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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09

in Boise, and 800 feet from Catholic
hospital, both institutions being In
charge of a Catholic Order of Sisters,
and they are the best neighbors |
have ever had, and have backed up
my belief in the Sisters by sending
my own children to their school, for
l believe their teaching and example
inspire the highest ideals of woman
hood of any school of our land.
This, says America" is clearly no
mere political document, for the
writer's convictions are backed by his
actions. So, too, a New York non
Catholic, residing close to an orphan
age which has been made the victim
of systematic persecution, aimed at It's
complete extinction, remarked that
from all that he had seen he would
be happy to have his own children In
the tender and intelligent care of the
Sisters. But of what concern is the
happiness of the children or the
salvation of their immortal souls to
the men who are the instigators OF
this conspiracy against the Sister
hoods, or to the mercenary tools whom
they employ?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
AGAIN THE POOR REMEMBER THE
MISSIONS.


The touching letters that reach the
S. P. F. offices are innumerable. Now
it is an orphan child who sends her
little Christmas gift ito some poor
missionary" now working man who
walks to the shop in order to put his
car fare in the mite box; now a group
of boys denying themselves candy OF
toys and proudly forwarding an offer.
ing to buy Chinese baby Another
communication of the same nature
has been received through the Pastor
of st. Augustine's Church, Washing
ton, d. c., revealing stern self-denial
on the part Of a generous giyer:
Enclosed you will find check fol
$40, which / have been requested to
forward to you by a member of the
Sodality of the B. V. M. She wishes
to be enrolled as a perpetual member
of the Society for the Propagation OF
the Faith.
II feel that you will appreciate this
contribution to your noble work all the
more when ! tell you that the donor
is a poor Woodworking colored woman
and that it represents sacrifice on
her part. At the same time I car
assure You that it is given very cheer
fully
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
ANOTHER GOOD USE FOR
TWENTY DOLLARS.

The malaria1 fever season in India
and Ceylon is a trying one, not only
for the European, who is almost sure
TO succumb, but to the natives as well,
who, weak and poorly nourished, die
in numbers.
Father Francis, o. M. l., has been
sent to Adampen, Ceylon, which he
says is well known as a fatal spot
Several priests have died there or
been incapacitated. The natives who
have become Christians like to have
the rites of the Church when very
sick, and they send for Father Fran
els. His needs in this direction are
best voiced in his own words.
Last Thursday a sick call came al
half-past ten. My poor bull has rheu
matism. ] could not hiresa cart near
The way was long and pal hpl. was
obliged to yoke my poor tpal He
Eid lis best and managd INV reach
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
"CHINA'S SOIL READY FOR THE
SEED" SAYS AN IRISH APOSTLE.

Here is an opinion on China as a
mission country which is given very
much from our own point OF view.
Father Joseph o Leary, it is true, was
born in Ireland, but he was a recent
visitor to this country and he sees the
work to be done, no doubt just as our
own young men would see it. OF
course he voices the old cry of more
priests and more chapels. Father
0Leary writes from Kashing, Che
kiang:
eve are very busy here just now.
This is my second year in China, and
| am glad to say that l can do almost
all the missionary work-hear confes-
sions, teach catechism and preach.
like the people very much, and | have
great hopes that China may be, in
large part, converted before many
years. Our Catholics in the midst
of pagans are holding their faith firm
Iy. 1t is a sure sign that the soil is
good for the missionary sower. We
have many small chapels far away,
and we can visit them only once or
twice a year, yet even in those distant
little chapels the lamp of Faith is
burning brightly, and Christ's sweet
name is known and loved. 1t is a
pity that we have not more priests
as a good many catechumens are com
ing in. For those new Christians
priests are much needed, as they are
weak in Faith and must be helped
and encouraged.
In one village, especially, there are
q number of catechumens and a cate
chist is instructing them. We have
one difficulty, that there is no chapel
there When the day comes for their
baptism, we will have no place to offer
our Mass of thanks to Him Who is
blessing our work. We will say the
Mass in the private house of some
Christian. That is the best we can
do. Some day we hope to have nice
small chapel built in the village;
meanwhile we must pray to the Little
Babe of Bethlehem to help us to get
for Him a home better than the colo
stable that He shivered in on the first
Christmas night"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
wF" OR WHY BECAME A
CATHOLIC.

