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A STRANGE IDEA OF FUN.

The people who are making the
trip from st. Paul to Helena by
automobiles and special train
were treated to a mock wedding
ceremony during their sojourn at
Devils Lake, N. D. The partici-
pants were we'll known members
of the party from St. Paul, and a
resident Of Devils Lake acted as
minister. The ceremony, we are
told, took place in the observation
car of the hotel train; and when
the happy couple appeared on the
platform they were showered with
rice. The staff correspondent who
accompanied the party is author
ity for the statement that it was
the funniest event Of the tour. :"
We were under the impression
that the members Of that party
were ladies and gentlemen. They
are supposed to be persons Of
more than ordinary culture and
refinement whose sense Of pro-
priety should be a guarantee that
they would see nothing funny in
this travesty of a ceremony which
Christians Of all denominations in
vest with a certain amount of
solemnity and sacredness. We
hope there were some among them
who did not approve of this fun
niest event of the tour but, evil
IDENTIFY, all did not frown upon it.
One would suppose that these pre-
sumably cultured people could
provide amusement for themselves
during the tour without encroach-
ing upon the domain of religion
and holding up to ridicule one of
its sacred ceremonies. The fact
that they were away from home
on a pleasure jaunt cannot be al
legged as a justification for setting
aside the ordinary canons of pro-
priety which prevail in polite So
ciety and which are everywhere
regarded as an index of good
breeding. Such an escapade as
this should be denounced by all
who have at heart the good of
society, for such an example can
not fail to be detrimental to the
public welfare. How can we ex-
pect the rising generation to have
a proper regard for the marriage
ceremony, its sacred character
and binding force, if men and
women who are classed among the
leaders of the community do not
scruple to make mockery of it
for the sake of amusement? We
fcannot escape the conclusion tina,
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ginning of the fourth century, the
Roman Emperor issued an impi-
GUS decree against the Christians
which he was expected to copy.
Genesius refused to do this and
cast his tablets at the feet Of the
judge who read the decree.
Knowing the penalty attached to
this act of disobedience, which
was a virtual profession of faith
in Christianity, he fled, but was
soon overtaken and struck down
with sword. Thus did this un-
baptized neophyte receive the
baptism Of blood which opened to
him the portals of heaven. His
name is found in the martyrology
ascribed to St. Jerome. In the
fourth century a church and an
altar were dedicated to him at
Aries.
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Continued from page ~
THE ARCHITECT OF THE
CATHEDRAL.

Hornbostel, and continued as he left
it, he appointed to the staff of de-
signers only two of his own pupils
Swales and Nagle-drew two from
Paris-Champney and Levy; one from
Boston-La Beaume; and two from
the Office of Carrere & Hastings
Karcher and Sharpley; and with these
assistants he designed nearly half the
work at the Exposition.
Throughout the designing of the Ex-
position, which occupied two years
continuous effort of the Chief of De-
sign and his staff, with the assistance
of about one hundred draughtsmen,
two elements were at work-on one
hand were the eastern and foreign par
Elephants and the Board Of Architects,
on the other the majority of the Direc-
tors of the Exposition and the Director
Of Works. These played the parts of
the hammer and the anvil, and the
Chief Of Design was the thing be-
tween. But out of it all Masqueray
arose with conspicuous credit. OF all
the buildings at the Exposition his
we're the most modern and original,
most economical and distinguished,
the best adapted to the material en-
ployed, the only ones which were
neither severely classical nor over
ornamented Simplicity of scheme,
breadth of disposition, good proper
lions and good scale were the objects
sought and always studied. His con-
slant admonition to his assistants was
summed up by one of them-a wag
who had discovered his difficulty with
the English final letter or syllable In
the humorous epigram: THE prin-
ciptal) thing is to make it simp (le),
then it will be less troub Qe) to
bull (d)." Ornament was only en-
p1oyed where essential to the colour
values Of the design, and In this re-
spect alone all exposition designers
had something to learn from his work.
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THE WELL-TO-DO CATHOLIC
Responsibilities and Perils.

