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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
MARY OF THE RIBBON DEPARTMENT

The big store was ablaze with cleo
trio lights, and filled with the music
of monograph and the murmur of
many voices. At the ribbon counter
a number of girls were engaged fix
ing UP the stock, while they chatted
in subdued tones. At intervals a
stified giggle was heard, which was
quickly suppressed at the approach of
the foor-Walker, the girls resuming
automatically the appearance of we'll
trained machines until he had passed
AS his somewhat ponderous figure re-
ceded in the distance. the conversa-
ton and the giggles were resumed
with the vim that an enforced silence
always brings in its train The saucy
face of Betty Larkin was wreathed in
smiles, and her dimples showed to adj
vantage as she made a gesture of re-
lief with his disappearance. She was
a newcomer, and not yet disciplined
in business routine.
Mary Dolan, the charge hand of the
department, eyed her kindly. She was
tall, thin girl, angular of figure, with
humorous blue eyes and wealth of
red hair which gave her the name of
the Cyclone "a name which quick
temper and ready speech made not
inappropriate. She was a general fa-
vorite with the employees, however,
and had earned the respect and con-
fidence of the firm as competent
saleswoman- one who had never lost
the patronage of the hardest-to-please
customer. She was known to be a
strict Catholic, and, what is more,
openly proclaimed her Catholicity on
any occasion when the subject came
uppermost. The other Catholics in the
store were for the most part Of the
weakened type who practiced with
regard to religion the old adage:: "a
close mouth is the sign Of wise
head
Say cried Betty, docs he come
round externally? This is the third
time within the last ten minutes !
She made grinlace
IF you amt the limit, Betty?' said
another girl, laughing. You're green,
yet, but you'll soon learn the ropes.
Won't she, Miss Dolan?''
q aAIary DDlan smiled. and a hun1or-
Gus look crepe into her eyes AZ she
said: IT axe care, Betty. ar .yon viii
be caught with your grimaces all on
then, yours for the straight path
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
MEN OF GREAT WEALTH.

A certain rich man died a few
months ago. During his lifetime his
gifts to charity and religion had been
at least up to the average reached by
Catholic millionaires In his last will
he called attention to these acts of
benefcence, and declared that on this
account he felt justified in leaving all
his estate to the members of his
family. The value of the estate is
more than six and one-half million
dollars. About half million is be-
queathed to one son and four grand
children, and the remainder to the
other three children. In other words,
three of the children receive about
two million dollars each. These be-
quests show that the testator was a
victim Of a sad, but very prevalent,
ldelusion concerning the benefits of
wealth and the relation Of wealth to
life. With the exceptionssof rare and
special cases, twosmill iorfAof money lis
too much for any father to leave to his
child. Il Is an unreasonable large
amount, On the one hand, the child
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which leads to the front entrance

