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THE SMALLER GRAcEs
CULTIVATING THE SPEAKING
VOICE.

George Eliot aptly says that one
can voice all grades and shades of feel
ing in the four simple little words,
"Wlat can I do?" making them utter
either the most heroic loyalty or the
most absolute heartlessness, with an
inhnity of intermediary sentiments.
Many of us are far better than our
vocal tones, being far from as cap
tious, i,npertinent or selfish as our
modulations would imply and there
is as little reason for wronging our
selves in this as there would be in any
other particular. Fortunately it is not
a question OF principle but of nerves.
Advanced singing teachers hold that
tone quality is largely a matter of will
control induced by psychological emo
ton. If true of singing this must be
equally true of speech. Affirming the
utterance to the heart, making our
meaning sound just as good and sweet
as it really is will increase our effect
lveness to an incalculable degree.
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A LETTER TO ERIN

(The following letter, copied from
a Scranton, Pa, paper, and re-pub-
lished in the Western Catholic, .
Ireland. 1t will interest many of our
readers.)
Dear Sister Erin: Two stalwart
Americans, your native sons, are to
visit you. They leave these shores
Wednesday and ask you to be par
tial to both. They are Rev. John ].
Hurst, chaplain of Villa Maria Acad-
envy, Frontenac, Mimi, and Andrew
j. Casey, capitalist and banker of
Scranton, Pa. Father Hurst goes to
visit his father in Swinford, and Mr..
Casey goes to visit his birthplace,
Ballinloughane, in County Sligo.
Father Hurst gives a splendid &C
count of himself, his scholarly at
tainments as speaker and writer win
ming him front rank among Ameri-
can men of letters. His sermons are
masterpieces of erudition, logic and
eloquence. Catholic publishers vieing
with each other for the privilege of
the same. Modest and un-
assuming. always, properties con-
nected with greatness, I trust that
you will make his stay pleasant. And
pray do not be too beguiling or too
lavish in the use Of your famed
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Establishments. need Father Hurst
and his visit with you cannot be too
brief to suit me.
Mr.. Casey have spoken of as
capitalist and banker, and know you
cannot win him from his allegiance
to me. His friends are urging him to
buy County Sligo, and, believe me,
dear sister, if Mr.. Casey, and his
brother, P. j. Casey, whom you also
mothered, were to call in their re-
sources, they could buy the province
of Ulster, if it were on the market.
Mr.. Casey is one of the men who
do things. He is the president of
one of our oldest and STRONGEST
banks, the Merchants and Mechanics,
and is first vice president of a COM
mittee organized by representative
bankers for expending one million
dollars for the greater development
of the city of Scranton. His interests
here are so great and varied, am
not worried in the least about his
allegiance to me. He will be accom-
panied by his son and daughter, An
drew and Miss Pauline, and I ask
you to be especially solicitious for
the comfort of these, my children, of
whom I am proud.
Through Father Hurst and Mr..
Casey I send you my greetings, with
the assurance that I am as deeply
interested in your welfare as ever.
Any assistance can render will be
cheerfully extended.
Your affectionate sister,
The United States of America.
Rev. Father Hurst sailed from
Liverpool Sept. II and reached Villa
Maria few days ago after three
months trip through France, Spain,
Belgium, and the British Isles.
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OUR CATHOLIC DEAD.
MIMI
We frequently read in our dai

We frequently read in our daily
papers the funeral orations delivered
over those who are not Catholics
always laudatory, sometimes fulsome
in their praises of the departed
never a word to indicate that he may
have been a sinner, that he may be in
dire need of Gods mercy; never a
word of prayer that mercy may be
extended toward him. Such is not
the spirit of our Church in her serv-
ices for the dead. She looks upon
death as punishment for sin. She
remembers that nothing defiled can
enter Heaven. And so she considers
the dead as souls in need of mercy,
in whom some stain of sin may have
been found by the all-seeing eye of
God. or who may not have fully salts
fed the debt of temporal punishment
for sins forgiven. She takes the sal
walton of no one as certain, be he
Pope, or king, or peasant. Her fun
eral services are always supplica-
ton for Gods mercy on the departed
soul.
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THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE.