The true Catholic, flial lover Of
holy Church, DESTROYS of promot-
ing, together with the glory Of
God, his own salvation and that
of others, delights in opportuni-
ties to make open profession Of
his faith and win to it from those
around him esteem and honor. To
do this, he counts as nothing such
hindrances as worldly considera-
lions may put in his way: rather,
he is all the more proud of him
self, when the test has been made
of the strength Of his religious
convictions and he is permitted to
realize from actual experience
that whatever the sacrifice re-
quired he is ready for it, whatever
the trial met with he is able to
confront it without fear Of defeat.
Short of the battle, the Catholic
cannot know the force Of his
fealty to religion; short Of the
victory, he is not entitled to
wreathe around his brow the gar
land Of proven soldiership.
To the well-to-do Catholic the
opportunities to be courageous in
his faith and to serve with zeal
it's interests come without the
seeking. More than his humber
brother he is thrown into the
wider world of men, becomes con-
spicuous, is seen and judged as
an exemplar of the teachings and
the practices of the Church, and
is enabled whether through his
wealth or the influence his station
gives him to aid it in it's works
and guard it from the assaults Of
prejudices and error. lie he is
the true Catholic, he will thank
Providence for the call to arms,
and exultantly grid himself for
the fray And how much he may
do! How fruitful in results will
be his induence-be it that of
silent example, or that Of active
cooperation in works Of religion |!
As seldom in past times, the need
to-day is that of loyal, courag-
eous, enlightened laity, responsive
to the inspirations Of religion,
and prompt to put to profit oppor-
tunities of serving the interests
Of religion. This is why the
Church, for its own sake, is glad
dened when its sons rise in posi-
ton and prestige. The more
exalted their position, the more
far-reaching is their influence
and the greater their power to up
hold the rights Of the Church and
lend to it aid in its purposes and
undertakings.
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The Holy Father was much
gratifed with the reception ac-
corded to his Envoy Extraordin-
airy in England at the time of the
coronation. On his return to Rome
Mgr. Granite di Belmonte accom-
panied by the members of his
suite were received in audience
BY His Holiness who expressed
his deep sense Of qualification at
the manner in which the English
Court and the Catholics of the
realm received the representative
of the Holy See.
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KING ALFoNsO's PROBES
SION OF FAITH.

The Eucharistic Congress at
Madrid was distinguished from all
its predecessors by the fact that it
was the first in which a King and
Queen participated in person. AT
its opening session the King and
Queen of Spain were represented
by the Infante Don Carlos who,
in a speech personally prepared
by the young Spanish monarch,
welcomed the assembled delegates
and declared that His Majesty
and all the Spanish Royal Family
joined in this worldwide tribute
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of faith and love for Jesus Christ
in the August Sacrament Of the
Altar. Their Majesties followed
the different events Of the Congress
with the greatest interest. They
were present in person at the clos
ing session Of the general assem-
bly, when the King delivered the
following address wherein he re-
iterates the sentiments with which
his representative had opened the
Congress and expressed the hope
that the delegates, on returning
to their respective countries,
would make known the true
Spain, Catholic to the core, loyal
to the Holy Father and devoted
to the Blessed Eucharist:
Most Eminent Lord.-At the
beginning Of the labors of this
Congress, I appointed the Infante
Don Carlos as my representative
and commissioned him to commu-
nicate to you the feelings which
filed my heart and that Of the
Queen on this solemn occasion.
Today, at the close Of the Con-
gress, we came in person to tell
you Of the great joy with which
we have followed it's labors, and
how our believing hearts have
been gladdened by seeing the null
titudes of people who have gath
cred together, differing in their
history, language and customs,
but all united like one flock in the
burning crucible Of love of the
Eucharist-the sublime food Of
faith and love. And now, gentle
men, who have travelled to us
from afar, we come to say that, as
we welcomed you on your arrival
and expressed our hope that your
visit would be pleasant one, so
now we bid you farewell and
thank you for your attendance in
such numbers. In doing so we
pray you, on returning home to
your respective countries, not to
forget our beloved Spain, to speak
Of her and describe her to your
fellow countrymen as she is and
as you have seen her-a land Of
faith, Of affability and hospital
ity-and not grim and dark as her
enemies pretend. Our last word
is to you, my Lord, the represent
ative of the Roman Pontiff, the
Universal Pastor Of Catholic peo-
pie. Tell His Holiness, the Queen
and I hope and pray that he may
live many years lobe the tireless
apostle of love for Christ in the
Eucharist. Tell him, too, that in
thus offering the witness Of our
filial and reverent affection, we
beg the Apostolic Benediction for
ourselves, for our family, for
Spain and for all the people who
are here represented. /"
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sCIONs OF IRISH ROYALTY.

