HANSIRVINE'SWINES&BRANDY SoleProprietorofthe"Iris" well-knownbrandofpharmaceutical MedicalRemediesandPreparations. CAVAN"OINTMENT,&c. Formerly140and156GeorgeSt., SydneyandlateofHay-streetPerth, hasREMOVEDtohisSubiacolaboratory,whichisnowHISONLYaddressintheState.Customersare requestedwhenwritingtoaddress, SUBIACOonly,andputfullinitials ofhisname-Est.Sydney1884. "TheBeaconsfield" FREMANTLE.
J.F.Herlihey
Hayingsecuredtheleaseholdof thisoil-establishedandwell-knows Hostelry,willhepleasedtowales's* alloldfriendsfromthefields,whi)i visitingthecity.
IrishNewstoFebruary6,1909. FollowingaretheHighSheriffs appointedfarthecurrentyearinthe principalcitiesofIreland: Belfast-CouncillorFrancisCurley, J.P.,Dunedin,AntrimRoad,Belfast.
Cork-WilliamJohnCahill,Esq.,47 St.PatrickStreet,Cork.. Dublin-CouncillorMichaelDoyle, ClaremontView,.Glasnevin. Limerick-WilliamLambStokes,Esq J.P.,Dereen.Limerick, Londonderry-BlairSmith,Esq.,J. P.,LawrenceHill,Londonderry. Waterford-AldermanJamesQuinlan, BarrackStreet,Waterford.
HowitgoeswithIrishBanks FiveIrishBankshavenowheld theirhalf-yearly,meetings,andto those whohavenotthegood fortunetobeshareholdersinany,of them,.perhapsthemostinteresting featureinconnectionwiththese meetingsisthepracticalunanimity withwlrfchthechairmandescribed theconditionsoftradeinIreland durinA8.Theyalladmittedand deplekedtheperiodofseveretrad! depression,whichaffectedalikethe ma rer,merchantandshop kee dcausedsuchaset-backto bus generally. Thoseengaged ininericlturalpursuitsfaredbetter tbthetraders.TheChairmanof the sterandLeinsterBanksaid ttheyearwasAfaironeinthe country,andthecattletradecontinuedactive.TheBankofIreland chairmanreportedthatthecattle tradewasnotbad,andthechairmanoftheHibernian,Provincial, andNationalBanksthoughtithad improved,orwas,atleast,satisfactory.So,too.theharvestisreportedtohavebeen.onthewhole,well uptotheaverage.ButthechairmanoftheProvincialBankhadto report,withregret,thedeclineinthe areaofflaxgrownintheNorth,and thegreatdepressioninthelinen tradeduringtheyear.Again,the chairmanoftheNationalBankmentionedthattheuncertainty,which prevailedastothefutureofLand PurchaseinIrelandhadnottended tohealthyprogressortoeasymoneyconditions.However.itiscoosolinetofindtheseeminentbusiness gentlemen,whoarethroughtheir hanksinclosetouchwithallpartsof thecountry,inclinedtotakea somewhathopefulviewofthefuture.
JubileeofaChristianBrother.
TheGoldenJubileeofBrotherP. A.Gallagher,Drogheda,wasfitting- lycelebratedatSt.Joseph's,Drogheda,recently.Theinterestingoccasionwasjoyfullyusheredinbya telegramfromRomebestowingthe PapalBenedictionantheworthy.lubilarianandthepresenceofalarge numberofChristianBrothersfrom theneighbouringtownstestifiedto theesteeminwhichheisheld.The Ven.ArchdeaconSegrave.P.P.,V.G. andtheVeryRev.Guardianofthe Franciscans,theVeryRev.Priorsof theDominicanandAugustinianFathers.aswellasthenunsofthedifferentConvents,forwardedsuitable presentsandcongratulations.Complimentarylettersandtelegrams
frommanyabsentfriends-oneespeciallyfromtheSuperior-General,Rev. BrotherJ.C,Whitty,Marino-were receivedduringtheday.
EnglishatBoyootting.
SomeofourbraveEnglishfriends neverwearyofdenouncingboycotting when,byhookorbycrook,theycan includeIrelandinthedenunciation. Ofcoursethedenunciationisgenerally,themerestboshandmake-believe. YourEnglishmancanboycottwith thebestofthemwhenitserveshis purpose. Therehasjustcometo lightasensationalillustration,the tnreatenedvictimbeingnoother' thanhisMajesty,KingEdwardVII., andtheboycotters.ofallpeopleon earth,theright,trustyandwell-belovedtradesmenoftheRoyalBoroughofWindsor.Thecauseoftheir attackisquicklytold.Firstofall theKin"hadnonartialityforthe historiccastlewheresuchalotof EnglishhistorywasmadeQueen Victorialovedtheplaceandletit seealotofher.KingEdwardis eneenienousbyhisabsencesfrom Windsor,endthat,ascaneasilybe ;eta-ined,isbadforWindsor'strade. HehasvirtuallyboycottedWindsor, endwillnothaveTroutofaels, renceshouldWindsornayhimo"tin hiswencoin.Butthegrievanceof theloyalburgessesdoesnot'rd there.
Whenyouhearthecroaker'sprate, Thatyourcauseis"outofdate," AndthatIreland'shopeisQuiteforlorn.
BeSocialDemocrat.
Smallofmindandwideofhat, Withakeytoalltheriddlesonthe map.
Donotlethiswordsannoy, Sure,he'sbutano'ergrownboy, AndTimehasyettomouldhiminto shape.
MichaelDavitt,resthissoul, Foundhimshiveringinahole, Sohetookhimhomeandfedhimas hisown.
Andifnowhebitesthathand, SureweIrishunderstand, Foroch.heneedsourpitymorethan Scorn.
WhenyouheartheToryjeers, Thinkof"Salisbury'stwentyyears," Andthevictorieswewonthrough bloodandtears.
Thinkofallyournoblescion, Allen,LarkinandO'Brien, BoldEmmet,Tone,andGrattanand therest
AllforIreland,wastheircry', Insenatehallorscaffoldhigh, Andundauntedastheylivedsodid theydie.
Mustyestand,disconsolate? E'enwithvictoryatyourgate? Andstillmaintainthatyouran Irishman.
Letthesemongrelswhineatheel! Putyourshouldertothewheel, AndrestassuredthatGodison yoerside.
Whenourfathersbuilttheschools, Theymeantthemnotforfools, Butf)rIrishmenwhogloriedintheir race.
Thenheedyenotthesco'ter'scry. Forwhilejusticereignsonhigh, AndtillEoneareearthandsky,our bannerswave. -ThomasM'Cormack.
"TheUnionistAssociationsof Ireland"havepublishedforfreecirculationinGreatBritainapamphlet entitled"Cattle-drivinginIreland," intowhose46pagesarecrammed moredirectmisrepresentationsand deliberatemisstatementsthanthe mostcarefulstudentcoulddiscover inthewholerecordofBaronMunchausen's"Adventures."Thepamphletismainlymadeupofquotations Amongsttheauthoritiescitedinsupportofhiscasebythecompilerare SirJamesH.Stronge,Bart.;Mr. W.'H.Boyd,D.L.,anEnglishjournalist,"LordOranmoreandBrowne tlt:JamesH.Campbell,K.C.,M.P.; andMr.Lonedale.Theseproven friendsoftheIrishfarmersarethe "authorities"onwhichtheauthorof thepamphletfoundsanindictment ofthewholestrugglefortenantright,notmerelyof"Cattle-driving.' EveninthemostbigotedUlsterdistrictstheirtestimonywillnotbe takenasconclusive.
SLIGO AtTubbercurrySessionsJudge WakeleyofferedhisheartfeltcongratulationstoMr.M`Hugh,solicitor (sonofMr.P.A.McHugh,M.P.)on hisfirstappearancebeforehimand wished,himaprosperouscareer.
ThedeathofcouncillorP.J.McCarrickofCarrickStreet,Sligo,has occasionedmuchregretinthattown. ThelocalCorporation,onthemotion-,!'CouncillorHanley.seconded byCouncillorJinks,adoptedaiesolutionofsympathywiththerelativesoftheirdeceasedcolleague.
KERRY.
Thldeathisverymuchregrett'd ofRev.BrotherDowling,ofthe ChristianBrothers'Community,Caherciveen. Thedeceasedwasa memberoftheOrderfor15years. which,werespentinKilkenny, andhewasinCaherciveenforten years. Hedevotedhimselfwith greatzealtoeducation.
disgraceful,andunlesstherewas somethingdonebytheCo-Council toimproveit, he would dividetheNavanbusinessbetweenKellsandTrim,therebyhelpinginawaytopromotetheindustrialdevelopmentofthelatter.
WEXFORD. JinimyMoore,Wexford'sleadingra footballerhasleftallfortheland,of theStarsandStripes.
Mr.DickButler,ofClonattin,Gorey,soldhisfarmof5oacresunder arentalofZ3c,perannumfor£35o.
GoreyisaleadingcentreofIrish spirit.TheGaelictongueiseverywhereencouraged.
TIPPERARY. TheCommunityofthePresentationConvent,inLimerickandmany friendsregretthedeathofSister MaryDeSales,whichoccurredrecentlyatthefineoldageof9; years. Thedeceasedhadspent70 yearsinthereligiouslife,andwas ingoodhealthuptolastweek,ncr deathoccurringafterabout days'illness.
WZSTMEATH. Rev.FatherO'Carroll,anativeof Co.Westmeath,andbrotherofair. PhilipO'Carroll,ChairmanLetterkennyBoardofGuardians,Co.Do negal,hascelebratedthejubileeof hismissioninIndia.FatherO'CarrollisaparishpriestatPerambur, and,hisparishionersandfriendsnave presentedhimwithmanysouvenirs inrecognitionofhis25years'wole inIndia.
ThePressAssociationstates--A Mullingartelegramsaysthatsix menenteredthelandsofStrattenstown.heldundertheelevenmonths' systemby.MajorCarr,ofBryanstown,fivemilesfromMullingar.and droveallthecattleofftheland Thepolicestoppedthedriveandar restedtenmen,whoweresubsequen tivbroughtbeforethemagistrate, sixbeingsenttoprisonfortwo calendarmonthsandfourenterine intobail.
MERE. JudgeCurran.addressingtne GrandJuryatTrimSessions,said ascattle-drivingandincendiarism stillprevailedintheCo..Meath,he wasunabletocongratulatethem. t'olehtherewereonlyfourcasesto eobeforethem. Referringtothe Courthouses,hesaidofthetwelvein whichhesat,Navanwasthemost
Mr.WilliamTuohy,ofHoljcrossis dead.Hewasaverypopular andleavesalargefamilytomoue him.Itissaidthedeathofhis brother,theRev.FatherTuohyof Connacarty,nearlybrokehisheart.
Mr.WilliamBolgerofNine-MileHouseisdead.
RockwellCollege,beatCook'sbest inRugbybyatrytonil.
Mr.L.P.Power,V.S.,Cashelhas beenappointedJudgeoflivestock forCountyofClareandGalway.
ThestudentsofRockwellcollege, gaveacleverinterpretationatCas helCityHallafewnightsagoor Mr.WilliamBoyle'sexcellentIrish comedy,"TheEloquentDempsey." Theprincipalrolesweresustainedby MastersP.J.Keohar,PierceSheehan,W.J.O'Hara,P.A.Kelly,and LeoHayden.whoeachachievedconsiderablecredit.Theproceedswere devotedtothebenefitofthelocal districtnurseappointedbytheLadies'HealthAssociation.
AnIrishpaperforIrishgirlsunderthetitleofthe"Colleen"has beenpublishedinDublin-thefirst numberappearedonlothFebruary. Itiswelcome. four
Recentlyeightyheadofstoc%were drivenoffagrazingranchatForgestown,Thurles.. Afurtherdrive hastakenplaceatBallvohilip,KillenaulelandsbeingclearedofS2cat tie. Fivestockweredriveninto bogholesatongfordPass.andt' recoverthemthepolicewereobliged tohaulClemoutwithropes.
KILKENNY. OrdinationsatSt.Kieran's College,Kilkenny.
OnSundaythe'MostRev.Dr. Brownrigg,LordBighopofOssory, conferredtheOrderofPriesthoodon thefollowingstudents:Rev.JosephKearns,Ossory. Rev.ThomasBrennan,Ossory. Rev.MichaelGuilfoyle,Ossory. Rev.JohnO'Connor,Ferns. HisLordshipwasassistedatthe functionbythePresidentandDean ofSt.Kieran'sCollege.-a
Rt.Rev.J.PiusDowling,0.P., newlyappointedBishopofTrindad, issonofMrs.Dowling,theSquare. FreshiordfirstcousinofMr.Wm. Dowling,andsecondcousinofRevA J.Dowling,C.C.,Mooncoin,and Mrs.Fogarty,Castlecomer.Hegot hisearlyeducationatSt.Kieran's, Kilkenny,afterwhichhespentsome yearsintheEnniscorthybranenof theNationalBankfromwherebe went-bein;alwaysevidentlyofa religiousandsaintlydisposition-to RockwellCollege.totakeuphisecclesiasticalstudies.TheCounty Kilkennyhasnowthedistinctionof havingthreeofhersonsArchbishops -TheMostRev.Dr.Ireland,the GreatArchbishopofSt.Penis; ArchbishopDowling,ofTrinidad,and MostRev.JohnO'Reilly.Archbishop ofAdelaide.
Mrs.CavanghofGalway,mother ofRev.C.CavanghofBallycallanis dead,attheageof77years.
TullaroanandMooncoinarematchedforagreathurlingcontest.
IntheforthcomingthreetestmatchesinwhichKilkennyistofight Corkforchampionshiphonors,the followingistheMarbleCityteam:E.Doyle,R.DoyleM.Doyle,J. Kelly,R.Doheny,"Drug"Walsh (Mooncoin),D.Stapleton,D.Kennedy;,P.Lanigan,MattGargan,Tom Kenny,DickBrennan(Erin'sOwn), S.Walton,J.Keoghan(Tullaroan), J.Anthony,J.Power(Piltown),J. Rochford(Threecastles),This,it willberemarked,istheAll-Ireland teamwhichdefeatedDungourneyat Dungarvan,withonechange.namely thatDickBrennanreplacesGrace. Itisexpectedthatthesecondmatch willbeplayedinSt.James'sPark afortnightaftertheCorkmatch, andtheteamtorepresentKilkenny ontheAllIrelandandLeinsterFinalswillbepickedontheplayin bothmatches.
yxWinstonChurchillthrashes theTories,andthe"severe" worktheycarryout!
Mr.WinstonChurch'.'.1,Presidentof theBoardofTrade,addresseda greatmeetingofLiberalsatNotting hamrecentlyinthecourseofhisaddresshesaidaperiodofsupremeeffortlaybeforeallwhoprofessedthe Liberalcreed. Theelectionwhich wouldclosethisParliament.and whichwasapproaching,wouldtoan electionwhichwoulddifferinseveral importantfeaturesfromanyelection intheirtime.Duringthelastthirtyorfortyyearstheyhadneverseen theConservativepartyapproachan electionwithoutaprogramme-on Paperatleast--(laughter)---ofsocial anddemocraticreform.butnosocial legislationwasnowofferedbythe Coiservativeparty.Uponthegrin: andsombreproblemsofthepoor. lawtheyhadnopolicywhatever uponunemployment,onwhichthe DepartmentsoftheStatewerenow enragedinconstantwork,theyhad nopolicywhatever.exceptwhat wouldmakeitworseupontheevils ofintemperance,connectedwiththe Presentconditionsunderwhichthe trafficinstrongdrinkwasconducted theConservativePartyhadnowno policywhatever,exceptthatofmakingsureofthepublic.housevote. (Cheers.)Uponthegreatquestion oftheland,monopolisedbyafew, deniedtosomany,somuchofit fooledawayforfoxesandpheasants. theyhadnopolicywhatever.(RenewedCheers).
