The Record Newspaper 11 May 1907

GreatRebuildingEffort. AnImportantThingToRemember.

IMPORTANTtoYOU,insomuchthatwehavelaidonourTablesand Countersthismorning,anaggregationofCOSTUMES,COATS,SKIRTS, BLOUSES,WATERPROOFCLOTHING,andDRESSGOODSofthiswinter'sbeststyles,atsuchreductionsashavehardlyeverbeenknownatthis seasonoftheyear.IMPORTANTtoYOUinsorhuchthatthiseffort (whichmeansloss)toReducetheTemporaryOver-stockedConditionsofour Store,isacorrespondinggaintothepurchaser.IMPORTANTtoUSin somuchthatitisnotnecessarytotakeuplargequantitiesofadfertisingspace,becauseeverypurchasersincelastWednesdayisaNewsAgent farmorepotentthantypeornewspaperapace.Everypurchasedemonstratesthewonderfulvalueweareoffering

RIOJEIP-IfEleffe'efOrei0fEiSeeelefrelfEfelefefefefarefefereferefore

IrishNewstoApril6.

Cork.-OnTuesdaymorning.April 2,atQueenstown,duringaS.S.E. gale,withanastysea,twomen, namedDenisM'CarthyandJohnAllen,boatmen,belongingtoQueenstown, werereturningfromtwovesselsinthe harbour,andwhenwithinfourorlive hundredyardsofthespit,inastrong ebbtide,theirfloatjibbedandcare sized.Bothmenwerethrowninto thewater.butM'Carthyheldonto thesternofthecraft,whilstAllen keptagripofthestern.Theyscreamedforhelp,andineneliatelyaboat frontaFrenchstele] e..sv.putout totheirassistance.11.Carthywasrescued,butAllensankbeforeaidcould berendered.Allenleavesawifeand child.

ANTRIM,-OnThuralay,April1,a firebrokeoutattheSpringfieldSpinningCompany'sworks,Springfield road.Belfast.Thelirewasfirstnoticedinoneoftheroomsatthetop ofthebuildineAortlyloeiirefour o'clock,thecauseoftheoutbreakbeing.itisstated.acylinderbecoming healedandthefloorbeingsaturaliel withmachineryoil.Thelirespread withgreatrapidity.andthewhole buildinewassoononeburningmass. Thebuilding,whichbelongstoMessrs WeirandCo.,isoneoftheOldest cottonmillsintheUnitedKingdom. infact,itistheonlymillofitskind inIreland.Abouthalfanhourafter theoutbreaktheroofcollapsed.anda strongbreezegettingbehindthe flames.itwasimpossibletosaveanythinginthebuilding.Allthemachineryinthedifferentdepartments wascompletelydestroyed,andfell withtremendousforcetothegroundfloor.Asaresultofthefireabout threehundredhandswillbethrown outofemployment.Itseemsthata greatamountofcottonhasbeendestroyed,asbusinesswasverybrisk.

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Roscommon.-ThetownofElphin, CountyRoscommon,wasthesceneof excitingencountersbetweenthepolice andthesupportersoftheUnitedIrish LeagueonSundayandMonday.March 31andApril1respectively.Meetings hadbeencalledforthepurposeof puttingintoeffecttheLeague'sresolutioncallinguponthosewhoheld landontheeleven-monthssystemto surrenderittobranchesoftheLeague. Aboutthreehundredpolice,whoarein thedistrictguardingcattle,prevented themeetingsbeingheld.butfierce lightingensued. InMonday'sconflictthecrowdbrokethepoliceranks, andmattersbecameverythreatening. Extrapolicearebeingdraftedinto thedistrict.

OnSundaymorning,March31, aboutseveno'clock,thepolicein chargeofanR.MCountyInspector Gray,andtwoDistrict-Inspectors, visitedElphindistrict,inconsequence ofarumourthatcattlebelongingto grazierswhorefusedtoadonasuggestionoftheLeagueandgiveupthe landswouldbedrivenoff.Themen werepicketedonvariousfarms throughoutthedistrict,tothegreat amusementofthepeople.Therewas nottheslightestfoundationforsucha report,norhadsuchacoursebeen hintedatinanyrecentmeeting.The objectinstartingtherumourroust havebeentohoaxthepolice,butone oftheresultswillbeanexpenseonthe countythroughthedraftingoffifty extramenfromCo.Mayo.

arconeofthe-tribesofGalway, andhavebeenseatedinSpiddalfor ertwocenturies.

WATERFORD evictedtenants intheparishofRine,nearleurearvan, Co..Waerforl,have-mainlythrough theindeaoutsofRev.P.M'Cann, P.P.,andRev.FatherKearney,('.('.beenreinstatedintheirholdings,and beengivensubstantialgrantstoenablethemtostocktheirfarms.The EstatesCommissionersboughtaVacantfarmfromMajorVilliersStuart, andreinstatedtheformertenants. Otherportionsofthelandwillbe dividedamongstthesmallfarmersof thedistrict.

111EATIL-Monday.April1,wasthe forty-eighthbirthdayofLordFingalI. whowasborninRome,.aedisheadof theCatholic'branchefthe(aliensold houseofPlunkett.Theearldomisof CharlesL'screation.Lord',Mean alsoenjoysthebaronsofKilleen, whichdatesfrom1103,andgivesa courtesytitletohisheir.LordFingall'sseatinCountyMeathissaid tobetheoldestinhabitedhousein Ireland,ifnotintheBritishIsles.

DUBLIN.-OnMonday,April2,a boatingdisasterinvolvingthelossof fourlivestookleaseoffIlowthinthe presenceofanumberofvisitors.The namesofthevictimsarestatedtobe Mr.AlbertJ.Pearson,HowthLodge: Mr.HerbertRoberts,Bageot-street Mr.HubertGreens.DutelrumandMr. GeorgeHalliday,Rathmines.Sofar noneofthebodieshavebeenrecovered, Rev.J.F.Colohan,P.P.,Howth, wasonSundayevening,March31,presentedwithtwosetsofvestmentsand anaddressbythemen'sbranchofthe SacredHeartSodality,I31ackrocieof whichhewasthespiritual'directorfor sevenyears. Mr.W.Field,M.P., whopresidedatthefunction,while congratulatingFatherColohanonhis appointmenttothepastoralchargeof Howth,expressedregretathisdepartureEatenBlackrock,whereheministeredforsomanyyears.ThebeautifulvestmentsweremadeinLakelands Convent,Sandymount,andareofIrish material.

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Ashockingshootingaccidenttook placeonSaturdaymorning,March30, atBallymun,Co.Dublin.resultingin thedeathofMr.JamesShaw.aged 22,anaccountantinthecity,andwho residedwithhisparentsatBallymun Villa.liewasfounddeadinafield inColonelPoe'sdemesne.Itisbelievedthathefiredatandwounded afox,andthatwhilestrikingatthe animalwithhisfowlingpiecethecontentsoftheseconslbarrelaccidentally explodedandlodgedinhisa'denten.

GENERAL.

IRISHINTER\\TIONAL TION.

TOBEOPENEDBYLORD ABERDEEN.

Mr.jainesShanks,ChiefExecutive OfficeroftheIrishInternationalExhibition.hadreceivedofficialintimationthathisExcellencytheLord LieutenantwastopresideattheopeningceremonyoftheExhibition.on Saturday,May4th,andwastobe accompaniedbyherExcellencythe CountessofAberdeen.Theproceedingsontheoccasionweretobeofa fullStatecharacter.Asattheopen-

GALWAY.-LordKillanin'ssister, Mrs.Orme,whowasmarriedtheother day.hasbeenpresentedbythepeople ofSpiddal.Galway.withasilverrose bowlintheformofanancientIrish mether.withaninscriptioninIrishoningoftheDeeganExhibitionin1853. it.asaweddinggift.TheMorristheKnightsofSt.Patrickweretobe family,ofwhichLordKillaninishead.invited.alsorepresentativesofallthe

publicbodies,Learnedprofessions,etc.

AttherequestoftheMarquisofOrmonde,PresidentoftheIrish'InternationalExhibition,hisMajestythe Kinghasbeengraciouslypleasedto lendLadyButler'smostfamouspicturethe"RollCall"forinclusionin thesplendidcollectionofpaintings whichwillbeshownintheFineArt SectionoftheExhibition.

SOMEINTERESTINGFACTS.

The''IrishTiines"says:-ItIsof interesttoknowthataconsideraible portionofthelandsnowbeingutilised

occupiesapartofthem.Walterde Ridelford,whowascreatedLordof Bray,conferredthe"FortyAcres,"in thethirteenthcentury,on.thePriory ofAllSaints,Dublin,subjecttothe eaymentofthenominalannualrent ofaPoundofpepper.AnothersectionoftheExhibitiongrounds.nearer toDonnybrook,liesnearthefamous FairGreenofthatonceetranslyfortifiedvillage.TheoriginalDonnybrook FairwascreatedSyalicenceissuedto thecitizensofDublinbyKingJohn intheyear1204.forthepurposeof enablingthelattertoobtainsupplies offoodfromthenativeIrish,inreturnforthewarestheysoldthem. Theperiodwithinwhichthefairmight beheldwasfirstfixedateightdays. commencingonthevigiloftheFeast oftheHolyCross-May3rd.Later on,theperiodwasenlargedtofifteen days,theprofitsfromthetoll,oftwo ofthesebeingemittedtotheArchbishopofDublin.In1241,the.dateof theopeningofthefairwaschanged totheFeast.ofSt,ThomastheMartyr:in12711,totheFeastofSt. BenedicttheAbbot,inJuly,andfinallytotheFeastofSt.Johnthe Baptist.the2:lthAugustOnthis day,itopenedannuallyfornearlysix hundredyears.until,inthefiftiesof thelastcentury,itwasfinallyabolished.°winetotheabusesofwhichit wasaprolificsource.

NATIONAL.TEACHERS"CONGRESS.

IntheRoundRoom,Rotunda,on Tuesday,April2,theannualCongress ofIrishNationalTeacherswasopened bytheLordMayorofDublin.Itwas continuedfromdaytodayuntilFriday.andtheproceedingswerefollowedwithmushinterestbythegeneralpublic.Manyimportantaddressesweredelivered,andtheclaims oftheteacherstobettertreatmentset forthinclearandconvincineranenact.,

EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE'S REPORT.

ThereportpresentedbytheCentral ExecutiveCommitteewasaseluciddocument.Itdealtinaclearandable mannerwiththeworkoftheteachers' organisationdurinnethepast.year. Referringtotheseriesofpublicmeetingsrecentlyheldatthesuggestionof Mr.JohnDillon.M.P.,thereport says"Acommonfeatureofallwas theirthoroughlyrepresentativecharacter,theircompleteunanimity,and theirdeadlyearnestnesstoputanend, asfarasitwasinthepowerof Irishmentodosototheintolerable educationalinjusticefromwhichthe nationsuffered.Bishopsandother distinguishedecclesiastics,notconfinedtoanyonecreed,viedwithmembersofParliamentandotherrepresentativelaymenindemandingthosemeasuresofreformandthatfinancialaid whicharesovitaltothefuturewellbeingofIrisheducation.Thesesplendidmeetingsaffordthemostcomplete proofthatIrishmenofeveryclassand ofeverycreedareunitedonthis greatquestion,andthattheyaredeterminedthattheclaimsofIrelandto educationaljusticeshallnotbemerely acknowledged,butadequatelyprovided for."

governmentofIreland,thatreformis calledfor,andthatdelayinreformins diets,injuryonthewholenation,does notnecessarilyInvolvetheconsequencethatreformmustfollow.Mr. Maherwasabletoquoteyesterdaya litanyofauthorities-Governmentalasow wellasnon-Governmental-insupport ofhiscontentionsthatthefinancial treatmentofIrish'PrimaryEducation bytheBritishTreasuryisunfair.and thatthegeneraladministratienofhis branchofeducation"doesnotpossess thatpublicconfidence,that'atmosphereofnationalsympathy.'whichis necessaryforsuccess." TheChancelloroftheExchequerhintselihas forthepurposesoftheIrishInterneeadmittedthefirstpartoftheindict- thine'Exhibitionweregrantedshortlyment.Butayear'smeditationmein aftertheNormaninvasionofIrelandtheadmittedinequalityoftheprofintooneofthefirstfollowersofStrong-ionmadeforIrisheducationhas bOW, towit,WalterdeRidelford.ducednosubstantialimprovenant.The Theywerethendescribedasthe"For-buildinggrantshavebeenrestoredfor tyAcres,"andthepresentClydeRoadalimitedperiod.Butthemaindeficiencyisleftuntouched.Mr.Maher properlyinsistedthatthisdeficiency onehttobemadegoodbeforetheresponsibilityforthereformoftheIrish primaryschoolsisimposeduponthe Irishpeoplethemselves.What.he saysis(suitetrue.Theiitister.of in7nceisofextremeimportaloeat'he presentmoment. IfIrish(liestlen weretohebottledovertoanIrish authoritybeforetheadjustwentof grantstookplace;theIrishprimary s%stemwouldhecribled,cabinet.and confin'dwithinitspresentlimitations. Theesualisationofgrantsmustaccompanytheadministrativereform.if thelatteristoproveeffective. ThismatterisonethatineitseSno Partydifferences. AsMr.Devlin saidtrulyonTuesday,thequestionis notapartyone,isnotatretequestion,hutisanationaltruestion.pure andsimple.BelfastisasmuchOpposedtothestarvationpolicyasDublin. TheSynodofthePretestant EpiscopalianChurchprotestsaealest thefinancialmaltreatmentofthe schoolsandteachersasvehetlictiyas thec'ath'olicSchoolManaeers. Reformcannotbetouchlongerdelayed. Ithasbeen,complicated.nodeliet.by thediversionofIrisheducational firelstootherpurposes.Butthere canSenochallengetoeitherthsseuracyorthesignificanceofthetieures thatMr.Mahercollectsfronttheeducationalestimates.Theyprovebeyondyeaornaythatonanytheory ofthefinancialpartnershipofGreat BritainandIreland,thepoorercountryhas.asMr.Asquithadmitted."a realgrievance.'Thereoughtto;.eas littledelayaspossibleinremoving thatgrievance.Theatmosphereof agitationisnotgoodforeitherthe schoolsortheteachers.Whilethefinancialinjusticeremainsattentioncannothegiventotheevenmoreimportantquestionsofeducationalimprovementthatareawaitingtreatment. Wehaveneverquitesharedtheopinionthattheprimaryschoolsareas unutterablybadfromtheeducational pointofviewastheyhavebeen.represented.Agooddealofthesuperiorityallegedtoexistinneiehbouringcountriesisasuperiorityofmere materialmachineryantltherearemot afewsoundeducationalistswhobelievethatmachinerymaybeoverdone. TheAmericancommercialmanwhose opinionwequotedafewmonthsago astothesuperiorityoftheproduet theIrishNationalSchooloverthat ofthepalatialschoolsofNewYork voicedatruth.Nevertheless.aeood dealremainstobedone,especiallyin thedirectionofbringingtheschools intomorevitalrelationshipwiththe need'softheIrishpeople.Thetask isnolightoneforanyauthoritythat willtakeitup:and,ifthereistohe success.theauthoritymustnotbe troubledbyfinancialdifficulties.No Irishauthoritythatistomeasureits expendituretotheresourcesofIreland can,ofcourse,competewiththewealthiestcountryintheworldintherewardsofferedtoitsteachers.Buttit shouldatleastbeabletomakefhe teacher'ssalarymorecommensurate withtheearningsofIrishworkersin everydepartmentofpublicandprivate service,andwiththerequirementsof thetescher'sposition.Thesalary shouldnot.asitdoesatpresent,act asadangersignaltothequalified Youthofthecountryagainstacareer

SpeakingoftheCongressthe"Week-asateacher.Weretheeducational lyFreeman"says:-"ThePresidentofvoteofIrelandraisedtotheScottish theTeachers'CongressonTuesdaystandard.thematerialdiffieultywould wasengagedinpreachingtothe converted.Underordinarycircumstancesthesituationwouldbeacheerful andenceurassinsone:butthecircumstancesofIrishGovernmentarenot ordinary.Thatalltheworldshould admittheexistenceofanevilinthe

'LINIYMCATHARTICUMPILLS'of IllonstainFlax.AgreeablyAperient. Worthyoftrial.

ligotoryisframe.

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It,adtobeobligedtorecordthat eventheJenacatastrophe,inwhich 118bravemenlosttheirlives,furnishedthePresidentoftheRepublic andhissectarianMinistersyetanotheropportunitytowoundthereligioussentimentsoftheCatholics.to thefirstplace.thepriestswhopre- sentedthemselvesattheToulonNaval Hospitaltogivereligiousconsolation andtoadministerExtremeUnctionto thedyingwererefusedadmittance.on thepleathataMinisterialcircular prohibitedtheministersofreligion visitingpatientsinthenavalhospi- talsunlessthesickmanhadmadea formaldemandtobeallowedtoseea priest.Ofcourse,inthecaseofthe victimsoftheJenaexplosionalmost allthemenbroughttothehospital wereinanunconsciouscondition,and quiteunabletomakethedemand. WhatgavetheCatholicsvetgreateroffeneewas.thefactthatM.Fallieres, PresidentoftheRepublicM.Clemenceau.PrimeMinister;M..Thomson. BlinisterofMarine:andGeneralPic(mar'.MinisterofWar,refrainedfront attenlingthereligiousceremony on theoccasionofthefuneralofthe victims.WhileinterpellatingtheGovertu'',rltconcerningtherefusalofthe DirectoroftheNavalHospitaltoadmitthepriests.AbbeGayraudtried toexcusetheChiefoftheStateand theMinistersfortheirabsencebysay- inghebelieveditwasduetoanii understanding:butM.Clemenceauleft nodoubtinthemindofanyoneby interruptingwiththewords-"That statementisincorrect."ThePrime Ministerwas.ofcourse.loudlyap- plaudedbythemajority.

TIIEHIGHPRIESTOFFREE THOUGHT.

M.Berthelot.thegreatFrenchsavant,whosediscoveriesplacehis nameinthefirstrankbesidethat01 Paste.ir.ifnotbeforeit.isdead.His wifehadlongbeensufferingfromheart disea-e.andthenewasnohopeofher recucrtv.Thisdeldyaffected :\ Berthebo.whotoldhissonsthathe certainlycouldnotsurd%etheirmother.Nevertheless.hecontinuedhis usualoccupations.andonMonday afternoon.18thMarch.attendedthe sittingoftheAcademy.Immediately afterwardshereturnedtohiswife's bedstead,but. ligOiligited,soon Withdrewintotheadjoiningroomto restonasofa.Ilehadnutbeen longtherewhenhissoliisoti.rodthe :soantannouncinglitestuihndeath Madame1;prih:,10,.Th0.1211theco(io hadbeenexpretol.theshockwastoo great. M.Berihelotstartedtohi; feet.threwhishandsoverhishead. andfell;lawndead. IIispredict had'egetrealised.Thisdramaticend ofa:canwhoseabilityasachemist is)ncontested.butwhocompletely failednhisambitiontomakeamar' asa,neatstatesman.createdintense emotioninParis.Withoutdelaythe Governmentobtainedthevoteofthe Chambersforthemoneynecessaryto givehismortalremainsanational fumeal.Thatwasnot.perhaps,to() greaeanhonor.butsomeoftheCatholicDeputiesrefrainedwithAbbe Gaylandfromparticipatinginthe vote.becausetheyconsidered,rightly orwrongly,thatthehonourwaspaid rathertotheHighPriestofFreethought.asM.Berthelotwascalled. 'thantothesavant.Theimpression 'thatthiswasreallythecasewas strengthenedbythesubsequentproposaltoplacehisremains,withthose ofhiswife,inthePantheon.Thedes.) ceasedwastwiceMinister.Onneitheroccasiondidheholdofficemore

HibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSoceity. WHOSEWATCHWORDSARE-RELIGIONNATIONALITY,ANDCHARITY

APPROVEDBYTItIBISHOPSOFTHUSlhirDE.MUUMUU=URDU*THEFRIENDLYSOCIETIES..area OFALLTHESTAIRS.

