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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
OUR UNCLE SAM.
His Nickname, 1t Is Claimed, Oriui-
mated in Troy, NJ. Y.

Troy, N Y, is said to be the place
where the name "Uncle Sam" origi-
mated, says the New York Sun. After
the last declaration of war with Eng
land by the colonies, New York con-
tractor, Ebert Anderson, visited Troy
and made it his headquarters for the
purchase of provisions for the Cont
mental army. The supplies were duly
inspected before shipment. One of
the inspectors was Samuel Wilson,
brother of Ebenezer, also an inspector
and known as Uncle Sam to the work
men whom he superintended.
The casks in which the beef and
pork were packed were marked with
the initials of Ebert Anderson, the
contractor, and the United States,
thus: 'E. A-U. S." The first pair
of initials were of course familiar to
the men, but the gu. S." stumped
them. The fact was that the name
United States was then so new to
these countrymen that it's initials were
complete puzzle. They turned to
the nearest explanation, a humorous
one and intended as a joke on their
boss. If "E. A." stood for Ebert An
derson, then, they opined, gu. S."
must stand for "Uncle Sam" Wilson.
The joke spread to the continental
army, which carried it to every part
of the country.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
HOW THE BEAN GOT ITS EYE.

Being story for the TIMES and
hereby ordered read to them by some
one of the amiable grown-ups.
In a certain village there dwelt a
poor old woman who had gathered a
dish of beans, which she wished to
cook. So she made fire upon the
hearth, and, that it might burn the
quicker, she lighted it with a handful
of straw. AS she shook the beans up
in saucepan, one fell out unperceived,
and came down upon the ground, near
straw. Soon after, a glowing coal
burst out of the fire, and fell just by
these two.
Then the straw began to say, "My
dear friend, whence do you Gomez"
The coal replied, "By good luck
have sprung out of the fire, and if
had not jumped away by force my
death had been certain, and l should
have been reduced to ashes"
The bean continued, 81 also have got
away with whole skin; but had the
old woman put me in the pot with the
others, I should have been boiled to
pieces as my comrades are"
would a better fate have fallen to
my lot?" said the straw; "for the old
woman had suffocated all my brothers
in fire and smoke. Sixty has she put
on at once, and deprived me of life;
Happily slipped between her fin
gers"
"But what shall we do now?" said
the coal.
II think" answered the bean, "since
we have so luckily escaped death, we
will join in partnership, and keep to-
gether, lest a new misfortune over
take us; let us wander forth and travel
into strange country"
This proposition pleased the two
others, and they set out together on
their travels. Presently they came to
a stream, over which there was no
bridge or path, and they did not know
how they should get over.
The straw gave good advice, and
said: Il will lay myself across, SO
that you may cross upon me, as upon
a bridge"
So the straw stretched itself from
one bank to the other, and the coal,
which was of fiery nature, tripped
lightly upon the newly built bridge
But when it came to the middle of it,
and heard the water running along be
meath, it was frightened, and stood
still, not daring to go further.
The straw, however, beginning to
burn, broke in two, and fell into the
stream; and the coal slipping after
Kissed as it reached the water, and
gave up the ghost.
The bean, which had prudently re
NAMED upon the shore, was forced to
laugh at this accident; and the joke
being SO good, it laughed SO immoder.
ately that it burst itself
Now they would all have been done
for alike if a tailor, who was out on
his wanderings, had not just then
seated himself down near the stream
Having a commissioning heart, he
took out a needle and thread and
sewed the bean together. The bean
thanked him exceedingly; but the
tailor used black thread, and SO it
happened that since that day every
bean has a black seam.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
ITO know that which
before us lies in daily
life is the prime wis
dom" Milton.
Dn1tRHttr 5rtR1trR
Compiled specially for The Catholic Bulletin

