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OLDEST DYNASTY IN WORLD
Distinction Undoubtedly Belongs to the
Reioning House Of Japan
g.;:sa With Emperor Jimmu.

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The present japanese dynasty is
BY far. the oldest in the world, for
Yoshihito claims to be the one hun
dred twenty-second monarch OF
an unbroken line, dating from the sew
enth century before the Christian era,
says the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. The
early history of Nippon, as recorded
in the holy book, Shinto,f begins with
the dynasties of the gods and is wholly
mythical, in nature. The dawn of real
history begins with the reign OF, jim
mu Tenno, whose memory is revered
today by all the sons of Nippon.
Jimmu the Great forced the savage
tribes to accept civil institutions and
extended his beneficent sway over the
entire country. He established MS
capital at Kioto. He formulated code
of laws, established courts, encouraged
industry, and laid the foundation for
that marvellous advance made by the
Japanese during the nineteenth cen
fury.
The title Of mikadO, which means
honorable gate" was derived from
Jimmu. From the days Of this ruler
Japanese power in the Orient increas-
ed. The successors of Jimmu like
the great emperor himself, were wor-
shipped as gods upon earth. Women
were not excluded from the success
sion to the throne, and there are many
famous expresses In the history OF
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ILLUMINATED STATUE OF CHRIST.

Plans are being perfected for DEM
onstration, national in character, on
the occasion Of placing an imposing
statue of Christ as the Light of the
World, on the pinnacle of Mcmahon
Hall, Catholic University. The date
will be announced soon.
1t is planned to have the great fig
ure of the Light of the World" visi.
BILE at night from many parts of Wash
ington and surrounding points. 1t will
be bathed in flood of white light, d.
rected upon it by an Illuminating sys-
TEN similar to that recently installed
in the Capitol grounds, which makes
the Goddess of Liberty shine out in all
her glory.
The site of the prospective statue
was selected by Bishop Shahan, after
the idea had been proposed by Rev.
John F. Noll of Huntington, Ind.
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St. Stephens Parish
AMONG ?0MBs CT M0NARcHs
Coast to the Memory Of United
Ft# 4ft States Soldiers.

