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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09
The "FIy-By.Nlghts."

the Fly-by-Nights" is the subject
Of very interesting and inspiring edi'
torial published by the Portland, Ore
gon, Journal, a prominent democratic
organ Of the Pacific northwest. This
expression is used to describe class
Of salesmen who appear at local hotel
and take orders for shoes or other com
modities, and leave in a few days Tor
other communities. The complaint Of
the Journal is that these statesmen pay
no taxes, buy no groceries, use no
hardware, patronize no doctors or drug
gists, and employ no labor. The
Journal says: the home dealer is a
part Of Portland. He helps maintain
Portland; he helps provide Jobs for
Portland workers; he helps support
Portland schools; he helps pay Port
land fremen and Portland police; he
spends his earnings in Portland and
among Portlanders and by his helpful,
ness to the community he deserves
the patronage Of the community"
The marvellous feature OF this editorial
by the Journal is its entire disregard
Of the application Of its utterances TO
the problem Of foreign importations.
The fly. y.by-night" at least pays a
hotel bill, and adveriises in the local
papers. At the same time that the
Journal is making plea for the pur-
chase OF articles from Portland dealers.
it is advocating a Tariff policy which
encourages American people to buy
from European and Asiatic producers.
The European manufacturer pays
very slight taxes under democratic
policy, he does not help build up
American enterprise. and all his inter
es:s are adverse rather than favorable
to ours. Every dollar we pay him he
uses to develop his industries SO that
he can take more dollars rwaY from us.
In local affairs the Journal recognizes
the fact that the home dealer is your
neighbor your townsman, your co
worker, and he ought to have your
patronage" but in national policies,
the theory Of the Journal and all other
Democratic papers seems to be that
the producer OF Europe and Asia is
your neighbor, your co-worker who
ought to have your patronage"
1t is to be hoped that those readers
Of the Journal who accept its policy
regarding the patronage Of "flly-by'
nights" in Portland will extend their
patriotism and loyalty to home interests
by advocating a national policy which
encourages or compels the American
people to patronizs the producers Of
their own country.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09
Chinese mAltar Of HeaYan."

No altar on earth yies In marble
majesty with the Altar of Heaven
Tien T'an--in the south of the Chinese
city of Peking, which Emperor Yung-le
Of the Ming dynasty reared in A. D.
1920 with its triple balustrades. stairs.
and platforms OF pure white marble
carved miraculously, its great circle
covering O wide area In the midst OF
vast enclosure. Standing alone, de-
serted under the blue Chinese sky, 1t
is dream of majesty and beauty. As
the great setting Of scene Of ritual
pomp that calls for thousands and
thousands OF robed celebrants, with
music, incense, sacrifice, 1t is trans.
cendently imposing and impressing
There the emperor knelt once a year
and worshiped "the only being in the
universe he could look up to'-Shang.
1.-THE emperor OF the world above.
whose court was In the sky and the
spear tips OF whose soldiers were the
stars.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

Representative N. E. Matthews, Of
Ohio, represents one Of those numerous
congressional districts in Witch the
sugar beet industry has made consid-
erable progress. When the democratic
tariff law was passed, many OF the
farmers discontinued the raising
Of suger beets and some Of
the factories closed down. The be-
ginning Of the European war revived
industry. As an indication Of the i'm
portance Of this industry to any com
munity, Mr., Matthews gives figures
showing that one small factory at
Paulding Ohio, paid out $3O2,2SO for
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09
Mrs. RenfrO Goes to Her Reward

