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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
SOLVES THE HATPIN TROUBLE
GulIlotine Introduced In the City Of
London Cuts Pins In Right
Length.

1t is believed that the hatpin diff
Guilty has been solved by a little ma.
chine that is about to be introduced
in the London shops, writes a CORE.
spondent ofthe New York Times. The
machines, which are 1O1S inches in
length, cut off the superfluous DOR.
lions OF the pins. In future hatpins
Will be, as it were, cut to measure
Whenever a woman buys a new hat
she will be supplied with hatpins to
nj, made while she waits Woman has
long been blamed as callous and care
less because, on the top OF an omni-
bus or in the stalls of a .theater at
a matinee she suddenly swings round.
just missing the man at the back
with her set Of millinery bayor etc
But she could not help it. Hatpins
were made only in two or three sizes.
SIX inches or nine inches, as the case
might be, and it invariably happened
that the particular mounting at the
head which took her fancy was only
available in largely protruding
length.
Now this is to be altered. The shop
per buys her hat and the saleswoman,
with the aid of her guillotine, clips
the hatpin to the exact size. With
Just a twirl new point is turned in
the place of the one beheaded; an.
other twirl and the pin is polished
ready for use. protruding only the
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
HARD TO SEE THE FUTURE
German Bookseller, Compelled to
Praise, Relieves Himself Of a Tru-
ism Most People Will lndorse.

Many visitors to Rome will remem-
Der the German bookstore on the
flazzi di Spagna, kept by Herr s.,
OF " story is told which throws
a backward light upon the apparently
troublesome activities. as a boy, Of
a distinguished American novelist.
Herr s, who had been established
in Rome as bookseller almost a life.
time, once met in his store another
elderly gentleman, who said:
Isn't it fine Mr.. S., about Frank
Crawfordg
Fine about Frank Crawford? yot
you mean?"
Why, about his book-a great sue.
cess. Haven't you heard? Haven't
you reed it,"
Read his pook? No. Frank Craw.
ford ride a pook? Impossible!"
%, yes; no doubt of 1t. Giuseppe"
calling a salesman-'1et me have a
copy of Mr.. Isaacs,' please"
When the volume was brought ia
the incredulous bookseller he held il
at arms length, looking at it curious.
ly as he turned it from side to side
and from end to end; then he eau.
tiously examined the title page, with
its TIL edition." which he greeted
with a cultural Huh"
Next he turned to the last page
and read the concluding sentence
with another grunt of establishment
Then he dipped into the volume in
two or three places, and finally. salts
fled that he was not being deceived
handed back the book to Giuseppe
without looking at him, and said:
We'll, veil! dot brooves dot vol
must neffer trown a poy."-The Cen
fury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Mattresses for Plate Glass,

The mattresses wherein we sleep
are by no means the only ones. There
is, for instance, the mattress that is
placed in wagons for the conveyance
OF plate glass in safety.
These wagon mattresses are made
OF curled hair. They are of a thick.
ness scarcely greater than that of the
coverlet that is known as a comfort.
able" The exigencies of plate-glass
transportation require that these mat.
tresses be constructed with exceeding
care, inasmuch as a slight lump any.
where in the mattress might prove
sufficient to cause the breakage of the
glass that rests upon it. In the event
OF two plates of glass resting upon
that lump at the same time still great.
er danger to the glass is courted
These plate-glass mattresses cost,
according to size. from $50 to SIS.
The mere remaking of such a mat.
tress may cost from $40 to s25.-Har.
per's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
SAVES TIME ON TELEPHONE
New Idea That Seems at a Glance
Should Be Of Extreme
Usefulness.

What looks like a good suggestion
is device which consists of a sound
magnifying trumpet of flattened form.
similar to certain types of motor
horns, behind which is a platform
adapted to support the telephone re-
ceiver. Upon receiving or making q
call upon the phone and being asked
to hold the line" the user. instead
Of holding on" with the telephone re.
eeiver pressed to his ear, an arrange.
ment which restricts his movements
and prevents him from giving his at
tention to any other matter. merely
drops the receiver onto the platform
of the time saver" where it auto
matically slides into position with the
earpiece against the small end of the
spiral trumpet. The user is then free
to go on with his work until the voice
from the trumpet shows him that the
person at the other end is speaking.
Conversation can then either be car
ried on using the loud-speaking trum.
pet, with the advantage of'leaving the
users hands both free for the purpose
of turning up references. taking down
a message from dictation. etc., or the
receiver may be lifted off the instru-
ment and used in the ordinary way
The loud speaking telephones voice"
is very similar to that of a gramo-
phone and it is thus possible for the
user of one Of these instruments to
move some little way from the tele.
phone and yet hear when the person
at the other end of the line is speak
ing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
WILL FIND MONEY A BURDEN
Vincent Astor's Immense Fortune Lit.
tie Likely to Bring Out the Best
Qualities in Him.

