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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-08

The result of the general cleo
ton held in Belgium ON the End
inst, was triumph for the Catho-
lie party which has held the reins
of government for twenty-eight
years, during which Belgium has
become one of the most flourish
ing and progressive nations in
Europe. The contest at the polls
was a bitter one. For years the
Socialists have been trying to
bring the Government into dis
favor, and prior to the election
they formed an alliance with the
Liberals and left no means I'M
tried to bring about it's overthrow.
The result Of the election, how
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GREAT MISERY IN ALCOHOL.

Caesar Lombroso, the well-known
italian anthropologist, published a
book, i'm which he deals at length with
the subject Of criminality. He at
taches special Importance to the influ-
ence Of alcoholism on criminality and
the great misery it causes. He goes
back sometimes for several genera
tons to find why man is a criminal
He says that of 81 children born of
alcoholics only Ia are normal The
abnormality may not always show
itself az criminality, but when it does
In one generation some abnormality
can be shown i'm every generation. OF
100 crimes alcoholism 10 the cause OF
so in France and Al in Germany.
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Thomas E. Watson of Georgia,
at one time Populist nominee for
the Presidency and a bitterly anti
Catholic writer, was arrested
June third on a federal warrant
charging him with sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails.
The charge is based on attacks
made on certain members of the
American Hierarchy in a maya
zine of which he is editor.
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Continued from Page -
METHODlSTS AND CATHOLIC
MARRIAGE,

to the field. It is an old-time war
fare, that waged against the Catholic
Church, and without a recurrence of
it Methodist Conference were falling
from the high estate of historic
Methodism. No doubt, before the
Conference closes it's doors, the
Catholic Church oft and oft will be
put on the defensive. This time the
attack is on it's neutrality-suspicious.
that are purely a domestic matter
of its own, and in no wise interfere
with the consciences of such people
as prefer the laws of states or of
non-Catholic churches.
The Catholic Church, the Confer
ence declares, will not recognize as
valid in it's own eyes marriages of
Catholics contracted before State
magistrates or ministers of non-Catho-
lie Churches. But is not this alto
gether a Catholic issue, in which
others than Catholics need not inter-
est themselves, in which others
should have nothing to say? Has not
the Catholic Church at least as much
right to legislate for it's membership
as Methodism has to legislate for
Methodists? Nor should the Catholic
Church be expected to say that
Elapsed Catholics" are privileged, and
that having been married outside it's
ministry they have the right, denied
to Catholics still anxious for commun-
ion with it although disobeying for
the moment it's laws, to compel it to
register on it's tablets their marriages
as valid before it's own laws and con-
stitution. A queer legislation it were
for the Catholic Church to declare:
marriages of members of my COM
munion contracted outside my minis
try are not recognized as valid, unless
those members previously have cut
themselves off from me, becoming,
for instance, Methodists, in which
case, as a reward for their disloyalty,
will recognize their marriage, where
soever contracted, as good and valid.
At any rate who is injured? Not GER
tainly the lapsed Catholic" who no
longer acknowledges the laws of the
Church of his baptism and, who, If
free from remorse, holds those laws
as null and void of effect?
The Conference continues: "In this
insult, and its accompanying defiance
of our national laws regulating mar
riage, the hierarchy is entirely con-
sistent with it's medieval claim to
supreme authority over men and ma
tons" Ill-beftting this charge against
the Catholic Church coming from a
Methodist Conference that has just
ruled out Of the reach of Christian"
suffrage in America the President of
the United States and members of
his Cabinet for having done some
thing that neither laws nor constitu-
ton forbid, which custom and unwrit-
ten law prescribe. But, of course, i'm
the eyes of the Conference Method
ism is privileged: Methodism may
claim supreme authority" over men
and nations: not SO any other Chris
tan body, least of all, the Catholic
Church.
Marriage Laws are for Catholics.
But is it true that i'm its marriage
laws the Catholic Church outside its
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THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JUNE s. 1912

activity in all that is for their
spiritual welfare and the good of
the Church. An increase in their
numbers means a greater extern
sion of the Church 8 influence and
nearer approach to that day
when the prayer Of our Lord will
be fulfilled and there shall be
zone fold and one shepherd.
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DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
ALCOHOL AND BUSINESS.

