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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
BISHOP DoHERTY DESCRIBES
MISSIONARY TRIP.

The Diocese of Zamboanga, Philip
pine Islands, contains eight provinces.
Seven lie within the great island of
Mindanao, which is larger than Ire
land, while the eighth province, Sulu,
comprises nearly 300 islands belong
ing to the Archipelago of Sulu, where
dwells the Sultan and all of his Moro
Vassals.
Right Reverend M. J. O'Doherty, d.
D., the spiritual head of this immense
diocese, who has succeeded in making
a complete visitation of the eight prov
inces in two years time, send an in
teresting account of the mountain
province of Bukidnon, on the main
land of Mindanao.
Bukid in the native tongue means
mountain, and Bukidnon is, therefore,
mountaineer. Before the inhabitants
became Christians the term was ap-
piled to them with touch of scorn,
which the older people still feel.
But now that the young people are
beginning to speak English, they are
quite proud of their beautiful, healthy
country with it's attractive name.
About the year 1870 missionaries
first penetrated into Bukidnon, and
since that time many a life has been
lost on both sides in the efforts of the
Spanish and American governments
to reduce the wild mountaineers to
law and order. On the occasion of
Bishop O'Doherty's visit here he met
men who twenty years ago were roam.
ing wild over the mountains and
whose names inspired terror through,
out the whole province.
Bishop O'Doherty writes: cat the
village of Maluco, my arrival was eel
ebrated by a spear dance, all the mo-
tions of the chief actors being di
rected towards me. And as / sat
there l felt that if one of the spears
should happen to fly out of it's swift
circling revolution there would i'm
mediately be vacant See in the Phil
ippines. But there was no danger
and was really more safe in the
midst of these simple mountain folk
than in many a more civilized locality
1ASAO 0AO S1Aby 5fAAd6C0 Al
the entire province, most of which
were founded in recent years, and Of
the $4,000 inhabitants, 10000 have be
come excellent Catholics. To attend
to the spiritual wants of all these vii
lagos there are only two missionaries
Fathers Casals and Contin, botE
Jesuit Fathers. They are doing splen
did work, however, baptizing on some
of their monthly tours as many as 2O(
pagans, both adults and children
Coming from the Southern Philip
pines, the Bishop noticed the change
of temperature in this mountain dis
trict, the air being very clear ant
cold The land produces almost ever,
kind of fruit or vegetable, includin;
oranges and the famous Bukidnol
coffee. There are few trees and grea
stretches of the country are coveres
with thick cogon grass. The beauti
full canyons which traverse the prov
ince make transportation very diff
cult. To creep down the steep side
= Of one of these, cross the river AM
mount the other side often takes al
hour, while to continue in straigh
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES.

There are few bodies of men more
heroic and more devoted than the
Roman Catholic missionaries. They
have died by fever, have been mas
sacred, and live ON a miserable pit
lance Il was told that one missionary
once professor in the University of
Paris lived on sixty dollars a year, f;
and their heroism and self-denial reap
large reward"
Lord Cecil in "C'h0n0fR0 China. -
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

we must admit also the necessity of
those means provided for its preserva.
ton, chief of which is the Supremacy
of the Pope. 1t is of no avail to
mince matters or gloss over diff.
culties. The Pope is to religion what
the heart is to the human body"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

now being said in a small, low-ceiled
room. Considering the temperature
of the Philippines, the people who do
attend service suffer real penance
during the service. Father Walter
Panis,. M. s.. H., is the missionary who
is trying to build the church. and he
earnestly hopes he may finish it be-
fore he has lost most Of his congrega-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
REGULATE, But DO NO. OUTLAW the Iitnera

