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PROSPECTUSONAPPLICATION. W.H.LAFFER,Prinelps], 22and2:iBrookinan'sBuildings. BarrackStreet,Perth.
Insti1Newstooeptamer Ah.).
TueAmericansv.hopartici,atediu theOlympicGamesreceivedagreat ovationantatirElamalinNew York.'sheoilyHall,Broadway, andotherstreetsweredecoratedand thepa.ementswerefilledbycheeringtaousaads.Hawaerssaldfleas, bearingapictureofUncleSamhurlingtheBritishlionthroughtheair bythetail.Escortedbypoliceand alargeforceoftrooestheathletes satblushinginMotorcars. The Marathontrophy,onadecarated dray,calltdEarthastormofapplause,andMr.Woes,thewinnerof therace,whowasinamotorcsr, immediatelybehindthedray,was probaLlythemostpopularmanin theparade.AttheCityHall,the paradersformedintolines,through whichtheathleteswalkedtoastand wheretheActingMayor,Mr.McGowan,madeaspeechandpresented medals,whileathausandschoolgirls dressedinwhite,sang.OnMonday theathleteswenttoOysterBayto bereceivedbyMr.Roosevelt.
DorandoPietri,theheroofthe MarathonRacehasmetwithaseriousaccidentuearSalsomaggio.He wasknockeddownbyamotorcar.
PicturesbyIrishartistswereincludedintheArtSectionoftheGal. wayExhibitionon16thto19thSeptember,andmedalsawardedtoall workreachingacertainstandardof excellence.
IntheAbbeychurchofMountSt. Joseph,Roscrea,recently,theMost Rev.Dr.Fogarty,BishopofKillaloe,conferredtheHolyOrderof PriesthoodonRev.FatherAnselm Fitzgerald,andRev.AilbeSadlier, andordainedReaBrothersEugene Martin,FrancisMartin,andAmadeusCronin,Sub-deacons,allmembersofthatcommunity.
AmongthevictimsoftheexplosionattheWiganCollieryinEngland, arePatMulligan,PatSloan,T. Groarke,MichaelGallagher,PatDuffy,J.McGrath,andEdwardCafferky,allfromtheCharlestowndistrict,CountyMayo.Duffywasa manwhowasagangerontheCharlestownWaterworkslastyear,and greatsympathyisfeltforhisrelativesbutthesaddestcaseofall, wasthatofMcGrath,whowasa marriedmanwitheightchildren.
taepastfewmonths,andoahisreturntoBirrfromLondon,afortnightaso,hisconlitionbecamemors serious.Themembersofhisfamily weresummonedonSaturday,and hegraduallysankduringtheafternoon,theCountessofRosseLeingat hisbedsideuntiltheend.
PooroldCaptainGouahofTipperarydiedfromheartfailureoccasionedbyarestivehorse.
AFatherGuiryoftheAustralian MissiondrownedatTramorewhile bathina.
Dr.andMrs.,Power(neeRedmond) accsm,aniedbyMr.JohnRedmond, receivedenthusiasticsendofftoAmericaatAnghrim.
AcoasamptiveConLrenceishell inDublin,atwhichtheTuberculosis Billisdiscussed.TheCountessof Aberdeenannouncing.thatitishopedtoputinworkingordersoona Tuberculosiscrusadingvantogoaroundthevillagesandoutlyingparts ofthecountrywherethereareno halls,andwherepeoplecannotbe reachedinanyotherway.
DublinHotelsinvadedbythieves duringShowWeek-£300ofjewelry beingabstracted.
TheHorseShowconcludesinpoor weather. TheShowhasbeena greatsuccessdespitetheatmospheric conditionswhichhaveprevailedduringtheweek.Owingtoacollision ontheroadnearClonmelFatherCusack,aCatholicCurate,isratherseriouslyinjured.Hewasdrivinga trapandthecollisiontookplace .withamotorbelongingtoLordOsborneBeauclerk.ThetrapwasoverturnedandFatherCusseswas thrownonhishead.
ThedeathisannouncedatCarrigatoherofTimothyO'Brien,blacksmith,whoin'65,1,66,and'67,forgedpikesfortheFenians.
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evil.Ofcoursethatisamonstrouscalumnyandmis-statement."
WATEIVORD.
AtaspecialmeetingoftheWaterfordCorporationtheRev.De_nHackett,B.D.;VeryRev.CanonFlynn, P.P.Rev.T.F.Furlong,Adm. Rev.W.B.Donnell,P.P.,andRev. P.F.Fitzgerald,Adm.,wereadded tothesub-committsecftheCouncil inconnectionwiththeworkingof theOldAgePensionsAct.Mr.J. J.Freely,TownClerk,wasappointedclerkundertheAct. .5.
Thedisputeinconnectionwith theShanadunefarm,inCounty, Waterford,whichhasbeeninprogressforsomeconsiderabletimeis nowsettled.TheMurphychildren havebeenreinstatedintheirold home,with100Irishacreswhichsurroundtheresidence,togetherwitha grantfromtheEstatesCommissionerstoputsameinperfectorderand repair. Thatportionoftheland knownasFlynn'sfarm,consistingof 61statuteacres,hasbeengivento Mr.JeremiahMurphy,lateofFenor,withalargehaybarnandasufficientgranttoenablehimtoerect adwellinghousethereon.Twentyfiveacreseachhavebeengivento twoindustrioussmallfarmersinthe i-ocalitynamedDunphyandDrohan.
Thelandswerehandedovertothe differenttenantsnsmedonFriday last,atwhichpleasingfuactinthere weremanyproninntmeninEase Waterfordpresent,incluEngtheworthyParliamentaryrapresontativeof EastWaterford,Mr.I'.J.Power, M.P.,who,afterposs.ssIonteingtaken,complimentedallconcernedina veryhappyspeech.Hesaidthathe feltithisboundendutytothankthe EstatesCommissionersforthecars theyhadbestowedonwhatatone timelookedaveryknottyquestion, butthroughthetactandbusiness capabilitiesoftheirInspector,Mr. Howard,allhadendedinpeaceand contentment.Hewishedtheincomingtenantseveryprosperity,andhe sincerelytrustel,and,indeed,hebelieved,itwastheforerunnerofothersatisfactorysettlements,which wouldhearrivedatinthiscountry atnoverydistantdate.
AgirlnamedFennell,fromAthy, receivedverysevereinjuriesatTranmore.Shewasintheactofhelpinganothergirluponthewallat theStrandroad,whensheoverbalancehandfellaconsiderabledistanceontosomerocks.Sheimmediatelyreceivedmedicalassistance.
'lhe"DuLlinGaaet,e"announces thattheEstatesCommissionersproposetoacquirecompulsorilyunder theabove-mentionedAct,landsin thetownlandofBallinrahin,barony ofCookstown,King'sCounty.The areais268acres,1rood,11perches, andtheratedoccupierisLady Trench,
SomegentrouspersoninNorth MayohassentalettertotheRev. M.M'Donald,Adm.,Westport,enclosing£3toprocureastatueforthe OratoryonthesummitofCroaghpatrick.Thedonor'snamewasnot madeknownintheletter,andFatherMTmeld,throughthemedium ofthePress,asksthenameofthe senderinordertocommunicatehis viewsabouttheproposal.
ThedeathhasnccurredatCarrigatcner,nearhere,ofMr.Timothy O'Brien.Llacksmith,whoWfSformerlyamemberoftheIrishRepublicanBrotherhood,andwho,itwas wellknownintheyears'65,'66,and '67,forgedupwardsof400pikesfor theFenians.Thedeceasedwasa splendidspecimenofTipperarymanhood,andstood6ft.2inchesinheight.Hewasofmassiveframe,and generallypoaula.rinthedistrict. HisintermenttookplaceatTaughalarra,rearLoughDerg.
CORKCLERICALCHANGES.
HisLordship,MostRev.Dr. Brownehasmadethefollowingclericalappointments:-
Rev.PhilipM.Murphy,Queenstown,.tobeP.P.Imogeela.
Rev.DavidKent,Blarney,tobeC. C.Queenstown.
Rev.Dr.Dineen,Youghal,tobeC. C.Blarney.
Rev.Dr.O'KeeffetobeChaplain, AuxiliaryAsylum,Youghal. Rev.MichaelWhelan,Fermoy,to beC.C.Churchtown.
Rev.EugeneM'Carthy,Churchtown,tobeMilitaryChaplain,Fermoy.
Rev.PatrickSheehan,Inniscarra, tobeC.C.Glantane.
Rev.JohnO'Callaghan,Glantane, tobeC.C.Inniscarra.
Rev.LaurenceKennefick,Mallow, tobeC.C.Grenagh.
Rev.HenryRoche,Grenagh,tobe workhousechaplain,Mallow.
TheSolemnProfessionhastaken placeattheChurchoftheCarmelite Friars,Loughrea,ofMr.JosephO'Brien(inreligionBrotherGregory), brotherofthefamousorganist,Mr. VincentO'Brien,Dublin.AneloquentandimpressivesermonwaspreachedbytheRev.FatherColumbanus,O.D.C.,ontheoccasion.
TheEarlofRossediedat hisresidence,BirrCastle,King's Countyrecently. Deceased,who wasborninNovember,1840,had beenarepresentativePeerforIrelandsince1868,theyearafterhesucceededtothetitle.Hewasagenerousemployer.andscoresoflabourersonhisestatehavebeenprovidedwithcomfortablecottagesby hisphilanthropy. TheEarlwas PresidentoftheRoyalIrishAcademyforseveralyears,andoneof hisbrothersistheHon.O.A.Parson,ofturbinefame.Heissucceededbyhiseldestson,LordOxmantown. HisLordshiphassuffered fromaseriousinternalmaladyfor
Somedegreeoftheuneasiness,at alleventswithregardtothepositionofQueenstownasaportofcall fortheAmericanMails,willbeset atrestbyaletterofthePostmaster-Generalinwhichhesaysthatthe termsofthecontractwiththeGovernmentarethattheCunardboats shallcallatQueenstownthatthe contracthas19yearstorun,andhe hasatpresentnointentionofalteringit.
GreatrallybeingmadeatKingstownfortherecaptureoftheSouth Co.Dublin,representation.Clancy, Redmond,andGlynnonthewar path.
Mr.JohnRedmondandMr.John DillonaddresstheCentralBranchof theUnitedIrishLeagueinDublin, andreplytorecentcriticismsofthe PolicyoftheIrishParty.Mr.RedmondaskedthatIrishpublicmen shouldturnasidefromunworthyrecriminationsandpersonalattacks.
"Ifmencannotagreewithuslet themagreetosiagreeandrunon Parallellinestowardsthesamegoal, hutdon'tletusrunacrossoneanother'sbowsandruntheriskof shipwreckfortheNationalMovement."Mr.Dillonsaid"manyof ushavebeenchargedwithadeliberatepolicyofbringinglandpurchase toastopandregardingitasan
AttheOctobermeetingoftheWaterfordNo.2District,Mr.P.Grant 3.P.,(Chairman)Presiding,aresolutionwasreceivedfromtheGaelic League(Du_lin)askingtheCouncil tosupporttheirdemandthatthe Irishlanguage,bothoralandwritten,tobemadeanessentialsubjectformatriculation,andupto thatpointwherespecialisationbeginsinthenewuniversities,and thatproperprovisionbemadefor theteachingofIrishinallthecollegesoftheuniversity.ChairmanIhavegreatpleasureinproposing weadopttheresolution.TheClerk saidthattheresolutionaskedthat Trishbemadeanessentialsubject formatriculation,andifthatwere doneitmightpreventyoungmen frompassingtheexamination.They mightadopttheportionoftheresolutionaskingthatprovisionbe madefortheteachingofIrishinthe collegesoftheuniversity.
TheClerk'ssuggestionwasadopted.
KILLARNEY.
TheMaharajaandMaharaneeof Kapurthaliaandsuitehavearrived atKillarney,andarestayingat theRoyalVictoriaHotel.YesterdaytheMaharaneeandCapChateye,A.D.C.,wentfishingonthelowerLakeinfrontofthehotel,and inhalfanhourcaughtsixsplendid browntrout,weighing34lbs.SubsequentlythepartymotoredtoGlengariff,andreturnedtotheRoyal VictoriaHotelintheevening.
Ayer's Sarsaparillaisa prettygood traveling 00panion.Better takeabottlewith youwhen yougoaway fromhome.It maysaveyoualongillness.Andif youarenotgoingaway,keepitwith you,always.inthehouse.
isthebestfamilymedicineyoucan have.Athoroughcourseoftreatmentwithitmakesgoodredblood, bringstheoldcolorbacktothelips, fillsoutthecheeks,andgivesthe glowofperfecthealth.
Perhapsyousufferfromtheenfeeblingeffectofaprolongedspellof warmweather.Ifso,Ayer'sSarsaparillawillvitalizeyourbloodandgive yourenewedforce,vim,andenergy, Asnowmade,Ayer'sSarsaparillacontainsnoalcohol.
Therearemanyimitation Sarsaparillas.
Besureyouget"AYER'S."
PeterO'Connor's"LongJump" Records.
SomeonehasaskedmewhenPeter O'Connormadetheworld'srecordof 24ft.114in.inthelongjumpwhich atpresentstandstohiscredit..It wasin1991,andhebroketheexistingrecordsthreetimesinthatyear. TheIrishrecordofW.J.M.Newburnstoodat24ft.,04in.,andthe American,ifIrememberrightly,at 24ft.6fin.O'Connorputtheworld's recordtohiscreditatBallbridgein June,againatKilkennyinJulywith 24ft.ll2in.,andfinallyatthe D.M.P.sportsinBalls-bridgeinthe Augustofthatyearmadethepresentrecordwhichstillstands.
Bytheway,O'ConnorneverafterwardscompetedunderI.A.A.A.laws andhasneversincecompletedat Ballsbridge,thoughthedifferencesbetweenG.A.A.andI.A.A.A.did"not ariseuntilfouryearsafter. He wontheLeinsterChampionshiptwice inthelongjumpandalsowonthe G.A.A.All-IrelandChampionship threetimes-in1899with24ft.3in., in190423ft.6}in.,andin190523ft. 74in.HecompetedintheOlympic GamesinAthensin1906andthenretired. W.J.M.Newburnshares withO'Connorthehonourofhaving 'threetimeswontheG.A.A.long jumpchampionship,namely-In1896 21ft.64in.,189824ft.6in.,andin1901 23ft.,3in.
OrangeRowdyism.
THIRTEENORANGEMENBOUND TOTHEPEACE.
AtArmaghPettySessions,held beforeMessrs.L.N.Townsend,R.M. (presiding),W.J.Best,T.Montgomery,Jas.Whimster,andDr.PalmerDistrictInspectorWalshcharged WiliamWaddellandAlexanderGibson,ofTullynamallogueJames Shaw,RobertM'Cartan,Joseph Parks,andJohnIrwin,ofKeady Leyburn,ofDrurnhillery WilliamFreeland,RichardFreeland, andWilliamCampbell,ofDunlarg ThemasDevlin,ofRathcarbry;RobertMoffatt,ofTesa-handJoseph Maxwell,ofMilford,withbeingAiltyofconduct,likelytoleadtoa breachofthepeaceonthe12thinst. District-InspectorWalshsaidthat onthe12thAugusttherewasanexcursiontoDerry,comprisedofmembersoftheApprenticeBoys'Clubs, fromKeadyandMilford.Hereceivedassurancesfromresponsible meninconnectionwithteeexcursion thatthebandandprocessionwould comeinanorderlyway,andinconsequeiceofthathadidnottakein anyextrapolice,andsoavoidedPlacinganextraburdenontheratePayers.Itwas11o'clockatnight, whentheexcursiontrainreturned. Therewasaconsiderablenum':erof Naticnolistsinthestreet-.Hewas attheetationendheaskedsomecf themen,eh),hethought,wherein charee,toaskthebandnetti Someofthepolicethereals)asked thebandsnttoIlaybutthey seemedtobeexcited,andinamost rowdyanddrunkencondition,and wouldlistentonobody.Inspite ofallentreatiesnottoplaythey struckupthe"BoyneWater"immediatelybeforetheyleftthestateongetandthe1ireecrowdwhich hadBeendowntomeetthemcommencedcheering. Therowdyism waseentieuedonlipthewholeway, untiltheycaes-etocolicestreet. Hereabottlewasthrown,butvi-het direetionhecouldnotsay,butit seemedtohimtrbeaveryextraordinaryplacefirtheNati:n,lists tot'-owabottle.Thebandthen molearashtacktoldsthesh Wee,hatthevlicewiththeassistanceofotherlocalmen,werea':le tonetthebandtocontinueonup thestreet.Whentheproces-sionreformedac'nsideraSlenumberof*revolvershotswerefiredfromthe bandsmeninthecentreofthepossession.Hesawonemanpullouta
revolverandfireseveralshots.The processionmovedon,buttheycontinuedthisdisorderlyconductright roundScotchstreet.Theyevenplayedthroughthedemesne,andwhen theygotoutontheKeadyroada volleyofshotswasfired.
SergeantLowrydeposedthatwhen theexcursionistscamebackabout 300wereatthestationtomeetthem Whentheexcursionistsarrivedthey wereinasemi-drunkenstate,and veryexcited.Witnessspoketosome membersoftheOrder,andasked themtogetthehandnottoplay, buttheywouldnotlistentoargument.Inwitness'sopinionthisconductwasliabletoabreachofthe peace.AtCollegestreetabouta dozenshotswerefired.
Mr.Townsend-WasthereanopposingcrowdatthefootofBanbrookat11o'clock?
Witness-Iwouldnotcallitan opposingcrowd.Therewereonlya fewwomenandchildren.
ConstableYoungcorroborated,and saidheheardtheshout,"Goonthe Blues"ocassionally.Inhis()Pinion con'ductofthekindwascalculatedto leadtoabreachofthepeace.
ConstableWilsondepcs'dthatthe processionwasverydisorderly,and theirconductwascalculatedtoexciteandexasperate.Hesawwhere thebottlethathadbeenthrownfell.
Inreplytoaquestionwhetherit weslikelytohavebeenthrownby theNationalistparty,witnessrepliedthatnoneoftheNationalist Partyfollowedtheprocession,and therewasno*oppositioncrowdafter theband.
ConstableConroyandSergeant Reillycorroboratedastothedisorderlyconductoftheprocessionists.
ConstableCahill,Keady,deposed thatheandConstableHadnettaccompaniedtheexcursiontoDerry. Ontheirreturnhomehetoldsome ofthemitwouldbebetternotto illythroughthetown,buttheyinsibt.dtnplaying.HeideatMelthe thirteendefendantsasmembersof theband. Theywerenotdrunk, buttheyhadaconsiderableamount ofdrinktaken,andwereinanexcitedstate.Aftertheyleftthe demesneandgotenthebrakesshots werefired.
D'str:ctInspect':rWale%defy_sid thatoithenightinqueitioahe spoketosmeofthemembersoftha prace.sion,andas.edthemtoget theandnttoplty,tutthe1andsmenwereinadrunkenandrowdy cenlitien,adw ntl'stento anyone,hutstartedflayingthe "BoeneWater,"andshoutingand cheering.inamoatexcitedmanner.
WhentheycametotheProvincial Bankabottlewasfireet.Hesaw onemantakingarevolveroutof hispcskefanddischargeseveral shots.Hewentoverandputhis handontheman'sshoulderand cautionedhim.Hewasnotina eositintoarresthim.Theplaying ofthelandaln=Railway-streetat thisexasperatingtimewaseminently calculatedtole,e1toabrechofthe peace.
Mr. s whodefended,sit'mittedthatanyba.rdwas entitledtoplayrnytimeitlikedon theru`licstret.Hefurthercontendedthet*therewasno eeideroe trollhthduea-ainstthemembers oftheband.
Ti,emajorityoftheBenchconvictedthedefendants,andtheywere boundovertokeepthep'eace,and orderedtofindbailin£5andtwo securitiesof£21Ps.each.
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Hepretendstolovemusicbuthe neverasksmetosing.
Perhapsthat'shiswayorproving it.
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ConceitedAmateur-Ilearnedto playtheviolinwhenIjraseight yearsold.
CrustyProfessional-Indeed,How oldwereyouwhenyouforgot?
Poet-Whatdoyouthinkofthis littlepoemofmine,."Shewouldnot Smile?
Editor--Ithinkifyouhadread thepoemtohershewouldhavesmiled."
4. Where'syourboygoingafterhe leavesthemodelschool?
Tosomeschoolthatain'tmodelI guess,tolearnreading,writingand figures.
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Church-Didyouevertryanyof these"closetonature"methods?
Gotham-Well,I'veusedaporous plaster.-YonkersStatesman. .111. Theyfeedyouoncondensedmilk, atthatsummerresort,don'tthey? No;Iwishtheydid.Theyfeed usonexpandedmilk.
Bess-Sheneversaidonesweet thine.inherlife.
Belle-No.Shesayssomanysour thingsshemusthaveapickledtoague.-ChicagoNews.
Magistrate-HaveInotseenyou twicebeforeundertheinfluenceof liquor.?
Prisoner-Ifyouwereinthatcondition,yourHonour,youprobably didseemetwice.'
ThereisalwayssomuchgossipaboutflirtationswhichgoofinMrs. Nuritch'sconservatory.
Positilybecauseitcoat-insso manyrub'.erplants.
Myhairisfallingout,admitted thetimidmaninadrugstore.Can yourecommendsomethingtokeepit in? Certainly,repliedtheobliging clerk,Getabox.
Whatdoyouexpecttokewhe.i youcomeofage,mylittleman?askedthevisitor.
Twentyonewasthelittleman's reply.
"Doctor,"saidtheladypatient I sufferedforagreatdealwithmy eyes. Everybodydoes,madam,replied thefussyoldM.D.,butyou wouldprobablysufferagreeddeal merewithout'em."
Lawyer(examiningjuror):-Doyou understandthedifferencebetween characterandreputation? Juror:-Reeutationisthename yourneiehioursgiveyoucharacter istheonetheytakefromyou.
.5. .5. Theyouthwhowassmokingacigaretteneartiem:n'cey'scagetook motheronefromhispac.:et.Would itdoanyharmhestoked,ifIshould offerhimonefthse? Natahit,respondedtheattendant 'Hewouldn'ttouchit.Amonkey isn'thalfasLieafo1esitlooks.
