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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
A NEW-WoRLD LESSON TO
y. u. EUROPE.

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Some weeks ago the following
editorial appeared in the Chicago
FJourpaI which indicates that the
writer does not hold the same
views about the South American
people as many returned mission
aries who assert that their t'be-
|nighted" = condition is due to- the
fact that the Catholic Church has
kept them in bjection and ignor-
|ance. He says:
con the summit Of the Andes
Mountains, ON the boundary line
between !, Argentina and Chile,
Stands a colossal Statue Of Christ,
the Pacificator. 1t stands as an
|emblem of the triumph of peace
full craftsmanship, as a rebuke to
warlordism, as an evidence of
that enlightenment which Europe
boasts-and which two South
American nations have practiced.
Some years ago, by all the
rules of the Maehiavellian states
manship which has set fire to the
fabric of civilization in Europe,
there should have been a war be.
tween Argentina and Chile: The
lexense for war was present in the
shape of a boundary dispute.
The advantages of war, from
lChile's viewpoint, were great
For the moment, she was stronger
both by land and sea, thar
Argentina, yet the vast open
plains Of the latter country were
lalready attracting immigrants al
lsuch a rate that the scales of pow.
er were sure to incline in her di
ERECTION with each peaceful year.
EsThe temptation was almost
Overwhelming; but Chile resisted
lit. Instead of taking advantage
of her nlOmentary strength tc
lcripple her rival, she submitted
1.-THE boundary dispute to arbitra.
ltion. An impartial commission
Traced the frontier line, which
aboth nations accepted; and wher
this was done, they placed at the
most conspicuous point on the
| frontier the Statue Of the Prince
of Peace as a token and a remind
er that nations do not prosper by
lforce alone.
''How long, think you, will il
take the chancelleries of some
Iparts of Europe to arrive at the
lsame stage of civilization and hu
Imanity that the statesmen of Ar
agentina and Chile reached nearl,
la generation ago?''
The inscription on the base 81
1.-THE monument to which the fore
going editorial refers is: Sooner
Twill these mountains be torn from
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
WHY?

"Some years ago was working for
large wholesale liquor house in Chi
cago," said a business man recently.
Among their employees was num-
Der of statesmen who drummed up Or
ders around the country. If the liq-
uor firm found that any one of these
was indulging in the drink habit" he
continued, che was Immediately dis
charged"
Why was this? Who has ever
heard of a statesmen being dropped
from the payroll of a company be-
cause he ate the -four sold by his
firm. Who has ever heard of one be-
ing discharged because he drank the
grape-juice kept for sale by his en-
ployer. Why should this liquor COM
pany so arbitrarily demand total abb
stinence from Indulgence in the pro-
ducts of its own business? There 10
a reason. And the reason is just as
strong a one for all others as for the
salesman of the liquor firm.
Those who drink intoxicating liq-
uor are in danger Of becoming I'M
fitted to perform the duties devolving
upon men and women. The drink hab-
it robs human beings of the greatest
treasure they possess-a clear mind.
Why not he as wise as the liquor
seller, and avoid the danger of falling
victim to its insiduous snare?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
"THEY STILL SELL IT."

There recently appeared in the pa
pers the biography of noted petty
criminal who has spent forty years in
prison. 'The wages of sin are mighty
small" said the aged man as he sat
bent and miserable in the court. Il
have spent more than forty years of
my life in prison, but the total value
of all have stolen will not reach one
hundred dollars" The devil must be
a mighty mean paymaster to give a.
man no more than that for forty
years of service. But the wages of
sin are always small even when they
look large. Jesus was offered the
whole world for a single bending of
His knee, but the wages. were too
small for Him; yet these were the
highest wages Satan ever offered, and
usually he promises only a petty pit
lance of the world and then often re-
fuses to give that TO his deluded vic
Tins. When asked the cause of his
criminal life this man answered,
Booze. AS soon as / get out of Jail
beat it for the saloon. | might as
we'll walk right back to the police
station. During the forty years
have been locked up I have thought
of an epitaph that | would like to
have placed upon the headstone of
my graye--if / am lucky enough to
have headstone. Here it is: Here
lies SNAKE Murphy" He was in Jail
forty years. Cheap booze kept him
there They still sell it," What
commentary is that last sentence on
our civic morality? 1t sums up the
whole iniquity of our attitude and ac-
ton towards the liquor traffic. Rus
STA has stopped selling it. Where do
we come in on the scale of civiliza-
ton? -p,osbDtorjon Bonney
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
was clothed with mantle of gold.

