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TEACHING POINTS.

INTRoDUCTIoN.-The doctrinal purport of
this parable is not, under any intelligent inter-
pre.ation, the hopeless doom of the wicked. 1t
instead lights with hope tt e imagery under
world in the most undeserving cases, those of
the scribes and Pharisees.--The ethical import
of the parable is its denunciation of selfshness.
alike in daily life and theoi etical religion Jesus
champions the cause of the Lazarus-sinners of
the world, against the so-called orthodoxy that
shuts against them the gates of hope, both for
this world and the next.--The parable Is In
tegral in long address. --Observe luke II:
1-4) the application by the Teacher,
a. V. 1922. The Forfeiture of Two Charac-
tiers. One rich man; reckone1 by his fellows
good man, a religious man; no fault is charged
against him other than that he was rich and
enjoyed his riches He was satisfied in his sell
fishness; he was orthodox in his religion. The
other = beggar, full of physical and moral
sores. He was, in all his pitiabe condition, by
human standards. much more sinner than the
rich man.
e. " 1926. A Sudden Reversal. Death
comes to take Lazarus out of his beggary. AS
Jew, descendant of Abraham, he is welcomed
home by his father Abraham-a prodigal son re-
turned He is not now, as he was in the world.
beggar for crumbs outside the gate; he is in the
place of honor, next to the host at the banquet.
Dives (Latin for Rich NAM Is taken by
death away from the riches on which he has set
his heart. He becomes beggar, asking through
Abraham for a slight service to be rendered
to him by Lazarus. But the nature of things, as
Abraham explains. cannot be changed. The
rich man has lost forever the advantages which
his wealth gave him in the earth. The gulf
which existed between the itch man and the
beggar still exists,-but the beggar is on the
the favored side.
(s) V. 27-3l. The Rich Man Improves Under
Discipline. He becomes solicitous for those
whom he sees to be in danger.-If the imaginary
Abraham should continue to Withhold hope from
the imagined beggared rich man, and if the en-
rlched Lazarus should never speak good word
for MIN, we can still trust him to the just and
merciful Eternal Father.
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Pagan Imagery does not Necessarily
Imply Pagan Doctrine.-Itmustb be acknowl-
edged that our Lords descriptions are not
drawn from the writings of the Old Testament,
but have a a remarkable affinity to the descIip-
lions which the Greeian poets have given. They
represent the abodes of the blest as lying con-
tiguous to the region of the damned. and sepa-
rated only by great impossible gulf in such
sorts that the ghosts could talk TO one another
from the opposite banks. II from these resem-
blances it is thought the parable is formed on
the Grecian mythology, 1t will not at all follow
that our Lord approved of what the common
people thought or spoke concerning these mat
tiers. agreeably to the notions of Greeks. In
parallels, provided the doctrines inculcated are
strictly true, the terms in which they are incul-
Gated may be such as are most familiar to the
people, and the images made use of are such as
they are best acquainted with. - DIR. MAC
KNIGHT.
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BY taking revenge man is but even
with his enemy, but is passing over he
is superior.
ZONE soweth and another reapeth" is
verify that applies to evil as we'll as
good.-George Eliot.
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A WORD TO THE scoRNFUL.

seorn not, o proud of earth, the lowly born
Because thy lot is cast among the great.
If God should exercise that sell. same scOrn,
What thinkest thou indeed would be thy fate?
JOHN KENRIcK BANGS, in Harper's Weekly.
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INTRODUCTION.

