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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
"eooDv CATHOLICS.

Everybody knows there are Cath.
olics who are not very good Catho.
lies; in fact, there are people who
seem to be afraid that they will be
considered too earnest about their
religion and too loyal to the Church.
They profess to be mot very pious, -
not very religious" and take a sort
of pride in not, being what they some
times call goody-goody' Catholics.
Many of this kind are women, too.
1t was young man who was
speaking and he said: e tell you /
should not trust that one, would
not have her for my wife under any
consideration. She is too much given
to fauit-finding about all things relat-
ing to the pastor and the sodalities
and the collections, and she ridicules
| event. some of her friends for their
lpiety. l can understand the careless
ness of Catholic man, but l would
not trust Catholic girl who is not a
really good Catholic, through and
through and out and out.
How did this young fellow arrive
at this decided state of mind? One
of his brothers became the husband
of girl who, before her marriage,
declared she did not want a religious
man for a husband and who was her
self rather Indifferent about going to
Mass on Sunday. In the course of
time her husband was anything but
| a religious man" and his wife seems
to have been punished for her foolish
lack of proper piety.
She has been abandoned by her
husband; several of their children
are not much better than Catholics
in name and all of them are so vain
and selfish that they show little re-
spect of affection for either their
mother or father. In fact, one of the
daughters declares that it is impos-
sible for her or anybody else to have
any respect or affection for her
mother, and that if the children are
selfish and worldly they have been
brought up in way to make them
just so.
1t is common to hear the remark
that men choose for wives girls who
are merely pretty and stylish, in
preference to those who have char
acter and brains. 1t is often true. no
doubt, but such foolish chaps usual
ly pay the price. Somebody ought
to try to convince every man who
marries to make sure that the girl
has some real piety, that she is a
truly good Catholic. If she is, he
will be happier with her, though she
be homely as the ice chest, than with
woman with no religion-unless of
course, he is not the right kind of
stuff himself!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
CONSISTENT CATHOLICS KILL
PREJUDICE.

| | learned from a non Catholic bust.
ness man the othergday the best
method of. killing prejudice, says a
writer in the True Voice. 1t is a
method requiring no extra effort
The moral of the information convey
ed to me by my non-Catholic friend is
that the best way to kill prejudice
against the Catholic Church is for its
members to live up to the precepts
of their religion, to be practical Cath
olics / asked my friend if it was
true that he was about to lose the
pastor of his church, whom l also
knew.
q cannot say for sure" said my
friend, "but it looks that way. You
see," he added, 81 is difficult to get
our people to stick and take an inter
est in their church. They go to
church just as they feel like it, and
they are as likely to go to another
church as to their own. 1t is different
with Catholics; they seem to love
their church, and / have often been
edited by the reverence Of Catholics
during their services. You don't find
them talking to each other and acting
just the same as if they were in a
theater. l tell you it does me good
to sit through Catholic service. You
cannot help but feel as if you were
breathing a religious atmosphere.
Their attendance at church on Sun
days cannot be equaled by any of our
Protestant denominations.
Il was out on a vacation once on
fishing trip. There were four of us in
the party, and one was a Catholic.
When Sunday came our Catholic friend
got up at a. M, walked a mile to
the station to catch a passing train
at a. M, which brought him to a
town about ten miles distant, where
there was a Catholic church, and there
he heard Mass, returning later in the
day. When made the remark that
he could plead q legitimate excuse for
neglecting divine service under the
circumstances, he replied that it was
not any sense of obligation that was
troubling him, but that he valued hear
ing Mass so highly that he would con-
slider it a great loss to miss it, and be-
sides, he had promised his mother
never to lose Mass if it was at all
possible to attend.
Il tell YOU said my non-Catholic
friend, that man went up 100 per cent
in our esteem We three Protestants
felt that religion which was so real
to it's members had something in it
which we do not find in our own"
Such was the substance of what this
non Catholic business man said to me,
and it is but another proof that if
Catholics desire to win the respect of
those whose respect is worth having,
there is no better way of obtaining it
than by living up to the doctrines and
practices of their religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
ACTS OF KINDNESS.

