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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND EDUCATIONAL ITEMS INTEREST

foot and violate the native rights of
parents regarding education; while,
Wanting unlimited liberty, falsely So
called, they diminish, withhold, and
in every way hamper the liberty of
religious and Catholic parents as re-
CARDS the education of their chill
dren. We are well aware that your
freedom from these disadvantages
has enabled you to establish and sup
port with admirable generosity and
zeal your Catholic schools, nor do we
pay lesser need of praise to the
superiors and members of the relig-
ious communities of men and women
who, under your direction, have
spared neither expense nor labor in
developing throughout the United
States the prosperity and the eff
cheney of their schools. But, as you
well realize, we must not so far trust
to present prosperity as to neglect
provision for the time to come, since
the veal of Church and State depends
entirely on the good condition and
discipline of the schools, and the
Christians of the future will be those
only whom you will have taught and
trained
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
BENEDICT XIV ON CATHOLIC
EDUCATION.

In his recent letter to the Ameri-
can hierarchy the Holy Father says:
THE Catholic education of children
and youth is matter Of equally seri-
Gus import Gas the social question: j,
since it is the solid and secure foun-
dation on which rests the fullness of
civil order, faith and morality. You
are indeed well aware, venerable
brethren, that the Church of God
never failed on the one hand to en-
courage most earnestly Catholic edu-
cation, and on the other to vigorous
ly defend and protect it against all
attacks; were other proof of this
wanting, the very activities of the
Old Wcrld enemies of Christianity
would furnish conclusive evidence.
Lest the Church should keep intact
the faith in the hearts of little chill
dren, lest her own schools should
compete successfully with public anti
religious schools, her adversaries de-
clare that to them alone belongs the
right of teaching, and trample under
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
CAN EAT WAY THROUGH LEAD.

Probably most persons who read
the newspaper story of the discovery
by a Santa Barbara (Cal.) telephone
engineer of an insect that eats it's
way through sheet lead thought it in
the same class with the ancient hoax
about 1.-The worm that eats steel
nails" which was perpetrated about
a quarter of a century ago and still
reappears at intervals. One of the
editors of Engineering News, how
ever, has seen the insects, number of
which are held in captivity in lead
boxes with glass covers, to see how
long it will take them to bore their
way to freedom. 81
The insect is a slender black beetle
about a quarter of an inch long, with
hard wing covers and of innocent and
placid demeanor. 1t is said to light
on lead-covered telephone cable and
bore tiny round hole through the
lead sheath and the paper insulation
down to the copper. Possibly it be-
lieves the cable to be a part of tree
or vine into which it is accustomed to
bore holes, and so it proceeds to bore
through the lead as it would through
the bark. Some persons think that
concealment is it's motive; others that
the boring process is preliminary to
egg depositing.
The lead borers have been heard of
in South Bend, Ind, and Rockford,
ILL.,; in Omaha, Tacoma, Portland and
San Diego; in Florida and in Austria
liza. The fact that numbers of them
have been found in old lead foil tea
packages leads one to suspect that
the family is of oriental extraction.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02

after death all manners of delights
Wonders are told of these noun
tains by the distant tribes, whose war
riors or hunters have ever wandered
in their neighborhood. 1t is thought
by some that after death they will
have to travel to these mountains and
ascend one of their highest and most
rugged peaks, among rocks and SHOWS
and tumbling torrents. After many
moons of painful toll they will reach
the summit, from whence they will
have a view over the land of souls
There they will see the happy hunt
ing grounds, with the souls of the
brave and good living in tents in
green meadows dby bright running
streams, or hunting the herds of buff
falo, and elk and deer which have
been slain on earth. There, too, they
will see the villages and towns Of the
free and generous spirits frightening
in the midst of delicious prairies. If
they have acquitted themselves well
while living, they will be permitted to
descend and enjoy this happy coun-
try; if otherwise, they will but be tan.
talized with this prospect of it and
then hurled back from the mountain
to wander about the sandy plains, and
endure the eternal pangs of unsatis
fed thirst and hunger.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
PICTURE THAT WOULD LIVE.

