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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-10

right hand was doing. She did her
generous deeds without asking too
many questions
Vera promised to write me letter
every Sunday, and did, the epistles,
very short ones, coming to me regu-
larly on Tuesdays. Before she left,
she said:
I'D love to give you something to
remember me. Oh, you've been so
white, SO human, so, $3.50 every
thing"
fastened to reply that I'd remem
Der her without any gifts, but she
insisted
my mother was an odd character
she continued. "She died when / was
fourteen. She called me to her bed
removed her wedding ring, and slipped
it on my finger. 4 don't believe in
taking beautiful things to the grave
with me, daughter she said. Keep
this ring till your wedding day. Let
the right man put it on your hand.
and then you'll always connect your
husband and your mother, one love
enhancing the other had my kid
hopes-but the ring was never used
Wasn't it Rebecca of Sunny Brook
Farm who wondered that little ring
could make woman so happy-or
desperate? I've carried the ring
everywhere. When I went-to the
dogs, I buried that little sunset of the
old days in my trunk. Now | want
you to have it."
I refused again to accept her little
gold treasure.
But what will become of it when
I am dead?" she insisted. do please
take it. Why-who knows! You may
meet some other girl, poor thing
who'll need it. Then give it to her
in my name. My real name, by the
way, was Lily Carsdale My mothers
dying blessing still clings to this ring,
the love of my parents for each other
and for me, is invisibly there. The
spirit of the little ring is unhappy"
she continued whimsically. "It's like
the Peri who couldn't find heaven till
she found the biggest love-"
ACu llILiC I'll ClC HduC q SoluCh
moon in my palm.
For weeks after, for months, the
letters from her arrived, and then
came a Tuesday, another, and no mail
She had found rest under the pines of
lonely Pennsylvania hill. The Christ
mas holly was in the windows when
she went away The Easter hyacinths
were pertaining the churches when
her last letter arrived.
My work drifted me to the an
thracite coal fields of this same state
One night very pretty, very young
Slovac girl, with Little Orphant An
ME expression, called on me.
"Fader, SO like to be marry. You
see"
What's your name?"
l never could spell it correctly, but
I'll put down how it sounded:
annie Peck-ach-itch."
Where is the boy?"
"You see he de big Irisha boy, de
Jack Flynn
why doesn't he marry you?"
"Oh, he like marry me all right. He
love me SO much, but his mother, you
see, she de big Irisha woman, and
she no like de Slovac girl. She say
she no care for her to have Hunkies in
her family. When he say he marry
me, she de big woman-oh, she do
easy de two wash on de same day
she lick him so much he can't stand
up before her feet"
sent for Jack.
"You must marry Annie Peck-ach-
ITCH" was my ultimatum. you know.
boy, 'twould be charity to make that
name Irish. Mrs. Flynn sounds SO
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-10
The Ring That Wandered.

Where are all the wedding rings
made? Nobody bothers very much
about that question, imagine. But
where do they go? That seems to be
more important. Those little gold
circles, heart haloes, that preach love,
sacrifice, union, happiness, where do
they wander, so many of them?
My evening paper told me that a
certain woman of the underworld, a
beauty, though faded, had been picked
up unconscious on the street, and
taken to the hospital, where there
were slim hopes for her recovery.
skinned the article, and sighed over
the wreck, as one does in reading OF
splendid ships that hit the rocks.
In my pilgrimage about the general
hospital, I asked the nurse if there
were Catholics there, not caring to
modest patients of other faiths. I was
looking after the lost sheep of the
house of Peter. She directed me to a
bed in the ward, whispered the name
of Vera Bovard, the notorious creature
who had fallen in the street. was
surprised to find her one of my flock.
l approached the bed wherein lay
the magnificent wreck of a refined
looking woman. She closed her eyes
as she saw me coming, and was sound
asleep in second I sat beside her.
Miss Bovard, you may play pos
sum as long as you like, but I'll be
hQro vuhor xyo,, u,o lzo nm !
Open flashed the large dark eyes,
full of cold contempt, full of mild
anger.
Dear God, another minister! I
had three yesterday, and turned them
all fiat"
Hard on Them l answered, "but
I'm priest You didn't belong to
their churches
Il don't belong to yours, either
Aren't you Catholic?"
mo"
Then why do you wear scapular?"
To the general reader I must ex-
plain that only Catholics use this re-
ligious insignia, two little pieces OF
cloth on string about the neck, worn
next to the skin. The experienced
nurse had seen the token, and told
me. Miss Bovard flushed like guilty
child, and paused
Then she spoke brokenly:
81 was Catholic twenty years ago. .
We'll, we still claim you
What good am / to you or to any
church? The church doesn't need
me-"
You need the church"
Perhaps. But I'm too far gone
for the church to do me any good
like operating on mans appendix
when he has heart failure, or pulling
out his teeth when he has hardening
of the arteries
She smiled in cynical fashion.
Il believe in God, though I've tried
not to. Life would have been SO much
easier for me, if could have dropped
Him entirely, when shed my morals
But Gods like virtue. We may lose
Him and it. but we know both exist
| "And Gods always ready to wei
come us back. He left the ninety and
nine in the desert and
Il know all about it,, she broke IN
CURLY. But some sheep get SO fan
off the track, get lost SO badly, fall sc
deep into the thorn-crowned pits that
there's no finding them. I'm one..
don't believe in taking the ragged tat
tiers of life, and handing that relic to
God, after we've given everything good
in us to the world IL mean to the flesh
and the devil
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-10

