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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-03
BISHOP cARRoLL's VISIT.

The Right Reverend John P. Car
roll, Bishop of Helena, spent a few
days in St. Paul last week on his re-
turn from the annual Convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, OF
which he is National Chaplain. Dur
ing his visit he was the guest of the
Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons and on Sun
day preached at the late Mass in the
Church of St. Luke, of which Father
Gibbons is pastor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-03
NEW CHURCH AT ROGERS.

A new church at Rogers which will
cost, when completed, about $50, 200
is now in course of construction under
the direction of the Rev. P. M. Dor
ing, pastor of the Church of st. Wal
burga. The town of Rogers is on the
railroad not far from the Church of ST.
Walburga, which its Catholic people
now attend. The new church will be
ready for dedication in the course OF
the autumn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-03
HOTEL FOR SALE

20-room house. steam heated, with wa
ter works, in town of 1900 in South
Eastern North Dakota. The town, stu
ated in prosperous community, has
three lines of railway, splendid Catho-
lie Church with resident priest. Hotel
always filled. Owner MANAGED it for II
years, and wants to retire. No agents.
For particulars write: J. M R., care of
The Catholic Bulletin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-03
His PriestIy Career.


We have, further, certain knowledge
that Bede decided to enter the Bene-
dictine Order; that, owing to his great
progress, he was raised to the diacon-
ate at the age of nineteen, which was
six years before the usual time; that
when he reached the canonical age of
thirty he was ordained priest by St.
John of Beverley, then Bishop of Hex
ham; that the thirty-two or thirty
three years that interviewed before his
death on May 26, 1856, we're spent in
the celebration of Mass, in preaching
and administering the Sacramento, in
studying and writing histories and
biographies, and in teaching grammar,
rhetoric, mathematics and physical
science.
We know also that he was sturdy,
Independent character, who did not
hesitate to stand up for the right re-
CARELESS of consequences, as witness
his fearless condemnation of an I'M
just war against the Irish Scots, even
though it was levied by king who
was a generous benefactor of his Or
der and monastery.
All this, and more, we have on re-
liable authority, but much has been
written concerning him which is mat
ter of controversy. Some historians
assert, and others deny, that he
studied at the school founded at Cam
bridge by Sigebert, the seventh GEN.
fury king of East Anglia; that he
visited Rome at the invitation of Pope
Sergius; that he was offered the alb
bacy of Jarrow, but refused it because
acceptance would mean interference
with his studies,
In his writings he makes no refer
ence to these, or to other assertions
which do not seem to rest on any very
substantial basis, and which are not
now-if they ever were-of vital i'm
portance. From many points of view,
however, they are interesting, and it
would be satisfactory to have the pro-
posed explorations of Monkwear-
mouth.
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seem to have ever entered his mind
That is why the exact place of his
birth is a mystery, why there is no
definite certainty as to the year OF
his nativity.
AS to the latter, he states, on bring
ing his History of the Anglo-Saxon
Church" down to the year 731, that he
was then in his fifty-ninth year,
which means that he might have been
born either in 672 or 673; and that is
as near as we can get to it, for we
know not whether his fifty-ninth birth
day had already come when he wrote,
or was merely coming.
Place of Birth Uncertain.
The same uncertainty prevails as to
the place in which he was born. All
he says on the matter himself is that
he first saw the light in the territory,
now part of the county of Durham,
which, year or so later, Egfrid, King
of Northumberland, gave to the cele-
brated Benedict Biscop for the founda-
ton of a Benedictine monastery. But
the territory, instead of being COM
paratively small piece of ground, was
of pretty generous extent-so gener-
Gus that Benedict built on it two mon
asteries-that of st. Peter at Monk
wearmouth, on the north bank of the
Tyne, and that of st. Paul, at Jarrow,
ON the south bank. Bede may have
been born anywhere within it's borders,
and his own statement is too indefinite
to allow us to accept unquestioningly
the views of those writer's who make
Monkton, or MonkWearmouth, the
scene of the event. That is why the
mystery which the antiquarians hope
to solve by excavating the founda-
tions to the west of the tower of the
old monastery, the remains of which
are incorporated in the now Protestant
church, has remained a mystery for
twelve long centuries
There are other matters in connec-
ton with Bede's early life to which
he makes very little reference, and a
fuller knowledge of which may come
to us with the unearthing of the an
cient church crypt and the tablets and
memorials it is supposed to contain.
We know that, being left an orphan
at very tender age, his education
was undertaken by Benedict Biscop,
who had begun in the year 674 the
erection of St. Peters Monastery,
where, at the age of seven, young Bede
entered on the course of study which
ended only with his life. We know,
too, that, on the completion of ST..
Paul's Monastery at Jarrow, in 6S2,
he was transferred there with it's first
abbot, Ceolfrid, and that for the re-
mainder of his life he was a member
of it's community. Indeed, it is as
serted that at one time-a pestilence
having destroyed all the other monks
he and Coelfrid were the entire COM
munity.
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VENERABLE BEDE's BIRTHPLACE
Not Known With Certainty-May Be
Near Wearmouth Monastery,
EngIand-A Great Historian.

