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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-23
PRAYER NEVER LOST.

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Catholic theology teaches that God
always answers prayers and grants
petitions when His infinite Wisdom
decides that this course will benefit
the soul. What becomes of prayers
said for petitions left ungranted or
for souls in purgatory that may have
already passed beyond the pale of
publication? Are these prayers lost
in spiritual void? It is a law of
physics that no energy or power is
ever lost in nature. The tides recede
from one shore only to wash high on
a distant land. An eruption occurs
in one part of the world while re-
cession takes place at another point.
Large quantities of coal or other COM
bustible matter fame up and fall into
thin ashes, but gases are emitted
which float away to preform some
allotted function in the great har-
mony of natural action. So it is
throughout every phase of material
creation. This natural law is ref1ec-
ton of the supernatural realm where
no spiritual energy ever goes .aStray.
A prayer uttered for a personal petit
ton may fall short of it's mark in
Gods Providence, but only to be ap-
piled in His wisdom to some other
task of retaining souls, furthering
the Church's Divine mission, or free
ing some unknown souls from the
bonds of purgatory. 1t is this law
which inspires the Church to gather
up the merit which Christ, the Blessed
Virgin and the Saints earned but
needed not for their own sanctifiea
zion. 1t is placed in a spiritual treas.
ury from which the Church draws its
indulgences. 1t does not need to
reach out like magician with empty
hand to snatch an indulgence from
the empty air. 1t is more business
like. It issues certificates upon its
spiritual treasury and it's faithful re
ceive the benefit of the award. So the
irrevocable law that nothing is lost in
the spiritual life gives us great con
| fidence to pray often and diligently
for our petitions are always success
full even though we know it not.
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you?' demanded the puzzled mother.
If Elinors sorry, and you've made
it up, l don't see what there is to
cry about
Mrs. tWylie came to the aid of her
granddaughter.
TITS just because Elinor has got
her upset" she said, crisply. 1've
seen that kind of folks before"
She let the carpet rags fall from
her hands, and looking kindly at Pat
tvs bowed head she went on, quaint
ly:
4 don't know as it's right to say
anything against penitence. If folks
have done wrong, they've got a duty
to be sorry for it, but it does seem
hard that they can't fix things up
with their consciences without put
ting such a strain on their. friends
II suppose Elinor wanted Patty to
forgive her." Mrs. Lynne said, excus-
ingly.
Patty forgave her as soon as the
thing was said. Pattys too sensible
to hold a grudge for little slip like
that. But if Elinor couldn't be salts
fled without saying she was sorry, she
could have sandwiched her apology
! in between two laughs. But some
folks kind of luxuriate in repentance.
They want to make everybody else
as sorry as they are"
The supper bell rang and Patty
sprang to her feet.
4 want to run upstairs and battle
my eyes" she said, in a choked voice,
| and suited the action to the word.
Her grandmother looked after her,
shaking her head.
Its certainly funny" she said
| "ElinOr doesn't treat her right, and
Patty comes home as cheerful as a
cricket. Then Elinor is sorry and she
gets Patty so worked up that the
poor child can't stop crying. It seems
a pity for girl to be SO sorry for
doing wrong that she makes it an or
deal for her friends. It's not right
that an apology should be so much
harder to stand than the thing ones
apologizing for 0
.
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ache, and she was glad to avail her
self of the excuse to retire earlier
than usual to her room.
That night, Helen Stanley, for the
first time since she was little child,
laid her head on her pillow without
offering up an evening prayer to her
Father in Heaven.
AS Helen left her room the next
morning, she saw one of the servants
passing through the hail. Kate"
said she, do you know whether moth
er has gone DOWN."
& your mother is not at home" re-
piled Kate. Miss Faith Merton is
dead! She was going home from
school last night and a runaway horse
knocked her down and hurt her SO
badly that she lived but half an hour
afterwards. AS soon as your mother
heard of it, she went to Mrs. Mer-
toms, and has been gone all night"
Helen put on her bonnet, rushed
out of the house, and five minutes
Continued ON page g.,
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1.-THE
CHILDREN'S HOUR
ELINoR's WAY.