God loves us. If we but realise that,
our service to Him will not be want
ing.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-10

"The Nicene Creed'' is the topic OF
the 18th sermon of the series being
given here on the general subject Of
Catholic Worship" This sermon
was prepared by the Rev. J. J.
o'kennedy, pastor of the Cathedral
Of st. Helena, Helena, Mont.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
IHOS. G.PLANT co..
MAKERS OF FAMOUS.
QUEEN QUALITY Shoes
INCREASE PRODUCTION
TO DECREASE PRICES

realized that decreased pro-
duction in their great factory,
besides failing to solve the
problem of reduced prices
to the consumer, would result
in the unemployment of thou
sands of loyal employees and
would actually serve to in
crease the cost Of production
one of the things it is necessary
to eliminate.
One thing is true, and it is
truer under present conditions
than ever before, and that is
that Value over and above the
ordinary must be consistently
and fearlessly maintained, no
matter what the cost Of doing
it might be.
It has been accomplished by
the great organization manu- /
featuring Queen Quality Shoes
through the force of their
enormous purchasing power,
which enables them now to
produce astonishing quantities
of footwear footwear that
will sell at prices which con-
sumers will want to take full
advantage Of and buy freely.
The increasing demand is fast
taxing the factory to produce
the quantity necessary to keep
UP with it.
The style, quality and work
manship of the wonderful
shoes featured on this page at
surprisingly low prices equal
ity considered) have been made
possible through the vigorous
efforts of the makers of Queen
Quality Shoes And the enor-
1nously increased distribution
through the Queen Quality
Boot Shop, at 1924 West 34th
Street, has additionally en-
abled them to decrease thei-
selling cost to such an extent
as to be vital factor in the Of
fering of these values This
cooperation between the fac-
tory and the retail distributor
has enabled them to meet the
demand for practically pre-war
prices on shoes of high quality.
With the economy that re-
suits through direct distrlbu-
ton to the Queen Quality
Boot Shop, plus a decreased
selling price, which in many in
stances actually is less than the
cost to produce such footwear,
they will inaugurate a period
of selling that VIII stirnulate
lbuying as it was never stImu-
lated before.
Every woman will want to
anticipate her future as well
as present needs in footwear.
She can comply with the de-
mands of fashion; she will be
able to secure faultless fl and
perfect service in the extraor-
sdinary values made possible
The Thomas G. Plant Com
pany, standing in class by
themselves in the manufacture
and distribution of women's
footwear, have taken this
broad and radical position to
hasten the return to normal
buying by the consumer.
Value above everything else
is the keynote that sounds the
return to prosperity. Buying
activity on big scale will
bring it, and the duty Of this
concern to the business and the
public has led them to inaugu-
rate the sale described on this
page.
Tho rz,o,,oo~, 80 C~,c%.. NYn-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
Hunt in his auto truck.

