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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23

er, sacrifice, the sacraments! What
children and youth, ascetical training
of priests and religious and innumer-
able lay men! What fostering care
| of the most wonderful virtues, of
charity, love of enemy, chastity, hui
mility, patience, piety, etc! What
firmness and fidelity of the matrinlo-
NAL bond and sanctifcation of family
life!
No other religion can show any
thing like this; not Mohammedanism
with its sensuality and fanaticism;
not Buddhism, nor any other heather
religion; not the humanitarian reli-
gion nor any moral system on an I'M
christian basis. Just recall Schopen-
hauer's CISCO pessimism with its
despair and sullenness and norose-
ness, Hartmann's (f190G) cunningly
pessimistic sensuality, the cruel and
proud superman of Nietsche (f1900),
materialism without conscience and
morality from principle, the free love
doctrine, of socialism,. the despising
of every authority, the denial of the
right of property, the mockery of SO
many at the ten Commandments.
| Neither can the cold and proud ethics
Of Kant (T1804) hold its ground, be-
cause it separates itself from God and
makes reason (''the Categorical I'M
perative") the highest and independ=
ent lawgiver, which can of course dis
pense itself. Kant says that man
who prays has to be ashamed of him
self-and Kant wishes to teach virtue!
! (Cf. Cathrein, S., j., Religion und
Moral-Religion and Morality-3d ed,
1904.
All these different religions can not
be equally good and pleasing to God.
must choose. If now / consider and
choose Christianity as the only true
religion, I cannot be deceived, as
surely as there is a divine Providence,
which can not lead an earnestly seek
ing man astray.
Or will God tell me after death:
Why were you so foolish to consider
the most pious and moral religion as
the true one? With my truth l take
the part of those who care least for
me, pray the least, bring the least sac
rifices, practice the least virtue! In
| deed not, thus God can not speak.
Therefore | am a Christian and have
the assurance to have the true re-
| ligion il Christianity.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
THE PRIVATE WHO WENT TO
PARADISE.

Catholic peasants abroad have a
simpler faith than we. Heaven and
the saints within it are as much a
reality to them as earth and the sim
ners on it. Their familiar easy
speech about Heaven doubtless in.
spired one of the most charming
naive poems of the war. This poem
is called The Passion of Our Brother
Soldier; it is written by Max Leclerc
in the dialect of Anjou. The following
account of it is translated from the
Haagsche, Post by the Literary
Digest:
The poor, simple soldier, who is
hastily called away from his pillow,
speaks in the dialect of his place of
birth, because he could not otherwise
express his childlike, uneducated
farmers ideas.
Our man, who is illiterate and I'M
skilled, has no chance to be assigned
to duty at the rear, or as he expresses
it,
Il YOU'D have to have 4 trade or be a
~ lawyer,
To be allowed to serve your country
in the front ranks or the rear. ]
Our hero must go to the actual
front, where he is hit by flying shrap-
mel, which rips open his side Then
his soul is transported to the highest
heaven after he dies. On his arrival
there he finds the way to Paradise.
There was st. Peter at the gate
Busy at beating the rugs,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
A SAINT FOR THE WEEK
BLESSED GILES.

A native of Assist, CHESS one
prayer was to join the company of ST.
Francis, then containing only three
members. Guided by God he went
forth to find his future master. They
met, and he was greeted as a fellow
laborer. AS they returned a poor
woman begged an aims. Francis hav-
ing nothing, babe Giles give his
cloak; and in this act he first tasted
the joys of self-inficted poverty. At
his earnest wish his master allowed
him to go on pilgrimage to the
principal shrines of Europe and to the
Holy Land. He set out barefoot, with
out money or provisions, and gained
by hard work whatever food he re-
quired. If any person from respect
wished to give him more than he had
earned, he said, "A religious, from his
calling, merits less, not more" He
was favored with constant ecstasies,
and shepherds and children would cry
after him, Paradise, Paradise" that
tine. night see him fall into a rapture
at the mere mention Of the name.
Meanwhile the devils assaulted him
necessarily, but Giles said he treated
them as ours who bark, but if they
are kicked never bite. He was ven
Grated and consulted by the reigning
Pope Gregory TX, and ST. Louis Wis
tied him in his poor cell at Perugia.
Giles recognized at once the sanity
king under his pilgrims garb, en-
braced him without speaking, and
knelt by his side. After a few min
utes' fervent prayer, the Saints parted
as they had met, in silence. Giles
died A. D. 1860.
Father" asked B. Giles of st. Bona
venture, can a dull idiot love God as
much as great scholar?" "A poor
old woman replied the Saint, "may
love Him more than the most learned
Doctor On this the brother ran in
great joy of spirit to the gate of the
garden facing Rome, and cried out,
Come, the poorest, the simplest, the
most ignorant old woman, love the
Lord our God, and you will be holier
and higher and happier than Brother
Bonaventure. He then fell into an
ecstasy, and remained motionless in
sweet contemplation for the space of
three hours.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23

