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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
ONE MIXED MARRIAGE.

"Ah, you're young" Father Con-
molly smiled on his nephew and took
pinch of snuff "You have your ideas
or impressions concerning the Decree
Ne Temere, and I have mine"
81 can't see why the Catholic should
not convert the Protestant" the new.
f1edged convert barrister remarked,
ferent religious views Shouldn't live
happily together
Father Connolly smiled again
Poor Ned." he commented, "you
have a good deal to learn" The
Priest paused moment, glanced at a
big, old-fashioned silver watch, and
added: I'll tell you story" -
Regarding mixed marriage?" Ed
ward Connolly asked.
EYES," the old Priest answered
grayely. Il have known many mixed
marriages, and all were more or less
unhappy. The one am about to
speak of was. But you shall hear.
Nora Mallon was young and very
pretty girl when I went to my first
curacy in the prosperous country town
of Slaneford Her father was solicit
tor with "a good practice, and his fam
lily lived up to his income. The girls
had been educated at fashionable
boarding school and were leaders
at all the social functions of the neigh
borhood. At some bazaar or sale of
work Nora and Percy Hamilton met.
The latter was an Ulster Protestant
and the nephew of a certain Colonel
Hamilton, gentleman very well
known for his hatred of Catholicity.
The two young people conceived a
strong liking for each other, and were
married after an acquaintanceship Of
a few weeks. The old Parish Priest of
the place spoke very seriously to Mrs.
Mallon against the marriage, but the
folks were as favorably impressed as
Nora herself by the young man, and
very much satisfied with an alliance
with a wealthy and well-known family.
The marriage took place, young Hamil-
ton gave the necessary pledges, and
the pair set out on their honeymoon"
The Priest paused and took pinch
of snuff.
"Well?" Ned Connolly inquired.
Colonel Hamilton was furious and
refused to see or speak to his nephew.
Mr.. Mallon died, and the young pair
were left to shift for themselves.
Percy got situation in Belfast and
for little while things went fairly;
but Mrs. Hamilton's health failed, the
children were troublesome and often
ailing. The mother had never been
used to housekeeping, meals were bad
ly cooked and unpunctual, and Percy's
temper grew bad. There were con
slant quarrels between husband and
wife. and frequently there were quar-
rels over religious matters. The two
Children boy and girl-grew up
without any religious belief at all.
Then Colonel Hamilton made an offer.
IF Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton agreed to
pronounce Catholicity, they and their
children would be welcomed at Ham
ilton Court"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
LEPRosY IN JAPAN.

The Director of Koyama Leper Hos
pital, Japan, has gotten out booklet
describing the institution and giving
some important facts regarding the
leper and his disease.
Japan is no doubt. one, of the coun-
tries most contaminated by leprosy.
How many lepers are there in Japan?
Official statistics give $4,000 for the
year 1898, and this number is certain
ly far below the real one, and proba.
bly, it ought to be doubled
I'm short, it seems difficult not to
look upon leprosy as a national dan.
ger for Japan.
"The Koyama Leper, Hospital was
the first of it's kind to be established
n Japan in the year 1889 by Rev.
Father Testewuide, a Catholic mis-
sionary.
1T is five miles from Gotemba, at
the foot of the, famous volcano Full. !.
1.-THE missionary. has no stipends
from the hospital, and there are no
nurses. Two lepers chosen from the
most intelligent are in charge of deal
ing out the drugs and of dressing the
wounds; they discharge their duty as
skilfully as trained nurses. :.
Life in such hospital would be
unbearably homogeneous, if these un.
fortunate inmates were not now and
then treated to some distractions and
relaxations.
One OF their greatest pleasures Is
stage playing; they make it a rule tc
organize two or three theatrical shows
every year.
The plays are generally taken from
the Old and New Testament.
The scenes and costumes, which
they make out of any rags they can
lay hands on, keep them busy for sew
eral months during their leisure mo
ments, and they have the honor, and
pleasure to play before large audi
ence, for on such occasions hundreds
of people from the neighboring vii
lagos come focking to attend the per
Torrance.
Another occasion for pleasure. and
which is a great feast for them, is the
Christmas lottery, the prizes of which
consist in general of old clothes, and
sometimes even new ones, contributed
by charitable persons. What a JOY
and what bursts of laughter when,
male leper happens to get.a lady's xxi
mono or a woman a jockey cap!
| I'VE have found out by experience
that working in the fields In the .oper
air is the best remedy against leprosy
] Those who work in this way have but
few ulcers, whilst those who are TOT
sick to work before long find them
selves covered with wounds,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
CHILD MARTYRS OF AFRICA.

