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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE PHILOSOPHY OF PENANcE

During this season of Lent which
is devoted to works of penance and
modification it is very necessary that
Catholics should understand the basis
for the practices to which the Church
attaches SO much Importance in order
to be in harmony with Catholic teach
ing, and to be in position to resent
in the name of our holy faith the atti-
tude of would-be cultured superiority
that affects to sheer at modification
in any form. The fundamental reason
for penance is found in the Tesla
ment, Old and New, and the history
of the Church shows that those who
have reached the highest point in the
scale of religious perfection are those
who recognized the efficacy Of peni-
tential practices. Our Blessed Lord
Ga:l, unless you do penance you
shall I'll likewise PERISH and the
voice of conscience in every man not
hopelessly depraved tells him that
somehow or other sin is balanced and
set right by repentance.
In ascertaining the philosophy Of
penance we shall always be greatly
helped by keeping in mind the story
of the prodigal son, for we have in the
prodigals going away from his faith
er's house, in his sojourn in a distant
land, and in his return to the bosom
of his family, a perfect example of a
young man giving up the life of limo
cence, living for years in sin, and
finally returning to God through re-
pentance.
Every man who sins knows that he
cannot hope for pardon on any easier
terms than were accorded to the illus
trious penitents of the past, and
whilst he may not be able to explain
how modification either of the soul or
of the body atones for sin he knows
that it is so, and that is enough for
him. When sin is committed the first
law of harmony is punishment and all
the practices Of the Lenten season
are calculated to strengthen his hold
on that salutary truth. 1t never Oc-
ours to him to fancy for moment
that the mere discomfort which NOR
LITIGATION involves is pleasing to God;
for if he undergo notifications which
involve discomfort it is that he may
tame his rebellious flesh which he is
only too apt to pamper, and bring it
| under subsection. The great Apostle
st. Paul, was not merely indulging in
taste for sensationalism when he
avoWed that he classified his body,
| and every man may without hesitation
| initiate his illustrious example. If the
| athlete deprives himself of certain
| things whilst he is training for an
| earthly contest surely Christian
should be willing to put aside for a
| season something which is otherwise
| lawful, whilst he is strengthening him
self for a heavenly contest. And that
is the philosophy of penance; that is
| the explanation of the Lenten season.
Penance is an effort to secure self con-
troll and Lent, which is a season dur
ing which diStracting pleasures are
| set aside, is an admirable time to cul-
| tivate that self-control.
T. in The Guardian.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
He WAS A RELIGIOUS MAN.

Washington was religious man.
He hated profanity, not only because
it was sinful, but also because it was
unbecoming a gentleman. When he
was commander of the American
army he issued an order that if any
soldier INDUCED in profane swearing
he should be given twenty-five lashes
Immediately. He never allowed any
man to swear in his presence unre.
buked. Soon after he was comman.
der of the army he requested the Con.
gress to supply chaplains for the sol
diers, saying: THE General hopes
and trusts that every officer and man
will endeavor to live and act as be-
comes a Christian soldier He was
humane in his feelings and actions
He was opposed to slavery and in his
will provided that at his wife's death
all his slaves should be free.
Lieut. COP, McDern,ott, of Kentuckp.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE DEVILS NET.

An old legend relates that the devil
once held a great council of the fallen
angels to devise means for hindering
the work of salvation. One suggested
that they go and tell the people of the
world that all they heard of Christian
ity was false. But the devil said this
would be of no use, as every one
knew it was true, or at least felt that
it might be true. Another suggested
they whisper in their ears that Chris
tianity was true, but need not be be-
lieved. But the devil said again, This
would be of little use. We might draw
some away, but the multitude would
not listen A third said. LET us tell
the people, that all they hear is true,
but persuade them that there is no
hurry about putting it into practice. /
-" All, said the devil. that is fine.
With such a net we shall catch great
multitude.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.

We have often heard it stated that
the fact of man being a Catholic
should not be an obstacle to his sue
cess in public life. Then again GER
tain Catholics say when they start
some business or go into politics
"Why do not our fellow-Catholics
help us more? Why do they not buy
from us or vote for the party with
whom we are allied, ETC." The Cath
Ole Church is not political organiza-
ton, but a spiritual society having
for it's primary object the salvation
of souls. In a secondary way the
Church aids mems material interests
but it never snbordinates the spiritual
to the material and never encourages
the material if it be an obstacles to
mans eternal interests. The Catholic
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
THE MORNING OFFERING.

