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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

A great tquoal 4 ascending TO
heaven from the Catlolie bishops IN
China These holy men want TO o1.
tend the Peters pence territory In that
empire 90 as 10 get a pull on all the
tOlOOo.OOO souls there. In short they
want to MAKE China Catholic, what.
ever the political future Of China may
be- says a Catholic writer. at any
rato the church OF God may there e1.
ncr,snce triumphs AZ great and far.
reaching as centuries back. when.
emerging from the nisht OF the Cata.
combs into the broad day OF liberty,
she fioodoa the westsvith the light OF
her blessinrs." That's right As soon
ns Rome felt a Sttle power she set
up her lnquisition and pointed 70 the
blessed Redeemer. who was 20 gentle
and merciful 70 all men, then she pro.
eeeted 10 make everybody do as the
pope commandcd-lr by twisting
their thumbs 20 pieces with the thumb.
screw, then by nlpplnE their flesh with
rcd.hot pinchers, sklnning them alive
and finally roasting them In public!
Mother church used very soothing
methods. they we're very persuasive,
too. and this was the way she
"hocded the west with the light OF her
blessings" Fact!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

III were only a Roman" ex.
claimed Mark Twain: "If. added 20
my own I could be gifted with modern
Roman sloth. modern Roman superstl.
ton aud modern Roman boundlessness
OF Ignorance. what worlds OF wonders I
would discoyerl I would 80 20 Amer.
lea and see and learn. then I'D stand
before my oountrymen and say, I
saw America, a country which has no
overshadoNtng mother church. and
yet the people survive 80 saw
common men and women who could
read, even saw small children OF
common people reading from books:
" ! dared think you would believe Il.
| would say they could write also .
- There are hundreds OF thousands
OF schools and anybody may 20 and
learn 10 be wise like a priest .
In that singular country II a man dies
a sinner. he is damned. he cannot buy
salvation with money for masses .
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

The Catholic Advance boasts that
the Catholic church has the solution
for temporal as vel as eternal prob
lcms-has tolut!cns % all problems
oorncrct-and saya; what we need
is men 20 apply hcr principles. men
Who viii forsct everything else In
their allegiance 20 faith." n they havo
any real practical solutions for any
sort of problem. Why dont they trot
'cm out? The mission OF the prclatcc
seems 10 be merely 20 utter dr.cd.up
platiu'des and label them solutions -
Their solutions having failed In all
rapal lands, how can anyone believe
they viii succeed In this country And
here and there the church shows she
has men who forget everything else
IN their allegiance 90 faith! such
lunches Of men are usually 10 be
found on the trail OF Father Crowley.
ADD some OF them are scattered al
over the land trying TO suppress free
speech and free press!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

In Italy. IN the city o. Naples. the ig.
norant Romanitts believe In and sup
port one Of the vretchodcEt Of all ~
l.gious imposturcs 10 be found In al
raly-tho miraculous uqucfaciion oi
tho blood Of ST. Januarius. Says a
writer; Twice a year the priests AZ.
tem5le all the people az tho cathedral
and get out this vial of eioiicd blood
aad let them zee u slowly dissolve
and become lquid--and every day foE
cirbt days this dismal farce 10 rc'
pcalod. while the priests 80 among
the crowds and collect money for the
exhibition Tho hrSt day the blood
liquihes In toriyteyen minutcs-ths
church 10 erammed. thea a time mus
be allowed the collectors 20 get
around: after that Il llQuifcs a little
quicker. every day. as The crowds
Erow smaller. ull on the eighth day
with only a few dozen present 70 Sc
the miracle Il liquihes in four min.
utes!" Behold the holy popiSh swim
die!
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

- In that country books are 20 CON.
moa that Il 10 rcaily. no curiosity 70
see one NCwspapoir also. saw
common mCn there. men who are
EC.iaor priests nor % Iccs. Who also.
lutsly owacd the lEnt they ullcd Il
vasnt rented from the church nor
from the mobiles. In that country you
may IAN from a thiii story window
several times. and not mash either a
solder or q priest '''s Mcndlcant
priests don't prowi around harsiooted
and with baskets bsgsins for the
church and eating ~ the substance
Of the people, etc.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11
CHARGING LIBEL
AND INDECENCY,
TO SUE MENACE
Catholics Of Country Aroused By
Story Alleging immortality
at Convent in Camden
BISHOP M'FAUL In
LEAD OF MOVEMENT