ABranchofThisGreatCatholicBenefitSociety

WillheestablishedinachylocalitywhereTENPERSONSsendtheundersignedarequisitionmentionedbythe PriestoftheDistrict,nodgivingthenameswadeyesofintendingmember'.FinancialLislpand'Modica!us stetsonstooweetskinnert4tassanteed

The,SOCIETYhasnowever330I:RANCHESthroughoutAustraliaandNwwZeeland,with25,000Menatiensand E1l30,000infunds.NORtillNALENTRANCEFEEandMODERATECONTRIBUTION.

LoansAdvancedinLargeorSmallAmountsonApprovedCityand SuburbanFreeholdProperty.

FullparticularsonapplicationtoF.J.TOWNSWIND,MarktSecretary. nesisesta,-Hill-street,Fremantle.

thanfivemonths. AsMinisterof PublicInstructionheleftnotraceof hispassage,andhewasconstrainedto resignthepostofMinisterofForeign Affairsonaccountoftheinexplicable attitudeheassumedin1895whenthe BritishGovernmentannounceditsintention Soudan. sitation toreconquerth?Egyptian TherewasatfirstsomehetopayMarcelinBerthelot's mortalremainsthesupremehonorof burialinthePantheon.becausethe deceasedhadleftstrictinjunctions thatheshouldheburiedbytheside ofhiswifeifheshouldsurviveher. Ilowever.theMinistersremembered thatMrs.Gladstonewasburiedbeside herleis!andinWestminster,andtheyconsideredtheywerejustifiedinfollowingthatexample. Consequently themortalremainsofbothM.and MadameBerthelothavebeenplaced intheirtombunderthedomeof thePantheon.

SKINPARASITES.

!anDANOERSTOWHICHTHEHUMANSint ISEXPOSED

Theskinisoneofthemostimportant functionalpartsofthehumansystem.Look attheillustrationandyouwillseewhata complicateddeviceitisfortheprotectionof thebody

SectionofSkin.

Showingglandsthat supplyprotectingoils, whicharedriedupby theuseofcommonsoaps,causing skinaffections.

(AtOuterskin.(B)Cutieortrue skin.(C)Fatcells.(DiGland:,thatfurnish sebumorfattymatter.(E)Sweatglands. Manyrepugnantskindiseasesarethe sequeltoasmallwoundorpunctureofthe skin,orwhentheskinhasbeenmadecoarse andbrittlebycommontoiletsoapsdryingup theoil,itbecomesamenabletoattackof diseasegerine.Wheregermlifeaboundson everyhand-inthedustthatisblownor draggedontoone'sclothing,inarticlesthat arehandledortouched,inthefondand watereatenanddrank,andintheairwe breaths,itissuicidaltoneglectthesanitationoftheskin,whichishourlyopento microbeinvasion.Theseparasitesonlyrequireahabitationintheshapeofawound orabrasion,tobegintheirdeadlyworkof creatingdisease. Itisessentialthattheskinshouldbe madeproofagainstdiseasegermsThiscan bedonewithoutanointingitwithanypreparation,butpurelybythekindofsoapyou use.Asoapisnecessaryatalltimesfor cleansingtheskin,butwithZam-Buk MedicinalSoaptheadvantagesareafforded, inadditiontoitscleansingandpurifying effects,ofalastingandperfectsanitary preparation,which,immediatelyitisapplied totheskin,thesameasordinarysoap,the medicinesenterthepores,andthereremain tofightandexpeldiseasegerms.

Zam-BukSoaphasqualitiesasaskin antisepticandgermicidepossessedbyno otherskinpreparation.Inadditionitgives totheskinanaturaltextureandsoftness

TonsofDebris, :0:

TORTURINGORDEALOFACATHOLICMEMBEROFTHE NEWYORKFIREDEPARTMENT, :0: PureWater. -4-CITYANALYST'SREPORT. -::-

Perth,November20,1906. Mews.DonaldsonandCollins,Ltd.

"Ilew asked.

doyoufeel,Jack?"was

"Allright,"heanswered."I'ma littlecold,that'sall.How'smy wife?"

Assurancewasgivenonthispoint, andstimulantssentthroughthetube.

WhenSeufertgottheheatingstuff insideofhint,Fr.W.St.Elmo Smith.oneofthechaplainsofthe firedepartment,puthismouthtothe hole.

-Jack,howareyoufeeling?"asked thepriest,adding,"IamFr.Smith."

"Better,thankyou,Father."said Seufert.

"Areyoureadytomakeyoffrconfession,"askehFr.Smith.

I am,"saidSeufert"quite ready."

Therewasn'tasoundafterthat. hatswereremoved,andFr.Smith askedtheusualquestions.

"SaytheActofContrition,"said Fr.Smith.Theprisoner'sprayers cameupthroughthefloor,'andFr. Smith'prayedwithhint.

"Youarenowreadyforabsolution?"askedFr.Smith.

"Yes.Father."saidSeufert.

"Now,cheerup.andtrustinGod," saidFr.Smith,afterhehadgranted absolution,"andyou'llheallright.

Godblessyou.myson!"

"Verywell,Father."repliedSettfert.asFr.Smithleftthemouthof thehole.

E.J.RODORED11,

322HAYSTREET.PERTH. Auctioneer,SwornValuer.LandHouse andGeneralCommissionAgent.

outheinspectionandexaminationof yourfactory,plant,andmaterialUSA fortheproductionofaeratedwaters andcordialsasperyourinstructions.

Thewaterdistillingplantisina thoroughlyreliableandsatisfactory condition,givinganamplesupplyof aperfectlypurewaterforallpurposessonecessaryinthemanufacture ofaeratedwaters,entirelydispensing withallformsofprecipitantsandunnecessarychemicalsaltsnotproperly includedinthemanufactureofdrinks forthepublic.

ItwouldbedifficulttoovereatAmatethevalueofthisdistilledwater, oonveyingnodiseaseandindicatingas Itdoesthedeterminationofyour companytosupplyonlythebeetqualityofproductsforthosewhoprefer non-intoxicatingdrinksasabeverage inanyform.

ImprisonedundertunsofcharredSire,-Ihavethehonourtoreport timbersandwater-soakedpaperintilt ruinsofawarehouse,FiremanJohn J.C.Seufert,ofEngineCompany 32,ofNewYorkcity,madehisconfessionandreceivedabsolutionatthe handsofaheroicpriestonMonday last(saystheAmerican"Standard" ofJanuary12).Thiswasthemost dramaticincidentofatorturingordealthroughwhichSeufertpassed comparativelyunscathed.lle was thoughttohavebeenkilledonSunday nightwithhistwofellow-firemen, ThomasLennonandDaniefJ.Campbell,ofthesamecompany,inthe collapseoftheburningwarehouseof GeorgeF.Hill,at51Roosevelt-street. Itwasnearlytwentyhoursafter thethreemenhaddisappearedwiththe sinkingroofandupperfloorswhena fainttappingtoldthesearchersafter bodiesthatoneofthemenwaspro- bablyalive.Tremendousactivityby thefiremenfollowed.Tentonsof paperalonewereinthepileunder whichthemanwasburied.Asingle beampreventedthemassfromcrush. inghislifeout.Theworkofremovingthestuffhadtohecarriedon withtheutmostcaution.Firstthe rescuersmadeasmallhole,through whicharubbertubewasrun,establishingcommunicationwiththeprisoner.

Ihavealsoexaminedthematerials nowinusefortheproductionofthe differentkindsofbottledgoodsofferedtothepublic,andhavethorough- lysatisfiedmyselfoftheirpurityand genuineness.

Thehygienicconditionsinthefactoryalsoarekepttv..11uptothe marl,andconsideringthelarge amountofworkdone,constanthandlingandsupervisionbydifferenthands ofbottledgoodsfromfirsttolast, Iwouldconsideritimpossibleunder Presentconditionsforanythingbat thoroughlyreliabledrinkstoleavethe establishment.

Havinginspectedthemanufactureof yourproductsatallhoursandtimes, Iamconvincedthatthereisauniformdesireonthepartoftheexecutiveinallbranchestodotheirduty anddoitwell.

Thisismostlaudableandpraise- worthy,seeingthatthosewhoinsist onmakingonlyonequality,thebest ofitsclass,mustuseonlythebeet ofskillandmaterialtoenablethem tocompetewithlowgradeandinferiormaterialcomposedfrequentlyof ;heapsubstitutesandcolourings.

Inferiorsubstitutedgoodscanbe madeandsuppliedtothepublicwha areignorantofitscomposition,while childrenandyoungpeoplewhoare mostaffectedbythesetrashycompoundshavenoprotection.andthe generalpublicarecontinuallyimposed uponbythe'unscrupulous.

Tcanconfidentlyassitreth-public

ofthepurityofther-sterendmater-

:%tabout2o'clockonTuesdaymorn-'fitsusedinthemarefactureofyour ingSeufertwasreleased.HisinjuriesZnOR,hayinghadthemunderthee- weresuperficial.andhewillreturnto dutyinafewdays. criticalineeatigatten.-Iam, Ctrs.yoursfaithfullr,

(Signed) H.ROWLEYF.O.S.

ZamBukSoapmaybeobtainedfromall chemistsandstores,ordirectfromtheZamBukMfg,Co.,39PittStreet,Sydney. MadeItsConfessionUnderthePublicSafeguarded.

AuctionSalesconductedandAccount SalesPromptlyRendered.

ROBERTSONANDMOFFAT.

MURRAYSTREET,PERTH:

FURNITURE AND CARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, TAILORS, DRESSMAKERS, AND GENERAL DRAPERS.

FURNITURE ANDCARPET WAREHOUSEMEN, TAILORS. DRESSMAKERS. AND GENERAL DRAPERS.

THE LARGESTSTOCKS IN WESTERNAUSTRALIA OF

CARPETSAND LINOLEUMS. CARPETSAND LINOLEUMS. CARPETS ANDLINOLEUMS. CARPETS AND LINOLEUMS. FURNITUREAND BEDSTEADS. FURNITURE ANDBEDSTEADS. FURNITUREAND BEDSTEADS. FURNITURE AND BEDSTEADS.

INEXPENSIVE ARTISTIC FURNITURE IN NEW AND EXCLUSIVEDESIGNS. INEXPENSIVE ARTISTIC FURNITURE IN NEW AND EXCLUSIVEDESIGNS.

SpecialAttentionGiventoCountryOrders, EstimatesGiven,

CataloguesPostFreeonApplication.

ThepresentSituation

ThearticleswhimM.JuliendeNarfonhasgiveninthe-.Figaro"professingtoanalysetheMontagninipapershatecalledforthfromsomeCatholicsofinfluencelettersofdenial andprotest.Thedetailscannotbe acceptedasaccurate,butfromthe driftofthesummaryasawholewe maysafelyinferthat,insofaras theaffairhasanyimportance,itssignificanceliesintheexposureofthe Government'sconduct.Withtheaid oftheBlocpress,theystoopedto vilifytheHolySeebymeansof hintsandinsinuationsofforthcoming disclosuresinconnectionwiththeconfiscatedpapers. Disclosuresthere havebeennone.Evidentlynonecan bemade.Notonlyistherenothing compromisingfortheHolySee,but thereferencestotheactionofthe Popeprovethatinprivateasinpublicitwasequallydetermined,straightforward,andconsistent.M.Clemenceauthreatenstovindicatehisown characterbyofferingachallengetothe gentlemanwhom he suspects of having designedthepublicationofthe"Figaro"analysis.M.Piou-whois.it appears.the t2;entlemaninquestionmaywellreplythathehasmerely playedwithsuperiorskillthegameat whichthePremierbelievedhewas matchless. TothePope,theBishops.andtheclergyM.Clemenceau canattachnoblame.Theyhadnothingtodowith'thepublication.

VIEWOFM.FLOURENSABOUT THEM.

itsquestionwhethertheuunciaturein Parishasbeendefinitelysuppressed. Henextdeclaresthatthepretextof Ater.Montaguini'sbeingmixedup withthethreePariscureswhoare chargedwithpreachingresistanceto theLawissimplyfallacious,forif hehadbeenimplicated,hecouldnot havebeenallowedorforcedtoleave thecountry,seeingthathispresence wasindispensablefortheconductof thetrial.Untilhehasbeenproved guiltytheGovernmenthadnoright toseizeandrummagehisprivate papers,stilllessthearchivesofthe nunciature.Theseizureoftheselatter,M.Flourensdeclares,isenopen violationofinternationallawand courtesy.andheaskswhatistobecomeofthesecurityandinviolability ofambassadorsundersucharegime.

TheBishopsandthePresentSituation.-Withthelapseofthenegotiationsfortheleasingofthechurches, thesituationofworshipremainsina precariousstate. Thechurchesare opensimplybecausetheGovernment darenot,withsafetytoitown e'en,closethem.ButtherethecomplacencyoftheMinistryends. The situationisadifficultone,andmeans

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nothingbetterthanahandtomouth existenceforpublicworship.Nevertheless,theBishopsandclergypursue theirworkundaunted,strongintheir senseofnew-foundunity:inthearchdioceseofParisfreshregulationsand taritisformarriagesandfuneralshave beenissued.AlongwiththeseregulationsCardinalRichardbegsthe curestocommunicateassoonaspossibletothecentraladministration01 temporalaffairsthenamesofthose laymen,whoarcreallyandwillingto becomemembersoftheparishcouncils,whicharetobeformedtotake theplaceof.theoldfabriquesunder thechairmanshipofthecures. Nothingdefinitehas,however,asyetbeen determinedastothenumberofpersonstoheincludedinthesecouncils, orastotheexactduties.whichthey aretoperform.Butitwouldseem Kohablethattheywillbeforties'of themembersofliteoldfabrieties.Mgr, Peehenard,thenewBishopofSoissons,hasaddressedalettertohis clergyandpeopleinwhichhegivesa clearexpositionofthematerialpositioninwhichtheChurchhasbeen placedinhisdiocese.Hethenproceedstoshowhowthesituationisto bemet.Twoprincipalconsequences flowfromrecenteventsfirst.that themaintenanceofworshipandofthe clergybecomesthechargeofthefaithful;andthus,secondly,itisthetaxpayerswhoarestruckbyrecentlegislationinasmuchastheyaresaddled withafreshburden.TheBishop hopestomakethisimpostaslightas possible,-buttherearecertaincharges whichareintlispeniableifpublicworshipistohemaintainedsalariesfor theclergy,and,tosomeextenttheir lodgingthegeneraladministrationof thediocese:theBrandsandpetitsseminairesthemaintenanceofaged andinfirmclergy'helpforpoorparishesandassistanceforthepoor.I mayherenotethattheBishopsofthe threeprovincesofBordeaux,Toulouse,andAuchhavejustheldameetingunderthepresidencyofCardinal Lecot,ArchbishopofBordeaux.by whomtheassemblywassummoned. Theproceedingswereprivate. ClosureofReligiousHousesRepealed.-TheCouncilofStatehasrecentlygivendecisionswhichnotonly showwithwhathasteMinistershave actedwherereligiouspersonsandclericswereconcerned.butthattheactiontakenwasabsolutelyillegal:The ordersbywhich,bywayofreprisal, theGovernmenthadsentalargenumherofpriestsandclericalstudent, tothecoloursforafreshtermofservicehavebeendeclaredillegal,with theconsequencethattheyhavetobe rescinded.Andnowanotherdecision oftheesameauthorityisforthcoming whichoncemoreplacesthemethodsof M.Combesintheirtruelight. Of course.theobjectofthepetitmere wastogetridofasmanyreligious housesandinstitutionsaspossible: andso.takingadvantageofthelaw againstreligioustakingpartinthe workofeducation,heissuedorders on.Tulv9.1904.tocommunitieswhich, totheirworkofteaching,addedthat ofcaringforthepoorandtheerred, Ithattheirhousesmustbeclesed, aeainstthisdrasticactionmanyofthe {housesconcernednaturallyandrightly

appealed. ThustheDaughters'of theCrossatMerdrignacpointedout thattheywereacommunityforthe doubleworkofteachingandcaringfor poorwomen,andthat,therefore,it was"ultravirus"thattheMinisterof theInteriorshouldhaveorderedthe totalclosureoftheirhouse.Inthis contentiontheyhavenowbeenupheld bytheCouncilofState,whichcancelstheorderoftheMinisterofthe Interiorforthetotalclosureoftheir house.Thustheteachingsidewill go,buttheworkforpoorwomenis tostand.Severalothercommunities areconcernedinthisdecision.In thisconnexionImaymentionthat,in accordancewiththeotherdecisionof theCouncilofStateconcerningtherecalloftheseminaristsandnrieetsto thecoloursfurtwoears' .elvice, GeneralPioquart,MinisterofWar,has issuedinstructionsfortheirrelease. ButinseveralinstancestheMinister hasbeenanticipatedbytheColonels. Movedbyanaturalsentimentofjustice,someofthesecommandingofficershavesentawayonleavetheecclesiasticsthusillegallyrecalledto theirregiments.Therewouldseem tohesomequestionswhetheractions forcompensationmaynotbeentered into.For,accordingtoadecision givenintheZimmermancase.inFebruary,1903,theadministrationisresponsibleforsuchacts,andis.therefore,liable.

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TheItaliansuffragist,MissEmilio Cimino-Folliero,whowasrecentlyreleasedfromHollowayGaol,comesof afamilydistinguishedforthenumber ofits"advanced"women,Hermother foundedaweeklypaper,"Cornelia," forwomen.Shealsofoundedanagrarianschoolfororphans,andwas greatlyhelpedbyQueenMargheritaof Italy, MissEmiliaCinino-Folliero toldaninterviewershethinkstheCatholicchaplainatHollowayGaolis tooyoungforhisposition.Timewill remedythat.

Mr.E.A.Olivieri,ofSellyHill House,SellyPark,Birmingham,a well-knownCatholic,diedon.Easter Sunday.Mr.Olivierirenderedsignal servicetotheCatholiccause,andhis deathisdeeplyregrettedbyhislermingliamco-religionistsandothers

ArchbishopPatrickRyan,ofPhiladelphia.celebratedhisseventy-sixth birthdayonFebroary20,Fifty-four ofthesemilestoneshehasdevotedto theChurchwhichsomuchbenefitedby hislabours.Wereitnotforthe Archbishop'sdislikeofdisplay.hisfellowchurchmenwouldhavearrangeda formalcelebrationinhishonor:aeit is,however,theeventwasledionstratedbythecongratulationsofji.;ests andlaymenandbyaspecialthuilisgivingserviceintroducedintotaecelebrationofMass.Inspiteofhisage hishairshowsscarcelyatingeofprey, hisblueeyesarebright.andhissmile makesyourealisethetruthoftheremarkaboutthesweetnessoftheIrish smile.Hewasbornin1831inIreland.Whenhewassixteenheentered uponhistheologicalstudiesatCarlow College.Carlow.LS'ixyearsafter.just followinghiselectiontothe'sub-deaconship.hecametoAmerica,wherehe wasappointedprofessorofEnglish LiteratureatCarondeletSeminary.St Louis.Subsequentlyuponbeingordainedtothedeaconship.hetaughtin theSt.LouisCathedral.OnSept. 8.1853.hewasordainedandmadeassistantpastoroftheCathedral.which positionhefilleduntil1856,whenhe becameitsrector.In1860hewas transferredtotheAnnunciationChurch St,Louis,whereheremainedtwelve years.actingasachaplainoramilitaryhospitalandprisonduringthe CivilWar.InJune,1872,hewas madeCoadjutorBishopofSt.Louis, andtwoyearsafterwardsheenteredas ArchbishopWood'ssuccessor.mienhis thirty-fiverearsofserviceinthePhiladelphianarchdiocese.