Elinor ran up the steps of her
friend Patty's home, rang the bell flu
riously, and then, before Mrs. Lynne
could possibly reach it, she rang
again. Mrs. Lynne, opening the door
with some apprehension, for she could
not imagine an explanation for such a
summons that was not connected
with calamity down into Ell
inor's flushed, excited face.
Is Patty homer"
Elinor almost screamed the cues
ton at Patty's startled mother.
Il think she's in her room. I'll
call her.
oh, no, no! I'll go upstairs"
Elinor went up two flights Of stairs
on the run, and Mrs Lynne returned
to the living room where she and
Grandma Wy1ie were sewing carpet
rags = q
who on earth is that?o demand
ed old Mrs. Wylie, looking at her
daughter.
"Elinor Abbott
We'll, If she was my girl, I'd put
her under the doctors care. Sounded
as if her nerves were all on edge"
She's an excitable little thing =
Mrs. Lynne owned.
ga girl of that age oughtn't to
know she's got any nerves" contin.
uedy Grandma Wylie. st hope she
doesn't get Patty all worked UP, just
before taking those examinations
Mrs. Lynne had thought of the
same thing, and her face puckered
anxiously over the carpet rags.
It. seemed to Patty's mother and
grandmother that Elinor's stay was
a long one. Occasionally, they heard
voices from the room on the third
floor, but after a. time no sound reach
ed their expectant ears. 1t was al
lmost supper time when the two girls
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IN GODS HOUSE.

When you step across the threshold
Of Gods holy House of Prayer,
Leave the levity and the laughter
:. OF the world behind you there.
Center all your thoughts upon Him,
Who for you, meath Loves disguise,
Dwells upon our lowiy affairs
Hidden from our human eyes.
Center all your thoughts upon Him,
Whom you come to homage pay;
Leave the idle conversations
For the other hours of day.
For too often men and women
Thoughtless, speak and nod and
smile
At their friends, their kindred, neigh
bors,
AS they pass along the aisle.
Thoughtlessly-ah, yes, God knows it,
But it hurts His Sacred Heart
Just the same-and causes round 1t
Sharp and singing pains that
4 smart.
Even when the Holy Sacrifice
OF the Mass is offered, they
Dearest Lord, ali, please forgive
them
They forget 'to watch and pray
Let us then resolve, hereafter,
In Gods holy House of Prayer
That we'll give our whole attention
To the Silent Prisoner there. !,
Let us make our dear Lord happy, {
Morning, noon and twilight dim;
Let us give our little visits
Undivided, unto Him.
. --HIdfv E1neliap. ShopEdn
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PHYSICIANS

men of drawing at the close of the
term.
Helen Stanley and Faith Merton
had taken lessons in drawing two
terms, of an excellent teacher who
regarded them as about equal in
skill; and it was doubtful which
would receive the prize.
The girls were permitted to remain
after school to work upon their draw
ings. One afternoon, as Faith Mer-
ton was passing across the room, she
accidentally overturned glass of wa
ter that stood on Helens desk, which
sadly, marred the beauty of her pic
ture.
Helen flew into passion and said
in an angry tone of voice, "You did
it or, purpose, Faith Merton, SO that
1 should lose the prize! You know
you did; and / will never forgive you
as long as | live!"
"Oh, Helen! How can you say So!
replied Faith. "You know it was an
accident. Why will you not forgive
me? You know j would not take the
prize away from you for anything"
But Helen paid no attention to her
earnest entreaties, and in a few min
utes she rushed out of the room.
Helen Stanley and Faith Merton
had been schoolmates for nearly
three years; and in all that time had
been firm friends. They sat together
at the same desk, they studied the
same lessons and heartily shared
each others joys and sorrows.
Helen was quick and impulsive in
temper, and many times would have
suffered in consequence had it not
been for her friend Faith was gem
tie, thoughtful girl, ever kind and
obliging to all about her; and thus
had secured the love and esteem Of
all her associates.
Among all her schoolmates, there
was not one so dear to her as Helen;
and now that she had left her with
such cruel and angry words upon her
lips, her heart seemed ready to break.
She drew her veil over her face to
hide the tears she could not restrain,
and walked slowly homeward.
Helen felt that she had done wrong.
Conscience told her that she was an
just, and that she did not mean what
she said: but she was even too angry
to listen to conscience. Her violent
passion brought on a severe head
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Sermon on the Apostles Creed.