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Oh,Willie,Willie,exclaimedhis mother,deeplyshockedandgrieved, youhavedisobeyedmeagain.How ftcnhtieItoldyounottoplay withthatwickedStaplafordtoy? Mamma,sridWillie,washingthe thdfromh'snose,doIlookas ifIhadbeenplayingwithanybody?
.5. .5. Averywittynewspaperparagraphistrecentlyreceivedaletterre-er(stiflehfmtostatewhatwerethe principalcaiieescfhiswit. The nowersyrmotlyreturned.It wasthis:"Ninehoursofsleekeverynight, threesquaremealseveryday,anda goodsalary."
Letushavesomedinneronthe verandah,saidanervousyounggentlemanduringthefirststageofhis honeymoon. Certainlysir,saidtheheadwaiterPolitely.Tabled'hoteorala carte,sir?" 'Er-well,saidtheyoungBenedict, whowasanxioustoimpresshiswife withhislavishexpenditure,"bring someofboth,please.!
HIGHGATEHILL,
CATHOLICYOUNGMEN'SSOCIETY.
TheusualweeklymeetingoftheaboveSocietywasheldintheParish Hallonthe22ndult.
TheSpecialBusinessoftheevening-"DebateonWhichexercises.the greaterinfluenceonmankind,WealthorHonour."-provedveryinstructiveandinterestingandafteravery excitingdebatetheupholdersofthe honoursidewonbyanarrowmargin.
Theteamsincludedthefollowing gentlemenforHonour-Messrs.Casey Reardon,andHaynesforWealthMessrs.Smith,BryanandO'Loughlin.Mr.G.Hannah,whoactedas Judgegaveeverysatisfaction.
OBITUARY,
DEATHOFMRS.McCOMISH.
ThefuneralofanotheroldandrespectedcolonistinthepersonofMrs AnnMcComish,ofthiscity,took placerecentlyandwasattendedbyaverylargecircleofrelativesandfriends.Deceasedarrivedin theStateofWesternAustraliaat theageof3yearswithherfather, thelateMr.Thos.Hackett,inthe year1841,bytheshipGanges.She wasmarriedtothelateMr.Edward McComish,ofH.M.i12thRegimentof Foot,in1859andleavesfoursons andthreedaughtersand25grandchildren,allofwhomhavemadetheir homeinthisState.Herlatehusbandpredeceasedhersomeeight yearsago.Thecorteemovedfrom theresidenceofherson-in-law,Mr. P.Finnerty,220BrownSt.,East Perth,withwhomthedeceasedhad residedwithforthepast13yearsbothinPinjarrahandBayswater,to theCathedralcftheImmaculate Conception,wnereashortservice washeld,thenceperroadtotheRomanCatholicCemetery,Karrakatta,weretheremainswereintarred, theReverendFatherO'Neilconductingtheceremonyatthegraveside. Thepall-bearerswereMessrs.A. Woodbridge,sea.,T.Lillis,J.Hart, P.Dwyer,P.Finnerty,andS,Jackson.ThechiefmournerswereMessrs.E.J.andP.T.McComish(sons Mrs.A.Bartlett,Mrs.ItoBirch,and MrsP.Finnerty(daughters),Mrs. M.HoganandMrs.B.McDnald (sisters),Mrs.E.J.McComishand Mrs.P.T.McComish(daughters-inlaw),Mr.P.Finnerty(son-in-law), Mee-re Hogan,0. Hackett,andJ.McDonald(nephews) Mrs.J.Rowe,Mrs.C.Paitland,and MissEthelMcDonald(nieces). Messrs.E.J.Arnold,andDonald McCuenich,J.Finnerty,andMiip AnnieFinnerty(grandchildren).. Manylettersandtelegramsofsympathywerereceived. Thefuneral arrangementswerecarriedoutby Messrs.BowraandO'Dea.
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Thehabitofholdingaroodwi'l andakindlyattitudeofinmdtowerdseverybodyhasa i:ifluenceupon,character.Itliftsthe mindabovethepettyjealousiesand meanneees;,itenrichesandenlargesthewholelife.
TheTreasureHouse.
Nsh,T79115.-15ct.GoldBrooch, setwithFineQualityPearls andTurquoise,£110s.
No.G.l632.-15ct.Gold,Pearl andSapphireBrooch,£25s. No.02667.-PearlSet Oct.GoldPhoto.Pc-admit.£1ls.
9ct.GoldandPearl.'Ruby andSapphireset13rooeh, 17s.ed.
No.194X.-Set Links,Oct.Gold £17s.ed.15ct Gold,£210s.
To-DayforNew Catalogue.ofJewellery,Silver andElectro-PlatedGoods, Buyfromthe 1argestand MostAttractiveStockof(lift ThingstohefoundinAustralia,
01007.-Oct.GoldPearl Purse,£2Lis. SetBrooch,215s. 15ct.Gold,£1' 15s.
Child'sEloctro-PlatedCans,4/-..`5/6. 7/6to18/6.SterlingSilver,£1 Is.'to£315s.
G6644.-9et. GoldCross, 9/6others 3/43to23.
SolidSilvermounted SaltsBottle,19s.6d. Asmaller size,8s.6d. i4 15ct.Gold longMuff Chain,26 toe.
let.Goldand Engraved Locket,£11716
No.G.1700.-VeryhandsomePolished. EnglishOakLiquorFrame,with 8fineGlassBottlesandPatent Lock,28/l0/-
Gold Gent'sLocket. £115s.,others from18/6to25
of'Links,15ct. Gold,£25s. G7710.-Eleetro-PlatedShavingMug, 14a.6d.,othersto £110s.
112071.-Electro-PlatedandEmbossed JewelBox,£15s.,others,14s. 0.,15s.6d.,17s,6d.,2,58.to £310s.
No.G8989.-Silver-platedSugarand CreamStand£12s.6d.
No.04536.-PolishedGrained OldEnglishOakandFineSilverplatedTrayfullsize,£3. Smallersizes£115s.,£22s.,£2 es.,
E7849.-SilverplatedErg
fortheTahlo.
cookedbythesteam Fullinstructions itheach,£1/7/6
No.840.-Silver-plated2BottleInkstand,nicelyChasedSwan,Emu, orKangarooCentre,£2151.
Elm-fro-PlatedBeltClasps,fls.M. upwards.SolidSilverfrom12s. ed.to£1105.
No.04335.-Lady'sStart- Frame,£15s. lugSilverEmbossed CardCase,heavymake £17s.6d.
07959.-ElectroPlated Cruet4bottles,£110s, 6bottles,£2.
111142.-SolidSilver mountedPhoto Frame,10s.6d. others2s.6d., 4s.6d.,5s.,6s. 6.,8s.6d.,10s. 6d.,12s.fid.to £812s.6d.
No.01690.-15ct.GoldandPearl SetBrooch,£22s.
9ct.GoldSovereignNo.
111088.-SolidSilverMountedPhoto
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No.G4884.-MoroccoCase,containingSolidSilverSoap Boxand Silver-mounted shavrneBrash,£115s.
Thefollowingisthelistofsuccess-Jackson(St.Brigid'sConvent,West fulcandidates(andteachers)incon-1Perth). nectionwiththepracticalexaminationsheldthisyear,Mr.ArthurHin- HIGHDIVISION. tonbeing-theexaminer:PRIMARY.
Pass.-MasterF.Abbott,MissE. Bellman,MissJ.Gettaz,MissG. Hettman,MissK.Meakins,MissE. Pass,MissU.Salter,MissE.Wil- liams.MissG.Williams,MasterLeo Buggy,MissD.Mansfield,MissK. Bridge,MissB.Giralt,MissU.Maxwell,MissT.Wholley,MissDevine (St.Brigid'sConvent,WestPerth). MissM.Bolitho,MissA.Pung,Miss V.Potter,MissR.Jordan,Miss0. Walker,MissK.Gardiner,MissK. Quill,MissB.Conway(Arranmore Convent,Leederville),MissM.Leheny,MissM.White(St.Joseph's School,Victoria-Square,Perth),Miss E.Hoare(SistersofMercyLadies College,Victoria-square).MissA. Stewart(SistersofMercy,Midland Junction).W.Thompson,A.Kelly, L.Mulcahy,M.Schiell(PresentationConvent,CottesloeBeach),MissR. Speed,MissW.Fraser,MissL.Salinger,MissM.Joyner(violinand piano).MissC.Daly,MissB.Farmer,MissL.Cavanagh(LorettoConvent,"OsThrne,"Claremont).
ELEMENTARYPASS.
MissI.Barker,MissK.Bridge, MissF.Bright, M.Copper,Miss D.Hedges,MissH.Hedges,MissM. Hooper,MissD.Horrigan,MissC. Jeffrey,MissE.KreitlingMissB. O'Connor,MissA.O'Sullivan,Miss P.Rhatisan,MissS.Rotenherg, MasterG.Webbe,MasterW.Feakes, MissF.Fennell,MissV.Stubberfield MissK.Bridse('cello),MissB.Brady,MissM.O'Connor,MissM.Potter,MissE.Wilson(St.Brigid's Convent,WestPerth),MissE,Daniels,MissR.M'Adam(ArranmoreConvent,Leederville),MissF.Tick, St.Joseph'sSchool,Victoria-square MissH.Kayser(SistersofMercy Ladies'College,VictoriaSsnare), MissD.Mattliews,MissK.Niland, SistersofMercy,Midland.Junction). MissE.Castieesi,MissM.Arundel, MissJ.Bellinger,MissM.Burke, \figsT.Rodriquez,MissL.Marsh LorettoConvent,"OsborneClaremont).
LOWERDIVISION.
Pass.-MissM.Cooper,MissA.0'Cellaahan(St.Joseph'sSchool,Victoria-Squilre),MissK.Jeffrey,Miss M.Keane(Sist?rsofMercy,Ladies' Victoria-Square),MissC. Lucas(SistersofMercy,Midi-id Junction),MirsP.Darlin-Aoa(St. J,.senh'sConvent,Fremantle),Miss M.('rtrroll(LorettoConve.A,"Broken,"Perth),MissK.Cornwall,Miss D.Riordan,MiesE.Daly,MissV. Itoderivez,MiFsA.Maley,MissP. Lovei-in,MissM.Mayhew,MissD. Milli-snit(LorettoConvent,"Osb- snip,"Claremont),MissA.Au`urn, Ba-al,MissL.Davies,Miss .1.Dwyer,MissN.Grant,M'siM.C. fort,MissE.Kestins,MissD. Krus,MissE.Stanbury,MasterT. Prown,MissB.Dwyer,MissM. (;tsint.MissM.C.Hart,MissE. Kstaa:,MissD.Krur,MissE.Stan esy,MasterT.Brown,MissB.Dwye 17toterE.Flynn,Miss.E. ri i::R.M.Linneg-r1St. B:id'sConvent,W.Perth).Miss Muni.-.en(Arr.-n-roreCon-'eat,
HIGHERDIVISION.
PASSWITHDISTINCTION.
MissT.Domela((LorettoConvent Osborne,"Claremont),MissE.
Pass.-MissS.Clarke,MissB.Hea- ley,MissE.North,MissT.O'Connor, (St.Joseph'sSchool,Victoria-Squ- are),MissD.Brown,MissH.Cor- bett(SistersofMercy,LadiesCollege,Victoria-Square).MissR. Cornwall,MissG.Smith,MissE. Morgan,MissD.Wilson,MissB. Farmer,MissB.Berry(LorettoConvent,"Osborne,"Claremont),Miss M.Godwin,MissW.Madigan,Miss Stanbury,MissJ.Reilly,MissH. Clancy,MissE,Thorpe(St.Brigid's Convent,WestPerth),MissDowie (ArranmoreConvent,Leederville).
INTERMEDIATE
PASSWITHHONOURS.
MissL.Marsh,MissC.Daley(Lo- rettoConvent,"Osborne,"Clare- mont).
INTERMEDIATE.
Pass.-MissJ.Davey,MissV. Carter(SistersofMercy,Ladies'Col- lege,Victoria-Square),MissN.C. Hicks, (St. Joseph'sSchool VictoriaSquare). MissJ.Ro- gers,MissG.Millhank,MissT. Domela,MissC.Molloy,MissM. O'Connor(LoretoConvent,"Osb- orne,"Claremont).MissH.Clancy, MissE.Krug,MissM.J.Flynn, MissL.Keogh,MissD.Holmes,Miss C.Wallis(St.Brigid'sConvent,W. Perth.).
ADVANCED.
PASSWITHHONOURS.
MissM.Jowett,Miss0.Marsh, (LorettoConvent,"Os'sorne,"Chre- mont).
ADVANCED.
Pass.--MissN.O'Dea,(Sistersof MercyLadies'College,Victoria-Squ- are),MissK.M.O'Connor(St.Jo- seph'sSchool,Victoria-Square),Miss M.A.Burke(LorettoConvent,"Os-borne,"Claremont),MissF.Fennell MissM.Ethell,MissK.Wells(St. Brigid'sConvent,WestPerth.).
L.A.B.
SOLOPERFORMERS. MissD.Payne,piano(SacredHea- rtConvent,HighgateHill);MissL. d'Arcy-Trvine,piano;MissA,North, piano(LorettoConvent"Osborne" Claremont).
L.A.B. TEACHER. MissA.M.Sheedy,theoretical(St. Brigid'sConvent,WestPerth).
HibernianAustralasian CatholicBenefit Society.
Perth.
Thefollowinglecturewasdelivered byMr.P.O'ConnorintheHibernian HallsonSundayevening,the27th September,undertheauspicesofSt. Patrick'sBranchoftheH.A.C.B. Society.Bro.G.Hart,Vice-PresidenttooktheChairandilltMalicei
thespeaker.Alarge:Mit:Tices presentamonstwhomwereArciideaeonSymth,andFatherLynch,C. SS.R.
Inordertoarriveatacorrectideaofthemotivesandconductofthe menengagedintheuprisingof"ni- nety-eight,"itisnecessarythatwe shouldknowsomethingofthepre- vioushistoryofIreland,andthe statetowhichthepolicyofEngland hadbroughtherandherpeopleprior tothatepoch.
ForthispurposeIshallcommence atthepointwheretheIrisharmy underSarsfieldfinallycapitulated, andmadewiththeEnglish,thecom- pactwhichisknownasthe"Treaty ofLimerick"andmemorialstoneof whichstillstandsnearThomond Bridge,inthegallantoldcityby theShannon.
Afterabraveandsuccessfulde- fencePatrickSarsfield,andthoseas- sociatedwithhiminthecommand oftheIrishforcesatLimerick,tho- ughtitwouldbebettertoclosethe warwhiletheywerestrongenough toensurefavourableterms.Accor dinglyatruceoffourdayswaspro- posedonthe24thSeptemberand threedayslatertheIrishofferedto concludeapeaceonconditionofa generalpardonforallpastoffences, religious,civil,andmilitary;ofmu- nicipallibertybeinggrantedtothe Catholicsandsoldiers,iftheywis- hed,beingreceivedintotheirMajes- ties'armies.TheWilliamiteseager-lyassentedtotlseseterms,which weredrawnupintothirty-twoartic- les,thirteencivilandnineteenmili- tary,andonthe3rdOctober,1691, theGeneralsofbothArmiessigned the"TreatyofLimerick." ThesigningofthisTreatywasan eventofthegreatestimportanceto Ireland,anditsruthlessanddishon- rableviolationdidmorethanall thecruelconfiscationstoruinthe country,andtofosterthatrace-ha- tredwhichhasplayedsoprominent apartintherelationsbetweenEng- landandIreland.TheTreatywasa compromiseand,consequently,not quitesatisfactorytoeitherparty. TheCatholicshadbeenfightingfor landandlibertyofconscience,and theProtestantsforlandandProtes- tantascendancy.TheTreaty,while itensuredreligiousequality,confer- redthelandontheCromwellianset- tlers.Thecivilarticleswereofthe greatestimportanceastheyeffected thewelfareofthewholecountry, andshouldhavesecureditforever fromreligiouspersecution.
foodbeverage,easilydigested, nourishing,invigorating.Itisindispensabletoinvalids andtheaged, andprovides afulldiet insick news
Thefirstarticleprovidedthat:- "TheRomanCatholicsofthiskins- domshallenjoysuchprivilesesia theexerciseoftheirreli'ionasare consistentwiththelawsofIreland, or,astheydidenjoyinthereignof CharlesII.,andtheirMa.',e-tiesas soonastheiraffairswillpermitthem tosummonaParliamentinthis Kingdom,willendeavourtoprocure theRomanCatholics furtherse- curityinthatparticulr,rsmay pri-screthemfromtoydisturanse eprintheaceuntoftheirsaidrzlii- on."
Thesecondarticlegrantedpardon andprotectiontoallwhohadserv- edKingJames,ontheirtavinlthe followingoathofallegiance "I----dosolemnlypromise andewerthatIwillbefaithfuland beartrueallegiancetotheirMaistiesKingWilliamandQueenMary sohelpme,God."Theoldoatho supremacy,whichdeclaredtheEng lishsovereigntobesupremeheado theChurch,hadbeenthecauseo muchoppressiontotheCatholics forthey,throughbeingconsciention
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slyunabletotakeit,hadbeenex- cludedfromallvaluableandhonour- ableappointments.Topreventa renewalofthistyranny,theninth articleprovidedthat"Theoathto beadministeredtosuchRomanCa- tholicsassubmittotheirMajesties' Governmentshallbeoathaforesaid (Ofallegiance),andnoother."Ar- ticlesIII.,IV.,V.,andVI.,extended theprivilegesofthefirsttwoarticlestomerchantsandotherclasse;ofmen;theSeventhpermittedCa- tholicnoblemenandgentlemento carryarmsandkeepagunineach oftheirhouses,andtheeighthgave therightofremovinggoodsandchattelswithoutsearch.Thetenth articleguaranteedthatanypersoii, whothereafterbrokeanyofthear- ticles,shouldnotcauseanyother persontolosethebenefitofthem; thetwonextstipulatedforratifica- tionof months.thearticleswithineight Thethirteenthandlast providedforthedebtsofColonel JohnBrown,CommissaryoftheIr- ishArmy.
Thenineteenmilitaryarticlespro- videdforthehonourableexileofall whowishedtoleavethecountry,and toserveinforeignarmies,forthere- ceptionintoWilliam'sarmyofany whowishedtoremain,andforthe cessationofhostilities.Scarcely wastheinkofthetreatydrywhen thelong-promisedaidfromFrance saileduptheShannon,withmen, moneyandtenthousandstandof arms-toolate! Greatwasthe griefinLimerickandsomewerein favourofbreakingtheTreatyand goingonwiththewar;butSars- fieldsaidtheirhonourandthatof theircountrywaspledged,andsilen- tlyandsorrowfullyhe,andhisfol- lowers,marchedfromtheirbeloved city,mostofthemtotakeshipfor France,andneveragaintoseetheir nativeland.SomefewjoinedWil- liam'sarmyandmanyreturnedquie- tlytotheirhomes.Thosesoldiers, 20,000innumberwhojoinedthear- myofFrance,thenandimmediatelyafterlaidthefoundationofthatIr- ishBrigadetowhosevalourEngland subsequentlyowedsomestrikingde feats.
Ihavegoneratherminutelyinto theprovisionsofthe"Treatyof Limerick,"inordertoshowthe termsofpeacewhichSarsfieldwasabletowringfromtheenemiesof Ireland;andIhavealsoshownhow hehonourablykepttotheprovisions oftheTreaty,whenthearrivalof thepromisedaidfromFrance,placedhiminapositiontocarrythe wartoprobablyasuccessfulissue. LetusnewseehowtheEnglishre- paidthishonourableconductof Sarsfield.Nosoonerhadthearmy whichwontheTreaty,leftErin's shoresthanthenintharticlewas broken;fsratthemeetingcfPar- liament,theCatholicPeersandCommonswererequiredtotakeanoath whichdeniedthedoctrineoftrans- substantiation,andpronouncedthe sacrificeoftheMass"damnableand idolatrous." Catholicscouldnot takesuchanoath,andbyitthey wereexcludedfromtheIrishParlia- ment.Theremainingcivilarticles weresoondisregardedasruthlessly astheninthhadbeen,andtheAn- s13-IrishParliamentbegantobuild upthepenal-code.Lawswere madeforbiddinganyPapisttosend hischildtobeeducatedabroad,and attheFametimeCatholicswere srobisitedfrsmkevinsschoolsin Ireland.Statuteswerepassedauth- orisingsearchesforarmsinthehousesifCatholicseitherbyni,htor day,andfrAdlingthemakersof irmsfr:m.rcceivingCatholicappren- tices. Theregidsrclersyofthe ChurchcfRomewerecommsndelto leavethecuntrybeforethe1stof May,16H,asclBishossanipriests oftheCreedweref:riddeatoenter thecountryonpainofimps:from:tit andbanishmentfsrthefirstoffence, anddeathforthesecond.Inth:sedaystheIrishParliiramtwaselected foranunlimitednurn7:lerofyears,a-d wasusuallydissolvedbythedeata ofthesovereign,andtheParliament electedonthe(teethofWilliamin 1702,satthroughouttheburteea yearsofAnne'sreign.AtAnne's
accessiontheProtestantsinIreland wereonlyaboutasixthofthepopulation;buttheypossessedallthe Power.Plantedamongaverynaturaldiscontentedpopulation,theylivedinastateofterror,and,witha ferocitybornoffeartheypasseda crushingpenalcode,besidewhich theoppressionsofWilliamfadedintoinsignificance.ToconvertProtestanttotheCatholic was declaredpremunive,andpun'sna,ble withimprisonmentforlife.Educationwasfurtherprohibited,1,rit nowbecamecriminalforaCat'aolic toemployatutorortoactas'.ne. Catholicswereforbiddentobuyland andwereforcedtoleavetheirestatesingavelkdnd(thatis,inequal Portionstoalltheirchildren),unless asonconformed,inwhichcaseheinheritedthewholeproperty,andcould forcehisfathertoallowhimathird ofhisincomeduringhislifetime.No Papistcouldtakealeaseformore thanthirty-oneyears,norcouldhe raisemoneyonhisestates. All civilserviceandMunicipalappointments,allthelearnedprofessions, savemedicine,aswellasallpositionsofpu!lictrustwerenowclosed toCatholics.Papistswerenextforbiddentoemploymorethantwoapprenticesexceptinthelinentrade, andCatholicgentlemenwerepreventedfromcarryingandfromkeeping arms,normighttheytravelmore thanfivemilesfromhomewithout apassport.Ashistravellingwas thuscurtailed,aCatholicwasnot allowedtokeepahorseoverthevalueof£5.IfafarmheldbyaCatholicyieldedone-thirdmorethan theyearlyrent,anyProtestantmight,bysimplyswearingthefact,evictthetenantandtakepossession. Thereweremanyothervillainous provisionsbutprobablyoneofthe mostinfamousofall,wasthat whichfreedanymarriedwomanwho conformedfromherCatholichusband control,andallowedhertodemand anindependentallowance.Thusthe dissoluteson,ortheunlovingwife hadonlytoaddtotheirguiltthehypocrisyofapretendedconversion,to reaparichreward.ButitwasagainsttheClergythatthelawwas mostsevere.Thereweretobe3,000priestsregisteredforthewhole country,andanyunregisteredpriest wasliabletobeputtodeath.No BishopswereallowedinIreland, and when therriestsdied, theirregistersdiedwiththem sothathadtheIrishobeyedthe law.Catholicismmustsoonhavebecomeextinct.Araceofpriesthuntersgrewupwhowererewardedfor theirdiscoveriesaccordingtothe standingoft'eirvictims.£50for aBishop,£20forapriest,and£13 foraSchoolmaster.Stillthough, theregisteredpriestsslied,Catholicismlived.Bishops,priests,and Schoolmasterscontinuedtofulfil theirduties.Theyworkedhidden inthemountains,orinthecabins ofthepeasantry,andthesteadyattachmentofthepeopletotheirreligion.andheroicresistanceoftyrannyforconsciencesake,isunexampledinthehistoryoftheworld.At theaccessionofGeorgeII,allCatholicsweredeprivedofthepowerof votingatelectionsformembersof Parliament,oratthoseofthecivil corporations. ThepenalcodeaffectedtheCatholicsonly;buttherewereotherrestrictionswhichfellonthewholepopulation.EnglandlookedonIrelandasadangerousrival,whose prosperitymustbecheckedlestit mightendangerherown. Inthe timeofCharlesII.,cattle,meit,ham pork,cheese,andbu'terhadbe'n excludedfromtheEnglishmarket. InconsequenceofthistheIrishfarmersconvertedtheirpasturesinto sheenwalks,andsoonproducedthe LestwoolinEurope.Quantitiesof itwereexnertedray-bothtoFrance andSpein;buttherewasalsoa largeandgrowingindustryinwoollengodswhichweremanufactured bothforhomeconsumptionandfor exoortet'on.BitthisindustryexcitedtheenvyandfearsofEnelfnd, andearlyintheeihteeethcentury theexportationofwool,eithermanufacturedorinanaturalstate,to
anyforeigncountryortoanyColonywasforbidden.Englandthussecuredtoherselfthemonopolyofthe bestwoolinEuropeatherown priceandwhilewoolwas2s.6d. perlbinFrance,Irishwoolwassellingatlivepence.