Nature has built on several OF Scot
lands western Islands great stone
shafts that are viewed with wonder
and admiration; man has erected on
others many columns and monuments
that are renowned in art and history
To- mention notable examples, the
natural may be seen in the basaltic
pillars Of Skye :nd Staffa, the artistic
in the memorials to Scottish, Irish and
Norwegian kings in the eburying
ground Of ST. Columba's isle, Iona.
There will shortly appear amid this
together novel, Il new-wOrld monument,
by which America will signaIize the
memory Of her young soldiers OF free
dom whom Germany's submarine dew
iltry drowned in the adjacent waters.
On this knoll a lofty monc'ith Of i'm
perishable granite will be raised in
honor Of the brave who went to death
undismayed and self-contreiled.
p Islay was the chief seat of those
fighting chieftains, the lords of the
isles, who began in the twelfth century
their incessant warfare. with the
NOrsemen. and the title Of the island
princes has descended to the Prince of
Wales. Quiescent past and stirring
present seem to meet on this pic
turesque island. If the shades of the
old-world kings ever visit the royal
tombs at Iona, they need look south
but 30 miles to see towering sign Of
the making Of ne~-:==SSTid history.
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Catholic Directory, and one to which
special attention ought to be called is
the list of Catholic Army and Navy
Chaplains which appears in the forth
coming issue. The section in question
was held open until the last possible
moment and in the list will be found
the names of 800 Catholic priests who
were serving under the Stars and
Stripes when that particular form
went to press. Additional chaplains
have been appointed since the list was
printed, but, unfortunately, it was too
late to insert their names.
THE Official Catholic Directory" is
becoming more valuable year after
year and it's 1912 pages bristle with
interesting facts and figures. 1t is a
veritable encyclopedia of useful Cath
Ole information. The Directory oc-
cupies unique position in the field
of Catholic publications.
Summary.
According to the General Summary
of the new Kennedy publication there
are now 20,477 Catholic priests in the
United States. OF this number ii 1922
are secular priests and $685. are
priests of religious orders. Other fig
ures taken from the summary are as
follows:
Archbishops, 10; bishops, 90;
churches with resident priests,
10,369; missions with churches,
5,44S; seminaries, 106; seminari-
ans, 1928; parochial schools,
5,748; children attending paro-
chial schools, 1,593,4O7; colleges
for boys, 217; academies for
girls, 677; orphan asylums, 297;
homes for aged, 100.
Not in years have so many deaths
taken place among the prelates and
priests of the Catholic church, and ac-
cording to the neurology section three
archbishops, six bishops, one abbot
and 1852 priests have passed away
Catholics in the World Now Number
3O1 ,e6O,485.
According to the Catholic Directory
for 1918, published by Burns 4 Oates
of London, the total estimated Cath
OliC uOpuIdllOI vi luc WOIlu IL OUI -
9GO,4S5. The distribution of Catholics
is in round numbers, as follows:
Europe, 190,779,0OO; Asia, 6,20S, 900;
Africa, 2,S17,00O; America, 92,S67 900;
Australasia, 9,2S9,OOO The Catholics
in the British Empire are estimated to
number 13,296,617, a reduction of 4,
225 on the figures given year ago,
and clearly reflection of the terrible
conflict in which so many of our Cath
oils members are engaged.
There are 1852 priests in Great Brit
ain, of whom 3,O14 are secular clergy
and 1918 members of the regular Or
ders. About $50 secular and 200 reg
ulars, included in the above totals, are
serving as chaplans with His Majes-
tvs forces. There are 1852 Catholic
churches, chapels and stations in Great
Britain, asa of which are in Scotland.
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trained. I did not have time to be
afraid, but only thought what had to
be done if the men in the trench were
to be saved. To my training all credit.
II any, should be given" That is the
stuff that heroes are made of. With.
out doubt when the 88th Division
gets IN the front line trenches Ser.
geant Atkinson will be again heard of.
In the interview with him the other
night, conversation drifted to the
work that is being accomplished under
the auspices of the knights of Colum.
bus. In his own language, he said that
our efforts brought the Church home to
the soldler-boys, even to those who
came to the camp with intolerant
views. The lies and SANDERS that
have been heaped upon the Church
have been exploded. The Catholic
can justify his cause in the faithful
practice of his religion, which has been
one of the marvels of camp life. The
good example of the practical Catho.
lie soldier-boy is having it's effect.
The atmosphere of the X. of G. build
ings," he said, lis home-like and demo.
cratic and appeals strongly to the
boys"
Another proof of the high percent
age OF Catholic volunteers is exempli-
ned in unit eleven, hospital corps,
which was attached temporarily to
the base hospital here some few weeks
ago. Unit eleven is one of four
IL, % and 29-which will make up
one or the base hospitals abroad. 1t
is composed Of about one hundred
and twenty men, mostly from Chicago,
but having III it's personnel represent
atives from Maine to California. Sew
enty-tive to eighty per cent are uni
versity men, Catholic University,
Washington; Georgetown, Notre
Dame, st. Johns Military Academy,
Wis, having its representatives. The
unit has fine glee club of some
twenty voices of which seven have
had the distinction of being members
OF the famous Paulist choir, Chicago.
All are volunteers, having joined the
service last June. Over fifty per cent
is Catholic. and of that type which
not fail to induce acts of piety and
devotion. 1t is comforting to the
chaplains in the ministration of the
sick to find at the bedside such ar
dent helpers and co-workers. Here
is true vocation in itself-open to
our Catholic nurses and our young
men who have an inclination for hos
pital work Our Catholic soldier-boys
appreciate having these of the faith
around their sick bed as then they
know that they need not hesitate in
asking for spiritual succor and com.
fort.
Activities last week were confined
to movies on two nights at the main
building and at No. 3. Sunday the
usual eight Masses were celebrated
in the presence of representative
audiences, the number of Communions
being one hundred and twenty-five.
Fraternally yours in Christ,
PATRICK N. M'DERMOTT,
X. of c. Post Cha plain.
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26,266,642 CATHOLICS UNDER
OUR NATIONAL FLAG

