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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-17
RAYS REASONS.

What's the matter, Chrissy?" ask
ed Raymond, coming suddenly upon
his little sister, crying and sobbing.
Il can't tell you," sobbed the little
girl, but it's the worst thing ever
was"
AS bad as anybody dying?"
"0h, no, Ray! not that"
Anybody very sick, them"
mo"
''Or cut, or bruised, or awful hurt,
you know"
Chrissy shook her head without TAX
ing her fists out of her eyes.
We'll, then, l don't believe it's so
very bad. See here, l believe you
ought to be gladder than you are
sorry, this very minute
Chrissy looked up now, with very
watery eyes, to see what Raymond
meant.
rs this the only thing you've got
to be sorry about?" he asked.
yes, Ray; but it's"
Never mind; if nobody is sick, or
hurt, it can't be the worst thing. Now,
how many things ought you to be glad
about?"
And as Chrissy was in no humor for
counting, he began the list himself.
There's the sunrise, s'pose that's
first; and if the sun hadn't risen this
morning, other things wouldn't have
made much difference Then you've
got father and mother and Baby
Belle"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-17
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
THE WISE TEACHER.

When the great French orator,
Francois Berryer, was a boy he was
very lazy. In fact, he disliked work
so much that he was the despair of
all his instructors. Finally, one OF
them told the Superior of the college
that no one could every make any
thing out of the boy.
The Superior, who was a man OF
great sense, did not take such a hope
less view of the subject. He sum-
moned young Berryer to him and said:
My boy, l see that work is very
unpleasant to you. You doubtless
think happiness consists in doing
nothing at all. Come into my study.
You may watch me work; that will
not weary you. You are to do nothing
at all"
The boy was delighted. He was
soon comfortably seated beside the
Superior, who was working at his
writing. The first hour passed pleas
antly enough, as the thoughts that
filled the boys mind furnished him
with amusement. He looked at his
l
lated himself on not having to open
his dictionary or memorize his rudi-
ments.
By the end of an hour and half
he had sufficiently enjoyed the de-
lights of doing nothing. He reached
out to pick up a book, but the Su-
perior stopped him.
| You must not forget our agree
ment, my boy. You are to do moth
ing. To read is to do something. En-
| JOY the permission | have given you
to do no tasks
The youth began to find the pleas
ure of doing nothing fast becoming
monotonous. Finally, he hazarded a
few questions. To these the Superior
made no reply until he had reached
the end of the sheet upon which he
was writing, then he said:
Everyone to his taste. 1t is yours
to be idle, and it is mine to work.
do not disturb you, and you must not
disturb me-"
The boy could not help thinking
that it would be difficult to enjoy his
good fortune for very long time.
After three hours had passed the
Superior went out in the park to read
his breviary.
Good" thought Francois, NOW
shall not be watched and l can enjoy
myself bit.
So, as soon as they were outside, he
started to join his companions in their
games. The Superior detained him:
Playing is doing something. We
will promenade up and down the
walk, or you may sit still, if you pre-
fer"
By this time the boy was quite will
ing to break his contract. He saw
his error, and in the future he was a
studious pupil. Later in life he be-
came a famous orator.
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TACT.

Everybody is so touchy," said a
young woman. I'm always hurting
somebody's feelings when l don't
mean to. can't see why people are
so ready to take offense. | wouldn't
be that way for anything"
In her very general criticism this
woman betrayed a weakness that was
likely to prove a serious handicap. If
her complaint had been directed
against one individual of her ac-
quaintance, the case would have been
different, for we all know that certain
people are over-sensitive, and the most
Superhuman care cannot avoid
wounding and angering them. But
when a woman discovers that all the
world is touchy, and owns up to hurt
ing the feelings of her acquaintance
unfortunately, she has acknoWl-
edged to lack of tact.
A big, awkward ST. Bernard puppy
walked into family living room. He
wagged his tail and small chair was
overturned. He advanced his big head
inquiringly, and there was a terrific
clatter as the tongs fell to the hearth.
The window next attracted his atten-
ton and someone leaped forward just
in time to prevent the overturning of
a handsome fern. He was led from
the room, the care of his guide avoid
ing any further destructiveness. And
that awkward puppy, doing mischief
with every wag of his tail, every step,
is a fitting illustration of some tact
less people. They seem unable to
open their lips without doing mis-
chief. If there is a subject which is
tabooed in the presence of certain
acquaintance, they are bound to
blunder upon it by kind of luckless
Instinct. Their very sympathy has
something offensive about it.
If you are always hurting other
peoples feelings take yourself in hand.
Analyze the speeches that bring the
color to your friends cheeks, or cause
that compression of the lips. Stop to
think before speaking. Practice the
neglected art of putting yourself in
other peoples places. While some
have a much more generous endow-
ment of tact than others, everyone
can develop tact sufficiently to avoid
continually treading on the toes of
those by whom they are surrounded.
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DON'T BE A HABIT MAN.

