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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-15
, SIGNS OF SPRING
BV John BreCk

What thrill you feel as the first touch
of color tinges the winter landscape! What
weight lifts from your heart when some
sign more convincing than the calendar
more credible than the chirping of profligate
cock-sparrows more warming than the
doubtful sun, announces the quickening of
spring. Before ever the willow shoots
FURNISH into gold or the meadows flush with
green, before even the oaks cast off their
brown leaves to bare the buds which swell
beneath them, far, far off, against thu pearly
sky, clustering maple twigs hold faint
crimson blush, like the rosy iridescence on
the throat of a dove
You lose it when you draw near, as If in
delicate intimation that weeks, not hours,
must pass before the gray branches above
you shake forth their carmine1 clusters
busted with orange pollen, garish gay. But
how it tints your whole outlook on the
world! You can expect all the joyous signs
of spring to follow.
Does the r1ack-masked ca4dinal bird
handy notes with his sweet voiced mate?
You believe them. Tomorrows sun may
loosen the locked cones of their favorite
pines and send the flmy seeds Scudding like
amber flakes across the lingering snow Does
the pert jay egin packing twigs in the
crotch of the locust tree, as one might idly
gather summer driftWood for winter fire?
He will soon be nesting in earnest. Do the
drifts lie snug in the hollows? The killdeer
have tracked them with their footprints in
colder springs than this.
The poison ivy will lift its Cropping tips
and point it's sentient buds toward the sun,
the pussywillows turn from gray to gold,
the elm hang out her fringes and the cot
tonwood flaunt her stately show of splendid
'catkins to tempt the tiny gnats and start
the bee-hives buzzing. The shaggy hickory
will be tipped with flecks of sunset cloud.
And your eye is alert to greet them.
Even at dusk you cannot relax the watch.
In a windy night you might miss the shrek
of loon, the gathering call of the duck
slanting down into the marsh. You wake
half-fancying you hear the frog in the
woods-pond, or the first burst of bluebird
music in a misty dawn. Already you envy
them a song that would seem fitting to the
season.
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persons-probably they did not talk distinct
ly enough. During our entire period of in
tensive study of his life and habits we have
at all times been able to establish satisrac-
tory and amicable communication with the
fighting doodle.
The main points to remember about this
important specimen Of American insect life,
the doodle, are that he is an insectivorous,
fossoria type, varying between the fuliginous
and the fuscous in appearance, and singu-
larly pugnacous in character. His powers as
an entertainer are indisputable. The only
question is whether he is small enough to
escape the attention Of the international re-
form bureau.
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The modern girl doesn't offer to be "a
sister" to her rejected sutton, but to be a
nice, little, bobbed-haired chummy
brother to him.
A man is shocked, first, to discover that
a girl is little bit wicked-and, later, to
discover that she is not as wicked as he
had hoped.
There is SO much wisdom in a fool, and
so much folly in the West man, that, to a
normal woman, they are but two slightly
different kinds of baby.
When you read of "petting parties, -
it makes you feel very antique to be able
to remember the time when it was thrill
lingly daring to let man slip your hand
into his overcoat pocket on the way home,
and positively shocking to let him kiss you,
before the third call.
A man is usually something halfway
between the saint his sweetheart imagines
him to be, before marriage, and the sinner
she suspects him of being, afterward.
Fools rush tn-and get all the fun and
excitement, while angels are putting on
their overshoes and hunting for their UNI
brellas
When a man is suffering the pangs of
unrequieted love, some little blonde Cutie"
Is always sure to come around and offer
to act as an anaesthetic.
If man married according to his
reason, he would pick out worthy girl;
if he married according to his interest," a
rich one; but, since he always marries &C
cording to momentary inclination, he picks
out little "Sweetie who lisps baby talk
and calls him "Dada''-and lets it go at
that.
Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler News
paper Syndicate.)
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man doesn't cut much ice when he tries
to cut down his wife's allowance.
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wise man paws attention strictly 70 his
own business unless paid to attend TO the
business of other people.
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Some men are to be trusted and some
others are not in the trust.
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There is so much wisdom in fool, anC
so much folly in the West man, that, to
normal woman, they are but two slight!
different kinds of baby.
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Fools rush tn-and get all the fun and
excitement, while angels are putting on
their overshoes and hunting for their UNI
brellas
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-15

