oNTRACTORSTOTHEW.A.ANDCOMMONWEALTHGOVERNMENTS, HeadOffice:BarrackStreet,Perth. andSaddlersIronmongeryDepartment,Murrayist.,Perth
SoleProprietorofthe"Iris" well-knownbrandofphamanutical. MedicalRemediesandPreparations. Formerly140and156GeorgeSt., SydneyandlateofHay-streetPerth, hasREMOVED to hisSubiacolaboratory,whichisnowHISONLY addressintheState.Customers,are requestedwhenwritingtoaddress, SUBIACO,on13,.
"TheBeaconsfield" FREMANTLE.
J.F.Herlihey
eagledescendedonthestack,lifted asodinitstalons,and,soaring upwardstoagreatheight, droppedtheso:and,swoopingdownatprodigiousspeed,caught thepeatereitreachedtheearl.h. Thislittlegametheeaglerepeated timeaftertime.
LIMERIrni IrishNewstoDecember26,1908. IrishParliamentaryFundbylast mailhad,reached£6,9136s.4d. 44. TheEnglishpapershavebeenlavishingpraiseonIrishAthletes,as splendidtypeofBriton.Someof thenamesareFitzgibbon,O'Kelly, &c.Englishmenhavewonderfuliiaaginativepowers.
TheArchbishopofDublin,most Rev.Dr.Walshhasbeenappointed firstChancelloroftheNewUniversityinDublin.
Mr.J.P.Farrell,ofLongford,has beensentencedtosixmonths,becauseherefusedtokeephispen andtonguequietwhilelandlords andemergencymenwereseizingand expellingthenativepeoplefrom theirholdings.
The"DublinGazette"containsa noticefromtheCrownandHamper OfficestatingthatLordFarnham hasbeenchosentositasarepresentativePeerforIrelandinthe roomofthelateEarlofDrogheda
DublinFreemanpaying.
TheDirectorshavedeclaredaDivl dendontheSixperCent..Preference CapitaloftheCompany,forthehall yeartoendonthe31st.inst.,ox 3s.pershare,beingattherateof sixpercent,perannum.Thewar rants.forthisdividendwillbeissuedonthe31stinst.toshareholdersthenregistered. Thewarrants forhalf-year'sinterestto31st.in terestontheDebentureStockwill alsobeissuedonthatday;. The Ordinary'Dividendremainstobe dealtwithintheusualcourseatthe annualmeetingoftheshareholders.
Irish1CatholicChurchProperty InsuranceCo.,Ltd.
Thedirectorsofthiscompany,declaredadividendto;fistDecember, 1908,onthepaid-upcapitalofthe companyasfollows:-
Ongro,000raisedbytheoriginal callattherateof5percent.for theyear,freeofincometax.
On£so,000raisedbythesecond call(payable25thJune1908),at therateof5percent.freeofincometax,fromthedateoflodgm'nt byeachshareholdertothe31stDecember,19o8.
Thedividendwarrantswillbeissuedonthe31stinst.,andwillbe Payableonandafterthe1stprox. attheHibernianBankanditits branches.Wonderwhenasatisfactorymovewillbemadetoestablish anCatholicChurchInsuranceCo. inAustralia.
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TheLusitaniawassighalledoffthe Irishcoaston'XmasEvebyMarconigram.OnthisChristmastrip the'Lusitaniabroughtquiteahost ofpassengers,numberinginall317 saloon,295second'cabin,and550 thirdclasspassengers,togetherwith 55,40odollarsinspecie.Themail shehadexceededonboardexceeded allpastrecordsontrans-Atlantic liners,andnumbers4,930sacks,of which397wereIrishmails.
Mr.C.W.Chabrel,anativeof Cork,butwhoresidedinCardifffor thelast18years,hasdiedatthe ageof53.Hewaswellknownla
Welshswimmingcircles,andalsoas abreederofIrishterriers,hisdogs, especially"OldStockDonovan," havingcarriedoffnumerousprizes alloverthecountry.
Thedonation'of£50ogivenby' LordDunravenforthefoundationof technicalscholarshipsinLimerick hasbeensupplementedbyasimilar amountfromtheDepartureofAgrieultari makingEr,000,anda schemeofadministrationhasbeen preparedbytheDepartmentby theadministrationhasbeenpr.:paredbytheDepartmentbywhicn scholarshipsvaluedat£5oeach,tenableforthreeyears,willbeavail. able.
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Mr.DermotO'Brien,UnitedIrish Leagueorganiser,wasreleasedfrom LimerickPrisonrecently,aftercompletinghistermofthreemonths.He wasmetbymanyfriendsandproceededtoClarebythemorning train.
WATERFORD. Intermentof'theRev.Thomas Walsh,P.P.
Lismore. Theremainsoftheabovehighly reveredclergymanwerelaidtorest recentlyimmediatelyafterRequieni OfficeandHighMasswereofferedup forthereposeofhissoulatKnoe,:anoreChurch.Evidencesofgeneral regretwerefeltthroughoutthedis triet,andanextremelylargecongregationwerepresent.
ThefollowingclergymenofficiatedTheVeryRev.MonsignorKeller,P. P.,V.G.,YoughalVeryRev.Canon Power,P.P.,V.G.,DungarvanRev. WilliamMeagher,P.P.,TallowRev. TobiasBurke,P.P.,AglishRev. JamesHenneberry,P.P.,Modelligo: Rev.JohnMoran,P.P..Ballyduff; Rev.PhilipDumphy,P.P.,CappoquinRev.JohnCasey,P.P.,Ard-
M.P.,recentlyraised£30inRossto assistaSinuFeindaily.
NewRosswillbenefitby£1,300 peryearfromOldAgepensions.
TIPPERARY.
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Mr.Thos.Wood,ofCashel,dead, anddeeplyregretted.
LordJusticeMatthew,whodiedon November9th,left£60,262.lie givestohiswife£500,allthehouseholdfurnitureandeffects,horses, carriages,etc.,andtheuseofhis residence.;tohisson,Theobald,the CastleLakepropertyatTipperary; andtohisexecutorfiftyguineas. Theresidueofhispropertyhebequeathstohiswifeforlife,andthen tohisfourchildren,Theobald Charles,James,ElizabethDillon, andKatherine.
SirWm.ButlerLectures.
BRILLIANTSKETCHOFC.S. PARNELL,THELATEIRISH.44._ LEADER.
OnThursday.night,17thinst.,in theRoundRoomoftheMansion House,GeneralSirWilliamButler, G.C.B.,deliveredaneloqnent dresson"CharlesStewartParnell" inaidoftheParnellMonumentFund., beforealargeandenthusiasticaudience,whichincludedthemostprominentcityNationalistsandabig
FrancisB.O'Neill,ofChicago,has issuedhisthirdvolumeof"The MusicofIreland,"thesamebeing harmonisedfortheuseofpianists. Thevolumecontainsanumberof airswhichcannotbefoundinanymoreRev.RichardJ.Casey,C.C.,proportionofladies.Membersof moderncollectionofIrishmust,'.Lismore; Rev.JamesA.Kirwan, ditforhiseffortstopreserveand theEmmetCostumeAssociationin Mr.O'Neilldeservesthehighestcre-C.C.,do.Rev.JohnM.,r-hy,C.C.,theirpicturesquedressactedasa, Tallow Rev.JohnGleeson,C.0guardofhonourtothelecturerand Murphy. uappoquin Rev.Patrick populariseIreland'sancientsongs,a theotherprominentspeakersasthey workinwhichhehasbeenunselfish-C.C.,AglishRev.EdwardHassett,mountedthedais.Beforetheprolyengagedformanyyears. C.C.,ClashmoreRev.JohnFoley,ceedingscommencedapleasingselec4. 4. C.C.,Ballvduff FrancisPren-tionofnationalmusicwasrendered
waswreckedoffthecoastofCork. Captainandfiveotherswerelost.
TwoIrishCities.
Statisticsoftensupplyuswitn strangecontrasts.Belfastisundoubtedly'thechiefindustrialcentre inIreland,andassuchthereought tobe,onewouldsuppose,lessdistresstherethaninanyotherpart ofthecountry.Theannualreport oftheLocalGovernmentBoardInspectorontheaffairsofthePoor LawUniondemonstratesthatdistresshasbeenacuteinBelfast.Owingtothewantofemploymentin
JamesMockler,DiocesanInspector, WaterfordRev.MichaelWalsh,C. C.,WaterfordRev.M.Ahearbe,C. C.,YoughalRev.M.Keniry,C.0 Knockanore,andRev.EdwardEnglish,C.C.,do.
CLARE.
CLARELEADSALLIRELAND.
AtthelastmeetingoftheCounty ClarePensionCommitteeitwas claimedthatintheadministration oftheOldAgePensionActClare, ledallIreland,overfivethousands claimshavingbeenreportedonby thePensionOfficer. thecity,therewillbeanestimated deficitof£13,370attheendoftheLOUTH financialyear.Therehasbeena largeincreaseininmatesnumberingThegoldenju'ileeofthePriesthood nearly6o0throughoutthe current,oftheRev.HughMurphy,theyenyear.ReportswerereceivedattheerablepastorofCooley,Co.Louth, meetingoftheGuardiansofthewascelebratedinamannerbefitting NorthDublinUnionfromthrreliev-theeentby'hiscongregationsome insofficersstatingthattheyhadshorttimeago. filedtoal-serveanyexceptionaldis- AnativeofKilleshill,Co.Tyroie tressintheirdistricts.TheGuar-wherehewasborneightvyearsay.), diansoftheNorthDublinUnion,FatherMurphywasordainedinAll however,have'declared,byresolutionHallowesin18;8,andsoonafterbeexceptionaldistressexistsincamecurateofRaver.sd-1e.Thence Union.Atanyrateitwouldhewastransferred,in1869,tothe thatthereisfarmoredistress that that seem
Belfastthan Dublin
ThebeautifulsteamerTrada,laden Rev. byIreland'sOwnBand,under dergast,C.C.,Dunga,rvanRev. withacargoofcottonfromMexico batonofMr.RobertO'Dwyer. SirWilliamButler,whowasloudlycheeredonrising,saidinthe sketch,necessarily,brief,ofthelife ofthedistinguishedmantowhom thiseveningwasdevoted,hewasfollowingintheusualsequenceofthe lifetheexcellentbiographywritten byMr.BarryO'Brien.Fortheopinionsstatedinthispaper,andtee viewsofmenandofaffairs,hewas himselfwhollyresponsible.Heproposedto'speakofamanwhosepreciseplaceinhistorywasstilldifficulttodetermine,amanwhocame intothepoliticallifeofIreland withoutanypreviouspreparation, withoutnotice,withouttraining,suddenly,unexpectedly-amanwhoalmostfromthemomentwhenhisfeet touchedthedeckofourislandship attheageof29,tookthehelmas easilyandconfidentlyasthoughhe hadgrowntocommandthrough longyearsofpoliticalapprenticeshipandprofessionalservice a manwhoseyouthorcollegecourse, had,notbeenpassedinthestudyof Irishhistory,whohadneverbroodedoverIrishwrongs,nortravelled amongthepeopleoftheisland,nor sharedtheirlivesnordevotedhimselftot'ie'rpolitics,norwrittennor readaboutthemamanwhosefirst curacyoiCooley,andtenyearslat-attempttoenterthepoliticalarena in in erwasannotatedparishpriestthere.fn18;.icritics874hadbeen thetime enattotael wrotefailurthat whom
TenantsontheBeecherEstateCo. Cork,havepurchasedtheirholdings atareductionofIIshillingsinthe R.FatherO'Learybroughtabout thesettlement.
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CarlowUrbanCouncilvehemently protestagainsttheprcoosedrailwaytoCastlecomer,asdisastrous tothetownofCarlow.
AnIrishEagle'sFun.
Acorrespondentofthe"Spectator"tellsthefollowinggoodeagle story:-L-"Ashepherdinthefar WestofIrelandnoticedthatthe sodsfromhisstack'-fpeatwereof-
Tomarktheoccasionofhisjubileehewaspresentedbytheparishionerswithabeautifully-illuminated addressandbytheSacredHeart SocietywithacostlysetofvestmentsofIrishpoplin,madeinthe ConventofMercy,Dundalk.
WEXFORD.
GreatregretoccasionedinGorey overthesadandunexpected,death ofMrs.J.M.Redmond.
Greenest'Xmaseverrememberedin New-Roeswasthatof1908.
Forty-threeclaimsforoldagepensionswerepassedatGorey. tendisappearing,.Hekeptwatch andsoonfundwitthecause.AnThenowfamousMr.Dolanex-
hewasonlyarespectablemediocrity,thathehadnopoliticalcapacity whatever,andwhoseplaceatthe GeneralElectionofthatyearwasat thebottomofthepoll.Ashort fifteenyearsformedthespanofhis"activelife,startingfrom1875,which sawhimclassedasanordinaryunit amongthepoliticalnonentitiesof theday(laughter),andendingin 1891. THEFORMO9TFIGURE. amongmanynotablepersonalitiesof theera,andoneperhaps,whose namewasdestinedtofloatlongest abovethesurfaceoftheyearsto come(applause).What,theymight as'twssthesecretsourceofsomuca successandsucharapidpre-eminence.Theanswerhethought,could begiveninafewwords.Thein-
SATURDAY,JANUARY,3o,1909.
innerforceoressenceofParnell's naturewasneitherpoliticalnorad ministrative,legalorjudicial,or academic hisinnermostinstinct wasrile.conruani. Hethought theword"hold"bestsuitedtheat tributeinthecatalogueofphrases whichmenhadcoinedtoexpress thesupremeinhumannature.Had Parnelladoptedthemilitary,profession,hehadinhim,inthehighest degree,thatnaturalinstinct,rapidityofjudgment,whichwasthe firstessentialinwar(applans:,). Rule,judgment,daring,thesewere thequalities,thepasessianofwhich madeCharlesStewartParnell,nt theageof3o,themadpowerfal leaderknowninIrelandduringtne last7ooyearsofhernarrowedaistory(applause).Butrunning.mderandthroughthosegreatrocks ofcharacterfoundation,therewas somethingelsewhichwasaltogether theproductofthelandinwhichhe wasborn,andofthetimesinwhich helived.Courage,grasp,judgment belongedtonoParticularlandor Bass,butthisothereqaalityof whichhespoke,wasessentially'iiish.HecouldfindnoPrecisename foritintheEnglishlanguage,perhaps,becausepersonsofpeculiarly* Englishrace,seemedtobelittleaccustomedtouseititwas SYMPATHYWITHSUFFERING PEOPLRS. itwasrageandangeragainstinjustice(applause).Itwassomething ofthewomaninman;itwasagood dealoftheGodinmanitwasthe uprisingofthehumanheartanddivinesoulagainstman'sinhumanity, toman(applause).Itwasthat whichwastowinhimtheserviceof somanyhearts,andfinallytobreaS hisownheart.Parnellwasborn atAvondale,inWicklow,onJune 27th,1846.AtthatmomentIrelandwasabouttoenteronthat faminewhichhadwritteninthehistoryoftheworldoneofitsmost tragicchapters.Onthedaywhich gaveParnelltoIreland,nearlynine millionsofhumanbeingswereliving withinthecompassoftheIrishseas; 21yearslater,whenthechildreachedmanhood,thepopulationha,1 shrun'-tofivemillions.Parnell oncesaidhedidnotcarefordetails hewantedbroadfacts.Thisfaminefact,thefirstthatmettheeyes ofhismanhood,wasbroadenough. Wicklowhadborneitsfullshareof theterriblecatastrophe,abouthalf itspopulationhaddisappeared. WicklowepitomisedallIreland,with itsmountains,valleys,forests,rivers,moors,andmeadows.The glensandmountainsseemedtohave theessenceoffreedomintheirround andlast,butnotleast,Aughavannagh,themountainhomeoftheman whoselifehewasdealingwith(applansel,andalltheseglensandhills werethickwithIrishhistory. In theKerryandWicklowmountains theGreatArchitectformed,asit weretwosanctuaries,intowhich,in thefarfuturetimethechildrenof thepersecutedraceweredestinedto retire.asintoafortressmillionsof yearslater.Anditwasstrangeto notethatitwasintheseseparate sanctuariesorrestingplacesthat twomenweretobebornafteran enormouslapseoftime,DANIELO'CONNELLAND CHARLESSTEWRATPARNELL. (Loudcheers).Ineachgroupof hillrefugesthelessonoflibertyhad beenthesame.Youcannottame themountaintop(applause).Men whotrodupontherocksandbreathedtheairthatflowedoverthe heathermustgrowfreedomintheir broodcheers). Thesemountain breasts,suckledindarktimesthe orphansefliberty-withoutthem theseorphanshadgrownupslaves byandbyesomeofthemwilleven emancipatetheirbrethreninthelowlands(hear,hear,).Parnelldid notbelongtotheraceofunfortunateshisbloodwasneitherCeltic norCatholic,itwasEnglishandProtestant; hedoubted,indeed.,ifhe hadbeendifferentlybredandtaught itwouldhavebeenpossibletohave beenexact,ywhathewas.Hebelonteedtoaclasswhichhadrepresentedascendancyforsomanygen-
erationshewasborntolead.Hehadlookedatit.Seershadalwasagentlemantothetipsofhis fingers.Hewasofthecoolestcourage,andofaforesightwhichsax furthereventhantherangeofvision,whichhismountain-topcommanded.HesawIrelandon)(le sideandEnglandontheother,and heknewthedepthsoftheseathat laybetweenthem,andthestrength anddirectionofthecurrentsand crossrurrentsthatswayedthem.He flatterednoman(hear,hear,) he neverstoopedtoconquer(applause) Hedidnottakeoffhiscoatforthe farmerswhotookofftheirhatsto him,orevenforthepeoplewhohad. nohatstotakeoffitwasfor Irelani(cheers). Hedidnottell theIrishpeopletheywerethefinest peasantryintheworld,butthatthey) weremenandhadrights(hear, hear).Hehadthehardestworkto dothathadfallentoanymanto attemptintheworldofIrelandof ourtime;itwastoplanttheIrian peasantryontheIrishsoilandto bringback
THEIRISHPARLIAMENTTO COLLEGEGREEN. (cheers). Heknewthatjustice, truth,reasonrightandhonourwere weighedlightinthescalewhenagainstthosehigh-soundingnames stoodthesinglefactofpossession. Heknewlawcouldbecomethehandmaidofprivilege,andthatpower andpursewereco-equalterms.The questionbeforeParnellwasthis:"WhatpowerhaveIathandto beatdownthispowerofthepurse, thiscitadelofprivilege?"inthe decadeofthe'seventiesthingslookedplacidinpolitics,eventheLondon"Times"wrotehopefullyofthe Irishprospect. TheFranco-GermanWarhadthrownalight of goldintoEngland.Itwasofthi; sedate,well-regulatedandeminently self-satisfiedandrespectablesociety ofEnglishpoliticallifethatParnell foundhimselfamemberinthe,middleofthe'seventies.Thegreatest Frenchwriterofthelastcentury hadsaidofEnglandthatnothing impressedhimmoreinthehistory ofEnglishlifethanwhathecalled "thehypocrisyofherpretendednationalhistory."Thatshowedthat VictorHugohadexaminedEnglish historicallifedowntothebedrock ofheroldDevoniansystem. In Englandthesubstancewasusually forgotteninthename.Almostthe firstwordsutteredbyParnellinthe HouseofCommonswasaprotestagainstthisnamepretence.AnEnglishmemberhadspokenoftheagitationfortheliberationoftheManchester"murderers."Acryof"No no,"utteredbyasinglemember strucktheearoftheHouse.It wasParnellwhohadspokenthat clearinterjectednegative(applause)
THEFIRSTNOTEOFDEFENCE ANDDEFIANCE. whichwassoontofindrepetitionon PlatformandinParliament. The menwhohadtenyearsbeforesufferedatManchesterhadnotcommitted murderinthemoralsenseofthat term(applause).Thelawwhich condemnedthemasmurderershad actedinthesamespiritofpretence whichthegreatFrenchthinkernad foundtobetheunderlyAngfactor inEnglishhistory.Whencalledupontowithdrawhisexclamation, Parnellrose,andsaidquietlyand withouttraceofpassion,"Iwishto say,aspubliclyasIcanthatIdo notbelieve,andnevershallbelieve, thatanymurderwascommittedat Manchester"(applause). From hispointofview,alltheevilsthat hadbefallenIreland,allthemisfortunesandwrongsthatoppressedher hadtheiroriginandtheirsupport inthisidenticalParliamentaryinstitutionofwhichhewasbycourtesy orcustomanhonourablemember (cheers).Itwaseasiertofindthe causeofthediseasethantoframe anyplanbywhichtheenemycould hemetanddefeated.Parnellwas, bynature,andinthehighestmeanineoftheword,
ADESPOT.
