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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-22
CHRISTMAS.

Knitters, hear my humble plea,
Knit no pale blue scarf for me,
Weave in it no polka dots
Or those pink forget-me- nots.
If for me you're bound to knit
And there's no way out of it,
If those needles you must ply,
Then beg you, go and buy
Yarn that S black and never
crooks,
Knit me just pair of socks.
Painters, hear me, / m a bug!
Paint me not a shaving mug.
Do not hang upon our tree
Any painted crockery.
Slip the butter dish to Nell,
She will no doubt think it swell ;
Slip to dear old Aunty Kate
Your Illuminated plate,
But that shaving mug forget
Il amt ever used one yeti"
Needle-workers, pass me by,
Don t embroider me tie;
Save your time and spare your
eyes,
| can always buy my ties.
And / do not give a-rip
For hand-worked monogram.
If you love me and would show
Your affection, do not 60
Fancy-working me tie!
[ won't wear the thing-that s
why.
Slip me just a simple card
Written by some humble bard
Or yourself, and let it say:
Greetings, pal, on Christmas
Day.
Here s to you and all you do,
May success belong to you,
| am for you, day and night,
| think you re exactly right
IF some thought like that you Il
send,
I'll be sure that you re my friend.
Gifts F.! forget 'em! send me smiles,
They IL be mine in afterwhiles!
Send me just a word or two
Saying | belong to you,
Tell me, just as friend to friend,
That you're with me to the end,
Then no matter what may be,
[ shall know you re back Of me.
-Ed0orA Guest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-22

very wealthy man; but he used
his riches in succoring the poor
and needy; and his days and his
wife's days were long in the land
under peace, prosperity, and con
tentment.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-22

pressed her gratitude, and again
said: II pray that the luck which
is not ON this house on my leav-
ing may be on it before nightfall. &
The wayfarers departed, and,
soon after, the weaver and his
wife left the house to procure
some food among their friends.
The weaver was first to return in
the evening, and what was his
astonlshment, on entering the
house, to find the loom whole and
a beginning made with the weav-
ing of a piece of cloth of beautiful
texture and design Moreover,
there was plenty of yarn for the
finishing of the piece. The weaver
examined the pattern, and the
idea struck him that he could fol-
low it. He sat into the loom and
proceeded with the weaving Of the
cloth; and, later, when his wife
returned, she found him busily at
work. She said not a word, but
threw herself on her knees, and
thanked God from out her heart
for the miraculous response to the
strange young Mothers prayer.
The piece was finished next day,
and its beauty excited great won
der among the neighbors, espe-
cially as it was well known that
the weaver was but very. indif-
ferent craftsman, and could turn
out but the coarsest fabrics. The
cloth was bought by a rich man
for a high price, and this enabled
the weaver to buy yarn with which
to continue the making Of the
wonderful fabric of which he
alone knew the secret.
Soon after, a great cloth mer-
chant, travelling from the South,
saw a tablecloth, made from the
fabric, in an inn where he stayed,
and he inquired about the maker.
He was told where the weaver.
lived, and he sought him. AS a re-
suit of the interview the merchant
took the weaver with him away to
the North to a place called Damas-
Gus, where many looms were soon
at work turning out the cloth
which afterwards came to be
known as damask, and which
the world would never have
known were it not for the kind
ness and charity Of the weaver
and his wife when the Holy Fam
lily sought shelter in their humble
cottage. The weaver grew to be a
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

and women, for the Departments at, Washington. The Civil Service Com mission has notified all of its 8, ,ood
 boards of examiners that they shouldi put forth their best efforts to secure| these urgently needed workers. while| examinations are now held weekly inI 450 cities the Commission stated that arrangements will be made to have anA examination held at any accsssibla place where a small class of applicanta can be secured. The entrance salaries
 range from $1 1000 to $1, 200 a year. Promotion is reasonably rapid to those whose services prove satisfactory. NoI appointments can be made to these or| other positions in the Federal classified
 civil service unless authorized by the
 Civil Service Commission under this
 civil service law. Any information to
 the contrary is unauthorized. This is a splendid opportunity to serve your
 country. Full information may be se- cured from the secretary of the board of civil service examiners at the post office in your city.
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