The Habit Man is the man who does
thing today because he did the same
thing yesterday. Repeating is easier
than thinking-so Mr.. Habit Man re-
peats.
There he is now-that bookkeeper.
He has been holding the same job for
the last ten years. He has been put
ting the same figures in the same
books all that. time. His horizon
ends at the top of the page. That is
the reason the other fellow who is
five years his junior, and has been
with the firm only two years, is now
secretary at twice the bookkeeper's
pay. The younger man thought He
grew. He found better ways of do
ing things. He became worth more
to the firm and they paid him more.
A Habit Man is machine. A ma
chine does not improve with age. 1t
usually wears out. So does the Habit
Man.
Think! Dig! Make every day a day
of improvement. No man is doomed
save the Habit Man. And no chains
of habit can bind tight enough to hold
the man who would break them by
red-blooded thinking effort.
LET'S ALL JOIN IN THE CHORUS.
Don't stop my paper, printer;
Don't strike my name off yet;
You know the times are stringent
And dollars are hard to get;
But tug little harder
Is what / mean to do,
And scrape enough together
Enough for me and you.
I can't afford to drop it,
And l find it doesn't pay
To do without paper
However others may;
hate to ask my neighbors
To give me theirs on loan;
They don't just say, but mean it,
why don't you have your own?"
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said again in Inatter-offact tone:
why should your father object to
me, thought"
Poor Dulcie hesitated a moment.
She felt she must be straight with
him and prepare for the opposition he
would be certain to meet with.
Dear Alan she said gently, II told
you just now that l loved you and
would be true to you, and indeed ]
meant what said, for to me you are
very king among men. But
shouldn't be treating you fairly if |
didn't warn you that my father will
strongly object to my marrying a
man who proposes entering a shop
Again Alan stared in amazement;
then light began to dawn upon him
also.
did you think I meant to go and
serve behind q counter, little girl?"
he asked.
Dulcie nodded.
You told me So, she said gently.
Alan laughed merrily.
Listen, Dulcie, and I'll explain the
mystery" he said you've heard of
Henderson and Arkwright, haven't
you?"
Yes, I think so. Aren't they en-
gineers or iron-founders or something
of that kind?"
Allan nodded.
''The biggest in England" he said !;
"and when l told you | was going into
the shop, I meant that l was going
into the engineering-shop with view
to being taken into partnership little
later on by my father, who's head OF
the firm. Now, dear do you think
your father will object to me as your
future husband?"
Dulcie laid her hand in his.
I'm sure he won't" she said witt
a smile. In any case, father would
have given in in the end, rather thar
give me pain, when he saw what {
gentleman my counter-jumper proved
to be. But what about your people
Alan? Wouldn't they have objected
to the typist?"
They might have DONE" said Alal
coolly, they might have done, bu
then you see, Dulcie, it wouldn't have
made the slightest difference, for
should have married my dear little
typist all the same
Harold Wilson. in Mount Angel Magazine.
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IF | CAN LIVE.
If | can live

If | can live
To make some pale face brighten, and
to give
A second lustre to some tear-dimmed
eye;
Or cen impart
One throb of comfort to an aching
heart,
Or cheer some waywOrn soul in pass
ing by.
If / can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or defend
The right against a single envious
strain,
My life, though bare
Perhaps of much that seemeth dear
and fair
To us of earth, will not have been in
vain.
The purest joy,
Most near to heaven, far from earth's
alloy,
Is bidding cloud give way to sun and
shine;
And twill be well
II on that day of days the angels tell
OF me, She did her best, for one of
thine
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-17
SERVICE.