and praying with great fervor during
the Mass. The cure is complete.
The mouth is clean and healthy and
the jaw bone has come away and a
new bone is growing; the child eats,
plays, attends classes; his health is
perfect and he gains in strength
every day. The story of his cure is
very simple. When questioned by the
priest on the morning of the first
communion he said: Yesterday
evening I slept My big sister left
me. She was right, for Soeur Therese
told her to 60 All who have known
the poor child during the past three
years testify to the miracle wrought
by Soeur Therese.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
REM A r X ABLE MIRACL &
THROUGH TIE "LITTLE
FLOWERS" INTERCESSIoN.

One of the most remarkable mira
cles yet attributed to the intercession
of Sister Teresa, or the Little Flower
of Jesus, has just occurred at Bou-
logne, France 1t is related by a
priest before whom the case appear
ed A poor child of eight and a half
years was brought to the priest by his
mother, who begged him to prepare
the little one and give him his first
communion before he died, as he was
not expected to live much longer.
The child was in a dreadful condition
From five years he had been a martyr
to suffering He had malignant
tumor in the face and also suffered
from carries of the right jaWbone. He
had been pronounced incurable by the
physicians of the hospital Of ST. Louis,
and was therefore sent home. When
the priest first saw him he could no
longer sit up, was, unable to speak,
and was fed on bread soaked in milk,
which he took with difficulty owing
to the terrible condition of the pro-
truding jaw bone. One day at cate
chism the good priest, knowing he
was asking miracle, called on his
first communicate class to make a
nevena in honor of the Little
Flower for the suffering boy that he
might be able to make. the first com
munion with them. The noyena was
made with much fervor. by the chill
4hn nj l.
in the same state. The priest there
fore decided to give him his first
communion alone. 1t was not an easy
matter, for the poor child had five
assesses in his mouth and the jaw
bone protruded, cutting his lip, but
the priest impaired a very tiny par
ticle of the Sacred Host and the poor
child made thus his first communion.
The other children continued to
pray for him. On the morning of. the
first communion the children were
assembling in the school when, to
the astonishment and joy of priest
and children, the boy walked into the
room. All his bandages were gone,
his head was bare, there was no trace
of the Assesses, the cut had healed
and showed but a little scar. The.
priest and his first communicates fell
upon their knees, weeping, for the
miracle was evident, and then all
sang the Magnificat together Arthur.
that is the boy . name made liis.
communion wifi the other little ones
in the parish of Rt. Michael singing
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
POPULAR APoLoGETlcs.
|. Revealed Religion.

N. B. In the first series of articles
which we finished a few weeks ago
we have tried to refute iniidels and
materialists, those who deny God and
the supernatural order; in this new
series We shall try to refute ration
alists, who deny revelation and Chris
tianity.
Adapted from the German of Rev
Peter Mikes, S. j., by Rev. James
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

