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Island Religious Shrine.

Star island, one Of the Isles Of
Shoals, ten miles off the mainland Of
New Hampshire, has been dedicated
exclusively to religious service for 120
years. On It's rocky summit Is q small
graystone church which vas built
in the year 1900. This has been used
ever since as a place Of worship, first
by fishermen's mothers, sisters and
sweethearts who prayed for the safe
return Of their l0ved ones. During
the last 20 years it has been a shrine
for Unitarians and Congregationalists.
At ten o'clock each night long lines
Of men and women, carrying small
lanterns, wend their way thither and,
q churchful at a time, hang their lam
terms on the walls, and bow their
heads In prayer or raise their voices
IN appropriate hymns.
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TO PUT UP CANDIDATES IN
1924 FOR CONGRESS-.

Baltimore, Nov. 13:-In announcing
a meeting of all the state chiefs in his
organization at st. Louis on Nov. 20
William H. Stayton, of the national
association against prohibition, declar-
ed that unless wet planks are inserted
in the national platform of both the
Republican and Democratic parties in
1924, the vets Of the country, through
the organization, will present indie
pendent candidates for Congress. The
state heads will consider plans for
the next national campaign at the ST.
Louis meeting. The organization, Mr..
slayton said, will participate just as
actively in politics as does the Anti
Saloon League.
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But Not His Perfumsry.

Bobby, q f~ve-year-old citizen o.
Irvington, had been suffering from
quinsy and the specialist found II
necessary to give the lad ether when
he lanced his threat, says the In
dianapolis News. AS soon as Bobby
had sufficiently recovered, plans were
made to have the offending tonslls re.
moved. In order to smooth the way,
Bobby's mother said:
'Now, Bobby, the same kind doctor
who took. away the pain from your
throat last week is coming again to
remove your tonsils, so that You will
never have another sore throat. You
liked the doctor, didn't your"
After a short pause, during which
Bobby's face showed signs Of un-
pleasant reflection, he answered:
Eyes, / liked the doctor all right,
but / didn't like his perfumery."
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POOR W LOWER PROFITS
Prove Far More Satisfactory
Cuts Feed Bill.

There is certainly no room for fowls
on any farm when they lay 70 few
eggs during the year that they scarce.
" pay for the grain and other feed
they get. "A smaller flock Of high pro-
ducers will make twice the profit with
q smaller cost for feed and housing
space. When a hen begins to moult,
taking most Of the summer and fall to
replenish her supply Of feathers, It Il
about as sure q sign as q poultry
raiser needs that she is an undesirable
bird.
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The Anti-C Catholic
School Law Of Oregon

selves must be deprived Of q voice In
regard to what concerns them Tar
more than any one else in the wide,
wide world?
The whole thing is impertinent, IN
Just and unconstitutional. II contra
diets the spirit Of American freedom.
The Bolsheviki might pass such q law,
il they should lose the little sense
they still possess.
We feel impatient with those who
seem willing to argue this question In
a friendly spirit with the perpetrators
Of such a fragrant injustice. We be-
Iieve it is the duty Of the citizens OF
Oregon to carry this question to the
Supreme Court Of the State. The Cath
olics must not rest under the cloud OF
violated manhood. The Lutherans
must stand side by side with their
Catholic neighbors in demanding the
elementary Justice Of providing the ed
ucation they think proper for their
children. II, the citizens Of Oregon, on
second thought, turn over to 9 body
Of politicians and ofice-holders their
most sacred right and duty Of provld-
ing the proper education for their
lchildren, then the free voters OF the
other states WIN have to do for them,
what they would not or could not do
for themselves.
In the meantime the public-spirited
citizens of the entire country had bet
ter keep it's w~eather-eye on that most
un-American, illiberal, oppressive body
of hooded creatures called the Ku
Klux Khan and accept no favor from
them for whatever purpose.
"a free government can live only
where the mass of the people respect
the law; but the law-abiding people OF
the land have a right to demand that
law-breaking elements, high or low, be
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law. We do not think that all the ku
IKluxers are lawbreakers; but we
maintain that the acceptance of favors
from lawbreakers is a kind of bribery
| and virtual treason. We ask no favors,
but we demand our rights as men and
citizens. In fact, we feel confident that
the good sense and fairness Of he
American people at large will force a
reversal of the, Oregon denial Of the.
freedom of education.-J. p. R.
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P0UIR
|0VXQ|
INDICATIONS OF GOOD LAYER
DIskanee Between Keel and Pelvic
Bones Shows capaeity-Lats
Moftsrs Are Favored.

