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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor is to pre-
sent the Chester Congregational church
a clock, to take the place of the one now
in the tower. This will be a gilt IN
memory of Mr.. Davis father and moth
er, who were active members " the Ches-
ter church for over 80 years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

The Perfection Overgaiter company
has announced that beginning Monday,
Dec. 4, a temper cent increase IN wages
will be granted at its plant in Burling-
ton. The concern employs 30 or more
hands, the majority OF whom are women
and girls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-02

TO RENT--Desirabe tenement at > Brook
street immediate entry apply AT apos oo, zee
dress. 1910
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

vain the following session, and SO
assured the realization of the hope SO
| ardently cherished. In that old uni
versity town he studied philosophy
| and theology, some courses being fol
lowed in the college proper, others in
the renowned University of Louvain.
He was ordained a priest December
%, 1871, and said his first Mass on
Christmas day.
On October 81, 1872, he arrived at
Natchez, Miss, and was appointed to
the parish of Our Lady of the Gulf at
Bay st. Louis where he began his mis-
sionary work among the rivers,
bayous and swamps of Southern Mis-
sissippi. In 1874 he was transferred
to Ocean Springs, where his apostolic
work resulted in the foundation of a
new congregation and the building of
st. Alphonsus Church. While engaged
in this work in 1875, yellow fever
grasped the entire southern coast in
its deathly embrace. Neighboring pas
tors were victims of the dread disease,
and Father Meerschaert was assidu-
Gus in attending upon them and their
charges. The dreadful scourge then
burst upon his own flock at Ocean
Springs, and for weary weeks he was
nurse, doctor, priest and undertaken
for his own parishiOners. Then he
himself became a victim, being
stricken down while celebrating Mass
For several days his life was
despaired of but he recovered and
remained at Ocean Springs until 1878,
when he visited his Belgian home. In
1879 he was appointed to Bay ST.
Louis, and on November, 1880, he was
transferred to st. Marys Cathedral,
Natchez, where he remained four
years, being appointed Vicar General
by Bishop Jansens
On May 20, 1891, the Holy See
created the Vicariate Apostolic of In
dian Territory, and the Very Rev.
Theophile Meerschaert was appointed
Vicar Apostolic. He was consecrated
in the Cathedral of Natchez Septem-
Der 8, 1891.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
AGED WOMAN BECOMES NUN
RECEIVED INTO THE SISTERS OF
ST. JOSEPH BY HER OWN
DAUGHTER.

On the 21st of August when the
feast of st. Jane Frances de Chantal
was celebrated, Madame Apoline Cos
selin, venerable, white-haired
mother of seventy-four years, con-
secrated her remaining days to a life
of prayer and meditation within
monastery walls.
For months she had worn the candi-
dates garb at Nazareth Convent, La
Grange, ILL.,, whittier she had come
after her husbands death three. years
ago. Here she was received into the
Novitiate, and clothed with the habit
of the Sisters of st. Joseph. In TAX
ing this step Madame Gosselin placed
her obedience in the hands of her own
daughter, Mother Alexine, and will be
subject to her authority.
The ceremony took place in the
Convent Chapel at LAGRANGE and
Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago Off
ciated, assisted by the Rev. Francis
Rempe, Vicar General of the diocese,
and the Rev. ]. A. Bollmann, pastor
of st. Francis Xavier's Church, La
Grange. The ceremony was most inn
pressive as the aged lady walked to
the altar of God and knelt to ask for
the religious habit. The veil was pre-
sented by her daughters, Mother
AleXine and Mother Bernard, while
other sons and daughters knelt near.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
BISHOP MEERSCHAER1'S JUBILEE
WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SEP
TENDER s-SkETCH OF A
WESTERN PRELATE.