might help the enemy. but we can't and
won't permit the clamping down a
censorship on defects" said Represen-
tatve Farr, OF Pennsylvania.
I'VE can crush an autocracy II we
build up one worse than that we are
after" said Senator Johnson Of Cali
fornia.
In the face OF the overwhelming
storm of criticism there were evil
dences of a slight relaxation at the
state department
1t Is now admitted by Lansing that
the iron lid on news may be tilted.
The state department today modified
its ruling to the extent of allowing
newspaper men to see bureau chiefs,
providing the publicity chiefs could
not answer questions and would give
permission. This system allows the
department to keep tab on what the
under chiefs say. and hence there is
no freedom OF speech in that.
The department defends its secrecy
on the ground that IF we practice open
door diplomacy other nations VIII stop
giving confidential matters to this gov
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

of the new party can not hope to have
the support of many who otherwise
would enter heartily into the move
ment
Take the average aspirant to a city
office and propose to our leading mer-
chants that he would be good man
TO put in charge as general manager Of
his store. and he would think you
were either a fool or thought he was
and yet as a rule voters are asked to
turn over the management of a city Of
such wonderful promise as Hammond
to men who are failures as managers
of their own affairs are not the tax
payers of Hammond entitled to the
best men we have in charge of the
destinies of the city? Can we expect
a better administration than we have
now unless we put out better men
Can we expect to have the prohibition
law that will go into effect next year
enforced IL we have as our city rulers
men who are drinking men? The pas
sage of a prohibition law is not the
end of the fight. and voters who are
desiring the moral and material well
fare of Hammond to be improved upon
are not going to be caught by chaf-
they going to know what they are
about before they accept candidates
just for the sake of expediency. They
are not in this fight to draw salaries
they are In il honestly looking for
clean, progressive future for the city.
The citizens ticket has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by having on
Ii men who are known for their abso-
lutte sobriety, and the women. ana
many good men will be satisfied with
nothing less.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
PROCLAMATION.

Owing to the unsettled condition OF
international affairs and the fact that
we are now engaged in war with one
of the foreign nations. and the further
fact that the strictest economy must
be practiced by the American people.
the City Authorities Of the City of
Hammond, after securing as nearly as
possible the sentiment of the citizens
and taxpayers Of our City, have de-
cided to dispense with the sprinkIing
of streets with oil except in instances
where the people residing upon any
particular street shall petition the
Board of Public Works of the City to
cause the same to be oiled. 1t has be-
come absolutely necessary to conserve
as fully as possible every resource. and
in order to do this the strictest econ
omy must be observed. No needless
expenditure of public moneys ought
at this time to be INDUCED in or toll
Grated. and inasmuch as oil sprinkling
is more Of a luxury than necessity in
many instances, the Board of Public
Works Of the City of Hammond have
decided that none except the following
named through thoroughfare of the
City, and principal business streets. to-
wit
Columbia avenue from State
Street to Gostl!n Street,
Plummer Avenue from Oakley
Avenue to state Line Street,
Fayette Street from Holman
Street to Calumet Avenue,
Oakley Avenue from Michigan
Avenue to Douglas Street.
Hoffman Street from Holman
Street to East City Limits
Gostlin Street from Columbia
Avenue to Illinois State Line,
Calumet Avenue from Standard
Avenue to Gostlin Street.
Sheffield Avenue from Gostlin
Street to Calumet Avenue inter
section.
Holman Street from Grand Cal
umet River to Gostlin Street.
Sibley Street from Oakley Ave
nue. to Columbia Avenue,
Chicago Avenue from Holman
Street to East City Limits,
indianapolis Boulevard from
121st Street produced west to
White Oak Avenue.
White Oak Avenue from Indi-
ana Harbor Belt Railroad to 10th
Street,
shall be sprinkled with oil except upon
a majority petition Of the owners of
property upon any such street.
1t is not the purpose of the authori-
ties of the City of Hammond to deprive
anyone of the right of having the
streets in front of their property
sprinkled, particularly in view of the
fact that the cost of such sprinkling
will be assessed against abutting prop
erty. but 1t is. as view it, the idea of
nearly everyone to refrain from need
less expenditures of money. at least
during the present season, and 1t has
therefore been decided that unless a
majority of the property owners upon
any OF the different streets of the
City, except those herein enumerated,
shall petition for the sprinkiing Of
the same on or before the first of
June. 1917. that no further oil sprink-
ling will be done.
JNO. D. SMALLEY,
go Novn~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
A1kali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much slkali. which is very
injurious. as II dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsifed cocoanut oil. for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap,
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
months.
Simply naisten the hair with water
and rub 1T in, about teaspoonful IS all
that is required. 1t makes an abund-
ance OF rich. creamy lather. cleanses
thoroughly. and rinses out easily The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft. fresh looking. bright, fluffy, wavy
and easy to handle. Besides. 1t loosens
and takes out every particle of dust
dirt and dandruf.--Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
cTOMHCh Rilments
The Nations Curse