FORIRELAND and.therelationsoftheIrishtothe Enzlishpeopleconcerningwhichthere wasachanceofrepeatingthegreat workwhichhadbeendoneinSouth Africa,therewasnopolicywhatever fromtheConservativeParty.,except thatoldpolicyofCoercion.Where theyhadapolicyinotherdirections itwasworsethannopolicy for Scotlandagoodstiffdoseofthe Lords'vetoofalltheirlegislation, andforgallantlittleWalesnothing butaChurchrepugnanttotheconsciencesoftheoverwhelmingpopulationofthepeoplecrammeddown theirthroat,andforwhichtheyhap! topaythebills.(Cheers). Yet ,1,112ConservativePartywereconflTentofvictory.Theyweretoobusy atCabinet-making--(laughter)-who shouldbeputin,and,whatwas scarcelylessimportant,whoshould beputout. (Renewedlaughter.) Thetwofactionsintowhichthey wereirretrievably,split-theBalfour itesandtheTariffReformers-were veryconsciousofoneanother'sinfirmities,andhethoughttheirrespectiveorgansinthePresshadsucceededinprovingthattheywerean uncommonlypoorlotallround. (Laughterandcheers.')Itwouldbe badenoughifsuchapartyreturned topower,unrepentantandunchas-
tened,todonothing,butconsequencesimmeasurablymoredisastroust wouldfollowfromavictory,for TariffReform.TheLiberalsofthe countrywereconfrontedwithanorganisedpolicyofreaction. Ifthe ConservativePartywonatthegeneralelectiontheyhadaclearintentionofhiposineacompleteprotectivetariffandofraisingmoney forambitiousarmamentsandall sorts,ofwildcolonialprojects,by taxinrthewage-earners.end.iiividin., theplunderbetweenlandlordsand manufacturers. Theelectorsmust notletthemselveshedrawnaway bysophisms,appealstosentiment, orridiculousdelusionsaboutmaking theforeignerpayfortheupkeepof ourcountry.Suchtreaclewasnot goodenoughtocatchflies.(Loud laughter).TheConservativeParty wereatpresentinadumpy,nervous, state.Itanyonespokefirmlyand plainlyaboutthem,theybecame speechlesswithindignation,andwere almostinastateofincipientapoplexy.Asfortheso-calledLiberal Unionists,
THEYRAN
OFFWHINING thatitwasunchivalroustoattack thembecausetheirleaderMr.Cham. berlain,wasdisabled.Sorrywas he(Mr.Churchill)thathewasdisabled.(Cheers.)Mr.Chamberlain's fiercestopponentswouldwelcomeas arefreshingbreezehisre-entryinto thepoliticalarenaofdutyforthe factthattheywouldthenhavea mantodealwith-(cheers.)-someone whosestatementofthecaseforhis partywouldheclearandable,someonewhowouldmakespeechesworth readingandworthanswering-(laughterandcheers)-insteadof*he miserablemarionettes-(morelaughter)-wirepullersthattheTariffReformLeaguewereaccustomedtoex hihiton provincialplatforms (Cheers.)Mr.AustenChamberlain. whohewastoldwasagreatman. latelysaid-"Nohesitationwouldbe toleratedinregardtoUnionistmem. herswhohavetodealwiththetariff Proposalswhichmaybeputforward inanotherParliamentbywhoever maybeChancelloroftheExchequer."Notonlynoopposition, nocriticism,nodissent,nodemur, but"nohesitation"even.(Laugh ter.)Nohesitationaboutataxon breadormeat.ontimber,onbutter. cheese,oreggs,onfruit,onanyof theinnumerablearticlesimportedfor theutility,comfort,profit,andadvantageofthepeople. Asecretsocietyhadbeenstartedofnameless, butprobably,interested,busybodies called"TheConfederates,"whowere alreadyhardatworknightandday inallthe
DIRTIESTSEWERSOFPOLITICALINTRIGUE.
(Laughterandcheers.)Itcouldnot bemuchofacausethatrequiredall thisbackstairsworktomakeA prosperousandpopular.Mr.Bowles,achipoftheold.Nock,had,forsooth,forfeitedtheconfidenceofthe Party,inhisconstituencybecausehe wouldnotpromisetaxationonchairs andwindowpanes.Hadagreat historicpartydescendedtosuchbriberyandcorruption Aftersome ridiculingonthedividingoftheloot beforethevictorywaswon.Mr. Churchilldilatedforsometimeupon theadvantageswhichBritainhad derivedfromFreeTrade,andstigma tisedtheattackuponthissystemas agrossconspiracyofreaction.Then,' turningtothequestiononwhat termsLiberalswouldcarryonthe Governmentofthiscountryifthey werevictorious,ashethoughtthey might,andwouldbe,hesaidthatif theywontheywouldsmashtopieces thevetooftheHouseofLords. (Cheers).Hehadgoodhopethatat therightmoment,andwiththeright issue,theymightsecureaneffective majority. Theprizetheywould claimastheresultoftheirexertions sufferingsandvictorywouldbethat thereshouldbeafinalchangeinthe relationsofthetwoHousesofParliament,andexceptuponthatbasis andfortheexpresspurposeofimmediately'effectingthatchangehe didnotthinkanyLiberalGovern-
mentwouldacceptanyresponsibiliy(LoudCheers.) Buttherewas anotherissuethatmustnotbeforgotten.Hemeantthesocialissue, thehumbleneedsoftheneglected millionsofourpopulation.TheLiberalGovernmenthadtakenonegreat stepalreadywitholdagepensions-(cheers)-inspiteofSocialistsneer, andToryjeerandgloriousbeer. (Laughter.) Anotherthingwhich theToryreactiondarenottouchwas theLiberalworkofsettlementand reconciliationinSouthAfrica.But ifhethoughtthattheLiberalsocial programmewascompletedhewould cheerfullyjoinwiththoseardentspiritswhowishedtobe ATTHETHROATSOFTHE LORDS
atonce,buthefeltthatoldagepensionsmustnotbetheendofthe chapterbutthebeginningofthe chapterofsocialmeasures. There weremanypoliticalabsurditiesand obsoletepracticesinourcountry,buff inthemaintheaspirationsofthe Britishpeopleweresocialrather thanpolitical. TheLiberalParty haddonesomepartofitssocial work.Theywerepreparedtodo somemoreatonce.(Cheers).They weregoingtoplacebeforethenationawide,comprehensive,andinterdependentschemeofsocialorganisation,notmerelyinaplacarded heoeramme,butbyamassiveseries oflegislativeproposalsandadministrativeActs.(Loudcheers.)
DeWang/ofWomen. (ByFatherO'Brien,S.J.)
"Ifmenandwomenwouldonly readcarefullythefirstpageofthe Bible,"hesaid,"itwouldanswer manyquestionsregardingmarriage." HetookforhissubjecttheBible words"Itisnotgoodformanto bealone,letusmakeahelpmatefor him."
"Nothingcauldbemorebeautiful thanthat,saidFatherPardow."A womanistobeahelpto,mannot todraghimdown,buttolifthim up. IntheCatholicChurchwe takeitasliterallytruethatwoman wasmadefromman,andtomeit seemsfundamental,'boneofmybone fleshofmyflesh,andthetwoinone.
"TheCatholicChurchputsmatri monyonahighplane. Woman owesherexistencetoman,butthe manoweshisstrengthtothewoman.Sheishishelper,notatoy tobethrownaside,notaslaveto dohiswork,butahelpmate. Itisnotfairtohavetwosystemsofmorality.Whatiswrong forthewomaniswrongfortheman andviceversa.Afterdescribingthe Creationthe.Bible'saidthatman shouldhavedominion,butitdidnot saythatheshouldhavedominion overthewoman.Shewasonalevelwithhim,andifatfirsttheviomanowedherexistencetoman,so laterthemanowedhisexistenceto thewoman.
FatherPardowquotedtheMother oftheMaccabees,who,withhersons dyingaroundher,urgedthem,inthe faceofdeathtostandfortheright anddefythewrong.
"Joiningaman'shearttoa woman'sthought,'"hequoted.
ofmarriage.Ifshedoesnotconsiderherselfaco-workerwithGodin thecreationoflifesheisnotworthy ofmatrimony.
"Andletthewomanhelptheman intellectually,andbyallmeanslet herhavealltheintellectualdevelopmentpossible.Doeseveryoneknow; ,thatinthethirteenthcenturythere werewomenteachersintheChurch, womenprofessorsintheUniversity. ofPaduaandothers?
"Letthewomenhelpthemen spirituallytoo.IhaveheardwomenwhohavemarriedProtestant husbandssaythattheyneverdiscussedreligioussubjectswiththem.
Idonotseewhytheyshouldnotif theyhavemarriedhusbandsoftheir choiceandlove,andthatoughtto be.AwifeisnotsimplyaPerson tolookafterthedinner,arrangethe flowersinthehouse,andsewbuttonsonshirts.Anyonecando that.
"OneofthesaddestthingsIhave everseenwasamotherobligedto supportherselfwiththepen,having twolittlechildren,andwho,when thelittleonescametoclimbonher kneewhenshewasbusy,wouldask: 'Why,ifImustworkformyliving, mustIhavechildren? Ifanykind ofintellectuallifeisgoingtodraw awaythemother'slove,letitgo. Wecangetalongwithoutintellectualwriters,wecangetalongwithoutbooks,butwecannotgetalong withoutmothers. Butawoman maycontinueherdevelopment,keep allherlovelinessandattractiveness andkeeponaparwithman-why not?"
Speaking'ofheavenintheApocalypse,describedas"abrideforher hueband,"hesaid "Nosimilemorebeautifulthan thiscouldbeused. Thereis nothingmorebeautifulthan womanin herproperplace. Thewomanhasthedivine workofchiselingsouls.anditisfar aheadofthatofMichaelAngeloor Raphael,forcanvasandmarblewill wasteaway.Herchiselinginthe softestwaxbecomesharderthan adamant,andsheisinherright spherewhensheisliftingmanupto GodHimself."
Wetarnishthesplendourofour bestactionsbyoftenspeakingof them.
WeakandExhausted-AlmostReady toSurrenderandCeaseFightlal theBattleoflife. Ifyourblood circulates poorlyandyour nervesare weak;ifyou aredespondent anddiscouraged, withstomachout oforder,andhave indigestion,sickheadache,weak muscles,andyoufindyo,urday's dutiesalmosttoomuchforyou-. thenthereishelpforyouin
"Andwehearsomuchaboutwoman'sinferiorityThatwasa wonderfulexampleofstrength.Matrimony,isGod'smasterpiece.Itis eitherasacramentthatyoucannot touchoritisamerecontract.As aSacramentitisagreatstrongholdsocially,morally,andpolitically,anditshouldbeappreciatedby, everyman,whohopestohanddown hislifetoothersasheiscalledto do.
"Doyouthinkthewomanhelps themanasmuchassheshould? Don'tyouthinkmanywomenare selfish?Menaretoo.They,marry foramusement,ortheyneedsocial helpsometimes.Andthewomanis untruetoherselfandtoGodAlmightyifshedoesnotaccepttheduties
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QuestionBox Question,-
Isthereanyparticularceremony usedinconferringthe"Psilium"on anArchbishopoutsideRome? 4 certainArchbishopofAustralasia hasnotreceivedhisdresswhenin RomeandIwonderedwhatwasthe custom.-"Ennis."
Answer.-
Whenthegivingofthepallludiis doneoutsideRome;theancientusageisforthePopetohanditover tooneortwoBishops,whoonan appointeddaymeettheBishop-elect forwhomthepalliumisintended, eitherinhismetropolitanchurchor insomeotherwhichhappenstobe moreconvenient.ThereMassisto becelebratedbytheBishopwhoconfersthepallium,and,afterthecelebranthasmadetheCommunion,the palliumisstretchedoutinthemiddleofthealtarunderasilkcovering WhentheMassisfinishedthecelebrantseatshimselfonafalstoolon theEpistleside.Meanwhilethere.-ceivingBishop,whohasbeenvested inanotherplace,kneelsbeforethe altarandrecitestheoathofallegiancetothePope.Thegiverofthe palliumnowrises,takesitfromthe altar.placesitovertheshouldersof thereceiver,andrecitestheformula appointedinthepontificale.Then theBishopwhohasreceivedthepalliumrises,advancestothealtar precededbythecross,andwithhead uncoveredconfershissolemnblessingonthepeople.
Question,-
"HigherPublic"asksuswhatis thehighestlakeintheworld.The question,hesays,aroseoutofa dispute.
Answer,-
haveheardclassicalsingersandeloquentorators,butthemenwereno nearerthekingdomthanbefore.We havefumedandfussed,andworked, ourselvesintoafrenzy,whilethe CatholicChurchwithoutanyeffort onherparthasgoneonintheeven tenorofherwaysolvingtheproblem tothesatisfactionofherhierarchy.
"Hewdoesshedoit! Howdoes shegetmenoutofbedonSunday morningatanearlyhour-menwho worklateonSaturdaynight?How doesshefillthestreetsonSunday morningwithworshipperswhenthe Protestantworldisfastasleep?I knowsomeoftheexplanationsthat areofferedbuttheydonotexplain. Manythatwehaveheardandread onlyseemchildishtwaddle. One manwilltellyouthattheCatholic Churchcontainsnobodybutignorant people. Butisthattrueofthe factsofthecase?Dowenotknow ofbrilliantlawyersandjudgesand professorsandbusinessmenwhoare devoutworshippersathershrine. Butifitweretruethatsheonly heldignorantpeople,achurchthat cangatherandholdtheignorant rabblehasavitalitymuchtobedesired. Butthecriticismisnot true.
"Anothermanwilltellyouthat theCatholicChurchscarespeopleintoherfold.Howoftenhaveyou heardthat?Butthatexplanation isnobetterthanthefirst. You canreadily,seehowonegeneration mighthefrightenedintodoingsomething,butwhoiswillingtobelieve thattwentygenerationscanbework,. eduponinthesameway?The scarecrowmethodisboundtoplay outwithgrowingyears. No, suchexplanationsasweusuallyhear explainnothing.Hersecretlies deeper.
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OnthesummitoftheSierraNevadaMountainsisalakeknownto touristsasLakeTahoe.Itisthe highestbodyoffreshwaterinconsiderablevolumeknowntothisorany country,fortherecentGeodeticSurveyreportsitslevelasbeingnearly R,000feetabovethatoftheala.Its temperatureneverriseshigherthan 40degreesFahrenheit,anditruns offintotheTruckeeriver,whicndischargesitselfintothelakesofthe Nevadathathavenooutlet,but whosewatersaredrunkupbytrue thirstyalkalisoilsoftheGreatAmericanDesert.Thelakeneverfreezes. Whenpeoplearedrownedinitswaterstheirbodiesareneverrecovered Inthehistory.oftheStatethereis notasingleinstanceofrecovery. Thereisnoa7curatesurveyofthe lake,norhasthereeverbeenmace acarefulanalysisofitswater,such aswoulddeterminetheirspecificgravity.butthefactremainsthatwnosoeverfallsintothemisirretrievablylost.Thetheoryisthatthelake itselfisthecraterofanextinctvolcano,insizegreaterthananynow extantthatitisfedandchiefly drainedbysubaqueouschannelsthat carryintothatwhatevercomesInto itandthatitsswirlingcurrentsthus disposeofitsflotsam.
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"EarnestHighChurchman,"says, Sir,couldyougivemethesecretof howeouinduceorattractmento Church, Iawaitanswerinyour QuestionColumns
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WecannotexactlygivearecipebecausetheProtestantworldhast)ePn most ingenious indevising these.endapparentlywithout muchresult. Weayenever satisfiedwiththenum'ersthatatteedChurch,becausetheycouldbe larger,thoughingoodfaithProtestantsofeverykindadmirethenumberswhoatte-dMassanddevotions. Theyhavewrittenthematterup, andwhentheyarehonesttheystrike thetruth.HereiswhataneminentProtestantdivinesaysonthe subject "TheProtestantworldhas"one almostthelimitinadontinemeans tosecureattendanceofmenat Church. Wehaveseenthemagic lanternexhititionandlistenedto theaddressesonthelakepoetswe
WhatistheextentoftheRoman Catacombs,andhowmanyaresupposedtobeburiedthere? "Mulg,a."
TheRomancatacombsares8o milesinextent,anditisestimated thatsomethingliket5.000,000dead arethereinterred.
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Yousaidsometimeagoinyour QuestionBoxColumn,saysa FaithfulReader"thattheCatholicChurchisopposedtocremation! Woulda priest sayMass. andattendthefuneralofone whoseremainsweretobecremated.