Right Rev. Theophile Meerschaert
Bishop of Oklahoma, will celebrate
the silver anniversary of his elevation
to the episcopate on September s, the
feast of the Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
Theophile Meerschaert was born at
Russugnies, a small village in East
Flanders, August "a, 1S47, and was
baptized the same day. Showing de.
cided vocation for the sanctuary, he
begun the studies of the Humanities
in the ecclesiastical college of Renaix
in his twelfth year. In 1864 young
Meerschaert entered the diocesan
seminary, and while there determined
upon taking up missionary work in
America, in the then far-off Missis.
sippi missions.
Fearing that the diocesan authori-
ties would not readily grant him per.
mission to serve in the foreign his
sions after ordination, he managed to
enter the American College at Lou
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
CATHOLIC REST ROOMS FOR SOLDIERS
WHAT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMN
BUS ARE DOING TO PROTECT
THE FAITH OF THE CATHOLIC
SOLDIERS ON THE MEXICAN
BORDER.

AS an evidence of the interest which
the knights of Columbus are taking
in the physical, intellectual and spir-
itual welfare of the Catholic soldiers
now stationed in the various military
camps along the Mexican border, we
quote the following from the South
ern Messenger" of San Antonio,
Texas:
A few hundred feet from the prin-
cipal entrance of Camp Wilson, at
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, there
has been built by the Knights of Co.
lumbus field station" or club house
for the use of the many thousands of
soldiers now encamped there. 1t is
substantial frame structure, so by
"a feet in dimensions, lighted and
ventilated on all sides, and affords a
pleasant, cool retreat where the men
may enjoy their hours of leisure and
find pleasant relief from the monoto-
nous duties of camp life, amid elevat-
ing and congenial surroundings. The
use of the building and it's equipments
is not limited to Catholic soldiers and
knights of Columbus; all the troops
IN camp are welcome to avail them
selves of its accommodations and priv
ileges.
Long desks, furnished with writing
materials, occupy the full length of
the room on both sides. How well
these are patronized by the men may
be judged by the fact that 5000 letter
heads and envelopes, all bearing the
seal and inscription of the knights of
Columbus, were used up in the first
four days after the opening of the
station. The stock of writing material
was Immediately replenished, and
great baskets full of mail addressed
to all parts of the United States are
daily delivered to the postal authori-
ties.
Two long tables are covered with
reading matter-books, magazines
and newspapers supplied by friends,
and these also are being constantly
made use of by the soldiers. The
center of the room is filled with
smaller tables suitable for games of
chess. dominoes, checkers, etc. A
piano and Victrola with fifty rec
ords complete the material furnish.
ings. There are many musicians of
ability among the men; many also
have good voices, and movement is
on foot for the organization of choir
to furnish music for the FELL Masses.
The club room is also used as a
chapel on Sundays when the weather
does not admit of the celebration of
Mass in the open air, as was the case
last Sunday. On such occasions, the
room is carefully cleaned and ar.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

ranged beforehand, and one Of the
larger tables, suitably decorated, is
used as an altar. All this work is
done by the soldiers themselves, every
one of whom is eager to assist in this
labor of love, and two of them serve
the Mass. At last Sundays Mass the
building was crowded in spite of the
very unfavorable weather and the fact
that a large number of the Catholic
troops had left during the preceding
week for target practice at Leon
Springs. Many of the men also, who
can. obtain leave, attend Mass in the
various parish churches of the city.
The building was completed and
thrown open to the troops on August
l, and it has been filled every night
since. Placards have been posted at
all entrances, bearing the following
inscription:
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND CA
THOLIC MEMS CLUB.
This club is open to all Catho-
lC llSu duu IuClI 1IlSAuO' IlC0
Stationery, Reading Matter, Ice
Water, Music, Games, Etc.
A GOOD PLACE TO SPEND YOUR
IDLE TIME.
L. F. Durrell of San Antonio Coun-
Gil, with an assistant, is in charge
of the building, which is kept open
all day and until retreat is sounded
in the evening.
The principal expense attendant on
the construction of the building has
been borne by the Supreme Council
of the Knights of Columbus, who are
building fourteen similar stations
along the Mexican border. The equip
ment and maintenance of the club de-
volve on the members of San An
tonic Council.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
CATHOLIC CONVICTS
STATISTICS OF PENAL INSTITU.
TIONS SHOW THAT THEY ARE
IN MINORITY.

