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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-13

most of whom have already expressed
a willingness to deliver addresses:
U. S. Treasurer John Burke of Wash
ington, D. c.; DR.. James J. Walsh OF
New York City; T.. S. Senator Henry
F. Ashurst of Arizona; Hon. Condo
B. Pallen of New York City; Col P.
Fl. Callahan Of Louisville, KY; Judge
Victor J. Bowling of New York City;
Hon. Thomas A. LaWler of Lansing,
Mich; former Governor Martin Fl.
Glynn of Albany, N. Y; Judge John
McGoorty of Chicago; Hon. e. J. Nc.
Dermott Of Louisville, KY; u. S.
Senator Jos. L. Ransdell of Louisiana
Chief. Justice Thomas II. Doyle of
Oklahoma City, Okla; Judge NJ. r.
Bryan of Nashville, Tenn; Hon
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City; Hon
James M. Curley of Boston; Hon
Joseph Scott of Los Angeles; Judge
Marcus Kavanaugh, of Chicago; Hon
VIM. +. Murray of Boston; Hon. d. J
Gallagher of Boston, Hon. Bourke
Cochran Of New York City; u. S
Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon
tana; DR.. Chas. p Neill of Washing
ton, d. c.; Judge Frank j. Murasky
of San Francisco; Hon. Michael ]
Ryan Of Philadelphia; Hon. Martin
| Fl. Carmody Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
| Hon. John 3. McGauran of Denver;
Hon. Morgan J. O'Brien of New York
City; Hon. Jcre B. Sullivan Of Des
Moines; Hon. Clarence s. Herbert oil
New Orleans; Hon. Quin O'Brien Of
Chicago; Judge Martin J. Wade Of
Iowa; Hon. James M. Graham Of
Springfield, H.; Hon. Jerome ]
| Crowley Of Chicago; Hon. Francis J
O'Shaughnessy of Chicago; Hon. r
J. .Cosgrove Of San Diego, Cal; CHIEF
Justice Morissey Of Lincoln, Neb.; U
S. District Attorney Chas. L. C1yne
of Chicago; and many others.
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PURSUING SHADOWS.

Children chase butterflies and
fear shadows. In after years they
abandon the butterfly chase and
take after the shadow. A shadow
IS a-peculiar thing, 1t represents
outlines t.of an object bat in "a
grotesque, exaggerated, or dimin-
.utive form. 1t is never the
reality, and seldom is even "a good
imitation of the. reality. It is also
to be remarked that in order to
see your shadow you turn your
back to the light: The majority
of men are shadow chasers or as
Bfann once named them, rain
how ehasers. The realities Of life
arc all about them. the certain
ties Of existence, both here and
hereafter, are perfectly evident,
and yet SO many run theiasel
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Mexican Soldiers Looting
KILL PRIESTS IN MEXICAN CITY
AND CONVERT EDlFlCES
INTO BULL RINGS.

Famine, disease, immortality and
laWlessness reign in the, Mexican city
OF Guanajuato, once known as a cen
ter OF wealth and famed for it's beau
tiful women. This was the report
made by an American mining engineer
just returned from Guanajuato. His
story, supported by sworn affidavits,
was forwarded to Washington by the
United States military authorities.
The American, who would not allow
his name to be made public because
of his business interests in Guiana
juato, alleges that:
Soldiers raided convent and
forced Sisters of Charity to don
poems clothing and go to work. r..
Soldiers raided and looted the
Church of Our Lady OF Guadalupe,
one of the most beautiful in the
city. They killed the priests, con-
verified the interior of the building
into first a bull ring and later a bar
racks"
From city of 10000 Guanajuato
has been reduced in population to
$4,000. the American said. The
streets are filled with dead, victims
of starvation or epidemics, and little
effort is made to disposeEof the bodies,
he asserted. Similar, conditions pre-
vail in zaeatecas,, he said; to a
lesser degree. = '>1.<>4s*:.
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Washington 5. Birthday
y" Orators
SPEAKERS CHOSEN FOR x. OF C.
PATRIOTIC MASS MEETlNGS
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY ON
FEBRUARY %.