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TheoppositionoftheChurchto cremationisnotadogmaoffaith itismerelyamatterofdiscipline.
spacethanwecouldafford,andit wouldhequiteuninteresting,except toafew.Tobeginwith,Socialismmustbejudgedbyitsprinciples. TheChurchisnotopposedtosocialreformmovementsthatarebaseduponcorrect,trueChristianprinciplesbutwhatispopularly;understoodasSocialismisbasedupon materialisticandatheisticprinciples, andisthefoeofreligion,offamily lifeandofallsocialorder. The ablestdefendersandexponentsof Socialismsay"Socialismneedsno religiontosupportit.Whenwe havethecouragetotakeholdofit, Socialismwillbecomeforeachofus areligionImmeasurablygranderand truerthanwhatwecallreligiontoday."Again"ToidentifySocialismwithChristianity,wemustfirst 'Christianize'itSocialismChristianizedwouldheSocialismemasculatedanddestroyed."TheChurch iscompelledasamatterofself-defencetoopposeSocialism,because Socialismmakeswaruponreligion. andespeciallyupontheCatholic Church,byadvocatingmaterialistic andatheisticprinciples.The-false chargeallegedbySocialists,thatthe Churchispartialtotherichanddesiresthecontinuanceofexistingevils. fromselfishmotives,shouldbesufficienttoconvincethefair-minded thatSocialistsmaliciouslyantagonizetheChurchandreligion. The Churchisnotignorantofthesuffering'sandoppressionsofthepoor,but sheknowsthattheseevilswouldbe multipliedandimmenselyintensified bytheapplicationofthemethodsof reformproposedbytheSocialists. Holdingoutthematerialisticideals tothepoor,andencouragingthem toseekthroughviolenceandinjusticethegratificationoftheirappetitesandpassion.withoutthoughtof theiraccountabilitytoGod,which,in brief,istheSocialistmethodofreform,willneverbenefitthepoor onthecontrary,itwillinevitably sinkthemintodeeperdistress.
itorsfromPerth,Midland,KalamundaandCottesloeturnedupingood numbers.Thegentleman'sprizes waswonbyMr.Pearce(Midland), 2ndprizeMr.Conolly.MissHeenan securedtheladies'firstprizeand MissMartin(Kalamunda)2ndprize. Thecommitteedesiretothank Messrs.ErphBros.andHealy& Fontaine,whokindlygavethegent's PrizesandtheBonMarcheforthe ladies'prizes.TheLadiescommitteeprovidedrefreshments,iafter whichdancingwaskeptuptill12 p.m. MissHenkelpresidedatthepiano, andMr.MooneyactedasM.C. Whenthereturnsareinthefinancialresultshouldbesatisfactoryto thosewhohaveworkedtomakethe eveningthesuccessitwas.
Forsufficientlygravereasons,thereforetheauthoritiesoftheChurch couldpermitit,andpermitthe priesttoofficiate,&c.Ofcoursethe circumstancesmustheextraordinary -Plagueforinstance Aswedo "ot'crowwhetheryourefertoaparticularcase,ormerelyas',,asPecfl!citiesnuestionwecannotgoany furtherintothematter!
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-HaroldJunior"asksusthemeaningofthefollowingtitlesaftera clergyman'sname:-O.P..;C.M.; S. S.C.S.P.C.S.C.P.S.M.
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O.P.,OrderofPreachers(Dominicans)(1.M.,VincentianFathers.also CompanyofMary,S.S.,CongregationoftheMostBlessedSacrament (wethink)C.S.P.,ThePanlists.or Congre-atinnofSt.PaulC.S.C., Con-,regationoftheHolyCross P.S.M.,PiousSoci-tyofMissions (Pallotines).
Ouestion,"NotSatisfied."writes-Seeing:the etiev-erof?merlesandanswersgiven inyourparerreSocialism,Iwould likeyoutosaywhydoestheCatholicChurchonnoseSocialism? Ts' ittreeSocialistsassert,thatthe chernhdeeicesthecontinuanceofthe Presentsystemofrichandpoorfrom, selfishmotives?.Issheignorantof thedistressofthepoor?Hasthe Churchmoralreasonsforitsonnosttion?DovoethinkSocialismif successful,wouldiniuretheChurch?
Answer,"NotSatisfied"hasviveninhis nuestionssufficienttowriteabout foraweek.WedonotProPoseto sointodetailinouranswers,'becausethematterwouldcovermore
TheChurchisalwaysforemostin supportingreformmovementsbased uponsoundmoralprinciplestoalleviatethesufferingsofthepoorand bringaboutabettermentoftheir condition. Totherichsheproclaimsinthundertonesthatoppressionofthepoorisasincryingto heavenforvengeance.Tothepoor sheholdsoutthehopeofareward inheavenforalltheysufferhere. Toallshecommandstheobservance ofthelawofjustice,asnecessaryfor fulfillingthedivineprecept,"Love thyneighbourasthyself,"upon whichsalvationdepends.Socialism wouldabolishmarriageandfamily life,andhavemenandwomenherd togetherlikethebrutesofthefields, withoutregardtopurityormorality.
TheChurchmaintains,indefenseof moralityandsocialorder,thesanctityofmarriageandthesacredobligationbindingparentstofeed. clotheandeducatetheirchildren, andtrainthemtolove,honourand serveGod.ThesamemoralprinciplesthroughwhichtheChurchliftedmankindfromthedepthsofpagandegradationaretheveryprintipleashenowemploy'stopreventSocialismfromplungingmenbackinto thedepthsofmaterialismandatheism.Itisnotmerelytosaveher materialstructure.nortomaintain hertemporalorganizationinthis worldthat'theChurchresiststheattackofSocialism,buttosavethe immortalso"lsofmen.Hencethe Churchteachesthevalueofsuffering True,sufferinganddeatharethepen"It"ofsin,butrelielonshowshow DivineProvidenceleadssoulsthrough Pathsofsorrowandhumiligtionto realmsofendlesseloryanddelights. ^heisttaifehtthislessonofnreeeot esdexamnle.thatsouls,nurifiedin thscrucihleofsufferinginthislife, mightnosseesandenjoythetreasuresofHisKingdominheaven.
layswaterNotes. TheEuchrePartyandDancein connectionwiththeBayswaterStall attheforthcomingMaylandsBazaar cameofflastWednesdayevening,and wasadecidedsuccess.Beside?,a goodattendanceoflocalpeople,vis-
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OnFridaylast,Mr.R.J.Patter sonwasmarriedtoMissMcNamara, attheSt.Mary'sChurch,bythe Rev.DeanDrayne,V.F.Theyhave gonetoMountSirSamuel,wnere theywillconducttheShamrock Hotel.
'OnSundaynightlast,St.Mary'sOneoftheheavieststormsexperChurch,Lawlers,waslitupbygss'o-iencedatMountSirSamueltook leneforthefirsttimeandtheeffectplacelastSaturdaynight,whenhail wasmostmarked.Thegasoleneandraindescendedtosuchanextent planthadlatelybeeninstalled.Al-astofloodthetown.Theatilt-teris8ft.deep. thoughthenightwaswarmthetern-stoneswereofanenormoussize.
lightwasmorebrilliant.
crativenessofthebutcheringtrade ontheGoldfields,whenthefactis mentionedthatMr.Morrisdisposed ofhisinterestinthefirmofMessrs. Routledge,MorrisandWillislately, tohistwopartnersfor,£15,000 A fewyearsagohehadnothing,soto speakandLawlersisonly14years old, Evenherebathingcanbeindulged in,intheTwo-MilePool.Thewa-
Lawlershasthreemailsweekly peratureinthechurchwasnotnear-Mr.DanBuckleyhadoneofhisfromPerth,twoviaLeonoraon lysohighasifitwouldhavebeenleftribsbrokenon.ThursdaylastinSundaysandThursdays,andonevia hadkerosenebeenused,besidesthetheWildCatmine,byafallofSandstoneonMondays. mullock.HeisunderthecareaLastweekMr.Gray'shouseand Dc.Crookeinthehospital. itscontentsattheWaroongamine
Theworkrecently,executedinre furnishingtheAltar,andthegeneral improvementseffectedinthebuilding werefeatures'whichthebrightlight broughtintogreaterprominence.The VeryRev.DeanDrayne.V.F.,is highlypleasedwiththemannerin whichthecontractwascarriedout byMr.RowledgeandMr.LeighHarrisandalsointheworkingoftin 'plantsosuccessfullydirectedtothe ChurchandPresbyterybyMr.Sullivan.
Lastweek,Mr.W.Goodridge,of theEastMurchisoncordialfactory, hadafingerofhislefthandamputatedbyDr.Crooke. Thefinger hadrecentlybeeninfuredbythe burstingofabottlewhileMr.Goodridgewasbottlinginhiscordialfar :toryinCliftonStreet.
TheVivienMine,whichissituated lomilesNorthofLawlers,isworkingwellandmakingamonthlyprofit.Twohundredmenareemployed atthemiae.Thecentreisquitea townshipwithtwostores,andexcellenthotel,andallconditionsessentialtoanup-to-dateplace.Messrs. Bewick,Moreing&Co.,arethere presentativesof-themine.
TheWildCatMine,ownedbya partyofthree,ishighlyispokenof. Itsoutlookisexceptionallybright.
Arailwayisbadlyneededfrom LeonoratoWiluna,viaLawlers.he auriferousprospectsoftheroutejustifyit,accordingtotheStateEngineer.Atpresentthedistrictis neglectedbytheGovernmentandit isnotgivenachancetoprogressas itshould.
Theweatherisattimeshotargilweredestroyedbyfire. Mr.Gray, muggy,butonthewhole,itispled-wasmuchburnthimself. santforthistimeoftheyear.AfterSeveralprospectingpartiesare MarchuntilOctober,theweatheronoutbetweenhereandWiluna. theFieldsisperfect.SuchweatherLastyearLawlersproducedmore isnotexistentelsewhere. goldthanduringthethreeprevious
OnTuesdaynightlast,theStat-years. 'ciesoftheCrosswererecitedinSt. Mary'sChurch,bytheVery,Re,. Dea.iDrayne,V.F.OnSundayhe saidMassattheVivienat9a.m., andatIIo'clockinLawlers.There wereVespersat7.30p.m.
Mr.DanBuckley,whohadamiraculousescapefromdeathlastweek intheWildCatMine,byafallof earth,isprogressingfavourablyin thelocalHospital.Theearthbruiseahishead,chest,andfaceandone ofhisleftribswas.fracturedand anotherwaslacerated.
Dr.PonsfordcommencedthepracticeofhisprofessionlastMondayat Mt.SirSamuel.
Apublicbatteryisbadlyneededat Mt.SirSamuel.Thematterhas beenbroughtbeforetheGovernment, but,sofar,nothinghasbeendone.
Theflourishingstateoftheplaceand thestoneavailableforcrushingwarrantitserection.Mt.SirSamuel isfastregainingtheactivityofits bestdays.
ThesportstobeheldhereonSt. 'Patrick'sDay,undertheauspicesof theLawlersAthleticAssociationeromisetobeagreatsuccess. The eventswillconsistofcycling,running,jumping,andlog-chopping.
TheLawlersdistrictproducedmore goldlastyearthatitdidin1907. Thisspeakswellfortheminingactivityandthegoldresourcesofthis partoftheEastMurchison.This, coupledwiththeStateEngineer'sreport,shouldattractattentiontothis neglecteddistrictandhastenthecon structionofthe"civiliser,"therai: way."Goodwineneedsnohush," isatruesaying,butitiswelller theleadinglightsinthispartto castasidetheirreticenceandmake knowntheirjustclaimstoafair shareoftheGovernmentplums.God helpsthosewhohelpsthemselves.
TheLawlersAthleticAssociation willcelebrateSt.Patrick'sDayon the18thinst.byholdingcycling, pedestrianandlong-choppingevents. .27owillbegivenawayInprizes. goodday.isexpected.Inthenight A`OurBoys"willbestaged.
Splendidshowersofrainfellon TuesdayandWednesdaylast.The weatherisverycoolforthistimeof theyear.
Thelocalpaperhasas^athing leadingarticleinarecentissueon thetrio,Dr.HackettandMessrs. LovekinandHocking,whoconstitutedandself-aneointedthemselvesto representtheW.A.PressattheConferenceofJournaliststobeheld shortlyinLondon.Itsaysthatif threerepresentativeswereselected bythejournalistsofthisStates,Dr. Hackettwouldnotbeplaced,and theothertwowouldnotevenbe mentioned. TtsaysthatHocking wasaPoorshowatBrokenHill behindanironmonger'scounter,and thatLovekinisaspinelessjournalist.Itdescribesthethreeasthe mostconceitedwhostrutSt. George'sTerrace.Somuchforthe threetellersofTooleySt.! Someideacanbeformedofthelu-
HighgateC.Y.M.S. Theusualweeklymeetingofthe HighgateC.Y.M.S.washeldinthe ParishHallonTuesday2ndinst. Theattendanceofmemberswasvery satisfactory',beingwellabovethe average.
time. Thishesucceededindoing eventually,,heavingthelaurelsofvier'sk toryinthehandsoftheSecretary., M.A.Haynes.Whilstthiscompetitionpossiblydidnoteclipsetheformerinpointofkeenness,yetitclearly*demonstratedthatalittlerivalry Willbringaboutgreatefforts.The Prizeshavingbeendistributedbythe chairman,averyenjoyableevening wasbroughttoaclose.
maylandsDoles TheBazaarhiaidoftheBuilding FundsoftheMaylandsandBayswaterChurches,tobeheldintheMaylandsHallfromrethto22ndApril next,promisestobeagreatsuccess. Therewillbe4stalls,viz.:MaylandsStallMountLawleyStall BayswaterStallRefreshmentStall. TheMaylandsandRefreshment Stall-holdersheldaverysuccessful EuchrePartyandDanceafewweeks backinaidoftheiretalls. TheyalsoanticipateholdinganotherbeforetheBazaaropens.
TheBayswaterstallholdershave beenworkinghardfortheirstall. TheyhaveheldtwoEuchrePartys, bothofwhichhaveprovedverysuccessful.
Businessofaminornaturehaving beentransacted,theSpecialBusiness oftheevening,viz.,"Australian GeographyandaSpellingBee,"was proceededwith. Thefirstportion oftheproIramme,wassuccessfully negotiated,causingconsiderableexcitementandpleasuretothecompetitors.BeingthefirstoccasionOa whichanAustralianeeographycompetitionhadbeenheld,intheannals ofthesociety,thenoveltyand strangenessoftheamusementappealedtomembers.Whilstthemajorityofmembersparticipated,itwas unfortunatethattheycouldnotall bewinners.asthecorrectnessof theirrepliesandtheextensiveknowledgetheypossessedrelativetoAustralianGeographydeservespecial commendation.Itveryoftenoccurs withtheyouthofAustralia.that, whilsttheinformationtheypossess regardingthegeographyofforeign countriesistrulyexcellent,theirignoranceinreferencetotheirnative landisastounding.ThecompetitorsaftersustainingasevereexaminationatthehandsofMr.E. O'Louehlin,andderivinggreatpleasurefromtheircat'chisation.they graduallysuccumbedtotheharder questionsleaving.awell-earnedvictoryinthehandsofMr.J.Keogh, whothroughoutthecompetitiondisplayednosmallknowledgeofthe subjectinhand.TheSpellingBee. thenextsectionoftheprogramme, havingbeenproceededwith,thegentlemencompeting,endeavouring,toat leastsecuretheprizeforthisdivisionaffordedconsiderabledifficultyto theexaminer,whotriedtoreducethe fieldofcompetitorsinaminimumof
TheMountLawleyStallholdersare verybusyjustnowinpushingthe saleofticketsfortheirRiverExcursionwhichtakesplaceon16thinst. Givenafinenightthisshouldprove verysuccessful.
Ageneralmeetingofallinterested intheBazaaristobeheldinthe SchoolRoom.Maylands,nextMondayevening13thin-It.at8p.m.
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ThemostprogressiveDraperyStoreinall W.A.OwnedandrunbytheBrennanBros. themselves. FredericOzanam. "Ex.C.Y.M."assetusforaListoryof''FredericOzanam,"so muchgloriedbytheclergy.