struggle against east and west and the lives of many men shall be lost. War chariots g. ail roll forward without nurses snt fire dragons shall fly through the sly aud spew fire and sul- phur and destroy towns Gsukiud will not lisfel ro thc forehodIay of God, and Re snail turn away fro.l them. The war shall last three years and five months. Starvation ana disease will follow. Bread will he controlled and distributed among the people. Men will be lurchinR at the bottom of the sea for their prey. Tne war will start when the corn is ripening on the fields and reach its maximum pitch when rhe cherry trees are hlooming for the third time. Peace will oe obtained about Christmas".
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25
Cornwall

At the regular Red Cross meeting op Friday afternoon thirty-one were present.
 A box of hospital garments has just been shipped containing 66 suits of pajamas, 24 flannel ped socks and 132 hospital shirts.
 Evidence on the allowance of the claim by Miss Marion E. Blake. of Torrlngton, against the estate of James Blake, late of Cornwall, will be heard in the superior court Thursday. Miss Blake claims $5,000, due on note, together with interest of $633. The full amount was granted by the com missioners on the estate but an appeal
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

several of her friends at an afternoon tea in honor of her friend, Mrs. Hayes
 F. I. Peabody accompanied by Mrs. H. Bnrch and the Misses Pearl and Helen Darling motored to Litchfield on Sunday and spent the day with the formers daughter. Mrs. Wm. Mac. Mullen.
 MT and Mrs. Geo. B. Klebes and Nil. and Mrs. A. Middlebrooks motored to Winsted and spent the day with the latter's brother, c. c. Niddlebrooks
 W. K. Landon spent the weekend with his wife at Cohoes, N. Y.
 Mrs. A. W. Lamb and Mrs. J. J. Ryan have been visiting friends in New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Liner have moved to Waterbury where they will spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs Wm. Sandre.
 Mrs. Wm. MacMallen and son William Jr., have been visiting the formers parents, MT. and Mrs. F. I. Peabody.
 Mrs. Mary St. John and Miss Sue St. John returned home on Sunday after spending a week with the formers daughter, Mrs. James Reed of Miller ton.
 HeIman Middlebruok left town Sun day for Hartford where he has accepted a position.
 Mrs. A. M. Waitt is visiting friends in New York.
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

the same liberty we enjoy. Let us no bid them adieu with tear-stained faces, but with courage, faith and hope let us send them to the emancipation of the world. When they have departed we should remember that there Is a food line as we'll as fighting line; that there is service at home as well as sacrifice abroad.
 "It is the duty of every man. woman and child 10 support the government in its determination to arm, equip, and support the American army. To do this it will be necessary for us to give up some things we now enjoy".
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25
REMARKABLE wAR PROPaECy.
(Glasgow Weekly Herald )

(Glasgow Weekly Eerald)
 At the breaking down of wall in the monastery of the Holy Ghost at Nismar Ca city on the island of Got land. in the Baltic) a 20O-year old prophecy of the war has been found The prophecy, which was written on parchment by monk in the yesr l .0l is now kept in the town hall of Wis mar. The manuscript reads as follows |:
 Europe will some day, when the seat of the pope is vacant. meet with fearful punishment. Seven nations will turn themselves against a bird with two heads. The bird will defend itself with wings and talons. A mon arch. wI.o alwaN < mounts his horse from the wrong side. shall be surrounded by well of foes. It will be tough
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

