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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

pots, gridirons, pepper and salt bot
ties, finder boxes, and miscellaneous
objects used in preparing meals in the
field
The writing case that belonged to
Washington, and was used by him
during the Revolution, is in the same
case with the mess chest and Is of
plain black leather, with compart'
ments at the top for ink and other
articles This was given to the ma
ton by his nephew, Judge Bushrod
Washington, who inherited Mount
Vernon.
AS we all know, the father of our
country was accustomed to the best
of everything at home, in Mount Yer
non. In glass cases in the same part
of the National Museum with the
| camping outfit you may see beautiful
dishes that were used at Mount Yer
non, and silver knives and forks,
spoons, and exquisite glassware.
Small wonder the soldiers of the
American Revolution loved George
Washington when, without complaint
| he shared all their hardships and ate
| thankfully from tin dishes. Small
wonder they followed where he lee
until they made America the land Of
| freedom.
| Frances NJ. Fox.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
CALDER OF A GUN.

Confusion as to the meaning of the
term caliber arises chiefly from its use
as an adjective to indicate length, as
when we say "a 80 caliber six inch
gun" The word caliber as applied to
artillery signifies the diameter of the
bore of a gun measured Numerically
from face to face, of the bore.
A gun, then, of siX-inch caliber is a
gun whose bore is just six inches. For
convenience and because the power of
gun when once it's bore has been de-
Cided upon depends so greatly upon its
length, artillerists are in the habit OF
defining the length of the gun in terms
of the caliber.
Thus the twelve-inch United States
naval gun, which is forty feet in
length, is spoken of as 40 caliber
twelye-inch, the length being just
forty times the bore. The siX-inch
rapid fire gun is trifie under twenty
five feet in length and is therefore
known as so caliber gun.
In the case of small arms the caliber
is expressed in hundredths Of an inch
as when we say % caliber revolver
we mean one with a bore that has d
diameter of twenty-five 0ne-hunuredths
of an inch.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

Meat can-0.3 ounce iron and steel,
II ounces aluminium, OIL ounce other
metal.
Oiler and thong case-1.5 ounces
brass and 1.5 ounces leather
Pack carrier-0.3 ounce iron and
steel, ounces cotton and / ounce
leather.
Pouch for first aid packet-0.3
ounce brass and 16 ounces cotton.
Ri1e-107 ounces iron and steel, and
20 ounces wood
Shovel-25 ounces iron and steel
and ounces wood
Shovel carriers ounces cotton
Spoon-1.7 ounces metal.
The metal used in the bullet is 6
lead and tin composition enclosed in
| jacket of cupro-nickel.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