The first application of steam pow
er for propelling carriages was made
by Oliver Evans, who died in New
York ninety-five years ago. Evans
was born in Delaware in 1875, and in
his youth was a wheelwright's ap-
prentice. About 1900 he attempted
to build horseless carriage. but the
result, which was an ordinary car
riage with a steam engine to supply
the motive power, caused so much
mirth and derision that Evans aban-
doned the scheme. He made several
improvements in milling machinery,
and in 1914 invented the first steam
dredging machine in America. Other
inventors continued to dream of
horseless carriages. About half a
century ago New York was consulsed
with merriment over what was called
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or when some influential woman gets

or when some influential woman gets |
permission for those dying in the |
hospitals.
1.-The first concrete charge against
the Mexican clergy is that the Bish-
ops have organized the National
Catholic party for the secret purpose
of selling the government of the
country, and running it by means of
that party; but the fact is that the
Bishops took no part in the formation
of the party; nor has the Catholic
party been dependent upon the
Bishops; nor has it been guilty of any
act which is blameworthy, and this
last assertion has been proved. OF
course the Bishops looked with favor
upon the organization of the Catho-
lie party. There are many proofs
of this. 1t is not surprising that they
should welcome group of persons
showing correct ideas prudence and
unselfishness and proposing to vindi-
cate calmly and impartially the good
name and rights of Catholics, and to
strive peacefully to obtain such
rights as would prove to be compati-
BILE with religious liberty. But no
evidence has so far been offered to
prove that any of the Bishops started
the movement, or, much less that
they would do so with any evil mo-
tives.
"It has been said that Archbishop
Mora of Mexico City, was mixed up
in the conspiracy which destroyed
Madero, and that he even supplied
funds to the conspirators. The falls
lty of this charge is proved by the
letter which was signed by the Bish-
ops in Zamora.
1.-THE honest statement of the
facts, and the documents which
prove them, show conclusively that
there has been no act of the Mexican
bishops or priests which furnish
ground for hatred and persecution by
the constitutionalists. This hatred is
engendered and this persecution born
of the certainty which the constitu-
tionalists possess that the Church re-
proves the overturning of the social
order and they are nurtured by the
knowledge which the constitutional
lists have that the Bishops and priests
support by their preaching and ex-
ample, respect for authority, religion,
property rights and the family.
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COURAGEOUS ROBUSTNESS.

When mistakes are simply amusing
perhaps they do less harm than good
because of the mirth and the conse-
quent good feeling they provoke. 1t
requires courage to carry out a mis-
take.
We are told of a certain lady of dis
tlnctlon who was to be the guest of
honor at a. great function and who.
before arriving at the affair, donned
her gloves in the darkness of her car
rlage. Or reaching the lighted rooms
of the place of entertainment fancy
her establishment at discovering that
her maid had supplied her with odd
gloves and that each of her hands
was clad in a separate color. But the
discovery never for a moment de-
ranged her self-possession, Through
out the entire period of conspicuous
attention her poise and serenity evil
denced her Unborn good breeding and,
as usual, courage brought unlocked
Tor triumph. Not long afterwards the
same lady held a reception at which
She had the amused surprise of seeing
everyone of her lady guests wear odd
gloves of different colors, because
every one of them had accepted her
style as the standard to follow. She
could not help recognizing her own
influence even in trivial things and
that this influence might have been
seriously impaired by any other than
the course she had taken.
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the "steam man." figure construct
ed to drag a. phaeton. About the
same time in England the Earl of
Caithness invented steam carriage
in which he made journey of 40
miles in two days. R. w. Thompson
OF Edinburgh applied India rubber
to the tires of the wheels of a road
steamer in 1868. The first vehicle
to bear any resemblance to the auto
mobile of today was built by Sieg-
fried Marcus of Vienna in 1873. It
was driven by an internal-combus-
ton motor, but it served no practical
purpose other than pointing the way
to later and more successful invent
ors.-The War Cry.
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HIS TWENTY-DOLLAR EGG.