Thefuneralofthelatepresidentof theNorthumberlandMiners'Union,Mr HughBoyle,whichtookplaceatNewcastleonSaturdayafternoon.wasa remarkabledemonstration.ofrespect. Nofewerthan67collierieswererepresentedintheprocessiontoSt.Andrew'sCemetery,wheretheinterment tookplaceandtheburialritesofthe CatholicChurch,ofwhichMr.Boyle wasamember,wereperformed. At thegravesideMr.ThomasBurt.ITP deliveredaeulogyofhisfriendand colleague.

Itishighlyprobable.saystheMadridcorrespondentofthe"Tribune," thatthemeetingbetweenKingEdwardandKingAlfonsoatCartagena willprovemorefruitfulthanisgenerallysupposed.Althoughhistoryand theworldmayneverknowofatreaty ofCartagena,therewillberatifiedin theSpanishportanententebetween EnglandandSpainwhichwillcount asanimportantclauseintheunionof England,France,Spain,andPortugal intheAtlantic.

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andDeasy. MissFlanaganwasa witnessforthedefenceofthetrial andprovedanalibiforMichael O'Brien,butthepartisanjudgeand anti-Irishjurypaidnoattentionto evidenceandweredeterminedtohang theprisonersonthetestimonyofthe frightenedpoliceandthedepraved creatureswhowereintheprisonvan atthetimeofthe*rescue.

KingAlfonso,inaccordancewith custom,pardonedonGoodFridayseveralcriminalswhohavebeencondemnedtodeath.HisMajesty,whohas nowcompletelyrecoveredfromhisattackofinfluenza,didnot,however, leavethepalacefortheusualvisiton foottothechurchesofehecity.With regardtothehealthoftheKing,the unfavorablereportswhichhavelately beencirculatedarealtogethergroundless.

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Mors.JosephO'Reilly,ofKnockAbbey,Dundalk,whohaswrittenarefutationoftheabsurdcontentionsmade bytheTrinityCollege,DublinDefence Committee,hasbeenappointedaCommissionerofEducationinIrelandin placeofSirFrancisCruise,whohas resigned.

TheBerlincorrespondentofthe '-DailyTelegraph"writesIfPrince FranzvonArenberg,whohasjustdied atCrefeld,attheageof57,hadnot, lastautumn.alreadylainhelplesson hissickbed,itisuniteprobablethat nodissolutionwouldhaveoccurred. andthatthepoliticalhistoryofGermanywouldhavetakenadifferent course. IntheFranco-Germanwar deceasedservedinthesameregiment asPrinceBuelow.andhisfriendship formedinthosedaysonlybecamemore intimatewiththelapseofyears.When in1882PrincevonArenbergabandonedadiplomaticcareer,inthe courseofwhichhehadservedas Attachein.London.andenteredthe PrussianDiet,hisbirth.abilititis.and trainingatoncegavehimaninfluentialvoiceinthecouncilsofthe(entreParty.

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Mrs.M.Breslin.whosemaidenname wasMaryJ.Flanagan,whodiedin N.Y.lately.wasthewifeofMichael Breslin.andwasoneofthewomen whotookanotablepartintheFenian movement.showingdevotionandfortitudetoaveryunusualdegree.Born inManchester,England,herfatherwas anativeofBallvdehoh.CountyCork, andhermotherwasaIThehlandScotch woman.Shewaswelleducatedand, beingaeoventessinEngland,herpersonalinterestswereallontheEnglish side.buthersympathieswereentirely withtheFenians.Sheandhermob herherwereacquaintedwithmanyactiveFenians,amongwhomwasMichaelO'Brien.whowashangedfor participationintherescueofKelly

MissFlanaganfounditimpossibleto remaininEnglandafterthetrial,owingtothebitterprejudicediceagainst her,andcametoNewYork,whereshe securedemploymentandsentforher agedmother,whomshesupporteduntil herdeath. Intheearlyseventies shemac-rigidMichaelBreslin,orother ofJohnJ.Breslin,therescuerof JamesStephensandoftheIrishmilitaryprisonersinWesternAustralia. ShehadmetMr.BreslininManchesterin1867,afterhehadbeenobliged toleaveIrelandforparticipationin therisingofMarch5.

Mrs,Breslinhadfivechildren.fourof whomarestillalive.John,hereldestson,diedsomeyearsago.tier deathisdeeplyregrettedbytheItislf NationalistsofNewYork,whoalwaysrespectedherforherloyalty anddevotionduringl'eetroubleddays of1877,aswellasforheraindnessof heartandothersterlingqualities.

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Mostpeoplewouldbesurprisedto learnthattheSultan'sConsulat RomewasoneofLeoXIIIesclose -friendsandtrustedadvisers.Yetso hewas.IllsnamewasCharlesGalHanEffendi. AnativeofZanti,in Greece,hewasbornin1829,andhad beenTurkishConsulGeneralatRome fromshortlyafter1870,Hediedrecently,assistedbytheparishpriest ofSt.Joseph'sChurch,ViaNomentana,IlewasnotonlyaCatholic, butKnightGrandCrossoftheOrder ofIsabellatheCatholic,KnightGrand CrossoftheOrderofChristivellich isPapalandPortuguese),thesamein theTurkishOrdersofOsmanieand Medidjie,andhadGrecian,Italian andotherdecorations.Heissucceededbyhisson.WhiletheoldConsulwasdyingthestatueofhisl'cntifffriendwashoistedontoitspedestaloverthetombofSt.John Lateran.andcoveredwithclothuntil thetimewhenthebodywilllieplaced underneath.

HisEminenceCardinalLouisMacchi,firstCardinalDeacon,eiedat RomeonGoodFriday,fromtheeffects ofastroke,afterhavingbeenillcniy twelvehours.HisEminencesaid MassonHolyThursdaymorning,and complainedoffeelingunwellduringthe afternoon.CardinalMacchiwas75 yearsofage,andamongtheoldest membersoftheSacredCollege.He wasraisedtothepurplebyPope LeoXIII.in1889.CardinalMacchi wasanotabletheologianandscholar, andoccupiedtheimportantpostof SecretaryofBriefs.

NowhereelseintheworlddomonumentsspeaktothesoulmoreeloquentlythaninRome,andamongst theRomanmonumentsnoneismore repletewithreligious,historic,and artisticinterestthantheLateran Arch-basilica,inwhichhasbeenerected IIP themonumentaltombofPopeLeo XIII.Thestoryoftheimposing buildingcarriesthemindbacktothe daysofConstantine,whoafterhis conversiondevotedimmensesumsof moneytotheerection,decoration,and endowmentofchurches.PopeSt. SilvesterlaidthefirststoneofSt. JohnLateran'sin324andfromthat yeartillthepresenttimePontiffafter Pontiffhasdonesomethingtoenrich it.Amongstitsmostpreciousreticsarethetableon.whichOurLord tooktheLastSupperwithHisdiscipleswhenIleinstitutedtheBlessed Eucharist,theheadsoftheholyApostlesSS.PeterandPaul,andwooden altaratwhichthePopescelebratedthe HolySacrificedowntothereignof St.Silvester.Thecustomofmaking theArchbisilicathefinalresting-place ofPopesbegan,itisbelieved,with LeoV.in903.Therearetheremains ofagreatnumberofthemenwno contributedmostpowerfullytothe buildingtipofChristiancivilisation. Iffromthisbeautifulgranitewhich GiulioTadolinihasraised.awork worthyofthebesttraditionsofthe ageoftheBernini,thevoiceofLeo XIIIcouldcomeforth,it.mightwell say.liketheheroofUhland'sballad wholayclowntodieamidstthecoffinsofhisancestors,"Heilmir bineswerth"-"givemeaenelingI deserveit."

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Oneoftheconnectingbondsbetween differentsectionsofProtestantsin Germanyformanyayearwasacommonhostilityto"Rome."Differas theymightamongstthemselves.they werealwaysreadytouniteagainst theCatholicChurch.Forthepresentatleast-letushope,foreverthebitteranti-Catholicfeelinghasalmostvanished.ButinGermany.owingtojealousyofthegreatinfluence rossetssedbytheCentreparty.itis justnowstronglyfelt,TheLiberal Protestantsofeveryshade.though quarrellingamongstthemselveson manypoints,arecombiningintheefforttocreateaperpetualfeudbetweentheCentreandtheGovernment, andsomeoftheProtestantnewspapers haveoflatebeenassertingthatthere isgoingoninGermanyaLosvon Rom"movementsimilartothatwhich tookplacesometimeagointheAustrianEmpire. Onthissubjectour Catholiccontemporarythe"Kolnische Volkszeitung"says"Wehadbeen expectingthatontheCatholicsidean answerwouldbegiventotheseassertions.Unfortunately.ithasnot beenforthtoming,andthiscircumstancehasimposedreserveonus.for itisimpossiblewithoutanaccurate knowledgeoffactstocriticisestatementsthecirculationofwhichiscontinuallyextending." Whatourcontemporarydesiresis.doubtless,a comparisonofpastandpresentbased onfigures,butthefiguresitmaybe difficulttoobtain.TherelativepositionsoftheCathalicChurchandthe Protestantsectsareunquestionably infavouroftheCatholics.fornot onlydoalltheolddivisionsprevail intheranksoftheProtestants.but the"NewTheology."thatheraldof thedissolutionofProtestantChristianity,iswidelyrampantamongst them.

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Thepiteousstatementissuedfrom TrinityCollege,Dublin,toallsupportsofthatmoribundinstitution againstthenewUniversitywhichthe Governmentintendtoestablishhas reachedPerth. Wehavenodoubt thatithasbeen.veryfreelydistributed amongallthesupportsofProtestant "ascendancy"inIrelandwhohave theirabodeinAustralia.Afterreadingthisappealforsupport,whichis nothingexceptaverypiteouswail, wearenetsurprisedthatthe"ManchesterGuardian,"whichcannotbe accusedoffriendshiptotheCatholic Churchsays,"thepowerbehindthe agitationissentiment."andthatit confes'.esthatitssearchesforany OnsolidargumentadvancedbyTrinity hasbeeninvain.Trinity'sonlypretenceofrealobjection'againstthenew Universityisthatitwilllessonthe valueofitsowndegree:Towhich the-Guardian"answers"Thereis nogoodreasontosuppose.thatthe educationalstandardwouldfail,and itisdifficult.toseewhatthereisin Mr.Bryce'sproposalstodebarany futureorpastTrinityCollegeman fromclaimingsuchcreditastheworld isinclinedtoallowhimforhis,connectionwiththatperticularinstitution.Theseobjections.thoughthey giveweighttotheopposition.arenot likelytoimpressthegeneralpublic."

CommentingontheTrinitymanepolistswail,"TheFreeman'sJournal" saysthatit"isasingularlyweakand flabbydocument.Theirproposalis thatasingleCollegeshallcontinueto monopolisetheoneUniversityofreputeinthiscountry,andtoconsume atthesametimemorethanhalfthe availablepublicendowmentsofUniversityeducationinthecountry.If theCollegeworkedforthenationat largetheremightheaconceivable basisfortheclaim.Ifitwasevena

collegethatfulfilledthefunctionsofa universitytoalltheProtestantsof Ireland,thepretentionwouldnotbe sonakedlyimpudent.Butthehigh- estthatanyofitsgallantdefenders canputitsclaimis,thatitisthe collegeofaminorityoftheProtestant EpiscopaliansofIreland,thecollege ofthatsectionofProtestantEPiscopalianismwhichisseparatedfromthe progressiveProtestantcommunityof Ulster.EighthundredandfiftythousandoftheProtestantsofIreland,as LordJusticeFitzgibbonpointedout liveinUlster:andUlsterfurnishesonlytwentypercent.oftheannualentrantsintoTrinity.IrishPresbyter- ianismfurnishessevenpercent.ofits students.Itis,infact,theCollege oflessthanaquarterofamillionof theIrishpeopleandyetitisendowedwith£60,000ofthe£110,000a yearspentuponIrishUniversityeducation,andmonopolisestheonly teachingUniversity. Ilayingnodefence,abuseyouropponentthegood oldruleisobservedbytheTrinity "illuminati."Catholicsseekacollegeinwhich'theboundariesof scienceshouldbefixed,directlyorindirectly,byecclesiasticalauthorityor theimpulseofspecUlationarrestedby clericalintervention.'Theassertion. ifithasanymeaning,is,ofcourse utterlyunfounded. Onemightas wellchargeCatholicecclesiasticswith fixingboundstotheflowofthe tides,orthegrowthofanacorn,or thelengthoflittlePapist'snoses,as withfixineboundariestoscience.The Catholicscientisthasbeenencouraged togoforwardfearlesslyandboldly confidentthatnoconflictcanever arisebetweenthetruthsof,science andthetruthsofreligion.Henceit isthattheCotholicschoolsofresearch,inbiologyespecially.onthe ContinentofEuropeareforemostin thefieldofscience.Whatthechurch doesobjecttointheschoolsistohave theunformedmindsoftheyoungtroubledbythetemporaryspeculationsof thequasi-scientificphilosopher.She isnotaloneinthat.AsProfessor Culverwellsays,thereis'theimplicit test'inallUniversityteaching. It wasthetestthatkeptProfessorIngramsilentabouthisphilosophicviews

inTrinityCollegeandarrestedhis 'impulsetospeculation'untilhehad ceasedtobeateachingFellow.The silenceofProfessorIngramandthe vetoofArchbishopPeacockereduce allthebragabouttheunrestrained libertyofTrinitytoitsproperdimensions. ThenewCollegeofDublin Universitywouldbesubjecttonomore fettersthanthese.Butitwouldbe governedbymenwhomthepeople couldtrust.menbentuponneitherreligiousnorpoliticalproselytism-men towhomIreland,herhistory.hernativeculture,hersocialneeds,herindustrialrequirements.wouldnothean unknownland.alandcharacterisedas savagebyprofessionalignoranceand treatedwiththecontemptthatignorancebreeds.IfTrinitycannotlive inacommonUniversitywithsucha college,somuchtheworseforTrinity."

TheEmperorFrancisJoseph.assistedbyseveralArchdukes,performedthe ancientHolyThursdayceremonyof washingthefeetoftwelvepooraged men.ThemagnificentCeremonialHall intheHofburgwasfilledwithabrilliant,companyofdiplomots,Ministers. Courtofficials,andmilitaryofficers. Theoldmenwereseatedatalong table,whichwascoveredwithawhite linencloth,andprofusely withflowers.Elaboratecoursesof viandsandwinrswereplacedfifcie thembytheEmperorhimself,yamreceivedthemfromtheArchdukes.Each coursewasimmediatelyremoially theEmperoragainandallthefl;shcs wereafterwardssenttothehomes oftherecipients.AsisistedbyaBishopandaCourtofficial,theEmperor proceededtoperformthefoot-washingceremony,andthenhisMajesty hungasilkpursecontainingthirtysilvercrownsaroundtheneckofeach oldman. Thetotalagesofthe menwere1.086years,twobeing92, two91,andtheremainingeight90 yearSrespectively.

ProtestantAlenthe Stateifframe. :0:

Thefollowingisanexcerptfroma speechdeliseredinChicagorecentlyat aLincoln'sbirthtlaycelebrationbyan eminentProtestantAmericanjurist, theHon.PeterP.Grosscup..presiding judgeoftheUnits'StatesCircuit Courtofthedistrict.Thejudge,hay ingtracedinluminoustermsthehistoryoftheConcordat,andshowed thatwhatwasgrantedtherebytothe Churchwasmuchlessthanthejustice andfreedomtowhichshewasentitled, wentontosay:-"ItisnotasaCatholic,oraProtestantspeakingto Catholics,thatIraisemyvoice,for whatevermyvoiceisworth,against thisinvasionoftherightsofthe Church,norasaProtestantmerely interestedinseeingthatthegreat sisterChurch'isnotdespoiled.Ispeak asaProtestant,andintheinterests ofProtestants;becauseifsuchthings couldbedoneoutsideFrance,thegreat ProtestantChurchtowhichIbelong, securenowintheenjoymentofthepro- pertyithascreatedasthehumaninstrumentthroughwhichitisworking outitsfaith,wouldbenolongersecure.Ispeak,too,asanAmerican, who,thoughirrevocablyopposedto aChurch-controlledState,isanirrevocablyopposedtoaState-controlled religion.Ispeakasamantowhom breachoffaithisnonethelessodious becauseitmayemergefromhighaltitudes.AndIspeakasabelieverwho seesinwhatistranspiringinPrange anorganisedmovementagainstbelief inGodaftermyfaith. What Franceisdoingtothie the of France,ifacceptedby worldasa thingrightlydone,wouldbelooked backtosomedayasthefirstgreat steptowardtheextinction,notmerelyofthefaithofmeninGod,butof libertyasindividualmen."

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PERTH,SATURDAY,MAY11,1907.

J1WisePolicy.

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Anactofrealstatesmanshipisnow sorare.atleastamongAustralian politicians,thatitdeservesthehighestpraisethatcanbebestowedupon it.Theprotectionofinfantlifein W.A.hasnot,evenwhenthehorrors arisingfromitsneglectarousedthe publicindignation,beenregardedas callingforexceptionalwisdomindevisingthebestmeansofensuringsalvationtocountlessneglectedchildren. Yetwisemenwillreadilyadmitthat thefindingofapropersendsureremedyfortheappallinglossoflife amongunwantedinfantsisimmeasurablymoreimportantandfraughtwith greaterconsequencestothefuturewelfareofthisstatethannine-tenthsof thequestionswhichformthebonesof es:intentionbetweenourpoliticalparties.overwhichtheyfightandwrangle.andslanderandvilifyoneanother.andoverwhichtheyevenspend thepeople'smoney.ItismostgratifyingthatthePremier,Mr.Moore, hastakentheonlysensibleandpracticalviewofthequestionwhichcould betaken. InreplyingtoadeputationforfurtherStateaidtotheParkervilleWaifsHome,Mir.Mooresaid thathisGovernmentwouldalways givefinancialassistancetoanydenominationwhosememberstookupon themselvestocareforneglectedchildren,andtogiveahomeforatime tounfortunatemothers.

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PLANSandSPECIFICATIONS maybeobtainedfromMr.Collins,at Jennacubbine,andfromMr.C.Lukin, NewcastlealsoattheArchitect's Office,whereTendersaretobedeliverednotlaterthan NOONONTHURSDAY, 23rdMAY,INSTANT.