There is no ailment causing more woe
and misery than Stomach Trouble. Oft
en- Gall Stones. Cancer and Ulcers of
the Stomach and Intestines. Constipa-
ton, Acute Indigestion, Auto-Intoxica-
ton. Yellow Jaundice. Appendicitis and
other serious and fatal ailments result
from 1t. Thousands of Stomach Suf-
ferers owe their complete recovery to
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. 1t is unlike
any other remedy. 1t sweeps the poison
Gus bile and catarrhal accretions from
the system Soothes and allays Chronic
Inflammation. Many declare 1t has saw
ed their lives. and prevented serious
surgical operations Try one dose to-
day. Watch it's marvellous results. Con-
tains no alcohol-no habit-forming
drugs. Book on Stomach Ailments
FREE Address Geo. H. Mayr, MfA.
Chemist. Chicago. Better yet-obtain a
bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
from Ridgely Drug Store. Gary; Central
Drug Store, Indiana Harbor; Summers
Pharmacy. Hammond. or any reliable
druggist, who wilb refund your money
If it fai1s.-Adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
WOMEN
SOUND A
WARNING
BY MRS. W. f. PRESTON.

Inc women OF Hammond are to be
asked to support an independent ticket
Tor municipal officers IN they vote In
the November election. and this MANY
of them are ready to do provided the
right Kind or men are nominated
Otherwise they will not. There is no
use swapping horses unless something
is to be gained.
The time is near at hand when the
die will be cast for the citizens ticker
and before it is too late wisdom should
guide the men promoting this move
ment and they should see to IL that no
irremediable mistakes are made. There
are many men and women in the citv
OF Hammond who believe honestly that
the best that could have been done for
the city has not been ACCOMPLISHED by
the present administration. and thew
are looking for something better
not move TO vent some political sDite
but looking honestly for the moral and
material welfare of every citizen. An
administration is more than average
that has not made mistakes. and ner-
haps If the plan to elect the citizens
ticket succeeds there may still be mis-
takes made, but there is no excuse for
the party that is basing its plea for
public favor on the bettermen of Ham
mond to begin with mistakes that can
never be overcome by them, and the
time to sund note of warning is now
not after the candidates have been
placed in the field.
| have attended every meeting Of
the new party. and was particularly
pleased at the uplift meeting held in
the Masonic temple when many OF the
best men and women In Hammond. ir-
respective of political faith or religious
creed announced their purpose as nom
partisan. with a slogan "A better,
purer. cleaner and more progressive
Hammond. The women are expecting
the party to put at the head of the
ticket a man of absolute sobriety, a
man who. If elected, will be credit to
the city as a progressive. capable bus
mess man, one who can command the
respect If not the support OF the oppo-
sition. This. It seems to me. is not
too much to expect, and IL this expect
alton is not realized the promulgators
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

eminent" efforts to throttle the free
dom of the press and to bottle up news
of activities and to keep the people In
the dark.
After two days legislating behind
closed doors. during which heated de-
mands were made by many senator's to
end the executive session and get out In
the open, the senate today began dis
cussion of the mail and censorship Sec
tions of the Administrations spy bill.
Announcement by Secretary Lansing
that he is to virtually be news dictator
of the foreign policy of the government
only famed the fires.
I'VE should not and will not tolerate
any proposition which restricts COM
ment during this war" said Representa-
tive Campbell of Kansas.
II am opposed to any plan which will
not permit the press to tell all that is
going on" said Senator Vardaman Of
Mississippi.
I'VE have come to the point where
we must distinguish between prud-
ent report of affairs and an abridg-
ment of the highly treasured freedom
Of the press" Senator Harding of Ohio.
declared.
ITS fine for officials like Secretary
Lansing that the gag section in the
spy bill is not intended to prevent or
punish criticism of the government,
and taen turn around and show plain
ly that certain officials at least don't
expect to be bound by any such limit"
said Representative Mondell of Wyom
ing.
ITS all right to guard the nation
against publication of information that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
1uller's Antisept1o Oil Known ~
Snake Oil
Will Timber Yon Up--A New Creation.
Accomplishing Most wonderful Results.

