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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
FUNNY, ISN'T IT?

Where can a man buy cap for his
knee?
Or key for lock of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy,
Because there are pupils there?
In the crown of his head what gems
are found,
Who travels the bridge of his nose?
Can he use when shingling the roof
of his mouth,
The nails in the end of his toes?
Can the crook of his elbow be sent
to jail,
And if so, what did he do?
How does he sharpen his shoulder
blades,
I'll be hanged if know; do you?"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04
DO THE RIGHT THING AT THE
RIGHT TIME.

To do the right thing a little late,
has much the same result as if one
did the wrong thing. A letter of SYM
pathy delayed several months means
very little to the recipient An offer
OF helpfulness coming when your
friend has struggled through the
worst of her difficulties calls out very
little gratitude. Sometimes a delay of
five minutes will spoil piece of help
fulness as completely as if it had been
postponed for years. Learn to do the
right thing at the right time
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04
DENTISTS.

by the word of His mouth hath He
made the quiet lovely flower to be a
comforter to troubled souls, even
while He praised its beauty. Behold,
now the lily stands as an earthly ina
age of heavenly wisdom and love,
which combines truth, goodness, and
beauty in an everlasting union. And
doth it perish?" continued the father,
after pause; do you not today be-
hold the lily glowing with the same
beauty as when our Lord looked on
it?"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04

The simplicity of this procedure
appealed to them all, and as by this
time all were bit curious, volunteers
were easily found to examine the old
records and report their findings to
the post.
When the committee made it's re-
port, it was received with surprise
and with some shame The records of
the graveyard showed that a young
Salem man had been buried there. a
volunteer of sixty-one, who had con-
tracted tuberculosis before he had
seen any active service, and had re-
turned home to die All these years
the grave of patriot had been
neglected and without decoration. and
this stranger, this Johnny Reb from
the south, had taken upon himself the
remedying of their neglect. The post
was ashamed that it had overlooked
the grave of man who had given his
life for his country as loyalty as one
who had died on the field of battle
Those who had championed the cause
OF the stranger all along were
triumphant, and wore an "I-told-you-
so air. The few who had opposed
making advances to the rebel were
silenced forever. 1t was unanimously
voted then and there to make the
rebel an honorary member of the post,
II he would accept. They resolved
to await Decoration Day, which was
near at hand, to inform him of their
vote.
Decoration Day came, and old
Simon Buckner in his gray uniform.
with his flowers in his hand, went
down the street toward the graveyard.
He was surprised to see the company
in blue standing drawn UP in front
OF their post. Instinctively he held
his head erect and raised his hand to
salute the flag they carried; when to
his surprise he heard the command to
present arms, and saw the assembled
company give him the salute due to
an officer of the army. He stopped
short, amazed and hesitating, and
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then the captain of the post came
over and grasped his hand.
"Comrade,' he said, "the boys in
blue here want to thank you for your
care of the neglected grave of one of
their comrades"
The man in gray flushed red and
then gasped in relief Thank God, his
fraud was not found out, At least, he
had been decorating the grave of
soldier. The captain of the post noted
this confusion, but attributed it to
other causes
THE boys here" he went on, have
made you an honorary member Of the
post. There are very few of us left
now, Comrade, either of the blue or
of the gray, and it is time for us to
get together We would be glad to
have you with US today. Will you
Gomez" And he extended his hand
cordially.
"Gladlyi" he said. His heart was
singing with relief at not being found
out, and with Joy at the prospect of
the companionship of the veterans.
Forward, march," said the cap
tain. Old Simon fell into line for the
first time under the Stars and Stripes,
and marched with the boys in blue to
decorate the graves of those who
fought for the flag in Sixty-one.
Joseph CareD. In the Boston Pifof.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04
scoTTIE.

