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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
A FALSE PHILOSOPHY.

Last week the daily papers give
prominence to an address deliv-
cred abeside the bier Of suicide
by his son. The father had taken
his own life because he could no
longer bear the pain which racked
his aged body. The son sought to
justify the fathers action by
claiming that it was not unnatural
for person to take his own life I'M
der such circumstances. He sum-
med up his fathers philosophy of
life in the following words: HE
worshipped liberty. lie believed
that reason was the only light Civ
en- by the Creator for mans guild
ance. Justice was his religion.
He had dread of only one thing
that he might become a helpless
burden to others before his end
came.
This is no justification for self
destruction. Had the old man
followed the dictates of that rea-
son which he believed was a God
given guide, he could scarcely
have failed to. realize that reason
asserts the dependence OF man
upon God and denies the individ-
ual the right to destroy that life
which is the Creators gift to the
creature and which the creature is
obliged to do all in his power to
conserve until He Who gave The
gift recalls it. Reason tells US
that we did not create ourselves
and that we have no right to de-
stroy ourselves. The philosophy
of life which permits self-destruc-
ton is based upon al utterly false
conception of the relations be-
tween the Creator and His crea-
lures as set forth by right reason
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
THE WEARING OF THE
GREEN.

It was surprising the number of
Irishmen one met on the streets
on st. Patrick S Day. Judging by
the prevalence of the sprig Of
green, " everyone felt that it was
"better to be Irish than be right, -
Oh that day. Even people who
gave unmistakable evidence Of a
lineage other than that Of the
Gael did not forego the oppor-
tunity Of honoring the day we
celebrate, - by displaying the
shamrock or a substitute for it.
1t was a gracious tribute on the
part of our citizens Of other
nationalities to the old land whose
"sons are found on every shore
today" and a recognition Of their
standing and worth in the COM
munity. It indicates a much-to- he
desired breaking down Of national
barriers which do so much to pre-
vent the amalgamation of the
people Of the United States
into homogeneous race, and a
desire to strengthen the claims of
brotherhood based on more gen
eral recognition of, the fact that
America needs the best that each
nationality can contribute towards
the upbuilding in this western
world Of a republic which will sat
isfy the deepest warnings Of the
human heart for the fullest meas
ure of individual liberty consistent
with the public welfare.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
t Hebron and thirty-thrce il

at Hebron and thirty-three in
Jerusalem.
The Psalms are rendered into
English with a fidelity to their
spirit and meaning which betokens
long and deep study on the part
of Mrs. Hielscher. Wherever pos
sible the very words and phrases
of the authorized Douay version
are woven into the stanzas in
such a way as to preserve the
biblical flavor and stateliness of
expression. The volume is adj
mirably adapted for spiritual read
ing and meditation. The binding
is substantial, and the press work
worthy of the well-known publish
ing house of Sherman, French &
Company of Boston.
"Songs OF the Son Of Isai'' can
be obtained from the Il. M. Lob
man Go. OF st. Paul for $3.50 a
copy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

Another Canadian province has
joined the ranks Of the drys. On
March IA the legislature of Nova
Scotia passed prohibition bill by
vote Of twenty eight to three.
Thus day by day the liquor
traffic is being driven back from
its Entertainments and the legal
lied saloon is being wiped out. 1t
is the spirit of the age. The peo-
pie are rising up en- masse against
this hereditary enemy of the race.
A new era Of sobriety is dawning.
1t needs no great effort of the
imagination to picture time in
the not-distant future when the
legalized saloon will be sought for
in vain amongst civilized people.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
$4,000 FOR $1.50.

II you send in $3.50 for your NEW,
RENEWAL or PAST-DUE subscrip-
ton you will be entitled to participate
in the 100000 Bible Study Contest.
The person who sends in the largest
number of correct answers to the 40
pictures will receive $4,000. There
are 70 other prizes. You may earn
one of these, and pay your subscrip-
ton at the same time. Send in the
$3.50, no matter how far behind or
how far ahead the date of your sub
scription stands. The contest closes
May list. Renewal or past-due sub.
scriptions paid between March 25th
and May LIST will count the same in
the contest as new subscription has
counted before. Send the $3.50 and
your enrolment blank and receive the
30 pictures printed on glazed white
paper.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

The pathway Of the bigot is not
strewn with roses. Last week
Jordan, the nti-Catholic agitator,
made his appearance at Ortonville,
Minnesota, and, according to "The
Graceville Enterprise, made his
disappearance-by special request.
The good people of Ortonvillc did
not look kindly upon the attempts
of this demagogic charlatan to stir
up religious dissension in their
midst, so he was unable to secure
a hall i'll which to hold forth and
so was compelled to shake the
dust of Ortonville from his feet.
This is the best way to take care
of men of this stamp. Keep them
moving SO fast they haven't got
time to make any trouble. F."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