A remarkable incident occurred
at the meeting Of the Irish Section
Of the Eucharistic Congress on
July 4, when DR.. O'Doherty, late
rector Of Salamanca and Bishop
Elect of Zamboanga in the Philip
pines, read a paper on the Irish
College Of Salamanca, showing
how it helped to maintain the con-
tinuity of the Eucharistic Sacri-
flee in Ireland during the dark
days of persecution. On either
side of him were sitting two dis
tinguished general officers, says
America" and at the close of
his lecture he introduced them as
The O'Neil and The O'Donnell,
lineal descendants Of the Princes
Of Tyrone and Tyrconnell, who
made the last fight for Irish Cath
Ollie liberty. Priests, ladies and
gentlemen rose to their feet and
the hall resounded with Irish
cheers. O'Donnell, Duke of Te-
tuan, assured his cold compatri-
OTIS" of his inherited undying love
for Ireland, the Catholic faith and
the Irish people. Their blood was
in his veins and he and his chill
dren, as his forefather had done,
would ever cherish this love in
their heart of hearts. The O'Neill
recalled Ireland's struggles for
the faith. The traditions Of his
fathers were handed down to him,
and though in the lapse Of ages
they had become sons of Spain, he
and the O'Donnell were Catholics
first of all, and were proud to call
themselves Irishmen. All the Wis
itors were introduced to the two
Irish princes and their families,
and a body Of priests sang
"O'Donnell Aboo." Members of
the Young Mems Spanish Cath
Ollie League responded with "The
March of O'Donnell,' one of the
national songs of Spain.
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On the feast of St. Anne the
Most Reverend Edmond F. Prem
dergast, D. D., was enthroned as
Archbishop of Philadelphia and
invested with the Pallium, the
insignia of his new dignity and
office, which had been brought
from Rome by Mgr. Fisher Of the
Church of St. John. His Excel
lency, the Apostolic Delegate, pre-
sided at the solemn function in
the Cathedral of ST.. Peter and st.
Paul where Pontifcal Mass was
celebrated by the Right Reverend
]. E. Fiztmaurice, D. D., Bishop of
Erie. The sermon was preached
by the Right Reverend M. J. Ho-
ban, D. D., Bishop of Scranton.
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DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
THE HIGHER MORAL STANDPOINT
-MoDERATloN OR ABSTIN-
ENCE.
{: NC Z: .