HeregardedtheHouseofCommons inmuchthesamesenseasCarlyle andRuskinandothergreatthinkers
wayslocaiedwithcontemptondeliberativeassemblieswhichdevoted monthstotalkandhourstoaction (applause).Itwasthesight-seers ofthehumanracewhoregarded themwiththemostprofoundsatisfaction.Parnelldidnotcare(or sightsorsounds;itwastheverdict andnotthespeech,hethoughtof. Heoncesaid,"It,isnotbysmooth speechesyouwillgetanythingdone heretheyarefartoocomfortable. Hecouldmakethemuncomfortable (applause).Hewasasproudand haughtyasthebestofthem(applause).Hisfamilyhadasplendid record;poetsandstatesmenhad beenamongstthem. Oneofhis directancestorshadbornethename ofthe"incorruptibleParnell"(applause)..Inthecorrespondenceof theDukeofWellingtontherewould befoundaletterwrittenatthe timewhenSirArthurWellesleywas ChiefSecretaryforIreland,andwas almostentirelyconductinghisoffice throughtheartsofbribery.They wouldfindaletterinwhichtheplan ofcorruptionwaslaidantforthe benefitofthePrimeMinisterandhis colleagues,Eldon,Camden,andCastlereagh,andinthatletterthese wordsoccurred, "WITHMR.PARNELLWEHAVE NOCHANCE."
IfParnellheldstrongviewshe wasnotinbadcompany.Hefound andsawthatalloratorywasuseless inParliament,andherealisedthat hecouldnotbegfromthesepeople evenforIreland,andtherewasthen onethingpresent,andthatwasto preventanythingbeingdoneforEngland(applause).Yes,itwastime when THEREWERETOBENOBUTTONSONTHEFOILS. (applause). Inotherwordscame thatwhichwasknownas"Obstruction"(applause). Butthaddone agreatdealbuttherewastheelementsuggestedbysomeofbegging forredress,andParnell,whowasa cric'ceterinhisyouth,knewthisone thinginhisearlycareer,thatifthe wicketswerenotfalling, CHANGEYOURBOWLERS (applause). Itwasnoacademic matteritwasnothingforapeople withpoetryeloquenceasagainst the"predominantpartner"(hear, hear),Parnellwasnotamanwith muchregardastohewhewouldacornhispristineperson.Itwassaid thathedidnotknowIrishhistory, butherealised,astheyallmust whohadread,howmuchEnglish Plunderhadtodowithit.Henad inhismindthespectreofthehungerthatprevailedin'76,andhow thebarometerofevictionrose.He rememberedhowthe"Black'47" seemedtoberepeated.In'79and '80hefelthowthoselikehimself shouldstandbetweenthehungrypeasantryandtheirenemies,andthen begantheLandWar. Andbehind thatstoodtheusurer-thegombee.i man-thatwhichreallymeantthe HAFTOFAKNIFEINTHE HANDSOFASHYLOCK.
WhenthedaysoftheSouthAfrican Warcame,hopelessblunderingfollowed,andwhatevermightbedone foranyrace,thepicturewasforthe starvingIrishCeltnothing. But theIrishpeoplecoulddosomething forthemselves,andthatwasParnell'sinsistence-"Holdyourhold (applause) resisteviction"(applause),andthereignofeviction turnedintoareignofoutrages.Yes, GeneralGordon,seeingforhimself, saidthatourpeoplewere"apeople beyondbeliefloyal,butbroken-spirited,desperate,andlivingwhereour peoplewouldnotgrowcattle."ParnellgaveallhislifetoIrelandbody,soulandbrainhisentirefortune,hisancestralhome-alltoIreland.Thencamethetimeofthe "Suspects,"andBuckshots,atitle thatwasfastenedonMr.Forster, whoasthephrasewas,"ruledso ill,andwishedsowell."
PARNELLWASTHESTONEWALL JACKSONOFIRISHPOLITICS, andtheymustallrememberthe phrasesomemorable,"IfIamarrested,CaptainMoonlightwilltake
myplace"and,soitwas.Then. cametheKilmainhamTreatyand, theparalysingPhoenixParktragedy,whichmadetheLeaderdeterminetoleavepubliclife,apurpose fromwhichhewasdissuaded..Had Irelandstoodbythismanhiswords wouldlongsincehavebeenverified that"Nomanorbodyofmenhai arightortitletosetalimitto themarchofanation"(applause). SirWilliamButlerdrewaninterestingsketchofthesceneattheParnellCommissionduringthecrossexaminationofRichardPigottby SirCharlesRussell,andofthedra maticmomentwhentheforgermisspelledthewordwhichmarkedaim outastheauthorofthedocument whoseauthorshipithadbeensought tofastenonMr.Parnell.Referring totheIrishleader'sattitudeonthat greatoccasion,thelecturersaidthat nomovementoflip,orexpressionof eye,ortighteningofmuscleofarm showedthathewasvictorovera combinationaspowerful,asconscienceless.andascowardlyashad evercometogethertocompassthe ruinofoneman(applause). l'he endwasnownearathand.Dark anddesolatethoughitwasdestined tobe,thatverydarknessmade clearerthegiftsofcharacterwhich illuminedit,andwhichwerecertain togrowandbroadeninhistoryas theyearsrantheircourse.Indeed. itwasonlywhentheendcamethat theinnerforcesofthatgreatsoul solongsuppressed,brokeintofull flame,andrevealedtheenormous tenacityofcharacterandpower theman,andalas!consumedthe already.frailandsinkingbodyuntil theclotheslyinglooselyunonhire andthewhitehandsgrewwhiteroe thehelmwhichmen,whoknewnot thevessel'scourse,ashedid,were trringtota'refromhisgrasp.What wastherestillforthemtodo? Theycoulddoonething,alittle thing,andyetofmuchmomentnow andtotheirchildren-theycouldset upaneffievofthismanintheir mostpublicplace(applause),so thattheirchillre-is'childrenmight seethattallfigureandsplendid faceastheirsemblancehadbeenfixedinbronzebythegenuisofagreat artist.
Ofcourse youknowthis old,safe,and surebeacon. Foroversixty yearsitslight hasbeenguidingthesick 'andsuffering i111backtothehat/borofhealthand r.strength.Isn't thatarecordtobeproudof?For morethansixtyyears
Sarsaparilla hasbeenthesourceofgoodhealthto manythousandsofpeopleinallparts oftheworld.Theirtestimonials comeinbyeverypost.Theyallassert thegreatfact-"Ayer'sSarsaparilla curedme."Weak,wearywomen, menwhohadbeentiredoutanddislouraged,-allwritegratefullyofthe goodithasdonethem. Thereisalessonforyouinthis. Whynotheedit?Beginatonceto takeAyer'sSarsaparilla. Asnowmade,itcontainsno alcohol.
Therearemanyimitation Sarsaparillas.
Besureyouget"Ayer's."
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APasteurinstitutehasbeenestablishedinDurmahunderthepatronageofthegovernment.
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CheBoulderSchoolsatXmastide TheChristianBrothers. Bysomeunaccountableaccident thereportsoftheseschoolsescaped ournoticeandattheeleventhhour umns. TheChristianBrothers'repeatedin 'ttheBoulderTownHallrecentlythe entertainmentwhichtheygave inKalgoorliewhen theprizes wehastentoinserttheminourcolwonbytheKalgoorlielads weredistributed.Therewasagood attendance.Theperformancesof theboy'sinfreegymnastics,andon thehorizontal,parallelbare,and vaultinghorsewerereceivedwith enthusiasm.Theydisplayedevidencesofhavingbeentrainedbyhighly capableinstructors. Theirmarching,dumb-bell,Indianclubandbar bellexerciseswerealsogonethrough inexcellentstyle.Partsongswere renderedbythesingingclass,MasterE.Plotzsangandrecited,and alittlechap,MasterT.Gowens,recited"Boys'Rights."Messrs. HallandFlint'sorchestraprovided theaccompaniments.
thattheyhadreceivedtheireducationalandphysicaltrainingfrom theBrothers.ThiscouldbeobservedanywhereinAustralia,asmanta oftheleadingmenoftheCommonwealth,bothCatholicandProtestant hadpassedthroughtheirschools. TheBrothersbasedtheireducational systemonreligion,andfiguresprovedthesuccesswhichattendedtheir efforts.TheyhadonlybeenestablishedforabouttwoyearsinKalgoorlie,andyettheirschoolwas overcrowded,andthenextitemon theprogrammewaseithertoenlargetheKalgoorliebuildingor,to buildabranchestablishmentinBoulder.ThoughMr.CecilRhodeshad onlygoneafewyears,andhisgreat educationalbequesthadonlybeenin existencefourorfiveyears,twoof theboysfromtheChristianBrothers'College,inPerth,werenown Englanddistinguishingthemselves, andreflectingcreditontheBrothers whohadtrainedthem. Hehod muchpleasureinthankingBro.Dugganforaskinghimtodistributethe prizes,andhehopedthatboththe
dard,VeraBrysonbestboyinfirst standard,WillieO'Malley. HighSchool.-English,AnnieRobertsprogressinstudies,Ellen Sharkey,DorothyReilly,Thomas HartreyandGertieSheridan.
Theprizelistthisyearwasconriderablyreduced,asitwasthought byrestrictingtherewardstothose whowerespeciallydeservingabetterspiritofemulationwouldbeinduced.This,however,didnotapplytotheinfants'classes,asthe childrenattendingthemweregi/enaspecialtreaton\December28.
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AllHallowsConventSchool. AtAllHallows'ChurchatBoOderrecently,theVeryRev.Dean Brennansaidthatashehadbeen unabletoattendtheentertainment givenbytheconventchildren,lie wouldtaketheopportunitythatday ofpubliclypresentingtheprizes whichhadbeenwon,andatthe sametimeexpressthepleasurehe feltatthesuccesswhichhadbeen achievedduringthepastyear.
Theprincipal,Bro.Duggan,sail thatashehadreadhisannualre-BrothersandtheirpupilswouldenIportonFriday,therewasnooccas-joytheirvacation. tonforhimtorepeatit.Thebro-Mr.WalterDwyerproposedavote therefeltthatasabouthalfoftheofthankstoDeanBrennanforpreboysattendingtheschoolcamefrom(sidinganditwascarriedbyvelemBoulder,itwasonlyrightthattheation. prizesshouldbedistributedintheir townhall,sothatparentscould havetheopportunityofbeingpresent.Hehadnothingbutgoodto sayoftheboysfromBoulder,and hedidnotthinkamorepromising lotofboysthanthoseonthefields couldbegottogetheranywhereiii Australia. TheBoulderboyshad donewellintheschoolduringthe pastyear.Theyhaddistinguished themselvesbywinningthe"A" gradefootfallcompetition,butthe reversewasthecaseinthe"B" grade,whichspokebadlyforthefutureoffootballinBoulder.(Laughter.)Hehadmuchpleasurein as'cine,DeanBrennantopresentthe prizes.
Thelistofprizeswereasfollows: Gymnastics,-OscarPlotzprimary Universityclass,E.PlotzandJulius Rosenberg(goldmedals);attendancemedals,0.Plotz,E.Plotz,E. Byrne,W.Luttrell,andJ.Riceisidustryprize,T.Banting.
SixthStandard(BoulderPrize List).-Goldmedal,.generalexcellence,A.Beard,.BookPrizes i BrianMcGurk2,RolandScott ReginaldSavege4,DolphRose. Drawing: Specialbookprize,AlfredBeard,ChristianDoctrineSilvermedal,WalterBoylan. FifthStandard.-Silvermedal,secondChristmasexamination,George Beardsilvermedal,general'excellence,Ed.Beard.BookPrizes1, CecilCorbett2,HubertRebbichi 3,FortunatiRoccki4,Patk.Sherlock. Writing Specialbook prize,ClarenceO'Neill.
FourthClass.-B.McManus,CharlesO'Neill,andB.Atkinson.
ThirdClass.-Secondplace,John Sheehan,Roy,Denton, Joseph O'Donnell,DavidRoss,EugeneHoran,JackCahill.
SecondClass.-Firstplace,Cyril Meyer(silvermedal).
FirstClass.-Firstplace,Harold Meyerthird,TomSheehan. FootballMedals.-"A"Team Goldmedal,B.Sharkey;'silvermedals,EricDavis,Jas.Mclrney,Viet. Carrington,WalterBoylan."B" Team Silvermedals,Ed.Beard, McManus,JackO'Rourke,Cecil Corbett,FortunatiRoccki.
TheVery;Rev.DeanBrennansaid hewassureallpresentfeltdelightedwiththeentertainmentwhichhad beesprovidedforthembytheChristianBrothers'Boys.TheChristian Brothers',thoughonlyfoundedfor aboutTooyears,wereestablished thonehouttheEnglishspeaking world,andwherevertheywereit wouldbefoundthatalargenumberoftheleadersofChurchand Statehadpassedthroughtheir hands,andwereproudtoadmit
Twenty-eight'pupilshad,beensentup forthetheoreticalexaminationcooductedby.TrinityCollege,London, andtheyhadallpassed,andoutof 12sentupforthepracticalexaminationsninehadpassed.