which leads to the FRONT entrance
marked No return this way
But Betty, with heightened color,
only gave toss of her head and con-
tinued story about her teller" and
theater party she had attended, and
the box of candies he was to send to
her that evening. He's one in thou
sand-none of your cheap skates! My!
it makes me sick, some of the fellers
that's going nowadays. Ask a girl
out-for what?-and buy her what {?
five cents worth of cheap candy
My Teller has the goods"
Don't be slangy," interrupted an
other girl, sit amt tony"
That's where you are mistaken
it's fashionable-they speak nothing
else at Newport" said Betty. GAS 1
was saying, my Teller is generous"
I hope he will always be So
don't exactly trust the too-generous
variety of the genus man." broke in
Mary Dolan. Before marriage they're
millionaires-then, she paused ex-
pressively-" they are dead broke after
the honeymoon, They're almost worse
than the cheap skates Give me the
harry medium. Now, my Teller -
she smiled humorously.
"- never heard You had one," drawl-
ed Betty. Its news to me-"
The quick blood rushed to Mary's
face-a sure danger signal-but she
replied serenely, enough: Il have six
of EN-
"Wou-wou!p "Your brothers?" came
in various accents of disgust. Broth
ers don't count. .
Sometimes they do-with other
girls Mary said with pointed empha-
sis.
There was general giggle, then an
influx of customers stopped all further.
conversation.
AS Mary Dolan measured out rib
bons her thoughts were busy. Straight
from a Catholic home where religion
was the handspring on which the
household ran, each morning found
her among a crowd of girls to whom,
apparently, religion was an unknown
quantity. Almost every creed was
representation the Episcopalian to
the Jewish-and she saw with deep
concern many Catholic girls gradual
ly becoming Indifferent. and joining
the Episcopalian bunch for the sim
pie reason that they found that they
had better pull with the store
management if they went to meetings
and lectures given under the auspices
of the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION. Once they attended these
meetings it was easy to induce them
to become members Mary had been
urged again and again to go but had
not yielded, thereby, strange to say,
earning the respect of these subtle
proselytizers. Of late she had been
left severely alone.
CONTINUED On page 6.)
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all say home is mother. | say the
home is as the father. He is the
head of the, home. He is the author
ity within the home. Jesus Christ
will demand of him that home. How
about your home? / know that men
are battered about and are sad and
worn when coming home from their
work, but you want to leave all that
dust and CRIME and harshness as soon
as you come to your doorstep.
The children must learn to run
gladly to the door to meet their father,
confident of his love for them; the
mother too will welcome the home
coming of the devoted provider at the
close of the day. United, happy, and
well content, such a family is modelled
after that of Nazareth, the Holy
Family. The home may be poor, but
it is rich in the things worth while.
Peace and order reign, and young
lives expand in the atmosphere OF
love and faith, gaining strength every
day for the work in the world that
IL w 0tlIo lIlSul NuCiI past.
The father is the guardian of his
flock; even more than the mother he
is the protector, the one who stands
between the threshold of home and
the dangers that would menace it if
he were needless of his trust. No evil
thing is allowed to enter this sacred
spot-home, no corrupting influence
can blight the souls committed to the
Christian fathers keeping. He is not
unmindful of his duty to give his boys
and girls the recreation that is their
due, wholesome pleasures and simple
joys that will help to bind them to
their home and to strengthen in their
hearts the bond of family love. The
little accomplishments and school
triumphs of his children mean much
to such father, and he finds in the
home circle the highest and purest
social entertainment
Sacred Heart ReDtep.
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WHAT CONSTITUTES HOME?

At a mission to married men an
eloquent preacher recently took the
Christian home as the theme of his
sermon. IF you and / are good men
today, why?" he asked his audience.
Because we had good fathers. They
had their defects, shortcomings, fail
ings, weaknesses, but withal, they
were sterling men. They were men
of honor, they were men of high char
acter, men of kindness and considera-
ton. men of endearing love. You
carry their memory wherever you go.
Now, is your home as it ought to be-"
1t is not enough for the head of a
family to supply shelter and food
and furniture. Material things do not
make home. The word means vastly
more, as this preacher proceeded to
show: ax
Home means the union of man and
woman where the hottest of natural
affections dwell What the priest is
In the Church of God so the father IS
in the home The home is what? We
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
THE "coRRlG-AN-AFFRloN."

The Penal Laws gave to Irish topog-
raphy the "Corrig-an-Affrion" found
so thickly marked on every barony
map in Ireland. 1.-THE Mass Rock!"
What memories cling around each
hallowed, moss-clad stone or rocky
ledge on the mountainside, or in the
deep recess of some desolate glen,
whereon for years and years the Holy
Sacrifice was offered up in stealth and
secrecy, the death penalty hanging
over priest and worshipper!
Not infrequently Mass was inter-
rupted by the approach of the ban
dogs of the law for, quickened by the
rewards to be earned there sprang up
in those days the infamous trade of
'priest-hunting, five pounds being
equally the Government price for the
head of a priest as for the head of a
wolf. The utmost care was necessary
in divulging intelligence on the night
on which Mass would next be cele-
brated, and when the congregation
had furtively stolen to the spot, SEN
IIlSS WCIc pOSICui OH dlOuuu UCAOl .
the Mass began. Yet, in instances not
a few, the worshippers were taken by
surprise, and the blood of the murder
ed priest wetted the altar stone.
Well might Thomas Davis, the
Protestant poet, exclaim contemplate
ing this deep nighttime Of suffering
and sorrow:
Oh, weep those days-the Penal Days,
When Ireland hopelessly COM
planned;
Oh! weep those days the Penal days,
When goddess persecution reigned.
They bribed the flock, they bribed the
son,
To sell the priest and rob the sire;
Their dogs were taught alike to run
Upon the scent of wolf or friar
Among the poor,
Or on the moor,
Where hid the pious and the true
While traitor, knave
And recreant slave
Had riches, rank and retinue,
And, exiled in those Penal Days,
Our banners over Europe blaze.
A hundred years Of such d code in
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
THE CORNERSTONE OF CHRIS.
TIANITY.