While going through the new Angel
Memorial Animal Hospital in April,
1915, saw Scottie.-a rather forlorn
collie who had been brought in by
policeman who had found him roam
ing at large for some time. After
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Continued from page 81
THE LAST REBEL.

clear up the mystery. All we have to
do is examine the records. and then
we shall know just who is buried
there"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-04


Mexico.
William Butler, the Methodist mis-
sionary, in his book called Mexico
in Transition from the Power of
Political Romanism to Civil and Re-
ligious Liberty gives a detailed
statement (1S92) of the number of
communicates secured by the Metho-
dist missionaries in Mexico, the num-
Der of churches, value of property,
etc. By that statement we see that
there were 1865 communicates, using
twenty-three church buildings, with
church property valued at $306,990.
There were twenty-five ordained
preachers and total of one hundred
and seventy workers
Applying these Methodist proper
lions to Mexico as a whole, we find
that they would warrant the presence
of $4,000 clergymen, assisted by $685.
900 workers" using $4,000 churches,
with property worth the respectable
sum of $1,227, 100000. The Methodist
Church property value of $306,990
represents a per capita value per
communicate of over $115. The
greater part of these are foreigners.
This investment represents American
contributions but does not include the
vast sums sent to Mexico for main
tanning the missionaries. The per
capita cost per convert runs into the
hundreds of dollars, and it is mat
ter of common knowledge in Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Uncle Sans Boys
Plan Big Meet
At Fort Hancock

The soldiers of Uncle Sam who arc
stationed at Fort Hancock, near Sandy
Hook, will engage in their quarterly
post track and field games next Wednes-
day. A long list of events is sched-
uled, from foot races TO wall scaling
and intrenching contests, The bar
racks house many prominent athletes
who will compete.
According to Captain Journey, the
athletic director, every competitor VINO
leads home his rivals Will receive a
twenty-four-hour leave Of absence. in
addition 70 the prizes TO be distributed.
The races have been sanctioned by the
limited States Army Department and
also have been included in the bulletin
Of events.
The men in training at Fort Han
cock include heavy artillery, infantry
and coast guard defence units. There
are in all close 10 ] 800 men, and OF TINS
number 800 have entered the competi-
zion. All contestants will have TO COM
rste in service uniform. Colonel Byrne,
Ire .ommandant, will act as referee.
The events listed are; l00-yard dash,
yard dash, l40-yard heavy march
inc order, putting 12-pound shot, run
Ming broad jump, running high jump,
wall sealing, tug-ot-war, entrenchIng
contest. sS0-yard company relay team,
three-legRed race, sack race, rescue
race and obstacle race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Spencer Chooses
Brother Willie
AS Bike Partner

The moot question of who shall team
with Arthur Spencer, the world sprint
champion, for the coming six-day bike
race in Madison Square Garden. Deem
Der 2 to 8, was decided last night by the
title-holder himself. The cycling king
has dominated his brother, Willie. as
his riding partner. The Spencer broth
ers are regarded as the best Of the
younger crop of pedal pushers, and
are expected to make a heroic fight for
the capital prize Of $4,000, which goes
to the winners.
Another pair OF brothers was also
teamed up yesterday. Lester and
George Bowker, who conduct a bicycle
store at Woodmere, Long Island. and
who have shown great promise in re-
cent races, will endeayor TO outride the
Spencer brothers and some fifteen
other teams that will start.
To date W. II. Wellman. the pro-
moter. mas signed up six teams. while
FIVE other star riders are in the fold
but have yet 20 be assigned partners.
They are: Oscar Egg and Marcel Du-
puy, winners OF the 1916 race; Eddie
Root, winner OF four New York grinds;
Bobby Walthour, hero Of numerous six
day races, and Paul Suter, the Swiss
champion.
The following teams have been
formed, and ali Of these riders are
already undergoing the training process
at the Newark Yelodrome: Clarence
Carman and George Wiley, Arthur and
Willie Spencer, Lester and George
Bowker, Lloyd Thomas and Percy
Lawrence, Jake Nagin and Willie Han
ley, and George Chapman and Gus
Lang.
The Bowker brothers and Lang and
Chapman are newcomers to the six
day game, as are Arthur Spencer, VINO
relieved Frank Kramer of the national
Championship last summer. and his
brother, Willie. Willie Spencer has
Just come through his first six-day az
fair, up in Boston, in good style. but
that was a modified event ten hours
a day. and this will be his first effort
IN real grind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Five-Mile Race
For Enlisted Men