When Daniel Webster was eight
years old he saw in a country shop
a cotton handkerchief with something
printed on both sides of it. He gave
his whole stock of boarded pennies to
secure it and absorbed it's contents
that night with his keen dark eyes, on
his fathers kitchen floor, by the light
of the roaring chimney fire. What
painter will be the first to make that
scene perpetual in our country's his
tory and art? 1t was the Constitution
of the United States, just then in the
dawn of it's benefcent power under
the lead of President Washington, that
the New Hampshire lad was then
stamping on his memory. He told the
story himself in 1850, and archly said:
81 have known more or less of that
document ever since" Forty
years from that winter came the great
Hayne debate. But | would travel
farther to see a masters picture of
the lad, reading the Constitution in
the rude home on the edge of the
1OFluSIu W11ueIu6SS, tudl W see
Healey's great painting of the orator
in the senatorial struggle against the
theory and passions Of SECESSION; as
I would go farther to see a picture of
the springs of the Amazon, far up
under the cold white splinters of the
Andes, than the most adequate repre-
sentation of the imperial rivers trop'
ical course.
. Thomas Starr King.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
THE ORIGIN OF THE HARP.

Thomas Moore, the greatest of Irish
Wrists, died siXty-six years ago at the
age of 73. He had early planned his
life as a lawyer, but, meeting with
success in his translation, "Odes of
Anacreon" from the Greek, he threw
aside law and took up literature as a
profession. ''Lalla Roohk," which, by
the way, brought him 5000 pounds on
publication, and Irish Melodies" flash
through the mind at the mention Of
Moore
IT'S believed that this harp which l
wake now for thee
Was a siren of old who sung under
the sea;
And who often at eve, through the
bright billow roved
To meet on the green shore youth
whom she loved.
But she loved him in vain, for he left
her to weep,
And in tears all the night her gold
ringlets to steep,
I'LL Heaven lOokd with pity on true
love so warm,
And changed to this soft harp the sea-
maiden's form!
Still her bosom rose fair-still her
cheek smiled the same
While her sea-beauties gracefully
curPd round the frame;
And her hair, shedding tear-drops
from all it's bright rings,
Fell over her white arm, to make the
gold strings!
Hence it came that this soft harp so
long hath been known
To mingle loves language with sor-
rows sad tone;
Till thou didst divide them, and teach
the fond lay
To be love when I'm near thee and
grief when away!
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02

itor in Honolulu, the palm goes to the
Samoans. When man rendered his
Samoan servant a pack of cigarettes
from which to extract a smoke, Com
mander Mathes grinned broadly "You
can't do that with all Samoans," said
he. Their conception Of the proper
thing to do is to take not one cigar
cite, but to take five" Frequently
when Samoan chiefs visit the naval
officers at Page Page they demon
strate how polite they can be. For
instance, when a box of cigars is
placed on table, the guest takes as
many as he can get into one handful
When he is about to depart he goes
to the box and takes another handful
a token of politeness. And be it said
for the Samoan that when a visitor
enters a Samoan home said visitor is
expected to be lavish in helping him.
self.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
THE INDIANS CONCEPTION OF
HEAVEN AND HELL.

Washington Irving, in his Astoria"
page 1874, thus depicts the Indians
conception of heaven, or the happy
hunting grounds" as follows:
The Indians regard the Black Hills
with great superstitious feelings. But
this immense range of mountains
which divides all that they know of
the world, and gives birth to such
mighty rivers, is still more an object.
of awe and generation. They call it
the crest of the world; and think that
Wacondah, or the Master of Life, as
they designate the Supreme Being,
has His residence among these aerial
heights. The tribes on the eastern
prairies call them the mountains of
the setting sun. Some of them place
the happy hunting-grounds," their
ideal paradise, among the recesses of
these mountains, but say they are in
visible to living men. Here also is the
Land of Souls" in which are the
towns of free and generous spirits" "
where those who have pleased the
Master of Life while living, enjoy
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
ODE TO MY MOTHER.

