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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-01

total expenditure of about twenty thou
sand dollars; the Servite Fathers of
Ladysmith are breaking ground for
new combination building, church and
school, which will cost about twenty
five thousand dollars. FIR. Rice, of
Stanton, is making extensive improve
ments on his rectory at Glenwood.
FIR. Lair has purchased new rectory
and moved the church to a more de-
sirable location, while FIR. Smits' new
home at Scion Springs is now under
roof.
Personal: Father Duffy, of Ham
mond, and Father Rice, of Stanton,
were visitors at the Cathedral last
week on matters connected with their
parishes.
Heineman: Another colony of b.
hemians and Slavs has been estab-
lished in Lincoln County, near the
little town of Heineman. The Rev.
John Benes of Dallas, Texas, has been
placed in charge. The settlers will
locate on lands owned by the Wis
consin Dairy Land Co., of Merrill,
who are offering every inducement to
get the home-seeker to settle in that
section of the country.
Minocqua: A two-act play, Among
the Breakers" was presented by the
young people of St. Patrick's Church
at Minocqua one day last week. A
large and appreciative audience turned
out to witness the performance and
snug sum was added to the Golfers
of the church treasury through their
efforts. Rev. John M Owens, who
for five years was an assistant at the
Cathedral, is now in charge OF that
congregation and, since coming there,
has found time not only to make
numerous Improvements on the church
property at that place but has also
established four new missions in that
vicinity, at Mercer, ManitoWish, Fos-
terville and Winchester.
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DIOCESE OF WINONA.

Retreat for Laymen: There will be
an opportunity for laymen during the
summer months of making a spiritual
retreat at Mankato, Mimi, in the
Loyola club house.
The retreat movement for 1aymen
is growing from day to day, and
rightly SO. A retreat is spiritual
uplift, refreshing health-cure of the
soul and often of the body, the best
means of forming characters and
leaders for the betterment of society.
A retreat is especially useful for
fathers OF large families, for business
men. for professional men, for all that
WELD some wider influence in their
respective communities. A retreat is
extremely useful for all Catholic teach
ers, the many that teach in the public
schools, for those that frequent the
normal schools, high schools, univer-
stiles. There win be separate retreats
for men and women. Particulars will
be announced later.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-01

S. Walker; "The New Era of Good
Feeling" Vincent J. Fitzgerald; "The
Federation of the World" F.. Archie
McDowell; "The Ideals of Citizens
ship" Clarus J. Graves; Socialism
and Christianity" Harry e. Ryan;
"The Moral Equivalent of War;" AL
bert R. Scanlon; Three Years of
Taft" Edward j. Dillon. Each one Of
the speakers acquitted himself well,
but the medal in the opinion of the
judges belongs to Albert Scanlon. The
judges of the contest were: Leo A..
Ball, Francis Dacey, /. J. Courtney,
Fred Ryan and DR.. A. c. Wallace.
On Tuesday evening of this week
the Ladies' Auxiliary had a card party
and an enjoyable evening was spent.
On Friday, the 31st of May, the
young ladies of the Blessed Virgin So
ciety gave May festival in the Cathe-
dral hall.
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Superior: The three-act comedy
drama, College Days, was presented at
the Sacred Heart auditorium Thurs
day and Friday nights of last week, be-
fore large and appreciative audiences.
The play was given by the Alumni of
the Sacred Heart parochial school and
in every way was up to the high stand
ard of past performances given by this
association. Joseph Murphy, as Zeke
Bowman, with an ambition for the
stage, kept the audience in a constant
uproar of laughter, while Peter Cadi-
gan i'm the role of Edward Seymour,
captain of the college ball team, was
every inch the hero, the less fortunate
undergrade pictured him to be. While
the young ladies were not favored with
such important roles, their work was
uniformly excellent, as was that of the
young men taking part. Something
like six hundred dollars was cleared
as result of the two nights perform
ances.
Rev. J. J. Driscoll, S. J., of Billings
Park, preached retreat for the young
ladies of st. Francis Xavier Church
at the East End last week.
Site for Jesuit College: The Jesuit
Fathers of the ST. Louis province
closed a deal last week whereby they
become the possessors of sixteen lots
on Twenty-third Street, between John
and Ogden Avenues. They expect to
erect large building on this property
suitable for an academy, which they
expect to open in September, and
which they hope will be but the be-
ginning of another large and pros
porous university, such as they have
established i'm practically every city
of Importance in the Union.
Bruce: The Very Rev. G F. Schmit
gave an illustrated lecture on the Pas
sion Play at Bruce last week. Stand
ing room was at a premium and the
audience most appreciative. Father
Schmit is deservedly popular on the
lecture platform.
Diocesan Building Activity: Last
weeks building activities throughout
the Diocese would seem to prove the
truth of the saying that this ID the
brick and mortar period Of church
activity. The Franciscans at Ashland
are enlarging their monastery, alter
ing the sanctuary of the church and
putting In q new heating plant at
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DIOCESE OF LEAD.
Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. e. P. Murphy, Cathedral, Lead.
s. D.