A man is usually something halfway
between the saint his sweetheart imagines
him to be, before marriage, and the sinner
she suspects him of being, afterward.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-15

When man is suffering the pangs o
unrequieted love, some little blonde Cutie
is always sure to come around and offe
to act as an anaesthetic.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-15

A man is shocked, first, to discover tina
a girl is little bit wicked-and, later, t.
discover that she is not as wicked as b
had hoped.
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REFLECTIONS OF A
BACHELOR GIRL
BY HELEN ROWLAND

The modern girl doesn't offer to be "a
sister" to her rejected sutton, but to be a
nice, little, bobbed-haired, chummy
"brother' to him.
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fully. we may be able to translate the re-
marks the doodle makes His conversation
is not Ineligible to the human ear unass1sr-
ed, but with a powerful machine which inten-
sites sound, we have been able to catch an
occasional tone which convnces US that the
doodle bug carries a running fire CONVEX
sation while fighting, in order to annoy the
other fellow.
We are not at present prepared to state
what the doodle bug talks with, as he has no
mouth, only a throat 1t is quite possible
.herefore-we would even go so far as to con-
2ade that it is prObable-that this insect OF
the family myrmeleonidae talks with some
part of his body other than the mouth
In the next afternoon we are able to de-
vote to this absorbing study we hope to clear
this fine point and give it prominence in a
special volume on 'dood1e bugs we have
known-their lives and Conversations.
In concluding these observations we wish
to say a word in defense of the doodle. He
is a cannbal, we admit, but he has one en-
dearing charm-he is tractible, inoffensive
sort of fellow so far as humans go. Children
like to find doodle bug holes and poke a
straw down Them saying, "doodle bug, doc
die bug, come to the fair or "come to the
fire" or any other suitable invitation. On
hearing this the doodle signifies his good will
by clUtching the straw and allowing himself
to be pulled out for inspection.
There is another game that you can play
with the doc lie, and that is to poke at him
with a straw and say, "dood1e bug, doodle
bug, go home" and he will draw in his
mandibles and retire to a lower level, kicking
shower of sand as he goes.
There have been people who held that the
doodle bug is as apt to go as to come, no
matter what is said to him. We reply to
this attack on his character by saying that
evidently the doodle did not understand these
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-30
A FAINT VOICE FROM DISTANT
INDIA.

The Jesuit Fathers, always CLOSELY
identified with education, have made
some valuable foundations in India. es.
pecially in Madura But they must
compete with overpowering odds in the
Protestant schools and cannot main.
tain the required high standard with.
out constant financial assistance.
Father Lebeau, S. j., head of St
Francis High School at Palamcottah
writes for the first time to the United
States in search of aid in these words .
ut Is quite an odd sort of experience
for me to take up the script and turn
beggar in an unknown land. natural
ly shrink from worrying other people
with appeals to their sympathy and
help. I am afraid, moreover, that
amidst the ,ever-spreading activity OF
the American Catholics, amidst the
numerous and varied works of charity
at home that take up all their avail.
able time and resources, faint voice
from distant India has little. chance
to be heard and responded to; nor
has a modest Indian high school much
to recommend itself before the gigan.
tic Catholic enterprises of the New
World. Yet, never mind. Were my
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myself, Of the Hanna type, came from
Chicago to see you on a rather sim
gular mission. You will soon have
the appointment of Circuit Court
Judge, and we desire to endorse Judge
Edmund w. Burke. of Chicago, for
your consideration. He is an eminent
gentleman, profound in the law, re-
spected by all who know him, and,
possibly strange to say, he is, like
yourself, staunch member o. the
Methodist Church"
The President replied: Father
Flanagan. it would give me great
pleasure to respond to your wishes,
and while l may not make the ap-
pointment, will consider such; some
times, we are not always free to do
as we choose, for with a twinkle to-
wards Senator Hanna) some of these
senators, like our friend Mark here,
poke in, it is strange that Catholic
priest should be here endorsing a
Methodist-but it is we'll, and that is
what makes America And now, my
dear friend, may / say that am
looking for good, legally-developed,
active man to send on 2 mission to
the Philippines and desire Catho-
lie preferably.
1t was at this point that Senator
Hanna spoke:
"Mr. President, we have witnessed
here today the real vertebrae Of Amer
lea; here we are of different creeds,
yet all at one for our common coun-
try; would to Heaven it were more so.
And this prompts me, Mr.. President,
to say to you-you or may not live
to see it, but think see day COM
ing, Mr.. President, some thirty years
hence, when the greatest power, apart
from the strong arm of the Supreme
Court, which will stand between the
United States flag and anarchy will
be the Roman Catholic Church, and
Mr.. President, have no fears for the
future-the flag shall float triumph
ant"
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FAMILY SECRETS.

