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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
THE FAIR-MINDED PUBLIC
CAN'T BE FOOLED ALL
THE TIME.

Not long ago the pigmy promo
tiers Of A. P. A-ism in Norfolk,
Va, went so far in their efforts
to caluminate Catholics that they
called down upon themselves the
rebukes Of honest Protestants.
They distributed thousands of
copies of the so-called oath" Of
the Knights of Columbus in street
cars, steamboats, and public places
and also circulated an A. P. A.
paper with cross-page heading,
"Shall Romanism Rule Norfolk"
To counterfeit this bigoted ap-
peal to anti-Catholic prejudice,
Walter Sharp, leading Protes-
tant lawyer of Norfolk, distrib-
uted a printed circular addressed
"To the minded Public" in
which he said:
"To believe that the Catholic
Church insists on such an oath as
attributed to the Knights of Col
umbus, one must reconcile with
reason the following and many
more impossibilities:
"That nearly so per cent of all
the Christianized world are either
actual murderers or have the de-
sign in their hearts; that Catho-
lie father must pledge himself to
kill his unborn babe and endanger
his wife's life, if she be a Prot
estant; that reason has no sway
in a Catholic mind; that Catholic
teachings and martyrdom have
only served to brutalize all of that
faith; that the men and women
who have dedicated their lives
and services to charity and to the
care of the suffering without re
gard to the creed of the sufferer,
do so only to hide their shame
full intents and to embrace the
first opportunity to stamp the life
out of 'heretic'; that the
largest, the strongest, most ancient
Church, which Christ has founded
on a rock, is the instigator of
every crime in the knowledge of
man in order that all who differ
with that Church may be extir-
pated. To believe this is to con-
fess ones self a bigot with a de-
ranged brain. =
This puts the question in a nut
shell and emphasizes the absurd
lengths to which those who bait
the Catholic Church are prepared
to go in their efforts to lessen her
prestige and thWart her benef-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
FLoeeINe FOR DRUNKENNESS

Dr. Miller lecturing before the Lon
don Medical Society, has advocated
fogging for drunkards. He declared
that the present system of treating
drunkenness judicially is all wrong,
because it began at the wrong end.
When citizen is brought up for the
first time on charge Of drunkenness
he is admonished and allowed to go,
the second time he is fined, and the
third he Is imprisoned. The first time
the man is clearly culpable; the Sec
ond time he is less accountable for
his condition, and the third time he
is chronic drunkard.
The only thing such a man remem-
bers, Dr. Miller said, is physical pain.
It is the logical deterrent for the
chronic alcoholic, and it is the one
not used. The reason for this is that
we are too scientific and too senti-
mental We are too white-livered to
beat a man who beats his wife, there
fore, in the name Of humanity, the
wife has to go on getting beaten. It
would be kind to fog the alcoholic
early, whereas it is simply barbarous
to imprison him later.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

A writer in a Protestant publ
cation winds up an article on els
Lying Permissible" with this
suggestion which, in view of the
campaign of Islander and vilifca-
ton now being waged against the
Church, is very timely: "There
is species of lying, however, re-
gardlng which Protestants would
do well to examine their con-
science: | mean, of course. that
OF saying things about Catholics
and priests and the Catholic
Church which they either know to
be false or do not know to be
true. | think it must be admitted
that in this breakage of the Eighth
Commandment they beat Catholics
hollow"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

The Immaculate Conception is
the patronal Feast Of the Church
in the United States. When every
Catholic under the Stars and
Stripes cherishes in his soul even
a spark of the unsullied holiness
which characterized the Blessed
Virgin, then the darts of anti
Catholic fanaticism will find no
vulnerable spot in our shining ar
NOR. The fires of bigotry will die
out for want of the fuel on which
they now feed, namely, the dross
of unfaithfulness to Catholic
ideals which furnishes the lives
OF too many members of the
Church.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
DRINK AND THE RAILROADS.

