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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23

ing an actual demise in each month
The grim toll was exacted from every
age and condition-the babe yet in
sensible to it's mothers caresses, the
romping child, the youth just bloom
ing into maturity, the man in his
prime, the dotard, truly:
He reaps the bearded grain at
breath
And the flowers that grow between"
This may be brought home to us
better, perhaps, by the application of
a poetical imagery, in which, placing
ourselves in, that little district we are
supposed to await each month the
visit of the Destroying Angel in Wis
ible form.
On the morning of the first day of
the month we awaken to the full con-
seriousness of our serious situation.
The impending visit is our first and
constantly recurring thought: through
the day it haunts and possesses us no
matter whether working or playing.
Night brings no relief, adding rather
to our misery, for we know that that
eye can pierce the gloom and that for
it no shadow suffices. Lucky the indi-
vidual sufficiently exhausted to fall
into oblivious slumber. The light
sleeper is doomed to lie and not have
the horrors of his actual condition
alone to contend with, but the added
torture of the uncertainty that dark
ness always throws about us. We
start new day relieved and unre-
freshed. In this manner time passes
and the waning month crowds the
dread certainty into a smaller space;
our anxiety increases proportionately.
Then one day the darkened heavens
proclaim it's approach.
Unconscious selfshness now be-
comes the predominant feature, for
deep in our hearts, true to that first
great law of man and nature, each
hopes he is not the one selected this
time. And as the shadow in gradually
narrowing circles makes gloomy the
earth there is the mutual tendency to
shrink within the pretended, protected
sphere afforded by associates, while
each prays he is making himself in
conspicuous even at the risk of expos
ing friend. The blow falls and with
a rush of joyous emotion we realize
that we are spared for yet another
month-for what? A return to the
old life, with it's pleasure, it's tolls,
it's pains, all that engaged us before,
for we now determine to make up
for the lost time with untrammeled
emotions in that period before the
new month during which the victim
has rendered us immune.
Grotesque phantasm, you say. Still,
eliminating the mere physical char
acteristic of the fancy with the pure
ly human sensations engendered, fig
ures (and they have not lied as yeti
prove that this mortal tax is gathered
with the t1nvarying precision of one
ordained by human enactment =.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
1T COULDN'T BE DONE.

Somebody said that it couldn't be
done,
But he with chuckle replied,
That maybe it couldn't but he
would be one
Who wouldn't say SO till he'd tried.
So he buckled right In with the trace
of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid
it,
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done-and he did
it!
Somebody scoffed: ooh, you'll never
do that
At least no one ever has done it,;
But he took off his coat, and he took
off his hat,
begun it.
With the lift of his chin and a bit of
grin,
Without any doubling or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done-and he did
it!
There are. thousands to tell you it
cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy
failure;
There are thousands to point out to
you, one by one,
The dangers that await to assail
you.
But just buckle in with bit of
grin,
Then take off your coat and go to
it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the
thing
That cannot be done"-and you'll
do it.
Detroit Free Press.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23

cried, what has happened to your"
"A bone has stuck in my throat"
said the dog, "and / am choking to
death"
Nov, how thankful I am for my
long bill" said Mrs. Crane. "Open
your mouth, good friend, and let me
see what / can do
Trusty opened his mouth wide; the
crane darted in her long, slender bill,
and with few good tugs loosened the
bone and finally got it out.
%, you kind, friendly bird!" cried
the dog, as he sprang to his feet and
capered about. How shall I ever re-
ward you for saving my life?"
Did you not save mine first?" said
Mrs. Crane. Friend Trusty, have
learned your mothers lesson, which
you taught me, that
ITO do kind deed wherever we can,
Is good for bird and beast and man."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
ANIMAL ENGINEERS

The beavers not only cut down
trees for the purpose of making dams,
but also use the smaller upper
branches as a storage supply of food
for winter use. These branches, from
two to four inches in diameter, are
cut into lengths of two or three feet
and then by wonderful engineering
ability are carried beneath the water
and into the beavers houses, or the
burrows, with which the bank of
every beavers dam is honeycombed.
Here they are carefully stored. The
green back is the staple article of
food throughout the winter.
The dams are of varying height and
length, according to the particular To-
cation. I found a dam in Mesa coun-
ty, Colorado, which was just six feet
from the bottom to top and impounded
body of water six feet or more in
depth and covering an area of several
acres. This dam was perfect in con-
struction. 1t was composed entirely
of willow bushes, as no large timber
grows in the vicinity.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE.

