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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK
BLESSED cRIspIN or vIrERBo.

Born in 1868 of humble but pious
parents, Crispin was nurtured in
sentiments of tender devotion to the
Mother of God, who gave him many
visible proofs of her protection during
his childhood. Although he had re-
lceived liberal education, his humil-
.ity made him fear to become priest,
and at the age of twenty-four he
icraved admission as lay-brother
amongst the Capuchins. He was at
first repulsed on account of his weak
and sickly appearance; but once re-
iceiVed, he soon proved that a hearty
good will can more than compensate
for want Of bodily strength. Free
lquently employed to gather aims for
his convent, he would teach the Chris
tan doctrine to children i'm the streets,
together with little canticles he
himself composed in Mary's honor.
For this reason he was commonly
called "the Apostle of Macy. Oil
from the lamp which he kept burning
before his simple image of Mary, or
flowers from her altar were SO eff
cacious in sickness that it was com
monty said, "The oil and flowers of
Brother Crispin do more good than
all doctors stuff" Consumed at
length by labors and suffering, he
died in Rome at the age of eighty
two. He rejected all marks of re-
spect on his deathbed, but repeated
constantly, "In a few days my Lady
Mother will make me rich, and how
truly rich!"
Our Saint made in the convent gar
den a little. shrine of boughs in which
he placed his image of Mary. Some
of the religious said that the first
rain or wind would destroy it, but he
replied, What rain? what wind?
The very mountains will be thrown
down rather than this little covering
of my Madonna, who commands tile
winds and the storm and the whole
heaven. And so it was, for the
storms came and the trees of the
forest we're blown down, but his little
chapel stood as. firm as a rock in the
midst of a raging sea. Before this
shrine Crispin would say his prayers,
and round about it he strewed grain to
entice the birds to come and sing with
him in honor, as he said, of his
beloved Queen. S.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
MARY IN THE GOSPELS.

Though very few circumstances and
incidents of Mary's life, says Father
Livius, are found in the Gospel mar
rative, and few details are there
recorded of the eX IMPLIES she gave
and the virtues she practiced, still,
from the little that is said, we may
discover many traits of her character,
and the inner beauties of her soul;
her humility, spirit of poverty,
modesty, purity of heart, holy reserve
and prudence; her spirit of recol-
lection, her habits of retirement,
mediation and prayer; her love and
esteem for Gods word; her charity
to her neighbor, forgetfulness of self,
and thought of others; her prompti-
tude in following every inspiration of
grace and indication of Gods WILL
her strong faith, unshaken confidence,
and ardent charity; her desire for the
glory of God alone; her wisdom and
illumination of soul on divine things;
her sublime spirit of alteration,
thanksgiving, and praise; her perfect
obedience to the law of God in minut-
est details, her abandonment to the
providence and holy will of God; her
tender love for her Divine Son, and
zeal for all His interests, and especial
ly the work of redemption; her
heroic patience, courage and forti-
tude; her meekness and forgiveness
of insults and wrongs; her desire to
suffer with her Divine Son; her
union with His brethren, the Apostles,
and first Christians.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
FAITH AND MORE FAITH.

Faith is the great need of the
present age. We have become all
too skePtieal, says the Paulist Calen-
dar. There are thousands without
the fold who deny all supernatural
events, anything which savors of the
miraculous is to them impossible; and
there are not few within the fold
whose faith is weak; who have be-
come penetrated with the spirit of
the age, who feel that the super
natural is too intangible, too other
worldly; they fulfil their obligations
in perfunctory Manner their faith
is not virile, not strong and vigorous
as was the woman's who touched the
hem of Our Lords garment, nor yet
as the faith of Jairus. If they are
in trouble, if they have distress of
soul or body, it does not occur to them
TO draw near to Him Who is the giver
of all good, and to reach out, even
timidly, and touch His garments hem.
No, they prefer to struggle along by
themselves, complaining bitterly that
Gods will is hard to bear, smiling
cynically at those whose deep faith
in this age of materialism is one of
the things that delight the Heart of
Jesus, Who tell them, where the Hand
that makes whole is found, the Hand
that will be laid tenderly on those
who seek it, the Hand which will lift
them from death to life. Let us then
strive to make our faith full, virile,
and all confident; God has given it
to us without any merit on our part:
at least we might endeavor to show
Him our gratitude, by putting our
selves in His Hands, by telling Him,
when sorrow or sickness comes into
our life, that we understand that it is
His hand that touches us, and that
we yield to His Will, knowing we'll
that He has ordained that "all things
work together for good to them that
love Cod
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
DoGMATIc lNDIFFERENcEs.