Proof that Catholics are by nc
means as predominant in prisons as
some anti-Catholics would claim, is
given in the current number of THE
Extension Magazine" by the Rever.
end Peter A. Crumbley, o. F. NJ
Father Crumbley is chaplain. of the
Illinois State penitentiary, hence he
deals with his subject from first-hand
experience. He says:
I'VE are often told that the popu-
lation of our prisons and reformato-
ries is made up largely of Catholics.
This is false, for statistics show that
in the Joliet penitentiary, as we'll as
in all the larger renitentiaries of our
country, the Catholics form but the
minority of the inmates. Thus, for
instance, here in Joliet, while $50 out
of 1,745 inmates are registered as
Catholics, only 23O can now be called
practical Catholics, since that is the
number of Easter Communions receiv-
ed here this year. We find a large
number who call themselves Catho-
lies, but whose Catholicity consists in
descent from parents or perhaps
grandparents VIII had been baptized
but afterward neglected their religion.
They are Catholic by birth and moth
ing else they were not educated in
Catholic schools. Only very small
percentage of the Catholic inmates
here were trained in parochial
schools, not more than three or four
having completed the eighth grade in
such schools.
These same conditions are true of
other large penitentiaries throughout
the country, as is shown by statistics
published in their official reports.
These statistics, especially if the
religious denomination to which pris-
oners belong is stated, will lead the
superficial observer, but never the
scientific student, to some rash conclu-
sions. Thus, for example, in a prison
report the number of Catholic prison
ers may be given as say 100, Metho-
dist 35, Baptist Is, etc. Using the
numbers of such 4 report only, there
would seem to be preponderance of
Catholic prisoners, but if these num-
bers are computed into PERCENTAGES
the comparison will show that the
percentage of Catholic prisoners is no
greater than the percentage of prison
ers belonging to the various sects or
claiming no religious affiliation what
ever"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

But, after all, education is personal
affair. In the last analysis, the young
man is his own educator, the builder
| of his character, the creator of his
own success. The college serves only
as inspirer and guide. Let it's methods
OF teaching be the best, it's discipline
the most salutary, the counsel and ex-
ample of it's preceptors the most pru-
dent-yet the young man must ever
be what he wills to be.
The first requisite, therefore, in the
young mans education is a righteous
will that shall stand commandingly
over the powers of his body and the
faculties of his soul and compel them
to act in obedience to law.
Too much emphasis cannot be placed
upon sound physical organism. A
rational soul is the source of mans
nobility; but his Creator has placed
that soul in a body which, according
as it is strong or feeble, helps or him
ders the operations of the soul.
Health is one of the choicest bless
ings heaven can give. A frail body
has often, it is true, been the abode
of a powerful spirit. The general rule
however, is "mens sana in corpore
sano" Ga sound mind in sound body.
Flesh and muscle may not be highly
desirable, but strong nerves are essen
tial to continued and successful men
tai effort. The young man who would
make the most of his student years
Ii r.
his habits that his nerves shall be I'M
impaired.
But education is growth and growth
is mainly of the soul; growth in knowl-
edge and virtue, and resulting from
this, growth in power that reveals it.
self in the effective life. The secret
of this growth is love-love of truth,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

Of knowledge and of virtue. The edu-
Gator who is gifted to impart this
threefold love to the hearts of youth
holds the open sesame" to conquest
more glorious than the conquest of
earthly realms. The young man whose
heart is ruled by this threefold love
has all the equipment he needs for
life. Emerson's dictum, adapted from
st. Augustine, expresses a deep and
vital truth: "He that loveth maketh
his own the grandeur he loveth." In
college or out of it, we grow into the
likeness of what we love. Love knowl-
edge, truth and virtue-and knowl-
edge, truth and virtue shall be yours.
Neither college nor university can i'm
part well-rounded education to him
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

danger of any injury to another in
such case is so remote that we would
not consider the act matter even for
a venial sin.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
IRISH PAPERS SEIZED
ACCUSED OF PUBLISHING ARTI-
Giles LIKELY TO CAUSE DiSSAT-
ISFACTION.