It has been found that there ara
definite outward indications and
measurements Of a fowls body which
indicate greater or less productiol.
For instance, It has been observed
that a bird during the course Of it,
laying spreads out the pelvic Or pin.
bones. The greater and longer tho
production the more these bones are
spread. Also production straightens
ont the curve In these bones. The Q 1.
tivities Of the intestines cause the
fowl TO have what is called capacity,
that 10, considerable capacity between
the pelvic and keel bones.
It has also been noted that eontin-
nal laying use up the surplus fat -
the body 20 that in the fall Of thu.
year after IA fowl has been pFoducfn&
heavily We md BY feeling the fowl
between the pelvfcs and keel Il hat
. soft pliabls feeling, no layer q faS
being evident under the skin.
There are also definite color changes
which take place with egg production.
Directly after molting, during which
time the fowl has laid up q surplus
Of fat, the skin, shank and beak Of the
yellow-skin varieties have a very
strong yellow color. Az the process
Of egg laying continues this yellow
color disappears. Observations show
that the color around the vent. dis.
appears first. then in the beak, then
In the legs. In leaving the beak II
leaves the base first, the part nearest
the head, and fades out toward the
tip. In leaving the legs It begins on
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WORK AS a REMEDY.

Minneapolis Journal a 8C0untrys
wants need Qualification. Calamity
howlers have SO befuddled the issues
that IN many quarters destruction is
mistaken for construction. The quack
politicians and demagogues would SUI
persede natural laws with legislation,
when the remedy for most Of Ills
lies beyond the field of politics and in
the reach Of all. On this point Ber-
nard M. Baruch says:
What the world most needs today
is solid, conservative and productive
labor. We don't need q bunch Of poll
teal sayiors. We don't need any cure
all laws. We don't need any silver
[tongued orators to save us at the price
Of. our ballots. We just need the will
to work. 4
The philosophy is sound. It is work
that has made this world, not political
oratory. The blessings Of this land
are the blessings Of work, and little
have the political saviors had to do
with It. The assets Of America are the
assets OF labor, and what is good IN
America Is So, not because Of the dem
fagogue, but in spite Of him.
Work is not the gospel Of the calam-
ity howlers. They cry down politicians
and all man-made laws, blu the rene
dy they seek to impose is other poll
ticians (themselves) and other man
made laws. Their. false cry is the
shout OF failure, attempting to bring
all people and al conditions down to
their level. Their appeal. is the voice
Of inability attempting to make theory
stand for work. Says Mr.. Baruch:
.At the bottom of things, humanity
has a natural tendency to stay on the
job and produce. II humanity is left
alone, it will take care Of itself. But
a bunch of politicians get busy and
stir things up for their own benefit
and here we are
What the world needs today is more
and better work, not more laws. Work
builds character and homes and hap
piness; it is the maker of nations.
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Travelling In The Old
World Across The
Atlantic
;By Rev. Joseph Kreuter, Q. S. B.
(Continued)