Don't tell papa!" Who hasn't
heard this phrase from the mouth of q
mother who is exhorting her children
to help her conceal something from
the father? 1t is a pity that the
mother uses such words in the pres
ence of her children. in whose estima
tion she must necessarily be lowered
says contemporary.
If mother participates in conceal
ing secrets from the father, sne may
Just as we'll convince herself that heI
children will withhold secrets from
her.
How utterly wrong it is, If pur
chases have been made with daugh
ter and money has been expended fol-
useless and extravagant articles, for
the mother to say, Don't tell papa!'
Does not the mother by such conduct
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-30
LITTLE SIGN OF CULTURE IN
SPEECH.

Americans are known the world
around for their short and nasal as
and many have been misled into
broadening all their as to prove their
culture. But the original sound was
as in "far' and spalm;" it is the first
sound uttered by infants and still the
most general sound of the letter on
the continent Of Europe. The "ah"
sound was the most frequent for the
letter in the earliest English or Anglo
Saxon, still considered the model and
best usage of our language. The in
ask" may be pronounced like the a
in bare" or "at," but, according to the
Encyclopedia Americana, with the
majority of good speakers" it should
be akin to the "ah" sound. Best au-
thorities hold that the excessive use of
the short a is most common in Amer
lea, outside the greater part of New
England. 1t is thus a provincialism,
whereas the broadened as may be in
dicative Of travel, familiarity with the
language of Europe, and association
with cultured people.
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ORDER PATTERNS BY NUMBER