Every religious mind, under every
dispensation of Providence, will be in
the habit of looking out of and beyond
self, as regards all matters connected
with it's highest good. For a man of
religious mind is he who attends to
the rule of conscience, which is born
with him, which he did not make for
himself, and to which he feels bound
in duty to submit. And conscience
Immediately directs his thoughts to
some Being exterior to himself, who
gave it, and who evidently is super
ior to him; for a law implies a law
gtVer, and command implies sup
erlor. Thus man is at once thrown
out of himself, by the very Voice
which speaks within him; and while
he rules his heart and conduct by his
inward sense of right and wrong, not
by the maxims of the external world,
still that inward sense does not allow
him to rest in itself, but sends him
forth again from home to seek
abroad for Him who has put His
Word in him. He looks forth into the
world to seek Him who is not of the
world to find, behind the shadows and
deceits of this shifting scene of time
and sense, Him whose Word is eter-
nal; and whose Presence is spiritual
He looks out of himself for that Liv-
ing Word to which he may attribute
what has echoed in his heart; and
being sure that it is to be found some
where, he is predisposed to find it,
and often thinks he has found it
when he has not. Hence, if truth is
not at hand, he is apt to mistake error
for truth, to consider as the presence
and especial work of God what is not
so; and thinking anything preferable
sometimes imputed to him by way of
reproach) superstitious. This, you
may suppose, is the state of the bet
ter sort of persons in a heather coun-
try. They are not vouchsafed the
truer tokens of Gods power and will,
which we possess; so they fancy
where they cannot find, and, having
consciences more acute than their
reasoning powers, they pervert and
misuse even those indications of God
which are provided for them in ma
ture. This is one cause of the false
divinities of pagan worship, which are
tokens of guilt in the worshiper, not
las We trust) when they could know
no better, but when they have turned
from the light, not liking Ito retain
God in their knowledge" And if this
is the course of a religious mind, even
when it is not blessed with the news
of divine truth, much more will it
welcome and gladly commit itself to
the hand of God, when allowed to
discern it in the gospel. Such is faith
as it exists in the multitude of those
who believe, arising from their sense
of the presence of God, originally GER
titled to them by the inward voice of
conscience.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
HE KEEPS THE KEY.

Our Heavenly Father reserves to
himself in His dealings with us the
right to keep and use certain know
ledge. Sometimes this troubles us;
We want to know more than God is
willing to tell us-we want to open
the locked door, to see and know all.
Vain our efforts; better for us to do
our daily task, weaving hope, peace,
patience and gentleness into our work,
whether the fabric be costly silk or
humble homespun. For, as the follow
ing incident suggests, even an earthly
master demands as much of trust and
confidence:
A party of visitors were, by the kind
permission of the proprietor, shown
over a ribbon mandatory Many of
the details connected with the work
explained to them by the young man
who escorted them around. Passing
through one room they came to
peculiar looking loom, the construc-
ton of which the guide could not ex-
plain. Beyond the loom was a small
room, the door of which was locked.
Possibly" said one of the party.
some particular work is done in
there"
You are right" said the guide;
some important work is done in
there what it is l cannot say-the
secret is my employers. He is willing
to show a great deal, but there are
certain processes he does not reveal.
That door is always locked. and my
master keeps the key"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
HONESTY AND HARD WORK,