In dealing with alcohol one can no
more speak of rational moderation"
than he can speak of justifiable use
of opium, or morphine, says l.. Lind
rum, of Kiel, Germany. Poison is
poison even in the smallest doses. All
standards of moderation i'm the use of
alcohol must necessarily be based upon
the dangerousness of the evil to the
people First: because it is impossi-
BILE to determine what amount is gen.
orally uninjurious. Secondly: because
the way to immoderation lies through
wise" moderation.
What then is the morally higher
standpoint? That is moral which cor
responds to good customs. A custom
is good when it conduces to the advan-
tage of the generality. 1t is bad when
the generality suffer from the results
of it. The greater the blessings
custom brings, the higher it stands
morally. The more general happiness
it destroys, the more immoral it is.
The alcohol custom brings 100000
of the German people annually before
the criminal courts; it costs us every
year 100000 marks ($12, 500,000) for
the care of the poor; it drives 1000
Germans annually to suicide, and as
many to fatal accidents.
The alcohol custom forces 10000
every year into hospitals; it is to
blame yearly for at least 10000 cases
of insanity. 1t shortens life, prolongs
illness, increases liability to infection,
diminishes fitness for military service,
causes degeneracy in the next genera
ton and promotes the social disease
It is source of want, poverty and
misery of all kinds.
The alcohol custom is an immoral,
an evil custom. Whoever gives sup
port to such a custom is an accessory
to its consequences Whoever by his
I example opposes it, helps thereby to
promote the welfare, health and do
nestle happiness of his fellowmen.
The verdict on the alcohol custom
must therefore be: . Not moderation
but abstinence is the morally higher
standpoint.
But does not battling against temp
tation strengthen character more than
fleeing from it? One who defends al
cohol on the grounds of moral gymnas-
tics is like trainer who would ex-
ercise his athlete with dynamite
bombs. The battle of life provides
plenty of opportunity for exercise in
self-control. Alcohol is most insult
able for the purpose because it is a
Supplying poison which weakens the
brains and benumbs the will.
So long as the present drink compul-
sion prevails, to refuse an invitation to
drink is better means of strengthen
! ing character than to accept.
Moderation wrote Cicero, sis the
| unrestricted sway of reason over ap-
petite and all wrong desires of the
heart. 1t means abstinence from all
things which are not good, whose ma
ture is not wholly uninjurious."
Scientific Temperance Journal
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The Portuguese Government has
suppressed all the feast days of
the Church which used to be cele-
brated with such ceremonial pomp
and evidence of rejoicing on the
part of the people. They are now
seeking for some means of ap-
peasing the people who used to
rejoice and be glad on such festal
occasions. And in order to give
them an opportunity to manifest
their natural exuberance of spir-
it, the government has decided to
institute public holidays to take
the place of the saints day for
merly commemorated, but with
this difference that, of course,
there is to be no religious cele-
bration to sanctify the day. The
first of these fell on June 2, when
the birthday of Camoens, the poet,
was declared a national holiday
1t can hardly be expected that the
people Of Portugal will enthuse
over this great epic writer as
much as over a hero or heroine OF
the Church to which they are Sc
devoutly attached.
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SATURDAY. JULY 20, 1911.

A socialist newspaper, "La
Squilla," has been found guilty,
by the tribunal at Bologna, Of de-
famatory utterances against the
Congregation of Charity and SEN
fenced to pay fine of four
hundred Ira. It costs something
to calumniate religious congrega-
ton in Italy and the sooner anti
religious journals realize it the
better for themselves.
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A movement has been set on
foot for the formation of a
Worlds Federation of Catholic
Societies along the lines of the
American Federation. A formal
proposition has been made by the
Catholic societies Of America to
the Westminster Federation Coun-
Gil of London which has acted
favorably on the proposal and has
asked Archbishop Bourne of West
minister for his approval of the
project.
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PATRON SAINT FOR STENOG.
RAPHERS.

Who can name a saint who
might, not inappropriately, be
chosen as the patron of stenogra-
pliers? Some time ago, when the
stenographers of Spain expressed
a desire for a patron saint, it was
suggested that st. Genesius of
Aries be so designated. st. Gene
sius, while still catechumen, was
employed as writer In the law
courts and one day, about the be-
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THE RELATION OF ALCOHOL TO
INSANITY.

