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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
The Two Marguerites.

There was great commotion in AK;
the King of France was coming to Wis
it the Count of Provence. The king
was Louis TX, and he was in search
of wife, Whom would he choose?
Every one hoped it would be. the Prin-
cess Marguerite, the counts Oldest
daughter, beloved by all for her good
ness and her sweetness.
But there was another. Marguerite,
her cousin, who was far more beauti-
full though not nearly SO amiable. Men
are not apt to see below the surface
and even a saint may be susceptible
to looks. The, Princess Marguerite
was modest and retiring and her cous-
in had it all her own way, apparent
ly She had been proclaimed queen of
beauty at the last tournament, and
every wandering troubador who came
to the castle celebrated her charms.
The two girls stood by window in
the long gallery overlooking the rush
ing Rhine. They had been brought up
together and were fast friends. They
were about the same height, but the
beauty was dark with a brilliant COM
Eplexion and hair black as ravens
wing, while her cousin was pale with
a gentle expression, brown hair and
soft brown eyes. She was pretty, too,
but her attraction was rather feltsthan
seen, and her cousins showiness
eclipsed her altogether. One was a
jewel to set in kings crown, the
other a simple flower to cherish with
in his heart.
''Of course he will choose you,' said
the beautiful Marguerite argot as
they called her to distinguish her
from her cousin. "You will be decked
out in your best robes and all your
jewels. You will be queen of France
and + shall be nowhereA The other
Marguerite looked rather distressed.
You know that do not care for
grandeur and riches she replied. Il
shall look nothing beside You what
ever. / wear, but II syou think these
things make a difference, I VIII lend
You my robes andaiewels while he is
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
JESUS WEPT.
by the late Mrs. Wyman Wolcott
Hall.)

And nothing seems so wonderful
In earth, in heaven, in air,
The rosebud in it's loneliness,
And dew drops shining there
We challenge all sublimities
That e'er DER ether swept,
And nothing seems so wonderful
AS tears that Jesus wept.
We've seen the gold of Ophir's mine
And gems of beauty rare,
We've watched the golden canopy,
With coronets so fair. ,
We've felt the power of eloquence,
Where not an eyelid slept,
But nothing seems so glorious
AS tears that Jesus wept.
We challenge all the symphonies,
With all their power to charm,
And all life-giving principles
OF every healing balm:
We challenge all the affiuence
In natures storehouse kept.
And these have no comparison
With tears that Jesus wept.
Yea, there's a balm in Gilead,
And a Physician there;
Our great High Priest in holiness,
Who yields His tender care;
His heart is full of sympathy,
And will our prayer accept,
We need not be disconsolate,
Since for us Jesus Wept,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
ON cRlTlclzINe THE PRIEST.

To the question, why is it that
some Catholics would rather criticize
the priest than pray for him." the
following excellent answer is given by
Father P. ]. Dunno of st. Louis in
his Newsboys' Journal:
Reverence for the priestly Office and
for the priest is an Unborn instinct in
real Catholics. In some Of the saints
this reverence has been so great that
they never dared to receive the sacra-
ment of holy orders. Francis of AS
sisi, a genius of sanctity, declared
himself unworthy of so great an hon
or. The Council of Trent says that no
where on earth may be found power
equal to the power possessed by the
humblest priest of consecratfng the
Body Of Christ and Of RENTING sins.
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sickness, for the administration of the