Speaking recently in the Mansion
House, London, Sir Thomas Barlow,
President of the Royal College of
Physicians, condemned the fallacy of
believing that alcohol was in any way
an aid in the performance of business
duties.
How many young fellows, he asked,
who had taken no stimulants during
their school life began to take bran
dies and sodas at their midday meal
directly they entered the university
or business? 1t was simply a custom
copied from older men, If man had
little nausea or stomach disturbance
alcohol might temporarily relieve that
discomfort, but it was not real bene-
fit. 1t was practically a mode of dis
guising natures danger signals.
The most common of these inter-
mediate refreshers was the eleven
o'clock drink in the morning, he con-
tinued, and many men at their clubs
were to be found drinking at five
O'Clock in the afternoon. The system
of multiplied drinks was far more dis
astrous than an occasional debauch.
and it resulted in widespread damage
to the body. The law of self-sacrifice
underlies the best endeavors and the
best achievements of our lives.
Scientific experiments at Munich,
which demonstrated the effect of al
cohol on the brain and body nerves,
were referred to by Sir Thomas Clous-
ton, ex-president of the Royal College
of Physicians, who said that some of
the most distinguished living doctors
in Germany had become abstainers on
account of those experiments.
Dealing with the fateful period of
adolescence, between the ages of fif-
teen and twenty-five he said that the
| consumption of alcohol was attended
by an extreme danger to such a deli
cate organ as the brain. A certain
amount of alcohol promoted happiness
of kind; it led to what they would
call the organic feeling of satisfac-
ton, but it diminished self-control.
At this period it had a sad effect
on the finer type of brain. Edgar
Allan Poe spoiled his life entirely dur
| ing an excess of alcohol taken in the
adolescent period. Swinburne, who
was also a victim of this habit, and
who might have produced a great
deal more and better work than he
did, wrote poetry and literature of
kind which he greatly regretted in
the latter part of his life.
mo man." he said, should take
alcohol until his beard has grown, and
after it has grown he should not take
| it till he has reached five and twenty
years and then he should be precious
careful with it."
The Lord Mayor spoke of the period
sixty years ago, when he first went
into active practise in London 1t
was a common custom then for
young man to have a glass of beer
at IL a. m. He (the Lord Mayor
steadfastly set his face against the
habit, and inculcated the general
principle of abstaining from alcoholic
drinks until the time when they had
their midday or evening meal
A good pot of tea was more sus-
tanning than glass of beer when he
was called upon to do extra work
IF someone could substitute a non
injurious drink that would give that
comfort to meals which some desired,
then alcohol would almost altogether
go to the wind" -Socrs5 Ho,r, z,o,,o,,,
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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912.

The Feast of Corpus Christi
which occurred on last Thursday
will be celebrated for the benefit
of the faithful at the principal
Mass in all the churches next Sun
dav,
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
NORTH PoMFRET

Miss Ruth Clifford returned to
her work in Springfield, Mass,
Monday. ~ !.
George Baker did Mrs. Colburn's
haying this week.
Miss Alice d. Hewitt and sister,
Mrs. Myers, fare at the old home.
Miss Bridge is at Mr.. Warfen's
this week.A,s.sS s.
Harvey Greene returned to Wor-
cester Monday.
Ruth Elliott went to her home in
Burlington Wednesday.
F. E. Lsmberton, acc ,mpanied
by his niece, Miss Hoyt, went to
Boston last week for medical
examination, He returned via Clare
mont, where Mrs. Lamberton Joined
him, and after q day or two Of
visiting there with friends, both
returned home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
It. r. Loses Batchelder.