A period of unrest can neverbe sat
isfactorily explained BY a contem-
porary.e For either he is drawn into
the maelstrom of controversy and his
account is so distorted that it is I'M
trustworthy even after liberal. discount
has been allowed the personal equa-
ton, or he keeps so FAR aloof from the
actually of events as to be unable to
appreciate their vital nature, writes
Rev. J. r. Hagan, D. D., in "The Cath
Ollie Universe" This remark may ex-
plain the puzzling fact that many keen
observers and skillful leaders of
thought contend that we are in the
midst of a great religious revival,
while other leaders and observers,
equally keen and equally skillful, in
sist that we are in state of sheer
paganism.
History does not repeat itself; yet
its study does enable us to appreciate
the principles which direct human tend
encies. Now it is a law, easily veri-
fed from history, that in the measure
in which systems of belief are discred-
tied, systems of moral are the more
sought after. This was notably the
case in Rome about the time that
Christianity engaged in its first work
there. A little cool reflection will con-
vince one that the case is not dissim-
liar today. -
For we have the same nervous in
terest in things pertaining to supersti-
ton rather than to religion, the SAME
lack of confidence in solid creed and
the same hopeful credulity in fads and
fancies, the same disregard for dogma
and the same excessive veneration for
systems of moral which characterized
Rome of the days of the F1avians and
the Antonines. The parallel need not
be too far drawn, but indeed the re-
semblance even in matters of detail is
very significant.
There is a tendency today to deny
or minimize the value of Christian
dogma and yet to preserve fairly in
tact Christian morality. We have
grown accustomed to hear of men of
srepute in fields Of science deny the ex-
istence of a personal God, that is. of a
God distinct from thes world: to deny
the Creation. the Fan and the Redempl
tion; to deny the supernatural end Of
man and the freedom Of his viii. Yet
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
DEVOTION TO OUR LADY.

One of the great glories of the
Catholic woman has been her devo-
ton to the Mother of God It is
a part of her nature. The reverence
for the purity of the Blessed Virgin
has given strength against the temp
tations from a world that has ever
sought to degrade womankind. 1t is
one of the commonisms of history that
Christianity has given woman the
dignity she now enjoys. No need to
review paganism with it's sneer at
woman as an inferior being. We are
so used to the Christian attitude
toward her that the history of any
other attitude seems the widest fic-
ton. And how much of that Christian
reverence for women is due to the
Christians reverence for the fairest
of all women, the Mother of God!
But it is not a matter for mere
rhapsody. ''Son, behold thy mother
was the declaration in which Christ
set up the ideal. To her, then, we all
look as to one who has a peculiar
care for us, glorified mother love.
The ideal for all, she is particularly
SO for woman But mere glorifica-
ton of words, a mere litany of praise
is not enough. Some of the poets
whose lives were far removed from
Christian ideals of purity gave her
such glorification. Words and nothing
more, even while they marvelled at
her.
Is there not danger that the Cath
olic woman with her traditional love
for Mary may have nothing more
vital in that love than the pretty
words of an unbelieving poet? Pray
ers to Mary, hymns in her honor are
all very we'll, but there is something
more important. 1t is the modelling
of the woman's life after the ideal.
Today there is special need of aim
ing at that IDEAL 1t needs no acute
observer today to note that women
are becoming less womanly. There
are fashions that shock even the man
that makes no pretence to virtue.
There is a lot of talk about a single
standard of3morality,. and the conelu-
sion reached by many is, that woman
has as much right to be bad as
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
order for Creditors to Present Claims

Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
Etc. TsH
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey. SIS. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Patrick
Ryan, Deceased.
Letters of administered ton on the Es-
tate of Patrick Ryan, Deceased, late of
the County of Ramsey and State OF
Minnesota, being granted to Martin
Ryan,
1t Is Ordered, That six months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date of this Order in
which all persons having claims or
demands against the said deceased, are
required to file the same in the Pro-
bate. Court Of said County for exam
nation and allowance, or be forever
barred a
1T Is Further Ordered. That the first
Monday in December, 1916, at 10 o'clock
a. M at a General Term of said Pro-
bate Court to be held at the Court
House, in the City of st. Paul, in said
County, be and the SAME hereby is APP
pointed as the time and place when
examine and adjust said claims and
And It Is further Ordered, That no.
tice of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons Interested in said
Estate, by forthwith publishing this
Order once in each week for three sue
cesSive weeks in The Catholic Bulletin,
"a legal newspaper printed and pub
lished in said County,
Dated at ST. Paul this 10th day of
May. 1916.
By the Court: f. w. BAZILLE,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal of Probate Court.)
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
DEVOTION OF SAINTS AND
SINNERS.

The essential elements of devotion
to Mary are respect confidence and
love, says the Church Bulletin. The
modelling of our lives on her virtues
is rather the fruit and effect, hence
the sinful are not excluded from this
devotion, for Mary is the hope, the
refuge of sinners if they but have re-
course to her with confidence.
For the sinner may be devout to
Mary without being yet an imitator of
her virtues, for just and sinner alike
may be moved with love and respect
and confidence toward her as their adj
vocate. This is exemplified in daily
life. They celebrate her feasts, join
her soda1ities, they fast and give aims,
visit her shrines and call upon her
with ceaseless care. Such conduct
points to genuine devotion to the
Mother of God. DEVOTION, therefore,
to Mary has degrees fof perfection
where it is perfect, imitation follows.
although it may be of an inferior
kind; where it is weak and imperfect,
it may produce no effect of imitation.
The individual whose devotion is per-
feet is more acceptable in her sight
and more deserving of her favor and
protection. Still the unfortunate sin
ner whose devotion is imperfect has
in his heart germ implanted by
God Himself, which will, If cherished
and nurtured, produce true repentance
and perfect conversion.
Let not sinners then stifle, nor root
out from their hearts this germ of
life, for such conduct causes the sim
ner to abandon the holy practices in
stituted in Mary S honor, weakens their
love toward her, and brings to naught
that confidence which every sinner
should have in her mercy. Let
devotion then to Mary, our Mother,
be one Of \ respect, confidence and
love. Admire her greatness, her good
ness, her mercy, her power, her inter
cession. To be able to pay her a
daily tribute of generation and affec-
ton should be deemed a consolation
and privilege. Attend her devotions
with fidelity and thus reap that bless
ing which will come upon you during
life and be your joy and reward from
her hand at the hour of death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27

We are all frail but esteem none
more fTaIl than myself.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27
THE MEMoRARE.


Remember, o most gracious Virgin
Mary, that never was it known that
any one who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, and sought thy
intercession was left unaided. In
spired with this confidence, / fly unto
thee, o Virgin of virgins, my Moth
er. To thee | come; before thee /
stand. sinful and sorrowfnl. 10
Mother of the Word Incarnate! des-
spise not my petitions, but, in thy
mercy, hear and answer me-. Amen.
Three hundred days indulgence,
each time. Plenary Indulgence once
a month. y
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
Two ESIDfNCES' ARE BURNED
THAMES DESTROYED CAMERON
MD KUTZAdANN HOUSES To-
$ GATED NEAR RIVER

Years night two residences on
tSecoad avenue southeast, near the
river, were destroyed by fire. The
houses destroyed were the Kutzmann
house and the Cameron house, occu-
pied by Harry Peters and family. The
cause Of the blaze is not known.
The alarm was turned in at. about
40 Q clock p. m. and the fire had gain
ed considerable Roadway when the fire
truck arrived on the scene. The resi-
,dences were both frame buildings and
burned rapidly. A strong wind was
blowing and carried the flames to the
Cameron house from the HUFFMAN
house, where the fire originated. The
"a: Sylvester house, standing within a
4 foot from the HUFFMAN house was
slightly damaged by heat. @
The Cameron house was insured for
$500. The HUFFMAN house was :lso
insured for $500 and the contents cor
$3.50. d.. ..~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
ICE HOUSES ADD TO DAIRY PRO
FITS