The output Of war literature is
increasing day by day. Each
party to the terrible conflict now
being waged OH European battle
fields deems it essential to present
to the world it's version Of the
story, and according to the fore
words, each volume contains "the
truth, the whole truth, and moth
ing but the truth" Human pas
sions are too iniiamed at the pres
cnt time to admit of an impartial
presentation Of the causes of the
war. 1t may be many generations
before Il reliable history of this
great struggle will be published.
In the meantime, it behooves the
American people to be neutral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

A general order exiting the
Catholic clergy from the Sonora
district of Mexico is being en-
forced. The order, issued by the
governor of Sonora on March 20,
gives the clergy only two days to
leave the state. Friends Of the
clergy who went to Aqua Prieta to
ask that the order be rescinded
were told that the DEGREES could
not be altered, although an extern
sion of time for the departure of
the clergy might be allowed.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

The lenten season bids us medi-
tate on the most solemn of eternal
truths, the passion and death of
the Savior Of the world. 1t recalls
to mind all that the Goldman suf-
.fered to make the earth a Para
disc for the true Christian. He
died that we may live. He made.
the cross of his humiliation our
badge of honor. He has placed.
us under eternal obligation to Him
and-it behooyeg us to show. our
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

Have you made an offering for
the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin
Mary in the New Cathedral? If
not, there is still time to join the
ranks Of the generous clients Of
Our Blessed Lady.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

A few years, and all that now bless,
or all that now conyulse humanity will
have persisted. The mightiest pagean-
try of life will pass-the loudest note
of triumph or of conquest will be
silent in the grave. The wicked
wherever active will cease from
troubling" and "the weary wherever
suffering will be at rest"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
Pagan Testimony.

When our opponents reject the
reality of Christ's existence on a
critical study of history, they either
disregard or reject as spurious, a
mass of evidence from various
sources. This testimony may be di-
yided into three classes; pagan, Jew
ish and Christian. Among the Pagans
we find the writings of Tacitus and
Suetonius, and the letter of Pliny the
Younger to the Emperor Trajan.
Pliny the Younger, an intimate
friend of Trajan, was born about the
year G2 A. d. He was a nephew of
the famous Pliny the Elder, at whose
hands he received his early education
He rapidly won favor ut the court,
and in the year. III he was sent to
Bithynia as governor. There he in
vestigated closely the customs and
activities of the Christians. Their
error, was,' he says, that they met
on certain stated day before it was
light, and addressed themselves in
form of prayer to Christ, as to some
God"
This quotation gives evidence of the
presence of belief both in the reality
of Christs existence, and in His
divinity, going back even to the Sec
Ond generation after His death. 1t is
not an expression of Pliny's opinion,
but the record of judicial trial, and
must, therefore, be accepted as
| historical evidence.
-Four or five years after the trans
mission of this letter, Tor about the
year III A. d. Tacitus in his annals,
which deal with the period of the
Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius
and Nero (14-6S A. D. gives some
remarkable testimony regarding the
carly Christians. Speaking of the
burning of Rome by Nero, an event
which occurred during Tacitus' child
| hood, he comments on the fact that
! Nero soon became suspected as the
incendiary. Then lie proceeds: ITO
| suppress this rumor, he accused
others of the crime, and punished with
refined tortures those whom the
| people called Christians, and who
we're detested because of their mis-
deeds. This name (Christian) had
| its origin in Christ Who was SEN
fenced to death by the governor Pom
thus PLATE, during the reign of Tiber-
| ius." Here again we have the work
of historian writing of contemporary
events. Tacitus lived from So to $50
A.. D., within the first generation after
[ Continued on page s4l
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

None but the servants of the
cross find the way of bliss and
true light, says "The Imitation Of
Christ. y This is the lesson which
each recurring Lent reiterates
with unwearying persistence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

In habits, in manners, in business we
have only to watch the Titles, and all
will come out clear. The smallest
leak. overlooked, may sink ship; the
smallest tendency to evitthinking or
evil-doing, left unguarded, may wreck
character and life,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

On March II Governor Bilbox
Of Mississippi signed a bill pro
hibiting all forms of liquor adver-
Using within the state. This law
becomes effective in sixty days.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
SATURDAY, MARCH rs, 1916.

The lcntcn season is moving on
apacc. 1t bids the slothful soul
be up and doing. Each day
should mark an onward step in
the path of perfection.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

whose unworthy motives are
known to every person of ordi-
nary intelligence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
Rev. James NJ. Reardon, Editor.

Entered as second-class matter. Jan
uary IL. 1911. at the post office. st
Paul, Mimi, under Act of March 3. 1879
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Remittance may be made by Draft,
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THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN,
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25

appreciation during the season Of
prayer and penance which COM
memorates the most solemn period
of His earthly life.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-25
Reality of Christianity.

