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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-27
Neighborhood Visiting.

new line of work among the poor
er Italian families was undertaken last
November by the League and prom
iseS good results. 1t is the work of
the ''Neighborhood Visiting Commit
tee," band of twenty women. Each
member of the committee becomes
acquainted with some Italian family
in need of help of one kind or another.
She visits this family frequently, cult
Yates the friendship of the members,
establishes their confidence in herself
and strives to bring them the help
needed. 1t may be financial assist
ance that is required; or, perhaps,
kindly advice and direction to a way
ward son or an incautious daughter
1t may be that the mother is a poor
manager or the father spendthrift
Or, perhaps, one or more members of
the family have grown careless in the
practice of their faith. Whatever the
need of the family the interest of and
tact of the visitor will suggest means
of help. The committee meets every
WEEK lOf COulCIGIC9.
The Results.
Thus the settlement work of the
League goes quietly forward 1t is not
a work of reform, but of ConServa-
ton. 1t seeks to prevent vice rather
than eradicate it. The fruits of the
work are not seen in reformed lives,
restored homes, reunited families.
These results do come incidentally, it
is true; but the chief good done by
this settlement work of the League is
in the steady growth of Catholic cul-
ture and civic virtue among the chill
dren of the poor. The future men and
women Of the district are being pre-
pared for their duties as home-makers
and home-preservers.
Thus there is no lengthy record of
reformed lives to measure the extent
of the good done by the settlement
work of the League; no long list of
beggared families made self-Support-
ing; of hayward daughters reclaimed;
of worthless parents inspired with re-
newed industry and ambition. And it
is because no such record appears,
perhaps, that so little interest is
shown in the work even by many we'll
informed and Jealous Catholics. In
the absence OF such tangible results
the superficial observer might easily
be persuaded that this charity is a
futile One-an enterprise in which
time, money and anxiety are being
wasted. Nothing could be further
from the truth; for comparatively
small expenditure of care and money
on those healthy, sturdy children
will be repaid a hundred-fold in the
men and women so formed that they
need not be reformed in after years;
so trained that they will give to God
and to society the first fruits of honest
manhood and womanhood, not the
husks of wasted lives
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-27

If girl joins the sisterhood or num-
merry, does she have to belong to the
same all her life and can she visit
her home? What is the difference be-
tween nunnery and convent?
When n girl joins a religious com
muuity she does SO with the intention
of remaining there for life. Prior to
the time she takes her final vows, she
may leave. of her own accord or her
superiorS may ask her to leave for
one reason or another. After she has
taken her final vows, it is more diff
cult, though not impossible. for her
TO leave the community if there be
good reason for doing so. Whether
she can visit her home or not, depends
on the rules of the community which
she joins. Some communities are very
strict in this regard, others permit
their members to visit their former
homes occasionally. In this country
we usually speak of the homes of fe.
male religious as converts. The word
nunnery is seldom used in that con
nection. A nunnery is house or con,
vent in which nuns, strictly so-called
live. that is to say, religious who have
taken solemn VOWS and observe strict
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods Sarsaparilla surely and eff
fectively removes scrofula, boils and
other blood diseases because it drives
out of the blood all the humors that
cause these diseases. They cannot be
successfully treated in any other way.
External applications for their re-
moval have proven almost useless,
because they cannot drive out the
impurities that are in the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
rich blood, perfects the digestion, and
builds up the whole system. The skin
becomes smooth, clean and healthy.
This great blood remedy has stood the
test of forty years. Insist on having
Hoods, for nothing else acts like it.
There is no real substitute. Get it
today. Sold by all druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