How can l succeed in life?" is a
question which many a young person
asks, not only of others, but himself
Theodore Roosevelt, on his recent
trip. West, gave his answer to the
question in little public talk he had
with newspaper men. He said:
The open road to success in char
acter, to fair material prosperity, lies
in the foundations of common honesty
and hard work. Common honesty is
plain honesty with everybody. Plain
honesty just sticks for the right and
the truth under all circumstances.
You never have to guess at the char
acter of anyone who is plainly honest
Hard work produces results. Loaf
ing never produced but one result
a ruined body and soul. Hard work
cures the blues, despair, changing
dark days into sunshiny ones. Hard,
intelligent work is one of the best
friends any man ever had. 1t is good
for the body, splendid for the mind
and upbuilding for the soul
When we see any person who is
honest and has the capacity for hard
work, we may safely put it down that
they will accomplish something in
life that will be credit to themselves
and helpful to the world. No sane
person works just to benefit himself
He works to elevate not only himself
but his neighbors. He is unselfish in
what he does, because he wishes
others to advance with him.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
A CHILD'S PRAYER.

Please, I'm very tired and sleepy,
And my eyes won't keep awake;
Listen to my pray'r this evening,
And forgive me each mistake.
Mummie says I'm very naughty,
Daddy smacks me when I'm bad;
If You will please make me better,
I shall be most awf'lly glad.
Let me sleep in peace till morning:
Keep me safe all through the
night;
And be sure the moon shines brightly
Sos to make my bedroom light
Send an Angel, please, to watch me
Send very nice one, do;
And perhaps you'll spare another
Just to watch my dolly, too.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
GIRL FRIENDSHIPS.

The girl going into town to school,
and naturally hoping for a fair de-
gree of real popularity, will first of
all need to be very careful in her
choice of friends. l put this first,
because none of us can live to our
selves alone, and the friendships that
girl forms must necessarily infiu-
ence the building of her life, either
toward usefulness or toward indiffer-
ence. Then, too, earnest, thoughtful
people, the kind worth knowing, will
judge a girl by the company she
keeps.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
"SORRY."

It's easy to say words like these:
Excuse me, mother, if you please"
II beg your pardon" certainly"
o, they are easy as can be.
There's just one word I cannot say,
Although I try the hardest way;
It's Sorry" and I do not see
Why such a small word troubles me.
At home they say it's cause 1 won't;
o, they don't know, they really don't,
How I feel sorry round my heart,
How my throat aches and my eyes
smart,
just can't make words come through;
If you were me, what would you do?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-03-23
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
HOW THE TURTLE SAVED HIS
OWN LIFE.

A king once had lake made in
the courtyard for the young princes
to play in. They swan about in it
and sailed their boats and RATS on it.
One day the king told them he had
asked the men to put some fishes
into the lake.
Of the boys ran to see the fishes.
Now, along with the fishes, there was
a Turtle. The boys were delighted
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26
GRANDDAUGHTER ILL
DELAYS DOCTOR ELIOT

Through word received by friends
here. II was learned that, on account
of the Illness of his granddaughter,
DIR. Charles W. Eliot will not arrive
here until July Is,
The doctor is II conspicuous factor
In educational work throughout the
mainland, and was formerly president
OF Harvard University
Ralph Hosmer Of the government nur-
sery Is numbered among those who
will plan the entertainment of DIR, Eliot
while In the city, and stated yesterday
that the doctor would he here for one
week
Two noted features of the entertain
ment will be luncheon by the Har-
ward club and dinner by the Univcr-
sity club.
DIR. Eliot has been travelling around
the world in the Interest Of the Car
negic Peace Foundation, and II Is eN-
pcctcd that he will lecture on that
subject In the Opera House on the
evening Of July is.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26
KUHIO'S WORK
FOR Session IS
NOW COMPLETED
BY C. S. ALBERT.