..-.E -@ \SOAt
June 2O.-Early in the morning we
landed at Cherbourg, France. Inc Inc
weather was somewhat dreary, but
soon It cleared up and the strong Ior-
+;fcations Of the harbor became visible.
The city, which doomed up towards tne
right. had the appearance OF. an olo'
smoky and rather dreary looking place
AS our boat moved slowly to it's moor
ing place at some distance from me
ubarves on account of the shallow Wa
tor there was very little life around
rs. One lonely vessel waving the
French flag came to meet us and -
take a number of passengers from the
I,apland, among htem 2. Thomas, Y.
g q. of Louisiana, and Rev. Stang OF
washington, who from Cherbourg pro-
caoded nv rail to Paris and hence 10
Switzerland and Germany. Soon we
set sail again, this time for Antwerp
orr final stop. I had a long onyersa
tion with an experienced traveller, an
elderly man interested in the fur trade,
who MANNED to cross the Siberian
plains and to enter Manchuria ana
china, certainly a very dangerous trip.
He told me Of all the precautions ne
would take on this long road througn
Bolshevist Russia, the experiences he
had had on former trips.
wa had approached the Strait OF DO
Yer. saw the fishing town OF Hastings
near which nearly a thousand years
apo the famous battle Of Hastings was
fought. when William the Conqueror
crossed over from France and invaded
England. saw the high chalk cllHs
facing the Strait Of Dover, n the
white cliffs on the nearby French coast
not far from Calais. Suddenly q boat
stonned in the midst Of the Channe
at some distance from q lightsnlp. NO
nne seemed to be able to detect the
reason. wild rumors Immediately were
aAoat-engine trouble, shallow water,
NE struck q mine, etc. Some OF the
weaker sex trembling in the appre-
hension Of some terrible disaster ran
10 and fro inquiring Of the priests ana
allaying their fears. Meanwhile night
had come IN, and we could see the
long rows Of lights along the Belgian
coast indicating the famous watering
nlaces Of ostende, Blankeenrbelrghes, sab
Is nrominent as submarine bases dur
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-11-23
ENCOURAGE PULLETs TO LAY
with Small Amount Of Attention and
Care Young Fowls Will Produce
Much Earlier.

Most pullets raised IN the farm
start laying when they are about ten
months old in spite Of the fact that
q small amount Of attention and care
would bring them into laying when
they are from six to seven months
old. Getting eggs three months earlier
at a time when egg prices are likely
TO be high Is an important factor in
increasing the profits from the flock.
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The bigots have won q short-lived
triumph in the far western state OF
Oregon. A referendum proposition,
first sponsored by the Masonic Fra
;ternity, and then enthusiastically sup
ported by the Ku Klux Khan. received
a majority of 1000 at the late elections,
and has thereby become a law. The
new law is a very ingenious instru-
ment OF oppression. 1t does not pre-
tend to touch the existing parochial
and private schools, but only cuts on
the, supply of pupils. 1t is like giving
a man the freedom of an empty palace
and keeping away all food supplies.
The man, is bound to die of inanitio,n.
All children of Oregon are required
by the law to attend the state schools
until they have completed the eighth
grade. 1t looks very simple; nj TO
some patriots it may seem fair; yet It
is a most hypocritical denial OF the
parents right in regard to the educa-
ton of their children. It is an act
worthy of q Ku Klux Khan ridden COM
munity, 1t is a contemplate measure
that adds insult to injury. According
to this pseudo-law the rich who g
AFFORD to hire a special teacher for
their children at home, enjoy the pr1-
vilege of spurning the public chooi'
the poor Catholic or Lutheran, Wno'
unable to hire a special teacher Ior
his home, combines his meagre re-
sources with those of his felloW-re-
ltgionists and thus is enabled to en-
nloy a number of teachers for his W
and other children, is debarred the
privilege. Why? Certainly not for the
sake of equality, nor for the sake OF
giving a better education to these Ca
tholic and Lutheran children; for the
parochial schools of the, country are
admittedly as efficient, though not as
costly, as the public schools. Why tnen
the mailed fist within the velvet glove!
Are the Ku Klux PLANNERS, and their
Cuckoos of Oregon afraid of an open
discussion of such an important mea-
sure? Must they really hide under
such a fimsy %pretence, as that Of the
duty Of understanding the children
of Oregon? Are the citizens of Oregon
really so unpatriotic that their chill
dren must be dragooned into the pub
lie schools, and their parents them
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palladium and Platinum.