1t happened in Uganda during a ter
rible and bloody persecution launched
against the converts to Catholicism,
says the Negro Child" All the
Christian children were condemned to
be burned alive. Each was to be
bound up in a fagot made of wood and
dried grass, which was then to be set
on fire.
There were in all fourteen children,
Each in turn was taken, and after re.
fusing to deny their faith, was tied up
into fagot and given to the flames.
One child remained. He was the
son of the village chief The latter
had hoped that the sight of the torture
of his little companions would deter
him from inviting a similar fate fol
himself. Z
The little fellow commenced to cry
The father, delighted at what he con
sidered a sign of weakening on the
part of the child, said to him, Eyes
you see how Christians are punished
You are crying because you are afraid
of being burned. You will renounct
that horrid religion, won't you?"
NO.. father answered the child
II am crying, because am afraid yol
will not let me die for my faith. an
a Christian and / want to be tied III
in fagot and burned like my com
panions.
The father pleaded with him in vain
! Finally the child was bound and burn
alive as the others had been.
Sodality of st. Peter Claver for thu
| African Missions
Fullerton Bldg, st. Louis, Mo
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II y 4 y
aroused long before daylight by the
frightened sacristan. On opening the
Church he had heard gaint moaning
and found a woman lying on the
steps of the high altar with the blood
flowing from a wound in her breast.
A man was yainly endeavoring to stop
the red flood
There was a lOngish pause
Il was in the church in a few min.
utes. A doctor and a police officer
were soon in attendance The woman
was Mrs. Hamilton, the man was her
son. Mrs Hamilton-she was able to
explain her presence in the Church
and to make her Confession and re.
ceive the last Sacraments-had drop
ped asleep as she knelt at her prayers
on the preceding night, and the Church
had been locked without the attend
ants being aware of her presence
The Priest hesitated, and continued:
| ! Mrs. Hamilton lived some two
hours, and refused to make any state
ment. Her son-he was wild with
horfor-insisted on speaking. He had
got mixed up with a gang of thieves
who had heard of the rich chalices of
Saint Ms, and he had resolved to
steal them. He had no great difficulty
in hiding himself in one of the Con-
tfesslonals-the Citrate who heard Con-
fessions there was absent for few
days. He had secured the sacred
vessels and was coming from the
!, Sacrlsty with them when woman
came up. She screamed and tried to
: force them from his hand. He drew
3 knife and struck her before he knew
sne was his mother. He was willing
j to suffer anything for his crimes"
"Well?"
J. He was permitted to speak alone
3 with his mother. I don't know what
q passed at that brief interview, but the
i poor woman died comparatively han.
y Ply, and with complete trust in the
l. mercy of God. The charge of theft
e against Percy was not pressed with
J. great vigor, and he got off with a sen
Il tence of two years imprisonment.
o knew the prison chaplain. Percy gave
him complete satisfaction. The pool
fellow received the Priests instruc
ton with gratitude and humility and
d showed very unmistakable signs Of
e sincere repentance for his misspen,
% life. He died just as his term of i'm
Y. prisonment came to an end. Poor fel
II low. / saw him two days previous t.
u his death, and I could not grieye fol
a. his fate. God gave them all rest
L. Father Connolly prayed. "Now, Ned
n that was mixed marriage, Are yo,
,r ready for a Walk"
-M00ddien Rock. in MESSENGER az
OIL the Sacred Heart
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
MEDDLlNG AND MUDDLlNG.

