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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
and the dignity OF the sacred minis.

and the dignity of the sacred minis
ter"
There can be no possible reason to
cast odium upon a class of people
whose character and whose lives are
in general not only commendable but
eminently self-sacrificing. In very
many instances these noble women
are "old maids because they have
sacrificed themselves on the altar of
charity. They have given up their
own prospects in life that someone
whom they loved might profit by their
service and labor.
With so many young women, lit
orally crazy to enter matrimony, it is
well that the balance of womanly
dignity is maintained by some poised
and virtuous women who are not
willing to rush into any matrimonial
opportunity which presents itself.
Those clergymen are blind who do
not see that under our modern eco
nomic conditions, recourse must be
had to some other expedient than
abusive terms to persuade the great
army of young women with accept
able salaries to enter the married
state.
Perhaps, too, some strong advice to
petted bachelordom might be more in
order. The unwillingness of men to
marry till they are advanced in years,
if then, must account for many So
called old maids.
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CHURCH PosTUREs.

Ye would not sit at ease while meek
men kneel
Did We but see His face shine through
the veil,
And the unearthly forms that round
you steal,
Hidden in beauteous light, splendent
or pale
AS the rich Service leads. And
PROSTATE faith
Shroudeth her timorous eye, while
through the air
Hovers and hangs the Spirits cleans
ing Breath
In Whitsun shapes DER each true wor-
shipper.
Deep wreaths of Angels, burning from
the East.
Around the consecrated Shrine are
braced,
The awful Stone whereby fit hands
are placed
The Flesh and Blood of the tremen-
dous Feast
But knee-the priest upon the Altar
stair
Will bring a blessing out of Sion there.
Father Faber.
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THE IRISH FAMILY ROSARY.

In Under the Cedars and Stars
Canon Sheehan, the famous Irish
author-priest, thus pictures for us an
Irish family Rosary. The scene is laid
in Lisdoonvarna, the well known
County Glare health resort:
Passing along the corridor of my
hotel that night on my way to my
own room, was accosted by a
friend After few minutes con-
versation he invited me to his room.
Oysters and champagne? No. A game
of nap? No. Al whole family, three
generations of thenGs were gathered
into the fathers bedroom. They were
saying their night prayers before re-
firing for the night.
The aged Grandmother was reciting
the first decade or the Rosary as we
entered. We kneIt. When she had
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
GROCERIES


finished she looked around and said:
alice, go on" Alice was a tiny tot
of seven summers. She promptly took
up the recitation, repeated the form
of meditation as found in the Catholic
prayer books, and slowly and sweetly
gave out the. decade to the end The
grandmother looked around again, and
called out: go on, Willie Willie
was the father a gray-haired man of
81. In the mothers imagination he
was still but the child she had carried
in her arms half century ago.
Willie finished and the aged mis-
tress of ceremonies called out, now a
grandchild, now the mother, until all
was ended Then the children kissed
good night and departed"
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WET WASH LAUNDRY
CLINTON Cor Hearing VIII.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey. IS. In Probate Court
In the Matter of Proving the Alleged
Last viii and Testament of Kath-
arina Bastian, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to All Whom 1t
May Concern:
Whereas Elizabeth Mealey, Of the
City Of st. Paul and State OF Minne-
sofa, has delivered to the Probate Court
of the County of Ramsey an instru-
ment in writing purporting to be the
Last VIII and Testament of Katharine
Bastlan, late of Ramsey County, Mime
sofa, decedent and filed Herewith her
petition to said Probate Court, pray
ing that the said instrument NAV be
proved and admitted to probate and
that Letters Parliamentary be granted
thereon to Elizabeth Mealey
1t Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard. and that all persons interested
In said matter be cited and required
to appear before this Court on Monday,
A. M. or as soon thereafter as said
matter can be heard, at the Probate
Court Rooms, in the Court House in
the City of st. Paul, in said County,
and show cause, If any they have, why
said petition should not be granted
and said Will admitted to probate and
that this citation be served by the pub
lication thereof in The Catholic Bull
letin, according to law, and by mailing
copy of this citation at least IA days
before said day Of hearing, to each OF
the heirs, devisees. legatees Of said
decedent whose names and addresses
are known and appear from the files of
Witness the Judge of said Court, this
9Th day Of April, a. ID. 1918.
E. w. BAZILLE,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal of Probate CouTt)
Attest: f. w Gosewisch,
Clerk OF Probate.
It. J. Doyle, Atty.
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cHRIsTus coNsoLAToR.