material values for spiritual ideals,
nature for God, sociability for reli-
gion, fate for providence, streams of
consciousness for SOULS" and phys
iology for psychology, that Wilhelm
Wundt, founder Of the worlds first
psychological laboratory, should sum
marize his life's work as follows:
THE results of my labors do not at
all square with the materialistic by
pothesis. 1t is only the animism OF
Aristotle which by joining psychol
ogy to biology concludes in plau
sible metaphysical explanation for the
data furnished by experimental psy
chology." But it is the animism oil
Aristotle that has been presented in
high outline.
CONTINUED next issue.)
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came downstairs together and Mrs.
Lynne, noticing the hour, rose and
went into the hall.
It's just about our supper time.
Elinor," she said. Wont you stay
and take pot luck?"
Elinor turned her head and Mrs.
Lynne fairly jumped, for E1inor's eyes
were swollen about shut Her nose
was red, and her fair skin notified
from weeping.
mo, thank you, Mrs. Lynne" she
said, in muffled voice. Some other
time"
And Mrs. Lynne was too shocked
to reply.
AS the door closed on Elinor, Mrs.
Lynne looked hard at her daughter.
AS she had feared, Patty's eyes, too,
were red.
Patty Lynne. she cried, sternly,
come into the sitting room and tell
your grandmother and me what's been
going on upstairs. Have you girls
been quarTeling or what?"
Patty followed her mother meekly
but when Mrs. Lynne repeated her
question, the girl seemed uncertain
how to answer it. $50 u.
1T wasn't much of anything" she
explained slowly, at length. 'tEIinor
was rather snippy to me after school
yesterday, and when she came to
think it over she was sorry
I'm ashamed of you, Patty the
mother cried. .'Why didn't you tell
her it didn't matter?'
81 did, Mother said everything
could. But when Elinor thinks she
hasn't treated you just right, she
won't let you pass it over. It seems
as if she couldn't be satisfied with
out making a fuss about it."
Old Mrs. Wylie looked up with sud
den understanding in her keen old
eyes, and somehow that look encour
aged Patty to go on explaining.
what she said yesterday wasn't
anything SO very bad. didn't like
| it, of course, and forFa minute I fel,
rather provoked. But right away
told myself that it was just Elinor's
way, and that / mustn't think about
it again, and shouldn't have. either
if Elinor hadn't decided that she hat
treated me. very badly, and that she
must beg my pardon"
And them to the surprise Of hel
listeners, Patty began to cry.
! why, Patty Lynne, what does al
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as edared to lower his ideals to the

has dared to lower his ideals to the
level of his practice"
There are men who are morally
f1abby. Men who, with a towards
complaint, would say: IF God wants
me to be right and decent and fit for
anything, why does He permit me to
be tempted?' You would then have
no more character than a horse or
Ia fly. Second, il God made you good
in spite of yourself, then He would
break down your moral being and
destroy the very nature He is trying
to save.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-23

"The Immortality OF the Soul" was
the theme Of the fourteenth sermon
OF a series on the Apostles Creed.
This sermon was prepared by the
Rev. N. c. Aoff, president Of Mount
st. Charles college, Helena, Mont:
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-23
THE DUTY or FORGIVENESS.

Miss Carson, who taught a select
school. told the large girls one day.
that prize would be given to the
one who should present the best speci-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
PIT OF REMARKABLE DEPTH
Strong Belief Held in English County
That "Eldon Hole" Is Abso-
lutely BottomIess.

Far from habltation, on a hillside
In the moors of Derbyshlre, England
lies dreadful chasm In the rock. Tho
chasm Is of no great width, but has q
sheer descent to tremendous depth.
This is the bottomlesS pit of "Eldon
Hole" regarded for centuries as un-
fathomabe. The gap Is surrounded
by low stone wall and a projecting
ledge Mt one end enables the adven-
turous investigator 10 peer down into
the gloomy depths. For ages the chasm
was regarded as terrible place, pop
ularly supposed to lend directly to In
fernal regions. A gruesome story re.
lates that 800 years ago a man was
lowered into the cleft to n depth VI
500 feet. When the unfortunate Eel.
low was hauled up again he was raw.
Ing maniac. and died eight days later.
For centuries the place was regarded
with superstitious awe aud no real at
tempt was made to find the bottom
until about 100. when one writer
stated that half n mile OF rope had
failed to reach II. AS the whole dis.
trict Is honeycombed with holes and
crevices, II is probable that the chasm
OF "Eldon Hole" leads to maze OF
underground passages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
BAD FIRE IN NORTH ApAMs
McMi ilIan Company Plant Damaged
to Extent of $4,000,

