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BY II. C. BYRD.

Pat Dempsey will coach the Potomac
Boat Clubs crew for the Middle State
regatta. The announcement that the ex
Georgetown tutor had been obtained t.
direct the work of the oarsmen was
made yesterday evening, and was accept
ed with a great deal of enthusiasm by
the members Of the club and those wh'
will try for positions in the different
boats
Dempsey has proved exceptionally sue.
cessful in several instances in which he
has had charge of crews. and there Is
every surety that he will improve the
Potomac crews to the extent that they
will make a much better showing in the
championship events than would other
by those with whom he has come in
contact in the course of his work as
coach Of local club and college crews.
1t was thought for time that his
services would not be secured because
Of his ina bility to find the time to devote
to it, but he was finally prevailed upon to
accept the place. President Warden ant
]. III. Doyle are in the main responsible
for getting Dempsey's consent to do the
work, as 1t was as a result Of their ear
nest pleading tnat ne ylelueu.
The following games will be played II
the amateur leagues today:
Columbia League. 18th street and Co
Iumbia road-Southern VS.. Equitable.
Government League, White House Ell
lipse-Aggies VS.. G. p. o.
Sunday School League, 14th and A
streets Notwithstanding VS.. Sherwood
Northern Association. Georgia avenue
and Kenyon street-Herald VS.. Regents
independence League, LIST and NJ streets
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vs.. Southland.
Railroad Y. M. c. A. League. 9Th street
and Florida avenue northeast-Adams vs.
Southern.
Capital City League, North Capitol and
streets-Capital A. c. VS.. Brentwood.
Southern, in the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
League. begins a series OF four games
today which will decide it's claim to the
championship. 1t will play today, to-
morrow. Friday and Saturday.
The Railroaders have but one pitcher,
who has been doing the majority Of the
work in the box this season. and he will
be depended on to pitch two of the con-
tests and maybe more. Brent Young will
start today's game. and if the other con-
test in which he figured is any criterion
of what he will accomplish this afternoon
he should get away with the long end of
the score.
When Pepco and Loffler meet again in
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McGraw. who always has an eye out
for new players. even in his most pros
porous days. made good use OF his time
In the west to get an option on I1arne
Kirby, big pitcher with the Traverse
City team of the Michigan State League.
The little Napoleon dispatched Wilbert
Robinson to look over the youngster. and
after the New York coach saw Kirby
pitch a four-ht shut-out Monday lie
turned in a favorable report. which was
promptly acted upon by McGraw. Kirby
has won sixteen out of eighteen games
pitched this season. Both King Cole and
Fred Merkle are products Of the Michi-
gan State League.
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SLEUTHS TRAILING PLAYERS.
Indianapolis Base Ball Team Under
Strict Surveillance.

INDIANAPOLIS. July 3l-Every mem
Der OF the Indianapolis team of the
American Association has a detective fol-
lowing him night and day. as a result OF
recent order from Sol Meyer. the new
owner OF the club. On this account
OLeary. the former Detroit infielder. has
resigned the management OF the team,
and Charley O'Day OF Springfield has
been appointed in his place. O'Leary
declined to be party to the innovation,
but Meyer insisted upon having his own
way. The detectives are especially order
ed to report any player who remains out
OF bed after the usual training hours or
who INDUCES to any great extent in "the
amber fluid
Meyer has had to get few new play
ers. some OF the regular men absolutely
refusing to play under the new condi-
tiOnS.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Boston Wins Long Battle.

BOSTON, July 3l.-Boston won from
ST. Louis yesterday, : 10 u, in game
that went fourteen innings. The locals
apparently had it won easily In the regu-
lation time, until Donneily, who had
pitched well, slipped up in fielding, and
st. Louis scored three runs and tied the
score in the ninth
TYLER, who succeeded Donneily, held the
Cardinals safe, while Boston, i'll the four
tenth, won ont on Sweeney's single off
Willis, sacrifice and Kings single Off
Sallee. Score:
ST Louis R-H.E.
10000 800 Go II 3
OooOoOo 100000 II Is 4
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Ebbets to Retain Dahlen.

NEW YORK, July 31.-President
Charles III. Ebbets OF the Brooklyn Ma
tional League team denied last night re-
ports that he was planning to retire
Bill" Dahlen as manager II shall not
consider such a step until ii has been
proven that Dahlen is a failure" Presi-
dent E,bbets said. He has been ham
ding a team of youngsters beset with
bad luck. He is going to have every
chance to make good
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AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Tigers Chase Athletics.