Hunt in his auto truck.
 Mir. and Mrs. George ". Fiske of Rock vile were in town on Wednesday last calling upon Mir. and Mrs. Fred A Hunt
 4 carved oak chest belonging Co Mrs L. F. Winter, purchased many years ago by her grandfather. Asahel O. Wright. was sold last week to a collector of am tique furniture for s1 ,00o.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jasper Abrahamson are in town visiting Mrs. Abrahamson's daughter and her husband, MT. and Mrs Ralph Buell.
 Fayette Robinson and family of Hart ford and Manchester. formerly residing in town near the green, spent Sunday here attending church and renewing friendships.
 MT. and Mrs. Payson Little of Dalton, Mass, were in town over the week end. guests of Mrs. Emily Little
 The play. Honeymoon Flats, was given with great success by the Columbia grange dramatic club to a crowded house in Yeomans hall Saturday evening last with the following cast:
 MT. Murphy, the janitor, Clayton Hunt Mrs. Murphy, Helen Clarke Rosie, their daughter, Vera Lyman Mir. Montford, the landlord,
 Raymond Clarke I Helen Dearborn, the heroine, Marion Holmes Insurance agent William Wolff Police officer, Luther Buell. Newspaper reporter, Raymond Lyman Tenants. Jean Nztche. Madeline Holmes, Susan KeebIe. Ruth Jacobs. Philip Isham.
 The play was followed S,y dancing The sum of s43 was cleared By the evening entertainment, which is to be added to a l fund which the club has on hand, to be used when large enough for some public | improvement. About 150 persons attend. ed during the evening.
 Rev. T. Newton Owen conducted the services in c1uIch Sunday morning preaching from the text Acts 8: 3T, T believe that Jesus Christ Is the Son of God" stating that all nations and tribes believed in God, the more ignorant ones ! to gain material advantage. and those more refined to obtain religious and spir- itual advancement, and that one so per ] feet as was Jesus Christ could be none | other than the Son of God During the service the hymn There is Green Hill Far Away. set to music by Gounod. was rendered dsvotionally and artistically by Mrs. Harold Haschell, summer visitor 1 from Flatbush, N. T., staying at the home of NIT. and Mrs. Fred A. Hunt 1 Mrs. Theodore Lyman. with her Ffus- band, of PlainviIle and Mrs. Raymond Squier of Mansfield spent the week end with their parents. Mir. and Mrs. James A. Utley.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
A Bulletin To Let
 Advertisement Will Rent It
NEW TENEMENT HOUSE FOR CONVENT AVE.

Only two building applications have been filed with Fire Marshal Howard L. Stanton during, the past week This. however, brings the total permits is- sued during the month up to %. the largest number for the corresponding month in many years. Building is now at it's height and promises no decline until the cold weather sets in about the first of December. All contractors have as much business as they can comfort ably handle. There is also a large amount of repair work going on that does not show on the records at the fire marshars office This repair work in- cludes that done at the various schools in the town and, the work on the Nit. Calvary Baptist church.
 Frank Letan has filed an applica- ton for permission to erect a two-tene- ment frame house on Convent avenue The house is to have 12 rooms, six rooms and bath to each tenement The foundation is to be of concrete and stone on which will be erected the frame su- perstructuie. The exterior finish of the building will be of clapbeards and composition shingles. The interior fin- ish will be of hardwood and plaster The building is to be 24x40x26 feet. L. Rosenberg is to erect a large frame garage at 194 West Main street. The garage will be 24x59xf6 feet There win be a concrete foundation and con- crete floors
 The work on the Elizabeth street school is being rushed along at a rapid rate and during the past week great progress has been made with the foun- dation work. . The boiler room which is hn fTa AL walls erected and is almost ready fol the brick york. The foundation for tho rear wall had been raised almost to tht brick work line. The work of grading the grounds is still progressing as is thu work of blasting out the ledge for tn, front wall foundation
 Contractor P. F. Sweeney has nearl, completed the remodeling of the formel Dr. Perkins home at the corner ot Broad and Crescent streets for Abra. ham Curland The house has beer made into four-apartment house witt all mdoern improvements.
 Contractor Sweeney has under con I struction two large garages. one for r C. Crowell of Elmwood avenue and tn other for Adelard Morin on Perkins avenue. Mir. Morin lIls also had hi house on Perkins. avenue altered into ! two-spartrnent house.
 | New floors have been laid in the Mi Calvary Baptist church. the ~walls re inforced and the building otherwise i'm proved and renovated. Contractor ] Sweeney is doing the work
 Work has been started on the larg i storehouse for the Yantic Grain ant Products Company on the West Side The excavation work is completed an
 cement for the concrete piers is bein poured. Contractor Sweeney Is doint the work
 The H. Wales Lines Co of Meride
 have the contract for the erection of
 new building at the State Hospital fo
 the Insane. here. It will be of cemen construction, 3sx1o0 feet. and will D
 used as a root cellar
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
Strand.