Wearegladtobeabletooblige, outgoodfriendandhopethesketch wesubmitwillinspirehim.
TherewerethreeFrenchmenintie lastcenturywhowerelinkedtogetherbytiesofkindredsympathies, ideasand,enthusiasms. Montalembert,Lacordaire. andFredericOzanam.Thelastnamedought tobefamiliarandworldrenowned. sincehewasthefounderofoneof themostbeneficentcharitableorganizationsknowntomankind-theSocietyofSt.VincentDePaul,which wasinstitutedbyhimfortherelief oftheindigentpoorandthedistressed.
Theconferencesofthissocietyate tohefoundineverycityinthecivilizedworld.Itscharitableworkis carriedonunremittinglywithoutostentationinthespiritoftrueChristiancharity,andbrotherlylove.
IassociateOzanam'snamewith thoseofMontalembertandLacordairebecauseofthefellowshipthat existedbetweenthethreeinaims, aspirationsand,aboveall,inreligioussympathies.Eachwasdevoted tolibertyandtoliberalinstitutions -menofpurelivesandelevated idealsofduty.TheOzanamswere saidtobeofHebreworigin-asthe nameitselfwouldindicate.
FredericOzanam.thesubjectofmy sketch,wasborninMilanAprilis, iRs:.Thehomeofthefamilywas Lyons,France,fromwhichcityhis fatherhadbeencalledtoItalyby Professionalengagements.Dr.OzamanwasnotastrangertoItaly. HehadservedunderNapoleoninthe Italiancampaign,aed'wasaparticipantinthebattlesofLodi,Arcola andRivoli,receivingseveralwounds inoneoftheseengagements.When, loneafterward,thesoldierreturned
toprivateliteandhadacquireda fortuneincommercialpursuits,a suddenre,,ersereducedthefamilyto financialdistress.Hearingofthis, Napoleon,whohadinthemeantime becomeEmperor,sentamessageto Dr.Ozanam,theofferofaposition inhisownguards,withtherankof captainfor"thebrilliantofficer whosevalorhadmadealivelyimpressiononhim.
Thiswasthoughtfulandgenerous ofNapoleon.buthiserstwhilesoldier wasasturdyrepublican,andhadno relishforImperialism.Hedeclined Emperor'soffer,andresumedthe practiceofhisprofession,whichhe hadforatimerelinquished.
Dr.Ozanam'swifewasthedaughterofamerchantofLyons,andwas awomanofremarkablesolidityof character.BothparentswereearnestandpracticalChristians,asFredericafterwardstestified."Inthe midstofanageofskepticism."he declared,"Godgavemethe-seeof beingborninthefaith.Asachild hesetmeonthekneesofaChristianfatherandaholymother."
Whenhisschooldaysendedhewas Placedasaclerkinauattorney's office,duringwhichprobationbecontinuedhisgeneralstudies....Inthe year183Thewasadmittedtoth School'oflawinParis,andwhilein attendancehadtheopportunityof meetinginsocialcircles'manyofthe celebritiesoftheFrenchcapital.On oneoftheseoccasionshewaspresentedtothefamousCateauhriand, whoaskedtheyoungmanwhether hehadyetbeentoanyofthetneatersinParis.
Fredericrepliedthathehadnot. "Anddoyouintendtogo?"addedthestatesman. Whenhewas toldbyOzanamthathehadpromisedhismothernottovisitatheatertheveteran'sfacelighteduswith satisfaction,andheembracesthe youngmanwarmly."Iimploreyou tohetruetothatpromisetoyio:ir mother,"headded. "Youwould rainnothingatthetheater,andyou mightloseasreatdeal."Ozanam
faithfullykeptthepromiseand.me advice.
Inthelawschoolatwhichheattendedandinthecollegewherehe assistedatthelecturesanddebates thespiritofinfidelitywasrampant. Inthethrongofstudentsinthese institutionsthereweretobefound onlyafewwhopracticedtheirreligiousduties.Ozanamwasoneof these.Hewaswellinformedasto hisreligiousprinciplesandwasable toanswerandcontroverterroneous viewsandstatementsoftenputforwardinthedebates. Sothat,in fact,hebecamealeaderofthelittle CatholicPartyinthecollege.
Itwasinthecourseofoneof thesediscussionsintheLyceumthat atauntagainstreligionwasthrown outbyoneofthescoffers,which Ozanamquicklyresentedandanswered,butastheepisodeledtomemorableandunexpectedconsequences, Imaybejustifiedindetailingthein cidentmorefully.
Thedebaterhadsaidreferringto theCatholicChurch"Yes,your Churchhasundoubtedlyfilledagreat placeinhistory,butnowsheisonlyavenerablerelic,acrumblingedificecumberingtheearth. Wherein atthepresenttimedoesshemanifestanythingofherancientspirit andpower?WhatdoyouCatholics dotoshowyourfaithbyyour works?"
Thetauntwaskeenlypointedand struckhome."WhatdoyouCatholicsdotoshowyourfaithbyyour works?"Ozanamfelttheforceof thestingandreproach.
ItwasintheroomsofM.de Montalembertthattheideaofaunionorsocietyforgoodworksfirst took-shape.Afewyoungmenmet there,anditwasthenOzanamproPosedthattheyshould"dosomethingtoshowtheirfaithbytheir works."Lateratanothermeeting thissuggestionwasreducedtopracticeunderthewiseguidanceofM. Bailly,theveteran,theonly"elder" presenttheothers,asOzanamafterwardsdeclared,were''onlyeight Poorfellows."
Itistruehecouldhaveanswered, asdoubtlesshedid,thattheChurch hadlostnoneofherancient,Qirit orprimitivezealforthesalvationof souls.thatthewholeworldafforded abundantevidenceofthe,splendid andtheundiminishedapostolicspirit oftheoldfaiththattheChurch wasmultiplyingtestimoniesofreitHonandcharity.oneverysidemenwereblindtotheirinfluenceor refusedtoseethem.Therepoach, neverthelessdistressedhim.
Theyresolvedthattheirwork shouldbetoaidthepoor.How weretheytocarrythisintoeffect? TheysoughtthecounselofaSistair ofCharitywho,likeallthemembersofhercommunity,wasknown forherzealandsympathyforthe poorofParis.TheSistergave hemusefuladvice,andalistofpoor peopletovisit.Atthefirstmeetiagofthelittlebandthehatwas Passedaroundandacollectiontakenupforcharitablework.Itwas littletheseyoungstudentscouldgive butwiththeir"mites"theworkwas begun,anumberofpoorfamilies werevisitedandalmsandgoodadvicegiven,accordingtothenecessitiesforeachcase.Thuswascommencedby.these"eightpoorfellows" thecharitableapostolatethathas sinceunderthetitleofthe"SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul"became worldrenowned. TheSocietythusformedbyOzanamin1833derivesitsnamefrom thegreatapostleofcharityofthe seventeenthcentury,St.Vincentde Paul,thefameofwhosememorable devotiontothecauseofthepoor, theoutcastandtheafflictednever' diedoutoftheheartsofthepeople ofFrance.Therulesofthissociety arefew,simpleandstringent.There arenosalariesorpaidofficialsof anykind.Nopoliticalorpersonal discussionsareallowedandnodiscriminationastosectornationality ladispensingthecharityofthesociety.WithinafewyearstheconferencesinParisalonehadsomul-
tipliedthatwereenabledtoextend assistanceto20,000poorpersons! Andtabs,notinaspiritofolhcial condescension,butcabrotherlylove andeindness. ThisisnotOzanamaonlyclaimtoournonceand admiration. AkewaslargelyiustrumentalingainingforLaCOrtliilre de,:esstothepulpitof.Notrebailie, fromwhichtheeloquentpreacher electrifiedParisby,hismarveious conferencesinwhenhisloftyand impassionedutter...acesrevivedthe besttraditionsofBossuet,Bourdaibueandothermastersofecclesiasticaloeatory.
In1836elzanamwonhisdegreeof DoctorofLetters-hehadalreadyattainedtoaprofessorshipinthecollegeoflawsandhislecturesand literaryworkshadmadehimanauthorityattheSorbonne.Oneof hisfavouriteandmostelaboratestudieswas"DanteandthePhilosophy oftheThirteenthCentury,"which hasbeentranslatedintoEnglish. Hepossessedthegiftofsingulareloqtienceandhisdistoursesonliterary andhistoricsubjectsintheuniversity,wherehehadthechairofforeignliterature,invariably.attracted alargeanddelightedaudience.
Ozanamwas,likehisfather,a staunchrepublican;thatis,hebelievedinthepeopleandtheirright Vetorule-hencehewelcomedthedownfallofLouisPhilippein1848andthe substitutionoftherepublic.But mostofallinhisthoughtsandconcernwasthe"socialquestion,"as hedeclaredasearlyas1836."The questionwhichdisturbstheworld aroundusisneitheranindividual questionnoraquestionofpolitical forms,butasocialquestion.Itis thestraggleofthosewhohavenothingwiththosewhohavetoomuca itistheviolentshockofopulence analofpovertywhichmakesthe soiltrembleunderourtread."
Ozanamwasalwaysdeeplyinterested,inthewelfareoftheworking classes.Hevisitedthemintheir homes,aidedthemwhendistressed, lecturedintheircirclesandcouncils. sothathewonforhimselfthetitle oftheworkingman'sfriend."Itis notsurprisingthatOzanamshould havebeenapopularspeakerwiththe aerisansofPariseHemadehimself oneofthem,andhisaddresseshad thatnoteofpersonalsympathy whichcouldnotfailtowintheir respectandconfidence.
Ozanamallthistimewasclimbing withouteffortonhispart,theslipperypathtofame.Hewasalready renownedasoneofthemostbrilliantoftheuniversityprofessors-his lecturesdreweaeerandcultivated audiences.andhisliteraryproductionsobtamedEuropeancelebrity. Thebestknownofthisnumerous worksare"Civilizationofthefifth Century," "GermanicStudies," "DanteandthePhilosophyofthe ThirteenthCentury.""TheFranciscanPoets,""APilgrimagetothe LandoftheCid."Hewrotefor publicjournalsandreviews-inall ethereiperiodicalshepressedhisviews onthesocialquestionwhichthenoccupiedpublicattention.Itwasthe periodofthenewdemocracyin France,thebeginning,-Imaysayof thepoliticalupheaval-whichwas curbedforatimeundertheempire ofNapoleonIII.andwhichhassince soughtventinthespread,thealarmingspread,oftheSocialisticpropagandathroughouttherepublic. Montalembert.Lacoedaire,Ozanam andtheirassociatessawtheriseof thisnewspirit,theyforesawand predictedthedangerousabyssesto whichitwould'.eadthemassesunlessarrestedbythepropagationof correctprinciplesunderconservative andChristianguidance. Forthis ..theyappealedinspeechandwriting, andforthistheyweresometimes misunderstood,andevencensuredin thehouseoftheirfriends.Subsequentevents,andespeciallythepresentconditiontowhichtheChurch inFrancehasbeenreduced,isa stri'inevindicationoftheviewsand effortofthemenwhoforesawand sour-httoaverttheperiltothe Churchandtosociety. Ozanamthoroughlybelievedinthe pose-lenityofaChristiandemocracy. and.whiledecliningtotakepartIn thePoliticalcontroversiesofthePer-
iod,he,neverthelesswasprofoundly impressedbythedangerswhich' threatenedsocietyandestablished Or res ar to an in far to as an of co it.
maybemetallovertheplaceengagedintheverytryingworkofcollectingsubscriptionsinaidofthe derbecauseof.theunrulyandun-comingevents.Theworkthisyear trainedpassionsofarevolution-isarduous,theCommitteehaving ymob.Yethedidnotgivewayundertakentocaterforupwardsof despair. "Beware,"hesaid,twohundredchildrenandsupply forthisistheperilofloyalsoul.;theirfarestoClaremontShow dnoblehearts-bewareofdespair-Grounds,whilstatthesametime gofyourage;bewareofthattheyareworkinguptheusualyearly ne-heartednesswhichleadssomanyPatrick'sDayConcertinaidofthe giveupalleffortwhenwitnessing,Churchdebt,howeverwehaveno theysay,thedeclineofFrancedoubtthecapableandenergeticcordofcivilization,andwho,bydintmitteearefullyequaltotheoccasantiouncingtheapproachoftheion,andshallmakeasuccessof untry'sruin,endby'precipitating,bothevents.
OzanamcontinuedtoPursuehis ofessionalandliteraryworkduring eperiodoftrialinFrance,thereluntionof1848,nordidherelax hisinterestandzealforthe8oc3'ofSt.VincentdePaul,which admeantimespreadmoreandmore dely.Hehadaccomplishedmuch thewayofliteraryachievement, utonlyapartofwhathehadplaned.Hewasessentiallyaphilosopicwriter,stronginexpression,acurateinstatementandfinishedin yle. Ihavenotdealtinthis ketchwithhishomelife.Hismarlag,wasahappyunionoftwoperectcharacters-madeforeachother, athesayingis.
Writingtoafriendofthecircumtancesofthemarriageceremonyh aid"InmarriagethereIsnoton Yacontract,thereisaboveall acrifice,atwo-foldsacrifice.Th womansacrificesthatwhichGodha givenherandwhichisirreparable, thatwhichwastheobjectofne other'sanxiouscare-herfresh eninbeauty-oftenherhealthand hatfacultywhichwomenhavebut nce.ThemaninhisturnEmeritiesthelibertyofhisyouth,thoseinomparableyearswhichneverreturn hepowerofdevotinghimselftonet elover,whichisonlytobefound ttheoutsetofhislife,andthatefortofafirstlovetosecuretonet proudandhappylot.Thisis byIsaythatChristianMarriageis doublesacrifice.Itistwocups- nefilled purityandinocence,andtheotherwithuntaintedlove,pelf-devotion,theimmortal onsecrationofthemantoherwoo sweakerthanhimself,whowasunnowntohimyesterdayandwith whomto-dayheiscontenttospend theremainderofhislife,andthose twocupsmustbefilledtothebrim inorderthattheunionmaybeholy andthatheavenmayblessiee" Howdevotedandfaithfultheywere toeachotherneednotbetold.But onemustgofirst! Itwasherlot tomourn.Hehadlongbeenasuf- ferer.Thelastmonthofhisillness wasspentinItaly,whereitwas hopedthegenialclimatewouldserve him,buthisstrengthrapidlyfailed. andasheyearnedforhome,hisbe- lovedFrance,hewascarriedbackto Marseilles.Hehadprayedforthe favourthathemightbeallowedto dieinhisowncountryandamong hisownpeople.
18,1,theendcame. Hisdevoted wifewasbesidehim,histwodaughters,andafewnearrelatives. In anadioiniagroomweregatheredthe membersofthesocietyhefounded, whomingledtheirtearsandprayers withthosearoundhisbedside.Thus surrounded,withalprayeronhislips hepassedfromearth.
Itistobehopedthatthecentral CommitteethisyearwillprovidesufficientaccommodationforthechildrenfromGuildfordandMidland schools. Thechildrenfromthese schoolshavetotravelmorethan twicethedistancebyrail,thanthose *ofanyotherschool,andthetaxon thepeopleiscorrespondingly'large, weshouldthereforeexpectthatat leastasgoodaccommodationbe madeforthemasforthoseofany otherschool,butforthepasttwo years,thishasnotbeenthecase. Lastyear,forexample,whenthe childrenarrivedonthegroundsthe spaceprovidedwasentirelyinadequate,andthechildrenhadtotake upapositionintheopenundera blazingsun.
OnlastMondayMr.Brady(drillsergeant)visitedtheMidlandschool, andexpressedhimselfashighlyeattailedwiththeproficiencyofthe childrenintheirexercises.
WelearnthatMr.MauriceHorne, whohasheldthepositionofSecretaryoftheMidlandandDistrict Club,forthepast4years,has,owingtohealthandfamilyreasons,resigned,muchtotheregretofallthe membersamongstwhom.Mr.Horne washeldintheveryhighestestimation.Itisrumouredthatthecommitteeandmembersareconsidering thequestionofpresentingMr.Horne withatestimonialintokenoftheir veryhighregardforhimpersonally, andasatributetohisyearsofeffiorthe Club.