When the years have slipped by
and memory runs back over the path
you have come, you will be glad you
stopped to speak to every friend you
met, and left them all with a warmer
feeling in their hearts because you
did so.
You will be glad, too, that you kept
back the unkind word which formed
itself on your lips. Much of the sor-
xrowrof life comes from giving way to
the spirit of evil and not listening to
the angel of good when the two strive
in the heart
And then, you will be glad that you
were happy when doing the small
everyday things of life; that you
served the best you could in earth's
lowly round.
You will be glad that men have said
all along your way, Il know | can
trust him; he is as true as STEEL
You will be glad you shut your
ears tight against all the evil things
men said about another and tried the
best You could to stay those words
winged with poison.
You will be glad that you were al.
ways bright and CHEEKY, though some
times pain made it cost you sorely to
keep your heart sweet.
You will be glad that you lifted at
every wheel which turned hard, and
tugged back at none when the load
was heavy.
H'taSJust the contrary is true; for every
riddle of nature which dissolved. seNef
.nfharS 1af raaru and 1Insndved arise
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK
3. MARY: OF oiGNIEs.

b. Mary was born near Liege in
llSO. She married at fourteen, after
childhood of remarkable sanctity.
Her holy example induced her hus-
band also to devote himself to good
works, to live in chastity, and to dis
tribute his riches to the poor, and to-
gether they served a hospital of
lepers. Neither the mockery of the
world nor the articles of the devil
| induced them to abandon their holy
| purposes; and this consistency drew
down upon them abundant celestial
benedictions. Mary was constantly
| rapt in ecstasy. She worked many
miracles, read the secrets of hearts,
and often saw our Lord Himself in the
Sacred Host Her spirit was so occu-
pied with the presence of God that
nothing could distract her; and she
passed many days without speaking,
except to say, Il desire to receive
the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ
arc after Communion she relapsed
again into total silence. Her tender
| love and compassion for the suffer
ings of Jesus were SO great that she
conceived IAN ardent desire for
| crosses. She never ate until evening,
and then only black bread; but the
angels appeared to her at table, and
+ their heavenly conversation over
whelmed her soul with delights. Be
ing filed with humility and compunc-
ton, she had an extreme horror of
the smallest sin, and, although her
life was SO innocent, the rigor of her
penance was indescribable She died
at the age of thirty-three, in her
mitage near Oignies.
B. Mary could not behold a crucifix
| without being dissolved in tears To
stop them she contemplated the males
ty and impassibility of God, but the
remembrance of what this God of
| Majesty had suffered for her, made
them flow faster than before. A
priest once begged her to moderate
her tears and signs, and pray in
silence. Unable to do this, she left
the church; but she prayed God to
show the priest the impossibility of
a creature resisting the operation of
the Holy Ghost. The same day at
Mass this priest was so filled with
| tenderness that he was utterly I'M
able to restrain his tears, and he shed
them so copiously that his vestments,
and even the altar-cloths, were bathed
with them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
ENJOYING LIFE PROPERLY.

He lives happiest who enjoys life
as he goes along. His eyes
are fixed regretfully upon no past hap
piness, nor is he uneasily waiting for
future enjoyment, Some men look
forward to time when they shall
have acquired money They say to
themselves that money is power every
where. It makes one respected. II
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
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You will be glad you have met all
the hard things which have come to
you with a hearty handshake, never
lodging one of them, but turning them
all to the best possible account. Ii
you are glad of all these things, you
will be glad that you have lived.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-08-25
Play Time at Fair /!

