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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
MAKING WALKING SAFE.

Attention has been concentrated
upon eliminating many types of haz-
ards and success has attended such
efforts to very great extent, says H.
w. MOwery in a recent issue Of
Safety News" Millions of dollars
are annually expended in making
buildings fre-safe. Reinforced con-
crete, wired glass. kalamein doors
and window frames are all desirable,
but it is evident from the seriousness
of the slipping hazard and the posi-
ton that it occupies on our casualty
list, that we must have more action in
an effort to make walking safe.
More than twelve times as many peo
pie are killed by falls on stairs, floors
and sidewalks as there are from burn
ing buildings. Wherever people walk
or work, every surface Of cast iron
or steel is a hazard because little
oil, mud, soapy water, or even con-
slant wear makes it dangerously slip
perry. Metals should not be used for
tread surfaces unless there is EN-
bodied in the wearing surface some eff
fective anti-slip material Tile and
terazza floors, because they are not
properly cleansed, frequently will
cause falls and casualties.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08

this morning, and she said she hadn't
received her invitation, in fact, she
hadn't even heard We were going to
have a class reunion. Haven't you
written her?'
''Of course not" Lucy said firmly
Il have never had anything to do with
Rhoda since | found out about her
treatment of her family, and
do you mean" Alice began and
stopped short an uneasy look in her
eyes.
''Yes-what you told me yourself
about her You said when Mr.. Still
man lost his position, and they had
such a hard time getting along. that
Rhoda came out in an expensive new
coat and bought a season ticket to the
symphony concerts. | don't care to
associate with girl of such unfilial
character as Rhoda has shown
Il remember l did say something to
you about it," Alice acknowledged, the
rich, red color mantling her cheeks.
But, oh, Lucy, it wasn't quite as |
imagined; Rhodas godmother sent her
the coat for birthday present, and
Miss Darlington gave Rhoda the sea-
son ticket for the concerts"
Alice Sawyer, you've known all
this time that you were mistaken
about Rhoda, and you have never
taken pains to set nue. right Lucy
interrupted in the greatest distress
| "Oh, how unkind of you"
What Alice offered by way OF de
! Tense does not matter, since it could
, scarcely have sufficed, but her offense
, is one to be considered, inasmuch as
| it is a common offense, not only amOns
girls, but among older folks as well.
| We cannot be too careful about
! voicing our Impressions of others. Per
! haps we should all be more careful i
we were made to realize that in case
we found ourselves mistaken it is ouI
| gracious privilege to overtake the
malicious rumor we had started ant
! suppress it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
WASHlNGTON'S CATHOLIC
RELATIVES,

1t is interesting to call the roll of
the living members of George Wash
ington's family who profess the Cath
Ole Faith. These are:
Mr. Richard Blackburn Washington
Richmond, Va. Son of George Wash
ington, last of his illustrious family to
be born at Mount Vernon. Grandson
of John Augustine Washington, last
owner of Mount Vernon, who was the
5reat-grandson of John Augustine. the
brother of General George Washing
ton.
Miss Lucy b. Lewis, of historic
'Marmion," OSso, Va. Great-great-
granddaughter of Colonel Fielding
Lewis and Elizabeth, only sister of
General George Washington. Miss
Lewis three sisters are also Cath
olics. Miss Lewis two years ago sold
to the authorities at Mount Vernon
the Copley portrait of her great-great-
grandmother, Elizabeth Washington
Lewis.
General Baron Peter George Wash
ington, of the Austrian Army. Great
great-great grandson of James Wash
ingtOn, who emigrated to Holland in
1850, the year his brothers, James and
Andrew, went to Virginia, and who be-
came the ancestors of the family in
this country
Herman Bushrod Washington, st.
Louis; son of the late Hon. John
Nicholson Washington.
Mrs. Maud Washington Walsh, st.
Louis; daughter of Hon. John Nichol-
son Washington, and sister of the late
Mothers Anne Josephine and Mary Jul
llama, of the Ursulines, Arcadia, Mo.
Francis j., Katherine Northrup, and
Sallie Vail Washington, ST. Louis; the
grandchildren of Hon John Nicholson
Washington
Pauline Emery Washington, New
York City. Granddaughter of Hon.
John Nicholson Washington.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Washington
Fairfax, New Orleans Daughter of
Captain John Stith, and Anne, daugh.
ter of Lawrence Washington.
Mrs. Elizabeth Paschal Howard
O'Connor, London; wife of Hon. T. p
O'Connor, M. P. Descendant of Anne
Pope, grandmother of General George
Washington.
Francis Howard London, the paint
err Son (by previous marriage) OF
Mrs. T. P. O'Connor.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
18e4-1e1e.