The feature attraction al the Strand for today and Wednesday Is Violet Mes- sereau. in Finders Keepers" IL Is a story of a beautiful young girl who is bounded by the police and detectives oi the city They believe her to be a thiei and watch every move she makes. Tn q struggle with a man a neckiass Is forced upon her which has been lost by a wealthy debutante. II Is found upon her person by the police and she Is arrested Later the real thief Is found by a de- teettve who has taken an interest in her and the ending Is a happy one. Inc second feature is Tom Carrisan in "A Cry at Midnight The story is taken from the original Nick Carter story 2 those who were thrilled by the book will be more so thrilled by the picture which Is full of action An International al News completes the programme.
 Vaudeville Thursday. Friday and Sat urday. also Grace Daruond in 50 Lons I,etty"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
Dsvis Theatre.

The Davis theatre vii have es iu feature attraction Wednesday and Thursday. Constance Tain,afr. fr aDan. gerous Business" adapted bv John EYn. erson and Anita Loos from aIsfelaint Sharp Buchanan's story The Cress board" IL is directed by wii'ism Nell
 According to advance reports thii drama is different than the usual run IL does not follow the conventiona lines of the persecuted heroins. the VI. lain and the rescuing hero Nancy Flavell. the mzdcap society girl who is always falling in and out of love about 10 marry one man when at 4hs very altar in order to escape a distaste- full marriage she declares she Is aireads a married woman and the wedding T off
 But out of the frying pan into the fir, Of rueful trouble The zieseh bride groom" turns up and the pair are con ducted 10 the bridal chamber by hi mother. Here he orders Nancy to m dress and get into bed She is afraid fs tell her family of her predicament and complies. The bridegroom sits on tho l side of the bed and begins 10 dis-obe Now always heretofore. someone has ar. I rived on the scene and rescued the girl | But the night passes. The acting oi Miss Taimadge portrsyinE the terrible mental torture Nancy. FlaVcl unnerEoef | in this unieue situation Is dec red to bt l uneaualed for it's sincerity.
 i That Las, Door" EuEeas O'Brien'i l latest Selznicit picture which is the sec ond pesture, is a rspid-fre photopisy oi romance and thrills that will appeal rr | all classes. II Is entirely different from i anything the star has previously beer seen in and gives him the opportunity to l do some of the best acting of his cA- 1, reer.
 Eugene o'Brien plays the role of tht
 Magnet" a gentlemanly criminal vhe enters into his escapedss only because oi an irresistible desire for adventure. Es
 loves the thrill of outwittinE the detec.
 tives who are always on his traii but
 unable to catch him. At a fashionable
 affair he passes himself of as a wealthy
 explorer who has recently returned iron
 South Africa. In reality he Is after . priceless jewel which he knows is ir
 the possession Of theh ost and his ex.
 3 otis in that direction leads him througf
 many exciting adventures.
 The famous skipper of the Tooner
 vile Trolley That Meets all Trains
 makes his appesrance again ia 's-hl
 Shippers Scheme" Its great.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
COVENTRY