A hen on the farm of Henry L.
Jost of Kansas City, laid her first
egg the other day. Incidentally it
was the first egg laid by any member
OF the flock and Mr.. Jost took his ac-
count book down from the shelf and
figured out just what that egg cost
him. Gas nearly as I can estimate !"
said he. II am out just 500 for that
egg. I have been feeding these
chickens all winter and now, at last.
am rewarded. Occasions when
could sit down to a banquet that
cost $40 plate have been rare with
me, but can claim to have eaten a
$40 breakfast this morning. For a
real treat he should have dropped it
in a glass of "ZUMALWEISS" mr.
grain belt beer.
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II In every separate special moment
OF interior life and in every special
outward action that grows from it,
}let us. cherished Redeemer, cling to
the best expression Of ourselves and
to the highest expression Of Thee. r.
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THE NEW REFORMATION OF
1914"
Patriotic" Attempt to Promulga,
Anti Catholic Boycott. ~
Representative in Congress Asked I
Support Malicious Scheme.

Support Malicious Scheme.
A bold attempt to promulgate an
anti-Catholic boycott is exemplifed in
a letter which "A Patriot" has sent to
a Member of Congress and which has
been placed at the disposal of the Cen
trail Bureau of the Central-Verei;l
through the kindness of friend. The
letter suggests neither more nor less
than a general boycott against Cath
olics, designed to embrace the entire
political, social and business life, and
extending even to persons and agen-
cies friendly to Catholics. The letter
reads as follows:
1.-THE New Reformation of 1914.
Dear Friend
To save America from the fate of
Spain, Portugal, South America, Mex
leo and the Philippines, you are asked
by an unknown friend to make four
copies of this letter. Mail two to
friends, the third copy to some poll
tician and the fourth to some news
paper-all unsigned. You are also
asked to mutually agree with Ten Mil
lion Other Patriots:
l. To employ only Protestants as
maids, confidential clerks or private
secretaries and advise others to do
the same.
2. To encourage and seek out Pro-
testants in business.
3. To encourage and read such pa
pers as are free from Roman Catholic
free advertising and influence.
q. To remain away from motion
picture shows or theatres which show
offensive or biased religious pictures
Or plays.
5. To support for Office only such
persons as stand for Free Speech, a
Free Press, and a complete separa-
ton Of Church and State.
6. To assist in Federating all Pat
riotic and Fraternal Orders, who are
opposed to the things we stand for
and be Free Man" in Free coun-
try"
Signed "a Patriot"
This letter was sent to Washington
from Des Moines, Iowa, under date Of
Oct. 8. This fact, though it does not
prove anything, is quite suggestive.
nac Mo;,oc ,,,,c ~ o,,o +;,,,a ,,,J ~,,~
haps still is-thc headquarters of the
notorious Otis L. Spurgeon, the we'll
known anti-Catholic agitator, and the
home of the Knights of Luther, that
boastful anti-Catholic organization OF
Patriots" The surrnise that there
is some connection between the CT
forts of these agencies and this OUT
growth of anti-Catholic agitation is
certainly not without foundation. 1t
is very interesting to note that the let
ter was repudiated by the Congress
man as contemplate attempt to pro-
woke a religious war, and that the
Congressman is a Protestant.
lhls attempt to organize boycott
of Catholics seems to be part of an
organized movement. In Denver things
seem to have progressed so far that
lists have been published containing
names of individuals supposedly sub
scribing to such boycott. Accord
ing to the Denver Catholic Register
OF Oct. IS, several business men have
found it necessary to declare openly
that their names had thus been used
without justification or authorization.
II is evident from this that such at
tempts have progressed beyond the
first stages of mere solicitation. 1t is
likewise apparent that Catholics must
be on their guard.
c. B. of the c. v.
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The Eucharist Presence is not near.
ly the immensely of miracle that ito
impossibility would be.
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What we are catches resno,so
across all space. Actively be what
you would evoke.
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of the difficulty, and was confident
that even if a clash with Russia en-
sued, England not only would not in
tervene, but would secure the neu-
trality of France. Russia, who SIM
ilarly was acting through Great Bril-
tain, was equally confident that Eng
land would intervene and that Ger
many dreading a rupture with her