"If Christ be not risen from the
dead your faith is vain and our
preaching is vain" Thus does st.
Paul make the Church depend for it's
life upon the fact of the Resurrection
of our Lord from the dead. The cor
nerstone of Christianity, precious and
firm, is the triumphant rising of the
Redeemer of mankind from the silent
recesses of the rock-hewn tomb in
the garden where Joseph of Arima-
thea had piously laid the dead body
of the crucified Christ. The miracle
Of the third day with which the thirty
three years of the life on earth of the
yise the triumphant vindication Of His
teaching that He was God, that He
and the Father are One. He shows
Himself to be the Lord of Glory in
power by H resurrection from the
dead 1t is the chief witness and basis
Of our faith.
Easter is the feast of hope, but it
is the feast of faith as well. Faith in
the divinity Of our Lord, which leads
us to say to Him with the doubling
apostle. My Lord and my God.
Faith in the future life which lifts our
thoughts to Heaven, to tell us that
He Who died and rose again will be
waiting to receive us at last beyond
the far horizon, in the golden light of
the great Resurrection morning, that
He will be found watching and wait
ing for us on the eternal shore. With
heartfelt joy We can sing our Alleluias
on the Paschal festival. This day,
says st. Gregory the Great, snatches
us from earth and transports us to
the delights of Heaven. We celebrate
the Resurrection of Jesus, but we sa-
lutte also with joy the dawn of our
own.
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active operation ought, according to
all human calculations, to have sue
ceeded in accomplishing it's malefic
purpose. But, again, all human cal
culations, all natural consequences
and probabilities were set aside, and
Almighty God, as if by miracle, pre-
served the faith, the virtue, the vital
ity and power of the Irish race.
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would be better off with much small
er sum; on the other hand, the greater
part of the bequest could be bestowed
in such way as to bring genuine
benefits to thousands of other human
beings. Why is two million an I'M
reasonably large legacy to a child?
Simply because the average person
can not reasonably devote the income
of that sum to the satisfaction of his
own wants.
Catholic Charities PeDteW.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-09
THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY

The mystery of the adorable Trim
ity is not against, but above, human
reason. The doctrine is no innova-
ton; it existed from the beginning.
Christ gathered up the scattered rem
nants that survived of the primitive
revelation, and brought out into
clearer and holder light what existed,
though obscurely and in germ, in the
teaching of antiquity.
In the beginning it was said, GOD
created the world but to bring into
being the monarch of creation the
in counsel. Let Us make man." they
said, ito Our image and resemblance"
and the Hebrew word Eloim, the
name for the Divinity, though plural
in form, took a singular verb. The
most learned of the Jewish authori-
ties have informed us that the Oldest
Hebrew authors handed down the
tradition of this mysterious doctrine
from our first parents to succeeding
generations. The mission of the Mes
siah was to burst all the seals and
bring light down from Heaven on the
darkness of it's mystery.
The Sun of the New Law was to
chase away the shadows of the Old;
as st. Augustine with his usual happy
genius expresses it: in vetere latet
ncvum, in novo vetus patel; that is,
the new law lies hidden in the old,
and the old is exposed in the new.
The expressions, though imperfect,
of the Holy Trinity, which we see in
the writings of the pagans, were de-
rived, they tell us, from the Holy
Land and an origin that was Divine.
Tertullian quotes Zeno among the
Stoics, and the Roman Circus had
engraved upon its portico three
names that distinctly designated the
Trinity: % Megas Theos, the Great
God the Father; ~ Theogenetes, or
the Son; and CD Pamphegges, the
Resplendent Spirit. The Greeks in
Pythagoras speak to us in turn of
'the three who have not been de-
rived, but from whom all that is has
received it's being" Aristotle says,
"Three is everywhere to- be found"
The Thibetans tell their rosary re-
peating words which, translated, mean
the Power, the Word, and the Love,
or, otherwise, the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Ghost. Laotsen, the
great Chinese writer, says: y and H
and V are three and the three are one
hence the name Jehovah" The
works of st. Justin, of Origen, and
st. Augustine are brimful of quota
lions illustrating this knowledge
among the ancients.
The great Artist of the Universe is
reflected remarkably in the works of
His Hands. There is length, breadth,
and thickness in each atom of matter;
in time, the present, the past, and the
future; in the elements we have mat
ter and spirit, and their union in
man; and the three forces of water,
of fire, and Of air; three sides are in
every triangle; and centre, circum-
ference, and radius, in the compost
ton of every circle. In the body
there are stomach, and brain, and
heart; in grammar, three persons, LIST,
End, and Bird; in syntax, substantive,
adjective, and verb; in syllogism, the
major, the minor, and the conclusion.
In colors there are three that resolve
into one; in music three notes that
constitute the chord
The Sign of the Cross expresses
our faith in this mystery.
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ST. PATRlck's BREAsT-PLATE.

ton, with the nope ludl mdHy llldy,
in honor of its great composer, adopt
the habit of it's daily recitation and
may begin to practise a special de-
votion to st. Patrick.
"The Breast-PIate of st. Patrick"
/ bind to myself to-day
The strong power of an invocation
of the Trinity;
] believe the Trinity, in the Unity,
The Creator of the Universe.
/ bind to myself to-day
The Power of the Incarnation of
Christ with His Baptism,
The Power of His Crucifixion with His
Burial,
The Power of His Resurrection with
His Ascension.
The Power of His Coming on Judg-
ment-Day.
i bind to myself today
The Power of the love of the Sera-
phim;
In the obedience of Angels,
In the hope of resurrection unto re-
ward,
In the prayers of the Patriarchs,
In the predictions of the Prophets,
In the preaching of the Apostles,
In the sufferings of the Martyrs
In the faith of Confessors,
In the purity of the Holy Virgins,
In the deeds of righteous men.
] bind to myself to-day
The power of heaven,
The light of the Sun,
The brightness of the Moon,
The splendor of Fire,
The flashing of Lightning,
The swiftness of Wind,
The stability of Earth,
The compactness of Rocks.
! bind to myself to-day
Gods power to guide me,
Gods might to uphold me,
Gods wisdom to teach me,
Gods eye to watch over me,
Gods ear to hear me,
6Ou 5 WOIu 10 give DlG SpC6CuJ
Gods hand to guide me,
Gods way to lie before me,
Gods host to secure me,
Against the Snares of demons,
Against the seduction of vices,
Against the lusts of nature,
Against every one who meditates in
jury to me,
Whether far or near,
Whether few or with many,
/ invoke to-day all these virtues
Against every hostile, merciless power
Which may assail my body and my
soul;
Against the lamentations of false
prophets,
Against the black laws of heathenism,
Against the false laws of heresy,
Against the deceits of idolatry,
Against the spells of women and
smiths and druids,
Against every knowledge that binds
mans SOUL
Christ protect me to-day
Against every poison,
Against burning,
Against drowning.
Against deadly wound.
That l may receive abundant reward.
Christ be with me,
Christ be before me,
Christ be behind me,
Christ be within me,
Christ be beneath me,
Christ be above me,
Christ be at my right,
Christ be at my left,
Christ be in the fort.
Christ be in the chariot-seat,
Christ be in the ship,
Christ be in the heart of every one
who thinks of me,
Christ be in the mouth of every one
who speaks to me,
Christ be in every eye that sees me,
Christ be in every ear that hears me.
/ bind to myself to-day
The strong powers of an invocation
of the Trinity;
/ believe the Trinity in the unity,
The Creator of the universe.
Rep. p. Macauitp
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
.SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND MILES
 |S RECORD FUR BUS TRUCK TIRE