If Heaven is all we are taught it is
then l want to go there. If He'll is all
that it is painted, then l want to keep
away from it. Being human, | have
always striven after what is best, and
after many years of research have
come to the conclusion that the Orig1-
nal Church is the only direct route and
safest guide to select. Man is not
born to solve the problems of the Uni
verse, but to find out what he has to
do and to restrain himself within the
limits of his comprehension. My COM
prehension of the hereafter is that it
is a Pearl (fguratively speaking) OF
great price," and can only be attained
by a practical understanding
this first that no prophecy of Scrip
ture is made by private Interpretation,
for prophecy came not by the will OF
man at any time, but the Holy men OF
God spoke, inspired by the Holy
Ghost"
DR. c. L Mahfeidt
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
THE WORLDS DEBT TO THE
SISTERS.

oft is y remarkable fact that atten-
tion to the well-being of the SICK, I'M
movements in hospitals ana hstltu-
tious generally and to details OF nurs-
ing care. have a period OF complete
and lasting stagnation after the ma,
die of the seventeenth century, or
from the close of the Thirty Years
War. Neither officials nor physicians
took anv interest in the elevation OF
nursing or improving the condltlons
of hosnitals. During the first two
thirds Of the eighteenth century noth'
ing was done to bring either construc-
ton or nursing to better state. Sole
Nv among the religious orders did nurs-
inc remain an interest, and some REM
nants of technique survive. The re-
sult was that, in this period, the gen
eral level OF nursing fell far below
that of earlier periods The hospitals
of cities were like prisons, with bare,
undecorated walls and dark rooms,
small windows where no sun could
enter, and dismal wards where tlfty
to one hundred patients were crowded
together. deprived of all comforts and
even of necessaries. In the municipal
and state institutions of this period
the beautiful gardens, toomy halls and
springs of water of the old clolsteI
hospital of the Middle Ages were not
heard of, still less the comforts OF
their friendly interiors.
Jacobson protestant Historian.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
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the place by one o'clock. By that
time the patient had gone to meet her
Maker. Sick calls are frequent now,
and they will continue to be so until
summer, and l have about forty vii
lagos to visit. The offerings l get
here can hardly suffice to meet my
ordinary living expenses. To tell the
truth l am sadly in need of another
bull to draw my poor cart so that
can make calls that are of some value
can buy the animal I require for
twenty dollars, and how much good
can then be accomplished for the sick
and dying. l feel sure someone will
send me this amount"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
VIEW OF A NON-CATHOLIC
GOVERNOR.

The following sincere and highly
appreciative words, sent to the editor
of the Catholic Northwest Progress
by the Governor Of the State of Idaho,
might we'll be taken to heart by the
New York Politicians who were lately
greeted in a public assemblage with
the very descriptive, if not most ele-
giant soubriquet of ''nun-chasers." Gov
ernor M. Alexander wrote:
am not Catholic and / know very
little about the Catholic religion, but
can tell you that l live across the
street from a Catholic school for girls
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
The Eccentric Chinese.

Petroleum may be thing for WHICH
ones taste has to be cultivated. At any
rate, the Chinese dislike the smell and
touch of it so badly that they are much
in the situation of the people who
seyenty-fve years ago had salt works
In western Pennsylvania-they abomi-
nate the petroleum and abandon well
when the proportion of oil to brine
gets high. Their repugnance for crude
petroleum may be measured by the
fact that in China it takes from one
to three generations to bore well
For the refined products of petroleum
they have no such aversion, or even
for the tin cans in which they get it
from the United States, making out OF
the latter a source of almost as many
Of the necessaries of life as a South
Sea islanders finds in his favOrite CO.
conut palm.-The Nations business.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Very Convincing.