TheMidlandJunctionMunicipality arestronglyagitatingfortheerectionoftheGovernmentabbatoirs andsaleyardsatoradjoiningMidlandJunction.TheCouncilstrong- lyurgetheclaimsofMidlandasa siteforpublicabbatoirs&c.,both fromitsposition,andintheinterestsoftheinlandproducer,andthe metropolitanareaingeneral. In theircontentiontheyaresupportedbyMr.Johnson(thememberfor thedistrict).andifthetestimonyof therecentmeatcommissioncounts foranythingtheweightofevidence givenatthatcommissionisstrongly infavourofMidlandasasitefor theproposedworks.Inresponseto adeputationtotheGovernment, Mr.Cairns(theGovernmentExpert) onFridayafternoonpaidavisitto thedistrict,andincompanywith
theMayor(Mr.P.F.Robinson),and OntheeveningofSeptember8,Mr.Johnsonmadeatourofinsren tionatthevarioussiteswhichare availablefortheerectionoftheproposedworks.Thepartyvisitedin turneachofthesitesinspectedby theMunicipalofficerssomeshort timeago,andafterwardsdrove aroundthetownthroughtheSwan andCavershamdistrictsthattheInspectormightseethelargeareasof splendidgrasslandavailablefor Padlockingwhichaccordingtothe testimony,ofexpertsshouldbea necessaryadjuncttopublicsaleyards &c. Mr.Cairnsexpressedhimself asWetlysatisfiedwiththesitespro-
EveryCatholicshouldbea Hibernian.
(ByO'DonnellAboon
IholdthateveryCatholicmanin thesemixedcommunitiesshouldbecomeameineeroftheHibernianAus- tralianCatholicneneutSociety.This,has,indeedbecomeaquestion, whenitshouldbenoquestionatall. TheenthusiasticmemberoftheAus- tralianNativesAssociationtells anAustralianthatheshould joinhis,SocietyinPreference toitbecausehisisacosmopolitan andcamthereforedomuchtowards drivingtooblivionthemalgnity, whichoccasionallyappearsinmany ofourpeopleonaccountofdifference inreligiouspersuasion;andbecause itisanationalSociety,thatcanbe usedasamedium,throughwhichhe candosomethingtowardstheupbuildingofhiscountry,Australia. TheDruid,Oddlellow,orthelike generallydwellsonthebusinesspoint andtriestomakeoutthathisso- cietygivesgreaterimaterialbenefits thananyother,orthathis,being greaterinnumbers,isbetterfroma socialorenjoyablestandpoint, Theseargumentsmayappearstrong atfirstsightyetifbroughtintoconsideration,theywillfinallybe seenintheirtrueformNothing.
LetusbeforeansweringtheadvantagesoftheHibernianSocietytotheCatholictouchbrieflyonthese boldandoft-timesuntruestatements. LetuslookuponthematterasCa- tholics,astry'topracticeasweand ourChurchalwayspreach"Lois withassistanceandkindnessbe everyone,beheProtestant,Jewor heathen." Itmaybenicetopubliclyshow ourhighspiritoftolerationbyjoin- ingacosmopolitansociety;but.I askisthistolerationnotshownto asufficientdegreeoutsidetheseso- cietieswhenwedoallthegood thatispossibletoourneighbour.? WhohasseenanIrishmanorCatho- lictakingexceptiontohisneighbours religiousbelief,andwishingorthreateninghimharmonaccountofit7 Ihavenot.IsthereaCatholicso- cietyinAustralia,nay,intheworld withobjectscontrarytotherights andjusticeofanyoneindividual? Thereisnot.He,who.isinclined, canplainlyseebyteeeverydayac- tionsofCatholicsthattheonlyman theyarelikelytotakeexception toishe,whohasvowedtodothem harm.Nooneissoblind,ashe whowon'tsee.TheprejudicedProtestantwhofailstoappreciatea Cathelic'ssniritoftoleranceinevery; daylifewillnotbeledtorealiseits displaywithintheranksoftheseorganisations.
IftheA.N.A.wereaSocietywhich receivedintoitsrankseverylaw- abidingcitizen,whowouldcometo discussionsonPublicquestions,the cryanddemandforreformsmadeby itmightbebeneficialtothecountry.Butthereisnosuch8oclety, andthecryoftheA.N.A.isaparty cry-notAustraliancitizens'butnatives'cry.Thereforeitisonlyinclinedtoaddtoourpresentpoliti-calills,whichareparty'politics. Itmaybeatraininggroundwhereatmenarefittedforpubliclifeyet itcertainlyisnomoreofonethan anyothersocietyisorcanbe.
Inthehomesofthepoorthedeath ofFredericOzanamwaslonglamen-tedandhismemoryisinbenediction tothisdayintheconferencesofthe SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul throughouttheworld. Ashort timebeforehisdeath,hesaidone daytohiswife "Ifanythingcon-nosed,andstatedhedidnotexpect solesmeforleavingthisworldwithouthavingaccomplishedwhatI wishedtodo,itisthatIhavenever workedforthepraiseofmen,butalwaysfortheserviceoftruth."
tofindlandofsuchhighclassqual- ityaroundMidland.
ThereportofMr.Cairnsonhis tourofinspectionhasnotyetcome tolight,butwefeelsurethatfrom hisreporttheGovernmentmnetnecessarilyseethenaturaladvantages midlandjunctiondotes ofMidland,withitscommodioussite railwayaccommodation,andsplendidareasofwellwateredgrassland, (ByourSpecialCorrespondent.) inpreferencetoabarrensandpatchwithoutwater.orabladeofgrass, PreparationsforthePatrick'sDayandwhichinthecourseofafew celebrationsaregoingonapace,andyearsmustnecessarilybecomecon- theusualbusyswarmofworkersgestedbeyondhopeofredemption.
Withregardtotheargumentsof greaterbenefitsweneedsaynothing; butpointtotheFriendlySocieties'Actwhichprohibitsthegiving ofthesespecialbenefitsfromtheordinaryfunds,asitisdeclaredthey aregiven. Suchbenefitsareonly gainedbyspecialcontributionsto specialfunds. TheHibernianSocietyisgivingmaterialbenefitsthat arewhencomparedwithcontributions,equaltothosegivenbyany other.
LeteveryCatholicjoinhisownand soonitshallbyfarbethebestfrom asocialandenjoyablestandpoint. WithmaterialbenefitsthereareadvantagesintheHibernianSociety ofahigherandnoblerkind.Asan Australiancombinationitiscapable andIbelieveitisdoingfarmore towardsthenpbnildingofAustralia thananyother.Asyetithasnot beenaschoolforpoliticiansbecausediscussionsonpublicquestions
atitsmeetingshavenotbeenallowedithasdoneanditisdoing more;forithasdoneandisdoing muchtowardspreservingthemoralityofthepeople,wOlichisalterall ofmostimportancetoanation.
IfourpeopledirecttheirattentionstotheFiscalIssue,Landreform,andallsubjectsofthiskind withthegreatestenergyandneglect thisonethingpreservationofmorality,ourcountrywillneverbecome anation.
ItisnotnecessarytotelltheCatholicofallthatcanbedonebyour Societyforthepreservationormorality,heknowsitinhisheart,even thoughhemayhavejoinedaforeign lodgeandifhehaswatchedthe Catholicyouthforthelastsixyears asIhave,hemusthaveseenthat themajorityofthosewhojoineda cosmopolitansocietyfallawayfrom theirreligion,whilethosewhoJoinedourownareinmostcasesstill Practicalmembersofthatfaith. Whoiscapableofkeepingonthe, pathofrectitudewithoutaguide throughthisruggedage.Thereis notagreaterconnecting-linkbetween thelaymanandtheChurchthanthe HibernianSociety.Byclingingfast toitheisclingingfasttothe ChurchofGodthussavinghissoul andpreservingforposteritythrough apeacefulagethatFaithwhichhis ancestorspreserved,forhim.through reignsofterroranddespiteallthe atrocitiesofwickedlaws.
Weareatthedawnofanirreligiousage. Itisuponus.Letus realiseit. Ifwedo,wemustdo somethingtopreventit.Thereis nothingthepressexcepted,whichcan, bemoreusefullyusedbythelayman forthisendthanasocietylikethe Hibernian. Byithecandomuch towardskeepingtheirreligioussentimentunfelt,andifsuchsentiment shouldshowitselftherewillbeinit aweaponwithwhichtofight,viz., acombinedandunitedbodyofthe faithful.
Again,WherearethesonsofIreland,menofIrishblood? CanI notclaimtheirpatronageforit?Is thereonewhoseloveforhisancestralhome,hasgrownsocoldthathe ignoresthecryofaninstitution whichiscallinghimtocherishits memory,?Theremayhesomewho knowinglydosobutIfeelsure theyarefew.Therearesomewho unknowinglydosoandtheyare many. Iwishalltoawakenfrom
LentenRegulations FOR THEDIOCESEOF PERTH,1yoy.
Astheconditionsoflifeandthe severityofworkinwhichthepeopleareengaged,renderitimpractibletoobservetheFastandAbstinenceinAlitsrigourinthisDiocesewe,invirtueofthefaculties conferreduponus,byspecialIndult oftheHolySee,datedFebruary, 190b,makethefollowingregulations withregardtoFastandAbstinence throughoutthecomingLent,inthe DioceseofPerth:-
(I)AshWednesday,24thFeb.,SPY Wednesday,7thAprilandGaol FridayythApril,aretoDeooservedasdaysofFastandAbstinence,alsotheuseofeggs, milk,andbutterisforbiddenon thosedays.
(2)AllWednesdaysandFriday'sof Lentaretobeobservedasdays ofAbstinence.
(3)Allthosewhobecauseoftheiroccupation,havenosettled:wine oftheirown,orwhoareemployedinheavyworkorwhohave toserveeighthoursperdayale exemptfromFastandAbstiaen,T,exceptonthosedaysmentionedinparagraph(I).
(4)Allunder21yearsofageare exemptfromthelawofFait hutarehoundbythelawofAbstinence.
(5)Thesickandindigentandthose whoareinmatesofHomescud Hospitalsareexemptfromthe lawofFastandAbstinence.
(6)Inanydistrictinwhichanepi- demicisprevalentthepriestin chargeishereby'authorisedto declareallhisparishionersexemptfromFastandAbstinence, evenonthosedaysmentionedin Paragraph(1)and(2).
(7)Apriestcandispenseathisdiecretioninparticularcases.
ne feecerd "BeindefatigableInyourpurpose andwithundauntedspiritresist iniquityandtrytoconquerevil withgood,havingbeforeoureyes therewardpreparedforthosewho eamiatforthenameofChrist."PIUSIx.
SATURDAY,MARCH13,1909.
CatholicCharity Exploited.
Atthisperiodofeveryrecurring yearandontheotheroccasions whenCatholicinterestsarebrought intogeneralprominence,unscrupulousmoneygrubbersandfakedpar tisansofcharityareisevidence. Interested,-astheyaresuretobe,inthedoingsoftheCatholicChurch, theymanagetofindoutwhether collectingbookshavebeenissued, howthecollectorsareauthoris.ei, howtheirbooksaresignatured,and whatisthepleaonwhichcollectors presstheirclaimsformoneycontributionsfromtheunsuspectingpublic.Havingdiscoveredthesepreliminariestheytakecounselastonow they'maypersonateasauthorised collectorsforCatholiccharity.. Thievesareingeniousdevisers.Con-
sites-againstwhomwewarngenerousmindedpeopletobeontheir guard-knowitandtradeenit. Theycannotfindabettercardto playwiththantheCatholic'scollectingcard. Businesspeopleseeing thattheyarehonestscarcelyever refuseadonation,andtheCatholics themselves,proudoftheirreligion, feelboundtosupportanyenterprise thatispresentedtothemasCatholic,whetherinitsobjectorinthe Personnelofitsdirectorsanepatrons.Itseemsstrangethatthough weadopttheordinaryprecautions tosecureagainstfraudanddeception,yearafteryeartrendsarecommittedaniCatholicmoneyisappropriatedbysharperswhoknow theirvictimshavemoreoftheinnocenceofthedovethanthewisdom oftheserpent.Pastorswarntheir peopleaeainstthesharpersandthe opportunists,yetassoonasteey startamoneymakinginstitution,or recommendanycharitableorother creditableprojecttotheirparishioners,thehomesofthepeopleareinvadedbyslimpetitionerswhowill havedeceivedtheelectbeforeour ownkpeoPlegetamoving.Theharm isdon':-thefraudiseffectedand whenthediscoveryismadeitistoo latetowarnthepeopleagainstcon-eso trihutingtowardsaffairswhosepromoterscanshownoauthorisation fortheircharitablezeal! Wedo notmeantosaythatsomeofthe Catholicsthemselvesarenotcapable ofperpetratingtheoffenceswhich wehesecondemned.Therearein sciencedoesnotworrythem.Theyourmidstdeceiversandcheatswho haveanendinviewthat.theyseemlosttoallsenseofmoral mustreach.Tothem-theendisexpedient,andoncethatissettled, theyplananyandeverymeansto gainit.Theymaybedetected,oet theyarepreparedtoventurethat, "nothingventure.nothingwin" andshouldtheybedetected,they havelittletoloseexceptthattheir inquitouscharactersacquirepublic notoriety.
(8)St.Patrick'sDayneitherPast norAbstinenceneedbeobserved. Whilegrantingthisampledispel- sationinconsiderationofthecircumstancesofthepeopleandinvirtueofthefacultiesconferredonus, wemostearnestlyhopethefaithful willnotallowthemselvestosuffer anyspiritualdetrimentthereby, butthattheywillendeavourtocompensatebygreaterfervourandpiety andespeciallybygenerouscontrlbatheirslumbersandseewhatmight bedonefortheirlong-sufferingcountrybytheinfluenceofaunitedbody.
TheIrishNationalForesters'Societymayclaimpatronagefromthis pointofviewandrightlys,,.It hasanationalclaimbutitdoes notputforthareligdousclaim.ft catersfortheIrishProtestants,who areanimportantfactorinourIrish nationality.Mayitcontinuetodo so.
Isitnecessarytogoanyfurther? Whereisthemanwhowillinthe faceofthesefactsjoinaforeign lodgeinpreferencetohisown? I amsureheishardtofind.Let eachrealisethesefactsandthere will'nolongerbelostsheep....Each willjointheHibernianandletthe worldseeheisproudofthatFaith which his,ancestorsPreservedatsuch sacrificeandatleastletitbeseen that,althoughIrishmenarescatteredbroadcastovertheearththeyare still'araceunitedinheartandmind foreverdemandingthedeliveryof theircountryfromalienrule.
AGRAND RiverExcursion (InAidoftheMaylandsandBayswaterBazaar.) willtakeplaceon TuesdayMarch16
Thecommodiouss.s.Zephyrhas beenchartered,andadelightfulrun toGageRoadsisassured.
AnexcellentMusicalProgrammehas beenarranged.
TheZephyrwillleavetheBarrack StreetJettyat8p.m.sharp,returningatTosIC FARE ONESHILLING. Childrenunder12yearsHalfPrice.
tiontoobjectsworthyofthc'r charity.
TheLawsforvalidandlicitcelebrationoftheHoly.Sacramentof Matrimony,aretobereadandclearlyexplainedduringallLent,in everyChurchandStation,sotnat thefaithfulmayrealisefullythat anymarriagecelebrated,byadintsterotherthanaPriestshallbenell andvoidinthesightofGodand HisChurch.
WedesirethatwheretheStations oftheCrossareerectedtheStations shouldhepubliclyperformedtnree timeseachweek.TheIndulgences aremanifold,whichIndulgencesmay heseinedalsoprivatelyandatany time.
+M.GIBNEY, Bishop
ofPerth.
GivenatthePalace, February17th,iyoy.
Mr.GeorgeF.Lennon MasterofElocution.
VoiceCulture,DramaticArt,Deportment,Recitation,PublicSpeaking,etc.
Eveningclassesforladiesandgentlemenarenowbeingformed.
PrincipalsofColleges,Literary, andDebatingSocieties,etc.,areinvitedtocallonMr.Lennonbyep- pointmentforanyinformationlequiredandtoinspecthisnumerous testimonials.
tndio COLONIALMUTU CHlMBERS,
St.George's-Terrace.