Beside the dead I knelt for prayer,
And felt presence as | prayed.
Lot 1t was Jesus standing there,
He smiled: BE not afraid
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Il In the Catholic Church miracles
have occurred constantly since the
days of the apostles, but before the
Church officially passes on such an
occurrence, as real miracle, the
tests applied are so strong that were
similar care used by modern sects the
thousands of supposed cures that are
occurring would fall to pieces.
A state official of Colorado spoke
the literal truth two years ago when,
issuing a public health warning, he
said: Some persons actually enjoy
being sick" 1t is with this class that
faith cures get the best results. For
these folks main disease is imagina-
ton. If, instead of running from doc
tor to doctor and from drug store to
drug store for the cure of what. a
trained nurse of the writer's ac-
qua1ntance recently termed, 'imagini-
tbs" they happen to come in contact
with a faith cure specialist, he can
often kill their ailment.
But their case would certainly not
stand the tests demanded by the
Catholic Church, when, as a step to-
wards the canonization of saint,
proof is given of miracles. Pope
Benedict XIV, in his de Canoniza-
tione," the classical work of the
Church. in reference to lamentations,
sets forth the rules to be followed
in the determination of miraculous
cures, when sainthood is being de-
cided.
First, the disease must be incurable,
or at least difficult to cure. 1t must
not have reached a stage when natural
cure is possibly imminent. No treat
ment must have been used to which.
the cure can be ascribed. The cure
must be sudden and instantaneous. 1t.
must be perfect. 1t must not have
been attended with such bodily change
as might naturally cause a cure;
And, lastly, the disease must not recur.
This Pope lived quite long time
before faith cures, as we know them
today, were in wide vogue. Yet he
was awake to the possibilities of
minds power over matter AS Hun
ter's Outlines of Dogmatic Theo-
ology' says Volume /, page 43):
HE quotes with approval writer
who says that he has known many
cases where a disease has disappeared
on the approach of a religious or the
application of relic, but has subse-
quently returned with greater violence
than ever. Such cures, of course, are
not miracles, Or at least cannot be
known as miracles p
At Lourdes clinic is maintained
where any doctor, no matter, what his
religious convictions may be, has the
right to remain to examine persons
cured at the shrine of the Blessed
Virgin. Have you ever heard of a.
faith-cure denomination permitting
such a thing? Have you ever heard
of sudden enough cures in such de-
nominations that it would be worth
while for physician to remain at a
clinic right at the scene Of the cure to
make examinations?
Saints often work miracles, but thew
do it through the merits of Christ, not
through their own merits. st. Thomas
Aquinas, following ST. Jerome, taught
that evil men who preach the faith
and call on Christ's name may work
true miracles. Sy1vius, one Of the
best known commentators on st.
Thomas, holds that heretics may work
miracles; not, however in confirma-
ton of their heresy It is generally
the holy who perform miracles.
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And felt a presence as l prayed.
Lo! it was Jesus standing there,
He smiled: BE not afraid
Lord, Thou hast conquered death, we
know.
Restore again to life said,
"This one who died an hour ago.
He smiled: "She is not dead"
Asleep then, as Thyself didst say;
Yet Thou canst lift the lids that
keep
Her prisoned eyes from us away"
He smiled: She doth not Sleep
NAY then, though haply she do wake,
And look upon some fairer dawn,
Restore her to our hearts that ache!'
He smiled: "She is not gone"
"Alas! too well we know our loss,
Nor hope again our Joy to touch
Until the stream of death we cross -
He smiled: There is no SUCH
''Yet our beloved seem so far
The while we yearn to feel them
near,
Albeit with Thee we trust they are..''
He smiled: "And l am here"
Dear Lord, how Shall we know that
they
Still walk unseen with us and Thee !;
Nor sleep, nor. wander far away?"
He smiled: s'Abide in Me-"
-Rossfter w Rdpmend.
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TESTS FOR MIRACLES.