The purchase of a football by the boys
is affordng great deal of amusement at
recess and neon. 1t however emphasizes
the fact that the Academy needs larger
space for playground.
Francis Merritt. rs, is engaged as book
keeper and stenographer by the Il. p.
Munson Est.
Lucille Hobson and William Meacha m
of the class OF 'l5, re urned to take post
graduate work.
The following Of last years teacher
training course are teaching: Bessye
Coburn; Mary Cole; Alice Grout; Delta
Kaiser; Eths Robson; Beulah Sherwood
and Beryl Stewart.
The students seem to take a great
deal of interest in the talks which they
hear every Friday morning by the bust
ness men of the town. We have had SO
intendent Howe on the Needs of New
School Building" The last one was by
r. D. Merrill of the Agriculture depart
ment on the following topic: "Why Ag-
riculture is Taught in the School and
How"
The reception at the Methodist church
was attended by number of students
and they all report pleasant time.
Leno Fox, 10, has been absent from
school the past week on account of ia
liberated tooth.
James Billings, 10, spent the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Billings, at Stowe Forks.
Muriel Smith, 10, and parents were in
Montpelier Sunday.
superintendent M. D. Young of Cam
bridge was a visitor at the school last
Thursday.
The schools exhibits at the Grange
Fair were the best ever.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
LOCAL MARKETS

Mornsvillo Produce and Provision Mar
,et, furnished and revised weekly CT
,re3sly for tao NEWS AND CITIZEN BY
II. Waite {; Son.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Buying Vermont Farms

Canadian farmers are coming over the
International line to purchase Vermont
farms more frequently than ever and
they are paying top-notch prices for farm
properties in many sections of the Green
Mountain State. There are plenty of
idle farms which they could acquire for
much smaller figures, farms which could
be bnilt up into paying propositions,
providing one were willing to work and
wait. There are many such farms in
the northern part of Orange County and
southern part of Caledonia, the district
embraced by Orange, Topsham, Corinth
and Groton.-Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
BURGESS Atchinson

Wednesday, Sept. %. at Waltha m
Mass, occurred the marriage of Miss
Blanche M. Atkinson, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. J. H. Atkinson of this village,
and Harold Burgess of Waltham, Rev.
F. H. Fay of that city performing the
ceremony. A reception was held at the
home of the groom's parents that even
ing, large number being present. Mr..
and Mrs. Burgess will make their home
in Waltham.
Mrs. Burgess. a highly esteemed young
lady, spent the greater part of her life
here, graduating from Peoples Academy
in 1911. She was employed for some time
in the Office of the Citizens Telephone Co.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
President,s Pardonina Power.

The president of the United States
has power to pardon only those persons
convicted in the federal courts of the
United States. This pardoning power
extends to convictions for offenses
committed on the high seas and to
convictions i'm consular courts having
extra territorial jurisdiction in foreign
countries. The pardoning power of the
president of the United States does not
extend to convictions i'm state courts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
ArsVxerino the Full Dissertation.

"why do you consider this necktie
my wife bought me a joke? 1t doesn't
make me laugh"
"That fact makes it all the more
joke. Whether or not you laugh de-
ponds entirely on who it's on-"-Wash-
lngtOn Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
A Great Thinker.

"Bliggins puts great deal of thought
into his work.
YES; he works ten minutes and then
thinks about it for an hour and a quar-
ter"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Caued Birds,

The old notion that Gagged birds, upon
being set free. are Immediately set
upon and killed by wild birds has been
found to be untrue by experiments.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

One way to relieve habitual constipa-
ton is to take regularly mild laxative.
Doan's Regulets are recommended for
this purpose. 25c box at all drug
stores. Adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

Itching piles provoke profanity hut
profanity won't remove them. .Detp's
Ointment is recommended for tic Hug,
drug store. ADV.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

Power is a fretful thing and hath
fits wings always spread for fight
Wallace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31