Thefollowingreceivedprizes:-
TheoreticalmusicexaminationsJuniorHonourcertificate,Naomi McInerney,MaryConway,KatieColgan,KathleenHenson,GladysJohnson,DaisyMCKenzie,MaggieDowney,FlorrieFrench,VeraJohnson andMaryKilgariff. Music(preparatory).-Passes,AnnieO'Donnell,MaryMcGowan,AnnieLuttrell,HildaTyres,Rose Walker,ElsieKnight,MaryLuttrell,JuliaWhyte,GertieMorgan. TeresaHickey,IreneMannion,JessieMcArthur,AliceKelly,Doris Clark,GladysLumbus,WillieTimminsandWillieWoodthorpe. TrinityCollege,London.-Naomi McInerney,practicalandintermediatePass; MaggieDowney,junior honours;MaryKilgariff,juniorpass; MaryConway,juniorpass Mary McGowan,juniorpassKathleen Henson,GladysLumbus,AliceKellyandGladysGoddard,preparatory Pass.
ChristianDoctrine.-WillieBestow, FredCraigEvelynMorgan,James Porra,DorothyBattenandEileen Murphy.
SchoolAttendance,-MaryWynne, FannyDescor,GertieMorgan,Mary Byrne,GregoryHickey,NellieDescor andCharlesMcCarthy.
Sunday.SchoolAttendance.-Mary Wynne,FannyDescor,EllenDescor, andGracieMetcalf.
Bestgirlinschool,TeresaHickey; bestboyinschool,JohnHerlihy generalgoodconduct,JohnStokes, andEdwardWalker;bestgirlin StandardV.,BessieMannionbest boyinStandardV.,VivianRogers; bestgirlinStandard,IV.,Nellie Brown; bestboyinStandardIV., GregoryHickeybestgirlinStandard11T.,NoraMoorebestboyin StandardIII.,JahnBaldwinbest girlinStandardII.,NellieDescor bestboyinStandardII.,Willie WoodthorpebestgirlinfirstStan-
ThepupilsattendingAllHallow's ConventgavetheirannualentertainmentrecentlyintheBoulderTown Hall,whichwascrowdedwithparentsandfriends.Proceedingsopenedwithanaddress,whichwasdeliveredbyalittlechap,MasterJ. Beston,whosolicitedthekindjudgmentoftheaudience.Theprogrammewasaverylengthyone,comprisingvocalandinstrumentalsolos, choruses,drillandfancymarches. Thosetakingpartinitemsother thanchoruseswereMissesMcInerney andJohnson,pianoforteduetMiss Goddard,sworddanceMissesMcKenzie,Downey,andConway,pianofortetrio;MissRoberts,Irishjig; MissesJohnson,Conway,andHickey,vocaltrioMissesMcGowan, Tyres,andKilgariff,instrumental triosong,MiesV.JohnsonMissesMcInerneyandJohnson,vocal duetMissM.Goddard,Highland fling instrumentalduet,Masters BestonandKilgariffMissHickey, recitationandaSpanishdanceby MissesSharkey,McInerney,Beard, Roberts,Kilgariff,Walker,Mannion, Birmingham,Moore,Corbett,Brown, Herren,GoddardandWhite.A squadofboysshowedmuchprecisioninamarchanddisplayofIndianclubs,andtheyalsotookpart intwochoruses,"JollyBlacksmiths"and"TallTopHat."A classofgirlsgaveasongand dance,"Shepherdesses,"inwhich theyappearincostumeandlooked verypretty.Thesecondpartof theprogrammeconsistedofthe drama,"LittleLordFauntleroy," whichwasstagedunderthedirection ofMr.J.C.Dunn.Thecharacters inthisproductionwerecapablysuetainedbyMissE.Hickey,Miss Birmingham,MasterJ.Stokes,MasterE.Walker,MasterG.Hickey, MissM.Conway,MasterJ.Herlihy MissT.Hickey,MissA.Roberts, MissM.McGowan.Theaccompaa- letsfortheeveningwereMisses Downey,Johnson,McInerney,Conway,TyresandKilgariff.
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"TheChristianBrotherswiththe recommendationofalltheprelates, makeanappealthroughoutAustraliafortheirtrainingCollege,at Strathfleld,Sydney.CardinalMoranhasjustopenedanewwingtothe familiarmansionoccupiedbythe Brothersforthepurposeoftheir work.They,number200inAustralia,with8,00opupils.ThebeginningwasinMelbourne4oyearsago. andtherearenowforty-fiveschools onthisContinent. Thesecular teachingoftheBrothersisadmittedlysecondtonone'intheworld-One oftheRoyalCommissionersofeducationinIreland,apttoberather hostilethanotherwise,declaresthat theirteachingisthebest. The SydneyTrainingCollegehasacall uponAustraliaatlarge,becausethe priesthoodinVictoriaandtheotherStaterclamourfortheBrothers intheirparishes. Theschools whichparticularlycatchtheeyehere arethoseofEastMelbourne,South Melbourne,andNorthMelbourne. Thegrandcharacteristicofthe ChristianBrothersisprecision.The pupiltakesforthnaughtbutdefinite knowledgeintotheworld.
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THEBUTCHERS. WhatEnglishCatholics owetotheIrishParty. TheheartinesswithwhichCatholicsofeverynationalityintheseaslands,saysthe"CatholicTimes" expressingtheirgratitudetoMr. JohnRedmondandhisfollowersfor thefearlessstandtheytookonthe EducationquestionandthePartthey Playedinthesuccessfulbattleagainst theBillisamostwelcomefeature intherelationsbetweentheCatholicsofGreatBritainandtheircereligionistsinIreland.Toalarge estent,itisnew.Eveninthedays whenO'Connellwasbeatingdoea tierceProtestantprejudicesinEngland,andbyhiscommandinggenius makingitpossiblefortheCatholic toasserthismanhoodinsteadoflivinginfearandtrembling,therewere almostconstantlypointsuponwhich differencesofopinionarose.Atthe prestIntmomentthereisbutonesentiment-asenseofadmirationsod gratitude-amongsttheCatholicsof GreatBritainandIrelandwithregardtotheactionoftheIrishPasty(Urinetherecenteducationcrisis. Theirchainpioushipofourrightshas laidthewholeCatholicbodyundera debtofgratitudewhichallareeaefoestoacknowledge. Thewarm tributespaidtotheirservicesbythe ArchbishopofWestminster,theBishopelLiverpeol,theBishopofSalford.andothermenoflightend leadinghavebeenfollowedbyformalexpressionsofthanksfrommany quarters. Weprintanumberref theseinourpresentissue.TheyrepresenteverysectionoftheCatholic community,everygradeofCatholic ecclesiasticallife.TheBishopof Salfordaddshispersonalacknowledgmentstotheresolutionofthe greatCatholicmassmeetingheld intheFreeTradeHall,Manchester, fortheir"truedefence"ofthecause oftheCatholicschools.TheMa1chester SalfordCommitteeel theUnitedIrishLeague,representingtwelvebranchesofthatorganisation,tenderthepartyaresolution inwhichtheystatethattheirconfidenceinthemasdefendersofCatholiceducationalinterestshasbeeu fullyjustifiedinthehouroftrial. CatholicFederationistsjoinmeet heartilyintheexpressionsofthanks Theyrecognisethemagnificentwork theIrishNationalistmembershate doneonbehalfofCatholiceducation. Nottheleastearnestinavowing theirgratitudeforthe"splendidservices"renderedindefenceofear schoolsaretheCatholicteachers whosepositionwouldhavebeenso teravelyaffectedbytheBillhadit becomelaw.Oneofthefirstacts ofthenewCatholicTeachers'FerderalionwastoaddresstoMr.Redmond aresolutionconveyingtheirgrateful appreciationoftheeffectivesPeecaes madebythepartyinthecourseof thedebatesontheBill.Inwords whicharepracticallythesame,Nat-
ionalistandCatholicassociationsin Irelandattesttheirthankfulnessfor thedecisiveattitudeadoptedbythe Parliamentarypartyatthisimportantjuncture. Thetimeseemsopportuneforthe suggestionputforwardbytheRev. FatherThomsoninourcolumnslast weektotheeffectthatthisunionof heartsshouldinaugurateageneral Catholicmovementinfavourof HomeRule.Mr.Redmondandthe peopleofIrelandarekeepingthe causetothefront.LatelytheIrish leaderandhissupportersinthe Housedecidedthatoneofthesurest meansofbringingittoatriumphantissueisbytakingfurthermeasurestoenlightentheBritishelectors.Inaccomplishingthiswork theaidoftheCatholicsofEngland wouldbeinvaluable.Theylivein theeleaswhereenlightenmentis mostneeded;influenceorganisatious andmenwhomouldorhelptomould.; partypoliciesandcan,d6muchto disieatethteefearsabouttheentire ProtestantisminIreland whichconstitutesoseriousanobstacletotheprogressoftheHome Rulemovement.Thetruthisthat aswesaidagainandagaininthese columns,HomeRulebeekeenwithheldfromIrelandonlybecausethe vastmejetetyofIrishmanareCatholic's.flailtheybeenProtestants theywouldlongsincehavebeengoverningthemselves.TheCatholicsof Irelandhavehadtostruggleinchby inchforequalitywiththeirProtestantfellow-countrymen,andtheCo tholicsofEnglandhavenotbeen abletorealisefromtheirowneseeriencehowseverethefightoftheir Irishco-religionistsleasbeentosecurehemostordinaryfair-play.In England,assoonasactualperseeeionwasatanend,theoppressionof theCatholichecamsmildifitdid notaltoseithercease.HewasbeatenhispowerwasnolongerdreaIalisolatedorallbutisolated en aerectProtestantpopulatioa, leecouldnotshapethedestiny')i the'countryortakealeadinthee (ionofpoliticalproblems.Thete wasnoreasonwhy,thosearoundhim shouldtreathimwithexceptional harshnessordeprivehimofthecomas° ofthecitizen. A3yeas wentonillfeelingtowardshimdie1 out,endbefranibenselfe':crcisia muchthesameinfluenceasother membersoftheBritishpublic.The caseoftheCatholicsinIrelandwas quitedifferent.TheretheProtestantswereandremainedinaminority.WiththeassistanceofGreat Britain,theyhadcasttheCatholics down,trampleduponthem,andestahlishetiaregularascendencyover them.ButtheCatholicswerestell aPowertobereckonedwith.They wereeverstrivingtorisetotheir feet,tobreakdowntheascendency oftheiropeonaitsentogetupon egualtermswiththem.Hereina fewwordswehavethehistoryof thewholeI-TomePeleeysement.It hasl'f,en longconteetmer'tedn theonesidebyafortitudewhichhas
neverconfessedtodefeatandonthe othersidebyabitternesswellnigh intherecordsofreligiousandracial struggles.NotonlywastheCatholicshutoutaslongaspossiblefrom theexerciseofadministrativeauthoritynotonlywereallremunerativepostsdeniedhimbutpersistenteffortsweremadetohideacid consigntooblivionevidenceofeverythingthatredoundedtothecredit orthegloryoftheCatholicChurch inIreland.TothisdaythisantiCatholicandanti-Irishpolicy'surviyesamongstthepartywhohave foughtsoobstinatelytopreser:e theirascendencyinIrelandandwho havesostubbornlycontestedtheadvaaceofreligiouslibertyinthat country.Itisonlyaweeksincea strikingillustrationofthespirit thatanimatesthemwasaffordedin Dublin.AnIrishlady,thedaughterofaprominentProtestanteleegyman.andthewidowofadistinguishedhistorian,Mrs.J.R.Green, recentlybroughtoutthroughher Puilishersabrillianthistoricalwoes, inwhichitisclearlyshownfrom circlelresearchthatso-calledhistoeieswhichpresentdarkpicturesof themanners,customsandconditions ftheIrishCatholicsduringthe fourteenth,fifteenthandsixteenth eateries,areerosslibelsonthem. thatduringthatlongperiodthey halflourishingmanufacturesand industries,andthattheywerewell versedintheartsofpeaceandwar. Naturally,itwasthoughtthatsue avolumewasindispensabletothe LibraryoftheRoyalDublinSociety, buttheproposalthatitshouldfied aplacetherewasrejectedbythe voteofamajorityrefthemembers. TheAscendencyPartystillclingto thetheorythatnothinggoodcan comeoutoftheCatholicChurch, andwhentheyareconfrontedwith pro-fstheyendeavourtodiscreditor alcolutelydestroythem.
ItisthedittyofeveryCatholicto doallthatcanhedonetodefeat bigotryandtoseethat,asfaras nevibe,thosewhoaretruetothe Churchdonetsufferfortheirfidelity totheancientfaith. Uponthe; andothergroundstheIrishnationalcausereceivestheunitedanduuwaeeringsupportoftheIrishCatholicHierarchy.Theyknowthatits advancementmakesforreligiouslibefts..Weoweitthentoourcoreligioniststogivethemahelping hand.Weoweittothenationbecausefullfreedomcannotexistwithoutequalrightsandopnorturities forall.Weoweittoourselvesbecauseifwearetomakeheadwayin Great.Britainwemustconvincethe Peoplethatweareworthytolead, innsnviebusourCatholicnrinciples dictate n urogressiveprogramme whichemerecesredressforevery wrongsariaremedyforeveryleeetiroaseieseenss -rnational.
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WhenOurLord,duringHislife onearth,healedthesick,andraisedthedeaditwas,sotospeak,in- cidentally,agreatmissiontothe soulsofmen,andcuredthemof theirbodilyillsasameanstoa greaterend,thesalvationoftheir souls.
InHisChurch,whichHeinstitute' tocarryonHiswork,weseethe samecharacteristics.Herprimary work,likeHerfounder's,iswiththe soulsofmen.Butthesoulishere intimatelyunitedtothebodyitit impossiblethatonememberofso closeapartnershipshouldbepro- foundlyaffectedandtheothernot feelandshowtheresults. Nottheleastoftheinfluences whichaffecttheentirepersonality, bodyandmind,aswellassoul,are thosewhichtendtorefinement. Itisimpossiblethatonewhoisa devoutCatholicshouldbe,orat least,shouldremain,awkwardeel uncouthinactionsorcoarseand,11bredinmanner.
Hawthornein"TheGreatStone Face,"tellsofaboywhofromlong contemplationofthemajesticfeatureswhichnaturehadcarveduponthemountainside,g-reeetobesolike thenobleobjecthegazeduponthat, unconsciouly,hehimselfbecamethe wiseandbeneficentteacher,whomhe
lookedfor,tobetheguideandbenefactorofhisbelovedvalley. IfweassistatMassweekafter week,ordayafterday,andwatch thereverentandgracefulmovements ofthepriestandaltar-boyswewill unconscioulyimitatethemandbecomemoregracefulandcomposedin manner.Ourownrespectfulattitude,themotionlessposture,preclud- ingthoselittletwitchingsandtwist'neswearealltoomachgivento; thesilence,thelowvoice,theaft step-alltendtobodily,refinement, aswellasdo,ina.pronounceddegree,thefastingandabstinencepres-cribedbytheChurch.
Mentaldisciplineisgainedbytee concentrationofmindnecessaryto assistdevoutlyatMassandtheintrospectionrequiredtopreparefor confession.Loveofbeauty,another meansofmentalrefinement,iscultivatedbytheharmoniousandgrace- fularrangementofthealtarandespeciallybythemajesticmusic.
And,asinOurLord'slife,the healingofthebodywasinsignificant ascomparedtotheawakeningof thesoul;so,inHisChurch,the bodilyandmentalgains,whichsic merelyincidental,arenottohecomparedwiththerealworkthatisaccomplished;theupliftingandrestoringofthedivinefacultiesoftoe soul.MadeintheimageandlikenessofGod,shehas,throughher ownfault,fallenfromherhighestate.Nolessthanthepowerof God,inthegraceoftheHolyMass andthesacraments,couldretrieve herlostposition. Whenwethinkofthepureangels andholysaints,themartyrs and confessors,oursweetLady,,thegen- tleSt.Josephaboveall,theexquisitehumanityofourrisenSaviourandthespotlessmajestyofthe mostHolyTrinity,inwhosecompanywehope,thoughunworthy,to takeadvantageofthewonderfulop- portunitiesaffordedusofattaining thefullestdevelopmentandhighest sanctificationofoursouls.
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hksHolinessthePopedispensed theCatholicworldfromAbstinence onNewYear'sDay,whichfellthis yearonFriday.
AdelegationoftheFrenchJubileeCommittee,withGeneralCharetteatitshead,wasreceivedrecentlybytheHolyFather.Asum oftwentythousandfrancsingold waspresented.
VeryRev.A.P.Doyle,C.S.P., RectoroftheApostolicMission HouseatWashington,U.S.A.,ina recentaddressatChicagostateI thattherecordednumberofconversionsfortheUnitedStatesin1906 totalled25,056
TheMostRev.Dr.Mangan,Bishop ofKerry,speakingattheChristmas distributionofprizestothestudents ofSt.Brendan'sSeminary,Killerner,saidthatwhilelargegrants fromImperialsourcesweremadeto England,Scotland,andWales'or SecondaryorIntermediateeducation notapennywasgiventoIreland. Thiswasdeplorableanddisgraceful, andshouldnotbetolerated.The IrishIntermediateschoolshadlost atleast40percent.ingrantsfor thelastfiveyears,St.Brendan's Seminary,withitsincreasednumber ofPasses,hadlostatleast£300 ayear.
