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New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Nature as Sandwich Man

dorado Taft, the sculptor, re-
marked the other day that the only
beauty Of small town in America
was it's trees and it's girls. Certainly
the chief beauty Of America is its
scenery-of one kind or another. We
have no venerable cathedrals or
chateaux OR ruins and few enough
ether monuments worthy Of pill
grimage. But we have nature-or
at leastNwe would have it if the bill
boards didn't rise up to ruin some sf
our loveliest prospects.
just to what extent nature is sus-
ceptible of improvement by orna-
mentation is moot problem. For
NAL gardens may be an acquired
taste, and so may Partisan bobs and
orange lips. But in all these cases
the effort is to beautify. We spend
untold money and, time and interest
on making our gardens and our
houses and our girls lovely. Nobody
would dream of surrendering his
front door to an advertisements
sending daughter to party dressed
like sandwich man. These are our
personal possessions In the line of
beauty, and we do not dream of desc
Grating them.
Nature as she loafs along a curv-
ing highway and over a rolling hill
is another matter. Since this beauty
of landscape belongs to nobody in
particular, but is the gift of the gods
to everybody with legs, or bicycle,
or a buggy, or a motorcycle or an
automobile, no one person is espe-
cially concerned in protecting her,
and the result has been disastrous.
No meandering wooded trail, no
mountain-conquering horseshoe bend,
has been safe from the despoilers.
The better the view the better the
chance for seizing the eye and inter-
rupting the communion with nature
by commercial tidings of Importance
only to the advertiser.
So it is peculiarly the province OF
body like the New York State FED
Grafton of Women's Clubs to take
action upon the matter Of billboards.
The resolution which the convention
passed is fair and to the point. IL
comedies that posters can be highly
artistic and signs may be approprl-
ately used. 1t is only those blli-
boards which because Of their plac-
ing disfgure buildings and conceal
attractive areas along public high
ways. that are condemned The
members Of these women's clubs are
powerful force in the community.
The legislators Of the state would do
well to heed them. The sooner the
business Of taking the unsightly
signs down and letting nature stand
free for I'll TO see and enjoy, The
lbetter.
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rid Of the neighbors or the turkeys
Hence, in part, the shortage and
high price Of turkeys.
The time is not far gone when
the wild turkey was the national
holiday food. But with the spread
OF population this bird became un-
commonly scarce. When his day was
done his domestic descendant took
MS place on the table. But if the
neighbors now join with the other
enemies of the domestic gobbler
what will become of Chrietr.as sas
Thanksgiving dinners?
New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
ALEXANDER JAWS.
The lncurable Mystic Answers
Western Ambitions

w WGobC1h ThIAbkuOLl8
(FYons Ths Dosble DeagsrJ
WESTERN men,
| Your life is minor rhapsody
For futs and violin.
With sounds, now shrill, now suave,
You steal your hymns and frolics
From the surface dirt Of realism
And the curves Of sensuaiity.
Your feeble mysticism
straiiiB at the tax Of lifting tables
And placing naive fetorts
Into the mouths OF spirits,
Your erudition is the vain
Gesture Of your repentance
Grown over-thin and complex.
Western men, you are beggars
Devouring bits of guile
Tossed from violent mirage!
The contours Of rose
Bribing the quiet madness Of evening
With cunning promises of red,
Are more important than your sweating
love
And the rushing breads Of your msrket
places.
The contours Of rose
Will still arrange their subtle dream
When your clever schemes Of mud
Win the drifting pension of dust.
Your charts and diagrams
Are merely ragamufin's initials
Cut into an ancient gateway
That guards the invisible meaning of
life. -
MAXWELL BoDENHEIM.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-15

modern movements show the lazier
millions how they can put their spare
time to some real use? What guam
titles Of books and articles are writ
ten on the subject Of the evils of our
political system, the ignorance Of the
masses, the faults Of the League of
Nations, the grievances of China. etc.
without any hint Of how the average
citizen can assist in checking these
evils! What waste of valuable ma
terial! Nine-tenths of us would be
eager to help and capable, if seized at
the right moment and shown what we
could do. j. NJ. BARTLETT.
New York, Oct. 10, 1922. :.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Our Sociological Fiction