Theonlygreatindustriesnowleft toIrelandweretheshipbuildingand linentrades,butEnglandtoo,was ashipbuildingcountry,andthefiat wentforththatIrelandshoulduse nonebutEnglish-builttradingyes sels,andwastotradedirectlywith nocountrysaveEngland.Bythis lawtheseaporttownswereruined, andtheirinhabitantstogetherwith theshipbuilderswereforcedtoemigrate,ortrytolivebyagriculture. Addedtoallthiswasthelandtenure,whichwasmostdisgraceful. Rentswereentirelytoohigh,and eventhenthetenantshadnosecurityoftenure.Inadditionsthetitheswhichhadtobepaidtotheabsenteeministersoftheestablished Church,wereafearfulburden.Grazinglandwasexemptedfromthe paymentofthetithes,andthisfact coupledwiththepenalcoderesulted inmakingIrelandagrazingcountry.Thelabouringclasses,theevictedtenants,andtheartisansthrown outofworkformedthemselvesinto bandswhichwerecalledWHITE BOYSinMunster.Thesemendriventodesperationbyhungerwent outatnight,andslaughteredthe cattleofthegraziers,whiletheownershearingthecriesofthedying animals,layquakingintheirbeds. Thelawwasatfirstpowerless,for theWHITEBOYS,hadthesympathyofthepeasantry;butaftera whilemanyofthoseengagedinthe outrageswerehangedorshot.In theNorthasimilarorganisationcalled"STEELBOYS"wasformedby theevictedtenantsofLordDonegal; butthey,likethe"WHITEBOYS" gainednothingbutthegallowsand thegaol.Afteratimepartyfeelingbecamesoftened,andtheProtestantslosttoagreatextenttheir hatredandfearofCtitholics.The resistanceta "WoodsHalfpence," causedthewholenationtounitefor acommonobject.DeanSwifttook averyprominentpartinthisresis tance,andWood'sCopperhadtobe withdrawn.Thisnati victory victoryresultedintheestablishment oftheProtestant"PatriotParty."
ishVolunteers.WithallCreedsthe volunteerswerepopular,andtheCatholicsbeggedtobeallowedtojoin theranks;butmainlyowingtothe prejudicesofFloodandClarlemont theywererefused;butatalate periodowingtotheexertionsof Grattan,manyCatholicswereenlisted. Thevolunteersfinallybecame 100,000strong,andtheIrishfelt thatthiswasthetimetodemand Freetrade. GrattanandHussy Burghbroughtforwardamotionin theIrishHouseofCommonsforColonialFreetrade; andinobedience tothethreatsofthevolunteers,Irelandwaspermittedtotradefreely withtheColonies.Thenextmove wasabolderandmoreimportant one.GrattanbroughtinaBilldeclaringthat"TheKing,theLords, andtheCommonsofIrelandarethe onlypowerscompetenttoenactthe lawsofIreland."TheBillbecame lawin1782. Irelandwasnow,afreecountrybut stillnearlyfive-sixthsofherpeople werewithoutpoliticalrights,and eventheProtestantminoritycould hardlybesaidtoelectitsownrepresentatives,sincemorethanhalf thememberswerenomineesofpeers orgovernmentofficials.Thevolunteersresolvedthatas1782wasthe yearofIndependence,1783shouldbe theyearofParliamentaryreform. GrattanwasforhavingCatholicEmancipationcombinedwithreform; butFloodwasagainstCatholicEmancipation.Onehundredandsixty volunteerdelegatesmetattheRotundotodrawuptheresolutionsof reform,andtodecidewhetherCatholicsshouldnotbeincluded.
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AmericanLetter
WHOLEFAMILYCONVERTED.
TWOHUNDREDAMERICANPILGRIMS.
Twohundredpilgrimshavesailed fromNewYorktoNaples.Twentyonepriestswereinthepilgrimage. Mgr.McGeanofNewYorkCityis thespiritualdirectoroftheparty. ThepilgrimswilljourneytoRome, wheretheywillpresenttothePope congratulationsfromthefaithfulin America.AnaddressinLatinwill bedeliveredbeforethePopeinthe nameofalltheChurchesofAmerica. Byspecialpermissionofthe ArchbishopofNewYork,Benediction oftheBlessedSacramentwillbepermittedonboardtheship.AfterleavingRomethepilgrimswillvisit Naples,Florence,Venice,Milan,Lucerne,Parisandothercitiesofthe ContinentandwillthengotoIreland,returningtoNewYorkbyway ofQueenstown.Thetripwilltake aboutsixtydays.
SEMINARYFORST.LOUIS.
Thecorner-stoneofthenewCathedralatSt.Louis,Mo.,willbelaid onOctober18.Assoonasconditionspermit,ArchbishopGlznnon willturnhisattentiontothebuildingofa-newseminary,atractof sixty-fiveacresofhighground,situatedonemileandahalfwestof Clayton,thecountyseatofSt.Louiscounty,havingbeenpurchasedby theseminaryboardforthispurpose.
CHURCH-BUILDINGPRIESTDEAD
Rev.HughSmyth,whodiedafew daysagoinBoston,wasstyledby thelatePopeLeoXIII,"thechurch builderofAmerica." Duringhis priestlylifeheerectedsometwenty churches,schools,andconventsin theArchdioceseofBoston.
ADDITIONALNUNSINTHE SOUTH.
TtwasalsobroughthometoIrishmenthefactthattheymightgain morebyagitationthanbyarmed resistance.TheEnglishandProtestantDeanSwiftthuscreatedanew classofpoliticians-theIrishagitators.ThePatrioticPartycontinued toworkforIreland,andattheelectionwhichtookplaceattheacession refGeorgeIII.,itwasstrengthened materially. Amongthenewmembersweremenofability,amongst whommaybementionedDenisDaley, HusseyBurghandHenryFlood.In 1775GrattanenteredParliament.He soonsucceededFloodastheidolof thepeopleforFloodhadlostpopularitybytakingoffice.ShortlyafterthistheWarofAmericanIndependencebrokeout,andtheIrish Governmentsent4,000troopstothe assistanceofEngland.ThiswasVehementlyopposedbyGrattan,and wasthecauseofaseriousrupture betweenhimandFlood.Ireland havingbecomeinvolvedinthewar wasprohibitedfromexportingsalt meattothecolonists,andhertrade whichwasbadenoughbefore,was thenatadeadlock.Francemade analliancewiththecolonistsand England,fearfulofanalliancetetweenIrelandandFrance,inwhose armywerethousandsofIrishmen, soughttoconciliatetheCatholicsby agradualrepealofthePENAL CODE. ThePrctestantminority fearineaFrenchinvasion,andalso sufferingfromtheattacksofthenotedpiratePaulJones,beganto lookaboutthemforameansofdefence. Frenchshipsweresenoff Belfast,eel.theMayorsenttoDuhlinforaforcet6defendtheto ; butonlysixtya'1odi-dIrsops couldtesanttoitsassistance.Undertheseconditionstheinhabitants resolvedtodefendthemselves,end LegantoformtheGreatArmyofIr-
Anexceptionalincidentoccurreda fewdaysagointheMonasteryChurchatMellery,Iowa,whenMr.and Mrs.CharlesJohnsin,farmers,and theirtenchildren,werebaptisedand becameCatholics,theparentsand fiveofthechildrenreceivingfirst HolyCommuniontogetheratthe handsofthevenerablepastorofthe Parish,Rev.FatherDavid,whogave thefamilyinstructionsinthefaith theyhadaccepted. Mr.andMrs. JohnsonLel)neel.tonochurch.TileY livedinaneighbourhoodwhichhad astrictlyCatholicatmosphere,and theydrewclosertothefaithdayby day. Finallytheymadeuptheir mindstojointheChurchandinterviewedRev.FatherDavid.Theagedpriestwasonlytoohappytoaid themintheirquestforlightand taughtthemthedoctrinesofthe Church.
WASDR.JOHNSONACATHOLIC?
RecentlyattheConventoftheSistersofPerpetualAdoration,inNew Orleans,twenty-onenovicesmade theirprofession,andtwelvePostulantswerereceivedintotheOrder.k thesamecityafewdaysafterwards twoyoungladiesreceivedtheveil, andsixnovicespronouncedtheir vowsattheconventoftheSistersof St.Joseph.
FROMHOTELTOFRIARY.
ProspectParkHotel,alargesummerresortatCatskill,N.Y.,has beenpurchasedbytheFranciscanFathersofPittsburg,whowilluseit forthepurposesoftheOrder.This hotelwasopenedafewyearsagoas a"HolinessInstitute,"butfailure atteni!edt',eventure.
ANEWVENTURE.
AnewCathedralwillbebuiltby RightRev.BishopBeaven,ofSpringfield,Mass.Itwillcost806,000dollars.
SISTERSAMONGTHELEPERS.
WasDr.Johnson(Samuel,formerlyofFleetStreet,London),aCatholic? Dr.EdmundWalsh,S.J., saysinthe"AmericanCatholic Quarterly"thathawas.Johnson firstcameunderCatholicinfluences whenhetranslatedtheJesuitLoSo's "VoyagetoAbyssinia,"havingalreadygrownindifferenttotheChurch ofEngland.Lobo'sbookcontained ashortconfessionofthefaith, whichJohnstonstudied.Father Walsh'scitationsfromBoswellto Drovehistheorydonotseemhappy. IfJohnsonwasaCatholic,Bswell certainlydidnotknowit.Neither didhisotherfriendsandacquaintances,ortheClergymanwhoreadthe ChurchofEnglandserviceoverhis coffin.JohnsonwasaIirge-hearted lia-eralman,andbroad-m'ndedinre ligiousmattersforhistime. The suggestin,frcmaCafhelcsuree, thathewasaCatholic,however,is intsrestinfr.Shakespereh-s 1erl provedaCath"lictoo.Butthen Shakespearehaselse1 nMoveda classicalscholar,abotanist,achemist,alawyer,amyth-whilstDr. Johnsonhasremained"thegreat lexicographer."
Accordingtothebiennialreportof theStatehomeforlepersmaintainedatIberv-Ileparish,Louisiana,six outofsixty-oneofthoseafflictedbeingshavebeencuredduringthepast twoyears.SixSistersofCharity, practicallyalone,havecaredforall thewantsofthelepers.Noneof thesesisterseverhasbecomeinfected withthedisease,andapparentlynone ofthemfearsit.
ti KeepPepsalwayshandyandget thebreathofthepine.forestsintoyour lungs.Thenyoucandefytheficklet'; Singweather,withitskeenfrost, heavyshowers.blusteringwinds, andcloudsofdust.Pepswillguard youandyoursagainstcoughs andcolds,bronchitis,andel pneumonia.There'snab loghalfsogoodas 16 Pepsforthroat, Ion lungandchest troubles. .4)erboa (-
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'10alargeextantsaysBishopCasrartellithenewspaperhasa`-sorbed thepowerofthepulpitandthebook andeventhefunctionsofParliament "Noneofus,"observedtheBishop "canbeindifferenttothisgreat andmightypower."Thisisathought,whichCatholicsespecially,shouldtaketoheart.Theycannotremainindifferenttothepositionof thenewspaperthatexpressestheir viewsonreligiousandcoralquestionsandthatchampionsthecauses whicharedearesttothem.If theirideasaretoprevail,thenewspaperthatconveysthemtothepublicmustlcwellsupported,andthriveandfi.airish.
TheDangersofthePress.
IftheBishopofSalford'slanguage inreferencetojournalswhichadopt ahighethicalstandardintheireditorialandnewscolumnswasstr.ing, notlessvigorouswashisdenunciationofthenewspaperownersand writerswhoabusetheirresponsibilities.Asthespiritualshepherdofa largeflocIf,herenewstheprotest whichhemadeonEasterSundaylast yearagainstcertainSundaypapers, whicharedoinguntoldharmtothe soulsofthepeoplebyser.ingup weekafterweekwhathisLordship properlycallsimmoralandfilthysa rhage.Thepublishersfindthatit pays,fortheyaredeaftorebukes andremonstrances,howeverweighty andauthoritative.ThedutyofCatholicsinthisdirectionisplain. Theymustseverelyboycotttheoffendingpapers.Nodoubt,journalists themselves,astheBishopsuggests, candoagooddealtostampoutthe evil.Butitisonlythereaderswho caneffectaperfectcure. Ifthey leavethepapersthattransgressthe lawsofproprietyuntouchedonthe newsvendor'scounters,theproprietorswillsoonseethattheliterary outputissounderandpurer.On Parentsinparticularitisincumbent toteachthemthislesson.Theyare boundtoguardtheirchildrenfrom perniciousinfluences,andnoinfluence couldbemorecorruptingthanthat ofanewspaperwhichforthesakeof lucrepanderstovicioustastesand makeslightofthefoulestactsof humandepravity.
St.CuthbertandRome-
HappilytherecordsofSt.Cuthbert'slifearesufficientlyfullto proveconclusivelythattheinference whichthe"ChurchTimes"would haveitsreadersacceptisafalsehoodandthatits"history"isof the"faked"typefamiliarinthe writingsoftheAnglicanadvocatesof thecontinuitytheory.Initsusual gracefulmannerourcontemporaryremarks"Thereis,webelieve,a RomanistecclesiasticwhocallshimselfBishopofHexham.Ifitcomes tovitaldifferencesthechasmbetweenhimandSt.Cuthbertis,infinitelywiderthanthatbetweenAnglicanismandtheSaxonsaint.Anglicanismhasneitherenlargednor contractedtheCatholiccreedwhich St.Cuthbertbelievedandwhichwe believe."Nowthereisatouchstone bywhich-aseventhe"ChurchTimes"willnotdeny-theattitudeof amantowardstheCatholicChurch today,whetherhewasaBishopof Lindisfarneintheseventhcenturyor isBishopofHexhamandNewcastle inthetwentiethmaybetested.It heconsideredorconsidersobedience
toRomeanimperativeduty,thenhe wouldbelieveorbelievesinthedoct- rinesthatRometeaches.Itsohap- pensthatbothSt.Cuthbertandthe CatholicBishopofHexhamandNew- ca4leshowedundertryingcircumstancesthattheyheldallegianceto Rometobeanessentialmarkofthe Catholiccreed.Cuthbertwasbrou- ghtupinaCelticmonastery; but whenhewasappointedPrioratLin- disfarneaftertheSynodofWhitby, whichdecidedinfavouroftheRomancelebrationofEaster,herenounc- edtheCelticusuage,enduringon thataccountpersonalinsultsfrom theangryMonkswhowishedtoobservetheoldcustom.Cuthbertwas afaithfulsonofRomeandtherefore wouldneverhaveembracedAnglican-ism.AsfortheBishopofHexham, andNewcastle,hewasatoneper- oidofhislifeanAnglican,butbeing convincedthattheAnglicanChurch, separatedfromthecentreofunity, doesnotprofessthetrueCatholic creed,hebecameac-werttothe CatholicChurch.-"CatholicTim?s."
TheRomanVicaria.e.
AtthebeginningofthePontificate ofLeoXIII.therewasareport, whichfoundconsiderablecredenceat thetime,thatthePontiffintended toenhancethedignityoftheRoman diocesebyraisingalltheparishpri- estsoftheEternalCitytothedig- nityoftitularbighops.PiusX.,in extendingtheseriesofhisgreatre- formstotheRomanVicariate,isap- parentlyabouttogivepartialeffect tothisplan.Itisstatedongood authority,says"Rome,"thatheintendstosuppresstheofficeofViceGerent(alwaysoccupiedbytheLatinPatriarchofConstantinople)and todivideRomeintoanumberofdeaneriesordistricts,perhapsfouror five,attheheadofeachofwhich istoheplacedaBishop.Allthese bishopswillhelptheCardinalVicar inconfirmingandordaining,aswell asintheadministrationofthepure- lydioCesanaffairsofRome.
TheChurchinSwitzerland.
WearegladtonotethattheChurchhasbeenmakinggreatheadway inSwitzerlandinrecentyears.The BureauFederaldeStatistique,inits "enquete"concerningreligiouspro-fessionsinSwitzerlandstatesthat "inallthecantonstheCatholicreligioncountsmoreadherentsthanin 1888,achangewhichisproduced chieflyinthetownsthathavehada Protestantmajority.InGenevathe Protestantswereformerlymuch morenumerousthantheCatholics. Now,thereare30,000Protestants, and28,000Catholics.From1850to 1888ithaschangedintheinterests ofCatholicism."
Therewasadramaticincidentat Bergamorecently(telegraphstheMilancorrespondentofthe"Daily Chronicle")atthecloseofthetrial ofaladofseventeennamedMaretti, whowaschargedwiththetheftofa goldwatchandchain. Thecourt wasonthepointofsentencinghim togaolforacoupleofyears,when theparishpriestofhisnativevillageofScalsohurriedlyentered,and holdingaloftthestolenproperty whichhehadreceivedfromthereal thief,proclaimedthelad'sinnocence. IThelawyerswantedthepriesttorevealtheidentityoftheculprit,but hedeclaredthathewouldratherdie thandoso.
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ChurchOvertheWorld
TheLondoncorrespondentofthe "BirminghamDailyPost"says:"Theextraordinarymanifestoofthe ProtestantAlliancewasreceivedin Londonwithchilldisdain,andthe efforttofanthefiresofsectarian bigotryonaccountoftheholdingof theCatholicConfesswillhaveno effect."
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Thesuggestionhasbeenmadethat therepresentationoftheAnglican BishopsintheHouseofLordsshouldbereducedasapartoftheschemeofreformingthegildedchamber whichthecommitteepresidedover byLordRoseberyisconsidering.
Itwasdecidedataspecialmeeting oftheDublinCorporation,onTuesdays,topresentanaddressofcongratulationtoHisHolinessthePope ontheoccasionofhisjubilee.The addresswillbeinLatinandIrish, andtheexpenseswillbedefrayedby themembersprivately.
TheConsecrationoftheRightRev. MonsignorSingleton,Bishop-Electof Shrewsbury,tookplaceonthe 21stinst.,theFeastofSt.Matthew theApostle,attheChurchofOur Lady,Seacombe,ofwhichhehas beenrectorforsomanyyears.His GraceArchbishopBournewasthe consecratingprelate.
AJuvenileCatholicCongresswill beopenedinRomeonthe16thinst. ThemembersoftheCongresswillbe receivedbythePopeandwillpresent toHisHolinessagoldchalicepurchasedwithsubscriptionsgivenby theyoungCatholicsofallnations.
TheInternationalAthleticContest whichwastohavebeenheldatthe Vaticanthismonthinhonourofthe PapalJubileehasbeenpostponed,chieflyonaccountofthedifficultyofhousingalltheforeignathleteswhohadannouncedtheirintentionofcompeting.
TheGermanCatholicsofLondon gaveareceptionfortheCardinal ArchbishopofCologne,andtheRev, PrinceMaxofSaxony.
Paul,Minn.whichisoneofthe forembstCatholiccollegesinAmerica.
Inthecourseofasermonpreached recentlybeforemembersofthean nualconferenceoftheInstituteof Journalists,inManchester,theRight Rev.Dr.Casartelli,BishopofSalford,referredtotheperniciouseffect exercisedbycertainSundaypapers, whichhesaid,servedupwee'sby weekimmoralandfilthygarbage. Heprotestedagainsttheexistenceof suchpapers.
ProtestantChristianBroth;rs.
ArchbishopRyan,andonSunday morninghemadehisfirstHolyCommunion.