Wallace Batchelder of Bethel, one
of tue leading and most active Pro-
gressives of Vermont, Rough Rider
and warm personal friend of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, has announced
that he can no longer support Roose-
welt for president.
The break came when he received
telegram from Colonel Roosevelt
confirming the authenticity of a
former telegram to the effect that the
colonel wished no candidate Endorsed
who would not support Roosevelt
electors. Mr.. Batchelder, in his fight
against "bossism " in Vermont, had
been advocating the Endorsement by
the Progressives of the Democratic
candidate for governor, Ii b. Howe
Upon Colonel Roosevelt confirming
the authenticity of his first telegram,
Mr.. Batchelder sent telegram ex-
pressing deep grief at the shattering
of his ideal and renouncing the ex-
president as his political leader
II am shocked" wired Mr.. Batch
elder. Il supposed that was fight
ing for the real rule of the people
and against bosses and bossism.
Your telegram received this morning
stating that the telegram of July 20.
.purporting to be signed by you, is
substantially authentic, makes it
plain that you direct me--and men
in every state-that we must not
vote for any candidate for any Office,
no matter how honest, able, efficient
or progressive he may be, unless that
candidate will agree to pay for our
votes by supporting Theodore Roose-
welt for president of the United
States again or supporting Roose-
welt electors
with grief, the depth of which
you cannot know, have decided,
after one of the hardest fights I-have
ever been forced to put up, that l
cannot longer support you for presi-
dent of the United States.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Girl browns at Hardwick.

The body of Miss Josephine Loca-
tell, who was drowned Sunday
night in Lake Hardwick, at Hard
wick, was found at 2 o'clock Mon
day morning, July 20 The Locatelli
girl, who was 10 years old, was out
boating with Donald Merrill, Is
years old. A storm came up and the
young couple started home While
the girl was trying to change her
seat in the row boat, the boat was
upset and it's occupants thrown into
the water. Neither could swim.
Their cries for help were heard, but
the girl sank before assistance
arrived and the boy was unconscious.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Aeroplane a Runaway.

Ernest Stevens, the aviator, who
went to Hampstead N, Y, from Pan
anna, had something of a marathon
to do Saturday morning when his
aeroplane got away from him. and
he attempted to capture the machine.
AS there was no one to start the
engine Stevens tried to be his own
mechanic. Before he had chance
to scramble into his seat. however,
the aeroplane plunged forward. He
could not reach the cutoff and the
only thing Stevens could get hold
on was the tail So he attached
himself to it.
Around and around tore the aero
plane, Stevens Hopping ingloriously
but valiantly in the rear Then the
machine headed into bank of sand
and smashed up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Library Growth in Vermont.

Interesting facts concerning lib
rary growth in this state will be
found in the report of the state lib
rary commission, portion of which
is being compiled at the Office of the
secretary of the commission at the
state house, Montpelier. preparatory
to publishing the usual statement.
!, The least a town may appropriate
for the support of it's library is SIS.
Towns contributing $15 to $25 a
year include Andover, Athens, Bel
videre, CRANKY, Isle La Motto. Kirby,
Landgrove, Peru, Pittsfeld, Ripton,
Wardsboro, Waterville, Westfeld,
Westmore, Windham and Wheelock.
Thirty-seven towns contributed
from $25 to $50 and IL towns from
$50 to SIS. Those appropriating
$75 to $lo0fare Bethel, Cabot, Rich
mond, Stowe; West Haven, West
Windsor, and. 81. towns contribute
800 to 5000, and IA from 5000 to
$500. ,s-l,9f tfAi. M
Eleven libraries are open Sunday
as well as week days and SO have no
age limit to holderof cards.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
The Colonel Predicts.