III a IeceHC issue OF vanity Fa1r'
Mr.. st. John Ervine, an English writer
of repute, directs attention to the fact
that a large proportion of modern
American novels are sociological
studies rather than novels and that the
art of story telling is on the decEen. If
the term sociological can be applied to
a school of fiction. that concerns itself
chiefly with the emotions of the illit-
crate and the cataloguing of inanimate
objects like the cigar butts on the
sidewalk and the banana skins in the
garbage barrel, Mr.. Ervine has enun-
ciated truth worthy of serious con
sideration.
Certain it is that in, recent years
there has grown up in this country a
class of fiction that may be termed
cannibalistic, in that it feeds on itself.
That it thriyes on what it devours is
proved by the great flood of best-sell-
ers already sweeping over the land, the
| advance guard of that still greater
flood, the fall trade. Nearly all the
books now riding on the crest of that
literary wave are the fruit of careful
observation rather than of the imagi-
nation and are entirely lacking in the
spiritual quality which is the distin-
gushing mark of every notable work
of fiction. 1t was to characterize tersely
the kinds of life portrayed in these
books that the word "drab' was
brought forth from obscurity and re-
ceived into the fold of literary criti-
Cism,
1t is not very long since the word
Sociology and its derivatives were
brought down from their high estate in
the lexicon of wisom and began to fall
trippingly from the lips of the un-
learned Psychology" and "psychologi-
cal" fell with them and, quite recently
"auto-suggestion." 1t will be noted that
all these words sound we'll and can be
employed with impressive effect.
These parts of speech should be used
only to convey the meaning for which
they were coined. When applied to
works of fiction they are apt to arouse
suspicion in the mind of the expert
enced reader who prefers a product OF
the Imagination to mere recital of
facts, no matter how accurately stated.
The best sinile that occurs to me as
applicable to real novel is that 1T IS
fact charged with effervescent imagi-
nation as glass one-quarter full OF
whisky is charged with bubbling soda
water. And the proportion is about
the same in both cases. There, are, to
be sure, confirmed inebriates who put
more whisky into the glass, and there
are also seasoned readers of detective
stories who demand larger portion Of
solid plot. Literature to which the
terms psychological or psychological
are applied might be better character
lied as "near-fction."
Ever since the early days of zola the
term realism" has signitied that which
is foul or dreary and is seldom ap-
/ piied to portrayals of pleasant phases
of life. The most distinguished OF our
woman novelists depicts New York So
ciety with knowledge and accuracy OF
detail that would give her high place
among the realists, were her scenes
|'laid in mid-Western town. But
have yet to hear her characterized as 9
arealist' or her novels as sociological
studies Dealing frankly and fear
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A Week Of Verse
Old Man Jobling
A Catch for Ssno;ng

A CatcA for Singing
fFroua The London specsatoyi
OLD man. old man, tohither are uo,s
kobbing?
Old man Joblins, whitksr aye ss.s
going
Bcsteysd hat and tastersd coat esd csses
an seGnt Of cobblina--
And the sneH Uind losoing and the
miyk lift snowsngs
Young man Catehieside, and if I 90
a-faring,
Who's declaring I'm too old for go
ing
Dressed in Sunday-best and all: and why
should be caring
For the smell wind lowing and the
mirk lift snowings
Az, bat What wiu come of you as DRIFT.
get deep and deeper--
Steep roads sleeper, and your shanks
too numb for goinga
Happen shall nap--I was ever a good
sleeper
With the smell wind lowing and the
mirk lift showing.
Deep aoiH be yoav sleep It's
truth you are declaring
After fairing, whichever way we're
going,
Deep will be the sleep of all; so why
should we be caring
For the smell wind lowing and ths
mirk lift showing?
WILFRID GIBSON.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
The President as He Is

