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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
THE SIX WAYS OF GIVING.
| There are six ways of giving that
~ be worth consideration and COM

1 There are six ways of giving that
be worth consideration and COM
g,s pm:
The careless way: To give
g3mething to every cause that is pre-
scented without inquiring into it's
merits.
2. The impulsive way: To give
from impulse-as much and as often
as love and piety and sensibility
prompt.
3. The lazy way: To make a spe-
cial offer to earn money for benevo-
lent objects by fairs, festivals, etc.
4. The self-denying way: To save
the cost of Injuries, and apply them
to purposes of religion and charity
This may lead to asceticism and self
complaisance.
5. The systematic way: To lay
aside as an offering to God a definite
portion of our gain-one-tenth, one
fifth. one-third or one-half. This is
adapted to all, whether rich or poor,
and gifts would be largely increased
il 1t were generally practiced.
s. The equal way: To give to God
and the needy just as, much as we
spend on ourselves. balancing all our
personal expenditures by our gifts.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
THE LION OF ST. MARK,

The symbol of the Venetian repub-
lie, the famous lion of ST. Mark, is
made of bronze. There is tradition
among the Venetian people that it's
eyes are diamonds. They are really
white agates, faceted. It's name is
most deliberately wrought, and it's re-
tracted, gaping mouth and it's fierce
mustache give it an oriental aspect
The creature as it now stands belongs
to many different epochs, varying
from some date previous to our era
down to this century. 1t is conjec-
tured that it may have originally
formed a part of the decoration of
some Assyrian palace. st. Marks
lion it certainly was not originally,
for it was made to stand level upon
the ground and had to be raised in
front to allow the evangel to be slipped
under its fore paws.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
YOUR HUSBANDS FRIEND.

A young newly married man, COM
planned recently that he almost
dreaded taking a friend home to din
ner because his wife, every time she
expected company, imagined it was
necessary to scrub the house from
garnet to cellar and polish every bit
of silver on the sideboard.
1t made him uncomfortable all day
long to think of his wife giving her
self this wholly unnecessary trouble.
"Of course, a man likes to see his
home looking nice when he takes an
old chum into it-and, of course, the
chum does, too," he said. But I'd be
far happier if l could convince my
wife that a house can look tidy even
if it hasn't been gone over that very
day. | like the books to look lit
tie disorderly. You get the feeling
that they're being read all the time,
and that's what books are for. And
like the music on the piano to be a
trif1e diSarranged 1t looks as if we
really sang the songs-and it gives a
room that cozy home feeling that a fell
low loves. What if the curtains aren' t
just even in every window? Things
ought to look as if they were touched
and were used and enjoyed If the
sofa cushions are denied you know
some one has leaned against them ;
isn't that what they're for? But if
they start at you in prim row, you're
a brave man if you dare to put your
back against them-much less your
tired head. And when fellow comes
home at night he usually has a tired
head!'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
THE CARDINALS MISSIONARY.

This is the title of a pretty story
in The Magnificat, which prints SO
many beautiful stories for it's read
ers, big and little. The young folk
who are helping the missions will
have a special interest in it, for the
writer tells of boy in Rome, who
wanted to be missionary.
One morning a Cardinal met a
priest with a band of boys, walking
towards the Vatican. Stopping to
speak to the priest, the Cardinal no
ticed one of the smallest boys trying
to break from the grasp of an older
companion.
What does the child want?" asked
the Cardinal kindly.
"He says, Your Eminence,' an
swered the older boy, that he has
something he must ask you. but |
tell him that Cardinals can't be both
cred with boys of his age
Let him come" ordered the prelate.
This Cardinal has great weakness
for little boys"
Hearing the kind voice, the child
came forward, but for a moment his
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
STRENUOUS DAYS.
1894

