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THE cHiLDRENs HOUR.
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afterwards was standing in Mrs. Mer-
toms parlor.
'Oh, mother!" she cried, as Mrs.
Stanley entered the room, "only tell
me it is not true! / cannot believe
it,"
"My dear Helen" said her mother,
gently, ''it is, indeed, too true! Our
darling Faith has gone to be an angel
in Heaven. Come with me and see
how beautiful she looks, even in
death"
With trembling footsteps, Helen fol-
lowed her mother upstairs, and it
seemed as if her very heart stood
still as she entered the darkened
chamber and gazed upon the lovely
face which was lying on the snow
white bed Her features were so per-
feet and tranquil, and the smile
around her mouth was SO like that
she had always worn in life, that it
seemed almost as though she slept.
The young girl stood white and
speechless, looking at the friend she
llnu oo ldICly OCCh III hCcIlCA chu
strength, until her mother said, slow
ly, "My daughter, the last words she
spoke were these: Tell Helen l have
always loved her dearly, and I did
not mean to spoil her picture. She
would not believe me this afternoon;
but perhaps she will now that I am
dying"
Then, with loud moaning cry,
Helen threw herself upon her knees
by the bedside, exclaiming, ooh! my
precious, darling Faith! She wanted
me to forgive her and would not
and now she is dead"
Helen is woman grown now; but
in her portfolio she keeps a faded
stained picture, and as she shows it
to her children she says, with tears
in her eyes, May you never have
such a terrible lesson as that, by
which learned the Duty of Forgive.
Aess. Western World.
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JOHNS REWARD.

80 dear, ma, I don't want to go
down to that depot. When1l I ever
get my papers sold? Chances are, she
won't come anyway"
The rain made John petulant and
furthermore he was bent on selling
papers to earn money to take him to
the summer camp, but his mother
commanded him to meet his aunt who
was expected on the next train.
From under the large umbrella,
John peered into every face that
alighted from the coach. His aunt
was not among the passengers. In
disgust he turned abruptly and brush
ed rudely against an old woman who
stood hesitatingly on the platform.
! John was a gentleman. He tipped
his hat and begged the woman's par
don. She smiled timidIy, touched his
arm and asked:
do you know where DR.. Howe's Of
fee is? I hope it is not far, can't
walk very WE'LL
Then John noticed that she leaned
on a cane. He helped her into the
depot and rushed out into the rain
again to catch the last taxi for her.
Taxi" shouted John as the car
moved from the curbing. A girls
voice answered:
This is not a taxi but you may
jump in.
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FOR THE faMnv.>.

C. K. Nelson, son of the village con-
fectioner of Onowa, Ia, and associates
who have backed him in the market
of a product which went begging for
almost four years. The royalties are
paid by manufacturing plants using
the Nelson recipe at the rate of five
cents a dozen cakes. C. K. Nelson,
who performed the feat of coating a
bar of ice cream with hot chocolate
vainly tried to interest capital for
years. With little else but an idea to
sell Nelson set out to find capital to
perfect his Eskimo Pie" scheme. He
went from town to town and met with
constant rebuffs. "Cover ice cream
with hot chocolate? Ridiculous!" said
the men before whom he laid his plan
for new CONNECTION. Finally he
reached Omaha, where he met Russell
Slower, then connected with the Ora
ham Ice Cream Company of that city.
Slower recognized possibilities in Mel
sons ideas. He had been superin-
tendent of a big chocolate factory in
Chicago and he saw a way in which
it was possible to supply what Mel
son lacked, namely, method to make
the chocolate stick to the ice cream.
All this sounds like a chapter from
Poor Boys That Became Famous. /"
On the other hand, ten cents a bar is
rather good deal Of money, and so
long as the public stands for this
figure some rich men will grow richer.
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ORIGIN OF BILLS OF FARE.

