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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
WHY BAPTIST MINISTER BECAME
A CATHOLIC.

e ~. ~ :.
William H. Sloan, formerly Bap-
fist minister, tells why he became a
Catholic, in the following words: 4 Il
81 labored for seven years on the
compiling of Spanish Concordance
of the Holy Scriptures, and i scrutin-
lied every text that could bear upon
the subject l had in hand. found
the authority of the Church as pillar
and ground of the truth, the Primary
of Peter, the power of the priest to
forgive sins, Transubstantiation the
efficacy of the Sacraments and one or
clearly taught in Gods Word that
dare no longer close my eyes to the
truth. Once | was convinced of the
truth that ultimate authority lay in
the Church, and that she was the
authorized interpreter of Writ, the
quence. The Holy Spirit said to me:
This is the way; walk in it. 1t was
more difficult for me to accept the
discipline of the Church, its cere-
monies and ritual, but here again l
was aided by Him Who guides into all
truth when the seeker is willing to be
led. Not only among the multi-col-
ored Protestant church, but in my
own church there were a score or
more of different faiths, many even
in the Baptist congregation of which
I had been pastor, There was no
authority anywhere to deliver a dis
tinct message of Christian truth.
ITO become a Catholic meant the
Severing of old ties, the grieving of
loved ones, the tears of wife and chill
dren, the cutting off of every means
of support for myself and family, the
entire overturning of the old life and
the forced adjustment to a new and
strange one-a somewhat difficult
thing for a man of sixty-four years of
age. l consulted no one but God,
talked with no man or priest, until I
was about, ready to stand publicly by
my conscience. Then l called upon
Father ]. A. Refs, pastor of the Church
of San Lorenzo, City of Mexico; and
later l called upon the Archbishop,
whose pleas advice, given to me only
a short time before his lamented
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
MASON cARREE.

Maison Carree Square House) is
the Mother House of the White Fa-
Tiers and is located in the suburbs Of
Algiers IN. Africa). 1t owes its name
to a very large Arab house Of that
type, which was used as a fortress
during the Algerian wars between
the French and the Arabs (1S30).
One day forty French soldiers, in
command of a lieutenant, had been
captured in it by an Arab force, it was
a merciless war, and the officer order
ed that they be shot. They were al
ready against the wall awaiting death
when the Arab Chieftain told them
through an interpreter a renegade,
that if they would abjure their srelig-
ion and accept the Mussulman creed
they would be spared. ga
What do you think, Sergeant? p
said the French officer. ~
They can do what they please, but
/ will never renounce the Christian
faith
Nor t. said the lieutenant.
Nor IT, said all the men, one after
the other. from the first to the last.
The last one had scarcely said sNor
T. than the Arab Chief. gave a com
mand, and moment later the forty
men were lying dead. The Church
counted forty more heroes in her
martyrology.
Forty years later, Cardinal Law
gerie, Archbishop Of Algiers, chpse
that spot to build. the mother house
of the Society of the White Fathers
he had just founded. 1t was indeed
the proper place for a school Of apos-
tolate and martyrdom.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10

II must, dear. I have stayed too
long as it is. But I'll come again
may | come tomorrow"
Yes, yes!" Miss Boardman urged,
with bright smile, but in an instant
she was sad again. She held fast to
Miss Firms hand to detain her, and
looking tearfully into her eyes, she
began in a hating way, Mary, l have
something to tell YOU. lists a
confession and-and-oh, | know
you'll be angry with me, and utterly
disguised! You won't be very angry,
if you can help it, will you, Mary?"
Miss Finn smiled as she promised,
Il won't be angry at all+-of course
not!''
"You don't know. Wait until II
tell you. Why-I-I'm not sick. j
haven't been. I've wanted you so
much and SO long; I've yearned for
you more than you will ever know, SO
II thought you would surely come
when you heard / was ill. II am
sorry was so deceitful
Miss Finn tried to sm11e, but her
eyes were streaming. Henrietta, /
knew the moment saw you that you
weren't i'll. You never looked better
in your life. 1t was dear. of you, my
darling, to want me so much, and
and" Suddenly the ludicrous side
Eof the matter forced itself upon her.
She laughed in the midst of her tears.
but was trying to check her mirth
quickly, lest Miss Boardman should
be hurt, when Miss Boardman herself
gave a stified laugh Neither Of them
could control herself after that; they
laughed until they cried.
Hannah! We're forgetting Han
nah! She would never forgive you if
she knew Miss Finn gasped at last.
Heaven forbid that she will ever
find out! I'll be better tomorrow
able to creep about, but far from
Welt" Miss Boardman whispered.
And they laughed again, too happy
to do anything else
Florence Gilmore. in The Moenifcat.
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Continued from page p
IF HANNAH KNEW.