Mr.. Esther A. Reniro, who has long
been in failing health, passed away at
her home on North Jackson street at
3 o'clock Tuespay morning. Monday
vas her birthday, she being 64 years
Of age at that time.
Mrs. Reniro has bee one OF Harris.
burgs most respected citizens since
1885, and for many years she was a
'eading figure in temperance and church
work, being member Of the Presby-
terian denomination at the time Of her
death.
She leaves daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
Edwards, Of Webster Groves, Mo-, two
step children-W. E. Renlro oil Galena,
Mo and Mrs. Taylor Ferguson Of this
city-besides grandchildren and others
to whom she was ever a kind mother
and beneiactress. Mrs. Reniro was a
woman Of unbounded charity and her
unselfsh spirit has left an impress on
the community which will live in its
bepifcent influences for all time.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon, followed by interment at
the city cemetery.
Mrs. Esther Renfro (nee McElheny)
was born Nov. /, 1851, and died Nov.
2, 1915, being 81 years and l day old.
Her parents left Ohio to come west and
finally located in the southern part Of
the state, where her childhood was
spent, He father was a sturdy and de-
voted Christian, and typical pioneer,
loving the wilderness and keeping with
in it. He mother was a woman Of
refinement and ability. She held reg
ular religious exercises in her nergh-
borhood in the absence Of other min
listers, and conducted prayer meetings
and burial services, after the manner oi
a local preacher Of the Methodist church
In this home, family prayer and song,
regular bible study and Sabbath OBJ
servance we're established habits.
In 1870 Miss McElheny married DR..
J. w. Reniro, now deceased, and un-
dertook the care Of his two children, W.
E. and Minnie, to whom she was in
deed second mother. These, w. E.
Reniro OF Galena, Mo, and Mrs Taylor
Ferguson OF Harrisburg, as we'll as her
only daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Edwards,
and Miss Ruth Cross, Mrs. Gladys
Lewis and Jesse Cross Of Harrisburg,
all oil whom shared her loving kind
ness, we're with her at the end.
The body will lie in state at the First
Presbyterian church Wednesday after
noon from 1850 until 2 o'clock, at
which latter hour Rev. E. Breeze will
conduct the funeral obsequies. - Har-
risburg, (Ill.) Daily Register.
Mrs. Renfro was we'll known by
many Taney county people, and was
land owner in the county.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

The Japanese finance department,
which for nearly year has been en-.
gagged in conducting Investigations with
a view TO a revision OF the customs
tariff. has made its report to the Diet,
which will take up the question at its
coming session. 1t is planned to in
crease the duties on manufactured
articles and abolish the duties on cer.
tain raw materials. Evidently the
Japanese have been studying the dis.
astrous effect oil the Wilson Underwood
tariff law, which taxes raw materials
and places protective duties on
manufactured products. The tariff
policy which they are about to adopt
is identical with tbat championed by
the republican party and which will be
restored 10 the United States in 1917.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

for seed purposes with very little added
cost Of production, will he pointed out.
The talks on farm management and
the business side Of farming will be
under the direction OF o. r. Johnson,
D, H. Doane, S. D. Gromer and R.
M. Green Of the College OF Agriculture.
These men will be aided By practical
farmers from various parts Of the state.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09
HOnk | HOnk +!


toots the good ship Oscar II sailed out
Of New York harbor yesterday carrying
fifty 'iour-count 'em-newspsper re-
porters, three moving picture operators,
twenty members Of personal staff"
Henry Ford and sixty-three plain and
assorted college professors, women
peace advocates and other excursion
lists. Certainly this is as strange an
argosy as ever ventured the deep, for
there is not a single member OF the
party, including Mr.. Ford himself, who
knows where they are going or what
they are going 10 do when they get
there. But il there is any anxiety on
this score it is not shared by the fifty
four reporters, the college professors
and the personal staff" And as long
as the money holds out, which will be
quite while, none Of this happy con-
tingent will worry about results.
The slogan Of the expedition, TO
get the soldier out Of the trenches by
Christmas" has been a growing source
Of embarrassment TO Mr.. Ford, bnt this
tension was iortuitously relieved by one
Of the inspired members Of the per.
sonal STAFF who explained TO an in
quisitive reporter that Mr.. Ford has
not expressly stated what Christmas
he referred to. Much Of the eclat Of
the affair has been lest through the
stampede Of invited guests to find last
minute alibis. Although forty eight
state executives were invited, not a
single acceptance was received-un'
less Governor Hanna Of North Dakota
managed to get to the dock in time.
He was the one remaining hope OF the
party. The list Of distinguished
Americans and devoted peace advo'
Gates who are not on the Ford ship
s most impressive.
The spectacle OF William J. Bryan
standing on the dock waving Chau
tauqua salute 10 the departing ship
doubtless moved many OF the bystand
ers to tears. But Mr.. Bryan was care.
iul to give the company his benediction
with tentative promise TO meet them
at The Hague later on, provided il
got that far and nothing prevented his
own sailing. Bryan is an actor who
never plays any team work. He does
monologue, alone and unaided and
without the subsequent necessity OF
splitting the receipts. To be cooped
up for ten days in a ship that carried
only reporters, professors and other ex-
cursionists, none OF whom had any
money, would be torture 10 Mr. Bryan,
when there is such good pickings in
Jacksonville and Mobile. Then there
is the haunting danger Of being in
termed. What il Mr.. Bryan should be
captured and forced TO keep his mouth
shut until the end ni the war2 Would
he survive? He conldn't. He will
remain in America, where it is safe and
where speech is free and unrestricted,
and il by any miracle Of chance Mr..
Ford should succeed in making a stir
abroad. then Mr.. Bryan can get in on
large share Of the glory. There is
plenty Of time. - K c. Journal
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