The papers say that Vincent Aston
on his birthday came into about sew
enty millions. A SNOWFALL is a good
thing if you want one, but an ava
lanche is inconvenient. 1t sweeps one
off his feet and is liable to leave him
out of sight or with his feet sticking
out of hard snow bank. A dollar is
a good thing, hut an avalanche of dol
lars is something to get from under.
The important thing to a young man
is the development of his manhood.
An avalanche of dollars is not good
for that. 1t is likely to crush him out
Of shape. A mature and seasoned
man like Mr.. Carnegie or Mr.. Rookie
Teller may make a fair bluff Of sur
mounting such a catastrophe, but it's
hard on young fellow. 1t starts him
with great debt to society, discharge.
able only by man of first rate tai
ents and training, and hardly by him.
We see remarkable efforts made by
very remarkable men to discharge the
obligations that naturally come with
tumified fortunes, and Willie they don't
wholly fail, their success is not i'm.
pressive. These vast fortunes are
symptoms Of social disease; not very
alarming, we hope, but apt to be bad
for the individual patient on whom the
dropsy fastens.-Harper's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Dickens In Australia.

It is said that when a Scotsman
leaves old Scotia to make his home in
some other land he solaces his exile
with the book of Robert Burns poems,
and that the Scot abroad comes to be
even better versed In the rhymes of
the peasant poet than the Scot who
has remained at home. 1t has been
remarked that the same is true as
regards the Englishman and Charles
Dickens. W. N. Hughes, acting prime
minister Of Australia, goes further
than this and asserts that Dickens
had an: important influence on Austria
Han democracy, and through men who
read him and loved him, men imbibed
his hatred of shams and humbugs, who
wanted freer and better conditions,
ID have some other place to look to
than the workhouse, had made Austria.
la wtst II IS today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Early DAYS Of Trousers.

Ancient Britons were among the
people whose wearing of trousers was
noted BY the more civilized anclenta
who eschewed them. "Braccae.
("breeches") seem to have impressed
the Roman mind very much as Chi.
nese pigtails did the modern west.
Gaul beyond the Alps was at one time
known as Galia Braccata-Trouser-
land and Cicero taunts a man with
having sprung from "trousered" an
cestors. AS Roman ways degenerated.
tie use Of trousers began to creep in,
md 1t is recorded that Alexander Sc,
verus wore white ones. previous EN-,
--g-.- trousers having been crimson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
The Golnu Of Ulysses.

D A Kansas City man said he always
preferred red-headed office boys to any
other kind, as he had found them to be
unusually sagacious and alert; but he
discovered recently that some of them
are too much so. One day, returning
nom a short out of town trip, he went
Ito bis Office and mentioned interroga-
lively that Ulysses, his promising as
sistant, was nowhere in sight, and the
steaogNpher replied that he had not
shown up.
Lifting up the last mail on his desk
ne found note addressed to him in a
very familiar, broad, vertical hand.
writing.
Dear Mr.. Cross" he said, please
accept my resignation to take effect
yesterday l got a better place with
, les work and more pay. Respectively
ULYSSES S. G. PARKER"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
GOETHE AND THE cHEsTNUrs
Recent Find Of Poets Complaint
Against an Annoyance That
He Suffered. =