No producer of milk or cream in
regions where natural ice is obtaina-
BILE, should be without ice through the
summer months.
In New England, 500 pounds of Ice
annually will cool cream from each
animal in a 20-cow dairy. The same
figures, doubtless, would apply to Min.
nesota though it would be well to al.
low margin Of even 200 or 300
pounds for shrinkage and for house
hold use.
An ice house with capacity of ten
tons can be built for $50. The harvest
ing and storing Of ice in Minnesota
can be done for less than ST. ton. On
this basis sufficient ice to cool the
cream from 20 COWS and to supply the
needs of the farm home, would not
cost to exceed SIS year, or one-half
a cent pound for the butter fat pro-
duced. As the quality Of the cream
delivered is coming more and more to
determine the price, this slight ex-
penditure on the part Of any dairy
farmer, is amply justified. ~
g Why not prepare for the ice harvest
as winter has set in9 Farmers Bull
}etin No. 623, which can be obtained
byseaddressing the Department Of Ag.
riculture, Washing ton, d.: c., gives IN.
structions for the building Of ice
houses and for the use of ice on the
dairy farm. fi@n
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
'B|LAl NClIARD ms | ROAD CASE


The towns Of Swanville and Cul.
drum must lay out road to connect
the land of Clark d. Blanchard with
an established highway, according to
q decision just given out by the state
supreme court.
Mr.. Blanchard some time ago ap.
piled to the two towns to Law out a
road on the section line, passing by
his land. The town boards rejected
the petition but offered to lay out a
road to his land, but he would not con-
slider this offer and he applied to the
district court to compel the opening
of the road as petitioned for. The jury
returned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff. The case was carried into
the state supreme court by the towns
and was tried about two weeks ago.
Following is the order handed down
by the supreme court:
Appellant in each of these cases
petitioned the town board to lay out
a certain highway. In each case, the
town board, after hearing on the pc
tition, made an order denying the
prayer Of the petition and refusing to
Law out the highway. From each Of
these orders the petitioner appealed
to the district court. The cases were
tried together and separate verdicts
were returned in favor Of the petit
toner, reversing the orders of the
town boards nd requiring the highway
to be laid out. Judgment was entered
on the verdict in each case. From
these judgments the town boards ap-
peal.
''The real question in each of these
cases is whether the verdict is sus-
tanned by the evidence. An examina-
ton Of the record discloses evidence
sufficient, if true, to support the YER
dict. The evidence was conflicting,
but it's weight, truth or falsity were
for the jury to determine.
Judgment affirmed in each case.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
they attend the normal after II visit
With e their parents here over Christ

they attend the normal, TER i visit
With With their parents g here over Christ
mas. sa 3 ss IL
! Miss Freda LANCE returned Monday
to Inkster, n. D, where she is eni-
PlOyed az sten0grapher, after visit
with relatives here during the holi-
days. 4. 3.4. .-..s 1.
James Holland left the latter part
of last week for Ames, Iowa, where
he attends college, after visit at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. r. s..
Beymer. Il: Fl. !. i.*s. .54
Mrs. Anthony Kerich returned to-
her home in Minneapolis Friday, after
q visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Boyes. #3 #1. aS5..s1
Miss Jennie Lundquist returned to
her home in Minneapolis the latter
part Of last week, after a. visit with
friends here. 5 .1
Miss Madge Maynard returned to
her home in Long Prairie Saturday,
after visit with friends here, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. II. Nun
son.
Miss Gladys Warren returned Mon
day evening to st. Cloud, where she
attends the normal, after spending the
holidays at her home here.
Joe Tomelty and Edgar Christensen
returned Monday evening to Minnea-
polls to resume their studies at the
state university, after a visit at their
homes here over the holidays.
Miss Emma Goodmanson returnedl
Tuesday to Sank Centre, where she
teaches school, after visit with her
parents here over the holidays. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Belanger and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry McMasters Of Aber-
deem, s. D.. visited relatives here over
New Years. "l.-
Miss Helen Massey had as her guest
the latter part of last week Miss Josie
Sutherland of Chatfeld. . @-.
T. A. Gustafson returned the latter
part of the week to Minot, n. D., at
ter visit with relatives here during
Christmas. He stopped at Minneapo-
lis for visit enroute home
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Sell and son re-
turned to their home in Bismarck. N.
D., Sunday, after visit at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ryan.
Miss Anna Lewis returned to her
home in Minneapolis Saturday, after
! visit at the home of her cousin, Miss
Gertrude Enke.
Miss Ella Burnham Of this city had
as her guests on New Years Bryan
Wilkinson and Miss Dorie Dunkley Of
Minneapolis. -
L. o. Vessel went to Chicago on a
+ buying trip Sunday. He also expected
to visit st. Louis. -
G. B. Buchanan made business trip
to the twin cities the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinckle return
a1 Snn1av tO Perham otter q visit
| with the formers father here.
Mrs. E. L. Fortier went to Wahpe-
ton, N. D., Monday, to visit her moth
er few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Chance return
ed to Minneapolis Sunday, after q
visit with the formers parents here
during the holidays.
Mrs. w. B. Kerich and son returned
Sunday to Minneapolis, after visit
with relatives here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
y COME ), flD CONE y Il

