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The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03
THE OWL HUNTERS END.

"Out over the forest the owl again
|launched himself and winged his way
for some distance to dead birch
which had been killed by porcupines
who had completely stripped it of
bark" writes Scout William lsbill in
an article contributed to Boys Life
Lighting in the upper branches, he
settled himself for his watch. Out
over the forest went his hunting cry
in vain, he was about to give up in
disgust and move on to another
huntin g ground, when a noise from
below arrested him. Down a dim
trail came numbering animal which
grunted and chartered to itself as il
walked; after it came a much smaller
creature, smaller than the rabbit
which he had captured earlier in the
evening. Down dropped the, owl or
the smaller of the two creatures
/ He clutched the little animal with his
talons, but instantly let go and veered
off and up with frightened squawk
Singing pains shot through his feet
legs and thighs.
The frightened owl few some dis
tance before he attempted to light
AS he Strengthened out his legs and
landed on the limb, the pains stabbed
him worse than ever. Up into the all
he flew wildly. Again and again he
attempted to land, but each time flew
on as the pains shot through his legs
and feet. He had unfortunately
clutched young porcupine, who was
out with its mother for moonlight
stroll His feet, legs and thighs were
filleo with sharp, barbed quills, which
drove deeper into his flesh each time
he attempted to light.
"On and on he flew, till almost
ready to drop from exhaustion, lie
landed in the thick top of a spruce.
With wings outstretched he lay on
the thick branches till he had some
what recovered. Then he worked
himself into the lower branches OF
the tree with great deal of trouble
and pain. Here he sat and pecked at
his legs, which did not tend to help
matters at all. From time to time he
called, but his cry was far different
from the bold rolling cry of earlier in
the evening. Now it was just thin,
weak, half-hearted, Who-who-whoooo.
Finally day broke, and as it grew
lighter the owl edged up to the trunk
and prepared to go to sleep. He did
not know that he had landed on the
edge of corn field, close to a farm
house, or that the crows used his
spruce to post their sentinels in
while they pulled the farmers corn
THE crows arrived at daylight and
| the first crow who arrived attempted
to aligkt in the spruce, nearly turning
a summersault in his efforts to check
himself as he saw the big owl. At the
alarm the rest of the crows pressed
in to the attack, flying past him and
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03
WHY MARRIAGE FAILED.

He regarded children as nuisance
He did all his counting before mar.
riage.
He never talked over his affairs
with his wife.
He doled out money to his wife as
If to a servant
He looked down upon his wife as
an inferior being.
He thought of his wife only as a
housekeeper.
He never took time to get ac-
Quainted with his family.
He never dreamed that a wife de,
served praise or compliments.
He had one set of manners for
home and another for society.
He thought his wife should spend
all her time doing housework.
He married an ideal, and was dis
appointed to find that it had flaws.
He paid no attention to his per-
sonal appearance after marriage.
He treated his wife as he would
not have dared to treat another
woman.
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SYMBOL OF BRUTE FEROcITY,

1t is said that the tiger has never
been made the basis of royal en-
blem except by Tippoo, the famous
sultan of Mysore. Tippoo himself
was as ferocious as wild animal and
kept near him a mechanical toy rep
resenting a life-sized tiger worrying
the body of British soldier. When
the toy was wound up the tiger
growled and the soldier groaned and
Tippoo smiled.
1t may be that the tiger, though the
ideal of brute symmetry and power
has never attained unto the dignity
Of a royal emblem for the reason that
in every language the word for this
animal is synonym for stealthy,
cruel, strong-limbed ferocity. Nature
has made the tiger unequaled in the
combination of speed, strength, cum
ming, daring and physical beauty. A
tigers first bounds are so rapid as to
bring it alongside an antelope, and a
blow of its paw will stun charging
bull. 1t has been known to spring
over wall five feet high into a cattle
pen and to jump back with full
grown animal in it's jaws. Sportsmen
say that they have known it to carry
away the bait while they were put
ting up the shelters FROM which to
shoot it.
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03