President Wilson has said many times that play and
recreation necessary this year last year. and that
the nation should not discourage wholesome amusement
and entertainment.
In fact THE PRESIDENT SAYS ENTERTAIN
MENT IS EVEN MORE NECESSARY THIS YEAR
THAN EVER to offset that moody, pessmistic feeling
that always follows war;.
The Minnesota State Fair Sept 3 to g. presents an
any entertainment program given in the Northwest
Amazing Larry" Brown, leader Of Carranza's air
forces, will fly night and day; twenty-one speed kings
will take part in the auto races Wednesday, Sept and
Saturday Sept s. four days of exciting horse racing will
be held, Monday Tuesday, Thursday and Friday TWEEN
tytwo great vaudeville acts will be given before the
Grandstand, afternoon and evening
Z Then comes Modern Warfare" the great evening
fireworks play, which is to depict warfare in all its
phases as played on the Western war-front in Europe
Over 800 persons are take part this gigantic produc
on and is said to be the most stupendous production
of its kind ever shown in the world.
Music, the chance to relax and visit, the general
opportunity for good time-these the things which
call you to the State Fair. Remember the date Sept
|toS. 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-16

= usual IN 171oy aoI1cI6aIa To0T wants " al
vvooeas al unPacked and display awaiting your
critical inspection. believe ] say with pardonabe
pride that you are gong to be agreeaby surprised when
you come into my shop 10 look me over. Mywooens
all attractvey displayed for your convenience and it viii
bezve worth your time TO call and inspect the many hand
some patterns am showing You'll be urged to buy.
That's enteyu you But doubt very much whether
YOU resist having take your measure before you
leave the shop And don't forget that my unreserved
Guarantee goes with every garment you buy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

selves did not exactly know.
That night BurIeson walked into
the store upon the commonplace er-
rand of buying a jack-knife. 1t was
well that he did not send q groom;
better still when he explained, lone of
the Old-fashioned kind-the kind I
used as a sehool-boy."
ITO whittIe willow whistles" sug-
gested old man Santry. His voice was
harsh; 1t was an effort for him to
speak.
"That's the kind" said BurIeson,
picking out q one-blader.
Sentry was coughing; presently Burle-
son looked around
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
MAGAZINE SECTION

Galloping homeward, the quick pres
sure of his hand still burning her palm,
she swept along In a maze OF dis
ordered thought. And being by cir
eumstances, though not by inclina-
ton, an orderly young woman, she
This she completed as she wheeled
her mare into the main forest road;
and. her happy, disordered thoughts
rearranged with q layer of cold logic
to quiet them, reaction came swiftly;
her cheeks burned when she remem-
bered her own attitude of half-accepted
intimacy with this stranger How
did he regard her? How eheaply did
he already hold her-this young man
idiing here in the forest for his Own
pleasure2
But she had something more i'm
portant on hand than the pleasures of
remorseful cogitation as she rode up
to the store and drew bride, where
IN their shirt-sleeves the prominent
citizens were gathered. She began
to speak Immediately. She did not
minee matters; sne enumerated them
by name, dwelt coldly upon the law
governing arson, and told them exactly
where they stood
She was, by courtesy of long resi-
dence, one of them. She taught their
children, she gave them pills and
powders, she had stood by them even
when they had the law against them
stood by them loyalty and in the
very presence of Grier, fencing with
him at every move, combating his
brutality with deadly intelligence
They collapsed under her superior
knowledge; they trusted her, fawned on
her, Whined when she rebuked them,
carried themselves more deeently for
a day or two when she dropped a rare
word of commentator They re-
spected her In spite of the latent ruff
fianly instinct which sneers at women;
they feared her as a parish fears its
priest; they loved her as they loved
one another-which was rather tolera-
ton than affection; the federation of
hah-starved bobcats.
And now the sehoOl-marm had
turned on them-turned on them with
undisguised contempt Never before
had she betrayed contempt for them.
She spoke of cowardice, too. That
bewildered them Nobody had ever
suggested that.
She spoke of the shame OF Jail;
they had heretofore been rather proud
of it-an this seated there In the
saddle, the light from the store lamp
shining full IN her face; and they
huddled there on the veranda, gaping
at her, stupefied-
Then she suddenly spoke of BurIe-
son, Praising him, endowing him with
every quality the nobility of her own
mind could compass She extolled
his patience under provOcation, bidding
them to match 1t with equal patience.
She babe them be men in the face
of this Burleson, who was a man; to
display 3 dignity to compare with
his; to meet his squarely, to deal
fairly, to make their protests to his
face and not whisper crime behind
his back
And that was all; she swung her mare
off into the darkness; they listened to
the far gaIlop, uttering never a word
But when the last distant hoof-stroke
had ceased, Mr. BurleSon's life and
forests were safe IN the country.
How safe his game was they them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