11HB people Of Philadelphia are not hostile
4 to the Rapid Transit Company. They
want to give IT a fair deal and they want
1t to give them fair deal.
In the statement TO Councils relative to fit
neys, 1t is pointed out that the transit COM
pany's property us seriously threatened by a
form of competition which represents no capi-
tal pays no wages, owes no duties to the pub
lie, but which carries on a catch as catch
can business In fair weather, taking from
the transit company, which must at all times
bear the burden Of the transportation prob
lem, that portion of the business in which
there Is profit namely, the short rider"
That statement is to some extent exag-
gerated, but in it's essentials II is correct
On the other hand, bad or no service in some
sections of the city renders the jtneys n
public convenience. They have earned for
themselves, too, a well-deflned place in
passenger transportation.
To permit them. however to roam the
streets at will unregulated and irresponsible
would be the worst sort of folly. Not only
is the transit company entitled to some pro-
lection against wild competition, but the
public also may logically object to an orgy
OF these vehicles, blocking the main high
ways and rendering the traffic problem acute.
IL is obvious that quick measures must
be taken to put the jitney business on a
reputable basis, to regulate 1t and exact from
1t some stability financial and otherwise.
just what form the regulation should take
and what the ultimate place of the jitney
In transportation is are subjects for dis
cussion The main thing now is to devise
some plan. 1t will be experimental, but that
cannot be helped.
The jitneys must not be run out of busi-
ness and the jitneys must not be allowed
to run the transit company out of business,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18

LNNGLIsHIEN with families agreed some
u time ago to enlist If their services were
needed, The request for such pledges may
or may not have been made to test the war
spirit of the nation, but the married Eng
lishmen responded If not with enthusiasm
certainly with determined purpose to see
the thing through, now that the issues are
drawn.
The unmarried men, however, are not so
patriotic, Home-makers who gave their
word are being called to the colors and there
is a widespread feeling of contempt for those
bachelors who are remaining at home in
comfort instead of responding to the general
summons.
The bachelor usually has none but himself
TO care for He can talk war with a feeling
that II 1t comes and he should enlist no
women and children will be left in need
when he is gone. But no married man with
any sense of his responsibilities viii urge his
nation into war unless there is grave cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18

DERHAPS a careful study of the situa-
i tion created by the landing of 600 marines
In Mexico to protect an American colony that
is menaced by the Indians in the Yaqui
Valley may suggest some way out Of the
complications across the border. The marines
are not intended to attack any Of the wings
of the revolutionary party fighting for pos
session of the government of the country
They are intended to cooperate with the VIII
lista commander in that part of Mexico in
suppressing an outbreak of the YaQu In
dams That Is they are to assist in policing
a certain section of the country with the con-
sent and assistance OF the revolutionary lead
ers there The police protection is to be eX
tended to American citizens, but the Mexican
citizens will also profit by the restoration of
order II such restoration Is possible.
There are precedents for such cooperation.
John Hay established the most distinguished
one when he suggested that American troops
be sent to Peting during the Boxer insurrec-
tion to assist" the willy old Dowager En-
press in restoring order in the Chinese capi-
tai and in preventing the Boxers from mur-
dering Americans and other foreigners It
takes a statesman to discover the right word
to describe a necessary process of govern
ment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
STORIES OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Anecdotes Illustrative of Traits of Mind and Character of the
Corscan Conqueror Who Met His Waterloo One Hundred
Years Ago Today.

A YEAR OF great events was the year 1876
L from the battle of New Orleans to the for
nation of the Holy Alliance. In that period
came the Hundred Days, Waterloo and the
complete reshaping of the map of continental
Europe. Napoleon landed on French soil on
the first day of March, on his return from
Elba. Today Is the centenary of the battle of
Waterloo. The following anecdotes of Napo-
leon Bonaparte have been collected from
various sources:
Perhaps the purest passion Of his life was
his youthful dream of freeing Corsica from
the clutch of the government that was edu-
eating him In moments Of the greatest peril,
he could not listen unmoved to any words
that reminded him of Corsica. And in those
last desoate years on St. Helena, he could
still smell, he said the sweet scent Of the Cor
scan hillsides the fragrance of the tangled
underbrush that the winds carry far out to
sea.
The boy was leaving Corsica. but not it's
influence. He had been in France but a few
weeks when some French lads told him that
the Corsicans were towards. Fire flashed in
the boys eyes as he replied that If the
French had been four to one, they would
never have beaten down the Corsican resist
ance. They had triumphed because they were
ten to one.
But you had a good general, Paoll," said
his teacher,
Yes, sir" was the lads answer IT should
like to grow up to be like hlm."-From
"Bonaparte," by Job and MontorgueII
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
Chicago Has a Mayor