Among the various types of insan-
ity, of which at least a dozen might
be enumerated, three are so directly
traceable to a particular cause that,
though differing in important aspects,
they are known collectively as the al
coholic insanities. No hospital physi-
clan questions the direct relation Of
cause and effect between alcohol and
these three types of insanity. There
are other forms of insanity to which
the use of alcohol is believed by many
to be a contributing cause to an ex-
tent as yet underlined and uncertain
But as to these three types of insan-
ity there is no difference of opinion.
They are due directly and exclusively
to the use of alcohol. It's discontinue
ance may be followed by recovery;
it's continued use means to these pa
,tients insanity and early death Here
again the proportion of men admitted
to hospitals for the insane suffering
from the alcoholic insanities is greater
than the proportion of women, being,
roughly speaking, 20 per cent of the
men admitted and 10 per cent of the
women.
The State Charities Aid Association
and the other organizations engaged
in the prevention Of insanity are not
temperance societies; they were not
formed in the first instance by people
who were particularly interested in
the temperance question; or If SO in
terested, that interest found express
sion in other directions. The time
has come, however, when every per-
son DESTROYS of promoting the health
and happiness of his fellow men and
in preventing disease, and especially
the great scourges of tuberculosis and
insanity, must join hands in further
ing whatever methods stand the test
of practicability for the purpose of
stopping the explorations of the weak
ness of human beings for profit. Let
us recognize, once for all, that liquors
are not made to be drunk, but to be
sold; that the most difficult factor in
the problem of intemperance IL not
the man who wants to drink, but the
man who wants to sell drinks
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The success of Mr.. Masqueray's
work at st. Louis brought him imme-
diately afterwards some large commits
sions to execute in the State of Min
nesota, and these, though they have
been in progress during several years,
have not yet reached completion, and
some OF them will continue i'm course
Of construction for several years to
come. Chief among them are the Ro-
man Catholic Cathedral at st. Paul
and the Pro-Cathedral at Minneapolis,
each OF which II an important commits
sion.
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But with the opportunity comes
the peril, and at times where much
was expected, little or nothing is
received: rather, scandal is given,
and harm is done. The peril to
Well-to-do Catholics is the am
bition to win the favor Of the new
world Of men, with which their
improved circumstances now link
them. This new world is I'M
Catholic, il not anti Catholic !:
and unless the well-to-do Cath
Ollie is strong in faith, and
strong in common sense, he is
tempted to imagine that in order
to be in the fashion, to be recog-
nized and fattered in social
circles, he must, to some extent at
least, adapt himself to his un-Cath-
Ollie surroundings, sail in with the
prevailing current Of thought,
even when to do so he needs pair
down Catholic belief and practice.
Ambition to be in the fashion,
whatever the fashion be there is
the temptation to which the we'll
TODD Catholic is exposed, to
which, now and then, the we'll
TODD Catholic succumbs. Am
bition to be in the fashion snob-
bishness is it's proper name is
particularly the temptation Of the
woman; but not every man is free
from it. Were strict Catholicism
the fashion, our snob would be the
Catholic to the tip Of the finger
nail is the fashion otherwise, he
is on his guard, while steering
through the social seas, lest he
give offense to prejudice, lest he
lose the popular smile. It is, he
feels SO in the bottom Of his heart,
weakness and cowardice to sur
render one little Of principle: but
what can he do, he asks Of him
self, when fashion must at all
costs be propitiated?
Thank God, among our well-to-
do Catholics we have the resolute
and the strong-minded, who &C
cept the fashion when it is on all
points consistent with their faith
who contemptuously brush it aside
when it runs counter to the con-
victions Of their soul. But, the
weaklings, too, we have. To them
fashion is their deity. Under what
ever form, in whatever clrcum.
stances, it issues it's edicts, they
must, they think, bend before it
in humblest obedience, even
though in doing so they be traitors
to the teachings Of their faith. TIC
such we recall the words of the
Saviour: eff thy hand, or thy
foot scandalize thee cut it off
y y II thy eye scandalize
thee, pluck it out and cast it from
thee. :" "The kingdom Of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent
(the strong Of mind and of heart)
bear 1t away.
In other times the commands OF
kings and emperors to burn in,
cense at the shrines of false gods
challenged the disciples Of Christ
to-day, fashion is the challenger
And men and women there are
who fain would believe that in
other times they would have de,
spised the commands Of kings and
emperors, but to-day cringe the
supple knee before the goddess
fashion, goddess no less relent-
less in its exactions than the gods
and goddesses of olden paganism
though it's voice, perhaps, be
softer, and it's hand more silken OF
touch-a goddess all the more
perilous precisely because so soft
the music of it's voice, so silken
the touch of its caressing hand.
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the participants in this disgrace
full episode have an unusually
strange idea Of fun.
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Entered as second-class matter, jan
uary IL. 1911. at the post office, st.
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 8, 1879.
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Rev. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
JOSEPH w. BLANCHARD, Business Manager.