Lesson Iv.-Luke XIV: 11-24
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\ nervous shiver passed through the
frames of the men and women OF New
York's smart set when they heard of
the recent robbery, by which one of
their number, Mrs. l. Townsend Bur-
den, lost $500 worth of diamonds,
from her own home. Apropos of this
theft. it is a matter of interest to
know how these fashionable women
guard the treasures, which they love TO
display nightly, during the winter.
One genius, statistically inclined,
made an estimate not long ago that at
the opera on Calve night there were
more than S9,000,000 worth of diamonds
This seems terrific sum, and at a first
glance may appear to be an awful ex-
aggeration, but it was probably not
very far wrong. Some idea of the
riches which the fashionable woman of
today ties up in jewels can be gathered
from the fact that Mrs. w. K. Wander.
bilt, at the marriage of her daughter,
Consuelo, to the young duke of MARI
borough, gave the bride a necklace of
pearls which cost more than a million
dollars. Some estimates placed it's
value at. million and half. This
necklace was over three yards long,
and it took Mrs. Vanderbilt many
years to accumulate the pearls com,
posing it. Some of the pearls cost
$4,000 apiece, while the very small
ones cost not more than $100. When
strung around her neck it almost COW
cred the bodice from just below the
neck to the waist line. 1t was probably
the finest ornament in the country,
but it must have occasioned its owner
a world OF trouble caring for it.
Mrs. Burden, the victim of the rob-
berry, was never conspicuous for the
quantity or the richness of her jewels,
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the wall at the back to prevent their
being tempered with. When the safe
door is closed the connection is es-
tablished and the slightest touch on
the com bination lock would set dozen
bells ringing, also an alarm in the
nearest district messenger office Mr.
Astor and Thomas are the only ones in
the house who know how to turn the
current off. 1t would be almost as
difficult to burglarize this safe as to
rob the safe of big bank.
In the big Vanderbilt houses on Fifth
avenue at Fifty-first street there are
a row of four safes built into the wall
IN a small room on the ground floor of
the central house occupied by Mrs.
William H. Vanderbilt No one out
side of the family knows the value of
the treasures contained in these safes,
but million would hardly buy them.
Two watchmen patrol these houses all
night long and in addition there is a
Waterman posted on the outside in the
street.
Commodore E,bridge T. Gerry was
always fond of mystery, so he keeps a
good-sized painting hung i'll front of
the door of his safe, which is built into
the wall in room adjoining his sleep
ing apartment. The painting is sup
plemented by an electrical attachment
similar to that used by Mr.. Astor, and
burglars would have d hard time get
ting away with any of the Gerry treas
. ureS
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yet she went to the opera almost COW
cred with diamonds and still left
enough at home to be robbed of $685. 900
worth. Prior to the theft her jewels
probably represented 100000, and
there are scores upon scores of other
society women who have as much, if
not more; and they never attract any
attention. This, in a measure, goes to
show how many millions there are tied
up in jewels of which the outside world
knows nothing.
It is not generally known that many
of the society women have, during the
past six or seven years, practiced a
ruse for the very purpose of defeating
any effort which might be made to
rob them of their gems. 1t is simply
this Whenever they have particu-
larly fine piece of jewelry made they
also order a duplicate of it, but in
the latter the gems are spurious. The
making of spurious gems is now a
science, and so clever is the deceit
that it requires the knowledge of an
expert to distinguish the good from the
bad. Diamonds, pearls, rubies, emer-
aids and sapphires are made by using
carefully selected glass and adroitly
covering it with shavings of the gen
uine stones. This work is confined
almost exclusively to Paris, but no eff
fort is ever made by the Partisan jew
eler to impose the bogus gems up on an
innocent customer, as the government
tai punishment for such an offense is
most severe.
The settings for the valueless gems
are always the same as those used for
the real ones. The spurious gems wear
for years and are as pleasing to the
eye as the genuine ones. The woman
whose social position is secure can
wear these bogus oTnam 7nts through
out the season, while her genuine jew
elry is kept secure in some safe de-
post vault. No one would think Of
doubling the commences of the gems
worn by the wife or daughter Of some
famous millionaire. but woman of
moderate wealth could never afford to
run the risk of being detected in the
imposition. Of course, on very -partic-
ular occasions, like ball in her own
home, the real jewels are taken out Of
the safe deposit vault and worn that
night, but the next day they are re
turned to the place Of safe keeping.
But, for the ordinary round Of gayeties,
the bogus jewels do very well, and no
one is much the wiser for the decep-
ton.
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A REAL MARIE LOUISE GOWN.

The Empress Marie Louise's bridal
dress, in which she was married in
1904 to Napoleon l., is at present for
sale in Rome. There is no waist"
to this historical robe, which is decor
ated with embroidered silk flowers,
and is considered a masterpiece of
embroidery. Marie Louise gave this
dress to a court lady in Parma, who,
after she was restored to health after
a serious illness, gave it to a church,
where it was used on solemn occasions
on the altar. Several times large sums
were offered for this valuable piece of
work, and in 1888 it was sold to an
Italian Countess, who now wishes to
sell it again. The Austrian Museum
for Art and Industries has asked to be
allowed to exhibit it at an exhibition
in Vienna next year, and the Countess
has given permission, provided it is
not sold before that time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
CATHOLIC SUMNER SCHOOL.
DIRECTORS MEET AND APPROVE
THE LIST OF LECTURES.
Notre Dame University Orchestra OF
Twenty Pieces to Attend the Com
ing Session of the School.
Madison. January Is.

