
sweetest things that God ever ex-
ported to earth. Just think of your
future-all hope. The years fly as
swiftly as bird on the wing; so
swiftly that those things seen this
year are forgotten next.
Do not be jealous of those more
advanced in years than you All those
sweet, womanly graces are yours to
gain, while she whom you envy is
fast learning those sad lessons tina,
are just so far removed from you. Be
joyous, be young, be natural. Your
ideal is not yet known to be but
fancy; your idol has not yet proved
but clay. There are no sorrowful
memories to bring the bitter tears to
your eyes; no vain repentances. For
you there is no empty playroom to
visit with a bereaved mothers anguish
and vainly listen for the pattering of
tiny feet that shall never again be
heard. oh, happy, happy girls! Love
this youth that God has given you, and
forget not to thank Him for it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE.

Sometimes in the course of life a
heavy sorrow enters in that stays us
in our waywardness; that checks us
and holds us in control. By the even,
We see existence in this world with a
new view. 1t is not all pleasure, high,
grand freedom, not all think as you
wish and do. as you will" This teaches
us restraint and brings back forcibly
to use that the ruler is the Eternal
King, and not our own self-centered
will.
Perhaps we will pine under the Sc.
verify of our lesson; wonder why it
is that we must suffer; even complain
that our punishment is unjust; yet
when the burden rises, and through
our sorrow we have changed from the
way of evil to that which is good, we
see the hand of Providence,
Perhaps the cost was great, but per.
haps, too, had it been lighter we would
have remained unmoved, and the ex.
pense of the sacrifice have been in
vain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-28
BE HAPPY.

Soul sunshine keeps everything
within us sweet, pure, like the material
sun which destroys the miasma. 1t
antidotes the poisons caused from
worry, jealousy and the explosive pas
sions. 1t preserves us from becoming
soured on life.
A pessimistic, crotchety disposition,
a fault-fnding, finical, disagreeable
mind sours everything in life. Pes
simism is darkness. Things do not
thrive or ripen, become sweet or beau
tiful, in the dark. 1t requires the sun
of optimism to bring out soul-beauty
and to ripen and sweeten the juices of
life. The tendency of pessimism is
to sour, to distort ones way of look
ing at things.
What makes us happiest makes US
most efficient. Happiness is the great
lubricator of life which keeps the
wheels from creaking, which prevents
the grinding, wearing effect caused by
discord
How much stronger, clearer-brained
and more efficient we feel after we
have had real jolly good time! How
it refresheS, reneWs and restores our
tagging energies.
If you carry a gloomy face about
with you, you advertise the fact that
hope has died out OF you; that life
has been disappointment to you.
The habit of frequent laughter will
not only save you many doctors
bill, but will also save you years oil
life
Laughter is foe to pain and OILS
ease, sure cure for the blues and
meIanchOly Be cheerful and YOU wifi
make everybody around you happier
and healthier.
Laughter and good cheer make love
of life, and love of life is half OF
health.
Laughter keeps the heart and face
young and enhances physical beauty
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
GETTING MISTLETOE
FROM OKLAHOMA,
How the Kissing Plant Is Gath
cred and Marketed.