Medill Mccormick is quoted once
more as counselling the bull moose
to get together with the republicans.
The election returns convince US that
the bull moose beat Medill McCor-
mick to it.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

portion Of the crop Of beets har
vested in October Of this year. Had
ihe democrats accomplished what they
expected to with regard to the domes'
tic production al sugar, this and other
factories Of similar nature probably
would not have been in operation a, all
this year.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09
In Old Missouri. "

II | had just one year TO live,
I'd go to Budapest;
OF all the places have seen
| like that town the best;
But if had FIVE years 10 live
Another place would lure me-
I'd 60 to digging lead and zinc
On cheap land in Missouri.
I'd buy place and build shack,
And dig the black stuff out;
One half the time I'd did and pack,
The rest I'd fish for trout
And hunt for turkey in the hills,
Or rest by Comforts fountains.
In those FIVE years I'd know no ills
To old Missour's mountains.
II l could live hundred years,
I'd 60 to Oregon,
Where l could watch the sea turn red
Beneath the setting sun.
I'd buy lot Of worthless land
And just hang" 10 the stuff,
And maybe in hundred years
'Twould make me rich enough.
But I've got only twenty years,
And haven't got much money;
want to live where summers mild
Ard where the winters sunny;
want TO miss the frey heat
And winters irigid fury,
And for these things no land can beat
The highlands OF Missouri.
I'm going to find the highest land
That old Missouri's got,
Where neither bugs nor skeeter live,
And where it's not too hot.
I'll buy the biggest farm can,
And raise some fruit in places
In twenty years Missour's land
Will be as dear as blazes.
Lamar Sentinel Republican.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

Neither the discussing officers bal
ances, nor the national banknote re-
demption fund have, previous to the
McAdoo treasury regeme, ever been
recognized as governmental assets.
They have always been considered LA
bilities. Nor have subsidiary silver
coin, minor coin and silver bullion ever
been reckoned as available for the pay
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

From which il is apparent that the
net balance reported in the daily treas
ury statement Of November oath is
purely illusory, and the treasury is
s1,000,000 in hook, so far as live
assets are concerned.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

In 1910 Woodrow Wilson, then gov
ernor'elect Of New Jersey, insisted
that James E. MARITIME must be made
senator. In 1915 the same Woodrow
Wilson insists that MARITIME must not
be reelected. At the earlier period
MARITIME was elected. in the opinion ol
some, because Of Wilson'S insistance.
Now he will be deieated-not because
Of Wilson'S opposition. however, but
because New Jersey is going to elec,
a republican senator next year.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-12-09

ment OF the expenses OF the govern
ment. To pad the treasury balance,
Secretary McAdoo now includes these
FIVE items. On November 24h, the
net balance, under Mr.. McAdoo's S
financial prestidigitation, was Sl12,,
25,520.01. Included in this balance
were the following items:
Subsidiary silver coin .$2l ,l03,8 800 IS
Minor coin ,..... l,122,36S Al
Silver bullion available
Tor subsidiary coinage 5,l02,084 II
National banknote re-
demption fund -. $3.50, ,640,50
DiSbursing officers
credits. ........... 59.634, ,68l,5
Total. .Sll3, ,6l3, ,674.04
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
THE CHURCH IN HOLLAND
STATISTICS OF THE cHuRcH's
GROWTH AMONG THE DUTCH
CATHOLIC MINISTER'S OF
STATE, SENATORS AND DEPU.
TIES.


lie Mission Cattoliche" Of Milan
gives the following statistics of the
Church's growth in Holland. In 1900
the Dutch Catholics numbered no more
than 100000. They had no Bishop,
only a Vicar Apostolic, and the few
priests attending them might say Mass
only in secret. In 1853 Pope Plus TX
was able to establish a Catholic HER
archy there and created five dioceses
under an Archbishop and four Bishops.
Then Holland had 1,280,000 Catholics
and 1,400 priests. In 1907, according
to the latest census, the Catholic pop
uIation was 1,822,00O with 1858
priests; today Dutch Catholics number
2,15O,0O0 Plus x in 1911, elevated to
the Cardinalate His Eminence Car
dinal Van Rossum, to the great joy OF
all Holland
Converts from Professionalism are
considerable. There are about 500
conversions each year in the Diocese
of Harlem alone, and $40 in the Dio-
cese of eBois-Ie-D Due, where Catholics
are in the majority.
From 1923 to 1903 the statistics
enumerate 416 new churches and 1876
rebuilt. From 1880 to 1910 the cost OF
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
DUBUQUE COLLEGE.