Wemay.giveitasatruismthatnu sectionofthepeopleissoeasily andsofrequentlyvictimisedinmattersofthiskindasareCatholics. Theirreligionteachesthem,that theymustgivealmsproportionate totheirwealth,andwhenanappeal forsweetcharity'ssakeismaneto them.-noneexceptitbethemiserhasthehearttorefuse.Thecollectorwhoappealsforassistancefor thepoor,thesick,theabandoned, theorphan,aemealsdirectlytothe tenderestsusceptibilitiesoftheCatholicheart,anditisawell-known factamongthe"nr'erdowells"of theState,thatwheneverydooris closedagainstthem,theyhaveone left-theConventorthePresbytery.
Theopportunistsandtheunscrupulousta'ieadvantageofthisincautiousnessofCatholics,anditishigh timeforCatholicstoheawareof thosewhoexploitthemf.rmercenaryandselfishpurposesanddoa thrivingtrade'onthestrengthofthe Catholicname.Ineverylargecity therelivetheseparasiteswhobatten ontheincredulityofCatholicsand whodeceivenon-Catholicsunderthe pretextthattheyhavetheauthorisation,thesupportandtheconfidenceoftheauthoritiesoftheCatholicChurchandthattheyarekilling themselvesworkinginherinterests. "Fa'ied'priestshaveappearedin thisroleandweareawaitingacontingentoftheseimpostorsfromthe oldworld.Womenwithwizardappearances.glibtongues.and"syen- pathetic-heartswhichmanifesttheir feelingsinlachrymationatthebare suggestionofrefusalhavemorethan oncesecuredcollectingbooksand havedonewellasimpostorsinallegedCatholicinterests.
Whytheseunprincipledcreatures aresosuccessfulisnothardtorind.
Ifweaskthebusinessmentheyassureusthatnoorganisationon earthissofaithfulinthedischarge ofitsliabilitiesastheCatholic Church,inallthatconcernsthe buildingandmaintenanceofchurches, schoolsandcharitableassociations. Catholicsarenotonlygenerousasa body,butarepreparedtoendureany lossandsufferanyprivationrather thanevadelawfuldebt.Notonlydo businessmenknowthis,butthepara-
wrongandright,andwhobecause oftheirsuperiorknowledgeofthe innerworsingsoftheChurcth.are herworst,.enemies.Theircrimeis aggravated,andtheir.iegratitude,accenteated,whenitisremembered thattheyhaveinmanycases,been therecipientsoftheChurch'sgener- osity-freelyandbounteouslygiven throuehthehandsofherpriestsand nuns. Thisseemshardandeven cruel,butitseemstobetheordinarypunishmentwithwhichevenNatureherselfafflictsthosewhogoto greatpainstocorrupther,-thehigh, esttheNature,thelowestitisinits cerrePtionanddegradation.This moralising,however,isnothereor there.Aslongashumannature existsitwillinclinetoevil.andCatholicshaveaduty,theyowethemselvesandtheirfellows.They shouldexercisealittlemorediscretionbeforegivingindiscriminately topetitionerswhocanshownoauthorisationfortheirmission.and ournumerouspatronsintheProtestant,Jewishandothercommunities shouldbemorecautiousindiscerningtheidentityofthosewhosees assistancefromthemundertheadsumedaegisoftheCatholicChurn.
AWordinAdvance.
NextweekthroughoutthisState, andthroughouttheCommonwealth generally,theGaelandhisoffspring willcelebratetheNationalfeastday4 ofSt.Patrick. Ineverycamp throughoutthelandwhereverthe exilesofErinareinevidencethe spiritoftheIrishracewillbecome dominantforthedayandthestoriedhistoryoftheEmeraldIsle,coveringthetrackofathousandyears andmorewillbethethemeoflovingheartsandlips.The"bitof green."symbolicoftheindestructibilityoftheIrishnation,willbeworn! withthefervourofthedayswhen inbogandmoorandingloomyravinetheirhuntedandmalisonedforbearssheltereditfromtherapacity oftheassassinandamiscreant Draconianlaw. Itwillbeaholy daytotheexiledchildrenofErin. thei7thMarch.adayconsecrated bymemoriesandtraditionsenriched bythestirringchaptersofastory thanwhichthererunsnonemoreinterestinganddramaticinthewhole gamutofeventsthatmarkthehistoriesofthoseclassicdramasover whichthestudentofancienthistoryiswonttopauseanddream. "Oftdoomedtodeath"themillions oftheraceonthatday,wherever
theseashavebornethem,fromYukon'ssnowstothefarandfrozen south,willgatherintheirunconquerableloveandvitalitytopay theirtributeoffaithanddutyto thatlittlespotofsacredearthaway intheWesternseas,whichwastheir islandhome,andwhichforeverwill remaintheircushlagalmachree.It isaremarkablefactthatwhilst manyoftheancientcustomsofthe nationshavebeenpermittedtodie theIrishtenaciouslyholdtotheirs, guardthemandnursethemasholy asaSacrament.Anditiswelltheyare,afterall,thepollenof nationality.Theredoesnotappear tobeanydangerofthenational characterofthehighracebeing submergedbytheinvironmentsof theirexilesolongastheypreserve theircustomsandtraditions-they aregreaterthanrepressivelaws. Thereismuchinthe(trendofevents intheoldlandto-day'togiveIrishmenhope;muchtocausethemto uniteintheirstrength'and,makethe r-thofthismonthamemorableone throughouttheworld.TheIreland ofto-day,aftercenturiesofanguish andsuffering,after"daysandnights ofwilddespair,"isnotanemaciatedandsoillessIreland,acrouching ieeandprostrateslave,shefrontsthe nationsinthedawnoftheBoth centuryasbravelydefiantasinthe daywhenCromwell'sheelhadleft herneck.ShehashadherGethsemanes.Godknee-, .teisstill "Arichandarareland, Afreshandafairland," Andthesecretofthisperennial freshnessliesinthefactthather exileshavepreservedtheirindividuality,andhavebeenfaithfultoher. Solongastheykeepthatfaithinviolatethereisacertaintythatthe long-lookedfordayoffulfillment willdawnforher.Butbesidethat lovefortheiroldcradlelandthereis anotherlove,andthatistheirfidelitytothefaithgiventhemby,Patrisk-afaiththeyhavepreservedin thefaceofeverydangerandthrough sorrowsanddisasterspoignant enoughtotravailuntobreakingthe stoutesthearts. Astheprison hulksandthescaffoldhavebeenthe portionoftheirpoliticalfaithin toomanyinstancessotoothefever swampsoftheWestIndies,thedungeonandthescaffoldhavebeenthe portionoftheyouth,thestrength andvirtueofErinbecauseoftheir loyaltytotheancientfaith. But thesameGodthatwatchedover Israelinitsbondage,watchedover theproscribedIrishraceandpreservedit.Itisastron?erandmore puissantraceto-daythanithas everbeenthroughallitshistory'. Thereisinthisreflection.surely,a somethingtomaketheIrishheart glowgladonanoccasionsuchas
thatwhichistocomeonthe1-th. WhereverFreedomlivestheyhave madeahomeandineveryhrancnof industrytheyhavemadetheirway ,.towealthandinfluence.Strongin herunitywiththeSeeofRomeIrelandstandsto-day,afterthelapse of14centuries,astrikingcontrast tothoseotherlands,moredowered byfortune,whointheirluxuryhave notkeptthefaith.Thereisreason thenwhytheforthcomingNational feastdayoftheIrish,raceshouldbe madebythemadayofrejoicing throughouttheworld-arecordevent worthyoftheirbesttraditionsand afittingmemorialoftheirfaithand love. TheIrishmanwhowould shrinkfromsomefanciedcravenreason,fromjoiningtheranksofhis countrymenonthatdayisunworthy ofthenameandawasterinthe camp.
LocalandPersonal. TheCabinetMinistersmakethe mostofthesplendidopportunities whichtheIslandofRottnestofferse, apleasureandhealthresort.Duringthesummerblaze,theirwivesenjoythecomparatively'coolandbracingbreezes,offtheocean,whilethe tiredhusbandsenjoyarespitefrom
Mr.MayorMolloyhadaninterview withSirJoe.Symon-on'hiswayto theOldCountry.Itisjusttimeto bringthegassquabbletoacrisis, andaslongastheMayorandCouncilremaindubiousastotheirduty andprivilegesolongwillthegas bagsremainunburstandsolong willPerthremaintheworstlighted cityintheSouthernhemisphere.
DeanLathamhasacquirednotorietyforhischivalrytowardsthesuperannuatedwomenoftheHome." Hehascertainlydonethemagreat servicebycallingpublicattention tothemannerinwhichtheyhave beentreatedaswardsoftheGovernmentbutwhethertheGovernmentwillbeleclebythenoseintoundoingwhattheyhavedoneremains tobeseen.Theletterspublishedin themorningpaperofthecitywould notbringconvictiontoonereaderin ten.Forourpartwefindithard tobelievethatthewritersbelievea wordofwhattheysentforpublication.Iftheydidtheymustbe puerileintheextreme.Theargumeatsmightbesummedupasa weakattempttothrowdustinthe eyesofthepublic.Everywriter playedontheDean'sstring,andnot oneseemedcapableofexpressingan originalidea,sothatexceptthe
ermostofthemfortheamusement ofhisfriendsandintimatesathome. "Ourmarvellousresources,""our undevelopedareas,""ourrichagriculturaldistricts,""ourauriferous belts,"andthe"beautifulSwan River,"formauniformstringof platitudesthataremeanttoimpress thedistinguishedvisitors,andof coursetheydotoo? Theygive themthecueastohowtheymay bestreturnthanksforourcordiality andgoodfellowship,andwhenthey hearthatterribleword"depression" and "periodofdepression"straightwaytheytakeanoteandafterwardsassuretheaudiencethat theycouldseenosignofdepression. Everybodylookedwelldressed.The shopswerebeautiful,thestreetspavedwithjarrah,andallthingspresentedamostrosyaspect. Then thecivicfathersfeelhappyinthe thoughtthatanotherconvertto Federationhadbeensecured.Still, ifwehadnottheseinanities,probablyourspeakersmightrust,andthat wereindeedacrime
E.O'Connor,andothernamesoccur toswellthelist.Inthehistoryof exploration,thecharacteristicofall theleadersinthisrespectisstronglypronounced.Isthereanyassociationbetweenhairyfacesand greatness? Certainitisthatvery fewmenwithoutwhiskershavebeen successfulinthepubliclifeofAustralia.-"TheAustralian."
TheAllHallowsSchoolChurchat BoulderCityseemsafairtargetfor lightningwheneverastormhappens along. Afewyearsagothewhole structurewasblowndown.During therecentstormthelightningset alltheelectricfansagoing,,andput allthelightsout,muchtotheastonishmentofthepeoplewhothought theysawtheChurchinablaze-but afewminutespreviously.
The"Star"saysthat:
TheHon.HarryGregoryisacting PremierintheabsenceofMr.Moore whohasgonetotheHobartConference.Mr.MoorehasbeenassuredseveraltimesthatheintendsappointinghimselfthenextAgent-GenmatterwasmoreventilatedbyeralforW.A.,withasalaryof severallettersthanbyone,nootherglsoo.Wonderifthere'sanything giDodwaseffected.Letushope.des-init,besidesthelargescrew? pitethatfact,thatthepoorcrea-The"Zephyr"triponFriday tureswillbeaffordedtheordinarynighttheproceedsfromwhicharein comfortofoldage,whichtheyar-aidoftheSisters.ofVictoriaPark, dentlylongfor,butwhichtheycan'tPromisestobearecordone. it getintheirpresentabodeunlessincouldnotbeotherwiseseeingthe averyscantway.
committeethatorganisedit,andthe
Sevenpriestsinatwohorsebrakesystemthatmarkedalltheirefforts.
didquitea"smash,"throughthe cityonlastMonday.Theyhailed fromtheEastandwereenrouteto Ireland. Sincethentheiraction wasseverelyanimadvertedonasan emphaticevidenceof"Romandominationandaggression?" MissBell,thecelebratedexpert Lacherwasabo
Wearedelightedtohearthatthe Gaelshadtheirfinalmeetingafew nightsago.duringwhichtheymade definitearrangementsforSt.Patrick'sDay.Themeetingwassatisfactoryintheextremeandthe "boys"intendtogiveagoodaccountofthemselvesduringtheprocessionbymarchingandonthe on Monde
utEl f. ShowGroundbtherise01the r yenoetongandfor holiday. Shepaidavisittothe LorettoNunsatOsborne.
R.McManusdiedfromPneumonia onSunday.Hewascaughtinthe floodwaterswhichinundatedNorthamintherecentstormandwas'savedforthetimebeingfromdeath. However,acoldsupervenedandthe Poorfellowdied,deeplyregretted.
ApestilenceisfearedinNortham, astheresultoftherainstorm.
Thousandsoffowlsandsheepand thousandsoftonsoforganicmatter weresweptintothestreets,andinto thepoolsoftheriver,whichin theirputrefactiongaveforthaterriblestench. TheGovernmenthas givenagrantof£2ootocopewith thespreadofdisease.
ThelatestadditiontothePerth
PublicHsit1i fh opasoneotefinest andprettiestbuildingsinthecity.
NewNorciaisfastbecomingafavouriteplaceforvisitorsfromthe EasternStates,andforourown peoplewhoareonholiday.Each classspeaksinthesamecomplimentarytermsofthe"prettySpanish townintheheartofthewilderness."
ColonelWalleckarrivedinW.A.by the'China"onlastMonday.Major RobertsonandLieutenantHarrison stoodinreadinessonFremantle Wharf,drapedinsangfroiduniform toreceivehim.Whathecomes fornooneseemstoknow.butprobablytoinvestigateamilitary mare'snestwhateverthatmaybe.
MajorHobbswasthere.too.inciviliandress,andsowasColonelStrickland?theofficerinchargeatFremantle.TheJaps.andChows,who contemplatealandingatFremantle donetknowwhettheyhavetoreckonwith,for,byJove,whentheyessay,thethingtheywillgetawarm reception.Itisjustasgoodthat theydon'tknowwhatawaitsthem, becauseiftheydidtheymightpossiblyfrustratethegallantofficers' strategicaltactics.However,while W.A.hasherhomemadeheroeson thelookoutfortheenemy,thelatterissuretokeepatacivildistance.
Civicreceptionstodistinguished visitorsaredeadlymonotonousfunc-
Caman.The"boys"marchwith theGaelicLeague.-justtheplacefor them-sidebysidewiththosewho aredoingsomuchtomakethe exile'slandlikethehomeland. Irishspeakers,Irishpipers,and Irishhurlers-whatasplendidcombination.Iftheywerethriceasnumerousandiftheywouldallassemblewhatasightandwhata day
Mrs.LauferthewidowofLaufer whowaskilledinrevoltingcircumstancesafewyearsagoatLion Millhasbeenrecentlysenttothe LunaticAsylum.Itis.saidthewomanhasenduredendlessworryand troublesincethetragicdeathofher husband.
Mr."Pat"Stonehasbeenfound NotGuilty."byajuryandR.M. GeeofGeraldton.Thingsdidnot looktoobright,hutwhentheverdictwasannounced.itwasreceived withapplauseincourt.Pathas stillaholdontheGeraldtonpeople, andtheverdictwasaverypopular one-whichsaysalotfortheman whohadbeenaccused.Mr.Stone waschargedwithhavingmadea falsestatementconcerningsheep whichwerebeingsenttoThree Springs.
AmongtheAustralianswhohave figuredlargelyinmouldingthefuture ofAustraliathereisanoverwhelmingnumberwhohavecarrieda heard--infactitmightbestated thatwiththeexceptionofDr.Lang Geo.Higginbotham,andEdmund Barton,fewclean,-shavenAustralians havewrittentheirnamesinlarge charactersacrossAustralia'shistory Amongthebuilderswhohavegone Wentworth,Kingston.Lalor,GrahamBerry,HenryParkes,George Dibbs,andByrneofQueenslandall worebeards.Leadersofthepress bearthesamedistinction.J.F. Archibald,J.Edmond,Dr.Hackett, thelateDavidSyme,VictorDaley, HenryKendal,Deniehy,J.L.Hopkins,A.G.Stephens,J.V.Winter. andothersprominentinliteraryand pressworkhavethesamecharacteristicassociatedwiththeirnames. IntheFederalParliament,theleadFridaytoMonday.Thereissome-tions.Thesamespeechesaremadeerrwhohavebeenreally,successful thinginbeingaCabinetMinisteroneveryrecurringoccasion,somuchhaveallcarriedwhiskers.Deakin. isn'tthere? sothattheaptlistenercoulddeliv-Forrest,Lyne,Griffiths,Watson,R.
