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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13

The brass wire in the factory is
first placed on a reel, from which it
is run through a series of straighten-
ing rolls to get out the kinks and
twists When it is properly smoothed
out, it is coiled on large drum, ready
for use.
When the machines need wire a
suitable quantity is wound upon a
reel, and from this reel it is fed au
through pins or studs set in a table
or ledge. to keep the wire from twist
ing again When an adequate length
has been fed in, lateral jaws snap and
hold it, enough of the end protruding
to form a bit for a head Against this
protruding bit steel punch called
header" advances and congresses
the metal by die arrangement into
the smooth fattened head as we know
it, The machine cuts off .the pin
click-and the length is in process of,
making.
The speed with which this delicate
feeding, cutting, and heading is done
is scarcely guessed at from the num-
Der of words needed in a description
of it,
The machine must now finish with
the pin length. This headed piece
drops into a slip sufficiently wide to
pass the wire through, but retain the
head. The pin SO hangs while its
blunt point is held against q revolv-
ing cutter of coarse, medium, or fine
files, and SO is sharpened and pointed.
After sharpening, the machine
dumps its contents into a pan ready
for washing. At this stage the domes-
tic pin is a yellow pin,
In the whitening room each tray
of pins is cleaned by. boiling in weak
beer, or (more recently by throwing
into a revolving. or tumbling barrel
and there rolled in sawdust, from
which they are afterward separated
by a blower After this cleaning they
are drained and arranged in large
copper kettles in layers of grained
tin The contents of the kettle are
covered with water in which a guam
tity of bitartrate of potash is sprin-
kled, steam pipes are inserted, steam
turned into the kettles, and the pins
boiled for five or six hours.
At the end of this process the
brass pins are white because they are
thinly coated with the tin that has
been treated with them They are
taken from the kettle, layer after
layer, and scraped into heaps when
they are washed in clean water and
then tumbled into strong solution
of soap. Indeed, pins are laundried
enough in their making! -
A machine takes them from their
soap bath and dries them by tnnl-
bling them about in hot sawdust =or
bran again, blower WinnoWing
them from the sawdust and dumping
them as pretty shining things in a
tray at one side.
-Bensi0er's Mdgdstiie. \
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
THE HOUR GLASS.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
DR.. James Henderson,

When first the hour glass: spills it's
sands ~
On baby's dimpled cheeks, and hands
And mOther-love claims glad emprise
And sounds the depths of baby eyes,
No moment lags, no flick of time
But measured is, by hand divine.
The metred sands pile up each day,
For babies lives cen ebb away.
And, when in youthful ways we stroll
The sands with measured beat keep
toll
And, like the tinkling bells that call
They sound low echoes as they fall;
And, higher, higher grows the pile !,
While youth is fair and lovers smile;
And time wears on, and skies are blue
AS glistening sands are filtered
through.
All Time! thy glass Of hours hath run
The sands for every mortal one;
The frail and aged, the infant dear,
And babe goodbye above their bier.
Thy emptying glass we watch today,
And if we JOY, or if we pray,
And know full we'll the time shall
come,
That too, for us thy sand hath run.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13