Aspecialbronzemedalhavingon onesideanexcellentlikenessofthe HolyFather,inrelief,hasbeen stuckincommemorationofthejubileeyear.Oneofthesemedalswill bepresentedtoeachofthepilgrims takingpartintheNationalPilgrimagewhichleavesLondon,underthe auspicesoftheCatholicAssociation, onOctober19thand20th.
AttheFranco-BritishExhibition, FatherDaleymadeanearnestexhortationtoCatholicspthattheyshould notbecomelaxinattendanceatthe worshipofAlmightyGodwhileat theexhibition.
substanceisthatthedocumentverifyingtheentrynotbeingcountersigned,isofdoubtfulauthenticity; ThatPopePiusIXbelongedtothe houseofMastaiandnotofFerretti, whichlatterwasanaddedname. HealsoinvariablywroteMariaafterGiovanni,allhisepiscopalacts beingsignedGiovanniMariaMastai Ferretti.Thereforetheidentityof Personsisdoubtful.Finally,the theBishopsigneddocumentsatImolaonmostofthelastdaysofJulyandonthedaysofAugustreferredto,andassistedatvariousfanctionsonthe13th,16th,and20thof thatmonth.Hecouldnothave beenatPalermoatthesametime, andsothedocument,evenifgenuine andnotbentrovato,cannotreferto PioNono.
AbbotGasquetandFatherMaher, S.J.,ofStonyhurst,willbetheCatholicrepresentativesatthefirst intermediateMoralEducationCongresswhichisabouttoopeninLondon.
Mr.JohnD.Rockfellerhasgiven E12,500toSt.ThomasCollege,St.
AlargeproportionofProtestants nolongeranathematisetheReligious Orders.Onthecontrarytheyapproveoftheirintroductionunderthe aegisoftheChurchofEngland. TherearethereforeProtestantSistersandProtestantBenedictines.In the"ChurchTimes"Mr.Bevan,of ChillendenRectory,Dover,hasbeen proposingthatanAnglicanTeaching Ordershouldbeinstituted.Wefeel surethen,thatinthecourseofsome timeweshallreadofourChristian BrothershavingAnglicanimitators andrivals.Theworkofthenew OrderistobetheimpartingofdefinitereligiousChurchinstructionto AnglicanchildrenindayandSunday Schoolsofvariousgrades. The groundswhichMr.Bevangivesto provethenecessityoftheorganisationareunquestionablyconvincing. ChurchofEnglandanddenominationalschoolsgenerallyaremenaced; clericalteachersarediscouragedin theirvisitseventotheirnon-providedschools teachersareledby theirUniontoagitatefortheabolitionofthesocalledtests;apurely secularsystemofeducationisfavouredbymanymembersofboth HousesoftheLegislature;denomintionalTraining.CollegesarepenalisedandcollegesfoundedandmaintainedbylocalEducatiod.Authoritiesprovidenostrictlymoralorreligiousteaching.Assuredlythecase forsomenewdepartureamongstAnglicansisastrongone.
Rev.FrancisMcFetrieh;.lateof St.Simeon'sP.E.Church,Philadelohia,was,saysthe"CathOlicStandardandTimes,"receivedintothe onetruefoldbyRev.JosephL.J. Kirlin,rectoroftheChurchofthe MostPreciousBlood,ontheFeast oftheAssumptionoftheBlessed Virgin.Intheafternoonhewas confirmedattheCathedralChapelby
Tothecolleens,FatherDalysaid "Seethatyoudonotbehavewith lessmodestyandproprietyinBallymaclintonthanyouwoulddoin yourownvillageathome,andrememberthatallvisitorsinsilkhats andbroadclotharenotgentlemen, andhavenotasfineasenseofhonourasthehumblestpeasantinhis ragshasinyournativeland."
"Youhavemorecharacterthan Englishgirls,"FatherDalycontinued;"thereismoreinyou,sobe carefultodocredittoyournationality."
GoingovertoRome.
AprominentEpiscopalianwriting inthe"PhiladelrhiaBulletin"says: "Someofourmosthighlyesteemed menaregoingovertoRome,while ourBishopsaresquabblingoverpolities,ortryingtohavetheirsalariesincreasedforthebenefitoftheir fashionablewivesanddaughters. Thedeepthinkers,thosewhohave givenupallforGod,areleavingus forareligionwhoseBishopsseemto bemoreconcernedforthegloryof Godandforthespiritualwelfareof theirclergyandlaitythanforshow andpolitics."
TheCauseofPiusIX
TheOblateFathersinCeylon,
NOTABLECATHOLICPROGRESS.
AnOblatemissionary,goingto takepartintheGeneralChapterof hisOrderinRome,hasbeengoodenoughtogiveusthefollowingreligiousstatisticsconcerningCeylon.In roundnumbersthereareintheislandtwomillionsofBuddhists,nearlyonemillionofBrahmanists,350,000Mohammedans,325,000Catholics, and70,000Protestants.TheCatholicpopulationisnowfivetimeswhat itwasahundredyearsago.Since 1893therearefivediocesesinCeylon,viz.,ColomboandJaffna(OblatesofMaryImmaculate),Kandy (SylvestrineBenedictines),andGallo andTrincomalie(Jesuits).Inthe diocesesofColomboandJaffnathere are152priests(36beingnativesof theisland)manyprofessedBrothers(somenatives)manynuns(somebeingnatives)inconvents,schools,andhospitalstwoseminaries twocollegesatrainingcollegefor teachers 520Catholicelementary schools,with42,000pupilsthreeindustrialschoolstwoEnglishand twoTamilCatholicnewspapers.
Oneofthewitnessestobeexaminedattheordinarycourtsittingat Imolainconnectionwiththecause ofPopePiusIXisMonsignorDomenicoBaruzzi,whowasforseveral yearsBishop'sSecretaryatImola. Hewillgiveevidenceonthevery curiousquestionraisedwithgreat clamoursometwentyyearsagoin theFrenchandItalianpress,asto anentryinthearchivesofaMasoniclodgeinPalermowhichstated thatGiovanniFerrettiMastaiofthe PontificalStateshadbeenduly swornamemberinthefirsthalfof themonthofAugust,1839. The "RevueCatholique"askedMgr.BaruzzitoexaminethedocumentsavailableatImolainordertoconfute theassertionthattheentryreferred toPiusIX.ThereplyoftheBScretaryislongandinteresting.The
AnnualProcessionoftheMostBlessed Sacrament. ABrilliantSpectacle.
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LastSundayshoneoutamidthe gloomandinclemencyofthedisagreeableweatherwhichhasprevailed forthepastfewweeksasourDivineLordHimself,shoneandshines, amidthedarknessandwickednessof theworld.Duringtheweekofpreparationforthegreatprocessionof theMostBlessedSacramentatSubloco,speculationwasrifeastowhetheritwouldbepossibletohave theprocession.Everydayseemed moredisagreeable.Rain,wind,and squallswereveryuninvitingandveryundesirableaccompanimentsto sacredsinging,andtherecanbelittledoubtthatdidtheweathernot takeup,thegloriousspectaclewitnessedbyaboutfivethousandpeople onlastSundaywouldhavebeena veritablefiasco.Asiteventuated however,thedaycouldnothave beenmoresuitableevenifGodhad speciallygivenittoorder. The morningwokewithabrilliantsun, andacoolatmosphere,andasthe dayworeon,itbecamethanhfullv evidentthattheafternoonwouldbe anidealoneforanopen-airlenst ousdemonstration.
Trainsandtramswerekindlytint edtoconveytheprocessionistswitntoeasydistanceofSt.Joseph'sOipnanage,andthenumberofvehicles ofeveryshapeandmakewasnever sonumerousasonthisoccasion. HisLordshiptheBishop,accompaniedbytheVeryRev.FatherGibney, andFatherSmytharrivedonthe groundataquarterpastthree-the VeryRev.FatherKeoghhadbeen theresincetheearlymornmaking everyendeavourtohaveallthings inreadiness.
Attheappointedhour,3.30p.m. theOrphanagegroundspresenteda splendidappearance.Thenewbuildinglookedmajesticinitsarchitectualcompleteness. Thousandsof peoplestuddedeveryavailablefoot ofgroundintheimmediatevicinity ofthefirstaltar.TheSocietiesof theSacredHeart,theChildrenof Mary,theYoungMen,theHibernians andForresters,theChoirsfromthe differentparishes,theOrphanboys fromGlendaloughandClontarf,the girlsofSt.Joseph'sOrphanage,the HolyAngels,theSistersofthedifferentCommunities-SistersofMercy,St.JohnofGod,St.Josephs' Fremantle,&c.,andfinallythepriests,leadbytheBishop-allformeda mostimposingspectacleandgavea mostvividexpressionoffaithin theirHolyReligion.TheHibernian Society,togetherwiththeOrphan girlsformedareceptionbody-guard furtheBishoponhisarrivalonthe grounds,whilethevastthrongof peopleneatlyandfashionablydressed,manifestedasplendidspiritof reverenceendrespect,asHisLordshipkindlypassedthroughgivingto oneandallhisEpiscopalBlessing. TheOrphanGroundsneverlookel better.AnOliveGroveclothesthe thehillonwhichtheorohanaeeis erectel,andbythewayfromthese, sameolivespickedbythelittleOrphangirls fromwhichthey extracttheoil-whichisconsecrated byirestoftheBishopsinAustralia forSacramentalpurposesonevery Mai'ndyThursday.Everywherethu soilwascoveredwithavigorousherbare,andtheprimevalforestalternatedwithareasofimpenetrablebrushwoodandgiantgumtrees.The Altarswerethreeinnumber,draped withred,crownedwithflowersofeveryhueand-beauty,andarranged withthatinimitableskill-whichis AOcharacteristicoftheSistersof Mercy.
AttheappointedtimetheBlessed
Sacramentwasexposed,theCathedralChoirsangthe"0Salutaris," andtheRev.FatherMangan,C.SS. R.,ascendedtherostrumanddeliveredabriefbutveryforcibleandlucidsermon.onthedoctrineoftheHolyEucharist-asbelievedandunderstoodbyCatholics.
SERMON.
Wearemetthisafternoon,saidthe ReverendPreacher,totakepartin ourAnnualProcession.Wearemet thisafternoontohonourJesusin theSacramentofHisLove.Weare metthisafternoontoprofesspublic- lyourFaithintheRealPresenceof ourLordintheBlessedSacrament. OurLord,Himself,tellsusheis withus,notonlydimingtheday, notmerelyduringthisafternoondemonstration,butHeiswithusthroughoutthelonglonelyhoursofnight,orasHe,Himself,expressedit, "Lo 1amwithyoualldays,eventotheconsummationofthe world."
And,whyisHewithusinthe BlessedSacrament,dayandnight, nightandday?Heiswithusfirst ofalltobethefoodofloursoulsin HolyCommunion.-Amen,amen,I saytoyou,"Exceptyoueatofthe fleshoftheSonofMan,anddrink Hisblood,youshallnot lifein you."
Heiswithusfurther,tobeour friend.Weneedoneinthisvaleof tears,andJesusChristwouldbe thatfriendindeed,-"Mydelights, Hesays,aretobewiththeChildren ofMen."
IfitisthedelightofourLordto bewithusthisafternoon,evidently,judgingfromyourpresencehere thisafternoonit,isthedelightofthe CatholicsofPerthanditssuburbsto bewithJesus. Foryourpresence hereonthisoccasionwearetruly grateful,andonbehalfofyourBishopandhispriests,andespecially onbehalfofJesusChristIbegto thankyou.
Inorderthen,thatyou'llenter thoroughlyintothisafternoon'ssolemnity,inorderthatyou'llthrow yourheartsandsoulsintothispublicdemonstrationoffaithinthe BlessedSacrament,bearwithme,for afewminuteswhilstItrytostirup yourloveandfaithandfervourin thisgreatmysteryoftheEucharist.
Forthispurposeletmeaskwhat istheBlessedSacrament? What doesitcontain?WhatdoweCatholicsbelieveconcerningit?What doestheCatholicChurchteachaboutit?
Wellhereitis,inafewwords whatweCatholicsbelieve,thisis whatourChurchteaches,thatinthe BlessedSacrament,inthelowlyfarm ofbread,thereisnobreadatall, buttheBodyandiBlood,theSoul andDivinityofJesusChrist,:theescowlpersonoftheAdorableTrinity, inotherwords,thatintheBlessed Sacrament,wehovetruly,reallyand substantiallypre,e:tthesameJesus, thatwashornoftheBlessedVirgin Mary,onthatfirst'Xmasnightin thestableofBethlehem,whowas wraptinswadlingclothesandlaid uponthestrawinthemanger,before whomthepoorshepherdsandthe wiseKinesboweddowntheirheads inadoringawe,wholateronduring thethreeandahalfyearsofHis publiclife,wroughtmiraclesat,almosteverystep,makingtheblindto see,thedeaftohear,thedumbto speak,thelametowalk,andtheve-
wasagonizedinthegarden,scourged atthepillar,crownedwiththorns, crucifiedonCalvary,betweentwo thieves;threedaysafter,roseagain fromthedead,asbrightasthesun, immortalandimpassible,andforty daysafterascendedintoheaven,in thesightofHisHolyMotherand HisApostles,whereHesittethat therighthadofHisfather,tillthe dayshallcomeforHimtojudgethe livingandthedead.Thatselfsame JesusiswithusintheBlessedSacrament.ThisiswhatItcontains. Thisiswhatwebelieveconcerning It.Thisis,whatourChurchteachesconcerningItOh,Brethren,may wenotcryoutwiththatgreatloveroftheBlessedSacrament,iSt.AlphonsusLiguori0mysteryof mysteries!0MasureofMasures 0,SacramentofSacraments,that undertheappearanceofbreadthere isnobreadatall,butJesusChrist, theSonoftheLivingGod. AndwhydoweCatholicsbelieveall this Whatareourgroundsfor thisextraordinarybelief? Dowebelieveitbccausemighty intellectshavebelieveditinthepast -ASt.Augustine,aSt.Thomas,a St.Jerome,aSt.JohnChrysostom, aSt.BasiltheGreat? No. Dowebelieveitbecausegreat minds,inowndays,havebelievedit?
AsCardinalNewman,asPopeLeo XIII No. Whythen,dowebelieveit?WebelieveitontheauthorityoftheCatholicChurch This isthereasonwebelieveitthisis thegroundonwhichourbeliefrests: webelievethatJesusChrististruly really,andsubstintiallypresentin theBlessedSacramentontheauthority,theinfallibileauthorityofthe CatholicChurchthatChurch,which intheHolyScriptures,iscalledby theHolyGhostHimself,theBrideof Jesus,theMotheroftheFaithful; againstwhomthegatesofHell,as ourLordtellsus,cannotprevail."
ForSheis,inthewords'ofSt.Paul theinspiredApostle,"thepillarand groundoftruth."
Butwehaveothergroundstoo, forourbelief.Wehavetheword ofGod,wehavetheHolyGospels confirmingusinourbeliefinthis greatmystery.
InSt.John'sGospel,the6th ChapterwehaveourDivineLord PROMISINGusHisfleshandBlood toLethemeatanddrinkofour souls. Whenwasthispromise made? InthehourofourLords greatestP-oPularitywhenthepeople wantedtotakehimbyforceand makeHimKingitwasontheoccasiontoo,ofHisworkingthatwonderfulmiracleoffeeding5,000men, inthedesertwith5loavesofbread, andafewfish.
ItwasonthisevermemorableoccasionthatJesusmadethepromise andhereareHiswords "Iamthelivingbreadthatcame downfromHeaven. andthe breadthatIWILLgiveismyFlesh forthelifeoftheworld."
Allwhowerepresent,allwhoheardthesewordsfromthelipsofJesusunderstoodthemasreferriagto HisrealfleshandHisrealblood fordoesnotSt.Johntellusthat thepeople"Stroveamongstthem selvessaying,HowcanthisMan giveusHisfleshtoit;Itisahard saying,andwhocanhearit."And Jesusconfirmedthemmoreandmore inthebeliefthatitwasHisreal fleshandBloodthatHespokeof,for Hesaid "Amen,amen,Isiytoyouexcept youeatoftheFleshoftheSonof MananddrinkHisBlood,youhave noliteinyou." My,fleshismeat indeed,andmyBloodisdrinkindeed andhethateatethmyfleshand drin'tethmybloodlatheverlasting life,andIwillraise.himup,onthe lastday."
Manyofhishearers,thereforesays, St.John,turnedtheirbackupon themandwentaway,andHelet themgo,andturningtoHisApostlesHesaid-"Willyoualsogo away."AsthoughHesaidyoutoo maygoawayfromMeifyouquestionmypowerordoubtmywords.
Thenitwas,Brethren,thatSt. Peter,thefirstPope,inthenameof rydeadtoriseagainfromthegravehisfellowApostles,spokethatfirst whoatthecloseofHismortallife,grandactoffaithintheRealPres-
enceofJesus,intheBlessedSacrament,"Lord,towhomshallwego, ThouhestthewordsofEternallife, andwehavebelievedandhave knownthatThouartChristtheSon ofthelivingGod.Andthatfaith ofPeter,isthefaithofPiusthepre- sentillustriousPontiff,whohasdone somuchandisdoingsomuchto increasethefaithandloveandfervourofhisSpiritualchildreninthe BlessedSacrament.
OurLordthenpromisedtogiveus HisFleshandBloodtobethefood ofoursouls,"Iamthelivingbread thatcamedownfromheaven. andthebreadthatIwillgiveismy Fleshforthelifeoftheworld."Did HefulfilHispromise?YesHedid. Andwhen?Ontheverynightbe- foreHediedforthesalvationof men.
ThreeoutofthefourEvangelists,Matthew,MarkandLukedescribe thesceneoftheLastSupper,and giveustheverywordsoffulfilment. "WhilstatSupperJesustookbread intoHishands,"thatsameJesus whocreatedtheSunandtheMoon, andthestarsoutofnothing,and byawordonly,whocouldcreatea thousandworldsmorebeautifuland Perfectthantheoneinwhichice live,ifHehadamind,outofnothingandbyaword,whowalkedon thewaters,changedwaterinto wine,raisedthedeadtolife,that sameJesustookbreadintoHis handsandblessedit,aidgaveto Hisdisciples,saying,"Takeye,and eat,ThisismyBody,anhthentheChalice,saying,Drink,yeallofthis, ThisisMyBloodthatshallbeshed foryouandformanyuntothere- missionofsins."
Itisinalmosttheselfsamewards thatHolyEvangelistsSt.Matthew, St.Mark,andSt.Luke,describeforusthefulfilmentofourLord'spro- mise. AndwhydidHegiveus HimselfintheBlessedSacrament WhatwasitthatinducedHimtodo so?ItwasLOVE! thatsame LovewhichmadeHimleaveHis bright thrones in heaves, thatlovethatmadeHimbehornin thestableofBethlehemthatmade Himleadalifeofpovertyandtoil andsubjectiontillHiscrucifixionon Calvary,thatLoveitwasthatmade HimleaveHimselftousintheHoly Eucharist.
WhatreturnhasourLordreceived forallHisLove?Howhasitbeen requited?Well,thanksbetoGod, weneednotbetakeourselvesinspirit toItaly,totheEternalCity,Rome, ortoHolyIreland,ortoEngland, toLondon,totherecentEucharlaticcongresstolearnhowtheloveof Jesushasbeenrequitedwehaveonlytolookaboutusherethisafternoon.
IsnotourbelovedBishopwithus, surroundedbythepriestsofhisdiocesealmosttoaman?Arenot nottheNunswithus-thespousesof ourEucharisticLord-andthelittle children.sodeartoHisSacredHeart,andourCatholicpeopleintheir hundreds,ayetheirthousands,ready allreadytodohonourtoJesus,tojoininthisgrandsolemnity,thispublicprofessionoffaithintheBlessedSacrament. Iamnotsurprisedtoseethisvast concourseofpeopleherethisafternoon,forithasbeenmyprivilegeto givemissionsinalmostalltheCatholicChurchesin,androundabout Perth-inSubteen,Arranmore,High-gateHill,W.Perth,Guildford,MidlandJunctn.,andthoughlastnotleast intheMotherChurch-theCathedral, andwhenIrecallthescenesoffaith andloveandfervour,IhavewitnessedintheseChurches,Ifullyexpec- tedthisgloriousmanifestationof faithinJesusintheBlessedSacrament.
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WearemetforourAnnualProcession.
WearemettohonourChristinthe SacramentofHislove.
Wearemettoprofesspubliclyour faithinHisrealpresence,andOh letusthrowourwholeheartsinto thisSolemnity.Letourvoicesring outinprayerandhymn'toourEucharistGodtoourSacramentMost
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Holy,OurSacramentDivine. AnpraiseandEilf,Glory'beevery momentthine=Amen.
next.Thepeoolewhoattelidthe prOdessioninhonour'ofthe'tiacram7 entalGodohTiosartSunday',belie-
The'serinonbeihgfinishedacollec. tionwastakenUP'fortheOrphanage BuildingFund:.TheproCessionthen gotgoingtinderthemarshalsbiPOf the.VeryReverendFatherSKeogh, Bra:nan,*andVerlingWhiletheRe*. FatherDOnogher.was,CrOss-bearer. Solargewerethenumherethat'it tookaConsiderabletimetogetthe differentSocietiesandthegitieral publicinto.line.Oncestartedit lookedinlengthinterminable.The following'Nilstheorderoftheprocession:-
1.CrossBearer.
2.HighgateHillChoir.
3.ChildrenofVariousSchools.
4.SubiacoChoir.
6.FremantleChoir.
7.Irish National Foresters, BrianBoruBranch,(Fremantle) HughO'NeillBranch, (Perth); JohnDillonBranch, (MidlandJunction).
8.H.A.C.B.S.StaroftheSea Branch(Fremantle);St.Brigid'sBranch(female);St.Pattick'sBranch(Perth).
9.FremantleCatholicInstitute.
10.SacredHeartSociety(Men's).
11.WestPerthChoir.
12.SacredHeartSociety(women's)
13.ChildrenofMary.
14.SistersofVariousCommunities.
15.CathedralChoir.
16.PriestsinChasubles.
17.SocietyofHolyAngels.
18.Thurifers.
19.BishopwithDeacon,andSubDeacon,andFollowedbyAssistantPriests.
inflipnotwith.aspecui.VVe hiimanorsentimental,faith`filit:ivith a'vividand faith,andiheirpresence,on:1-stan wel'agrandtributetothatsupernatural'beliefwhichrestsontheauthorityand'elicit'declarationof theIncarnate'God,asunfoldedto usbyHisChurch.