How severely the adulteration Of
foodstuffs was punished centuries ago
is shown by an ordinance issued in
1881 for a number of French cities.
Adolph Damaschke in his Geschichte
der acknowledgements gives the fol-
lowing excerpt:
Every man and every woman who
sells watered milk, shall have funnel
placed into his or her throat, and so
much of the watered milk is to be
poured into it as is possible without
endangering life, according to the
judgment of the doctor and the per-
son administering the cure.
Every man and every woman who
sells butter into which carrots, stones,
other objects have been mixed, so as
to increase the weight, shall be set in
the pillory. The butter is to be firmly
pressed upon the head of the person,
who is to remain in position until
the sun has melted all the butter.
The dogs may lick the dripping butter,
and the people may heap ridicule
upon the offender, provided, however,
that God, the King, and others, are
not offended thereby. If the tenn
perature is low a fire is to be kim
died before the offender, and everyone
may look at him.
every woman and every man who
has sold rotten eggs shall be fastened
to the pillory. The eggs are to be
given to the street boys, who may
throw them upon the offender to
amuse the public. However, it is for
hidden to throw objects other than
rotten eggs
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
A MANS EARNING POWER "FRoM
y HIS NECK UP"

"From his neck down man is
worth about $3.50 a day; from his
neck up he may be worth 100000 a
year" The particular significance of
this description of mans earning
capacity lies in the fact that it was
given by a prominent business man
who began his career in life minus
both legs, his left arm and the fingers
of his right hand. Such were the con-
ditions that led to the success of
Michael ]. Bowling, president of the
State Bank of Olivia, Mimi, says
America His accident, as the Hos
pital School Journal narrates it, was
the result of a fierce Minnesota biz
bard in which he was caught thirty
five years ago. He absolutely refused
to become public charge and decided
that he must acquire an education.
Arrangement was made for his at
tendance at school, and after a sue
cessful course of studies he began his
life of usefulness as teacher in a
country school.
But a country school wasn't big
enough to hold Bowling very long
and he went into business. From that
day he climbed steadily. He married !;
one of his daughters is in college, and
the other two are preparing to follow
her. His political career, which made
him speaker of the Minnesota House
of Representatives established him as
man of affairs in his community,
and he is so looked upon today.
Mr.. Bowling never thinks of him
self as cripple because he isn't one.
He laughs at you when you mention
the word. He drives his car, rides
horseback, and enjoys life with the
enthusiasm of boy. 1t is natural
that the success of the handicapped
man should be close to his heart; and
it has been always. But when the
war came to America, Mr.. Bowling S
desire to serve his country was
quickened, and he offered himself for
any work among the wounded that
might bring cheer and sound practical
advice.
There are no illusions in his mind
as to the re-education of the soldier
and sailor. He has deep confidence in
the power of American medicine and
surgery and in the teaching brains of
the country that will be brought into
play. What he emphasizes as the
greatest need in his country today is
| common-sense-'ho sense" he calls
lit-toward the handicapped man
Sentiment, yes; but intelligent senti
ment that will kindle a mans ambi
| ton. not quench it.
Viewing the picture of the man as
| he stands poised at ease upon his arti
| fetal limbs no one could for moment
suspect that what he heheld was little
! more than the trunk of a man, while
all else was the result of surgery
mechanism, art and human persever
ance. But it is the heart and brail
that count, and the dauntless spirit O
the immortal soul informing them
| Here is fine lesson of courage TO
MANNED and sound alike
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
ORIGIN OF "GRINGO."

1t has been said that the word
"gringo,' used in Mexico as nickname
for the people of the United States,
was an imitation of the first words Of
Mexican war. commencing Green
grow the willows" The word "gringo"
is Spanish epithet applied to all
foreigners, and in Mexico especially
to the people of the United States. 1t
has nothing to do with the words of
the popular song mentioned, but is a
corruption of the Spanish word
"Greigo," Greek" which was applied
by the uneducated classes in Spain to
all persons of foreign speech.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
THE BANKRUPT.