Alexander the Great so that the period
when Ur was seaport can be reck.
oned with fair accuracy.
Ur today is about halfway between
the head of the gulf and the ruins OF
ancient Babylon. 1t is near the Eu
phrates-across the river from the
modern town OF Nazareth-and is rep
resented by vast group of mounds
that conceal remains of extraordinary
interest. Undoubtedly it was war that
destroyed this ancient metropolis-as
it seems to destroy everything that Is
worth while sooner or later.
Out of one huge mound has been
dug the remains of a pyramidal tower
which is regarded by Assyriologists as
the most perfect specimen of Baby
lonian architecture known. 1t is built
in series of stages like the tower OF
Babel with a continuous flight OF
broad steps running up the outside
1t originally supported temple--the
great Temple of the Moon.
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THE ONE WHO is DOING III
BEST.

1t somehow seems little enough when
you say
That a fellow ''is doing his best"
1t means that he tolls and he hopes
day by day
That heaven will attend to the rest.
He is jostled aside by the hurrying
crowd,
Unsought by the lonely; forgot by
the proud.
He earns what he gets, and no more
Is allowed
To the fellow who's doing his
best
But whenever crisis arises, we look
To the man who is doing his best.
The prince with his splendor, the sage
with his book.
Full OFT fail to answer the trst.
And when there's a home OF 4 coun.
try to serve
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03
Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
ENte

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
In the Matter of the Estate of Mar
garet Schmelz, Deceased.
Letters Testamentary on the estate
Of Margaret Schmelz, Deceased, late of
the County of Ramsey and State Of
Minnesota being granted to Anna
Schmelz.
1t Is Ordered, That six months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date. of this Order, in
demands against the said deceased, are
required to file the same in the Probate
Court of said County, for examination
and allowance, or be forever barred.
1t Is Further Ordered, That the Sec
ond Monday in July, 1920, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. at a General Term of said Pro-
bate Court, to be held at the Court
House, in the City Of st. Paul, in said
County, be and the same hereby is
and where the said Probate Court will
examine and adjust said claims and
demands.
And 1t Is Further Ordered. That
notice of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested in
said Estate, by forthwith publishing
this Order once in each week for three
successive weeks in The Catholic
Bulletin, a legal newspaper printed
and published in said County.
Dated at st: Paul this 18th day of
December, 1919.
By the Court:
e. w. BAZILLE,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal of Probate Court
DOUGLAS, KENNEDY & KENNEDY,
Attorneys. st. Paul. MINI.
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RODNEY'S RIDE.

In that soft midland where the
breeZes bear
The North and the South on the
genial air,
Through the county of Kent, on af.
fairs of state,
Rode Caesar Rodney, the delegate.
Burley and big, and bold and bluff,
In his three-cornered hat and coat OF
snuff,
A foe to King George and the Eng.
lish state,
Was Caesar Rodney, the delegate.
Into Dover village he rode apace,
And his kinsfolk knew from his anx.
ious face,
1t was matter grave that brought him
there,
To the counties upon the Delaware.
Money and men we must have" he
49,. said, :.
Cor the congress fails and our cause
is dead.
Give us both and the King shall not
work his will.
We are men, since the blood of Bun
ker Hill.'
Came rider swift on a painting bay;
"Ho, Rodney, ho. You must save the
day, ..
For the congress halts at a deed so
great :-... -....
And your vote alone may decide its
fate!' .. - 49,
Answered Rodney then: Il will ride
with speed;
1t is liberty's stress; it is freedom s
r.. need" ,..
when stands it?" "Tonight." mot
moment to spare,
But ride like the wind from the Della
ware.
"Ho, saddle the black! I've but hall
day, .-.-.. ..'-.- j
And the congress sits eighty miles
But I'll be in time if God grants me
grace, rr Fl. I.
To shake my fist in King George.
face" .'f
He is up; he is off! and the blacl
horse flies
On the northward road ere the God
speed dies, r. 1>
1t is gallop and spur as the leagues
they clear
And the clustering milestones NOV,
1t is two of the clock, and the flee
hoofs fling
The Feldsboro dust with a clang an
cling.
| 1t is three; and he gallops with slacl
| rein where
The road winds down to the Dela
| ware.
-Four, and he spurs into New Castl
town ~
From his painting steed he gets hir
| down
a fresh one. n,lirk! and not ] p,t
ment's wait! 49,. s s.-yE /
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YOUTH AND AGE.
When she was turning twenty
And | was TWENTY-FIVE,