MiringthePrCcessiontherewere threebenedictionsgivenbytheBishop,andwhenthelastsolemn,PontificalBenedictiOnhadbeengiven theBlesSedSacramentwasreverentlybornetothe'Tabernacle.The Bishop,careworn,fatigued,and weakened,turnedtotheassembled crowdsandintheverybriefestmannerthankedandblessedthem,and prayedthatastheyhadthatday publiclyhonouredJesusChrist,they wouldbringHisblessingtotheir homeandtotheirfamily.The priestswhoassistedattheprocessionwereHisLordshiptheBishop, assistedbyFathersSmythandBrennan,asDeaconandSub-Deacon,the VeryRevs.FathersKeogh,Robinson,Gibney,Brennan,Martelli,O'Reilly,theRev.FathersMorris,Fagan,O'Neill,ManganandMcDonnell,C.S.S.R.'sWheeler,Flynn,McCallion,SmithandNeville,O.M.I.'s Verling, Donogher, Masterson (Claremont),Masterson(Kal:oorliel,White,P.S.M.(Maylands), Brady(Kanowna),O'Gorman(Boulder).Kiely,Hayes,Reidy(Albany), Lynch(Coolgardie),Gilroy(Menzies),Hallinan(Beverley),O'Donnell (Collie),O'Brien.andO'Hurley(West Perth),Brennan(Greenbushes),Moloney(Busselton),Fahey(York), O'Reilly(Guildford),O'Reillyand Gallagher(Cathedral).Itwasaremarkablethingwhichwasseverely animadvertedupon,butwhichneverthelessisquiteinkeepingwiththe contemptwithwhichthedailypapersofPerthtreateverythingCatholic,thattheyjustgaveamentionintheir"Notes"tothisceremony.Hadthisdemonstrationtakenplaceonthegoldfields,wherea spiritofbroadmindednessa-idtoleranceobtains,itwouldundoubtedly havereceivedaproperreco7nitionin thecolumnsoftheirnewspapers. Haditbeenanatheistical,heretical orBootharmyaffair,itwouldhave beenlaudedinPerthbutbeingCatholic,bigotedPerthwastrueto itsjournalisticprinciples.Athiest, Jew,orGentile,arewelcome,but notaCatholic.
SuchwastheorderoftheProcession,anditwasaveritabletriumph offaithasitwendeditswaythroughtheforest,inorder,andreverence andprayerfulness.Itremindedone forciblyofthelastmagnificentdemonstrationinhonourofourDivine Lord,ontheSundaybeforeHesuffered. OnthatoccasiontheJews spreadtheirgarmentsonthecolt, thatthegreatGodmightsiton themwithsomeshowofcomfortand honour.Theyt7redownthepalm branchesandwavedthemintheir joyrendexultation,becausetheii. "Kingcameuntothew,lowlyand ridinguponanass,anduponacolt thefoaloftheass."Enthusiasm seizedthepeople-themultitudesas wellasthedisciples.Theyspread theircloaksalongtheroadbeneath thefeetofthe[loyalProphet.They sangtheirwelt-knownpsalmsand paensofjoyfulpraise.Theyshoutedwithfranticenthusiam,"Hcsinnahinthehighest."Thosewholed thewayandthosewhofollowedcaughtupthejoyousacclaimonefrom theother.Thepopularmindwas kindledintolame,aridforoncethe Saviourwas-giVenajoyouswelcome. AsHeadvancedonthewaytoJernsalerrithepopularenthusiasmincreased,and'thedisciplesinthefulnessofjoygaveventtotheirgladnem,bechusetheysawHimsohonoured,:Whoha,dbeenknownbythe mannerinwhichHe'hadbeendespised.ThePhariseessaid,:All,"the worldfolloWSHim,"andtheywere seized.withaparoxysmofhatred whichcullnine.ted,in-beteide. 'OnlastSundaythepeopleofPerth 'and'Fremantleandallthesurronnd .ingdistyictshonouredthesameGod intheSacramentoftheEuCharist. Thegrand`processionwasaworthy One.Milltitudesledtheway,and nitiltittides'folloWed.Thelittlechildren,likeuntotheJewsofeld,strewed thepathoverwaicatheEucharistic Sodpagsed;withthe'riche.tandchoioestofflowers.HymnsofPraise-= 'thesweetestintheLatinandEngNittonguesweresungbytheseveral choirs,whichattendedinalltheir strength.Thepeople'dedicatedtothe Sacredheartan'totheImmaculate MotherofGe',thevirgins-who:are .prorntseel,theswardof",following theLambwithersoeverHegoeth," andthePriestswiththeirvenerable BishopwhoauthelaWfulcustodrains,ofthe.EucisticGodwerein splendidcoptreftothefickle.and fatchlessPhaiiseeswhohailedHim OnonedayandcrucifiedHimonthe
NOTICE.
WEST,STEPHENJOHN(sonof MaryAnnWest),bornatFrankford,andlateofLaunceston,in Tasmania,willhearsomethingto hisadvantagebywritingatonce totatsRev.'JohnO'Mahony,the Deanery:Launceston."
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SATURDAY,OCTOBER10,1908.
TheAwakening!
Itisanunquestionable'factthat :thenameofJesusChistis'thegreatestnameinhistory.True,there areothersforwhomparticularpeoplesornations!Aveasortofsuperstitiouereverence,butHealoneis att6rviofallnations,_andtpiigues' andtribesanalpeoples.Ain*the' Mostsavageand'degeneratetyit,and tribesofthehumanracebignate isbeingmadeknown;andHisAl-
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OstOlicmissionariesgloryin'thefact thattheyareinstrumentalinmating Him,betterIiiicive.04Rii#1,1,1?Ted Eventheindifferentistandtescoffer,recognisethatthoughtheworld 11;106heroesthereisamongtheni ellnoneliketheloWlYNazarenewha diedfprtheweakandmiserableand sinfuland'leftaneiarivieofevery virtuethathasneverbeenreproducedbyanyraceorindividual.-the world'sgodsorheroeswouldbe soonforgottenwereit"notformemorials,andmausoleumsandtombs whichtheiradherentshaveerected toperpetuatetheirmemory.Statelycolumnsandmedalsandhistories havekeptalivetheirmemoriesbut JesusChristsurvivesinthe They consciencesare ofthefaithful. Hiswitnesses.TheyareHisindestructibleandineffaceablemonunt.tat Soitistoo,withHisChurch.She iseverancientindeedyetsheisever youngandfreshandvigorous.Like Himshefillsspaceandtime.She knowsHim,lovesHim,andproclaimsHimasherdogma,herlaw andherworship.Dishonouredby theJewandtheheathen,HeislovedandhonouredbytheChristian, andthoughHisadherentsarestill butasmallpercentageoftheearth's population,stillhissacredfootsteps arehonouredbyhundredsofmilIonsofpeople,andHehasfoundeda religionwhichdominatestheworld. HisSacramentallifeintheEucharisthasasimilarinfluence.Veryfew areawareofthemysteriousattractivenessthatcentresroundtheGod oftheCatholicTabernacle.People ofeverycreedlistenwithraptattentiontosermonswhichproclaimHis Divinityandtheyaregrowinginreverenceandrespectforthathidden presencewhichmakesouraltarsand Churchessounutterablysacred. Henceitisnotsurprisingthatprocessions,conferencesandEucharistic Leaguesandorganisationshavebeen institutedanderedailybecoming morepopularandrepresentative. Thoughstrictlyandemphatically Catholictheydraw,encourageand attractimmenseattendancs.PeoplearetoldthattheprimarypurposesofsuchorganisationsistocreateandpropagatemoregeneralreverencefortheadorableSacrament oftheEucharist.Theyaretold thattheprocessionisapublicact offaithproclaimingaloudtothe worldourunswervingbeliefinthe centralmysteryofourReligion. TheyaretoldthattheLordJesus ChristtrueGodandtrueManever oilersHimselfasasacrificeonthe altarscfourChurches,unceasingly dwellsinourTabernacles,andisenthronedintheremonstranceforpubliereverenceandadoration.Soit wasrecentlyinLondonattheGreat EucharisticCongress.Fourhundred yearsagotheSacramentalGodwas ruthlesslyban's'iedfromthemany fairandbeautifulhomesofNnglandwhichhadbeenbuilttoreceive Him,andHewasforcedtotakerefugeinhiddenchambersinremote dwellingplaces,andwhilsteventhere, theworshippersassembledinfear, oftenfoundtheirprosecutorsupon them. Thesedayshavepassed Libertyisbeingrestoredandfaith inJesusChristintheBlessedSacramentisbeingpubliclyproclaimedto gatheringswhichwereacreditin CatholictimesandinCatholiccount tries.And,thoughEnglandshowed itselfthroughitsParliamentinits bigoteddealingswiththelateEuch: aristiecongress-asblindlyprejudiced,andintolerantasshewasinthe daysofElizabethandQueenBess vetsuchenassemblyofCatholicPrelates,Priestsandpeopleinthevery Babylonofmoderntimes,nroclaimingtheirbeliefintheGodofthe Eucharist, must have,been agreatvictoryfor'theChurchand a'greatconsolationforourHoly Father,thePope,whomaybefirstly regarded,asthePopeoftheTabernacle.
ofAustralia'searly'bigotedcolon-, ists,andto-daythepublicdemonstro-; ail:Coria hOfiduriSfthatsame-God'. 1.1 aresecdndtonone,overtheworld. Thetefactsareasweetbalmforthe Pope'especiallyinthisyearofhis SacerdotalJbhilee. ;Itisahappy coincidencethatHisHolinessWhei hasilOn'esoMuch'forthe'extension ofdevotiontotheMostHolyEuchariat,shouldintheyearofhisjubileewitnessthemostgloriousmanifestationofthevigourandvitalityof theChurch,andespeciallythemost historicdemonstratiorsoffaithin theH-.I,'Eucharist.Inthedark daysofpersecutionthePopeandthe Masswerethepetaversionsofthe enemiesoftheChurch.Forthem didthefaithfulCatholicsbleedand die;andto-dayintheeverbrighteningsunshineoflibertythetwoare becominghonouredandlqvedwith thefaithandreverenceandloveof old.Bigotrybredandborninthe bloodofEnglishnon-Catholics,dies hard.Yetitisdying-andnopowerof mancankeepitaflame.Butitis aconsolationtoknowthatoutof itsashesshallarisethebrightflame ofsupernaturalfaithintheMassand intheMostBlessedSacramentwhichwasatonetimesuchanhistoriccharacteristicofthepeopleand nationsthatlosttheirgrandinheritanceintheunbridledliceuqeofthepseudoReformation.
TheHibernianSociety inW.A.
FormonthspasttheHibernianSocietyhasbeenputtingforththemost attractiveandingeniouseffortsto increaseitsRumericalstrengthand itspracticalutility.Lectureson Popularsubjectsbygentlemenwho arerecognisedsavantshavebeengivenSundayafterSundayunderits auspices. Oneveryoccasiongood audienceshavebeenpresent,andon thespecialoccasiononwhichthe causeofHibernianismwasadvanced bythepriestsandtheleadinglaymen,themembershipofthelocalSt. Patrick'sBranchbenefitedbyanincreasedmembership.
Nor'Was'ourowncatholicdemonstrationOnlastSunooyinferior,-,ip-. numbers,fidelityandreverence;rot-' parativelyspeakingtothe-grfiat,. VilorigressatLoudon.i'':lfaeery:-, ryagoandtheGodof-theTeierreicle'had'ttibetiddcn-inantolddun-i boardtoescapetheruthlesshands
OnlastTuesdaytheSocietytook anotherstepforward.Its.delegates requestedandobtainedanaudience withHisLordship,theBishop,and onputtingbeforehimtheunsatisfactorypositionoftheSociety,with regardtonumericstrengthandinfluenceaskedtomeetthepriestsina formalmanner,whentheymightrequesttheirco-operationinimproingitsStatus.AccordinglyMessrs. McCartney,O'DeaandScanlonhad apleasinginterviewwiththewhole bodyofpriests.Thecauseofthe HibernianSociety,astheonlyCatholicBenefitSocietyinW.A.-which hadthesympathyofHisLordship, theBishop,wasstronglyputbyMr. O'Dea.Heshowedtheadvantages ofhavingastrongSocietyofCatholicmenhanded'togetherfortheir owntemporalinterests,andforthe interestsofFaithandFatherlandin theDiocese.Heregrettedthattheir Society-whichwasbutaboutone thousandintheState-wasdeplorablyweak,,andsuggestedthatifthey hadthegeneroussympathyandcooperationoftheClergy,theirnumberswouldbedoubledintwelve months.Heassuredtheassembled Prieststhattheirsympathywith hemineveryworkundertakenfor thegoodoftheChurchwouldbe.a willingandpracticalsyMpathy,'and thattheywereprepared-toshow themselvespracticalOFthtilicsmseyeryoccasion,andinever!erleis.And cenutaination of-cif-,stancesfs-ourableandadverse.Nhenasolidandrntlicccpressi,noff,:ehand loyaltywoerequiredofhe.n.Hearingthis;severaloftl.,priests spokestrongly-in.favoar Soc.ittY: His%.1..ordship,eta spid t,t"he-egardedtheSociety,asone of.thein..at'terotialt.organietations oftheCh'rnL'rlr,Fits.it,laad the'sprokitlegiof t.340, heh -eTt...testpleasutalucom-
mendingtheppc4tytothepriests HeremarriedthattheSociety1:ecetY, edaSpecial,SanctionandbenedictionfromHisHoliness,PopePlusX. ontheoccasion,ofthegeneralnieq ingof&lezates.Ofallthe.Australian BranchesipPerthafewyear4ago' AtthattimeacablewasLrwarded bytheSocietywithHisapprovalto. thePopeandinlessthantwentyfourhours,hereceivedareplyfrom Rome,inwhichHisHolinessthanhel theSocietyandsentitHisB1-ssing. ThePore,thereLre,headedthelist ofdignatori_swhoappro--edand blessedtheSociety.Itnowrequiredonlytheblessingandsupportof theClergy,andthatsupportevery priestpromisedtogivetheSociety, ontheunderstandingthatitwould, oneveryoccasionshowthatitsmemberswereworthyofHolyChurch. Theyalsopromisedtogivethenew organisingSecretaryeveryopportunityandencouragementinhisefforts toestablishnewbranchesoftheSocietyintheirvariousdistricts.He haibeenhutcuiterecentlyappointedandhestartsonhisorganising workforthwith.
tifC,eretrionies4Arcbprieet.Rourke, v.q,Westpertil:presidedandgave the.Absolution.Thechanterswere DeanBrennan,and.Fr.Smyth,The MasswasSlingbythePriests,all OfwhomSattended,didalsothe' Rev.FathersWheeler,glipythe,McCallum,andNeville,0.M:I.'s,Fremantle.
dayinYorkwasweunderstand unprecedentedsuccess.
Wehaveeveryhopethathewill meeteveryconsiderationfromthe priests,andweprophesyagreatfuturefortheSocietyinW.A.CatholicsshouldjointheSocietyifthey haveanyideaofcircumspectionand providencefortheirfuture.They shouldjoinitbecauseitisaCatholic,andthe onlyCatholic Society which hasanunsulliedreputationinAustralia,and iftheyhaveanyloveforthedear oldLandwhencetheirforefathers sprung,theyshouldjoie'it,andfeel itanhonourtohavesuchaSociety,whichrespectstheirfaith,and fosterstheirNationalandpatriotic sentiments.Nobenefitsocietyhas aConstitutionsuperiortothatof theHibernianSociety.NoBenefit Societyoffersmoreadvantages,and finallyitisanAustralianBenefit Society.Wehopetohearofsplendidresultsfromthisrally,andwe feelsurethattheSociety'sincreasednumericstrengthandinfluence willmakeforjusticeandfreedom.
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Promthemusicfesultswhichwe' PlihligbthisDaneitWillbeevident thattheCatholicSchoolsenjoyquite aMonopolyofthehonaurs.
TheBazaarwhichclosedonThursanAdelaideUniversity.
TheProcessioninaidoftheMost BlessedSacramentinSt.Josephs' OrphanageGroundswasamagnificentdemonstrationofCatholicfaith intheHolyEucharist. Although therewerehundredsofnon-Catholics present,therewashardlyanything inthewayofirreverence.Theold bitternessofProtestantsagainstthe realityoftheSacramentalGodof theEucharistisfastdyingout,and althoughbigotrydieshard,ittakes alltheingenuityoftheProtestant leadersandguidestokeeptheirpeoplefrompayinganinstinctivereverencetotheBlessedSacrament.We knowcasesinwhichProtestant childrenhavebeenforbiddentoentertheCatholicChurchlestthey become"contaminated"withthe "heresyandsuperstition"thatohthinthere,andyetthosesamechildrenaredrawnirresistiblytotheforbiddenplaceandtheybowdownwith deepestreverencetotheHolyof Holies-onenteringandleavingth Church.
Onthe29thSeptemberRev.Bro. BartholomewBourke,O.M.I.,took hisfinalvowsattheGlendalough industrialSchool...
ThenewlyprofessedBrotherisa Leedsmanbybirth,butasthename indicates,ofIrishparentage. He wentthroughhisnovitiateinIreland wherehetookhisvowsforoneyear, andthenforfiveyears.Hewas sentbyHisSuperiorstoW.A.alittleoverayearago.HisPrevious engagementsendedonthe29thSept. whenheelectedtobindhimselffor life.Theceremonytookplacein theprivateoratoryatGlendalcu?1, theonlyvisitorsbeingFathersMcCallionandNeville,O.M.I.
PRIMARYEXAMINATION.
FromMr.E.A.Randell,hon.secretaryofthelocalcentre,wehave receivedthefollowinglistofpasses inconnectionwiththePrimaryexa-, minationsoftheAdelaideUniversity' heldrecently:Dr.Graber'sNightSchool,Leonora.-S.Trim.
St.JohnofGodConvent,Subiaco. -A.L.O'Meara. SacredHeartConvent,Fremantle. -LillieE.M'Fall,LucyM'Fall,A. Zillma.n.
St.JohnofGod'sHighSchool, Subiaco.-D.M.M.Wardrop. ConventofMercy,Newcastle.-M. J.Hassell,G.A.Whitfield. SacredHeartHighSchool,Perth. -C.M.Boosey,M.T.Connell,E. M'KennaR.S.Morgan,I.M.Sellenger,G.I.Wade,M.Waugh. SacredHeartConvent,Busselton. -D.Anderson.
ConventofMercy,MidlandJunction.-M.A.Corbett,W.V.Dobson, B.Jolly,S.M.Roberts.
St.Joseph'sSchool,VictoriaSquare.-L.M'Donalcl,T.I.O'Connor, N.O'Neill.
St.Joachim'sConvent,Victoria Park.-A.Goerke,A.Landquist,A. Reid. ChristianBros.'College,Perth.E.V.Anderson,R.Browne,C.Cohen,F.D.Connor,C.B.Digby,J.C. Fraser,P.Freedman,L.J.Glowrey, V.L. J.Johnson,J.J. Leahy,J.M'Alear,F.N.M'Knight, J.O'Brien,H.T.Peirl,L.F.Riche H.Rodriguez,P.J.Rodriguez,R. Smith,S.Smith.
Ladies'College,ConventofMercy. -E.Brady,H.M.Corbett. OurLadies'Convent,"Arranmore,"Leederville.-W.Gardiner.
CronlwollandNero.
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ThanCromwellarflowasmirevile? DoyouanswerNeroIfyoudothen Youareinerror,forinnoevilthat pervertedhumaningenuitycouldencompassdidCromwellyieldtoNero. TheRomantyrantandmatricidewas vile.Pride,craft,chicane,egotism, lust,bloodthirstinessandtreachery wereinhimincarnate.Soalso weretheyinCromwell,butwithgreatermalice,forwhilstNeronever hadnorneverprofessedtohaveas hisruleoflifethelawofChrist,the foulslayerofthedefencelessandconfidingmen,womenandchildrenof Irelanddid.WiththenameofChristonhislipswiththeSacred Scripturesinonehandet-.dareeking swordintheotherthePrinceof Puritanismdrenchedthesacredsoil ofErinwithbloodthatwasatonce asblessedasthatwhichappeased thethirstofthebeastsintheRo: manAmphitheatre;asthatwhich trickledfromthescorchedsidesof thehumancandlesinNero'sgarden. andsomuchmorevaluableinthe estimationofGodthanthatofthe Paganswhodiedbytheorderof Nero,thatGod,andGodalonecan understandthedisparity.Rome, PaganRomethouhestthyNero! England,ChristianEnglandThou hastthyCromwellAndhismemoryshallprevailuntilIrelandisswallowedinthechaosoftheGeneral Judgment,andafterthatshallstill prevail,butonlyintherecordsof thePrinceofHell.
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ST.VINCENTESTATE.
WearegladtoreportthatHis LordshiptheBishopwasabletotake thepartofCelebrantonlastSunday andthatthoughhewaslittlefatiguedonthefollowingdays,hewes neverthelessabletomeetthepriests atthedifferentConferences.
Sunday11th.-XVIIIafterPentecost St.Canice,Abbot.
Mon.12th-St.JohnLeonard,Confessor.
OnTuesdayHisLordshipwiththe priestsmetadelegationfromthe HibernianSocietyatthePalace.
St.Brigid'sConvent,WestPerth.T.Brown,C.Dent,G.Godwin,M. E.O'Connor,E.B.Smith,E.M. Stranger,D.W.Yeo. ChristianBros.'College,Kalgoorlie.-P.Carey,H.Harper. St.JohnofGod,Convent,Kalgoorlie.-U.M.Schocher,M.A.Riley. ChristianBros.'HighSchool,Fremantle.-G.G.Carter,G.L.Davidson,J.H.Whitlock.
NorthPerth,overlookingHydePark. BestpositioninPerth.High,healthy, andpopular.Housesgoinguplikemush rooms.Buywhileyetthereistime.Close totwotrams. BestBuildingSitesnowavailablein Perth,andonlyafewBlocksleft. Prices,from1.:75perblock.One-fifthdenosit.Balanceeasy. Abo"SUBLAGOESTATE,"NorthSublaco.
Tues.13th-St.Edward(King,Confessor).
Wed.14th.-St.Callistus,Popeand Martyr.