Those who take an interest in Cath
Ollie antiquarian matters are probably
aware that certain excavations are
about to be undertaken at the tower
of the ancient monastery of st. Peter,
in Wearmouth, which will, it is hoped,
have the result of solving the mystery
of the birthplace of the Venerable
Bede, writes Sacerdos in the Catholic
Transcript of Hartford.
In these days of blatant self-adver-
tisement, when every pretentious no
body who happens to possess larger
share of wealth or impudence than
the bulk of his fellow-beings has every
little incident in his useless life chron-
icled day by day-almost minute by
minute-in the newspapers and the
society" journals, it is refreshing to
remember that self-effacement always
has been, and always must be, strik-
ing characteristic of men really great
in any walk of life. The men who
confer real and lasting benefits on
the human race, who make for the
spiritual as we'll as the material up
lifting of their fellows, who leave the
world the better for their having lived
in it, and who, in spite of themselves,
gain permanent name and fame, are
always those who put self in the back
ground, who pursue their labOrs in
such retirement as circumstances and
necessity will permit, and who, if
forced to come before the footlights,
keep their own personality as much
obscured as possible.
Venerable Bede was one of these
really great men. Had he been a
manufacturer of problem novels, or
lingo poetry" or blasphemy mas
querading as religion, science, philos-
ophy, or humor, or as any of the
many other things which blasphemy
processes to be, he would have taken
care to make an admiring world
familiar with every most minute and
uninteresting detail of his progress
from the cradle to the grave. But, as
he was only pious and scholarly
monk, only priest laboring zealously
for the salvation of souls, only one of
the most learned men of olden times,
only the first, and-considering how
limited were his opportunities of OBJ
tanning materials-the greatest of Eng
lish historians, he has left on record
practically nothing concerning him
self
His Early Life.
1t is true we know a good deal of
him, but it is of his later life, about
which those who knew him, or who
lived in his day or soon after it,
could write or hand down the tradi-
ton. Of his early life, the life which
he alone could chronicle, our knowl-
| edge is extremely limited He looked
upon himself as very unimportant
unit in the scheme of creation, ex-
cept in so far as he had soul to be
saved, land could help in saving the
souls of Others He knew he had
been sent into the world to do a GER
tain work. He did that work to the
best of his ability, cared so little what
the world might think of it and OF
him. that, though he wrote close on
forty books, the idea of penning an
4 exhaustive a1fQhinoranhu 10or
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02

81 have been somewhat costive, but
Doan's Regulets gave just the results
desired. They act mildly and regulate
the bowels perfectly. George B.
Krause, 306 Walnut Ave-, Altoona, Pa.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
1T IS LUDICRoUS

There's is something ludicrou
about 'Ie si'.iation A few months
ago reform magazines and reformels
generally were citing Seattle as city
that achieved wonderful moral vic
tory in the recall of Gill. Now, with
the ink on the magazines hardly dry
and the voice of reform still ecbong
the people of Seattle turn around ami
give Gill vote 10000 higher than
that of the next highest candidate. And
one of the most remarkable facts
about it all is that the liquor element
was by no means solidly for Gill. In
the fear of reaction should he sue
ceed, much of the "liberal' element
supported another candidate known to
be moderately "liberal.' Neverthe-
less, Gill is far in the lead.-Tacoma
Leader.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
WHERE CREDIT n DUE