Especial Bulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. G., June 10
Delegate Kuhio's absence from wash
ington will not delay any Hawaiian
legislation, as there Is no more work
to be done at this session and there
was no necessity for him remaining at
his post longer.
The work of the Congressional ses-
sion had been virtually completed. and
the Delegate realized that he could not
render Hawaii any further service be-
fore adjournment. All the legislation
possible for the Islands had either been
passed or pushed along toward final
stage, where his personal activities
could not avail further. He believed
II was useless to remain here and sim
ply wait until the session died five or
six weeks hence. In addition, II pres
cnt in this city no reasonable excuse
could be offered for not attending the
Chicago convention.
Prior to the Delegates departure for
San Francisco Governor Frcar did not
call at his offices to make visit of
courtesy. The same day that he start
ed home Governor Freor FASTENED to
the House office building. and called.
He found the Delegate en- route to Ha e
wall, but spent some time with Secre-
tary Mcclellan. 1t seemed the Gov
ernor knew by intuition, or some other
process, the precise moment of the
Delegates departure.
Atkinson Admitted.
A. l.. G. Atkinson. a wcll-known Ha :
waiian lawyer, was here and admitted
to the bar of the United States SUI
prcme Court at its final session before
adjournment for the summer recess.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26

The first meeting Of the Republican
Territorial Central Committee prepar-
atory to the opening of the summer
campaign, will be held on the evening
of July /. The report of the commit
tee on rules Ia expected at that time.
The report will contain the recon-
mendations made by various Republl-
cans at several meetings held by the
committee during the last two
months.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26
BALD HEADS NOT WANTED
Badness Is Too Generally Considered
Sign of Advanced Age.

A bald-headed person does not have
an equal chance with one blessed
with a healthy head of hair. because
badness is too generally accepted as
an indication OF age. Many large cor
porations have established an age lin
1t, and refuse to take men over 80
years Of age as new employees.
Probably 65 per cent of bald-hcad-
ed people may regain good head Of
healthy hair II they will follow our
advice and accept our offer. We have
remedy that we positively guaran-
tee to grow hair on any head, unless
the roots of the hair are entirely
dead, their follicles closed, and the
scalp has become glazed and shiny.
We want people to try this remedy at
our risk, with the distinct under
standing that unless II does exactly
what we claim II will, and gives salts
faction in every respect. we shall
make no charge for the remedy used
during the trial.
We know exactly what we are talk
ing about. and with this offer back OF
our statements no one should SCOT,
doubt our word, or hesitate to put our
remedy to an actual test.
We want every one in Rochester
who is suffering from any scalp or
hair trouble, dandruff, falling hair, or
badness to try our Rexall "93" Hair
Tonic. We want them TO use II reg
ularly - say until three bottles have
been used and II II does not eradi-
cate dandrufi. cleanse and refresh the
scalp, tighten the hair in its roots,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
SHOWING HIM SHE DID CARE
Sweet Girl Accepted Invitation to Am
ateur Art Exhibition From
Grouchy Young Man.

II have called" said the young man,
ITO tell you that 1 am about to start
On long journey"
"Oh," replied the sweet girl, how
Interesting. Tell me all about it.
When do you expect to start?"
In two or three days. l may never
some back alive"
I'm sorry to hear that. Where are
fou going?"
"To the City of Mexico"
"Have you business interests there?'
mo, but travelling in Mexico is very
dangerous, you know"
Then why do you go?"
"Well, 1 have been thinking it over,
and it seems to me that 1 may as well
go. Nobody seems to care whether l
rernain here or not"
I'm sure it can't be as bad as
that. Isn't there any girl that you
ever invite to go to the theater or
or-anything?"
Would you be sorry 1 was going If
ever invited you to go to anything?"
"-I-I-well, 1 might be-"
''I'm so glad to hear you say that.
I've got a couple of tickets to an am
Rteur art exhibition for Thursday eve
ming. Will you go?"
"On one condition"
''What is it?"
THAT you will not insist on paying
niy car fare"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
PETERS KNEW WHEN TO LEAVE
suburhanIte Pays Evening Walt 70
NeiGhbor, But Takes Alarm
Clock Along az Reminder.