Thurs.15th.-St.Teresa,Virgin. Fri.16th.-St.Gallus(Abbot).
ThedelegateswereMessrs.McCartney,O'Dea,andScanlon.Thestate oftheHibernianSocietyinW.A. wasdiscussedandapromisegiven thattheSocietywoulddoitsvery utmosttoupholdtheCatholicChorchanditsclaims,andgivehearty Sat.17th.--St.Hedwigis(Queen,wi-1andearnestsupporttothepriestsin theirwork.Anunanimousresolutionpledgingthesupportofthepriestsforthegrowthandpropagation oftheSocietythroughouttheDiocesewascarried,andtheseveralgentlemenwhospokepromisedtheirassistancetotheneworganisingSecretary,Mr.Scanlon,wheneverhe electedtovisittheirdistrictsinthe interestoftheHibernianSociety. dow.)
TheAnnualRetreatforthePriests ofthePerthDioceseclosedonlast Saturdaymorning.Therewerethirtythreepriestspresentduringthe week-allofwhomremainedover-to attendtheprocessiononSundayand toassistatthedifferentmeetings andconferencesduringthecurrent week.
OnSundaytherewasasolemn HighMasscelebratedintheCathedral-thecelebrantbeingtheRev. nut.rGdroy,assistedbyFathers FaheyadaT,loieyasDeaconand Sub-nevem,respectively,andFathSrO'ReillyasMasterofCeremonies. Atthe4veningDevotionstheVery Rev.CanonRobinsonpreachedan instructivesermonontheRosary.
On 'day'inorniceat10o'clock, thea..,,ualRequiemOfficeandHigh Mass1,..scelebratedforthereposeof thesoulsofthedeceasedBishops and'Priestsof.theDiocese...The CelebrantwastheVeryRev.Father: OtbileyresistedbyFathers,Kielyand 'DeaconandSub-Deacon,and VeryRev.-FatherKeo.thasMastqr
Itisamatterofgreatsatisfaction tothosewhoareinterestedinour weeklypaper-"TheRegard"-to knowthatthepriestsassembledin conferencehonourably.pledgedthemselvestodoeverything.intheirpow, erto.promoteitscirculationandto assistitinthegreatworkofdiffusingCatholicknowledge,andofexposingthefrauds,andslanderswhich theunscrupulouscablecrammerscredittotheChurch.Thisisawise policybecausehoweverbrillianta Priestmaybeorwhatever,hisoratoricalpowers,heneverasanopportunityofpreachingtonslarge.a congregationas.anyoneissueofthe W.A.-.Record,":preachestointhe week. We'feelquite,confidentthat with.tbepriestsearnestlyleadingin. :
St.Joseph'sConvent,Fremantle.-N.Costello.
ConventofMercy,Bunbury.-EstherAngus,G.M.Ryan,A.Urquhart. ConventofMercyHighSchool, Coolgardie.-J.J.Boland,D.Cocks.
IiibernianAnetralatdaa CatnolioBenefitSocietor.
UndertheauspicesofSt.Patrick's Branchthefollowinglectureswillbe deliveredintheHibernianHall, MurrayStreet,Perth:Rev.FatherMcDonnell,C.I3S.R., willdeliveralectureon"ThePhanpineIslands,"onSunday,11thOctober,aftereveningdevotionshithe Cathedral.
Rev.FatherWhitewilldelivera lectureon"TheClh;,rcliandSpiritualism,"onSunday,18thOctober; aftereveningdev;otionsinth.Cathedral.
Rev.FatherO'Brinwillde'ver lectureon"The111-,,ionoftheIrisb Race,"onWednesday,21stOctober, at,8p.m.
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IFSO,orifyouhaveanyof thesesymptoms,dependupon ityourliverisanythingbut heathy.MRSELLENMOORE,of12 BraySi.,Erskineville,Sydney,says:Somesevenye:rsagoIwastroubled ,vithveryseverepainsinthesmallof mybick,accompaniedbyconstipation, apoorappetite,andaworn-outfeeling.makingmefeelverymiserable andimbuedentirelyformyhouseholdduties,andintimemysystem becamecompletelydebilitated.r.For sometimeIwasanout-patientatthe hospital,butIwastoldthatIcould onlybepatchedut,asIhadacongestedliver.cItwasthendecidedto giveBileBeansatrial,havingheard oftheirefficacyforliverdisorders. Thefir-itfewdosesmadeagreatimprovementinmycondition,andconingwiththecourse,the.pains quicklyleftme,1regainedmylost appetite,andwasquicklyrestoredto healthandvigor. Iwillneverbe withoutsuchavaluablemedicinein thehouse,andalwaysrecommend BileBeanstofellow-sufferers,and willbegladatanytimetoanswer anyqueriesinregardtomystate. ments,whichmightproveOfvalue toothers."
RILEBEANSareobtainable fromallMedicineVendorsat 1/1ior2/9largebox(containingthreetimes1/1ksize).
SensibleWordsAboutthe Congo.
NowthatBelgiumhastakenover theCongoweoughttoseetheend oftheagitationwhichhassolong misinformedEnglishpublicopinion. The"Guardian"neverjoinedthe shriekingirresponsibles,andithas somecommonsenseremarksonthe Congowhichdeservenoticehere.It says"Grossasweretheexactions,inexcusableastheseverities, practisedbyKingLeopold'sirresponsibleagents,itisatleastarguablethatonthewholecftheCongo tribCsweregainersbyexchangingeirenforwhitemen'styrannythebarbaricwelteroftheirprimitivefreedom.Movedbysympathywiththeirsufferingsandbyindignationagainsttheiroppressors,uninformed philanthropistshavespokenofthem asgentleandunresistingfolk,asking onlytobeledtowardsthelightof .civilisation.Reallyalargeproportionofthemarepeculiarlyferocious anddegradedsavages,andthos'iwho gotthechancesweregladenough tohirethemselvesoutfortheprosecutionoftheirfellows."Wedo notendorsethewholeofthislanguage,butwerecorditforthesake oftheadmissionsitcontains.Belgiummayhavehertroublesinthe Congo,asallnationshavetrouble
whoattempttocivilisesavages.But wehopeandbelievethatshewillundertakeherdutyinarightspirit, andnotcontentherselfwithcivilisingtheCongonativessixfeetunderground.Toomanysavagepeoples havebeencivilisedthatway,and thestoryisnotpleasantforusin thiscountry.
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MUSTARDWATER.
Isusefulforcleansingthehands aftertouchingonionsorothermalodoroussubstances.
TOCLEANSLATEEDGETO LAVATORYBASIN.
Ishouldrubthestainswitha,cut lemon,andthenwashwithsoap andwater.Ifalittlescouringis neededusesalt.
TOROASTAHAM.
Soakthehaminlukewarmwater foracoupleofdays,changingthe waterfrequently.Thedaybeforeit istobecooked,removetheskin andtrimitneatly,andpouroverit abiottleofcheaplightwine.Letit soakforseveralhours,constantly bastingwiththewineputitbeforethefiretoroastandallowsix hourstocook.Whenthehamis donedredgeitoverwithfinebreadcrumbs,aidsetbeforethefireto brown.Thisisadishforaweddingfeast.
RHUBARBWINE.
Thisrecipehasbeensentmebya kindcorrespondentCutupfour poundsofrhubarbasfortarts,allowingonegallonofwater.Pour thewateroftherhubarbandlet itstaudninedays,stirringwell everyday.Letthescumwhichremainsonthetopstay,asitacts asyeast,wheninthecask.Drain offtherhubarb,lettheliquorstay foroneday,thenaddfourpound's ofloafsugartoeachgallon.Stir continuallytillallisdissolved,put itintothecask,andaddtherind ofanorangepeeledverythinand thejuiceoftwoorangesfreefrom pipstothegallon.Letthewine workforfiveorsixweeksbungit downlightlyatfirst.Bottleinfive months,whenitshouldbeclear. Securethecorksbystringaschampagne,andlaythebottlesdown.
UNBLEACHEDLINEN.
Whereeconomyisanobject,the half-bleacheddamaskshouldbe bought,asitsoonbecomeswhitein use.iflinenhastohestored,too, thegreatadvantageofthehalf. bleachedwillsoonbediscovered.
LOINOFLAMBSTUFFED.
GetawholeloinofCanterbury lamb,itismuchthecheapestway ofbuyingit,andasthisjointisespeciallynicecold,withasalad, youwillfindthereisnowasteattarhedtoit.havethebonestaken out,andthefatnicelytrimmed. Makesometastyvealstuffinginthe* usualway,andspreaditallover thelamb,rollupveryneatlyinto acompactshape,skewerwelltogether,andtieupwithstringor tape.Dredgewellwithflour,and pepperandsalt.Placeitinyour bakingtin,andputintoafairly warmoventocommence,andwhen itishalf-cooked,getitgradually hotter.Bastefrequently.When doneserveonahotdishwithsome goodbrowngravy.pouredoverit. Thiscanhemadewiththebones fromthejoint,boilthemwellwith alittlewater,anonion,pepperand salt,addsomebrowning,and slightlythickenwithflour.The skewersandstringmust,ofcourse, heremovedbeforeserving.Ifthis isnicelycooked,Iam.sureyouwill findisnicechangefromaplain roast.
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POTTEDHERRINGS.
Gethalfadozenfreshherrings, removetheheadsandtails,scrape andwashthemwell,putthemina pie-dish,sprinklewithpepperand salt,coverwithbestvinegar,add abladeofmaceandtwohayleaves. Bakeinamoderateovenuntil cookedthroughwhencoldremove theskinandbones,poundina mortar,packtightlyintosmall jars,andpouroiledbutterover thetop.Keepinadryplace.This makesamicerelishfortea.
ROASTBEEFSTUFFED.
Thisisratherasavourydish,'and issometimescalledpoorman's goose.Getanicepieceofroundof beef,orifyouareonlyasmallfamilyafilletwouldbemoresuitable andisperhapsexpensive,butthere isreallynowasteattachedtoit. Makethestuffingasfollows:Boila largeonionuntilsoft,drainoffwell andchopupfinely;addaseasoningofpepperandsalt,somefresh sageleavesdriedandpowdered, andthreeorfourtablespoonfulsof gratedbreadcrumbsmixallwell together,makeoneortwodeepincisionsinthecentreofthebeef, andpressthestuffinginfirmly,tie oversomewhitekitchenpaperwith stringortapetopreventitfalling outplaceinabakingdish,dredge lightlywithflour,andbakeina goodovenforaboutanhourtoan hourandahalf;bastefrequently. Fishuponahotdish,andpour oversomegood,richthickened gravy.
STEWEDLOINOFLAMB.
Takealoinoflamb,tieorskewer itintoaneatshape,putitintoa saucepannearlyitsownsize,with halfapintofwater,twoouncesof butter,thejuiceofhalfalemon-orthesamequantityofvinegarandadessertspoonfulofchopped mint.Seasonwithpepperandsalt totaste.Coverthepanclosely, andletitcometotheboil.Then drawhackandallowittosimmer veryslowlyforanhourandahalf. Thentakeupthemeat,brownitin aanickovenorbeforethefire,boil upthesauce,pouritoverthejoint andserveveryhot.
ATEMPERANCEGINGERWINE.
Ismadeasfollows Pourfive quartSofboilingwateron2lbs. ofloafsugarandthree-quarters ofanounceoftaitaricacid.When coldaddtwodrachmsofessence ofginger,tirodrachmsofessence ofcapsicum,colorwithalittle burntsugar.Strainthroughmuslinandbottle.
PRIEDEGGSWITHRICE.
Parboilsomewell-washedricein water,thensimmertillquitetender ingoolgravy,flavouredwithhalf ateaspoonfulofcurrypowder. Servewithfriedeggsonthetop.
MUTTON'FRITTERS
Subdivide-slicesofcoldmuttonintofingers,coatthemwithsaladoil, flavouredwithonion'juiceandpepper. Dipinbeateneg'gwitha pinchofmixedspicein,theninfine breadcrumbsseasonedwithpepper andsalt.Fryquickly,andcrisply. Drain,andserveveryhot. FISHSOUFFLE'.
BEAUTY IS.ONLY SKINDEEP
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SkinBeauty.
Therearethousandsof womenwhoselooksareadmiredbyeveryone.Thechief causeofthisadmirationisthe clearness,softnessandrefinement oftheskinandcomplexion.Remove thiscauseandreplaceitwithaskinof asallow,coarse,dryandpimplynature, theresultisthatbeautyfadestoalarge extent.Themostregularandlovely featuresmaybespoiltbyasickskinand complexion,whilstontheotherhandthe yosse.sbqxofasoftvelvetyskinandrosy complexionisalwaysthegreatestclaimto beauty. Anynatureofskinwilldeteriorateifit failstoreceivepropercareandtreatment. skinIleahhandBeautymaybothbe gainedbytheavoidanceofthosehighly per:timedcimmonna,letsoapsandtheuse legulatlyofZarn-bukMedicinalSkinSoap. Don'tallowyourbeautytofadeand yourskintobecomedry,hardandrough simplyforthewantofapureMedicinal SkinSoap.WhenyouuseZam.klukSoap yougetthevalueofpropertiesthatwork inanaturalwayinconjunctionwiththe oiltheskincontains.Zatri-llukSoapnot onlytakesthedirtoff,itcleansesthepores andskinfollicles,sanitatestheskinand keepsitinperfecthealth. Commontoiletsoapscontainingan fNCei.soffreealkali,causticsodaandacid Alsmerelycleansethesurfaceoftheskin. utatthesametimedriesupthenatural oilandclogsthepores.Whenthepores reehggedtheycannotdotheirdutyby thrr-vsingofftheimpurities,henceunsightly andunhealthyskinoccurs,andthegeneral healthisalsoaffected. ifyoufidyourskinandcomplexionis notayouwouldwishit,obtainatablet ofZam.!iikSoapandtheresu,tswillbe foundwonderful.Thereishealthand beautyineverytablet.
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SocialNotes.
St.Alban'sHall,HighgateHill, presentedaverybrightandpicturesqueappearanceonTuesdaynight whenaplainandfancydressdance forchildrentookplaceinaidofthe AustralianStallfortheforthcoming
TheNursesSetincludedMissesBirch,"Japanese"LeslieBonola,somuchslangastheirEnglishsisDrabble,Edwards,StokesandCow-"Cook"WillieBonola,"Poster;"ters,andtheywalkbetterandhold an;Messrs.Dewar,Cavanagh,Her-Therewerenumbersofotherprettythemselvesbetter.Ihopeyouwill berleandCass, GertiePeterson,"KateGreenway."sustainthisveryexcellentreputaTheGipsySetwasbrightanddressesbutowingtoanover-sightton;for,frommypointofview, pretty,thescarletskirts,whiteonthepartofthelittlepeopletoevenaplaingirlwhohasagood blousesandblackvelvetzauveshavetheirnamesandcharacterscarriageisapleasingobject,andthe trimmedelaboratelywithgold,madewrittenoutonavisitingcardmanyproperuseoftheKing'sEnglishis ablazeofcolour.Thefollowinghaveteenoverlookedasitisim-amostnecessarything.NeverfortookpartNellie,KathleenandDA-possibleforareportertoobtainallgetthatyouhavebeenborntoa bazaar.ThedancewasorganisedbylyMansfield,HildaReardon,Eileenthenamesotherwise. verygreatinheritanceintheEngMrs.R.Hannah,withMr.ClaudeWalsh,VeraMcGrade,VioletBenderOnMondaynightnextthe12thlishlanguage.Itwilldoanything HetheringtonasSecretary,assistedandVeraRice. inst..,aMusicalE-eningandDancethatyouaskofit." byMesdamesConway,Lapsley,TheprizeforthemosteffectivewilltakeplaceintheParishHall, Harold-street,Highgate,inaidof DoyleandHayes,MissesConway, McCarthy,andMinnieWaugh.The stagewasconvertedintoadrawingroomandtastefullydecoratedwith Potplantsandpalms.Theexcellent musicwasinthecapablehandsof MissHilary.TheMayoress(Mrs.T. G.Molloy)waspresent,andvery kindlyassistedinthejudgingofthe setsandfancydresses,afterwhich shepresentedtheprizestothesuccessfulcompetitors.Shewaspresentedwith'abouquetofchoiceflowersbytheCommittee.'
Therewereinallfourfancysets, theNursesSet,GipsySet,Japanese Set,andtheprizewinners,the"LittleHospitalSet."Theprizewas forthebestarrangedset,andthe lattersetarrangedbyMissConway wasthemostcomplete.Thetiny nurseswiththeirsmartpinkuniforms,themedicalstudentswith theircapsandgowns,thepatients withtheirwoundscarefullybandaged,andthemedicineandthermometerwereallperfect.Thefollowinglittleones,tookpartintheset QueenieLedger,DollyDawson, Elegard,andEnidEwart;WallaceWeaver,PercyTumor,Edson LedgerandJackMcDonald.ThepatientswereWillieLoweryandJack Ward. TheJapaneseSetwasbrightand effective,andcomprisedofMuriel, Aileen,andPatRodriquez,Evelyn Ware,PeggyLiddelow,FrankMarashen,RosaRamsay.,PhyllisO'Brien,DossieDe.Mamiel,EvelynPowell,JoeWallaceandNedTaylor.
girl'scostumewasgiventolittle UlaCook,adaintyshylittlemaidendressedasabutterfly,inwhite gauzewithsparklingwingsandtiny butterflies,andaprettycapofsilversequin.Thatforthemostoriginalboy'sdresswasawardedto SydneyMansfield,asa"Baker,"a splendidlittlespecimenofW.A. "Bred."Aspecialprizewasgiven toIreneAvisonasanold"Daily NewsBoy."Therewillalsobea prizegivenonreceiptofallthemoniesfortheboyorgirlwhosold mosttickets.Mrs.Hannahwillpresentsame.Someofthefancydresseswereverysmartandpicturesque looking.Amongthemwere:-Sheila O'Loughlin,"TheLadyofMount Lawley"Myra,MadelineandEthel Haynes,"ThreeLittleMaidsfrom School"; MissDollyGardiner, "SpanishDancer" MissGracie White,"SwissMilkmaid"MissDorothyShawWalker,"Battledore andShuttlecock"; FrankWallace, "Baker"LeoBonola,"Farmer" MarieDorizzi,"Press;"AlmaMorris,"RedRidingHood,"ConnieHayes"Milkmaid;"BabaWhologhan, "NormandyBride"NellieVetler, eveningdress;BedeAvison,evening dresS; GwenDunn,"Red-Riding Hood"M.Curtis,"IrishGentleman;"TeresaXetler,"Drummer Girl"EvaBowra,"TinkleBell;" HildaMoody,"Daffodil"Phyliss Bowra,"Daffodil"MayStephens, "PrinceCharming;"DorothyBirch "PowderandPatches"VeraWhalen,"SpanishDancer"Evelyn
theHi;hgateStall. Asplendid ,musicalprogrammeisbeingarranged byMrs.Kingsmillandwillcommenceat8p.m.,sharp.Theticketsare ls.6d.andis,,andmaybeobtained fromMrs.E.Glennon,Secretary.
InterstateNews.
AustralianGirlsLADYPOORE'SCOMPLIMENT. Sydney,Tuesday.-LadyPoore, wifeofVice-AdmiralSirRichard Poore,whotookpartintheprize distributionatAbbotsleighSchool, Wahroonga,to-day,madeaninterestingcomparisonoftheopportunitiesofschoolgirlsinAustraliawith thoseofEnglishgirlsaquarterofa centuryago,andincidentallypaid theAustraliangirlsamarkedcompliment.
"BeforeIwasnineyearsold," saidLadyPoore,"Iwassenttoan establishmentforyoungladiesnear London,ratherspoilt,ratherdelicate;andirnp&itedstraightfrom Ireland,andIstillthinkwiththe greatestcommiserationofmypoor littleself.ButIlearnedtwolessons,whichwerewellworthlearning-onetoholdmyselfstraightand theothertotalkreasonablygood English.Now,Ithink,.fromthesix months'experienceIhavehad,that Australiangirlsdonottalknearly
TheRi2htRev.MonsignorO'RiordanrecentlypresentedtotheHoly FatherthePeter'sPenceoffering fromthedioceseofMaitland,amountingto£460.TheHolyFather, inthankingMgr.O'Riordan,senthis ApostolicBlessingtotheBishops, clergy,andfaithfulofthediocese.
TheSistersofSt.Joseph,inthe dioceseofMaitland,arecelebrating the25thanniversaryoftheirestablishment.TheycametoMaitlandon September2,1883,andtheyhave. arrangedtocelebratetheirjubileeon December30next.TheyhavereceivedfromtheHolyFatherhisApostolicBlessing,andtheprivilegeofa plenaryindulgenceforthemselves andtheirpupilsonthedayoftheir jubilee.
Inanarticleonthetreatmentof theaboriginalsofWesternAustralia lastSaturday's"Age"says:-We mustrememberthattheWestern Australianauthoritieshavenotalwaystreatedthewildblackskindly. Harryingandchasingthemfrom theirprimevalhuntinggrounds sendingthemtogaolforoccasional.lyspearing,someofthecattlewhich havedisposSeeseelonthemorefertileplainsthewildgamewhichformerlyaboundedandformedtheir principalsourceoffoodsupplyand drivingthemlongdistances,when suspectedofsuchoffences,chainedby thenecksingangs,areactscalculatedtomakesavagesofcivilisedbeings,andcouldnotfailtostillfurtherbrutaliseaboriginalsavages.
NotUnderstood.
Notunderstood,wemovealongasunder, Ourpathsgrowwiderastheseasons creep Alongtheyears;wemarvelandwe wonder Whylifeislife;and;thuswefallasleep, NotUnderstood.
Notunderstoodwegatherfalseimpressions, Andbugthemcloselyastheyears goby, Tillvirtuesoftenseemtoustransgressions, Andthusmenrisearfel(all,liveand dieNotUnderstood.
Notunderstoodpoorsouls,with stuntedvision
Oftmeasuregiantsbytheirownnarrowgauge, Thepoisonedshaftoffalsehoodand derision, Areoftimpelledgainstthosethat mouldtheage, NotUnderstood.
Notunderstood!thesecretspring ofaction
Whichliebeaneaththesurfaceofthe show Aredisregardedwithselfsatisfaction Wejudgeourneighbourandthey oftengo, NotUnderstood.