At st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York, a solemn Mass was celebrated
in memory of the Lord Mayor OF
Cork, MacSwiney. The Union Club,
opposite, with lack of tact, to put 1t
mildly, hung up an English flag on the
day of the MacSwiney Mass. Irish,
men after the service showed their
annoyance by breaking Union Club
windows.
The club with it's display OF the
British flag on such an occasion acted
stupidity. Irishmen creating riot N
New York City, which, after all, is not
responsible for Ireland's misgoVern
ment, acted unwisely.
Sixty extremely prosperous mem
bers of the Catholic Church, some
members of the Union Club, wrote tc
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05

Archbishop Hayes, protesting against
the action of the mob and intimating
that Irish politics was mixed with the
Catholic religion.
The answer that they got from the
Archbishop is important. 1t is partic-
ularly interesting to non-Catholics as
indicating that the power of the Cath
Ollie Church in this country rests on a
democratic basis. M
The Archbishop apparently cared as
little about sixty of the richest Cath
olics as he would care about sixty
sparrows on the sidewalk in front OF
the cathedral. The reply of the Arch
bishop on their ''meddling and mud
ding was not mild.
In many Protestant churches this
indifference to the views of the sixty
richest parishioners would be lack
ing.
-Chfca0e American.
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heard the manager order it sent i'm
mediately, as it was important?- And
as 1t was left (as he presumed by ac-
cident, for he had not heard the re-
cent debate), was it not his duty to
take the message to the office?
He did not stop to- think about IT.,
but ran with it to the Office of the
telegraph company, after which he
went back to his frugal meal: and
when the meal was finished and the
noon hour was over, he was sent out
upon another errand.
Meanwhile the other boys, whose
guilty consciences had made them
miserable, were quietly and anxiously
hunting for the missing telegram, an
uneasiness that was not rendered
lighter by the voice of the manager
asking:
''Mr. Rule, did you send that tele
gram
"Oh, yes" replied MIR. Rule, with
alacrity Chester copied it at once.
Chester" continued the manager
did you take the telegram to the of
fce?"
II copied it."
Il asked whether you took it to thu
Officer"
Mono, sir"
why not?"
Il told Tom to do it,
The managers anger was rapid.
L rio stFyo,,,
'Sir?" Slowly.
did you send that message?"
| mo, SIR More slowly still.
what did you do with it?''
| -on-the-desk!" YER
slowly indeed.
| While he was in the midst of thi
indignant censure the little messer
ger returned.
He stood for moment irresolut.
frightened by the exhibition of tn
managers anger. But catching tn
meaning of it, he came forward an
told the manager what he had don,
do you mean to say that you foun
the message and took it to the offic
YOURSELF" inquired the astonishe
manager.
Eyes, sir"
4 'And why did you do it?'
/ 81 did think it was right. I hear
you tell Mr.. Rule to copy UNI sen
it right away, un' did it,
Withop-anybody telling you?"
Eyes, sir"
Il "My boy" said the grateful ma:
ager, s'you have saved us perhal
$4,000. A boy who will do his du1
whether any one tells him or not, wi
be worthy man some day, if he live
a I will see that you are properly r
Warded for your faithfulness. AS Fl
these" pointing to the two erestfalle
lads, ''if they are ever again guilty
such stupidity, obstinacy, and neglee
it will be the last time here; they vi
be discharged
Thus brought to the managers n
tice, Hermann rapidly advanced fro
one position to another. He soon b
gan to improve, both in attire and
language.
More and more responsibility w;
tplaced upon him. His thorough no
lesty, his constant cheerfulness, h
willingness and interest in the bus
ness, commended him to his emplo
ers' favor and made him very valuab
to them. Until at last Hermann, tt
Little Dutchman, outdistanced a
I other clerks and became manage
himself.
/ The noelUs
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05