Has it ever struck you, when gazing
at the bill of fare in restaurant, how
such cards came to be originated?
At Ratisbon grand state dinner
was held to which most of the German
notables had been invited.
1t was in 1541.
Although the feast was a complete
success we are told that Duke Henry
of Brunswick was ill at ease. He had
a strip of paper in his hand, at which
he kept looking. The guests thought
he was memorizing notes for speech,
but one is said to have inquired.
May l ask the nature of that docu.
ment, most noble duke?"
The Duke of Brunswick, with little
reluctance, explained that the dinner
was too sumptuous for any person to
do justice to everything. He had con-
sequently got the cook to prepare a
full list of the dishes so that he might
select what he fancied most.
Clever dodge, that" remarked the
others, when the story got broadcast.
I'VE must get our kitchen master to
do the same for u.s.
And SO "biIl OF fare" or menu was
from that time an institution" at
feaSts, etc.
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WHAT MARY DID.

Little Mary who spends her days at
the nursery while her mother goes out
to her daily task, is little missionary
all by herself. Mother, though inter-
ested in her religion, has had a hard
struggle. She is too tired or too busy
with home tasks neglected all week
to get. the children or herself ready
the other devotional practices were
forgotten. Morning and night prayers,
that In the days before father was
taken with the "flu' she heard the
children receive at her knee, were the
last to go. Mary had even forgotten
what they meant.
There are three little ones besides
Mary to feed, SO mother had to leave
them all day at the nursery. Somehow
Mary's five years seem. like twice that
number and it was only a few days
after she had become a part of the
nursery household during the day that
she learned the blessing" before and
after meals. One night she asked her
mother if they might not say it at
their table And now the little home
is touched as mother and baby sisters
and brothers bow their heads when
Mary asks Gods blessing.
1t is only an example of how family
prayers and devotions have been
crowded out of the homes today, be-
cause Of, the rush in which We live.
Every mother. and father who wish
their children to become acquainted
with the greatest of classics and have
a. foundation for a lasting religious
faith, will, if they are wise, make a
place for just these things. Stories
of Christianitys heroes read at bed
time. night and morning prayers, at
meals, or other times, the talking over
with mother or daddy the little mis-.
haps or failures of the day and the
asking Of Gods help to overcome
them, all these serve to make the
family bond stronger.
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FACTS ABOUT LIBERTY BELL.

