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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04

terpret the evidence as to conclude
that he was unjustly condemned, is in
itself very small matter; that they
should identify his doctrines or his
cause with the interests of progress,
is on every account deplorable.
Somewhat less deplorable, because
purely personal in its bearings, is Mr..
Archer's attribution to Ferrer of "genu-
inc moral greatness" (241, %. He ad-
mits, indeed, that Ferrer was neither a
great educator nor great man, that
both his thought and methods were
crude (ibidem). The truth is that this
intellectually mediocre" (the phrase
is Archer's) Spanish anarchist, about
whom so much fuss has been made by
misguided people, was not an educat-
ed man at ALL He had only a rudi-
mentary school training, but his extra
ordinary energy enabled him to take
in heterogeneous and ill-assorted
mass of facts, theories, and hypothe-
ses, and thus to impose upon the sup
erficial and uncritical Nor can we
concede to him moral greatness. Even
if we admit, with Mr.. Archer, that "his
idealism was ardent and sincere, his
courage was high and unfinching"
Gbidem) we deny that these are suf-
ficient to make him morally great, just
as we refuse the attribute of physical
greatness to man who has excep-
tionally keen sight and manual dexter
ity, but who is deaf and dumb, and has
lost both legs Moral greatness Sun-
poses that all the moral qualities are
at least up to the average, and that
some of them are considerably above
this level. Unless, therefore, we are
to give the phrase new definition, we
cannot predicate moral greatness of a
man whose life and teachings were
profoundly, if not equally, immoral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04
LATiN-AMERICAN CATHOLICS.

The eighteen countries of Latin
America have combined population
of 67,796,072, according to the sta
tistics compiled from the latest
available sources by American Consul
Frederick w. Gooding, of Monte
video. Brazil heads the list with
19,91O,646. The other countries of four
million and over are Mexico, 13,607,-
259; Argentina, 6,S05,674; Peru,
4,5OO,00O; Colombia, 100000. Prac-
tically all the population of Latin
America is Catholic. Exclusive OF
Mexico. North America has a popu-
lation of 1OO,O0O,OOO, of whom 25,-
100000 are Catholics. Add the West
Indies with 100000 more Catholics
and we find that 97,000,000 of the
172,000000 people of the Western
Hemisphere are Catholics.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04
VALUABLE HISTORICAL WORK.

We note that the American Press"
will very shortly publish the third vol
ume of the Pioneer Priests of North
America by the Rev. r. j. Campbell,
5. j., Editor-in-Chief of America. The
first volumes of this valuable contri-
button to the history of the mission
aries Of Canada and United States
have already taken commanding po-
sition as authoritative narratives of
the heroic careers Of group of glor-
ious confessors and martyrs, whose
life work seemed to be threatened
with obscurity
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04

avoided as a pest. The noble duty
and high mission of the press is to
know the truth, uphold the truth, and
publish the truth regardless of cost.
Alas! what bigotry creeps into it's col
umns concerning that old institution
which gave birth to the press and fos-
tered it in it's infancy Catholics were
the first to print books both in Europe
and in America
The Press often proves to be an ene-
my of the Church by keeping alive the
old calumnies against her 1t is NOR
ally impossible to be constantly read
ing depraved literature and not be de-
moralized, and to be receiving impress
sions unfavorable to the Church and
not be affected thereby. Outside the
pulpit the Catholic Press, by the main
tenance and dissemination of divine
truth at no matter what sacricfce, dis
pels the dense ignorance of the age
concerning religious matters, and i'm
pedes the terrible corruption of morals
and the systematic spreading of per-
nicious errors detrimental to both
church and state. The providentlal
mission of the Catholic Press is to
bring frequently to the homes of the
people and to impress firmly on their
minds correct Catholic doctrine and
practice. / earnestly exhort every
pastor to employ his best efforts to
have each Catholic family in his Dio-
cese subscribe Immediately for "The
Catholic Bulletin" of the Province of
ST. Paul, the official organ of our Dio-
cese. The Bulletin being, moreover, a
home journal under the potent inf1u-
enee of the great Archbishop of St.
Paul, should engage the deepest in
tefest of every Catholic in the North
west. | request the Reverend Pastors
toaforward to the Reverend Chancellor
a list of subscribers in their parishes
and missions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE
DISCUSSED UNDER THE AUS
PiCES OF THE GERMAN
CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
Noted Speakers-Live Subjects
Audiences.

