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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

where honored and revered. Her
early years may have glided by
amidst the pomp of wealth and
luxury. Her beauty may have in
spired artists with envy; her
talents and accomplishments have
been the pride and the delight
OF the connoisseur or it may
have been just the reverse of all
this. But now, now, she is the
Sister, the beloved Of the Master,
the living and speaking likeness
OF those who follow the Lamb
whlthersoever He goeth She
loathes not suffering, she ap-
pfoaches the repulsive, she loves
the Ignorant as fit objects Of her
tender guidance. She is the Cath
ole Sister, the one flower which
no other but the garden Of the
living God has ever been able. to
produce.
Is this Sister, think you, a
proper person to whom you can
safely intrust your child? She
will surround that child with all
the loving affection inspired in
her heart by the God she serves,
for that little being is not a mere
object to her: it is soul, and for
a soul she willingly would pour
out the last drop Of her virgin
blood. She is the Catholic Sister.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
"Do you LOVE BA5IEs~

The above is the title of one of
Bureau of Public Health Education of
the Department Of Health of New
York City. We quote briefly:
"A baby is one of the most deli
cate creatures known. 1t is hard for
it to get used to being in the world,
SO hard that one baby in every ten
dies before it is a year old.
One of the chief things that keep
babies from thriving is our old enemy
alcohol. This old scoundrel rarely
attacks babies directly (for almost
any body with common sense knows
enough not to give baby beer, or
wine, or whisky but he damages
the baby's father and mother.
Scientific Investigations have
shown that parents who habitually
drink large quantities of alcoholic
drinks have babies who show some
form of weakness. The baby may have
weak muscles, it may have poor re-
sistance to disease, it may be feeble
minded or even an idiot, it may grow
up to be drunkard, or a criminal.
Any of these things may come about
had the liquor habit. 1t is hard to
believe these things unless they are
backed up by facts, so here are some
of the facts:
I'm one of the European countries
| it was found that when the parents did
| not touch liquor, only thirteen out of
every one hundred of their children
died. Parents who drank only small
| amounts lost twenty-three out of
every one hundred, and heavy drink
ers lost thirty-two. out of every one
hundred.
These are the results of parents
using liquor before their children are
born. =. Any weakness which ba-
| bies have at birth is later increased by
the presence of alcohol in the home.
| If nursing mother habitually drinks
| much beer or whisky her milk be-
| comes water and of poor quality and
| harmful to the baby. But poisoning
the baby's food isn't all that alcohol
does. 1t lessons the family bank &C
count The money spent for liquor
should go for wholesome food warm
clothes and decent rooms. Finally, to
finish the deadly work, alcohol gets
such a grip on father and mother that
| baby is neglected, becomes ill, and
dies.
| do you love babies? You can't
keep on drinking and have strong
babies. Supplying alcohol or healthy
| babies-which?"
| And remember that the Health Bureau
| places beer, wine, and whisky in the
same category as deadly enemies of
the baby because they damage the
| father and mother. The besotted
parent may foolishly imagine that
beer is friend to him, but it is his
baby's murderer. Truly has the ma
ton paid in toll to John Barleycorn
stupendous measure of it's most costly
and precious possessions.
Union Signal.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

At the organization of the Buff
falo Converts League in May,
Bishop Dougherty said: "Cardi-
nal Gibbons, who is a man of
varied experience, has stated pub
licly that during his long life, in
which he has been thrown in con-
tact with so many classes of peo-
pile, he never yet found one who
left the Catholic Church through
conviction of its being a false re-
ligion.''
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BEER A POISON.