Hardly a republican paper in the
state but is giving A. J. Dickson of the
Glenwood Post all the credit for bring
ing C. c. Parks of this city to the front
as republican candidate for governor
of Colorado. Mr.. Dickson covered the
state with circular letters in which he
showed that it was his paper which be-
hind The PARKS boom. We wonder if MI
Parks really appreciates this fact and
if he is really giving credit where credit
is due.-Avalanche.
Well, what did you expect, old
Crouch? Did you think the Avalanche
would get credit for the Parks boom!
Anyway 4 great compliment il paid the
Post and its editor in the first para
graph of the above quotation. We are
glad to have been able to secure pub
licity for Mr.. Parks in practically every
paper in the state of Colo
rado, and 30 is Parks. # you don't
believe it You can aak him. Certainly
be gives credit wheTA credit i dp4
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
THEY SAY TEDDY CAN'T WIN

There are no political foreeasters as
successful and as conservative in their
opinions as the big political newspaper
correspondents down at Washington.
In the press gallery of the house on
Monday poll was taken on Theodore
Roosevelt's chances of nomination and
his chances of election, if nominated
1t is interesting to not the result of
this poll. Here are the questions and
the answers:
'Do you think that Mr. Roosevelt
can capture the nomination.
Answering "Yes,'' IL.
Answering "No," 80.
eff Mr.. Roosevelt is nominated do
you think he'll be elected?"
Answering "Yes,' 9.
Answering "No," 81.
The poll was conducted by repre-
sentative of Washington newspaper.
Every newspaper man who entered the
gallery was questioned and no one re.
fused to reply. They represented
"standpat," insurgent, democratic and
independent newspapers.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
A. ]. piCksON, ttissr saa prspriess'
Saturday, March 2, 1912
srocK1xEN NOW sEB THINGS

A few years ago through the manu-
factured hysteria, for which few pa
pers were responsible. the stockmen OF
the state were making vigorous but
futile kick because of the existence Of
forest reserves in Colorado and also
against any extension of those reserves,
many of them refusing to listen to the
Post which called their attention to the
true situation.
Now, instead Of protesting against
the inclusion in reserves of all land
not heavily forested, the aforesaid
stockmen are seeing light and are
protesting against the elimination OF
lands from the reserves and in some
instances asking that the reserves be
increased in size.
The Post some time ago referred 10
some of the men on the Williams Fork
who had formerly signed petition
for the elimination of certain lands
from the White River reserve are now
entering very emphatic protests against
the elimination of these lands as per
their former petition.
Another complaint which proves
very clearly the change of attitude of
the stockmen themselves is in the I'm
compaghre where the stockmen are
very much disappointed at the govern
ment's s failure to enlarge that reserve
The Uncompahgre Cattle and Horse
Growers association met at Montrose
last week and the secretary, Mr.. It. W
Monell made the following reference
to the matter:
The association made strong fgh;
for its members toward extending lhs
forest reserve. The reason was tina.
we felt it would be better to have all
the range under one control. than to
have it stand as it now does. We won
six miles, as will be shown by the map
have here, but we did not accomplish
as much as we had hoped. The people
on the Cimmaron have suffered severe.
ly because the government refused our
request.
1t has forced myself and brother out
of the cattle business
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
PAID IN THEIR OWN COIN

