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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
BIGOTRY IN POLITICS

Il understand that it is being
ence and for my benefit that the reso-
luton was adopted. If that were so,
it would prove that all but one or two
of the committee we're my support
ers. | wish that were true, but | do
not f1atter myself with the belief that
port of me as they were in support
of the resolution. But they are Demo-
Gratis and were rendering a genuine
service to the Democratic party, and
were not, | hope and believe, consid-
ering the political fortunes of individ-
ual candidates.
Il am no political paralytic, seek
ing to perpetuate political iobbery for
personal advantage either upon the
committee or upon the people of Flor
ida.
THE resolution was not prepared at
my request, nor for my benefit. But
did, at the same time it was offered,
and do now approve of it's provisions.
These secret, oath bound political
societies have recently sprung up all
over the United States They will
have to be dealt with in Florida soon
er or later. Why not now? To my
mind, they are indefensible and in
tolerable. Their organizers and lead
ers are stirring up strife among
friends and neighbors for money and
political power. Many good Florida
Democrats have been deceived by the
false pretenses of as false a set of
demagogues and hypocrites as ever
lived. When the patriotic members
learn the truth they will repudiate
these societies and their leaders, and
endorse the action of the State COM
mittee"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
THE PIONEERS.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Helen Hughes HieIscher.)

From home to the misty heart of the
West,
Twas long, long trail that led.
But your hearts were filled with the
wine of youth,
Adventure was your bread,
And fancy w0ve her visions fair,
In your campfire embers red,
The cold that burst from the land OF
SHOWS,
The savage Redman's cry,
The forked lightning's fiery dart,
The blizzard racing by,
The whirling cyclones unguessed
wrath,
Did your strong hearts defy.
Beneath the stars you took your rest
And dreamed your splendid dreams,
A shelter rude, your wagons made,
While browsed your oxen teams,
BY what strange woods and plains
you passed,
BY what mcharted streams?
Oh, morn of land, and morn of life,
All fair and stretching wide,
Has your promise failed of a harvest
vast,
Or hope, does it still abide?
The sun rides far and white in
heaven,
And bowed is the spirits pride.
And you that sweated beneath the
sun,
Are chill in the waning light,
And your backs are bent, and your
eyes are dim,
AS you face the coming night,
And you sit in the seats of age and
ease,
Who were leaders in the fight.
And one by one you leave your load,
At the gate of the Little Inn,"
The ploW stands rusting in the lea,
When the morning winds blow thin,
And the glow of the forge no longer
marks,
When the daily tasks begin.
And many kitchen door that oped
To frame kindil s1ce, 7-.--.'
Is losed,-they lie on their Silly beds,
The mothers of our race,
Nor heed the passing foot of time;
God grant them ruth and grace.
But the corn field DER the prairie wins,
Your good right hands reclaimed
The fertile fields from wilderness,
And the tumbling rivers tanned,
You sowed the plains with countless
towns,
And laws for freemen framed.
God bless you, gray-haired pioneers,
You builded strong and we'll,
And may your next adventure lead,
Where joys eternal dwell,
While we with pride your fearless
deeds,
Unto our children tell.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
DEATH OF FATHER NICOLAS

signor Guillot of Minneapolis, assist
ed by Father Vinas. S. NJ, of ST. Paul,
as deacon and Father Monge of
Faribault, as subdeacon.
Father Nicolas was a native of
France where he was born January
%, 1877. He made all his studies for
the priesthood in his native land,
and was ordained at Nancy on August
%, 1908. Two years later he came
to Minnesota, and was appointed pas
tor of the Church of st. John, New
Canada, where he remained for about
five years. The following year he was
pastor of the Church of st. John the
Baptist, Hugo, whence he was trans.
ferred to the pastorate of st. Joseph s
parish, Saltwater.
The deceased was a devoted and
Jealous priest who labored inde
fatigably for the spiritual welfare oi
his flock, and his death just in the
prime of life is a great loss to the
Archdiocese of st. Paul.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
NEW 100000 SEMINARY AT ST.
LOUIS, MO-, DEDICATED THIS
WEEK-THE APOSTOLIC DELE
GATE OBLIGATED AND ARCH.
BISHOP HANNA PREACHED.