What's that-you're broke? They
have cleaned you out? The courts
have taken all? Well, what does it
matter? If your head isn't empty,
you'll soon fill your hands.
What did you lose except some
time and money? You still own
everything with which you started
all the capital required to achieve
anything, anywhere and at any time.
To begin with you have five
senses. Andrew Carnegie began life
with precisely the same funds. You
have your brains, your business ex-
perience, your lessons, learned in the
great university of life, your health,
your nearest and dearest, and your
friends.
If your honor didn't go with it,
your name is simply on deposit
they're holding it as security for
your debts. 1t rests with you to de-
eide whether it's worth anything. il
you still consider it valuable, go to
work and redeem it. But il you
think it's trash, the law will accept
your estimate and mark it N, G.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
SURGERY'S NEW MARVEL.

Since the discovery of the remark
able possibilities of transplanting It's
sues, begun in the plant kingdom CEN
turtles ago, medical science has made
remarkable developments in trans
planting bone tissues in the human
body, according to an announcement
made by the Post Graduate hospital
in New York City, whose special
study is being devoted to this branch
of surgery.
This new field of constructive sur
gerry, while not exclusively confined to
bone grating, has it's most useful eX-
preston in that line of work, and the
delicate grating operations by which
live bone is removed from one part
of the body by the aid of electric
saws, drills and lathes are frequently
too little appreciated by the layman.
Among the most unusual of the
operations which this method of sur
gerry has made possible are the restor-
ing of injured knee caps, the correc-
ton of clubfeet, planting bone gratis
in the vertebrae to relieve Potts
disease, and the relieving of joint
diseases by replacing the ill bones
with healthy ones.
According to the report from the
POSTGRADUATE hospital this method
of surgery has been particularly use
full in Europe in saving affected limbs
which formerly would have been am
putated Soldiers whose arms have
been wounded by shells, destroying in
many cases four or five inches Of
bone, have regained the use of those
members after bone CRAFTS have re
placed the destroyed bones.
Keeping pace with the bone graft
ing, says the report, is the graftins
of muscles and tendons. BY usin,
these two kinds of surgical skill joint
1y the use of limbs affected in man,
ways is made possible. Experiment
have shown conclusiyely that in max
ing gratis it is most advisable to us
bone from the patients body, so tina
the tissues may be of the same qualit,
as those they are to replace. For thi
purpose the shin bone is most fire
quently used, as parts of it can bes
be spared for this purpose.
-NeD York Herald
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
WHERE BOOKS WERE PAWNED.

In primitive days books had a rec
ognized and settled value. We know
how they we're exchanged for a horse
or half a dozen sheep, but few people
know the extent to which books were
pawned in the middle ages. Oxford
at one time had twenty giant chests
full of these valuable pledges, and the
process when stock was taken, had to
be conducted with care. The book
fairs served to alter things, and pres
emily as Smithfield market grew it set
up subservient industry on it's out
skirts, where the butchers sold skins
and the parchment dealers bought.
And this bookish street under the
shadow of st. PauIs bore the pious
name of Paternoster Row.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
A HUMBLE HEROINE.

please, Sister Mary Grace, are
If any one thinks that such a ques-
ton could puzzle Sister Mary Grace
well, such a person does not know
the grade eight teacher in st. Bene-
diets school. Her girls declare Sis
ter can answer anything"
Friday afternoon is the favorite
time for asking questions not con-
nected with lessons. Its SO nice to
listen, when one is just embroidering
or knitting, and sometimes a question
leads to story" says Beatrice Dono-
van.
Perhaps that was why Margaret
Harrigan asked the question about
heroines. Margaret had thinking
spells, and always had a question on
the tip of her tongue.
"Are heroines always rich and
beautiful" repeated Sister Mary
Grace. Dear child, what have you
been reading? Think of all the brave,
splendid women whose poverty did
not keep them from being heroines."
II can't think of one just now,
Sister Mary Grace"
Julia, will you please bring me
Great Wives and Mothers? Here are
many heroines of the Church, dear
children, whose names are held in
honor
''But there are queens and other
swell people-excuse me. Sister,
mean wealthy people, in that book, =
put in Caroline Dunphy. who was
suspected of being bit "frilly.'
God raises up heroines in every
rank of life, dear children, to do His
holy work There are queens who
we're noble, Christian women; and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
A PRINTERS ERROR.