When she was turning twenty
And l was twenty-five,
The roses bloomed a-plenty
And thorns were small and few,
We wandered wild amid them
AS all young lovers do
The thorns? The roses hid them;
They seldom came to view.
Now we are turning fifty,
And Junes are growing scant;
We're both becoming thrifty,
And beg the gods to grant
The thOlns through which we've wan
dered
May here and there disclose
The joy that once we squandered-
The glory of a rose.
Al
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BE YOURSELF.

A change of voice and an extra
graciousness of manner may impose
on the visitor who comes around once
a year or so; but in the everyday
world, with constant companions, a
uniform, genuine, capable course of
conduct is the best plan.
/ And as matter of policy, too, that
course of conduct had better be
agreeable, obliging and urbane in or:
der to smooth the pathway.
Women are the greatest offenders
n hypocrisy of manner, because they
are the indoor 7eaker sex; and pre-.
tended amiability is the result of
to us from ruder ages.
Yet, in the modern world, women
do not need to be anything but or
beyond themselves to be protected
and respected. They, and all Of US,
gain nothing and lose much by pre-.
tense or affectation. A woman rarely
wins a husband by deceptive gra.
ciousness; but she does many suitors,
If she does so entrap a man, he is
apt to be worthless.
Society is said to be full of affec.
tation. but is it, The present day
tendency is toward outdoor, breezy
companionship. The woman accus.
toned to the society of men, is apt to
be freer from affectation because her
experience tells her it does not pay
The woman Whs associates wholly
with bandboXes and milliners and
reads novels, has not the advantage
Of this education.
At the bottom, it is all a matter of
character. 1t is a question of truth
fulness and self-respect; without
which there is no real or worthy sue
cess in life
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03

Procrastination is the worst enemy
to right decisions. We recognize the
wisdom of the course to be taken, we
acknowledge our obligation to take
it, but we put off the decisive step un-
til the more convenient season in the
future, which never comes. Do it
now
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03

one great priceless gift and blessing
life, with all its hopes and opportuni-
ties; and so, with all respect and sor-
row for the dead, in this presence my
roll back and the sun comes out clear
and strong again.
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03
ROMAN HOMES IN ENGLAND.

A side road leads to the left from
the Fosse Way of ancient memory
and winds along a valley beside the
early wanderings of the Colne, in the
English Cotswold country, writer in
an exchange says:
The car, chugging its way up the
road comes to rest at last beneath the
trees which crowd around the Roman
villa, at Chedworth, and patchwork
carpet of sun and shadow invites tC
idle lettering in the warmth of a
spring day. But suddenly one is ush
cred into the twilight of the Roman
occupation, to gaze on fragments OF
mosaic flooring and scattered pillars
and bricks and stones, all that lie.
mains of the prosperous home OF
some rich Roman who settled here in
the dawn of English history.
The beautiful coloring and design
of the mosaic floors are not more
striking than the followed bricks, and
furnaces which tell of wonderful heat
ing arrangements, of greater eff
cheney than that of which most mod
ern English homes can boast.
Here, beside the villa, laundries
and baths would appear to have been
small smelling establishment, which
must have once made the place a lit
tie hive of industry amid the wild
surroundings of Britain.
All this lay undiscovered through
the centuries till men came and un.
earthed it from the dust and debris
and fallen leaves of wel1-nigh two
thousand years.
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03

We turn to the man with the heart
and the nerve,
The man whom adversity's touch
could not swerve,
The man who kept doing his best.
WASHINGTON .Si0f
The Catholic bulletin., 1920-01-03

-NHU Yotk Sun.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
THE CROWS. NEST