Beer comes next to brandy as a
poison drink. 1t limits the capacity
and lowers mind, soul, and body. The
soldier who abstains altogether is the
best man.-(Count Won Haesler, Late
Commander of the Sixteenth Army
Corps, Germany
There is no justification for calling
beer liquid bread" A glass of heavy
beer costing twenty-five pfennigs has
no more nourishment than piece of
cheese costing one pfennig. ;.
Beer is not the harmless drink it is
supposed to be.
From q German Armp Pamphlet
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
Home for Orphans

Columbus Day. Friday, October II.
saw the formal opening Of another
institution that has been added to the
many within the Archdiocese of Chi
cago. On that day the Bishop Quarter
Boarding School for Boys, on lake
street and East avenue, Oak Park, was
dedicated by the Most Rev. George
w. Mundelein, D. D., Archbishop. The
school was opened last July, when the
first pupil was accepted Since then
many more youngsters have found the
school home and today the regis
tration is close to sixty, though the ac-
Communications will provide for even a
greater number.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

In order to relieve the conges-
ton resultant on the great influx
of war-refugees the municipal
authorities Of the Hague have
erected a group of working men s
dwellings, and are planning sec
ond group. These houses are to
be let at a low rental. A credit
of 100000 forms ($200,0001 has
been placed at the disposal of
those wishing to build their own
homes.
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BREWERS HAVE NEW TEMPER.
ANcE PROPOSAL.

Reduce the volume of alcohol in
beer to three per cent SO as to make
it temperance drink, is the proposal
of the leading brewers of the coun-
try as a means of checking the pro-
hibition wave which threatens to
sweep away the great brewing indus
try
The brewers also join the ranks of
those who are fighting to do away with
the-barroom. They propose, in place
of the saloon, place resembling a
restaurant, into which women will not
be ashamed to enter.
The opinions of the brewers were
gathered by the American Brewers
Review. The consensus shows that
the brewers want to, bring about these
changes:
Elimination of the bar.
Keep drinking places open to view
from the street and do away with all
secrecy.
Win for places where beer is sold
such character that a man will not
hesitate to take his wife into them
Convince the public of the error of
the idea that beer is strong drink.
Separate the sale of beer from the
sale of whisky.
Have the brewing industry aid in
the rigid enforcement of all laws re-
lating to the sale of liquors.
New issues and new leadership for
the brewing industry.
Some of the brewers were in favor
of only two per cent of alcohol in
beer, but a majority seemed to prefer
three per cent as the maximum. At
present light beers average about 61s
per cent alcohol, and ale and porter
about seven per cent. s
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home It also happens that the
pursuit of education in such
spheres, on the part of man, some
times turns out the polished scoun-
drel. The exception, however, in
both eases, is purely negative
quality when there is question of
the actual good which usually ac-
crues to both girl and boy when
the channels of the mind have
been deepened and widened, and
the pure waters of educational
truth have been allowed to flow
in abundance therein.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
Church 213 Years Old
CATHEDRAL OF HAVANA ONCE
HELD BODY OF CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS.

The historic Columbus Cathedral of
Havana, Cuba, was built over 213
years ago by the Jesuit Fathers, be-
ing completed early in 1904 To its
crypt the bones of the great discov-
erer, Christopher Columbus, were re-
moved from Santo Domingo in 1905.
1t has long been a point of intense
interest to tourists because of it's his
torical associations and the beauty of
it's. interior decorations.
Towering at-the foot of San Ignacio
street, on spot which witnessed the
arrival, battles, rayages and depar-
lures of invader and conqueror during
four centuries, the Cathedral occu-
pies site which never, from the
earliest recorded history of Spanish
occupation of Havana, has been other
than place of worship.
The original Cathedral was mod
est hut of timber and straw. men,
toned as sthatch" in the ancient
archives in Seville. 1t was success
sively burned and rebuilt, first dur
ing the regime of the early Bishop
Ubite, next by the French in 1856,
five years after it had been rebuilt of
stone by the Spanish Governor, Perez
de Angulo, and lastly, in its present
beautiful form. by the Jesuits, of the
peculiarly hued stone which is char
acteristic of Cuban architecture
Though the bones of Columbus were
removed by the Spanish officials at
the evacuation in 1900, the crypt
where they had reposed is still to be
seen by visitors The, interior walls
of dark marbles, the columns of high
ly-polished mahogany, with gilt
bronze capitals, and the choir stalls
of beautifully carved mahogany are
of such enduring construction that
they will last for centuries.
The high altar is of marble from
Carrara and the walls and ceiling
contain many beautiful paintings.
The chief art treasure is small
painting by Murillo, one of the few
such extant in Latin-America, depict
ing the Pope and the Cardinals ceIe-
brafing Mass preparatory to the
sailing Of Columbus On his voyage Of
discovery. HssiI'
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
VIOLENCE IN STRIKES.