ter-sWeet twined about it. She bit her
lip to keep back the sudden tears,
for Hannah's heavy tread was on the
stairs and in the course of time she
appeared to say that Miss Boardman
wanted Miss Finn to go to her room.
you know the way Hannah said,
and Miss Finn nodded. She could not
speak. fsr.
Hesitatingly she climbed the steps,
her heart beating furiously. She did
not know whether to be glad or sorry
she had come, and once or twice she
was tempted to turn and flee back to
her own sitting room. She longed to
see her friend; for the greater part
Of two long, lonely years her heart had
ached for her, but-but how foolish
she had been to come!
She reached the upper hall. She
went to the door of Miss Boardman's
room On the threshold she stopped
short, and looked shyly towards the
bed. Miss Boardman held out two
loving arms and she ran into them.
"Oh, Henrietta, Henrietta." she
sobbed.
Miss Boardman held her close. She
could not find a word to say.
After moment Miss Finn loosened
her friends arms from about her neck
and looked into the eyes that met her
own so lovingly Henrietta" she
whispered I'm SO sorry. I've been
sorry all the time, and ,g
But Miss Boardman would not lis
tens DON'T, please don't, Mary DEAR
she begged. 81 understand. Let's for
get all about it."fTs anpa
And so they agreed to do, Miss Finn
kneeling beside the bed with her
friends hands held close in hers as
in little, broken sentences they talked
away the old trouble. After a time
Hannah came, bringing a tray, none
too well flied, and Miss Finn fed the
invalid with motherly tenderness,
while they recalled, with smiles and
tears, a time years before when she
had sprained her wrist and ankle in
some girlish escapade and Miss Board
man had been her hands and feet for
several weeks.
But gradually Miss Boardman's joy
evaporated; she became a little quiet
then more and more quiet, until she
was almost silent and by the time
Miss Finn rose to 60 away she was
nervous and evidently on the verge
Of tears.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
THE BLESSED VIRGIN PROTECTS
HER CHILDREN.

A native priest of India, Father
Marie Joseph. tells of a strange hap
pening in his mission. 1t seems that
the pagans of the neighborhood, filed
with rage upon learning that the
Christian pariahs had erected a little
chapel in which to worship the true
God, burned it one Monday night in
March, at about eleven o'clock. For
three successive years. at exactly this
time, fire has destroyed the village
Of the pagans, who caused the destruc-
ton OF the Catholic chapel. When
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE FULL
OF INTEREST.

Volumes could be written on mis-
sionary countries, their peoples, re
ligions and customs if our priests had
leisure. Only rarely, however, do they
find it possible to become authors and
tell us few of the interesting things
we would like to know.
But, Father Kennedy, S. II, of
Shanghai, has found time in spite of
advancing age, i'll health and the work
of a large parish, to compile and pub
'lish work Of four volumes on
Chinese SuperStitions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.


From the japanese Catholic Club
of Los Angeles, California, Rev.
Albert Breton, p. F.. M, sends
the cheering news that Catholic mis-
sioEary work among the japanese
there is progressing by leaps and
bounds. The third kindergarten in
two years has just been opened, and
altogether more than one hundred and
twenty-five Japanese tots are enrolled
in. the classes 1t is expected that
early in 1918, three or four more Sis
tiers will come from Japan to take UP
work in different localities Alto
gether the Japanese of California re-
spond well to the efforts Of Catholic
priests and nuns.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10

the pagans consulted their idols and
offered sacrifice to their gods in or
der to find out the cause of these
hres, they report that this answer was
distinctly heard by all present: 'tThe
flres are all the result of the wrath
OF a Golden Queen, against whose
power nothing can prevail!" This is
but one of many instances of the low
ing protection which our Blessed
Mother is pleased to grant at times
to her faithful children.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
THE POWERFUL DOLLAR.