Three score and ten, allotted time of
life
IT'S short when fully spanned; the
stress and strife
With pleasure and with joy entwined!
When Ger,
The soul releases, which doth upward
Unto it's God, great fountain head, the
Of all the universe; the wondrous
course
In which the spheres revolve and ever
move.
Directed by His hand, Infinite Love-
For one so dear, who has gone forth,
Not grieve or mourn, although the loss
is new.
Through her, God gave me life, my
beating heart,
My soul infused by Him, of her a part;
Fen though my heart is pierced with
poignant pain,
AS day by day I watch, and wait in
vain,
For her sweet, gentle, loving presence
here;
know within that grand celestial
sphere
That she is happy, and, wherefore
should |
Question the Infinite? We all must
die
Who dwell upon this earth; It's so
ordained,
But for the soul, immortal life is
gained.
-Toropn A Ctrob,,b>~
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
MUSIC.

Music adds nothing but good; SUBJ
tracts the evil; multiplies that which
we already have; discounts our all
ments and compounds all of our inter-
est. If you believe this is true,
''push" music. Aid the choir. choral
and orchestral societies.. Sympathize
with and in every way support public
school music, advises The Musician.
A foreign traveller in our country
said he was deeply impressed with our
silence. He heard no reapers singing
in the field, he heard many a bird
carol, but no human songs. That re-
minds me of the old saying: blessed
is the man who sings at his work.
Take an interest in the home and
soon America will be singing and we
shall be able to take in music not
only by the small channel of the ear,
but through every pore of our bodies
straight to the root of our souls.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
TRUE HAPPINESS.

Edmund Burke said: Taking the
whole view of life it is more safe to
live under the Jurisdiction of severe
and steady reason than under the en-
pire of indulgent but capricious fash
ion." 1t is not likely that Burke's
doctrine is much followed in these
days of excitement and pleasure.
There is a strong revolt against Sc
we're and steady reason" whenever one
looks about him. Pleasure seems TO
be the dominant side in all the activ-
tiles which one encounters. Happi-
ness is not understood and really does
the only good. A man who is not
happy has gone astray; he is not re-
ligious, nor educated, nor patriotic,
nor helpful to society. His body is
taking long journey and leaving his
soul behind. A world of materialism
does not understand this. There is
much regret behind our sensual Joys.
Burke understood this better than we
do. Lives are better built on the idea
he expresses.
-Obfo Cf0fo ToUru0J
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
THE ACADEMY OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
OLDENBURG, INDIANA

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Affiliated with the Catholic University of
America, the University of Cincinnati, and
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best European models. Fine Conservatory, with
spacious, scientifically constructed Concert Audi
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-08-02
SAMOAN PoLITENEss COSTLY.

Conceptions of politeness run many
freakish gamuts but in the opinion of
Lieut.. Com. Stanley M. Mathes, a WIS.,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
BRITAIN'S FLEET

Figures made public on the growth
of the British navy during the war
show that the fleet, including auxiI-
iaries, increased from 100000 tons
displacement to 100000 tens, IN i the
personnel from 10000 to 100000.
Since the outbreak of the war 21,-
100000 soldiers have been transport
ed by sea- of which 1891 were lost.
For the requirements OF the British
naval and military forces more than
sc 100000 tons of stores were trans
shipped, while more than $4,000, 900
tons were taken overseas for Great
Britain's allies. Transportation also
was provided for 1000 900 animals.
The organization of conveys, due
to German submarine warfare, has
been an important part Of the work
of the British navy since March. 1917,
from which time there have been S.
e21 sailings, with the losses number
ing only & few hundred vessels.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
ALLIED COUNCIL PROPOSES
TO LOOSEN BLOCKADE AND
ALLOW GERMANY GET FOOD
Small Nations Embarrass Representatives OF
Five Allied Powers With Demands For
More Privileges In Peace Congress