Rev.T.F.O'Neill,Rev.T.O'Neill andRev.JamesO'Neill,threebrothers,nativesoftheCountyofLimeric'e,whoareonthemissioninAustralia,leftLiverpoolbythe"Runic"lastSaturdayontheirreturn, afterhavingpaidtoEuropeavisit ofsomemonths,duringwhichthey werereceivedinspecialaudienceby theHolyFather.HisHolinesssail hewasmuchpleasedtoreceiveat onetimethreebrotherswhoare givingtheirservicestoGodinthe sacredministry.Afourthbrother wasalsoonthemissioninAustralia,buthediedsometimeago.
TheRedemntoristCommunity
TheelectionofanewRector.Major will,nodoubt,resultinmanynew appointments.
FrenchMissionariesandMartyrs
Itissomethingpeculiarlystrange thatanationsuchasFrancewhich hassenttothemissionaryfieldso manywhohavebeenreadytomake everysacrifice,eventhatoflife)tselffortheextensionofChrist'sEmpireovermenshouldhavedrifted intounbelief.NodoubtthesacrificesoftheFrenchmissionarieswill bearfruitinGod'stime. That therearenomissionariesmoreheroic,nonemorewillingtofacerisks andsuffering,nonemorepatientin bearingupagainstwantandhardshipcannotbedisputed.WhenMgr Touchet,BishopofOrleans,wasexpressingthegratitudeofFrenchCatholicstothePopeforthepromulgationofthedecreeforthebeatificationofJoanofArc,healso thankedhimfordecreesinthecases ofthirty-fiveotherservantsofGod theVen.FrancescodeCapillas, SpanishDominican,proto-martyr,of China,StephenTheodoreCuenot, MetropolitanBishop,PeterNeel. PeterFrancisNeron,TheophaneVenard,MissionariesApostolic,and twenty-ninecompanions,natives, whodiedforthefaithinCochinChina,Ton-Chin,andChina,andthe VenerableJohnEndes,founderof theConereeationofJesusandMary sodtheOrderoftheB.V.M.of Charity. Allofthesethirty-five 13eatieveryonewiththesingleexceetionoftheSpanishDominican wasa'renchman.Withpridedid theRishnnofOrleansmentionthe feet.anditisafeelingthemanifestationofwhichwasamnlyjustified.
TheBishopofSalfordand Socinl'eln
AboutthelatterpartofFebruary orintheearlypartofMarch,there willheaninterestingassemblyof RedemptoristsinRome,whenthe Provin-ialsfromthewholeofthe RedemptoristHouseswillattend fromasfaroffasthevice-Province ofAustralia,St.Louis,andBalti more.Inall,representativesfrom ftfteenemovinceswillbepresent,the acasionbeingtheelectionofanew Rector-MajorandSuperior-Generalin theOrder.ThepresentRector-MajoristheMostRev.MathiasRae whowasbornonAugust9th,1829, an'lelectedtohispresentofficeon Marchtat,1894,andisofSwiss nationality.Somefewyearsag3 FatherRauspaidhisfirstvisitto thiscoentryandmadeavisitatioe totheHousesoftheOrderinGreut BritainandIreland.FatherRaus nowfee'stheinfirmitiesofoldage creepinguponhim,andiswishful toretirefromhisresponsibleoffice. ItisunderstoodthattheProvinciele; fromabroadwill,ontheirjourney toRomeheabletovisittheHouses oftheOr.lerintheEnglishanti province,wheretheywillmeet withaheartywelcome.TheVery, Rev.FatherStebbing,C.SS.R.,who isEnashProvincial,willbe ACeompaniedtoRomebytheRev. FatherCharlton,C.SS.R.,andthe Rev.FatherCharlesBoyle,C.SS.R bothwellknowninthemission field. Abouttwoyearsagothe VeryRev.FatherStebbingmadethe visitationtotheAmericanRedemptoristHousesasdeputyfortheSuperior-General,andonhisjourney there,wasonboardthes.s.Orinoco whenthatshipwasincollisionwith theKaiserWilhelmoffCherbourg.
Nothingcouldbemoredefinitethan theexelanationgivenbytheRight Re1.Dr.Casartellilastweekto "TheCatholicSocialistSociety' ofhisattitudeasaCatholicBishoptowardsSocialism.HisLordshipstites,ashehasdonemore thanoncebefore,thatwhilstthere mayhe,andare,manysocialand economicreformswhichcanbead,-ocatedbothbytheCatholicChurch endbytheSocialistSystem,Socialismisnot,asasystem,consistentwithCatholicism.Theadvocacyofcertaindoctrinesandsocialreforms,TrothbyCatholicsandWeeleyansalikedoesnotentitletheWesleyantocallhimselfaCatholic,and inlikemannertheBishoppoints out,theSocialistcannotconsider himselfaCatholic,thoughtheCatholicChurchandSocialismholdcertainsocialtenetsincommon.Dr. Casartelli,therefore,notonlyreNeestogiveencouragementto,"The CatholicSocialist.Society,"ortoallowtheclergyasrequested,tolend. theirscheelroomsforitsmeetings. bethedeclareshefeelsboundin renscieneetoexpresshisentiredisapprovalofanyCatholicjoiningthe ranksofanysocietywhichprofesses itselfSocialistorisinanywayalliedwiththes-stemknownasSo(!idism.TheBishoponlysayswhat wassailtwainandagainbyPope TenXIIIinauthoritativedocuments edlressedtotheCatholicsofthe wholeworld.SocialismwasconilemeelintheEncyclical"Quo1 Anns.tnliciMeneris,"ofthetRth'Deremher,i878; theEncyclical"RerumNovarum,"oftheeethMay, ',RotandtheEncyclicalonChrinHenDemocracy,ofthe18thJanua-
PresentationConvent CottesloeBeach, IdealScholastichome Thisstately.andmagnificentedificeiserectedononeofthemost elevatedandsalubrioussitesinWestAustralia.Commandingasitdoes aview-ontheoneside-ofthebeautifulriverSwanwithitspleasure resortsofApplecrossandPointWalter,whileinthedistanceonebe holdsthemajesticslopesoftheDarlingRanges.Onthewesternside, andwithineasydistancestretchesout'thevastexpanseoftheIndian Ocean,withRottnestandGardenIslandlyingawayonthedistanthorizon,whileatonesfeet,asitwere,isspreadouttheflourishingtownshipsofCottesloeBeach,Oottesloe.and,Claremont.
Thegrounds,occupyingsometenacresaretastefullylaidoutwith TennisandCroquetlawns. Thepupilshavetheadvantageofsea bathingandarealwaysunderthepersonalsupervisionofthenuns. The'CurriculumincludesallthatisnecessaryforacompleteEnglish education,togetherwiththelanguages,music,painting,drawing,singing,needle-work,book-keeping,shorthandandtypewriting.Pupilsare preparedforUniversitiesandMusicalExaminations.
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OnSaturdayafternoontheParishHallpresentedanattractiveappearance. Aglimpseoftheart's-
Turkeyholdstherecordfortheticallyarrangedtableswiththeir numberofagedpersons snowwhitecoversladenwiththeLery, TQOT.
ce-itiesforafternoontea,would Itellthattheladiesmeanttohave anenjoyabletime.
Thefloraldecorationslentfreshnessandfragrancetotheotherwise torridatmosphere.Theladieshad metatwhatwasstyleda"Handkerchieftea"tobidadieutoMies JessBarrywhowasleavingHigngatetotakechargeofoneofthe
Governmentschoolsintherural districts.Thoughitwasperhapsa novelwayofaccordinga"sendoff"thesuccessofthegathering amply'proveditsfitness. But whenmidwherecouldladiesmeet atafternoonteawithoutrecognisingtheelementsofhappiness.
ThePresidentoftheSocietyMis; Conwaypresided,andafterthecoinPane'hadrefreshedthemselveswith thegoodthingsprovidedexpressed toMissBaryytheSociety's!egretatlosingsuchasterlingmemberasMissBarryundoubtedlywas. SincetheinaugurationoftheSocietyMissBarryhasbeenoneofits mostsuccessfulworkers.Shenos occupiedwithhonourtoherselfand dignitytothesociety,thepresidentialchair,andhasalwaysbeenforemostinfurtheringtheinterestof theSocietyintellectuallyandsocially.HerplaceistheSocetycould notwellbefilled.She(MissConway)hadaverypleasingdutyto performwhichwastopresentMks Barryasmallbasketofembroideredhandkerchiefs,andthedonorswho weretheindividualmembersofthe Society'haddeemeditmeetto.attachtoeachhandkenehiefasmall verse,embodyingtheirindividual. goodwishes.MissConwaythen readeachoftheslipswhich werePleasingandwitty,and expressedthelovewhichthemembersboretheirguest.MissBarry feelinglyrepliedandexpressedher thanksforalltheirgoodwishesshe wouldalwayscherishtheirkindto-. kensnottheleastofwhichwee theirneatly'writtengoodwishes,she wouldalwayskeepthem,andthey wouldremindherofthegenuine friendsshehadhadintheHighgate C.Y.L.8.Afteraprogrammeofvocal andinstrumentalmusichadbeen gonethroughtheetingclosed. OnlastMonday OrdinarymeetingoftheSociet't placeunder thepresidencyofissConway.There wasavery ttendanceand membersevince,adeepinterestin thedrawingup'ofthesyllabusfor thenewterieManynewitems wereproposedand.thetermshould havemorethalreeteshareofnovelties.
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Itwasthereforearepreseneativegatherine. Twodistricts-Important onestoo,failedtorespondtothe Irishsummons,andtheirIrish.an1 Catholicpeopleworenotrepresented. Neverthelessthemeetingwasaworthy,le,andevenanenthusiastic one.itiedonotliketoseeplaces andparishesholdalooffromgrand national,soul-stirring,patriotic,and withalCatholicmovements,andC attimes,wearepuzzledattheidio syncrasiesofgoodmenandtrue, whichsterilizenobleeffortsandmar success. Ifmenhavegrievancesrealorapparent-andwillcomeand fearlesslyexplainthem,thesewemust respectandadmire,butifmenhave complaintsandwillneitherattend norexplainthem,itrequiresaHoe; Job'spatienceintheindividualand muchmoreinthecommunityto respecteitherthemenortheirposition.Wedonotmeantolecture. Wedonotevenmeantocounsel, andleastofalldowemeantooffend. EveryIrishexile'sheart throbswithanintensityofIrish sentiment,whichisallhisveryosn andwiththespiritandenthusiasm whicharekindledonSt.Patrick's day,thatfewcanunderstand; and therefore, ifwefindtherich,the snobbishorthatawfulclassofman whoseheartisasdriedupasabakedherring,holdalooffrom wehavenootherfeelingtowardsthemthanthatofpity andregret,thatthey'willstillbe recognisedasrepresentativesofthat racetowhichtheirfaceandtheir accentcondemnthemtobelong.
arethe expression ofpatriotic heartsandeducatedmindswhichare abletorealisetheirsignificance. Henceitisthatourschoolchildren areencouragedtotakesuchaprominentandattractivepartinthe ceiehrations.Itwereashamefor isifthesplendideducationgivenin )1:rschoolshenotredolentofthe Catholicityandpatriotismoftr felt.Thesearevirtuesthatcannot heputonandofflikeone'sSundayclothes.Theyareinstinctivein theimpeessionahleheartsofthechildrenhornofIrishparentage-But theymustbecherishedandfostered anddevelopeduntiltheygrowinto theverylifeoftheIrishAustralian childrenandcontributeastheydotomakethemthefinesttypeofAustraliancitizens.Effortshavebeen madetocultivatethesevirtuesin theCatholicchildren.Theircalesthenicdisplays,theirmarchingand figure making,theirgraceful movementsandtheirgymnasticexerciseshavewontheheartsofour peopleonpreviousoccasions.The childrenlovethesedisplays. They lovetheday,tocelebratewhich, theyspareneitherlabournortime. Oneveryrecurringyeartheylearn moreoftheNationalApostle.They hearmoreoftheunparalleledsacificestheirancestorsenduredtopreservethegrandoldCatholicfaith, whichisto-daytheirpreciousinheritance.Theyareconvincedmore oftheirboundenduty'tolovethat faithandtopreserveandtransmit it,andtolovethemotherlandaroundwhichthesweetestassociations oftheirparentsareentwined.Who wouldnotsinkeverypersonaldifferencethatsuchgloriousresultsmay herealisedintherisinggeneration!
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4ne4:74.1eecard --4 "Beindefatigableinyourpurpose endwithundauntedspiritresist inquityandtrytoconquerevil withgood,havingbeforeoureyes therewardpreparedforthosewho comtatforthenameofChrist"PIUSIX.
SATURDAY,JANUARY,3o,1909.
Thewomanontherightnever usedAyer'sHairVigor.Sheneglectedherhair,andnowherselfsuffersfromneglect.Onthecontrary, thewomanonthelefthasalways usedAyer'sHairVigor,andowes toitmuchofheryouthfulappearanceandattractiveness.
TheSt.Patrick'sDayof 1909, producesbeautifulhair.Long, rich,heavyhair.Softandsilky hair,freefromdandruff.
treperedbyDr.1.C.Ayer&Co.,Lowell,Mass.,U.S.A.
RhinocerosbloodishighlyesteemedasmedicinebyBurmeseandChineee,,whopay'forininitsweightin silver.
Akitchensafewhichmaybefolded andmovedoutofthewaytoeconomiseroomistheinventionofa Georgiaman.
Theremotepreparationforthe celebrationofSt.Patrick'sDayat thecoastintheyearofgrace1909, beganonlastTuesdaynight,whena representativegatheringofmenmet atthePalaceundercircumstances andauspiceswhichaugurwellfor thesuccessofthecurrentyear'sdemonstration. Thelastrecorded minuteontheSecretary'sbookof lastyearwastotheeffectthatthat sameesteemedfunctionarywas,empoweredbythefinalmeetingofthe '08committeetosoundthebugle callofIrishcohesionandpatriotismasearlyaspossibleintheyear 1909.Inresponsetothatcallfaithfullygivenbytheiraccreditedrepresentative,IrishmanfromtheMidlandtoFremantle,senttheirfelloss tovoicetheirsentiments,andto formulateschemesfortheworthy celebrationoftheday,whosepatrioticandreligioussignificancehassuch alargeclaimonthegeneroussympathyofeveryIrishheartinW.A.
AtthemeetingonlastTuesday night, thesentimentgivenexpression to,bythevariousspeakerswas loveoffaithandfatherland."What doesourCatholicfaithdemandof us""whatdoesthedear11,1 countryexpectfromus,asherexiledchildren"-theseandsuchas thesewerethequestionsthatevery' manfeltcalledupontoanswer,no matterwhathispersonalfeelingsor dislikesmayhavebeen,orwhatever theclaimsofplaceorStateorpositionmayrequireofhim.Ifitwere, betterfortheChurchtowhichthey. belonged,ifitweremoreadvantageoustotheadoptedhomeoftheir NationalApostleifitweremore expressiveoftheirunanimityofbeliefandtheircohesionineffort,to showa bold,solidandunited frontinonesolemndemonstration, thantocelebratethefeastinevery holeandcornerwheretherewerea dozenIrishmenthenthespiritof themeetingsaidwemustsinkpersonal,selfishandparochialmotives anduniteinoneworthyeffortthat willbeasdemonstrativebeforea criticalpublicasitwillbecreditabletoourraceandcountry.This iscertainlysatisfactory,andifthe menwhospokestronglyinsupport oflocalinpreferencetocentralcelebrations,whoseemedconvincedthat dividedandmultiplieddisplayswere moreadvantageousinsomerespectsthangeneralandunifieddemonstrations,butwhoafterwards bowedtothewishesofthemajority-iftheylendawillinghandand showby'theircohesionandactive cooperationthattheyareactuated withagenuinepatriotismweneed havenofearofrealisingsplendid resultsfromeverypointofviewon nextSt.Patrick'sDay.Unionis strength,andasonespeakerdeftly putit-hadSt.Patrickbeenaparochialistandhadconfinedhisministratienstoonecounty,ortownin Ireland,hismemorysacredthough itmaybe,wouldnothavehalfthe world-widerecognitionandvenerationthatareeveryyearbecoming moreemphaticcharacteristicsofthe Irishrace. Wedonotvaluethedayso much fortheopportunityitaffordsfora sentimentalebullitionofpatriotism, thoughthatwereagoodthingasa stimulanttothelaissez-faireor ourrace.-itistheeducationalvalue itpossessesthatweespeciallyregard. Speechesandprocessional pageantsarenottobedespised.We honourtheSt.Patrick'sDayprocession.Wecouldwishitwereone hundredtimesmoreimposingthan itusuallyis,buttheeffectofsuch displaysisephemeral,unlessthey
Diocesannews. CALENDAR. January31stIV.SundayafterEpiphany. St.PeterNolasco, Confessor. Monday,Feb.1stSt.Brigid,Virgin PatronessofIreland. Tues.end-PurificationoftheBlesscedVirginMary.DoubleII Class.
CandlesBlessedanddistributed. Wed.3rd-St.Denis.Popeand Confessor. Thur.4th.-St.Agatha,Virginand martyr.Sat. 6th-HyacinthdeMariscotti, Virgin.artr.