From the number of new automo
biles that are being shipped in to sup
ply the anticipated spring demand it
would seem that we are going to main
tain our rank in the per capita owner
ship of cars in the state. Whether our
rank is one of the best indications of
our prosperity, is question yet to be
determined. The tabulation of auto
mobile statistics, as Of January first,
shows California in the lead with a car
to every 2-10 persons, South Dakota
and Nebraska tie for second place
with car for every $40 persons.
The average in the United States is
13 $40 persons. This shows that
South Dakota is strictly on the map,
as far as car owning is concerned, and
that it would almost be possible to load
every person in the state into cars at
one time and have a statewide joy
ride. There is no wonder that the
people of the state are recognizing
the benefits Of good roads and are
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
CORPORATION FORMED

Milbank Times-Fifteen of the far
sighted business men of the city have
recognized the pressing need for ad
ditional housing facilities and an or
ganization which plans to construct
houses to rent or for sale was formed
last Tuesday evening.
The program outlined calls for a
subscription on the part of each mem
ber, a small part Of which will be
called every year and which will ex-
tend over period of ten years. Under
this plan, sufficient funds will be pro-
durable every year for the construction
of several moderate priced homes
which will be sold on. contract or
rented. This money realized will in
turn be used for the construction of
more houses the following year, which
will assist materially in relieving the
serious problem which confronts the
big boom now due for the city.
Every new business firm, when look
ing for a location must first consider
the housing facilities and undoubtedly
the lack of houses for the employees
has caused a large number of pros
pectve business firms to abandon the
idea Of locating here in the city. Prac-
tically every city in the country is
faced with this problem and many
solutions have been offered and sug-
gested The city that makes sue
cess of such efforts and builds a surplus
of homes will set a stride in the growth
of population during the coming year
unsurpassed by any previous year.
While the investment will promise
to yield no more than a fair return
on the money invested, the PROPOSE !
ton will appeal to the young business
men, who have a growing business
and great concern in the future growth /.
of the city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
A CONCENTRATION

The opening of the new First Ma
tional Bank building on Monday is an
event of which the citizens OF Brook
ings can justly be proud, and at the
same time we congratulate the officials
of the bank on their faith in the sta
bility, prosperity and future of our
community. This new building viii
always be testimonial of the pro-
gressive spirit of Geo. w. Cobel, its
president, whose active management OF
the bank for the past four and one
half years has brought the institution
TO its present high standard of service.
efficiency and strength At a time
when lot of people all over the
country were daunted by the high cost
of everything, Mr.. Cobel gave visible
expression of his faith in Brookings,
her people and the community, by go
ing ahead with the plans he has made
for a new structure and has given TO
the city as handsome bank building
as will be found anywhere in the
whole country The Register believes
that Brookings will always appreciate
the confidence displayer by Mr.. Cobel
and his associates and the future pros
perity of the community will go a long
way to prove his foresight. The bank
will no doubt profit by this mark of
approval in its surroundings, as they
justly should, for confidence always
begets confidence. As beautiful addi-
tion to the buildings of the city, the
Register sincerely congratulates the
First National Bank on its achieve
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
.W & so

The Register Is glad to know that
the position il has taken all along upon
the erection of a new high school
building meets the approval Of large
number of the property owners and
taxpayers of the school district, and
the action of the school board in letting
the contract as told in this paper
last week. No one questions the need
Of more room for the schools, and no
one denies the desirability of modern
accommodations. No other solution
of the problem could be devised under
present conditions to meet the situa.
tion, and so it seems to be up to the
community to go ahead in hearty sup
port of the board III what they have
AS for the cost of the
building. it probably never can be built
for less cost than present prices for
many years to come, so Brookings
voters may as well make up their
minds to be ready to provide additional
funds as they shall be called for. We
would recommend that the board of
education prepare campaign of edu-
cation along this line.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
SEVERAL CHURCHES

