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ourselves to avail ourselves of His
readiness to hear and to help us.
ASK then, He says, land you will
receive, seek and you shall find,
knock and it shall be opened unto
you," and while this exhortation may
be said to refer chiefly to our spir-
itual needs, it is equally applicable
to our temporal ones. Our Lord bids
us pray to Him as He taught us in the
prayer which bears His name: "Give
us this day our daily bread" Lead
us not into temptation" Deliver us
from evil" as dependent creatures
making our petitions and giving
than for the favors received. In the
busy hive of life as God would have
it, there must be no drones. Every
one has work to do. No one can do
another's work. One day each one will
have to answer for himself and give
an account of his stewardship. We
are all different in our talents and in
our circumstances. Some have
received many talents and some find
themselves in better circumstances
than Others God is just God and
will deal with all according to the
powers he gave them and the circum-
stances in which He placed them. But
with His blessing and grace, He can
equalize the condition of all, and He
does so, for He is no respecter of per-
sons. He loves us each and everyone
with equal affection. Still He expects,
and rightly so, that what we give Him
at the end of our lives, will be in
proportion to what He gave us. In
the parable He shows that, with His
blessing and grace attending us, He
is to get back double what He gave.
We see that he that got five talents,
gave back five with the five he
received; he that got two, returned
two more, and he condemned him who
had nothing to return but the one he
gave him.
Let us remember, then, in conclu-
sion, our lives are to be busy lives. We
are to make them fruitful by indus
triously using the natural powers God
has given us for the welfare of the
body and by availing of His graces to
spiritualize our minds and hearts and
strengthen our wills, that all that we
do be we'll done and conduce to Gods
glory and our eternal happiness.
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EMRLEMS OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN.

The dove in sacred art represents
the Holy Spirit, and is generally seen
flying toward Our Lady, or emerging
from a cloud, in pictures of the An
nunciation. Seven doves hover around
her head in pictures which represent
her as Mater Sapientiae-the Mother
OF Wisdom-and they represent the
Seven Gifts Of the Holy Spirit.
In their ancient significance, birds
were emblems of the soul. They are
frequently represented in the Cata-
combs. In one very early fresco, our
Blessed Mother Is shown as a yelled
figure feeding the birds at her feet,
while Our Lord as the Good Shepherd
feeds the sheep of His flock. One of
the many titles of Our Lady is Mother
Of the Good Shepherd, and she is often
represented with one or more lambs
looking up at her.
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A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. AGATHA, VIRGIN, MARTYR.

st. Agatha was born in Sicily of
rich and noble parents-a child of
benediction from the first, for she was
promised to her parents before her
birth, and consecrated from her ear
Hest infancy to God. In the midst of
dangers and temptations she served
Christ in purity of body and soul, and
she died for the love of chastity.
Quintanus, who governed Sicily under
the Emperor Decius, had heard the
rumour of her beauty and wealth, and
he made the laws against the Chris
tains a pretext for summoning her
from Palermo to Catania, where he was
at the time o Jesus Christ she cried,
as she set out on this dreaded journey,
all that am is Thine; preserve me
against the tyrant.'
And our Lord did indeed preserve
her who had given herself so utterly
to Him. He kept her pure and unde-
filed, while she was imprisoned for a
whole month under charge of an evil
woman. He gave her strength to
safety, if she would consent to sin,
Christ alone is my life and my saliva
ton When Quintanus turned from
passion to cruelty, and cut off her
breasts, He sent the Prince of His
Apostles to heal her. And when, after
she had been rolled naked upon pot
sherds, she asked that her torments
might be ended, her Spouse heard her
prayer, and took her to Himself.
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SPECIAL DEVOTIoNS.