TheRev.FatherVeilingassisted by'FatherDonogherofficiatedatav solemnReligiousCeremony'atthe ConventofSt.JohnofGod,SubiacoonSaturday. SeveralSisters wereprofessedandothersreceived intotheHolyprofession.
Thefirstmeetingofthe1909St. Patrick'sDayCelebrationCommitteewasheldatthePalaceConferenceHallonlastTuesdaynight, whentherewasasplendidrepresentativeattendance-ifweexcepttwo districts,whoserepresentativeswere absent.
TheVeryRev.DeanBrennanpaid ahurriedtriptoAlbanylastweektheRev.gentlemanhadintended meetingaboatoftheWhiteStar Line,onwhichanearrelativeofits whohadjoinedtheChristianBrothers-wasapassengertotheEasternStates.Owingtosomemistake inthetimeatwhichtheboatwas advertisedtoarriveanddepart,the Deanfoundithadsetoutforthe Eastonhisarrival.Hereturned toPerthduringtheweek.
TheVeryRev.FatherGibney,V. F.,hasreturnedfromaprolonged visittoYorkandNortham-where hehadbeendischargingmissionary duties-tothePalace.
TheRev.FatherO'Reilly'ofthe CathedralisenjoyingashortholidayinYorkduringthecurrent week.
WearegladtorecordthatFather
Flynn,U.M.L,whohadbeenserious-' lyillfurthepastfewweesisisnow convalescent,andhopestobeauks toattenddutiesinaiewdays. Itwillbenewstoourreaueisto knowthatoneofthemustunestieproinielugopponents01ourCate.lie paperisaCatholicwhohasdoneer allegedtohavedonegreatwore sithefaithduringalungtermof yearsinthiscountry.Wecould attributethisattituuetomany,apparentcauses,butwecannotfind onethatwouldforamomentjusti fythe"doginthemanger"posethat thisexcellentgentlemanhasassumed. Thiscandidfriendwilldoneither himselfnorhisreligionanygooduy hislatestfad,infact-fadsnever winaworthycause,andhemayrest assuredthatwhenheislaidincold oblivion,thepaperwillliveen,and fightthecausewhichhispettiness injures,andfurthermorehemarbe certainthatoneofthethingshe shallneverbepraisedforbyCatholicsorProtestants,ishisoppositiontotheCatholicpaper.
Somepeoplehaveamosteztraordinaryideaoftheirinfluenceand importance. Theyfrequentlysutler from"swelledhead,"andtheyare readytotakeuponthemselvesthe logniding,directingandcontroline; notonly.ofthecommercial,financial andjournalisticworld,buttheyfeel themselvesalmostcapableofsuggestingabetterarrangementofthe Universethanthatwhichobtains.It isaterribledisease,butitisnot uncommonnow-a-days,anditis generallyinoculatedbywhatIs knownas"damningwithfaint praise."Wehaveknownmento swellintodimensionslikeuntothose of"Mr.Barnes'celebratedFrog," undertheoilytongueofaflatterer, andthenasWolselysaid,"theyfall asIdo."Theyleaveoffallintrospection,andasoneoftheleadingthinkersoftheStatesaidrecently,theyfirmlybelievethatthey arewhattheyimaginethemselvesto be,orwhatsycophantstelltheta theyare.Howtrueisthemoral "Laudapostniortem"PraiseafterDeath.'
ThenewChurchSchooldedicated toSt.AloysiusatRosalea,Subiaco, wassolemnlyblessedandopenedon lastSunday.TheSistersof3t. JohnofGodopenedschoolinitor. Tuesdayandmadeabeginningwith fortypupils-whichmustbeconsideredverycreditable.
TheRightRev.theLordAbbot ofNewNorelahasbeenonavis;s, toPerthduringtheweek.
Ourreaderswillbepleasedtosee abeautifulpicturewithdescription attachedofthePresentationConvent(Iona)Cottesloe,inourcolumnsthisissue.Foraccommodation,picturesquenessandprideofsite itissecondtononeinAustralia, andtheSisterswhohavechargeof \4theSchoolhaveonlyjuststartedto revealtheeducationtheyarecapableofgivingtheirstudents.
TheMonsignorBourkeJubileeCelebrationtakesplaceonSt.Brigid's Day,nextMonday,inWestPerth.
Wehopeitwillbeineverywayworthyofthedearoldpioneerpriest, whosegoldenyearshavebeenspentin thetwincausesofreligionandeducation.Weshall,ifatallpossible, addasupplementofthecelebrations toourordinaryissueofnextweek.
Wefeelsuremanypeoplewillconsideritatreasureworthyofpreservation,andespeciallyasasouvinerto thosewhohavetakenadeepinterestinpromotingandbringingtee celebrationstoasuccessfulissue.
954.heartilywishthevenerableJubilationmanymanyyearsofhealth andhappinessinourmidst. Eventstocomearetheopeningof St.Joseph'sSchool,VictoriaSquare, onTuesday,Feb.2ndandtheopeningoftheLadiesCollege,Victoria-SquareonMonday,the8thof February.
ThelayingoftheFoundationstone ofthenewReformatoryforGirlsby theHon.thePremieronSunday, Feb.7th. Thesiteisjustbeside theGoodShepherdConvent,Leederville,andtheHomeistobeunder theSisters'control.
TheEuchrePartygivenatthe
HibernianHallonlastWednesdaynightinaidoftee fundsof theLathes'Club, wasahugesuccess. Weshall publishafullreportinournext issue.
MissMargaretMaryO'Sullivan, daughterofMr.J.J.O'Sullivan, Kapunda,S.Australia,receivedthe Whiteveilandholyhabitof religionattheSt.Johnof God Convent, Broome,on Sunday,17thinst.-Feastofthe MostHoly,NameofJesus,andshall henceforthheknownasSisterM. FrancisXavier.
ARetreatfortheSacredHeart ConfraternityattheSacred.Heart Church,HighgateHill,commences,on Mondaynight,1st.February.
HisLordshiptheBishophastransferredtheRev.FatherKielyfrom KalgoorlietoBusselton,theRev. FatherMoloneyfromBusseltonto York,theRev.FatherFahey.from YorktoPinjarrah.Thereareotherchangesunderconsiderationbut theyarenetyetdefiniteenoughto givethempublication.
ENLARGEMENTOFST.ANN'S SCHOOL,NORTHFREMANTLE, Alargeadditionhasbeenmadeto St.Ann'sSchool,NorthFremantle. Atitsre-openingafterthe'Xmas vacation,anewroomofthedimensionsof28feetsquare,wasavailable.Thecontractorofthework wasMr.ThomasWhitely,ofEast Fremantle. Thenewdeskswere madebyMr.J.HinesofFremantle. Theschoolnowconsistsoftwo rooms,eachof40feet,by20feet., andthisnewroom.TheheadSisterinchereeisSisterClement(of theSistersofSt.JosephoftheAparition). Pendingtheerectionof theChurch,forwhichpreparations havealreadybegunbyarecentbazaar,theschoolisutilisedforMass anddevotionsonSunday.
QpeningofSchool-Church atRosalie
(CORRESPONDENT).
LastSundaywasared-letterday fortheCatholicresidentsofRosa lie,Subiaco.Foralongtimepast therehasbeenfelttheneedofa schoolwherethechildrenofthedistrictmightreceiveatrue,solid, Catholiceducation,andwhereMaas mightbecelebratedonSundaes.
Aftermuchtroublelandwassecured inacentrallysituatedposition, plansweredrawnupbyMr.Hendersonforaschool-church,thecontractwaslettoMr.Fairweather, thewell-knownSubiacocontractor, andcameouttothesatisfactionof all.
Theschoolchurchisasubstantial brickbuilding,withimposingfront entrance,consistingofmainhail, sanctuary,andtwosiderooms.It issplendidlyventilated,artistically ceiledwithmetalceiling,andthe wholeappearanceisbright,andneat andcheerfulindeed,intheopinion ofmanythereisnomorebeautiful schoolinthediocese.
At.;o'clockonSundayafternoon quitealargeconcourseofpeople,includingProminentnon-Catholicsand theMayorofSubiaco,hadassembledtowitnesstheopeningceremony. Theyknewthatagreat workhadbeencommencedandthey weretheretotestifytheirappreciation.IftheCatholicChurchisto flourishinAustralia,ifthechildren aretogrowupgood,fervent,practicalCatholics,inspiredwiththe trueCatholicspiritandgloryingin theirpricelessinheritanceofCatholicfaith,thenwemusthaveatall costs,ourCatholicschools. OatsidetheCatholicChurchthereis,as isonlytoowellknown,widespread andgrowingindifference,totalneglectrfGodanddutiestowardsthe Creatorthebe-allandend-allof existenceseemestobetogetonin thisworld,tomakemoney,tolivefn luxuryand,hencetogiveshort shrifttoanythoughtorconsidera-
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tionoftheworldtocome, Are ourCatholicchildrentobesaved fromthiskilling,blightingvice, then,nomutterAllotthecostor labourorsacrificewemustbuild ourCatholicSchoolswherethesay, ingnameofJesusChristwill I)e known,explicit,definitereligious truthstaught,andholyatmosphere ofCatholic.faithsurroundthelamea ofthedochdayafterday.'Our Catholicpeoplerealisethisandheno, theycameincrowdsonSundayto witnesstheinaugurationofatruly Catholicwork.
BydirectionofHisLordshipthe Bishoptheschoolwassolemnlybles sedandopenedbyFatherVerlinS. attendedbyFatherO'Neill,asDeaconandFatherDonogheeasSunDeacon.Atthefrontentranceof thebuildingthechoirsang,"Faith ofOurFathers,"thebeautifulpray ersinRomanRitualwererecited. andthedoorsprinkledwithholy waterthenaprocessionwasformed,headedbythechoirsinging,the LitanyofOurBlessedLady,then followedthecelebrant,deacon,and sub-deacon. FatherMurrayand Shearmanandthelaityandacircuitwasmaderoundthebuilding. Onentering,theschoolwassprinkled withHolyWater,andincensedand theprayersoftheRitualwerefinishedbeforetheAltar.
Aftertheblessing,FatherVesline madeafinancialstatementinregard totheSchool,havingfirstapologisedfortheabsenceofHisLordshiptheBishop'whowasunableto bepresent.
Contractprice Architect'sFees Advertising Seats,Altar,Press
Cost ...£1178I3
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ThecollectiononlastSunday;reilised£40Inactualsash,andseverallargeamountshavebeenpromised.Theschoolstartedwitha rollof40childrenonTuesday morning.
Immediatelyafterthefinancial statementwasreadVeryRev.ArchdeaconSmythpreachedtheoccasionalsermon.Itwasasplendiddig courseonCatholiceducation,brimfulofideas,andexpressedin strong,vigorous,andeloquentlanguage.Whatistrueeducation,how theCatholicidealalonecanbe rightlycalledcompleteeducation, thepowerandsuccessoftheChurch asthegreatteachernotwithstanding theoppositionshehasmetwith duringherlongandgloriouscareer, wereaspectsofthisgreatquestion thatwerelucidlyandexhaustively dealtwithbythepreacher. k warmtributewaspaidtotheself sacrifice,energy,andteachingabill tvoftheSistersofSt.Johnof God,andastrongexhortationto parentstodotheirdutytotheir children,totakeadvantageofthe greatfacilitiesnowplacedwithin theirreach,broughtaveryabledis coursetoafittingclose.
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Confession. Somelittlewhileagoinaschool inthedioceseofPerth,theSisterin chargeoftheyoungerchildren'was PreparingaFirstConfessionclass. Amongthepupilswasalittlegirlof eightyears,whosemotherwasnot aCatholic.Fearinginterferencethe Sistertoldthechildthatitwould bebetternottomentiontothemotheranythingabouttheConfession, forthiswasamattertobesettled by,thepriestsandSisters.The childfollowedthisdirection; but arrivinghomeDaterthanusualupontheafternoonwhentheFirstConfessionshadbeenheard,themother askedthechildwhathaddelayedher returnfromSchool.ThelittleCatholicatonceexplainedthatshehad beentoConfession,"Andwhatdid youtellthe'priest?"inquiredthe mother."Thatismybusiness,"repliedthechild.Nothingmorewas saidonthesubjectbutalittle laterthechildaskedhermother whattheyweregoingtohavefor tea.Themotheranswered:"That ismybusiness."Thustheincident ended.
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Thewireaddedthecoalwasraisedinaplaceaboutfiftymilesfrom Bunburyi.Itisan"ad"anyhow. Profitson20Westraliangoldmines reached£123,931forthemonthof November.
- ACustomsedicthasbeenisesed prohibitingtheimportationintoW. A.ofprison-madegoodsfromthe rstMarchnext. Thesameorder disallowstheentranceintotheState ofanysecond-handgoodsforthe purposeofsaleortradefromthe1st ofFebruary,1909.Matcheswhich containwhiteoryellowsulphurous mattercannotbeintroducedintothe Stateafterthe.istJunenext.
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GoldfieldspeopleinAlbany,headed byMrs.K.Brennan,gavethechildrendownfortheFreshAirLeague holidayagreattreatduringthe week.The"Bruce"wasengaged, andagreatcrowdwentacrossto thequaraatinestation.AmostenioyealeconcertwasprovidedbyMies MinnieCollins,Mr.Thomas,Mrs. Brennan,Mrs.Moll,andMr.Young, Mr.Ruse,Mr.J.MaxO'Neill,Mr. KnowlesMr,W.B.Warner,MesdamesMollandBrennan,andMessrs. KnowlesandRuse,MissCollins,Mrs Moll,Mr.Ruse,Mr.Brennan. £he journeyhomewasafineone,andaltogetherareallygoodeveningwas spent.
MayorMolloy,Perth,isjusthavingalivelytimefromnewlyelected CouncillorLander."Fiveminutes asChairman"oughttobethe Council'sAgendapapersfornett meeting.
Moreructionsandreciminations overNursesinPerth.Oneofthe leadingdoctorshasgrieviouslyoffendedthe"importedNurses"and themembersofthedifferentaffiliatedNursingAssociationsby,lettersin thePerthdailypress.Theconsequenceisthatthesaidnursesare wrathful-andwethinkjustlyso, andoneoftheseinTuesday'spaper simply"drubbed"thedoctor.The thingssheleftunsaid,butleftthe readerstolookbetweenthelines, oughttoiratethe'eentlemedico. Whatonartitistoknowwhenone mayspeak.
TheSistersofMercy,VictoriaSquare,begtoreturntheirhearty thankstoMrs.Shineandthecharitableladieswhoassistedherefforts toraisefundsfor'Xmascheer'or thechildrenatSt.Joseph'sOrphanage,Subiaco.Theorphanagere-1 ceivedfiveguineasfromthedistributionoffundscollectedbytheEuchre Partyandisdeeplygrateful. We hopetheexamplesetbyMrs.Shine andhelperswillbefollowedbymany othersonlikeoccasions,-especially bythosewhoarenotwantingin thisworld'swealth,andwhohat-! e*crywayandmeanstodoacharitalieworkifthey.hadthewill.
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AlsoMr.andMrs.J.D.Connolly, Mrs.Dooley,Mr.T.F.Met'Arthy. SneakingattheBusseltonShow, SirJohnForrest,M.P.,saidtne questionofborrowingmoneywas rathercontroversialnow.Hedii notknowwhy,,becauseitusednot tobeso.Therewasasectionof thecommunitywho,inhisopinion, -andhesaiditwithfriendliness-hadreapedalltheadvantagesof theborrowingprinciple.hutwerenot eagertocontinueit.Ithisopinion they.shouldborrowallthatthey could,solingastheywereableto paybac':thecapitalandinterest. WestAustraliawouldnotbewhere sheisto-day,haditnotbeenfor borrowedmoney,andifshehadhad torelyonherownresources. Wedonr.tthinkanydaily.inW. publishedthefa':edCatholiccomptimentstoOrangeWhooperSnowball inMelbourne,exceptthe"West. Australian"andthereonhangsa tale. Itisallegedthatthereare27 shops"tolet"atRavensthorpe.
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THEFAIROFFAIRSAT BonnBrothers'Emporium. BOANBROS.,WellingtonStreet,Perth, SomeNotesonModernism InanydiscussiononModernism, wearemetatoncewiththisspecialdifficulty.Itisextremelyvague whatmightbetermedanofficialex positionofitsdistinctivetenetsnas nowherebeenformulated.What wouldbeacceptedasitstheoriesby onesetofitsopponents,mightbe rejectedbyanother.Wemaylooe uponModernismasstillinitsinfancy,asmisty,andalsofluid,asnut havingasyetattaineditsfixedand finalstate. Notwithstandingits presentvagueness,wehavesufficient indicationstoshowusthecourseit hasrunsofar.Weknowsomeof thegerminatingthoughtswhichhave stimulateditsgrowth,wecanforecastwithsomecertainitythecareer of natural developmentsuch thoughtsmustpursue.Thiswecan do,becausenothoughtissterile. everythoughtgrows,everythought isalivingthing;aliveprocess,so thatwhenwecandetectthetypesof thoughtwhicharealiveinModernism,wecanwithsufficientaccuracy determinetheiroutcome.
graspingofwhatliesbehindAppearances."