Sunday morning and evening the
pulpits of the Methodist, Presbyterian,
United Presbyterian and Baptist
churches will be filled by speakers Of
the j. Campbell White party In the
interests of Life Enlistment in Chris
tian Work" this group of great leaders
is going to college towns under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. w.
G. A. Jointly with the Interchurch
World Movement and in cooperation
with several denominations which are
calling for recruits for Christian lead
ership. They will be at the meeting
this week at Mitchell and will come
here Saturday and be here over Sun
day. Group meetings will be held at
the college Saturday. They will be
the speakers at the regular Sunday
services of the churches named above
both morning and evening.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock there
will be general meeting for men at
the Methodist church and a general
meeting for women at the Baptist
church in charge of these campaigners.
On Saturday fiiers will be putt out |
over the city announcing in detail the
speakers for the several churches.
The team as scheduled consists of
j. Campbell White, J. v. Latimer, H. |
0. Pritchard, ]. X. Craig. Mrs. E. c. |
Cronk and others. Mr.. Pritchard is
secretary OF the board of education for
the Disciples. Mrs. Cronk. a Luther
an. is head of the general federation
of Women's Foreign Mission Boards.
j. Campbell White, who is the best
known, is one of the greatest religious
leaders in the world. He went out as
a layman to India to do missionary
work under the United Presbyterian
board. While there he established the
first Y. M. c. A. in Calcutta. He re-
turned to this country to take the
general secretaryship of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement when that was
launched few years ago, and was the
largest force in that remarkable or
ganizatton. He is now the head Of
the Interchurch Brotherhood. and is
president Of Wooster college, Ohio.
ALI Of the speakers are OF very high
rank and everyone should seek to
hear him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
MUST CONSERVE ON PRINT

The following resolutions were
passed by the South Dakota Press asso.
citation at Huron, S. D., February 20,
1920:
Members of the South Dakota Press
association in convention assembled at
Huron, February 19 and 20. declared
themselves as follows:
/ In view of the rising cost of print
paper, of labor and OF everything en-
tering into the manufacture of our
product, we recommend as the only
fair and businesslike solution of what
has become a most serious problem,
that publishers adjust their advertising
rates to fit the emergency in order
that papers may not be forced out of
existence and that there may be
conservation of paper as a result, with
out the publishers having to bear the
entire burden in loss of profits.
We recommend that publishers give
serious consideration to the advisa-
bility OF putting their business on a
strictly cash-in-advance' as well as a
stop-at-expiration basis, not only in the
interest of print paper conservation
but on general principles.
We urge upon all weekly publishers
the need of adopting every possible
means to serve print paper and demand
the publishers of city dailies do like
wise as a matter of sheer justice.
Realizing the pressing need for train
ing of more printers and machine op-
orators, we heartily indorse the school
of printing established at State college
at Brookings, at which boys and girls
may be taught the trade and which
will set up standards of training in the
field. We commend the work of a
similar nature that is already being
done in some of our high schools and
pledge our support to any movement
that will widen its scope and better
its results. In the meantime we ap-
peal to the proprietors of print shops
to do their own share toward relieving
the situation by putting apprentices to
work and teaching them the trade.
Where members are not already
keeping costs We urge that a standard
price list, such as the Ben Franklin
or the United Typothetae, be given
place without delay.
We believe that the bolshevik prop
aganda being sent out over the coun-
try is menace to the future of the
nation; that the program of red revo-
lutionary elements is disloyal and OBJ
noxious and that publishers every
where should take care that their
columns are cleared of the subtle news
service of hired publicity agents.
We favor the zone postal law and
reiterate the resolution of last year
recommending it's continuation.
Having faith in the principles and
plans of the National Editorial asso-
citation for the furtherance Of the in
terests of the newspaper fraternity.
we favor the continued afiliation of
the South Dakota Press association
with this organization.
We thank the Huron Commercial
club, its secretary, o. NJ. Phelps, Geo,
Bowen, publisher of the Huronite, and
citizens of Huorn for their delightful /
and for other arrange /
ments necessary that have made the |
present session a success.
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ment and feels glad that we can
number among our financial institu-
tions one whose progressive spirit has
done so much Tor the upbuiiding OF our
city. A visit to this new structure,
with its commodious and handsome in
terror. will convince our readers that
we all have something in which We
can take pride as an adornment to
our city.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-26
HELP THE NEAR EAST

The three days, beginning with
March 7, have been adopted as the
time when the people of Brookings
county will be asked to take a con-
certed action in their effort to assist
in the raising of aid for the famine
stricken people of the destitute coun-
tries of the Near East. Brookings