Confidence that the 20. 900 members of the Connecticut Chamber of Com merce "like the. Minute Men in the Revolutionary War, are ready at a moments notice to save, sacrifice, and serve in any way which will assist America and her allies in winning the great war and establishing permanent peace'', is expressed by Edward P. Jones of Winsted, President or the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, in one of the series of "Made in Connec- ticut War Interviews" made public today.
 "You ask. me to make statement regardipgthe war;, said MT. Jones to thesrepreeentative of the Council, "At differenF Ftimes during the history of the world, wars have been fought which have determined the destinies not only of nations, but the coruses of civilization.
 "They have determined whether races should be oriental or occidental, pagan or" Christian. Other wars have affected either 8 single nation or a group of nations. The Revolutionary War affected directly only the United States and Engla1d, but it established the principle of liberty. The Civil War affected only this country, but it de. clared to the world the principles of freedom-that one man could not be made the slave of another.
 "The present world war, will, I be. lieve, establish the democracy of ma. tions. Bandits have had their day and are gone. Pirates have sailed the seas and have disappeared. Germany at the present time is bandit and @ pirate among the nations.
 "This war will determine that nations as we'll as individuals have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It will determine that a treaty is treaty and not a scrap of paper.
 Ut is the privilege of the United States, the oldest, the richest and the most powerful exponent of democracy to throw the weight of heI power in favor of the democracy of the world and the Liberty of all peoples.
 "As our sous turn their faces toward the battlefelds of Europe, let us inspire them with the belief that their sacri flee will not only reserve for us the liberty we inherited from our fathers but make safe for the weaker nations
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25
MADE IN- CONNECTICUT
 WAR INTERVIEWS

Statements by Prominent Connecticut Citi-
 zsns on Vital War Topics Have Been Secured by the Connecticut State Council of Defense. This Newspaper Has Made Arrangements With the Most Important of These Interviews.
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25
NEEDS 10000 sTENoGRAPHE,s S.

Now that Uncle San, tas tte young men of the country in training for military service, he finds that he needs 10. 900 typewriter operators and steno. graphers and typewriters, both men
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

AS a most necessary step toward the goal of permanent peace is the thor ough defeat of Germany. This is one important thought 1n an interview with Dudley l.. Vaill, chairman of Litchfield County Auxiliary Committee of the Connecticut State Council of Defence, secured by 8 representative of the council and made public today in the Series of Made In Connecticut War Interviews". MT Vaill was asked "Why America must win this war to bring about permanent world peace?" He made the following statement;
 eff there is one thing more than another that the whole world wants peace which will some day succeed this tremendous war shall be durable and permanent, not mere truce. And the first and most necessary step to- ward that goal is the thorough defeat of Germany. She has spent her ener- gies for years in plotting and preparing for the subjugation of other nations, and it must be made clear beyond mis- take that any such attempts are futile
 
 "This is an immense undertaking but no one doubts that it will be &C., complished, and every man who wears the uniform of the American army or navy will have the satisfaction of knowing that he is doing mans work to make sure that the world hereafter will be fit place to live in, for our descendants and for all peoples.
 "It has not been so in the past for most of the peoples of Europe, though we have enjoyed comparative immu- nifty because of our geog1 aphical re- moteness. They have lived and labored under burden of military expendi. ture which has meant crushing taxa. tion. and they have lived in constant fear of sudden aggression from a powerful neighbor, fear which the outbreak of the war three years ago more than justified. We have been spared that fear chiefly because we had no realization of our danger. but now tbat German imperialism has given so plain a demon stration of it's purposes and plans and methods, we should hereafter share the dread of unpro- voked assault at any time if Germany were able to secure peace before she was soundly beaten. We should have to live armed as the nations of Europe were armed, in continual fear of sudden attack. It is this condition of things that the world is banded to. gether to end and to bring it to an end requires that the foremost military power in the world must go down in military defeat.
 "Lhere is no over estimating what this means. 1t will require the exertion of every bit of power this country can summon, the devotion of every avail able man and every dollar. 1t will re- quire for our generation an appalling sacrifice, but one for worthy and Ioble object, the future peace of the world. This should mean much to the heart and conscience of every man who serves in the army, or in any capacity, for each one may feel that he is devoting himself to mighty enterprise whose outcome will be a better Unitei States to live in, and a better world too, than the past has every known".
Connecticut western news., 1917-10-25

was taken by the eyecutcr. Jerome Bissell uf Cornwall. Judae Waiter Bolcomh uf Harrington Is c"unsel for Miss BlaIa. UnI Judge Juhl i. Hub bard of Litcl, deld for the r&ecutaT
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05