Deny the existence of Christ as
much as we wish, we cannot ignore
the historical fact of the reality of
Christianity. This is the first STUN
bling block of the radical critics. To
overcome it they bring in the theory
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
SYSTEM SCORED BY CAREY
University Should Not Have Power to
Classify State High Schools,
Says Educator.

Madison.-That the accredited high
school list is an evil that should not
exist in Wisconsin is the declaration Of
c. P. Cary. state superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
mo state university should be al
lowed to put up the bars against the
admission of students who have had
four years of training in public high
school, and are recommended by the
principal as qualified to do college
work., says Mr.. Cary's statement. mo
state university should be permitted
to dictate even indirectly what the
course of study in public high schools
should be.
.The accredited list is an evil that
ought not to exist in Wisconsin, The
evil is subtle and may perhaps be ig-
nored in view of the moriound condition
of the university domination. The evil
consists in this, that high schools in
some instances may still take pride in
the shackles that bind them to a
higher institution of learning, rather
than pride in being a living force for
the welfare of the community"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Marriage VS.. Common Sense.

SO many women are annoyed and
dlspleased if their husbands even dare
to suggest fishing, hunting, skating
or skiing trip, with the boys" II
they did but realize it, these little
separations do more to make home
dearer. Short vacations away from
each other make husband and wife all
the more appreciative of the others
good qualities.
So don't frown On your husbands
desire to leave you for a short time.
In fact, If he does not express any
wish to leave you, you should pack I'D
and leave him for a short visit to
friends or relatives. These short sepa-
rations tend to long union, while too
much and too constant propinquity
tends to long separation. Especially
if you feel any signs of strained at
mosphere between you both, if there
is formal politeness, or disposition
to snap at each other, you may know
that it is time for one of you to go
visiting for the good of your marital
relations
When common sense and good rea-
son live in the same house with a hus-
band and wife, dissension does not as
a rule get chance to raise its head
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
PERMITS ARE OBTAINED
State Railroad Commission Authorizes
Electric Companies TO
Issue Bonds.

Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission has authorized the Wisconsin
Railway, Light and Power company of
Milwaukee to issue $4,000 of first
mortgage, refunding bonds. These
bonds are to bear interest at per
cent and $1,000 worth are to be denom-
nations of $500 each and $4,000 in de-
nominations Of 500 each.
The commission also authorized the
Southern Wisconsin and Lake Geneva
Light, Heat and Power company to is
sue $4,000 of stock and $4,000 of
bonds for the purchase of the United
Heat, Light and Power company prop
erty at Delavan, owned by L. e. Mey-
ers.
The GAINESVILLE and Madison Traction
company, organized to build an inter
urban railroad from GAINESVILLE to
Portage by way of Madison has mott
fed the state railroad commission it
had secured financial backing to en-
able it to construct its road and that
it would ask in short time for au-
thority to issue securities for the
money to be used in building the line.
j. E. Jones of Portage is promoting
the new road.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Protest Tax on Cattle.

The next legislature may be asked
to exempt pure-bred sires from taxa
ton. At a meeting of the Wisconsin
Livestock association a resoluti IN di-
recting an investigation of the plan
was adopted. The association passed
a resolution for the appointment Of
committee to secure Information on
livestock marketing centers
1t passed a resolution in favor of the
payment by Wisconsin CT losses to
Wisconsin exhibitors at the national
dairy show at Chicago last year, when
there was an outbreak Of foot-and-
mouth disease Another resolution
adopted declares in favor of the main
tenance of an official public record for
all herds which can be certified as tu-
berculosis-free.
In the boys livestock judging con-
test fifty-one boys. representing seven
teen high schools, competed. The win
ming teams represented the Milton,
Athens and Milltown schools and the
Racine county agricultural school in
the order named
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
New interpretations.


The GrogoryMahler company, Mil
waukee; capital, $4,000; ineorpor-
ators. E. F. Gregory, E. H. Mailer and
Nathan NJ. Stein.
The South Side Side Construction
company, Milwaukee; capital, $4,000;
incorporators, Frank Kuczynski, Vim
cent Paeholski and L. Loligalski.
The Green Stcne and Quarry COM
pany. Sawyer.
The East Trenton Cheese company.
Beaver Dam; capital, $1,000: incorpor.
ators. Edward Witte, Alfred Krueger
and G.. Griesbach.
The Adolph Green Construction
company, Green Bay; capital, SIS 900:
incorporates, Adolph Green, O. A.
Green, II. j. Green, G. A. Greer and
William Green
The Timothy Belt Dairy company.
Reedsburg; capital, $4,000; incorpora-
tors, H. F. Bohn, A. L. Truckey, H.
Doege, H. Dodcnsky and A. Rathr.'
The Time Manufacturing company.
Milwaukee; an amendment increasing
its capital from 100000 to $4,000.
The Advertising, Litho and Printing
company, Milwaukee; an amendment
increasing its capital from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
New System Will Save Money.