"A fig. laughed Lou, for them high
brow guys
Who tell me to save and to Hooverize.
The grub I chuck in the discard
see?
Amt Iosin' the tenth of cent for
me-"
One night when Lou had retired quite
1t was something she drank or some
thing she ate
For no sooner the pillow had touched
her head
Than a Terrible Ok stood over her
bed.
And he say with moo that was far
from gay,
L am the meat you have thrown
away
Beef to sustain some hero true
Down in the trenches fighting for
you"
Then Il mountain of wheat appeared
in the room,
Rushing at her across the gloom.
And each grain cried out with a demon
shrek,
I'VE are the Bread that you waste
each week
Bread which might fight and bring
to his knees
The Baby Killer across the seas,'
Poor Lou. she clutched at the bed
clothes hard
As Eggs and Butter and Corn and
Lard
Danced and gibbered across her bed:
Friend of the Kaiser!" was all they
said.
Then careless Lou at her tresses tore.
Save me, Save me-" she did inn
plore.
But the Wasted Nourishment an
swered thus:
Should WE save you when you've
not saved US?"
i swear, she swore to the grim
array,
TO waste no more from this very
day"
To this sacred promise the Wheat
gave ear
And the Ok mooed twice with an air
severe.
"Be warned in time. We will spare
you, Lou
But this is the thing that you've got
to do:
Save a quarter in cash from each
weekly pay
And purchase a wee Thrift Stamp
straightWay.
Join the hearts and hands of the
Thrift Brigade
And you'll soon be a carefuller
kitchen maid"
So the very next day she changed her
name
And Careful Lou at once became.
Where she once was sloppy she now
grew neat,
So folks in passing cried, Isn't she
sweet"
And the handsome druggist who stood
behind
The Thrift Stamp window-he wasn't
For he saw the way that she saved
each week
And he saw the blush on her modest
cheek;
So he said one morning, 1--WE might
combine
Our Stamp collection-win you be
mine?"
Now people call her the Perfect Wife.
She's saved her money and saved his
life.
-WdIIdcs ruin.
@A-,o ,na-,, -,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum OF Four Hundred
Sixteen and 61-10O Dollars which is
claimed to be due and is due at the
date of this notice upon certain
Mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by Frank Christianson and Agnes
Christianson, Mortgagors. to Martha A.
Bronson, Mortgagee, bearing date the
End day of November, 1916, and with
power of sale therein contained, duly
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds in and for the County of
Ramsey and State of Minnesota, on the
1st day of December, 1915, at 500
o'clock P. NJ, in Book 1913 of Mortgages,
Which said Mortgage, together with
the debt secured thereby, was duly
assigned by said Martha Bronson,
Mortgagee. to L. c. Paulson by written
assignment dated the 9th day of
September, 1917, and recorded in the
Office of said Register of Deeds. on the
8th day of October, 1917, at 800 o'clock
A. NJ, in Book 76 of Assignments on
Now, Therefore. Notice Is Hereby
Given. That by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said Mortgage, and
pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided, the said Mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale of the
premises described in and conveyed by
said Mortgage, viz:
Lots one ~. Two e. Three (32,
Block Two (2), Ufton Grove, Third
Plat according TO the plat thereof on
| file and of record in the office of the
Register of Deeds in and for said Ram
sey County; in Ramsey County and
State of Minnesota. with the heredita-
ments and appurtenances; which sale
will be made by the Sheriff of said
Ramsey County at the front door of
the Court House. in the City Of st.
Paul in said County and State. on the
| 26th day of July. 1913, at two O'Clock
p NJ, of that day al public yendue,
| to the highest bidder for cash. to pay
said debt of Four Hundred Sixteen and
61-100 Dollars, and interest, and the
taxes, if any. on said premises, and
| torney's fees, as stipulated in and by
said Mortgage in case of foreclosure,
and the disbursements allowed by law;
subject to redemption at any time
within one year from the day of sale,
as provided by law.
Dated June 4, Al. d. 1918.
L. C. PAULSON. Mortgagea.
Raymond a. GayerlE. ALLQEneL.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
YIDDISH.

Yiddish is term used to designate
a language which is spoken at the pres
ent moment by some millions of peo-
pie. Strictly speaking, Yiddish is not
a language nor a dialect, but a jargon
the jargon used by Judeo-German
communities dwelling chiefly in Ger
many and Russia, and by the immi-
grants coming from those countries to
the United States. Yiddish owes it's
existence to the persecution to which
the Jews were subjected in Germany
at the time of the Reformation. It's es-
sential basis is high German, with an
admiXture of Hebraic and Slavic ele-
ments.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
WAsHlNGToN's CAMP OUTFIT.

If you wish to know for yourself
how George Washington lived in camp
when he was commander-in-chief OF
the army during the war of the Revo-
luton you must see his camp outfit,
now in the old National Museum, in
Washington. 1t will convince you
that he INDUCED in no luxuries And
if you are unable to visit Washington,
perhaps you will be convinced any
how, when | tell you how very crude
it was.
He ate from tin plates, and used
plain horn-handIed knives and forks.
His mess chest is small wooden
trunk covered with leather. which con-
tanned, SO the tablet on the case ex-
plains, eight platters, knives forks.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
THE CHHDREN'S HOUR.
AN OPEN SECRET.

Here is Il secret, OH, iaddies mine
Let me whisper it soft and low;
You cant run away from yourself
my dear,
No matter where you may go,
Though you run for a week, a day, a
year,
You can't run away from yourself my
dear.
You may go to the highest mountain
top,
To the depths of the sea so blue;
But Conscience will go with you, step
by step,
And memory follow you.
You may run for a week, a month, a
year,
But you can't run away from yourself
my dear.
Florence Jones HddisD
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
TIE CONVERSION De CARELESS


Careless Lou was a kitchen maid
Who took no pride in her honest
trade.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
AMERICAN SARDlNES.