PARIS Feb 6The Allied blockade council today decided to
materially the blockade Germany permit that
country limited of food supplies from neu
raj nations
The decision made after investigation of the conditions
reported by Minister of the Interior Auer describing the Bava
ran food situation, where is said people suffering
President Will Have Return
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb Cit announced from the
White House today that President Wilson will be his way
hack to Paris within month from his arrival home unless
effective League of Nations soundy established
time He expects sail for America about middle
month.
Embarrassing Demands Pressed.
PARIS, Feb 6The demands of the representatives
smaller nations this mornings meetings privileges
have greatly embarrassed the allied delegates who domna
ing the conference proceedings This situation great
~ reard the work of the conference formation
League of Nations.
is estimated that the total number strike sixty
five thousand
PARIS, Feb 6:-An today that the
deleeates of the have the
constitution fer the League of Nations.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
HUNTERS TAKING UP
COLLECTION TO
PURCHASE SEED

A movement has been on foot Of
late among the hunters and sportsmen
of ketchikan, which may make the
ketchikan district one Of the best
qama Sections Of the north.
The plan under discussion is the
purchase and planting Of wild rice
seed on the flats and marshes, along
the beaches and elsewhere where
this bird food is apt to grow success
fully. thus providing the necessary
feeding grounds for the birds on their
northbound flights in the spring.
AS it is now, the best duck hunting
grounds are the WrangelI fats.
where there is an abundance of wild
rice, which is reported to have been
planted years ago.
It has now been decided to raise a
fund among sportslovers here to buy
the seed. and contributions to the
fund will be received by Mr.. Stanley
Adams. at j. r. Hickman & Co.. and
Mr.. H. M. StackpoIe, Of the Jno. r.
eeeale & Company office.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
GOVERN
FORCES AT
BREMEN
Spartacans Try To Cause
Trouble at Weimar where
Assembly Convenes

WEiMAR, Germany, Feb. 6:-Spar
tacan troops here today attempted to
occupy the telegraph offices but after
a short decisive sc,.ffie. were driven
back by the Government forces and
put to flight. They were endeavoring
to check the work of the National As
sembiy converting here today.
BERLIN, Feb. 6: Government
troops today managed to break down
the last lines of defense surrounding
the port of Bremen and after hard
fighting, occupied the town. Bremen
was the stronghold of the Reds.
EASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 6.-The
signing of seven-day armistice OF
the SiIesian front between the Ger.
mans and Poles, ends another of the
Independent war which has been
threatening the peace of Europe.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
Frenchman Discusses
Future Aviation as
Peace Preserver

1.-The accompanying article was
written BY Lieutenant Fonek, famous
aco of the French hyina forces. Und-
er the title, What viii Be the Fut-
ure of French Aviationw The trans
Iation printed here was made by Ed
mond p. David. ex-cadet Of the Unit
ed States School of Military Aero
nautics. Urbana, I'D
Everyone considers himself inform
ed upon the progress of aviation since
the outbreak of the war, but Lieuten-
ant Fonck. whom we recently met,
made the following statement
"No. you do not know it, Had the
war dasted a few weeks Longer. then
you would have understood. 1t would
have been oiven to the world to wit
ness entire cities burned. razed and
turned INSIDE down. We we're ready
Our enemies Wern ready as we'll per-
haps. Armistice was declared. So
much the better for the innumerable
lives spared.
"After the ar-oistice We will have
peace. Commercial aviation will be do.
veIooed. Aircraft will carry mail
PASSENGERS End me-chendisa. There
will be nations whose governments
will do nothinn. will snend NOTHING
and who will check Individual nndesv.
ors. Others will make mighty efforts
as if their iivns de-enIed unon it
Large airnlanes will be built carrying
heavy loads and fving great distance
The heavens of their countries will be
dotted with them, while the skies OF
nations without aviation will be EN-.
PITY.
DANGER Turks In Thu Air.
"Pesce will reion on the world
Armaments will be limited or SUD
pressed, perhaps. Everyone will con
slider himself safe from brutal augres
sions for it would take time. so they
say ~ .i..
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
TEW-MCkENZiE WEDDING