General Charles G. Dawes, of
aHell and Maria fame, does not go
about the world throwing bouquets
snd lighting incense sticks. He OBJ
iects to hearing himself praised and
is chary of praising others. This
prejudice on his part makes all the
more notable and convincing the
tribute which he paid to President
Harding last Friday night at the
National Budget Committee dinner.
Between the lines of that speech,
uncstentationsly and almost uncon-
sciously, he pictured the President as
most people like best to see him-off
parade. faithful behind the scenes to
an idea which had stirred his mag
iaation, buffeted and harassed by un-
sympathetic advisers and associates,
ya hewing all the same to what he
spnsidered the line of public duty.
I Mr.. Harding has a strong prac-
! Ssai streak. He conceived the no.
TN when he took Office that one of
i Mgreatest services which he could
Mder to the country was to reduce
he high cost of government. In
Ibis he showed sound judgment, for
sreturn to normalcy in politics and
4 business would naturally be preceded,
or at lease accompanied by a return
to nornlalcy in government opera
tions.
Economy is always painful to
those who do not practice it of their
leWn free will. General Dawes re-
prts that the retrenchment program
vas worked out over the dead body
d Cabinet and bureau prerogative.
cabinet officers" he said (and he
estainly told the truth), "are the
NATURAL enemies of the unified busi-
Dess control of the government. 1t.
vas the unified business control i'm
posed by the President on his sub
ordinates, which, even more than the
budget, worked the miracle of re-
construction at Washington.
The President stood unshakably
Tor unifcation and retrenchment.
Yet he stood almost alone, inside the
Administration in supporting Gem
erai Dawes's drastic experiments.
II the President had frowned once
az the mention of my name," says
me latter, "in thirty days they (the
department chiefs) would have torn
my organization to pieces" But
Mr. Harding never frowned. That
y tiie image of the President which
xlii appeal most strongly to the
Asefage American and which does
e PRESIDENT the truest justice.
onhlnching, laborious, patient,
sal 70 the task nearest home, Mr..
Tding has accomplished without
y hourlsh of trumpets a vast and
aaaiul administrative reform. He
y saved the hundreds of thousands,
saaoent that the millions will here
s''sf take care of themselves. He
y thought of the interests of the
Ahoest taxpayer and has fought
= saem, and his victory behind the
gs achieved modestly and with
8 intrusion into the newspaper
aulines, will do him infinite credit
M americans who put their faith
!. N spectacular, noisy statesman
.s'p out in the fine performance of
aeryday things.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-15

lessly with certain vital problems" is
merely realism raised to the nth power
and, is often effectively employed in
Turing vice societies into campaign
Of free advertising.
Soon after realism had become thor
oughly acclimatized in the lexicon of
speculative thought sociology made it's
appearance as the familiar spirit of the
bands of college students who haunted
the more vicious quarters of the town
for purposes of study, diversion sus-
piciously like that once called "seeing
the elephant" Each group of students
was led by professor, wide-eyed as
themselves, under whose guidance they
saw everything unpleasant the town
could offer. They were cordially well
tricts along the route and encouraged
by them to spend little money in un-
savory resorts, the better to learn how
the other half lived. The prospect of
viewing the pachyderm in his new and
more dignified estate also served as a
lure of compelling power to the origi-
nal half, and soon the cheerful notes
of the megaphone announced the COM
ing of loads of eager rubber-necks.
This vast tidal wave of investigation
converted the entire region south of
Fourteenth Street into field for So
Geological study, distinction now
I. re
mid West.
They're off in bunch-the seasons
first entries for the best-selling stakes,
and, if we may judge from those al
ready in the lead, the sociological
studies are far more likely to pass the
hundred thousand sale than the real
novels. 1t is gratifying to learn, as
have from the lips of authority, that
more than one entry from which much
was expected because Of previous per"
formance on the part of its author, Is
tagging hopelessly behind, despite the
spur of the press agent. 1t is also
pleasing to know that among the few
forging ahead is one which, though So
Geological in its attention to detail, is
nevertheless novel in bone and fiber,
one whose title dare not mention for
fear of the wrath of forty-seven pub
fishers whose imprint it does not bear.
Thus far the interest Of the book
trade centers in the contest between
those already in the lead, but the spec
ulative mind will concern itself with
the field, in which it has perhaps noted
certain dark horses retarded in the
first rush by the extra weight OF an
unknown authors name. Were one OF
these dark ones to emerge suddenly
from the ruck and outdistance its COM
petitors the event would not be unprec-
edented in the annals Of literary rae
ing, nor complete surprise to the
knowing ones in the betting ring.
The present trend of native litcra-
ture toward sociology instead Of story
writing is matter of greater interna-
tional Importance than is generally
realized. Much as has been written by
political economists on both sides OF
the water in regard to the creation OF
better amity between England and this
country, but little, if anything, has
been said Of the influence exerted by
works of fiction. Our own knowledge
OF life and social conditions in the
elder nation has been largely derived
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GEORGE -O'NETI.