close the hampers. Always have black
Goals on top.
To heat the open, open the oven and
chimney hampers.
To check the fire slightly, open the
slide in the check damper.
To check decidedly, open the check
damper.
To keep a fire over night, fill the
fire-box with coal, close oven, lower
front and chimney hampers and open
check damper half way.
Air in Its Relation to Fire.
Combustion, or burning, is the unit
ing of two or more elements to form
a new compound. Combustion always
produces heat, and if rapid, sometimes
light.
In order to have fire three things
are necessary:
1. Fuel, or something to burn.
2. Heat, to make it hot enough to
burn or reach it's kindling point.
8. Air, to keep it burning. The
oxygen is the necessary part to keep
the fire burning.
Experiment with lighted candle and
fire chimney.
Fuel is anything used to make a
fire-Ex Wood, coal, etc. Fuels are
composed mostly of carbon and hydro
gen. When fuel is heated enough to
burn, the oxygen of the air unites with
the carbon in the fuel, forming gas
col (TnON
watery vapor, which passes through
the chimney. After all the combusti-
BILE matter is burned out, ashes remain.
Fires are usually enclosed in iron
boxes called stoves, ranges and fur
naces. These must have openings, one
to let in the air and one to let out
the burnt air (gas, watery vapor and
smoke). The slides that control these
openings are called hampers.
In cooking stoves there is third
damper allowing the hot gases to flow
around the oven before reaching the
chimney.
Air in Its Relation to Cookery.
Air at 20 degrees expands to about
double it's volume at the temperature
of a hot oven. When mixture is
beaten thoroughly and baked in a hot
oven, the mixture is dried, firmly fix
ing the bubbles, and leaving light
and porous mixture.
All egg mixtures should be cooked
at a moderate temperature. Example:
Sponge Cake.
A batter containing large amount
of water, baked in hot oven, puffs
up by the steam produced. The steam
is formed when the liquid within the
mixture is sufficiently heated. Water
in changing to steam is expanded
more than 100 times, and conse.
quently puffs up the mixture. Exam.
pie: Cream puts, pop-overs. etc.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18

the other sleeping-bag. When he
awoke in the morning, almost numb
with cold, he observed that the bag
in which he had tied up the Lapland-
ers was empty, and that they were
nowhere in sight. He was afraid they
had deserted him, and scrambling
out of the bag, went in search of
them. He found the three men fast
asleep behind hillock of snow that
they had scraped together as a pro-
lection against the wind.
"Ah, master" they said, when ask
ed to explain this extraordinary con-
duct, 1--WE couldn't sleep in that thing.
1t was too hot, so we got out and
have had comfortable night here"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

Three little words you often see
Are articles-"a," "an' and "the."
A nouns the name of anything,
AS "house" or garden" "hoop" OF
swing"
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand
Her" head, "your" face. 'his" arm
my" hand
Adjectives tell the kind of noun,
AS great" small" pretty white
or brown"
A proposition stands before
A noun, as 'in" or through the door
Verbs tell of something to be done
To "sing" or laugh" Jump" skip
or run
How things are done the adverbs tell
AS slowly" quickly GILL;" or well
Conjunctions join the words together
AS men or" women, wind "and'
weather.
An intersection shows surprise,
AS "Oh!" how pretty! "Ah!" how wise
The whole are called nine parts OF
speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking
teach.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
THE STERILIZED BOY.

Say, I would like to breathe some air
That wasn't so refined;
And have a chance to run and hop
With no one near to mind.
And eat an apple fore it's peeled,
And own some dirty toys,
And be too poor to have nurse
And play like other boys.
Why, every time that Columbine
Comes off the street with me
She has to change her clothes and
mine
For fear of germs, you see.
And If grab stone or touch
A post along the walk,
You'd think it was crocodile
To hear her line Of talk.
And kissing, can't kiss soul
Without an awful row,
And mother saying: well, for sure,
He'll get the measles now"
/ can't pet cats or dogs, and when
A stranger pats my head
I get it washed with smelly stuff,
Just as the doctor said.
So If you know a real bad germ
Too strong to sterilize,
That you can catch and send around
AS sort of a surprise,
1 might get sick and have some fun
And maybe then they'd see
1t wasn't any use to make
A germicide of me.
-PercD Sh0U. in Mem York American.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18

The neighbors come and go,
They kneel to say a prayer.
wish herself could know
Of the way she's lynn there.
1t was work from morn till night,
And hard she earned her bread;
But I'm thinking she's Alright
To be aisy now she's dead.
When other girls were gay
At wedding or at fair,
She'd be toiling all the day,
Not a minyit could she spare.
An no one missed her face,
Or sought her in crowd,
But today they throng the place
Just to see her in her shroud.
The creature in her life
Drew trouble with each breath:
She was just poor Jim Byrne's
wife,
But she's lovely in her death.
l wish the dead could see
The splendor of wake,
For it's proud herself would be
Of the keening that they make.
Och! Little Mary Byrne,
You welcome every guest.
Is it now you take your turn
To be merry with the rest?
I'm thinking you'd be glad,
Though the angels make your bed
Could you see the care we've had
To respect you-now you're dead.
w M. Let's. in London Spectator.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
THE DUKE AND THE COW.