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State.Itispleasanttoremarkthat thedeputationwhichwaiteduponthe Premierforafurthergrantforthe ParkervilleWaifsHomewasheededby averyprominentCatholic.TheWaifs HomeismanagedbyAnglicanSisters. ThataCatholicshouldformoneof suchadeputationshowedhowlittle bigotryagoodCatholiceverreally (harbours.ThetrueCatholicrecogulsesgoodworkbywhomsoeverdone. Topenaliseacommunityofearnest laborersforsocialgood,ortodeprive themoftherewardtheirworkisentitledto,merelybecausetheirreligion isnothis,istoaCatholicmostabhorentandmostirreligious.Itwould certainlybemostunjustandinhuman foranyGovernmenttorefuseassistancetotheStatelswaifsandstrays -thefiotsomandjetsamontnesuriiid andangrywavesofthishardandmercilessworld-merelybecausea'communityofreligiousSisterstriedtodo allintheirpowerforthem.There childrenhadnoone!oconsultfor them;noonetonrovideforthem. Theywerecoldlyflungfromtheirmother'sarms,spurnedandstarved,robbed ofparentallove.Thevoidoflove intheirlivescanneverbefilledexceptbythoseonlywhoimpelledby loveofGodhaveimmolatedthemselvesonthealtarofcompleteself-sacrifice. ThatloveofGodfarfrom stuntingoratrophyingloveofmankind,increases,intensifies,andrefines it,andgivesitthatelementofstrength whichhumanmotivesnevercouldimpart.Asgenuinepatriotismdoes notdiminishloveforalllands,oras amother'sloveforherchilddoesnot dwarf,butdeepensandintensifiesher loveforallhumankind,sodivinelove inamuchgreaterwaybroadensand strengthensanddirectsordinatehumanlove.AndanyGovernmentthat recognisesthatindisputablefactin humannature.andassistsittoachievethenobleendsitdevotesitself to,showsitswisdom,andthatitis guidedbythegreatestprudence.This theMooreGovernmenthasdone, ittherebyhasearnedforitself gratitudeofeveryphilanthropic andwomanintheState. and the man

Noonewillforamomentdenythat theStateismostassuredlyboundto makeprovisionforitswaifsand strays.andtoaffordassistancetounweddedwomeninthemostdistressing periodoftheirlives.Butitisrefreshingandconsolingtofindthatat presentwhenthesectariansareclamouringvociferouslyagainstassisting suchinstitutionscontrolledbyany denomination,whenthereisastrong tendencyamongmostpoliticiansnot merelytohesecularist,butanti-religiousandanti-Christian,andtolook uponallwhoareactuatedintheirwork byreligiousmotivestohemerenarrowandunreasoningfanatics:inthe midstofwhatisinrealityastrong antagonismtoanypronouncedreligiousconviction,fosteredandthriving uponsectarianhate.itisveryhopeful tofindaGovernmentendowedwith enoughcommon-sense,prudence,and patriotismandhumanitytoignore oppositionthatiscontemptible,and laydownaprinciplethatwillinfuturebringagreatblessingandobviategreatsufferingandwanttothe mostpitiableclassinourState.To adequatelyprotectchildlifeinthis country,thereisnoothercourseopen totheGovernmentexceptthatofsubsidisingdenominationalinstitutions. becausetheyarebestqualifiedtodo thework.IfMr.Mooreshoulddonothingelseduringhistermofoffice,the factthathelaiddowntheprinciple ofsubsidisingsuchinstitutionswhich weredoinggoodworkfortheState wouldaloneentitlehimtothegratitude ofeveryhumanemanandwomaninthe

TheImperialConference 11MonumentalFiaso.

0 allthefeastings,luncheons, dinners,andbanquets,thetoastings, speech-making,theplatitudes,theexchangeofflatteriesandstalecompliments,rodomontadeonthebondsof tiesofaffectionbetweenthecolonies andthe"mother-land,"theeternal paradingsofImperialisticjingoism, thereceptions,demonstrationsand navalreviews,theclaptrapandsilly sentiment,thepettyjealousies,the conferringofemptyendemichonorson

fledinregardingwith.agreatdealof apprehension.ThatistherecommendationthatthecostofcablestoAustraliashouldbediminished.Anything thatwouldtendtolessenthieisolationofAustralia,andtobringher int%closertouchwiththegreatcentresofthoughtfromwhich'allProgressradiates,wouldbeapriceless boon.Andallbusinesspeoplewould hailwithpleasureanythingthat wouldfacilitatethetransactionofimportantandurgentbusinesswithEurope.Cheapercableswouldtendtodo both.Butthereisanotheraspectof thequestionwecannotignore.The powersbehindthecablesareindeadly enmitytoallthatisCatholic.They nevermissanyopportunitytodiscredittheCatholicChurch.toretail everyslanderagainsthertomisrepresentandmalignherleaders.A cheapercablesystemwhichwouldleave usstillatthemercyofsuchunscrupulousenemies,wouldbeaweaponof themostdestructivekindintheir hands,andwouldcertainly'beacause ofgrievousannoyance'toCatholics. Therewouldnotbearavingfanaticin Europewhosediatribes,howeversilly andbaselessandridiculous,against theCatholicChurch.whosefoul mouthingswould notbefully reported,ifnotexaggeratedby ourcables. Norwoulditgreatly benefitusthatthesemouthingsofsavagebigotswouldheonlyscornedand ridiculedinEurope.Thecablewould magnifytheirimportanceanddistort theaccompanyingcircumstancesinto theseemingofportentiousvalue.It wouldbefullyamonthbeforerefutationscouldbetohandinAustralia bythenthemischiefwouldhh,vebeen irreparabletheAustralianfanatics, alwaysitchingforsuchsavouryor-. sels.wouldonnoconsideration,whateverforegotheworkofrepeatingand disseminatingthemintheirpropagandaoffalsehood.Theignorantandbigoted"ChristianMinisters"intheback blocksandthebarkstreetsofthe citiesofAustraliacouldbesupplied weekbyweekwithafullreportofthe fanaticfigmentsevolvedfromthebirain ofanequallyignorantandbigotedbrotherinEngland.theatheistsofParis andthesocialistanti-clericalofItaly. Ongreatandimportantoccasions, Catholicsperiodicalsmightbeable toreceivecablenewsfromCatholic agentsinEurope;buttocopewith agreattrustwhosetfmancialresources areunlimitedandwhichwoulduseits inexhaustiblesourcesagainstCatholicismwouldbebeyondthepowerof theCatholicChurchinAustralia.

With peopleofAustraliawillhavetoput theirhandsdeeplyintotheirpockets topayforthisapotheosisofrabidjingoismandImperialismrunmad.

The"SmartSet"and oneoftheirSins.

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Thereisnoonesoinsatiablycuriousabouttheseamysideoflifeas thethoroughlystraight-lacedwoman. Thesearetheparadoxicalwordsofa

MrG.Reidhasch'aracterisedMrDeakin'sattitude,ofwhichthecablesgive suchwearisomereportsas"aremarkablepieceofbluff."Mostpeople wouldheinclinedtoextendtheapplicationofthewordstotheentire conference.ConsideredfromtheviewpointofitspracticalvaluetoAustrae unschooledpoliticians,the"Coloniallia,thewordsareamostcorrectsumConference."longheraldedasthesal-naryoftheresult.Unfortunatelythe vationofthecrumblingEmpirehas, assuchthingsalwaysdo,endedasi began-withaflourishoftrumpetsand nothingmore.ToattachanysignificancetothepromiseoftheImperial Government to "consider"a fewoftherecommendationsof theColonialPremierswould-bethe veriestfolly.Suchpromisesoffuture "consideration"aregenerallyaccepted asthepolitician'sideaof"politerefuse,"ThereisoneoftheserecommendationsmadebytheColonialPremierswhich,Catholicsmiehtbejusti-

theeveningwastheVeryRev.Father Hunt,C.SS.R.,SuperioroftheRedemptoristFathersinW.A. Father Huntistakingtheplacetemporarily ofFatherLynchwhoisnowistheSt JohnofGodHospitalrecoveringfrom abriefbutsevereillness.Thefirst twoweeksofthemissionistobedevotedexclusivelytotheladiesofthe Cathedralcongregatian Theirattendanceforthefirstweekhasbeen mostcerditabletotheirreligiouszeal. Thelargenumberwhoattendthe earlymorningMassesandinstructions ismostedifying.AttheeveningdevotionstheCathedralisalwayspacked

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cleverIrish-Americanorator.Their truthhasbeenconfirmedbypractical experience. Indestructibleandinexhaustibleinquisitivenessseems,with moreorlessjustice,toberegardedas aprominentcharacteristicofwomankind.Acontemporarysaysthatany institutionestablishedfortherefuge offallenwomenorunmarriedmothers, whichisopentothepryingeyesofthe "society"womenintheworldmust necessarilybeafailure,becauseno woman,nomatterhowgreather trialsandcruelherhardships,will thinkherselfsodegradedastobecome theobjectonwhichthecrazeforgossipofhersistersmaywhetitself. Whatevertruththeremaybeinthe contention,wealtogetherdisagree withtheremedyourcontemporary wouldpropose.AninstitutionentirelycontrolledbytheStateandState officials,wouldnotobviatetheobjection.Norwoulditevenmitigate theevil.Wehavenodoubtthatthe coteriesof"society"ladieswho.becauseitmayfurnishamusement,or becauSeitis"fashionable:"andthe "rightthing,"ortodissipateennui, takeanamateurishanddilettanteinterestintheirunfortunatesisterwhose guiltisnotmerelyperhapssoblack andreprehensibleastheirown,would 'aubservetheircharitytotheircuriosityandretailovertheafternoontea cupthedetailsoftheshameandruin ofsomeunfortunatewretchwhomby theshowofafalsehumanitarianism theyhadinducedtolaybarethesecretsofhersoul.ButStateservantsarenot,merelybyreasonof theirpositionexcludedfromtheworld, orimmunefrominordinatecuriosity, orinsensibletothepleasureofwhisperingthesecret.storyofalapsethat blastsforeversomedearly-pricedreputation. Thesameobjectionlies againstaGovernmentinstitutionas againstoneconductedbyprivatecliquesinthemindofanyonewhomakes theabsolutesafeguardingofthesecretofherdisgraceaparamountconsideration.Fornopublicinstitution, andeveryStateinstitutionisnecessarilypublic,couldguaranteesuchsecrecy.Andthereisonlyoneclassof institutioncapableofdoingso.Tley arethoseconductedbythemembers ofreligiousOrder.Theseladieshave givenuptheworldtoitsfrivolities,

itscustoms,anditsevilwaysthey aredeaditsgossip is shutoutfrom themthepettyjealousiesandtheuncharitablenessthatmakepeople'nthe worldteareachotherscharactersin tatersareexcludedfromtheirlites.

ForthesakeofChrist,theyhavedevotedtheirlivestothealleviationof humanmisery,physicalandmental.

Todoanythingthatwouldbringpain totheirpatientswouldIsaviolation oftheirmostsacredlycherishedprin-

ThepupilsofSt.Joachlim'sSchool. VictoriaPark,heldaverysuccessful bazaarintheschoolhall,onWednesdayevening,May3rd.Thedecorationsofthestallsweretastefullyarrangedbythechildren,underthe supervisionofSisterBenedicta.anda goodlysumwasrealised.

Ourreaderswillhegladtohearthat thattheRev.FatherT.Masterson, whohasbeendangerouslyillforthe pastnineweeks,isnowoutofall danger.FatherMasterson'slifewas foralongtimedespairedofthathe wasenabledtorecoverheowestohis ownstrongconstitution.andtothe unremittingandnerfectattentionand caregivenhimbytheSistersofSt. JohnofGod,inwhosehospitalatSuWacoheis.Everythingthatcould bedoneforFatherMastersontheydid mostdiligentlyandpainstakingly,and itissafetosaythatinanyother institution,wherehecouldnotbeso carefullytreated.hischancesofrecoverywouldheveryslight.

TheRev.J.Phelan,ofKatanning, wnohasbeenindelicatehealthof lateisatpresentinPerth,stayingin thePalace.FatherPhelathasall preparationsmadeforbuildinganew churchatNarragin Alreadyhehas inhandhalftheentireamountofwhat thechurchwillcost.

TheRev.FatherM.O'lIallinanis engagedinbuildinganewchurchin Jannacubbine.

ciples.Todivulgeaninjurioussecret,theywouldregardnotmerelyTheRev.FatherBischofs,ofBeagle ascontrarytotheircodeofmorals, Mission,arrivedfrofrontBrooBroomeby BaytheS.S. buttheirretrievabledestructionoftheFatherBischofshasacomenlast Saturday. toPerthto workforwhichtheyhavesacrificedcompleteallthearrangementsforthe theirlives. Astoryofshamewould beassecretwiththema,sifitwerealtogetherunknown.Forthereisneitherinducementoropportunitytogossiporpalliationforthefaintestwhisperingsofscandal.

Thereasonthen,allegedbyourcontemporaryinfavorofapurelystated managedFoundlingHomeandarefuge forunmarriedmothers,furnishesanindisputableargumentinsupportofinstitutionsconductedbyreligiousOrders.Iftwosuchhomesexistedside byside,wehavenotthesmallest doubtthatnineoutofeverytenwomenwouldgotothedenomibational institution,ifthepreservationofsecrecywerethechieffactorindirecting thechoice.

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HisLordship,Dr.GibneywilladministertheSacramentofConfirmationinSt.Patrick'sChurch,Fremantle at3.30(to-morrow)Sundayafternoon. Onehundredandsixtypersons(adults andchildren)arepreparingtobeconfirmed.BesidestheinstructionimpartedbytheOblateFathersandthe teachersintheschools,publicinstructionshavebeengivenintheChurch onWednesdayeveningsduringthelast fewweeks.

TheVeryRev.P.G.Gibney,V.F., whohasbeendoingdutyinBusselton forthelasttwomonths,returnedto thePalaceonlastTuesdayevening.

ThemissionattheCathedralconductedbytheRedemptoristFathers wasopenedatthe11o'clockMass onlastSunday. TheopeningsermonwaspreachedbytheRev.Father Campbell,C.SS.R.Thepreacherin

edineightdepartments,includingthe localgovernment,congesteddistricts, andpublicworkshoards,andthenew S'sducationDepartment. HeemphasisedthattheBoardof Workscouldperformitsdutiesonlyby takingwideviewsandresistingpressure.Thepensionrightsoftheexistingpublicservantswouldbesafeguarded. AseparateIrishTreasury,under anIrishTreasurer,wouldbeestablished.withanIrishfundof£4,000,000. Thiswouldincludethe22,000.000now spentontheeightdepartments.with anadditional265.000nerannumfrom theBritishtaxpayer,whichwasdue tothelargeexpenditure,andwould bechargedontheconsolidatedfund: andfinally,21.450,000forlocalgrants tohepaidbytheIrishTreasuryand administeredbytheCouncil.Anyact ofunduepreferenceshowntoant-religiousdenominationwouldheinvalidated. Parliament'sfinalauthority -wassecured,empoweringtheLordLieutenanttoreservetheCouncil'sresoltitionsfortheKing'sascent.CatholicswouldheeligibleforthepositionofLord-Lieutenant.

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departureoftheSistersofSt.John ofGod.whohavevolunteeredforBeagleBay. Asnosteamercallsat BeagleBayontheordinarytrip,itis necessaryforFatherBischofstomake specialarrangementsforasteamerto canattheMissionwiththeSisters. Heexpectsthateverythingwillbe readybytheendofthemonth.The dateoftheSisters'departurewillbe aboutMay25.

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Mr.JohnRedmond,theNationalist leader,receivedthebillwithaqualifiedapproval.Hedisapprovedofthe nominatedmembers,butacceptedthem inthehopeofallayingthefearsofthe minority.Hewouldwithhbldhisfinal judgmentofthebill,butwouldnot repelanydeviceforlesseninghiscountrymen'ssufferings.

TheIrishUnionistsvehementlydenouncedthemeasure,predictingthat itwouldleadtoreligiousstrife,and thattheminoritywouldbeatthe mercyofthepermanentCatholicmajority.

AUNIONISTPRESSVIEW.

Mr.Balfour,leaderoftheOpposition,saidhedoubtedwhetherMr.Birrellregarded his preposterous scheme'seriously.Ilepredictedthat itwouldproveunworkable,andlead toconstantfriction.Besides,it wouldnotrelievetheHouseofCommonsofonehour'swork,andwould notsatisfyanyparty,butwouldbe usedtofurthertheNationalists'ends. :0: PROPOSEDADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL. SEPARATEIRISHTREASURY.

London,May8.

IntheHouseofCommonsyesterday theGovernment'slong-promisedmeasuredealingwiththequestionofIrish Governmentwasintroducedbythe ChiefSecretary,Mr.Birrell.The measure,theAdministrativeCouncil (Dublin)Bill,wasreadthefirsttime by416votesto121,,aftertheclosure hadbeenapplied.

InhisintroductoryremarksMr.Birrellsaidthatthebilldidnotcontain atouch,trace,hint,orsuggestionof anynewlegislativepowerorauthority,addingthatParliamentwouldremainmajesticallyunaffectedbyits provisions.Heexplainedthatthe onlywayinwhichthemeasurecould leadtoalargerpolicywasbyaffordingatriumphantproofofthecapacity oftheIrishmassesforgoverningthemselvesandthe,minority,ablyandimpartially.Eighty-twomembersof theCouncilwouldbeelectedbythe electorsoftheLocalGovernment Board.and24wouldbenominated, withtheUnder-Secretarytothe Lord-Lieutenantaddedasex-officio member. TheCouncilwouldhave completecontrolover,andwouldexercise thepowersnoworhereaftervest-

The"Times"saysthathadtheNationalistsopenlyexultedinthebillas aclearsteptoalargerpolicy,they wouldnothavebeenplayingupto theirpartners.ItwasinentireaccordancewithSirHenryCampbellBannerman'spolicytoarmthemwith aneffectively,thoughskilfully-disguised engine,enablingthemtoprosecute theiraims.

IRISHNATIONALISTSANDTHE PREMIERS,

BANQUETINLONDON.

London,May7.

TheIrishNationalistmembersofthe HouseofCommonsentertainedthe visitingPremiersatabanquetlast night.Amongthosepresentwere LordLorehurn,theLordChancellor Mr.A.Birrell,ChiefSecretaryforIrelandMr.JohnMorley,Secretaryof StateforIndia;andMr.Winston Churchill,ParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryfortheColonies.

Mr.JohnRedmond,whopresided, expressedtheIrishParty's gratitude totherepresentatives of thecolonies fortheunvaryingsympathytheyhad showntoIreland.

Messrs.HealyandFontaineainnouncethattheyhaveaddedtotheir stocksoftailoring,hats,ties.and underwearconsiderablyduringthepast week.TheirPerthshop(412Haystreet)isrepletewitheveryarticleof thelatestandnewestrequiredbygentlemen.whiletheirFremantlebranch easilymaintainsitswell-earnedrepu- tationastheleadinghouseatthe Port. Patternsandmeasurement formswillbesenttocountryclients.

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(BYTHEMOSTiREV.DR.GIBNEY).