Sensational charges OF libel win
undoubtedly be preferred against
The Menace. an anti-Catholic pa.
per Of Aurora. Missouri. by the
Catholics Of the country, for the
publication OF an article alleging
immoral doings in a nunnery az
Camden, N. ].
The Right Rev. James A. Nc.
Faul. bishop Of the Catholic diocese
OF Trenton, who has been invest
eating the matter. declares that
the sisters have no connection with
the Camden case at all, and claims
the whole story a vile slander. lie
saws that a woman tainted on the op.
posite side of the street from the
convent in Camden. and that she
gave her name as Mrs. Nun. II Is
also claimed that a reporter OF the
paper in question clipped of the
"Mrs." and invented the rest OF the
story.
The bishop says he intends 10
make a thorough investigation OF
the whole case. He has ENGAGED
LEGAL talent and when all the details
have been collected. II his LEGAL ad.
visers think they have a case, tho
whole power Of the American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Catholic Societies and
OF the different dioccses Of the
United States win be brought 20
bear against The Menace publish.
ers and they will be brought TO
justice no matter what may be the
expense. An effort will also be
made TO bar the publication from
the mails on the grounds OF OBJ
scenity.
Up TO this time the paper is said
TO have dealt only in generalitics
In referring 20 the Catholic bish.
ops, priests and nuns. Now that
Il has mentioned a particular con.
vent the church authorities have
decided 70 appear against Il In
court
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

Oh yes The Menace Is going TO get il in the neckl
This not the first time Bishop So and So has demolished
The Menace This uniting Of the Federated BoycOttsr
crush The Menace regardless Of expense is really
getting too ridiculOus-rdiculOus srs naueOus to
the general public
Every time The Menace exposes Of the dirty in.
human of the Catholic church. the Federated Boycott
ters throw few fits and deluge unsuspeCtng local and
CathocEed press with threat Of what they going to
do to The Menace
It would take too much valuable time to the diff
ferent instances these holy liars have demolished this
little sheet The publishers have waited anxiOusy for the
"demoshers to set the ball going but each time have
waited in vain
If the story of the alleged escaping from the
Camden nunnery is false why don't Bishop MOFaul get
busy? If TIE Menace has malciously lied his right
reverend holiness has splendid grounds for his threat
ened libel suit Why it would take only brsaldastspen
to put this little paper out Of business Why delay the
game7 The Menace and all decent people anxious to
have this rgat reverend daddy show his hand and stop
his clatter.
Sue The Msnace7 BY all means sue it, and do it now,
so the publishers will be out Of their miseryl
Sue nothngl His Reverence" could not be coaxed
or hired su he is just taking advantage of the creduly
of some of TIE little editors to get free advertising
for his rapidly disntegratng business this Bishop
MFaul thought he had shadow of chance to convict
The Menace he would say word but get down to brass
tao and do business but he don't dare 60 further than
to blow and boast
The Menace insists that these lecherous priests and
prelates force into court 1t will show them few things
they will forget but forever regret 1t would give
The Menace the much desired opportunity Of either pro-
ducng the placing the witness stand the reputa
bic people who last the before she spirited
away and possibly murdered.
Shoot your wad, Right Rev. James MFaul," The
Menace is wiin'.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

The Citizen. q paper published IN
Mission, Texas. says the school board
has forbidden the nun teachers wear
ing the garb OF religion, but eontinucs
their services A real American schoo
Il what the people Of Mission neod. Lot
the nuns teach In their own schools
and not spoil the public schools. Would
a pAroohiAl school priest allow a Prot
estant teacherH Not on ybur life
Who, then. 10 the bigoti
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

A part Of every Catholic editors
equipment Is a series OF little emer-
geney paragraphs to be used at top
or bottom Of columns not quite filed
up with advertisements for priests
housekeepers denunciations Of the
Menace and our school system, de-
scriptions OF $4,000 chalices or fifty
room palaces Of bishops. etc. One OF
the hardest worked OF these para
graphs Is the following which has ap-
peared. poor English and all, in fifty
three different papers In the last six
months: I'VE should try AND un-
derstand that the most productive work
In the whole day both for time and
eternity IL that involved in hearing
mass" Mass fees help buy auto
mobiles for bishopsl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