How true are the following words
regarding the saving of money. It is
said the heart is where the treasure
is. Why not put some treasure in
the missions? Buried treasure is as
useless as powerless engine. Dol
lars don't have to be buried in the
ground to be useless You can bury
them in your pockets or stocking Or
bedtick or any other hiding place; but
once you bury them they cease to
work they are useless: a banked
dollar is powerful dollar. It Is q
working dollar. q producing dollar,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
! COMM uNIcATIoN FROM FATHER
II, BERTRAND's SUCCESSOR.

For the first time there comes to
his a letter from Rev. Joseph Marcel
Andrieu, p. F. NJ, successor to Father
Bertrand, who for twenty years gave
most devoted care to the inmates of
Ylle leper asylum at Gotenba. After
paying tribute to the memory of this
heroic priest, Father Andrieu says
The hospital at Gotemba was
Wounded in 1889 by Father Testevuide.
ETer since then, the charity of the
Kalthful has made it possible for many
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10

+ You can readily see," he writes,
that | have little leisure time on my
hands. have been twice in the hos
pital and came very near breaking
down completely, but owing to the
good care / received I am glad to say
| am now on the read to recovery
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
CoNQUESTS OF THE MISSION
ARIES.

In the past centuries our apostles
have succeeded in converting twenty
seven millions of souls in pagan coun-
tries. And amid this harvest, like an
enormous bouquet of red flowers, are
nearly one hundred thousand martyrs,
whilst Heaven alone knows the mum
Der of the nameless victims who have
fallen in the great slaughter of perse-
cutions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10

.decease. l shall never forget. And on
the goth of January, 1908, I was bap-
tized by Father Refs, General ]. B.
Frisbie and Judge Ignacio Sepulveda
being my-sponsors. have found the
peace of God which passeth all under
standing" q
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10
LET THE CHILDREN HELP.

The work Of mother ii hardest
when all her children are too small
to b. Of any help. However. that will
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
RYE
Fine Pasture Crop.

One Of the best crops 10 be used
for fall winter and early spring pas.
ure is rye. This cereal Is very hardy
and seldom wlnterkills iu this state
II makes a rapid growth md does
well during weather TOO cool for
wheat or oats As a green manure
crop II is ready TO be turned under
IN the spring before either wheat or
oats. II Is very suitable crop 70
be planted between rows Of cotton
even on poor soil, for pasture or
green manure.
The AbruzzI variety, which Is be.
coming popular at least in the south
orn twothirds Of the state, Is some
what earlier than common rye and az
rule produces larger and better
Grain At Monticello, Abruzzl rye was
much more satisfactory than common
rye Abru2zl rye IL not as hardy as
common rye in northern districts OF
the state. Rye ia usually planted o,
the rate Of four pecks per acre. II car
be planted somewhat later than
wheat, but otherwise the culture In
the same.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
PROTECT GRAIN FROM WEEVlL

By Geo. G Becker, State Entomolo-
gist, University of Arkansas.
All the peas and beans which Ark
ansas may raise may be rendered
useless for food and all of the corn
raised either for stock or human con-
sumption might deteriorate in value
at the rate OF three cents per bushel
per month for every month that it is
in storage after the first OF Soyem'
her unless Arkansas farmers take
steps to prevent the ravages OF va
rious grain weevil, These losses can
be prevented by the use of lime and
by proper methods of storage.
Lime Dust Method.
In the case of peas and beans, the
work of weevils can be readily kept
in check by storing them away in
lime dust. For this purpose use air
Stacked lime dust. This is commonly
found as waste in many lumber yards,
Mix the peas or beans together with
the lime at the rate Of one part by
weight. or lime dust to two parts, by
weight. of beans or peas. The peas
or beans may then be stored away
with the lime in sacks, barrels, boxes
or other containers.
Weevils in corn can be prevented
nv husking the corn in the field. in
so doing you will leave most of the
weevis in the field Moreover corn
when stored with husks on will be
subject to about four times the
amount Of damage done through wee
wills than unhusked corn.
In huskng, have division In the
wagon bed, on one side put all the
badly infested ears, and the other put
the sound ears. A box may be at
tached to the back Of the bed to re-
ceive seeds ears. In storing, put all
the sound ears in the back Of the bin
and those which are infested in front
of the bin so that the latter will be
used up first
In collecting for seeds ears, select
ears with tight husks and well GOV.
cred tips. II this is borne in mind 1t
will be possible in time to select a
strain OF corn which will be practt"
cally weevil resistant
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
FOR
FALL GRAIN CROPS
Most soils Of Arkansas Deficient In
Phorus While Many Are Deficient
In Both Nitrogen and Phosphorus.
BF De f. HungerfOrd. Assistant
AgronOmist, University OF
Arkansas.