Police and soldiers seized the ma
chinery and plant of the newspapers
Nubianen, Kerryman and Liberator at
Tralee, Ireland, on August 20. The
authorities acted under warrant is
sued by General Sir John Maxwell,
commander of the forces in Ireland,
charging the newspapers with publish
ing, August 10, an article calculated to
cause disaffection. The managing di-
rector of the newspapers, named Grit
fin, was arrested during the Dublin re-
bellion, but was released.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02
PALACE TAKEN
GIVEN TO REPUBLIC OF VENICE
BY POPE CLEMENT VIII-oWN.
ED BY EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA.

The ancient Palace of the Republic
of Venice was confiscated by the gov
eminent on August 26. The palace
was given by Pope Clement VIII. to
Venice. At the fall of the republic
it passed to the Emperor of Austria.
The decree says the palace is con-
fiscated as reprisal for "abominable
violations of international law and
devastation of documents and build
ings in Venice without any military
motive
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

The love we conceive toward God
we must bring forth in acts of charity
toward our neighbor. God Himself is
beyond our reach; therefore the serv-
ices we can not render directly to Him,
He wills we should render to our
neighbor-St. Catherine of SienG.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-09-02

who is not lowered with this essential
quality.
Who shall inspire youth with this
all-conquering trinity of love? Who
shall teach the friends of youth how
to plant in the hearts of our young
men this seed of victory? He that
performs such service is the greatest
benefactor of humanity.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
TRAIL OVER VALDEZ SUMMIT
 WILL BE OPEN EARLY

VALDEZ. May 6. - James Wilson, the freighter. returned last night from Beaver Dam, where a portion of his freighting outfit has been waiting for some time for an opportunity to get over the summit. He brought the men and stock up as far as Ptarmigan Drop, where he has a quantity of feed, and they will remain there until the trail permits them to eros sthe summit.
 Mir. Wilson states that the trail will open much earlier this year than or dinarily, as the snow is melting rap, idly. but stated that it will be nearly a month before it is all gone on the summit.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
TO SEARCH AGAIN
 FUR BODY OF CHRISTIE

As soon as Diver Stagger returns from his present work, he will be again employed to search Gastineau channel for the body of William Christie in the vicinity of where Ed ward Krause anchored his boat on October 31, 1915, after taking Christie aboard
 It now seems that the diver in his former search only took in a circle where the boat was anchored near the Douglas side Since it was claimed that Krause went to the Douglas side and took aboard his boat rocks, and then went out in the stream and an chored it was figured that he must have used the rocks to weight the body and dropped it close to where he had anchored. It was not believed that even during the darkness of night he would hardly care to use the small skiff to carry a weighted body. Then there is the place where his boat was seen the next morning anchored near the Juneau side. Since it is be- lieved that he forged the note to Mrs. Christie and placed it under her door about midnight that same night, the theory is held that he got rid of the body quickly, and did not have a chance to make a long trip down the
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
 OF THE NoRTHLAND.

w. A. McNeiley. of the Seward Ho- tel at Seward, and Mrs. McNeiley, have left for short visit to the out : side.
 Sergeant c. A. Little, of the Valdez cable office staff, accompanied by his wife and young son, have gone to Skagway, where he will be stationed for the present.
 There are several miners on the beach in the vicinity of Anchor Point, near Seward, but none have reported finding any gold. They are waiting for the ice to melt.
 The matter of securing a Ford auto or some other small truck for at Juneau and for general city use even to being used for a patrol wagon is under consideration by the coun- | cil of that city.
 Ed Turner. who has been develop ing copper property in Galena bay, reports that the recent ore bodies | opened up have fully met with his ex- pectations, and is now firmly con. vinced that he has a very valuable property.
 Contractor Crawford will start a large force of men to work on the Blum building, at Valdez. in the imme- diate future and will rush it to com. pletion. MT CrawforG has practical ly built Valdez, as he has handled every contract of any size since his t, arrival in town many years ago.
 With bills piling up like Killarney cats and an overdraft of $500 in sight, the members of the Juneau city coun- cil are scratching gravel" to find ways and means for meeting current expenses until several lump sums will come in from the liquor licenses and from city taxes.
 A Diesel oil engine of 200 horse power, arrived on the Alaska for the Midas mine at Solomon basin. This is the first engine of this type brought to this section of the country, and it will be installed at the mine to run the compressor and electric light plant. It is expected that the plant will be running about the first of June. Two Diesel experts came up on the boat to set up the engine.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
CHINESE RAILWAY PROPOSED.