SO little, Lord, to bring
TO Thine InIinitude,
Such tribute to the King .
Of air and fire and flood:
Our prisons, our cares,
The pains We may not shun,
The wheat so mixed with tares,
The works SO lily done.
SO brave the fair intent,
So high the purpose sought
And yet of all that's meant,
How little shall be wrought!
BY all the yesterdays,
By all their trivial sum
Of perfect deed and praise,
We judge the day to come.
And yet, afresh each morn,
With confidence divine,
With Love and Hope reborn,
We raise our eyes to Thine;
And through that lillied gate
Whereby of old, to men
Thou cam'st, with souls elate
We 90 to Thee" again.
Where'er at home, abroad,
The Holy Mass is said,
There, too, with Thine, Lord God,
Our mortal Wills are wed.
SO through the singing day
That morning gladness lasts,
And cloudless on our way
The light of heaven casts.
-BD Eleanor Rogers Cox, in the RosdrU
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24
POPULAR APoLoGETICS.
Adapted from the German of Rev.
Peter Mikes, S. j., by Rev.
James Watcher.

LXXV. The Human Soul-A Product
of Nature.
Objections: The soul of man devel-
ops itself with the body, grows with
the body, in old age becomes weak
with the body and will, therefore, per-
ish with the body. 1t is a product of
Nature.
Answer: II The soul OF man is not
product of nature but of God No
power or force of nature nor human
will can produce a soul. For the
natural development of the souls in
tellectual powers the soul must needs
have the sense-perceptions and is
therefore externally bound to the body
as its instrument. But the soul de-
Velops itself also internally and indie
pendently, and forms a realm of
thoughts and resolutions which are in
striking contrast with the body and
matter in general, and hence is GER
tainly not dependent internally on
the body. Just think of the martyr
giving his life for his faith, or of
y Moreover, it is not true that the
soul grows proportionately with the
body. After twenty or twenty-five
years the body does not grow much,
but the soul can still develop very
much.
In a small man and in a compare
lively small brain there is often more
spirit and mind than in many a
giant with an unnaturally large head,
as is plainly seen in the case of little
David and the giant Goliath. And
even if the body decays and the senses
grow weak with age, the soul often
retains a wonderful clearness and
power. AS an example we need only
recall the ingenious German Catholic
parliamentarian Windthorst & 1891
and the brilliant and gigantic mind
of Leo XIII. G 1903) in his frail body.
LNXVI. Beginning-End.
Objections: Whatever has a begin
ming has also an end, e. g., a rope and
a day, a way and week, a meter
and month, spring, plant life, the
animal, etc. But the human soul has
a beginning, therefore it has also an
end.
Answer: This principle can be ap-
piled to all things that have parts
side by side like a rope, way, meter,
etc, or one after the other (succes-
sivelyl, like a day, week, plant and
animal life, but it does not hold good
for a spirit that has no parts.
y Besides, infidels themselves hold
that not even matter has temporal
end. Not an atom is lost, as modern
science teaches. Why then should
the immaterial soul, standing high
above matter, have an end?
81 Such an end could come about
either by the dissolution of its parts
or by humiliation by God. The first
is impossible because the soul has no
parts (Cf. No. 80 of this series); the
second possibility can not be admitted
by anyone who knows the wisdom and
Justice of God. (This will be treated
more fully in a future article)
LXXVII. The DisseCting-Scalpe
Objection: Surgeons have had many
a brain under the scalpel (dissecting
knifel, but have never found a soul.
u | think a surgeon is too sensi-
BILE man to look in earnest for a
soul in a corpse. After the bird has
escaped only a fool will look for it
in the cage.
y On the day one finds soul
by dissection | become materialist,
for then the soul is material.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

people are under no obligation what
ever to support any individual either
in n"litical or commercial life merely
because he is Cor calls himself a
Catholic. But Catholics should have
enough good judgment to institute q
stern boycott" against shops OF
political parties or newspapers that
show the spirit of religious intoler
ance.
-ErchdnDe,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-24

that the greatest of all men, spent
thirty years of His earthly life doing
little homely duties, waiting the APP
pointed time to fulfill His mission"
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