The most important event of the
week in ecclesiastical circles was the
dedication of the new Kenrick Semi
nary, ST. Louis, Mo-, erected at cost
of 100000. and opened for the recep.
tion of students last fall.
The ceremony took place on Thurs
day, April 81, and was attended by
a large number of bishops and many
prominent clergymen from different
parts of the country. His Exeellency,
the Most Reverend Archbishop Bon
zano, Apostolic Delegate, oficiated al
the dedication and celebrated the
Pontifical Mass. The sermon was
preached by the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Hanna of San Francisco.
The date of dedication coincideG
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
A SUBSTANTIAL TESTIMONIAL
FROM THE PRIESTS OF THE
DIOCESE PRESENTED AT FARE
WELL DINNER IN THE ST. PAUL
HOTEL.

There was no lack of enthusiastic
appreciation in the applause which
greeted the Right Reverend Bishop
Lawler when he arose to address the
large and representative body oil
priests of the Archdiocese at the con
clusiOn of the farewell dinner tender
ed to him last Tuesday evening at the
ST. Paul Hotel. 1t was fitting climax
to the tributes paid to the newly ap
pointed Bishop of Lead by the differ
ent speakers during the course of O
very enjoyable evening. 1t was Bishop
LAWYERS last opportunity to greet his
brother priests in their corporate ca
pacity, and he spoke feelingly of the
friendly relations which existed be-
tween him and them during the years
of his ministration as pastor Of the
Cathedral and Auxiliary Bishop of the
Diocese. He thanked them for the
substantial testimonial which had
been presented to him as a tangible
evidence of their appreciation, and OF
the good wishes which accompanied
him TO his new field of labor He
dwelt on their self-sacrificing zeal for
the promotion of religion, and the
wonderful work for God and Holy
Church which they had accomplished
and invoked upon them the continued
benediction of Heaven.
The complimentary banquet in his
honor brought to st. Paul a large mum
Der of priests. All sections of the
Archdiocese were represented about
the festive board. Many took advan.
tage of the occasion to express their
personal feelings of regret at the de.
parture of Bishop Lawlef, and their
good wishes for his future success
During the banquet, which was serv'
ed in the excellent manner character
istic of the St Paul Hotel, an orches'
ira played several selections. The
tables were appropriately decorated
and the excellent menu was enjoyed
by all.
At the conclusion of the dinner a
program of toasts was carried out
under the direction of the Reverend
]. M. Reardon who presided as toast.
master The first toast TO the Holy
Father was honored by the whole as
sembly standing and drinking his
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
BIBLE IN AT RIGA
1T IS READ IN 14s LANGUAGES
AND DIALECTS.

On the continent OF Africa alone the
New Testament or parts of it have
been translated into 148 languages
and dialects, says the London An
swers" The two latest additions are
Dabida, a language of British East
Africa, and Limba, the language of a
tribe in the hinterland of Sierra
Leone.
Parts of the New Testament have
actually been translated into pidgfn
English, that strange lingo, half baby
talk and half slang, which is the
chief means Of communication
through all the east.
The difficulties presented in trans
lating the New Testament into this
barbarous hotch-potch must have been
tremendous, but they have been sur
mounted.
Another language of the same sort
is Chinook This consists Of about
two-fifths Chinook, two-fifths red In
dian tongues and the rest English and
Canadian French. 1t is the tongue
of barter on the Pacific coast oi
| Alaska and the Dominion. At least
$4,000 Indians speak it, and lately st
Johns gospel has been issued in this
jargon for their special benefit.
There is also a version of the
Scriptures translated into the primi
tive language of the head hunters O
Borneo.
It was made by German mission
aries, printed in South Africa, pait
for with British money and circulated
in Papua.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
GENEROUS TESTATR|X
LEAVES HER ESTATE TO RE.
LIGIoUs PURPOSES IN
ENGLAND.

The Church has benefited largely
under the will of Miss Stella Nichols
of London, Eng, who left $500 each
to the Assumptionist Sisters of Ken
sington Square and the Redemptorist
Fathers of Clampham; $4,000 for Poor
Missions; $1,000 for the education Of
priests in the diocese of Leeds;
$25,000 to the prior of the Carthusiar
Monastery at Partridge Green, Sus
sex; and the residue of her estate fol
the works of the Society for the Pro
pagation of the Faith. Some house
property was also left to the BishoI
of Leeds.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
MISSIONARY PRIEST DEAD
FATHER JACKSON OF THE FOR.
EIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY WAS
FORMERLY VICAR APOSTOLIC
OF BoRNEo-WAS IN THE SIEGE
OF cANDAHAR.