sickness, for the administration of the
sacraments, or for private devotional
purposes, and 4every good Catholic
ought to donate some candles for the
divine service in the parish church.
Light is the most beautiful emblem
of the Eternal God that we have in
the natural order. 1t is "queen OF the
colors." Indeed. without 1t colors
would be impossible. Tt paints the
rose and the violet and the daisy and
the buttercup. 1t radiates from the
sun and snstains life in all living
things. So the universe is the product
of Gods workmanship and absolute
ly depends upon Him for its existence.
The. blessed candle is especially en-
blematic of Christ, our Lord-"the
Light of the World" Tt is produced
by the virgin bee and He was con-
ceived in the womb of the Virgin
Mother. 1t dispels darkness as far as
its power extends. To Jesus. and to
Him alone, it belongs to enlighten
the minds of men with the light from
above which banishes the dark clouds
of ignorance and of sin. Holy Church
sanctifies with her blessing every OBJ.
iect in nature that is beautiful in it.
self and capable of elevating the hui
man heart to God She has especial,
ly consecrated Tight" to the service
of her Master and will not permit the
Great Sacrifice to be celebrated unless
at least two wax candles are lighted
en- the altar.
The attendance at Mass and the
numbers who present themselves with
candles to be blessed must. give joy
to Jesus and Mary, who had with
them in the temple only ST. Joseph,
Simeon and Anne.
Cardinal Newman writes in verse
of this pious commemoration:
The angel lights of Christmas morn
Which shot across the sky.
Away they pass at Candlemas,
They sparkle and they die
Comfort Of earth is brief at best,
Although it be divine;
Like funeral lights for Christmas gone
Old Simeon's tapers shine.
Then for eight long weeks and more
We wait in twilight grey,
Till the high candle sheds beam
On Holy Saturday.
We wait along the penance-tide
OF solemn fast and prayer;
While song is hushed and lights
Grow dim in the sin-laden air.
And while the sword. in Marys soul
Is driven home, we hide
In our heart, and count the wounds
Of passion and of pride.
And still, though Candlemas be spent,
And Alleluia's DER,
Mary is music in our need
And Jesus in store
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And yet

And yet
Father So-and-So is stuck up, or
Father So-and-So makes himself too
common. Or he's too friendly, or he's
too cold, or he mixes too much with
the people, or he's never seen outside
the rectory." H. - .,se .... H. i
'sHe talks too much about money.
poor man! His creditors talk good
deal about money to him, too; and
he has many bad hour wondering
who among his critics is going to help
him pay the coal bill.) Or, why
doesn't he buy new pews and put a
little paint on the walls like they're
doing in the parish beyond the track?'
Hes too strict in the box, or he
never says a word to you in the box,
or he says Mass too fast, or does he
think we can wait all, morning for him
to be finishing Mass?''
And so on ad inflnitum. His critics
are not Protestants either They are
Catholics; good Catholics, too, but a
little thoughtless. At their entrance
into this world some good priest was
waiting to make them children of God,
heirs of heaven, by administering the
sacrament of baptism. Later in life
priest was anxious to nourish them
with the Bread of Angels. Perhaps
like the Good Shepherd he brought
them back when they had strayed far
off into the desert of sim And when
death draws near all the horror of its
coming will be lost, please God, in the
consoling presence of a priest at their
side. They forget this-these critics
of the priest.
And they forget that when sorrow
comes to the priest, like the Master
SO His disciple, the priest, is alone in
his agony. He has renowned all that
the world values. No human love is
there to tighten his burden. He has
given up all to take on Christ, to be a
man consecrated to the work of help
ing others doubly consecrated to God
He does not conelain-he wishes to
be like his Master-but he is only
human and the trial is often bitter
The world can give him nothing-not
love, not even home. Few of the
| many human interests with which 9th
er men may lawfully engage, are open
to him. He is a man apart. And he
knows that when he dies, he will in
all probability be very quickly for
gotten by those for whom he has Civ.
en- his life. unmourned, very often un.
prayed for
Oh, it is easy to criticize Gods. min.
listers, and many there are to throw
stones. But how many Catholics ever
pray for their priests that God may
give them the graces they need? Do
you ever offer communion for them
Did you ever in. all your life make a
novena for the priests of your parish?
Don't criticize your priests. Say a
prayer for them now and then instead
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19

