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The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

Now that the smartest gowns are in
two, sometimes three, pieces, in spite of
their deceptive appearance, We are again
debating the desirability Of the separate
blouse. The lace, net, and crepe blouses
appearing above velvet skirts, are un-
doubtedly Of the first fashion, but un-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Lebanon Lodge 20 Hold "wntcl
Night" Ceremony.

Night" Ceremony.
Lebanon Lodge, No. Z, F. A. A. NJ, viii
close the year of 1913 which has been
a very prosperous one for the lodge, with
watch night service Of a very
unique character. the affair to be entire
ly informal. worshipful Master Charles
ID. Shackelford. in his circular letter Of
recent date, stated that the gathering
would be for the purpose Of bringing the
families of members Of Lebanon into
closer relationship and become better
acquainted.
The committee, under the leadership of
P. NJ. Blair Mckenzie, is sparing no ef-
fort to make the occasion one OF the
most pleasant the lodge has ever en-
joyed. The meeting Is to take place In
the lodge room at the Temple, commenc-
ing at 10 D. m, and after an hours en-
tertainment by some Of the professional
talent from theaters, and a special con-
test of celebrated artists, who's Views
will be shown upon a screen. the audi
ence win proceed to the banquet rom,
where a buffet luncheon will be served.
presided over by the ladies, the lrnch-
con to be followed by an impromptu
dance.
The fellowcraft degree has beet an
nounced for the next communication or
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

DIR. NJ. F. Finley. Milton f. Ford. A. NJ.
Foster. Samuel P. Ficklin. Carey 8.
Frye, r. L. Frye, A. B. Gawler, James T.
Gibbs, James Graham. X. G. Fletcher,
Louis Hartig. I. S. Hall, George F. Hane,
w. A. Harries, Thomas Z. Hampton, j.
+. Heiner, ]. @. Huddleston. DR.. E. NJ.
Hasbrouck, DR. NJ. Hunter, w. ]. Kirk
land, J. W. Kimmerling. Frank T.
Knock, E. G. Lchau, DR.. Charles T.
Lindsey. John w. Michael, E. Harry L.
Myers, William McAleer, Walter McDon-
nell, H. 1. Meader, W. II. McCray, VIII
lam B. Mcknight, Lester b. Mann.
George W. Masterton, S. H. Moore.
George ]. Mueller, jr, T. John Newton,
Armand OMIT, William B. Palmer. Mich
aeI Pitibone, W. W. Potbury, o. II.
Phelps, Frank II. Pierce, w. s. Quinter,
T. G. Shaefer, w. c. Sparks, George
Spransy. George H. Townsend, Frank p.
Weller. z. c. Walford.
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Lebanon Lodge. January ., 1914 Junior
Warden C. Z. Alexander will preside.
Mrs. Fronie Il. Bergman Heads
Friendship Chapter.

Last Tuesday night Friendship Chap
ter. No. II, o. E. s, installed its new
officers at an open meeting, to which
its members and friends were invited.
Its hall at Tennallytown, d. c., was
beautifully decorated. 1t was taxed to
its full capacity by the attendance.
Very appropriate addresses were made
by the retiring matron and patron. Mrs.
Edith A. Lynn and James l. Giles.
During a recess the following officers
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
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Now $50. 50 to So5.OO
Now S39.50 to S95.OO
Sets Worth $4,000 to S125.OO
Now $3.50 to S65.OO
Suit Department Reductions

entire Suits, without
Eaboratey trimmed suits for dress plain tailored
street About Thousand suits i'm a-repesen
ing fashionable fabric in fashionable model Included
handsome models, trimmed with fur.
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The fellowcraft degree has beet an
nounced for the next communication OF
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01
THUNDERSTORM CHRISTIANS.

Catholics whose faith and piety are
in evidence only at moments of great
peril, whether real or fancied, may be
aptly termed Thunderstorm Chris
tians." AS long as no danger threat
ems. they are careless Catholics, who
are not afraid to live in mortal sin, or
perhaps scarcely practice their relig-
ion at all. They refuse or begrudge
their Creator and Lord the short half
hour or so of worship He requires OF
them each week. The Fridays alb
stinence they find an insupportable
burden; all church dues they consider
an imposition; prayer they regard as
wasted time; confession a nuisance to
be deferred as long as possible. and
holy communion luxury they can
well forego. Life, they say, would De
quite enjoyable if it were not for the
demands their religion makes on
them.
But let these people be but threat
ened with some disaster, then how
promptly their faith and fervor are
awakened! A terrible storm, for ex-
ample, comes up. The lightning
flashes, the thunder rolls and the wind
roars. Behold! Without delay blessed
candles are burning. holy water is
freely used and prayers for safety are
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01
THE ROSARY OF LIFE.