DETROIT. July 31.-Detroit beat out
the Athletics yesterday in the ninth in
ming. to 6. when Dubuc walked. Jones
sacrificed, Bush singled, Cobb and CraW-
ford were purposely passed, and Louden
sent Bush home with a long sacrifice fly.
Both Dubuc and Houck were wild and
hit hard. and were constantly. in tight
spots when there was no scoring. Lord
with four singles and Cobb with two sim
giles and double led in the hitting.
Score:
R.H.E.
Philadelphia OO11 20 o 0-6 Is l
Detroit 90 3 1 O D o 2-1 10 :,
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Giants Turn Tables on Cubs.

NEW YORK, July 31.-New York
easily won the last game OF the series
from Chicago here yesterday by 10 to 4.
New York knocked Iavinder out OF the
box in two innings, and Smith was in
effective in the late innings. Mathewson
was strong throughout, a wild throw by
Myers presenting the visitors with two
runs. Score:
R.H.E.
Chicago. OO13OO OOO-4 7 4
New York; ~ 900 3 x-1O
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itfSt stuart y. Hayes. ID
Frank Davis, Basil p Boykin. Martin
r West. c. r. Rawlings. r. f. Rawlings
Fred Dyer. Chris Feinle, William Bote-
Ter, Sherman X. Greene, George Var
Dyne. Charles Moran. r. Y Zachary.
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
Post Oftice-N. NJ. Bradley, Warren
ADAMS w b. G. Barnhart. Arnold r
Fenton, Walter Ferguson. l.. A. Cert
man. man: James s Kerr. George w. Lyon
Kraft. Maurice p McGrath, John W
Haring. George S. Beard John c. Nc.
Cormack. H. C. Flannery
EAST WASHINGTON SUNDAY
SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Ninth Street-Milton Broome. Roce,
Moore. Gilbert Cassidy. John W. crabhs
Thomas II. Quantrelle. Jenifer Morris
Thomas Harris. c. E. Broome. q. "a
Eanshawe. Vernon 3. Dodge. Ralph 4
d. ". Bell. f. W. McLarren. Jack Wal.
tiers. William G. Hands. b. E. Bryant.
GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.
bon. j. F. Ford. r. F. Hughes, E. +,
Kelley. l. Stockman. P. C. Sullivan. John
A. Staub. Earl w. Lucas, Timothy ]
Frye. Edward Herbert. Frank A. Goebel
Elmer III. Smith. A. Cockrill, Harry c.
Burke. B. Coombs. Nelson A. Miller
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
Pepco-Carroll R. Barton. Alexander ].
Gill. James P. Green. II. Irving Howard
Harry a. kidweii. K. Meyers. T. F. Sui
Ivan. r. M Grace. James A. Fury, Julius
Munich. W. @. Morris, w. G. Martin. ROY
G. Litz. Robert o. D. Murphy. Arthur
Beall, Randall Holden, S. j. Lodge
Henry j. Balzer.
Loff1er-Claude II. Brady. Guy Lucas,
drew j. Walker. George f. Smith, c.
Maddox. Michael Moran. Albert Fischer.
Edwin Myers. w. Neitzey. George +.
Nau. Edmund l. Burke. John J. Bah
nington, Pat Diver. Philip A. Busher.
Earl Steele Burton C. Shpiey.
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Union Printers-Charles Henry Cooke,
Edward Goucher. Augustus NJ Julian,
William 3; Milans. Elmore Mckay.
berg. Robert b. wnhide. George B.
Wood. William Edward Weaver. James
I. Elicit. A. W. SueSs, James c. Watson.
Everett NJ Stone, c. N. North. Henry II.
NORTHERN ASSOCIATION
Park Athletic Club-Richard Rogers.
Louis He.ser. Magnus p. Wood, Edward
Widmayer John r. Miller. ]. Chism. Paul
X. Rider. Tonic Russo. Charles Curtin. A.
Bernard Gallagher. Ed Langan. Roland
SldytOI Jesse bdS&ette, j. Hull, w.
G. Torrey. +. j. Yoho, Chester A. Knott
and D. Gordon.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. A. LEAGUE
Adams Express-James G. Bryant. Har-
~ c. Barron. John ]. Fitzgerald. Thomas
r. Gibson. s. o. Peck. Z. A. Snyder. w.
f. Stewart. E. r. Violet. w. S. Harvey.
John c. Sheehan. Thomas L. Allen, F. l..
Ward. John w. Bush and j. w. Cornell.
Southern-Fred a. Bischon. w. n.
Crymes. j. W. Gregory. IL. C. Holbrun-
ner. Gilbert A. Neiven, Edward r.
Naughton. w. T. Platz. w. J. Strobel. r.
b. McGregor. B. c. Brown. J. NJ. Brown,
Ray A Miller, c. p. Booth. George E.
Smith, n. D. Heaton and w. b. Young.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Nativity-Sanford Johnson, John Dough-
erty. Henry Green, Frederick Il. Herr
man. G. T. Hutchinson. Charles Kelley.
r. l.. Smithson, Harry Smithson. G. III.
Durity. Paul A. Cohill, George G. Thomp-
son, ]. W. Luscomb, Thomas l.. Small,
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Cincinnati Defeats Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN, July 3l.-Cincnnati took
the final game of the series from Brook
lyn yesterday by 3 to 4, but had to so
eleven innings to do 1t.
The teams seesawed for seven innings
and then batted evenly up to the final.
when Benton won his own game by scor-
ing on his double and Marsans single.
Smiths all,around playing. Wheat's drive
over the fence for homer and Hob
litzers two triples were features. Man
ager Dahlen was benched in the eighth.
Score:
R.HE.
Cincinnati. OO.O1 1000 20 Id IL 4
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Mutz Ems, first baseman of the Gales
burg team In the Central Association
who had a trial with the Chicago White
Sox in the spring, was sent to Birming
ham and thence back to Galesburg, will
be given another chance by Callahan on
the good showing he has made this sea-
son. Ems is hitting $50 and has scored
more runs than any other man in the
Central Association.
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Browns Trim Yankees.