During the past two years the tax
payers of northern Yuma county
have paid in special bond issue taxes
TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT HAS BEEN EX
PENDED IN THIS END OF THE
COUNTY FOR GOOD ROADS.
In other words we have already
paid two times over for the benefits
we have received from the 100000
bond issue. And at that we haven't
got a completed road.
AS the bonds run twenty years
this end of the county will by that
time pay many times over it's just
share of the benefits received from
the bond issue.
Every part of the county outside
of Yuma valley has been swindled
out of it's proportion of the bond
issue fund. Cibola has an uncom-
pleted road; the road between
Quartzsite and Yuma is uncOmpleted
the road from Yuma to the Maricopa
line is uncompleted. In fact, there
wasn't a road in the county COM
pleted outside of the two magnifi-
cent Warranite highways through
Yuma valley, costing the taxpayers
100000.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
THE POSTS MINING EDITION.

Publicity of the right sort will do
more to attract capital to this sec
ton of Arizona than any other
means, and in the forthcoming min
ing edition of The Post the attention
of the investing public will be es-
pecially called to the unlimited op-
portunities awaiting investment in
the mineral resources here.
The edition will contain most
comprehensive write-up OF the dis
tricts surrounding Parker in every
direction, and it's attractiveness will
be enhanced with many illustrations.
geographically the edition will be
as near perfect as it is possible to
make it, and the many special arti-
cles relating to the mineral re-
sources of this section will make it
a most valuable medium of infOrma
tion to those who have little or no
conception of the possibilities of the
Great Parker Country.
Orders for extra copies of the edi-
tion are coming in from all over
the United States, and those desir
ing any quantity should place their
orders at once The edition will
have over $4,000 readers, and up
wards of 5000 copies of the paper
will be printed.
Very little advertising space is
left and those desiring to take ad-
vantage of this tremendous circula-
tion by placing an advertisement in
it's columns had better get their copy
in early. No better advertising
medium has ever been issued in Ari
Zona, and the rates for display ad-
vertisements are extremely low con
sidering the guaranteed circulation
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
THE BOND ISSUE SWINDLE.

The board of supervisors has kind
ly consented to allow the uncomplet-
ed portion of the highway between
Parker and BOuse to be put into
passable condition for travel, pro
vided the people of Parker put up
the money for the said improve
ments. The board has further con
sented that when the county gets
money for road work that it does moi
want to use elsewhere it will reim-
burse the said Parker parties for
expenditures up to $1,000.
Therefore, as the $50O,000 re
ceived for good roads in Yuma coun-
ty has been expended without carry
ing out the intent of the majority OF
those voting for the bonds by the
construction OF a highway from
Parker to the Maricopa line, 1t is
now up to the residents of Parker
and other towns in northern Yuma
county to put up their own good
money to complete the roads that
should have been constructed on;
of the funds of the bond issue.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
WEARING WRIST WATCH.

You may weigh 200, your name may
be Bill, and you may have voice like
u tuba, but you can wear wrist watch
without fear of any person properly
addressing you as Reginald or Percy.
In short the wrist watch Is no longer
a sign of effeminacy when worn by
men. says Washington Post. Some
Of the huskiest Americans Of the day
wear timepiece strapped to the
wrist when riding or playing golf. Be
coming accustomed to croOking the ell
bow to mark the time of day when oc.
cupied in sport. they find it easy to
continue the wearing of the wrist
watch when going about some seriou>
affairs. The development of golf. more
than any other one thing. has been
responsible for the adoption of the
wrist watch by men not In military
service. The golfer who has his eye
on the ball wants to be diverted from
the job as little as possible; yet ht
has to keep In mind the time that he
Is due home for dinner The easiest
way to do it Is to wear wrist Watcl,
Such watch may be bought for as
little as $3.50. strap and all.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
State of California, County of