DOUBTLEss many people while
IL purchasing their Yuletide deco
rations have often wondered
whence come the immense supplies of
mistletoe which must be required to
I'LL the great demand for it during the
holiday season In the cities and towns
Of those states too far north for that
parasitic growth to thrive, says Z. ].
Sherman in Country Life In America
Among many of the people native to
the states north of Kansas and Mis-
souri, who have never taken the troubls
to look the matter up a sort of general
idea prevails that mistletoe Is to be
found only at rare intervals, after a
diligent search, and then on oak trees.
with only few sprigs growing in a
place.
The traveller visiting Oklahoma City,
capital of the new state of Oklahoma,
during the winter time ard. taking q
walk out to Wheeler park, which is
situated In the southwest part of the
town, will have this idea quickly dis.
PEELED from his mind, for at even a
considerable distance from the park
his attention will be drawn to the
strange appearance which the trees
present ut that season Of the year,
when the leaves are Off and the mistle-
toe thrives on every branch.
In the summer time, when the leaves
are on the trees, the mistletoe cannot
be seen unless 1t is specially looked
for. and then it appears to be almost u
part Of the natural foliage of the tree
upon which it is growing.
Contrary to general belief. mistletoe
Is rarely found on oak trees and in
Oklahoma Is nearly always found on
swamp Or water elms. which are gen.
orally seen growing in lowlands and
along river banks. Here it thrives lux.
uriantly.
There is but one species usually
found In Oklahoma out of the 400 odd
species known to exist, most of which
are found in tropical countries and are
parasitic in nature.
In Oklahoma two or three weeks be.
fore Christmas the annual mistletoe
harvest Is gathered-generally by boys
who don't mind the dangerous and
risky Job Of climbing into all sizes Of
trees after it-and brought to town.
where it IS packed in barrels and boxes
and shipped to the northern cities and
towns. where. along with the holly and
evergreen. 1t finds a place in those
happy homes which have not forgotten
the good old custom of decorating In
honor Of the glad Christmastide.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19

Well. not much Dric-a- Drac, not many
fancy candlesticks nor cardcases nor
fancy purses nor that sort Of thing.
bat mostly useful articles, though
among these there were watches and
pocketknives. and SO on, but there
were home knit stockings and sewing
kits and suspenders and shoes and
books. not forgetting Bibles and Tesla
ments. and tobacco and pipes and ci-
CARS. all sorts of useful things and
many letters and pictures.
"And from whom did all these things
come? From wives and from children
and from sisters and sweethearts and
mothers, and 1t wac that that made
them all so dear. And, bless their
dear hearts. they did not forget-they
did not at all forget the things to eat.
1.-THE box seemed full Of roasted
chickens and cookies and jellies and
sausages and sealed up cans of butter
and grand cakes and all manner Of
good things to eat True, we had
pork enough, and we had plenty OF
bareback. but here was something that
sayored of Christmas.
Nov when | see everybody buy
ing Christmas things and the children
and everybody happy 1t makes me
smile and. l confess, choke up q little
MS ] recall that Christmas In the
army"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
TWO MULES WITH HISTORY
The Only Hybrds in the Geographical
Service Are Sent to
Kauai.

Two mules with history were
shipped down to w. B. Hardy on the
Island of Kauai recently. He is car.
rying on the work of the geograph.
ical and water research branch of the
department there, and 1t was found
that animal transportation was the
only way to meet the difficulties.
There were only two mules in that
branch of the service and they were
over in California. Likewise Hardy
was the man who worked them over
there when he was on the mainland.
Now he and his friends will be re-
united on Kauai
The work of the department on that
island Is arduous owing to the fact
that where the water runs are not al
ways roads. Accordingly, some means
have to be found by which the in
vestigator could get about. He has a
saddle and pack and can ride the
mules az far as he can get them over
the tracks. and then do the rst Of the
work ON foot. The work necessitates
constant travelling Of rough sort
Honolulu Bulletin.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19

new roots become SO thick that the
meadow soon gets "sod-bound,' and as
every new set of roots attempts to
send up its quota of culms, the soil is
soon over taxed and is not able to
properly feed or water any of them. At
this point deterioration begins.
Whether or not renovation should
be attempted will depend upon several
things: First, the urgent need of hay;
second, the adaptability of the soil for
hay production; third, other causes OF
deterioration.
Sometimes the price OF hay or that
of seed will make 1t highly desirable
to continue the land in meadow. In
such cases relief may be had by re-
ducing the number of grass roots In
the sod, and this is best done In the
fall with a cut-away disk, set SO it
will destroy about one-half the sod.
The ordinary disk is not well suited to
this work, because 1t does not cut the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
Christmas Once a Ye.r.