Over at Twin Falls there is raging
three-cornered fight that is a pretty
one. 1t is between the local poultry as
sociation, the local merchants assoeia
ton, and an out -of-iate mail order
house. Representatives of the poultry
association accepted (or were about to
accept some advertising for the mail
order house. The merchants associa-
ton learned of it and voted to with
hold any patronage from the poultry
show premium list. When the mail or
der house heard of the matter it
waded into the scrap. All this has re.
suited in the mail order house getting
more free advertising than it could
have got in any other manner by paying
cash TO rit. The officers of the poultry
association claim the merchants arc
over sensitive about sending out of
town, county or state for goods. 1t
points out that the local banks get
their blank checks, deposit slips, AMI
nearly all other stationery printed out.
side; that many of the merchants ges
their order books. counter bills, etc.
printed in the east, and some of these
outside printers, the News will say,
furnish cheap letterhead gratis with
orders of large amounts for other
printing which catches some of the TO-
cal merchants. Many of the local bus
mess people never give the local printer
an order for envelopes-these they eau
get from the government at mere
nominal price above postage, delivered
free, the envelope itself costing them
less than the local printer can buy
them for at wholesale prices. The
poultry people put one over on the
Twin Falls merchants when it Showed
that the membership cards of thei,
association were printed in Denver,
Colorado. 1t looks like a case about
which the less said the better.-Jerome
i idaho News.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
OTHERS ARE FOE PARKS

The Glenwood Post is out with a
strong boost this week, endorsing Cliff
Parks, the well known Glenwood bank
er, for governor on the republican tick
ct. Mr.. Parks stands high on the west
ern slope, and is shrewd business man
and would no doubt make a governor
the state would feel proud Of. And
should he receive the nomination, his
election is assured, as this is the year
for sweeping republican victory from
one end Of the state to the other
Steamboat Sentinel.
The first republican candidate for
governor of Colorado to announce him
self is C. c. Parks of Gleawood Springs.
His friends claim for Mr.. Parks, fine
executive ability, as well as the quail.
fcations that have made him a success
full business man and a respected citi-
zen. He is widely and favorably
known among the best business men Of
the state. He was elected state auditor
in 1894 and his service in that position
was credit to himself and salts
faction to his friends. He has been
a member Of the republican state cen
tral committee for several years and
his counsel has been highly valued by
the party leaders. Besides being
good man for tha Dositi0n his frianda
are urging the recognition Of the west
err slope in making up the list Of nom
nations for the state tieket.-Loveaand
Reporter.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
THE REPUBLICANS of Colora

THE REPUBLICANS of Colorado
never had such an opportunity as they
have this year. The democrats have
had control of the state for four years
and have made such mess of every
thing that everybody is disgusted. Be
sides that they are quarreling among
themselves like eats and dogs. Be
sides this being presidential year, we
have two senators, four representatives
and a full state ticket to elect If the
republicans will put aside their petty
differences, personal and factiona
wrangling, act with just ordinary com
mon sense they can sweep the whole
state. Let everybody have a perfectly
fair show in the primaries and conven-
tions, nominate a clean ticket and then
stand by it and success is assured. II
party management has become 90 in
efficient and party loyalty SO lax that
advantage cannot be taken of the
present unequalled opportunity, then
the party scarcely deserves Success
Boulder News.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02
OFFICIAL CALL FOR REPUBLI-
CAN STATE CONVENTION
To Be Held March 81, 1912

Headqurters of the Republican State
Central Committee, Denver, Colo, Feb
ruary 2l, 1912.
Pursuant to the action of the repub-
lican state central committee at i
meeting held in Denver, Colorado, on
Monday, February II, 1912, notice is
hereby given that convention Of the
delegates representing the republican
party of the state of Colorado, is hehe-
by called for and will be held on We'd
neslay, March 9th, A. d. 1912, at the
hour of 1000 O'Clock a. M, at the
Temple Theater, in the City OF Colo
rado Springs, Colorado, for the pur-
pose of selecting eight (s) delegates
and eight (s) alternates to the repub-
lican national convention to be held
in the City of Chicago, state of Ill
nois, at twelve o'clock noon, on Tues
day the 18th day of June, 1912, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
President and Vice President to be
voted for at the presidential election
on Tuesday, November 5th, 1912; and
for the transaction of such other buss-
ness as may properly come before the
convention.
The republican electors of the state
of Colorado, and all other electors with
out regard to past political affiliation,
who believe in the principles Of the
republican party and endorse its poll
cies, are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the selection of dele
gates to such convention.
The total number of delegates to the
said convention shall be nine hundred
and two t9O2), and the several coun-
ties of the state shall be entitled to
representation in the said convention
as follows: Two t2) delegates at
large for each county, and one (D
delegate for every one hundred and
twenty y-fve l25) votes or major frac-
ton thereof cast for John B. Stephen
for governor in the election of Novem-
ber, 1910, which will make the appor-
tionment of the state as follows
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02