Our imports OF sardines from France
and other European countries have
been almost entirely cut off by war,
but the California sardine industry is
developing so rapidly that n. B. Sco-
field, fish and game commissioner of
that state. estimates an output of 3
100000 cases of California sardines in
another year. The California sardine
has suffered market handicaps due to
Lack of standardization of pack. This
difficulty is now being overcome by
cooperation among the packers. and
better methods of handling the fish
from the time they are taken out of
the water until they go into the can
are being developed. Gamers repre-
senting 80 per cent of the Maine sar-
dine canning industry in cooperation
with the food administration have
voluntarily agreed to reduce their
price to $3.50 a case of 100 cans for
the One-fOurth size in oil and for the
three-fourths size in mustard, and
$50 a case of 100 key cans in the
One-fourth size in OIL This will en-
able retailers to sell the keyless cans
at three for rs cents, and the grocery
trade has lined up behind the Maine
Gamers to distribute both this and
last years pack at these prices.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

and mother was taking a pan out of
the oven.
Your favorite cookies, Billy boy"
she said. well, how did you like do
ing just what you liked? Shall we all
go on that way, or go back to our old
plan?"
Let us go back TO our old way,
mother" pleaded William Henry Il
didn't ever know how awful it would
be if fathers and mothers and sisters
and everybody only did the things
they like to do
And mother smiled approval as she
William Henry's place.
| -SpEoctpd
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

ally and going to bed at a regular
time. You are likely to be wakeful
if you stir yourself up in the evening
If you work at night or get deeply in
terested in anything you find it diff
cult to relax That is the chief rea
son for wakefulness after a party
The excitement of the crowd inter
feres with sleep. The ideal way is tC
taper off the days activities as even
ing comes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
MONKS AND THE SlLKWORM.

About the year SOP two Persian
monks stole furtively out of China
with scanty luggage, but treasuring an
ordinary bamboo cane. They set out
on foot and made their way from
China into Europe. In that cane were
Il multitude of the eggs of the silk
worm moth, which the monks had
stolen, They carried them to Con-
stantinOple.
When the time came for the hatch
ing of the eggs the monks tended the
little caterpillars, fed them on the
leaves of the mulberry, took their CO.
COOnS when they spun, and from them
derived the first silk produced in
Europe. Silk had for centuries before
been treasure of China, and its man,
ufacture, like the insects which pro,
duCed it, was jealousy guarded. The
monks, while on a missionary enter
prise to China, had witnessed the
whole process of silkwOrm rearing and
the manufacture of silk
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
Number FOUR

TN the young German officers dugout "Goden-Eyes
faced him in a new, strange world. A world where
u roof of sweetsmelng young trees with the bark still
gstenng showed its mosSy wild beauty in the golden glow
of myrad-armed gold candeStick looted from French
chateau where the light from taper from church
danced on sabres maps and mudded Golden Eyes,
backed against the light and smOothed her hair backand
then that the coquee retreated And that
nothing invited like backward STEP And then the
quarters where French beauty linked with nature and
Knocked the Boche who thought camrad with
round fright while she Sened her small body under
the gray closed round her There very small
noise at the door, Enraged thinking his dreamed of
spying his diversion the officer jerked open the door with
a free and glared-upon the muddy upright, weary
figure of collie dog dabbed with blood frothy with thirst
but able at the sight of the gray snar horribly
widespread legsl
"GoldenEyes" fell her knees beside Uncle SAM and
there rage and happiness fighting with GUILE in her
face as she raised it and smiled on the BOchel
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
FINAL BREAK IN PEACE
 PARlEYS $ BELIEVED SURE
But Armistice Has Been Extended to February 1S-Premier |' Lenine Has Return. ed to PctrOgrad.

London, Jan. 14.-Warning of the possibility of final breach in the Russo German negotiations is the out standing feature of the current news from Petrograd. In the meantime, ac- cording to the correspondent of the Daily Mail in the Russian capital. the a mfstice has been extended until February IS and the Russian delega- tion returns to Petrograd tomorrow, but the peace negotiations will be re- sumed, after an interval, at War saw.
 Premier Lenine has returned to Petrograd and is reported to be taking an important part in guiding the negotiaticns with the Central Powers. although himself avoiding the lime- light. The correspondent of the Daily Mail says that some extremists are dissatisfied with Foreign Minister Trotzky's conduct of the negotiations, he is too willing to meet the German views and they suggest that Lenine take his place at future con- ferences.
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
SUPPLIES OF GREAT VALUE IN
 WASHINGTON ARSENAL BURN
Great Store of Gasoline Exploded With Crash-Military Forces Are in Full
 Charge.