Those Christmas bells as sweetly chime
As on the day when first they rune
So merrily in olden time
And far and wide their music flung.
Shaking the tall gray ivied tower
With all their deep, melodious power.
They still proclaim to ev'ry ear,
"Old Christmas comes but once years.
Then he came singing through the woods
And plucked the holly bright and green.
Pulled here and there the Ivy buds;
Was sometimes hidden. sometimes seen.
Half buried meath tho mistletoe,
His long beard hung with flakes OF snow.
And still he ever caroled clear,
odd Christmas comes but once yearl"
What though upon his hoary head
Has fallen many a winters snow.
His wreath is still as green and red
AS twas a thousand years ago.
Again we're happy all day long.
We smile and listen to the song.
Its burden still remote or near,
"Old Christmas comes but once yearis
Joaquin Miller.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19

sod In patches. When spring comes
and the grass is starting, go over the
meadow with smoothing harrow and
level it down.
Should the meadow occupy overflow
land, the annual deposit of sediment,
drowning out of some of the plants,
and the larvae of various insects will
tend to thin out the stand, which with
the added fertility, will tend to pro-
long the time of deterioration. When
such meadows are in need of renova-
ton it will be better to plow them up,
grow crop and reseed. If on the 9TH
err hand, the soil is of ordinary fertil-
ity more vigorous measures must be
taken. In addition to the disking, ma
nure or fertilizer must be applied. 1t
will not be out of place to say, that the
meadow field is the proper place to
apply barn manure. True, some of the
benefit of the manure is wasted, but
the ultimate effect of the application is
best received here. Such an applica-
ton will pay for itself many times over
the first year, and the residual effect
on the succeeding crops after the mea-
dow is broken up, is marvellous. Five
loads of manure per acre spread often
10 AluCu llOlc Valuable lUdu Tell lOduS
spread at long intervals. Manure for
this purpose should be, partially de-
cayed or at least should not contain
sufficient straw to interfere with the
succeeding crop. The Pennsylvania
station estimates one load of manure,
evenly spread at the rate of five loads
per acre, to have value of two dol
lars per load when hay is worth ten
dollars per ton.
If the larvae of insets have destroy
ed the stand sufficient to interfere
with the yield, it will be advisable to
cultivate the whole field and reseed
the bare patches in the fall But, if
the meadow has reached some age and
deterioration begins, 1t will be more
satisfactory in the end to turn the sod
over in the fall, cultivate in the spring
and SOW some crop before reseeding
again in the fall. 1t is not advisable
in this to seed grass of any kind with
nurse crop.
l.. F. CHILDERS,
Agronomist, Idaho Experiment Sta
ton.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19

D. That every retail seed dealer
shall pay an annual inspection fee or
license OF two dollars. Provided, that
no producer who is the sole and abso-
lutte progagator and producer of the
seeds (such seeds to be inspected as
to their purity and viability) shall be
liable for such inspection fee."
6. That every wholesale seed deal
err shall pay an annual fee of twenty
i've dollars for which he will receive
a general wholesale license.
Z. That every wholesale seed deal
er shall file with the director Of the
Idaho experiment station a guarantee
bond OF two thousand dollars $4,000
guaranteeing the purity and viability
OF all seeds sold by him and his sever
al agents in the state.
8. That "all moneys collected by
the experiment station from any
source connected with this act shall be
paid quarterly into the state treas
ury"
1t does not seem to be the intent of
the act that every retail dealer must
send to this station sample of every
variety of seeds that he handles. On
the other hand, 1t would seem that a
sample sent by the wholesale dealer
would suffice for the particular lot
OF seeds from which 1t was taken, even
though this lot of seeds might be dis
tributed to retail dealers all over the
state. The examination of the seeds
may be made here or elsewhere. The
quantity to be sent for examination Is
aouno quo puB specs pIsy 10 punod quo
OF flower and garden seeds. Small
quantities will be examined only when
they are sent by the one who contem-
plates planting such seeds, and the re-
suit of these tests cannot be used by
the dealer in offering the same lot of
seeds for sale.
All inquiries concerning the pure
seed act as well as the samples of
seeds should be sent to C. e. Temple,
Botanist, Idaho Experiment Station,
Moscow, Idaho.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
NOTICE TO SEED DEALERS.
Dealers Are liable to Prosecution Tn.
less They Comply With Law.
Notice to Seed Dealers.