Anexceptionallyfineprogrammeof sportshasbeendrawnupbytheSt. Patrick'sDaysportscommitteeat Boulder. Thegatheringthisyear takesplaceontheBoulderracecourse,and,goodPrizesareoffered forsucheventsaswhippetracing, foot-running,puttingtheweight,etc. Amotorcarracewillalsoberun. theAutomobileClubhavingoffered itsassistanceinthisdirection.Alreadymanymotor-carownersare anxiouslylookingforthewinnerof the£iotrophywhichisoffered. TherebeingnoHarrierClubinexistenceheretocontrolaraceanddeterminewhoisanamateurandwho isnot,theCommitteehasdecidedto altertheHarrier'smiletoanopen milehandicap.Totheoriginalprogrammetherehasteenaddeda wrestlingmatch(Irishstyle),for whichaC.;prizeisbeingallotted.
Ahigh-classprogrammehasbeen arrangedbyProfessorMarshallfor theconcert,whichistobeheldon the17thintheBoulderTownHall.
Diocesannews. CALENDAR. March SundayofLent.
Mon.15th.-St.ZachariaPopeand Confessor. Tues.reth-St.Matthias,Apostle andMartyr.DoubleIIclass Wed.i7th-(WithoutFastorAbstinence) St.Patrick,BishopandConfessor.Patron andNationalApostleofIreland.DoubleIclass. Thur.iSth-St.Gabriel,Archangel, Doublemajor.
Fri.19th-St.Joseph,SpouseofB. V.Mary,PatronofUniversal Church.DoubleoftheFirst Class.
Sat.loth-St.CyrilofJerusalem. Bishop,ConfessorandDoctor.
ATriduuminhonourofSt.PatrickconsistingofRosaryBenediction andprayeroftheSaintwillcommenceintheCathedralonnextMondayeveningandcloseonthenight ofthefeast. Thedevotionswill commenceonWednesdaynightat7 o'clocksoastoaffordpeoplean opportanity,ofattendingtheConcert fortheOrphans.
Onthe17th(Wednesday)willcommenceasimilartriduuminhonour ofSt.Joseph-whichwillfinishon Fridaynight.
OnthemorningofSt.Patrick's DaytherewillbetwoMassesinthe Cathedral-oneat7theother(a HighMass)at9o'clockatwhicha shortreviewoftheSaint'slifewill bePreached.Peoplearerecommendedtobeingoodnumbersatthese Masses,asthedayisreallyaCatholicholiday.Therewillbeample timetoPrepareafterthenine o'clockMassfortheprocession. Confessionswillheheardontheeve ofthefeast.
OnSt.Patrick'snighttherewill beamonsterIrishConcertgivenin HisMajesty'sTheatreinaidofSt_ Joseph'sGirls'Orphanage.Allthe leadingitemsontheprogrammewill beIrish,andonlythebesttalentwill
hipresented.Duets,Trios,Quartets,Single,andDoubleofthemelodieswillformadistinctfeatureof theevening. MissMcDowellwill playpianosolosandactasaccompanist.RecitationsoftheinspiritingIrishpiecesandselectionson theharpwillbe'eagerlyawaited. Thecommitteehopetoseetheimmensebuildingpacked,andifwe mayjudgefromthegeneralenthusiasmdisplayedalready,theywill notbedisappointed. Everybody likesthesegirlorphansatSt.Joseph's.Theconcertisforthem.and theirdemeanour,theircalisthenic proficiency,theirwelltrainedcharacterandappearance-allwill win them sympathisers on Ireland'sNationalDay. We hope, therefore, thatnot onewillmisstheconcert,andthat eachonewillendeavourtobring alonganother.TheconcertisunderthedirectionofMr.W.J.Westhoventhepopularconductorofthe CathedralChoirandoneoftheleadingmusicalexpertsofthecity.
TheMissionbeinggivenbytheRedemPtoristFathersatFremantle. continuestobringcrowdstoSt. Patrick'sChurch.ThespecialdevotionsandsermonlastweekinhonouroftheHolyRucharist,andthe eveningdevotionsandsermonlast Sundaybroughtthelargestattendances.Onthosetwonightsevery availableplace,includingthepassagesandsanctuarywasoccupied. UponthefirstoccasiontheAltar andsanctuarywereprofuselyand tastefullydecoratedwithcandlesand flowers,arrangedbytheSistersof St.Joseph'sConvent. ThePreacherwastheRev.FatherLynch. UpontheElecondcccasionthepreaciierwastheRev.FatherMangan,woo deliveredaveryimpressivesermon onHell.TheRev.FatherCagney followedonMondayevening,taking forhissubjectthemercyofGod. Therearesermonseverymorningat h.20and9.30,andeveryeveningat 7.30.Thechildren'smissionwas closedat4o'clocklastSundayafternoon.'Theadults'.missionwill closenextSundayevening. WhoeverseekstoevadetheafflictionofLentendisciplinethrough theconcessionsaccordedtoyouth. tolabour,ortosickness,mustbe said"tohatehisownsoul."Such Christiansbelietheirname,notimitatingChristHimself,Whotorexample"fasted40daysandnightsand washungry."
SaysaCorrespondent.-
eninchargebyMr.JamesBrennan whomadetheirvisittoPertha mostenjoyableone.
TheorderoftheprocessiononSt. Patrick'sDayinPerthispractically thesameasitwasonlastoccasion. TheGaelicLeague,IrishPipeBand, andtheHurlers,bringuptherear. Gbodlucktothem
WeunderstandthattheClaremont SchoolChurchisalmostcomplete, andwillbeready.fortheblessing andoptningceremonyonto-morrow week-Sunday,21stMarch.
TheysaythatRev.FatherMastersonistohePresentedwithabeautifulhorseandtrapbytheClaremont peopleonsomeoccasioninthenot distantfuture.
RiverExcursion. ThepeopleofMaylandsandBayswateraremakingdecidedeffortsto aidtheFundsoftheirChurch.They contemplateholdingaBazaarsnortlyiandenergeticworkersareinthe fielddeterminedtomaketheaffaira financialsuccess.Itistobehoped thatevery,encouragementwillbegiventothemby;thepeopleoftheparishandbytheCatholiccommunity generally,becausethedistrictisnot anaffluentoneandhlpfromoutsideitslimitswillI-.ecpected.Mrs. FranklanisexercisinghergoodofficesinthedirectionofaRiveroutingtoraisefundstohelptheBazaar.Thisgoodladyhasgoneto someconsiderabletroubleinthe matter.TheZephyrhasbeenchartered.andtheticketsareout.It restswiththeCatholiccommunity tohelpherinbriningtheventureto aprofitableconclusion.Anexcellent musicalprogrammehasbeenarrangedandadelightfulruntoGage Roadsisassured.Astheouting willtakeplaceontheeveofSt. Patrick'sDay,andthefareisonlya littleshilling."Thereshouldbe agoodpassengerlistfortheevening aiehopetherewillbe"StandingRoomonly,"whenthevesselstarts onitsjourney.
St.Patrick'sDayCelebrations
ShowGrounds CLAREMONT. Wednesday,March17,1909
ThegreatestIrishConcertever heldintheSouthWestisbeingorganisedforSt.Patrick'sDay.at Greenbushesandwillbesubmittedin theMiner'sHall.Patriotismand rollickingfunwillberenderedarticulate Thechildren'sSt.Patrick'sDay PracticeDisplayonSt.Anne'sPark onlastWednesdaywasexceptionallygood.Therewasamarkedimprovementinthetimeoftheexercisesandeverychildseemedtoaim athoroughnessinexecution.SergeantMajorBrady,andSergeant ErnmottandMr.Wells(St.Patrick'sBoys'Instructor)werepresent aswerealsoalargenumberof priestsandthecuriousofthepublic. Thewandexercisesareveryimposingandpresentamostgracefulpicturesc.enfromadistance.ThelivingpictureswillsurprisetheonlookersonSt.Patrick'sDay,and Australianswillheespeciallypleased toseetheircountryrepresented withinalivingcoastlinemuchmore prettytolookatthanitisinreality.IntheheartoftheislandcontinentSt.Patrick'sBoyswillgive amagnificentdisplayofClubswingingtinderthedirectionofMr.Wells. FourPriestsFathersWhyte,Hogan,Dalton,andDunne,fromthe archdioceseofSydneypassedthrough onthe"China"onlastMondayon theirwayto'Irelandforatwelve months'holiday.TheyareallnativesoftheDioceseofOssory,were educatedattheDiocesanSeminary, ofSt.KPran's,andha"espent1; yearsinAustralia.wheretheyhave alldoneexcellentwork,whichwas testifiedbytheannrecistionsoftheir Parishionersbeforethaysetsail. TheyintendtoreturntoAustralia, l)V.AtFremantlethey,weretak-
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THEDAYSOFTUDORDYNASTY, ANDOTHERTIMES.
ThelandofPatrick,Brigid,and Columbkille-thathomeofthehuntedfelon,willrenderthroughthe longblacknightofcenturies,such unswervingfidelitytothegrandold SeeofPeter,suchincomparableloyaltytowhatwasoncethecityof theCaesarserethedayStarof ChristianitybeckonedthelowlyfishermanofGalileetoestablishHis churchundertheaegisofheaven fromtheNewJerusalem.astomerit forwellnighthreehundredyearsof Irishhistorytheglorioustitleof "Ireland.sMartyrology."
Henry'szealinforwardinghis Pseudo-ReformationPolicywasin merryEnglandaselsewheretainted withaverymundanearomaasin whateverquarterpassiveresistance wasencountered,thesacredtreasure asalsoholyinstitutionsoftheElect ofGodweresummarilyconfiscated andthusthelustforplunderofthe reforminghostwassatiatedbylayingimpioushandsonthetemplesof theLordofHoststheGodofBattles.EarlyrealisingthattheEmeraldIslewouldpresentarichnarvesttothescytheoftheunscrupulousreaperandwellknowingtheabjectconditiontowhichthatcountry hadbeenreducedthroughtherepeatedinroad-.-fRoyalpredecessors ks'andmaraimilingexpeditionsofthose Anglo-Normanlords.inhabitatinga goodlyportionofourEasternSea boardtheKinglypotentatehadmaturedhisplansforacquiringagreaterfootingonIrishsoilthanthat enjoyedsincetheSecondHenrydescendedonourseashore.
TothisendSt.Ledger,amanful lyversedinallthewilesofdiplomaticartwasAppointedLordDeputy: andhavingarrivedinDublinhada Parliament-!onvenedon15thJune, talicomprisingtheLordsofthe PaleandmostoftheIrishChieftains,whichParliamentenacteda statutethatrecognisedHenryas KingofIreland.Towardsthisprocedure....theClan;werenottooloathe Ignuttheirangerknewnoboundswhen Henryinpartaccomplishedhisfell purposebygiving"letterspatent." tothoseprinceswhowouldaccept, thusintendingtoconferuponthem proprietaryinthosepossessionsthat accordingtotheBrehm'Lawsand ActsoftheIrshParliamentwere vestedmutuallyintheChieftainsand theirSeptaasthedayoftheMilesians.Isthisthen,thatbasemetal.thatcounterfeit-diplomacy.? Mustthesacredfabricofourconstitutionbetrampledunderfoot? Mustthepeasantasaserfexchange hishallowedearthforplanery? Alas.thatvitiatedpolicywhichin
lateryearsmadeconquestofIndia wasthroughthemightofdespotic powerenteringuponaseasonofuncheckeredtriumph.Asyearsrolled byourLawsthroughviolationnad becomelittleelsethanabywordofreproach thenationhoodofIreland wasbeingrudelywrestedfromher, whiletheblessingsofalienmis-rule beiongedtouswithunrelentingrigour.Butthecloudoflongdrawn oppressionwereonehourtoburst andbedispelled aye,Godwiped alltearsfromoureyesastheSunof libertyshedhislustreinthedaysof thevolunteers.Howeverthough thenationallifeofourcountrywas becomingsadlyenervated,hereavotiontotheEternalCityremained unchangeable.Henry,mightconsidernationalIreland-pooranddispirited-almostwithinhisgraspbutthe dayforreligiousinnovation,even thoughatthisperioditsrejection wasinsomeinstancesrecompensed withdeathwasneverunderProvidencetodawnupontheIrishcoast. Spoliationmightbeengagedin,but thesacredfireofCatholicityfirst lightedbySt.Patrickwasdestined nevertoheextinguishedsavebythe utterextirpation ournobleceltic race.
Wellofushasitbeenwritten FaithofourFatherslivingstill, Inspiteofdungeon,fireandsword.'
Bravelyyourforefathersandmine facedtheordealofsufferingand theirtriumphsinthecauseofChristianlibertyhaveeverandanonInspiredthepoet,theorator,thepatriot,thecelt,fromoutthepentup streamoftheirunfetteredgeniusto lay,agarlandofanimatingthoughts atthemajestictombsofthosewhose memoriesareenshrinedinthrgreat heartofournation.
Tothoseengagedbyvoiceorper. indefendingIreland'sclaimtofreedom,itmustindeedbegratifyingto findtheParliamentofIrelandof Henry'sreigndeclaring:-HisMajesty'sinIrelandareafreepeopleand tobegovernedonlyaccording thecommonlawofEnglandand Statutesmadeandestablishedby ParliamentinthisKingdomofIrelandandaccordingtothelawful customsusedinthesame Our littleland-thatniobeofnationswasasdeterminedinpreservingner independenceinHenrytheEighth's reignasshehadbeeninHenry IVth's,whenshe'declaredbythe voiceofherlegislature"thatno lawshould'beofforceinIrelanduntilitshouldbeconfirmedbythe IrishParliament,"oragaininHearytheSixth'swhensheemphatically setout"thatnoActshouldbeof forceinIrelanduntilitshouldbe confirmedbytheIrishParliament"
Theprotestationsofournational ParliamentpointtoBritainthefingerofscornandofcondemnationfor thepartsheplayedinstiflingtheir operationandintroducingameasure whichtimehaspronouncedtobein verydeedtheantithesisofitstitle andwhichthelateMr.Gladstonedid nothesitatetoaffirmwasinthemethodsresortedtoforitsintroductionandsubsequentoperation-mark
theutterance-"adisgracetothe StatuteBook."
Intakingleaveofareignofsuch far-reachingconsequencestoourillfatedcountryasthatofthesecond Henry.oftheHouseofTudor.One conclusionmustpresentitselftothe impartialmind,anditisthis,that Henry'swantondisregardfor,and recklessviolationofthoseCharters whichgrantedtoGreatBritainand Irelandtheirsacredrightsandliberti,simmutableandfurthermorenis settingatdefiancethatvenerableinstitutionofDivinecreationforthe propogationofthehumanraceand undercircumstanceswhichatthis hoursendashockthroughthesoul ofcivilizedhumanity,shouldhave found him arraigned before his peers andcommoners toanswerfor those many, enormities,whichfromthevery senseoftheirrevoltingcharacter brandthisill-starredmonarchasthe greatesttyrantthaninanyageparadedbeforemankind.Thiscourse
TrinityCollege0eMusic, ST.PATRICK'SCONVENT,BUNBURY.