Several modern religions, whose
names it is not necessary to mention,
pay a great deal of attention to- the
curing of the sick by means of faith
and prayers, says M. ]. w. Smith in
Truth. In many Of these cases the
patient himself makes the diagnosis
of his trouble and is not examined
afterwards By competent persons to
determine whether Or not there has
been a real cure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-24

him down into a chair and then sat
near him. IF we had been married
wouldn't leave you if you lost your
money, would L? Well, it is the same
when we are engaged. 1 am a help
meet or nothing. It will be such fun
not give you up for the loss of a little
money. You need me, John. more
now than you ever did,
It's impossible, Margery; you make
it harder for me when you offer me
your dear self. You know l love you
better than anything else in the world
but l cannot take you from a com
forta BILE home to share my meager in
come. I have some pride. dear"
You haven't asked me how I came
here Margery smiled roguishly at
him.
Isn't your mother with you?"
mo, dear, L am all alone. Mother
is in Jonesville. Sol came on to see
you because you wouldn't come to see
me. Look, John, do you see that man
out there leaning against the pillar of
the mezzanine?"
Il see him, but what has he to do
with us?"
"A whole lot. He wss standing near
the door when 1 came in. He recog-
nized me because he lives in the next
block toe us at home and he left
Marshfield on the same train I did.
ne is known as the worst scandal
monger in the state Now he sees me
here with you. There is only one
thing to do, John, o save my repu-
tation.''
'Margery, you little imp" and in
spite of the mans looking on, John
took her in his arms
Come he said, we'll go at once
and look up a minister"
~ s," answered Margery, land
then we'll go home on the o'clock
train. Mother will arrive home about
the same time we shall Wen have
our honeymoon in Marshfield instea d
of the trip We planned. This is a good
peSlnhlhs In economy and you can
write your political speech for fhe
committee while we are at mothers
My dear Margery, as a strategist
L commend your ingenuity"
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TRAWELETTE
Barney Castle.
BY NJKSAH.

The ruins of old Barney Castle are
a few miles outside of Cork, surround
ed by pleasant Irish fields and Eor-
geous hawthorn hedges. The huge
square tower stands as firm and true
now as in the days when old Cormac
Mccarthy ruled over the land of Mum
ster. The old chieftain built his castle
to withstand English guns and English
diplomacy and Barney Castle has
kept the trust.
The visitor to the ruins never fails
| to ask for the famous Barney stone.
The withered old guide looks him
over carefully and leads him up a
narrow winding stair to the top of the
donjon tower If the visitor is old and
| dignified he is then shown small
square stone near the wallis edge and
| is permitted to kiss the relic without
much trouble. But if he is young and
| especially agile he is directed to a
huge slab some feet below the level
! of the \battlements. To kiss it he
must be lowered by his feet over the
towers edge, never very graceful
process. But the feat once accom-
| he is possessed forever of a glib and
! persuasive tongue and usually returns
/ home to make a career in politics.
! The tradition is that its remarkable
power was granted the stone in return
| for some favor bestowed by Cormac
upon an especially grateful point in
| the old days when Ireland was full
/ of such holy men and women The
willy chieftain made good use of his
| power in his own day, three tim es
successfully matching his wits against
! the English
| Since old Cormac's day hundreds
| have visited the castle and kissed what
they firmly believed to be the sacred
stone. But the real Barney Stone is
not the one near the tower wall but
! the old block with the Inscription.
'-Cormac the Bhave caused me TO be
| built-1446" to reach which one must
hang by ones feet over the battle
| ments-
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Uncle Sam appears to be confront
ed by another Russian situation down
in Mexico. While the MeXicans show
every indication Of being our enc
mics Just as do the Bolsheviki, the
government at Washington probably
will continue to treat them as good
neighbors and friends. Four years of
experience have not convinced the
president that d nation of outlaws can
not be won over by kindness. Another
similarity to the Russian situation is
found in the claim that Mexican dew
illry is due to the Vaccinations of the
kaiser's agents. The Huns have sins
enough of their own to answer for
without being made responsible for
the actions of all the swashbucklers
and freebooters in the world. If, as
reported, there be an army of 5000
2Iexicans ehtrenched along the Dor
der. I affords an excellent opportun-
.sty for the men in Texas and New
Mexico camps to get a little fighting
experience before going across the
ocean. Shall we continue to turn the
other cheek? The time came when
We refused to offer it to Germany.
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AS GOOD AS CASH.