A pretty quiet home wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Dale w. Hunt last evening at eight
O'Clock Wnen Mrs. Thelma Christine
Tew became the bride of Angus Nc
kenzie, engineer for the Sunny Point
Packing Company. Rev. c. M. Van
Marter officiated. Miss Amy Hun,
was brides maid. and Mr.. Dale Hun,
supported the groom.
The bride was very charming in an
exquisite gown of cream silk poplin
with overdress of fiesh-colored crepe
trimmed with hand embroidery. Mrs
Tew has made her home in ketchi
kan for the past two years with her
son, and has been in the dressrnak
ing business. She is we'll known and
very popular with her many friends
and business acquaintance.
Mr.. Mckenzie has been in the en-
ploy of the Sunny Point Packing com
pany for a number OF years and mas
been working on the trapsite with
Mr.. Dale Hunt in the capacity of en-
gineer of the gasboat Leonine. He
is a native Of Great Briti:1 where
all his relatives are, but IL an Alas
kan by choice, and is well liked ane
respected by all his friencs.
After the wedding an informal buff
fet supper was Served the wedding
party at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Forest J. Hunt, where the evening
was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie will be al
home to their friends sho y in theii
fiat above the Henrickson plumbing
shop,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
w. ]. PEARSON DOWN
WITH PNEUMONIA

w. j. Pearson, veteran Lighthouse
keeper, who has been attached to
the local depot for the past two years.
was taken to the hospital this week
suffering from pneumonia. He is re-
ported no worse today.
Mr.. Pearson has been in the service
for many years, coming originally
from Astoria where he was stationed
aboard one of the lighthouse ships.
Coming north he was appointed keep
or at several lighthouses, Cape Sara
chef being the last station. on which
he served before coming to ketchikan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
WONDER CLOCK is
RECOVERED BY FRENCH

LONDON.-With the occupation of
Strassbourg by American troops,
France again came into possession Of
what for generations has been known
as the worlds wonderful clock.
The cathedral clock was built in
1914, but was reconstructed in 1912.
The clocks face is not so large as
to be remarkable. But the mechanism
works all sorts of wonders. For in
stance when anhour strikes a cock
crows-just as the cock crew for ST.
Peter-and the saint, in effisy, with
the other apostles, make their appear
ance and walk around.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
British W0rkmen Strike
Today for Forty-Hour Week
Railway Service Pdralized

LONDON Feb 6-The threatened strike of all the trade
this morning. unless the government met
fOrtyhour week. went into effect schedule
today all the subways of the city compile
tied and it is expected that the situation will gradually
grow serious the day grows older
railway service is said to be
completely paralized already
The week demanded the ground that when the
dem0blzed there will be enough work to around
If normal working hours maintained.
The strike also the result of the continued refusal the part
government recognize national police union. The
contention is that representative boards exist in
provincial districts where the make
collective This issue is recognized important
recognized the police will be subject
hoies the law and union the question u.s. what might happen
in the latter calling for sympathetic strike
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-06
BAKER SAYS
EVERY MAN
WILLCET JOB
Appeals to American Bus.
mess Men to help the
Government find
Jobs for Men

NEW YORK, Feb. 6:-secretary
Baker of the War Department who Is
paying short visit ito the metropolis
declared in an address to the Nation
al Rivers and Harbors Commission
that, every United States soldier
will have job if he wants one" ana
made anappeaI to American business
men all over the country to aid the
government in this connection.