In the Catholic Church there is a
great variety of devotiens suitable to
the various dispositions and needs of
the multitudes of her children These
devotions are so many paths or ways
by which we may approach God, the
fountain of all grace and mercy. They
are most excellent for the acquisition
of holiness and sanctity.
Among those most commonly prac-
ticed and from which great good is
derived we may mention the devotion
to the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, the Holy Ghost, the
Blessed Virgin, st. Joseph, st. Ann,
St Anthony, the Holy Angels, our
guardian angel, the souls in Purgatory,
and our patron saint. We should re-
member, however, that devotion to the
saints and angels is subordinate to
that rendered to any of the three
divine Persons. All true devotion is
centered in Jesus Christ, and, there
fore, that which refers to Him or His
sacred humanity is the most excellent
For this reason the first two here
mentioned rank above all others in as
much as they refer directly to our
Lord.
Most good Catholics have some
special or particular devotion which
they love to practice and to which
they always turn for special ia
vors or in moments of trouble, dan
ger or temptation. That devotion be-
comes to them a never failing source
of help. Every Catholic should have
such a devotion. 1t will give him
great assistance, will impart con-
fidence and courage, and will help to
keep alive truly religious spirit.
We should remember, however, that
these special devotions are something
over and above our religious duties.
Their practice cannot be used as an
excuse for not fulfilling the plain OBJ
legations of religion or keeping the
commandments of God or the precepts
of morality.
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SCANDAL.

There are two kinds of scandal
the scandal our wicked lives give to
the innocent, and the scandal our no
less wicked tongues spread. Both are
fruitful of evil, the scandal of our
lives has slain it's thousands, but the
scandal of our tongues has slain its
tens of thousands. Today shall
speak only of the scandal of the tom
que.
Scandal is sort of foul-winged
bird, a harry black with the black
ness of hell. It has thousand wings,
so that this raven, old beyond the
years of the gray hills. flies swifter
than the wind. The demon of scan
dal has a thousand eyes and a thou
sand ears and a thousand tongues
basilisk eyes that kill with stare;
ears that hear the very grass grow
ing; tongues whose edge is sharper
than the sword and more venomous
than all the worms of Nile.
With all her tongues wagging this
fearful curse wings through the val
ley of the world. She flies in at pal
ace windows; she stops with equal
pace at the cottage gate; she stays
her footsteps at the broken door of
the -hovel. And everywhere she sets
her foot, she leaves filth like unto the
slime which the caterpillar trails over
the flowers. In her wake follow wars
and rumors of wars.
The food of scandal is human hearts
and souls. She drags from poor, wind
swept graves the bones of the dead,
and with ghoulish glee feasts on the
forgotten ashes. Worse than the bite
of the gnat, the sting of the wasp,
the blow of the serpent-far worse
is a single tongue of scandal.
Scandal is gehenna wherein souls
are scared and blasted, a simeon
whose baleful breath so often destroys
the flowers of virtue; canker which
eats away all that is good and noble.
Most women are too fond of scan
dal-women, as the Apostle of the
Gentle says, wandering about from
house to house; and not only idle, but
tattlers also and busybodies, speaking
things which they ought not. When
women get together how quick they
are to regale the minds of one another
with juicy bits of what can hardly be
called scandal, but is SO near scandal
that there is no other name for it!
Let a woman receive the faintest
whisper of some neighbor's shortcom-
ing, and the news is 'as an arrow that
sticketh in a mans thigh"-she must
get rid of it. And great many men,
very great many, are no better in
this respect than the women.
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SELF HELP.

God helps those who help them
selves" is an old and most true adage.
He has made man with wonderful
powers Of mind and body, and He ex-
poets him to exercise them faithfully
and intelligently for his general we'll
being during the term Of his mortal
existence, says Bishop Cotton. God
condemns sloth, both spiritual and
temporal. They were wise virgins
who had their lamps filled and burning
awaiting the coming Of the bride
groom, and foolish were they who were
not ready. The apostle says, eff a
man will not work let him not eat"
That is, he should not expect to have
bread, unless he earns it by the sweat
of his brow, for so God decreed for
men from the time of Adams fall.
Man is to take the initiative in self
support by using self-help according
to his powers, but at the same time
he should call upon God to bless his
efforts and make them fruitful for his
wellbeing during the journey Of life.
It is the common lot of mankind to
work. Everyone of adult age must do
work Of one kind or other, and even
children are Outlines put to work by
needy parents and guardians. Rich as
well as poor are forced to labor. The
rich man is forced to keep an eye to
his resources lest they in time fail him
through neglect, the poor man must
be careful to conserve his strength lest
it go from him and deprive him of his
daily bread Both are to draw the
blessing of God upon themselves and
their labor that they may. be success
full and prosperous, in such manner
and degree as will be best for their i'm
mortal soul. 1t is for the soul mans
best thought should be, and his best
work undertaken. what will it
prcfit," said our divine Lord, "if a man
should gain the whole world and lose
his soul?" Man liveth not by bread
alone" Christ said, "but by every word
that cometh out of the mouth of God"
Seek We first the kingdom of God and
His justice, and all these things (of
worldly account) will be added there
unto" To have the best, that is, the
spiritual results, we must take spir-
itual means, and this we do when we
pray, and ask our Lord to turn our
every thought and effort first to His
honor and glory, and secondly to the
good primarily of our immortal soul.
But in all that concerns us temporarily
as well as spiritually we must first
help ourselves. Gods providence is
ever lowering over us, His grace is en-
tightening our mind and inflaming our
heart in His desire to turn mind and
heart to Him; but He has created us
with free viii, and this He will not
infringe upon. and so He leaves 1t to
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-10
The Man at Dunbdr'S