How wonderfully beautiful life
would become if all our service were
willing service; if we were not haunted
by the depressing thought that there
was always something just before us
waiting to be done that we would find
not only difficult, but pressing; if we
were not always, or nearly always,
drawing back from the new or rather
the old demands, made upon our time
and strength with the feeling that we
were being driven to our task by some
unkind power that delighted in using
the scourge of duty to force us into
the line when we wavered and would
draw back.
The very struggle we are making
against the inevitable daily round OF
both necessary and unnecessary tasks
weakens us; the burden grows too
heavy for the tired brain and body to
bear, and we forget that the flowers
ever bloomed at our feet, that the
birds ever sang JOY into our hearts;
even the sunshine grows dim as we
come to see it only through the
clouds we have permitted to gather so
thickly over our way, when God never
meant that there should not be great
riffs in them for it to shine through
all the way along the dreariest paths.
The secret of much of our depres-
sion, our struggle with fate, as we
sometimes call it, lies more often in
our physical than in our spiritual con-
dition at the first. But after time
these weary nerves of ours begin
sending false messages to the brain,
telling it things that are not true,
and perhaps never can be. Just be-
cause we have worn these nerves into
rebellion we must pay the penalty in
WEAKNESS of body and soul that
robs life of all it's beauty for time
Service ceases to be a gladness. Even
service to God is shorn of it's power to
make us glad, and we go to our
highest duties with tagging feet and
heavy hands. This should not be
and yet it is not always a fault, but
sometimes unavoidable misfortune
that comes to many. The hope that
underlies all such conditions must al
ways come from a faith in the ultI
mate good that will come to us in
spite of all that the past and the
present have brought and are still
bringing us of encouragement and
what we call defeat" if we hold fast
to a determination to trust to the
greater knowledge, the stronger love
the perfect justice that understands
the underlying causes, and sympath
ICES with us when our service is rem
dered feeble, or shOrn of it's need
of gladness that would have made
it beautiful.
There are briers besetting every
path, but in it the tangle roses may
bloom and will if we look for them
True, we find our hands pierced with
the thorns, but the perfume of the
hidden flowers clings to them when
they are used in loving service to
God or man. And some day we will
reach the line where the briers cease
to grow, where the sun is not dark
ened, nor the stars hidden by night
And then, if never before, will We
come to know the joy of serving
Him with gladness.
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You can't tell how we miss it,
If it, by any fate,
Should happen not to reach us,
Or come little late; -
Then all is in hubbub
And things go all awry;
And, printer, if you're married,
You'll know the reason why.
The children want those stories,
And wife is anxious, too,
At first to glance it over
And then to read it through;
And / read the editorials
And scan the local views,
And read the correspondence
And every bit of news.
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GOD KNOWS BEST.

'The life of a laborer that is con-
tent with what he hath shall be sweet
and in it thou shalt find treasure"
Each one of us finds himself in a
certain position in life and how
comes it, as heather poet asked of
old, that no one is content with that
position? Some are rich, some poor;
some are clever, some slow; some are
strong, some weak. 1t is God who
placed us thus and chose our work
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-10-05
DORSET HOLLOW