She's. always 1anghin }, h said iJim.l
And it's lots better than crying y
said Maggie. Why don't you try the
laughing way?"
Jim looked and felt as if he could
never laugh again. He picked up a
stone from the gutter and flung it
aimlessly out into the street. The
minute it left his hand Ginger
bounded after it. Almost as soon as
it touched the ground he had it in
his mouth and came prancing back
and dropped it at Jim's feet. And
then Jim smiled! His face fairly
beamed as he turned to Maggie and
said:
That's only sone, of his tricks. He
knows. a lot more. Want to see him.
do them?"
OF course, Maggie did want to-, so
Ginger. began to do his tricks. He sat
UP and begged, he jumped over a.
stick, he played dead dog" and then.
Jim ordered him to walk like a lady!".
and he stood on his hind legs and went
strutting down the street as if he were
very, very proud of himself, and he.
looked so perfectly foolish with his
solemn, dog face waggfhg from side
to side that the two children laughed.
and shouted as they watched.
But right in the midst of their
laughing they stopped and turned
around, for some one else was laugh
ing too, and as they turned they saw
man coming toward them.
1T is the very thing l have been
looking for he cried. How would
you children like to be in a moving
picture with your dog?"
Jim and Maggie could scarcely be-
lieve their ears.
I'VE are taking pictures just few
blocks away continued the man
Run and ask your. mother if she will
let you come
There isn't any MOTHER" returned
Maggie, "but I'll tell Aunt Bessie
about it." And off she flew down the
street and was back again before jim
had finished showing the man the rest
of Gingers tricks.
Il have found just the sort of dog
| and jolly looking children / have been
looking for" said the man when they
reached the place where they were
taking pictures; and then he had
Maggie and Jim sit on the curb and
| make Ginger do all of his tricks while
they made moving pictures of him
and the children "
When the pictures were finished the
man gave them SO cents each-5O
cents to Maggie, so to Jim and an
other so for the dog. JiIn's eyes grew
| big as the man handed him the money.
Why" he cried, 1T is enough for
the license!"
And so you see said Maggie, as
they went back up the street together,
Laughing does bring luck! For if
you had sat there and kept on crying
when The man came along he would
never have wanted to take our pic
lures"
That night there were three happy
/ boys in. the little back room of the old
tenementshouse, for when Bill and Bob
came homeaJim gave them the dollar
and told them how he and Ginger
| earned it. And when he had finished
the story Bob took the money and
went out to Day for Gingers license
And while heE was gone Bill found a
piece of cardboard and printed on it
in big black letters: Laughing Brings
Luck"
This they tackled up on the wall and
Gin hoe
lily motto. And they say it is fine
one too.
$3.50 st. Nicholas.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13

The superiof man stands in awe
of the ordinance Of heaven.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
FIRST USE OF JINGo.

George Jacob Holyoake, the apostle
III cooperation, was the first to make
use of the nickname lingo in refer
ence to a wrong kind of patriotism, IN
al letter which he wrote about the DIS
raelian Chauvinists in 1878, observes
the Argonaut Nobody yet knows Tor
certain where the word came from, or
what was it's original meaning. Mot
teux. in his seventeenth century trans.
lation of Rabelais, gave par Dieu' as
''by Jingo;" it is some peoples opin-
ion that lingo is the Basque for God,
and that the word made its way into
the English language through the
medium of Basque sailors.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
When he's tried to hole a long one and

When he's tried to hole longs one ana
-.--a-- just fails. to get it GOWN.
On the fourteenth green I faded, there
he put me on the shelf,
And it's not to his discredit when /
say licked myself.
He never whined or whimpered when
a shot Of his went wrong,
Never kicked about his troubles, but
just plodded right along,
When he flubbed an easy iron, though
knew that he was vexed
He merely shrugged his shoulders,
and then coolly played the next,
While l flew into a frenzy over every
dub l made
And was loud in my complaining at
the dismal game l played.
Golf is like the game of living, it will
show up what you are,
If you take your troubles badly you
will never play to par;
You may be fine performer when
your skies are bright and blue,
But disaster is the acid that shall
prove the worth of you,
So just meet your disappointments
with CHEEKY sort of grin,
For the man who keeps his temper is
the man that's sure to win.
Edgar A. Guest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13

skilful men usually know how to dis
guise their skill.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
THE GROWING HARDSHIP.

OF the many witticisms attributed
70 the late Joseph H. Choate, our
favorite is his famous toast TO the
fair sex. given some years ago at
dinner of the Pilgrims:
Women, the better half OF the
Yankee world, without whose aid the
stern Pilgrims never could have
achieved the historic title of the PHI
grim Fathers! The Pilgrim Mothers
were more devoted martyrs than were
the Pilgrim Fathers, because they not
only had to bear the same -hardshlps
that the Pilgrim Fathers suffered but
had to endure the Pilgrim Fathers
besides"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
BUM.

He's a little dog, with stubby tail
and moth-eaten coat of tan;
His legs are short, Of the wobbly sort
4 doubt if they ever ran.
He#h owls AT night, while in broad day
light he sleeps like bloomin'
5sY log.
And he likes the feed of the gutter
breed-he's a most irregular
dog.
I call him Bum, and in total sum he's
all that his name implies,
For he's just a tramp with a highway
stamp that culture cannot dis.
guise;
And his friends, I've found, in the
streets abound, be they urchins,
dog or men,
Yet he, sticksA.t me with a fiendish
.seA5% glee4--itss truly beyond my ken.
I talk to him when I'm lonesome-lik
and I'm sure that he under
stands ~
When he looks at me attentively and
n. gently ticks my hands.
Then he rubs his nose on my tailored
3sclothes, but never say aught
thereat,
For the good Lord knows | can buy
more clothes, but never friend
like that.
So my good cid pal, my irregular dog,
my flea-bitten, stub-tailed friend,
Has become part of my very heart,
to be cherished till lifetime's
end.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
HOW GINGER cor HIS LICENSE.