Some persons have asked whether
it will be possible to convert bonos Oh
the third liberty loan into cash at their
face value in case of need. The gov
eminent has anticipated this question.
The secretary of the treasury Is au-
thorized from time to time. beginning
on the date of issue and ending one
wear after the termination of the war,
to purchase bonds of this issue at
price not to exceed par and accrued
interest Such purchases, however, IN
anv twelve months period are not to
exceed one-twentieth of the amount
of such bonds outstanding at the be-
ginning of the twelve months This
provision should and probably will
make these bonds marketable at par
at any bank at any time.
The bonds of the third liberty loan
run for ten years and bear interest at
Az per cent. They are not subject to
redemption prior to maturity.
The secretary of the treasury re-
serves the right to allot additional
bonds to the full amount of the over
subscription to the loan. On the other
hand the right is reserved to close
the subscription at an earlier date
than May 4. the closing day of the
campaign; also to reject any appl1ca-
tions; and also to allot less than the
amount OF bonds applied for. All
subscriptions for amounts in excess of
$4,000 are subject to allotment.
The third liberty loan bonds do not
carry the right of conversion into or
exchange for any government bonds
of a future issue. The war savings
stamps and thrift stamps can not be
converted into third liberty loan bonds.
The bonds may be used in paying
United States inheritance taxes, and
are receivable as security for deposits
of public money.
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am coed housekeeper and l just
cent stand his carelessness. What
can / DO to make him more careful?
TROUBLED WIFE.
Take an interest in the gardening
your husband is doing. Ask him
questions about the way he plants his
seeds and how long it takes them TO
come up. When he sees you are in
terested in what he is doing he will
be more apt to try to please you and
will wipe. his feet before going into
the house if you ask him to.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am going
to have a farewell party for a soldier
who is to be home on a furlo. l
would like you to suggest something
attractive to serve that would not be
too expensive. l can afford ice cream
and cake, of course, but that seems so
ordinary. THANK YOU.
Serve ice cream with a syrup of
preserved raspberries over it, attrac-
tive cakes and grape juice. If your
table carries out the patriotic color
ings, you=will find that these refresh
ments harmonic very well.
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Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have a
soldier friend who will sail for
France soonl His mother is dead
and he has beautiful diamond pin
of hers. He has told me he loves me
ard asked me to become engaged, but
/ am only 90 years old and I do not
want to promise myself to him yet
Now he wants me TO take the pin and
keep it at least until he returns. He
asks me as { favor to him to wear it
ard consider it my own without feel
ing that l am engaged to him 1
know that it is not proper to accept
jewelry from boys and so 1 told him
would answer him later and say
whether 1 could take the pin. What
90 you think 1 should do?
THELMA c.
Take the pin as he wants you to
and with the understanding that it
does not mem engagement He prob
ably feels that if he does not return
he wants the girl he loves to possess
the stone his mother left him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My husband
wears his hat all day when he is in
the office w rking. His hair is get
ting thin on top and 1 think this is
caused because he keeps his hat on.
Is it true that that makes a man lose
his hair? MRS. T. H.
Yes. it is<rue that it is bad for a
man to wear his hat indoors. 1t makes
his head too warm and causes the
hair to fall.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: L am mar
RED woman and most of the time l
love my husband, but som etimes he
acts so that 1 am not sure. He has
taken II int his head to do spring
gardening ard he spends all his eve
nings working outside and he tracks
mud INTO the house every time he
GENES 3r Besides this he is reading
books on gardening. / would be will
ing to have him do all except tracking
my floors and carpets with mud. i
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The United States food administra-
ton and the United States department
of agriculture are starting a campaign
thruout many sections of the country
TO stimulate the people to eat more po-
tatoes during the next two months.
This is being done in order to aid in
getting to the market and into use
the very large quantities of potatoes
which are still being held in shipping
sections and which if unusual efforts
are not made are in danger of being
left on the farmers hands. If cam
paign urging a greater use of pota-
toes is to be successful. it is neces-
sary that the price to the consumer
be sufficiently low to enable him to
purchase literally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-24
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.1