Many young readers have had the
pleasure of seeing the famous Lib
erty Bell" one of the most revered
national relics in the United States.
The following facts about that pre-
clous memento of what was probably
the most momentous event in profane
history will prove interesting:
July 4, 1776, the bell was rung for
the Proclamation of the Declaration
of independence.
October "a, 1881, the bell rang out
for the surrender of CORVALLIS.
April 6, 1888, it rang out for the
proclamation of peace. !.
September 20, 1924, it rang to well
come Lafayette to the Hall of indie
pendence.
July 4, 1926, it ushered in the year
of jubilee, 50th anniversary of the
republic
July "a, 1926, it tolled for the death
of Thomas Jefferson.
July 4, 1881, is the last recorded
ringing of this famous bell to COM
memorate the day of independence.
: February %, 1882, is its last record
ed ringing to commemorate the birth
of Washington.
In the same year it tolled the death
of the last survivor of the Declaration
Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
July 2, 1884, it tolled once more
Lafayette was dead.
July 8, 1885, while being tolled for
the death of Chief Justice John Mar.
shall, a crack was developed, starting
from the rim and inclining in a right
hand direction toward the crown.
Another attempt was made to ring
it on Washington's birthday, February
%, 1843, but the fracture was so much
increased that no attempt has ever
been made to ring it since. It's
voice is now silent, and yet it will
ring in the hearts of all patriotic PEG
pie SO long as the name liberty shall
last
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"Oh," stammered John, II do not
need It for myself, but there is an old
lady in the depot, stiff with the trheu-
mats She wants the doctor and she
doesn't know where to find him. +
thought taxi would take her there"
What doctor does she want?"
'Dr. Howe"
II can take her there; and thereTl
he room for you to ride up town too
Thank you,' said John as he ran
back to the waiting room, to reappear
almost Immediately with the old lady
and her grip. Together they rode to
Dr.. Howe's Office and as the lame
woman alighted, she Slipped a dollar
into Johns hand.
"That is for running for me-" she
said. n
John was as embarrassed as he was
delighted, and tried courteously to re-
fuse the reward, but the woman was
insistent
you'll both get wet standing in the
rain" called the laughing girl from
IhO Col, dnu IL YOU III telI NE where
you live, little boy, I'll take you
home"
Johns mother was disappointed
when she learned that her sister had
not come, but she was proud of John
when he said:
1T always pays to be kind, doesn't
it, mother? Why I earned more today
than if | had been selling papers,
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ton the girls to keep still as mice.
Then he tiptoed softly around that
clump of bushes and motioned for the
girls to follow him.
They did as he wished, stepping
softly on messy places
When the three-had walked so care
fully around the bushes that they
hadn't made a sound, they stood
where they could sea beautiful
young deer. The deer was looking
away toward the dark forest. He
saw three small children standing in
e. row looking at him. That was
enough to make him take to his heels.
He bounded into the air, and then
away he ran without looking over his
shoulder to see il the children were
after him. How they laughed!
Home ran the children fast as they
could go and not spill blackberries
to tell their mother that probably they
had seen Bennie's bear.
"You seem happy about it," ventured
their mother.
IT wasn't a bear that we saw; it
was the prettiest deer you ever heard
about Tommie explained.
And how he ran!'' added little Sis
ter Ellen.
When Bonnie came over that after
noon and heard about the deer and
tasted that blackberry jam he said
that next>time he would go after black
berries, too, because maybe he didn't
really see bear; maybe he missed a
chance to see beautiful wild deer!
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it yesterday" little sister Agnes piped
in, "and I said to Ellen and Ellen said
to me, if you are kind to a bear,
bear will be kind to yon!"
Tommie couldn't help laughing; and
when he saw his little sisters hip
pity hopping down the trail happy and
unafraid, he took courage and hip
pity-hopped, too.
When they reached the blackberry
hollow the three children had mer-
ry time At last, when their pals
were filled with big, luscious black
berries and they were ready to go
home, Tommie heard cracking
noise He had forgotten that there
are bears at home anywhere in the
woods until he heard twigs swapping;
then he wished he had listened to his
friend Bonnie Carleton.
Tommie and his sisters had been
quiet for several minutes before this
happened, and he knew that he must
not let the girls speak now. So he
whispered to Agnes who was nearer
him:
Whisper to Ellen and tell her if
we keep perfectly still, maybe We'll
hear a brown thrush singing"
While the girls stood motionless,
listening, Tommie carefully parted
leaves and branches to get a glimpse
OF whatever was standing the other
side of the clump Of tall bushes. When
he saw what was there he was sur
prised boy. Tommie raised his right
hand and shook his forefnger to eau
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in the darkest corner Of the spring
house There he remained, in stupor,
neither eating nor drinking, all during
the winter, but when spring came he
hoped off, and was not seen again I'M
til Jack Frost made his appearance in
the fall. When along came Mr.. Frog
and again made the spring house his
winter home. The next fall Dick de-
cided to experiment, so when Mr..
Frog appeared as USUAL for his winter
stay, and hoped back to the dark
corner as formerly, Dick lifted him
from his warm bed of clay and car
ried him off about a mile and left
him by the roadside. About sunset,
when Dick went to put the milk in,
he found Mr.. Frog sitting in front of
the door, patiently waiting to be let
in to his winter home.
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WHAT A BOY COSTS.
So YOU are twentv.one.