ThefollowingarticlebytheMost Rev.Dr.Gibney,appearedinthe PerthdailiesonWednesdaylast:'Itisnotmypurposeinreverting tothequestionofthetreatmentofthe nativesinWesternAustralia,toagain reviewthepast;thathasbadsufficient exposure.Myobject-andIthinkI maybepardonedforit,becausethe creditoftheStateisstillinvolved-is todrawattentiontothelethargyof theauthoritiesinthedirectionofpreventingasontinuanceoftheabuses thatwereexposedonlytwoyearsago. Iwillleaveoutofthequestionthe barbaritiesofthepast-Ionlydesire toalludetotheconditionsthatexist atthepresenttime,andfromwhat canliegathered.arelikelytocontinue toexistunlesssomecompellingforce isusedtobringaboutthechangethat allwishtoseeeffected.Istheimportantfactforgottenthattheland weare,livinginwasoriginallythe propertyofthenatives,andthatwe havenotcompensatedthemforhaving appropriatedit?Somewillsaythat wearerecompensingthembyvoting £10.000yearlytowardstheirmaintenance.buthowfarwillthatamountgo whenit.isrememberedthattheknown populationofthenativeswhoarein contractwith'whitesnumbers12,000? From

ThisMunificientAmount

quotedwemustdeductadministrative expenses,andthenativeswillhaveleft perhaps15s.perheadperannum. Therearethousandswhodonotbenefittotheslightestextentfromthe vote,anddriven,astheyfreqUently are.tocommitactsofdepredation, arrestsfollow,andthencommencethe barbarouspracticeswhichhavebeen exposedoften,butwhich.inspiteof everything,arepermittedtoform partofasystemthat.haseverything tocondemnit.Whydoesitcontinue? Itmusthebecausetheblackisnotregardedasafellow-heingbythose whosedutyitistoprotectandhelp himmenwhoarenotinanysense humane.ThetarnishonthereputationoftheStatestillremains,and nothingisbeingdonetoremove' Whatanopinionmustoutsidershave formedofus?OnlyrecentlyDrKlaatsch,inapaperhereadbeforetheAdelaideCongress,alludedtonativeatrocitiesthatexistedinWesternAustralia.Thisscientist,likeDr.Roth, conductedinvestigationsinournorthernparts.andlearnedwhatothers knew,andherelatedtotheCongress hisconclusions.Thestatementswere allowedtogoouttotheworldunchallenged,andsoitmustbegathered thatthey.carried

TheHallMarkofApproval.

Indeed,itisadmittedthatarelicof barbarismintheshapeofchainingthe nativesbytheneck,stillexists.True, theGovernment,afterthedisclosures

A. madebyDr..Roth,decidedthatlighter chainsshouldheused,butthesystem isstillinhumane,andrevealsthefact thatbecauseoftheircolourtheseunfortunatepeopleareshewnnoformof mercy.Ihaveknowninstancesof therepeatedslaughterofnatives,and asthesehaveoccurredduringmy periodofresidenceintheStatethey cannothealludedtoasancienthistory. ButasfarasIknowthedecadenceof theracein,morerecenttimesisnot altogetherduetothiscause. The countrywhichyieldedthemsupport hasbeentakenfromthem.notonlyin WesternAustralia,hutthroughoutthe continent,and

NoAdequateReturn

hasbeenmadetothem.Inmany directions,especiallyintheNorthern Territory,settlershavetakenupextensiverunsfartheirsheepandcattle. Thekangaroo.'possum.andwildfowls. etc.,onwhichthenativeswereaccustomedtolivesoondisappeared.They areoftentoldtoclearoff.whichthey arereluctanttodo.Anyonewitha humanheartwouldcrypity.Ifthey remaintheymuststarveiftheykill asheentheygotoprison! Iftheygo intotheterritoryoftheothertribes

Stateaskingthatthebodiesthatwere doingnobleworkamongthenative raceshouldreceiveduerecognition. Thispetitionwasdirectedbymetothe thenSecretaryofStatefortheColonies(theMarquisofRipon),towhose lotfelltheappointmentofaGovernor forthiscolony.Mr.GerardSmithhisnominee-onwhomwasconferreda title,wasentrustedwithmypetition. SoonafterhisarrivalintheStatehe sentforandgavemealongdissertationanthenativequestion,concluding withtheinformationthathewould formulateouestionsandsubmitthemto theSuperioroftheNewNorciaNative Mission-theRightRev.Dr.Sails-adotheywillbespeared!Ofalltheseevilsandmyself,concerningtheworkthat heprisonhasthegreatestterrorforhadbeendone,andaskingusto them.Thearrestiswhattheioormakesuggestions. lathescall"war,"anditistrulya warforthem.Theyareterrorised.TheseQuestionswereneverframed Irrestedindiscriminatelyoften,chain-iftheywere,theydidnotseethelight edtooneanother,andthentotheofday,forwhichIreprovedhim.Sir necksofthepolicehorses.VeryGerardSmith.however,soughtinOdomtheyescapeconviction,roarn,roaofformationfromsourcesthatcouldnot themdonotknowforwhatoffence,bereliedupon,eitherfromthepoint theygetimprisonmentfortears,ioldofviewofaccuracyorexperience. arekeptinchainsdayandnight.Alc.,:4 TheMissionreferredto ofthemdonotlivelongattertleir arrestburialsfromthenativeprisons are.therefore,common.Treatment.of thisdescriptiontodumbanimalswould becountedgrosscruelty,yettothe nativesitisclaimedtohewhatthe lawdemands.Andthis,too.toarace ofaboriginalhumanityoccupyingthe north-westofthisState,whichcan boastof'beingphysicallywellformed men,and,asI.canbearwitness, HONEST,KINDHEARTED,AND MORAL.

Ithasbeensuggestedthatreserves shouldheestablishedwhereintokeep theoffenders,butapparentlytheidea hasnotcommendeditselftothosein authority,fornothingmorethanthe suggestionmadetwoyearsagohas everbeenheard.This,andthelike behaviourofthewhitestowardsthe nativesislargelyresponsibleforthe rapidextinctionoftherace.Inthe sixties.whenIcoveredagreatdealof thesettledpartsofthisl'erritoty.nativesweretohemetwithinevery direction.To-daythereisnot a signoftheminornearthesettleddistricts,exceptoccasionallyinisolated places. Whathasbecomeofthem? Theyhave t

Starvation.

Thelandstheyusedtocalltheirsbecameoccupiedbywhites,andthe game,etc.,onwhichthenativeslived disappeared,andasIhavestated,if theytookalambtosupplyfoodinsteadofthevanishedkangaroo,they wereimprisoned.TheStatehasnot assistedtopreservetheraceonthe contraryithas'donemuchtowardsits annihilation.Butforthegrandwort; performedbytheBenedictinessince 1846.whentheyestablishedamission, -itisdifficulttoconjecturewhatmight havebefallenmanyofthenativeswho cameunderthebenefieientcontrolof thisorganisation.TheBenedictines' successwiththeaborigineswasassured fromtheveryinceptionoftheirwork vetaGovernmentthatcalleditself Paternalmadeanallowanceofthe beggarlysumof£200perannum. Therewere

OtherMissionsEstablished atvariouscentresbyotherreligious denominations.viz..at\Vanneroo.York pusselton.Albany.etc.,butfromthese thenativesreapednobenefit.Itwas thosewhoweregiventhemisnomerof custodianswhogainedtheadvantage. Thenativescouldnotbeinducedto leavetheirparticularhaunts,andconsequentlyrefusedtogonearthese places.IknewofoneoftheseinstitutionsthatreceivedfromtheAborigines ProtectionBoard2100perannumfor themaintenanceof threenative children.

Priorto1897theaborigineswere controlledbyanon-politicalBoardof fivegentlemennominatedbytheGovernor.hutbyanactofParliamentthe Boardwasabolishedanditspower vestedinaMinisteroftheCrown,underwhosecontrolthedepartmentwas placed.TheBoardhadatitsdisposal thesumof£5,000annually,buta ereatdealofthatamountwasspent insalaries.TheBoardrefusedconsistentlytogiveadequatesupporttowardsthe

EducationandMaintenance

Dr.Roth,andstilllaterbytheGermanscientist,Dr.Klaatsch.Nevertheless,theChiefProtectorofNatives,oneconomicgroundsIsuppose, defendsitashumane.TheChiefProtectorcannotsatisfactorilyperform hisdutieswithoutmakingfrequentvisitstothelocalitiesinthedifferent partsoftheStatewherethenatives areknowntoexistinnumbers.Indeed,hehasdonenothing.andthe conditionofthenativesremainsa gravereflectionupontheadministrar tianoftheState.

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THEPROPOSEDBAZAAR.

AtBeagleBay

wasestablishedsome16yearsago.and thechildrenthatcameunderitscontrolprovedthemselvestobeveryintelligent,learningtoreadandwritein anincreditablyshorttime.TheAborigines'.ProtectionBoard,andmorerecentlytheProtector,couldnotbeinducedtogivemorethan4dadayfor thesupportofthesechildren,Towards thecloseofhisAdministration.however,thethenPremier.Mr..James,set hissealtothegrantofisperda,yfor eachchild,thesameallowanceashad beengiventotheChurchofEngland Half-CasteInstitutionontheSwan. Subseuuently,Mr.Jamesgranted9d perdayfortheagedandinfirmnatives.Theseamountswerenotpaidto theMissionauthoritiesuntiltowards thecloseoftheRasonGovernment. Whilethisinstitutionisdoingsplendid workamongthechildrenoftheFat North:theexistenceofthelittleones inmoresoutherlyportionsoftheState appearstohavebeenforgotten,viz., Roehourne,Onslow,andCarna'rvon:no effortwhateverismadetoteachor trainthemtobecomeusefulneoplein themannerthatisbeingdoneat BeagleBay.TheGovernmentnow ThreatenstoReducetheGrant, whichhasonlybeengivenforaterm oftwoandahalfyears.Theanswer invariablygivenastothereasonis thattheexpensewouldbetoogreat. Butletmeaskwhethertheauthorities haveforgottenthatthelandwehave takenfromthesepeopleisto-day worthmanymillionssterling,andthat itdidnotcostanythingtoacquire TwomissionariesfromBeagleBayare atpresentrequestingaidintheEasternStatestoenablethemtosupport thenativechildrenundertheircarebecausetheWesternAustralianGovernmentrefusestheminimumretqloired tosupportthem.For16yearsin thisfarNorthernplace,wherethe conditionsoflifeareanythingbut pleasant.,ahandofmissionarieshave carriedontheself-sacrificingworkof administeringtothewantsofthenativesandcaringforandcivilisingtheir youngwithoutrewardfromtheState, whosemanifestdutyitwastorender assistance.Fewpeopleknowthehardshipsandtrialsthatarebeingundergoneinconnectionwiththecivilisation of-theaboriginesinthisplace.

AcommunityofnunsoftheOrder ofSt.JohnofGod,nineinnum'oer, havevolunteeredto

GiveTheirServicesand.Their Lives

toteachthechildrenandtrainthewomen.Whethertheyanlivewilldepetalontheamountofassistancethe Governmentwillgive.Itisadmitted onallhandsthatitismoreexpensive toliveinthetropicalNorththanitis downSouth.Besidesallowingthe smallpittanceofIsperdayforeach childkeptandtaughtbythenuns, thereshouldbeasufficientallowance giventhemtomaintainthemselves. TheyleaveforBeagleBayMission,accompaniedbyoneoftheMissionary priestsduringthepresentmonth The BARBAROUSPRACTICEOF CHAINING

thehelplesscreaturesonetoanother, invia,andthentothenecksqfthe horses,oughttohestoppedbytheImperialGovernment.Manyofthemare innocent-certainly notcaughtin delicto.andonlycountedguiltyinthe opinionofthesquattersandofthe policeman.Thechainingofthena-

oftheblackchildrenattheBeagle BayMission-theonlymissionestablishedinthewholeoftheNorth-West. TherefusaltogiveadequateStateassistancewaspersistent.andsoeventuallyitwasconsideredadvisableto forwardapetitiontotheSecretaryofLiveshasbeenroundlycondemnedby

AmeetingofladieswasheldonWednesdayeveningintheParochialHall, Fremantle,toorganiseabazaarfor thereductionofthedebtonSt.Patrick'sChurch. Ladiesrepresenting thetownandsuburbsattendedthe meeting,andarrangementswerecome toforholdingabazaarintheFremantleTownHall.onNovember6th, andthefollowingdays.TheRev.Fr. Cox,0.M.I.,whowassupportedbythe Rev.Frs.Wheeler,Smyth,andMc('allion.showedreasonforthetaking ofstepstoreducetheheavydebton thechurch.Happilyprogresshad beenmade,butthedebtstillstoodat £5813,whiletheusualreceiptswere fallingoff.Therearetohesixstalls atthebazaar.andeveryeffortwillbe madetorealisesuccess.

THEDUBLINEXHIBITION. OPENINGPROCEEDINGS.

MESSAGEFROMKINGEDWARD.

London,May6.

TheDublinInternationalExhibition wasopenedonSaturday.

Mr.CameronrepresentedNewZealandinthepreliminaryprocessionwith representativesofCanada,Italy,and othercountries.

HisMajestytheKingtelegraphed trustingthattheexhibitionwouldbe asuccess,andthatitwoulddemonstrateIreland'sinternationalprogress. TheEarlofAberdeen.Lord-LieutenantofIreland,interpretedHisMajesty'smessageasonepregnantwith soliditudeforthedevelopmentofIreland'sresourcesineverydirection.

NewSouthWalesandWesternAustraliahavesmallcollectionsofexhibitsattheDublinInternational Show.

IANMACLAREN:

London,May7.

TheRev.Dr.JohnWatson.who wroteunderthenomede.plumeofIan Maclaren.diedatMt.Pleasant,in Iowa,U.S.A.,yesterdayfrombloodpoisoningfollowingontonsilitis.

(TheRev.Dr.JohnWatson(Ian Maclaren)wasbornatMaamningtree, Essex,onNovember3,1850,andenteredtheministryofthePresbyterian Churchin1874.Underhispenname andunderhisownnamehewasthe authorofalargenumberofpublications).

AlthoughDr.WatsonwasaPresbyterianMinister.heoftenstoodonthe platformatCatholicbazaarsAndother CatholicfunctionscarriedoutonbehalfofthepoorandoutcastofEngland,andhisvoicewasoftenraised inappealforassistancetoCatholic institutionsengagedinnecessarycharitablework.

Averyhandsomecatalogueofautumnandwinterfashionshasjustbeen issuedbythewell-knownBonMarche Stores,ofHay-street,Perth.The coverisverystrikinglygotupina modernconventionaldesign.withpanelsfortwoelegantexamplesofthe season'ssmarteststyles. The insidepagesarerepletewithinterestinginformationonallmatterspertainingtocorrectdressingforthe comingseason,andareadmirablyillustratedwithfinehalftoneengravingsofthegoodsmentioned. Aparticularlyfinecollectionofladiescostumesandcloaksisnoticeable,and otherdepartmentsarewellrepresented. Someverysmartfursare shown. Copiesofthishandsome bookletmayheobtainedonapplication.orwillbemistedtoanyaddress onreceiptofrequest.

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THEIRISHALONEAREPURE.

Inoneofhissermonsonthe"Sins oftheSmartSet,"FatherVaughan paysahightributetotheIrishtare. Spealaneoftherevoltingsecretmurderofchildren,hesays: Andwhilethesepracticesaregoing onthebirth-rateisdecreasing,and infantmortalitygrowing,untilithas reachedatotalofone-fourthofthe deathsinEngland.Mybrethren, wearetoldthatallsortsofevils arebecomingprevalent.Blindness, skin.hone,andnervousdisordersare spreadingoverthelandlikeagrowingulcer.Andthisistheoutputof peopletowhomGodhasbeentoo kind.Belovedbrethrenwearetold thatdrunkennessamongmenisdecreasing,whileintemperanceamong women-especiallyintheirclubs-isincreasing.Ireadtheotherday-and, whethertrueornot,itwaswritten byonewhoprofessestoknow-that wealthybusinessmenandleisuredmen axe,inthemain,impure,andwomen, tojudgebytheirconversation,areno better,Bravemenandpurewomen; wherearethey? TheyliveinIreland.AllthegreattownsofEnglandareonthedowngrade.Ireland, (lodblessher,stillgivestheEtupire purewomenandbravemen;andIrelandisthemostCatholiccountryin theworld,withthemostCatholic capital. Mayourunionwithher neverrelax,foritisfromherweget ourblessings. IcarenotwhatEnglishmanmaycontradictme. Iam talkingofthesupernaturalbeforeGod. IfEnglandandIrelandwereweighed inthebalanceofthesanctuary,Englandthenwouldlooksmall. My brethren,letusrealisethestateof things.ItseemstomethatEngland, withFrance.withthisententecordialeembrace.isonaslimy.slippery incline.Itmustend:ifwearenot lookingtooursoulsspaidily.itmust endwherefornicators,adulterers,followersofunnaturalhaidtsgo-inthe bottomlesspit. amheretowarn. Whenwehearofanydiseasethatis comingonthecountrywearewarned. Apriestmaynotwarn? Iintendto wane Myvoiceistowarnyou againsttheseevilsthatareinour midst.Rallyroundthebravemen andpurewomenofEnglandwhowant tosavecarcountryfromdeserving thenameshehasontheContinent ofbeingthenurseryofviceforEurope. TalkofFrance.talkofItaly.talkof Spain.talkofSouthAmerica We canmatchthem.andiftherewasan internationalprizeforviceIbelieve mycountrywouldcarryitoff. I speak.thesewordsofwarninit.Itmay notheneededforyou.butIspeak outleaauseTlovemyGodandmy country.andIseeitisplayingthe partofTiered."

PRIZEESSAY.

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WecallattentiontotheCatholic schoolstothetwoprizesofferedby theA.N.A.totheschoolchildrenof W.A.forthebestcompetitionessay onasubjectwhichallinAustralia, nativehornandotherwisehavegreatIVatheart.Theprizesaregivenfor theverylaudableobjectofencouragingthestudyofAustralianhistory.

TheA.N.A.haveissuedthefollowingcircular:-

"TheAustralianNatives'Association

OffersPrizesforanEssayon TheAdvancementofAustralia duringthepasttwentyyears.'

FirstPrizeBooksbyAustralian Authorstovalue£33s. SaaondPrizeBooksbyAustralian Authorstovalue£1ls.

CONDITIONS

TheEssayisopentochildrenunder 15yearsattendinganyschoolinWest Australia(publicorprivate), Itmustbewrittenonfoolscap(one sideonly),andsentto'TheGeneral SecretaryA.N.A..Mechanics'Institute,Perth,'notlaterthan1stOctober,1907.

TheEssayshallbesignedbya'nomde-plume'whichshallalsohemarked onanenvelopeinwhichthewriter's fullnameandaddressistobegiven. Afullystampedandaddressedenvelopeorwrappershouldheencasedif thewriterwishestheEssayreturned. Theheadteacheroftheschoolwhich thewriterattendsmustcertifythat. theessayistheunassistedproduction Ofthepupil.

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Mr.J.S.Battye,B.A.,L.L.B.,of thePerthPublicLibrary,haskindly consentedtoactasjusge."