Henry Harwood and William kcl.
ley are busy filling silos
William Kelley has a Holstein COW
that gave birth 70 twin calves last
week.
The school here opened Monday
with Miss Jane Tully Of South Dorset
as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Roberts spent a
portion Of last week at Lake St. Cath
crime with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert VII.
liams.
Miss Margaret Miller and Miss
Fannie Allen Of Deerdeld. Mass. ar
rived Friday at Valley View Farm for
a weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Young and
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Moon motorcd to
Montreal, p. O., Sunday where they
will spend few days
Miss Ellen Miller, who has been
spending the past five weeks at Val
ley View Farm, returned Tuesday to
her home in Deerfeld, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Davis and two
children, who have been spending the
summer at kewaydon cottage, return
ed to their home in Brooklyn, N. Y,
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald and two
children, who have been spending the
summer at their cottage here, return
ed Friday to their home in Chester,
Pa. Mr., Mcdonald came Tuesday to
return with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. f. Harrison and
two sons, who have been spending the
summer at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Roberts, returned last week to
their home in Jamaica, N. Y. They
made the trip in the Harrison auto
via the Mohawk Trail and southern
New York state.
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( 10Th and Goth. This fair will hc alonl
the same lines as the fairs held IN pas
years by Dorset Grange and will b,
Iopen to all Changers of Wells, Yves
FaWjet, Rupert, and Dorset A spooia
| prize Of five dollars is offered to tn,
grange whose members take the larg
est number Of premiums,
A Republican caucus was held in tn,
South Dorset School Hall last Friday
afternoon for the purpose Of nominal
ing a union ticket for justices of the
peace for the coming two years. G.
II. Noreross was chairman and Nee
Casselman was the clerk The fol-
lowing names were placed in nomina-
ton. John Fisher, r.; A. b. Roberts
d.; VIM. =. McWayne, r.; Henry Ken
dali, d.; Joseph Nadeau, R.; James
Bebcc, d.; Fred Stone, H.; Larry
Maloy D. The Republican platform,
as adopted at the recent convention
was endorsed Meeting then adj
journed.
attending. Mr. Bowen was man who
would, without doubt, have been one
of the state leaders had ne been able,
as a young man, to receive the adj
vantages offered our young people to-
day. His ability with the pen has
often been proved and many an cid
resident will recall, with pleasure, the
articles of a short time ago which APP
peared in the Journal entitled the
early history Of Dorset. A tribute
to his standing in the community was
the placing Of the flag at half mast
at the "Old Stone House" the home Of
Edwin Lefevre. This incident simply
the warm regard Mr.
Bowen was held in by those who really
knew him. Through the Journal the
Dorset friends desire to extend their
sincere sympathy to the 5cfoaved
family.
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.rrum k err served aria "a.
@ h,us v the map
@ pretty Pitts
H Edna HaH daaahter Of Mr
.aud Mr Il vi HON If Dandy whose
engagement 10 Fred r smith Of Paw
Ie' has Hts been announced, is raaid.
ing in Dorset and has i large circle 81
friends here whom extend their can-
gratuIatiobs II 81 rmaored the we'd.
ding wiz take place at her Dainty
home some time next month
Mrs. Seymour Brooks. who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
month, returned yesterday to her
home in Buffalo, n. Y, Her niece,
Mrs. Grant Matson Of Elm street, ac.
eompanied her and viii remain about
three weeks. On her return, Mrs.
Matson win stop over at Syracuse, N.
T., and make a short visit with Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. G. Barrows End
Monday morning Mrs. Mary Tiff
Matson, wife Of Owen Matson Of the
Kirby Hollow road, passed to her rest.
The funeral was held at her late home
Wednesday afternoon and interment
was in Maple Hill Cemetery. Rev
George H. Gilbert oficiated Mrs.
Matson is survived by her husband and
six young children. Also by her
father, James Tiff, and three brothers
and three Sisters.
Business in our Dorset post Office
has grown to such an extent that the
Office has been promoted into the third
class. Same went into effect on Mon
day morning. As soon as possible a
building will be secured and an assist
ant engaged. We would also state
that the present post master has re-
ccived his appointment to the Office.
This Of itself shows how our village
has been growing since the water sys-
TEN was installed.
All who have garments suitable for
the home missionary barrels will con
fer a favor on the committee by
leaving the same, very soon, at Miss
Angie Holley's or at Miss Carhart's.
Warm clothing for the northwestern
winter, as well as for the school in
Grandview, Tennessee, are especially
needed. The committee will be glad
to put to good use such clothing as
has warmth and wear, but of which
The present owners may have grown
tired.
Dorset Grange has received an invi- |
alton to have members exhibit at the
agricultural exhibit which Mettowec
Valley Grange Of Pawlet is going to
lold on Thursday and Friday, October
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Nain street
J O. shroder Of Troy. \. Y, was in
toAn over Sunday "a Ills pleasant
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Nan asa aiH nma'a o short time
vaH WITH lease for his annual
s.-it e. l.5asis.
Miss A. s. Norton NJ Poultaoy waa
a town Tuesday calling on friends,
Nr. Norton was dinner guest Of
Nr ard Mfs George Fdgcrtoa " the
SoEh district
Mr. aul Mrs, H. G. Durand have
closed their house in the Prentiss
woods and have taken rooms for a
short time at the home Of Mr. and
H,rs. ]. H. sheldon Of Church street.
do not forget that news items for
be Journal should be tclephoned to
the Journal office before noon on Wed.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-10-05
HAVE YOU WEAK LUNGS?