Madison, January Is.
The board of directors of the the
Columbian Catholic summerschool met
at the Columbus club in Chicago
Thursday to transact it's financial bus
mess before the orening of the school
at Madison, July 10 next. The ses-
sion then will continue three weeks.
Directors were in attendance from st.
Louis, Milwaukee, Notre Dame, Ind;
Columbus, O.; Cincinnati, st. Paul,
Dubuque ana Fcrt Wayne. The Rt.
Rev. Bishop. Messmer, of Green Bay.
Wis, presided over the meeting.
1t was announced that the citizens
of Madison, both Roman Catholics and
Professionals alike, were eXerting them
selves to render the visit of the sum-
mer students agreeable. 1t is expect
ed that at least 5000 people Will be in
attendance. A pleasant feature of the
school this summer will be the pres
ence of the Notre Dame university
orchestra of twenty pieces
Father Zahm, G.. S. c., chairman of
the committee on studies, reported the
following lis OF lectures for this
summers school: The Rev. P. Fl.
Danehy, of st. Paul, Sacred Scriptures;
Col. Richard Malcolm Johnson, of
Baltimore, Spanish end French Liter
ature; Dr.. Morris F. Egan, of the
Catholic university in Washington, u.
c., English Literature; DR.. O'Gorman,
of the same il stitution, Church and
Society in the Middle Ages; the Rev.
Eugene Magerrey, OF Detroit, History
Of Education; the Rev. John n. Po-
land, s. j., of Cincinnati, Church and
Social Questions: DR.. Stafford, Wash
ing, Oratory; DR.. Pace, of Washington,
Psychology; Father Francis w, How
ard, of Columbus, Economies, and the
Rt. Rev. S. G. Messmer, of Green Bay,
Pope and Emperor
A number of others have been Sc
Iected as additional lecturers with per-
mission to choose their own subjects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

Paris in connection with the alleged
blackmailing of the late Max Lebaudy,
the millionaire conscript.
A dispatch from Berlin says it is be-
lieved in diplomatic circles there that
an amicable solution of the Transyaal
question is only question of days.
Emperor William is incensed by The
outburst of Ckauvinism in England i'll
regard to the Transvaal question, and
intends to pay England no further
visits.
Senator Kaulbach of Nova Scotia
dropped dead in the corridor of the
house of commons at Quebec. Heart
disease was the cause. He was &c
years old
The Spanish cabinet has refused to
accept the resignation of Captain Gen
eral Campos, in command of the forces
in Cuba. and has decided to send him
large Ieinforcements.
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FOREIGN ITEMS.

The German newspapers are less
behigerent.
DR.. Jameson is removed as admin
istrator of Mashonaland.
The Uitlanders at Johannesburg,
Transyaal, finally lay down their
arms.
DR.. Jan escn, it is reported, will be
turned over to the British authorities
for trial
London SPECTATORS, it is reported,
brought about the difficulty in the
Transvaal
England ordered her stores of small
arms cartridges increased from Co.
100000 to 10000 900
General Ezeta and his filibustering
expedition against Salvador are re-
ported TO have been captured.
The attempt of England to re-estab-
lish diplomatic relations with Vene-
zuela is regarded as back-down.
Gen. Camros threatens to imprison
or shoot the ultra-Spanish in Cuba
who are consriripg against him.
Twenty-Five members Of the reform
committee at Johannesburg, including
Cecil Rhodes brother, were arrested
for treason.
In Valencia, Venezuela, during a
sham battle several patriots in the
character OF British invaders were
seriously wounded.
The Cubans mediate coup with
Havana as their objective point. A
new f1libustering expedition is said TO
have successfully landed
Another arrest has been made in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