A good story is told of the Duke of
Buccleuch. He had purchased a cow
in the neighborhood of Dalkeith,
where he lived, and the beast was to
be sent home the next day. Early in
the morning the duke was about, wear
ing a suit that was more useful than
elegant, and during his stroll came
across a boy trying in vain to drive
the COW to his residence. The cow
was very unruly, and the poor boy
could not get on with her at all. The
boy, not knowing the duke, bawled out
to him, in broad Scotch accent, HE,
mum, come here an gie's hand wi
this beast" The duke went and lent
a helping hand. "And now" said the
duke, as they trudged along after the
COW, "how much do you think you'll
get for the job?" 81 dinna ken," said
the boy, "but I'm sure O. something,
for the folks at the big house are guild
to a bodies, an I'll gle We half" AS
they came near the house, the duke
slipped away and entered by diff
ferent way. Calling his butler, he put
a sovereign in his hand, saying, give
that to the boy who has brought the
cow" The duke then returned to the
end of the lane where he had parted
with the boy, so as to meet him on
the way back well, how much did
you get?'' asked the duke. "a shil-
ling" said the boy, "and there's the
half o. it to ye." "But surely you had
more than a shilling?" said the duke.
mo-" said the boy; ''sure, that's a. |
got; and dye no think it's plenty?"
81 do not" said the duke. There
must be some mistake; and as I am
acquainted with the duke, If you re-
turn, 1 think I'll get you more" The
butler, who, thinking he would never
be found out, had kept the sovereign
and given the lad the shilling only,
confessed, and begged to be forgiven,
but the duke Indignantly ordered him
to quit his service Immediately. "YOu
have lost" said he, your situation
and your character By your deceitful
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
CHESTERToN ON ANCESTOR
WORSHIP.

1T would be a pity if you and
began to wear pigtails when the China
men are beginning to cut them off, I"
says G. X. Chesterton in a recent
number of the Illustrated London
News. He is led to this remark by
seeing a statement by DR.. Robert Mum
70 that the next great step of religi-
Gus progress and emancipation will
be return to ancestor worship.
The chief thing that strikes me
about it, writes Mr.. Chesterton, lis
that if the present mandarins of Eng
land, the great lords, the imperial
statesmen, the naughty captains Of
industry, the wise and good philan-
thropic millionaries-that if, in short,
our richest and proudest persons were
required to worship their ancestors,
their two chief difficulties would be:
First, in finding out who they were;
and, second, in admitting it. Many a
fair feudal countess in an old English
castle would find herself invoking the
spirits of astonished backwoodsmen in
Texas, or humble saloon-keepers in
Chicago. Many a tory squire, famed
for his bulldog British pride, would
find himself performing with consider
able embarrassment, religious rites be-
fore the graves of nomads from the
desert and hucksters from the Levant.
Calling abruptly on some eminent earl,
We might find him clinging to an urn
which contained the ashes of a forgot
ten Midland hairdresser; or swinging
a censor before the statue of foreign
waiter. If we could really see such
things, we should be bound to admit
that DR.. Munro's religion would be a
real, and even valuable religion;
it would insist on the two most essen
tial and most awkward things in a
religion-humility and truth"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
NO CLASS DISTINCTION.

There is and can be no class con-
seriousness within the portals of the
Catholic Church.
Hon. Roger Brooke fancy took his
place in line before the confessional
on one occasion and poor woman
wished to yield her place to the chief
justice of the Supreme Court and so
expressed herself; but Mr.. fancy with
a fine sense of the proprieties waved
her back.
"My good woman" he said, Il am
not here as the chief justice, but as
a poor penitent We are equal at this
tribunal"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
AN OLD ALTAR BOY.