JIM dirty, ragged little Jim, sat on
the curb with his bare. feet in the gut
ter, and cried. Beside Jim sat Ginger,
his dog. Ginger cuddled up. close to
the little boy and every few minutes
he kissed the small, dirty face, and
then he drew back his head and
howled. Just as Jim was. sobbing
hardest and Ginger was bowling loud
est a merry little girl came skipping
around the corner.
sWell,i what is the matter with
your" she remanded, stopping short
when she saw them
Jim looked up at her through his
tears, swallowed a sob, and said,
81 -hello, M-maggie.'
Hello, yourself" said Maggie, and
sat down. beside him. HAS anyone
been hurtin' your"
Jim shook his head.
Are you hungry o.
Jim shook his head again.
''Then tell me what the trouble is"
Maggie commanded
I'VE c-can't get license for Gin
gef!" walled Jim. ut costs a d-dollar
and we. only got ten cents. The Judge
isSgoin' to give us till tonight and then
if we. can't get it he is going to put
Ginger In the p-pound!" Jim finished
with wall and Ginger Joined him
with mighty yelp.
Where are your two brothers?"
asked Maggie.
Bill and Bob are both sellin' pa
pers," returned jim when he could
speak.
Then" suggested Maggie, "why
don't you sell papers, too, and help
them earn money for the license.
Il c=can't,' sobhed jim, I'm too
little. The policeman won't let me. till
I'm bigger"
Maggie sat there thinking for
moment while Jim cried on. She
knew the three boys very well. They
were all alone in the world and twas
all the two older boys could do to pay
for the small back room where they
lived and took care of their little
brother. How could they possibly find
an extra dollar for the license? She
stroked Ginger's coarse coat as she
wondered. Then she rose to her feet
and stood thinking of some way to get
the dollar, but could only see one little
ray ct sunshine In the situation.
How long have you been cryin'."
she demanded OF jim,
I don't know" returned Jim. "A
long time"
did you make any money at it?"
asked Maggie.
TN-no, said Jim, wondering.
And it didn't make you feel any
better, either, | know that said
Maggie, so why don't you stop Tor.
a change? Why don't you smile and
begin to expect that somethin' nice is
gnin' to happen
# sN-no use" sobbed Jim.
I "But 1t won't do any harm" urged
Maggie, Lets Just try it.. Aunt.
Bessie says laughing brings luck, q
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
WAR HYSTERIA.

he to country IMAM
to to
l'o''n1' without "
tn''-''N
the
ordinary Problems
TO sudden
is the a cool iaoF i''
arcm in
cWlu sincs sin safe
Another Thcrcar al
needed W. the al { al
busnc matt no
creates aid
# The in aH lines
he s uaim fomuo
make to hysic'r
sc,laious.
Another IF the IN should cool
nncv is in of Civ
of
the of the
all
ml
iot be
anay safe in levin aHdc cont IA
by aulla
good reason
increase caal@"
payer mcnt TO win on in the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
SALMAGUNDI.

made drives the
have Loandr Red
Y NJ. \ and
the world has And the
of this TO be n
dricd and Ie land There
doult
of fomdc onsca and are still effective
And the is called a production OF
The tie ga
of thu
idle garden back ward the land Ever
of be that
to
is the to he
waun planting.
ground intended TO produce Fence
o should be done when rcai
while subject Plan not let the gardr
aud
enleavor To effect this the garden shout
he of should baseball
Overriding and other 1t should be H.
solac of
will health and few hours each do
gardening
then when have these gardens growing and producing f
that
yoner, allies who h6htin
by Garden $ ideal diet
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
COMPREHENSIVE.