Chanson dor
fRrowt Tho Dcubre DeoEsrt
n shall have q gold room
When ] am . queen,
With a poppy-perxune
And q jeweled screen;
You raay come and see ms
Any time you win
If you wear a green coat
And . gold frill;
/ shall keep q black slave
hidden in the wall,
waiting TO admit you
Vixen vou coms - cali
And il You displease me
So that / am bored,
/ will have him kill you
With gold sword.
ANN HAMPTON
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A Ship in a Pier

fFrons The MecsursI
A SHIP is a slight thing
To moor alongside a city.
Masts are frail
Against steel aud stone.
Chanteys are silent
When streets are talking.
Sails are furled
Where the towers rise tall.
A city is white like lightning
And straight like pride
And a ship is a gray whisper
Tired at its feet.
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s-a'''' casss NAL Mstter.
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For Those Inland

MAXWELL BODENHEIM
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THE DYING EXILE.

Tell me what's the news, alanna, from
the old folks DER the sea,
Do they ask if I'm returning-are
they still waiting for me?
Oh, tbs glad I'd be If / could bid to
them last Goodbye
Just to see their loving faces but AN
exile / must die!
Now, alanna, sure you'll take to them
my blessin' when you go
Back to the country yonder, 'mongst
the hearts that I love SO.
And Eli pray on in heaven that the
fight be not in vain, s-t
That God soon grant Ozark Rosaleen"
again queen to reign!
When the lark scars up to heaven
with it's sweet and CHEEKY trills,
And the golden sun is smilin' on my
distant Irish hills;
Oh, you'll think then, sweet avourneen,
of the exile left behind.
Der whose grave no Irish breeze
blows, but the chill northern
wind.
Yet, I'll rest in peace, alanna, though
laid far from Erins isle,
To know that one true Irish heart
thinks of me all the while; II
That you love the land that bore you
and pray on for liberty!
Ireland is your home, your treasure
and please God, will soon be
free! -I,;sb Catholic
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey, IS. In Probate Court
In Rg na fo1mer Gy Ns ss5s IF Ne Die
The state of Minnesota to Whom it
The petition of p. III. Ryan having
been duly filed In this Court, represent
ing among other things that Nellie
Ryan. formerly. Nellie 8Donahoe. who
resided last prior to her death at still
State of Minnesota, died on the 18th
day Of october. 1914, seized of an estate
of inheritance. ID certain lands in the
e s ss eo 9f ana sha
more than ave years have elapsed since
the death of said Deceased, and that
administration has not been granted
and praying that the descent. of said
lands be by this Court determined and
as may be entitled thereto by law.
heard and that all. persons interested
in said matter De cited and required
to appear before this Court on Tues
day, the goth day Of June, 1922, at 10
Rooms in the Court House in the City
Of st. Paul. in said County, and then
and there or as soon thereafter as
saia matter tSsv can nay Be heard show sals
should not be granted. and that this
citation be served by publication there
Of in The Catholic Bulletin, according
Witness the Judge of said Court
TINS tn. da Ao 81 MRsK; 4 Z; Hi
Judge OF Probate.
a aassl Of F. RrS y. 9os espnt:l
\ Clerk Of Probate
H II. CULLEN, saltwater. MIMI.
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MOTHERS LEGACY. /.
Continued from page Q. }