The most lasting result of a print
er's error is found in the word
"cocoanut," which people often think
has something to do with cocoa; the
original word was 'coco-nut," from
the Spanish word "coco,' meaning
grin or grimace,' a name bestowed
upon the cocoanut owing to its re-
semblance to the face of monkey.
When DR.. Johnson was compiling his
famous dictionary he included the
word "coconut," but the compositor
inserted an "a instead of the hyphen.
and the word appeared as "cocoanut, "
and has been written so ever since.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
"MY FOUR SPLENDID BOYS"

Yes, l know there are stains on my
carpet,
The traces of small muddy boots;
And see your fair tapestry glowing,
And spotless with blossoms and
fruits.
And l know that my walls are dis,
figured
With prints of small fingers and
hands,
And that your own household most
truly
In immaculate purity stands.
And 1 know that my parlor is lit
tered
With many old treasures and toys
While your own is in daintiest order
Unframed by the presence of boys!
And l know that my room is in
vaded
Quite boldly all hours of the day;
While you sit in yours unmolested,
And dream the soft quiet way.
Yes, I know there are four little bed
sides
Where l must stand watchful each
night;
While you go out in your auto,
And flash in your dresses so bright
Now, think I'm a neat little woman
l like my house orderly, too;
And I'm fond of all dainty belong
ings-
Yet would not change places with
No, keep your fair home with its
order.
It's freedom from bother and noise;
And keep your own fanciful leisure
But give me my four splendid boys!
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F. J. CAMITSCH. Pres. and Treas.

Margaret sat in the door, and
everyone who went by had a word for
her. Every one called her Margaret;
every one loved her, and when she
died the entire city mourned the loss
that had fallen on it.
THE papers were bOrdered in
black. At her funeral Church and
State, rich and poor, were represented
but the most touching tribute was
the presence of hundreds of orphans
who had been befriended by this
great-hearted Catholic heroine.
"A statue to her memory was
erected and it is a matter of pride
to the citizens that no subscription
was taken to erect it The money
flowed in SO lavishly that the com
mittee soon gave notice that more
than enough had been received.
IF you ever visit New Orleans you
will see this memorial. 1t is said that
the statue is so true reproduction
OF Margaret Haughery that the chill
dren shouted her dear name when
the veil was drawn aside and they
saw the stout, short figure and kind,
pleasant face.
Does the story of Margaret, the
friend of the orphans, answer your
question, dear child?'
Yes, indeed, Sister Mary Grace,
said Margaret Harrigan. I'm very
proud that her name is so like mine.
I'd rather be that kind of a heroine
than any other May | take out the
book, please? There are four Mar
garets in our knitting club, and
know they'll just be crazy-excuse me,
Sister, mean glad and proud, to
read that beautiful story"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
GOOD HEALTH BRINGS BEAUTY,

Good health is most attractive. 1t
is beauty for the young girl and
strength for the young man. Never
yet" said a noted woman recently,
have l seen hopelessly ugly man
or woman who was in perfect health.
1t is the pale, wan cheek, the sunken
eyes, the yellow, decayed teeth, the
bumped shoulders, or the nervous,
grouchy disposition that is always
ugly and unattractive.
The glow of health on the cheek,
the sparkle in the eye, two rows of
clean, sound teeth and a body
carried firmly and four square to the
winds, with health in the body and
laughter in the soul-that is beauty
and strength that endures, and it is
worth working for
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
AMONG THE MEYERS.
Never betray a confidence.

Never betray a confidence.
Never wantonly brighten others.
Never leave home with unkind
words.
Never laugh at the misfortunes of
others.
Never send present hoping for one
in return.
Never pick the teeth or clean the
nails in company.
Never fail to be punctual at the
time appointed.
Never fail to give a polite answer
+ to civil question.
Never present gift saying it is of
no use to Yourself
Never question a servant or a child
about family matters.
Never fail, if a gentleman, of being
civil and polite to ladies.
Never look oyer the shoulder of an
other who is reading or writing.
Never associate with bad company.
Have good company or none.
Never refer to gift you have made
or favor you have rendered.
Never appear to notice scar, de-
formity or defect of any one present.
Never arrest the attention of an
acquaintance by touch. Speak to
him.
Never punish your child for a fault
to which you are addicted yourself
Never answer questions, in general
company, that have been put to others.
Never call "a new acquaintance by a
so.
Never lend an article you have Dor
rowed unless you have permission to
do so.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
OUR EARLY NAVY.