she sald, severely, but made no motion
to rise.
Presently he mentioned the mare
to sell her; and she said that she did
joined. "There should be check
for you day after tomorrow"
But suppose the man did not
wish to buy herr"
No chance of that. If you say
SO, the mare is sold from this moment"
/ do say SO, she answered, in a
low voice, land thank you, Mr. Burle-
son. You do not realize how aston
Ished l am-how fortunate deep
ly happy"
/ can only realize it by compari-
son" he said.
What, exactly, did he mean by that?
She looked around at him; he was alb
sorbed In scooping a hole in the pin
needles with his riding-crop
She made up her mind that his
speech did not always express his
thoughts; that it was very pleasant to
listen to- but rather vague than pre-
else.
at is quite necessary" he unused
aloud, that L meet your father"
She looked up quickly. "Ohi have
you business with him?"
Not at ALL" said Burleson.
This time the silence was strained;
Miss Elliott remained very still and
thoughtful.
81 think" he said, that this coun-
try Is only matched in paradise. 1t is
the most beautiful place on earthi"
To this astonishing statement she
prepared no answer. The forest was
attractive, the sun perhaps brighter
than usuai-or was it only her magma
ton due to her own happiness In selling
The Witch?
When may call upon Mr.. EIliott?"
he asked, suddenly. Tonight"
No; really he was too abrupt, his
conversation fickering from one sub
iect TO another without relevance,
without logic. She had no time to
reflect, to decide what he meant, be-
fore, crack! he was off on another trail
and his English no vehicle for the
conveyance of his ideas
"There Is something" he continued,
"that I wish to ask YOU May I?"
She bit her lip, then laughed, her
gray eyes searching his. Ask It, Mr.
Burleson, for if l lived a million years
I'm perfectly certain 1 could never
guess what you are going to say next"
'It's only this" he said, with
worried look, q don't know your
first name"
"Why should your" she demanded,
Aln0SCOs YET luSLA1CltNS1N E0Se0Ilul-
al don't know yours, either, Mr.
Burleson-and / don't even ask YOU"
ooh, I'll tell you," he said; "my
name Is only John William Now
viii you tel me yours?"
She remained silent, coping with
candoE that she had not met with
since she went to parties In muslin
frock. She remembered one boy who
had proposed elOpement on ten min
utes' acquaintance. BurleSon, some
how or other, reminded her of that
boy.
"My name" she said, careIessly.
ais Constance"
al Ike that NAME" said Burleson.
1t was pretty nearly the last straw.
Never had she been conscious OF being
50 spontaneously, so unreas0nably sp-
proved Of since that wretehed boy had
suggested flight at her first party.
She could not separate the memory
Of the innocent youth from BurlesoEs
he was intensely ike that boy; and she
had liked the boy, too-Eked him 30
much that IN those ten heavenly
r1ls77flfsass' scx1uaiufaFara she EaS FYS1f
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The Fire-Warden
Continued from page 81