Mrs. E. NJ Montgomery. Route /
Jackson. Miss, states: Morphine alone
tried Miller's Oil, which gave me
such quick results. have used it for
rheumatism, stiff. swollen joints, neu-
ralgia. pains in my limbs. and after i
applied it to the affected parts the pains
disappeared. and I am thankful to say ]
have had no use for dope of any kind
since. will never be without a bot
tie of this wonderful oil In my home; II
is a pleasure for me to recommend IL to
my friends and the public in this man.
ner."
We are constantly receiving testi-
monfals similar to the above from thou
sands Of grateful users of this wonder
full Oil. 1t should be in every home
Accept no substitute. for there is moth
ing like It. Golden red color only. Ev-
cry bottle guaranteed. 25c and soc a
bottle money refunded by Kaufman
& Wolf Hammond-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

Thanks to a new discovery made
from Japanese Product your foot
troubles can be quickly ended
Ice Mint as this new preparation
is called is said to shrivel up hard
corns. soft corns or corns between
out so easily with the fingers It's
Wonderful
Think of it; just a little touch of
that delightful. cooling. soothing,
Ice-Mint and real foot joy is yours.
No matter how old or tough your
pct corn is he will shrivel right up
and you can pick him out after a
few nights use of Ice-Mint No
pain, not a bit of soreness either
when applying or afterwards. and
it doesn't even irritate the skin
If your feet are inclined to swell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
COMING EVENTS.

This weeks meeting Of the Pine
Street Ladies' Aid Society will be held
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Robert Rosbrough. 4Ss Oak street
Don't forget Red Cross day of the
Hammond chapter Saturday. May
18TH 5-9-10t
The Ladies Aid Society Of st. Paul's
Lutheran church Will meet Thursday
afternoon at the church parlors.
st. Josephs Court No. 513 w c. o. F.
will hold q penny social" this after
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

IT was murder to put on my shoe. !
used salves and other things that ate
on more of the toe than they did the
corn I'd cut and dig with knives and
scissors, but now no more fooling for
me. Two drops or 'Gets-It' did all the
work. II makes the corn shrivel and
get so loose that you can just pick 1t
right off with your fingers"
There has been nothing new discov-
cred for corns since "Gets-It" was born.
It's the new way-the common ?sense.
simple sure way
'Gets-It" Is sold everywhere, 25c a
bottle, or sent on receipt of price by f.
Lawrence a. Co. Chicago, Ill
Sold in Hammond and recommended
as the worlds best corn cure by Nor
rts & Co. " Summers. Harry L. Weiss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
PLANS FOR 18TH
AVENUE PARK HOUSE

has received from Architect Warmer
preliminary sketches for the 10000
dance hall. band stand and public com
fort station building. the board OF park
commissioners propose to erect at the
10Th avenue and Pennsylvania street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09

Or puff. or If you have cracked or
bleeding toes. il will draw the in
Illumination out and quickly heal the
sore and tender places. 1t is the
real Japanese stcret for fine healthy
little feet and is greatly appreciated
by women who wear high heel shoes
and men who have to stand on their
feet all day.
No more tired. aching or burning
feet-no moro foor trouble. Ice
Mint viii make your feet feel so
cool and fine that you will just sigh
with relief. 1t is now selling like
wild Fire" here. Just ask in any
drug store for little Ice-Mint and
give your poor. suffering. tired feet
the treat of their lives There is
nothing better. nor nothing just as
good.-Adv.