A meeting Of great interest to the
Knights of Columbus, and especially
Fourth Degree members, was held in
Chicago two weeks ago. This was a
joint conference between the Supreme
Assembly of the Fourth Degree and
the Religious Prejudice Commission
OF the order, in reference to the COM
ing patriotic celebration on Washing
tons birthday. It was decided to
hold a nation wide celebration under
the auspices of the Fourth Degree in
thirty-one cities in the United States
on February %, 1917. The cities in
which the exercises are to take place
were selected and speakers of nation
al prominence chosen. These speak
ers are to be sent at the expense. of
the Order to the cities assigned them.
The local Fourth Degree assemblies
in each city, assisted by the councils,
are to provide public hall or audi
forum and arrange for the necessary
publicity and provide such other
items on the program as may be de-
sired. The plan is to have a general
mass meeting Of all the citizens in
each community. Both Catholics and
non-Catholics are to be invited, espe-
cially Protestant leaders of thought
and influence in the respective cities.
1t is expected that arrangements will
be made to have telephone connec-
lions between the audiences in the
different cities, so that a message can
be sent simultaneously around the cir
Gle to the audience in each city while
the exercises are going on.
The following is a list of the cities
selected for the Washington !, Birth
day patriotica- exercises; Atlanta,
Baltimore. Boston, Buffalo. Chicago,
Cincinpati, Cleveland, pa Eli; np o5irt.s Den
ver,s Detroit; Houston Indianapolis,
Jacksonville Kansas City, Louisville,
Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapo
lis, New Haven, New Orleans, New
York, Oakland. Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Providence, Portland, Ore,
Richmond, Springfield, Mass, st.
Louis, Salt Lake City, and Washing
ton, d. C.
is List Of Speakers.
The following is a list of the emf
nent speakers to be invited, all of
whom are knights of Columbus, and
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tei EaTBE as
THE NEED OF SPANISH.

An article in a recent number
Of America explains clearly and
forcibly the need Of a knowledge
of Spanish for. commercial pur-
poses today: 1tpoints out that we
may choose to retain and develop
our Island possessions, or we may
relinquish our ambitions in these
quarters and direct all our ener-
gies into the Spanish-American
markets. Here, clearly, it says,
we. must speak Spanish or go out
Of business Z
It is weIl-known in Europe that
the average American is greatly
deficient in a knowledge of mod
ern languages. The schools of
Europe, as a rule, equip the stu
dent Withra working knowledge Of
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at least one language other than
his own. Our American schools
on the other hand, have so-called
modern language courses, very
often taught by inefficient instruc-
tors, and presented in but a half,
hearted way. The result is that
the average student after two,
three, or four years spent in the
study of, say, German or French,
knows practically nothing of these
languages as regards their actual
use and service. Among the ma
lions Of Europe, Germany, per-
haps, has made best use OF the
principle that to get the trade OF
foreign, nations you must speak
the language Of these peoples. The
result Of this has been that Ger
man commercial life has advanced
marvelously within the past TWEEN
ty-five years. We are told in
America by our leading business
men that South America presents
the most fertile and lucrative field
that we can hope to enter. 1t
stands to reason that if our bust
ness representatives attempt to
invade that field unequipped with
at least an elementary knowledge
OF Spanish, they will have less
hope to succeed than will the rep
resentative Of another nation who
has at least a working knowledge
of the Spanish language.
Our Catholic high schools and
colleges have also other reasons
for devoting their serious and
sane energies to the promotion of
this study. The vast majority of
South Americans are members of
our faith; mutual interest should
lead us TO take cogniZance of their
achievements; while no other Ian
guage, perhaps, is richer in liter
airy treasures than is the language
of old Spain. II Catholics in
America, at Least many of them,
were conversant with Spanish
they could render a great service
to the Church and to the nation
by interpreting Mexican and
South American problems in sym
pathetic terms. AS it is now these
countries are to us a closed and
sealed book. Some Of our colleges,
including the local institutions Of
st. Thomas and st. Catherine,
have opened a course in Spanish.
But if our institutions of learning
intend to produce practical re
suits along this line they must
east adrift from the traditional
American method Of teaching
modern languages and adopt abso-
lutely new methods. The old
methods have proven their utter
chiefly because they
appeal to the eye and ear, leaving
the mind almost untouched. The
only method that will ever sue
ceed in teaching a man the real
knowledge of language is that
of causing him to think in that
language. Any other method is an
imposition and a trifing with or
binary intelligence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-13