The Morningside Athletic Club, Of
Harlem. has earned the honor Of being
the first club to stage an athletic event
solely for the soldiers. At meeting
Of the athletic committee yesterday it
was decided 20 conduct a hye-mile
scratch race, open to all men in the
service. on Sunday, December 9.
No entry fee will be charged and It
is expected that total Of twenty prizes
will be distributed. The contest will
start from the Central Casino, 155th
Street and Eighth Avenue. in order that
the probable large number of starters
may have ample dressing accommoda-
tons.
The list Of prizes comprise wrist
watches. fountain pens. signet rings
and trench mirrors in addition TO two
team prizes. Entry blanks will be sent
to every naval station. camp and fort
near the city in order to obtain a large
entry list. Entries should be sent TO
Fred A. Niles. A. A. U. Office. 290
Broadway, New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Flushing. as Team, Much Best
and Easily Wins Third
Successive Title
By a. c. Cavagnaro

The individual 'cross-country cham
pionship Of the Public Schools Athletic
League was won by Walter Higgins. OF
Morris High School, The Bronx, in the
annual competition held over course
in Jamaica, Long Island. yesterday.
The eighteen-year-old boy took com
rsnd Of the pacing position one-half
mile after the start, and never relin-
quished IL during the remaining two
miles Of the journey. He won, easing
up and looking over his shoulder at
his nearest opponent, by six yards IN
the time of 1914.
Albert Tracy, captain OF the Flush
ing High School barrier team, who was
strong favorite for the title, mad 10
be content with second place. The
youth undoubtedly would have met with
a better fate had he taken the wi.&er
more seriously. He allowed Higgins TO
gain too big lead in the early stages
and was unable TO retrieve this ground.
Abraham Weyman, representing Boys
High School, of Brooklyn, was third,
twenty yards behind Tracy, with Nike
Bello, another Flushing boy, fourth.
However, the Flushing boys retained
their team title for the third success
sive time. That Flushing was repre-
scented by the stronger and better bal,
ancsd team was evidenced in its small
total OF 81 points. stuyyesant High
School, of Manhattan. which finished
second. could do no better than ~
points. Then followed Erasmus Hall
High School, Of Brooklyn, with l2S and
the High School Of Commerce, fourth,
with 40. Morris WAS far back in NTH
position with 14s, due TO the poor run
ming of the last three men to finish.
The splendid condition at the finish
of 109 Of the 1lS boys that started
spoke volumes for the physical train
ing system in the local schools. Every
boy finished full Of running after the
hard trail.
The event started in front of the
Jamaica High School. on Hillside Ave
nue.. and continued up the Park Ave
nue. hill, where two circuits were made
around Upland Park. The ascending
OF the hill. which was made inmedi-
ately after the start, proved the hard
est part of the course.
Fifteen teams faced the starter. As
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

the Parental Band, OF jamaica, played
The Star-Spangled Banner" the pack
was sent on its way By Park Commits
sioner Weir Of Queens. Mounting the
bill, the pacing position changed hands
frequently, but when the top was
reached Bello was in front. On bis
heels came Tracy, Weyman, Higgins
and A. Schafer, Of Manual Training.
with the other athletes following in
Indian file.
Bello did not hold his position long
and gave way to Higgins some two
hundred yards further on. Tracy also
moved up behind the Morris boy. HiR-
gins sprinted madly away, and az the
two-mile point had a lead Of 100 wards.
As he turned into Hillside Avenue for
the last eco yards OF the race Higgin:
slowed down TO trot. However. he
kept sharp lookout on Tracy, who
was sprinting along madly after him.
Although Tracy was unable 10 over
take his rival, he might have succeed
ed in doing so in another 100 wards.
as he was far stronger than Higgins
at the finish.
Higgins has run prominently for
Morris during the short hill-and-dale
season. Although it is his first year
at the sport, he was the first home in
the dual victories won by Morris over
the Columbia freshmen. Evender
Childs and Barringer High School,;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Tales of a Wayside Tee
Bv GRANTLAND RICE.