The United States Navy has the
distinction of being somewhat older
than the government itself, for nine
months before the actual Declaration
of Independence Congress authorized
the construction of two national"
cruisers and appointed committee
to purchase vessels to form the nu-
cleus of a fleet. Within three months
of its appointment this committee got
together fourteen armed vessels and
appointed personnel of officers,
among whom was the famous old sea
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
GROCERIES

there were humble workers who dis
tinguished themselves by their efforts
for others. Not that they wished to
win honors Or renOwn.
For instance. there was Mar
garrett whose story is so beautifully
told in this book. | want all my girls
to read it, and to be able to relate
at length an account of heroism OF
which our nation is very proud. To-
day shall tell you some facts cleaned
here and there.
Years ago a little Margaret left
Ireland with her kind young father
and mother, who planned to make
their home in America For few
years they struggled on in Baltimore
and then the yellow fever struck
them down and their little Margaret
was an orphan. Other kind people
gave the child home, but were too
poor to educate her. She never
learned to read and write.
AT twenty one, Margaret married,
and, no doubt, she had lovely dreams
of home of her own. But the young
husband fell i'll and died; the baby
soon went back to heaven and Mar
garet again faced the world alone and
destitute.
I'm hotel laundry in New Orleans
she found work, and the work
| brought her the means to fill her
| empty heart Her own baby was
gone, but there were hundreds of
other babies to be mothered, and
| Margaret's strong, loving arms were
| extended to them.
yellow fever was still at work,
| throwing helpless children on the
| world. The Sisters of Charity could
| not bear to refuse home to even
| one little orphan, but money was
scarce. What could they do? Over
her wash tub Margaret pondered the
question. L will do what | can to
help you, she said to the Sisters.
| when her hard days work in the
hotel was done, she went to the con-
vent and worked for the orphans.
Her sharp eyes noted that Sisters and
children hadn't enough to eat
| 81 will beg for them, said Mar
garet; and every day she made the
round of the hotels and collected
scraps of food, which she turned into
| palatable dishes for the hungry chill
dren. Often she was seen pushing a
wheelbarrow in which she had gath
cred food and clothing.
| Next, Margaret bought two cows
and began selling milk on small
scale. Rain or shine, she trudged
along the streets, dressed in calico
dress, shawl and a sunbonnet
| Margaret became well-known
figure. Sister Francis Regis regarded
her as an angel of mercy. More room
was needed in the orphan asylum,
so larger home was built, and in ten
years it was free of debt. The dairy
was flourishing, and the profits went
in large part to the orphans. Mar
| garet had business head, and when
a bankrupt bakery came into her hands
she managed it as well as she had the
| dairy.
did she give UP the calico dress
and the little shawl? No, indeed. She
had no money to spend on herself.
| Out of her bakery went free bread
i to the poor, bread at trif1e of cost
/ to the asylums, bread to many a
/ penniless. hungry man. But the
more Margaret gave. the more she
/ made 1t was said that the bread she
cast on the waters came back to her.
The bankrupt bakery became the first
steam bakery in New Orleans.
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Next, there's time. You've thou
sands and thousands of days-enter-
prise and determination will change
them into thousands and thousands of
dollars. Every one Of them is raw
material of fortune.
Thought you said you didn't have
anything?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11

dog, Paul Jones. During the war of
the revolution the infant navy cap
tured as many as 500 prizes, but suf-
fered so heavily that by the time
peace was declared it had almost
ceased to exist. A new start on a
more ambitious scale was made in
1894
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11

Popular government is not in itself
a panacea. 1t is no better than any
other form, except as the virtue and
wisdom of the people make it so.--
]. r. L0WeH.