After the Holy Fathers Mass in his
private chapel, on April 80, 1894, there
humbly knelt a distinguished woman,
at the feet of Leo XIII. Without be-
ing conscious of the far-reachlng con-
sequences of her request, she begged
of the great Pope his blessing and
permission to found the Religious In
stitute of st. Peter Claver for the
African Missions. Her request was
granted. What followed is known in
part to the readers of the Catholic
press. But what has been done for
the glory of God and the salvation of
souls in the Dark Continent, through
the efforts of the Sodality of st. Pc
ter Claver, will be known only in the
eternal years.
Those more closely connected with
the work, who are in correspondence
with the missionaries, can more fully
realize the immense good that has
been accomplished.
Among the many letters received
we quote from one of recent date ad
dressed to the Directress General
l." Could you, dear Countess
your co-laborers and our benefactors
but once see one of these angelic lit
tie negroes, you would not only re
ioice over the sacrifice you made tC
help them, but you would want to
make still more, to win such angels
| for earth and heaven.
| 10 cc1, oil tn holm make
the first jubilee of the st. Peter ClaVer
Sodalty a memorable one.
To this end we ask that they offer
Holy Communions for the further sue
cess of the Sodality, and that they
| send us jubilee gift i'll money; the
| smallest donation will be acceptable
| Address: Sodality of st. Peter Clavel
for the African Missions, Fullerton
Building, St. Louis, Mo.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS
EQUALLY JOYOUS IN
CHINA.

Father Ruault, p. F. NJ, says that
the two most joyful events in China
are weddings and funerals. The same
crowds, the same noise, the same fire
works, the same music are found at
each affair. The corpse is conveyed
in the same litter as bride. The
whole village turns out to follow a
bridal cortege Even the mandarins
march, the highest officials accom-
panying the newly-married pair
through the gates of the town out into
the country.
There the procession is joined by
the school children in festive array.
Eeggars are not forbidden place.
Young men from the fields cease their
labor to enjoy holiday.
If, instead of bride and groom, a
coffin is borne, it is draped in red.
The four pall-bearers trot along sing
ing and chanting. The chant marks
the time for their steps. Dignified
BONES stride solemnly in a group,
representatives of religion, while the
virtues and good deeds OF the de-
ceased are recorded upon banners
held aloft by sturdy mendicants.
The relatives furnish the cock to be
slain at the grave, and the viands left
for the souls refreshment. The
doomed rooster goes to its fate tied
by one foot to the bier.
The browning splendor of the cere-
mony is the bonfire of bamboo horses
and soldiers which accompany the
soul to it's eternal home. To inspire
mirth in the bereaved ones, some OF
the little figures are jointed and can
move their limbs and heads. This
adds much to the general hilarity.
BY the time the tomb is reached
the puppets and silver paper balls
have all been consumed. The por-
tiers do not allow themselves to over
do, as they rest by the roadside from
time to time. Thus by easy stages
the burial ground is comfortably
reached, and the family mausoleum
receives the dead.
The struggling fowl is killed and
wrapped in the red drapery of the
coffin wherein it reposes.
The Chinese cannot be said to ex
hibit any respect for the dead, who
appear before their Sovereign Judge
with no more preparation than the
foolish cracking of smouldering
paper.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
A MEADOW IN IRELAND,
written for The Catholic Bulletin b,
DR.. James Henderson,

There's a meadow in Ireland | see in
my dream
Where the bars are let down on an
Irish boreen
And the stile close beside it-Och
sure | might tell
AS pretty a tale as a lad ere befell.
One summer, mind me tho tbs long
ago
When the bloom of the hawthorne
shone row upon row;
Where thrushes might sing to theil
fullest content
And the daisies and peoples with
clover were BENT
Twas the bird winging over | envied
that day
Till, whist. twas a colleen the ole
path did stray:
! turned, and | met her 'longside 0
the stile;
"Acushla. with you for an hour
would while
The time, picking clover and daisies
to wear.
Tonight in sweet Clogher, the moon
light to share"
The daisies we picked and to Cloghel
we went
Where light feet were tripping the
green in content.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
WHO SAYS THE IRISH DIDN'T
FIGHT!