The Very Reverend Thomas Jack
son, a member of ST. Joseph's Foreign
Missionary Society and formerly
Vicar Apostolic of Borneo, died re-
Gently in Manchester, England, after
distinguished career as q missionary.
Father Jackson was born at Pres
ton, England, in 1874. In early life
he worked in the local spinning mills.
He was ordained at the age of thirty
five, and few days after his ordina-
ton, sailed for Southern Afghanistan.
After tramping distance of seven
hundred miles, he and his companions
reached Candahar, then threatened by
rebel native army. He joined the
forces of General Stewart as Chaplain
to the Catholic troops, and served
through the war. He was present in
Candahar when the siege was raised
by Lord Roberts after his famous
march across the desert.
In 1880, Father Jackson was made
Vicar Apostolic, and sent to open a
new mission in Borneo, South of
China, where he remained for three
years. With the aid of number of
priests, brothers, and Franciscan Sis
ters, he succeeded in making Borneo
an important outpost of the Church.
On his return to England, he devoted
himself to aiding the work of st. Jo-
seph's Foreign Missionary Society by
lectures and other appeals for finan-
cial help. In 1890 he made a tour of
America, and collected $4,000 for the
society. Since 1900 he lived re-
tired life as Chaplain of st. Joseph's
Rescue Home for children at Patri-
coft, near Manchester. G
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
CONVERT SISTER TEACHER
SISTER IMELDA TERESA, O. p,
HAD AN INTERESTING @
CAREER.

Sister Tmelda Teresa, o. p, for
merly Miss Susie Swift, and prior to
her conversion in 1897, high officer
in the Salvation Army, died April 10,
at st. Clara College, Sinsinawa, Wis,
where she has been stationed for the
past three or four years.
Something of a sensation was
caused in American and English cir.
cles in 1897 by the decision of Briga.
der Swift, as she was known in the
Salvation Army, to join the Catholic
Church. She was graduate of Vas
sar College, and her intellectual and
executive ability were of a high
order. She was one of the most
brilliant writer's on the editorial staf
of the War Cry and there was con
sternation IN Booths army when the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FUND
is NOW $15,o25 - DURING THE
PAST WEEK $50 WAS CONTRIB
UTED THROUGH THIS OFFICE
IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE
HELD I'M MAY.

Tho executive committee in charge
Of the fund for the completion of the
Blessed Virgins Shrine in the new
Cathedral are making plans for very
important meeting of the promoters
and friends of the project to be held
in May. The date and place of the
meeting will be announced as soon
as the details of the program are
completed. This meeting is expected
TO stimulate to greater activity all
who are engaged in soliciting con
tributions for the fund. The month OF
May is dedicated to the Blessed Vir
gin, and offers an exceptional op
pOrtunity for all the devout clients
of Our Lady to make some little
sacrifice in her honor; and what more
acceptable form could this take than
a donation to the Chapel Fund?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
K. OF c. HOME BLESSED
ARCHBISHOP MESSMER oFFlci
ATED-FlNAL CEREMONIES
THIS WEEK.

The new $4,000 clubhouse, built by
the Knights of Columbus of Milwau-
kee, was formally blessed last week
by Archbishop Messmer.
Impressive ceremonies were held
in Gesu Church. About TOO members
of the Milwaukee-Pere Marquette
council met in the clubhouse and
marched in a body to the church
where High Mass was celebrated
About 500 members attended the an.
nual communion.
Followed by the officers of the
council, Archbishop Messmer blessed
every room in the new home. Other
ceremonies connected with the dedica
tion will take place this week.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
DEATH OF MGR. SWIFT
A PROMINENT PRIEST OF THE
DIOCESE or ALBANY.

The Right Rev. Monsignor John j.
Swift, Vicar-G General of the Diocese
of Albany and rector OF st. Patrick's s
Church, Troy, N. Y. died at his parish
house in that city on April 20, after a
long illness. He was born in Kings
ton, Ontario, in 1841, but lived the
greater part of his life in Troy. He
served as administrator OF the Diocese
from the death of Bishop Burke until
the appointment ot Bishop euaack,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
PASTOR OF ST. JOSEF S
CHURCH, SALTWATER, Ex-
PIRES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
ORDAINED IN FRANCE IN 1903
-LABoRED IN THE DIOCESE
SINCE SEPTEMBER, 1905.