Iaf Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Wing. S Of Minnea.
polls visited rel tives here New Year 4
Day. Mrs. w ing was before he1r. mar.
rage Miss Flora GermairD 55.5.
Miss Myrtle Armstrong Of Missoula,
Mont, returned Monday to Zumbro
Falls, where she teaches school, az Ger
q visit at the home Of her aunt, Miss
Ada Venners. 5|,s! CHI ID s.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. j. Holm returned
to their home at Marshall the first of
the. week, after a visit with the. lat
ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
johnson Of the West side.
Miss Eva Berg returned Monday
evening to St. Cloud, where she at
tends the normal, after spending the
holidays with her parents.
Mrs. Albert Lindquist and little son
of Oshkosh, Wis.,, visited Mrs. Lind
quist's parents here last week. s~1
Miss Aileen Belyea returned Mon
day to Sank Centre, where she teaches
school, after visiting her parents here
Lawrence Longley, Chester Tanner
Shamineau Monday to camp for few
days. -
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Donley and chill
dren and Miss Lucy Renick returned
Monday to Campbell, after visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rem
lex.
Miss Mildred Barnes returned Mon
day to Mortified, where she attends
Carleton college.
H. M. Logan of Royalton visited
Mrs. Logan, who is at st. Gabriel g
hospital here, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Rathbun and
Mrs. Elsie Rathbun returned to their
home in Columbus, Mont, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Love and son
Richard accompanied them there and
will make their home on a farm near
Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Vernon spent
New Years with friends at Bemidji.
Barney Grzeca returned Monday to
Minneapolis, where he attends the
university, after spending the holidays
at his home here.
Mrs. L. w. Vasaly and little daugh-
ter are visiting relatives at Saltwater.
Mrs. D. H. Parsons returned Friday
from a visit with relatives at Mime
Ills and Elk River.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Stith of Swan
vile were in the city the first Of the
week, enroute home from Minneapolis,
where they spent New Years.
Peter Grzeca returned the first of
the week to East Grand Forks, where
he is employed, after short visit with
his parents here.
Miss Julia Racicot has returned to
Minneapolis, where she is employed,
after spending the holidays with her
parents here.
Mrs. R. T. Rasmussen Of Fargo, N.
D., visited friends here the latter part
of last week. She left Friday for Spo-
kane, Wash, where she will remain
during the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Schmid visited
relatives at Avon over Sunday.
Misses Inez Edwards, Gunda Good
manson and Alfredo Carlson returned
Monday evening to st. Cloud, where
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-07
DO YOUR HORSES EARN THEIH
BOARD?

Statistics in Minnesota on a number
Of farms indicate that the horse is a
costly item Of equipment on the farm.
Assuming average state yields of grain
and hay for the last five years and
considering the amount of feed fed
annually to horse it is apparent that
the average farmer is giving close to
As acres of his best land to each work
horse. This is besides the straw con-
sumed and the pasture, which also may
be very productive land. Be sure the
horse is giving you back an equivalent
in productive work on a sufficient
acreage-Francis w. Peck, Minneso-
ia Experiment Station. ~