In various countries have repeatedly
raised a warning voice against indie
cent fashions, and Catholic women in
Europe and in this country have join
ed the crusade against immodesty.
This crusade seems to have been more
successful in Italy than elsewhere,
probably because Pope Benedict XIV
has repeatedly exhorted the women OF
the country to combat immodest
styles.
In addition to the fashions, the mod
ern dances are a source of grave NOR
al danger to young people, and it is
gratifying to note that on-Catholics
are also beginning to warn against this
evil.
Mrs. Auguste TroWbridge, wife of
Professor Trowbridge of Princeton,
has taken up the work Of combating
immodesty among girls. A few days
ago she spoke of this evil at Wellesley
College in Boston, and severely con-
demned Jazz" music, immodest dances
and styles. She told the fifteen hun
dred girls at Wellesley that the lip
stick and rouged cheeks were the
trademark of the girl of the street.
"The syncopated beat, the yell of
the saxaphone, the whir of the drums,
the Shrek of the negro leader drives
the dancers to mad frenzy Mrs.
Trowbridge said. re-
Dresses with backs which allow no
decent places for the mans hand were
originated for those of low caste;
then they were copied by ladies.
Smoking leads to drinking. The
children of the girls and boys of this
generation will not be. fit to live be.
cause of this heritage @
Mrs. -Trowbridge also attacked the
"vulgarity and revolving badness of
parties and expressed the opinion
that the ROOT of all this evil was the
jazz music. and the insane desire to
be going. A desire to be popular is
another reason she gave.
eff we could eliminate the word
unpopular from our language for a
WHILE" she declared, wrong social
conditions would be changed. Many
mothers allow smoking and drinking
and all-night dances with no discreet
chaperons for fear of making their
daughters unpopular"
While Mrs. .Trowbridge is to be com
mended for her attitude against these
evils, her deduction is wrong. Not
the desire to be popular, but rather
the growing irreligion, the moral de.
terioration and the inordinate desire
for pleasure are responsible for the
conditions which she condemns.
The evils will not be eradicated un-
til the spirit of worldliness will have
been replaced by solid Christian viz.
tues, which have always been the
grace and charm of true Womanhood.
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She stif1ed sigh as she spoke. It
cost her more than Margot knew to
make the offer, for King Louis was
the hero of girlish dreams. She. had
heard of his court and the way it was
governed; he was reputed saint and
he was manly and wise But this was
nonsense, she told herself. Jewels or
no jewels, no one was likely to look
at her while Margot was by; no one,
that is, except her father. The beau
tvs eyes sparkled.
will you really? But you do not
care for these things as you say. 1t
is my only chance and you will have
many others; there will be no lack of
suitors for the daughters of the Count
of Provence. Once you are gone my
uncle will do nothing for me. He does
not like me. He puts up with me
only on your account
Marguerite knew this was true. The
count objected to the presence of the
interloper who exercised such an influ-
ence over his gentle daughter, and
usurped the position which was hers
by right Being a man he could not
help acknowledging Margot's superior
attractions, but being father he re-
sented the fact However, she was an
orphan, a brothers daughter, and he
could not send her away.
The Count of Provence was great
prince, quite as important as the king
of France, though nominally vassal,
and far richer. His court. was more
splendid and attractive, and much
more luxurious. The gay South was
considerably in advance of the rugged
North, and Paris, fortified place on
the banks of the Seine, built to repel
invasion, bore no comparison with
beautiful AK, basking in the sun
shine, center of music and art. Yet
an alliance with the French king was
not to be despised and Count Ray
mond had set his heart on the match.
A banquet was held in the great hall
at which only men were present. The
two girls, in kind Of oriental seclu-
sion, watched the proceedings from a
gallery above. The Saracens had left
tokens of their presence in the Gus
toms that still prevailed in the South,
and though knight was devoted to
the service of his lady he worshipped
her from afar. But when the feast
was over the count brought the king
into the presence of the ladies. A gal
axy of beauty met his eye.. The .woms
en- of Provence are celebrated for
their loneliness, and the rich materi-
ais brought from the east and fash.
toned into flowing garments that lent
dignity to the figure were becoming
to all.
Continued on page 10
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
HOME AND SCHOOL.

No one desires boys success in
his school training more earnestly
than the mother and father, and yet
strangely, no one is more capable of
hindering the boys progress than the
parents themselves. Many of them
think it sufficient to put their boy I'M
der Catholic teachers, and then con-
slider all further personal RESPONSE
bility at an end. -
To the average Catholic boy, his
parents are models Of every good .cri-
terion of universal perfection. In
stinctively he will compare his teach
ers' advice with the counsels of his
mother and father; the spirit of work
inculcated by the teacher with the
proportion of work and pleasure OBJ,
served by the folks at home; the acts
of devotion performed at school with
the customs of his own people. That
is not ALL Upon the comparison de-
ponds the effect of the teachers words
and not unjustly so. For certainly
what use is it to tell him to study in
the evening if everybody else is out
having a good time? What can il
avail to exhort him to fulfill his re-
ligious duties if there is no one at
home to set an example?
1t is impossible to secure efficiency
in any branch of endeavor where sew
eral Influences converge, except by CO
operation. 1t is likewise impossible to
make your young people genuine
Catholics if the influences of home
and school be divergent or contradic
tory. The strength that is born Of
unity is lost;. and the boy becomes a
man with a confused sense of his OBJ
legation. 1t rests upon parents tc
make certain the cooperation of the
home with the school.
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MORAL IAxlTY AMONG GIRLS.