order?"
as that why" she began; and with
out the slightest reason her heart gave
a curious little tremor of disappoint-
ment
'You see," he said cheerfuIly, ait
was not impertinenee-it was only
a see" she said, approvingly, and
began to find him q trifle tiresome'
Meanwhile he had confidently
skipped to another subject. "Phos-
pilates and nitrogen are what those
people need for their farms Now If
you prepare your soil-do your own
mixing, of course-then begin with
red clover, and plough"
Her gray eyes were so wide open that
he stopped short to observe them;
they were so beautiful that his OBJ
servation continued until she colored
furiOusly- It was the last straw.
The fire Is out, l think, she said,
calmly, rising to her feet; my duty
here IS ended, Mr.. Burleson."
"Oh-are you going?" he asked,
with undisguised disappointment. She
regarded him in silence for a moment.
How astonishingly ike that boy he
was-this six-foot-
COT course I am going" she said
and wondered why she had said ''of
course" with emphasis. Then she
WhlStied to her mare
{" May 1 ride with you to the house?"
he asked, humbIy.
She was going to say several things,
all politely refusing. What she did
say was, mot this time''
Then she was furious with herself,
and began to hate him fiercely, until
she saw something In his face that
startled her. The mare came up;
she flung the bride over hastily, set
foot to metal, and seated herself IN q
flash. Then she looked down at the
man beside her. prepared for his next
remark
It came at once, When may we
ride together, Miss Elliott"
She became strangely indulgent
a. You know" she said, as though in
structing youth, "that the first proper
thing to do is to call upon my father,
because he Is older than you, and he IS
physically unable to make the first
call"
Then by Wednesday we may ride?"
he inquired, SO guilelessly that she
broke into peal of delicious laughter.
"How old are you, Mr. Burleson?
TEMP"
e feel younger" he said.
so do To- she said. al feel Ike
little girl in a muslin gown" Two
spots of color tinted her cheeks He
had never seen such beauty IN human
gllise, and he came very near saying
so. Something IN the aromatic noun
tain air was tempting her to reckless
ness Amazed, exhilaFated by the
temptation, she sat there looking down
at him; and her smile was peTilousIy
innocent and sweet.
"Once," she said. at knew . boy
Like you-Hhen wore a muslin
froclz, and have never forgotten
him. He was extremely silly"
Do you remember only silly peo-
pIe?"
81 can't forget them; I try"
Please don't try any more" he
said
She looked at him, stu smiling.
She gased off through the forest, where
the men were going home, shoveIs
shouidered, the blades Of axe and
spade blood-red In the sunset light
How long they stood there she scarce
" reekoned, until clear primrcse light
crePt N among the tEes, and the
evening mist rose from an unseen
pond, floating through the dimned
avenues Of pines.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lank of McCracken,
spend- Sunday with their daughteE,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

ecy on; the hungry, lear
present coyote IN cusina
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she said, gathered
then held out her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-19

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy.
beautiful hair: soft. luctrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using little Danderine.
It is easy and inexpensive to have
nice. soft hair and lots of it. Just get
a Is cent bottle Of Knowlton's Dan
derine now--all drug stores recon-
mend it-apply little as directed and
within ten minutes there will be an
appearance of abundance. freshness.
fluffiness and an Incompatible gloss
and lustre, and try as you will you can
not find a trace of dandruff or falling
hair; but your real surprise will be
after about two weeks use, when you
will see new hair--fine and downy at
first--yes--but really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderine is. we believe. the only sure
hair grower. destroyer of dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never fails
to stop falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is. moisten a
cloth with a little Danderine and
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at a time,
Your hair will be soft, glossy and beau
tiful In just few rr1oments-a delight.
full surprise awaits everyone who tries
this.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-19

full scourge. It is an expensive disease. The
sufferer and his family, and with them the whole
community are forced to pay heavy toll in loss
of earning capacity and in money spent to COM
bat it's ravages. If the sanitarium will offset
these losses, and anti-tuberculosis workers say it
WILL the institution viii be paying investment
to the county.
Mrs Smith and Mrs. Esteb have shown gen.
crosby and have manifested public spirit that is
worth emulation and commentator. They are
giving a building and plat of land worth
$21 900. Wayne county is to be congratulated
for having citizens who are public spirited
enough to make gift of this magnitude.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-19
Constitutional Convention Bill

The house committee by unanimous vote
has reported favorably on the constitutional con-
vention bill introduced as one of the administra-
ton measures of Governor Goodrich The bill is
now before the house and action on the measure
may be expedited by the speaker. As soon as he
hands down the bill for second reading, the house
will be in position to indicate how it stands on
this piece of important legislation. Wayne coun-
tvs representatives know that the people of this
city and county want the bill enacted into law.
The present basic law is antiquated and unsuited
for present conditions. The bill should be rushed
through the house at once and the senate ought
to waste no time in sending it to the governor
for his signature. . --.-.- -