The prospects are favorable for
continued high prices for wheat ana
other fall sown grain crops. Every
acre OF such crops should be made to
produce It's maximum yield in order
that the world may be supplied with
bread. The experiments conducted by
the College Of Agriculture Of the Uni
versity OF Arkansas indicate that
even when prices are normal, nitro
gen and phosphate fertilizers can be
used with profit on winter wheat.
With prices such "a they are at pres
ent the profits would be very much
greater
Most OF the soils OF Arkansas are
deficient in phosphorus, while many
OF them are deficient in both nitrogen
and phosphorus. 1t is recommended
that for upland soils which have not
been maured recently, 400 pounds OF
a mixture containing equal parts or
acid phosphate and cotton seed meal
be used. Nitrate of soda at the rate
OF 100 pounds per acre may De
used instead of the cotton seed meal
on soils which are not too sandy For
river bottom soils and the better
grades of upland soil, acid phosphate
alone at the rate Of $50 to 25O pounds
per acre will give good results.
Raw rock phosphate has been found
to yield profitable returns, but it IS
slower in its action, sometimes re-
uuiring two or three years to produce
results. IN the present crisis, there
fore, it is urged that the more read
lily available acid phosphate be used
in order that large, immediate re-
turns may be had.
Fertilizers should be ordered at
once. The indications are that the
freight car shortage will be moreacute
this season than ever before, and since
most other commodities will be given
precedence over fertilizers, hence or
ders made late in the season are
likely to be subject to many delays,
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28

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The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
WARNING ORDER.

In the Boone Circuit Court.
Alice Smpkins, Plaintiff,
vs.
Roenia Alston, Defendant
The defendant, Roenia Aston, Is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, Alice Simkins
Given under my hand this the 22nd
day Of June, 1917.
WILL NORMAN,
(SEAL.) Clerk.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
Wood Storehouses.

The man who grows potatoes on a
large scale for commercial purposes
should build a regular storage
house. The wooden or frame
structures are by far the most COM
mon in this state. They are built with
double walls, having a six or eight-inch
space between the walls. This space
may be fillcd with dry sawdust, or il
made practically air tight, may be left
with the space unified. If the floor
OF the building is made Of concrete,
so much the better Bins in the
houses are of different sizes, but pos
sibly about as good size as any
would be about six feet long, four feet
wide, and two and one,half to three
feet deep, Bins are placed one above
another, with possibly siY-inch space
between them. When built in small
sizes this way the air can circulate
more readily among the potatoes, and
damage done by bruising is not so
great as when the bins are made eight
to ten feet square. A siX-inch space
should be left between the bins and
the floor. When the potatoes are
placed in the house the temperature
should be raised to so to IS degrees
and held thus for week or ten days
for the purpose Of drying out the sur
plus moisture. II potatoes begin to
sprout the temperature should be low
cred to 65 to 70 degrees The heating
is usually done by means Of wood
stove, or, in the Fort Smith district,
by gas stoves, After the drying is
complete the temperature of the house
should be kept az near so to 55 de-
grees as possible.
Provide ventilation by means OF side
windows and by hucs through the top
oi the building; close during very cold
weather.
The Harrison times., 1917-07-28
, o o o . . o . o
) CLASSIFIED COLUMN, =
) @ o o . . . o . . - - =
HANDS WANTED.