away, but on the average he has been
one of the best putters In golf through
the last two years.
Walter Hagen Is another consistently
strong putter, one Of the best. Hagen
plays every shot with confidence. and
as confidence is big part OF putting
success it has helped him immeasura-
bly, around the pin, where he gives
every shot chance TO drop. Jack Ho-
bens, Of Englewood. Is still another
who belongs around the top.
Another Star
One of the best Of all putters was
Alex Smith in his championship years.
Alex won three open titles, and a biz
part Of his success was due TO his &C
curacy on the green.
Smith is not only fine putter. He
10 also the fastest. In place Of daily
ing over a putt or attempting to study
the proper line, Alex steps up to the
ball and taps with almost the same mo-
ton. There are times when he seems
TO make the putt before he has quit
walking. He believes, to begin with
that the first judgment on the right
line is generally the best. He believes
also, that many puts are missed be-
CAUSE bOllcEs staNu OfcI tuc pdll boN
long. finally making the putt with tho
INDIGESTION that comes Of delay.
vardon, Taylor, Braid
One Of the main reasons for all the
acclaim given Vsrdon is that he has
won six open British championships
despite the fact that he was only ar
ordinary putter. we'll below both Braid
and Taylor in this respect. The latter
two are both very good around the pin
well ahead Of their star rival. II .,
generally believed that If Vardon had
been a fine putter he could have won
at least ten championships. As IL is
lack Of success on the green has de-
stroyed his putting confidence. and lack
Of confidence in this department 81
play is fatal defect.
The man who expects to miss a putt
will generally be accommodate 1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Service Elevens
In Game To-day

The football team Of the Naval Re-
serve Training Station. at Pelham
Bay Park, will meet the post eleven
from Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, or
the ". Y. A. c. field. at Travers Island
this afternoon. The game Will start al
g o'clock.
The Naval Reserve team. accom-
pAnied by a band and 1900 jackies
will march from their station Il
Travers Island and will also have their
mascot in the form OF a goat The
Fort Slocum team will also be accom-
panied BY a band and 1000 Of the mer
stationed there. and will march 10 the
held with their mascot, the old re
liable army mule. In the lead.
Both tennis have a number Of college
players. including 0'Boyle. of George
town; Miller, Of Pennsylvania State
westcott, Of Wesleyan, and Lefty Flynn
Of Yale. on the Naval Reserve team
and MaIHeld. Of Lafayette; Phstoria. OF
Villanova, and Greemsn. Of University
Of Nermont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Erasmus Gets Brooklyn
Title; Poly Prep Wins
MacPhee and Goebel Feature
in Championship Double
header at Washington Park

Erasmus Hall High School clinched its
right to the football championship OF
Brooklyn through routing the Boys
High School eleven by score of SO to
in the first game of double-header at
Washington Park, Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon. In the other contest Poly
Prep bowed to the Manual Training
High School eleven. The score of this
game was to 0.
The forward pass proved the impor-
tsnt factor of the Erasmus victory. The
Flatbush Avenue school made frequent
use of the aerial play AID never failed
successfully to complete it. Three of
its touchdowns were directly attribute
BILE to this play. Erasmus also profted
by the numerous fumbles Of the Boys
High players.
Walter MacPhee and Goebel, who
was playing his first game in many
weeks, were the shining stars for Eras-
mus. Both showed adcptness in throw
ing and catching the ball in for
ward passes and also circled the ends
for big gains. The Boys High defence
also erumbled under the vicious
smashes of the Buff and Blue backfeld.
In the final quarter. with many sec
ond string Erasmus players in the
game, Boys Highs only touchdown was
made by Bloomgarten.
The game between Manual and Poly
proved a test of the defence of both
teams, and each held up under the
strain well. Manual owes its surpris-
ing victory to Masczenski, the fullback,
who intercepted one Of the few for
ward passes attempted in the final
period. and ran sixty-fve yards to &
touchdown.
The lineup:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
With
Kirkby, Victor
On the Links
Pair Defeat Travers and
Guilford in Match at
Englewood