Have you ever-on your way home
from work-stepped into the church
to say your rosary? How quiet it is!
The tabernacle lamp CLOVIS like a
great ruby in the twilight, and it
seems that your soul is alone with
God. How small worldly things seem
to us then! How easy it is to pray,
to pour out ones heart in supplication
or thanksgiving. How much, alas! in
duplication and how little in thanks
giving!
Has it ever occurred to you that the
rosary is very much like life? The
mysteries Joyful, Sorrowful,' and Glor-
ious, may be likened to youth, ma
turity and old age In youth all things
are bright and full of promise. There
is the Annunciation, the Visitation and
the Nativity. The first hint of sorrow
is found in the presentation; the
prophecy of Simeon; and the loss of
the Child Jesus. Yet, as in youth,
the sorrow was soon forgotten in the
awe of redemption and in the joy of
restoration.
In maturity we realize that the
world is battlefield and the cares of
life press heavily upon us. Each
heart has it's own Gethsemane when it
prays that the "Chalice may pass
away" but how few of us say with
our dear Lord: Nevertheless, not
as 1 will, but as Thou wilt" Are we
not scourged by passions and the
frailties of our poor human nature;
with the sting of everyday trifies
whose very smallness makes them
harder to bear? Does not conscience
crown us with thorns when it makes
us realize how sinful, weak and un.
faithful we have been? Each one car.
ries daily cross beneath which we
fall many times. And have we not
some small share in Mary's anguish
on Calvary when we kneel at the
death-bed of our loved ones?
In our old age we find our recon-
pense. We rise above worldly things
We have borne the heat and burden OF
the day, but now that evening has
COIl6 we put doIuS CI0 So'A A0AI0 VI
folly and ascend to the state where
we are worthy to receive the gifts OF
the Holy Ghost. Purified and sane,
titled, our souls like our Lady's body
will be assumed in heaven; and-our
crown.
The days and years slip by; we
pass through joy and sorrow; sorrow
and joy, telling each bead in the ros
airy of life until the weary soul is re
leased and goes to it's account.
o, blessed Rosary! Thou art deal
to all the world because thou art oul
Lady's own. Rich and poor, learned
and ignorant, saint and sinner fine
comfort in thy beautiful prayers
Ida L. Cou0hIdn. in NJ Y. Truth.
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A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. ALPHoNsus RODRIGUEZ.

st. Alphonsus was born at Segovia
in Spain, July %, 1881. AS is often
the case with Gods servants, he
evinced remarkable virtues in his
earliest childhood, especially a singu-
lar devotion to our Blessed Lady.
While he was studying in the Univer-
sity of Alcala his father died, and he
was called away to carry on his bust
ness in Segovia, where he was shortly
afterwards married, and became the
father of two children. But Alphon-
sus, who had always led most holy
life, was not destined to serve God in
the world. He failed in business, and
death deprived him of wife and both
his children. He then determined to
enter the ecclesiastical state, and,
while preparing for the priesthood, Of
fered himself as a lay-brother to the
Society of Jesus. This he did from
humility, and under the guidance OF
his director. God rewarded him with
marvellous gift of prayer, and those
graces of infused knowledge which
flow from the immediate teaching OF
the Holy Ghost In the humble Office
of porter of college in the island OF
Majorca (such was his reputation for
sanctity) he became an oracle, con-
suited by neighbors and important
personages from a distance, in his
intercourse with whom he manifested
knowledge of future events, the
secret thoughts of mems hearts, and
other supernatural gifts. He induced
number of people to enter the re-
ligious state, and st. Peter Claver, the
Apostle of the Negroes, was among
his spiritual children. He died at the
age of eighty-six.
In 1904, when the Forty Hours
Alteration was celebrated in the Col
lege of Majorca, the chairs were taken
from all the rooms of the community
for the accommodation of the crowds
worshipping in the church. When the
chairs were afterwards restored to
the different rooms, that belonging to
Brother Alphonsus was forgotten Dur
| ing a whole year the good old man
was left without chair to sit down
upon, or to place his clothes on when
he went to bed, and had it not been
carried back to his room after the
return of the same feast, he would
have remained perfectly content with
out it for the rest of his life. He new
er thought himself other than poor
mendicant admitted through charity
and unworthy to receive aught that
was given him.
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ALL SOULS DAY.
Gradual Establishment and Spread OF
This Festival.