The municipal authorities Of Indian
apolis, contemporary reports. have
adopted an ordinance, providing that
girls must be decently clad at dances.
and must get home on the same day
they left, says The Echo. There is a
smack of paternalism in such legisla-
ton, but it is refreshing that the civil
authorities are beginning to realize
that it is necessary to adopt some
measures to counterfeit the prevail
ing immodesty and moral laxity among
girls. g .q
In the course Of the past year or
two, Catholic archbisn0ps and bishops
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19

Tt isn't a good plan to allow your
regrets for yesterday to overshadow
your hopes for tomorrow.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
LABoRERs IN THE VINEYARD.
Written for The Catholic Bulletin b,
DR.. James Henderson,

Ho! laborers in the vineyard
How doth the harvest go?
Have We burned the gathered cookie,
Have sorted it arrow;
Left We the trampled spears aloft
To ripen in the sun;
Have We scattered weed and bur afar,
What else now have We done?
Have We searched the lurking shadows
In lee of wood and hill
To find the, worms at the root,
TO seek them out and kill;
Hast watched the rust kupon the leaf
The morning dews brought down,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19
BLESSED CANDLES.

Wednesday, February 2, was the
Feast OF the Publication of the Bless
ed Virgin Mary, also Candlennas day.
Candles were blessed in all the
churches for the service of the altar
and for the people to use in their
homes. Every Catholic home ought
60 have blessed CANDLE" in case Of
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-19

And may'st thou find in early life
Those tears were shed for thee. 81
And may thy hope be conferred there
For all eternity;
Then come what may, come life or
death,
; No power can intercept,
Since Jesus prayers avail for thee,
And for thee Jesus wept.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Y asrrlkl.slR I lilie Masons and
Stars Install Officer,

Park River, N. D., Doc. 15.-colaen
Valley Lodge No. 26/A. F. and A. M,
n Mary c. Chapter No. 20, o, e. 8.
he'd joint installation in the Masonic
hall here Tuesday evening, Doc. 10.
"A banquet was served at 6: 80 .. M.
after which The installation ceremen.
les were performed
The following officers were install
cd IN Mary G. Chapter, Mrs. Laura
McEachern. acting al Installing off,
Ger: Worthy matron, Mrs. Lila. N.
White; worthy PATTON. c. D. Lord; a.
sociate matron Mrs. Marsaret Smith:
secretary, Mrs Bernice Holmes; treas
urer, Miss Pena Powell; conductress,
Mrs. Minnie Young: associate conduc-
tress, Mrs. Eva Hulsrand; chaplain,
Miss 5enett Levin: marshal, Mrs. Jes-
sic Walstrom; organist. Mrs. Laura
'cEacernm Ada, Mrs Ala Eif'ott;
Ruth, Miss Beth C~atherwood; Esther,
i:ssLGladys Levin: Martha, Mrs. En-
ma Virgins; Electa, Mrs. Qra4.e
Ioung; warder, Mrs. Alma Harris:
'enttnel, Mrs. May Keens,
The following officers were Installed
~ Golden Valley Lodge No. rs, A. r.
ind A. M, with e. H White acting
as installing officer: WifshiHful mas
ter. Chas. F. Harris; senior warden,
Palmer overbye: junior warden. Ern-
est Harris; treasurer, G. D. Lord; Sec
rotary. r. j. Holmes: chaplain, Rev.
tierce-Jones; senior deacon. J. Albert
Ferguson; junior deacon, j. c. Over
BILE: senior steward, David D.. Smith;
tunir steward. Clifford Gates; tyler. /R.
Fl, Burbidee.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
NEW LINE OF
STEAMSHIPS