Mrs. Eliot sank YEARLY into the
easy-chair that stood invitingly before
the bright wood fire in the library of
her spacious and tremendously ap-
pointed new home. She felt tired and
nervous and strangely depressed-a
mood that was becoming more frequent
of late, and which was absolutely with
out cause, she told herself angrily in
her efforts to shake it off.
The afternoon mail was spread on
the table, and, thrusting aside the
bills, she broke the seal of large
envelope that to her experienced eyes
meant wedding cards.
All day long the strange fatality of
trifies had been bringing up the past,
and now a wedding invitation had
called to the flames the image of a
bride of the long ago, bride who
had worn cheap white satin gown,
with a long tulle veil and orange
blossoms, and stood before the altar
of the little Catholic church in a far
off town and plighted her troth to
the handsome young foreman of a
shoe factory. She could see it all
the candles on the altar, for there
had been nuptial Mass to call down
the blessing of Mother Church upon
the couple venturing into uncharted
seas; the priest, short and bald, who
had told them in words not free from
the brogue of Kildare of the sound du-
ties of the marriage state; the as
sembled relatives in the front pews,
and the crowds of friends filling all
the space in the rear-they had been
popular couple, young Dan Keegan
and beautiful Kittie O'Brien; and the
form Of Dan himself with his shock
of auburn hair, his strong, freckled
honest face, of Dan most of ALL And
the bride had stood there so happily,
trustfully, as she vowed to love and
cherish Daniel Keegan until death
until death! The woman in the chair
shuddered.
What could her mother have been
thinking of to let girl of eighteen,
an ignorant, uniformed girl, VOW
away her life like that? And the
cruelty of the Church that would
seek to hold her to her vow!
To be sure her mother had objected
to her marrying Dan, not that she
disliked the youth himself, but be-
cause, as she said, Kittie with her
looks and her advantages could do
better. But Kittie declared that she
loved Dan and Dan she would marry
and none other. Plainly the woman
in the chair could see the girl as she
stood in the middle of the sunny kit
chen and flung this ultimation at the
rotund, smiling little mother peeling
potatoes.
The bridal picture in the flames
gave place to another and then
another, the veriest impressionistic
sketches of domestic life, until a pale
young mother clasped a pink bundle
in her arms, and Dan knelt by the
bed, and cried as strong men cry for
the danger that had passed and the
wonderful joy that had come. Then
the pictures, blurred and fragment
airy, were constantly less idyllic
Since the baby had arrived the bills
were larger and Dams wages were
just the same, and the homework was
SO much more trying, and the baby
cried so, and the sleepless nights and
the overworked days were leaving lines
on Kittie's matchless beauty, and
scars on her questioning heart. Then
when the baby Aileen, with hel
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-02-10
SPIRITUAL VISITS.

When we are prevented on any day
from going to the church, let us make
our daily visit at home in spirit and
with our face turned to the nearest
tabernacle. Our Lords goodness will
accept our good will and we shall re-
ceive the same graces as though we
had actually made our visit as usual.
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sExAGEslMA SUNDAY.