The commemoration of all the faith
full departed is celebrated by the
Church on November or, as hap
pens this year, if the regular date be
a Sunday or a feast of the first class,
on November 8. The Office of the
Dead must be recited by the clergy
and all the Masses are to be of Re-
QUEEN. except one of the current feast,
where this is of obligation. The theo-
logical basis for the feast, writes
Francis Mershman, whose article IN
the Catholic Encyclopedia, we repro
duce. is the doctrine that the souls
which, on departing from the body, are
not perfectly cleansed from venial sins,
or have not fully atoned for past trans
gressions, are debarred from the
Beatifc Vision, and that the taltntul
on earth can help them by prayers
almsdeeds and especially by the sacrl-
fee of the Mass. In the early days OF
Christianity the names of the depart
cd brethren were entered in the dip
tvchs. Later, in the sixth century, IL
was customary in Benedictine mon
dSt6rlGS TO uOlu d SO1hAASAAS ONNAS =
the deceased members at Whltsuntloe'
In Spain there was such day on
Saturday before Sexagesima or before
Pentecost at the time of st. Is1dore
I'd 636). In Germany there existed
according to the testimony OF Wldu-
kind. Abbot of Convey, c, $500 time
honored ceremony of praying to the
dead on October 1. This was accept
ed and sanctified by the Church. St
Odilo of Cluny I'd. 1O4S), ordered the
commemoration of all the faithful de-
parted to be held annually in the mon
asteries of his congregation. Thence
it spread among the other congrega-
tions of the Benedictines and among
the Carthusians. OF the dioceses,
Liege was the first to adopt it under
Bishop Notger Cd. 1O0S). It is then
found in the martyrology Of St. Pro
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lavishly offered. Soon, however, the
tempest is over, the sun returns, and
with it is restored the Thunderstorm
Christians serenity of soul and his
noble moderation" in the use of re-
ligious observances. Or suppose do
nestle bereavement is impending or
some pecuniary loss is imminent. Our
Thunderstorm Christian becomes of a
sudden devout He is instant in pray
er and profuse in his promise of
amendment, till a marvellous recovery,
or an unexpected windfall relieves
him Of all anxiety, and straightway he
is a careless Catholic once more.
Now it is not, of course, with the
Thunderstorm Christians practice of
praying and resolving in times of
peril and anxiety that we find fault.
Nothing is more natural or fitting than
that in imminent danger or sore dis
tress man should have recourse to
God for help. But it is the Thunder
storm Christians habit of being de-
vout and penitent only at such times
that is reprehensible. We would have
him spread his piety through the
week, the month and the year; make
it, if need be, less intense but more
solid, less sporadic but more endur-
ing. For all His mercies let God be
thanked not only on Sunday, but every
day, and let this sense of gratitude
find practical expression in the avoid
ance of mortal sin and all it's occa-
sions. The equable Catholic whose
acts of homage and devotion are fire.
uuent, spontaneous and fruitful is GER
tainly an object more pleasing to the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01
ALL SAINTS.
History of the Feast.