About a week ago the Twin
Cities experienced the worst
phases Of a strike. The disturb
ance was brought about through
the recent agitation occasioned by
some disgruntled employees Of the
Twin City Street railways. The
disgraceful scenes enacted last
Saturday night were regrettable
from every point Of view. They
were entirely uncalled for, were
destructive Of property, and saw
ored more Of the spirit OF Mexican
bandits. than of supposedly civil
lied Americans.
In certain sense, strikes IN
themselves under. certain condi-
lions are permitted to working
men. This right is confined to the
privilege which every free citizen
enjoys to say whether he will or
will not work for a given en-
|ployer. Natural law, as well as
the usage of civilized nations, ac-
cords to every free man this IN
alienable right. Special condi-
lions as to time and opportunity
when to strike must also be taken
into account. When the general
interest of the public or OF the
country at large is at stake it is
not allowed to organize q strike
without very strong compensatory
reasons. What is never allowed is
that one man should impose his
will on others to force them to
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

Giosue Borsi, a young lieutenant
in the Italian army, was slain in
Zagora on November 10, 1915,
while CALAMITY leading an attack.
Prior to resuming the practice OF
the faith of his youth, in 1913, he
had used his remarkable gifts to
attack religion and morality.
After his conversion" he com
mitted to paper the spiritual cool
loquies" he had with God in
prayer. Some of them have been
translated and are printed in the
Catholic Mind" under the title,
ga Catholic Soldiers Diary"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

According to figures compiled
by the United Public Health Serv-
ice each of the 30,000,000 wage
earners in the United States loses
an average of nine days each year
on account of sickness. With an
average wage Of So per day and
medical attention of 81 per day,
this economic loss, resulting from
sickness, represents approximately
three quarters of billion dollars
annually.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
THE SISTER.

The religious inventions OF man
are of the earth, earthly: the re
ligion of God is Of heaven, heaven
ly. Mans ingenuity or ambition
or even natural rectitude has given
rise to various forms Of belief
that is intended to connect Time
with Eternity. Hence, each So
called religion Of man possesses
a distinct claim ON the credulity
Of it's adherents. Some of the
ancients exalted the intellect,
while others grovelled in the mire
Of materialism: each one made
his religion answer to his own in
dividual impulse. Some, as the
Romans, recognized the exalted
nature Of single-eyed devotion to
the religious ideal: hence the
Vestal virgins. In each form of
belief, however, it is to be noted
that error and truth are mixed
and commingled promiscuously,
presenting an incoherent and
illogical mass Of doctrines.
In the home Of the Father there
are many mansions; in the vine
yard Of the Lord is found every
variety of luscious fruit; in the
garden Of the Church exotic
blooms mingle their rare and deli
cate perfumes with the fragrance
Of the heavenly courts. The lux
uriant vegetation of this glorious
garden recalls the zephyr-swept
reaches, the lowly dells, the idyllic
beauty of that first fair domain,
the paradise Of Eden, whose
planter and builder was God.
The hierarchy, under the
heavens guided hand Of Peters
successor, directs the destinies OF
the children of God. The priests,
those valiant and indomitable
warriors, ever in the trenches, ever
on the fre-scorched battle front,
hold the forces Of the enemy at
bay, charge and rout them, lest
they harm the God-fearing faith
full at home.
| Quietly and unobtrusively Gid
ing in and out among the hosts
of Gods children is seen. the gentle
Sister Hers not to preach; hers
mot to sacrifice the Immaculate
Lamb; hers not to anoint the
dying Her duty is to reach into
the recesses Of the heart, to touch
the chords of the soul, to evoke
| the tender strains that indicate
an awakening of the spirit to the
beauty and the glory Of God. To
the little child, her presence is
a benediction and a pledge Of pro
lection. To the poor, her words
and her deeds are reflection Of
that blessed land towards which
they ever yearn. To the sick, the
outcast, the dying, to the way.
ward, the erring, the suffering, hel
sweetness and her helpful minis
ltrations are the balm Of Gilead,
the oil Of mercy, the soothing re-
assurance of faith in human ma
ture untainted and uncloyed.
Moving among the rough ranks
+ III fhp world thn SiSfar II avery
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The Catholic Citizen, comment
ing on the action Of the Govern
ment in suppressing certain
issues of notorious journals for
their unpatriotic utterances, re-
"These papers, which have
been attacking the integrity of
Catholic citizenship, are. when the
test comes, found so anti-Ameri-
can, if not reasonable, that the
authorities proceed against them.
1t is the old story of Benedict Ar
mold attacking the Catholics at the
very moment he himself was act
ing the part Of a traitor. =
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
The Church in Germany
ROLE PLAYED BY THE CATHOLIC
PARTY-THE LIBERATION OF
BELGIUM.