So you are tWenty-one.
And you stand up clear-eyed, clear
minded, to look all the world squarely
in the face. You are man!
Did you ever stop to think, son,
how much it cost to makes man out
of you?
Some one has figured up the cost
in money of rearing a child. He says
to bring UP a young man to legal
age, care for him and educate him,
costs $4,000, which is a lot of money
to put into flesh and blood.
But that isn't all.
You have cost your father many
hard knocks and shortcomings and
gray streaks in his hair; and your
mother-oh, boy, you will never know!
You have cost her days and nights OF
anxiety and wrinkles in her dear face,
and heartaches and sacrifices.
1t has been expensive to grow you
but
If you are worth what we think you
are, you are we'll worth what it cost
and much, much more.
Be sure of this: While father does
not say much, but s'Hello, Son. way
down deep in his tough, staunch heart
he thinks you are the finest ever; and
for the little mother she simply can.
not keep her love and pride for you
out of her eyes.
You are a man now. And some
time you must step into your fathers
shoes. He wouldn't like you to call
him old, but just the same he isn't
as young as he used to be. You see,
young man, he has been working pref
ty hard for more than twenty years
to help you UP, and already your
mother is beginning to lean on you.
Doesn't that sober you, Twenty-one?
Your father has done pretty well,
but you can do better You may
not think SO, but he does. He has
given you better chance than he
had. In many ways you can begin
where he left off. He expects a good
deal from you, and that is why he
has tried to make man of you. Don't
finch, boy!
The world will try you out. It will
put to test every fiber. Once the load
is fairly on your shoulders, you will
carry it and scarcely feel tiff only
there be- the willing and cheerful
mind. All hail to you on the thresh-
hold.
It's high time you are beginning to
pay the freight, and your back debts
to your father and mother. You will
pay them up, wont you, boy?
How shall you pay them?
By always being man!
--lMaben flfissl Press.
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BENNiE'S BEAR OF THE BLACK
BERRY PATCH.

Il wouldn't go blackberrying down
in, that hollow for one million dollars,
and you know why"
That is what Bonnie Carleton said
to Tommie Dunlap one Saturday
morning up in the north woods. They
were standing in front of Tommie's
log house. Bonnie was nine years old
few months.
/ "Well, keep still before the girls;
that is all / can say Tommie answer
ed in cross tones.
"But l shouldn't think your mother
would let you take your little sisters
Down where there is bear!" Bonnie
continued. ''Why don't you tell her
about me going down there for black
berries tn other day and seeing a
bear!"
Il did," Tommie answered.
"What did she say"
"She said. Tt must be that your
friend Bonnie doesn't like blackberry
jam!'"
But / do" said Bonnie.
"That's what j told her." said Tom
mic, in more cheerful tones, but she
says that everything worth having
even if it is nothing but blackberry
jam for school sandwiches for your
dinner-pail in the winter, is worth
working for bravely. She says she be-
lieves that you imagine that you saw
a bear."
Look here, Tommie Dunlap" Ben
ME explained, s'you haven't lived here
in the north woods as long as we have,
and maybe you don't know that where
the berries are biggest the bears are
the thickest!"
Tommie was afraid, but he didn't
intend to let Bonnie know it, SO this
was his reply: "New don't be silly,
Ben. Why don't you run home and
get your pail and come with us? My
father says that even il a bear dared
come as close to our farm clearings
as the blackberry hollow he would run
back into the deep woods the minute
he saw us"
go il you want to-" Bonnie answer
ed, as two smiling little girls came
down the path from the house ready
to fare forth after blackberries.
Imagine how surprised Tommie was
when little sister Ellen said: 81 hope
we do see bear the way Bonnie did! =
We'll, who told you that Bonnie
saw a bear?" Tommie wished to
know.
'sOh, we heard him telling you about
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RULES POLITE BOYS OBSERVE.

Little points of etiquette distinguish
the well bred boy from the poorly
bred. An authority has formulated
the following rules:
Boys, if you want to be known as
little gentlemen, remember that the
following things should be done:
Hat lifting in saying, Goodbye or
How do you do?'
''Hat lifting when offering a seat in
a car Or acknowledging a favor.
Keep step with any one you walk
with.
Always precede lady upstairs,
and ask her if you may precede her
in passing through a crowd or public
place.
"Hat off the moment you enter a
street door and when you step into a
private hall or Office.
Let lady pass first always, un
less she asks you to precede her.
In the parlor, stand until every
lady is seated.
Look people straight in the face
when speaking or being spoken to-
Let ladies pass through a door
[ first, standing aside for them.
I'm the dihing room, take your seal
last.
do not take your napkin in a
bunch in your hand.
Eat as fast or slow as others, and
finish the course when they do.
Rise when. ladies leave the room
| and stand until they are out. If all
go out together, gentlemen stand by
the door till the ladies pass out.
Special rules for the, mouth are
that all noise in eating or smacking
of the lips should be avoided.
Cover the mouth with hand or nap
kin when obliged to remove anything
from it.
"Use your handkerchief unobtru
sively always.
always knock at any private room
door,"
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world and to the glory of God and