YES" Ned said 4 suppose they
accepted the offer"
yes. OF course this part of the
story was made known to me years
later. A cousin of mine, Paul Con-
molly, was on the Scotch mission,
when his health failed and it was ar
ranged that I should take his work
and he mine. In this way I went to
Glasgow, and for long period heard
nothing whatever of the Hamiltons;
and, indeed, had in the constant work
of big parish quite forgotten them.
| may say, however, that for years
they lived an apparently happy life at
Hamilton Court, and Mrs. Hamilton
regained something Of the beauty of
Nora Mallon."
Then" the barrister said inquir.
ingly.
Then Colonel Hamilton died sud.
denly, and without seeing his lawyer
| But Percy was next of kin, !
| gather?''
| Yes, next OF kin, certainly; but the
| will that the Colonel had made soon
after his nephew's marriage was il
existence, and distant relation OF
his inherited the property. The Ham
iltons were set adrift and Percy diet
soon after"
"And his wife and children?"
"The girl died suddenly. There wa
"a boating accident, think. 1t wa
this accident that sent poor Nora bacl
to the Church. The boy was wild
foolish, utterly irreligious. Poor Nora
| She paid dearly for her mistakes"
| Father Connolly again produced hi
snuff box, and when he spoke agai
it was in an uneonsciously sadder an
lowered tone.
II was Parish Priest of st. M.
q large Glasgow Parish, and durin
, one October my attention was draw
, to woman who was in the habit {
remaining in the church till the actu.
moment Of locking up came. She a
: ways knelt in the same place, befor
! the Blessed Virgins altar-and seen
? ed to pray with intense fervor. He
L S1OIh1Ao SAOWC tl1oL SIG Uc1OuSGu
the working class"
Mrs. Hamilton, I presume" Ne
commented as the narrator paused.
! Eyes, Mrs. Hamilton" Father Co
y molly assented eft was shortly befol
Christmas in that year that I came I
know her and to hear her histor
She was working in one of the larg
factories. 1t was the only sort
work she was fitted for. Her educ
!, ton had been snowy and superficis
u and she had not the physical streng1
. necessary for household work. H,
wages were mere pittance, ju
= enough to keep body and soul t
= gether.
= "Bit by bit learned what ha,
!, in part told you. She had realize
fully what she had done when Alic
was drowned"
"'Tis her soul I think of, Fathel
, she often sobbed piteously. oh, We,
:, she was baptized and God is mercifr
but. Oh, my poor girl!'"
$ What became of the SOM" Nc
!. asked.
s I'm coming to that. Mrs. Ham
l. ton knew nothing of him, but she fea
2. ed he had fallen into evil ways.
e was for him, Percy, that she prayed :
G constantly. It is q satisfaction
Il think that her prayers were answere
r even at the expense Of" the Prize
paused. IT must go back" he sa
with faint smile
Saint Ms. Church possess,
some very precious sacred vessel
They were the gift of certain mob
L lady; and one wintry morning I W;
k
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-05
A NUN ASKS FOR THE NEcEssI.
TIES OF LIFE.

A letter from Sister Genevieve, of
Soloira, Oceania, reads as follows:
"A new station lacks so many, many
things. Here We are right in the
midst of the hot season and we
haven't any water because we cannot
afford to make cement cistern to
hold the rain. am very much afraid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-18
Invading Oklahoma

The non-partison league has broken out in Oklahoma, or rath-
er is trying to break in. Field men of the organization are busIy
engaged in and about Enid, attempting to sign up the farmers
and their presence has led to the formation OF an organization
to combat the propaganda they are spreading. The non-partsan
league with North Dakota drained, must seek new fields, and Ok
just at present, but the league never confines its efforts to one
county or one section of the state, thus other counties of Oklalo-
md may expect the invaders. r. as tt.
The agents OF the league are saying mighty little about North
Dakota, and when they are forced to mention it, attribute the
financial distress to the rcadjustmcnt period, but strangely other
states, not burdened by the league are travelling the period OF
readJustments quite successfully and with n fair measure of pros
perity Immediately in sight. Under the new state administration
in North Dakota, which is not wholly within the control Of the
being made of the states books, and those OF the Bahksof North
Dakota, a league project. ~
1t has been discovered that the bank has loaned $650OOO for
the construction of mills and elevators which were to Be erected
BY the state and $4,000 to a BODYBUILDING association, also a
league innovation. Building operations suddenly ceased when the
bank found itself unable to continue financing the enterprises. In
the thirty-two banks that were forced to suspend the state had
$9177SS on deposit. All this money and the loans to the mill and
elevator projects were the result Of non-parisan laws recurring
the bank. The failure of the sociaistc ideals OF the league and
the consequent failure of the string of small banks, has presented
a mess much too intricate for the league propagandists to solve.
hence the field agents are swarming into other and more fertile
fields, to gather in a new crop Of suckers at thirty dollars per head.
as that is the membership fee in the league. or was in North Da.
kota. 1t may be cheaper now i'll keeping with the downward trend
OF prices. However, the fee S of little consequence as membership
i'll the league seems to be a liability at most any cost.
There is no reason to believe that the theory OF the 1eague
Arkansas than it did i'll North Dakota. The fanacy of the system
has been established and those who are now working in Ok1aho-
ma are there because the fields have been picked clean in North
Dakota-Fort Smith 1imes-Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-18
FeWer Farms Better Titled