Personal: The Rt Reverend Bishop
who has been lecturing to the nom
Catholics of New Ulm, Mimi, and has
been taking part in the examinations
of the students at St. Paul's Seminary,
is expected home at the end of the
week.
Rev. Jas. A. Mooney of Custer was
in the city during the week and called
on the priests OF the Cathedral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-01

Duluth: On Wednesday evening,
May %, eight boys of the Brothers
high school competed for the oratory
medal donated by the Hibernians. The
orators and their subjects were: From
Hut to White House." James A Patt;
The Young Man in Politics." George
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Cathedral: On Pentecost Sunday
the Rt Rev. Bishop celebrated Ponti-
fical High Mass at the Cathedral at
ten o'clock at which Mass the sermon
was preached by the Rev. P. J. Boland
of Litchfie1d. In the afternoon the Ri.
Rev. Bishop confirmed a class of two
hundred and twenty-six in the Cathe-
dral.
St. Joseph: Confirmation was adj
ministered by the Rt. Rev. Bishop to
a class of ISL in the parish church
and to class of 40 pupils of the St.
Benedict's Academy, on Pentecost
Monday.
Sc. Cloud: The baccalaureate SER
mon to the seniors of the State Nor
NAL school was delivered at the Nor
NAL Assembly hall, Sunday afternoon,
by the Rev. P. J. Boland of Litchfield,
before an appreciative audience.
Cathedral Schools: Seven students
of the Cathedral High School have
completed the four-year high school
course of studies and will receive their
diplomas on June 4th. They are:
Henry Braun, Theodore Fisherman,
Raymund WINNER, Clothilda Daniel,
Amelia Murphy, Emily SLENDER, Jean
nette Guthrie. The class honors have
been awarded to Henry Braun, vail
dictorian, and Miss Jeanette Guthrie,
salutatorian. The class play, "Sir
Thomas More" will be given next Sun.
day, June End. The Cathedral High
School has enjoyed an excellent at.
tendance and has an enrolment for
the year of sixty-five pupils of the
Cathedral parish. Its annual publica-
ton, 1.-THE Graduate" will be issued
next week and consists of several hun
dred pages of solid matter. The total
enrolment of the Cathedral schools
for the year just closing was $40
pupils. Benedictine sisters are en-
ployed in the schools. The excellent
work in the school is due to their
untiring zeal.
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DIOCESE OF SUPERIOR.

Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. J. A. Pilon, 628 Bay st., Superior,
Wis.
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DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS.

Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. G. J. Walsh, Box 81, Sioux Falls,
S. D.
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Gated by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Gorman,
on Tuesday, June 18th.
DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD.

Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. Leo Cans, d. c.. L., Cathedral,
St. Cloud, MINI.
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DIOCESE OF DULUTH

Diocesan Correspondent.
Rev. p. J. Lydon, Cathedral, Duluth,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
AS Good as a Cold Mine.

Professor White estimates that no
fewer than 400,Oo0,0OO gas nantes are
used every year, and as these gas
nantles cannot be- manufactured with
out a substance named thorium, the
necessity for obtaining a large sup
ply is obvious. Some time ago the
manufacturers were, indeed. at a loss
to discover sufficient for their pur-
pose. Their anxiety was removed
quite unexpectedly when a stranger
walked into the Office of one Of the
great incandescen& companies and
offered to show where an unlimited
supply could be obtained.
He denar 7ed 100000 for the In
formation, and this sum the campany
readily undertook TO pay. The di-
TectoTs were, however, doubtful of his
ability to carry out his promise, but
after obtaining a contract he took q
representative Of the company to Bra
I'll, where huge deposits of thorium
were discovered. From this place most
OF tho thorium now in use is obtain
ed The stranger had discovered the
find quite accidentally.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
Called Halt ON Lawyer.