was clothed with mantle of gold.
st. Luke not only tells us of the great
work of Cod, but, being a good writer
and an accurate historian, ne wins our
interest with his engaging style. Fur
tnermore, his sacred narrative is dove
tailed into many events of profane
history and we are continually stimu-
lated to enlarge our knowledge of
these events. Whoever knows the
Acts of the Apostles well, has learned
large and most interesting portion
Of history.
This, then, is the book we are about
to read. If the wanderings of Aeneas
to bring his pagan gods to a tranquil
port are of interest, much more inter-
esting are the journeys of st. Paul de-
scribed in this book, who brought the
light of the true God to many peo-
pies; if the discovery of the new
world makes a work of manifold in
terest, how much more interesting the
disclosing to us of that other new,
supernatural world, as described here,
should be? The perusal Of this book
will, therefore, am sure, be interest
ing and instructive. 1t will be more.
Having ever before our minds the
Holy Spirit, we shall not fail to come
nearer to the same Holy Spirit, and
we shall ever arise from the perusal
of this book stronger and better.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE.
BUSINESS AND DRINK,

Trade papers are commenting on
the remarkable change in business
circles with regard to drinking. Gliz-
cling booze is neither encouraged nor
tolerated as in the past. Business
men are cutting it out. The number
of tatol abstainers is on the increase.
The number of moderate drinkers is
declining. Up-to-date business men do
not consider it good form to line up
at the bar. To be good fellow it
is not necessary to "set 'em up" On
the contrary, the business man who
drinks is regarded with suspicion
from a business standpoint, for to
conduct successful business a man
requires that all his faculties be at
their best, and the drinking-man dulls
his mind and in the end loses out.
Concerning the passing of the travel
ing salesman with the whiskey breath
and the habit of wanting to treat
everybody he meets, the Mail Order
Journal has this to say
Gone forever is the staggering
ioke-telling salesman-he with the
whiskey breath and the cigarette.
stained fingers. His place has been
taken by the clear-cut, business-like
gentleman, who makes his sales, not
by treating, joking, and storytelling,
but by craftsmanship, or brains intel
ligently applied. The change is, OF
course, a credit to the craft, due to
the inroads Of advanced education.
1t was not many years ago that q
salesman to be successful must be a
good story-teller, moderate drinker.
and good liar. Now he needs pol.
ish, department and tact.
"The former type, in truth, did not
drink because they liked it, but be-
cause it was tool of the trade. Some
drank, it is true, like the Chinaman,
who exclaimed after he had brought
quart of fiery, execrable cheap
whiskey: Me no drinkee for drinkee;
me drinkee for drrlnkee.' Most
statesmen did not drink for pleasure;
they drank for business, but in the
words of Rev. Jasper The world do
move. Civilization has caused this
class to be tabooed in all good BUSH
ness circles, and the man who dissi-
pates soon finds himself on the scrap
heap of men. To-day few men who
sell whiskey ever drink. This proves
conclusively it need not be a drinker
that sells the goods but a thinker"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

What about daily attendance at
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
during Lent? The number of peo-
pie present at the weekday Mass
should be considerably increased
during this holy season. There
are many people who could be
present at daily Mass if they
would only make a little effort, q
little sacrifice Of ease and comfort.
1t would be the best tribute they
could offer to God during this
time Of penance and prayer. If
they only realized how much their
spiritual welfare would be en-
HANGED by daily attendance at
Mass, they would count the morn
ing i'll spent, if not lost, which
would not see them on Bonded
knee before the Tabernacle.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
A TRAGEDY INDEED.

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Every intelligent man, no mat.
ter what his religious views may
be, must deplore the tragedy
which took place in Marshall
Texas, February 8, resulting in
the death of William Black, an
anti Catholic lecturer, and John
Rogers a Catholic and Knights OF
Columbus, and the serious wound
ing of John Copeland also Cath
ollie and member of the Order.
The facts brought to light at
the trial, an account Of which lies
before us, indicates that Rogers,
Copeland and other Catholics
tried to prevail upon Black, who
posed as an, ex2priest, not to re.
peat assertions in regard to the
|Church and Catholic women
which he had made in a previous
lecture. In the alteration which
followed Black and Rogers were
shot and Copeland seriously
wounded. AS a result of the pre-
|liminary examination which took
place before Justice of the Peace
Young, George Ryan and George
Tier were indicted for the murder
of Black and Clarence Hall, a
companion of Black, for that OF
Rogers.
Southern blood is hot, and due
allowance must be made for the
proyocation given by Black in his
assault on the character of Cath,
ollie women; but when all is said
and done there can be no doubt
that the tragedy was a tragedy
in more than one sense. There
was no justification for any Of
these men to take the law into
their own hands. 1t would be
better, infinitely better, for all
concerned, for the Church and
for Catholics ia general, to have
Ignored Black entirely. Black
lectured in the Armory in st. Pau
some weeks ago and no one knew
he was here, except the few who
made the arrangements and the
slim audience that listened. to him
It is hard to know how to deal
with the class of individuals te
which Black belonged; but I'M.
LESS there be some special reason
flor public and concerted opposi
|tiOn, it is better to ignore them en-
Etirely. All they want is adver
tising, for that helps them tc
separate their dupes from the
coin. If Black had not beer
killed, tho attack made on him
would be worth a fortune to hin
land his associates. AS it is, this
ltragedy will be cited against the
EGatholic Church by every timer
FAINT bigot in the land and; many
people will believe that the whole
affair was premeditated.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