It is possible to draw several interesting conclusions from
the recently published preliminary figures concerning agriculture
IN Maine. They present the typical picture OF reduced acreage
devoted to farrninf and fewer individuals engaged in it. Yet TO-
tai value o. farm property has increased from $190271.OW to S27O-
5ZoOO i'll ten years and there seems to have been a general in
crease in yield per acre. This is an important gain, especially when
1T IS reflected III staple crops, such as potatoes, for which Maine
is famous. Ten years ago the average yield Of tubcrs was 2O
bushels to the acre. 1t is now 29 bushels to the acre. The av-
erage for the United States is less than 100 bushels Clearly
there has been an important offset to loss OF mere farm acreage.
says the Portland Oregonian.
The first half of the nineteenth century found the American
people devoted to agriculture, virtually to the exclusion OF every
other industry IT wJbharecalIed BY readers of history that a
fruitful cause of unrest during that period was lack OF markets
Tor all that farmers were able to produce. The whisky rebellion
was the product OF demand of grain producers for an outlet for
their chief crops rather than of fnsistence on alcoholic drink Move
ment Of population from the rural districts to the cities const;-
tutes a social menace only if it threatens an insuf6ciencv of food
for the population as a whole.
thus conditions i'll Maine supply a basis for possible revis-
ion OF hasty congratulations. The test Of agricultural adeor,cv
is product rather than population on farms. The number Of farms
IN Name decreased ~ per cent i'll the decade under review. but
IS well in this connection to observe that the number of cattle
important source of food-meanwhile increased from 225 900
to 100000. In the same period the number of cattle kent IN
villages and towns increased from goo to 1875. Not ali the
from rural to urban surroundings represent loss of
productions N 'S1ffniYsS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-18
HOW About a Trade Trip?

lie Shawnee Board OF Commerce has made plans for an
auto trade trip this spring. mo more popular or prohta-
bic movement could have been conceived and its success is as
surcd." SAYS Editor Spaulding. OF the Shawnee News.
Two years ago Chickasha business men devoted three DAYS 10
trade touring in the territory tributary to the town and all who
took part in the expedition agreed that it was beneficial. Expc-
dihons OF this sort cannot fail TO give a town desirable advertis-
ing and increase its trade. u pays to cultivate personal acquain-
tancc and more intimate relations with our %neighbors. Isn't il
about time for Chcikasha TO go tradc-trpping again.
We need more business and should make plans to go after it,
Conditions have radically changed during the last year and more
aggressive methods must be employed 10 keep business moving
a year ago everything was coming the sellers way. buyers being
anxious 10 get goods at any price, but now the situation is re-
versed and the merchant and manufacturer mrit exert himself
to find 4 market for his goods.
Clearly recognizing this new situation, wd, awake business
men in all lines are reaching out and seeking by all practical
means to secure more customers. The town that doesn't realize
that the conditions which have come about since the period Of
falling prices set in require more efficient craftsmanship will be left
at the post. The trade trip is really one kind OF advertising and
il has been found very effective.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-18

These desperate. destitute people
who have no land to cultivate. no
food 10 eat and no clothes To wear,
and have been la that condition for
nve years. nov" he calls the more
than half q million Armenian
refugees wandering from plac" to
place seeking food aud shelter that
does NOT csiat. "under the old
Tsarist system. the peasants plowed
with u charred stick pillow. drawn
by three to six span Of oxen. Now
the oxen are dead-thcy were killed
for food long ago. There are no
h"r.Fi-to-goodneSs plowN. 30 cult
vators. no renpers no binders y
Nothing ~ left IN this country of
misfortune, Captain liibben de.
ciares. Not a pair Of shoes; not
even a broken pane OF window
glass-nothing but the fiotsam and
the jotsam Of war and destruction
Captain Hibben describes the ar
rival Of the American Near East
Relief workers. Mt Erifan. the capi-
tai of the unhappy Armenian Re
public. with its war-gutfed railway
station crowded with hundreds OF
homeless refugees.