Samuel Gowdy has sold his farm and has moved to Vernon.
 About one hundred went to Dunham's s Point Friday for the annual Sunday school picnic
 Miss Esther vinton went on the four day automobile trip through Connecti- cut with the Connecticut Poultry asso- citation.
 The schools of the town will open on Sept. !.
 Mrs. chariee Smith of Manchester and her two children are visiting Mrs. G. N. Loonliss
 Mrs. W. E. Orcutt is entertaining her brother-in-law and sister from Lincoln, Vt, also her aunt and cousins, of Bris- tol, Vt
 The Ladies society met at the home of the president. Mrs A L. Reed on Wednesday. There was large gath erine. The Ready Helpers held an open meet. ing Thursday evening. Coventry Grange held a special meet ing Monday evening.
 Byron W. Hall and Mss Mabel Wal bridge spent the weekend with Mir. and Mrs. Leslie Mills in westport.
 Rev. Andrew M. Shea of Greensbor. | ough. Pa. has spent several days witf MT. and Mrs. J. E. Kingsbury.
 Mrs. A. S. Wood of Glastonbury znt her two children are spending the weel with Mrs. Woods parents.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
TUESDAY, AUG. 30. 1921. at 10 o'clock. daylight time.

At this sale the contents of the entire house, consisting of the following articles, will be sold to the highest bidder:
 WINDSOR CHAIRS of the following description: Brace back, fan back, comb back. rockers, arm.
 Bannister back rockers. curly maple dining chairs, maple fiddle back chair. slat back rockers, slat back rush seat mushroom rocker, Spanish foot chair, Queen Anne chair. goose neck solid ma hogany rocker, mahogany sewing table, carved leg mahogany table, Windsor tav- ern tables, carved leg mahogany top ta- ble, Dutch foot table, egg top table, cherry dining table, mahogany buffet, mahogany card table, foot stand. saucer top stand, cherry stand, corner stand, solid mahogany davenport, four claw feet and four horns of plenty, n1agnificently carved. a very rare piece, mahogany foot stools, Hepplewhite dresser, mahogany dresserS, curly maple desk, old secretary, Chippendale mirrors, two high post ma pie beds (one curly n1aple), one low four post maple bed, all posts huted, old Paisley shawls, book rugs, lustre pitchers and mugs, old hand-painted serving tray, original painting, old candle mould, stone jugs and crooks. and many other articles too numerous to mention.
 The above mentioned articles are all original and in first class condition. there being no reproductions offered at this sale
 THIS SALE will be held RAIN OR SHINE at the above named place. Arti- cles will be on exhibition Monday, Aug. 29th. aug29d
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-30
MANY HORSES ENTERED Iv


 Between 70 and 75 horses are en- tered in the racing events at the County Fair which opens Labor Day. next week at the local fair grounds. More horses are entered this year than for many years past. The Ss.0o0 being offered this year in track purses. no doubt being re- sponsib,e for the increased number of entries. Among the horses are the fol- lowing:
 Charles Direct, ch s. by Walter Direct, Elm City stables, New Haven Peter Star b 2, by Direct Star, Elm City sta bles, New Haven Etabslla, b m. by Etawsh. Elm City stables. New Haven. The Wop, blk g. by Earl of Chatham, Thomas Luton. Rockville. M2ytwink.ei m, by Twingle Dan, Charles McCsr- dell, Flushing. N. Y. Knight Patch, b & by -, C. H. Michael. Danielson. Nor vic ", b g, by Paral, A R. Martin W1llirautic- Camerton. b g. by Walnut. Charles Charon, Baltic. Peter Tormen~ g, by Peter Again. Milton Mitchell, 1ontville-
 Countess Petrean. D n. by Daschon, Ernest A. Tefft. Arctic. R. L Lester W, b z, by Pictoeva. Warman & Drap- CT, Hillsgrove. R. L Eleanor Hal b m, by Walter Hal B. Williams. Hartford. Margaret the Great. by Peter the Great R Williams, Hartford. Peter in Law by Peter Agan, R. Williams. Hartford Mary Trainer, by Earl Chatham. R. VIII iams, Hartford. Northern Queen, D m by Inch Norteru Man, John Farnuul Boston, Mass. Reward A.. D 2. by Re ward J.. Henry Myott. Norwich Ccora Kingsley). Peter Stout. s. by Peter the Great. H L. Handy. Springfield Mass Golden Glow. oh g, by Royal Watt IT r. Handy Snringfield Mass
 Chief Howard l.. Stanton of the loca' fire department will have four fremer with hose and extinguishers at the New London County Fair which opens Labor Day. The hose and extingnishehrs ar' loaned to the New London County Agr1' cultural Society for the three days of h' fair. Constable Gus Lambert will be seer again in his usual ofhce, chief of tn' fence squad.