Who says the Irish didn't fight!
That Erin's sons refused to play
A decent part when vandal-might
Essayed to sweep world-laws away!
Who was it but fighting Celt
CA trooper of dragons, they say
That started things when England felt
That she was called to join the fray,
And who at Mons but Irish Guards
And Second MINISTER'S fought so we'll
They saved a corps, though yards and
yards
Of ground were Redeemed where
they fell,
And who at Ypres charged so fast
But Second Leinsters that they died,
With Royal Irish, unsurpassed,
Too far in front to be supplied
And who but Rangers of Connaught
That saved the day for Gordon men
When twice as many Germans fought
Them both, but never fought again.
Allu WHdI VI luOS6 DIT OulN Day
(The Dublin and the Munster boys)
That went ashore, and went to stay,
Regardless of the deadly noise.
Who scaled the heights of Chocolate
But Inniskillings, Fusiliers
And Dublins with fighting skill
That bards will praise in after years
Twas Irish lads that took the wells
From Turkish foes; that brought
The victory Of the Dardanelles:
That checked a budding Serbian
But still, in spite of feats of war
Of Erin's (Which should put them
right
\ narrow minded few there are
Who say the Irish didn't fight,
Jack EdWords.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
TEN MANDMENTS FOR THE
BUSINESS GIRL.

Here are ten commandments for the
business girl:
/. Work hard. Perseverance is a
great conqueror of difficulties. Let
your work be your hobby; you will
then take a pleasure in it.
2. Pay attention to your health, to
cleanliness, and personal appearance.
3. Work Systematically, and for
everything have wellconsidered
plan.
4. Improve your education. Get
knowledge.
5. Do your best at all times in the
position you may be placed in.
. 6. Be courageous and fear nothing;
7 10 not fear failure, but always work
" complete success.
Z. Cultivate thought and memory.
8. Remember the value of time,
md never waste it.
I 8. BY your behavior and your work
deserve the confidence of those with
whom you come in contact.
10. Endeavor to deserve, as we'll as
attain success.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
THE CHlLDREN'S HOUR.
THE THUNDERSTORM.

Frank, little boy from the town
had been gathering raspberries in a
wood AS he was about to return
home again. storm arose it COM
menced to rain, lightning and thunder.
Frank was exceedingly terrified, and
for he did not know that high trees
are liable to be struck by lightning.
All at once. he heard voice call
ing, Frank. Frank. come-oh. come
out quickly" Frank crept out from
the hollow tree, and, almost at the
very instant, the lightning struck the
tree, and the thunder pealed fearfully
The earth trembled beneath the ter.
rified boy, and it seemed to him as if
he stood in the midst of fire. No in
and he exclaimed, as he prayed with
uplifted hands: THE voice must have
come from heaven. 1t is Thou. O my
good God, who has saved me; thanks
be to Thee!'
But the voice cried out once more:
-"Frank! Frank, do you not heal
me?" and he now perceived. for the
first time, that it was peasant
woman who was SO calling out.
Frank ran up to her and said
Here ! am; what do you want will
me?" oh replied the woman, ii
was not you | want, but my owl
little Frank, who has been watching
the geese on the bank of the brool
yonder, and must have taken shelter
from the storm somewhere here
abouts. See, here he comes at last
out of the bushes"
Frank, the town boy, now told he
how he had taken her voice for voice
from heaven But the woman folde,
her hands devoutly, and said: ooh
my child, you should not be les
thankful for this. The voice came
indeed, from the mouth of an humbl
peasant; but God so ordered it, tina
| should cry out aloud, and should cal
you by name, although ! knew moth
ing at all about you. 1t is He VIII
has rescued you from the great dan
ger to which you have been exposed.
Yes, yes." cried Frank, wit
tears in his eyes; God has made US
of your voice in order to save me;
was, indeed, you who called me, but
nevertheless, the help came iron
God."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
TEN LITTLE DUTIES.