+ II i ~ sss
short time Father Ross. pastor Of the
colored church. declared him well in
structed and ready for baptism. Wal.
ter had the happiness Of receiving his,
Lord frequently, almost daily, In Holy
Communion during the remainder OF
his illness.
Shortly after this DR.. Sartain, a
Catholic .colored physician, who never
thought Of self or of recompense when
there was question of serving suffer
ing humanity and was always the
firm support and loyal helper Of
Mother Teresa in her work. among the
poor, called at the convent and told
the sisters that it was necessary to
move Coleman to the hospital, that it
was Impossible to care for him in that
howell, but unless they prevailed upon
the sick man the doctor could accom-
plish nothing, for, as he said, Cole
mans love for his little ones binds
him hand and foot. He will 20 for
you sisters because he trusts you, and
he knows that anything you advise
Hill " III - Iva LIP OWM 6nUu
That same evening Coleman was
taken to the hospital but his case was
pronounced hopeless. A few days
later the hurried ringing Of the tele'
phone summoned the sisters to Cole
mans bedside. NJ
When the sisters reached the hospi
tai ward, the last flicker Of the expir.
ing flame seemed to light up the pal1id
.countenance of the dying man, look
of serene peace and contentment pass
ed over his features, as the wasted
fingers drew from beneath the pillow
a crumpled envelope addressed tG
Mother Teresa, which he handed tt
the sisters.
Please, sister, give this to Moth
er from me and tell her when she
reads it Ishall be looking on the Face
of my Master"
An hour later as the sisters were
going to the chapel to. recite Mathis
the telephone rang. 1t was a nnessag.
from the hospital that Walter Cole
man had just died. When the Sitter
FORTRESS delivered the message t.
~ p fr
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CHI. PKG. PROV. CO.

Don't storm about the tough steaks
or cuss the butcher who sold them to
you. 1t won't make the meat any
more tender and the butcher doesn't
care or he would not be handling that
kind of meat Instead, buy your meats
of the Chi. Pkg. Prov. Co., of which
Mr.. Ravey is manager, and then you
will get meats that are tender and
have a real flavor to them. 1t has
a reputation for taste and quality and
you can't afford to do your marketing
elsewhere. Everything in smoked,
cured and salt meats, fresh fish and
oysters in season, as we'll as eggs,
butter and cheese, and canned goods
of all kinds.
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ST. LOUIS CHURCH, WASHBURN,
WIS,

The first priest to say Mass at
Washburn was the Rev. Chrysostom
Verwyst, O. S. F., who for want Of a
church, was compelled to hold serv-
ices wherever it was most convenient.
The first church was built by him in
1865, at which time also the parish of
st. Louis was founded. Father Chry-
session. Verwyst was succeeded by the
Rev F'irmatus Freimuth, o. S. F., he
being shortly followed by the Rev.
Marion Claim, o. S. F., who remained
in charge from March Is, 1888, until
January 30, 1898. Father Claim was
at this time resident priest at Bayfield,,
from which place he visited the mis-
sion at Washburn once each month.
The congregation now grew so rapidly
that the church soon became alto
gether too small for their accommoda-
tions. In 1890 a new building was
erected under the direction of Father
John Gafron, o. S. F., at that time
local superior of Bayfield,, to which
this mission belonged. In 1891 the
parochial school was opened and
Sister-house erected, the latter com
pleted and ready for occupancy in
1892. Father Placidus Krekler, 1898;
Father Ziegler O'Dilo, 1895; Father
Valentine Dorenkemper, 1898; Father
Ferdinand Jacops, 1899; Father De-
graa Patrick, 1899; Father Will Petri,
1903, built new basement church, 1902;
Father Desire Petitit Nicholas, Father
Dunstan, Father Hockran until 1909;
Father Hornorieus Busch, 1910; w A.
Beaudette was here until 1914; Rev
Jos. A. Seeboth, 1917; Rev. Louis
Charron, Mgr. Niesen, Rev. A. A.
Borucki.