In the investigation OF methods for
assaying platinum, conducted by the
ebureau OF mines, recent experiments
have developed that with certain ores,
especially when the quantity Of plati-
mum Is considerable, nitric acid will
not effect q separation Of platinum
and palladium. "a method which has
been found to be accurate and to re-
suit IN a complete separation Of these
metals is described In Serial 1851,
separation Of palladium and plati-
mum by means Of dimethylgloxime''
obtainable from the bureau Of mines,
Washington, d. U.--Scientidc Ameri-
can.
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far distant Dutch coast shed its ever
changing light beams over the dark
waves. We were nearing the mouth OF
the Scheldt river. During the few
hours we slept that night the Lapland
had turned into the wide bed of this
river and proceeded upwards towards
Antwerp, the Belgian coast being to
the right and the Dutch coast to our
left.
June 21.-All were up at early dawn
as the Lapland was just pulling up
the narrow waterway to it's moOring
place in the port of Antwerp. A verita-
BILE forest of masts of various sizes
doomed up before our gaze. Antwerp
with it's many harbor entrances on
the Scheldt, it's canal systems all
crowded with vessels from different
countries, it's long rows of old, quaint
houses along the water front, its ca
Ithedral towering above all, presents a
unique sight to the traveller of the
New World. From the deck >of u
boat immense crowds of people could
be observed waiting anxiously at the
landing place to meet dear relatives
and friends after long separation, eyes
from the boat met eyes on land and
hands motioned a first greeting. Alas,
the boat moved along too slow Il!
Finally the bridge is let down.. a ter
rible rush ensues, and everybody bur-
dened with bag and baggage, hastens
to leave the boat first. At last the foot
rests on terra firma Of the Old World,
of war-torn Europe! A hearty welcome
to many, but a disappointment to
others. For those who happened to
be of German extraction found to their
dismay that no welcome hand stretch
ed out to them, for the Belgian gov
eminent would not grant a passport
to any German to come to Antwerp. An
unfortunate sign indeed that the hat
red stirred up by the ate war a not
yet been obliterated.
After the usual formalities at the
Belgian Custom Office and a last fare
weul to some Of the passengers we
motor to the Railway Station in the
heart of the city. There we left u
baggage and took leave Of Rev. Schritz
and other friends. Then P. Adalbert Of
Richmond, Mimi, and I went sight
seeing around town. How different the
streets and buildings Of this old city
appear from those Of the New World!
What a contrast in the life Of the peo-
pie! The rush and excitement of Ame-
rican cities is unknown to them. We
observe very few signs of the war,
hardly a trace to show that the town
had been captured and held by the
Germans 70 ~rseveral years, wen some
Notifications being intact. Later we be-
took ourselves to Bergman, a suburb
Of Antwerp, where we called IN Mr..
Peter Koepp, a cousin Of #Sr. Lucie of
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st. Benedict convent, st. Joseph, MINI.
Mr.. Koepp is a real type Of a promin-
ent European business man, a Ger
man-French gentleman, we'll educated
and refined, with whom we could con-
verse freely on the war and present
conditions in Europe. We thoroughly
enjoyed our short visit with this gem
|tlemen. From Berghem we proceeded
to the famous cathedral and st. James
church with their rich treasures of art
Of the Flemish school of painters. In.
the new and spacious school, children
headed by their ~lay-teachers coming
in for Mass. The scandalous behavior
of these children in church made us
realize the great blessing III Ameri-
can Catholic children enjoy in having.
devoted Sisters as their teachers. In.
the afternoon we visited the old Jesuit.
college Of Antwerp, where we met with
a hearty welcome on the part Of the
teachers Of this famous institution. As
to buildings and equipment u Ameri-
can higher seats of learning are by far
in thelead oyer many European col
|leges.
The steen, a famous museum OF
historic antiquities, was visited and
enjoyed, with the exception, however
ofssome Belgian W~ar-posters preserved.
there, which betray an utter lack Of
taste adm decorum. q stroll along the
waterfront rotInded out our visit Of
interesting and quaint Antwerp. To-
ward evening we boarded an express
train for Brussels, the capital Of Bel Bel
gium.
Continued next weeko
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+W#s.+r-aE ea5E&E.E.
the front Of the leg where the leg
Joins the foot and fades upward and
back. The reddish color around tho
edges Of the eyelid also fades with
production.
The Noting Of the fowl is another
definite index Of production. The lata
molter is almost invariably the best
layer. The stage Of mott is q good
index as to whether one bird has
been q better producer than the other.
A fowl usually molts in the neck first,
then the body, the tail, and the wing,
starting from the center and Noting
in both directions. This might vary
q little In a r cases.
The above are some Of the indica-
lions which are used In judging pro-
duction contests.-H. Embleton, Poul-
try Division, Oklahoma A. and NJ.
College.
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Certain railroad trains in Rumania
are SO crowded with the rowing popu-
lace that the conductors cannot collect
fares. There are not enough passenger
coaches to handle the throngs Of peo-
pie who want to travel and the passen-
gers are forced to ride on the roofs,
running boards, bumpers and under
trucks Of the coaches. Fights and al
tercations and accidents, fatal and
otherwise, are of frequent occurrence.
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DETERMINE BEST LAYING HEN
Fowls With Full Crops OF Going to
n Roost &C Night Are In All Proba-
s biIity Good Layers.