THE voters of Chicago made no mistake
L when they elected William Hale Thomp-
son Mayor last spring He is evidently a
man with proper appreciation of his re-
sponsibillties.
NO other kind of man would have had the
nerve to assemble the disputants in the street
railway strike and then lock them in room
until they had agreed to resume the opera
tion OF the street cars and to settle their diff
ferences without inconveniencing the whole
city 1t is reported that he used force 10 pre
vent the president of the traction componv
from leaving the room. The report is credible
The resumption of street car traffic was of
enough importance to justify all the force
that It was in the power Of the Mayor 10 use
He had the police back OF him and II that
tailed he had the militia OF the State and II
that failed 1t was possible to ask the assist
anee OF the United States army in protecting
every man who was willing to operate a car
and every citizen who had to use the cars 10
get to business
One determined man has demonstrated
what can be done in a crisis, Just as weak
kneed men have demonstrated time after time
what ought not TO be done. We take off our
hat to Mayor Thompson and wish him long
life and happiness. He will get such further
political preferment as the people, who are
delighted with real man when they find
one are pleased TO give him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
LoYAL To THETR NArInN

from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
There Is no Swiss race. There Il no g.,
languaga The people OF switzerlana ~. ss lss
man man french Or Italian In race ana lsns,,s =
but IN patriotism they are All Swiss s3s e
ot tne = eantons IS are German. are F,.,o.
ana are Italian Incidentally It NAV ~ 49, S,.sH
t9ned that Y Of the cantons are ssropss,, mem
testant and 2 strongly Catholic. Yet 49, 10 y
absolute national unity. Switzerland 80, ,ss e
sar1s sc haEioniousy Tor Switzerland Tbs
oesltlan SWISS ol sehaffhausen are not for es-l
many the French Swiss OF Geneva sFs ~. Ger s
france the Italian swlssNog TIelno ars ~ ~
a..l ena this In spite of the fact that thsss
many France ana Italy. respsctivelv sa5., ssft,
~ zsa We ol language may ha strong. hut ~
AS- q pAlflotism are much stronger '''s
sfet.s h fes.s tns status 81 the United
--'es = Alnii.As 20 that q Switzerland Me-
= n2 sn.tsa states raess 40 uultea sts4a ~
W ~tnF ep'ied states e|flaens - ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
Uses of Submarines Limited

THE submarine is raider, not a nghter
Il So FAR is it from destroying the value OF
battleships and other surface ships thai
not in months has a war vessel been
the victim Of submarine. except ia isolated
instances when the presence OF the im-
mersible was unsuspected. Not only have
the English been able to prevent the de-
struction Of their naval ships ana reduce
the loss OF commercial vessels 10 minimum.
but they have actually transported hundreds
Of thousands Of troops % the Continent with
out the loss OF single transport or a single
life. The submarine Is deadly when II can
sneak up on an unsuspectine enemy It Is
practically powerless AZ night ana Ia the
daytime e e impotent IN the face Of a yigi-
Itas enemy.
as submarine. uegerthelsss Is an excel
lent defensive aeenf. for shs very vigilance
aIza + sssalraa 3 lhs sneny reaaee1 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18

himself as to Others his spelling was very
defective He utterly lacked patience to do
anything whatever with his own hands The
extreme activity of his mind and the habitual
prompt obedience rendered to him prevented
him from practicing an occupation in which
the mind must necessarily wait for the ac-
tion OF the body.
Those who wrote from his dictatIon-frst
M Bourrienne, then NJ, Meneval, his private
secretary-had made a sort of shorthand for
themselves, in order that their pens might
travel as fast as his thoughts He dictated
while walking to and fro In his cabinet. When
he grew angry, he would use violent Impreca-
tions. which were suppressed in writing, and
which had at least the advantage Of giving
the writer time to come up with him.
He never repeated anything that he had
once said, even II 1t had not been heard; and
this was very hard on the poor secretary. for
he remembered accurately what he had said
and detected every omission.-From "Nfe-
moirs of Mpe. de Remusat."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
The Outdoor Cure