The German Catholic Federation Of
ST. Paul is a central body made up of
all the Catholic mems societies in the
It has for object to educate it's mem
bers in regard to the questions of the
day and particularly to teach them the
truth about Socialism 1t meets once
a month at the Assumption Parish
Hall, where general business is trans
acted The chief feature of these
meetings is a lecture on some phase
of the social question. One part of it's
annual program is to hold series of
free lectures on social subjects to
which the general public is invited.
So pronounced was the success of last
years course that preparations were
made for a similar series this year.
The first of these lectures was given
on January 10 by the Reverend George
Scheffold, O. S. B., who took for his
subject "The Catholic Church and So
cial Reform In this lecture the
speaker dwelt on the social conditions
which confronted the Church at the
beginning of her existence and which
she changed by her benefcent action
on paganism. The first step in this
work was the establishment of the
family on Christian basis, giving to
woman her God-appointed rights and
position. Her Christian code Of laws
founded on justice and peace renewed
the face of the earth. It made the
proud Roman bow his head, the Teu-
ton forget his savagery, and the un-
cultured hordes of the north lay aside
their arms and respect the rights of
their neighbors. In the course of time,
however, the world forgot that the
Cross was the conquering sign. 1t
cast off the yoke of the Church and
thus ushered in the present social dis
orders. If society is to emancipate it.
self from its present sad condition, it
must once more return to God. The
way to this has been pointed out by
Leo XIII and Plus X in their Ency-
clicals.
The church safe guards marriage
and the family life to save the indi-
vidual. In her code of laws she
teaches public morality, infuses a
sense of justice into the field of econ
omy, and encourages practical char
ity by calling into being charitable in
stitutions. Neither state nor society
can prosper without the church.
She has raised her voice at all
times on behalf OF right in the strug-
gle of the classes. Today she claims
| for the lower classes justice from the
rich, teaching the latter that they are
only the stewards Of this worlds goods
and placing on them the duty Of as
sisting their less fortunate brethren.
The church teaches the state its duty
to encourage it to respect the rights
Of the individual and of the family
which must be protected as they ex-
listed prior to the state
Activity in social reform is not only
the individuals duty on behalf of state
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04
Sa|BUTE TO SOUTH AMERICANS
HON. JOHN BARRET PRAISES
THEIR CULTURE AND HOME
LIFE.
Excellence of Their Educational Insti-
tutions-Divorce Almost Unknown
NO Race Suicide-Effects of
the Catholic Religion.

In the New York Times of February
IL, the Hon. John Barret, the Director
General of the Pan-American Union,
who has passed many years in South
America and is thoroughly familiar
with the conditions there, paid a tri-
butte to the proficiency of the univer-
sity students in the South American
Republics, and to the ideal home life
of the people. He said in part:
II must now make a statement I
am sorry to put forth, because it re-
fleets upon the young men of this
country; but in making it | am simply
telling truth and doing justice to our
neighbors.
"A contrast will explain just what
l mean. Pick at random a hundred
young men who have just been gradu-
ated from one of the great Latin
American universities, and then pick
the same number at random from the
graduates of any of the principal uni
versities of the United States. Let
them be examined comparatively and
tested by comparison, particularly in
regard to manner, clearness of speech,
capability to write well, knowledge
of language, of history, of literature,
of the sciences, and in almost all the
branches that are supposed to con-
stitute the best part of the education
of a graduate from a modern univer-
sity, and the result will be so over
whelmingly in favor of the Latin
American student that such of us as
may have done it will bow our heads
in shame at even having criticised the
educational methods of Latin-Amer-
lea.
1T is interesting, in this connection,
to note that the majority of young
Latin-Americans who come to the
United States to study in our univer.
stiles, as ours go to Europe to study
in the English and the German uni
versities, stand we'll in their classes
and have a reputation for scholarship
which reflects credit on their race.
1t may be excusable to point out, in
discussion of this kind, that in Lima,
Peru, a university of high standing
was in existence 100 years before
John Harvard founded the great uni
versity which bears his name and is
one of the prides of the United
States
/ Speaking about home life in South
America, Mr.. Barret said:
"Yes, the Latin-American has many
virtues. Take his home life. Rich
or poor, he can be accused of anything
but race suicide. The best families in
Brazil, Argentine, Chile, and Mexico
average two Or three times the num-
ber of children characterizing the best
families in the United States. This
may be due to the prevailing religion
and it's teachings in this matter, or it
may be- due to race psychology; but
the fact remains"
And how about divorce?"
"Divorce2 Almost unknown. There,
again, the prevailing religion possibly
has much influence, but whatever may
be the cause to which conditions may
be due, it is the case that one hears
rarely in the Latin-American republic
of such cases of domestic infelicity
as are reported constantly in the
newspapers of the United States"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-04

He who drinks is deliberately dis
qualifying himself for advancement.
Personally, refuse to take such a
risk. / do not drink President Taft.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

Legal blanks for sale at ih
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Chickens a Ia Moda.