AS he disliked motor cars, coun-
try squire always kept good horses.
Recently he bought a particularly
handsome mare, and few days later
asked his groom what he thought OF
the new arrival.
"She's fine-looking animal, sir" re-
piled the man, but I'm afraid she's
q bit t0uchy."
"Why do you think soF questioned
the squire.
"Shc doesn't seem to take to no
one, sir. She can't bear me to go
into her box to groom her"
ooh, she'll settle down in few
days." the squire treasured him. "Ey-
crything's strange to her, you know.
l don't think there's much wrong with
her temper"
"Nor didn't 7 at first, sir" replied
the groom. "But, you see, she's kicked
me out O. that there box twice already,
and when you come to think of it that's
very convincin'."
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
USE FOR Gr2AR-BEET PULP
In France 1t Is Now Dried ana Trans
Termed Into What Is Called
"Suqar Flour"

The drying of fresh sugar-beet pulp,
thereby transforming it into what is
called sugar -four" is now being I'M
dertakcn in northern France as com.
mercial proposition. The purpose of
this process is much the same as the
desiccation of potatoes, which has been
described in Popular Mechanics Maya"
zine, namely to eliminate the moisture
from the vegetable matter so as to re-
duce it's weight and make it possible
to preserve part of all of the food
value for some time. This new sugar
-four has q certain amount of sweet
ness and can be used in cases where
pure sugar is not required, as, for eX'
ample, in certain brewing processes,
In making special breads, feeding stock,
and the like. In preparing it, fresh
beet pulp is poured into the top of q
tower, where it comes in contact with
warm air and then is delivered into a
rotary device on a set of gr1tings,
placed one above the other. Next it
Is subjected to hot air and eventually
reaches air heated to 24S degrees. A
ton of beets will yield 500 pounds of
flour. 1t is thought that other drying
processes may be invented which will
make it possible to utilize many other
industrial rcsidues which are now
thrown away Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
NEW LIGHT ON THE AZTEC LEAVE YOUR CARDS BY PHONE
Recent Invention Leaves Record of
Call If There Is Nc One to
Take Message.

An ingenious apparatus for record
ing on a receiving telephone the num-
Der of calling telephone when there
is no person present to answer ut the
receiving end of the line has been in
vented by Charles E. Bedaux of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
THE telephone is u wonderful ma
chine when people are present at each
end of the line, but it becomes useless
when the person called is absent" says
BedauX. You call your doctor on the
phone when he is out. You get no an
swer. You cannot leave your number
because there is no one at the re-
ceiving end Of the line. You wait
awhile and call again. Perhaps be-
tween your calls the doctor has come
in and gone out again. You cannot
reach him, nor can you let him know
that you want him to reach you until
such time as you can find him at the
other end of the telephone. This same
situation is duplicated hundred times
a day in every department of life.
have perfected a call recorder which
will obviate these difficulties"
With the "Bedaux telephone call re-
corder," the person calling, receiving
no answer, will press on Il button Sc
ries of short and long rings. These
short and long rings will be repro
duced on ,he ue,- machine Of the tele-
phone called in the form OF dots and
dashes that will represent the number
of the telephone calling.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-iive years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for a short time you will see
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY &, CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
LYNX Meat as Food.