Much has been written-o the, sub
jeet of truth, love and duty; sugges
tions to mothers, methods of housek eep
ing and home making, and many other
subjects, helpful inspiring all of them
but it is the greatest hero of every
day life-the prOvidcr of the nome, the
protector of the freside--the husband
ard father, we wish to say word of
praise and for his benefit offer few
suggestions to the wife. With what
unselfsh devotion he labors to secure
Or you the comforts, Injuries and
pleasures Of life.
Whether is is the shop behind the
counter, in the office, at the factory, III
the mill, or on the farm, it is with one
purpose in vicw-he works, strives aud
slaves, patiently, uncomplaininglv ycai
in, wear out, for the comfort and hap,
0ineSs of those heloves-wife and ohi!d-
On. The man who, for their sakes,
aces combination of discoufaging
circumstances Distressing financial dill
Jultics, nUmbcrless failures, and keeps
Steadfastly at his post, defying them
all, is hero and nothing less. We
mmet them every day. Such they are.
md doubtless will continue ohc as
long as tire is a home worthy of pro
'ection, child worthy Of care, aud
\ woman worthy Of love-
And now, little woman, word with
you. If scme manly man has chosen
'ou to reign queen in his heart ami
home, know that in tlat capacity you
Gil the most sacred, the most honorable
position in which woman can aspire
II it you appear in your most sacred
nd digniiel character. "'To be abh,
TO reinforce your husband in the work
f life" aud rear your children for
ceitions of usefulness is a work wor-
h. of your most careful and prayerful
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO.

Nobody had a silo.
Operations were rare.
Nobody swatted the hy.
Nobody had the appendicitis
Nobody SPRAYED orchards.
Nobod-. wore white shoes.
Cream wa' ) cclts n pint.
Cantalpuprs were Htuskmclons.
Milk shake was the favoritc ,i..nL.
Advertisers did not tell tlc truth.
You never heard of Tin Lizzie. "
Doctors wanted 10 see your tongue
The hired girl drew onc-ffty a week.
Nobody "listcned in' on telc
phone.
Farmers came to town for their
mail
Nobody cared for the price Of gaso-
line
Folks said pneumatic tires were
joke.
The butcher threw in" a chunk Of
liver.
Strawstaeks were burned instcai Of
baled
People thought English sparrows
were "birds.
There were no sane Fourths, nor
Jales Verne was the ohIY conyrt
TO Submarine.
Publishing d country newspaper Nae
hot business.
You stuck Tubes IN your ears %
aedr q phonogruPh and II cost a dime.
ri
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
rom THE BUREAU OF
INTERNAL REVENUH

If your income is taXabie-and l.
must be a modest one to escape tex
ion under the War Revenue Act of
october 5, 19l7-doG' Z wait to he noti
fed that you must pay an income tay
The Government is not required I
seek the taXpavcr. The taxpayc; mus
eek the GcverHmelr
The Bureau of Internal Revenue vi th
lc approval Of the Secretary of tie
treasury, has extended the aime for
hing income and excess profits re.
turns from March 1 to April !, lbs
You NAV file your return any 'Imc
before April |, but if you wait unit!
APRIL =, YOU arc b;ect to fine Of
not less than $50 nor more than 1859
and an additional assessment of % pes
cent of the amount of tax due.
Returns are required of every unmar-
led person-man or whose net
income for the calender year 1917 vas
81 900 or more and of every mauict
person whose net income was $1,000
or more.
The rate Of tax is at least : per
,ert on net incomes Of unmarried per
IONS in excess of $1,000 and on net IN.
,cmes of married persons III excess OF
30, 900 Payments must be made on or
before June 10, 1918.
The estimated revenue to be collected
his wear under the War Revenue Act
IS $4,000. 900 900, OF which $6B6,O)0G0)
is in individual income taxes. Last
wear 100000 persons paid income taAas;
This year it IS estimated the number
will be more than 100000 II you are
one OF them, remember that your dol-
ans are fo,t the support Of the war. BY
rcmptly filing your return and
No tbe Government to early victory
5a "a, vour income tax in the same spirit
W. which Won bought your Liberty
5ond' The proceeds arc for the same
ourposc-to make the World safe Tor
lprbOgyGcV.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.

To the NotrS of Abbcvillc:
Having for some time made it known
that | am a candidate for the office of
Chief of Police, | wish also to use
tniS method of soliciting the support
Of the VOTERS in Abcvillc, assuring
them that ! will do my duty in every
instance, and that my services to them
will be the best had Ny experience
in the past has made me very familiar
with the Office, and | will be glad to
serve the citizens in this capacity.
Thanking you in advance for support
CALISTE GUIDRN.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE

| take this method of Announcing
my candidacy for the office of Chief Of
Police and Tax Collector, in which
capacity | have been serving in the
past, call upon my friends and the
voters in general to come to my as
siStancc, as | still want to serve my
people to the best of my ability.
Trusting that YOU will give me your
full consideration, / am, at your ser
vice.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
FOR MAYOR.