North Adams, June 23.--Damage
estimated at around $4,000 was done
by fire early yesterday morning to
the paper box factory of the e. A. Nc
Millin company on Chestnut street
The building which Is a three-story
frame structure, is regarded as a
total loss. The top floor collapsed
and allowed much Of the machinery
to drop.
The fire was discovered by some
railroad men employed in the yard
which adjons the factory When they
saw 1t the blaze had gained consider
able headway. 1t is believed to have
been due to defective wiring on Ithe
second story. Several streams were
y p'ayed on the fire, but 1t was nearly
sour hours before 1t was extin'
guished
The outer walls OF the building are
standing and the flames did not
piece the roof, but 1t is doubtful II 1t
will not be necessary to tear the
building down and erect new one,
Several tons of paper board, which
lHc III III lHdheb lilO DOdlhh lOI lHc
winding of cloth were destroyed, as
were large number of paper and
cloth board boxes, finished and in
process of manufacture A quantity
of raw material was also destroyed.
No one was in the building when
the fire started. Although the blaze
was fierce and hot one, no one was
injured. Members of the firm stated
today that insurance carried was
about, $4,000. 1t was also stated
that quarters would be secured for a
continuance of the business as soon
as possible.
The original factory was built
about 80 years ago, but frequent adj
ditions had been made at different
times, About 90 people were EN-.
ployed there. E. A. McMillin is head
Of the concern and A. w. Chippen.
dale Is treasurer.
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Would Be Embarrassing.

During the social session Of lodge
the other night the expenses were de-
frayed by levylng fines on the various
members for real or fancied lnfrac.
tions Of the rules.
The forfeits were collected by the
sergeant-at.arTns.
In one instance, however the SER
geant made no effort to collect the
fine, and the chairman directed his
attention to the oversight.
Again the sergeant remained In
different.
RappIng for order, the chairman ex-
claimed:
"The sergeant-at-arms has refused
10 collect fine from Brother Amley.
We will hear what excuse he has to
make"
I'LL owe him money,"-Youngs-
town Telegram.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
JOHNSON WAS
JUST ABOUT To
LOSE ALL HOPE
Declares He Got So Weak He
Could Hardly Hold His Pen,
But Tanlac Strengthened Him
Out And He Gained Ten
Pounds.

After what Tanlac did for me |
never expect to be without it," said
G.. w. Johnson, Roberts Ave, Rut'
land, Vt, book.keeper for the Hugh
Duffy Coal Co.
81 suffered from bad case Of stom-
ach trouble for four years. After every
meal had feeling like lead in the
pit of my stomach and at times |
just had to fight for breath could
get but very little sleep and when I
got out of bed in the morning was so
dizzy | had to hold on to something to
keep from falling. | was so nervous at
times could hardly hold a pen in my
hand, and finally lost so much weight
and was so weak | could scarcely get
around
81 am simply feeling like new man
since taking Tanlac. can eat anything
| please without having trouble after.
wards. feel fine every morning and
have gained ten pounds. It's real
pleasure TO me to recommend Tanlac," "
Tanlac Is sold by all good druggists.
Advertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
Anxiety In Belfast.
SERVICE OF MERCHANDISING
Has Become One OF the Features Of
Amer can Life.