state or California, County OF
Angeles.-ss.
On this 28th day of September,
1916, before me, NORMAN G.
BERGMAN, a Notary Public in
and for said county and state, resid-,
ing therein, duly commissioned and
sworn, personally appeared in said
county, E. E. FULLER, H. r. SIB-,
LEY and C. W. FRAZIER, known by
by me to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the within articles
of incorporation as incorporators
and acknowledged to me that as
such incOrporators they executed the
same.
( In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
official seal, the day and year in this
certificate first above written.
NORMA G. BERGMAN,
Notary Public in and for the County
of Los Angeles, State of Califor-
MIA
My commission expires on the
18th day of May, 1920.
CERTIFICATE OF COPY.
State of Nevada, County of
Clark.-ss.
Harley A. Harmon, the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting Clerk OF
Clark county, in the state of New
ada, and ex-officio Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true, full and cor
rect copy of the original Articles of
Incorporation of Signal Gold and
Tungsten Mining Company, now on
file and of record in this Office
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the court at my Office, Las
Vegas, Nevada, the 18th day of Oc-
tober, A. D. 1916
HARLEY A. HARMON, Clerk.
State of California, County of San
Bernardino.-ss.
On this 29th day of September.
1916, before me, H. E. BENEDICT,
Notary Public in and for the said
county and state, residing therein,
duly commissioned and sworn, per-
sOnally appeared in said county,
RAY BARNETT and G. B. COMBS,
known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the within
Articles of Incorporation as such in
corporators and acknowledged to
me, that as such incorporators they
executed the same.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
official seal, the day and year In
this certificate first above written
(Seal)
H. E. BENEDICT,
Notary Public in and for the county
of San Bernardino, State of Cali
fornia.
My commission expires on the
1st day of February, 1920.
Articles Of Incorporation Signal
Gold & Tungsten Mng. Company
filed October IL, 1916.
HARLEY A. HARMEN,
Clerk.
Filed Oct. 20, 1916.
GEO. E. BRODIGAN,
Secretary of State.
By J. w. LEGATE, Deputy.
Filed in the office of the Arizona
Corporation Commission this 26 day
of Jan. A. D. 1917 at 1000 A. M. at
request of Orville E. Jackson, whose
postoffice address is San Fernando
Bldg, Los Angeles, Calf.
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMIS-
SION.
By F. A. JONES, Chairman.
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

amendments thereto, and the laws
of the state of Arizona There is
due from you to the undersigned,
after deducting credits, the sum of
$216.35 as your share of said assess
ment work on said above described
mining claims.
You are further notified that if
within ninety days after this notice
of publication, you fail or refuse to
contribute the balance of your pro-
portion of such expenditures as CO.
owner your interest in said claims
will become the property of the sub
scriber under said section 1924.
CHAS L. HAWTREY.
(First pub March l, last June 16) J
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Lester D. Rogers, his heirs or
signs:

To Lester D. Rogers, his heirs or as
signs;
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended Five Hun
dred Dollars in labor and improve
ments upon those certain mining
claims situate in Harcuvar mining
district, Yuma county, state of Ari-
zona, and more particularly known
as Gold Nugget Nos. l, 2, 3, and
5, and recorded in Book. of
Mines, at pages, -.-.,.---.----..., Of the
records Of the county recorder of
Yuma county, Arizona, in order to
hold said claims for the year ending
December 81, 1916, under the pro-
visions of Section 1924 of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the United States, and
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Fortuna Taking on New Life.

Fortuna Taking on New Life.
F. S. Connors, manager OF the For
tuna mines in Yuma county, states
that considerable money is being
spent in prospecting the old property
which was practically abandoned ten
years ago, after about ten million
dollars in gold had been gathered
from it's rich ore beds A Yuma citi-
zen who recently visited the place
says that present activities about the
premises recall scenes of the old
mines halcyOn days, when the
worlds gold market eagerly watch
ed for the FOrtunas daily report. A
large water pipe main running from
Blaisdell about thirty miles has been
extended to the property. The pres
ent company has been operating
about six months, and is making a
scientific search for the lost ore body
which so suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared about the time the
mines were at the zenith of their
fame
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Office of George Brodigan, Secretary