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Mr.P.O'Meara,MidlandJunction, 31-3-07,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo., 14s9dMr.C.Rhoden,Yalgoo,31-307,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,7s3d Rev.FatherHallinan,Newcastle,St. Patrick'sDayNo.,lOsMr.T.M. Quinlan,Perth,31-3-07,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,4s;Rev.FatherCrowley,NorthPerth,31-3-07,andStPatrick'sDayNo.,4s:Mr.Cooling,VictoriaPark,30-6-07,andSt.Patrick's DayNo.,7s3d;Mr.Hayes,Perth, 31-3-07,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo., 7s3d;Mrs.McCarthy,Boulder,31-307,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,4s; Mr.T.Hewitt,Davyhurst,31-3-07, andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,£24s6d Mr.J.Moriarity,Bridgetown,31-3-07, andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,,21.4s9d Mrs.P.Kelly,Perth.31-347,andSt. Patrick'sDayNo..,lOs6d;Mr.C. Reardon,Bodallin,31-4-07,andSt. Patrick'sDayNo..4s:Mr.A.Hill, Kalgoorlie,30-4-07,andSt.Patrick's DayNo.,£210; 'Mr.G.J.Brett. Jolimont,31-3-07,andSt.Patrick's No.4s:Mr.F.Yates.Northam,31,3-07 andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,17s9d: Mrs.Corbett.MidlandJunction,31-307,andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,7s3d: Mr.J.A.Urnuhart,Coolup,31-3-07, andSt.Patrick'sDayNo.,4s.

membersbeingpresent.Mr.S.Gilbertson,President,inthechair. Mr.D.Butlerwaselectedafull benefitandMr.J.J.Holahananhonorarymemberofth'ebranch.Both wereinitiatedbythePresident. Thesecretaryreportedontheeuchre partyanddancewhichwasheldat King'sHall,beingagreatsocialsuccess,andthebranchmanagementfund willbemateriallybenefitedbythe financialresultthereof.Theeuchre gameswereverycloselycontested,the ladiesprizeinparticularcausingatie betweentwoyoungladies,who.while playingoff,becamesointenselyexcited,thatneitherknewwhohadwon untiltheyreferredtoanuninterested spectatorforhisdecision.TheRita terawardedtheprize-abeautifulbiscuitbarrel-toMrs.Tonkin. The lady'sboobyprizewasWQD,byMiss McCarthy.Thegent.'sprizewaswon byMr.Wm.Moncrief,andthebooby byMr.C.O'Leary,whotowfullyten minutestounravelitsmysteriesamid roarsoflaughter.TheRev.Father Verling.whopresentedtheprizesto thesuccessfulwinners,inashortpithyspeech,expatiatedonthemerits andbenefitstobederivedfrommembershipintheHibernianSociety,and exhortedthemenoftheparishtobecomemembersassoonaspossible. Dancingwasindulgedinuntil12p.m. tothesplendidmusicofMr'A.Kerr's Band. Anothereuchrepartyand dancewillbeheldabouttheendof June. ThelecturetobegivenbyFather VerlingonSt.Columbkillewillbeil-

respecttothedeceased.Animpres- siveservicewasgivenatthegrave bytheRev.FatherBriody,atthe oonclusionofwhichtheRev.Father paidatributetothequalitiesofthe deceasedwhichhadmadehimathan amongmen,andthefriendofthose withwhomhecameincontactthat thismanhoodwasshowninhishome; but.inthathomewastohefoundtoo, truepeaceandhappinessitwasa Christianhome.andnowthatwehad seenhisremainsloweredintothe grave.wesawhisseparationfromall worldlygoodsbutthatgravehadits consolationforhisnaturallysorrowfulwife.whoknew,thathehadgone toenjoythetreasurehehadlaidup forhimselfinHeavenduringlife,and thatifitwerethentoassuageher sorrows.shewouldnotaskhim hack.Thenheaskedthosewhowere hisfriendsinlifetobemindful of himindeath,showingfromreason andthescripturethat"Itistherefore aholyandwholesomethoughtto prayforthedeadthattheymaybe loosedfromsins"(II.Mac.XII,43). ThechiefmournerswereliraAlice Kearnev.DanielandMrs.McCarthy. Amongthemanyhandsomefloraltributessentbyfriendsandneighbours wasawreathfronttheW.G.F.M.U..of whichdeceasedwasamemberone fromtheH.A.C.I3.Society.andtwo fromtheemployeesoftheLillymine.

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TowinduptheEasterCarnivalin aidofthebuildingfundoftheCatholicChurch,agrandballwasheldin thenewchurchhall,andprovedin everywayagreatsuccess.

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HIGH-CLASSTAILORING andMERCERY.

HibernianInterstate Conference.

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Thefirstbiennialmeetingofthe aboveSocietytobeheldinWestern Australiawillopenofficiallyatthe HibernianIlall,Perth,onWednesday next,May15th. TheE.D.officers andinter-stateDeputieswillarrive perR.M.S.OrtonaandS.S.Grantala. TheWestAustralianDistrictBoard havearrangedaseriesofentertainmentswiththesupportofthecoastal branches. Civicreceptionswillbe tenderedtothevisitorsontheirarrivalbytheFremantleandPerthCity Councils.Wednesdaynight.theStar oftheSeabranch.Fremantle,areentertainingthemattheNationalHotel.ThursdaynighttheDistrict Boardaretenderingthemasmoke socialattheHibernianHall,Perth. OnFridaynighttheywillbethe guestsoftheCelticClubandon Sundaynight,May19th.thePerth branchwillentertainthem.AllHibernianeareexpectedtoassistthe boardintenderingtheirbrothervisitorsa"CeadMilleFailthe."

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Theusual.fortnightlymeetingofthe abovebranchwasheldatSt.Joseph's SchoolroomonThursday,May2nd allofficersandalargeattendanceof

lustratedwithlanternviewsofIrish sceneryofthegreatSaint'sbirthplaceandthescenesofhismissionary labors.Soasnottoclashaal,the smokesocialgivenbytheDistrict BoardintheHibernianHall,Perth,to themembersoftheExecutiveDirectory,thedatehasbeenfixedforthe deliveryofthelectureforWednesday, May16th. Abumperattendanceis expected.

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(FROMOURCORRESPONDENT.)

Kanowna.May3.

Yesterdayafternoontheremainsof arespectedtownsman.thelateW. Kearney.wereinterredintheCatholic portionoftheKanownaCemetery.Thebodywascarriedfronthislate residencetotheCatholicChurchby membersoftheHibernianSociety. andafterashortservicethecortege wendeditswaytothecemetery,headedbytheofficersandmembersofthe W.G.F.M.U.andemployeesofthe Lillymine,wheredeceasedhadbeen employed. ThenfollowedtheHibernianSociety,membersofwhichacted aspallbearers.Afterthemourners followedalargenumberofpersonal friends,amongstwhomwerethemanageroftheLongTunnelmine,Walhalla,whoisonavisittoKalgoorlie, andMr.C.Perry,ofMenzies,bothof whom,andmanyothers.journeyedto Kanownatopaytheirlasttributeof

Duringthecourseoftheeveningthe drawingoftheartuniontool:placein thepresenceoftherepresentativemen ofthedistrict.Thiswasthemeans ofdrawingalargegatheringfromall parts-Northam,Dowerin,GrassValley,etc.-upwandsof200peoplebeing present.Everybodywasinhopesof winningaprize,asthetickets,tenin numbercorrespondingtothetenprizesontheartunionbookswerebeing putintotheballotbox,butunfortunatelyitwaspossibleonlyforten tobeabletoclaimprizes,andfour ofthosehappenedtobeintheroom atthetime,namely,thewinnersof thefirst,third,fifth,andseventhprizes.Mrs.Adams,CareMrs.H.A. Slater,Granville,claimed1stprize withticketNo.393;3rdprize,Miss MayEaton,Margerin,No.27335th prize,Win.G.Slater,Goomalling Ilouse,No.20057thprize,T.F. Elliott,GoomallingHotel,No.3403; 2ndprize,No.30234th,No.1347; 6th.No.11578th,No.2016;9th, No.815; 10th,No..1376.Prizes canbeobtainedbyforwardingthewinningtickettotheHon.Sec.,Mr.WilliamSlater,Goomalling.

Attheconclusionofthedrawingthe Rev.FatherHoyneexpressedinafew wordshisgratitudetoallwhoassistedandhelpedinanywaytobringthe !Apartososuccessfulaconclusion. Consideringthatitwasthefirstof itskindandnewtothepeopleofthe district,itwasverysatisfactory,and itssuccesswouldencouragethepeople todoeven:betterin.thefuture.It wasannouncedthatafterallexpenses therewasanettprofitof£2327s4d', whichclearedoffthechurchdebtand leftaconsiderablebalanceonhandfor futurebuildingpurposes.

Considerablestirhasbeencaused intheNorthofEnglandrecentlyby theactionoftheProtestantArchbishopofYorkinforbiddingoneofhis ministerstospeakinaWesleyancha- pel.Theministerhadnocoursebut tocomply,buthe"gotoneback"on theArchbishopbytellinghisGrace thatthemenheproposedtospeakto wereoutsidethereachofAnglican worship,andaskingwhethertheArchbishopcouldadvisehisclergyhowto "recoverthesegoodpeopletothe Prayer-bookandtheirparishchurches."Theincidentshowstheimpos- sibilityofthePrOteetantposition. TheNonconformistsareconsistent Protestantstoadegree.eachMail thinkingforhimselfanddoingwhathe pleases,buttheAnglicans,when.they attempttocombinetheProtestant ideaofprivatejudgmentwiththeCatholicprinciplesofregularityandauthority,areattemptingtheimpossible. andthepresentincidentisonlyanotherproofofthehopelessnessoftheir task.

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Ih'ringtheproceedingsattheannual ConferenceoftheSocialDemocratic FederationatCarlisletherehasbeen gdiscussionontheunemployed,in courseofwhichbitterattackswere madeonMr.JohnBurnsas PresidentoftheLocalGovernment Board.Aresolutionwasadoptedassertingthatunemploymentisdueto theprivateownershipoflandandcapital,andthatthisisthemostimportantquestionfortheLabourParty. * 4.

Effortsmadebyreformsocietiesin Englandtogetalawabolishingthe barmaidhavedisclosedthat27,000 girlsareemployedinthebar-roomsin theUnitedKingdomandatleast 7500inLondon. Mostofthemare under'25yearsofageandabove16. Salariesvaryfrom5sto14saweek.

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Agrimtaleoftheseacomesfrom Iceland,whencecamethesea-kingsin daysofold.TheKingTyge,a Leithschooner,waswreckedontheice offtheinhospitablecoastoftheNorthernisland.andtwentyofthecrew perishedintheArcticSea.Thecaptain.tenpassengers,twoseamen,and astewardesssurvivedaterriblegale. andmanagedtogetashore.exhausted andbenumbed.Thishasbeenasad winterfortherelativesofmany"who godownintotheseainships."

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Thepeasants'insurrectioninRoumania.thoughsubsidinginsome quarters,continuesinother's.Atenant hasbeencrucifiedbyamobatNegoy. 4'*

TheemigrationstatisticsofIrelandfor1906showthattheemigrants wholeftIrishportsduringtheyear numbered35,918,givinganincreaseof 4.746ascomparedwith'thefiguresfor 1905.

Mr.DawsonBurnsestimatesthat lastyear86milliongallonsofalcohol wereconsumedintheUnitedKingdomtwogallonsperheadofthepo- pulatinn.

WhereisPerth?-The"Yorkshire WeeklyPost"ofFebruary26gives theeditorsofotherjournalsalesson inAustraliangeography,thus:-"The chesschampionshipofNewZealandhas beenwonbyMr.W.S.Viner,thepresentchampionofAustralia,witha scoreef out.of19. Thesecond place'wastakenbyMr.SpencerCracke.nthorpofSydney(sic)with15 points.Mr.Vineshailsfrom:'estle andcertainchesseditorsshouldnote thatPerthisinSouthAustralia,and not.astheyhavestated,inNewZealand."

On.GoodFridaymorningascse.the propertyofMt.PatrickCleary,Claremorris,gavebirthtoacalfwithtwo heads.Thecalfwasabnormally large,andsurvivedonlyaboutten minutes.Thefreakhastwoseparate bodiesweldedtogetherbyasolid streakofbone.andtwodistinctbasis hones.twotailsandtwonecks,perfectlyformedwithheadsfullylevelopedandtheformationjustalike.The mostremarkablefeatureoftheAnimal isthesymmetryofthenecksand heads.Mr.Clearyhastakenthecalf toDublintohepreservedforeshi;;I: tionpurposes.

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Hastheregionoftheairbeenconqueredatlast? FromAmericacome wonderfulstoriesoftheWrightBrothers.who,ontheirownaeroulane, performcircularflightsofmanymiles aseasily,swiftly,andsafelyasswallowsonthewing.FromFrancethe newsismoremodestandmoreauthentic.Theaeroplaneachievedagreat triumphoveritstival,theballoon. whenitconvertedM.SantosDumont, whoinhisdirigibleballoon,flewmound Paris.Hehasalreadyachievedconsiderablesuccesswiththeaeroplane, whichhenowbelievestobethetrue methodofaerialnavigation.Buthe hasarivalinanotherbrilliantyoung high-flyer.namedM,Vula.who,after threeyears'studyandwork,hasdevisedanaeroplaneresemblingagreatwhitehatwithoutstretchedwings. withwhichhehasmadesomesuccessfulexperiments.thelatestthe mostremarkable.

SpeakingatNormantononTuesday, April2,Mr.FredHall,M.P.,saidthe sceneshehadwitnessedoutsidethe HouseofCommonshadconvincedhim thatthesuffragetteswereadisosace totheirsex.Theiraction,nsteadof forwarding,wouldretardthe"'slating ofsuffragetowomen.Hehad1een censured,butitwaslikethewateren aduck'sbacksHewasnotamachine andnovoterinNormantonerany otherdivisionshoulddriveiInt. Afterlisteningtoadebateheoould voteashisjudgmentdictated,andat thepropertimehewouldbeableto givegoodreasonsforhisactions.

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Mr.Perk'sloyaltyto"no:ionely ravenonthewithered..ranch"ispa- thetic.Heassuresusthatthe,rumberofravenworshippersisstillquite large,andimpliesthatitincludes sevenmembersoftheGovernmentresponsiblefortheScottishLandBill, againstwhichtheravencroakedas lugubriouslyasagainstHomeRule. Weshouldlikeabetterauthoritybeforeassumingsuchromanticattachmenttoalostcauseandalostleader."Thewitheredbranch"ofthe LiberalLeagueisstillaquiteexcellentshillelagh,inMr.Perks,opinion. "Eventsmaysoonprove"thatand eventsmayprovethatawithered branchis,afterall,awitheredbranch. andnottobetrustedasaweaponof offence. ThesixLiberalLeaguers whoarecomfortablyhousedunder theBannermanumbrella.despitethe croakingoftheraven,areevidently ofthatopinion,too.

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Therehasnowbeeninexistencefor overayearinParisaschoolfor magistrateswhich,althoughitrendersveryvaluableservicestothose whoinduecoursearecalleduponto administerjusticeinthecountry,is seldomheardof.Theschoolfor magistratesisheldatthePalaceof Justice,andispresidedoverbyM. FernandRome.Deputy-ProcuratorGeneralattheCourtofParis.Every Tuesdayabout80pupils,attachedto theChancellery,theCourtofCessation,theCourtofAppeal,a.ndthe TribunaloftheSeine,attendthelecturesofM.Rome.andprofitbythe practicalexercisesorganisedbyhim fortheirinstruction. Aquestionof lawisdiscussedbyseveralspeakers,a magistrategiveshisconclusions.and atribunalcomposedofthreepupils, deliberates.andgivesjudgmentonthe case. Theprofessorthengivesa lessononprofessionaldutyandetiquette,theadministrationofthelaw fromatechnicalstandpoint.orthe variousmethodsofprocedureadopted bythejudicialauthorities.Wehave roomforsuchaschoolinAustralia. thegreathomeofthewild;andwoolly J.P.

*TheUnitedStatesConsulatLiege, inareportontheresultsoftechnical andindustrialeducationin.Belgium, saystheKingdomofBelgium,with anareaofabout11,000squaremiles andapopulationof7,000,000,presents anexampleofwhatatechnicaleducation.coupledwithanativethrift.will accomplish.Thecousitry'sexpansion hasbeenrapid.anditsindustrialand commercialprogressplacesBelgium inthefifthplaceoftheworld'spro- ducingnations. Theproisperityof Belgium.whichisadvancingrapidly fromyeartoyear.isundoubtedlydue tothetechnicalteaching,whichis prominentinthediversityandnumhersofitsinstitutions.createdand maintainedbytheGovernment,and thecountryfurtherenjoysthedistinctionofbeingthefirsttoorganise domestictrainingschools. Apart fromtheGovernmenttechnicaltrain

ingschools,privateinstitutionsareina:uguratedandarepartlymaintained byprivatesubscriptions,whilethey alsodrawliberallyfromtheGovernment. Technical educationin Belgiumhasforitsobjectto assisttheemployerandemployee alike,andthepresentconditAan ofbothishighlysatisfactory,while thefuturepointstoasubstantialadvancement,Lockoutsandstancesare rare,whilethequestionoftheunemployedisabsent.

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Whetheritbetrueornotthat,asa numberofeminentmedicalmen.dedareinamanifestojustissued,the moderateuseofalcoholicbeveragesis foradultsusuallybeneficial-aciew which,bytheway,manydistinguished doctorsreject-therecanhenodisputeastoexcessintheamountof alcoholicdrinkconsumedbythepeopleoftheBritishIsles.Dr.Dawson Burnshasjustpublishedhisanneal statementinthe"Times,"andfrom thiswegatherthatthenvesseeexpinditureperheadwas£315s111Idin 1905, was£316s3din1906-the actualexpenditurebeing£166,425,911 byapopulationof43,659,121.The expenditureperheadforEnglandis againhighest-2319s9d.ForScotlanditis£33sIdandforIreland £32sHid.Thealcoholinthespirits consumedamounted,ingallonsto22,402.414;inbeerto61,052,582;in wineto1,849,304andinotherliquors to750.000. Theconsumptionof86 milliongallonsofalcohol,Dr.DawsonBurnspointsout,costmorethan required(-fortheentirecostofthe civilandmilitaryexpensesofthe UnitedKingdom.Averylargereductionwillhavetotakeplaceinthe consumptionbeforeitcanbecalled moderate.

TheLondon"Standard"hasthefollowing:-"The'Record'isalittlepuzzledtoaccountforthenumberofrecentdefectionstoRome,rightlydecliningtoattributeittoanything saidordonebytheDiscipleCommission.Perhapsitisnotverydifficult tosuggestatleastoneprobablecause ofthedisquietudewhichleadstosecessionsRomewards-namely.thyprevalence,especiallyinwhatmaybe termedofficialChurchcircles,ofcertainnewtheoriesrespectingtheBible ofcertainnew-andnotparticularly straightforward-waysofdealingwith thecreeds,andofcertainviewswith respecttothePrayerBookwhich makeforarevolutionintheReformationSettlement."

Notabadexplanation.

TheCatholiccandidateshavebeen exceptionallysuccessfulattheelectionsofguardiansinthedifferentdistrictsofLondon.Threehavebeen electedinBermondsey,twoinFulham (includingFatherCrowley),onein Greenwich;FatherDunninHackmey, FatherClementsinHammersmith, threeinKensington(includingSir F.FlemingandSirCharlesCuffe), fourinMarylebone,oneinPaddington,threeinStepney,oneinSt.ileorget,HanoverSquaretwoinSt. George's-in-theEast,fourinBloomsbury,oneinSt.Pancras,twoin Wandsworth,threeinWestminster, fourinWhitechapel(includingFather MurphyandFather'Ryan),andtwo inWoolwich.Theseremarkabletesultsaremainlyduetothefacttrat therewasmarkedapathyamonest bulkoftheelectors,whioatheCatholicvotewaspolledexhaestite!y inthedifferentdistricts.