InthesewordsIhaveputbefore youfairly,ifbriefly,thephilosophic groundonwhichModernismis built.
Nowletusexaminethisfoundation.
asmuchbeyond,thereachofmankindastheother.
Thoughtsbuiltuponthoughtsproducephilosophy. Modernism,apparently,hasgrownoutofthephilosophyofKant.Itbeginsasa philosophywhichcriticisesour meansofknowledge,andtheextentofourknowledge,andituses itsownphilosophicalconclusionsas theoneandonlytestofknowledge. Itdogmatizesaboutthewholefield ofhumanknowledge.Itaimsat ericpstructingouracceptedconclusio/tieourdeterminationsastowhat isTrue,astowhatisHistory,as towhatisReligion,astowhatis Fact.Youseehowthisspreadsintovariousfields,andhoweachramificationmustbefollowedseparately.InthepresentLectureIproposetodealonly;withsomephilosophicaspects(which,however,are allimportant,astheylieatthe veryrootofthewholegrowth),and withtheirbearingonimportanttenetsofourReligion.Weknowthat Mankind,assuch,haveathirstfor knowledge.Thelittlechild,asits openingmindreceivesnewimpressions,isalwaysasking"Why?" andthegrown-upmanandwoman alsocontinuallyaskthesamequestion.'nlyatgreaterlength.Weall wanttoknow.Weallwanttrue knowledge.Andthisiswherethe Modernistbegins."Youwantto know,"hesays,"andyetyoudon't andwhatismore,youcan'tknow." Youcan't.Toknowathing,accordingtoKant'swell-knownformula,meanstoknowitasitisinitself.Thisyouneverknow,because youonlyknowwhatappearstotile eye,oriscaughtbytheear,oris workedupinyourownmind,outof theunreliableimpressionsyouhave somehowacquiredthroughyoursenses. BeforeyouareAppearances, youmayknowthem,butthatisnot knowledge,forknowledgeisthe
Then,andthenonly,saystheModernist,doyouknowanythingwhen youknowitasitisinitself.Now ofcourse,Iadmitthatthisisknowledge,butIcannotadmitthatthis aloneisknowledge.Ithinkwe mustdescriminate,Ithinkwemust divideknowledgeinto"Comprehensive,orAbsoluteknowledge,"that is,theknowledgethatknows'all thatthereistobeknownofanything,and,"Sufficientknowledge," thatis,knowledgewhichistrue, real,butlimited.Becauseknowledgeislimited,itdoesnot,thereforeceasetoberealknowledgeand trueknowledge.Letmeexplainmy meaningbyanexample.Iadmit thatwehavenotgota"Comprehensiee"knowledgeof,letussay, Electricity,.WhatElectricityisIn itself,nobodyknows.Mustwe thereforesay,"Wedon'tknowelectricity?" Weknow,practically thatitwilltransmittelegrams,carryonrvoicesbytelephone,propel ourmunicipaltrams,andelectrocute aselectionofdistinguishedAmerican criminals.Weknowthatelectricity willdothisandmore,weknowthis with"sufficient"knowledgewhen wewriteourtelegramform,orelchangeourpennyfortheveryflimsybitofpaperwhichourobliging conductorsgiveusinexchange.And mustwesay,thatwedonotknow electricity,becausewedon'tknow, andmostprobablynevershallknow whatElectricityisinitself?
ThefallacywhichunderliesModernistreasoningistheabsenceofthis distinctionbetweenAbsoluteknow ledgeandtheknowledgewhichis "sufficient."Thisdistinctionbecomesclearerwhenweremember that"Absolute"knowledgeisalso unlimitedknowledge,andpostulates anintelligenceequallyunlimited. ButthereisonlyoneunlimitedIntelligence,theintelligenceofGod. Absoluteknowledge,then,ispossih,e onlytoGod.Forushumanbeingsthereisanotherformofknowledgewhichissufficientforour wants,andthissufficientknowledge, forus,isknowledge.Letmesay thisEwalt',foritisafar-reaching distinction.Absoluteknowledgeis nottheonlyformofknowledge.It isaformofknowledgeforwhiclo Godaloneiscompetent.Onlyan unlimitedcapacityforknowingcan knowanythingasitisinitself. Thereforesuchknowledgeisutterly beyondahumanbeing,justasOmnipotenceis,andevermustbe.Ab. soluteknowledgeandOmnipotence areentirelyparallelCaqt.C. Oneis
IhopeIhavemadeitclearthat Modernistsbeginbyassertingthata certainformofknowledge,aloneis knowledge,whichispossibleonly;to God. Thisieamisapprehension whichliesatthepartingofthe ways. Startingfromhisownbasisthe modernistdeclaresthatwereally knownothing.Weknowjusttne bareoutsideofthings.Wehaveno certainknowledge.ThereisCertainty,ofcourse,but,theModernistasserts,wehavenotgotit.And wecan'tgetit.Weonlygetbits ofit,andhavingonlybits,our knowledgeieinfragments. Now andthenwepieceourfragmentstogether,ortackonanewfragment, andsoaddtoourknowledgemakingitgrow.Thusitisreallyever growing,alwaysonthemove,never still,andsoneverfinal.Certainty' is,alwaysevolvinglikeacirculating decimalbutneverdevolve,always approximating,butnevertouching, alwaysonitsjourney,butneverarriving.
TotheassertionofKaat,thereal fatherofallmodernphilosophizing. thatweknownothingasitisin itself,theModernistshavetackedon thetheoryofevolution."Our knowledge,"theysay,"iseverflowingonitsway,likeariver,fedat eachstepbyrillsandrivuletsaddingtoitsvolumethelongerits course,hutneverfixedandneverat rest."
Nowletmepauseforamoment, andindicatethebearingofthese PhilosophicprinciplesonthatChristianbeliefwhichhascomedownto usthroughtheages.
Ifwehavenocertainknowledge, nocertainty,thennoEvidenceisof anyparticularuse.Noevidencecan haveanybindingforceonanyone, because,whatseemedtrueyesterday may,throughthecontinuousprocessofevolution,beshowntobe, bylateracquiredevidence,asimple misapprehension.Alltrothisaccordinglyonlytruesofar,justas far,aswehavegot.ItisconsequentlymerelyRelative,Reversible, ProvisionalandPerfectible. On thesephilosonhicerounds,theModernistsaysthatheisattimesobligedtoresisttheAuthorityofthe Church.Because,asTruthisalwaysinthemaking,itisunreasonableandtyrannicaltonailanyone downtoanyphaseoftruthasit wouldbetobindanyonedownto saythatthemoonwasthemoononlywhenItwasinits,firstquarter, andtodenythatitwasthesame moonwhenithadincreasedtoea.!! andfullmoon.Sothey;repudiate Authority',andjustifytheirrepudiationbytheirphilosophy.Theydeny thatanyauthoritycanobligeanyonetoacceptanyso-calledTruth, exceptasprovisionallytrue.And, indeed,ontheirtheory,nothingelse wouldbelogical. Theacceptance ofthisphilosophicprincipledissolves allauthority,andequallyallthat:e
proposedbyauthority.Onthis principlenoChurchcanproposeany creed.Forwhatisacreedbuta listofcrystallizedtruths?Ifthen, youholdwiththeModernistthat truthcannotbecrystallized,thenit itisfutileforanyChurchoranyone,toproposetoourbelief,tobe heldasfixedandstableasthemultiplicationtable,aseriesofpropositionswhichmay,anydayandhour, besuperseded,whichmaybefound torestonadissolvingbasis,orto haveignoredanhithertoundiscover edfact,whichinvalidatesthewhole position. Sofromhisstarting Point,theModernistalreadyreaches thesetwoconclusions.
1.Therecanbenoauthoritative Truth,i.e.,notruthwhichwecan beboundtoacceptsimplyonauthority.
2.Thereisnostatictruth,inany formulatedCreed,norcanit,from evidence,bindtheintelligenceof Man. Withthesepremisseswearebound togoastepfurther,androundup thelogicalargumentbysayingthat ifthereisnoauthority,andno creed,thenthereneitheris,norcan be,anyChurch.Novisiblesociety ofmencanheldtogetherwithout authority,.AvisibleChurchcannot livewithoutauthority. Onestep further.Noauthoritymeansno creed.NowaChurchexistsinordertoteach.Ifitteaches,itmust teachacreed.Ifitsimplycannotteach,thentheChurchvanishes outofsightasoutofusefulness'. Thisistheway.inwhichthisnew teachingmustdealwiththecreed whichhascomedowntousthrough theChristianages.Now,isitnot forthePope,theofficialguardianof thesecreeds,totestthesenewtee. things,andtopronounceitsconformity,oritsdiscordance,withour bodyofteachingreceivedfromour Forefathers?Heandhisadvisers seethefullbearingofthesephilosophictheoriesmuchmoreclearlythan wedo,andwhatishisplaindutyas Guardian?Hemustspeakout,he mustPointoutthattheyaredestructiveoftheFaith,thatthose whoholdthesedestructivetenets arenotCatholics,inspiteofwhat theymayelecttocallthemselves. Theymayhemenofirreproachable lifeandconduct.Theymaywrite inpolishedlanguageandusetastefullyappropriatemetaphorsandsi miles.Theymaybeardentlypious, theymayhaveaProfoundknowledgeofGerman.Allthisisbeside themark.TheHeadoftheCatholicChurchcannotaccepttheirteachingasPlenticalwiththeancestral CreedofChristendom.
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latheLocalCourtduring-thepast week,anexceedinglyinterestingcase wasward.Thecircumstancesof whicharebrieflyasfellows:MaylastamannamedJamesHowarthwhilstengagedinworkingin thelowerlevelsatthePrincees RoyalNorthMine,wasinjuredbya cagefallingonhim.TheManager. aMr.Fosterlostnotimeintelephoningfortheservicesof-)r. Harvey,whoresidesatNorseman
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appliedtotherepresentatives of thecompanyforhisfeeof£10lose butwithoutsuccess,andhesought torecovertheamountthroughthe mediumoftheLocalCourt.Severaloftheformerofficialsofthecompany,whichisatpresentinliquidationappearedanddeniedanyliability,andcontendedthattherewas nodirectevidencetoshowthattne servicesofDr.Harveywereauthorisedinwritingbyanyresponsible officialoftheCompany. Warden Crockett,whoadjudicatedinthe caseupheldthiscontentionandnonsuitedtheplaintiff.Truly,thisle averyremarkableconditionofat fairsaccordingtothisrulinginthe caseofanyseriousaccidentoccurrineatanyoftheminesitwillbe necessarytodelaycallinginsurgeeelaiduntilsomedecisionhasbeea arrivedastowhoshallheresponsiblefortheDoctor'sfeesofcourse nomedicalmanofanystandingin hisprofessionwouldadoptsucha coerseanddelayinattendingacase wherealifemightheatstake,but accordingtoMr.Crockett'sruline. whichdoubtlessisinstrictconformitywiththelaw,itservestoconvincetheordinarylaymanwhaten rereeiousassthelawreallyis.
Itistiefertunatethatowingto therecentoutbreakofdiPtheriain thetownthattheattendanceatthe Sundayschool,conductedbyMrs. Hamdorf,intheCatholicChurch, shoeidhavebeensopoorlyattendedhutfortunatelythereisevery indicationthatthedreadeddisease hasbeenstampedoutandthatthe excellentworkofthisgoodladywill heshortlyrewardedbyafarbetter attendance.
Itisreportedthatavisitmay shortlyheexpectedfromFather. Lynch,whenitistobehopedthat someofourleadingCatholicswill impressupontheRev.gentleman thenecessitythatexistsforestablishingaschool,conductedbythe Sisters.Outsidethemembersofthe CatholicChurchyourcorrespondent isawarethattherearemanyProtestantfamiliesinNorsemanwhit wnnlegladlyavailthemselvesof suchanonoortunitytohavetheir childreneducated.
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Alargenumberofallsectionsof thecommunityassembledatthe CatholicChurchonlastSundayafternoontobidfarewelltotheRev.
FatherBriody,whohasbeenin chargeoftheparishforthepastsix years.Mr.M.A.McCabe,whose dutyitwastomakethepresentat ionofapurseofsovereigns,said that,thoughtheyhadnotbeente questedtodoso,quitealotof non-Catholicshadinsistedonsubscribingtothegift,sogreatwas theesteeminwhichtheRev.Father Briodywasheldbyallclasses.In losinghimfromtheirmidstthey wereindeedlosingafriendwhom theycouldallturntointhetime oftrouble.
Themayor(Mr.BraidwoodEvans) saidhehadknownFatherBriodyfor severalyears,andalthoughnota memberofhischurch,hehadfrequentlymethimondifferentboards andcommittees. Therewerethe hospitalandthecemetery,and,in fact.whentherewasanymovement forthepublicgoodtherev.gentlemanwasalwaystobefoundworkingquietlybutearnestlyforitsad vancement.Itwashisunassuming andsinceremannerwhichhadmade FatherBriodyadmiredandrespect edbyallwhoknewhim,andhe (Mr.Evans),withmanyothers,was verysorryhewasleavingthedieWet.
TheremarksofthepreviousspeaeersweresupportedbyMessrs.re Miller.GuntonandTuckett.
FatherBriody,inresponding,sa'd hehadwishedtogoquietlyaway, butitseemeditwasnotthewishof thepeopleinKanowna.Although heshrankfromdisplaysofthiskind heunderstoodthekindlymotives thatpromptedthemto"farewell himinthisway.Hewassorry,to leavethepeopleandtheplace,but hehadreceivedacalltoYorkand mustobey.Healsofeltthathas health,whichhadbeenveryindifferentforsometimepast,requireda change.Althoughleavingthedistriet,hehopedhewouldnotlose track,asitwere,oftheKanowna peoplealtogether.Hewouldalways rememberthemandtheirkindnessto himduringhisstayhere,andifat anytimeanypersonfromKanowna hanpeneltovisitYork,,whilehewas there.they.wouldheheartilywelcomedbyhim.FatherBriodywishedthemallgoodbyeandGodspeed.
VALEDICTORYSOCIALANDPREeSENTATIONTOMISSPICKERING.
Averypleasantfunctiontook.place onThursdayeveninglast,whenthe membersofKanownaTennisClub and,theirfriendsmetattheresidence ofMr.0.Mansbridge,tosaygoodbyetoMissAugustaPickering,who forthepastfouryearshasheldthe PositionofFirstAssistantatthe localStateschool,andwhohasbeen transferredtothecoast.
Thefirstpartoftheeveningwee givenovertocardsandtovocai andinstrumentalmusic,thefollowingcontributingitems: MesdamesMoore,Dunn,Morel), andMissA.Pickering,andthe Messrs.Hopkins,Denman,Evarst, Fullerton,Ruttle,Thomson.
Anadjournmentwasthenmadeto thebalconywherearecherchesup perwaslaidout.
ThePresident,Mr.Fullerton,ore cupiedtheChairandpresidedover oneofthemostrepresentative gatheringseverheldinKanowna. HeproposedthehealthofthedePartingguestinveryeulogistic terms.
ThetoastwasreceivedwithrapturousapplauseandthemayorMr. Evanswascalledupontomakethe presentationwhichtookthefor:n of abeautifulsilvermanicuresetandwhichheasked MissPickeringtoacceptasaslight tokenoftheesteeminwhichshele held.
Thetoastwassupportedbythe followingRev.FatherBriody,and Messrs.Tuckett,Ruttle,Guntenaul theRev.HopkinsandPearce,who eachdweltonMissPickering'sexcellentqualities,bothasteacherand citizen.Shehadalwaysshownher enthusiasmandwillingnesstohelp inanyroodwork.
MissPickering,onraengtorein pond,wasreceived-,r=tevociferous cheers,andsaidshe::idnotknow whattosay.afterlisteningtoall thegoodthingssaidefher,andthe zoodnessandkindnessofhearteltendedtoherthatevening. She wouldvaluetheirlovely'presentand trytodeserveit.Shewouldnot forgetallheroldfriendsofKanownaandtheTennisCoert. She wouldgoawayfeelinghappierbecauseoftheirsolidappreciation. Shewishedthemallgoodbyeand hopedshewouldalwaysheara goodaccountofKanownaandJO TennisClub.
Thechairmanproposed,avoteof thankstoMr.andMrs.Mansbridge forallowingtheuseeftheirhouse andgrounds.
MissPickering'sserviceswillbe ereatlymissedinconnectionwith educationalmatters,theTennisClub andtheAltarSocietyofwhichshe hasheldtheSecretaryshipsinceits inception.Herresignationwasreceivedwithregretbythe.membersof thatSociety,andavoteofthanks wastenderedthenotingladyforher services.
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QuestionBox Question:Willyoukindlyexplaininyour "QuestionBox,"whata"Cardinal Legate"is.Ineversawtheword untilIreadofCardinalVanutelli attendingtheEucharisticCongress inLondonasthe"CardinalLegate."-CatholicReader.
Answer,AmongtheRomans,legatiwere eitherambassadorsorofficersof highrankappointedwiththesanctionoftheSenatetoassistadictator,consulorproconsulintheperformanceofhisduties.Theterm inmodernacceptationisconfinedto ecclesiasticsrepresentingtheHoly Seeandarmedwithitsauthority.