Freddie was visiting relatives in
Canada, and his mother constantly be-
sought him to be on his good behavior
and to avoid saying anything that
might give offense. but one day when
his aunt asked him at luncheon If he
would have some curried chicken he
could not help showing his surprise.
why. what's the matter. FreddieP"
inquired the aunt. Don't you like
curried chicken?"
well, aunty. can't really say" was
his reply. You see. down in the states
we don't curry our chickens-we pick
'em.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Walter L. Tooze, Jr., lawyer, Will
Jams bldg.
Cheap limitations

Owing to the immense sale and pop-
ularlty of DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
there are many cheap limitations on
the market under similar sounding
names, but you can always get the
genuine by looking for the bell on
the bottle.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

\ rain check as a rain check
Is utterly IN vain.
WhateNer Il NAV check. nv heck
II doesn't check the rain
Chicago Tribuna
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
"Rooms for Rent" cards
at the Observer Job Office
Whooping Cough

1t is an old saying that q
cough must run its course, ]
use of DIR. Bells Pine-Is4
has demonstrated beyond dolA
such is not the case. It Z
cured by the use of this r'n
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Satisfaction of MORTGAGE.

The Observer has added Satisfaction
of Mortgage to its stock of legal
blanks. Notaries and attorneys may
now secure them in any quantity de-
sired. Phone orders for legal blanks
given prompt attention.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Every Body Nneds

a good salve and Or. Bells Anti
septic Salve is the best 1t is a
creamy snow white ointment. Guar
anteed for all skin diseases. 25e
sold everywhere.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Beautiful Eyes.

are desired by every one. If there
IS any Inflammation the eyes can t
be beautiful Sutherland's Eye Salve
viii remove the inflammation and
clear the eyes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
Or. Bell $ Pine.Tar.Hnnor

VIII break mp the worst cold and al
eulao shrdl rdlu mrilu dlu IN luuu
lay throat irritation. This remedy
quickly cures coughs. colds. cripne.
and all throat and bronchial troubles.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01
For Collie

Or any bowel trouble DR.. Bells An
ti-Pain acts like magic, relieves al
most instantly. Also good for all
external pains.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

Mil break up the worst cold and
al.ay throat irritation. This remedy
{ 9liekiy cures colds. grippe. and al
ihroat and bronchial troubles.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

TreSpaSs notices, weather proof.
for sale at the Observer Job Office.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

Take her up tenderly.
Lift her with care
Skirt fashioned slenderly,
Too strong to tear.
So when she tripped a bit
Where It was rough,
Though the thing ripped a bit.
'Twasn't enough.
Down she went. tottering
Into the dirt,
Fervently muttering,
Blame such a skirtT'
Loop up her tresses-
Great Scott, what a thatchl-
Her many hued tresses,
While wonderment guesses
Why don't they match.
Fashioned so slenderly,
Come. gentlemen,
Take her up tenderly;
Start her again. Puck.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

Advertise in the Observer and
boost your bank account
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-12-01

Legal blanks for sale at this Office.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20
STATE FAIR POPULAR.

II is good news that comes from the
State Fair The applications for en-
tries are breaking all records, and the
mana gers Of the fair arc at their wits
end 10 provide room for tho entrees
and facilities for showing them.
This shows zeal on the part of the
farmers in support Of the fair that has
been partly lacking in the past, but
that is gratifying in the highest degree
IL also shows unwoutcd interest on the
part Of other exhibitors. and altogether
the fair is not only in good hands bur
lis being supported III 4 way heretofore
unknown, which is in the highest degree
satisfactory and due.
1t is announced that the city council
has refused 10 grant any license for The
sale of liquor on the Far grounds. IL
| is curious TO sec that the managers oi
the Fair applied for such license; we
would not have expected it, The city
council has certainly been consistent IN
refusing TO. grant this license. IL has
refused similar applications elsewhere
aud on the general proposition the IogIc
is with tho council in making the re-
fusal; for. the PARTICULAR ward of the
city in which the State Fair is located
expressly voted dry; tho state at large
voted dry by very large majority, and
so both consistently and logically the
council is right in refusing this license
The State Fair will get along better
without the sale of liquor there, every,
thing will be more orderly, and the
crowds that are insured for the FAN
will undoubtedly be better satisfied
without liquor there than with it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20
BUNCH PLAYS POLITICS.