would abstain from war. Both were
mistaken. 4
Thus did the war begin. Who is
responsible?-H. A. Judge, 9. j., in
America.
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the Official Gazette in which they have
been published.
II may be stated that from the fact
that some Of the petitioners are not gem
orally known TO have the capital stated
or to be experienced in the industries
mentioned ii seems probable that some
of the requests for exclusive con-
cessions are speculative in their nature
and the concessions are sought with a
view to sale. ON the other hand some
sons who have bona hde intentions to
put into operation III" industries for
which they ask special privileges.
Apart from opportunities in cattle
raising there appear 10 be many oppor-
tunities for selling goods. The Amer
lean Consul at La Guayra, Thomas W.
Noetter. says:
Il regret that there is not In the en-
tire country distinctive machinery
house, one which can install a plant and
nurse IL along into successful operation.
Were such IA house in existence in
Caracas with competent and practical
man in charge the sale of machinery
Of various kinds could undoubtedly be
increased.
IL have recently received number Of
inquiries from concerns wishing To sell
machinery in Venezuela. ! venture to
offer the suggestion that several Amer
lean manufacturers who desire to sell
their machinery in Venezuela unite in
sending a joint representative To Cara
cas-. \ dozen or twenty different lines
might be represented.
The man in charge should be practi-
cal. able and lit to oversee the insta la
ton of the plants he sells and to cor
rect errors in their operation. He
should also be able to help the proposed
user OF machinery 10 get other ma
chimes or apparatus he may need To
complete his plant as he desires. He
could keep in touch With the industrial
development and instantly follow up
anything that promised business for
the firms he represented.
Were the proposed buyers confident
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go to the United States. three-tenths to
France, two-tenths to Germany and the
balance to Spain and the United King
dom. Considering the imports OF over
$2O,000,000. about one-quarter come
from the United States. about one quar-
ter from the United Kingdom, about
one-quarter from Germany and France
countries.
When people began to talk with me in
Venezuela about concessions and the
laws of privilege I was rather at sea as
to what they meant. Hence for the
benefit of readers l herewith give the
particulars concerning the same.
The Venezuelan law OF privilege for
unexpected industries. adopted May 81.
1918. and approved June 10, provides
that such concessions are open to public
bidding under conditions outlined in the
measure. Following Is a translation Of
the main provision Of the law:
Article I. The Federal Executive. in
conformity with article 30. section =, OF
the national Constitution. may grant
temporarily exclusive privileges to those
who establish an unexpected industry In
the country.
Article 2. The Federal Executive may
concede such privilege for periods Of five
to fifteen years. according to the nature
OF the industry and the importance Of
the enterprise.
Article 3. For the grant of such privi-
lege the procedure shall be as follows:
!. The petitioner shall address to the
Ministerio lie Fomcnto a brief which shall
set forth the description OF the industry
which !; is proposed to exploit. the con-
citizens OF the exploitation. the capital
appropriated therefor. the advantages
which will accrue to the community and
the place or places In which the enter
prise Is to be established.
2. Whenever the Federal Executive
shall deem useful the esta blishment OF an
unexpected industry, a privilege for which
shall not have been solicited by any in
dividuai. II shall OFFER the privilege there
for for sale by auction in accordance
with regulations which II shall prescribe
In conformity with this act.
3. The Ministerio de Fomento shall cause
to be published In the official Gazette
three times consecutlvely at intervals Of
ten days the petition for the privilege
in order that any person who can furnish
evidence OF the existence Of the same in
dustry In the country may interpose OPP
position thereto.
4. Such opposition shall be substanti-
ated and decided on in a judicial pro-
ceeding with the petitioner and In accord
ance with established procedure.
5. Should no opposition be interposed or
should such be declared without founda-
tion the Federal Executive will grant
the privilege.
Article I. In the concession for the
privilege the period shall be specified
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ARTICLES OF IMPORT.
IMPORTS by PORTS