Notunderstoodhowoftentrifles changeus, Thethoughtlesssentence,orthefanDestroylongyearsoffriendshipand ciedslight estrangeus, Andonoursoulstherefallsafreezingblight, NotUnderstood.
Notunderstood! how many heartsareaching Forlackofloveandsympathy,ah, daybyday
Howmanylonelycheerlesshearts arebreaking, Howmanynoblespiritspassaway NotUnderstood! NotUnderstood! OhGod,that mencouldseealittleclearer, Orjudgelessharshlywherethey cannotsee, OhGod,thatmenwoulddrawalittlenearer
Tooneanother,theywouldbeneat erthee, AndUnderstood.
-THOMASBRACKEN, Dunedin,NewZealand.
Soundingthepraisesof Ayer'sHairVigor.That's whateveryonedoeswhor.ses thissplendid preparation 0,forthehair. Ifyoudon't /wantto 1 - praiseit,then youmustnot useit.Yousee, youwillbesopleased withitthatyouwill justhavetotellyour friendsallaboutit.
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newfreedom. EveryonesaidI wassupremelyhappy;atleast,I oughttobe.ButIknewbetter. Onethingremained-mylovefor SisterBrendaandthethoughtof herbeautifullife.Shewroteto me,remindingmeofmyaspirations toaperfectlife,butIneverheeded hergentlequestioning.Atlastthe subjectdropped.Thememoriesof myconventlifefadedintoasweet mistydream.Ineverreturnedto myalmamater,andasfortheincidentofthepicture,itpassedas completelyoutofmymindasifit hadneverhappened.
SomepersonswouldsayIamanthesea.Thelonglinesofreligious oldmaid Atleast,thosewho knowwhenIwasbornwouldsayso. ButunlessItoldtherestofthe world,theywouldnotbelieveit.I amquiteuptodateinmystyles, wearmyhairinthelatestcoiffures; Iamfulloflifeandvivacity;slender,quick,alwaysreadyforamusement;readthelatestworks,and candance,swim,rideandplaygolf andtennis.Now,amIconceitedif Ipridemyselfsomeonmyaccomplishments?
Ofcourse,Iamaconvent-bred girl,andIjustadorethenuns. Everybodywouldiftheyknewthem asIdo.Sweet,gentle,culturedwomen,witheyesthatmakeyouthink ofhalf-opentabernacledoors,with voicesthatlingerinyourheartlong afteryouleavetheirpresence.Gracious,yetunworldly;alwaysgladsome,yetreadywithbrimmingeyes toshareyoursorrowsorlighten yourtroubles.Why,theirveryinfluence-silent,almostimperceptible -rulespeoplemorethanwritten law.Eventheirletterscanwritten miracles.I'veseenit.Justask someNhite-hairedveteranwh) smelledthesmokeofbattleandwas nursedhacktolifebythequietvoicednutshewillbearmeout.
Askthesch-ol'oywhole.rnedhis catechismandpreparedforhisFirst Communionatthehandsofthe nuns;askhimhisimpressions.And whatabouttheschoolgirlwhohas livedsix,ei,iht,tenyearsatsome conventhoardingscheol,andknows thereli2dosashermothers,her testfre-cli?Iwasoneofthese. SoIsayagainIjustadorethe nurs(Youund-rstandhowIuse theword"adore.")
Ther(m'niscenr2eIamgi you hastodowithasincidetofmy schoolHeanddearSisterBrenda, hwasmyteacherandmyideal seventeenyearsago,andisthelatterstill.Iwasawildcreatureof fillrtecnthen,impulsive,warmhearted,withsometalent,theysaid ButSisterBrendacouldtamemein anywildmoodshefoundme. She developedmynature,formedmycharacter,andanygoodthatisinme shebroughtoutandfostered.In onethingonlywasshedisappointed, butitwasallmyfault,andthebitternessisallmine.
allrobedandveiledalike,allinthe sameposture,allbending,orstanding,orkneelingtogether-onewould nevertireofthebeautyofthescene. Iwonderifanyconventgirlwhose eyesrestonthispagewillnotrecall itallasshereads?
OnedayIslippedintothechapel atanunusualhour.Atfirstnoone wasvisible,butasIkneltandprayed,anunapproachedthealter.She placedsomethingbeforethetabernacledoor,thenkneltalongtime. Finallysherose,andglideddown theaisle.ItwasSisterBrenda.I followedher,forIwasjustalittle curious,afactwhichIwouldnot thinkofacknowledgingtoanyone, muchlesstoher.
Whenshesawmesheheldthedoor open,andwhenitclosedIsawan envelopeinherhand.
"Yousawmeatthefootofthe altar,dear?"shesaid.
"Yes,Sister."
"Well,Iamgoingtotellyouwhy IwentsoclosetoourdearLord." Andsheheldtheenvelopeup."I wasaskingHimtotakethislittle heartandmakeitHisowntoguarditfromthedangersandtroubles ofthishard,coldworld;towinit toHislove,andthusmakeithappy intimeandeternity." Andshe drewoutoftheenvelopethepicture ofabeautifulchild,whoseeyeswere likestarsandwhoselittlefacewas radiantwiththesmileofinnocence.
"Oh,SisterBrenda,whatalovel,' child"Icried."Howyoumust loveher"
"Idoloveher,andbecauseIlove herIhaveofferedhertotheloveof Hisheart.Mysweetlittleniece!"
IhadheardSisterIflendaspeakof thejoyofsuchlovebe!,re,andI hadfeltmyheartburnwiththefire ofherwords.Iunderstoodthatshe wasgoingtopraythatbeautiful childintotheconvent,andIremark ed:"Sheistoolittletoknowanythingaboutit.Whatifsheobjects whenshegrowsup?"
"Muchwillhappenbeforethen, mydear.Butuntilshedoesgrow upIwillpray,alwayspray,andthe restisinGod'shands."
"Idon'tthinkherfatherandmotherwillthankyoufortakingthat lovelygirlfromthem."
Yearswentby.Ihadbeenfor thethirdorfourthtimeinEurope. ThistimeIspentthreemonthsthere restlesslymovingfromplacetoplace withmysisterandaparty.Istudiouslyavoidedconventsandnuns, anditwashardtodoso,forthey areubiquitous.Oneday,inRome, IwasvisitingtheshrinesofSt. Peter's,andpausedattheCapello delCoro,whenthecanonswerechantingtheDivineOffice.Thesound broughtbackthelonglinesofnuns intheconventchapelofmyschool days.Ilefthurriedly.
InVeniceIlovedtowanderthroughthedimtwilightofSanMarco, overthemosaicpavement,orkneel beforethemiraculouscrucifix. In ParisIhauntedthelittlechapelof NotreDamedesVictoiresorMont Martreonthehighhilloverlooking thegreatcity.There,wherethe adorationoftheBlessedSacrament isperpetual,Iseemedtofindasort ofpeace.
Myfriendsbegantothinkme somewhatdifficile,buttheyloved.me andborewithmymoods.IrememberkneelingintheJesuitchurchin Gardinerstreet,Dublin,withmy headburiedinmyhands,whena softtouchonmyshouldermademe start,andIsawanoble-lookingJesuitatmyside.
"Areyouintrouble,mychild,? hesaidgently. "No,indeed,Father,"Isaidhastily-andfalsely."IamanAmerican,andavisittoabeautifulchurchalwaysmakesmehomesick." rchalwaysmakesmehomesick."
"Oh,ifthatisall-well,Godbless you"andwithanincredulouslook atmyhotface,hesmiledandpassed on.
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SisterBrendawasthesacristanof theconventchapel.Howbeautiful thatChapelwas! Amarblerailing divideditintotwoparts.Onewas filledwithpews,wherethepupils kneltandsat,andwheretheyheard Massandbenediction,wherethey madelittlevisitstotheBlessedSacramentinthequiettwilight.How wellIrememberthosesummerevenings,whenthestained-glasswindows stoodaslant,andthedistanttwitterofthebirds,orthehumofinsects,orthesighingofthewindin thetreetopsweretheonlysounds thatbrokethehushofthesacred place. Intheupperpartofthe chapel,beyondtherailing,werethe stallsofthenuns-twolongrowson eachside,underthearchingpillars. Themarblehighaltarstoodina sortofapse,whilebehindit,high uponthewall,wasatouchingpictureoftheCrucifixion.Themarble shrinesofOurLadyandSt.Joseph wereoneachside. Thebeautiful tesselatedfloorgavenoechotothe footstepsofthenuns,andtoglance uptothispartofthechapel,which wascalledthechoir,duringthetime v.henthenunschantedtheiroffice waslikelookingatapictureofan oldcloisterinsomeconventbeyond
"TheyaretrueCatholicChristians.TheyvaluetheboonofareligiouscallfromGodmorethanany earthlyalliance.Shewillbedearer tothemthanthewholeworld.She willbethehouseholdangel,standing atGod'sthroneinvokingblessingsin lifeandindeath.Oh,the.beautiful grace! SisterBrenda'sfaceglowedasshe utteredthewords,alivingexample ofthetruthofthem,andthenshe disappearedbehindthecloisterdoor, leavingmelongingtobeanunfor atleastawholehour.
Theyearsofmyschoollifepassed. Mygraduationdaycame,andwith tearfuleyesIsaidgoodbyetoSister Brendaandmyalmamaterandsteppedoutfromtherose-archedgatewayintothewide,wide,world.
InmyheartofheartsIhearda divinevoicewhispering "Ihave chosenyouyouhavenotchosen Me."ButIputasidethemusicof thatvoicefeverishlyIsaid:"Not yet.Letmewaitawhile.The worldisbeautiful,Iamyoung.Let meenloythepleasantthingsyou havegiventous,Lord.Inayear ortwo-."AndsoIignoredthe graciousinvitation,andslowlyits gracewaswithdrawn.Ienjoyedmy
"Oh,whydidInottellhim?"I saidtomyself."TellhimIwas resistingGod'scallthatIwasignoringmyvocationthroughcowardice.Hewouldhavehelpedmetobe strong." AndthusIflungaway mylastgrace. Icamehomeandenjoyed(?)life. IdeniedmyselfnothingIcraved. Andthensorrowcame.Isawmother,father,andadearbrotherlaid inthegrave.Isawmysisterand brothermarryanddepartfromthe oldhome.Suitorscame. None ofthempleasedme.Whatwonder whenIhadrepulsedaDivineBridegroom?Inevergavesignofmy hiddenPain.Theworldthoughtme themostfortunateofmortals,andI heldmyheadupbravelybeforeit.
OnedayIdeterminedtopayavisittomyoldschoolhome.Ihad notbeenthereforyears-notsince mygraduation.WhatwouldSister Brendasay--shewhoknewIhadrejectedGod'sundeniableinvitation? Wouldshewelcomeme?
ButIwentandmyheartthrobbed withjoyasIpassedupthelongavenueandsprangfromthecarriage atthefrontdoor.
Itwasearlyafternoon,andthe longlineofpurplemountainseastwardlaydreamilyagainstthehorizonasofold-stately,eternal,changeless. Thesunsparkledonthe fountainwherethegoldfishflashed andthebirdsweredrinkingand splashing. Theflower-bedswere glowing. Abeautifuloldrounded chestnuttreewhichstoodalone,and wastheprideoftheinstitution,was there,morebeautifulthanever,with itsrusticseatsinvitingmetothe quietdreamsIsooftenhadinthe longago. Nothingwaschangednothingbutmyself. Istooda moment,withmistyeyes,onthe broadsteps.Theportresswasa stranger,butshesawthefamiliar graduatingcrossoftheacademyar-
"Iknowyouareanoldpupil,and youarcwelcome.Comein,dear" (thusthenunstalk)."Youare justintimefortheceremony,"she whispered. "Everyoneisinthe chapel."Andsheledmeinand gavemeaseat.
Thechapel HowmyheartthrobbedasIkneltinthesacredplace, sodearofold,soholynow.The organwaspealing,andthenuns weresingingwiththeirpurerichvoices. Thealtarwasaglowwith whitelilies.Thelonglinesofstalls werefilledwithblack-veiledreligious intheirwhitefestivalcloaks. In thecentreofthenave,nearthealtar,kneltagirlishfigurerobedlike abride.Herfilmyveilwascaught withorangeblossoms,andhersatinygownofcreamywhitesweptover thecarpetedpavementofthechoir. SheroseasIgazed,andamidthe musicofthechantedpsalm,andconductedbytwonuns,softlymoved downtheaisle,passedmeanddisappeared.Ilookedatherface.It wasbeautiful,withaspirituallovelinesshardtodescribe.Herdark eyeswerelowered,hercheekswere flushed,andanexpressionofangelic happinesslinseredonherfeatures. "Iwonderwhosheis?"Imurmured,asIbentmyheadandtried tokeepbackthetears.
Soonshereturned,thebride's dresslaidasideforever,andthe blackrobeandwhiteveilcfthenoviceenvelopingherslenderform.She wasevenmoreradiantthanbefore, andtheholylightofGod'slove shonefromherface.Peace,content, joyandhappinessspreadtheirwhite lightaroundher,andIkneltand enviedherfromthecoreofmy heart.
Theceremonywasover.ThebreathofincenselingeredintheChapel,risingsoftlyinmistyclouds,stainedbythehuesofthepictured windows.Istayedthere,fullofemotionandtears.Howthememories ofyearscameback,andhowthe scrollofthepastunrolledbefore me
Alighttoucharousedme,andI leftthechapel.Atthedoorwas mydearSisterBrenda,hersweet face.aglowwithjoy.Thelinesthat timebringstootherfaceswerenot onhers.Hersmilingeyeswerealight,likestars,andhervoicewas thesamesweetmusic.
"MydearchildWelcome,athousandtimeswelcome!"
"Oh,mydearSisterBrenda,"1 cried,"howhappyIamtoseeyou again"
"AndItofindyouinthechapel,' sheadded.
"OhSister,"Isaid,"whoisthat lovelynovicethathasmademyheartachetobeinherplace?"
"Doyounotknow?"askedSisterBrendajoyously."Itismyniece,thelittlechildwhosepictureI laidonthealtarseventeenyearsago Why,youwereinthechapeltheit day.Don'tyouremember? She hasbeenfaithfultoGod'scall.She hasgivenHimhersweetyounglife initsfresnness.Sheisineffably happy.Surelyyourememberthe photographofthelovelychild?And doyourecallallyousaid? Ido, dear."
s oundmyneck,andwelcomedme withasmile.
Likeaflashthatrevealsthedarkenedlandscapeinastorm,theincidentcameback. Thelongyears rolledaway.Imnsaschoolgirlin that.chapel,andthescenewasbeforeme.Icouldonlymurmurbrokenly,"DeerSisterBrenda! Deor SiterBrenda wpiwerfulera yourprayers Godhasheardyou throughFlltheseyears,andthere's coresist:neetograce. Hehas erantedyourpetition,becauseshe wesfaithful.Oh,ifIhadbeenso. Willyoutellmehername?" "Herlam'henceforth,"saidSisterBrenda,"willbe-" "AuntBrenda,"saidamusical voiceatourside,"fatherandmotherandFrancis,RosalieandKathrrineereallimpatiencetoseeyou. Frcermetspeak,butmotheris allsmilesthroughhertears."And ther:diantnoviceoft',eceremony stoodthere.Shehadnotseenme. Withthehalf-finishedsentenceon
herlips,SisterBrendadisappeared behindthecloisterdoor,withher happyniece,castingaglanceofap- ologytowardsmeandmurmuring, "Lateron."
"Toolate"Icried,andIrushedtoasidedoor,myeyesfilled withblindingtears,myheartfull ofpain. Theopeneddoorofmy losthappinesswasoncemorerevealedtome.Thelightofthepeace andpredestinedgladnessthatmight haveshoneovermydailylifeforeverglorifiedmypathwayforabrief moment,butonlyforamoment.My youthwasgone,myheartflowers witheredandthePainofmyunheededcallsweptovermelikeaseaof bitterestregret.Itwastoolate Iwasnowanoldmaid.-"Catholic StandardandTimes."
TheGreekPassionof St.Agnes.
(Contributed.)
TheholymartyrAgnessprung fromadistinguishedraceinthecity ofRome.Makingherliferesemble hername(pure,chaste,unsullied), sheundertooktoteachthemanyladies,whoresortedtoher,theword oftruth,andtoguidethemtoknow ChristasGodandtoserveHim alone.
martyr,havingliftedupherhands toheavenandbesoughtGod,the leadmanimmediatelyreturnedto lifeandarose. Andnowallwere outofthemselveswithadmirationof thismiracleandboththeGovernor himselfandthemassofthepeople criedout-"Greatisthepowerof theChristiansandgreatintruthis theGodofthisnobleLady" Somehoweveroftheimpiousand impurecriedouttotheGovernor."Awaywithheroutofourmidst, sinceitisbyartmagicandjugglerysheeffectswhateverremarkable thingssheseemstodo."Thenhe gaveorderstohisministerstohave theholyvirginburnedalive. A greatfirewaskindledandthesaint havingsealedherselfwiththesign oftheCross,wentcourageouslyintothemidstoftheflames,whence, withaprayeruponherlips,sheascendedtotheLord,leavingherbody behind. CertainloversofChrist, afterhavingextinguishedtheflames ofthepyre,tookherholyremains secretlyawayandgavethemthe rightsofsepulchre,givinggloryto God.
Note--Thisaccountthoughpious andinterestingdoesnotseemby anymeansauthenticinseveral points.Piousandintelligentreaderswillfindauthenticaccountsin "TheMiniatureLivesoftheSaints byoneoftheFathersBowden,of theBromptonOratory,Londonboth converts,andinDr.AlbanButler's "LivesoftheSaints,"worksthat shouldheineveryCatholichouse. Therearecheapeditionsofthelatter,thatanyCatholicbookseller couldprocure,andthepriceofthe twolittlevolumesoftheformeris notprohibitive.-Translator.
Whenthesedoingscametothe earsoftheGovernorshewasarrestedstraightway.Havingbeen presentedbeforehimshewaspressed tosacrifice,or,nothavingsacrificed,shewastoheledawaytoa placeofprostitution.She,however, saidinreply-"Iwillnotsacrifice toyourgods,noramIanxious aboutyourefforttocorruptme; forItrustinmy._God,thathelped ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
byHimIshallescapeyoursatel- lites." Astheunjustjudgeheard thishecalledthekeeperofthe placeofprostitutionanddelivered her,whoborethenameofAgnes,to beledinprocessionwithonegarment,whichhehadcausedtobe slituptoexposeherperson.
Now,asshewasc--meintoSatan'sworkshop,andeachwascome wishingtodoherviolence,naone hinderingbutallratherurgingto thecommission,andtoapproach herfearless13aandwithoutanyregardwnatsoever,theystraightway beaanwithconfidencetocarryouttheirintentions,buttheirea"erness wasbluntedandtheyremainedasit weredeadmen.Thenacertainone. asitwere,fullrfkisthou-tits, swaggeringandrevilingthosewho werecarnin.athere,comingforward withunbridledlicenseandexcessive eantldenceandrashness,approached theholyvirgin,wheninstantlyhe felllifelesstotheground.Whenthe greaterpartofanhourhadelapsed, oneofthesetherepresentcriedout, saying,"Greatisthebeliefofthe Christians!"andalltherestjoin- ingwithhim,withonevoicecried, "GreatisthepowerofChrist!"
TheGovernor,havinglearnedthis, causedtheholymaidentobe broughtbeforehim;theattendants alsocarriedthecorpseintohispregenre.Ardliesaid"Tellme,yon wickedlittlewoman,howyoukilled theyoungman?"andtheholyvir- einreplied"Whenyouorderedme tobeinsulted,asIwasbeinglei away,therefollowedmeacertain youthclothedinwhite,andcomingstationedhimselfbesidemf,.He too,continuallyblunted,devleaeti andrayse-cidna ,tiousyesr,inofthegoon'smen.Thismenalso. whnyou,see,isdead,cameforward stisst,withswaggerandrashauIacity,butbeforehecouldlay handsonmeorutteras-und.the youthworkeduponhimandreduced sorntotheconditionyouseehimin jestnaw.TheGovernorsaid"And whaisthisyouth?"Theairisresporded"MvLordandmaGa' hessentWsan-eltopresentany insultbeingofferedme."A"dthe Gaverorr: "Ifyoureallywishto Persuadeusthatwhatyousayis truecalluponyourGodandraise thismanagaintolife.Thenthe
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BYEMPEEJAY.
AftertheCrownPrinceofPrussia hadoverwhelmed.McMahonatWoerthhavingpreviouslytakenthepositionatWeissenbourg,whereGeneral AbelDouaY,whenhesawthebattle lostthrewhimselfintothethickof thecombatanddied,hepressedforwardandwestwards,'seizingthepassesoftheVosgeswhichwerefound undefendedandontothehistoric plainsofChalonsrenownedforthat decisive'battlebetweenAetiusand Attilawherein"thescourgeof God"wasovercome.Herethe FrenchReservecampwasfoundabandonedaswerealsothepossible linesofdefenceaffordedbytherivers.MeanwhileFrossardafterhavingoccupiedSaarbeneckengottidingsoftheadvanceofthegreat GermanhostunderPrinceFrederick Charles,abandonedthetownandoccupiedanintrenchedpositiononthe
asinthecaseofChamplaininNorthAmerica,sothat"theRedmea weptastheFrenchwentdownthe Mississipi,"leavingthemtothat singularexterminatingforceexercisedbytheEnglishwhileensagedia thediffusionofthegospeloflight andliberty,whichhasindeedmade noperceptieteimpressiononthefecundityofraceslikethedarkmenof theAsiaticPeninsularortheCaffiea ofSouthAfricabuthasblottedout gentlerorlessprolifteraceslike thoseofAustralia.Inthecaseof AmericatheEnelishtraditionhas resultedinthealmosttotaldisappearanceoftheRedmen,andasCardinalMoranhasshown,where.the American"Missionaries"havesettledinTahite,hasresulted,though bylessviolentmeansinthesteady diminution,thatthreatenstxtincticn cfabeautifulandamiablepeopleis alovelyislandofthePacific.The ldonment,thenoftheoldFrench traditionbytoomanyofhersans hadlefthernakedtoherenemies.
Theoldspiritcf"Lanoblesseo7:lige."seemstohavelivedinbuta minorityofherchildren,whomost excellentthemselves,hadtheirshare inthemisfortunesbroughtonbythe guiltylivesofothers.