Legatesareofthreekinds,legates alatere,emissariesornuncios,and legatesbyvirtueoftheiroffice. Cardinalsonly,inmoderntimes,are legatesalatere. Theseareeither Ordinaryorextraordinary. The former,whogovernedprovincesbelongingtotheEcclesiasticalState, arenolongerinuse,therebeingno provincestogovern,thesecond classaredeputedtovisitforeign courtsonextraordinaryoccasions. CardinalVannutelliin tentvi sittoEnglandwasanextraordinarylegatealatere.
Question:"Ignoramus"askshowshoulda gentlemanescortaladyonafootpath?
ofOurLordisoneofthesolemn feastsoftheChurchonwhichthey areprohibited. Nothinghowever, preventsapriestofferinghisMass forthebenefitofthedead. Baptismisindispensablyneces'n'ry tosalvation.Hence,childreni'ho dieunbaptizedcannotenterheaven.Foreverychildcominginto theworldhasthetaintoforiginal sin,andhasnotsanctifyinggrace, withoutwhichnomancanenter heaven.Heaceitfollowsthatpar eatsoughttohavetheirchildren baptizedimmediatelyaftertheir birth,becausenew-borninfantshoverbetweenlifeanddeath.Infant baptismhasbeencustomarysinse Apostolictimes.SaintAlphonsus saysthatifparents,withoutany urgentreason,neglecttohavetheir childrenbaptizedwithintendaysaftertheirbirth,theyincurtheguilt ofmortalsin. Itmayhehereremarkedthatalthoughinfantsdyingwithoutbaptismareexcludedfromparticipation incelestialjoys,Goddoesnotconsignthemtotormentsofhell,becausetheyhavenevercommittedactualsinthey'enjoyacertainnaturalhappinesswithoutphysicalsufferingormentalsadness.
Question.
"Thsughtfulmother,"saysIreceivedthefollowingtwobooksas aChristmaspresent,-"Cloisterani theHearth,"and"LornaDoone." SincethenaverygoodCatholicadvisedmenottoreadthemorlend themtoreaders.WhatmayIdo?
Answer,Weareafraidthatourwell-named correspondenthasamistakenideaof thekindofquerieswedesiretoanswerinourQ.andA.Columns.If ourfriendwouldreadanyordinary bookonEtiquettehewouldsecure thedesiredinformation.However, thisiswhatoneofthebestauthoritiesonthemattersays:Whenagentlemanwalkswitha ladyhealwayswalksontheside towardsthekerb.Thisprotectsher fromthepassingcrowdsorany commotionoftrafficonthestreet. Iftheyturnacornerandheisleft ontheinside,thenhewalksbehind hertothesamepositionofcarea:aa attention. Thegentlemanshould nottakethelady'sarm,exceptas heassistsheroveracrossing.anI wishestoguideher.
Question.
Whyaretheorangetreeandits blossomssosignificantinmatrimonialaffairs?"Hopeful."
Answer,We donotexactlyknow. We supposeitisapurelyconventional institution.Perhapsifoneexaminesthenatureoftheorangetree andthentrytofinditssuitability, inexpressinghumansentiment,ono mayfindsomethingtodreamofat least.
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foranewly-builtCatholicHome, oneofitsinmatesasks
Answer,-
WerespectivelysuggestthepicturesofOurLord,HieBlessedMotherandtheSaints.
Answer,Weshalljusttell"ThoughfulMother"ouropinionofthesaidtwo booksforCatholicsandaddthatit wouldbeagreatblessingifother motherswereas"thoughful"about theirreadingmatterasourcorrespondent.Therearemotherssocare lessofwhattheyreadthemselves andallowtheirchildrentoread, thatwehavenohesitationinsad-ingthatthedaywillcomewhen theywillbitterlycursethedaythes becameunfaithfultotheirresponsibility.Therearemothersdoingso now,hutithasnotcuredthemof thesillycrazethatfirstcorrupted theirownpureideals,andthen blightedthefreshinnocenceofthe:r 'rh'lldren.Suchwretchedandfoolishmotherswereneverworthyof beingblessedwiththecareofchildren.Thefollowingisourcritique ofthenovelssubmittedasreading forCatholics.
Thecrucifixandthepicturesofthesaintsinthe roomare-whencontemplatedwith theeyesoffaithandinatruly.Catholicspirit-apreservationagainst sin,andanencouragementtodo good-ameditationofholythought; andhallowedgraces,aconsolation inthedistressandafflictionsofour earthlylives,awholesomemeansat educationforlovableyouth-and A consecrationfortheentireChristian household.Therefore,youfathers andmothersofCatholicfamilies, banisheverypicturethatisobjectionable,intheslightestdegree,with inexorable firmnessfromyour homesLetthehome'smostbeautifuldecorationsbethecrucifixand thepicturesofourdearLadyand St.Joseph,thespecialpatronsof Christianhomes,anddonotlet othersacredpicturesandstatuesoe missing.Believeit,thatifyou,in thismanner,makeGodandHis saintswelcomeinmatesofyour homes,andliveintheirregardand spirit,realblessingsshallneverte lackingtoyouandyourhomewill becomeareallyChristianCatholic home,averyNazareth.
Question.
"Aspirant"asksifwecouldinformhimhowhemaybecomea FranciscanBrother?
Answer,-
Theorangetreeisregardedasa princeamongtreesandtheemblem ofgenuis. Apeculiarityofthis treeisthatitbearsfruitandflow eratthesametime.Itsleaves areevergreenandasitgrowsolder itgrowsinbeautyandfruitfulness, itsblossomsfillingtheairwith theirfragrance.Itisindeedatit emblemofmarriagepromiseawl hopes.
Theorangetreeisconsideredtypi caloflove,because,thoughits fruitisgoldenanditsflavourand scentdelicious,itsrindisbitter, and,aseveryoneknowswhohas exPeriescedit,Cupid'sdartcauses pain. Theorangeisemblematicofgratitudeaswellasofgeniusand love.
Question. WillyoukindlysayinyourQiestonandAnswerColumnsif(a)a priestmayofferupMassforthe deadonChristmasmorning; and (h)WhatthedoctrineoftheChurch iswithregardtotheageofachild shouldbebeforeitmaybebaptised. "RecentConvert."
Answer,-
everpreviouslytothisworknad beenproducedbysculptorsinItaly passesintoshadow,andassumesale appearanceofattemptsinwhich thereissomethinglackiing,whether inideaorinexecution.Hereboth areprovidedfor.Theartist,the work,andthecircumstancesofthe time,combinetogether;andtheresultissomethingthatdeservesis becalledperfect."
Wewouldaskourcorrespondents toinquireagainconcerningthisphen ominaldonation! Inanswerto"Anxious"we plysay"trycalmreflectionfor.t while."andto"Ballwer,"whois "surprisedatus,"wesay,"Continuetonurseyoursurprise,"untilwe askyouforadvice!
ArtinStainedGlass. ATAPERTHFIRM. The"CloisterandtheHearth"is ahistoricalnovelbyCharlesReade. Ithasbeenhighlypraisedby'Protestantcritics,butfromtheCatholicpointofviewthepicturesit drawsoflifeintheMiddleAges. theperiodinwhichitsscenesire laid,are'altogetherfalsetothespiritoftheFaithwhichpermeated medievallifeandtimes.Readehad noknowledgeofmonasticlifeand wastemperamentallyunfittounder standtheidealwhichthemonksof theMiddleAgessetforthemselves. Consequentlythedescriptionsof monasteriesarenotintheleasttrue toreality.."TheCloisterandthe Hearth"isabookwhichtheconscientiousCatholicwoulddowellto avoid,becauseitisalibelononeat thegreatinstitutionsoftheChurch -themonastery.
Wewouldadvise"A."to'write directlytotheSuperiorofaFranciscanMonastery,whereheissure tohavehisappealorapplicationattendedto.Thereisnotonesuchin W.A.,butthereisoneinSydneytheaddressbeingthe"FatherSuperior,FranciscanMonastery.,Wayerley,N.S.W."
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Webegtoackdowledgeaquery fromasubscriberandadmirerof the"QuestionBox,"columns,concerning"RoundDancing,"asappliedtoherindividualcase.Inreplywewouldsugeestthatthisquestionbesubmittedtoherconfessor. whoistheonly'oneinaposition tosolvethedifficultyproposed.It wouldhequiteimpossibleforusto suggestanythingmoreconcerning theindividualcase.
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"LornaBoone"isathrilling novelofadventurewhichisranked highfromanartisticstandpoint. Itisemotionalandexciting,butwe knowofnoreasonwhyitshouldnot bereadbyaCatholic.Itiswell, however,tobearinmindthatnovelsofthischaracter,howeverharm lessinthemselves,shouldberead onlyoccasionally,forrelaxation, morebywayofexceptionthansa arule.Thereadinghabitbecomes sofixedincertainpersons-andit maybesaidwithoutoffencethat theseare,forthemostpartwomen,thatitisalmostimpossiblefor themtolivewithoutthismental excitementandthecontinuedperusalofexcitingnovelsengenders falseoutlookuponreallifeandis thesourceofverygravedangerfor thevictims.
(a)RequiemMassesorMassesin blackmaynotbesaidonChristmas Day,astheFeastoftheNativity,
Question. Whatpictureswouldyousuggest
Arichladyisabouttopresent "LaPieta"tosomeChurch,kindlyinformuswhatitis? "Two Friends."
Answer,-
Wedoubtverymuchtheaccuracy ofourinquiringinformants,There isbutone"LaPieta,"anditis veryunlikelythatanydonorho everrichisgoingtobuyit.
Lastweekwehadthepleasureof viewingasetofsevenexcellent stainedglasswindowsexecutedby Messrs.BarnettBros.ofthiscityfor St.Peter'sCatholicChurch,at Greenoughwhich,bytheenergyof theRev.FatherCreagh,isnownearingcompletion.Thewindowscompriseathree-lightwindowinthe sanctuary,thecentralopeningshowingareallyartisticrepresentation oftheSacredHeart,thesidelights depictingtheImmaculateConceptionandSt.Joseph.Attheoppositeend_oftheChurchtherewill bealargewindowrepresentingSt. Peter,towhomtheChurchisdedicated.Itisaneatandelaborate pieceofwork.Theotherwindows representSt.Patrick,St.Brigid, andSt.Dominic.Inallofthem theideaofdevotionhasbeenmaintainedwithanartthatreflectsthe greatestcredituponMessrs.Barnett Bros'artistanddesigner,Mr.H.H. Estcourt,undoubtedlytheresultsobtain-dareexcellenttoadegree,the colouring,drawingandgeneralexecutionbeinguptothehighstandardofworkmanshipforwhichthe firmofBarnettBros.hasbecorir noted.TheglassusedisEnglir, antique,speciallyimportedbythe firmforChurchfigurework.When oneviewssuchworkhewonders whythereisoccasiontoworryabout goingabroadforsuchartisticant Iles,whentheymaybehadinthe localmarket. Thewindowsare memorialgiftstotheChurchbyresidentsintheparish.Theyarean evidencenotonlyoftheirdevotion, totheChurch,butalsooftheirlove fortheenergeticpriestwhoistheir Pastor.
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histemperandcondescendedtosay AsImovedoffPaddycalledafter affablyas 1gotoutofthecar"Very'ospitablepeopleabouthere, sir.Shouldn'tbesurprisedifthey' putusupforthenight." me,"Dismountyourpostillion,sir, tillyegettotheheadofthehill. It'saheavypull,butyou'llhave agoodroadwanceyerup."
"Oh,Ishouldn'tdreamoftrout).-Iwasamusedathischaffabout lingthemsofar,"1-answeredurban-thepostillion,andansweredhim ely."ifthey'putusontheright roadwe'llsoonbeinAthlone."
TheSpectreHouse. Ihadacuriousadventurenotlong sinceinIrelandwhichmay,interest othersbesidesthemembersofthe SocietyforPsychologicalResearch.
Afteranautumnofalmostunprecedentedgoodweather,duringwhichI hadpretty'welldrivenoverthe wholeIslandfromFairHeadinA'itrimtoMizenHeadinCork,signsof achangewereplentiful,andIpointedthecarforDublin.Myfriends BrownandJoneslikedthelookof theweathersolittleontheroad fromClifdentoGalwaythatasort ofboardmeetingwasheldtodiscees it.
"WhatIsayisthis."Brownbegan,andIsloweddowninorderthat, hemighttalkmoreconveniently.In additiontothepaceofthecar, whichhadbeenstrictlyinexcessof thelegallimit,weweredrivingagainstastrongheadwind,withoccasionaldrenchesofstingingshowers... "Isayweoughttostopthe nightinGalway,andseeiftheweathermendsto-morrow."
"Ibegtosecondthat,"Joni.; addedemphatically.
"Ishouldliketogetasfaras Athloneto-night."Iexplained.
"Forreasonsnotwhollyunconnectedwiththatgood-lookinggirl inthehotel-."
Icouldnotofcourseallowanythingsosillyintothediscussion, andIcutBrownshortwitha promptnesswhichcausedhimto protest
"Oh,hangitRobinson,don't makesucha fiss.Listento that!'"
donotcloselybearonthestrange experiencewhichbetelmethatnight. ItwasnecessarytotellyouhowI cametogetridofmyfriends,otherwiseIshouldhavetheircorroborationofwhatfollows.Imaysate thenwithoutfurtherperamblethat whattheweatherhadbeenthreateningalltheevening,itnowproceededtoperform-andalittleover, Sucha,nightIdon'tbelieveIwas everoutinbefore,andItrust;t willhelongbeforeIamoutinsucn another.Smith,mymotorman,is oneofthemostphlegmaticcharactersIhaveevermet,butevenhe admittedthatthedrearinessofthe road,aswellastheseverityofthe weather,wasgettingonhisnerves. Hedidnot,however,sayallthat. Hejustputin "Better'evestayedinGalway, sir," Theremarkwasobvioeelyright, andthefaultwassoundeniablymine InaturallyreprovedSmithsharply. Afterthathesulkedandonlyansweredanyquestioninthebriefest manner. AsIhavementioned,Ihaddriven overmostIrishmainroads,andI knewthatparticularonewell.But thestressoftempestandrainwas sogreatthatafterpassingBallinasloe,Imusthavetakenawrong toningstupidly,and,beingnow doggedlyobstinate,Ipersistedinit asloneasitwaspossible.
Acrashofthunderroaredround thegaunthills,echoingfrompeak topeakwithdeafeningclamour.In amereclosetotheroadaheron wasstandingforlorn,theonlysign oflifeinthewildernesstowhichhis presenceoutaddedloneliness. So fartherehadbeennoraintohurt seriously,buttheprospectsofplentyweredistinctlystrong.
"IsayRobinson,besensible; stopthenightinGalway. This awfullandscapeinitspresentDore aspectgivesmethecreeps."Jones pleaded.
" tellyouwhatI'lldo,"I compromised,"I'lldropyouatthe Galwayrailwaystation.Youtwo goonbytraintoAthloneandhave agoodhotsupperreadyformeby teno'clock. IfIamahitlate theycankeepitwarm.Thereis goingtohebadweather,andif.I knowanythingofthisclimate,once itbreaksitkeepsbrokenindefinitely, sothesoonerwe'reontheotherside ofSt.George'sChannel,thebetter I'llbepleased."
"Thatisanexcellentidea,"Jones agreed. "Idon'tseewhatgood thereisinallofusbeingoutinthe cold.Youandthemotormanseem tolikeit,tojudgebytheeasyway youtakeit.BrownandIaremore inthenatureofexotics."
"Exquisiteexotics,"Browncorrecteddolorously.Theirappearanceatthemomentwasfarfrom captivating.
Theproposalbeingsoreadily,agreedto,Isentthecaraheadpretty nearherbestspeed,whichIamafraidwouldhavebeendangeroust.) traffichadtherebeenany.
BythetimewegottoGalwaythe eveningwasreallydesperate,but beforeleavingClifdenIhad.senta telegramtothehotelinAthlone tellingthemtoexpectus,andIhate sayingortelegraphingonethingand doinganother.Icouldhavesent anothermessagefromGalway,but thatcoursedidnotcommenditself to.me.
Ithoughtitbettertogotothe housemyselfinsteadofsending Smith,foralthoughareally,smart mechanicianhehadnoideaoftopography,andwouldhavebeencertain tohavecomebackwithsomeramblingrigmarolenoonecouldfollow. TheavenueupwhichIwalkedwas shortconsideringthesizeofthe houseattheendofit.Somespecialfunctionwasevidentlybeingheel. Anumberofold-fashionedcarriages fromwhichthehorseshad-beentaken,andforwhichtherewasprobablynohouseroom,werestandingin thesemi-circularsweepofthegravelinfrontofthehalldoor.Sounds ofmusicandrevelryissuedfromthe brilliantlylithouseasIapproached, andwhenintheblazeoflightfrom thewindowsIlookedatmyclothes intheirdreadfulbedraggledstate,1 Peltliketheguestwhohadcome withouthisweddinggarment.It wasnot.fortunately,necessary'for metodisturbtherevellers.The servantwhoopenedthedoorwould heabletotellmeallIwanted. Butwhenhecameinanswertomy knockonamostponderousarrangement,whichranglikeananvil,I feltthatIwastooshabbytobe seenevenbyhim.Hehadpowderedhair,andwas'altogetheraresplendentfigure.