Lima, Peru. Nov. 2o.-(Mal-The
Peruvian consul In Portland, Ore, In
a communication officially notifying
the government of the establishment
Of the newly organised latin Ameri.
can Line" Of steamships providing
regular service from Portland and
other United States ports on the Pa
cifac to the principal ports Of the west
coast of South America, calls atten-
ton to the fact that there are nov.
FIVE regular lines Of steamers on this
tinents. t@@
Three OF these lines have eithe,
been established or re-established
since the beginning Of this wear. de.
noting a steadily increasing trade be.
tween South America Ind the western
coast cities of the United States.
While the number OF lines between
here and the United States Atlantic
ports remains the same, service be.
tween here and Europe Is, CONSTANT,
increasing. especially noticeable being
the resumption of regular service by
the German "Kosmos-Roland" line t.
Hamburg,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Commercial Club Give. Din
ner In His Honor; Tracy
+. Bang. And Dean Yer
non P. Squire. Give Ap-
/. preciation. OF Hi. Work

-f - alEg- k.aETI sy'ay..- faAf 344t.-GN.E
y; p. Davies, Who Is composing
NY twenty-flfth year In newspape,
o IN Grand Forks. was the r,,e,.
=. nonor at q Commercial club mem.
80 ~ "lnnsr last night. The dinner
tne representative business ana 1890
eionai mon Of the city, a,
rtsd I: Goodman. president ~ tbs
Northwestern TruH COMPANY nrs'
T,oea. Tracy r. Bangs spoke Of M.
tlav1es' work from the viewnoin+ ~
me community and Dean Vernon p
ss spoke OF his work from the
rspo!nt OF the university. At the
vies spoke briefly. voscing his an,r.s
clauon Tor the honor, shown him and
giving a Few "Reminiscences OF news.
paper ufe In Grand Forks, "
MI I,Sf 70 the program in honor OF
MI Davies, q short business meettnr
was held. at which time the mem
Ders Of tho club decided not to change
me NC lame lame O h organization to the
Williamson. president Of the club. pre.
nded at the business session.
IN ms address. Mr., Bangs spoke OF
MI. Davies work as an editoriaI
writer. He always has been tolerant
IN MS writings. he said; always has
advocated everything that 10 right. al.
ways has underworld to build up the
unity by fostering al spirit OF
commence INT friendship. always has
had q proper consideration for the
views Of other paople, never has beer
extravasant. always has c%ounselled
moderation. In all these years. he
has welded a great influence for good
IN n community, he Aid.
Dean Squtres spoke Of the splendid
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Bonded Indebtedness
Of State Is Reduced

bismarck, N. D.. Dec. 1s.-North
Dakota's bonded Indebtedness was cut
down $4,000 this week whom that
amount of refunding bonds was called
in and cashed. Three different classi.
ncation Of bonds were In the list but
all were OF an issue due In 1877.
The bonds cashed represented 4s6,-
600 capitol building bonds. u 80, 900
,penitentiary bonds and $1o.bo0 uni
versity bonds. All the. bonds were the
property Of the common school fund
OF North Dakota. The school fund
will Immediately re-invest the money
In other bonds or In farm mortgages.
Money for the retirement OF tbs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
W.. P. DAVIES HONORlDE BY GRAND
FORKS CITIZENS MyG0MPLl.EEIl'lOl(N
OF 18TH YEAR EPAAPPERMlAN

ens sEInaisaMatton ofThs Herald ana
me Tines and OF tho new profeasisnai
With id. Bacon. head Of ire I1sr, n
Publishing company. Ha spoka 81 ~.
associadon with Norman n, Bla,.k.
seneral manager OF tho two paners
4Lier I'm mergA. and with Juiius Z.
Saeon, b present General manegA.
Mr;sH!ack was to have attended iast
nlknt's dinner. but no was u~navoidably
oetalned .st the last minute. Instead,
~ zen 4 letter and a. editorial OF
nesdny evenings edition Of The Forum.
~ editofial was Rad ~ Mr.. Goods
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Alexander Spud Growers
Plan Membership Drive

Ale1ander.' N. b., Dec. 1s.-At a
recent meeting, OF potato growers OF
this section held at a local store build
ing stsps~were taken to put on a drive
Tor increasing the membership of the
local association.
The Changing of the name of the
association from Northwestern Pota-
to Exchange" to mckenzie County
Potato Exchange" was favored by
those present.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16

CHISHOLM, MINI, JUDGE DIES.
Chisholm, Mimi, Dec. 15.-Munici.
pal Judge Samuel Cook died here to-
day following an illness OF three
weeks. Judge Cook was elected in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16

he bonds at this time win save the
state about $4,000 in interest
charges.
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bonds came from the sinking fund.
created to retire bonding issues as
they became due. The retirement OF