Ten little duties. Does no good to
whine;
Skip about and do one, then there are
nine.
Nine little duties! 1t never pays to
wait;
Do one quick, d-presto.-there are
only eight.
Eight little duties; might have been
eleven,
One done in no time, now they're only
seven.
Seven little duties; 'tisnt such a fix;
Do one more, and-bless me!-there
are only six.
Six little duties; sure as I'm alive.
Never mind, ones over; now there are
only five.
Five little duties knocking at your
door!
Lean one off to Doneland, that leaves
only four.
Four little duties, plain as plain can
be.
Can't be shirked--one' overwhelming
only three. .
Three little duties: like Il soldier true
Meet them and vanquish one; then
there'll be but two.
Two little duties between you and fun
In just a minute longer there'll be
only one.
One little duty; now, what will you
do,
Do it, why surely, now you are
through.
Catholic Columbian.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
PRESIDENT WILSON ON THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH..

The great work of lifting up man.
kind from ignorance and barbarism
was not done by learned free-think-
ers, by heretics or by Socialists. 1t
was done by the great Catholic
Church and its clergy. The Church
manners and customs of the barbaric
and bloody-minded tribes by gradually
abolishing the institution of serfdom
and of slavery. The condition of
womankind was worse in its degra-
dation than the conditions of the
slaves. BY init Producing the honor and
reverence due to Mary the Mother of
God and by showing that in her all
womankind is blessed and honored
and elevated, the Catholic Church
raised womankind out of the slime
and thrall of the primeval ages.
By the further institution of chiv-
airy, an order was formed of the no.
blest blood of the day vowed to the
defense of the purity of womankind in
general.
The knight dedicated his sword to
the honor of the Mother of God, and
on the night of his accolade held a
fasting and prayerful vigil all night
before the altar of the Blessed Sac
rament. The Church always stood up
for the rights of the poor against the
rich and powerful and many tyrant
baked of his prey CRASHED his teeth
in vain against the Church that pro
tected his designated victims.
In his late book, the New Free
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08

DOM" President Wilson thus gives
brilliant testimony to the services
done for the world by the teaching
and governing power of the great
Catholic Church:
THE only reason why government
did not suffer dry-rot in the Middle
Ages under the aristocrat system
which then prevailed, was that most
of the men who were efficient instru-
ments of government were drawn
from the Church-from that great re-
ligious body which was then the only
Church, that body which is now dis
tinguished from other religious bodies
as the Roman Catholic Church. The
Roman Catholic Church was then, as
it is now, a great democracy. There
was no peasant so humble that he
might not become a priest, and no
priest so obscure that he might not
become a Pope of Christendom; and
every Chancellery in Europe, every
Court in Europe, was ruled by these
learned, trained and accomplished men
the priesthood, and that great and
dominant Church.
Shallow philosophers of the present
day, and empty-headed materialists
attack the Catholic Church, not know
ing that but for her there would be
now no knowledge or civilization at
all in the world today.
Greece and Rome had done their
best for mankind and had gone down
to irretrievable ruin and failure
After that, mankind was forever
doomed to war and discord and igno
rance if the Catholic Church had not
stepped in to save the world!
Toronto Register and Extension
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ONCE SEAT OF LEARNING.

No country is more fertile in ruins
than Ireland, says The Monitor.
Among these ruins there are some
that appeal more strongly to the be-
holder, for there still breathes a fra
GRANGE of piety from their ivy-clad
walls and broken cloisters. Such
ruin is the once famous Cistercian
Abbey of Holy Cross.
Situated on the right bank of the
SUR and about eight miles from the
no less famous Rock of Cashel in the
County of Tipperary, the abbey was
chosen with the usual taste of the
monks of old, for a more peaceful and
retired spot could not have been
found. On all sides the country is
one vast plain, we'll wooded and fer
tile and secluded from all the noise
of a busy world
The River SUR as it goes "a-croon-
ing to the sea- almost washes the
walls of the old abbey, and no doubt
its babbling water often lulled the
monks to sleep weary of the labors of
the day.
IIOiN NIOSS O"GS us uuHS W III
possession of a relic of the true Gross
which was given to the Abbot by
Eleanor, wife of Henry II of England
as reward for services rendered by
the monks to her son who, the Four
Masters say, died in the neighbor-
hood about the year 1928.
The abbey was founded in 1859 for
the Benedictine monks, who lived
there until 1882, when they were re
placed by the reformed monks of the
Order of CiteauX. 1t hourished sew
eral centuries and was visited by all
classes of society who came to see
and reverence the sacred relic which
was exposed for public veneration
But in 1858 it was suppressed.
This beautiful building, once the
seat of learning and piety. is now q
deserted ruin, yet beautiful in its
decay. The matin and vesper bell nc
longer breaks the stiffness of the
surrounding solitude. the hymns anC
canticles of praise that once echoed
from the beautiful choir are hushed
forever
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08