to somewhat overshadow the many meritorious performances of solid tires, according to information received by Manager D. w Sanford of the local Goodyear branch.
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber com pany, however, has from time to time called attention to the performances of many S-V solid truck tires that have been plugging away under gigantic loads in every conceivable kind of ser vice.
 But the latest tire mileage record announced by the Goodyear company far eclipses anything ever reported in the way of tire performances, and con- cerns a 34x. S-V tire operated on a bus in service in New York city. This tire was removed only last week after having covered the remarkable distance of 72,000 miles.
 To the average motorist this achieve ment may appear to be somewhat freakish, since it is only the perform ance of an individusi tire, and far in excess of what truck owners hope to get in actual service on their own trucks. But to the student of trans portation it has a deep significance, for it is an augury of what is ahead ia tii.11 motor truck tire world. Some of ths miieages now being delivered regularly are almost as remarkable in compari- son with those of ten years ago The patient, painstaking efforts of trained specialists, constantly searching foI better things in rubber tire manufac- turing, haves made possible these won- derful changes.
 The record of this 72,O00 mile tire i. Of romantic interest not only to tn, person of speculative turn of mind, hn also to the truck owner sternly de manding business practically in a tire for 1t is an earnest of the still more ra markable strides that may be expecte, in the tire e-building industry.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
DORT AUTOMOBILE
 ESTAB[|SHESF|NE
 RECORD ON COAST

Just to prove that it's records in numerous semi official tests could be duplicated or eXcelled under the watchful official eye of the A. A. A, the Dort car has just completed ten day economy run in California with glorious results. according to Manager George Reuben of the Kissell Auto company.
 The following record, representing ten days continuous running between Los Angeles and San Francisco, is certified to by G. F. Stephenson, tech nical representative of the contest board of the American Automobile As sociation and his three observers-W J. Steipes, J. S White and l.. H. Harne
 Here are the final figures as certi- fled:
 Distance travelled 4,65S miles
 Gallons gasoline used, 195.37.
 Average miles per gallon, 23.9G.
 Oil used, 21 pints.
 Average miles per gallon, 1,774.06.
 There is no official record for gaso- line mileage for a long distance that can equal this Dort performance of nearly "A miles to the gallon, and the result is highly gratifying to the Dort organization. It emphasizes in very striking way the victory of the Dort in the recent Los Angeles Yosemite run in which fourteen cars competed and in which the Dort ran 370 miles on 1412 gallons of gasoline.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

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 upon various distributors to tell thel,- problems in selling, the gi, Ing os service. and the handling of the used gar. Carl H. Page, of New York city. ,. G. Heffinger of Chicago. c. l.. Bakerf of Detroit. were among those who contributed some scod ideas.
 It was here that President Jordan demonstrated conclusivelv once more that he is man of resource. ideas and originality. While the distribu- tors were hungrily awaiting the com ing meal, a brand new Jordan car finished in copenhagen blue was Griv en before their delighted eyes !,y Mrs. Paul Zens, who was acconlpanied by an announcer who declared q am lhe Jorcan sport narine.''
 After recovering from surprise. the guests made Q wild rush for Sales Manager Riley. Hey, put me down Tor twenty" Was the most modest ex- pression heard. However. Riley T..- fused to promise anything definite on the delivery of tine model, wni,h is a four- passenec" .:lr of eXceedn cly graceful and distinguished lines. Ee- sides the royal copenhagen llae in "iiNh it AhSt dtpcdt'u,s 1t IS iiSp -i 2 he furnished in Italian tan This is the car concerning which but tn. most vague rumors had been permit led to escape, and it's revealment, af- ter apparently the entire line hatl teen displayed, was in the nature of master stroke.
 Jorda.. informed his guests that n. additiOna, orders could he accepted rom the dealers under existing con ditions. The supply has exhausted until January L 1918. he said.