The rules of the Republican party Ct
the state of Colorado provide that
"All county delegates to every dis
trict, congressional or state conven-
tion, shall be selected only by couu-
ty convention, called and held for such
purpose"
The chairmen and secretaries of the
several Republican county central com
mittees will please take notice hereof
and take such steps as are necessary
in the premises.
JESSE F. M'DONALD, :
WILLIAM C. BLAIR, Chairman
Secretary.
The Glenwood post., 1912-03-02

Any skin itching is temper-tester.
The more, you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Ointment cures piles,
scssma-any skin itching. At all drug
atsrAAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

Quoted be tn PRESIDENT through bill posters an
newspaper advertiser, placed next to tn wild
ravin's Nv Rosenfelt an tn insipid rantin' Nv
tn professor an other readn' matther, has borne
fruit an tonight to say that Taft's majority is
handsome wud be like maxim tn same complimint
to Niagara Falls How do ] know? Because
careful study v tn most accrate statistics will
prove it to tn most ignorant. FIR example: A
canvass Nv Bill Barnes shows practically no oppo-
sition on his part to tn prisidint. Complete re-
turns firm Charles P. Taft ARE most encourag
in. A sthraw vote iv tn cabinet shows Taft
four, Rosenfelt wan, an three Fl throwin tn
fiction into tn house iv REPRESENTATIVES. l have
compiled other relble statistics all pontin in til
same direction, as tn hopefulness iv tn prisidints
ium1eejet family tn return Nv Andrew Carnay-
gle, tn fullness Nv tn moon, shootin' star that
fell last night, a number Nv fav-rable dhreams
communicated to me be ne aunt. an tn signif-
cant fact that nanny Nv tn posters we stuck up on
tn fences ARE still there. What more proof
cud a campaign manager WANT An he gives
three hearty cheers an goes down stairs an asks
TIL man at tn sec-gar counther what he's heerd
about tn campaign
Sure, they don't know amy more about it
thin anybody else" said Mr.. Henncssy.
Nv coorse not" said Mr. Dooley. but wud
We have thin stop dispersin' tn univarsal gloom
because Nv that' No. sir, they're band Nv hope
an l injye thim What wud candydate do
without thim3 Think " bein' PROHIBITION
eandydate. with no campaign manager an naw-
thin at all to cheer ye. bet We at this ulinyit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03

At TIL PROGRESSIVE headquarters me frind
George w. Perkins will overcome an impedymint
in his speech an tell ye that afther conbin' over
tn figures, he is LAWN headquarters fr good as
he is afraid that he will hurt hirnsilf laughin' !,
but amy letters addressed care iv T. Rosenfelt,
Wash'nton D. c., will reach him in time. Young
Misther MacComb tn sprite iv Dimmycratic
headquarters, gladdens TIL heart iv his followers
with this inspirin' ballad: Til nation has spoken
formality of addin' up tn figures. Tn country
has nobly responded to TIL appeals Nv that jovyal
prince Nv good fellows an divvIe-msy-care wag,
Woodrow Wilson. l ask me fellow citizens not
to wait f'r tn returns to come in, but to gather
around tn festive boord this very night, fill their
health iv tn next prisdint " tn United States.
Over at tn Republican headquarters Cheer
full Charlie Hilles an he's tn boy I'd like to have
wake me- sets chucklin' to hirnsilf. Says he:
Pay no attntion to what people say that tell ye
how they're goin' to vote. It's tn people who
ARE afraid to say who they're fr that will de-
tarrnine this fiction. Me long experience in
polyticks has taught me that. 1t goes without
sayin that tn fewer TIL number " people ye hear
boastin' they'll vote fr Willum Hatch Taft tn
larger his majority will be. Whin l shut me
eyes an half doze 1 can see great multichoods
iv silent pathrites putin on false whiskers an
gum shoes an creepin' into til pollin' places whin
tn judges ARE out gettin' dhrink an film tn
ballot boxes 80 full " Taft ballots that they will
bust at tn seams Tn digni6ed campaign con-