or the agricultural portion OF the dis
trict, there has heen sufYicient labor
for seeding and other spring work
There Is probability that from the
beginning Of haying on through the
harvest, the labor demand will become
more pronounced, and in anticipation
Of such condition, plans are now be-
ing thoroughly organized to mobilize
and provide farm labor wherever IL is
required. These plans have reached a
point justifying the Federal Reserve
bank In stating to its member bankers
that labor will be provided, and that
the farmers need not be apprehensive
on this score.
Close Co operation.
In this important matter close CO.
operation has been secured between
agricultural associations, bankers and
the state and federal governments. A
method will undoubtedly be provided
of modifying and bringing into the
northwest. II necessary, available la
hor from outside sections in the United
States
with this outlook. and the condi-
lions that exist at this time, a care
full distinction should be made be-
tween thrift and too radical econ
omy. Some disposition to hoard food
has been noticed in the district, which
il. in the opinion of this bank, unjusti-
fable, since 1t is very probable that
before the fall months, the prices of
staple commodities will be lower than
at the present time. Under war condi-
tons, IL is desirable that all citizens
exercise conservatism and thoughtful
care. Sudden and violent economy can
produce no result except To diminish
the volume of business and cause suf-
fering by throwing out of employment
those who at this time more than at
Great good might be accomplished II
the tendency toward economy could
be made to manifest itself in a much
more rigid and careful study of waste
both from the individual standpoint
and from the family and community
standpoints. The conservation Of food
supplies. which is Of Importance to the
nation. can be vastly aided, II every
individual will make war upon the
drains and losses that occur through
carelessness and indifference as to
what goes into the garbage can.
Banking conditions are very sound.
A healthy tendency toward harden
ing Of rates was noticeable during the
month, and the present rate basis at
the larger centers is slightly higher
than a month ago. The demand is act
i've. but is confined to loans prompted
by sound business necessity, and very
little money is going into new enter
prises. Savings deposits show healthy
gains. Some pressure has been put
upon the larger city institutions by
the demands of their country corre-
spondents but not more than is ord
inarily noticeable at this season OF the
year"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05
GREAT CHANCE
TO RAISE MORE
PORK IN NATION
Department Outlines Posi-
bilities-Southern Plan
is Effective.
(Bv Associated Press. J

Washington, May 5.-Since hogs
afford the quickest means Of increas-
ing our meat supply, continued and
extended efforts of public-spirited
bankers in furthering the organization
of pig clubs by advancing to club
members the money needed for the
purchase of purebred SOW pigs are
doubly desirable at this time, accord
ing to the United States department of
agriculture.
Pig clubs have increased very rapid
ly during the past seven years the
specialists point out. In 1910 there
were So members in the United States;
today the number exceeds 10000, found
principally in Arkansas, Alabama,
California, North Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia. Texas, Oregon, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, Kentucky, Indiana, and
Massachusetts. These states contain
ed 21,s73 members last year, but pig
clubs are being formed rapidly in other
states. The demand for gifts and bred
gifts by club members is unprecedent-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05

details to suit conditions. For instance
the banker may require the return Of
only one SOW pig. and stipulate that
the boy or girl must join corn or
peanut club. raise at least half an acre
of green feed, and exhibit the SOW and
her offspring at the county fair or
livestock show.
Under similar arrangements, boys
have received calves to raise, and both
boys and girls have received eggs Of
purebred chickens for Matching.
1t Is urged that bankers in the south
who have taken part in these projects
heretofore continue their aid, and 9TH
ers, both in the north and in the
south, take up the work, as 1t is a
patriotic duty at this time to increase
the nations supply of food. County
agents, state agricultural colleges, and
the department of agriculture will
answer gladly any questions regarding
details of these activities.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05