ST. LOUIS. July 31.-St. Louis won from
New York yesterday afternoon, to l.
and broke even on the series with the
fasteners. Mixed hits and passes gave
the locals their scores. Paddock's single
Hallinan's error and a single by Davis
formed New York's scoring combination
Score:
R.H.E
st. Louis. 1OOOO1 Kill 2
New York. 90 90 o 1 OOO-1 2
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Pirates Beat Rixey.

PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-Pittsburgh
won q ten-inning pitchers battle between
Adams and RiXy here yesterday after
noon, 3 to ,
The winning run was scored on Men
sor's single and Carey's double. Score:
R.H.E.
Pittsburgh 5000 30 q q Ia & 2
PhiIadelrhia 90 o = o % o % l
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1t is nothing new for Griffith to have q
team in the running. He has been more
successful than most managers. He had
the Highlanders up there twice and won
an American League pcnnant for Chi.
cago.-N. Y. Telegram.
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Judging from results, Pitcher krause
was repucked from the minor league
tree too soon.
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Warren Dean, Frank Merrill James N.
Boteler and Ernest +. Harmon.
Ingram-A. ID. Bertz. Frank III. Bury,
Ray Crown Norman Ford. John Holman,
Clarence w. johnson. Charles o. Miller.
Jack E. Haas, Albert Hoffman, Charles
Piozet, Earl j. Collinsworth, w. G. Key.
worth, Willard +. Peake. II. J. Kinks.
Frank Fox, George +. Eberwein and w.
G. McMorrie.
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, l.; st. Paul, ..
Louisville, ): Kansas City, Q.
Columbus IA; Milwaukee, 6.
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AMERICAN LEAGIJI

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY. TOMORROW
Washington at Detroit. Washington Mt Detroit
Boston at st. Louis. Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago. New York Chicago.
Phila. at Cleveland. Phila. at Cleveland
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

| TODAY. TOMORROW
| Cincin'ti at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Brooklyn. Cincinti at New York.
1 st. Louis at Phila. Pittsburgh at Boston,
Pittsburgh at Boston. ST. Louis at Phia.
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Pierce l. Riddle. Stuart s. Hayes. D.
Frank Davis, Basil p Boykin, Martin
r. West. G. r. Rawlings. r. f. Rawlings.
Fred Dyer. Chris Feinle, William Bote-
Ter, Sherman Fl. Greene. George VAN
Dyne. Charles Moran, r. Y Zachary
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago. 30 Boston. IS
Detroit. .....7 Philadelphia. +
St. Louis. 5 New York. IL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York 10 Chicago. q
Pittsburgh. g Philadelphia. !. 2
Cincinnati. 5 Brooklyn. ~
Boston. ......7 St. Louis. 6
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Baltimore. D: Buffalo. 2.
Providence. 2. Rochester, 6.
Newark. z: Toronto. ).
Jersey City, q. Montreal, ,.
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Memphis. .: Birmingham, l.
First game-Atlanta, 4 New Orleans, 2. Sc
ond game-New Orleans. 3; Atlanta, o.
Chattanooga, s; Mobile. Z.
Montgomery, l6; Nashville. 4.
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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGrE

Post Office-N. NJ Bradley, Warren
ADAMS, W. Il. c. Barnhart. Arnold F.
Fenton. Walter Ferguson, l.. a. Cert
man. James S. Kerr. George w. Lyon.
II. A. Neff. Merrill Vaughn, Norman A.
Kraft. Maurice p McGrath, John W.
Haring. George S. Beard. John {. Nc
Cormack, H. C. Flannery.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Richmond, l. Petersburg. o..
Norfolk. 4; Newport News. ?.
Roanoke, 4; Portsmouth, ).
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.