EPlSTLE: For though |
should have a mind to glory, I
shall not be foolish; for ! will
say the truth. But ! forbear,
lest any man should think OF
me above that which he seeth
In me, or anything he heareth
from me.
GOSPEL: And his disciples
asked him what this parable
might be. To whom he said:
TO you It is given to know the
mystery OF the kingdom OF God,
but to the rest in parallels; that
seeing they may not see, and
hearing, they may not under
stand.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-22
BElASC0 STANDS By
AMERICAN AUTHORS.
With One Exception the Plays He
Will Stage Are by Native
DramatiSts.

David Belasco has made known his
plans for the new theatrical season. lie
still remains the patron OF the American
dramatist, for. with the exception OF
one adapted play, all the dramas in his
list are by native authors.
The Republic viii be the first Of the
Belasco theatres to open. The date set
Is Sept. 10. when The Governors
Lady" will be produced by Mr.. Belasco,
In partnership with his son-!n-law. viii.
ian. Elliott. The play. which Is on a
present-day theme, was written by Miss
Alice Bradley. under Mr.. Belasco's
supervision,
lhe bclasco Theatre In West Forty.
fourth stgect will open on Sept. 10 with
revival ~ The Concert" which Will
continue two weeks and viii be followed
on oct. by Frances stars first an.
pearance here in The Case OF Becky
David Warneld In "The Return ri
Peter Grimm" will not be seen this sea.
son In New York, He will return TO IN,
role IN Newark on Sept, % and viii
tour the large cities of the West nnt
| Canada. Blanche Bates will have ,
new play. but will first appear in |
| round OF her recent successes william
/ G. DE Miles play The Woman" vii
be acted on the road by two compa
! MES
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c0RSlCAN, WHICH HIT
BERG, IN LIVERPOOL

las steamer Corsican. whioh struck an
Scsbsrg east of Belle Isle, near New
Soundland. Aug. u while on the way
hero from Montreal. has arrived here.
The forepart of the vessel was pro-
tscted with collision bulkheads. Other
wise she showed no sign OF damage
The passengers held meeting
ahortly before arriving and presented
70 Capt. Cook n gold watch and purse
Of gold. Several speeches were made in
which the passengers paid high tributes
70 the Captain. who responded:
81 am proud Of oil the men under my
command. They performed their duty
veil under very trying circumstances
Every man was ready 20 respond In
care OF emergency. but all felt that they
bod only done their duty"
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DESCRIPTION.

A chic little frock Of dark brown
henrietta goods 10 trimmed very prcttily
With satin cording on the waist In a
lew arm-hoio effect, and around the
hips Of the straight skirt hung from an
empire belt. Brown velvet buttons trim
the aide seams nearly TO the bottom
where q point of brown satin 10 In
serted on either side. A vest portion Of
brown satin on the waist. which con.
tnues 20 . point on tho skirt. 10 trim.
med with yellow glass buttons while
tiny points Of yellow satin turn over
at the neck. The cuffs on the y sleeves
are Of brown satin lined with yellow
estin whose points turn back to view.
while . brown velvet belt with . line
q chamois through tho middle adds q
distinctive touch to the toilette.
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

psas vsshios Editor:
desire to gct an afternoon dress OF
some silk. and would appreciate very
much IL you will advise what kind OF
goods. color. style and trimming would
?eok well. Am seventeen years OF age.
~ ana not stout. +. c.
4 pretty nsht-brown oharmsuss
fseek trimmed mp Tie front with Q
beE plat, having double buttons
eev1 ~ centre o. IL, could have
- baef OF the skirt drapsd up
sAAss two deep oresswiss plaits
u yaanisr style. On the waist
nave . brood collar Of brown chiS.
esa eaetA stast from unasr the boz
yaasSj also have tuxn-back ou6s
- eAaRoA olotA above Q cream asS
mn - Ne wrist, while . yoke ana
seuAe - sssaA net Anishss ne
no0k.
oeas vsshisa Editor:
] have N oad-fashzonsd shoulder cana
- NY mothers made OF heavy silk
Srsoadine with raised velvet flowers
eaask Would IKE very much TO use II
- some way for next winter as q dre~s
- coat. There would only be enough
soods for waist without sleeves and I
eaanot match IT, Also kindly tell me
whst % the most becoming fur I can
lar. Am Twenty-Five years old. light
erewn hair. dark brown eyes, a muddy
eemplexion but color. Am u bust. well
0soportionsd. IL a w ~"
Vooh1As haaok satin With your
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70 desaEn my waists. Have six very An,
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81 double crochet balls for each med al
uee. COLLAR and one yard OF half-inci
vide edging. Would like the waist 8,
] could wear collar or not. I ike shor
sesevss best and nothing fancy.
MRS. A. .. II.
On . French wolfe waist run ave
groups Of tuoks, trimming bstvssn
tAsa With four rows OF the sdgtng,
VAioh stAxs from under the me-
1al1aons Just shove the bustlius.
ono forming . sort Of yoke eject.
vanaaA ne Asok With . row Of tAs
e1giAS. While . straight DOLLAR Of
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vhals the irish one could b used
for . high collar. 4 row OF the
eA9ing mp the hack Of the sleeve,
hsadsA near the top with . medal
Hon, eouid terminate under . turn-
tack onn Of wolfe. hsmstitohsd.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-22