All Saints, occurring this year on
Saturday, November 1, is feast of
the highest rank, having a vigil and
an octave, and giving place to no 9TH
er feast. 1t is instituted to honor all
the saints, known and unknown, writes
Francis Mershman in the Catholic
Encyclopedia, and, according to Ur-
ban ", to supply any deficiencies in
the celebration of saints feasts during
the year. In the early days the Chris
tians were accustomed to solemnize
the anniversary of martyrs death
at the place of martyrdom. In the
fourth century, neighboring dioceses
began to Interchange feasts, to trans
fer relics, to divide them, and to join
a common feast; as is shown by the
invitation of ST. Basil of Caesarea
$3.50 to the Bishops of the province
of Pontus Frequently groups of mar
tyrs suffered on the same day, which
naturally led to joint commemora-
ton. In the persecution of Diocletian
the number of martyrs became so
great that a separate day could not
be assigned to each. But the Church,
feeling that every martyr should be
venerated, appointed a common day
for all. The first trace of this we
find in Antioch on the Sunday after
Pentecost. We also find mention OF
a common day in sermon of ST.
Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the
74th homily of ST. John Chrysostom
(407. At first only martyrs and ST.
John the Baptist we're honored by
special day Other saints were added
gradually, and increased in number
when a regular process of canonlza-
ton was established. AS early as A.
D. All there is in the Chaldean Cal
endar a Commemorate Confessorum
for the Friday after Easter In the
West, Boniface ", May Is, 500, or
$40, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome
to the Blessed Virgin and all the mar
tyrs, ordering an anniversary Greg
ory II (731-741) consecrated chapel
in the basilica of St. Peter to all the
saints and fixed the anniversary for
November 1. A basilica of the Apos-
ties already existed in Rome, and its
dedication was annually remembered
on May 1. Gregory " (S27-844 ex-
tended the celebration on November
/ to the entire Church. The vigil
seems to have been held as early as
the feast itself. The octave was add
ed by Sixtus " (1471-84.
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PLAcARE, CHRISTIE.
Hymn for the Feast of All Saints.

O Christ, Thy guilty people spare!
Lo, bending at Thy gracious throne,
Thy Virgin Mother pours her prayer,
Imploring pardon for her own.
Ye Angels, happy evermore!
Who in your circles nine ascend,
AS we have guarded us before,
So still from harm our steps de-
fend.
Ye Prophets and Apostles high!
Behold our penitential tears;
And plead for us when death is nigh,
And our all-searching Judge ap-
pears.
Ye Martyrs all! purple band,
And Confessors, a white-robed train:
o call us to our native land,
From this our exile, back again.
And We, o choirs of Virgins chaste,
Receive us to your seats on high,
With hermits whom the desert waste
Sent up of old into the sky.
Drive from the flock, o Spirits blest!
The false and faithless race away;
That all within one fold may rest,
Secure beneath one Shepherds
sway.
To God the Father glory be,
And to His sole-begotten Son;
The same, o Holy Ghost, to Thee,
While everlasting ages run.
Amen.
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tadius of Besancon (105S-66). Bishop
Otricus (1120-25) introduced it into
Milan for October 15. In Spain, Por-
tugal and Latin America, priests on
this day say three Masses. A similar
concession for the entire world was
asked of Pope Leo XIII. He would
not grant the favor, but ordered a
special Requiem on Sunday, Septem-
Der 80, 1888. In the Greek Rite this
commemoration is held on the eve of
Sexagesima Sunday, or on the eve of
Pentecost. The Armenians celebrate
the Passover of the Dead on the day
after Easter.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-01
THE SENTINEL OF THE SOUL.

Those who indulge fretful feelings
either of anxiety or irritation, know
not what an opening they thereby
give to the devil in their hearts. Fret
not myself" says the Psalmist; "else
shalt thou be moved to do evil" And
in entire harmony with this warning
of the elder Scriptures is the precept
of st. Paul against undue indulgence
of anger: LET not the sun go down
upon your wrath, neither give place
to the devil" Peace is the sentinel
of the soul, which keeps the heart and
the mind of the Christian through
Christ Jesus. So long as this sentinel
is on guard and doing his duty, the
castle of the soul is kept secure. But
let the sentinel be removed, and the
way is opened Immediately for an at
tack upon the fortress.
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ROSARY TIME.

At fall of the night in Ireland when
Spring in the land is fair,
At fall of the night in Ireland when
passionate June is there,
When woods are rudy in Autumn, or
hoary with winters rime,
At fall of the night in Ireland, It's
Rosary time!
With book and beads in her fingers
the mother goes to her place,
The holy candle beside her, the peace
of God in her face,
And out of their chosen corners the
voices of children chime,
At fall of the night in Ireland, at
Rosary time!
Outside, the song of the robin is
hushed in his sheltered nest,
The wind with a rainy sweetness is
signing itself to rest,
The Earth with her old-time longing
swings low to a minor rhyme
At fall of the night in Ireland, al
Rosary time.
Oh, many a dream of beauty shines
up from the lowest sod,
And many a golden duty binds men
to the feet of God,
But the strongest passion OF living
is stilled to chord sublime,
At fall of the night in Ireland, al
Rosary time!
Teresa BrGptOn.
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FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER
EPIPHANY.