NVUlCe 10 Sceu DeAltTS.
The Idaho pure seed law is now in
force. All persons selling seeds or Of
fering seeds for sale to parties within
the state of Idaho, whether the place
Of business of such seed dealers is
within or without the said state, are
liable to prosecution unless they con-
form to the requirements of the seed
law. Copies Of this law have been
sent to all seed dealers in Idaho, so
far as their addresses are known; 9TH
er copies are available and will be sent
free to any address In the United
States upon application for the same
to the undersigned
In brief, the essential requirements
of the Idaho pure seed law are as fol-
lows:
That every package or lot of agri-
cultural seeds Flower, garden, field
and grass seeds) sold or offered for
sale in this state must be correctly la
beled as to (a) name, (b) full name
and address of scotsman, importer
dealer or agent. Co weight, Cd kind
and percentage of impurities, (e) To-
cality where grown, and (f) year
when grown.
2. That agricultural seeds cannot
be sold in this state unless they are
free from the seeds of the following
weeds: Wild mustard or charlock
} Brassica sinapistrum), quack grass
(Agrophyron repens), Canada thistle
(Cirsium arvense), wild oats (Avena
fatua), clover and alfalfa dodder (Cus-
cuta arvensis), corn cookie (Agrostem-
ma githago), Plantain (Plantago lam
ceolata), bracted plantain (Plantago
aristata.)
3. That certain standards of purity
and viability are established for the
various kinds of seeds For these see
copy of the act.
4. That the provisions of this act
shall not apply to: Those who grow or
sell seeds for food purposes only, those
selling seeds direct to dealers or mer-
chants to be cleaned or graded before
being offered for sale for the purposes
Of seeding; those offering for sale mix
lures Of seeds for lawns or pastures,
except that the dealer of such mix
lures shall not be exempt from the
restrictions Of this act.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
Real Enemy Of AeropIane.

One still often reads comments ON
the effects OF musketry on aeroplanes.
usually written by those who have
probably never seen the effect of bull.
let's fired from distance. It has been
truly said that to hit "rocketine"
aeroplane with rifle shot ia an ex.
tremely difficult matter, but to con.
clude that the aviator is therefore
Immune when at 1000 feet up ia alb
surd, says Sir Baden-Powell It ia
not the danger from one marksman
that has to be taken into account.
but volleys from a whole battalion. IF
5000 or 1000 shots be fired at a ma
chine while 1t traverses one hundred
yards, there is a good chance Of its
sustaining some danger so long as II
is well within range. 1t is, however.
the Maxim gun that seems likely to
be the most formidable enemy Of the
aeroplane. All such guns must in
future be mounted in such a way aa
to enable them to be fired nearly YER.
tically.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
An Ancient Bet.

Near the ancient country seat of
the Carews in Cornwall. England.
stands quaint old church, to the door
OF which are nailed four horse shoes.
These have been in their present po-
sition for nearly 500 years. A former
member OF the Carew family made q
wager with friend that he would ride
his horse a mile out to sea in Tor bay
and back again. The fact was more
dimcult than appears at first sight, for
the cross-currents are dangerous. even
for boats.
He won the bet. however. and nailed
the four horse shoes Of hia steeA a
the church door to commemorate a.
performance. 80
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19
RENOVATION OF Old MEADOWS
Good Advise Given In Regard to TAX
ing Care of Meadows.

Few grasses are permanent, and
timothy meadows as we'll as many 9TH
err hay grasses, begin to deterorate
within five or six years after they have
been seeded BY the second or third
year their roots have permeated the
soil to a depth of sixteen or twenty
inches About the period Of maturity
each individual plant sends up num-
Der of buds just at or beneath the. sur
face of the soil, which develop their
own set of roots, and thus the plants
are perpetuated. When the culms
have once produced seed their life SER
vice Is ended and their roots die, leav-
ing their places to be filled with hun
dreds Of new ones. AS result of this.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-19

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