AS an article of diet the Canada
lynx cannot be beaten when properly
prepared, although this may be sur
prise to the vast majority Of people
even IN ;he regions where this big cat
Is best known. This statement is
made in the belief That the common
lynx found ii Alaska is lhe same ami
nal scheduled by the natural histories
as lynx CanaGensis. Il any curious
person will take the headquarters of a
lynx in good condition, leave it over
night in a BUCKET Of water to which
a handful of salt ana a teaspoonful of
soda are added, and then roast ii with
potatoes he will have dish very SIM
liar to mountain sheep, admittedly the
finest meat in tho world. An onion or
two placed in the roasting pan viii
help. In entertaining hypercritically
fastidious friends it's just as well to
give the dish some other name, in
which event its delicious flavor will
receive extravagant praise.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
GAME LAW.
Chapter 6S6. House Bill No. 1867.
PSivate Acts.
Cameron. Norvell.

Psivate Acts.
Cameron. Norvell.
An Act to provide for an open season
on certain game. during which time
the SAID game may he hunted ana killed
in all counties of this State having a
population of not more than 6S40 and
not less than $500; not more than 9340
and not less than 1920: not more than
$3.50 and not less than $40: not more
than 1880 aud not less than 1880;
not more than 1920 and not less than
1900 and not more than 2790 an" not
less than 27S0; according to the Feder-
al Census of 1910 or any subsequent
Federal Census.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State of len
nessee, That III all counties of this
estate having population OF not more
than $40 and not less than $500; not
more than 9340 and not less than 1920;
1910; not more than IS. $50 and not less
than 1880; not more than 1920 and
not less than 1900; not more than 279O
and not less than 27S0; all according to
the Federal Census of 1910 or any sub
sequent Federal Census, there be and
is hereby declared an open season on
the following game each year for the
time specified; that Is. on Turkeys
from New Uber lsJ to January lst of
Zach year; on turkey e b0lprs from
April Iel to May Of each year; on
quail from November lst to February
LIST; on deer from November lsT to De
ccmbor 10th Of each year am on SPUR
rels for the entire year; during which
time the SAID game may he hunted and
Killed.
Section z Be 1t further enacted,
That all laws Or parts of laws IN con-
hict with this Act be snd the asme are
hereby repealed and that this Act take
effect from and after It's passage, the
public welfare requiring 1t.
Passed March 81. 1917
Clyde Shropshire,
Speaker of the Hou of Represen
tatves.
W. X. Crabtree,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved April 3rd. 1917.
Tom G.. Rye,
Governor.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
His Fables Were Classics.

Jean de la Fontaine, the seventeenth
century French genius, who ranks
among the greatest fabulists of all
time, died 222 years ago, at the age of
seventy-four, and to the last he was as
naive, improvident, reckless and good
hearted as child.
He was the son of q magistrate, and
in his youth proposed to become a
priest but abandoned that project aft
er eighteen months in a seminary, and
thereafter, for several years, led an
idle and dissipated life. His early eff
forts as poet ard dramatist were of
little worth, and it was not until he
was forty-four that he gained fame
with his "Contes pour Rire"-tales for
laughter
La Fontaine's masterpiece, his
Fables" We're published between 1868
and 1894, the last book having been
completed shortly before his death. In
these he satiri2ed the whole range Of
human nature in it's animal counter
parts, and produced a work that viii
always rank as a great classic.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Couldn't Fool Willie.

ISIS cried a boy, bursting into the
parlor, where young lady was seat
ed on the sofa with her best young
man.
Eyes, Willie" was the young lady's
reply, as she drew the small brother to
her side and kissed him. what do you
want?"
IT want to tell you something"
"All right, 90 right ahead
"Won't you care what I say?'
"No, guess not"
"Well, then, know why you kiss
me every Wednesday night
81 kiss you because ! love you, VIII
lie, of course"
'That amt the reason, sisW and the
boy edged slowly toward the open
door. "You kiss me so George can see
what he is missing"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Professor Says Montezuma Was Not
King, But Merely War Chief Of
Confederacy.