world and to the glory of God and
His Saints.
1.-THE Wurtzbourg meeting to pro-
mote Christian Art shows the Catho-
lie Church to be working on behalf
of art even today, as in the past. And
the Evangelical Church-what is it
doing in the meantime? 1t is sleep
g-oversleeping. Or, has the Evan
gelical Church not got anything to
say about Christian Art? Is it not
for this Church, too? Does the Evan
gelical Church not have foreboding
of how many thousand hopeful young
artists-tired of burnt-out materialism
and impressionism, their souls yearn-
ing for spirituality and religion-are
standing at it's door, begging entrance?
Does it not mean anything to the
Evangelical Church whether this
flock, trimming over with new long
ings, feels disregarded, misunderstood,
thrust off-along with its big troop of
followers?
'There exist, certainly some Evan
gelical corporations for the fostering
of Christian Art; but, are they UP to
anything? Besides, taking the case
at it's best, must we not concede when
we face the proceedings on the Cath
Ollie side, that we but grope while they
are doing? Art being clear and in
fallible mirror, it ought to be easily
comprehended that We have fallen
back to the rearguard and are expos
ed to be ridden over"
The publisher of the. Protestant Pc
riodical in question supplements this
essay with approving remarks.
Catholic Art Treasures.
It is, indeed, highly gratifying that
the after-effects of war were unable
to damage Catholic art life. A gen.
eral selling-off of works of art in the
needy states of Europe has begun and
valuable art treasures are being dis
persed to the four points of the globe
mostly acquired by the new rich
but Catholic Churches are remaining
inviolable treasures of Catholic Art,
spiritual property, defying all world
ly revolutions.
The Wurtzbourg meeting is to be
followed up by this years Cologne
Meeting for Christian Art on Septem-
Der 1928. At this meeting, the effort
for Christian cultivation will be con-
tinued.
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THoLIciSM'S RESPECT FOR
ART,

Ever new attempts are made to
charge the Catholic Church with be-
ing averse to enlightenment and hos
tile to culture. 1t may therefore be
of value to quote an opinion of Ber-
lin Protestant clergyman, published
lately in the liberal Protestant week
ly, The Christian World, on the mer-
its of the Catholic Church with re-
spect to Christian Art. 1t is a rever-
entail testimonial, writes DR.. Funder
Referring to the published report of.
the first meeting of Catholic profess
sional men for Christian Art, which
was held in Wurtzbourg, the author
addresses to Protestants the question:
How about us?" He continues: "We
are drawing comparisons and asking
ourselves, what adequate mode of act
ing we-on our Evangelical side-are
putting forward to this sacred cause
of Christian Art, matter that can
not be taken too seriously. When
and where do we find Professionals out
of all parts of the realm assembling
for a counsel held in common, for
SSIIluS W WOIh Ou d pIdCIICd1 anu
earnest scale to solve the necessary
problems of Christian Art? When
and where do we have an organiza-
ton for Christian art, to the meeting
of which our Established Church
would send it's representatives.,
Tribute to Catholic Church.
"How very differently the Catholic
Church-being in letters, yet ever so
free-knows how to avail itself of the
signs of. the time in order to adapt
itself to life! We know the Catholic
Church to have even taken up Chris
tan Art, and it may proudly apply to
itself the beautiful saying of Cardinal
Fishers, in 1912, cited at the Wurtz-
bourg meeting: Sacred Art is regal
:loak, robed in which the Church
tops through centuries
"The Catholic Church may testify
With deep satisfaction to have ever
cultivated Christian Art, its tendency
md it's glory-you must admit this,
whether you be willing to or not
and, Herewith, to have worked for
the welfare of artists and to the de-
light of their devotees, no less so for
the enjoyment of children Of this