You can help to decide which hens
are kept at q loss by going through
the house just after dark and feeling
the crop Of each bird. Those hens
whose crops are packed full are In all
probability the hens which are laying
well. You may well be suspicious Of
the hen which night after night has
only a partly-flled crop.
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HAVEN FOR MICE
Small Rodents Said 10 lnfest.
New York's Skyscrapers.
According 20 Truthful Janitors; They
Burrow Into steel and Concrete,
and Establish Hornes.

a st~enographer on the third floor OF
q downtown Office building recently
aroused considerable comment by
climbing on top OF her desk and q
Ing her arms around In the air and
crying loudly for someone to save e
She had seen a mouse. Now. mice
do turn up In odd places in New York,
everybody knows. remarks the Sun OF
that city.
It is Of recent newspaper record
that one came out Of the stony walls
OF the aquarium and fell into the
shark tank and another mouse Is re-
ported as emerging inside the Statue
Of Liberty, up near the top, and look
Ing ct q party Of school teachers and
starting q disturbance In which rev
eral Of the teachers were badly
shaken up.
AMice!n exclaimed the head janitor
Of a steel and concrete ~skyscraper.
sis that the first mouse you ever saw
round this joint? Listen, / bring dve
cats to this place 10 far, and / been
on this job just three weeks"
"Yesl" replied the investigator.
"And how have they come out2'
aYou mean how have they gone out.
You never saw cats so out OF 9 place
90 fast. They takes one look around
and blow. When a mousse gets Just
30 competent, you know, a cat doesn't
eat him any more-he eats the cat"
Another building was investigated.
one Of the richest banks on Wall
street, a structure Of terra Gotta, tile
and marble and skeleton steel, and
from basement to top floor library,
the janitor says, it is n grand
cheese.
That janitor has tried everything.
He says he began with traps; but
gave them up. Then he turned to pro-
fessional exterminators. Every week
they would come and kill all the mice
in the building. Every week. He
grew tired Of having them around
after 4 while and bought q high
priced cat. He still keeps the cat, but
It ID more for sentimental reasons
than anything else. He likes to have
something around to pet.
Still further Investigation brought
to light an incident which happened
on the twenty-eighth floor Of q Forty.
second street sk%yscraper. The woman
In charge Of a roomful Of girl filing
clerks looked up to find her force sud-
denly begin to conduct itself In a way
she never approves under any circum-
stances.
Three girls began to walk upon the
tops Of their desks. Three more
Skinned up the sides Of filing cabinets.
Another girl stood in a waste basket
and called for the police. And the
rest cruised about the Office in a riot
GUS manner.
The department head looked upon
all this as q breach OF discipline. She
arose and went down into the heart
Of the riot, intending to say so. But
arriving there she changed her mind.
She let out a whoop which Travelled
half way across Manhattan island,
and picked up. her skirts and fled.
A mouse had come out Of the fresh
air shaft looking for a cat.
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Pine, poplar, and other ordinary
soft woods can be converted into hard
wood comparable in all respects to
mahogany, ebony and the like, under q
new German invention, it is said. The
device consists Of an apparatus, ny
draulic in nature, which congresses
the wood to the point where it is SO
heavy it will sink in water.