20 colds settle on your chcs, o. IN your
bronchial tabes2 ID coughs hang on, or
are you subject TO throat ,rouhlesS
Such troubles should have immediate
treatment with the strengthening powers
Of Scott Emulsion 20 guard against
consumption which So easily follows,
Scott Emulsion contains pure cod liver
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratop tract aud improves the quality Of
the blood; the slycerine in it soo,hes and
heals the tender membranes OF the throat.
Scott is prescribed by the best special.
sts. You can get it al any drug store.
scott & Bovine bloomfield
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-10-05

/ Rev c. T. Riggs Mrs. Riggs and
/ family left Saturday for Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Leary Of East Dorset, Us
lat tho Rarrows House for the winter
/ Mr. and Mrs Alan dc schweiaitz
Iaud family left Tuesday for their
home
Mrs. /. Ward Young was the guest
Iof Mrs Cranmcr-K Knight for dinner
Monday
Miss Helen Barrows has gone to her
brothers home in Syracuse, for an in
definite stay.
Miss Sherwood, Miss Goddard and
Miss Shaw of Buffalo, N. Y, arrived
last week
DR.. Geo l.. de Schweinitz Of Phil
adeIphia, has been the guest Of his
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bfaiIo IN fcv al

brother for few days
Miss Constance kmgh, vas tie sup.
psi rlei ot Mrs Wand Young and
Mr. e Hunter lr last wpck
nj aH Airs T. 81 Kelley Of Man.
chester Center were guests Of Nm
and Mrs John A. Eagleson for supper
Friday
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-10-05
CARD OF THANKS

Through the Journal we wish to eX
press our thanks to all who assisted
and comforted us during the sickness
and death of our loved one.
Mrs. Helen S. Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin VI. Bowen
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hcnning.
Helen NJ. Bowen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-06
CHAPTER w.
In the Palace of the Intendant.

The huge palace Of the intendant,
between the bluff and the river, was
ablaze with lights, and already crowd
ed with guests at u arrival. ! had
seen nothing Of Chevet since the
morning, nor did he appear now; but
Monsieur Cassion was prompt enough,
and congratulated me on my appear
ance with bows, and words of praise
which made me flush with embarrass-
ment.
An officer met US, pointing out the
way, and, after he had assisted US to
descend from the chair, we advanced
slowly over a carpet Of clean straw
toward the gayly lighted entrance.
Soldiers lined the walls on either side,
and overhead blazed a beacon sus-
pended on q cha.n. 1t was a scene
rather grotesque and weird in the red
glow, and l took Casslon's arm gladly,
feeling just a little frightened by the
strange surroundings.
where Is my Uncle CbevetT"
asked, more as a relief, than because
l cared, although | was glad Of his
absence because OF D'Artigny.
I'm faith, l know not" he answered
lightly. 81 won him a card, but he
was scarce gracious about It In some
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-06
or Military AGE.

The number of men Of military age
in Notwithstanding citizens and
men who have declared their intention
Of becoming citizens-is said TO be not
far from 21,000, 600. This estimate Ia
based on the assumption that there
has been an increase Of approximately
10 per cent in the population OF the
country since 1910. When that census
was taken the total number OF male
citizens md prospective citizens eigh-
teen years Of age and over. but under
forty-slx, was l9,1S3.0O0. OF this num-
Der 1~4,224,00O were native whites,
2,S57,000 were ~foreign-born citizens
who had become naturallzed or had de-
clarcd their intention Of doing so,
2,052,000 were negroes, and 10000 were
Indians. Men of military age IN Ten
nessee, at the last census numbered
434,6Il.