carries the headline, "The Latest Vic
tim of Militarism." says that Earl
Kitchener, whom it terms "the White
Elephant of the British Empire" will
be pleased with the decision, and con-
tinues:
1--WE Germans see In this decision no
sign of strength, and not only sign
of weakness, but also proof that peo-
pie in England perceive the situation
as unfortunately so critical that they
resort to the same remedy which they
have always shuddered at"
The "IokalanZeiger" sees in the &C
tion a victory for David Lloyd George.
Ii refers TO opposition among the peo-
pie to CONSUMPTION, and says: =,
In ordinary times the people would
undoubtedly be victorious over any
government that dared TO propose gen.
eral military service. But wars, and
especially such a desperate war as the
present one, which is shaking tho four
corners of Great Britain, may pos
sibly evoke a change in the peoples at
titude"
The "Morgenpost" says that con
scription means a complete breach
with the ideals Of the British, and be-
lieves it is not certain whether 1t can
be carried out without aHeCtlhB HI
fairs Of state seriously, 1t continues :;
an the House Of Commons David
LLOYD George recently told his coun-
trymen they had been too late there
tofore with all war measures. 1t IS
certain they are too late also with
general military service. Decades are
required to build up a peoples army,
and the British have not time enough
to make conscription avail them any
thing" ~
The Socialist newspaper "Vorwaerts
refers TO the decision Of the British
Cabinet as one Of farreaching signih-
canoe. saying: "The militarism which
it desired to conquer compels the ISL
and kingdom itself TO take refuge in
militarism." The "Vorwaerts" believes
conscription will succeed after a hard
fight. 1t says:
$50 long as international diplomatic
conditions precedent to peace are lack
ing. and the masses are not intellgen'
and stroLg enough TO compel govern
ments to make and acknowledge these
conditions, militarism will proceed
from triumph TO triumph"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31

The men who have not attested will
be ordered TO enroll within given
period of fortnight or three weeks.
Il is said that the government is
confident Of its ability to pass the bill
through all stages in fortnight; that
is. several days before Parliament
would die a natural death but for the
bin prolonging its life. This bill has
still to run the gauntlet Of its final
stages. and if obstructive tactics should
be adopted with regard to the compul-
sorry recruiting measure it might still
be possible for the ministers TO resort
to a general election as an exit from
q difficult situation.
This, however, is not regarded as
probable. In fact. the feeling in point
ical quarters tonight is more confident
than ever that the crisis will entail
no designations of Importance. Inc
fact that the King returned to Sand
bingham last night seems to confirm
this view.
Predicts Split in Cabinet.
"The Daily Express" asserts to-day
that there is q group Of at least three
Unionists in the Cabinet, led by the
Earl Of Selborne, president OF the
Board Of Agriculture, who are llkeiy
10 resign, because Premier Asqultn
plan for q modified form OF conserlp-
ton does not 60 far enough.
These men contend that II IS wrong
10 force all the single men to serve IN
the army, when there is large, pro
norton OF married men who could be
spared more easily. Altogether, the
Premier's plan IS useless compromise
saws "The Express"
The Press Association says 1t under
stands that the conference OF the
Amalgamated Society Of Engineers,
which was sitting in London to-day, IS
strongly opposed to any form OF com
pulsory service.
Although other Liberal organs seem
TO be at least resigned to the idea OF
compulsory military service, The
Manchester Guardian" the leading pro
vincial newspaper. declares:
Nothing can be more unsatisfactory
or. we will say, irrational-than the
way In which the government appears
10 be drifting into a reversal OF one
Of the greatest Of our national tradl-
lions and dividing the nation, hitherto
so splendidly united"
"The Guardian" advises the govern
ment 10 ascertain from the canvass
made by the Earl of Derby what mum
her of eligibles failed TO attest and
then press an act compelling ali THESE
men to appear before tribunals anc
state the reasons why they should not
be attested. To compulsion in TINS
form, the newspaper says, II mas nc
objection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31
Turks Sleep, Guns Shore,
as British Quit GaMpOH
Move Completely Hoodwinked Moslems-And When
Sultans Troops Awoke They Poured Shell at
Posts Deserted Hours Before.