new system Will save money.
The uniform accounting system now
being worked out by the state
board of education for the institutions
under it's supervision will make
the administration of each school a
unit of the entire state educational
system.
This statement was made by Theo-
dore Kronshage, Jr., member Of the
board Of normal regents, in explain
ing the plans OF the state board of
education.
The new system will be far reach
ing. 1t not only is intended tc place
the state educational institutions OF a
strictly efficient business basis, but it
mean a large annual saving to the
state, Mr.. Kronshage said.
Mr.. Kronshage cited one instance
where a firm gives six per cent dis
count for cash in ten days, which the
state cannot take advantage of under
the present methods, but which will
be possible under the new auditing
system.
The system will pave the way, too,
to a purchasing system, where all
materials and supplies used in all state
educational institutions will be bought
together, thus giving the state the adj
vantage of the small unit price for
each material which large purchases
insure.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
ACCIDENT MARS FUNERAL
Wagonette Overturns, Casket Is
ThoWn Out and Mourn
ers Are Hurt.

Neenah.-Several people are suffer
ing from injuries received by the turn
ing over Of a wagonet containing
funeral party while crossing the North
western railroad tracks. The casket,
containing the body of a little child,
was thrown out also. Mrs. Fred Dan
iels of Menasha is ct the Clark hos
pital here, suffering with internal in
juries. Several women were badly cut
by broken glass. 1t is alleged that
defective rail at the crossing caused
the carriage to be overturned.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29

The officers of the United States
army are watching with great interest
cation started by former Secretary of
War Garrison into the charges that
Maj George T. Langhorne was the
bearer of messages from Germany to
Captains Won Papen and Boyd, the
recalled attaches of Germany. At the
start of the war Major Langhorne was
military attache in Berlin. He was re-
called, and, it is charged, brought back
letters from German officials to the
embassy here
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Pot Hunters Fined.

Chippewa Falls.-Through the activ-
ity of conservation wardens G.. F. AS
muth and w P. Elliott the school fund
of this county is fattening. During
the last six weeks the wardens have
arrested and convicted twelve pot
hunters for shipping cartridges and
venison out of this state to commits
sion markets. The fines imposed run
from $50 to $640 in each case.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Church Graduation Is Upheld.

Madison.-TaXpayers of Juneau
county who objected because gradua-
ton exercises of Elroy high school
were held in church and opened with
prayer lost their case in Supreme
court. Members of the Catholic
church claimed this was religious in
struction in free public schools and
their children stayed away, thus fail
ing to get diplomas.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Would Renair the Oamaoe

One day a small boy. living next
door carried quantity o. soft mud
upon our back walk and was busily
aged in making mud pies, | sug-
gested to him that he play some place
else, as / did not like mud On my
walk. He replied, CALAMITY: We'll.
I'll broom it."-Chicago Tribune.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Ladysmith.-A H. Mccormick of
this city called Martin Hanson a
liar and the recipient Of the compli-
ment had Mccormick arraigned before
Justice Kirvan, who fined him one dol
lar and costs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
WHY ALlENlsTs DON'T GO MAD.


of
stone owardm
iy comparatively among
habit with
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
ASPIRING PuuiIiSt Sentenced.

Racine.-Earl Paulson, an aspiring
pugilist, who forged checks to the
amount of $65 in order to buy boxing
gloves and other parapheTnalia plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to one
year in state prison.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Gets Two Years for FORGERY.

Green Bay.-Peter Feller, aged 81
years, will spend two years in states
prison for forging the name w. E.
Burdeau to an order for 1856 on the
Holt Lumber company. He admitted
the offense in municipal court.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Measles in January.

The unusual severity OF the measles
EPIDEMIC throughout the state this
winter is reflected by statistics of
cases made public here Nearly one
half of all cases reported were in the
city Of Milwaukee,
January vital statistics, compared
with the corresponding month a year
ago, follow:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Heads Milwaukee Road Police.

Pewaukee.-W. A. Scholl, formerly
sheriff of Waukesha county, general
inspector for the Milwaukee road, has
been named chief Of that lines police
department.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
New Franken Pioneer Dies.

Green Bay.-Lawrence Schauer, SO
years old, only remaining man of a
group Of pioneers in New Franken, is
dead Schauer was one of a group of
settlers who walked eighteen miles to
the mission at Allouez to attend mass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-29
Wausau Man EIectrocuted.

Wausau.-Ener Benson of this city
was electrocuted at the plant of the
Wausau Sulphate Fibre company at
Mosinee. He was installing ventila-
tor pipe, sat on a beam and his foot
came in contact with a live wire.