A short time ago there was a meet
ing of medical men and scientists in
Chicago. One of the physicians who
attended the meeting was DR.. Theo-
dore Diller, Of Pittsburgh, who was
sent by the B. G o. Railroad DR..
Diller made an address dealing with
the drink habit and railroading, and
afterwards the body of medical men
passed a resolution in which they
made this recommendation:
We recommend to the railroads Of
the country generally the universal
adoption of the rule requiring all en-
ployees to abstain from the use of al
coholic beverages on duty or off duty
under penalty of discharge. The habit
ual use of any narcotic should be a
ground for discharge from the service.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Advent is the prelude to Christ
mas. 1t prepares the way for the
coming of the Saviour and makes
straight the path that leads to
the Crib of Bethlehem by the peni-
tential spirit which it fosters in
the souls of the faithful. During
Advent the Church bids us least
off the works of darkness, and
put on the armor of light" Only
those who follow this counsel can
hope to "put on the Lord Jesus
Christ, " and thus profit to the
fullest possible extent by the com
ing of the Saviour in human form.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
THE TROUBLES OF FATHER
PENN.

Father Penn runs big bank on
Capitol Hill, Harrisburg, writes Father
Landing in the Pittsburgh Observer.
Every taxpayer is a depositor, but
Father Penn does all the checking
out. In 1911 he paid out of his treas
ury $6,159,8S4 to help to care for his
children who had become insane,
homeless or sick and helpless. He
paid out $1,534,134 to help punish
those who had become damaged in
character
Father Penn has long since found
out that John Barleycorn has been
causing frightful damage among his
children, rendering multiplied thou
sands of them insane, homeless, help
less and dangerous; but this king of
bunco artists is still permitted to go
on doing the frightful damage be-
cause-speak it softly-Barleycor
puts $1,825,887 into PENIS treasury
each year.
One out of every 3S3 persons in
Pennsylvania in 1911 was in an asy-
lum for the insane or feeble-minded
Each county had it's quota of each
class, the insane ranging from in
Fulton to 4,611 in Philadelphia. In
Kansas, during the same year, 81 out
OF 1O5 counties had no insane, and
81 counties had no feeble-minded.
John Barleycorn is herding Father
PENIS children into the asylum for
the insane. Father Penn pays the
freight.
In 1911 an army of 21,603 paupers
entered the almshouses in Pennsyl-
vania. Eighty-one per cent of them
were drinkers. Was Barleycorn in
that game? One person out of every
los received help from the poor
boards, and every county had it pau
pers. The care of paupers cost the
taxpayers over 100000 annually.
Kansas has one pauper to each 5000
people. Thirty-eight counties have
none.
One person out of every 95 in Penn
sylvania was behind prison bars in
1911. Out of TOT prisoners receiving
penitentiary sentence, 80 per cent
were drinkers. Out of 1O,607 prison
ers sentenced to serve time in jails
and warehouses over IS per cent were
drinkers. Out of 1870 persons SEN
fenced to the Allegheny workhouse in
1912, 80 per cent were drinkers.
John Barleycorn makes the trouble.
Father Penn settles the bills.
On July 1, 1911, Kansas had So
empty county jails and IS counties
had no prisoners serving time in the
penitentiary.
Father PENIS children who are de-
pendent wholly or in part for sup
port upon the taxpayers outnumDer
the combined armies of Meade and
Lee in Gettysburg in 1863. The vast
majority of them are the victims of
John Barleycorn.
One person out of every As in Fa-
Their PENIS dominion is dependent
either as lunatic, pauper or criminal.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
THE MORAL OF A CELE-
DRAFTED TRIAL.