Many Of the Child Apostles are altar
boys. John Murtaugh, who is ninety.
four years of age, is the altar boy at
the Mercy Home for the Aged, in
Ohio, Ill. He knows the Latin per-
fectly and serves Mass every day
Father Flynn, who was the editor OF
Our Boys and Girls" before it became
The Child Apostle, is the pastor OF
Ohio, ILL.,, Mercy Home for the Aged
1t is one of the best homes in the
country for old people, thanks to the
efforts of Father Flynn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18

In Russia 100000 in one week joined
the Catholic Church. In Germany for
the last forty years Catholics have in
creased 27 per 1000 population, while
Professionals have decreased 81 per
1000 And from the recent census of
the city of Berlin we learn that in the
last ninety-four years Catholics have
risen from being 8 per cent of the
population to IL per cent, while Protes-
tants from being 95 per cent of the
population have decreased to 1854 per
cent. In the last ten years Catholics
have increased Is per cent; Pro-
testants, 1885 per cent; Jews, 6.72 per
cent. And regarding England: cit is
a significant fact" says the British
Congregationalist," that the Roman
Catholic Church is the only one which
during the last ten years has to re-
port no, decline; and can, with some
degree of accuracy, assert that it has
not lost members to either the Ang-
lican or the Free Churches"
In India in the four years proceed
ing 1908, $4,000 pagans were baptized;
in China the annual increase in the
number of Catholics is now IA, 900. In
the same period the Japanese Catho-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
WHAT TRAINING CAN DO.


Sir Henry Lucy tells in the Cornhill
Magazine good story that he had
from hansen, the explorer. It anus
ingly illustrates the hardy health of
the Laplanders.
Part of Nansen's equipment for his
trip across Greenland consisted of two
sleeping-bags made of undressed
skins. On the first night Of the jour
ney hansen and his two Norwegian
companions got into one of the bags,
pulled the mouth tight across their
necks, and so slept in the snow with
only their heads out.
Before retiring for rest, hansen saw
the three Laplanders he had engaged
for the expedition cozily tucked into
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
GRANDEUR.

Poor, Mary Byrne is dead,
An all the world may see
Where she lies upon her bed
Just as fine as quality
She lies there still and white
With candles either hand
Thatll guard her through the night
Sure, she never was so grand!
She holds her rosary,
Her hands clasped on her breast,
Just as dacint as can be
In the habit she's been dressed.
In life her hands were red
With every sort of toll,
But they're white now she is dead,
An they've sorra mark of soil.
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ness; learn for the future that "hon-
esty Is the best policy" The boy now
found out who it was that helped him
to drive the cow, and the duke was so
pleased with the manliness and hon
esty of the boy, that he sent him to
school and provided for him at his
own expense.
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body"
STOVES.
A cooking stove is a large iron box
set on legs.
1t has the following parts:
l. Fire-box to contain fuel.
2. Crate, which forms the floor of
the fire-boX.
8. Dampers.
(a) Creation.
(b) Check-to regulate draft.
(c) Oven.
(d) Chimney-to direct current
of hot air.
q. Ash-pan, to receive ashes, Gin
ders and clinkers.
5. Stove-pipe, to carry off smoke
(unburned carbon) and gase-
Gus products of combustion.
6. Oven, for food.
Distinction Between Stove and Range.
A stove is movable, and usually
has one oven and two doors.
A range may be either built into
the wall (set), or stand out in the
room (portable).
How to Build Fire.
Laying the Fire
/. Free the CRATE from ashes. Turn
the CRATE back in place. Remove GOV,
ers.
2. Cover the CRATE with twisted
pieces of paper.
8. On these lay sticks of soft wood
crosswise.
4. Put two shovelfuls of coal on
top of the wood, or if wood is used
sticks of hard wood.
5. Cover the top of the range, open
all hampers except the check damper.
Starting the Fire
s. Light the fire by applying a
lighted match under the CRATE to the
paper or shavings (If the stove is to
be blackened, do it now.
z. When the wood is all ablaZe add
coal until the fire-box is level full
The fire-box should never be kept more
than three-fourths full.
8. When the blue flame disappears
close the oven damper, and half close
the creative damper. When the coal
is burning well, close the creative dam
per almost entirely, and half close the
chimney damper.
How to Manage Fire
For a. steady hot fire, rake out the
ashes with poker. Fill the f1re-bo1
three-fourths full. Open the lower
front creative damper and chimney
hampers. Close the oven and checF
hampers. When the lower part of the
oven is red, and the top is still black
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18

lies have increased from practically
nothing to $4,000. Throughout the
world Catholics now number 263, 000,-
900, and are increasing at the rate of
per cent year. (Report to the Pro-
paganda.)
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FROM ALL NATIONS.