Havingtollthemanwithbecomingmodesty,ofmyplight,hewas moregraciousthanIcouldhaveexpectedfromsoaugustapersonage.
Smithneverspokeaswebumped alonganeverworseningroad.I couldseethatheknewwellenough thatwewereoffthetrack,buthis waywasnottoreasonwhy.Iwar nowdrivingveryslowlyforitcertainlyiwouldhavecausedanimmediatesmashtogoatanyspeed.The truthis,Iwouldhavebeengladof anyadvicefromSmith.Butof course,Icould'ntquiteaskhim. Sofaraswecouldmakeoutin thedensedarknesswhichhadbeen onanhourormore,wewereinthe middleofadrearymoor,oratleast agreatstretchoffiatlandsomewherebetweenBallinasloeandAthlone.Atleastthatiswhereit shouldhavebeenaccordingtomy deadreckoning.Whereit.reallywas Tdonotknowtothisday.ButI maysaythatafteralonganddesolaterunInearlydroveintoa sheetofwaterwhichItookfrom itssizetoheLoughRee.Ourcup wasnowfull,indeedoverflowing.
Whileweconsideredthesituationthe sullenroarofthewaves,andanon thewailofacirclingpeewit,orthe drearyplaintofacurlew,added whatwasnecessarytocompleteour senseofdesolation.
"Sure,it'smeselfknowswhere youlosttheroad,"heansweredreadily,andinanaccenthardlyin keepingwithhisclothes."'Twas atthecrossroadsbeyantWidow Murphy'spublic-house-butwon'tyer honourcomeit?"
"Iwouldnotdreamofgoingin," Ihastilyinterrupted,"intheconditionIam."
AsIwasspeakingahandsome youngfellow,andapretty,demure girl,bothdressedinRegencycostume,crossedthehall.Thegirl turnedherfacetowardsthedooras shepassed,andIcouldseeanexpressioninitwhichwaseasyto read.Nodoubttheyhadsatout moredancesthantheyhadjoinedin.
Theornateservantsawmyglaece, andsaidinawhisper,
cheerily.WhenIgotbacktothe carIfoundthatmy"postilion" hadoccupiedhimselfinremoviie,a leasttheweightofthemudwith whichitwascovered,andmydirectionsbeingsoclearweweresoon ontheroadtoAthlone,whereowingtotheliberalmarginIhadallowedmyself,wewereinbeforesupperwasspoilt.
BrownandJoneswerecomfortably stretchedinarm-chairsoneitherside ofarousingfire,withaboxof cigarsandacoupleoftumblerscf whiskeypunchonasmalltablebetweenthem.Theyinquiredlazilyas tomefortunesontheroad,butI didnotbothertellingthemthey seemedsoindifferent.
AfteraheartymealtowhichI broughtanexcellentappetite,the landlordcameinlookingveryserious.Heapologisedforhisintrusion,butashewasagenial,indeed gentlemanlyman,wemaderoomfor himatthefireandbeggedhito joinusinachatandadrinlesshewarafraidofhisownliver.
O'Malleywasoneofthegentry, buthehadlosthisfortuneinratherfoolishspeculation,andnowhe hadtokeepanhotelforaliving. HisdaughterNorah,wasallthat waslefttohimtoremindhimof thegoodoldtimes.Shewasa well-educatedlady-likegirl,andasI hadtelegraphedtoherthatIwascomingitwillbeseenthatIkept myengagementatsomeinconvenience.Thegirlhadtohelpinthe managementoftheplace,andit wouldhavebeenmostunfairto havefailedtoturnup-mostunfair. ShewasanexquisitetypeoftheCelt suchrichblackhair,anddeeptender.mournful,blueeyes-howeverto returntoherfather.
Heaccentedourinvitationand helpedhimselftoacigarandaglass ofPunch,thenhesaidtomedirectly
"Whatbroughtmeinwasteam. whatsetyourman,Smith,onthis foolstoryheistellinginthebar?"
"Whatishesaying?"Iinquired, withsomeinterest.Smithwasthe lastmanintheworldtotalknonsenseforitsownsake.
"Hesaysyoulostyourway-" "Whichisquitetrue."
"Andhesays"-O'Malleypoked thefitsautomatically,andcaused
"It's.MasterCharliehimself,an'-ittoglowpleasantly-"thatyou ahem,itisn'tformetopassanyre-weredirectedatalargehousenot marks." farfromtheshoreofLoughRee, Forwantofsomethingmoresuit-tenmilesfromhere-" abletosay,Imuttered,"Fancy"Whichisalsoquitetrue." Dress"
"Whichcan'tbetrue."
Therewasnogoodsittingthere, soIbackedthecartoaflatbitof ground,whichgavemeachanceof turningwithoutupsettingit,and then,assumingthatitwasreally LoughReeintowhichwehad AO nearlytipped,tookthefirstturning inthedirectionthatshouldbe south. Wefoundoneacoupleof mileshackontheroadbywhichwe hadcome.Figuretoyourselfwith whatrelief,Inoticedsoonafterturningthiscorneragreatglareof lightahead.Astherewasonlyone blare,itcouldhardlybeavillage, butifitwasacountryhouseitwas certainlyalargeone.Itprovedto heso,anditwasprofuselyilluminated.Asweapproachedittherain ceasedsuddenly,thecloudsthinned andoccasionallyawaterymoon Peeredthroughwhenevertheragged curtainsflapped. Theroaddidnotleadquiteupto thehouse,butitdidtotheentrance gates,andthatwasasgood.Smith inhissatisfactionatthishappyis Ishallleaveoutalldetailswhichtsueoutofallourtroublesforgot
"Fancy.Dress"themanrepeat-
portedme,"GoitRobinson,don't letthelandlordbullyyou."
"Mydearsir,"O'Malleysaid, seriously,"thereisnosuchhouseas yourmandescribes."
"ButItellyouitis." Brown ed,asifhedidn'tunderstand;thenandJonesawokefromtherevalev hecorrected-"Oh,fancypair,yerintowhichtheyhadfallenandiphonoursaid. An'trothan'they arethepurtiestpairincounty,Roscommon. Butwon'tyerhonour comein.It'sMasterCharlie'scomingofageparty,an'there'sopen house.TheouldMaster'dnivirforgivemeifIletmanormortillave hisdoorwithoutbiteorsupthe night."
Therewasaringoftriballoyalty intheman'sanxietynottoseea strangersentemptyawayonthe nightofhisyoungmaster'smajority festival,whichIlikedbutIwas firm,andfindingmesohegaveme suchfullinstructionIcouldnotvery wellconfusethem.Hefinishedup with
"Butit'ssorryIam,an'itthe youngMaster's-"
AtthatIslippedahalf-crownintohishandandsaidgood-night.
Themanletthehalf-crowndropt withajingleonthestonestep whichratherputmeout.Thinking hewastooproudtoacceptafee, butthathewouldpickitupafter Iwasgone,Iturnedaway. BY, theway,thefellowseemedtomea hitofaconjurerlikemyfriend Brown,forindroppingthehalf-crown heseemedtoletitfallthroughhis handwithavraisemblancethatwas ratherstartling.
SomewhatnettledIanswered, "ThenyouknowbetterthanI,who calledatit.Iwenttothehouse' myselfTherewasafancy,dressball on."
"Thedevil!"thelandlordgasped.
"IfthedevilwasthereIdidnot meethim,butIcertainlymeta verycivilIrishmaninagorgeousuniform."
"WhotoldyouitwasMaster Charlie'sbirthdayparty?"ike
"Hecertainlydid."
"Andinvitedyouin?"
"Didyougivehimanything?"
"Igavehimhalfacrown."
"Andyousawhimdropthrough hishand?"
"Isawit"droponthestep,"I saidstiffly. Whatthelandlordmeantbythis cross-examinationwasnotveryapparent,andhowhecametoknow alltheparticularsofmyadventure wascertainlyapuzzle.Ihadnot saidawordtoalivingsoulasto whathadtakenplaceatthehouse wherethedancewas.BeforeIwent
IISATURDAY,JANUARY,30,1909.
tomyroomO'Malleytookmeaside andsaidseriously "Norahtellsmeyouhavepromisedherarideinyourcarto-morrow iftheweatherkbetter."
"SoIhave."
"Thenyoumayas'wellshowher thehouseyoustoppedatlastnight. Onedirectionisasgoodasanother.",
"litdbettertoo,"Iansweredcordially,afterthecustomof'thecountry.
NextdaywasfineandBrownand Jones,considerately,wentoffearly tofish. NorahO'Malley,looking veryneatandrathernervous,steppedintomycarforherfirstride. Smithprefersgentlemenaspassengersforfinancialreasons.Butfrom theway.thecarwaspolishedup,he evidentlyapprovedofNorah. Indeed,headmittedsomuchtome whenItoldhimshewascoming. Smith,foranuneducatedman,has excellentjudgment.Heisavery finefellowofhisclass.
wemusthavebeenmistakenabout thathill."
"Soitseems,sir,"Smithagreed. IdidnotencourageNorahtotalk anymoreaboutthetragedyof O'MalleyCastle.Daylightanda motorcarsurelynotcongenialenvironmentforaghoststory.Yet thisO'Malleylegendwas.beginning tolayclammyfingersuponme,and Istrovetoshakethemoffwithout muchsuccess.Atthebottomof thehilltherewasanoldentrance gateway'onwhichnogatehadhung apparentlyformanyaday.Norah hadnotsuppliedanyfurtherfamily confidence,andaswegotoutofthe car,andwalkeduptheshortgrassgrownavenuebothofuswereratherillatease.Wewereeachinthe positionofbeing'unabletoaccept theother'sstatement,andwhenwe hadseentheO'MalleyruinsandafterwardsfoundthehouseIhadcalledat.itwouldbepleasanterall round.Theavenuelastnight,I remembered,tookawidecurve,and whatremainedofthatbeforeour eyescurvedinasweepextraordinarilylikeit.Wedidnotfollowit, butwentstraightacrosstothe ruins.
Inevercouldseemuchsportin -gettinganervousgirlintoacar, .andthenrunningataspeedtofrighenher,sowewerethebestpartof themorninggettingbacktothe 'houseatwhichIhadcalled.Itold Noraboutouradventureofthe niefore,ifitcouldbecalledan adventure,andstrangelyenougii whenIhadfinishedshegrewserious allatonce.Shehadbeenenjoyin.f herdriveimmensely. Hermanner hadquitelostthathumble,hateful, Mary',themaid,oftheInn"characterIdetested,andinwhichshe persisted.Shehadbeenbrightand animated,andhadmercifullyforgotforanhourtheshockingdifferenceinoursocialpositions.Itwas adelightfullittleinterlude,andit seemedIhadspoiledit.Shehad changedinamoment,inthetwin'slingofaneye.Ithoughtitbetter nottoworrythegirl,shegrewso absent,andpretendedtobeabsorbed inmydriving.SmithandIagreedtoeveryyardoftheroad,and whenwebegantoapproachthehill whenceaviewofthehousecouldbe had,IsaidtoNorah "Thereyouare,fromthetopof thathillyouwillseethehouse calledatlastnight."
"Ah,no,thereisnohousetobe seenfromth-efe.Iknowthathill well.YoucanseeLoughReefrom itbutnolargehousesuchasyou describe."
"Youdidnottellmeallthe O'Malleylegend,didyou?"'Iasked,whenwearrivedatthecrumblingoldwallswhichcertainlybore notraceofresemblancetothemansionIhadvisited.
"No,Ididnottellyouallof it.Itissaidthatwhatyousaworthinkyousaw-pleasedon'tbe angrywithme-butreally'ho couldyougetitallsoexactly'unlessperhapsyouhavereadofit somewhere?"
"Neverinmylife."
temporaryconfusion,but,'presently sheadmitted,muchhappiness. Aftertheusualamenitiesofsuch occasions,hadbeensuitablybeenobserved,Norahraisedherheadsuddenlyfrothmyshoulderandcried withadelightfulenthusiasm"Oh, thisistheendofthelegend. I don'tmindtellingyouallnow. Whenthespectralhousewasseen thethirdtime,theO'Malleyswere tohavegoodluckbothinmoney and-and-marriage."
"Itwon'tbemyfault,"Isaid veryseriously,"ifthelatterisn't trueatallevents."
"Iwon'ttellyouwhatNorah said,asmymodestyforbids,butI mightmentiononeremarkofhers.
Ihadbeenchaffingaboutthemesallianceshe-thedescendantofahundredkings-wasmakinginmarrying aplainstockbroker,whenshereplihdwiththemostsolemnfacepod couldimagine
"ButyouknowIdon'twantyo asanancestor."
"Ifwecouldonlybesurethat wasthespectralhouse-"Iwasbeginning,afterabriefrenewalofthe amenities,whenNorahstoopedInd liftednoatarnisheddisk,whether medalorcoin,itwouldbehardto say.
"Whateveristhis?"sheasked, handingherfindtome.
ItboreaPrivatemarkIhadpat onitwhenlendingittoBrownthe Previousmorningforaconjuria; trick.
"It'sahalf-crownIdroppedhere lastnight."Ireplied."Wemust gonow;Smithwillbeimpatient."
"Well.thehouse,exactlyasyou describedit,wassaidtohavebeen twiceseenbefore;andeachtimeit broughttheO'Malley'sbadluckThesecondtimewasjustbeforemy fatherlosteveryshillinginthose Mines."
Andwhatwastohappenwhen theClirdtimecame?"
"I'lltellyouwhat,ifyouare reallyinterested-orwillwriteit tyouwhenyougetbacktoLondon."Shecolouredslightly.
"Youwouldnottellmenow?"
"Ah,no,nopleasedon'taskme," Norahpleaded.
"Soyourfatherhasbeenputting youagainstus!...Verywell,mylittlelady;justwait" Igavethecarherhead,aslast night'shospitalfootmanwouldhave said,andweslotuptothetopof thehillfromwhichtherewasan,.xtensiveview,includingagreat stretchofLouehRee.But,shades ofHaroun-Al-Raschid,wherewas thehousethatlayjustbelowthe hill?Ni,oabuildingwasevenla sigaveafewoldivy-cladruins, clouthand.IlookedatSmith, butcouldthinkofnothingtosay. Smithhimself,mightaswellha'1e saidnothing.Allheremarkedwas.
"Beatsall"
"ThatistheonlybuildingIknJ,,, ofanywherenearhere,"Norahsail inalowvoice."WecallitCa-, tleO'Malley.Itwastheresidence ofourpeoplelongago.Adreadful than;happenedinit.Nearlyacep turyagoagreatballwasgiven whentheeldestsoncameofage.rho wholecountrywasatit,anditis thoughtthattheservantshadsharedtealiberallyinthehospitality. Atany,rate,whentheguestswere allgone,savethosewhostayedovernigiikandwhenthesewereall asleep,adreadfulfirebrokeout. eversomanyliveswerelost,but theeldestsonwasoneofthosewho gotoutsafely.Whenhefoundthat hiscousinNorah,towhomhewas engaged,wasinthehouse,hewent backandbothwerekilledbyafallingwall.Theyweresaidtobea veryhandsomepair,andtheirdeath wasagreatshocktoourwholeclan asImightcallit."
"Pleasetellme,Norah-Ihavea reasonforpressingyou.Inever knewitwasinMozambiqueyourfatherlosthismoney.YouknowI amagreatfinancialauthority,and Ibelievethatagreatdealofwhat waslostmightbesaved,ifthematterweretakenupby-er-agreat financialauthoritylikeme.Dotel me,littlegirl."
"Butgracious"Norahcried eagerly. "NowthatIremember, That'sdartofit,theO'Malley's weretohavegoadluckthethird timethespectralhousewasseen."
"Theywillhavegoodluck,spectralhouseornospectralhouse,for IamsureIcansavethebestpart ofwhatyourfatherlost."
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"Weshallgodownandvisitthis -tragicruin,andthenwe'llresume oursearchforthehouseIcalled at,"Isaiddeterminedly.
"011,ifyoucould-"Norahbegan gladly,hutshehadtostopwitha littlegasp. Wewalkedroundtheshattered ruins,andaswedidsoIwasnaturallythinkingaboutthisverycurious setofcoincidences.Iwas,frankly, Puzzled,butIstillrefusedtogive the"creepy"legendcredit. When wecameroundtowhathadbeenthe frontofthehouse,andIsawthe semi-circularsweepstillvisibleon theturfbeforethedoor,although thegravelhadlongsincedisappeared,Iconfessmyscepticismbegan tohaveahardfightforlife.And whenNorahstoodforamomentin anunconsciousbutgracefulposein theruineddoorwayoftheO'Mallev'sCastle,andlookedoutoverthe landswhichhadoncebeentheir;, thewintersunlightburnishingher t,11e-hlackhair,andlightingher shiningeyes,Ihadno'hesitationin deridingshelookedmorelikea chatelainethananhotel-keeper. Furthermore.Ideterminedwithout delaytomakeacertainproposition whichhadbeenonmymindfor sometime.Itcausedhergreet,if
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