EPlSTLE: IL there be any
other commandment, 1t Is COM
prised in this word, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. The
love Of our neighbor Worketh no
evil. Love, therefore, is the full
filling of the law.
GOSPEL: And Jesus saith to
them, Why are ye fearful, o ye
of little faith? Then rising up,
He commanded the winds and
the sea, and there came great
calm. But the men wondered,
saying, What manner of man is
this, for the winds and the sea
obey Him?
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all-gracious God, and His blessed
saints and angels, than ID the Thun-
derstorm Christian, who Acknowledges
with frightened prayers and protesta-
lions the Almighty's power and SOW
ereignty only when some temporal
loss is thought to be impending.
America.
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Four things come not back to man
or woman the sped arrow, the spok-
en- word, the past life, and the neg
lected opportunity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27

WELL DRILLING, boring, pumps and
cleaning. Feyh Rros.s las e. 9Th st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
LEGAL,
First Published In Tho Topeka state
Journal Dec. 3. 1914.l
Topeka, Kansas. December "A, 1S1&

O4GGmO0T H.
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS..
sODass ST. !. Se IS ec,Sc.
city Of Tops Ranso9 for sns
ton of a new fire station for City OF To-
peka on the southeast corner Of Kansas
Each bid must b. accompanied BY .
the amount Of said bid. drawn to the or +:
city in case the bidder to whom award
for contract shall be made. shall not.
into the contract and furnish acceptable
surety company bond for the full amount
OF the contract as hereinafter required.
Contractors will be required to furnish
to the city good and sufficient surety
company bond to be approved by the
mayor ma rs and commissioners in an amount
toned for the faithful performance Of the
contract and such bond shall also in
age which the city may sustain or r. suffer
on account Of injury to person or prop
erty rights. caused or permitted by said
contractors or their employees.
Contractors will also be required to fur
n1sh good and sufficient surety company
bond to the State of Kansas in an amount
equal to the total amount OF the contract
conditioned that such contractor shall pay
all Indebtedness incurred for labor and
material furnished in the matter OF such
filed in the office OF the clerk Of the dis
trict court OF Shawnee County, Kansas.
All OF said work and material furnished
specifications for the same prepared BY
Z: NJ. Wood. architect 81 Kansas avenue.
Plans and specifications for the building
pGy ready q the office Of the architect. :.
,Eisnt u reserved to reject any OF all
By order of the mayor and COMMISSION
err, Of the City OF Topeka. Kansas.
stdeaLfT ~ ae97a G. B. PURGE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
First published in The Topeka Stat
Journal December y iSl11

RESOLVED, That the Mayor and Board
OF commissioners Of the City Of Topeka,
shawnee County, Kansas deem IT nece1.
sary hor the best interests Of said city
~ C0n1truct public sewer in the district
er territory located within the following
oescriDed boundry, to-wit:
.oeelnnlng at a point where the center
inc OF Jewell avenue intersects the north
west 1rs o aioa Euc .t avenue extended; thence
nue. 20 the center line Of Mcvicar avenue:
saence north along the center line Of
line s Of W 1Sehh. and the center
the west line OF MeIrose Suhd;v;.,or ~
thence northerly along the west linz -:
N Mefrose subdivision to the center line Of
along the center line of Sixth avenn.
west to the center line NJ CO.
lege avenue; thence southern aione
the en center line of College avenue to the
along the center line of Tenth avenue 70
the center line Of Boswell avenue: thence
south along the center line Of Boswell
avenue to the center line of Huntoon
Of Boz xell avenue in Co,lene
Place Addition: thence south aie5e
the center line of Boswell avenue
street: thence west along the center line
Of Fourteenth street to the center line ~
jewell avenue; thence south along the
center line Of Jewell avenue to the north
Of beginning: all In the City OF Tcneis
Shawnee County, Kansas.
W. g. TANDY. Commissioner,
!. c. B. Burge city clerk Of the City
OF Topeka. Kansas. do hereby certify that
correct copy of the original resolution
now on file in my office.
tSeaLJ c. B. BURGE, City Clerk.