ss25-A Pretty One Piece Gown-Pattern sezs
is shown in this Illustration. 1t is cut in three
viii require 81 Yards Of M,inch material. ~
Duvetyn, satin, serge, foulard, taffeta, linen,
etamine, crepe, mohair, gingham and pongee
the skirt with plaits drawn out is about 2M
yards.
address on receipt Of 10 cents in silver on
stamps.
SOFA Pretty Dress for Slender Figures
seven sizes: "a, SO. IS, 40, a. "a and IS inches
bust measure A 3S-inch size requires 5& yards
of 44-inch material
de chine, also taffeta, silk duvetyn, poplin and
bingham are good for this model The width
A pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt of 10 cents In silver OF
stamps.
seae-A Simple Attractive Frock-Pattern
1926 is here portrayed. 1t is cut In three
sizes: IL, IA, and 18 years, for Juniors. A
14-year size will require AZ yards of 2-inch
Bingham. percale, calico, lawn, organdy.
crepe de chine and linen would be good :, for
blouse is in slip over style. The shirt is
A pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt of 10 cents In silver or
stamps.
Piece Dress-Pattern 1927 is here illustrated.
1t is cut in four sizes: 8, 10, II and Ia years.
12-year size requires 3A yards of 36-inch
bingham, chambrey, calico, ratine, crash,
pongee, shantung. serge and popiln could as., oe
in wrist or elbow length.
pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt Of 10 cents in silver or
ses4-A Simple Pleasing Night Dress Pattern
1854 was used to make this attractive garment.
$40; Large, 42-44: Extra Large 46-4s inches
bust measure. A Medium size will require Al
Figured crepe is here shown with feather
stitching for "a finish. Other suitable materials
for this style are batiste nainsook,, lawn,
cambria, crepe de chine. silk, and fannelette.
pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or
ss22-A Comfortable House or Porch Dress
Pattern 1922 is shown in this Illustration; It
is cut in seven sizes: "a, &c. SO, 40, AZ, a
The Wdtn Of the Skirt at the ~
ana ess would mh be aee for for &
tive also for chambrey, linen. percale, albatross,
NJ ths ii mailed to
address on receipt of 10 cents In silver or
seoo-rwo Practical kitchen 'Essentials"--
Pattern 5000 supplies these models in one size:
Medium For the Apron one may may, use persaie'
n r. r gfnsnsm yars or
For the oven Cloth, unbleached muslin. denim
or drill would be suitable for the found h fo
ings. An interlining of asbestos is very desir-
able. M yard OF 36-inch material will be
4 pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt Of 10 cents in silver or
sos5-A Simple Set of Hat and Apron--Pat-
tern 1885 is portrayed In this attractive model.
1t is cut in ave sizes: I, 2: 8, and years.
material for the Apron and / yard for the Hat.
Apron and Hat may be made Of the same
material Cretonne, linen, drill, bingham. cham
apron may serve as a dress. and be worn with
boomers.
a pattern of this illustration mailed to any
address on receipt Of 10 cents in silver or
cfa r,uc
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Order to, Present Claims Within Three
4 Months

Order to Present Claims Within Three
Months
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
In the Matter of the Estate of Law
renee 1. Casserly, Deceased.
Letters of administration. on the Es-
tate OF t ts Git l. casseT5y deceased &c ed
County Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa being granted to Thomas E. Muir
! It Appearing on proper proof by
affidavit made and filed herein, as pro-
vided by law, that there are no debts
against the estate of said deceased:
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date of this Order, in
which all persons having claims or
any there be, are required to file the
same in Probate Court of said County.
for examination and allowance or be
It Is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday in November. 1921, at 10 o'clock
A. M, at General Term of said Pro-
nse n the to t Re at the Court oad
County, be and the same hereby is ap-
pointed as the time and the place
when and where the said Probate Court
will examine and adjust said claims
and demands.
And 1t Is Further Ordered That no.
tice. of such hearing be given to all
Estate, by forthwith publishing this
Order once in each week for three
successive weeks in the Catholic Bull
etin a legal newspaper printed and
published in said County.
Dated at st. Paul this 9Th day of
July, 1921.
By the Court:
A. E. DOE
Judge of Probate
OF Washington County, MINI.
Acting as and for Judge of
Probate of Ramsey County,
MINI.
(Seal of Probate Court)
II. J. DOYLE. Atty. - sesss1i
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MARK HANNA's PROPHECY.