Having served You two term, as
councilman, desire to serve YOU two
terms as Mayor, if If is Your consent.
If elected | shall never, never more
call on YOU. You know what have
done ia the past, voH know what
am doing now, and YOU may expect
what | will do III the next two wears.
W. =. HAYES
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
A Bar to Conversation.

- Are you going to the masquerade
balli" ~,
"Yes 4"
and what disguise will you az.
sume?"
"I've been thinking. Of going az
Getorge Washington. - -.
IF YOU present the character &C..
curntely YOU won't be able 70 paw
many coInPirentc 70 the ladies' -
many compliments 10 the ladies'"
"Why notlN
George Washington never told q
lie, you know"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
State of ouisiana. Parish Of Vermil
ion, 18th Judicial District Court


Succession of J. H. Gibson.
Whereas, Della L. Gibson, Of Yer
1iiion Parish, La, has filed in this
Honorable Court, petition in the
lbove numbered and entitled Estate
oraying to be discharged as Admins
tratrix the cancellation of her Bond
as such and the release of the surctics
'lereOn.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
my and al parties interested to show
'ause if any they have within the legal
lclays, why the said application should
'ot be granted her bond as such can
elled and the surety thereon released
In Testimony Whereof, witness my
rand and seal of Office this LIST day
If March A. u. 1918.
THEO. BAUDOIN,
lSeaD Deputy Clerk of Court
V. B. Gordy, atty for administrators
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
WHAT DOES THIS WAR MEAN TO YOU?
now ARE YOU HELPING TO WIN IT?
Here is help-and SIX reasons for IL


hct obelpy ou ne
lf'a'N' mot JOu help
70 yOu,
i"'"N mpb produce
T''N
i''auS
transport rd Won, mako thrc
who are
VIII. vouic nd to the nation.
MP Sab The pays
compounded quarterly The T. s. Al VIII pay $'V or inc
1923
nm ?, rur c1,,p, rar AND REST GOVERNMENT SECURITY
QUARTERS AT Wohh
his, furnish by the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

| am directed to write bidders to
bid for the maintenance of the 3rd
Ward Public Roads to be considered
-st-ths- Reesiar Session of the Police
Jury af April 3, 1918. Bids will be
considered for all the roads to be
worked by one man and also be one
by selections.
Bids will be considered under act
80 of 1917.
ROM. Z. leblanc,
Secretary
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
III Tastn IN Your Mouth

when Won have had q bad taste III
vonr month YOU may know that your
Question is faulty 4 dose Of Cham
.rTfair : T4hiet- viii usually correct
h. disorder. Thcy sl.o cause zen,
io movement Of the bowels. You viii
9n5 ttis :; he one Of the best medi.
zines YOU have ever become aeqnalhteo
18th Sold Evervwhere.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09
what is home without a motherl

Many. an gRwise parent works hard
and lives sParingly all his life for the
purpose of giving his children q good
start in the world, as is called Start
ing Young man out with money left
by his relatives is like tying a BLADDER
under the arm of one who cannot swim.
/ Ten to one he loses the bladder and
goes 10 the bottom. Teach him to
swim and he won't need the bladder.
Give your child good education See
that his morals are pure, his mind
cultivated and his whole nature sub
servient to the laws that govern man
and you will give what will be of
more value than the Indies. You have
given him n start no misfortunes can
deprive him Of The earlier YOU teach
HIM to depend upon himself the better.
In these DAYS of degcneracv and
lack of gallantry, every parent should
know the whereabouts Of daughters
after eight O'Clock at night. Too many
girls there are who are permitted TO
roam the streets at their own free will
ut almost any time of night, and who
ultimately come TO some bad end. We
arc not n croaker, neither do we be.
licvc in taking away the frcedam, to
q reasonable degree, from the girls and
boys, but we do believe there should
be fewer heartaches, fewer broken
homes and more purity and woman
iness in the world did every parent
keep the child off the street Mt unseen.
~ hours
Keep mp witt the wagon. Change
your old views and habits for new
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-09

world will
the disposition
thinking II
in
If
the thought through
the heel of her