Office of George Brodigan, Secretary
of State The State of Nevada
Department Of State.
l, George Brodigan,, the duly cleo
ted, qualified and acting Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada, do
hereby certify that the annexed is a
true, full and correct transcript of
the certified copy of the original
Articles of Incorporation of SIGNAL
GOLD AND TUNGSTEN MINING
COMPANY as the same appears on
file and of record in this office.
In witness whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of State, at my office in
Carson City, Nevada, this 26th day
of December, A. D. 1916,
(Seal.)
The Parker post., 1917-03-17
Deposit an
Arizona
Dollar

With the Commercial Bank of Par
ker, and it goes through an Arizona
payroll, thus circulating generally
amongst us: So it becomes indeed
a friend of Arizonans, and it's infiu.
ence is felt everywhere in the par
ticular' district in which Arizonan.
are interested--their own.
Send an Arizona dollar away to 81.
Out-of-tOwn bank, and it's influence
for the good of the district in which
you are interested is lost-at least
so far as we are mutually concerned
Thus we both lose, and the Arizona
dollar may be used against us and
the district-it is no longer with Ii
as a friend
The Arizona dollars deposited
with the Commercial Bank OF Par
ker means satisfied Arizonan, and
a satisfied Arizonan is a hard persoi,
to beat.
By taking advantage of the Com,
mercial Bank OF Parker's "aervicc
that Serves" you will help the Com
mercial Bank Of Parker, yourself
Arizona--and what is of really great
er Importance, the Great Parker Dis
trict.
In what other section are you
more interested?
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

(the Offices of secretary and treas
urer may be held by the same per-
SOM and General Manager, together
with such other and additional Off
GERS as the board of directors may
deem necessary and proper. All OF
the above specified officers shall be
elected by the board of directors by
ballot from among the stockholders,
at the first board meeting and at
board meeting to be annually, as
soon as practicable, following the
annual stockholders meeting each
year, and on a date to be fixed by
the bylaws of the corporation. All
of said specified officers shall hold
Office for one year, and until their
successors shall be elected and quail
flied, and such other officers as shall
be elected or appointed by the board
shall hold office for such time as
the board shall elect, but not exceed
ing the term for which such board
shall be elected.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton, after the amount of the sub
scription price or par value shall
have been paid in, shall not be sub
ject to assessment to pay debts of
the corporation or for other pur-
pose and all stock of this corpora
tion when issued shall be issued as
fully paid up and non -assessable.
That the members of the governing
board shall be styled Directors. That
this corporation desires to be gov
erned by the provisions of Sections
70, 80 and 81 of the General Cor
poration Law of the state of Nevada,
approved March 16, 1903, as amend
ed to 1913
ARTICLE NINE.
These articles of incorporation
may be amended by the affirmative
vote of sixty-six and two thirds
(66 2-3) per cent of the then out
standing stock of the corporation, at
any regular annual meeting of the
stockholders or at any special meet
ing thereof, duly called for that pur-
pose, pursuant to the requirements
Of the bylaws of the corporation.
ARTICLE TEN
This corporation hereby appoints,
authorizes and empowers Mr.. EN-
ERSON, of Emerson's Garage, a
resident of Searchlight, Nevada, it's
resident statutory agent upon whom
all notices and processes, including
service of summons, may be served
and when so served, the same shall
be deemed taken and held to be law
full personal service on such corpor-
alton.
ARTICLE ELEVEN.
ho 90
stock that has been and is actually
subscribed and with which this cor
poration will commence business is
one thousand dollars which has been
subscribed by the following named
incorporators in shares and amounts
as follows, to-wit:
The Parker post., 1917-03-17

There are tendencies Of the age
that every true man should resist; moi
TO overwhelm them, perhaps. but to
contine them to their proper sphere.
For instance. the tendency toward
amusements has gone mad. 1t is all
right within reason, but 1t goes be
yond reason and holds itself out a
the main purpose in life. Many peo-
pie are not happy unless they are
amused. They scarcely have room
for serious thought. The reality OF
the ideal Is not inside their compre
hension. They abuse sports, shows.
dances, cards. etc. by making them
the end of life Such course de-
stroys personality and the public
spirit. No man or woman who be,
lieves in true progress or has re.
spect for religion will train IN thar
habit. They will be positive for the
right. the good and the pure. The sin
Of the age is the lack Of noble ideals
and the fear of standing up for them