Popular sentiment in this coun-
try approved the verdict Of &C
quittal handed down by the jury
in the now famous case Of Mendel
Beiliss, Russian Jew, accused of
numbering a Christian youth
named Andrew Yushinsky, in or
der to procure Christian blood for
ritualistic purposes. The trial
took place at Kiev in Russia, and
the prosecution attempted to
prove that ritual MURDER" as it
is called, was part of the religious
ceremonial of the Jews. Many
people saw in this trial only an
other evidence of Russian intoler-
ance and hostility towards the
Jews, and they rejoiced when the
accusation against Beiliss was
proved to be devoid Of foundation
in fact.
It is not the first time that such
a charge has been made against
the Jews, nor is it likely to be the
last. Their calumniators will not
be deferred from reiterating the
charge Of ritual murder" by this
failure to establish its truth.
The accusation is by no means
Of recent origin. It was not I'M
known in the Middle Ages and it
has been made many times since
then. 1t has caused thousands of
innocent Jews to be prosecuted,
exiled or put to death. The enc
mics of Israel have sought in vain
for confirmation Of this base
charge in Jewish literature; and
they have been unable to substan-
tiate it in single instance. All
Christian scholars acquainted
with Hebrew theology deny that
there is any foundation for saying
that the Jewish religion or cere-
monial requires the shedding Of
Christian blood for ritualistic
purposes.
The trial of Beiliss served to
bring to the notice of the public
the position of the Catholic Church
on this question. 1t was shown
that the Church, far from taking
any stock In the charge of ritual
murder brought against the Jews,
has proclaimed In the most decid-
ed manner her disbelief in the ex-
istence Of such a practice and has
used her authority to prevent the
persecution of the Jews on this
account.
| During the progress of the trial
at Kiev, Lord Rothschild wrote a
letter to His Eminence Cardinal
Merry del Val, in which he asked
the Papal Secretary of State to
authenticate the text of the letter
of Pope Innocent " in which he
declared specifically that the
crime of ritual murder attributed
to the Jews was an unfounded and
perfdious invention. He also
asked that the published text of
the refutation of this charge made
by Cardinal Ganganelli, afterward
Pope Clement XIV, be shown to
be true transcript of the original
document kept in the Roman ar
chiyes. In reply, the Cardinal
Secretary of State declared that
there was no doubt about the ac-
curacy of the quotation made
from the letter of Innocent " or
from Ganganelli's report to the
Consultors of the Holy Office.
Ganganelli' S report treats of all
the known cases of accusation of
ritual murder against the Jews
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

The time limit for gaining the
indulgence of the Jubilee expires
next Monday, December 8. The
spiritual favors of the Jubilee can
be gained up to and on that date.
There is yet time for those who
have neglected to gain the Jubilee
indulgence to do so and show
themselves loyal Catholics, obedi-
ent to the voice Of the Sovereign
Pontiff who had the spiritual well
fare Of Christendom in view when
he promulgated the Jubilee.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Anti-Catholic patriots" of the
A. z. A. stripe are ''up and do
ing" in New York. In view of
recent events in the political
world, we are not surprised at
their activity. If they had the
elementary common sense which
the ordinary citizen possesses they
would recognize the real signif-
canoe of the handwriting on the
wall and hide their diminished
heads. But these half-baked speci-
mems are like frogs in a pond
Unless they croak the passer-by
knows nothing Of their existence.
How long will they continue their
vain. efforts to muddy the politi-
cal waters in the hope of KEEPING
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

There are among your non
Catholic friends many who would,
doubtless, appreciate the gift of a
years subscription to a Catholic
paper at Christmas. Why not
send them a complimentary copy
of The Catholic Bulletin? 1t
might be the means Of bringing
them into the fold, and even if it
did not have this result, it would
put them in touch with Catholic
thought and activity. Why not
experiment along these lines?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Catholics out of positions to which
they may legitimately aspire and
which they are so well fitted to
adorn? We know the concrete
reasons for this latest A. p. A.
ebullition in the East-Governor
Glynn, Governor-elect Walsh and
Mayor-elect Mitchell.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

cent purposes. But fair-minded
non-Catholics cannot be hood
Winked by such tactics. Sooner
or later they will see the light,
and when the awakening comes,
let the bigot beware. You can t
fool all the people all the time.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
CONTINUED frOn pageT.)
EARLY DAYS OF N0TRE DAME