Washington Jan. IA large quan. tity of supplies, including $1,000,00o worth of food, was destroyed the Guartermaster warehouse ruined and several otter buildings damaged by 2 fire today at the Washington bar racks occupied by engineer troops The flames were given impetus by he explosion of quantity of gaso' line stored in one part of the big warehouse.
 After hard fight of an tour and a half. the fire was extingui.hed. A1 ordnance building containing quan- tity of small arms and ammunition was endangered but soldiers removed what was stored there. The origin of the fire has ncs. been disclosed by officials at the post. A limited quan- tity of clothing and shoes was des- troyed
 The buildings are located on the United States arsenal grounds along the river front at Four-and-a-half street, Southwest. Buildings on the ground include the United States army war college far removed from the oth- er structures, and barracks and offlc- ers' quarters, occupied by men of the engineer corps.
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
1 MUCH SUFFERING S
 1 RESULT OF BLIZZARD
Hoxie Mayor Seixes Car of Coal to Relieve Needy 20 Below Zero 1, Coolest.

Hoxie, Jan. 12-WNh 10 below
 zero and many persons suffering i Acting Mayor Downing today seized a car of coal standing on the tracks and is distributing it to the needy in half ton let's. The ground is covered
 with eight inches of snow.
 | Little Rock, Jan. 12.-With zero and below registered all over Arkansas, mines in the Coal Hill field were fcrc- the Gazette's correspondents from lack of fuel. At Hoxie the situation was so critical that the mayor seized a car Of coal standing on the tracks and distributed it among the needy. In the larger cities outside of Little Rock Fort Smith and Pine Bluff in particu- Jar, depending principally on gas for fuel, intense suffering is also report ed. In the latter city the mayor ret ,quested the stores to close late in the afternoon and the theaters to elimi- nate their night performances, be- lieving that the gas pressure wc'Ild be increased by such action. The mines iii the Coal Hill field were forc- cd tc suspend operations.
 The lowest temperature reported ir the state yesterday was at Searcy. where the thermometer went to 20 be- low. At Bentonville, 15 below zero was registered.
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
10 ENFORCE FOOD CONSERVATION
Americans Must Save More If Allies Are to be Fed, Says
 Hoover.

Washington Jan. 12.-EnfOrced food conservation in restaurants and extension of anti-hoarding regulations to make them apply to the household are included in the plans ef the Food Administration for supplying the all lies with food.
 Food Administrator Hoover today said that the allies need an addition ak 75,OOO 900 to 9O,0OO 900 bushels of wheat and that they have asked America to double meat exports. Only by further saving, MT. Hocwer said, can the supply be shipped.
 There is no need for rationing in America. MT. Hoover says, and with the supplementary regulations there will be no shortages.
 We have already exported the theoretical surplus of last harvest over our normal consumption" he said. "The American people have saved an amount estimated from 25, 900 900 to 50 0AO0,000 bushels during the past five months and we are ex- porting this saving.
 We cannot and will not export more than our savings, for our peo- pie must also be fed. The allies have reduced the bread ration to their peo- pie sharply the last few days and ii this lowered ration is to be maintained we must save more.
 Every grain of wheat and every ounce of flour and bread saved now is exactly that amount supplied to some man, woman or child among the allies.
 "Our state food administrators have been in session in Washington the last few days devising with us a further program of saving which we will announce in a few days, in which we count with confiden on public support
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
BRITAIN FACING TERRIBLE TIME
United States Aid Will Be Slow in Arriving, Says Bishop,
 Canadian Hero.