The cry comes from the Catholics
throughout the world of the universal
growth of the faith The "San Fran
cisco Leader" gives the following
table of Catholic populations:
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NOTABLE CATHOLIC CHARITIES
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18
LESSON III.

Heat and air fashion both mind and
body"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-09

BEARS IN CONTROL
OF WHEAT MARKET

CHICAGO, March 6.-Wheat specula-
tors gave evidence today of considerable
bearlsh feeling, based on theory that
In the official report due Monday. Clos
Ing prices were unsettled, s@sc to &c un-
der last night Corn finished i@ac to &c
down. and oats off &c to 3@2c. In pro-
visions the outcome was 6c to zoe de-
cline.
Besides the idea of liberal supplies on
the farms, the bulls had to contend With
big receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth
and with notice that country points
southwest were preparing to make In
creased shipments in consequence Of the
Ideal outlook for crops. Absence Of for
eign demand tended further TO pull down
wheat, The situation In this respect was
made more emphatic by statement that
much Of the recent export business had
been merely the filling out OF old con-
tracts
Primary arrivals Of wheat were Ts9.-
600 bushels against All, 900 bushels a
year ago; seaboard, clearances OF wheat
and corn equaled 24s, 900 bushels.
There was no snap to the buying side
OF corn. Weather reports suggested
lighter feeding and better conditions for
hauling, Purchasers also had misgiyings
In regard to the government report. Talk
OF enlarged acreage had q weakening ef-
feet on oats.
Chances Of an increased run Of hogs
next week cut some ngure In lowering
the provision market. Most Of the SELL
Ing, however, came from longs intent
on realizing profits.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-09
.UTAHNS OPEN GOLD
MINE Of CALIFORNIA
Hope Property in Process of
Development for High
Grade Ores.

General Manager George T. Stem
house of the Hope Mines Development
company has returned from a visit to
the property in California, where active
work is under way to revive what has
been producer of much merit in times
past. The property is located in the
Sonora district in Tuolumne county,
the richest gold district in one Of the
most remarkable counties of the state,
the county having mineral record pro.
duction of approximately $4o0,00o,ooo
The Hope property is one of the old,
est locations in Tuolumne county, 1t
early became the property of promi'
nent Mexican family and it is prac~
tically all that remains to this family
Of once vast estate. Mr.. Stenhouse
and associates acquired the group on a
bond some time ago, and this was the
first successful effort ever made to ac-
quire the mine, the original owners
having drawn upon it from time TO
time as from bank when their finan-
cial necessities inspired search for
ro1d
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-09
Plan of Operations.

Ore of both milling and shipping
grades exists upon the property, some
Of the rock being more gold than
gangue, and it is with the purpose
Of finding continuation Of this sys-
TEN Of ore bodies mined in times past
that the Hope company was organized
by Salt Lake capitalists and operations
started.
A month ago Mr.. Stenhousc visited
the property with the intention Of 10
cuting new tunnel which would get
into the vein system $50 feet or there,
abouts deeper than any work ever
reached TO date. When he reached the
property he fonnd that the Wine be
ing driven from the 250-foot level was
making such good progress. and such
significant changes were coming IN,
that the tunnel project was postponed
temporarily, and this wInGc has occu-
pied attention since then
At a depth OF ulneiy-two feet the
formation changed and with better
depth the vein increased in size so per-
ceptibly, carrying every indication that
another body of gold ore was within
easy reach, that the chances appear
ideal for bringing big results TO view
at practically any time. IT IS intended
to continue this winzc to ore and it is
anticipated that the rewards secured
will finance easily whatever campaign
Of more extensive development the Of
fcia1s have in mind