then but a small hamlet, the present
city of South Bend.
About one and half miles east OF
this humble hamlet they at last found
the Promised Land to which they gave
the name of Notre Dame Du Lac (Our
Lady Of the Lake.. Here, on this
historic spot on the banks of st. Mary's
Lake, Father Edward Sorin is por-
trayed holding council with the req
men Of the forest IN midwinter, when
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

sands of young men have gone forth
from her halls, fully fortified to cope
with business and it's busy cares, yet
looking back, may they not well ex-
claim with Gerald Griffin:
"A wiser head I know I've got,
Than when | loitered there,
But in my wisdom there is woe
And in my knowledge care"
How many of these would gladly
exchange, if possible, the hustle and
charm of those transitory years, the
Gloria certaminis" of brief hour,
for the quiet moments spent in recit-
ing the Rosary around that beautiful
little shrine, or chanting those endear-
ing titles in the Litany of Our Lady
down through the vine-clad arbors
that led to the silvery lake of St.
Mary's?
A Link With the Past.
Of all those who in early years were
familiar to the writer, the Rev. Tim
othy Maher, G. S. c., now in his
eighty-third year, but hale and hearty
yet, is the only survivor-Ad multos
amos.
The SANITY and venerable Father
Alexis Granger, C. s. c., the beloved
confrere and associate of Father Sorin
through all those trying years of the
young community, passed to his eter-
nal reward a few years ago. For over
fifty years this devoted man was pro-
fessor, guide and spiritual director of
the young seminarians of the Order.
Over on the little island this devoted
priest with his spiritual children
around him, lived the life of a true
servant of God.
Such is a brief and imperfect out
line of an Order and institution whose
history will yet be written in more
extended and amplified form
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Next Monday, the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, is a holyday
of obligation on which the pre-
cept Of hearing Mass binds as on
Sunday.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1918.

What shall | select for Christ
mas remembrance for my friends ?
There is no more appropriate gift
than a years subscription to The
Catholic Bulletin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

peaceable possession Of the site was
secured, and those friendly Indians
were invited to settle down on farms
around the future university. In the
spring of 1841 the little community
built their first building, which served
the three-fold purpose of chapel, home
and school.
Early Poverty.
Many pathetic, as well as amusing
stories are told of the poverty of the
little community at this early time.
There was but one horse to do the
farm work and an overdue note for its
payment was giving them much anxi-
ETY.. One day, while blowing with this
horse, the owner of the overdue note
appeared and demanded payment in
rather sharp terms. Father Sorin was
silent but Immediately ordered the
brother to unhitch the horse and give
him back to the owner, merely remark
ing that he was without money, and
very sorry he could not pay for the
animal. This gentleman, warm
hearted none Catholic American, seeing
the plight Of the good priest, not only
gave him back the note duly cancelled
but soon presented him with another
horse.
It was well known in those days that
Father Sorin and Father Granger had
but one silk hat between them, and
on estate occasions whoever, wore
the hat, it was certainly known who
the one at home was.
Who, of those early years, can for
get the kindly face of good brother
Vincent who loved the Gregorian
chant, the beautiful music of the
Church, so well, and of Brother Benoit
who presided so many years as project
in the study hall.
"a man severe he was, and stern to
view
Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught
The love he bore to learning was at
fault"
Woe be to the disturber of order, il
Brother Benoit once trained his eagle
eye upon him! The offender quickly
found himsef slated for detention a
deprivation of the usual hour OF
recreation.
Father Edward Sorin, apart from the
great love he bore his little community
had three other great loves-one for
his beloved Indians, one for his orphan
boys of whom about one hundred were
sheltered there already, and one fol-
his "minims," as he fondly called the
smaller students. Notwithstanding the
poverty of the little community al
ready referred to, the first act of those
noble men was to erect a home for
those who had none, where trades
could be taught them. Such were the
aims and objects of this noble body
of men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