Wherever the Jesuits are admitted
they will be masters, cost what Il NAV
Their society ls by nature dlctRtorial
and therefore Il is the irreooneilAhls
enemy OF all constituted authority,
Every act, every crime, however afro
cious, is a meritorious work. II com
mitted for the interest OF the society
OF the Jesuits, or by the order Of It's
general. Gen. Montholon.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11
1858


MS is nation 90 rsiigious liberty and a uan has
rEht % Hufttip accnrdinE % the dictates -
hs esn conscisnes tut ~ noiss NOT have ths riEht
49, 49, ss.le1 frem catsoilci,a lee in ths fast that
eeHn n q nlaks America Catholic aat tte church
enqfs ne Ntsts and aletate the religion % this
feTuhlir 0ut 81 thia has HrQuu the koman Catholic
H9litlcal machlns, the deadisat % AmsrtcAn
L. eghunE
MARvIN RRowN. AssOsiass Eeit0E
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

WHEN you have read this COPY of the
Menace, please pass "a on 60 someone
else. Keep "a working.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11
VIII This Buffer Make Good?

(From Trenton, n. J., Evening Times
September 20. 1879
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
New ssIna Link

An important find OF human remain,
has been made in Sussex, England Il
is part of skull and jawbone, and
will come to be known as the "Pilt
down" skull. So far, it is believed
possible, the remains belong to that
immensely remote period when the
North Sea was dry and the mastodon
roamed the land; in short, to the PHO
Gene era. The skull is extraordinarily
thick, nearly one-half of an inch. II
has a good straight forehead, and I'm.
doubtedly had brain. The jaw seems
to indicate, however, that. there was
no power of speech. There are mere.
ly two we'll worn molar teeth in place,
but other things show that in life
there were great CANNES and large
front teeth. In this it differs from the
famous Heidelberg skull, which is also
apelike in form but Imam as to teeth
1t was found with mastodon and PHO
Gene elephant bones, and primitive
flints; but these, Sir Ray Lancaster
considers, may or may not have been
coeval. The skull is being restored
1t seems to link man to a new spe
c1es and confirm his near relation to
the ape. The find was made by an
amateur geologist, Charles Dawson, f.
s. A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Wonder Of Common Things.

"o0Qer OF common snsUSSs
live, in this little cottage that
seems to have alighted, like a Bird
On the slope of this gentle hill: Red
and white peonies grow before the
door, enriching thu air with their
fragrance. They charm both me and
the bees. IN yonder bush beside the
door a chipping-sparrow sits upon her
nest; and in the swinging branch Of
the elm tree overhead two orioles rear
their brood, and as they fash by,
their golden colors delight the human
beings that watch them. Look over
that stone wall, and mark how its flat
I line gives an Incompatible effect to
the landscape. See our New England
fields dotted with New England elms;
and far beyond see those white-sailed
schooners scud before the boisterouf
wind The farmers boy, who fetches
milk and eggs, left me that nosegay Of
wild flowers. Look! Look! See how
the whiteness of that cloud glorifies
| the blue of the sky. IL 1t not strange
that all these things, that 30 about
their own business, should, by the
way, perform a work of supereroga.
ton and give us SO much unnecessary
pleasure?-H. D. Sedgwick, in the
Atlantic. ss*%..1I.' %:@ss = -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
TEA CHEERS ENGAGED FOR. LIFE
Swiss Pedaoooues Receive Small Pay,
But Are Persons Of Consequences
In the Community.