The attitude of the Catholic party
in Germany is giving great interest
to the world just now. According to
newspaper reports the Centrum is
prepared to support the Socialists in
their demand for constitutional
government and will go so far as to
refuse credits if this demand is not
complied with. The Centrum has
also intimated that it is time DR..
Michaelis, the new Chancellor-who
is a bigoted Protestant, by the way
made his program clear, and points
out he can do so in his reply to the
Papal note.
AS regards one of the principal
points of any peace negotiations vari-
GUS units of the German Catholic
press have declared themselves
against the liberation of Belgium.
The "Augsburger Postzeitung" says:
"The attitude of the opposition in
Belgium clearly shows that we can
achieve nothing by kindness there,
and that if we renounce force and do
not hold Belgium by an iron hand we
will never have a loyal neighbor, in
deed all the policy we have followed
during the occupation will only result
in the hatred of the Belgians. 1t is
absolutely necessary that this coun-
try should remain in our hands, mill
tary and economic, and we must find
the means which correspond with
this necessity" A short time ago,
Herr SPAIN, leader of the Centre
party, also demanded that Belgium
should remain under the political,
economic and military control of
Germany.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

The Compulsory Work Act, "
recently enacted and signed by the
Governor of Maryland, provides
for the registration of all males
between Is and so years of age
who are not regularly employed.
They can be assigned to state,
municipal or county work or to
enterprises carried out by private
persons, firms or corporations.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

The Boston Legal Aid Society
has issued a booklet for the guild
ance Of soldiers in all legal mat
ters involving questions likely to
arise from their joining the serv-
ice. 1t is meant to guide them and
their dependents in the matters
of wills, mortgages, debts, guard
lianship, leases and similar prob
lems.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

The divine right Of kings pales
into the shadow when compared
to Luther. His words, as quoted
by Tischreden, indicate this: 81,
Martin Luther, have during the
rebellion slain all the peasants, for
it was | who ordered them to be
struck dead. All their blood is
upon my head. But | put it all
on our Lord God; for He com
manded me to speak thus.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

That the quality Of the instruc-
ton in the parochial schools is
high and in some respects better
than that in the public schools, is
the testimony given by some in
telligent correspondents who have
had opportunities to compare the
two, says the New York Sun. For
example, one of them, who is
regularly brought in contact with
great numbers of the schools and
teachers, both public and paro-
chial, writes from Cincinnati his
opinion that the teaching of
English in the parochial schools
is tile best that is done in the
nph0r,i r. the cha nat m sVe}fffsfS
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
GIRLS.