There's a green field in Ireland, 9
meadow full sweet;
There's boreen that hungers fol
long absent feet
And, stile that's as lone as my
heart, we'll | know,
For the fair maid of Clogher I me-
long ago;
There's an ache in my heart that ne
joying can mend
And | know it shall follow and grieve
to life's end;
For, a green mound is resting il
Ireland somewhere
Near the stile where, in Clogher
met her, so fair.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08
JUMPING AT CONCLUSIONS

The girl in brown velvet occupying
a leather-cushioned chair in the rest
room, sprang up with alacrity to greet
girl who entered looking eagerly
about her.
Miss Promptness," laughed the girl
in brown velvet, shall we stay here
and talk a few minutes before going
to luncheon
Yes, Alice But first | must send
out one more invitation to the class
reunion 1t won't take long to write it..
tThat reminds me, Lucy: met
Ehoda Stillman in the public library
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-08

There is one flower necessary in the
garden of life; it is the flower of faith.
Where this heavenly plant grows not,
many other flowers wither away quick
ly, especially the flower of true hap
riness. M0nsignor Landri0t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-26
AMERICANS
MAKING GOOD
AT Sixty FIVE

Don't worry about old age. A sound
man is good at any age. Keep your
body in good condition and you can be
as hale and hearty and able to edo your
bit" as when you were q young fellow.
Affections of the kidneys and bladder
are among the leading causes of early
or helpless age Keep them clean and
the other organs in working condition,
and you win have nothing to fear.
Drive the poisonous wastes from the
system and avoid uric acid accumuia-
tions. Take GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oh Capsules periodically and you Will
find that you are as good as the next
fellow. Your spirits viii be rejuve-
mated, your muscles strong and your
mind keen enough for any task.
GOLD MEDAL 7Tcarlen Oh Capsules
win do the work. But be sure to get
the, original imported GOLD MEDAL
Harlem Oil Capsules. They are re-
liable and should help you, or your
money viii De refunded. For sale BY
most druggists. In sealed packages
three sizes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-26
. Oh MY STOMACH

~ had stomach trouble so badly
that nothing l ate would digest as it
should" said Sadie E. Hamilton, Port
land, Ore, as she began remark
able story Of the relief she has Sc
cured from Argo-P Phosphate, the new
Representative, stomach tonic and sys-
tenn purifier.
Everything that l ate would lie IN
my stomach like a lump" she explain
ed. "Gas would form and would SUI
fer distress all the time. ! got SO
could hardly keep anything down. Try
ng to get relief, l had my stomach
pumped out, but even this did not help
me as ! continued just as bad.
II kept hearing SO much about Argc
Phosphate that l thought maybe it
might help me and | decided to try it:
l. have taken two bottles and to my
surprise I am already feeling fine.
can eat anything and am not
troubled at all.
81 am completely rid of my old
stomach trouble that l had fer three
years. I have not felt SO vel! for
years and / am certainly glad to en-
dorse Phosphate because ] wan.
others to be helped by the wonderful
medicine"
"The spirit Of wanting to hslp others
i what makes suffering men and VIC
men give these splendid public en-
dorsements cf Argo-Phosphate," sal;
a legal druggist. Dispensed by Richard
Gibson and The Rexall Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-26
TO PROSECUTE cLANsMEN
Special Counsel Designated by The
Court to Try Edgar Morris.

n - q " 5 .
Charlottesville, Va, April &c. E
Gertny, of, the AIbemarie bar, has
been designated by Judge Fishburn
as special prosecutor Of cases pending
n the Circuit Court of Greene county
against Edgar Morris, mountain clans
man, charged with the murder OF
Magistrate Bluford Sullivan on March
90, and his @pal," Harmon ShftleS'
accused Of aiding Morris to escape.
Associated wit hhim will be chaflss
w. Alien, of Charlottesville, who mas
Teen employed by relatives Of the
dead magistrate to push the casss
when called two weeks hence.
Morris failure to appear at stan
ardvil1e Monday to answer the charge
Of shooting James Norris, Sufl f: al 5
brother-in-law, spelled the financial
ruin of his father, Deputy Sheriff
Morris, alleged to be worth only 500
the amount of the bond he gave.