America quotes a correspondent as
reporting the late Mark Hanna as hav'
ing said: Il will go further now and
say that l believe the best friend and
protector the people and the flag shall
have in the hour of it's trial will be
the Roman Church. This is the pow
err which will save u.s.
P. J. O'Keefe of Chicago recently
wrote this comment:
Unless l am in error the incident
referred to occurred only once and
then as follows: Early in 1900 there
came up consideration of the appoint
ment of a Judge of the Federal Cir.
cult Court. At that time had the
privilege and honor of accompanying
a venerable and respected Catholic
pastor of Chicago (Rev. P. M. Flanni.
gam to Washington. On the evening
of our arrival we were guests a. Sen
ator Hanna's house, where, by the
way, the late Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court was a
dinner guest Senator Hanna made a
special appointment for us with Pres
ident Mckinley, on whom we called
next day. On being ushered in, we
found Senator Hanna standing beside
the Presidents desk. We all had pre-.
.viously met, and the Presidents greet,
ing and reception of Father Flanni.
gan was extremely cordial-Father
Flanagan, like myself, was republi.
can and we both had taken, under
Senator Hanna's guidance, a very &C
tive part in the famous gold and sill
yer campaign of 1896. Father Flanni-
gan was conducted to chair on the
Presidents right and 1 sat, at dis
lance backward, between both. Sen
ator Hanna stood at the end of, and
leaning on the Presidents desk on
the left. Father Flanagan said "Mr.
President, you are busy man and /
must not infringe on your time. Mr..
O'Keefe, who is good republican, like
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CHINESE LAUGH AT OUR Gus
TOMS.

In China, Catholic missionaries must
be careful to avoid insistence on wo-
mans elevation to the plane she oc.
cupies in Christian countries. The
male Chinese must first be prepared
by Catholic teachings to accept women
at the Catholic valuation.
Rev. Sylvester Espelage, o. F. M.
director OF the Catholic College al
Wuchang, Hupeh, China, in letter
which he has written to Charles A
Mcmahon, director of the Motion Pic
ture Department of the National Cath
Ollie Welfare Council, gives an insight
into the various difficulties which Cath
Ollie missionaries encounter in their
work of bringing the Chinese into the
Church.
Conditions in China are very pecu
liar" writes Father Espalage. "Mr
Wang does not appear in public with
Mrs. Wang, and this idea is carried
so far that we have to divide the con
gregation in the church by a high
wooden screen which runs the full
length of the aisle. Because of this ex
listing condition we have to be very
careful about the kind of pictures we
show our students. A film story that
would seem very 'pious' and edifyins
to an Occidental mind might strike
young John Chinaman as most ridicu
lous
Just to give you a practical ex
ample of this: Last winter we had a
cinema company from Hankow give an
entertainment for our students. They
showed Jack the Giant Killer and
for a month afterwards the boys were
making fun of the love scenes and
especially of the ending where Jack
rescues the Princess and hives happily
with her ever after. Another film
showed death bed. The mother was
dying and boy was bidding her fare
we'll. The subtitle was, o Mother
Mother!' To this day some of the boys
use these words to ridicule one an
others actions. They simply cannot
understand why boy should kiss his
mother and throw himself on the bee
even if she is dying.
SO you can easily understand that
films of this kind, no matter how much
they appeal at home, are useless il
China"
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coNFUcIANIsM NOT DEAD YET I'M
CHINA.

Father Valtorta, M. F. NJ, writing
from Hong Kong, China, says that a
keen antagonist of Catholic Prop
uganda is the Confucian Society, a
powerful organization, which came
into existence after the establishment
of the Chinese Republic, with the ex-
press purpose of checking the spread.
ing OF Christianity; it goes on con.
tinuously opening a great number OF
free schools. Needless to say that the
priests are straining every nerve in
order to have more schools, too.
One of the best institutions of learn.
ing in Hong Kong is ST. Josephs Col.
lege, kept by the Brothers of Christian
Schools, with more than seven hundred
pupils
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-30
APRIL WAR MONTH FOR UNITED
STATES.

In American history every one of
our important wars, with one excep-
ton, began in April. The exception
was the War of 1S12-and many his
torians regard that not as separate
war but as continuation of the War
of Independence. The War of 1912
was declared in June
The first of our great wars, the
Revolutionary war, or War for indie
-pendence, began with the. fighting at
Lexington and Concord, Mass, April
10, 1776. War against Mexico was
declared April "a, 1916, and the Civil
war, began with the firing of the first
gun against Fort Sumter, April II,
1861. 49,
War against Spain was declared
April "a, 1898. The participation of
the United States in the World war
dates from April 6, 1917, when con-
gress declared war against Germany.