41oos United States Pper-New Directory Gain
for Past Year of
Archbshops and Six Bishops Have During Year.
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Minnesota Ranks Thirteenth onehan Million
in the Total Catholic
Is Three and one-haf ons
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26,266,642 Catholics Under the stars
and Stripes.
If to the figure 17,416,303, which is
the population of the United States
proper, are added the number of Cath
olics in Alaska, the Canal Zone, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, the United
States possessions in Samoa. the Ha-
waiian Islands, Porto Rico. and the
Philippine Islands, it is found that the
total number of Catholics under the
protection Of the Stars and Stripes is
1926, 642.
There are several new features II
the 1918 edition of Kennedy's Ohcia
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Atkinson First Hero
Of Camp Dodge

HurIs Away Lighted Hand Grenade
Endangering Lives Of 20 Men-Mod-
est Sergeant Ascribes Credit to His
Training-Praises Work of X. Of c.,
of Which He Is Member.
Many Catholic ~" Men in Hospital
Corps, Which Is Over so Per Cent
CathoIic-A Vocation for Catholic
Nurses.
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Nurses.
Camp Dodge, Iowa,
April Goth, 1918.
To the Editor:
Camp Dodge has produced it's first
hero in the person of Carl w. Atkin-
son, Catholic and Knight of Column
bus, and at that convert to the Faith.
Carl is a sergeant in Co. M, 350th In
fantry. He came from Onawa, Iowa,
and has been here since last Septem-
Der. His folks live at Blencoe, Iowa.
Prior to his advent here he was a
teacher in the public schols in western
Iowa and eastern Nebraska. He is a
member of St. Michael's Council, X.
Of C.'s, Albion, Neb.
His daring action expressive of
bravery and rare presence of mind is
the talk of the Camp. Thursday of
last week at the grenade school under
the direction of Lieutenant Pouchout
of the French mission, a grenade ignit-
ed in a trench where twenty men were
located. The lieutenant was preparing
tuc SlcIlduC "ulCll "d6 lOdUCO Will
blasting powder. The percussion cap
was not fitted tightly because of the
absence of the tfn-foil wrapper which
usually accompanies the cap.
Through some unknown manner the
grenade became ignited and dropping
from the hand of the lieutenant, rolled
behind him toward the men in the
trench. These grenades are timed to
explode in five second. Sergeant At
kinson. realizing the danger that the
lives of twenty men were at stake,
rushed to the grenade, knowing that
he had but few seconds in which to
act, grabbed it and threw it from the
trench. It exploded in the air, hurting
bits of steel in all directions.
1t was an act of true bravery and
without doubt will be officially recog-
nized. Sergeant Atkinson is naively
modest about the affair. On being
.complimented he said: IF credit ia
due anyone, 1t should be given to the
officers under whom have been
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CHAPTER IX-Continued.

1 ran up the bank of the canal quite
a distance and then swan to the op-
posite side, as l reasoned they would
not be looking for me there. l found
q sheltered clump of bushes that were
in q swamp near the canal and in the
driest part that l could find l crawled
in and made myself as comfortable
as possible The sun come up soon
and kept me warm, and | planned to
camp right there, food or no food,
until the Hun got tired of searching
for me. I think l heard them once
or twice that day, and my heart nearly
stopped on each occasion, but evi-
IDENTIFY they decided to look in some
other direction and l was not further
molested.
At the same time l figured that it
was absolutely necessary for me to
change my course, even at the eN-
pense of going somewhat out of my
way l decided to go due west and
/ kept in that direction for four days.
AS l was in a very weak condition,
I did not cover more than five miles a
night. / kert away from the roads
and did all my journeying through
fields, beet patches, woods, swamps-
anywhere provided l was not likely
to be seen and captured. Food was
an important consideration to me, but
it was secondary to concealment.
At last l brought up at the Meuse
river at a place between Namur and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-23
CHAPTER x.
Experiences in Belgium.