Laura Hamilton tells OF a funny
courtroom episode which she saw one
day while playing IN the south some
time ago.
A young lawyer had been appointed
by the court to defend man charged
with larceny. In his argument 10 the
jury he pleaded for the acquittal of
his client. He told Of his Innocent
boyhood days, of his good character,
of his father, mother and brothers. In
short, he launched forth into a fam
lily history
The prisoner, an old darky, had lis
tened wiTh~growing uneasiness to his
counseI's plea, and as the attorney
went on without a hint Of stopping,
the negro was driven to desperation.
Jumping to his feet. he yelled to the
court:
rs guilty, yo' honah; rs guilty!
De jury can't do no mob dan send me
to Jail TO six months, bat If dat fool
lawyer doan stop, dey'lI hang me TO
.suahl"
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Remnrd OF tInn Pnilslraan.

When Ollie James, now Junior
United States senator from Kentucky,
first broke into politics in his native
county of Crittenden he had occasion
TO try case before a rural magis-
trate. When the trial was ended, says
the Saturday Evening Post, the mag
istrate invited the young lawyer to
go homo to dinner with him. AS they
sat down at the table the old man
said:
"Ollie, 1t pains me nightly to see
you messln' in with politics"
why so?' inquired james.
"0llie, my son, said the magistrate.
politics ain't fittin' pursuit for any
young man. Lock at mel started
In politics when 7 was young and
hopeful, jest like you are now. have
held all the positions Of trust in the
gift OF the people of nay home dis
trict I have been school trustee, road
supervisor and constable, and Justice
of the peace.g But now, as an old man,
all I've got to show for my years of
ceaseless political activity is a lot OF
warm enemies and cold friends"
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Presence of Mind.

An Engiishman in travelling through
lCeylol was the guest Of a dockyard
Official at Trincomalee.
''The dinner was excellent" he says,
"but when 1t was about half over I
was startled by hearing the wife Of
my host tell the native servant to
place a bowl OF milk on deer-skin
near her chair.
SAlthough she spoke as calmly as
IL giving an ordinary order, ! knew
at once there was a snake somewhere
in the room, for they prefer milk to
anything else. AS a hasty movement
might have meant certain death, we
all sat like statues; but, for all that
my eyes were inspecting every nook
and corner, with peep under the ta-
BILE However, it was not until the
milk was placed on the deer-sxin that
the snake appeared. And then, to cur
amazement, a large cobra uncoiled
itself from my hostess's ankle and
glided towards the bowl, when, of
course, it was Immediately killed.
But just fancy the nerve Of the
woman, though she tainted when the
thing lay dead on the floor. How
m any could have remained motionless
in such circumstances? ?"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
WlFE'S REASONS FOR LOVING
Properly Considered, They Would
Seem to Explain the idea Pretty
Thoroughly.

They are no longer young. He was
Just past and she was almost fifty.
They had made a little wild excur.
sion together. One day, when Old
Nick was in the air they were walking
along the street in Paris, wondering
where they should go to dinner.
Q, no. no! Nothing of that kind.
Bless you, they had been married so
long that they had grandchild. They
were Americans. He happened to be
working in Paris. She was his wire.
Still, for all that, the Old Nick was
in the air, and even these two felt
they simply had to do something out
of the way.
So they took the first tram car that
came along 'and rode out to the end
OF the line. They were landed at one
of the gates of the city, right by the
Notifications. There they found a lit
the restaurant and dined on the side.
walk.
They began to talk about love.
When two who have been married a
quarter of century talk of love you'd
better listen; you might learn some
thing.
There is just one point brought out
in their conversation that | wish to
note. It struck me as decidedly in
genious one.
How do you know you love me?'
he asked.
well" she responded, after reflect
ing 8 bit (perhaps If she had been
twenty she would have answered by
look only, but now she took the ques-
ton up seriously as if anxious to an
swer herself as well as him), zone
reason is that if I'm ever in any trou-
BILE, If should be sick or have any
calamity happen me, or anything ter
rible, | should want yoa, first of all.
And another reason is that when
ever | have any pleasure, when any
thing in the way of good luck comes,
Or when l see anything beautiful, my
first instinct is to find you. to enjoy
it with me-"
Those" he replied, "are really good
reasons.R
They were silent bit. The past is
always a third guest when fifty-year-
old lovers talk He was in the thought
of both. Then he added:
"And most of all 1t is the feeling,
the certainty, that no matter what /
do or say, no matter what happens
or can possibly happen, you would be
right by me; you would just be for
me; you'd just be there, asking no
questions, but just be for me, who
ever, whatever was against me-till
death. Chicago News.
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ONCE ENOUGH FOR PARROT
Birds Tour OF Discovery Forced Stop.
page Of Mill, but Il 'iaagkS
Him vvisdosn.