"The voice with the smile wins. So
says sign in telephone exchange
where many people work. Remember
that the next time you get cranky be-
cause you can't get central at the first
ring"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Look up, lift up, is a good motto
for III all.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Entered as second-class matter, Jan
uary IL, 1911, at the post Office, st.
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 8, 1879.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-06

Rev. JAMES M. REARDoN, Editor.
B. p. KoLEsKY, Advertising MANAGER
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

hostess who has an eye both to econo-
my and effect can originate really ar
tistic decorations at home. A good
idea is to purchase one or two favors
and try to copy them. With little
practice you can make many novel
decorations which will help make your
entertainment a success. Three
fifths of the joy of eating Is in the ap-
pearance of the dainties of the table,"
The table illustrated embodies many
novel Easter ideas. The table cloth Is
of crepe paper, designed with rabbits
and great splashes of violets, though
if one prefers a white damask cloth
may be used. The centerpiece is a
great bunch of Easter lilies, with
green leaves, in large bowl, covered
with lavender and white crepe paper,
which has edges cut to form leaves.
At the base is stunning lavender
Maine bow. Four crystal candle
sticks, with white crepe paper shades
tinted in lavender and ornamented
with violets, add to the picturesque
effect of the table. Fluffy little chick
ems, which can be purchased for a few
cents dozen, are attached with baby
ribbon Of lavender to paper carts.
These wagons hold small candy eggs.
The ices were sprinkled with crystal
lied violets and served in tall glasses,
covered in lavender and white ruffled
paper and trimmed with long-stemmed
violets. The place cards have little
chicks perched on the corner of the
card. At each place is bouquet of
violets, either real or imitation, for a
souvenir.
Instead of serving ice cream, an
Easter gelatine would be very appro-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
SHARING in Easter,

To have lost no joy, buried no hope,
known no suffering is to come to
Easter day with little sense Of it's
meaning and fellowship. Only those
who have deeply suffered can enter
deeply into its glorious message.
Easter is the symbol of life triumph
ant, life more abundant, life rejoicing
over death. 1t is the birthday Of i'm
mortality, to be celebrated by all men
with gladness. Whatever hope has
been defeated in OUR lives, Easter Of
fers us the victory. The dead we
loved are not dead; they live forever
in newness Of life, awaiting our en-
trance into Immortality. The things
we have hoped to do, the things we
have longed to reach, are only antici-
pations, after all, of what the soul
shall possess in the larger life that
Easter foreshadows.
In our modern living, of the day and
for the day, the thought of Immortal
ity is often pushed aside. Easter bod
les it out afresh-immorta love, i'm
mortal life, endless JOY, everlasting
hope, a clarion-call of power-Harper's
Bazaar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

of each ribbon is diminutive rabbit,
holding the place card.
The candle shades are decorated
with designs of rabbits, cut from dec
orative paper and appliqued on to the
plain shade. For bon-bon boxes have
Easter eggs filled with candies, or
boxes in the shape of rabbits. Serve
the ice cream in nests made of strips
Of candied orange peel. For enter
tainment, after the children have left
the dining room, award prize to the
one who can draw the most perfect
rabbit blindfolded. A game which will
provoke much merriment is to have
candy eggs in various places in the
room and announce a prize will be
awarded to the one who finds the
greatest number.
Another novel idea for a children's
table is to make huge egg of crepe
paper on a wire foundation, and also
three or four ladders Of wire covered
with twisted paper. Then set little
chickens on the rounds of the ladder,
as if they were just emerging from
the egg and were coming down in a
great hurry. Other chicks could peep
out of the egg. The egg could hold
Easter favors to be distributed just
before the guests leave the table. At
each place have nest made of paper
moss in which place a little candy
chicken.
After the luncheon is served, give
each child some colored crayons and
an easter egg and announce that you
will award prize to the one who dis
plays the most originality in decorat'
ing the egg.
Copyright, 1914