The Rev. Frederick Lynch,
Secretary Of the Carnegie Peace
Union, has proposed a conference
of the leading clergymen OF all
denominations Gas a means of
solving the problems growing out
of the anti. Catholic activities of
certain organizations and publica-
TONS" 1t is scarcely probable
that those who are responsible
for this anti Catholic activity will
pay much attention to the reconl-
mendation of a conference whose
authority they will not recognize.
However, it shows the good viii
of DR.. Lynch, and every effort
tending to the establishment Of
more harmonious relations be-
tween the sects and the Catholic
|Church should be encouraged.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

According to the latest govern
ment statistics, the United States
leads the Christian world in the
number of divorces granted in
proportion to population by more
than two to one. In the United
States, the average annual ratio
was 73 divorces to each 100000 OF
population, in a period covering
twenty years; in France the ratio
was SO to 100000 while in Great
Britain, including Ireland, the an
nual average was 2 divorces tc
each 100000 of population. In the
period covered by these statistics
there were 945.625 divorces grant
ed and 753,3SS children were af
fected by these divorces.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

|. = New York Judge has decided
that Adriana Mancini, a young
Italian girl who was placed in
care of Rev. A, A, Alright, a
Protestant clergyman, must be
brought up in the, Catholic faith.
It was on this condition that the
child was first entrusted to this
Protestant guardian, but he failed
to live up to the conditions by
sending Adriana to a Presbyter-
ian church The case was brought
to the attention of the court by
the application of the girls
brother for appointment as guard.
ian for the purpose Of supervis.
ing her spiritual training which
he said should be that Of a Catho,
lie. The judge decided in his
favor and the girl will be removed
from the influence Of her Preby.
|terian friends.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

.
The New Zealand Tablet tells
lis that the new Apostolic Dele
gate to Australia, the Most Rev.
erend Archbishop Cerretti, will
reach Wellington, New Zealand,
the last week in February, and
will be accorded a royal welcome
by the. Catholics of that country.
All the Bishops will be present
and as the Dominion Council of
the Catholic Federation will be in
session, the Catholic laity will be
well represented. Mgr. Cerretti
will then proceed to his official
residence at Sidney, New South
Wales.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
soHRIETY, AN ESSENTIAL VIRTUE

"Sobriety is the essential virtue OF
successful railroad man and the
chief requisite for permanent employ
ment in any railroads service. Espe-
cially in every man connected with
the movement of trains, clear head
and steady nerves are necessary for
the correct judgment that will prompt
right action at the right time to avert
danger and insure safety. The officers
of every railroad know that the en-
ploye who gives a part of himself
over to the slavery of liquor is not the
man they want. They want a com.
.plete man, not a part OF a man."
-Safatp on the RAILROADS.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Mr.. Duval West, President Will
sons latest personal representa-
tive to Mexico, has entered upon
his duties. So has Colonel E. NJ.
House, the Presidents personal
representative on a peace mission
to Europe. We hope that these
diplomats will prove more worthy
of the confidence, not only of
President Wilson but of the
American people than some who
have acted in that capacity in the
not distant past. No doubt, much
of the trouble in Mexico, as far
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Ex-President Roosevelt in the
course of an address delivered at
the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York, recently, alluded to
the part which the churches
should take in promoting relief
work for the poor. Among other
things he said: "The Catholic
churches are peculiarly fitted for
dealing with this question and
should be strongly backed. " p
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

lis ii possible, asks the Brooklyn
"Tablet," that there is signifi-
canoe in the report. of the census
bureau to the effect that the states
having the largest proportion OF
illiterates are Louisiana, South
Carolina, North !. Carolina, Ala.
hama, New Mexico, Kentucky
Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Flor.
ida and Arkansas? These states
have, proportionately, very small
number of Catholics.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