The sixty-odd thousand spindles OF
the Sharp Mill at New Bedford, Mass.
suddenly ceased to whirl the other day
and $50 operatives sat idle at their ma
chimes. And 1t was all the fault OF
Jimmie, a parrot, the mascot of the
engine room. y
Jimmy is the pet not only of the
engine room, but of the whole mill
from Agent Robert Schof1ele down.
IT'S Hello. Jimmie from all who en-
ser the engine room on any errand,
and Jimmie comes back with his cor
dial Hello
1t was this noisy bird that shut
down the mill. Whether the hum OF
the big rope drive became to him sud.
denly the muFmur Of south winds In
tropical trees, or whether mere ca
price lured him, he flew right up
among the rushing ropes and rapidly
revolving pulleys. The engineer saw
him mount, but it was too late to stop
him. And so Off went the steam, pro-
duction or no production, and the en-.
CINE room force rushed to see what
had become Of Jimmie.
He lad been hurled over the tor
of the big pulley to the floor below.
They found him there, rufied OF
wings, badly shaken up, and still dazed
from his rough adventure, but ply.
sically uninjured. And every one
gave thanks, as the mascot was borne
back to his perch at the other end
of the room, with the admonition nes.
er to try it again.
Jimmie, indeed, from that hour be
came saddler and wiser bird. He
has not tried the experience again :
consequently the mills sixty thousand
spindles have revolved throughout the
days without interruption. That one
meeting with the whirling ropes was
enough for the. parrot.
Jimmie, however, condescended to
descend from his perch again one day
when a cat, whose rightful residence
is in the basement under the engine
room, ventured within the parrots do
main. Jimmie evidently believes that
In ham alone is vested the right to act
as mascot of the engine room. He
drove the cat on the run.
Jimmie is the property of MIR
Sharp himself, and was brought by
him to the mill IIe Is q macaw and
observes the fashions of his species
by having a very long tail and a strong
hooked bill. His plumage is brilliant
His original home was South Amer
lea. Like other inhabitants of that
part of the world, he is revolutionist
His invasion of the region of belts and
pulleys stopped the mill. The intru
sion of the cat caus ed her ignobie re
treat.
He is as polished IL his manners as
a Spantard, and as f1ighty in his tenn
per as a Venezuelan insurrectionist
He Is, In fine, Of the south, polite. aot
tempered, sporting gorgeous Iaiment,
and fearless of death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26

Auguste B. Leguia, who recently
completed a successful term as Presi.
denot Of Peru, was one of the coun-
try's shrewdest business men before
he entered politics. It was not until
1903 Lat he became actively engaged
in affairs of The state, and then only
because the last President Candamo,
knowing his genius for finance, urged
him to become the minister of that i'm
portant department of the cabinet. He
was born in 1869. and received his
education in Valparaiso. When the
war with Chile broke out he resigned
from a mercantile position to join the
army, where he distinguished himself
in battle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26