Albany, 10: Columbus. q.
Jacksonville Macon: rain.
Columbia, Z; Savannah !.
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pess1.
Winston Salem. S: Greenville, &.
Anderson, g: Spartanburg. =.
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While. OF course. some of Mack s
players won't admit that so far as the
pennant is concerned they are out of the
running, it is noticeable that many of
the players are not displaying the inter
est in their work that they formerly
did. There are rumors of dissipation and
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SCHEDULES.

Boston. ...../ st. LOUIS. -.
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Detroit shInston at pe,ro
boston at st. Louis. Boston ut st. Louis.
few York at Chicago. New York at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
inein Io at New York. Chicago az BpoHs,n
,hicago at Brooklyn. Cincin'ti at New York
Il. Louis at Phila. Pittsburgh at Boston
at Boston. St Louis al Phila.
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
indianapolis, L; St Paul, :.
Louisville. }: Kansas City, Q.
Columbus IA; Milwaukee,, 6.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Baltimore. o: Buffalo. 2.
Providence. 2: Rochester, 6.
Newark. Z: Toronto. ).
Jersey City, 8. Montreal, D.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Richmond, /: Petersburg. o.
Norfolk. 4; Newport News. ?.
Roanoke, / Portsmouth, ).
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Memphis. .: Birmingham, l.
First game-Atlanta, I: New Orleans, 2. Sc
nd game-New Orleans. 3: Atlanta, o.
Chattanooga, s.; Mobile. Z.
Montgomery, &c; Nashville. 4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Albany, 10; Columbus. q.
Jacksonville Macon: rain
Columbia, Z: Savannah, I.
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
Charlotte .; Greensboro, ) tten innings; dar
essl.
Winston Salem. S: Greenville, g.
Anderson, 6: Spartanburg, .
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
BAPTIZED BY SANITY PRELATE
Nun Baptized by the Venerable Bishop
Neumann Dies i'm New Orleans.

Sister Marcelline, of the Sisters of
Charity, known in the world as Miss
Elizabeth Solomon, died during De-
cember in the Louisiana Retreat, New
Orleans, where for twenty-three years
she labored for the most afflicted of
Gods creatures, the insane. She was
born in Pittsburg, in 1912, and bap.
tized by the Venerable John Nepo-
mucene Neumann, afterwards Bishop
of Philadelphia, and was prepared for
her First Communion and entrance
into the religious life by another
sainted Redemptorist, Rev. Father
Seelos, whose process for canonization
has been introduced in Rome. She was
educated by the Sisters of Charity,
and on April Is, 1853, at the age of
sixteen, she entered the community.
She made her novitiate at Emmits-
burg; and it might be said of her that
her entire religious life, with the ex-
ception of few years was devoted to
the care of the insane, over whom
she exercised a great influence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

In 1910, when Coronado and his
band Of adventures started in search
OF the tabled Seven Cities and
Quivira, accompanied by Father Pa
dilla, Fra Juan de la Cruz and Brother
Luis de Ubeda. When the expedition
started from the monastery of Tulant-
cingo, Mexico, it was surrounded with
all Of the pomp and pageantry OF that
century. At its head rode Marcos de
Mia, the discoverer of New Mexico
and Arizona, and Francisco de Coron-
ado. Following were over 400 knights
foot soldiers and attendants. AS the
band made it's way over the deserts
and mountains the pomp gradually
gave away to weary marching, and
ceremony to necessary work. Late in
the year 1910, after they had crossed
the territory which has since been
divided into several great states,
including Kansas, the disappointed
leaders gave up the search and re-
turned to Mexico. The good padres
decided to remain among the Indians.
They separated and Father Padilla
took up his work in what is now Kan
sas. He made friends among the
aborigines and it is said secured
many converts for the Catholic
Church. However, some of the fiercer
tribes, melted by their medicine men,
who were jealous of the priests in
fluence, decided to attack the Indian
village where he lived. The attack
came Christmas morning, while the
priest was kneeling in prayer, and he
was murdered. This Christmas
tire gedy, according to Brewers Mem
oirs, occurred near Harrington. The
spot is marked with a beautiful
monument, erected for the Quivira
Historical Society by Robert Hender-
son, G. r. Schilling and Rev. J. F.
Leary, former national chaplain of the
G. A. r.
Father Padilla's companions, who
were with other tribes in what is now
Colorado and Nebraska, persisted. The
only records of them are the tradi-
tions among the Indian tribes of New
Mexico. The body of another priest,
named Padilla is buried under the
altar of a church in New Mexico, but
it is known he lived two centuries
later and died natural death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03
KENTUCKY CATHOLICS
Have Had Representatives in the
State Offices Prior to This Year.