Nothing is more annoying in autumn
than to have near ones windows a
chestnut tree, the natural target for
the missiles Of youth Goethe, whose
respect for the rights of property was
only eQualled by his love of law and
order, suffered considerably from this
annoyance. The Munich News has
lust lighted upon a complaint made
by the poet to the corporation of
Weimar during his stay in that city.
He writes:
AT the edge Of the field is a row of
Spanish chestnut trees, and as soon as
the chestnuts begin to ripen the chill.
dren lombard the trees with stones
without any concern for the passer-
by. Nor do they confine their atten-
tons 10 the trees in the road. They
throw cabbage and sticks at our fruit
trees, so that the owners move about
their own gardens in terror of their
lives and begin to despair of ever
garnering their crop of fruit. Worse
still, this outrageous conduct goes on
in the depths Of winter when there Is
not a single fruit on the branches nor
even birds nest to excite the young
rascals' cupidity Policemen Lenger,
to whom | have shown some of the
stones that fell on my lawn, will bear
me out"
Goethe never acted precipitately. In
this case he refrained from sending in
his complaint Immediately, and to add
weight to his representations kept
the letter back till new outrages had
been committed, when he sent 1t with
this postscript added:
Il may add that this is a matter OF
general interest, and 4 can prove It.
AS was leaving my garden yester>
day by the field gate to demonstrate
with some sacrilegious young ruffians
several peasants who were on their
way home from working in their cab,
bage fields Joined their voices to
mine and told me that it was i'm.
possible to pass along this road, which
is the only way to the fields, without
mourning real danger"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Blood Temp.ratur. Of Athletes.

There have been made at the Lon.
don College hospital some curious OBJ
servations on the blood temperature
OF athletes. The normal blood tenn.
perature Of man is about sS11 de.
grees Fahrenheit A young man, after
q run Of 200 yards, showed a tenn
perature Of 1OO.7s degrees; another a
temperature Of 1OO.s4 degrees; a third
q temperature Of 1922 degrees after a
run Of half a mile. A mile run pro-
duced an internal temperature Of 1923
degrees with one athlete and 1895 de-
grees with another. After a three
mile run one young man had a tenn
perature Of 105 degrees, but this run
ner's normal blood temperature was
1O1 degrees, although he was In Der.
feet health.-Harper's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
LOOK ON THE CHEERFUL SIDE
After All, What 10 the Use of Letting
Very Get the Upper Hand In the
Journey Through Life?

Did you ever cross a room while you
were busy and worried and catch a
sight of your face in the glass or win.
dow.
Nine times out of ten your jaws are
set, your eyes are hard, and the ex-
preston of your face would discour-
age the most enthusiastic optimist in
the world.
The next time you catch yourself
looking like that, stop and ask your
self what under the shining sun are
you sulking about.
Everybody has a seTge of humor, or
If they have not they should have; so
call it into play at olce and talk to
yourself and keep ca talking until
you begin to laugh at yourself and the
great big trouble that made you look
like scowling dog. What will you
talk to yourself about?
! Oh, any merry little thing that once
occurred in your life-some pleasant
surprise, some happy day-anything
will do.
This is no foolish advice | am giving
you, for, seriously, there is more in
this looking cheerful than you can
dream of. 1t is not half as feeble
minded as it sounds. Try it for a few
weeks and prove it for yourself.
Don't overdo 1t, of course, but let
your face express good will and cheer
and comfort, and the first thing you
know you will feel it.
You cannot entirely forget your
cares; nor would 1t be right to do so.
Every one has cares; they are good
for US. The real God sent cares that
test the strength of our souls-all of
US have those, too; but let US meet
them like real women.-Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
NeroIi.


Essence of neroll is obtained from a
species of orange tree grown in Prov.
ence. The trees are grown for their
flowers, but are cultivated as are fruit
trees. The flowers are picked by hand
every two days, in April and May, for
high-priced perfume essence. Full
blown flowers are gathered either in
linen sheets or in pals. The 20
pounds weight Of flowers gathered by
a good workman in one days work is
sent to the distillery in bags. About
1000 pounds Of flowers produce two
pounds Of essence.
The 1900 or more producers Of
neroli, working in cooperation, har-
vest over 100000 pounds Of orange
flowers annually.-Harper's Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
ENCOURAGING Generosity.

One of the cleverest of Cleveland's
blind newspaper merchants takes his
stand daily at one of the corners of
the public square. He's got a sar-
castle little sign that reads:
Don't be ashamed to give me a
penny-rm blind"
The other day a friend of ours
dropped nickel in front of this chap,
just to see if he was taking. The
blind never shifted his blank gaze,
but he said:
Make it a quarter, boss, and I'm
likely to forget myself" cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
One Can Write in the Dark.

A novelty is penholder permitting
one to write in the dark, since it is
provided with an electric light. The
tube through which the point of the
pencil goes is fitted with a small &C
cumulator and an electric lamp. The
latter throws disk of light over the
point where the writing is being done.
This luminous pencil has been in
vented for the use of doctors, re-
porters, detectives, etc., whose work
necessitates the taking of notes in the
stress and in darkness.-Harper's
Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
For Idle Women.