"The destiny Of a nation rests, -
remarks the Boston Pilot, "under
God in the hands Of it's women.
Upon them religious, social and
educational forces make their
deepest impressions, and through
them extend their. influence to- the
home and to the individuals who
dwell therein. Women are the
nation s civilizeTs and refners
they are the upholders Of all it's
highest ideals. y .+5.,.s s.:''s 8 = ....s4.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-13

The citizens Of Florida recently
decided that in spite of the pri-
maries they desired for their gov
ernOr one Sidney J. Cats. This
worthy, or unworthy, as the case
may be, has begun his admins
tration most auspiciously. In his
inaugural address he is said to
have recommended a law for
police inspection Of parochial
schools, converts, and numneries.
At. the same time he did not care
to attend the inaugural ball, be-
cause he is opposed to dancing.
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Did yeu ever try to figure out
just how long you will live? Sta
tistics frequently are repulsive
facts. According to government
statistics gathered during 1913,
the average age at death for
males was 1872, while that of
females was 40.6, leaving an aver
age for both sexes of 800 Ii
you have already reached this
average it is high time that you
pause and look seriously into the
future.
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We are always looking for signs
Of improvement in the nation as
we'll as in the family There is
a perccptible sign Of better con
ditions in the recent report on the
homicide record Of America. Dur
ing the past two years there has
been decrease Of little less
than one per cent. II the con
victions were in proportion to the
number of murders this probably
would be a more encouraging in
dication Of substantial progress.
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Farmers Short Courses
"a .,~" 1861.

Dates and places where the courses
viii be given.
Jan. 1913 -Minneota, Henderson.
Jan. 16-2o-spring Grove, Harmony
Jan. 23-27--Albert Lea, New Rich:
land. 49,
. Jan. 3o-Feb. 3-Faribault. Madison
Feb. 6-10-Fulda.
Feb. 13-17-Brewster, Mountai n
Lake.
Feb. 20-24-Hector, Correll.
Feb. 27-Mch. 3-Silvcr Lake, Co.
kato.
Mch. 6-10-Brooten, New York Mills
Mich. 13-17-Stephen, Oklee =.
Mch. 20-24-Fosston, Laporte.
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THE SHORT COURSE.