The Reverend Lambert NJ. Nicolas,
pastor of the Church of st. Joseph,
Saltwater, Mimi, since 1911, died at
the pastoral residence on Easter
Saturday morning, April %, after a
brief illness. An acute attack OF
rheumatism produced complications
which caused his death.
The funeral took place from the
Church of St. Joseph last Tuesday
morning, April "a. The Most Rev
erend Archbishop presided, preached
the sermon, and gave the final absolu
ton. The Mass of Requiem was cele
brated by the Right Reverend Mon
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
OUR LADY'S CHAPEL

The total amount on hand is $15,025
"a little more than one-half of
what is required to complete the
Shrine in a manner worthy of it's
patron Saint. A large number of con-
tributions have been received from
out-of-town persons; and as soon as
the list can he tabulated, it will be
.plDiished. The executive committee
gratefully acknowledges a contribu-
tion of 500 from Mrs. James E. Dore,
and of $50 from Miss Ruth Smith,
both of St Paul
During the past week, the follow
ing donations were added to the fund
for Our Lady's Chapel through The
Catholic Bulletin:
Already acknowledged ...... .$345.00
Mrs. ]. w. Fallihee, st. Paul,
Mlnn. ................ lO.0U
Miss Mary Raleigh, Lake Elmo,
Mimi. .................. 500
Chas. B. Hope, st. Paul, Mimi. 500
Anna NJ. Mcclellan, st. Paul,
Mimi. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SOC
Mrs. Casper Bauers, Mime
apolis, MINI. ............ 500
Total .................. .$375.OC
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
TO TEST NEW LAW.
SISTERS PLACED UNDER TECH
NlcAL ARREST IN FLORIDA.

To test the new state law making
it illegal for white persons to teach
negroes, three nuns from st. Joseph S
Convent, st. Augustine, Fla, were
placed under technical arrest on April
"a. They were allowed their freedom
on their own recognizance. The
charges were brought by several
negroes, who declared the case would
be carried to the United States
supreme court.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29
BRAZILIAN BISHOP DEAD
MGR. MoNTEIRo WAS BISHOP or
sPIRlTo sANTo SINCE
1901.

Announcement has been made of the
death of Monsigner Ferdinand de
Souza Monteiro. Bishop of Spirito
Santo, Brazil. He was born in the
diocese Of which he was Bishop on
September %. 1866. and appointed to
the See on August Il, 1901.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-29

PROGRAM OF EVENTS, RELIGIOUS
AND CIVIL, CONNECTED WITH
BISHOP LAWLER'S ENTRY INTO
THE DIOCESE OF LEAD AND HIS
DIFFERENTIATION AS THIRD
BISHOP OF THE SEE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-13

Mrs. Arthur Campbell and chill
dren, of Lamont, came last Friday
for few days visit with relatives in
this city.
James L. Johnson returned to his
home at Saline, Mo-, Monday after
visiting few days with relatives in
this city.
Harry Finkbone, of Decatur City,
was in Leon Tuesday enroute to Gar
den Grove for few days visit with
relatives.
Clyde Rusk, of Mt. Ayr, came over
Tuesday, being called here by the
death Of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mabel
Still Rusk.
Mrs. E.. J. Wineinger departed
Monday for her home at Pratt, Kan
sas. after visiting q few days in this
city, d guest At the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Shields. es
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-13

Miss Loree Coon, of northeast OF
Leon, went to Des> Moines Monday for
a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
L. B. Null.
Mrs. A. F. Place, of northeast of
Leon, returned Monday evening from
few days visit with friends at
Grand River.
Misses Olive and Loretta Estes re-
turned to their home at Pleasanton
Saturday after visit with relatives
in this city.
E. IT. Peck, of st. Louis, Mo-, came
in Saturday and visited over Sum
day with his wife and daughter at
Decatur City. .#s;
Mrs. w, 3. Wheeler and son Troy
departed Thursday for Lamont, where
they will make their home, Mr..
Wheeler 10 engaged In the. barber
business at that place. 5000 y. 7 .,f
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-13

Guy Bremen, Of Newton, arrived
Tuesday evening to attend the funer.
al of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mabel
Still Rusk.
Roy Still, of Clarinda, came Mon
day evening, being called here by
the death of his sister, Mrs. Mabel
Still Rusn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Reynolds and
daughter, Mrs. L. e. Clark, Of Gar
den Grove, were visitors in this city
last Friday.
Mrs. A. M. Brady went to Davis
City Friday and visited couple OF
days with relatives and friends at
that place. = !.
Mrs. ]. C. Hull and daughter, Miss
Georgia, eof northwest Of Leon, went
to RidgeWay, Mo-, Tuesday to visit q
few days with her parents, MI. and
Mrs. A. C. Mintoyne. s,sfl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-13