Nearly 80 per cent. Of the teach
ers in Switzerland are men," says w.
K. Tate, supervisor of rural schools
In South Carolina. Mr.. Tate has just
returned from a three months inves-
tigation Of Switzerland under the
auspices of the national bureau of ed
ncatiOn.
Five hundred dollars is considered
z good salary for teacher After a
lifetime of service he may go as high
as $500. Living is cheaper there than
here, however, and in addition to his
salary he is given a dwelling, a. Ger
tain amount of garden land and wood
for fuel. His dwelling is generally
in the same building with the school.
His position is of considerable local
Importance. Aside from his duties in
the schoolroom, he is often secretary
Of the local creamery association, lead
er Of the village band, organist in the
church and general intellectual guide
for the community.
when teacher is engaged it is
for life or a long term of years. He
settles down with the people whose
children he teaches. and expects to
make that particular job his life
work. Changes are rare Twelve
new teachers in one year in a sys-
tenn Of 240 was considered very I'M
usual. The record for continued serv-
ice In the same village is held by a
teacher in Thurgau, who has occu-
pied the same position for IS years.
One teacher that I visited has held
his position for "a years, and his IA
Their held the same position for IS
years.
:. "One Of the most attractive fea-
lures of the Swiss schools. is the cor
dial personal relation that exists be-
tween teacher and pupil. There is
nothing of the military in the disc!-
pine of the school; no lining up; no
marching to classes When the chill
dren go to the classroom, they shake
hands with the teacher, greeting him
as If they had not seen him for
long time, and are really glad to see
him. The whole relation is one of
charming naturalness and kindness
on both SIDES"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
At the Top, 40 Usual.

At the annual banquet of the Michi
gan Society of Chicago Congressman
at-Large Kelley of Michigan was
joked by several speakers upon the
prominence Of Irishmen in public
life.
THAT'S perfectly true; we always
get to the top" answered Mr.. Kelley
when it came his time to speak. 81
remember an example. OF this that
came to. my attention: = few: years
ago when I was making trip through
Minnesota. I came to 4 small town
In the northern part Of the state. One
glance at the signs on the stores
showed that scandinavians FREEDOM
mated, Johnson, Nelson, Gustavson,
Hilberg, Olson and like names were
all that I could see.
"'Any Germans here?' l asked the
man I was visiting.
There ban none,' he said.
ANY 1talians?
"'No,' he answered.
".And no Irishmen either, I sup
poser added.
go, yeas, there ban two Irisher1
in town. came the reply. One he
ban mayor and other he ban chief
POAAco' l.. 1; e Es.;'9smGs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Modern Dentistry Not Modern.

"ooeTn Oenttotry Not Modern.
A medical authority has Just stated
a number of newly acquired bits OF
Information that would seem to re-
fute the proposition that modern den.
t1stry is modern. Achievements OF
unknown dentists of ancient Egypt
and Rome prove the contrary. Just
who the dentists were, the historians
do not always relate, but the results
of their work have proved beyond a
doubt that bridge work-on which
we moderns specially pride ourselves
of the most skillful kind was done
rs long ago as six or seven centuries
before Christ. In the tomb of Sidop
were found four incisors and two ca,
line teeth in the jaw of woman that
we're held together by gold wire, two
II the former being transplanted teeth
what might be called crowns in this
aay-fastened in by gold wire. In
he museum at Corneto, til ~ lent
capital Of the Etruscan fedora i, are
10 be seen several specimens of bridge
work done by rivetee bands of natal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Boom Itasca State Park.

From Bemidji there has emanated
a movement to boom the Itasca state
park. 1t is proposed to secure CO.
operation on the part of the state, the
Great Northern railroad and the Red
River Lumber company, and have the
park put on the route for tourists.
The movement has received impetus
from the proposal that the state turn
the park over to private interests for
exploitation. IT,. ~>r< %&
Itasca park is one of the beauty
spots of the northwest. 1t is the
J birthplace of the mighty Mississippi
river, and has within it's borders very
nearly 800 separate lakes. It's seen
cry is second to none in the state, and
the park is capable of accommodating
many thousand visitors annually.
& In letters to Governor Eberhart
and to H. A. Noble, general passen-
ger agent of the Great Northern, a
direct plea has been made by ]. J
Opsahl, chairman of the special traf.
Tic committee of the Bemidji Com.
mercial club, for the co-operatio1
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Queen Marv's Avereione.

The old-fashioned ways Of Queen
Mary of England are not entirely ap.
proved by the sporting element OF
Great Britain. She has held the
prince of Wales, who has a sportive
diathesis, well in hand, though the
task has not by any means been an
easy one. The queen has q horror of
the turf, as the English name horse
racing, and everything connected with
it, and it is said that II she has her
way the whsle Of the royal stud would
be disposed of tomorrow. The young
prince is about to attend his first
race meeting. It is his ambition
in this/he is somewhat like his grand.
father, Edward VIL--to own a num-
Der of fast horses, but the queen
will listen to no suggestions along
that line. y" It is said that she has
no great sympathy with collectors OF
old furniture: A chair was recent
~ shown to her by its proud pos.
SCISSOR who informed her majesty
that he had paid .&600-$3, 000-for It
Rather more than spent for. fur.
nlshing the whole of my cottage after
my marriage" was her prudent reply,
It IL these homely traits that serve
to endear her, not to the aristocracy
but to the common people Of Great
Britain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Old Southern Cooks PASSING.