The Interpretation Of these tables
shows that If IA man is going to the
country for cattle raising or other pro-
ductive purposes he should go to Mara
caibo ar Puerto Cabello and work in
land: but II he is going for commercial
purposes he should consider LA Guayra
first and then move on To some Of the
other towns which have n good export
trade. La Guayra OF itself does not
amount to much, excepting as the port
to Casacasi. the capital. which Is few
miles inland. think the above tables
are very suggestive Of where 1t would
he best to locate, and secondly what in
dustries are now being exploited.
At the present time, out Of the total
exports OF about $4,000, 900 three -tenths
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Article 6. IF the petitioner should re
quest. In addition to the privilege. exemp-
ton from national direct taxes and his
petition b. approved. the concession
shall require the approval Of Congress.
Special proviso: The Federal Executive
shall not be required to obtain exemption
from municipal taxes. which matter must
be taken up by the petitioner directly
with the municipality in whose territory
he intends to locate the industry for
which the privilege is sought.
Article :. As guaranty that the ex-
ploitation will he commenced within the
period fixed under article 4. the petit
TONER shall deposit in the national Treas
ury Of Venezuela sum equal to 8 per
cent. OF the capital specined as necessary
for the enterprise. The deposit shall be
returned to the enterprise when II shows
that II has commenced the exploitat ton
Otherwise II shall revert for the benefit
of the national Government.
Article 2. Cessation Of the exploitation
for the period Of six months shall Justify
the termination Of the privilege. except in
the case of unforeseen event or superior
force duly established.
Article 2. The Federal Executive Is au-
thorixed to provide for enforcement Of
this act in accordance with section (?
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ROGER w. BABSON ON MAKING MONEY IN VENEZUELA
Believes Opportunity in the Agency for Machinery
for Profit in Sales, but for Wonderful
Side Interests in Mining and Other Enterprises

day evening instead of in the stufYy
short I feel that the White Star man.
agement is performing great ser.
vice to American manufacturers by CD.
Grating these cruises--in great ships
to these South American ports, and
sincerely hope that the free tolls clause
Of the Panama bill may be repealed ir
order that we may next year go who'll,
around South America in big English
ship, starting from New York and land.
ing at New Orleans via the Panama
Canal.
The first thought coming to my mind
and to my fellow travellers on this trip
when riding on the train through Vene-
Iue!a Is why are not more cattle raised
on the Astounding fertile prairies Of this
country? The land on each side of the
railroad from Puerto Cabello to VAL
encia appears superior to the finest cat
tie raising land OF the United States
cattle do not know; but'it is not much
warmer on these plains than In parts
of Texas where I have been in the sum-
mer, and am told that the summer
weather OF these tablelands compares
very favorab,y with the summer of
Kansas. Nebraska and some of our own
prairie States.
I learned that in the entire republic
fharn NO ho . mn nm .
tie. while the plains covered about one
third Of the country. or 10000 square
miles. With the same density as cat
tie are raised in the United States these
plains should usually support 10000, 900.
Moreover, no attempts are made at
breeding. the cattle being small and
thin. II some good stock were imported
IL seems as IL there would he a splendid
opportunity in cattle raising in Vene-
zuela.
Considering its closeness to this
country and the fact that II Is prac-
tically on the great new trade lines
which are to be established through the
Isthmus Of Panama, its cattle would
command a higher price than those
raised further south. The, nearness to
markets is an advantage which these
northern South American republics
possess and which in many ways will
some day Offset the disadvantages Of
the climate. Every year food animals
are becoming scarcer In the United
States and it will be only a short time
before our country must turn to South
America. am told that a young man
can now go TO Venezuela and at mod
crate cost acquire vast areas, of this
prairie land. Such a man surrounding
himself by proper associates could de-
velop almost at our very doors a great
and profitable cattle raising industry.
OF course with cattle will come gen.
eral farming. Almost everything can
be raised from coffee to cocoanuts. in
Guiding sugar. rubber and cotton. The
following tables show just what is being
raised and obtained from Venezuela at
the present time and the various ports
from which these goods are being en-
ported:
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EXPORTS BY PORTS.

AS the exports of the country increase
SO will the imports increase likewise.
for almost every dollar which comes
into the country is spent in buying
manufactured cotton goods. flour. ma
chinery. &c. In fact the following table
Of imports for n recent year shows
what is being brought into the coun-
try, and the table following shows what
ports are most enterprising in COM
mercial way:
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~, ROGER W. pNBsON.

4 Ill day yesterday we sailed along
a the coast Of South America ar
irving at La Guayra about sun
rlsn in-day- IL WAS Very inter.