scripfion furnished It Is a simple mat.
tsy to cork out patterns.
A nep and distinctive feature OF
tA1 department. u the illustration Of
tAs different pieces Of the pattern
Secessovy for the making Of the oar.
aent. II sho,os hoD easily the at.
frocfsvc design can be executed, and
also serrcs az O guide IN cutting ones
escn pattern " such 10 needed.
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Hit By Johs De Tro u BILE.

Insurance companies have been stirred
by the trouble among the laborers on
the Rockefeller estate at Pocanuoo
Hills. N. y. and several owners OF
properly have been Informed that their
policies will be cancelled unless the
trouble 10 settled quickly. Sheriff Will
iarn J. Doyle has six deputies ON duty
and all was reported quiet yesterday.
The laborers returned to work. II wa
sstA some troubiemakers had been
wooded out.
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FrOck of Dark BrOWn Henrietta Goods,
Trimmed With Satin COrding, Is Chic
] QUESTION:

All questions
concerning de-
nons and mate.
rails Of dresses
should be I'D.
dressed to the
Fashion Editor
Of Tho Evening
World. No pat.
terms for designs
In this column
con Do obtained,
hat sr{fh fhc ia.
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Don't Poison BABY.

oRTy YEARS AGO almost mother thought her child
sleep : FEW Drops TOO MANY viii produce SLEEP
been killed Whose ruined
mum ana each Which narcotic product o. pIuggs
anybody without labelling e. poison The definition Of narcotic"
Drops cords Soothing srups permit any
children
O what Is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT
CONTAIN NARCOTICS II II bears tho signature ~
Of ChaA Il. Fletcher. AN~
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-25
LOST AND FOUND

PERSONS having lost some article
would do well TO call up the office of the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company TO ascertain whether they left 10
In the street cars.
Many articles each day are turned 10
and the company Is anxious To restore
them 10 the rightful owner. Call Doug
las ~
OMAHA G. COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET
RAILWAY COMPANY.
$3.50 REWARD and no questions asked
for return in good condition Of diamond
ring lost on Tenth street, between Far
nam and Harvey streets.
Albert Edholm, Jeweler, Phone Doug. 1862
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-25
HIN DISGUISE.

Outside the door Of the dreaded chiefs
office. behold Rosamond. The brave girl.
having found Desmond unconscious. has
taken his hat and coat and put them on
herself. Rosamond hopes that II the po-
lice catch just a glimpse Of her they will
mistake her for Desperate Desmond and
obey her orders for the immediate re-
lease of Claude.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-25

Want ads received at any time but
20 insure proper classification must
be presented before IL o crock m. for
the evening edition and before 1850
p. m. for morning and Sunday edi'
lions. Want ads received after sueh
hours will have their first Insertion
under the heading "foo Late TO
Classify"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-25
LA VOICE OF HOPE.

Claude Eclaire. a prisoner in the office
OF the dreaded chief of the Third Section
Of the Russian police Is startled TO recog-
nize Rosamond's voice. The brave girl
Is announcing herself as Desperate Des-
mond, who is a friend OF the dreaded
chief and has a right TO demand admit
lance Claude cannot fathom the plan.
but hope rises.