The colored cooks who were q
marked type Of southern farm life be-
fore the war are rapidly passing away.
On thousands Of plantations these
cooks were born on the place and re-
NAMED in service even after freedom
came to them until they were taken
to the little family burying ground
for final rest.
Occasionally one Of these old col
ored cooks can be found still doing
good service. The average pay for
.colored cooks on southern farms Is
from IS to IS per month. An .excep-
ttonally tlne cook and one who has
been in service many years sometimes
gets as much as $40 but such wages
are rare. IL.
The younger generation Of colored
cooks demand much higher: wages
and southern housewives find them.
selves compelled to pay from SIS ia
$24 per month in order to keep first
class servants. a&~ 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
SEXES CHANGE ATTIRE
PLACES WHERE WOMEN DRESS
As MEN, AND VICE VERaA.
Alpine Dairy Maids, At Their Work,
Wear Masculine Dress, as Do tho
Females In the Extreme North
-6rlQands In Skirts.

There are places In the world
where women dress In mems clothing
and men don women's apparel.
Even In Paris there are women
dressed in cheap, coarse, masculine at
tire, working as teamsters and day
laborers. While it is against the law,
the police wink at the fact and allow
them to earn peaceably their daily
wages.
In Persia, in some of the interior
parts, the women wear the strangest,
oldest trouser garments. They seem
to like them, too. from the fact that
they cling to them in spite of all ef-
forts to make them don feminine at
tire.
Then there are the Alpine dairy
maids who dress as men when they
60 about their work and look pretty,
II we are inclined to take evidence
from the numbers of men who yearly
persuade them to cast OF their mas
culine dress and put on more cling
ing costumes. But then their eyes are
so bright and their cheeks so red that
they couldn't really look homely in
anything they might choose to wear.
Again, far In the north, where it 10
freezing cold most Of the time, and peo-
pie dress to be comfortable and not
to look pretty, the women are actual
iy forced into trousers to keep warm.
The ancient women warriors always
wore trousers. But their reasons were
half masculine in manner and appear
ance, and dressed to accentuate their
qualities. They had to make them.
selves into fierce looking creatures to
terrify the men on the opposing side,
and from all accounts they succeeded
admirably.
AS for the stronger sex, there still
seem to be men in existence who
wear women's garb and enjoy it. In
certain parts of Greece, Spain, and
Albania there are bands of desperate
brigands who, when they are decked
out for attacks on strangers or neigh.
bors, look for all the world like grand
opera ballet girls, in their short,
brightly colored skirts, WHICH are
made very full, and sometimes even
ruffled a bit They seem tremendous
ly proud of their attire, and rival
bands strive to surpass each other In
vividness of patterns and newness OF
styles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Consumption In France.

Dr.. Jacques .Bertillon Of Paris, has
given It as his opinion that alcohol
may be called the principal cause Of
consumption. He Gays that all France
10 divided in two sections. North OF
the River Loire the grape vine does
not thrive and the favorite beverages
are cider and beer. In that section
much alcohol Is consumed, and tuber
culosis is OF frequent occurrences
The other section is south Of the
Loire. There the grape flourishes, the
principal beverage Is claret, and con
sumption is Of rare occurrence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
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q Dahl S.,insTn0ataars :.

The village innkeeper had been per.
suaded to lend customer a pair OF
black trousers for funeral solemnities.
The sad occasion was long gone.
weeks had passed away. and still Mr..
J., looked in vain for the return OF
his garments. They became urgently
necessary, and he sent q messenge.
to demand them hack again. r.
Said the messenger to the wrongful
detainer Of the goods: Mr.. j. must
have 'em; he's going to a funeral
They won't do for funeral was
the reply. I've been workin' It the
quarry In en-" o. ~ 4 I. =
What will Mr.: u DO, Them" asked
the messenger. -
Why, borrer . pair" replied the
other, same az what did. London
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