ArchbishopMercier,whoisnowa Cardinal.isaprelatewhohascombineddevotiontohisdiocesewitha willingnesstouse.inthatservice,the latestaidsofcivilisation.Hismotorcarmaybemetontheroadsthathe couldnottraversebyhorseswithout alossoftimealmostmoattothat fritteredawayatwaysidestationsby thosewhotravelacrosscountryby train.

a InthelastsermonofhisLentenseriesFatherBernardVaughanpleaded foran"apostleship"ofministersand leadersofsocietytoplungetheleaven ofpurityintosocietyduringthecomingseason.FatherVaughanhasreceivedlettersfromassailantswho thinkhedoesnotshowsufficientsym- pathyforanimals.Oneofthewriterssays"Ishouldprefertobelost withmydogthansavedwithout him:"

"SirWilfridLaurier,"saysthe "Tablet,"aftermanysearuhingsof heart,hasdecidedtovisitEngland andtoattendtheColonialConference, which,inpointoffact,wouldhave beenwoefullyincompletewithouthim. Inhisspeechesduringthelastfew days,theCanadianPremierhasmade lightoftheidea,popularamongnewspapercorrespondents,thatmenofbusinesscanbegovernedbymerelysentimentaltiesbetweenEnglandandher Colonies.Therealstrengthofthe unionamongthemrestsonthebasis thateachisfreetodothebestfor himself,wherecommercialintereets aresoobviouslycomplicatedandso oftenopposed.SirWilfrid'sspeechon theoccasionoftheCanadianbanquet toMr.Brycesetsforthanotherphase ofCanadianfeeling-theprophecythat therewillbenoafore"pilgrimagesto Washington."

s SirJosephWardhasreceiveda greatmanyattentionssincehisarrivalinEnglandalsoagoodmanyinterviewers.Havingregardtocurrenteventsinthemotherland,New Zealand'sPremiergivesafewwords ofWomanSuffrage,whichhehasseen atworkinthecolonyforthirteen years."Ithasworkedquitewellin NewZealand,"saidSirJoseph."The womenattendpublicmeetingsallover thecountry.justasthemende.They haveusedthevoteintelligently,not beingamenabletopressureanymore than lyamanis.Thewomen,gs,neralspeaking,voteforprogressivemea- sures-forLiberalism.Theyhaveleen onthesideoftheLiberalilornincnt rightthrough.Theynaturallywalk inthedirectionofimprovingsccial conditions."

TheFrenchConseild'EtathasannulledthedecreesoftheCombesMinistrydissolvingacertainnumberofreligiousOrderswhichwereengaged bothinteachingandinhospitalwork. TheseOrderswillstillbeprevented fromopeningschools.buttheywillbe allowedtocontinuetheircharitable workasnurses.

HighlandGaels,andallwhowereinsterestedintheGaelicmovement,will bedelightedtolearnthattheVery Rev.FatherArchibaldCampbell,thepopularchaplainoftheCaledonian CatholicAssociation,willshortly startonasixmonths'missiontoCanadaandNovaScotia.Theimportanceofthismissionmaybegathered fromthefactthattherearesomething like200,000Gaelic-speakingCatholics ofHighlandbloodinNovaScotiaand Canada.Andtheelo:oentJesuit, whoisoneoftheablestGaelicprea- chers,maybeassuredofawarmwelcomeintheNewWorld,whitherheis goingattheexpressinvitationofthe CatholicGaelsofCanada.

TheGlasgow"EveningCitizen"in asitiricalpoemonSteamprintedthe otherday,wroteofW,T.S.'sattempt toseetheKaiser:-

Igaveasplendidmenialthecard thatboremyname, ('TisapassporttotheVaticanat Rome). liereaditwithastonystare,then castonmethesame, Andsaid,"Steinfreund,derKaiser's notatborne."

Perhapsthisis"Citizen"sarcasm? Orignorance? Steadhasmaderepeatedattemptstogaininterviews withthePope,butineachcaseMs Holinesswas"notathome."

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ThemanyfriendsinIrelandofthat distinguishedIrishman,thelateFr. PeterGallwey,S.J.,willreadwithapprovaltheannouncementthatan influentialCommitteehasbeenformed inLondonforthepurposeofcollecting afundtoenabletheerectionofsome lastingmemorialofhislifeandser- vices.QuiterightlytheCommittee havecometotheconclusionthatthe mostsuitablewayofcommemoratingthelaboursofthisholyandeloquent priestistomaketheChurchin Farm-street,London,inwhichhetoil- edsolong,atestimonyofthelove andreverenceofsillwhoknewhis geniusandvirtue.Wefeelconfident thatmanyamongstourreaderswill gladlyrespondtotheappealofthe Committee.

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Oneofthemostinterestingand amusingfactofcurrenthistoryis thatthetwocountrieswhoarrogate tothemselvesexclusively,andeverlastingboastof,theircommon-sense, theacumenandtheirgeneralsuperiorityinenlightenment,arethetwo countrieswhereimpostorsofevery kind,andreligiousimpostorsespecially.findcongenialhomesandinnumerablefollowers.Thesetwocountries areEnglandandAmerica:the"two greatnurseriesofhumanfreaksand frauds.andthegullsuponwhom frauds!naypray.Oneofthesefrauds hasbeenbroughtintoconsiderablepublicprominenceoflate.Wereferto Mrs.Eddy,thefoundressofthenew religion.ChristianScience,whorow holdsaveryhighplaceinthepublic mindowingtothehookwrittenon herlifeandpretensions byMark Twain. InreviewingthisbookT. P.O'Connormakessomeveryinterestingremarksaboutthecharacteristicsofimpostorsingeneral."They are,'hesays."forthemostpartmentallydiseased.Theyarehystericsor neurntivs.' Eachofthem"poses andactsandfeizns:nowitisadisease.thenitisatranceatonemoment,itisthecatalepsyoftheepileptic,atanotheritprofessestohe therevelationofthedivinelyinspired.Mrs.Eddy.hecharacterises as"oneofthegreatarmyofWimen Liarswhohavedonegiganticthings inthehistoryofhumanfolly." "T.P."saysthatimpostorsareall essentially

TheImpostor'sQualities

WorshippingaMonumental Fraud.

Mrs.Eddyclaimstohavebeendivinelyinspiredinwriting"Christian Science.""Ishouldblush,"shesays, "towriteofSCIENCEAND HEALTHWITHKEYTOTHE SCRIPTURESasIhave,wereitof humanorigin,andI,apartfromGod, itsauthor;butasIwasonlyascribe echoingtheharmoniesofheavenindivinemetaphysics,IcannotbesupermodestoftheChristianScienceext Book."Thesearethemodestwords ofMrs.Eddy."Goddiditallshe says"Godinspiredme.""Thispretensiontodivineinspirationisclear enoughbutitismodestcompared withthefurther,andImaysayawful,claimthiswomanmakesofbeing theequaloftheSaviour. dcasnot bringmyselftoquotethepassagein whichshemakesthisclaim,says "T.P.""sufficeittosaythatshe doesmake.thisclaim,inperfectly frankanddistinct,thoughtoheordinaryhumanbeingshocsing,lanlanguage.Andthisclaimleisteen acceptednowbymillionsofpeople andifhercreedshouldsurviveSet, therecanbelittledoubtthat Itillionsofpeople'forsomesenerati willaccepther'ownestimateofbetselfwillbelievethatheroriginand herpersonality,aswellashermissionandgospel,aredivine."ClaimingdivinityandequalitywithChrist, littlewonderthatherfollowerswould giveherdivineworship.MarkTwain saystheydoworshipherinher churchinBoston,U.S.A.

ASplendidChurch. youhavetogotoAmerica,"says "T.P.,""rorealisethegiganticproportionsthiserasehasalreadyassumed."

"Takeforinstance,"hesays,''the Rev.Mr.Prince,whofoundedthegospelofFreeLove,andestablieheddown inDorsetshiretheoncefamousAgapeptone,orabodeofLove.Fromhis earliestyearsheisseentobeambitious,restless,fondofnotoriety,pretentious.fondofexercisinghisinfluenceoverpeople.andespeciallycoer women;andfinallyreachinghisclimax whenheconvincedhimselfandmany othersthathewasanewincarnation oftheMessiahandinaccordancewith theideathatthenewSaviourwasto comeonearth.wentthroughtideous scenesinthechapelofhisDorset home,whichweredescribedinfullin theoncewell-knownbookofHipsworthDixon-"SpiritualWives."It ischaracteristicofthistypeofhuman beingthatPrincelivedtillhewas nearlyninetyyearsofage.alwayssurroundedbyacrowdofadoringfollowers;thathediedashelived-an unconfessedliarandaconsistentimpostor:andfacedtheveritiesandrevelationsofeternitywiththeoldlie stillonhislips.Ortakethecaseof BrighamYoung:herealsoyouhave thesamedominatingsenseofpersonal powerandpersonalpretensions;and andthesamedeathatanadvanced age..withthe.sameSphinx-likesilence andthesamerefusalevertoconfessto theimposture.Thenthere.wasJohn AlexanderDowie.anotherofthat bandwhohaveinfluencedthelivesof millionsandextortedmoneyfrontthe gulliblewithwhichtoliveinaffluence. andtoerectehurcheisalloverthe UnitedStates.Dowiehas.justdied neanadvancedage-crushedbythe weightofhisfollyandfanaticism.Giganticvanity.eizanticself-confidence, giganticselfishness-thesearethe qualitiesofallthenoxiouscrowd."

"Afewmonthsago."hesays,"I wasintheancientcityofBoston,in Massachussetts,andthebuildingwhich Imostdistinctlyremember-partlybecauseitsgorgeousgildeddomesstood outonthehorizonasathingofsuch dazzlingandhlitulingsplendour-was whatistailed.inthelanguageofthe sect,"TheFirstChurchofChrist," Scientist;"anditisalsoknownas theMotherChurchofthecommunion. Lookatthepictureofthischurch, whichyouwillfindinMarkTwain's book,andyouwillbeastoundedbyits splendid,beautiful,andopulentproportions.Ontheonesideyouhave averybeautifultower,suchasyousee inskeletonruinononeoftheancient castlesthatstillfrowndownupon theRhine.Thenthereisasplendid bodyofthechurchaslargeasthe astnewCathedraloftheCatholic ChurchatWestminsterrand,towering aboveall,thatwondrousdome-inits wayquiteasstrikingand.ifImistake not,quiteasTitanicinsizeand loftinessasthedomeofSt.Peter's.

OminousGrowthofChiistian

Science

MarkTwaindidnothavebeforehim thoseinterestingstudiesofMrs.Eddy whichareappearingin"M'Clure's Magazine;"buthisnativeshrewdness andpowerofanalysisenabledhim topierceprettywellthroughtheveil. Andthoughhehadnotthemagazine articles,hehadabundantmaterial inthewritingsofMrs.Eddyherself. Asheinsistsoverandoveragain,one neednotgooutsidethesedocumentssuppliedbyherhand."Indrawing Mrs.Eddy'sportrait,"hesays,"it hasbeenmypurposetorestrictmyselftothematerialsfurnishedbyherself."Thesematerialsamplyjustify theverdicthehaspasseduponher fortheyaresoeloquentandasunmistakablerevelationsofcharacteras thoughshehadbeenablebysome magicprocesstolayhersoulbefore theworldabsolutelynude.Andthey arethequalitieswhichMarkTwain findsinhetfromaperusalofthese self-revealingvolumes.

"Aclearheadforbusiness,andaphenomenallylongone ;clearunderstandingofbusinesssituationsaccuracyinestimatingtheopportunities theyofferintelligenceinplanningbusinessmovesfirmnessinstickingto itafterithasbeendecidedupon;extraordinarydaringinidestructablepersistency;devouringambition,Limitless selfishness:aknowledgeoftheweaknessesandpovertiesanddocilitiesof humannature;andhowtoturnthem toaccount,whichhasneverbeensurpassedoreverequalledand,necessarily,thefoundationstoneofMrs. Eddy'scharacterisaneverwavering confidenceinherself.

"Itis,"saysMarkTwain."Agranitecharacter."Andthenoncemore summinguphisestimateofit,hepronounces histerribleindictment.

''Grasping,sordid,penurious,famishingforeverythingsheseesmoney, power,glory-vain,untruthful,jealous, despotic,arrogant,insolent.pitiless, wherethinkersandhypnotistsareconoerned,illiterate,shallow.incapable, ofreasoningoutsideofcommercial lilies,immeasurablyselfish:

Thepicturedrawnofherinthemagazinecomestoprettymuchthesame thingthoughbyadifferentroute.

Inthesearticlesweseehertracked throughhergirlhoodandwomanhood asahysteric-atorturetoherselfand everybodyelse-"immeasurablyselfish,"ashystericsareaccustomedto be-poorandvetproud,dependentyet masterfulinshort,thefore-ordained leaderofagreatdelusionanalmost inevitablememberofthemightyfamilythatinsomanyothercasesofreligiousimposture(heatsmanalikein hisfaithandinhispockets.,

AMODERNFAMILYMEDICINE.

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May12.-SundaywithintheOctaveof theAscension(white)-Officeof theSunday.Vespers(red)of St.Stanislaus.

May13.-Monday(red)-St.Staab, lamBishopandMartyr.

St.Stanislaus,BishopofCracow,in Poland,resembledSt.TohntheBaptistintheunflinchingcouragewith whichhedenouncedtheofen%leesof BoleslasII.,kingofthatcountry.In hisdeath.too.hewasnotunlikethe greatprecursorofOurLord.Hewas slainwhilecelebratingMassbyBoleslashimself,whowasinconsequence compelledtofleethecountry.andper. ishedmiserablyinexile. *

May14.-Tuesday(white)-St.Care thage,BishopandConfessor.

St.CarthagewasthefirstBishopof Lismore,intnesouthofIreland.He foundedthereamonasteryanda' school,whichbecamesofamousthat scholarsflockedtoitfromallpartsof IrelandandGreatBritain.

May15.-Wednesday(red)-St.Dym, pita,VirginandMartyr.

St.Dyinpnawasthedaughterofan Irishchieftain.HavingvowedhervirginitytoGod,shefledtoBelgiumto escapethesnarestowhichshesaw herselfexposedathome.Shewaspursued,however,andputtodeathby somepersonstowhomhervirtueshad renderedherhateful.

May18.-Thursday(white)-Octave' oftheFeastoftheAscension.

SeeingthatGodselectedtheBlessed VirginMarytobetheMotherofHis DivineSon,thusconferringonherthe greatestdignityofwhichacreatureis capable,Catholicsfeelthattohonour herbeyondallcreaturesisanecessary consequenceofthereverencewhich theeowetotheSonofGod.Forthis reasontheChurchhassetapartmany daysduringtheyearforthecommemorationofhervirtuesandprerogatives,andhasdesignatedtheentire monthofMayasatimeofspecialdevotiontoher.

May17.-Friday(red)-St.JohnNepomucene.Martyr.

ButMrs.Eddyseemstoeclipse themall.Alltheseimpostorsquote passagesofScripturewhichtheyclaim toreferexclusivelytothemselves.It isnotthensurprisingthatMrs.Eddy shouldfindseveralpartsofscripture whichfindtheirtrueinterpretation oblyinher. Oneofthetextsof HolyWritwhichsheclaimspointsdirectlytoherselfis"Andthereappearedagreatwonderinheaven-a womanclothedwiththesun.andthe moontinderherfeet,anduponherhead acrownoftwelve.stars:"Mrs. Eddyhaswrittenahook."ChristianScience."Shefindsanother textwhichconfirms.accordingtoherselfandherfollowers,theprophecy respectingherselfandwhichalsoforetellthewritingofherbook."And Isawanothermightyangelcome downfromheaven,clothedwitha cloud..andarainbowwasuponhis head.andhisfacewas,asitwere,the sun.andhisfeetaspillarsoffire.And heheldinhishandalittlehook." Theanzelofcourse.isMrs.Eddy. .andthebookwas"ChristianScience!"

Alreadythegrowthofhernewreligionisfasteralmostthanlightning orhumanthought.Mask,Twain,who hasgoneverythoroughlyintothematter,calculatesthatby1920therewill betenmillionsofChristianScientists inAmericaandthreemillionsinGreat Britain. I hopethesecalculations willturnouttobeill-grounded butwhethertheybeornot,itiscertainthatalreadyChristianScience hasbecomeoneofthegreatand powerfulreligiousorganisationsofthe worldandMrs.Eddycommandsthe allegiance-blinder,morepassive,more humble-ofherfollowerstoadegree thatnoreligiouschiefoftheworld canapproach. Andthegrowthis oftensosilentandquietthatyoudo notrealisethepowerandnumbersof theorganisationuntiltheyarethere uponyou."Fouryearsago,"writes MarkTwain,"thereweresixChristianScientistsinacertaintownthat Iamacquaintedwithayearago thereweretwohundredandfifty there.Theyhavebuiltachurch,and itsmembersnownumberfourhundred. Andthenheproceedstotellthe deadlytranquilityinwhichallthis transformationtookplace."This," hesays,"hasallbeenquietlydone donewithoutfrenziedrevivals,without parades,corneroratory,oranyofthe othercustomarypersuasionstoa godlylife.

Mrs.Eddy'sPersonality.

Andnow,havinggivensomeidea ofthepowerandsize-bothgigantic -ofthiswoman'screation,letme proceedtounveil-withthetwoauthoritiesIhavequoted-herrealself. Itisastartlingpicture-except,of course,tothosewhohavestudied severalotherofthesegreatstoriesof humancredulityandmagnificentliars.

Wearesufferingmuchto-dayfrom old-fashionedills,butnudemore frontold-fashionedpills,.

Theonemodernmedicinewhichhas supersededmistakenmethodsofthe past,isBileBeansforBiliousness,a grandhouseholdremedy,whoseconsistentandworld-widesuccessisits badgeofgenuinemerit.

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tothisquestion;asalreadystated,I Iftheworkofbuildingthecanalis th'eKingandQueenofItalyarecon-lettoprivateparties,anditundoubtstantobjectsoftheattacksoftheseedgywillbe,thecompanyheadedby sheetsandtheirimitators-'thetwoMr.JohnB.M'Donaldwilldothe newspapersnameddonot,unfortu-work.Andthusthemoststupendous nately,representthetotalstrengthof thissortof"journalism"inItalyandthismustintimeturnthelower classesofItalianyoungmenasviolentlyagainsttheMonarchicalidea asmanyofthemhavealreadybeen turnedagainstthereligiousandPapal.'l'o-daynewspapersareeven morepowerfulthantheyhaveeven beenbut,aslongagoas1793the ultra-Jacobinsknewhowtomakethe gutterpressoneoftheirmostpowerfulweapons.Forthisreason,may Italyherselftakewarning Papers whichprintviolentattacksonthe RoyalFamily,whichmalignsogood awomanasQueenMargherita,the King'smother,whichdepictoursaintedPopeasanevilandavaricious fraud,whichendeavourtoprove(and doso-totheirsatisfaction)that "Cristononhamaiesistito,"anddo allthis,moreover,withasmuchobscenityaspossible,mayoneday,if theGovernmentdoesnotactintime, takeasgreatashareinanItalian anti-religious,anti-Monarchical,and anti-socialrevolution,as"L'Amidu Peuple"ofHebertand"LePereDuchesne"ofilaratdidintheFrench ReignofTerroronehundredandfourteenyearsago WAR'SHUGEHARVEST.

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Mr.M'Donaldwas BORNINIRELAND, andheisnowinhissixty-secondveer. HewentearlytoAmericawith hisparents,andfirstbegantoAttract attentionwhen,asayoungmaninthe buildingbusiness,heessayedthemole oftunnellingandbuilttheVander`silt tunnelsnorthofForty-second-street. Immediatelyhebeganasystem.ttic seriesofbuildingfeatswhichpieced himamongtheleadingengineersof thecountry,andwonamaterialsuccessforhimwhichhehasever sincemaintained. Thecareerofachievementwhichhethenstarted.lie didnotfinishuntilhetoppeditall withthegiganticfeatof,buildingthe NewYorksubway.andsuperintended theconstructionoftheereatrstid transitsystemofthemetropolis.