PEKING, May II. - The ministry of communications, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce at Chefoo, is about to undertake the con. struction of a railway between Che foo and Wei-hsien. in Shantung pro vince The line will be slightly. over one hundred miles long, and will con meet the important port of Chefoo with the sister port of Tengchowfu, and a number of interior commercial cities.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
ELIHu THOMPSON CAUGHT
 IN ICE AND DAMAGED.

SEATTLE, May 12. - The steamer Elihu Thompson. bound from Puget Sound to Port Moller, with cannery supplies for the Pacific American Fisheries Company, was caught in the Boring sea ice and damaged so that she was obliged to return to Dutch Harbor, leaking. It will be ne cessary to discharge cargo at Dutch Harbor.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

For Sale-Fish saltery at Mile 55, on the Copper River X NorthwestH railway. Inquire of NJ. c. Thompson, "The Mecca"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

channel any place in his launch. It is now intended to search the whole of the channel this side of the bar near where the boat was seen.-Dis- patch.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

Dr. C. l.. Hale is back in town, and will be found at the same offices he occupied before his trip up the line.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
NOTICE.

All persons having fire extingui84 CTS can have the same recharged, free of charge, by bringing them to the City Hall.
 GEORGE COOLEY, Chief.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

At the meeting of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce last night Ed ward F. Medley was appointed a com mittee of one to have the large sign on the dock repainted.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12
BARBER SHOP OPEN.

Frank Cunningham has opened up his barber shop in the rear of the Alaskan Hotel and is now ready for business. He has installed two large bath tubs and a shower, which are now open to the public. When re modelled according to the plans Gun ningham has in mind, he will have one of the neatest little shops in Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

For sale-2O horsepower gasoline engine. See Dooley.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

Wanted-Clean cotton rags. Apply Times Office.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

Ladies' Kenyon Coats - Spring shipment just received at Claysons.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-05-12

Ask for the "M. H." and William R. King" Cigars. Made in Cordova.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
THURSTON. MAGICIAN.

Big houses will probably greet
Thurston. the magician. at The Play
house for the remainder of the week.
for he played to an especially large
one last night. Those who have seen
the clever magician want to see him
again and his performance is so de-
cidedly interesting, so entirely out Of
the ordinary, so thoroughly different
from any other ever seen that many
people attend the performances two
or three times a week If they get the
opportunity No greater compliment
could be paid to the ability OF the
performer than this. There will be
matinees today and Saturday and
evening performances each day this
week. II is expected that the Satur-
day matinee will bring out an inn
mense number OF children, for all
children like TO see Thurston. and
Thurston loves children as he does
his art and he Is never happier and
never more at home than when he
is facing an audience Of youngsters
and entertaining them.
Evening journal., 1916-03-01
file YOUR INCOME
TAX return BY NIGHT

To escape the penalty provided by
law. all those who must make their in
come tax returns have until midnight
today to comply with the law. The
fines in ease of failure TO make returns
range from $40 to 81 900.
Last night Deputy Collector Mooney
requested that the attention of all per
sons again be called TO the fact that the
law does not exempt married men from
rendering this return whether or not the
exemption provided in the law for this
class of taXables excuses them from the
payment of any tax. The law distinctly
and positively requires "all persons,
without any distinction whatever, whose
net income is $1,000 or over. TO make
their return to the revenue officials, and
the matter Of the application Of the ex-
emption clause is settled afterward. But
there is nothing which will relieve them
of the inhiction of the penalty for non
compliance if the return is not made,
even though, as before stated, the eX-
emption may operate to. save them. from
any payment OF tax. Today is the last
day for fling the return, and its filing
i'm the local Office is tantamount TO filing
with the collector at Baltimore.