Colonel Roosevelt predicts that the
Progressive ticket will draw heavily
upon the Democratic party in many
parts of the county, says despatch
from the bull mooss headquarters at
Oyster Bay. He expects some oppo-
sition from the silk stocking"
Republicans, but he believes that
this will be more than offset by
accessions from the Democrats,
The colonel is sometimes not a
good prophet. The Democratic party
is pretty we'll united in the present
campaign lit has a progressive can
didate for president; he has the con-
fidence of the party, and there is no
evidence that they are preparing to
follow any other progressive banner.
The colonel will find poor hunting
in the Democratic reservation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
HARTLAND.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L
White was prettily decorated with
evergreen and goldenrod on the
evening of July 81, the occasion be.
ing the marriage Of their second
daughter, Maude, to Mr. Ralph
Brothers, only son of Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Brothers, Jr. The couple
were attended by the brides sister
and brother, Olive and Willard
White. The ceremony was per-
formed beneath an evergreen bower
by Rev W. +. Hill. The happy
couple will make their home on the
groom's farm at the center of the
town.
Clemmie, the 8 months old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mower,
passed away Tuesday July % after
a short illness of ptomaine poison
ing Funeral was held Wednesday,
July. "a, in the Congregational
church. the Rev. Hermann Lohmann
speaking comforting words to the
bereaved parents.
Misses Florence M. Sturtevant,
Daisy Burr and Mr.. Power Of Hart
ford, Conn, araived in town July 20
and are boarding at Miss Lucy
Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs William Penniman,
Katherine and son Allan
of St. Louis are guests Of their sis-
ters and aunts, Mrs r. G. Lansing
and Miss Dora I Penuiman
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
e. A. SPEAR
Woodstock Vermont
Sunday Services.
Woodstock

-Universalist-Rev. H. L. Garfield,
pastor; morning service at 10. 30,
SundaY-school at II.4S.
Congregational Rev. Benjamin
Swift, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at fI.5o.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting al 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal Rev. F. r.
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday
Preaching, 1890 a. m. Sunday
school, TI.45 a. M; Thursday
prayer meeting, 1880 p. M; Sunday
evening meeting, 700,
Catholic Rev. II. 7. Maiilet,
pastor. Mass at IL On. 4; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the second
and fourth Sunday of each month
at Village hall, Quechee, at O
O'clock, and al Barnard, at the
town hall, on the second Sunday
of each month at 9 o'clock
ST. James Church-Rev. r. Le-
Blanc Lynch, rector. Morning Prayer
and Sermon 1890 a. m Holy Com
munion on first Sunday in the month
after Morning PRAYER. Sunday
School at noon. Exening Prayer
and sermon 5 p. m. All are.
welcome.
Christian Pastor, Rev. E. X.
Phillips. Services Sunday. Preach
ing at 1890 a. M; Sunday
school at IL; J. S. G. E. at d p. ~;
Y. P. S. {. E. at 7.3o p. M. ;
mid-week prayer meeting at 1890
p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
PLYMOUTH UNION

MI. and Mrs. Pettigrew OF West
wood, Mass, visited relatives here
last week. ,.,4..esf
Miss Elyie, Bradley entertained
relatives from Massachusetts last
week. y NJ.
Miss Margaret Folsom and a
friend from Proctoisville were at her
home here over Sunday.
Mrs. MAYNARD Brown and James
p. Brown visited in Pittsfield the
first Of the week.
Our stagedriver with his antomo-
bile did good business here Monday.
In the morning he carried the mail
and I3 passengers, returned and
carried another load, leaving here
about noon. Frank Goodrich went
in the first load and came back II
miles in - minutes.
Henry Goodrich and family of
Center Rutland are at Frank Good
rich's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
NORWICH.

Mr.. and Mrs Cushman and Miss
Martin of Providence, r. L, are
guests of Miss Mary Loveland.
Miss Ella Swasey of Worcester,
Mass, is spending her vacation with
her mother, Mrs Emma Swasey.
Mr.. and Mrs Ferguson and two
children of Winterhill, Mass, are
boarders at Mrs. Daisy Lyman's
VIM. Howard of Wilder has been
spending few days with his sister,
Mrs. j. f. johnson.
Mrs. Chas. Haskell and Blanche,
who have been in Boston for two
weeks stay, returned to their home
Thursday of this week.
Mrs. Forbes and little Reginald
Eastman are visiting Mrs. W. S.
Bowles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
In Vermont.