The overturning of traditions which
has been brought about by American
'ethnOlOgists who by the study of Az
tee life have come to the conclusion
that MOnteZuma was not king, but
only war chieftain; that the famous
Aztec empire was not on empire at all,
but only a loose cOnfederacy of demo-
cratic Indian tribes, is subscribed to
by Prof. T. T. Waterman of the Uni
versity of California, who has just is
sued paper on chandeliers COntribu-
ton to the Study"
Montezumas palace" was not pal
ace, but only war headquarters for the
tribe, according to Waterman. Monte
yuma" he says, twas only an elected
war chief. He had not power to de-
clare war, this being the prerogative Of
the tribal council. The choice of the
war chief, was, however, limited to one
group, which consisted of whole fam
lily of lineage, but son did not follow
father unless elected. The sons of the
war chiefs were brought up as private
citizens.
"The head war chief, such as Monte
yuma, was of no higher rank than the
coadjutOr, who held the extraordinary
title of Snake Woman. The functions
of the man who held this Office are not
clearly known, but apparently an i'm
portant part Of his office was the gath
ering and housing of tribute.
misunderstanding of Aztec life has
arisen" says Waterman, from the fact
that the SpanisI conQuerors did not
realize the fundamental differences be-
tween Indian and Spanish society.
Land was not owned by individuals,
but by the clan. To the Aztec society
was essentially democratic, while Span
ish society was essentially feudal."
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
ciI.Burninq Enqines Efficient.

An English naval architect in a re-
cent study of applying Oil engines for
the propulsion of warships states that
In the case of a battleship he found
that with an equal number Of shafts,
equal power and speed can be OBJ
tanned with double-acting two-cycle en-
gines as with steam, auxiliaries being
included in each case, and the machin-
cry weight being equal says the Sci
entific American. He found that the
radius Of action could be increased at
full speed at least three times and at
cruising speeds at least four times.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
DOG is WAR HERO
Saves Young French Soldier Left
on the Field for Dead.
Animal Refuses to Leave Side Of His
Friend and Drags Wounded
Youth to Safety.

Michael was larger, stronger and
more intelligent than the other dogs
attached to a certain division of the
French army and he was a general IA
vorite among the soldiers. Michael, al
though M "sOciable," conferred his
particular affections upon young
French soldier named Henri. Every
day at the soup hour Michael would
appear carrying tin can and place it
beside Henri, who would fill it as he
did his own, and they would dine to-
gether.
The day came, however, when Henri
failed to return, and as the men Stun
bled back again to safety Michael
scanned, with anxious eyes, every
pale, haggau face, his sensitive nos
trils quivering with dread.
When the last man had been
accounted for and Henri was still
missing the animal darted toward the
battlefield and after some time re-
turned, greatly excited, and carrying
an old half-glOve which belonged to
for the attendants to bring a litter
before he started off again, his
great, intelligent eyes imploring them
to hurry.
In a remote part of the field they
found the young fellow lying still and
cold. After a hasty examination the
attendants left him for dead, hurrying
away to succor the living but Michael
refused to be convinced. Again and
again he returned for assistance, ac-
in vain, so he mounted his solitary
guard his face almost humanity eX-
pressive of grief.
The attack took place about sun
down, and it was not until late that
night that comparative quiet settled
down upon the trenches.
Suddenly the moon flashed out from
behind a cloud, and the alert sentinel
peered sharply about, then brought his
rifle swiftly to his shoulder
Not 20 feet away, creeping slowly
towards the trenches, but hating alb
ruptly every minute, loomed large,
dark object. The sentry advanced eau
tiously, finger on trigger, demanded
CURLY, "Who goes there?" followed
by the stifed exclamation, Michael"
Michael it was, gasping, painting,
but still the same old dog Michael
but not alone. Behind him, parts of
his uniform literally torn away by
the dogs teeth, lay Henri, dragged
from the battlefield, inch by inch, by
the devoted animal. And miracle of
miracles, the boy was actually breath
ing.
How the animal had accomplished
such a difficult task and escaped the
viglant eyes of the field attendants
will forever remain a mystery, but lit
tie, fragile-looking Henri ultimately
recovered