Montreal, Jan. 12.-Germany will have no..hing to fear from the Unit ed States air fighting forces during the coming spring because the Ameri- can aircraft program is far behind" its schedule. according to Maj. Will liam A. Bishop, winner of al Victoria Cross, who addressed the Canadian Club here today. He has shot down 45 German aircraft.
 Major Bishop characterized as ,"un- l fortunate the advertising which has been given the United Sts,.es gov ernment's aircraft program. He said that while France would find it i'm possible further to enlarge her aero plane fighting forces during the conn ing half year, Germany, knowing America's intentions, has greatly ex. banded her flying corps in an effort to gain supremacy in air warfare Consequently, he declared, during tht next few months Great Britain vii have "to face the most terrible time she has yet faced and especially from the point of view of war in the air"
 Americas assistance in maintain ing allied air fighting superiorit! may be felt" by summer, but dur ing the spring months, Major Bishol said "the United States will not b' i, factor for the Germans to reckon with in the air.'s
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO BE USED IN PLANNING AND PRE- PAIRING WAR MENUS.

1. Avoid fried foods, thereby con. serving the fat supply and promoting greater ease of digestion.
 2. Use cooked breakfast foods such as mush, oatmeal, brown rice, whole wheat. etc.. in the place of the moro expensive ~prepared' foods. such as corn flakes, puffed rice, etc.
 3. Use skinned milk for tho adults and whole milk for the chil- drcn.
 1 Cook all vegetables so as to conserve the mineral. Cook potatoes with their jackets on. Never discard the liquor in which vegetables have been cooked. Use it for soups and white sauce.
 s. In preparing dried foods, wash them and put them to soak. When
 ready to cook, use the water for cook ing in which the soaking has taker place. Otherwise the food materials in the water in which the food it
 plumped are lost.
 6. Meat should be used very spar ingly. The cheaper. tougher cuts may
 be purchased and ground in mea chopper at home. Do not buy th'
 "ham mburEer' or meat loaf alread. prepared. Do not use veal or imma ture poultry for foods. Instead, us flsh, mature poultry, rabbits, etc, 1 one feels the need of meat. Beans peas, cheese, milk, eggs, nuts. etc. ar the preferable substitutes. I. Use less wheat-if wheat hou is employed. use only the graham flour made of the entire wheat grain | Shorts, middlings and bran make
 very good bread.
 .. Use less sugar. Leave cakes ou I of the menus, and especially tho rict frosted cakes. Use, instead. hard frui l cookies containing raisins, prunef , dates, etc. which contain tho natura
 eSV i
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
AsHDOWM SOLDIER UNDER FIRE

We have had several brushes with the enemy since reaching the trenches here, which I am sure I would not have reached had it not been for Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It has en- tirely cured me of indigestion and aw- ful gas in my stomach. Army food now digests as good as mothers used to-" It is a simple, harmless pre- paration that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays inflammation which causes prac- Ntically all stomach, liver and intestin- ell ailments, including appendicitis
 One dose will convince CT money res funded.-Boyer Drug Store. advt
The Little River news., 1918-01-16
ARE YOU LETTING YOUR COUNTY
 AGENT HELP YOU?

When a county provides demon stration agent many farmers fail to take advantage of his services. They don't feel exactly free to go to him for advice, and they therefore stand in the way of the demonstratOr doing the good that he otherwise would. There has been much discussion about the duties of the demonstration agent, and in order to clarify the situation, the North Carolina Extensicn Service has made al list of his duties. Read over this list of Things the County Agent Should De-" and see if you are letting your county agent help you and your county as much as you should:
 | He encourages community CO., operation.
 9 Promotes improved methods of crop production.
 3. Introduces more and better live stock.
 4. Assists in the proper manage ment of farm business.
 5. Establishes boys agricultural clubs for improvement in production of corn, pigs, poultry, etc.
 6. Assists in marketing ana ols- tribution.
 T Aids in the control of hog chol- era and other animal diseases.
 & Works for the eradication or plant diseases.
 Q Helps ill the construction ana ar rangement cf farm buildings, such as silce. barns, If. pataures etc.
 10. Aids in installing draining sys- tems. terracing systems. water supply systems, etc.
 Il Conducts farmers meetings short courses and agricultural tours
 Ia Clvcs gid to inc woman county agent in her work.
 13. Assists in ccur.y and communi- ty fairs.
 IA. Forms breeders arI other live stock organize tiens.
 Is. Plans systems cG crop rotations for the improvement of the land ane the even distribution of labor through out the year.
 16. He represents the state an| National agricultural agencies, and cal have the assistance of the experts Il these institutions at any time 1t needed.-The Progressive Farmer.