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Miss Ruth Smith, Of Garden Grove.
was in Leon last Friday, returning
from holiday visit with relatives at
Spencer, Iowa. .s.... I:
Mr.. Claude Rea. Of Savannah, Mo.
came Saturday for few days visit:
in this city, the guest Of Miss Ada
line Crawford. &
{ Mrs. ]. G. Atz, Of Osceola, was Wis
iting at the home Of her parents. Dr..
and Mrs. w. F. Waight, last Thurs
day and Friday. III.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Bowsher re-
turned last Thursday from Des,
Moines where they had been visiting
q couple Of days. .sg5;ss..,,,
Miss Frances Sears returned Thurs.
cay evening from Des Moines where
she had been visiting for seyeraE
days with friends. 9lf IS.
rS~nr>>~SoA1>~-.ervSn>&a
Traditional Personals on Page, B IL
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-22
PLANT A PARASITE.
Mistletoe, Christmas Decoration,
Lives of Other Trees.
Fastens Itself Upon Host Where e
Thrives and Observation-Disclosures
Between American and Euro
peAn Varieties.

..z11E HE mistletoe season
:! : !: : :: : :: :: ! =: :
&S3&SM Is at hand, and q
@ eA great many thoughts
X M are being given to 1t
~ and a great many re-
ferences. humorous,
semihumorous and
sentimental. are being made to It.
Many b0ughs, branches and pendants
Of this beautiful and mysterious plant
are being severed from the oaks and
other trees and now hang from chan
deliers. gas burners, door jambs or
other places where women and young
girls may pass beneath it.
A great deal has been learned about
mistletoe by the botanists, and yet
there is much about the curious plant
which the wisest men do not know.
The variety with which people are ac-
quainted Is a parasite. yet It is not
altogether parasite.
William L. Bray. an investigator in
forest pathology for the Department
OF agriculture, has written this for the
Washington Star:
The plant is parasite. It fasteus
itself upon its host, the tree. pene-
trates it's tissue aud draws nourish-
ment from It, deforming It and sap.
ping its vitality. Yet the mistletoe 10
green, leafy plant; that is, 1t pos.
sesses the pigment chlorophyll. which
gives the green color to normal veg
citation. Some Of the tropical species
Of mistletoe bear leaves as large 40
those of the American elm.
1.-The presence Of green leaves In.
dicates that the mistletoe has the
power, which Independent green plants
everywhere possess, Of constructing
organic fOOdstuffs, such as starch,
out Of inorganic conpounds-carbon
dioxlde and water-utilizing sunlight
as the source Of energy In the proc.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-22
U u
Unkindest Cut Of Al.

"What's DOdswOrth so mad abOut?"
''You know he weighs approximate
~ two hundred pounds, and prides
himself on being every inch man9"
"Of course"
well. some splteful person sent
him wrist watch for q Christmas
present"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-22
A Sprig Of Mistletoe.

ess. It is. therefore, only partly
parasite so far as dependence upon
host for food is concerned, hut ap-
parently none the less harmful on that
account. 1t secures from it's host only
what the normal shrubbery plant de-
rives from the soil, namely, water and
certain necessary mineral constituents.
"1magine a grapevine or trumpet
creeper, while retaining it's foliage, to
sever connection with the soil and to
thrust rootlike outgrowths into the
body of the tree to which 1t clings, In
order to absorb from the tree what
before it absorbed from the soil. This
would represent the relation which
mistletOe Sustains to it's host"
It is interesting to note that there
are points OF difference between the
American mistletOe and the European
mistletOe. to which such a wealth of
legend and romance attaches. But the
points of difference are not import
ant, and the American is very like
the European mistletOe in its appear
ance and its habits of life. The name
"mistletoe" was long ago applied to
the mysterious parasitic European
shrub to which centuries later Lin
naeus gave the name viscum album.
Since that time related species have
been found in nearly all parts of the
world, especially in the warm coun.
tries. The family OF mistletoes Is
now known to be a large one. en-
bracing more than six hundred species.
It has been written that in the course
of botanical explorations in the west
ern hemisphere numerous representa-.
tives of the family were found, and
among them was one which so close
ly resembled the original mistletoe
that 1t was given the generic name Of
viscum, with the specific designation
OF ''favescens" and one early bOtan.
ical explorer the celebrated Thomas
Walter, called the specimens which he
found In the Caroiinas viscum album.
under the impression that they were
identical with the European plant.