The Smiths were strangers In GER
tain Jersey suburb and soon after
their arrival Peters, who had some
business acquaintance with Smith and
liked him, took Mrs. Peters to the
Smith home to call, says the New
York Evening Sun. They found the
Smiths thoroughly delightful and spent
a pleasant evening. Time passed rap
idly and when Peters reached home he
was Mortified to discover that it must
have been after midnight when he left
the Smith home
Not long afterward the Smiths call.
ed at the Peters home and Peters
hoped they, too, would stay until mid
night to vindicate him, but they went
home about 1920 o'clock. Then Mr..
and Mrs. Peters went again to the
Smiths, and, as before, had lovely
time. IN the midst of pleasant COM
versation the ringing Of an alarm clock
made every one look up. Mrs. Smith
seemed embarrassed, but Peters was
calm. The alarm was one of the inter-
mittent kind, and after the first blast
every one settled down comfortably,
only to have the ringing renewed al
most at once.
'T am afraid some of the children
must be playing with the alarm clock"
said Mrs. Smith as she arose to go
and stop the racket.
mot at ALL Mrs. Smith," said Peters.
'T brought our alarm clock along in
a.
o'clock, so we would have sense
enough to go home. I guess it's time
for US to say good night"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Couldn't Miss That Chance.

"In China" said Mrs. Wadsworth,
"they do nearly all things in exactly
the opposite way from that in which
they are done here"
'Yes," replied Mrs. Dawson, 81 have
heard that they did"
For instance, when one person de-
sires to compliment another over there
re does not say, How young you look,
but How old you look and when one
person is asked to guess another's age
he always guesses that the person
whose age is under discussion is much
older than his or her appearance
would Indicate
Dear me, how curious. 1t would be
rather difficult for them to compliment
you in that way over there, wouldnt
lt?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Grounds for Divorce,

A Cleveland lawyer overworks the
telephone to tell us this one:
GA woman came up to my Office the
other day and wanted to know if she
could get a divorce because her hus-
band didn't believe in the Bible. I
told her that unless she had something
else on him there would be no use in
bringing suit.
"'But he is an absolute infdel!' she
insisted.
"'That makes no difference said I.
doesn't it, indeed?' she cried, tri-
umphantly. We'll, you are a fine law
yer, 1 must say. Here's the laws Of
Ohio, and they say that inidelity, if
proved, is a ground for divorce?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
How She Figured 1t.

And now let US insert the infantile
anecdote of the day-the one Of the
biggest bunch that arrives. This is
from a clergyman, so it must be new,
true and moral.
"a little friend of mine," the domi-
ME tells us, came to me very proudly,
the other day. to show me her Sunday
school good conduct cards. She had
a lot of them. I get one every Sunday
1 don't MISS said she. And I'm going
to try not to miss for whole year.
"'That will be fne,' l answered.
And what will happen if you don't
miss card for all the Sundays in one
whole year?"
"'Why, them she smiled brightly
then I'll have a complete deck!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Friendly SoIicitude.

"Hello, old man. How are your"
"Oh, as well as could be expected"
SLOWS your family?"
'Well, if you refer to my mother,
she has lost her alimony in foolish
investment, and 1 shall have to sup
port her after this. If you have ref
erence to my wife, she has been in
Reno for three months and I haven't
heard directly from her, so can't tell
you how she is. If you wish to know
about father, all care to say about
him is that he married chorus girl
last week and is at present, suppose,
IN a FOOLS paradise"
Pardon me for inquiring into your
affairs. You looked rather depressed,
and I feared that something serious
might have happened"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Wise Old Georue.

She-And how did you like the
meeting, George?
He-Ffne. Especially the talk by
that pretty little Mrs. Featherly
She-Mrs. Featherly! Why, the sill.
ly creature hasn't an idea in her fool
ish head
He-Maybe not, my dear, but she's
awfully cute.
Sheen second thought, George,
you needn't go with me again.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Smiles Admit to rheater.

Smiles admitted at local theater
last night, when Peter Knollenburg, a
pioneer, celebrated his sixty-ninth
birthday by inviting his friends to
share the entertainment
Posters were sent broadcast, an
nouncing that every one with smile
would be welcome.
The house was packed.
At the close Knollenburg was pre-
scented with a high silk hat
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-05
Ambiguous.

Temperance lecturer lin impas-
stoned speech)-Perhaps there is
come one in this very assemblage who
has bottle of the vile liquid in his
pocket!
Deacon Scraggs Ca little deaf, who
has caught the spirit of the speaker
rather than the words)-Hear, hear!-
Puck.