A school for huntresses has been
established near Paris, for the pleas
ure Of idle women who have found
time unusually heavy on them hands
this fall. Clay pigeons and other imi.
tation birds are thrown into the air
from machines. and dummy wild
beasts are set up throughout the
woods. Some mkind persons may
remark that in aiming at the beasts of
the earth the women marksmen are
likely to hit the birds Of the air But
$50 long as they don't hit one another
II win he al right
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Was Misauoted.

The king of the hobos slouched into
the Office of The Daily Bread to make
a complaint.
You tn editor?" he asked.
YES"
In yore paper this mOrnin' you said
made a talk to tn boys last night
on How to Be at Work ALI tn Time"
"Well?"
You got it wrong. Tn subjeck Of
my little talk was How to Beat Work
All tn Time l want it erected,
mister. That's all"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22
DIOCESE OF FARGO.
Diocesan Correspondent.
ev. P. McGeough, Cathedral, Fargo,
N D.

Fargo: Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of last week, Rev. Thos E. Gull
len, pastor of the Pro-Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception, Mime
apolis, gave a retreat to the nurses in
training at st. Johns Hospital.
Thursday, June 10, in the audi
torium of the Sacred Heart Academy,
the Juniors and Minims gave their
final entertainment for the scholastic
year. After number of musical items
had been gone through, they presented
a playlet entitled, "The Dolls At
Home" which was very much en-
joyed by the other pupils and their
visitors. The high school commence
ment exercises were held in the Grand
Opera House on Friday, at which the
following students received State Ger
tificates of completion of common
branches: Urban Perrin, Royce Wal
colt, Leo Murphy, Frank McPhee, John
Blahna, Arthur Sinner, William Early,
Daniel McLaren, Floreda Juneau,
I10l0u nelly, SldId MOOI0, LIlIdUSIA
Schmallen, Veronica Sullivan, Myrtle
Dyer, Elizabeth Delvo, Verna Wild,
Laura Stewart, Ella Freeman, Ruth
Farquharson, Mary Mcleod, Marie
Stewart, Alice Veilie, Ellen Veilley,
Marie Kenny, Anna Kenny and Mary
Wrenn. In the high school course,
State Certificates issued by the Uni
versity of North Dakota were awarded
to Cornelius ]. Boyle, Leo Sinner, May
A. Miller, Olivia M. Wild, Doris F.
Brown, katherine M. link, Joyce M.
Dickinson, Julia M. Shea, Evangeline
M. Green. Leo Sinner won the gold
medal presented by Father Harry for
the best examination in Christian Doc
trine with Edward Sterret second.
For the best essay on Christian edu-
cation a gold medal was awarded to
Olivia M. Wild, Rose Wilhelm secur-
ing second place. In the spelling COM
petition Marguerite K. Judson was
first and received the medal with
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JUNE %, 1912.

Alice Veilie second. The medals for
the essay and spelling were presented
by Very Rev. Father Egan.
Combinations: On Friday evening Rt
Rev. Bishop O'Reilly returned to Far
go from a weeks visitations in the
southwestern part of the diocese, dur
ing which he administered confirma-
ton in the parishes of Zealand, st.
Johns, St. Anthony, st. Boniface,
Wishec and Burnside. Between the
different churches most of his travel
ing was done by automobile.
Jamestown: The students of St.
Johns Academy had their commence
ment exercises in the opera house
on Thursday evening, June Is. The
following graduated in the academic
course: Philip J. Mason, Daniel J.
Mason, Irene A. Heaney, Emily A.
R1es, Anna E. Hamm, Mary E. O'Reilly,
Katheryn T. MUTT, Lillian J. Elder,
Lucille G. Davis, Mary G. Gates, Ger
trude M. Monek, Genevieve M.
Bensch, Margaret E. LEM and Anna
P. Follis. In the commercial course
diplomas were awarded to Gertrude
G. Wilson, Pearl E. Pritchard, Hilda
G. ABBY, Mary F. Walsh, Irene NJ
McDermott and Raymond E. Tracy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22
DIOCESE OF DULUTH
Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. P. j. Lydon, Cathedral, Duluth,
Mimi.