Oswald Kirby, with John G. Ander-
son es a partner, defeated Jerome d.
Travers and Jesse Guilford in q four
ball match at the Englewood Golf Club
yesterday by q margin Of 4 and 9.
Travers was substituted for ouimet,
who was unable to play on account OF
camp duties.
Brilliant as Trsvers was, he was not
able to hold back the advances of the
opposition, who had things mostly their
own way from the early stages of the
match. Guilford somehow did not work
as we'll with Travers as he does with
Ouimet, and did not give half the sup
port that he usually gives in four
ball match.
Gain Lead In Morning
The Anderson Kirkby combination
finished the morning round three holes
to the good, chiefly through the brill
liant golf displayed by Kirkby, who had
70 for his bit. Anderson was able,
however, to help on three holes, and
this represented the three by which he
and Kirkby led their rivals at lunch
time.
In the afternoon Il was different, and
for nine straight holes neither side was
able to gain an advantage. On the
tenth Anderson broke the ice by run
ming down long 40-foot putt for 8,
which upset the calculations of the
gallery, as we'll as Jerry Travers, who
laid close to the cup in his second, but
could not make the putt for half.
There was no change in the score
until the fourteenth was reached,
where Travers ran down a long, curl
ing putt for 4, while the best the
others could do was 8. 1t looked des-
perste for Travers and his Boston part
ner at this point, as there were only
four holes left.
Jerry fought hard for after drop
ping his tee shot within ten feet OF the
pin at the short fifteenth, but missed
by the narrowest of margins. Ander-
son then proceeded 70 run down mis-
sixfooter FOR his 2, and the match was
over. Playing the bye holes, Travers
won the last hole with 8, although he
was In easy range for his 2.
Equal In Driving
There was little to choose from
among the four in their driving. Gull
ford's reputation as siege gun seems
to be fading fast, as there were few
time. when he had much advantage on
the others from the tee. Kirkby
seemed to be hitting the longest ball,
but he was not always straight.
Travers and Anderson surprised the
gallery by usually keeping up with
their long-hitting partners.
About a thousand dollars was raised
for the Y. NJ. c. A. fund. Oswald
Kirkby interested himself in the rails
ing Of the funds, and was pledged $500
before the players arrived.
Travers, with 70 and 70, equalled
Kirkby's card for the day, with 70 and
n. Guilford took 70 and 70, while
Anderson required rs and II.
The best-ball cards follow:
MORNING ROUND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

The three leading putters in amateur
ranks, beyond any argument inciuoeo
Travers. Travis and Ouimet when this
trio was upon active duty in pursuit OF
various titles.
These three had no close rivals on
,ba Green. They were out in front by q
league to spare.
But no one has yet outlined the reply
as to what three golfers might consti-
tute the best three putters among pro-
fessionals.
By good putting we mean consist
emily good work upon the greens, espe-
cialiy in tournament play. There are
any number of pros who are brilliant
at times on the green, but whose put
ting il erratic and far below the stand
arr at other times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Penn Runners
Easily Defeat
Columbia Team

The University Of Pennsylvania was
victor yesterday morning in its dual
'cross-country run with Columbia Uni
versitv over the Van Cortlandt Park
course by a score of II to SO. L. ].
Glover, Of Pennsylvania, was the first
to cross the finish line, after covering
the six and a half miles of the national
course in 80 minutes ~ seconds.
McHales, of Pennsylvania, previous.
" regarded as the individual star OF
the Philadelphia aggregation, was the
second man to come in, some 200 yards
in the rear of Glover. Pennsylvania
also captured third place through
Cummings, and Huelsenbeck, OF Column
bia, took fourth place, the head OF the
Columbia line.
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