THIS week man who has spent his life in
l. banking offices starts on 1OOOO-mile
canoe trip. Up the Hudson to Albany
through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes
and westward until some inland stream
shall have taken him half his distance; a
lone man in the frailest of boats conquering
days of gruelling work against head currents,
spinning along through favorable water with
an exhilaration only second TO the whole con-
ception Of the trip.
And all for what? His eyes He must
have year in the open to save his sight
Very few of us can afford the time or the
cost of a hundredth part of such trip; and
few. indeed. are fortunate enough to pay
their way, as this man win do, with articles
for a sporting magazine. But the-out-of-
doors holds cure for all OF us, mental as
we'll as physical and 1t win render it up on
easy terms, II only we seek it out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18

preciably his aggregate ehiciency. It keeps
him on the alert necessitates his remaining
far from shore and requires large detail
OF smaller vessels to guard the primary
units Of blockadlng fleet. It has value
in this way. aside from It's use as com
merce destroyer.
But the assumption that the submarine
has revolutonized naval warfare to the ex-
tent that the introduction Of the monitor and
ironclad did is not at all justified. Not the
submersibies but the surface ships deter
mine the control Of the seas now as formerly.
That this is true the entire diplomatic at
titude Of Germany testhes, as do the cut
cables and the Inability Of the empire to Inn
port either food or munitions Of war.
However necessary It may be, therefore,
for the United states to increase It's sub
marine equipment, such increase VIII not
meet the need for a greater navy We must
have capital ships also, fast cruisers and tor
pedoboats to act as a defense against
such submarines as an enemy might bring
against US
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
councils Arranees for Stated Meetings

Councils Arranges for Stated meetings.
THE program Of Councils as evidenced by
its action yesterday appears to be to
stand by its contract with the people and
permit the beginning of subway construc-
tion this summer.
1t has provided for two stated meetings,
which Is double precaution against tech
nical blockade Of action. It has, in a word
met the situation, as It now presents itself,
in the manner desired of It.
What remains to be done is entirely
formal Councils has reiterated and reaf-
lrmed its contract. It is irrevocably dedi-
Gated to the beginning of construction work
this summer 1t is with relief that the peo-
pie see the barriers to the great enterprise
melting away
At last real rapid transit seems to be
actually in sight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
Martial Amenities

THE human beast still has some kindll-
ness in him, despite wars Generalization
It may take threat OF reprisals TO bring
England 10 her senses In the matter OF her
absurd treatment OF the German submarine
crews as a new and sinister variety OF pris-
oners OF war, something close to indicted
murderers. But Germany has struck a note
OF genuine respect for fellow humanity m
the erection Of a monument at Meyers ded-
ieated in both German and French. to the
soldiers OF vietors and vanquished who fell
a. the crossing OF the Meuse few more
such memorials TO two "Fatherlands" would
do much to lay the vicious anger which this
war OF defense has raised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
BALLAD OF KINGS TRIUMPH