began secretly in the British camps
By A o'clock in the morning everybody
was off but the parties sent in 10
search for Stragglers, who were taken
off as late as 8 in the morning. At
1926 in the morning sappers at Anzac
exploded a huge mine between them
and the Turks on Russells Top, which
is a neck between the two ridges, along
which il was not desirable that the
Turks should follow the retiring An
zRcs.
"This had the desired effect. The
Turks thought the Australians we're at
lacking, and maintained q furious rife
fire for forty minutes. Shortly after
ward tongue of fame shot up from the
beach on the south of Suvls Bay. A
great pile Of abandoned foodstuffs,
soaked with petrol, had been fred.
Soon sfterward more flames made their
appearance on the west beach, and dur
ing the last two hours Of the night
huge waves Of fame REDEEMED the sea
and sky for miles around, and columns
Of thick black smoke lowered hundreds
of feet high in the MINDLESS air.
And the Turks Slept On.
Surely, every one thought. this will
wake the Turks up. They were well
come to make their discoveries now.
But even the angry glare Of the sky,
which must have been visible for many
miles, failed to attract the attention Of
the Turks
at daybreak every transport was
clear Of the bay, and only the warships
remained. These began to FIRE on the
beach, breaking up the piers, sunken
ships and water tanks, on the general
principle of leaving nothing but fire.
wood for the enemy.
"At length the Turks awoke. They
saw the fires and began 10 fire on them.
They must have seen that the ships
were firing on their own positions, but
perhaps they thought the Anzacs had
gone mad and were firing on each
other.
"The Turks in Suvla Bay for long
time had no inkling Of the reality, as
they plastered the British positions,
where there WAS now not soul, with
high explosives for hours, and we're still
doing so when the battleship, from
which the correspondent was watching
the entertainment. departed al
o'clock.
No Guns Left for Turks.
"The Turks were somewhat spryer
in the Anzac zone. They could be seen
climbing out Of their trenches and
peeping into ours soon after daybreak,
but the shells of the warships sent
them back in a hurry. The heritage
of the Turks amounted to a few picks
and shovels and a number Of hospital
tents. All the guns were brought of
except five, which were destroyed, IN
Guiding two worn out howitzers.
at cannot be said that the troops
were sorry to leave, but in view Of the
dire forebodings of few days ago all
are keeniy satisfied with the success
of what will rank as one Of the most
brilliant operations in military history,
carried out in the face Of an enemy
$4,000 strong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31

London, Dee S0.-The Reuter- CORE
spondent at British headquarters al
the Dardanelles, under date of Decsm-
Der 21, sends the fullest description
yet received from any source Of the
departure of the British forces from
the Suvla and Anzac zones. While he
evidently has been permitted to send
only the most general details, the dis
patch adds considerably to the informa-
tion heretofore available.
The correspondent emphasizes par
ticularly the surprise which all the
British authorities felt at the complete
success Of their efforts to hoodwink the
Turks.
The withdrawal was completed in
the small hours of Monday morning.
says the correspondent. Soldiers
guns, horses, mules, transport vehicles
Of all kinds, the entire reserve OF
ammunition and nearly all the stores
were removed from the beaches under
the eyes and under the guns or the
powerful Turkish army, which never
realized that the operation had begun
until some hours after the last officers
of the beach parties had slipped into
the picket boats and steamed away
Turks Taken Unawares.
The probability of q withdrawal had
been reckoned with By the British
troops for many weeks. Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener had made careiui
personal examination and had Kept MS
counsel, but everybody else was not SO
discreet and there really was little
excuse for the Turks failing TO realize
what was in the wind. They, OF course.
counted on the difficulty and danger OF
the operation as likely to deter the
attempt.
"The oiestion Of what proportion the
loss would be had been carefully
weighed by the British higher com
mand. That the thing could be done
without loss entered nobody's MIND,
The problem was TO withdraw several
divisions and their equipment, occupy
ing a front 10000 yards long and hardly
anywhere more than about 900 yards
and at some points not nifty yards,
from the enemy's trenches, and embark
them from the beaches, which nowhere
were beyond field gun range OF the
enemy, and at many places were actu-
ally within rifle range.
1.-THE Turks occupied the higher
ground all around. Nearly the whole
Suvla area was visible to them, and the
main embarking beach could be over
looked from Snipers' Ridge, 1,lOO yards
away.
Fire Did Not. Cease.
During the days preceding the
withdrawal the Turks kept up the
usual daily quantity Of shells at the
usual intervals and the British guns
replied. On Sunday this fire was as
usual.
Sunday night the greatest activity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31
GERMANS GET DUTCH TRAIN
Towns Turn Out to Cheer Hospital
Outfit Journeying TO Berlin.