In order to extend to all per-
sons engaged in agriculture some
of the advantages Of scientific
training, the University of Mime
sofa conducts an Agricultural EX-
tension Short Course. Tile pur-
pose Of the Short Course is to as
sist in the upbuilding of the farms
and farm homes Of Minnesota.
For this object fifty-one meetings
are held with demonstrations and
discussions on the principles of
crop production soil fertility, care
Of live stock, farm management in
it's various forms, farm buildings,
home sanitation, care Of the sick,
cooking and sewing. The course
is open to all persons interested in
the problems of the farm The
payment Of but. a small fee is re-
quired simply to defray local ex-
penses. Elsewhere on this page
wiR be found "a list: of the. towns
in Minnesota where the course
will be given this winter
TO any one at all interested in
the development snd advancement
Of farming as a business, it is UNI
necessary to emphasize,the useful
ness, not to say the necessity, of
the information impaired during
this course. Farming has long
passed from the stage where the
tiller Of the soil simply follows
tradition and the example Of his
ancestors. Modern science has
been applied in untold ways to
the problems Of the farm, soil,
seeding, live stock, etc. The prin-
cipal universities Of the country
opened agricultural departments:
in which experts in various
branches eXpound the latest
conclusions Of agricultural sci
ence. By attending such a short
course as the University of Min
nesota provides, the farmer is en-
abled to enjoy. the fruits Of long
scientific experiments. He IS
placed in touch with, the hest
methods followed by other farm
ers throughout the world. He is
taught how to get the best results
from the work which he eXpends
in working his farm. Many prob
lens like those Of farm manage
ment and home sanitation will be.
found particularly useful for any,
one who lives on a farm. A farm
er who would willingly forego
the instruction and the knowledge
which this Short Course provides
is losing a signal opportunity for
self-betterment, and at the, same
time is allowing his efficiency to.
remain alta lower level than it
would otherwise reach. The
Course usually opens Tuesday
morning and closes Saturday .af-
ternoon. The hours are so arrang-
ed that the sessions are completed
between 10 a. m. and $3.50 p, IN.
In this way the members can re.
turn home for the evening work.
The Course is held not to assist in
drawing crowds but strictly. for
educational purposes. We ear
nestly recommend this Short
Course to all our people living on
farms, and trust that they will
profit to the fullest extent there
hv /" ~
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~
INSURANCE RISKS AND LIQUOR.

John Barleycorn is being rapidly
cornered. Twenty-Five States will
| hereafter be totally dry, observes
"Girard" in the Philadelphia Ledger.
Some other commonwealth have
| wet GASES only, as a result of local
option laws. The progress of prohibit
| ton in the United States has been
swifter than such apostles of a
saloonless world as John B. Cough
and Francis Murphy could have
dreamed possible. = ,r
Why is our country going dry so
fast? Business and health! That
combination beats moral suasion and
the appeals of a ''Ten Nights in a
Barroom.' .~~. -.
Life insurance companies for some
years past have paid very close at
tention to liquor as an insurance
hazard. They have compiled figures,
using hundreds of thousands of per-
sons as q basis for computations.
These prove that man who does
not drink will on the average live
much longer than the man who drinks
even moderately.
A large British company finds that
users of liquor among its insured per-
sons show a mortality thirty-siX per
cent greater than do total abstainers.
OF men around forty years of age
the mortality among users of alcohol
is more than eighty per cent. greater
than it is among non-users of that
age.
Another company finds that when
men pass forty-five and drink no al
cohol they are twenty-five per cent.
better insurance risk than are men
who fondle the flowing bowl.
II heard William J.. Bryan say not
long ago that nobody would employ
young man who admitted that he
was a moderate drinker. He said no
business man could afford to make an
investment in deprecated ability.
Taking 100000 policy holders as
test, insurance companies discover
ed that men who only occasionally
"got tight suffered a death rate just
one-half greater than strictly temper
ance men.
Among men who drink only two
glasses of beer or one glass of whisky
in a day the mortality was almost a.
fifth greater. r.
Other men who drink more than
that, but still not enough to bar them
from insurance companies, showed an
appalling mortality of almost double
that among men who were never in
troduced to John Barleycorn.
Insurance company figures give a
black eye even to the occasional
drinker.' The abstainer has an
eighteen per cent. better chance to go
on living than the fellow who "hits
one" only once in a while. =.
The. moderate .drinker is. always
going down stairs Meet him next
year, and he is few steps lower
than last year. He tipples few
more hours a week, or takes three
drinks where he once took two His
only salvation is to climb a step at
times. In other words, get on the
water wagon for a few weeks now and
then. t%ss4 liz
--Nei0 Century.
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Right Reverend. VIM. 7. Russell,
Bishop-eleet Of Charleston, South
Carolina, is quoted as, saying: " |
.aip atNeys afraid Of. that class of q.
people who are better than, thou.
/ fear the man who convinces
. himself that. his views are. neces-
sarily the views Of Almighty. God.
/ sometimes feel that would like
very. much to. revise the Litany
Of the Saints. After All We
Saints of Heaven intercede for
MS, / would like to insert: From
the saints of earth, O Lord de-
liver us.
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A recent writer informs lis that
gossip is drunkenness Of the
tongue, that it runs the scale from
mere ignorance into the limit. Of
assassination Of reputation. If
'factsado not exist it creates them.
II they be innocent, it transforms
them into evidence of black guilt
by Ingenious perHersion. In IN
depreciation it always chooses the
wogsd OF t%o possible Hfotives.-2r
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If you are a Catholic be con-
sistent in your practice and belief.
In passing a Catholic Church be
not ashamed or afraid to lift your
hat. Human respect has no place
here where there is question Of
paying a common courtesy to God,
one which we would not deny to
a follow being.
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sSo-calledn higher society cOnsi,