Duluth: The Commencement exer-
cises of the Brothers High School
took place ON June u. The school
graduated six from the Scientific De-
partment and seven from the CONNER
cial Department. Archie Mcdowell,
Edward Dillon, Albert Scanlon and
Harry Ryan delivered orations. Bishop
McGolrick distributed the medals and
diplomas. The address of the evening
was given by Very Rev. DR.. Moynihan,
President of the College of st. Thomas,
St. Paul. This is the first graduating
class of the school.
The Girls High School closed on
June IS. The class numbers fourteen.
Misses Irene McCabe, Gertrude Lynch,
Nathalie Laferte, Mary Quinn, Emily
Mackey and Winifred Corcoran took
prominent parts in the program. Rev.
Augustine Brockmeyer, o. S. B., adj
dressed the class and distributed the
diplomas.
The Villa Scholastica graduated
twelve on June IA. Misses Teresa
Fitzpatrick, Josephine McHugh, Kath-
crime Bell, and Mary Sullivan had the
leading roles on the program. The
Right Rev. Bishop conferred the
diplomas and spoke words of advice
and encouragement to the graduates.
The parochial schools of the city
held their closing exercises as fol-
lows: St. Anthony, June II; st. Mary,
June 10; St. Jean Baptiste, June II;
St. Clements, June 10; Cathedral,
June 20; St. Peter and Paul, June Fl.
Rev. Francis Hufnagel, pastor of
st. Anthony of Padua parish, cele-
brated the patronal feast of the
church on June Is. He was assisted
at the Solemn High Mass by Rev. P.
J. Lydon as deacon, and Rev. S. Fry
drychowicz as subdeacon. The ser
mon for the occasion was preached
by Rev. Eustace Vollmer, o. F. M,
of Superior.
Pine City: On June 10, the Ri. Rev.
Bishop dedicated the new church of
the Immaculate Conception, Pine
City. Rev. Leo Laskowski is the
pastor The church is 108x44 feet. It
is built of brick and trimmed with
light colored sandstone. 1t has base
ment for parish meetings., with a
capacity of $50. The church with the
galleries seats about 900. The beauti-
full stained glass windows and Sta
tions of the Cross were donated. The
total cost is about twenty-three thou
sand dollars.
Hibbing: On Sunday morning, June
16, the Rt Rev. Bishop administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation in the
Blessed Sacrament Church, Hibbing.
In the afternoon he confirmed class
in the Immaculate Conception parish
in the same town.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22

Ladysmith: The cornerstone of
the new church and school building
at Ladysmith was laid with impress
sive ceremonies last Sunday. The
building is of the new combination
type and is to be three stories in
height, the first floor being intended
for the church and the other two floors
to be used for school purposes. The
building is to be made of brick with
Bedford stone trimmings and is to be
thoroughly UP to date in all it's ap-
pointments. A large crowd of people
from the surrounding country wit
messed the ceremonies attending the
laying of the cornerstone and listened
to an excellent sermon by FIR Schmit
of Rice Lake.
Superior: Graduation exercises
have been held in the various paro-
chial schools of the city throughout
the week. Thursdays night exercises
marked the elimination of one of the
most successful years in the history
of the parochial school in the Cattle
dral parish. This was followed on
Friday night by the graduation exer-
cises at st. Joseph's school, on Mon
day at St. Stanislaus, Tuesday at St.
Louis, and Thursday of the present
week at the school of st. Francis
Xavier in the East End. Nearly a
hundred graduates have been turned
out of the parochial schools in the
city during the past year and the one
regret expressed on all sides is that
we cannot offer to this ever increasing
army of parochial school graduates
opportunities for higher education
such as are afforded by the Catholic
academies, high schools and converts
of other cities
Personal: Rev. Peter Weber of the
La Crosse diocese is visiting his
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22

Church of st. Luke: Last Sunday
at the eleven o'clock High Mass a
male choir of six voices sang the real
plain chant prescribed by the Motu
Proprio of Pope Plus X. It was very
solemn and devotional. The whole
service, including the Mass and
sermon, lasted one hour. 1t will be
repeated every second Sunday during
the summer.
Church of st. Mark: Last Sunday
after the High Mass Professor G. e.
Pardo of st. Thomas College was pre-
scented with a conductors baton of
polished ebony with silver mounting,
exquisitely chased, by the members of
st. Marks choir of which he has been
director during the past year. During
his absence the choir will be in
charge of Mrs. George Lindeke who is
an accomplished organist.
Cathedral Schools Close: Thirty
graduates of Cretin High School, and
thirteen from the Cathedral Girls
School, received their diplomas at the
commencement exercises held at the
Shubert Theatre last Tuesday evening
Bishop Lawler presented the diplomas