1--WE get what we want when we
want 1t" as the proud boast Of the
American, is made possible by the
devoted work of the retail merchant.
The American always gets what he
wants. but he is far from realizing
what sort OF job 1t Is and how huge
a job 1t Is that tie merchant has on
his hands.
The merchant spends many thous-
ands-and, in not a few instances,
millions-to assemble merchandise
so various that he has to hire experts
to keep track OF IT,
Somewhere outside OF the store
within radius measuring from 100
yards to 100 miles, is the merchants
public. public that seldom knows
what 1t wants until 1t wants It; then,
It has to be reminded that it wants
1t, and then, like as not, II is ready
to go into tantrum unless II gets II
on the spot and on the minute.
There are experts, trained with IN
finite pains and drawing high salar
les, whose office 1t Is to so display
the goods that the people simply can't
help knowing II wants them, and
wants them right away.
The pubic would probably walk
slap into January billiards. attired
in its s.heerest summer togs and H.
Palm Beaches If the stores adver
tising departments fail to watch the
calendar and, In due time, prior tC
It's need, tell to 1t the wondrous story
of underwear for health and furs fol
comfort and fashion.
Store service to the public has Sc
developed in efficiency, in perfec
adaptation to the ever.changinl
Needs of the American people. tha
the public has learned to relinquisl
its sentinellng of the season to III
store experts.
And every community accepts thi,
perfection OF service as the yerles
routine and takes 1t for granted. witt
out appreciating that 1t Is one of thl
real privileges of American llfe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
SALVATION ARMY
OFFICERS CLAIM
FALSE PRETENSE
Asserted Collectors Had Used
Organization Name
MADE APPEAL TO POLICE
Commander Slader and Ensigr
Kunz Entered Complaint
to States Attorney

Commandant John Slater and En-
sign r. r. Kunz of the Salvation
Army arrived in town this morning
from Wilmington en- route to Man
chester. They found party OF men
and a woman, claiming to be rep
OF the American Relief
Association about to begin the work
OF collecting funds for that organiza.
ton. Slater and Kunz appeared be-
fore police officials and States At
torney George A. Mathers and made
statements to the effect that the
first party was falsely representing
the Salvation Army on these prem
ises. The American Relief Workers
we're politely asked to leave town.
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Ancient Advertisement.

A drinking cup was recently sold at
London, belonging to Sir Arthur
Evans collection, which is chiefly In.
teresting because on 1t In Greek is an
inscription claimed to be the first
known advertisement. II runs rather
plalntIvely: made by Ennion. let the
buyer remember" For the Twentieth
century buyer, 1t is not question OF
remembering, but OF endeavoring to
trace the history Of one whose work
must he more than 1000 years old.
Ennion is believed to have been an
artist Of Sldon, the principal city Of
Phoenicia for many centuries. and
even in the Middle ages a place OF
considerable importance. Now It Is
little more than village, It's glory
having faded as completely ms the
fame Of its citizen, whose request,
nevertheless, to b. remembered, has
not remained wholly unheeded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
Much Harm Done by Smoke.

II may sound an extreme statement,
but there Is reason to think that a
smokeess atmosphere would do more
TO rid us OF our diseases than any 9TH
er conceivable means Of prevention.
We should in summer have Il daily
flushing Of our streets and houses with
the great antlseptlc, and even In win
ter the unfltered rays would keep
down the vermin" which threaten us.
We cannot make our winters warmer
than they are, but we can most em'
phatIcally secure the services Of ma
ture's gamekeeper" to prevent the an.
nual overgrowth of bacterial pests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-23
SENIOR CLASS BANQUET
Annual Social Gathering at Walloom.
sac Inn.

The senior class OF Bennington
High school held its commencement
banquet Thursday evening at Wal
loomsac Inn with the entire faculty.
including Principal Walter c. Wood
and Superintendent d. w. McClel.
land as guests.
Dinner was served at sis o'clock
after varied and informal program
was carried out which included the
reading OF the class prophecy for the
boys by Miriam Stakeholder, and the
class prophecy for the girls by Perry
Gokay; reading of class poem by Ida
TekulSky; reading OF class will by
]. Griffin; reading of class history by
Howard Armstrong. Some parts Of
all these papers contained consider.
able humor OF the past, present and
future.
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Powerful LIoh,hou,s Beacon.

The Langarra lighthouse has one Of
the most powerful beacons on the Pa
cltic ocean. SO bright Is the illuminn.
tion from the lighthouse that the hall
but fishermen twenty-five miles distant
can operate In the night without diff
Guilty. A stranger entering the lens
room would soon find himself ablaEe
unless made aware Of his danger. so
great is the concentration Of suns
rays through the huge refectors that
In less than minutes time persons
clothes become lgnlted. Heavy blinds
have to be kept down during the day
to prevent flre,-vancouver tB, o.
Tribune.