1t is a matter OF record that
from year to year our Catholic in
situations Of learning show ever
increasing numbers in their vari-
Gus departments. About this time
each year the Catholic papers are
accustomed to chronicle the fact
that new schools have been open
ed, additional quarters set aside in
existing schools, and a larger en-
rollment of pupils has taken place.
Among the many schools overflow
ing with Catholic pupils this year,
high schools and colleges for girls
are most conspicuous. st. Jo-
seph s Academy and the Visitation
Convent, ST. Paul, st. Catherine s
College in the Midway, and St.
Margaret S Academy, Minneapolis,
furnish conclusive evidence that
the higher education Of our girls
is appealing most strongly to
Catholic parents. The time has
long since come when Catholics
appreciate education in the higher
branches for their daughters as
well as for their sons. The daugh-
tiers Of Greece and Rome-those
of the weather. families were
given every advantage that might
promote culture and refinement
and the acquisition Of polite learn
| ing. The so-called middle class
among the ancients was a negli-
gible factor. Liberty and oppor-
tunity in our own country have
differentiated between the ex-
tremes of wealth and Of poverty,
and the vast majority Of our citi-
zens belong to what is called the
middle class-those who enjoy all
the comforts and some of the lux
uries of life.
1t is a backward and reaction
airy doctrine that girls should not
be allowed the advantages of high
er education in polite learning.
The feminine mind may not always
possess the strength and the sta
bility that commonly is ascribed
to the mind of her brother. 1t is
true, nevertheless, that the girl
possesses mental qualities which
are susceptible of development
along the highest lines of culture
Her delicacy, natural refinement
womanly intuition and keenness
form material upon which to erect
1.-THE structure of educational per
Election. True, her sphere takes in
the home with its manifold duties
but there seems to be no legiti.
mate reason why her mental facul-
ties should be allowed to become
dwarfed and atrophied through 9
lack Of proper stimulus which
comes through intellectual activ-
lily. There is no reason, that is
apparent, why the vast stores OF
knowledge, which are the heir
loom of the ages, should be closed
Ito the world Of woman and pre-.
served solely for the use or delec'
ltation of her brother, man.
1T has been said that pursuit Of
Ieducation in the higher spheres d
knowledge units woman for thf
faln1tie aud .EesR Qpsllb lilies 81 ths
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WHAT Is INTEMPERANcE9

lntemperance does not necessarily
mean only obvious and palpable drunk
enness. From the very moment in
which alcohol has disturbed the
healthy exercise of the mental facul-
ties, or has impaired the moral sense
by unduly exciting the animal pas
sions, or has in any way untitled a.
person for discharging his duties i'm
the proper struggle for survival. from
that moment has, there been guilt OF.
intemperance.' i
IT B.HDsIop. M D.
TO practice virtue Al to subject our-
selves to the principle Of duty. Dutt
- the highest law OK the soul. sc
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917

The cry is often heard that
Catholics are filling too many pub
lie offices. They must be ousted.
Now that they are filing the ranks
OF the country's fighters will the
same principle hold!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13

About three million persons now
in this country cannot speak
English. They are immigrants
from Europe who have settled in
cities where foreigners are numer-
Gus, or in the country, where they
have no American neighbors, or
very few.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
Blessed Virgin Chapel

The Catholic Bulletin hereby ac-
knowledges the receipt of one hundred
dollars from Mrs. T. E. Murray, of
Menasha, Wis. This donation is for
the fund of the Blessed Virgin Chapel
in the new Cathedral.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-13
Turks Like Pope's Note

Hilmi Pasha, Turkish Ambassador
in Vienna, has informed the "Neue
Freie Presse'' that the Pope's note is
warmly welcomed by Turkey, and
that the Sublime Porte is cooperating
with its whole soul in the negotia-
lions for returning the most favorable
possible answer to the Holy Fathers
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Rev. James NJ. ReardOn. Editcr-in-Chlef'
Rev, C. f. McGinnis, PHI. d.,
Associate Editor.
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