Wondering About the Football Boys.
Every year, along about this time, !"
grumbled the Old Codger, 1--WE behold
in the newspapers many pictures of
huge, hulking, disheveled young Junk
heads, with knobs at the knees Of
their short pants, standing straddling,
with their arms akimbo, and gloom
fly ominously from beneath their
mops of hair. They bear the desig-
nations of Captain Bulnek of the
Hyenas,' Lubberty, the famous left
end 'McLout, drawback or some
thing of the sort. And as we gaze
at their likenegses we are moved to
wonder:
(a) What do they do the rest Of the
time?
(b) Why do they do this at all?
(c) Would little plain work prove
fatal to them?
(d) Couldn't they quit football and
try to be happy and useful and orna-
mental, all at the same time?
@Noty Beany: My nephew is one Of
'em, dod-rot him!"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
HIS APOLOGY DOUBLE EDGED
California Statesman, Compelled ito
Withdraw Words, Contrlved to
Leave Sting Behind RetractIon.

During the session of the California
state legislature in the winter OF 1853
bill was introduced in the house
repeating SO much of an existing law
as prohibited a negro from testify
ing in either civil or criminal cases
pending against a white person. Hon.
J. w. Owen of Santa Clara county
was advocating the bill, and during,
the course of his remarks he said:
INF. Speaker, in the county which +
have the honor to represent there re-
sides negro barber, who, In point OF
natural ability or acquired culture, is
the peer of more than half the mem
bers Of this house" Instantly dozen
Of the so-called "chivalry' were on
their feet, demanding that the insult
ing and supplementary language be
taken down and the orator be punish
ed for its use. The speaker so order
ed; and in the midst of the confusion
which ensued a motion to adjourn pre-
vailed. The following day the sub
ject was called up under the head Of
unfinished business and Mr.. Owen
made the following characteristic
apology" "Mr. Speaker, yesterday,
in the heat of debate, used words
which the opponents of the measure
under consideration claim to have
been supplementary and an insult
to the intelligence of the members of
this house. 1t was not my purpose to
offend any one, and I hereby with
draw the Objectionable words used.
and most humbly apologize to any and
all of my colleague who feel aggrieved
by their utterance: but as to the fact
stated, God Almighty alone Is re-
sponsibIe for it."
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snoISe.Cured.

TO be strictly accurate, it was not
q smoking compartment, but the
youth was putting away at chubby
briar, despite the panied expression
on the old lady's face. BY and by
the old lady, who was the only other
occupant Of the carriage, began to get
excited.
Young man, she barked, as far as
her coughing would permit her, do
you lUNow that it's wrong to smoker
''WelI," replied the lad, as he en-
'veloped the old party in g wreath Of
ipungent smoke, 'I use tobacco for my
health"
"HealtA!" calculated the victim, in
lspluttering tones. Nonsense! You
never heard Of any one being cured
by smoking"
yes, I have" declared TIE youth,
lstill putting away like q furnace chin
ney; Tthat's the way they cure pigs.
'eThen smoke away. cried the
heroine OF the story; there may be
hone fer you yet"
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HARD TO SEE THE FUTURE
German Bookseller, Compelled to-
Praise, Relieves Himself of Tru-
Ism Most People viii Indorse.

Many visitors to Rome will remem-
Der the German bookstore on the
Piazzi di Spagna. kept by Herr s.,
of whom a story is told which throws
a backward light upon the apparently
troublesome activities, as a. boy, OF
a stiGguished American novelist.
Herr s., who had been established
in Rome as a bookseller almost life
time, once met In his store another
elderly gentleman, who said:
isn't it fine Mr.. s., about Frank
Crawford?'
Fine about Frank Crawford? vot
you mean?"
Why, about his book--a great sue
cess. Haven't you heard? Haven't
You read it?"
Read his pook? Nc Frank Craw-
ford ride pook? ImpossibIei"
30, yes; no doubt of it. Giuseppe"
calling a salesman-"let me have
copy of Mr.. Isaacs,' please"
When the volume was brought to
the incredulous bookseller he held it
at arms length, looking at it curious
~ as he turned it from side to side
and from end to end; then he eau
tiously examined tie title page, with
it's It'll edition." which he greeted
with cultural "Huh!"
Next he turned to the last page
and read the concluding sentence
with another grunt of establishment.
Then he dipped into the volume in
two or three places, and finally, salts
fed that he was not being deceived,
handed back the book to Giuseppe
without looking at him, and said:
''Vell, veil! DOT Nbrooves dot you
must neffer trown a poy."-The Cen
fury.