The poorer the family the more
pests they have.
Some people think they are all
right if they don't steal.
One trouble with old age is that
with plenty of time to sleep you are
very wakeful.
Every man is occasionally against
this proposition: He can't afford to-
and can't afford not to.
So far as we are concerned, it never
adds anything to the standing of a
man to say he has "oil interests
Every person has something to be
thankful for if circumstances and age
have not made him. or her prob
lem
An :llarmist is one who predicts
that before the war is over that the
German; will have the Russians fight
ing for them on the western front.
A bride is d person who begins
married life by being taken to the
station IT a hack but who rides home
or the street car when she returns
from the wedding trip.
A few deluded souls still insist
Uncle Sam had no business to butt
into European affairs, but, take it
fl ON US. if Germany happens to win,
Germany would certainly butt into
American affairs
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California has been shaken by an
other earthquake which has done i'm
mense damage to property. OF course
the unfortunate people residing in the
stricken districts will receive the sym
pathy of the whole country. but it may
be that for while California news
papers will be less free with their
jibes about storms, cyclones and cold
in the east. AS a choice of evils one
might well pass up the chance of hav-
ing his house shaken down over his
head
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-24

Acquisition of a large amount of
ocean tonnage from Japan by the
United States is to be followed
promptly by huge shipments of wheat
from Australia. Grain has been ac-
eunulating, in that country since the
outbreak of the war because there has
not been available the necessary ship
ping for transporting it to a hungry
world. We will now be able to send
our own wheat to Europe and eat
that from Australia ourselves. From
the same source we can increase our
stocks of meat, should that become
necessary.
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The following Indictment of the
Hun has been framed by the Los An
geles Times: THE Beast of Berlin is
destitute of honor. He gives any
promise without hesitation and breaks
any promise without shame. and he
rnscrupulously employs corruption,
perjury. theft and murder to compass
his ends The talents of his military
and civil officers are quick observa-
tioI.. tact, dexterity and perseverance
and their vices are cruelty, servility,
greediness and treachery." The unan-
imous verdict is Guilty as charged
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submit to inconvenience and restric-
tions is one of the best by-products of
the war. Without hitch the daylight
saving law went into effect. Two or
three years ago such a proposal would
have met with a storm of protest. Day
light saving, fuelless, wheatless, meat
less and even brainless days have all
been accepted because some one said
they were necessary to put the nation
on war-efficiency basis. In the same
spirit of obedience liberty loans have
been subscribed to and war taxes paid.
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you nave gu yum liiiSSlo vi my
wrist'watch,"
Wont you come to one of my
young mems evenings? You should
always be careful of what company
you keep. One becomes like ones
associates, you know
II don't know so much about that.
mum. Why, l been ISOLATED with fish
I'm your christening talk sermon
this morning you spoke of a baby as a
new wave on the ocean of life said
the church warden to the vicar in
the vestry.
q did" agreed the vicar. at was a
poetic figure of speech
Don't you think "a fresh squall'
would have hit the mark better? ~
asked the warden, who is several
times father.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: If the man
am going with goes to war, would
il be proper for me to put another
star in our service flag. as there is
already one in it for my brother in
France MAID O. FRANCE.
1t will be all right to add the star
II you are engaged to the boy.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have a red
dress and l would like to get some
new shoes to wear with it Do you
think tan would be pretty or should
] get black or white?
DOUBTFUL.
Black Will look better than tan or
white