An event of more than usual inter
est was the free lecture on Socialism
by the Hon. Peter w. Collins, who
appeared under the auspices of the
Supreme Council of the knights of Co
lumbus at the College Auditorium on
Thursday evening, April 8. The large
auditorium was packed and the lee
ture and the discussion of several
questions following it placed this great
social problem in new light to many
of the hearers. Mr.. Collins discus.
sions and knowledge of Socialism and
of labor conditions is thorough and
scholarly and his ability as an inter
esting and telling debater is excep.
tiOnal.
The Vested Choir, numbering about
fifty members under the direction OF
DR.. Dress, will give concerts at Ma
son City on Sunday and at Fort Dodge
on Monday on their annual tour.
The Most Reverend J. J. Keane, re.
tired Archbishop of Dubuque, cele
brated Mass and preached the sermon
at ST. Joseph's Chapel last Sunday
He left for Washington to attend the
jubilee celebration of the founding OF
the Catholic University, of which he
was the first rector.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
MILITARY MASS
|CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN HONOLULU.

For the first time in the history of
Honolulu a Military Mass was recently
celebrated under American service
auspices.
The imposing and impressive serv-
ices, commemorative the departed of
the army and navy of the United
States, was held in the National
Guard Armory, and the immense edi-
fee was filled. Chaplain Valentine
Frank, of the National Guard, was the
celebrant, while Chaplain Ignatius
Fealy, of the First Field Artillery,
preached powerful sermon.
The music of the services was led
by the First Field Artillery Band,
under direction of Bandmaster BrinIey,
and the congregation joined in the
singing of Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name" and the Recessional, which
was the National Anthem.
Many prominent in military and
civil life we're in attendance, Governor
Pinkham being the ranking civilian
Colonel w. c. Rafferty, the ranking
army officer and Rear Admiral c. B.
T. Moore the ranking navy officer.
Large numbers of enlisted men from
both the army and navy were present.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
BISHOP GRIMES DEAD
NEW ZEALAND PRELATE WAS A
MARlsT-BoRN IN 1s42 AND
coNsEcRATED IN 1897.


The death is reported from Sydney
on March Is, whittier he had gone for
treatment, of Right Rev. Joseph
Grimes, S. NJ, D. D., Bishop of Christ
church, New Zealand. Born in Moor
fields, London, in 1912, deceased at
an early age joined the Order of the
Marist Fathers, making his studies
in Ireland, and on the Continent. He
taught for many years with great
success in the schools of the Marist
Fathers in ireland and in the United
States. He was appointed in 1897 first
Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
As proof of his labours he leaves his
Cathedral, which cost over $3.50, 900
practically free of debt.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
DIOCESE OF BISMARCK.

Dickinson: Steps are being taken
by the parishioners of st. Joseph's
Church, of which Rev. w. Schultz is
pastor, to secure ground for an add
ton to the present structure which
has become too small to accommodate
the people, Notwithstanding the fact
that two Masses are celebrated each
Sunday. The present church which
was built some years ago cost about
$4,000.
Gladstone: The dedication of the
new Church of st. Thomas took place
on Monday, April 5, in the presence
of more than four hundred people.
The ceremony was performed at ten
o'clock by the Right Reverend Bishop
Wehrle after which High Mass was
celebrated by the pastor, Father Felix,
%. S. b. The sermon was preached
by the Right Reverend Bishop. Plans
are being made for the erection of a
priests house in the near future.
HirschviIIe: The Catholics living
in the neighborhood of Hirschville
have asked for church and the Right
Reverend Bishop Wehrle has promised
to visit the place to discuss the mat
ter with them on May q.
Fort Yates: The Rev. Bernard
Strassmaier, o. S. B., the Indian mis-
sionary, who has been stationed at ST.
Peters Church for twenty-five years
celebrated the event quietly on March
%. He was presented with a sub
stantial purse as testimony of ap-
probation from his Catholic and non
Catholic friends on the Indian reserva-
ton.
BoWbeIIs: The Rev. Thomas De-
schauer of Stanley, has been appoint
ed pastor of the Church of st. Joseph
in succession to the Rev. d. F. O'Sul-
livan who has taken charge of the
parish of Crosby.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
DIOCESE OF WINONA