ing this, Thomas does his best to keep
tab on the service on it's journeyings
to and from the dining apartment.
Besides this service Mrs. Aston has a
silver service which cost $4,000, and
miscellaneous lot of silver and gold
dishes and table ornaments worth $20,-
600 more. This makes a total of $780,
600 for silver and gold tableware. Her
jewels are probably worth between
100000 and 100000. Her diamonds
are reputed to be the finest in town,
and she also has the finest pair of
pearl earrings. The pearls IN these are
pear-shaped and they are almost as
large as a very small pear. She rarely
wears them, as they are better suited
for curios than ornaments. These are
said to have cost $4,000.
If a burglar could run loose in the
Astor home for a few hours he would
certainly have the finest time of his
life, picking up odds and ends, but it
is doubtful if he could get Pway with
any Of the greater valuables. Mrs.
William Aston lives on the north side
of the big white palace on Fifth avenue
and Sixty-fifth street, and her son John
Jacob, with his family, live on the
south side. Young Mrs. Aston has
Jewels almost as valuable as her
mother-in-law, and the Communications
of her home are quite as costly. In
short there are $1,000, 900 worth of por-
table goods in the big house, which
a few expert cracksmen might be able
to get away with.
But John Jacob Astor has been care
full to guard against such a calamity.
Ever since the tramp, John Garvey,
gained access to the old home at
Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue
and calmly walked upstairs, where he
entered a fine bedroom, disrobed and
peacefully slept, young Astor has been
on his guard. Garvey was only a harm
less tramp, with an overwhelming de-
sire for sleep, but if he had been a
clever thief one Of the greatest rob
berries Of the age might have taken
place.
When young Astor had the new
house built particular attention was
paid to the construction Of safe. It
was built into the wall on the second
floor in a, small room to the rear Of
his sleeping apartment. Thomas sleeps
on the other side of it Mr.. Astor
knows considerable about electricity,
and the safe is fitted with an electrical
which would be difficult
for a thief to get around. The wires
run through the safe itself and into
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
FOR SAFETY.
The st. Paul Road Adopting the Block
System.

Within week the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railroad company will
have in operation on its Prairie du
CHEN division between Madison and
Milwaukee the block system The in
struments and signals are already
placed and the men striTging the ex-
ira wire needed, were at Milton yes
terday. The new system will necessi-
tate the employment OF perhaps a
dozen additional telegraph operators.
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For these reasons the care of the
jewels do not burden the mind so
much as other articles of value in the
house. For instance, Mrs. William
Astor has gold dinner service which
cost $4,000. This service is only used
on state occasions, when she gives one
of her famous dinners. But it is al
ways kept in the house during the
winter season, and it is a difficult ar
ticle OF furniture to watch. The care
of it devolves upon Thomas, the man
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23

Washington, Jan. 14.-In the senate
Mr.. Butler rep, n. Co. spoke for two
hours in opposition to bond issues, and
in favor OF silver legislation.
The early hours of the session
brought out an extended controversy
ever pension determinations Mr..
Lodge sought to pass the bill grant
ing a pension to the widow of General
Cogswell, but Mr.. Allen led a vigorous
opposition, claiming that the widows
of generals were being unduly prefer
red over the widows of the plain SOL
diers. Mr.. Thurston Gep., Neb.) made
his maiden speech in the senate in
support of liberal pensions, and elo-
quenUy portrayed the services of his
deceased father as a plain soldier. He
urged that the war heroes have the
amplest pensions. This bill (the Cogs-
welD instead of having it's allowance
reduced, should serve to advance the
allowance of all who served in the
war. Mr.. Thurston expressed satisfac-
ton that his first words in the senate
should be in support of a pension.
Mr.. Villas said the senate would GER
tainly show full justice in granting
pensions, but he pointed out that GER
tain peculiar influences prevailed, re-
sulting in determinations in pensions
to widows of officers, which bore Sc
yerely on the old soldiers, and they
felt it.
The suggestion of peculiar influen-
ces' was holly resented by Mr.. Lodge.
Mr.. Allen disclaimed all purpose of
attacking the widow, and added that
it was only when the blue blood was
touched that Lodge grew eloquent.
\ motion by Mr.. Allen to reduce the
allowance to $50 was not agreed to
% to 36-the democrats, with some
exceptions, supporting the motion, and
ali the republicans voting against it.
The bill was then passed without divi-
sion.
The bulletin announcing the election
at Columbus, Ohio, of Mr.. Foraker to
the United States senate, was received
in the senate, and started a buzz OF
comment among the senators. Mr.
Sherman read the bulletin and nodded
his head approvingly. Mr.. Brice was
not present.
Mr. Mills offered a resolution decla-
ratory of the policy of the government
against issuing bonds, favoring the
speedy extinction Of the national debt,