The Vermont Democracy loses any
Progressive endorsement and Colo
mel Roosevelt loses Wallace Batch
elder, Mr., Batchelder has discovered
in an interchange of kilograms with
Oyster Bay that the colonel is not
fighting bossism to the extent of
aiding unselfshly any movement
that doesn't yield votes for him, and
so Mr.. Batchelder quits; be has
enough.
Judge Thompson of Barton, one
of the Roosevelt delegates to Chicago
and Progressive contestant FIR
Congressman Plumley's seat, an
nounces that he will support the
Republican state ticket another
detection. but the Bull Moose head
quarters hears that the Progressive
movement is making rapid head
way" in Vermont, and is hopeful.
The Progressives are active, to be
sure, aud it is semi-officially propheS
sled that the old-time straight Re-
publican majority will be whitfield
down to very harmless insignificance
"a contamination that would be a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
CO.. Operative Potato Growing.

A plan is being worked out in the
potato growing section of Wiscon-
sin that is worth copying elsewhere.
Briefly, it consists in ten OF more
farmers in the community agreeing
to plant three or more acres each Of
the same kind of field potatoes The
advantages OF this appear at a
2 lance greater uniformity in time
of planting, methods Of culture and
the cooperative study of conditions
favorable to this particular variety
and, lastly and more important than
all, the raising OF enough potatoes
OF a given kind so as to make car
load shipments to central markets.
If this plan is persisted in it will not
be long until buyers will come to
look to such neighborliood for this
kind Of potato, and this
interest Of the buyer is bound to re-
suit in better market and better
prices for the raisers. 4- Farmers
Guide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

n
! The lack of fire escapes seems to
have bsen responsible for the loss of
four lives in the hotel fire at Lake
Morey. The house was a light frame
structure. three stories high, and
when the stairways were cut off by
flames there was no escape by out
side exits, which should be the
equipment of every public building
of its size, in the city or country.
LOCAL and state officials have been
active in some towns and cities in
Vermont in enforcing the laws re-
garding fire escapes; but this Lake
Morey hotel appears to have been
overlooked, and a shocking tragedy
is the result.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

.. "The Democratic policy is tariff
for revenue only, with duties SO
levied as to produce a maximum of
revenue and minimum of protec-
ton to the American producer" says
an exchange. This is fine. The
malevolent Democracy surely is
down on the American manufac-
turer, but at the same time the
contemporary must allow that the
Democratic policy shows some con-
sideration for American consumers,
the buyers-and there are millions
of them who pay preposterous
taxes in the name of protection. T"
The real Democratic policy is not to
put the screws on the people, the
the consumers. and therein it differs
from the Republican policy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
Emperor of Japan Dead.

The Emperor of japan died at l2:43
o'clock July 80 Mutsuhito was born
November 3, 1852, and succeeded to
the throne Feb. 10, 1867 He was
crowned, October l3., 1868 In 1869
he married Haruka, to which union
one son and four daughters were
born. Prince Yashihito, the heir
apparent, who will succeed to the
throne at once, was born August 81,
1879, and was installed crown prince
in 1897.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
White River Junction.

White River Junction is to lose
one of its important business estab-
lishments with the closing of the
warer ooms of the Excelsior Carriage
com pany, Sept. /. The factory is
located in WATERFOWL, N. ", and
the White River Junction branch
has been the distributing center for
the New England trade for the past
~ years The reason for the closing
Of this branch is the growth OF the
automobile industry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03

Candidate Fletcher is not living up
to the Republican platform in de-
clining to make public his campaign
expenses, though Candidate Howe
laid bare his expense account to date
at the first suggestion of it's interest
to the state and nation Candidate
Fletcher declines and the point of
his refusal seems to be that it is one
of the prerogatives of leader in the
sure thing game in Vermont.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-08-03
a SAFE SAVINGS BANK.

During its more than twcnty-three
years Of existence, the Hyde Park
Savings Bank never lost dollar by
poor note, poor stock or poor
bond.
This can only mean that its.
managers possess great conservatism,
excellent judgment and painstaking
care.
It means close adherence to the
motto of the bank from its start,
namely: "Safety first, last and
always" " high rates OF interest.
never"
Deposits in this bank receive &
percent, interest, compounded semi
annually, with all the taxes paid by
the Bank.