Mankato: On March 81, Prof. e. M.
Lehnerts of the University of Mime
sofa favored the Good Council Acad-
envy with a most interesting and in
structive picture-lecture on the topog-
raphy, natural resources and beau
ties of Minnesota. The lecture was of
particular interest to the students in
commercial geography and physics.
The first part of Holy Week was
taken up by three days retreat Civ
en- to the students by Rev. Grotegerrs,
S. J., of SIS. Peter and Pauls parish,
ManKato. The close of the retreat
marked the opening of short Easter
vacation, which closed Monday, April
Thursday, April 8, was indeed a
gala day at the Academy. Rev. Moth
er Superiors nameday was celebrated
by the students in very enthusiastic
manner The chief religious event of
the day was a High Mass followed
by Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Mother graciously allowed a
free day, and invited all the students
of the school to the festal dinner. In
the afternoon the entire school, in
Guiding the wee ones, offered their
tribute of gratitude and veneration to
Mother in the form of a program in
which poetry, song and music were
laid under contribution to give express
sion to the loving sentiments in the
hearts of all.
Waseca: A recital was given by
the senior pupils of the Sacred Heart
Conservatory at the Palace Theatre on
April 8.
Winona: ST. Johns Bohemian par
ish gave an excursion to La Crosse
over the Northwestern Road on Sun
day, April II. [
A right start in life means success.
Then start in Mankato Commercial
College, Mankato, MINI. Send for
catalog.
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DIES IN OLD HOME
FATHER MARA, S. j., PASSES
AWAY IN NAPLES-LIVED IN
NEW MEXICO MANY YEARS.

The Rev. Joseph Mara, S. j., who
had been sent to Italy to represent
the Rocky Mountain mission at the
General Conference of the order, died
suddenly in Naples two weeks ago.
The conference closed in Rome some
time ago and Father Mara had
gone to Naples, where he was former
ly provincial six years. He was born
in Italy on January %, 1874, and
entered the order on September 26,
1859. His novitiate was spent in Ire
land, but, he made his theology in
America, studying at Woodstock. He
had lived in this country altogether
about thirty=fiye years, having been
project of studies and discipline at
the old Las Vegas, N. NJ, college for
seven or eight years. He was one OF
the best writer's in the Jesuit order,
and was the editorial mainstay for
twenty years of The Revista Catolica,
the Spanish Catholic paper published
at Las Vegas.
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church buildings alone amounted to
more than $25O,OO0,0O0.
The Religious orders had in 1853
about $500 members; in 1907 there
were 1885 of which $3.50 were men
belonging to 35 congregations with $50
houses, and 1850 women with 496
houses belonging to IS different Sis
terhoods. The enumeration does not
include the German and French relig-
ious who came as refugees since the
Kulturkampf of Germany and the more
recent prosecutions in France. Nurs-
ing Sisters have 430 hospitals in Hol-
land while there are A others under
the direction of Brothers. More than
10000 children frequent the parochial
schools.
OF the eight Ministers of state, in
1904 three we're practical Catholics,
while in the two Houses there are
twenty-five Catholic deputies and
eighteen Catholic senators. Last year
Queen Wilhelmina nominated as Presi-
dent of the House of Deputies DR.. Van
Nicpens Zevenaes, the youngest of the
Catholic deputies.
In 1885 DE Tijd" was the only
Catholic paper; today there, are Is
Catholic dailies, 20 bi-weeklies and 81
weeklies, besides 43 reviews.
Evidently Catholicity in Holland is
not on the wane.
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DIOCESE OF DULUTH.

Chisholm: Next Sunday the Domin-
lean Fathers win open a weeks mis-
sion for the English-speaking mem
bers of the congregation of st. Johns
Church of which the Rev. John E.
Schiffrer is pastor.
Duluth: On Tuesday evening April
20, the Rev. A. B. c. Dunno, pastor OF
st. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire, Wis,
will lecture in the Cathedral auditori-
um on 1.-THE Average Man." under the
auspices of the Guild of st. James
for the benefit of st. James Orphan.
age In connection with Father
Dunne's lecture a musical program
will be given.