Berlin, Dec. 30 (by wireless to Say
Vile, n. Y).-The first Of the hospital
trains purchased for the Central Pow
ers by popular subscription in Holland
arrived at Berlin to-day. At towns
along the way the Dutch delegates on
the train were welcomed by crowds
In this city they we're received by a
representative OF the Empress, many
prominent physicians and Red Cross
workers and largo number Of other
persons.
An address of welcome was delivered
by DR.. Schultzen on behalf Of German
physicians. Professor Lang, who or
ganized the movement In Holland, said
In his reply:
at is often said Germany has no
friends. Here Is the answer. You hear
only the voices of those who vociferate
The most loudly. We do not vociferate.
We act. We bring help TO the won
derful German army-a task which fills
US with pride"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31

agree that the aspect Of the eastern
front will be changed within three or
four days.
Two new landings by the Allies in
the Near East are reports to-day. The
British have transferred some troops
from Salonica to Orfano, a small
Greek port sixty miles east OF Sa-
lonica, with the intention Of thus
checking any possibility of hostile
advance from this quarter. The sec
ond landing was made by the French
on the Greek island OF Castelorizo, off
the southeast coast Of Asia Minor, not
far from the important seaport of
Adalia.
An Athens dispatch says that the oc-
cupation of Adalia is the object Of the
landing A railway runs north Of
Adalia and the presence there OF a
strong Allied force would menace the
communications Of any hostile force
operating against Egypt and the lower
Tigrs region.
These movements indicate that the
Allies positions around Salonica are
now considered secure, and indications
are that the campaign around Salonlca
will develop into a long drawn out
warfare, as on other fronts.
A Reuter- dispatch from Salonics
says:
Three Taube aeroplanes few over
the town and harbor this morning
They were heavily bombarded by war
ships, but owing to their great altitude
apparently were untouched. Three
French aeroplanes went in pursuit"
The Bulgarian Parliament, at Wednes-
days session, discussed a war credit of
500, 100000 francs and second credit
Of 3O.00O,000 francs, which has been
proposed for the relief of the families
of needy soldiers, according to the
Reuter- correspondent at Sofa. The
correspondent continues:
"The doctrinaire Socialists expressed
pacfist sentiments and opposition to
all war, but consented to vote for the
credit, while the reform Socialists de-
clared they would abstain from voting
The Radicals favored the credits. All
the other parties enthusiastically
pledged their support, declaring that
the terms Of peace will in every respec;
correspond to Bulgaria's sacrifices"
King Ferdinand's palace at the Black
Sea port of Varna was hit during the
recent Russian bombardment of tina,
Bulgarian town, but the damage was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31
ALASKAN DOGS JOIN ALLIES
"Scotty" Allan Pilots -Four Hundred In
Safety to West Front.

Montreal, Dec. 30.-"Scotty" Allan,
the most famous driver Of racing dogs
in Alaska, returned from France to-
day, after conveying to the firing line
more than four hundred Malsmutes
from Alaska and Labrador. One hum
dred dollars apiece was the price paid
for the dogs, some of which were win
ners in the 400-mile races over the
frozen trail of Alaska.
con the way from Nome TO Quebec
said Mr.. Allan, 81 fed the Alaskan dogs
on salmon. their natural food, but
afterward we cooked food for all Of
them and had our and half tons of
dog biscuits made up specially to keep
them from getting hungry on their way
across.
81 had five men with me, in addition
TO my compaLion. Kenneth Mart, and
although the weather was bad and the
waves at times rolled over the uecks
and broke some Of the kennels, we did
not lose dog.
1.-THE French people and the soldiers
were delighted with the Malamutes,
and / was entertained in Paris almost
as II ! were a hero"