"A new Catholic weekly was
added to our exchange list last
week when the first number of
:.::The Echo of Buffalo, N. Y,
reached us. 1t is not new publ
cation, however, but continual
ton in English of German paper
published for the last sixty years
in the interest of the German
Orphan Asylum of Buffalo. We
wish, the new venture success.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

as our relations to that Republic
are concerned, was due to the
laundering and bigotry Of those
upon whom the President depend
ed for advice in regard to the
situation beyond the Rio Gfahde.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

not deemed Of sufficient weight to
dsbar the applicants from receive
ing a license, the clerk shall state
his intention to issue it and shall
do so at the expiration Of twenty
four hours thereafter, unless pro
hibited BIZ due course of law,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

The strict observance Of the len.
ten fast and abstinence is a public
and fearless declaration of loyalty
to the Church. Beware lest your
failure to carry the flag of practi-
cal Catholicity at the masthead be
a>cause Of scandal to others and a
sign that you are unworthy OF
our heroic ancestors in the faith
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Next Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, February "a, 26 and q,
are Ember days. The usual ex-
emptiOn in favor of working peo-
pie may be taken advantage of
by all who belong to that class.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915

The death of Cardinal Tecchi
reduces the membership of the
Sacred College to fifty mine,
eleven less than the full number.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

their base, ere Chile and Argen-
tina will break the union which
binds them in peace and brother
Ily love at the feet Of Christ. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20
FUNDS FOR CHURCH

An ingenious and successful method
of raising funds for Church purposes
was recently employed by the people
and pastor of Liebenthal. Kansas.
Every farmer of the parish promised
to donate one cent for every bushel
of wheat that he raised and the re-
suit was $500 added to the treasury.
Rev. Father Stoilenwerk is pastor at
Liebenthal. 80
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Entered as second-class matter. jan
uary ~, 1911, at the post office; st
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3, 1879,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Most Of us get what we. deserve.
but only the successful will admit u.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

At the Peace Sunday celebration
which took place in St. Peters on
February z, $4,000 persons were pres
ent. The Pope received a great ova-
ton. Surrounded by twenty-five Car
dinals he entoned the special prayer
of peace prepared for the occasion
and it was repeated by the kneeling
multitude, whose voices echoed
through the great Basilica. Special
places had been reserved for the mem
bers of the Sacred College, the Patri-
archs, Archbishops, and diplomats,
members of the aristocracy and of the
papal court and representatives of all
the religious institutions.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

Rev. James NJ. Reardon. Editor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-20

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

AL. Sunby was out from Ellsworth
yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Hannah is building
a new house just east of 9Th. street.
Miss Lottie Deneen Of La Crosse
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. ". T.
Knowles.
F. L. Baker and family are COM
bining business and pleasure on
motor trip to North Dakota.
The Ladies of the Rosary Socle-
ty, will meet at the parish house,
Thurs, Sept. 9, at 2 o'clock.
is expected that the attendance
at the Normal this year will be fully
one hundred more than last year.
Mrs. f. Covers, Mrs. J. H. Grimm
and Mrs. w. P. Knowles entertained
the Priscilla Art Circle Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Julia Healy returned home
Sunday from a three weeks visit
with Mrs. w. r. Putnam at Devils
Lake, N. D.
Mrs. R. L. Williams will enter
tain the Auction Bridge Whist Club
at IL o'clock dinner at her Glen
mont cottage tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keller, Of
Seattle, Wash, who had been the
guests or Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Jensen
here the past three weeks, left FIR
day for Chicago where they will
spend month visiting Mr.. Keller S
relatives.
Mrs. w. A. Magee and son, Burn
EFT, of Eureka. Kan, are guests at
the home of G. w. Chinook, Jr.
Mr.. Magee is expected here soon.
They intend to find a suitable
farm location in this neighborhood
and locate here.
Miss May Synnes entertained at 5
o'clock luncheon Friday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Georgianna Bell,
who, with Miss Mary Stephens, will
leave early next month to spend the
winter at Glendale, Cal. Among the
other guests present were Mrs. John
Foster, Mrs. w. j. N. Davidson,
Mrs. L. Spalding. Mrs. P. Pomeroy,
Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. Ben Spalding,
Mrs. Frank Finn and the Misses Su-
sic Pierce, Sadie Johnson, Anna and
Elizabeth Spalding, Bertha Foster
and Mary Stephens. The house was
beautifully decorated-the dining
room with sweet peas, and the living
room with sweet peas and golden
glow, while the tables were decorat-
ed with flowers in three pretty color
schemes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
A Splendid Medicine

Barker's Remedy for coughs,
colds, catarrh or rheumatism is a
medicine if taken in time will cure
and prevent coughs, colds. catarrh
and sore throat. 1t will relieve and
cure that hacking and coughing
which often arises from irritation of
the throat. For sale at Freeman's
and Taggart's drug stores. adv.