With respect TO the coming munici-
ing shifty politics. as usual, Their or
gan entered upon the campaign with A
partisan yell to the people to como and
admire the great things that the Re-
publican legislature had done in pro
vi,ling commission form OF govern.
ment for this city. Then il was shown
that the commission form of govern.
mcnt so provided differed radically
from any other commission form of
government, and that comparison as to
its probable success was impossible, and
Judgment of probable results was huf-
fed. Every provision for eliminating
politics from the control of city affairs
was shut out by the Federal bunch;
every proposition 10 secure r civil serv-
ice tenure Of Office to the incumbent
was voted out Of the commission bill,
Under the cmasculatcd commission
form Of government which was pro-
vidcd for this city, the building up and
perfection of q political machine is
made more easy than ever before. And
undoubtedly il was the hope Of the
Federal bunch TO make some combina-
tion whereby il could carry the city
and install itself itself in power, for
tfylng that power by the machine
which the bastard law passed will en-
able 1t 10 do
1t is impossible to see how any friend
Of the genuine commission form of gov
crnmcnt can support, much less admire,
the work of the Federal bunch in this
arbitrary imposing upon the city of a
political form of commission govern
ment. Nothing Of the kind is known
elsewhere, and everywhere else it would
be denounced and rcpndiated, Just as
We believe that il would be rcpudiatcd
by the people of this city if they had
the right, which clearly and fairly was
theirs, to pass upon the sort of gov
crnmcnt they would have; while every
friend of real commission government
should look upon it with contempt.
The Federal bunch throughout all
this business has been arbitrary, vi
cious. and unclean. In no form is it
entitled to appeal 10 the people, or to
any association or portion Of the pco.
pic for support
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20

who, being prohibitlonists, followed
their party call
And now it viii he question wheth-
er the Democrats, who have the rcspon'
sibility Of this crisis on the liquor ques-
ton TO handle. will enact wise lcgisla-
lion on the liquor question that Will
give good results. and that the people
will approve in successive elections. II
he Democrats do this. they will have
a pretty good hold upon Maine, and vii
he able 10 carry the State AT the Prcsi
Dental election next year. Ii, how
ever, they pass foolish and impractlcabi'
legislation such as will satisfy nobody
then they will lose the state Just n;
they will deserve 10 lose IL; and 1t II
probable that another era of pretended
| prohibition, but actual Illicit liquor sell
ing IN great quantities. will ensuc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20

so far as we can see, there would be no
protection in the church voluntarily
making public pictures Of all of the
inner rooms Of the temple. because the
mere picture of a room would amount
10 nothing, and Max Florence would not
he silly enough TO produce. as moving
picture proposition merely the vacant
rooms when il is so easy for him 10 do
as he suggested. tighten up tho dead
pictures by moving figures and lectures
that would undertake TO give the en-.
dowment ceremonies and put the figures
through all the attitudes and the cos
tunes that he might imagine TO he sp
propriste TO each scene.
Max Florence has evidently got what
he considers 10 be a "hig thing, ant
he is adroit enough and ingeniou;
enough to make the utmost possible ouI
A.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20
THE POWER OF SUGGESTION

The power of suggestion. not only in
crime but in various directions, is
known to he very great II is common
enough for crime 20 be traced to some
suggestion from a novelist, from a hint
either in conversation or in writing,
and the potency OF suggestions has come
10 be pretty fully recognized every.
where. Accordingly, il is of interest to
sec in connection with the stealing of
the great picture Mona Lisa that
the theft may have been suggested by
la book which appears to have been di.
We End the matter narrated as follows
in the New York Evening Post:
Two years ago there appeared in Den
mark book entitled Mona Lisa" the
subject Of which is the theft OF that IA
author adopted the pen name OF HojcU
hut no on" except the publisher knows
who he really Is. Most OF the suesses
were focused on Henry Madsen. son OF
the Inspector OF the Copenhagen Museum
Of Art. but he has repeatedly and cm-
phaucally denied having had anything
whatever 10 do with the book. The Glst
~ IA" story ls that the director Of the
Louvre, "Bromo one day delivers a
learned lecture on the Mona Lisa Ia Il
group OF cnpyists. pointing out It's beau
tics and subtletios. Accidentally ono Of
tho listeners comes in contact with Tho
canvas. and some OF tho paint ruhS off
The director is dismaved realizing In
stantly that some ono has substituted n
copy for the original II ia found that
this wss done bJ way OF hole IN the
wal made from the adjoining room
The author then describes the sensation
not only in Paris but throughout the
civilized world. and the efforts OF the
detectives, who finally succeed In locat-
ing the painting IN the atudio or an
artist who had stolen II more as Joke
than ~ the hope OF reward for it's re-
turn. The director agrees 10 keep the
matter secret tho artist ls not punished,
and the picture returns 10 its place. j.
n possible that this story prompted the
actual theft OF the picture?