One hundred hands, men and wo.
men, to work in canning factory this
season. Come in and list your names.
First listed the first to work. Good
crop prospects.
HARRISON CANNING CO,
BY S. T. Brown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
GREAT FEAT
 ENGINEERING
 IS FINISHED

LONDON, Nov. 30.-The opening
 his week of a large new aerodome at Hanworth Park, near London marks the completion of an engin- eering work which involved the de flection underground for distance of nearly mile, of the Wolsey river. The stream intersected the field selected for the main landing ground of the aerodome and imped ed the landing of aircraft there, To remove this defect the engineers constructed a conduit. capable of carrying 27.000,00 gallons of water daily, into which the stream haa now been diverted, and it's bed lev eled to give an unbroken flat sur face for the aerodome. The size of the conduit was such that before the river was diverted fifty soldiers marched upright through the under ground way.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
FINANCES TO BE FEATURE
 OF MESSAGE
President Wilson Is Busy Getting Expert Views for Benefit of
 Congress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-Presi dent Wilson has conferred at length with Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Lobe & G., securing his views on the wal finance Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is getting opinions of rep resenfative financiers on conditions Tho plans for meeting the financial strain caused by the war will con stitute one of the leading features of the Presidents message at the opening of Congress next week.
 Secretary McAdoo is being urged to delay another bond issue as long as possible. for it is declared thai the last loan has caused much un settlement. from which the country will need some time to recover. He is asked to. resort to short term fl nancing, even to the point of issu ing certificates of indebtedness IT to total of s4.000oO0,O00 authorlz ed by Congress. By issuing thc fuil amount the secretary has been told that another bond issue can he postponed for many months and that the banks will readily absori the certificates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
AN ATTACK FROM REAR
 NOT FEARED
France in No Danger Even Though Teutons Should Be Successful
 in Italy.

BOSTON. Nov 30. - Regarding certain nisapprehensions in this country of inc present Italian mill tary and economic situation, NJ F Roesti of the foreign department o' the National Shawmut Bank, who for many years was connected witt a bank in Milan Italy, ridicules the theories advanced in some newspa. pers by military experts" to the ef feet that Franco is likely 10 hesat tackled in the rear by the Austro. German forces, sweeping entirely through Northern Italy.
 Those who make such statementS now" he says, do not fully apprec fate the geography or topography of Italy The natural obstacles tc this campaign, such as mountains and rivers, to say nothing of milf tary resistance, would make this ar exceedingly difficult feat. Before reaching the Piedmont the very higF promontory mountains, which stretch down through Italy from the Swiss and Austrian Alps, would have tC be crossed
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
a" sos" FIRING

Exclusive Photos \. '. H. Service.
 These exclusive photographs show a Preach 305 gun firing and about to recoil under the camouflage. The huge French gun is one of the most effective weapons that have been used against the Huns, and seldom accomplished feat is when the Teutons capture one of these monstrous guns. A train of am munition speeding on it's way to the front. Trains run great risk of being bombarded by Ger man scouting parties, who are ever on the lookout to bring dis aster upon these large loads Of shells and bombs that are on their way to the French front. These photos were taken on the Somme.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
L -ENINE ARRIVED IN
 RUSSIA IN A BOX
 CAR SAYS MARCOSSON

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Nov 29
 Isaac r Marcosson, on his return from the war front said ''I was with Gen Cadorna in his magnfi- cent advances and consider his gen eiship marvellous. But southern italy was q victim of insidious Ger. man propaganda. To this and to : shortage Of coal and wheat are attributable the Italian reverses In 3 week he Italian successes of is months were swept away. But Brit ish and French troops are being rushed overland. and by the coop
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30

erstion of the Allies the Italians will come back
 While on the French front, Gen. Perahing told me that all his boys were cold but wonderfully fit. They are on the coldest part of the West ern front
 My experience in Russia proved to me that kerensky was the strong est man in the Republic, and. still believe it. Lenine arrived in Russia in 8 box car and with a, German per nit He is oatspohenly pro-Geruan and the most dangerous demagogue in Russia Heaven help Russia with i4enine in the saddle.
 England is holding out it's arms to the United States, and hope is centered on America maid The Al
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-30
TRADE WINDS
 SHOW STRENGTH
 THIS SEASON

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30-The unusual strength of the northwest rade winds this season is being commented on by captains entering his port. The captain of a Dutch liner declared he had bucked so many strong winds after leaving Yokohama on trip to this city hat he had but two pounds of coal T his ebunkers when he reached Honolulu. The bunkers, Le stated lad been well filled at the start Of he voyage, but the trades sapped so much of the vessels strength hat the coal melted like snow be- ore the sun"