4So-called higher society consid-
eEs the. pleasures and amusements
of the poor as low and vulgar.
We read that at New Year S
eve party given by prominent
family of st. Louis, the guests
absorbed cocktails from nursing
I BOTTLES. This may not be so vul-
gar as it appears, since it shows
a tendency, even if perverted, on
the part of higher society to re-
turn to that much neglected
bottle. So
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Henry Ward Beecher once said

Henry Ward Beecher once said /:
4 think | am, more grateful to
God for mother and sisters Of the
substantial integrity, purity, and
nobility Of wOmanhOod than for
almost anything else in this world.
| would look upon it as a vital
canker i'll my soul if | fell from
my confidence in the general
honor and charity Of woman
hood -
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Cardinal Farley reminds us that
6fether~comtless martyrs in the
first ages the majority were Of
the laity. They were men who
felt that the possession Of the
faith Of Jesus Christ meant it's
public profession and defence.
For this they were willing to lay
down their lives, thus proving
their loyalty by the greatest sac
rifce it is possible to offer for
any cause.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917.

AIencius, the old Chinese phil
osophrr, wrote: life feeds upon
adversely and sorrow: death
comes, amid pleasure and hope.
II this was true for the pagans it
takes, on Il new meaning i'll the
light Of Christianity.
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-It-may be of slight interest to
remark that in Rome it is Gus
tomary for the Papal Secretary of
State to offer a banquet to newly
created Cardinals. This year, on
account Of the war, the banquet
was omitted, and Cardinal Gas
parri has distributed to the poor
what such an affair would cost.
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Rev. James VI. ReardOn. EditOr-in-Chief.
Rev. c. II. McGinnis. PHI. d.,
Associate Editor.
Harry LOchecd, Advertising Manager.
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List Of Speakers.

h, List Of Speakers.
The following is a list. of the emf
nent speakers to be invited, all of
whom are knights Of Columbus, and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-07
DANIELSON

James Harvey and Victor Perrault
 Leave fcr Ayer@J. R. Kane Falls
 From Tender, Tnjurfns Hip-Six
 WheeIe4d Motor Truck Starts for
 Akrox1Raynnond G. Bartlett to En-
 ter Field Artillery Serviee-Theft of
 CkSth.,
 rBrooklyn Boys, Division No. IT,. Conn. Goodbye To AIr' read the pla- Card that James Harney and Victor Perreault,, both resident on the West Side, hung on the rear vestibule of the last coach of the train that took them through Danie1son on their way to Camp Devens at Aver. Mass, on Thursday morning.
 A group that included many of their chums and friends was at the station to see them off and wish them God speed.
 When are you coming back ?' some one in the crowd called to Harney.
 Don't kneow," chfrped back Harney in the fine Rube dialect of which he is capable and bringing his stage abil- .ity into use. Jimmy got good laugh from the crowd, which then reflected his own cheerfulness and that of Perreau1t's as they went on to fight in the inter est of Uncle Sam.
 Perreault previously has been in the service, having been member, a few years ago. of what is now the 3sth Coast, Defence company of this town.
 Harney and Perreault are among the men hereabouts who have been pleading for quick despatch to Camp Devens and they are happy that their wish has been granted.