I think that one of the worst things
1 had to contend with in my journey
through Belgium was the number of
small bitches. They intercepted me
at every half mile or so, sometimes
more frequently. The canals and the
big rivers 1 could swim. Of course,
got soaked to the skin every time
did it, but 1 was becoming hardened
to that.
These little bitches, however, were
too narrow to swim and too wide to
jump. They had perhaps two feet of
water in them and three feet of mud,
and it was almost invariably case of
wading through. Some of them, no
doubt, 1 could have jumped if 1 had
been in decent shape, but with a bad
ankle and in the weakened condition
in which l was, it was almost out of
the question.
One night I came to q ditch about
eight or nine feet wide. 1 thought
was strong enough to jump it and 1t
was worth trying as the discomfort
suffered after wading these bitches
was considerable. Taking long run,
I jumped as hard as I could, but
missed it by four or five inches and
landed in about two feet of water and
three of mud. Getting out of that
mess was quite job. The water was
too dirty and too scanty to enable me
to wash off the mud with which l was
covered and it was too wet to scrape
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employed. I could hear them come
rumbling along the stone roads for
miles before they reached the spot
where I happened to be in hiding.
When 1 saw these military roads in
Belgium for the first time, with their
heavy cobblestones that looked as II
they would last for centuries, I real
lied at once why it was that the Ger
mans had been able to make such
rapid advance into Belgium at the
start of the war.
1 noticed that the Belgians used
dogs to a considerable extent to pull
their carts, and 1 thought many times
that if I could have stolen one OF
those dogs it would have been very
good companion for me and might, II
the occasion arose, help me out in
fight. But I had no way of feeding II
and the animal would probably have
starved to death. I could live on veg
etables, which 1 could always depend
upon finding in the fields, but a dog
couldn't, and so l gave up the idea.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-08-23
ELIMINATING Surcharues.

Talking about utilities conserving"
said Baron" Rothchild, "we had an
example today, which if followed gem
orally, would save utility companies
thousands of dollars. A woman who
has a stand at the Riverside amuse-
ment park dropped into the accounting
department of the Merchants Heat
and Light company offices with a
market basket loaded with something
covered with a newspaper. I want to
pay my light bill. My stand is not do
ing as well as I expected, so had the
wires clipped, took down the meter
and have brought it down in this bas-
ket. I want you to read 1t, so can
pay whatever it says I should
The "baron" has figured out II
everyone who discontinued the use OF
electric service did this, the saving In
operating expense would eliminate any
surcharge for these abnormal times
Indianapolis News.
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DO NOT APPEAL TO VISITOR
Writer Frankly Expresses Feeling OF
Disappointment at Sight of Build
inqs Within kremlin Walls.

To me none of the ten churches with
in the Kremlin walls is impressive.
Ivan Veliki towers the highest but 1t
is far from imposing. writes Maynard
Owen Williams in the Christian Her
aid. From one side it resembles tow
er rather than a church, yet it has no
such quiet dignity as one finds in the
Kutah NIinar, near Delhi, or the tow
ering dome of st. Sophia with its
flanking needle minarets. The other
cathedrals are dropped around with
careless abandon and n nice disregard
for the cost of gold leaf, but none OF
them dominates a vista or gathers
about itself the other masses In pleas
ing array. The Kremlin is a mighty
whole, composed of many unimpoSing
parts. Its long red walls and splendid
gates produce an effect of simple
strength which cannot be found within
their portals.
The interiors are as disappointing
as are the groups of dOmes which dis
tinguish the eNteriors. None is large,
none is truly intimate. The effect is of
surplus gilt and multiplicity Of caints
which remind ona of the gOpurams of
India. Spindle-shanked saints, whose
emaciated figures seem too weak to
support their gilt halOes, alternate
with knights in arTnOr.
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fields l came to road. 1t was one of
the main roads of Belgium and was
paved with cobble stones. On these
roads you can hear a wagon or horse
about mile or two away. l listened
intently before 1 moved ahead and
hearing nothing concluded that the
way was clear.
AS l emerged from the field and got
my first glimpse Of the road,'I got the
shock of my life! In either direction,
as far as 1 could see, the road was
lined with German soldiers! What
they were doing in that part of Bel
GUM L did not know, but you can be
mighty sure I didn't spend any time
trying to find out.
Again it was necessary to change
my course and lose certain amount
of ground, but by this time l had be-
come fairly well reconciled to these
reverses and they did not depress me
as much as they did at first.
At this period of my adventure, if a
day or night passed without its thrill
1 began to feel almost disappointed,
but such disappointments were
rather rare.
One evening as was about to swim
a canal about two hundred feet wide,
I suddenly noticed about one hundred
yards away a canal boat moored to
the side.
1t was at sort of out-of-the-way
place and 1 wondered what the canal
boat had stopped for. I crawled up
to see. AS neared the boat five men
were leaving it and 1 noticed them
cross over into the fields. At safe
distance 1 followed them and they had
not gone very far before 1 saw what
they were after. They were commit
ting the common but heinous crime of
stealing potatoes!
Without the means to cook them,
potatoes didn't interest me bit and
I thought that the boat itself would
probably yield me more than the po-
would probably take their time in the
fields, climbed up the stern of the
boat 1eisurely and without any partic-
u1ar plans to conceal myself. Just as
my head appeared above the stern of
the boat 1 saw silhouetted against
the sky, the dread outline of a Ger
man soldier-spiked helmet and all F.!
A chill ran down my spine as l
dropped to the bank of the canal and
skunk away. Evidently the sentry had
not seen me or, if he had, he had prob
ably figured that 1 was one Of the
foraging party, but 1 realized that it
wouldn't pay in future to take any
thing for granted.
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PEANUT PUT TO MANY USES
Nutritious Oil and Palatable Butter
Derived From the Humble "Goob-
err" Beloved of Childhood.