Therich'balsamicodourofthepine, whenreleasedbydissolvingaPepon thetongue,haveawonderfuleffect inhealingandstrengtheningtheweaklunged.Thepineodoursmakebreathingeasy,deep,andnatural.They helpttosoothetheinflamedandsore throatandchest,andtokeeptheairpassagesmoistandflexible.Thehealing,soothing,antiseptic,demulcent, andeermicidalpropertiesofPepsreach theaffectedpartsofthebreathingapparatusbydirectinhalation.Thatis whyPepsaresowonderfullyeffective "forcoughs.colds.chills,bronchitis.asthma,sorethroats.laryngitis,hoarseness,quinsy,croup,whoopingcough, influenza,andotherlung,throat,and chestcomplaints.

Thelowestbidderonthecontractis JohnOliver,aSoutherncontractor. TheWashingtonauthoritiesdoubted Oliver'sabilitytocarryoutsobiga task.SoOliverhastenedtotheNew Yorkfinanciersforaid. Mr.ThomasF.Ryantookupthe project.Asaresult,acompanyhas beenformedtobuildthecanal,and atitsheadisJohnB.M'Donald,builderoftheNewYorksubway,and probablythegreatestoflivingcontractingengineers.Two'otherIrish contractorsareonthelistofincorporators,P.J.Brennan,ofWashington,.D.C.,andMr.PatrickWalsh,of Davenport,Ia.

Toillustratethegeographyofhis accomplishments,afewofMscost notedworksmaybementioned.After hehadprovenhisabilitybyfeasting theVanderbilttunnelsinNewYork. hewascallednorth.Canadavented hisgenius,andCanadareceiveditand paidhimroyallyforit.TheCanadianPacificrailroadistheoneccmi Plebearteryintherailroadsystemof thecountrywhichtansbotheelsend themiddleeffectively....Totompiete theefficiencyofthatgreatrystemthe directorscalleduponthecontractor, M'Donald,andthetunnelofthe(Jeorgianabranchofthatroadwashissolutionofa VERYKNOTTYTRANSFORM"ION PROBLEM.

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In 1R4SMacMahonwasmadeGeneralofBrigadeandobtainedcommand oftheprovinceofOran.In1852he wasappointedtothemilitarygovernmentofConstantineandwaspromotedtotherankofGeneralofDivision.WhentheCrimeanwarbroke out,GeneralMacMahonwasatfirst appointedtotheFirstCorpsofthe ArmyoftheNorth.Theplaitofcampaignbeingchanged.however,the GeneralwassenttotheCrimeainthe middleof1855.MacMahonarrived justintimeforglory.GeneralPelissierwaspreparingforthefinal assault.Hegavethemostdifficult task-thestorming.capture,anhretentionoftheMalakoff-tothefresh troopswhichMacMahonbrought. "Countuponus,General,"saidthe latterandhisofficerswhentheplan wasunfoldedtothem.Whenthemomentcame(Sept.8th,1855).thekey ofSevastopolfelltotheirirresistible rushandwaspreservedtothembythe etcoolresourcesofMacMahon,forthe firstassaultwashutthebeginningof thefight.

Theassailantshadnosoonerbecome possessedofthepositionthantheyhad toarrangeforitsdefence.Againand againtheRussiansreturnedtoregain, iftheycould,thelostposition.Itv,as duetotheadmirabledispositionofhis forces.madeonthespotandunderfire byMacMahon,thattheprizewas saved.Hisarrangementswereso completethathehadsettledwithhis secondincommandwhatwastobe doneincaseMacMahonandhissecond brigadewereblownup. Thepossibilitywasnotremote.Fortythousandkilogramsofpowderbad beenplacedinpositionandelectric connectionsestablished.MacMahen's engineerlostnotamomentindiscoveringthelatterandseveringthem. MacMahonhaderippedtheMalakoff andwouldnotloosehishold.The capturemadethedefenceofSevastopol impossible,and.thoughtheEnglish hadfailedtoestablishthemselvesundertheterriblefirethatsweptthe Redan,theRussiansfiredthetown whennighthadfallenandleftthe ruinstotheirfoes.MiacMahonreceivedforhisexploittheGrandCross oftheLegionofHonor.wasnamed SenatorofFranceandappointedto thecommandofthereserves.

InSeptember,1858,MacMahonwas appointedCommander-in-Chiefofall thelandandseaforcesinAlgiers. ShortlyafterthisthewarwithAustriabrokeout.Earlyin1859MacMahonwenttoItaly.OnJune3, commandingtheSecondCorpsofthe FrenchArmy,heroutedtheAustrian corpsatRocchetta,andonthefollowingdaywonthefamousbattleof Magenta,whichgavetheIrishhero hisDukedom. TheEmperorNapoleonIII.andtheKingofSardinia, with55,000men,werestoutlyopposedby75,000Austrians,butforthe timelyarrivalonthefieldofGeneral MacMahontheallieswouldhavebeen disastrouslydefeated.' Forthis splendidvictoryMacMahonwascreatedMarshal.Twentydaysafterthe battleofMagentatheFrenchandSate diniansgainedanothersignalvictory overtheAustrians,whiohwasachievedmainlybytheskillandbraveryof MacMahonandanothergallantIrish General,Neil.Thisendedthewar. AfterthecloseoftheFranco-Prussianwarandthere-establishmentof orderinParisbycrushingtheCommune.MarshalMacMahonwasoffered thepresidencyoftheRepublic,which hefinallyaccepted.

Fromhisretirementfromthepresidency,in1879,untilhisdeath,in October,1893,MacMahonlivedaquiet, peacefullife.undisturbedqythecarts ofpublicoffice.Thevaliantsofthe futurewerehisthoughtwhenother caresweregone.Hewasofferedsome dignifiedofficeofState,hutdeclinedit, saying."Whenamanhasbeenfirstin hiscountry,hecanbecomenothing less,excepttoheasoldieronthe frontierfacingtheenemy."

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Throughalanebetweensolidnails ofhumanitywhichlinedFifthAvenue fromForty-second-streettoOneHundredandTwentieth-street.thirtythousandshamrock-bedeckedsonsofErin marchedonSt.Patrick'sDayinparadeinNewYork.Sosaysthe"New YorkAmerican,"whichcontinuesNoteventhesunnyisleofErinwas everblessedwithmid-Marchweather moreinkindlyaccordwiththeo'casionthanwasservedoutyesteelayto Manhattan Abreezeheavilyiceightedwithpromiseofspringandanuncloudedskymadeaconihinniouso alluringthatfewable-b)d'eimemeers ofthemanyIrishsocietiescouldwithstandit.

Asaresultofthisperfectweather somanymoremarchersappearedat thestartingpointinthevicinity'of Forty-second-streetandFifthAvenue thanhadbeenexpectedthatthebeginningofthenorthwardmarch,which hadbeenscheduledfor2.30p.m.,was delayedsomethree-quartersofanhour.

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GrandMarshallFrankJoyceandhis mountedstaffofofficersfounditnecessarytodeploypartsoftheirarmy ofparadersintoeachoftheside streetsleadingfrontFifthAvenueto Sixth'andMadisonAvenues,between Forty-second-street.andFifty-fourth street,beforethecohortscouldbe stretchedoutintoonecontinuousline.

Anhourandahalfbeforethestirringstrainsof"TheWearingofthe Green,""GarryOwen,"or"Limerick Boys"wereheardalongtheavenue evert'vantagepointonstoopsand stepsandpilesofbuildingmaterialand inupperwindowswhichlookeddown uponthelineofmarchhadbeenfilled withenthusiasticfriendsandrelatives ofthemarchingmen.Latercomers weremassedalongthecurbs,teetftthe mountedpolicemenandthereserves frommostoftheupperEastSidestationsfoundthegreatestdifficultyat timesinkeepingopenthenarrowlane fortheadvancinghosts.

Profusedecorationsofemeraldhue rangingfromtheartificialshamrock tohathandsandsashes,lenttoneto thepicture,andfrommostofthe buildingsalongtheroutetheStars, andStripesandtheflagofIreland hungsidebyside.

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FirstBrigade,theIrish'volunteersand theFirst,Second,andThirdRegiments oftheNationalGuard.TheSixtyninthdidnotparticipate,asithas beentheirinvariablecustomtojoin theparadeaftermilitaryMassinthe cathedral.

NextinorderofmarchwastheCatholicProtectoryBoys'Band.They werefollowedbycompaniesAandD HibernianRifles,ofYonkers,Behind theircountybannersandensignscame themenofCork,Mayo,Galway,Roscommon.Clare,Kildare,Tipperary, Limerick,Armagh,Longford.Kerry, amdalloftheotherstothenumber oftwenty-nine.Thespecialclubsand variousdivisionsofthe ANCIENTORDEROFHIBERMANS

incarriages,andafoot,followed.Cadetcorpsfromalltheparochial schoolswereinline,andthecivicassociationswerefullyrepresented.

AtOneHundredandTwentieth-street thecolumnwasturnedtotheeastward,andthelineofmarchextended toSouthAvenueandupthatthore oughfaretothepark,whichhadbeen designatedasaterminal,wherethe paradersweretopicnic.

UpperBroadway.EastandWest Forty-second-street,SixthandMadisonAvenues,werethescenesofthe preparationsfortheparade.Organisations.societies,andsquadshurryingthroughthesestreetsontheir waytotheassemblypointattracted interestedattentionanddrewadditionalrecruitstotheFifthAvenue. Thedaywascompletedwiththe annualballoftheMayomen'sAssociationattheAmsterdamOpera House,theWestmeathMen'sAssociationdanceintheImperialLyceum,and the COUNTYAR1PAGT-1MEN'S receptionintirePalmGarden.

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:ce FatherBernardVaughancontinues totalkplainlyto"society"inEngland.Inarecentsermon.,hesaid that"IfJesusChrist.weretocome toLondonto-dayHewouldfindHimselfinanenvironmentnotaltogether unlikeIlissurroundingsinthepalace oftheHighPriestwhentheycharged Himwithblasphemy.Ofcoursethere wouldhesometostandbyHim,but moretodenytherewasanydifference inkindbetweenHintand*Moses,or Gautatna,orZoroaster,orMahomet, whileotherswouldplaceHimona linewithPlato,Socrates,Epictetus, andMarcusAurelius."

Inshort,thatthemajorityofthe peopleofLondonarenotChristians. AndthatEnglandeenerallydoesnot standinthisrespectmuch,ifany,betterthanLondon,maybeseenfroma PastoralLetterrecentlyissuedby MostRev.Dr.Whiteside.Catholic Bishop.ofLiverpool,inwhich.theconditionastoChristianityinEnglandis thusnoted

"Thecensusofchurch-goerstakenin variouscentresofpopulationrecords thesadfactthataverylargepropor. timeaccordingtosomealmostahalf, ofthepeopleofthiscountrystand outsideorganisedChristianityandattendnoplaceofworship.Asregards themorereligiouslymindedportionof thecommunity,itisadmittedthat theyeolessfrequentlytochurchthan formerlyandwithrespecttoothers, whoareattachedtoparticularreliziousorganisationsmorebyfamily traditionthanbyconviction,the,act isonlytooevidentthatiftheyareto beinducedtogotochurchatall,the formofservicemustbemadetoassumelessandlessofadistinctly Christian.orevenofareligiouscharacter." SuchisEnglandafterthreecenturiesof"Reformation"religion.

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TheMostRev.J.J,Harty,atpresentvisitingtheUnitedStatesaftet nearlyfouryearsinthePhilippinesas ArchbishopofManila,isatpresentin Washington,wherehewasreceivedby thePresident,whowasanxiousto discussconditionsinthePhilippines withonewhohadmetthemwithstrikingsuccess.Inresponsetotheinquiryofsinin theArchbishopexpressed hissatisfactionwithhisworkin Manila, Ithin'tIwillanswerfirstyour questiona!outtheChurch,religion andeducation."hewenton,smilingat thenewspaperman'sfloodofinterrogations."Attheheadoftheeducationalestablishmentintheislandsis theuniversity,inwhicharetaught philosophy,theology,Scripture-Orientallanguages,law,medicine,pharmacy,theartsandtechnologicalbranches. "Law,medicine,pharmacy,etc.,are taightbylayman.nativesbeingin themajority.Ofcourse,Englishis taught.andIamhavingallofour priestsstudyEnglish.Theynow spear.:thatlanguageandarebecoming moreandmoreproficientinit.

importantmatterortakeanyimportantstepwithoutconsultingtheirparents.Sanejudgmentsalwaysresult fromthisbeautifulpractice,aswell aspeacefullives.Theirhomelifeis very,veryattractive. Iamwell awarethatpersonswhohavespent butashorttimeinthePhilippines havereflectedseverelyonthenatives, butoverthreeyearsofclosepersonal knowledgeofallclassesintheirhomes andintimatefamilyrelations,make mepositiveofthetruthofwhatIam saying.

"Themedicalserviceinthecitiesis admirable.Theentirearchipelagois aparadiseforhuntsmenandfishermen. Thelongevityofthenativesisremarkable;manylivetoaverygreat age..Theyarehealthy.InManilaa sewaragesystemisbeinginstalledand thesurfaceandsurpluswaterthat formerlystoodstagnantinthepockets andlowplacesisnowdrainedoffand statistic'sshowthatthehealthofthe cityisatleastasgoodasthatofthe DistrictofColumbia.

operationscosttoomuchatthemomentofexpenditure,inthemindsof thosewhocannotordonotmeasure thefruitageofthefuture.TheGovernmentisspendingmoneyforimprovementsandforthearmy,butthe municipalitiesarealreadyself-supportingeandbeforelongtheislandswill notbeaburdentotheUnitedStates.

PROFESBIONALREVOLUTIONISTS.

"Thereal,almosttheonly,danger tothepreposterousandhappyfuture ofthesebeautifulandwonderfully fruitfulislandsistobefoundamong therevolutionists,Imaysay,whoare composedofsmall,butnoisy,resolute,andaggressivegroupshereand there,butprincipallyinornearManila.

AGONYWITHABADFOOT. QUITECRIPPLED.-ABUSY HOUSEWIFE'SWONDERFULCURE BYZAM-BUKBALM.

"Theintellectualcapacityofthe natives? Itisgood.Youmustrememberthat,exceptintheinterior, thepopulationisnotnegritic.Itis Malay.TheMalaymindisacute; itisgrowing.Nativeshaveattained toahighrankinmanyprofessionsespeciallylaw,medicine,andliteralture.Yearsago-acenturyanda halfago-twonativepriestswere madebishopsinMexico,andacquitted themselveswell."

"AtthetimeoftheAmericanoccupationthereweresixty-eightcolleges andschoolsintheislands,twenty-one intheManilaarchdiocese.Infourof thesetherearenow3,700boys,andin the collegesofthecityabout 3,200pupils. WhentheAmericans Cann'intherewasaprimaryschoolin everyparish,hutImustsaythatthere isnodoubtwhateverthattheAmericanGovernmenthasimprovedtheentiregovernmentandprimaryschool system.andisdiffusingbroadcasta knowledgeofourlanguageanddoing immensegrodbyimpressinguponthe nativemindthedignityoflabour.

BEAUTIFULDOMESTICLIFE.

"Thepeoplearenotonlyreligious. butdeeplyreligious.Theattendance attheSundayschoolstaxesthecapacityofthechurches.Veryfewnativefamiliesfaittohavedailyprayers incommon.Residesthecustomintroducedbytheearlymissionariesof readingineachfamilytieringLent thePassionofourLordinthevernacularisstillkent Theeffectof thissolidreligioustrainingisperceptibleintheremarkablepurityofthe

"Evidently,-venturedtheinterviewer,"yourGracedoesnotfavortheabandonmentofthePhilippines bytheAmericanGovernment.-

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"Itisnotoriousthattheserevolutionistsaremenwithouteducation, property,ability,orprinciples.Not oneofthemhasanypropertyatstake. TheworstexcessesofCentraland SouthAmericananarchywhichnow andthendisturbtheworld,wouldire thenecessaryconsequencesofpermittingtheseirresponsiblementorise topower.

"WhathaveItosayabouttheFilipinofeelingtowardstheUnitedStates? Itismostcordialamongthe betterelementofallclasses.The humanityanddisinterestednessofthe AmericanGovernmentarebecoming understoodandfullyappreciated.All whohaveanythingtolosewitwho are.rearingfamilies-inshort,the great,theimmensemajorityofthe peoplenowrespectandreallylikethe UnitedStates.WhateverAmericophohiamayexististobefoundonly amongthedisappointedrevolutionary leaders.

"Mostdecidedlynot.-respondedthe Archbishopwithfeeling."Itwould heaburningdisgrace.Yes,disgrace..Iwanttousethatword.It wouldbeashame.GivemepermissiontostatealsoasmydecidedopinionthatthebrightestpageinAmericanhistorywillhethatrecordingthe operationsofthisGovernmentinthe Philippines.Mybeliefisthatintime theFilipinosmayturnJapanto Christianity.ThesePhilippinesare thepearloftheOrient.Justthink -sixmillionChristiansin,wemay say.theheartofAsia! Yes.and donotfeelIamoptimisticIbelieve thattheFilipinoswillconvertthe Japanese,andtheJapanesewillindue timeconvertAsia."

"ManyAmericansthink,yourGrace. thatthePhilippinesarecostingtoo much,suggestedtheinterviewer.

"Schoolscosttoomuch;many thingsthataremerelyseed-planting

"Aboutelevenmonthsago,"says Mrs.E.J.Condon,of116Buckhurststreet,SouthMelbourne,"Iwounded myfoot,andsomeforeignsubstance havingenteredthecut,poisonedit.I attendedthehospital,andthedoctor lancedit,andwhenIreturnedhomeI poulticedthefootandappliedointments,butthewoundshowednosigns ofhealing.Itcausedmegreatagony, andIwasquitecrippled.Anurse toldmeIwouldhavetolayupand restthefoot,butasIhadmyhome andthreelittleonestolookafterthis wasimpossible,Ihad,therefore,to hobbleroundas-bestIcouldina largeslipper,sufferingagonyallthe time.ForquitesixmonthsIwas thusafflictedandwasbeginningto despairofbeingcuredwhenIhappened toreadofZam-Bukinthepaper. Seeingthatafreesamplewasoffered, Isentforsame.Iappliedthisand gainednoticeablerelief.Ipurchased afurthersupplyfromthechemistand continuedthetreatment.Aremarkablechangesoontookplace.The woundinmyfootwasmadecleanand healthy,andbegantohealup.Bythe timeIhadfinishedthefourthpotof Zam-Bukmyfootwasthoroughlywell andsound.Afterthefailureofthe doctorandthemanytreatmentstried, IconsiderthehealingqualitiesofZamBukare.indeedwonderful."

"LestImayforgetit,Iwishto saynowthatitisimpossibletospesic toohighlyofthegeneralconductof theAmericansoldiersintheislands. Ithasbeenexcellent,whenweconsiderthesurroundingconditions,from GeneralLeonardWooddowntothe humblestprivate.Therankandfile deservethegratitudeoftheAmericanpeople,aswellasthatofthepeopleoftheislandsforwhattheyhave accomplishedinastrangeissueamong astrangepeople,speakingastrange language.

"GeneralWoodhasdevelopeda greatdeal.Hisgraspofthesituationisfirmandbroad,huthisadministrationistactfulandkindlyinspi.: rit.Hisinfluenceoverthesoldiers ispositive,andthewholesomeimpressionhisrulehasmadeuponthenativeswillnotbeobliteratedfora longtime."

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