AftrthesurrendersatSedan,Mein andStrassburgGerm-narmieswere seenthroughoutFrance.Theymovedsteadilyforwardandinvested Pariswhichafterac:tnsiderabletine wasstarvedintosurrenderlikeMetz.
mandant,GeneralUlrichheldoutas longaspossibleandonlysurrenderedtoavoiduselessbloodshed.It isratheramusingamidthegrim terrorsofthewar;tonoticethe complacency*theGermansasthey expectthe tosurrenderon certainoccasions.Probablysucha summonsisamereformulawhose emptinessisunderstoodbythesoldiersonbothsides.ItisalsolikelythatjustasBismarckandhis fellowchiefswerewellawareofthe unpreparednessoftheFrench,and alsooftheirownthoroughequipment,thisknowledge,mayhavefiltereddowninsomedegree,toother officersandsotothewriterswhom theseexpressionsofcomplacentexpectationaretobefound.Astothe poorFrenchthemselves,theywere ingrimearnest,whatevergroupsof traitorsorimbecilesweretobetonhillsatSpicherenoutofwhichthendamongstthem,buttheaeandon-Germansclaimtheydrovehimwithmentoftheirancientandglorious aforceinferiortohisown.Heco-Catholictraditionsof13yaltyand veredhisretreatwhichwasntltveryreligion,whichhadmadethembelodisorderlybyatremendousartilleryvedascolonizers.evenwhenobliged firewhichseems,astoooftenwithtoresorttohostilitiesforatime, theFrenchfireinthiswar,tohave butsmalleffect. Daringthistime alsothetwoarmiesofPrinceFre derichCharlesandSteinmetzwere headingforMetz.Beforecrossing thefrontieradignifiedaddresswas publishedtoeachofthethreegreat armies;tothecentrebyKingWilliamofPrussia,totherightandleft wingsbytheirowncommanders. BehindtheCrownPrinceStrassburg wasblockadedandregularlybesieged themethodofapproachbyparallel whichVaubanhadori.inAt.dteins used.Bazainehadthoughtofgoing offintotheinteriorandconcentratingbuthewastcoslowforthe Germancommanders.Moltkesaid ofhimthathesoonsawthatBazaineclungtoomuchtoMetz,otherwisehewouldnothiveattempted theattackonsuchaforcewitha baselikeMetz.Asitwasthetwo GermanarmiesconvergedonNIt3, andcrossedtheMoee'leetrout-aMonsson,southofthatfortress SteinmetzwasorderedtodelayBazaineashetriedtomarchawayand inthishesucceeded.Averycapablecommanderwouldnotdoubteitherhavebrokenawaybeforeorelse havebaffledSteinmetzwithaportiononlyofhisforcewhilethegreaterpartwit:-drew,butBazaineseemmedincapableofthis.Theday's fectiontookplaceaboutPange,near Metz.ButnowthearmyofthecentrehadarrivedandBazaine,althoughhehadthepickoftheFrench armyincludinetheguardswosentirelyoutnumbered.Hecoullnot havehadmoretroopsattheoutside than250,000orfiverrmyc.rpe,while theGermarsmustha'.ehadatle-st 400,000oreisehtarmycerps. The FrenchdisAayedtheirusualtaleet intheselectee)ofdefensiverositiens,andleeCItheirwenselectivelyLettweredefeatelontwoother disastrousdaysbesidesthatonwhich Steinmetzhaddelayedthemfirst in.theseneuinary1-attlecfMrs-ln. Tour,andlastlyintheawfulstriveeleofGravelolte,aninehours'fight Bazainewasnowcutcfffromevery roadofegressandtheseeuelwas thesurrenderofthefortressaldthe wholearmyasthereadermAyhave seenintheaccountofthehi:Sect:el ofMetz. Stressb;urgfe'lofe bravedefencewhentheparallelsha
Ahugeindemnityof200millinsofpoundssterlingwasimposed andGermantroopsoccupiedstrategicpointsinFrancetelthemoney shouldbepaid.PaiditW6Sina w3ederfullyshortt'meforFrance seemstohivethrieaast,tempo-rAlsdIr syst.emcfpeleantpro. criet,ry.Durinetheoccupatione theGermanssceneslikethefo.13wingwerewitnessed.SomeCatholic Germansquarterednearacertain towneneuiredthehouratwhich Masswasceleb;ratedonSundayor holidayandnextmorningwerepresentinthousands.Attheproper timethecuretsceniedthepuldt ands,i1insubstencee,-"Iseenow lb.tGadhesgiventhevictoryte therelesionsn,tion.Ihavenever seens3ninnyFrenchmeninaChurch."Thisineidentwastoldthe beenbroughteventothecrownofwiitcryale.:rnedGermanpriest theglacis.Asinthecaseofotherwhoseneileourshdbeenwitne:ses strongplaces,thefortificationswereAtthistimetheunhappyFrench inastateofdisrepair.Thec whohadataedonedthepracticeof
religionsawtheirGermanvictors humblybowingtheirkneestothe priestinconfessionandferventlyreceivingathishandsthebreadof lifeinHolyCommunion.Thetrue CatholicFrenchmen.ThetrueCatholicFrenchmanwhohadbeenlike theBretonsandthesailors,conspicuousfortheirbraveryandself-sacrificeduringthewar,onitscessation,retiredinnumbersintothemonasteriesoftheseverestreligiousordersliketheTrappistsandtheCarthusians.Sincetheworkfrom whichitisproposedtoextractthese "Morsels"fortheinstructionand entertainment,asitishoped,o'tthe reader,waswritten,probablybynumeroushands,bothduringthecontinuanceofthewarandshortlyafter,itsconstructiontookplacebeforetheBismarckianpersecution. Nowatthistime,althoughtheCatholicChurch,asthePrincesaw, wasextendingherbeneficentoperation,therewerebutfewCatholic dailyandperiodicalpublications. Therewerepowerfulworksinthe handsoftheclergyandlearnedmen, butonlyasmallpartofsucha bookcanbeassimilatedbythesons oftoil,whomustconstitutethe masses,andmoreovertheremustbe amastertoclotheinpleasingand popularlanguagetheimportant truthsillustratedinthosepublications.Adailyandperiodicissueof Catholicpublicationsisneedfulto expeltheuseofthetorrentcfdangerousliterature,dangeroustoboth faithandmorals,atwhosefilthy streamseventoomanyCatholicsincautiouslytrytorefreshthemselves, andslaketheirintellectualthirst. TheGermanCatholicsawoketothis need,andto-daytheyareeluippei withanabundantperiodicliterature servingasawholesomeantidoteto themistakesandmisrepresentations ofoutsiders.Itwillnottherefore surprisethereadertofindin,thearticleson"TheAirBall-on"and "Garibaldi"utter-sneesntquite consonantwithwhatweCatholics know,andthewritertelievesthe readersofthe"Record"willknow, howtotakesuchstatemets,comingastheyprobablydofromGermannon-Catholics,asitissaid, "cumgranosells,""withagrai ofsalt." OtherstatementsiA theworkshowthatthewriters couldfar-gettheirseiseofjustice andrespectfrth-irfoewhen speakingoftheEmperorNaploeon, theytermhim"Wuerger,"thatis, "scoundrel,"atermmuchmoreapplicableatthetimetotheirown Bismarck,andagain,whenthey speakoftheviolentPaes'onsofthe EmpressEugenie,aladydistinguishedforhercharity.
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DomesticNotes
Workisthegrandcuref_rallthe maladiesthatbe=et
Itissometimess;lertobacclewn thantogetyourLackIp. Faithisthesilkenarmatofthe soul;diselieftherasandtatters.
TheTrystunhapryofallmenis thecnewhocannottellwhatheis goingtod).
Awomanwhoistender,beautiful, tedintellientisNrue'sm-s;gl ewere
Inghirenotwhomayhavesaida thing,butconsiderwhatis.1.id-ThomasA.Kempis.
Auhonruraielemanisorewhoinvariablydo'sthethingwhichhi; consciencediethts. Intheshipwreckoflifetheremight,alsobealestchanceofsafety, didn-tdishenairtakeherplaceon theplank.
Turnawayfreorthegloomand taketinthetaskofheleineothers thelishtwillcomeagainandyou willgrowstrong.
Themanwhoisafraidtosubmit eres'iontothetestcffreedis-
cession,ismoreinlovewithhis ownopinionthanwiththetruth. It'sthewayofaveryhumanworldtocallamanacrankwhenbe dreamsandpotters,andaherowhen hisdreamscometrue.-"NewYork Herald."
(ifallthevicestowhichhuman natureissubject,treacheryisthe moatinfmousenddetestable,being compoundedoffraud,cowardice,and revenge.
Thescholarwithoutgo-dlreeding isapendant;thephilosopher,acynicthesoldier,abrutetheteacher,aclownandeverymandisagreeable.
TogetintouchwithGodisagreatthing. Itislikewiseagreat thingtogetintouchwithhuman needsandconditions.Andwhosucceedsinthishasgraspedthegreat gain.
Humilityisthegenuine1rofof Christi-nvirtueswithoutitwe preserveallourdefects,andth;yare onlycrustedoverbypride,which concealsthemfromothers,andoften fromthemselves.-LaRochefoucauld.
Itisfarmoremercifultotraina childtosubmittoauthority-by menasofthephysicalpainofsome goodwhipping-thantoletitgounpunishedandthuslaythefoundation cfamiserablerfe.-"Schoolmaster.'
OverthreedoorsoftheCathedral ofMilan,Italy,arethreeinscriptions.Thefirstamidawreathof sculpturedroses,reads"Allwhich pleasesusishutforamoment." Overanotherdoor,aroundasculetowedcross,weread: "Allthat whichtroublesusisbutforamoment."Onthecentredo.-rweread "Thatonlyisimportantwhichis
Whentheshedownofnihtare gone,whenthehandofGodunlocks thegatesofmorningandgleesto theworldtheunspeakableblessing. inwhichHiscreaturesmaygotheir severalways-sometomeettheoh...ruin;w;thasmile,sometoworktied sometosufferandtoweep,butall, iftheyorly it,todrawntherer toGodandtoGod'seternalrest-ja thereoneofHiscreaturesbutshou. Idoff-reerythoughteveryword, andeeryactioaofth-.tdayto Him?
INTH.EHOM.
Avastamountofhumanmiseryis enduredbythousandsofmenand womenwhoareneverreallywell. Headache,sickness,nervousdepression,dislikeoffood,sinkingsensations,withdistressingdizzinessand weakness,makelifeadailymisery tosuchsufferers.Andthecauseis indigestion-astomachthatstarves thebody,becauseitcannotdigest sufficientfoodtokeepitwell,and leavesthemindweak,irritable, depressed.Tosuchunhappyones MotherSeigel'sSyrupbrinesamessageofhoes,bringsthereadyhelp tohealth,bringsthequiet,strong senseofconfidencewhielionly healthcangive--healthre-made andregained,throughsounddigestion.'rakeitdailyaftermeals. Mr.J.Fitzgibbon,I.line,Street,liedlern, N.s.w.,wri,..,otMa:chifith,NoS,says: "Foryearssufferedalostgevcrtlyfront acuteincligestu.a.Nothingdidmeanygood untilIgotMotherSLiget'sSyrup.The firstbottleenabledinntoeatanddigest, andsoonIwasquitecured."
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homemakersorriomeBreakers.
TheModernWomanand"the GoodTime."
Anoldwoman,deprivedthrough paralysis,seers"ArrahLuee"in the"CatholicPr.ss,iftheuseof herleis,whohasloosedatlifefor manyyearsfromthepointofview ofachairatthedoorofasmall houseinaLacstreet,:Aidtome lastwee:"It'sjustterrielethe waysomementeattheirwiesand theworstofitallisthatsomine ofthemdeservethetesting.Sure, it'sthewoman'splacetomakethe home,andwhenamancomeshome fromworkto findnetea readyandthehouseatsixesandsevens,itseemskind ofnaturalforhimtohitoutat somebody."
Herviewofmaritalrelationswas interesting.Ardalittlewhileafter IcameacrossaremarkbyanAmericanwriter,whichconveysmuchthe samemeaning.AccordingtoAnna Rogers,whendomesticfrictionoccursthemanofthehousealmostinvariaalyputscnhishatandgoes outinsearchofhappinesssomewhere
Thepottingonofthehatsymbolisesthatthemanrecognisesthat Itisthewoman'splacetogivehim ahome.Ifshefails,well,homemekingishertusiness,nothis.Tile manmeytoapoor,miserablecrea ture.buthedoesnotteethatinto consideration.Hemarriedthewomanundertheimgrssionthatshe worldmikehimhappy.Whenshe doesnotsucceedheshowshisdisapprobationindifferentways.Sometimesheclearsout,occasionallyhe useshishinds.Butwhetherheis politerrworsethanrude,youwill cretainlylearninsomewaythat eachmanisatheartthesame.Everyblessedman,beheaSolomon, orafool,believeswithallhise,u1 thatitisthedutyofthewoman whomhehasmarriedtomolehim happy.Ifheisagoodcitizenl.e willdeemithisrighttoprovidefor thewantsofthehome,toprotect hiswife.Buttherealworkofhome-making,whichcoversawiderange,heleavesatthedoorofthewoman.
THEOLDIDEAL.
Talkwithalmostanydecentman, coutem:1itineemarriage,andyou willsurelyfindthathestillclingsto theoldidealofthewifeandthemother.Ifyouaresympatheticyou mayreadbetweenthelinesquiteeasily,andyouwillseethedomesticatedlittlewoman,inpossessionofthe welcomingsmile,thedaintyhouse holdways,thenicedinners,therows ofjampots,andthesewingbasket, asplainasplaincanbe.Andthe hometoeLturedtythemanis everthesme.Thehousemaybe amansionorathree-roomedcottage butitisalwaysaplacewhereini'e mayta!ehiscoatelf,rest,smoke, andsu'onittocoaxingwaysinthe fashionofaking,receivingthetributeofaloyalsubject.Theman, indeed,isprobablygoingtomarry afashion-plate.That,howevermay betheresultoftheforceofcircumstances,andtheidealinanywalk inlifeisrarelyattainable.Nevertheless,themanofthemoment, howevermodernhemaybeinevery otherrespect,inthequestionof marriageisjustaboutasold-fashiosat.nedeshisgreat-great-grandfather. Downatthebottomofhishearthe still,althoughhemaygivenosign hankersafteravisionarygirl,who lookssweetinacheapprintgown, whichshemadeherself,whodarns father'ssocks,ironsbrotherBill's collars,makesdelectablepuddings forthefamilyingeneral,andbides a'thome.
THETYPICALMODERNGIRL.
Nowleavethemanandspenda littlewhileinthecompanyoftypicalmoderngirls,educatedatany school,occupyinganysocialposition inlife.Hereyouwillmeetwitha totallydifferent:tateofthings..
Thereisunmista',ettleevidencegiventhattheoldideelofwifehood andmotherhoodhaspassedoutof sight.Initsplacehasbeensetup ameanthing,hickdoesnotembracehardships,sufferings,pain-an idealwhichmaywellbecalled"a goadtime,"composedtoalarge extentofidleness,chiffons,amusements,excitement.Withth:sideal beforeher,marriagetothegirlhas teccmeamereincidentonthejourney,asomethingtobetakenupand laiddownat.will,asagameofhockeyortennis.OnedayMaudmarries,andonedaytroublecomes alone.Tomgetsintoadreadful temper,oriseuiltyofafaulthard tofTel%e.WhatdoesMauddo? Inlikecircumstances,hergreatgreat-grindmothrwouldhivewept bittertearsbehindacloseddoor,or prayedforgracetoteartheaggra- vationsofgreat-ereet-grandiather.
Butshewouldhavestucktoher post.Maudisdifferent.Maudrushesoffforadvicetohalfadozen "dearestfriends."consultsasolicitor,pac''sherclothesandgoeshome toherpeople,orsetsouttoearn herownliving.Thisisnotafancy picture.Itrepresentswhatistakingplaceinthersanescfhonesin Sydneyto-day,fortheDivorce COILtonlyre:ellsatitheofmarriagefailures.
THELIONINTHEPATH.
Now,thereisnouseintravelling upanddownby-ways,blindalleys, insearchofreasonsforthesefailures.Fromtimetotimereasonsare given,andtheyareasinnumerable asthefailuresthemselves.Thelion standingonthepathisabigbeast, easilyseenbythosewhohaveeyes tosee.
Thatlionrepresentsthegrimfact thatthewomannolongerrecognises hertrueplaceintheworld,the placemadeforherinthemorningof timebynaturallawsfarstron:ee thanherself.Inthetransitionperiod whichshehaspaeseishe hasgot"mixedup"oeertherelativeimportanceofwork.Sheisnot quitesurewhetherbushicssisbetterthanmarriage,ormarriaeepreferabletobusiness,andsoitsome timescomestopassthenwhenshe issweatyofbusinessshemarries, andwhenmarriageprovesdisappointinesheturnsagaintotheoffice.Anditistheidealofthe "goodtime"whichgivesthecasting vote.
Theotherdayalittlegirl,',ursineherdollinaroomwhereseveralladiesweretalkingtogether,was eskelwhatsheintendedtobewhen shegrewup.Withmuchgravitythe littlemaidreplied,"Iamgoingto beamarriedwomanandmindmy children."Everywoma-apresent thoughttheremarkexcrciatingly funny.IfthelittlemaidhadsaidI amgoingtobeanarchitectora teacher,theywouldhaveunderstood;buttheidealofmindingchildrenasalifeworkwasbeyondtheir comprehension,foralittlewhilebeforethesegoodwomen,drinkingtea asinnocentlyaspetlambs,had agreedthatitw-srightandproper tohavenofamily.Butthelittle girlspokeoutofthewisdomofthe ages,thewisdomgiventothebabe.
THEFAILURES.
Whenthewomannotquitesure whetherhome-makingordevotionto somenewreformmovementis-best fortheworlddoesundertakemarriage,shefartoofrequentlyfailsto bringtothehomethequalifications expectedofherinanytradeorprofession.Onehasonlytolookround tobeconvincedthatnobusiness housewouldpayamimimumwage forworkperformedastheworkof wivesandmothersisperformed throughoutthecountry.Butthousandsofmenpaymorethantheminimumwarefortherighttoeata badly-cookedmeelinanill-kept houseyearafteryear,withouta murmur.
IfJackiscomplaisant,afriendis toldbyacondescendingwife,"Oh, Jack'seasilyple^sed.Hejusteats anythingIgivehim."IfJackgrum-
blosheisbrandidintheeeieheuurhoodas"abrute."
Thefactofthematteristhewomanwiththeidealofthe"good time"athersidehesalmostlost sightoftheinterestsoftheman. Maud'sgreet-great-grandmotaerw.s givingalltheway,tomakelifefullerandbetterfurhusbandandchildren.
Maudknowsonlyhowtotake. Dailyshedemandsmoremoney, clothes,amusements,luxuries,but, wereitnotfrtheseriousnessof thepodition,mirthmightbeexcited, andpossiblythegodsdolaughat timeswhentheylistentoloudtalk concerningwoman'swar'sinthe world.Theloudtalkisjustso muchsmoke,andthespectacleofa widower,surroundedbymanylittle childrenwilldrivetheloudesttalker intosilence.Theuttr.rhopelessness ifamaninsuchasituationshows soclearlythelinesonwhichawoman'sworkmustrun.Itislittle Tommy,notsomenewschemefir thereeenfrationoftheworld,%:l° iswaitingtoprofitbythefullerIP:erty,thewidereducation,giventodaytothewoman.Andifoureducationalsystemfailstokeepthewoman'seyesonTommywemaytake itforgrantedthatthereisaglaring...defectinthatsystem. Thepositionistrulyserious.Now andthenwespeakofbatedbreath ofpossibledangerfromtheEast. Andit'sintheEastthatthewomansits,stillinchains,inbondage,butfaithfultotheoldidealof wifehoodandmotherhood.Shewelcomessufferingforthesakeofthe gloryofmaternity,and,believesth.t, wifehoodisgreatinproportionto thegiving,nottotherecei Thatwomanbehindhormanysons ismakingustrem'leinovrshoes. But,wecontinuetochatteroverthe wonderfulreformsbr,uAta'ioutby women,whilechildrend:einthoesandsforwantoflovingcare,and childrendieinmillionshefcrebirih, andflatterourselvesthatallisgoinewellwithusasanation.
THEMANHASBEENPATIENT'.
Taxingallth:i:.sintocsnsideralion,themenhasbeenwoederfully Patient.Togoacetoteele heneverprofessedtoliea home-maker.Hehaseverlookedon thehomeasthewomen'sbusiness. Whenhepaystherents,taxes, householdhills,leadsasober,honestlife,takesthechildrenouton holidays,andgiveshiswifeanew dressoccasionally,heisunderthe impressionthatheisdoingshis duty.Heasks.onlyfora turn,foraportionofthe peace,comfortandhappi' wTiich felltothelotofhisgree-greatgrandfather.Doesheusuallygetit? Bysomemagicprocessmakeyourselfinvisible,passthroughthe housesinanylongstreetinSydney, andyouwillgetyouranswer-asad one.Theshallow,restless, 1adlyeducated,devoid.ofamtment,materialisticwomanofthemomenthas turnedherbackontheh-me,and thebestinterestsofthemenand thechildrenarenolongerhers.In therevoltagainstthetrials,hardships,;disappointments,sufferings,of marriage,itisself,self,allthe time.
Thehusbandmaynotbeavery finecreature,butthehusbandyet retainsameasureofsentimentconcerningthe"littlehome,"yetholds fasttotherapidly-vanishingidealof theparttobeplayedinlifebya goodwife,stillbelievesthatitis hisdutytocarrytheheavyburdens, herstosweepawaythestonesfrom hispath.Butthewomanhaspracticallylostthedomesticinstincts. Withthehands,ofwhosetenderness, yethiddenstrength,thepoetshave sungineveryage,sheispulling downthewallsofthehome,uprootingthefoundationsoftheState.
Apre-natalmurder,anill-cared-for child,aneglectedhusband,areall onetoherinthetollofherdaily round.Themanisdazed,bewildered.Hehasnotquitegraspedthe situation,isonlyconsciousthatthe homemakernolongersitsbythe hearth,thatanugly,discordantele-
molehasthrustitselfintolife.And thewomanoftheancientEastlooks atthetragedyofanewnationin silence.
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