Call me my minstrel" said the king
And let him sing a glee
For have won this summer day
mighty victory.
Between the tides OF dawn and dusk
Upon a field l stood
And saw my gallant swords drink deep
OF body and of blood.
80 bid my merry minstrel in,
with Lutte and silver thong,
And let him take my stained sword
And sheathe it in a song!"
The minstrel came, an ancient man,
And smote a silver string
"Oh, gallant is the victory
And mighty is the kIng
AT dawn he rode with all his knights
Into virgin field.
AT dusk the blood OF honest men
Was stained upon his shield.
"And In the houses Of his foes
thousand leagues away,
The hearts of women bled and broke
Upon summers day."
What song is this?" the monarch cried,
What sorrow dost thou sIng?"
Why only of the victory
That crowned my lord the king"
The minstrel smiled a feeting smile,
And smote a splendid chord
"oh, gallant is the use OF arms
And mighty is the sword!
For on this day greenIng held
Was won at crimson cost;
And what the gods of war have gained
The loves OF men have lost.
And many a heart of friend and foe
Has broken on this day,
And children starve and women weep,
thousand leagues away
And let the heavens ringl
For gallant is the victoryl
And mighty is the kingi''
Dana Burnst in N. 7. Evening Bun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
THE CITY AND
ITS EMPLOYEES
Combining Lunch and Education.
A Check -Cashing Reform--An
Employees Conference Committee.
Municipal Pension Systems.

(The author Of the follotoin0 article, lead
tno authority on matters pertaining to nta-
nicipdl science and progress, presents num-
Der OF suggestive facts as to the considerd-
tion iehtch one great city Is 0ivin0 ts en-
ploycs, Large priUdte corporations are de-
Uotin0 more and more attention to tohdt IS
generally called "the human element IN
business, and the Increment seems to hare
reached the citV governments. what Is being
done bv one municipality IN the 'Odp Of meet
ING rs problems and enhancing ITS efficiency
Is Of real Interest and value to the people Of
other muncipdHties)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
Bonaparte in London

The Adelphi, which is being largely rebuilt,
possesses a plausible claim to have been the
London residence of Napoleon Bonaparte Mr.
Matthews grandfather of the comedian
James Colman, centenarian denizen of Lei
cester Square, and several Strand tradesmen
all declared that they remembered meeting
the Corsican usurper" during a five weeks
visit he paid to England. These authorities
agree that he lodged in George street Adelphi
but differ whether the year was 1871 or 1892
The supposed Napoleon passed most of his
time in walking through the streets" Hence,
perhaps, his marvellous knowledge of London,
which used to astonish many Englishmen. He
occasionally took his cup of. chocolate at a
coffee house opposite Northumberland House.
where "he occupied himself in reading" and
preserved a taciturnity provoking to gentle
men in the room."-From the Pail Mall Ca
zette
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
AS TO INSULTS
Boston Globe

From the Boston Globe.
The quotation, mo gentleman would Insult
me; none other can," is credited to John
Quincy Adams, who Is said to have made the
reply when he was told that a man had
spoken to him so rudely that he ought to send
a challenge to duel and 1t is said also to
have been used by Senator w. H. Seward in
debate growing out of the assault upon Sem
ntor Sumner by Preston Brooks in 1855 and
1857. but 1t Is pointed out that the quotation,
"A moral, sensible well-bred man
VIII not affront me. and no other can,"
is to be found in William Cowper's "conversa.
tlon"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
DEcATuR's SPIRIT

From the New York Sun.
To the sun IL seems that the spirit which
armed Decatur and Commissioned him TO free
Americans from the exaotions OF the Barbary.
States the spirit that refused 10 accept Euro
pean precedent In dealing with the corsairs oB
ana for the world the oppressive yoke Older
and stronger nations had long borne patiently.
was good an excellent spirit It was the
the nation that Decatur represented has failed
OF It's mission, regardless OF It's Remarkable
expansion, It's vast increase IN population, and
sessions and power,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18

Before his coronation the marshals he
had created a few months before came to
pay him visit, all gorgeously arrayed The
splendor Of their costumes, in contrast with
his simple uniform. made him smile / was
standing at a little distance from him, and
as nc saw that smiled also, he said to me
in a low tone:
1T is not every one who has the right to be
plainly dressed"
Presently the marshals OF the army began
disputing among themselves about the great
question Of precedence. Their pretenslons
were very well founded, and each enumer-
ated his victories. Bonaparte. while listening
To them, again glanced at me
II think" said l, you must have stamped
your foot on France. and said, Let all the
vanities arise from the SOIL"
THAT is true" he replied. but It Is for
tunate that the French are TO be ruled
through their vanity,"-From Memoirs of
Nine de Remusat"