Some time ago it was announced
that Lieutenant Governor McDermott
was the first Catholic to hold that
office in the one hundred and seven
teen years of Kentucky's existence as
state. Some enterprising deliver into
historical records has discovered that
as far back as 1920 Kentucky had for
Lieutenant Governor Major Barry
whose Irish name seems to be an as
surance of his Catholic faith, although
in the Southland this is not an in
fallible criterion. Later on in 1887,
Governor Buckner had for his running
mate the late Lieutenant Governor
James Bryan of whose love for and
loyalty to the Catholic Church there
has never been a question. 1t Is
thought even a higher place would
have been his had he chosen to re-
main in the field of political activity.
After all Kentucky is not so far be-
hind other states in the political hon
ors showered upon her Catholic sons.
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op, priests and laity of Southwark and
leave the London portion Of that Dor.
ough and Diocese under its present adj
ministration. Rome had considered
that it would be better for Greater
London to form by itself the West
minister Diocese, for Southwark to be
reduced in size and it's centre trans
ferred, but the petitions forwarded to
Rome during the week were Of such an
earnest and touching nature in their
manifestation of affection for the old
Bishop and Diocese, the advantages
seemed so few and the attitude of the
Cardinal Archbishop was so sympathe-
tic that the Pontiff in receiving Bishop
Amigo assured him his request would
be granted.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-03

established the fact Of the procession
OF the equinoxes (that is, that the sun
crosses the equator about one minute
further westward each year) hun
dred and fifty years before Christ was
born, and it is consequently believed
that he knew the earth was spherical
in form. He catalogued 1000 stars and
invented an instrument for calculating
latitude and longitude.
For centuries the Chaldeans had
forecast eclipses of the moon upon a
principle which is the basis of the
method used by astronomers today.
Astrology was an accepted science
and played an important part in every
walk of life. Kings and queens as we'll
as the humblest herdsmen consulted
the astrologers to learn If the stars
were favorably or unfavOrably situat-
ed for their various undertakings. He
was the arbiter as to the declaration
of war between nations as well as the
everyday affairs of men and maidens.
The influence of the stars for veal
or woe was universally acknowledged.
What then was more natural than that
the Ruler of the universe should have
turned to the azure pages Of this open
book as medium through which to
proclaim that the hour was at hand
for the coming of "the new born King
of the Jews?"
Fifteen hundred years before Ba-
laam had prophesied that there shall
come star out of Jacob and sceptre
shall rise out of Israel"
When this new and strange light
star, a comet, a pillar of fire-we
know not which, appeared to the wise
men, it brought a revelation of Ba-
laam's prophecy. 1t beckoned them
on and they at once prepared to fol-
low, to pay homage to the divinely
ordained King. AS they journeyed it
preceded them until they reached Je-
rusalem, when it disappeared for a
time, to reappear when they resumed
their journey, to pause at last over
the lowly cot of Jesus.
The phenomenon of a star appear
Ing in the heavens for a brief period
and then disappearing has ACQUIRED in
several well authenticated instances
in comparatively recent years. The
most remarkable instance was in
1872, when Tycho Brahe, the famous
Danish astronomer, saw a star blaze
out in one half hour, and it became so
brilliant that it could be seen in
midday. =
In 1866 there was one of the second
magnitude, and in 1886 one of the
sixth magnitude was seen, and a
dozen or more have been discovered
within the past few years by Miss A.
j. Cannon of Harvard College Obser-
vatory. ~
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FIR. LUEck|NG, C. SIS. R., DEAD
A Former Provincial of the Order.

Father William Luecking, c.. IS. R.,
for twelve years Provincial of the
Eastern Province of the Redemptorist
Order, died recently in ST. Agnes
Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had
been a patient for several months.
The funeral services were held in the
Church of the Redemptorist College,
Esopus, N Y, which was founded by
the deceased and where he had been
rector during the last few years.
Father Luecking was born 81 years
ago in St. Alphonsus parish, New
York; made his profession on August
2, 1875, and was ordained priest on
April 8, 1880. A younger brother,
Father Bernard Luecking, who sur
wives, is also member of the Re-
demptorist Order and is at present
stationed in Brooklyn, New York