The peanut isn't nut at all, but
a member OF the pea, bean and clover
family. 1t Il legume and gathers
nitrogen from the air. Peanuts do not
grow from roots, but on shoots which
grow out from the plant above ground,
bear little sterile yellow blossom and
then shoot directly into the ground,
where they peg" that is, where pea
nuts begin to grow on them. The pea
nuts are pulled from the vines or roots,
and the roots are then plowed back
into the ground to allow the nitrogen
to feed the soil. The peanuts are then
taken to peanut factories. In these
buildings the peanuts are cleaned and
sorted The largest are saved and put
through a rumbler, which polisi1es the
shells. These are sold in the shells.
Other first grades are shelled and sold
for sailing; and one big packing COM
pany buys only first grades for peanut
butter.
If the peanuts are pulled roots and
all, the peanuts are dried out by stack
ing on poles. then pulled off and sold.
Broken peanuts are pressed and the oil
extracted Much of this oil is sold as
'pure olive oil" In fact, it is quite
as rich and nutritious as olive oil. The
refuse is pressed into cakes and sold
as oil cakes for feeding stock and
especially dairy c0ws.-St. Nicholas.
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ANT NURSES OF BUTTERFLIES
Peculiar Relationship Which Natural
lists Have Observed Between Crea-
lures Which are Enemies.

Ants and butterflies are not ordlnar-
fly on friendly terms, for ants have
ruthless custom of seizing and devour-
Ing their winged acquaintances. There
is, however, one species of butterfly
the larvae of which are protected by
the large black ants found in Indian
gardens.
The secret of this care lies in the
fact that the larvae give out a sweet
LIQUID of which the ants are very fond,
and which they obtain by gently strok-
ing the little creatures with their an
tennae. At the foot of a bush on
which the larvae feed, the ants con-
struct temporary nest and are then
ready to act as attentive nurses.
About the middle of June the ants
are busy running about on this bush
in search of the larvae, and driving
them downward toward their own
nest. When the prisoners reach their
places, they at once fall into pupae.
During this period, if the loose earth
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Paradise Worth Attaining.

According to the Koran the soil OF
paradise is composed of musk and saf-
from, sprinkled with pearls and hya-
cinths. The walls of the mansions are
of gold and silver; the fruits are of a
flavor and delicacy unknown to NOR
falls. Numerous rivers flow through
the paradise. Some are of wine, 9TH
ers of milk, honey and water. The
pebbles are rubies and emeralds; the
banks of musk, camphor and saffron.
The meanest inhabitant of the Moham-
medan paradise will have 10000 serv-
ants and y wives. Wine, though for
hidden on earth, will there be freely
allowed and will not inebrfate.