ed, even at the high prices at which
they are held.
FINANCIAL assistance to the pig club
members has been the means of intro
ducing purebred hogs in places where
otherwise this might have been i'm
possible, and has helped to build up
the agriculture of the communities
which the banks serve. These clubs
STAND not alone for greater pork pro-
uuctlon. BY increasing the amount of
livestock they encourage the produc-
ton of much OF the feed on the farm,
and as their activities are coincident
with or follow club work in the grow
ing OF corn and forage crops, they are
part OF system that favors a sound
diversity in agriculture and rotation
or crops that will maintain the fertility
of the soil.
Use Two Plans.
Two plans have been followed by
bankers In providing the SOW pigs
necessary to enable the BOYS and girls
TO engage in pig club work. One
method is the so-called promissory
note plan. The banker makes individual
contracts with the pig club members.
In each case he agrees to lend them
certain sum of money at per cent
interest for one year, or longer IL
necessary. The member agrees to
Keep up a membership in pig club,
to invest the loan under the direction
OF the county agent or county club
representative, and to repay 1t at
maturity out OF the proceeds of the
sale Of the original stock or the in
crease. AS security for the loan, the
banker takes the members promissory
note. The members parent consents
to the contract, in writing, and agrees
not to claim any right in the pigs pur
chased or their proceeds.
The other method is called the END
less chain" plan. This also involves
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05

individual contracts The banker
agrees to furnish a registered SOW pig.
The boy or girl agrees to join local
pig club, obey it's rules. care for the
sow according to instructions, breed
her at not less than eight months OF
age to a registered boar OF the same
breed, raise the litter according to the
rules Of the club, and deliver to the
banker two choice gifts (not less than
eight weeks old from the first litter.
The member agrees also to take out
registration papers for all the first
litter pigs not sold for immediate
slaughter. When these agreements
are met, the original SOW and the re-
naming pigs become the members
property. III the member il unable to
return two sow pigs out OF the first
litter the agreement continues until
this is possible. If the original SOW
dies before narrowing a healthy litter
the banker bears the loss. If the menu
Der does not fulfill all agreements,
rights to the SOW and her progeny are
forfeited. The parent agrees to the
contract, in writing, and acknowledges
that the sow and increases shall be-
long to the boy or girl.
Endless Chain.
When the banker receives the two
SOW pigs from the member and puts
them but with other boys or girls un..
der the same agreement, the endless
chain feature of the activities is set in
motion. This plan may be varied in
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05
HACONDOKOFF HEADS
THE COSSACK ARMIES
Has Brilliant Record as Soldier and IL
Army Adnlinistration-W Have
Order.
fBy Associated Press.l

Petrograd, May 5.-General Hagon-
dokoff. who has just been appointed
chief of all the Cossack armies, holds
brilliant record Of military and adj
ministrative experience, and is one OF
the most popular commanding officers
in Russia He was governor at Blag-
oveschtchensk during the revolution.
The convicts had been released from
the local jail when he came riding
into town from an administrative trip
in the country districts. General Hag-
ondokoff assembled all the convicts in
the central square of the town, and
said to them:
There has been no order in our
country heretofore. But now we are
going to have order. All must help
to this end. And you convicts must
obey the law and return to JAIL"
The convicts, after short confer
ence among themselves, obeyed the
generals request.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05
Potatoes Thirty Cents a Bushel
Just Hundred Years Ago, S Cent
Beef Roast, Too, Mas in Vogue

II that once popular song, Take Me
Back, were in vogue today, and plac-
ed beside comparisons Of the prices
of foodstuffs 100 years ago and at the
present time, its popularity would be
manifoldly increased in the application
Of its title in comparison of the cost
Of living then and now.
In 1917, potatoes were 80 cents a
bushel as compared to SO per bushel
today: beef was 5 cents per pound as
against 80 and 32 cents at the present;
and smoked ham was IL cents per
pound as compared to 35 cents per
pound, sliced, today. Much the same
ratio holds true with other staple
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05

Best Remedy for WhOoplnu Cough.
Last winter when my little boy had
the whooping cough gave him Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy" writes Mrs.
j. B. Roberts, East st. Louis, Ill. 1T
kept his cough loose and relieved him
of those dreadful coughing spells. It
is the only cough medicine keep in
the house because I have the most
confidence in it." This remedy is also
good for colds and croup.-adv.