Byyesterday'smailtheverypleasingintelligencewasreceivedby'Mr. W.J.Reading,localSecretaryofthe BunburycentreoftheTrinityCollege ofMusic,London,thattwoofthe localcandidatesatlastyear'spracticalandmusicalknowledgeexaminationshadbeenawardedlocalexhibitionsfromthecollege(i.:b6s. each). ThesuccessfulcandidateswereMiss ElvieClarke(IntermediatePianoforte),MissEstherAngus(IntermediateTheory).Bothobtainedfull marksattheexaminationsandboth werepupilsoftheConventofMercy, Bunbury. Itmaybementionedthatthe BoardofTrinityCollegeoffersixtytwoLocalExhibitionsforcompetitionatLocalCentresthrough-mt wouldhavebeenbutbareconformitytheBritishEmpire,andinthatconwiththelawofNatureapartfromnectionitmustberememberedthat itscorrespondencewithEnglishlawstherelonging over300 Local-Centres beandStatutesandwhilerendering totheCollege.ItistherehonourtotheBritishnamewouldfore,verygratifyingthatthecandihaveimpartedimperishablelustreto datesoftheSunburyCentreshould theBritishnation.Butaslavishhavesofardistinguishedthemselves pusillanimityafataldegeneracy astoo'itaintwoexhibitionsinthe rampantinherParliament;thewill ofthegrosslysensualmonarchbe. oneyear. camelaw,polygamyinthetyrantThosewhowishtoleadagoodlife receivedthatrecognitionheanticipatedandbutpavedtheway,for'future generationstohaveresorttothat tribunalofDivorce,whichinitsdire effectshasbutcontributedafoul blottotheescutcheonofChristian civilization.
Englandhereinhasnotstrengthenedherexistencetolegislateforand impartiallyad'oinisterherownaffairs,thenbywhattitleunderhea vendoesshelegislateforIreland7 Thefirstqualificationshouldcertainlybeinevidenceinrespectforher owncharters,andthatother,notin theattendanttyrannyofusurpation butintheunqualifiedanduncoerced surrenderoftheirbirthrightonthe partoftheIrishpeople.
WehavedemonstratedhowBritain'sintrusionintoourdomestic legislationisnotsubstantiatedeitherinthelawofcompactorofconquestorinanyofthoselawsby whichsheclaimsherlibertyandstill morethatusurpationfindsnochampioninprecedentorusage,nowit remainsforustofollowherinthat roleofusurper,exercisingamercilessseverityaccompaniedbysweepingconfiscationtopropogateher new-founddoctrinewhichfindsdoubtfullparallelintheannalsofaTrojanortheyetmoreappallingmonstrositiesofaNeroofPaganRome.
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Letthywordsbetweentwofoes besuchthatiftheyweretobecome friendsthouwouldstnotbeashamed.
Seizethepresenttrustto-morrowe'enaslittleasyoumay.
oughttohavegenuinefriendsor red-hotenemiesfortheformerwill deteryoufromwhatiswrongbyreproof,thelatterby,abuse.
Forover50yearsIhavealwayskept Ayer'sCherryPectoralinthehouse.My fatheroftentoldmethatitsavedmylife whenIwasveryyoung."
Inthousands ofhomesAyer's CherryPectoral isahousehold word. Ithas been used first bythe grandparents,thenbytheparents,and nowbythechildren.Forcolds andcoughs,croup,bronchitis,la grippe,inflammationinthethroat orinthebronchialtubes,
isthestandardremedythework, over.Itcontainsnonarcoticor poison.Acceptnosubstitute. Putupinlargeandsmallbottles.
ProtestantBishopsinthe SeeofLondon.
-4- TheProtestantBishopofLondon madesomeincoherentandunhistoric statementsrecentlyanentthemythicalexistenceofProtestantBishopsintheSeeofLondon. BywayofretorttheRev.Father Coupe,S.J.,haspresentedDr.IngramwithafewfactsthatwilldemandhisLordship'singenuityto disposeof.
HisLordshipstatedthatthe Americanshadsaidtohim"Your ChurchwasfoundedbyHenryVIII? andthathehad7answeredthem"Whythefrogsinthemoatat FulhamPalace,andtheJackdawsin theivywouldlaugh,andwouldtell youthattheBishopofLondonhad livedtherefor1,30oyearswithout .abreak" Whatfunnycroakers andchatterers,saidFatherCoupe, thosefrogsandjackdawsofFulham Palacemustbe! Arethey'"Scrapers-whoinreturnforgoodcheer haveturnedProtestants Orwere theyjestingatDe.Ingram? Or washejibingattheAmericans'? CatholicBishopsofLondonlivedat Fulhamfromthesixthtothesixteenthcentury.ThenHenryVIII. hanged,drewandquarteredCatho lice,seizedtheirlandsandtheir goods,andinplaceoftheCatholic ChurchhecreatedtheProtestant Establishment,"appointedinplace ofCatholicBishopscertainfunctionaries;membersoftheCivilService andstationedoneofthemthe"Bishop"ofLondon,inFulhamPalace, wheretheCatholicBishopslivedfor L000yearsandwheretheProtestant "Bishops"havelivedfor300-asthe frogsandjackdawgknowrightwell. Dr.IngramisasmuchaCatholic Bishop.asforexampleasparrow thathasextrudedaswallowrioni itsnestisaswalloworasmuch asapaperflowerisaflower.FatherCoupethenenteredfullyintohis subject,whichwasveryablytreated Inconcluding,hesaid:-Dr.Ingram is'notaCatholic,andheisaProtestant,underthejurisdictionofthe Crown.HowthencanhebeaUnclip,aldescendantofCatholicBishops? How,itmaybeasked,couldall thisnew-(angledarrangementhe forcedonfreeEnglishmen?By bruteforcebyhiredandforeign soldie(y andbytyrannicallaws suchasthefollowing:-28Henry VIII.Cap.ro,enactsthateveryEcclesiasticalandlayofficershallhe sworntorenouncethePope'sAuthority,andmakesithightreasonto refusetheOathleand35Henry VIII.,Oap.I.declarethatifany spiritualpersonshallpreachor teachanythingcontrarytothe King'sinstructionsheshall(forthe thirdoffence)beburnt,andalsolose
ROBERTSON&MOFFAT MURRAYSTREET,PERTH. InexpensiveArtisticFurniture. LargestassortmentinW.X.ofBedsteads,Carpets, Linoleums,andFurnishingDraperies.
CountryOrdersreceiveSpecialAttention.
allhisgoodsIEdwardVI.Cap.
12enactsthatitshallbehightreasontoassert'thattheKingisnot theSupremeHeedoftheChurchofI England.27Eliz.,Cap.2,enacts (sec.4)thatanypersonrelieving ormaintainingaJesuitshallsuffer deathasafelon.-Gentlepersuasion this! InterestingarethedyingtestimoniesoftwogreatEnglishmenwhom HenryVIII.theFounderofthe"Establishment,"murderedunderform oflaw. BlessedJohnFisher,CardinalBishopofRochester,saidtohisvenal Judges"MyLords,Iamhere condemnedbeforeyouofhightreasonfordenialoftheKing'sSupremacyovertheChurchofEngland. Andnowtotellyoumoreplainly mymindtouchingthismatterof theKing'sSupremacy,Ithinkand havealwaysthought,anddonow loudlyaffirm,thathisGracecannot justlyclaimanysuchsupremacyovertheChurchofGod,ashenow takethuponhim."
Andonthescaffoldhe'said "Christianpeople,IamcomehithertodieforthefaithofChrist's HolyCatholicChurch."
AndBlessedThomasMoore,Lord HighChancellorofEngland,also murderedbyHenrysaid"Ihave bythegraceofGod,beenalwaysa Catholic,neveroutofcommunion withtheRomanPontiff;butIhad hearditsaidattimesthattheauthorityoftheRomanPontiffwas certainlylawfulandrespected,but stillanauthorityderivedfromhumanlaw,andnotstandingonadivineprescription.ThenwhenIobservedthatpublicaffairswereBOorderedthatthesourcesofthepower oftheRomanPontiffwouldneccs. sarilybeexamined,Igavemyself uptoamostdiligentexamination ofthatquestionforthespaceof sevenyears,andfoundthattheauthorityoftheRomanPontiff,which yourashly-Iwillnotuse-stronger language-havesetaside,isnotonly lawful.toberespected,andnecessary,butalsogroundedonthedivinelawandprescription.Thatis myopinion.Thatisthebeliefin which,bythegraceofGod.Ishall die."
Lastly,asAnglicanOrdershave. attherequestofAnglicans,been examinedbytheRomantribunal, andcondemnedasinvalid,Dr.Ingramisnotapriest,andconsequentlyisnottheBishopofLondonthefrogsandjackdawsofFulham Palacenotwithstanding.
Diogenesbeingasked,"Whatis hetbeastwhichisthemostdangerous?"replied.Ofwildbeaststhe biteoftheslanderer.andthetame 'yeaststhatoftheflatterer."
WELCOMETOFATHERO'BRIEN. (FromOurCorrespondent.)
OnWednesday,Feb,.3rd,theSt. Finbar'sBranchoftheH.A.C.B.S., heldtheirQuarterlymeetingwhena fairamountofbusinesswastransacted.
Apleasingfeatureoftheevening wastheattendanceofthenewChaplain,andP.P.,theRev.Father O'Brien,whowasformallywelcomed bythePresidentandothermembers oftheBranch.ThePresident,Bro. McKinley,onbehalfoftheBranch, saidhewaspleasedtoextenda-welcometotheRev.Fatherandhoped hewouldtakeanactivepartinSocietymatters.
QuarterlyHibernianMeetingatallmeetingsoftheKanowna atKanowna BranchofH.A.C.B.S. Father O'Brieninrespondingsaidthatsince hisarrivalitwasthefirstformal welcomeextendedtohim. A.great manybeautifulthingshadbeensaid ofhim,whichhethoughtmightbe premature.Hewasgladtobepresent,asonedesireofhisheartwas toknowthepeoplethoroughlywell, andhehadthateveningbecomeacquaintedwithquiteanumberof whomhehadnotpreViouslymet.In regardtoleavingtheparishwithout apriesthestatedthat,HisLordshiphadnottheslightestintention ofdoingso,andheassuredthose Presentthathe(HisLordship) thoughtalotaboutthepeopleof Kanownaandhadaverywarmcornerinhisheartforthem.Hesaid thiswasthefirsttimehehad chargeofaparish,ashehadpreviouslybeenwellcaredforbyothers,butnowhewaslikeaboylust lefthome,sentoutonhisown.It wawasplendidthingtoseeCatholics handedtogetherastheywereinHibernianism.EveryeligibleCatholic shouldbecomeamember.Heconsidereditadutyandasacredduty' todoallinhispowertoassistand furthertheinterestsoftheSociety. HewasnowinAustraliaandintendedtoworkasanAustralianandwas proudofthefreedomthatprevailed, exceptthatwearenotfreeonthe questionofeducationandinhisopinionthedaywasnotfardistant whentheChurchwouldhavetomake abigfightinW.A.asshewantsto educateherownchildrentheway shethinksfitandnotbedictatedto orovertaxedfordoingso.Astime wasgettingonandthebusinessof theBranchhadtobeattendedto, hewouldnotdetainthemlonger,he thankedthemfortheirinvitationto bepresentasheheartilyappreciated thewarmwelcomeextendedto hiM.
TheSecretary,Bro.Millersaidit affordedhimgreatpleasuretoendorsetheremarksofthePresident, aniaddafewwordsinsupportofa welcometoFatherO'Brien.Agood whilehasnowelapsedsinceFather Briody'sdeparture.anditlookedto himasifHisLordship.theBishop wasgoingtoleaveKanownawithoutaPriest,buthewasgladtosee thathadnothappenedandwehave nowamongstus,onewho.judgingby thebriefconversationhehadwith him,willtakeanactivepartinthe welfareofHibernianism.Catholicsof theparish,andthepublicgenerally. WeareonlyasmallbandofHiberManeinKanownanumerically,but financially,wearestrong,wetrust thatbytheactivityandinfluenceof Rev.Fatherwithenergyfromour membersaddedtoit,wewillvery shortlyincreaseournumbersand hopedFatherO'Brienwouldaccepta veryheartywelcomefromtheHiberniansofKanowna.
Bro.McCabesaidhewasintensely "ratefultoHisLordshinandhe thoughttheCatholicpopulationof thedistrictshouldbe,forsending alongaclergymanofthecalibreof FatherO'Brientobestationedin ourmidst.wheretheycouldbecome aceueintedwithhimandknow,they would,insicirnessortrouble.havea eeniiinefriendtoappealtoforrelief oradvice.HefeltcertaintheRev. "entlemanwouldpushtheHibernian Societealoneand.theywouldshortly.realizethegreatboonhehadbeen inbetidinguna.e'nodstrongBranch oftheSocietyinKanowna..
Bro.Noonansaidtheredidnotannearagreatdealleftforhimtosay butconsideringFatherO'Brienwas aTowne`ofhisfromtheOldCountryhewasveryhappytomeetand becomeacnnaintedwithhim. He concludedbyendorsingtheremarks "fprevioussneakersandwouldbe pleasedtoseehisReverencepresent
Awelcomewasalsoextendedto SisterCosgroveofSt.Columba's Branch,BoulderiCity,whoisnowresidinginKanowna.
SisterCosgrovesuitablyreplied andthankedthemembersfortheir kindinvitationtobepresent.
Somepeopleneverdreamofpraisinganythingoranybody. They takeeverythingasamatterof course,andimaginethattheyshow theirsuperioritybysodoing.They littledreamthattheynevergetthe bestserviceowingtotheirniggardlinessinshowingtheirappreciation. Itissurprisinghowalittlewordof praisestimulatestoneweffortand putslifeandinterestintothework ofthoseaboutus. Firehathitsforceabatedbywater,notbywind,andangermustbe allayedbycoldwordsandnotbp blusteringthreats.-AnneBradstreet.
efSideboardinOak,WalnutorJarrah.Priceirg.
ChurchOvertheWorld JohnD.Rockfeller,thewell-known Americanmillionairesays "I fullyappreciatethesplendidservice donebyothersinthefield,butI haveseentheorganisationofthe CatholicChurchsecurebetterresults withagivensumofmoneythanany otherChurchorganisationsareazcuetomedtosecurefromthesame .expenditure.
Someideaofthetaskwhichfaces theChurchofprovidingpriestsfor amany-languagedpopulationmay'be obtainedfromanoticeinthe"PhilippineCatholic,"oftheChurchof St.DominicinManila: "CpnfessionsinSpanish,English,German, French,Italian,Chinese,Japanese, Pangasinan,Cagayan,Ilocano,and Bantaneswillbeheardatanytime duringorprecedingthetimeofser vices."
.e. PresidentRooseveltpaidanotable tributetotheIrishraceonJanuary z6,whenthemembersoftheAmerican-IrishHistoricalSocietywerereceivedattheWhiteHouse."Many differentstrainsfromthebeginning," hesaid,havecontributedtomake upwhatisnowAmericancitizenship, andfromthebeginningthemenwho themselvesorwhoseforefatherscame fromIrelandhaveplayedagreatand leadingpartintheaffairsofthenation."
FatherBernardVaughan,'Preaching atFarm-streetchurchonSunday, saidnothoughtfulmancouldlqok aroundwithoutfeelingtheywerelivingindaysofterriblesocialupheaval,wheneverythingseemedoutof joint,whenthepowersofdarkness wereraisingstormsofpassionamong meninsociety..Self-reverenceand self-controlwerebeingregardeaas superstitionsofahyegoneday.The presentstateofunbridledpassion abroad,ifitweretracedtoits source,wouldbefoundtohedueto neglectofChristandindifferenceto Hislaws.
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Mgr.Martin,AuditoroftheRota, adistinguishedCanonist,haslust (liedInRome.
.5. .5. CardinalKoppofBreslauhascontributednolessthan£4,000tothe PapalFundforthereliefofthelivingvictimsoftheearthquake.
TheCongregationofRiteshadunderconsiderationlastmonththe .causeofBeatificationoftheVen.B. JolywhowasaCanonofDiton.
A telegramfromRometothe "DailyTelegraph"saystheHolyFathersentanautographletterto theKaiserforhisMajests'sfiftieth birthday.
ThestatisticsofLourdes'golden jubileeyeararemostinteresting.The numberofpilgrimshasbeenlittle lessthan2,000,000,amongstwhom therewerefourCardinals,170ArchbishopsandBishops,andinnumerableotherprelatesfromallpartsre theworld.(14.,,00Masseswerecelebrated1.066.400Communionsdistributed131,261personswerebathedinthemiraculousfountain4,400 offeredtheirservicestothesick about1;ocureswereregisteredby thedoctorsand25Episcopaldecreesissued,declaringasauthentic themiraclesthathappenedintheir dioceses.Oughtnotthe11thFebruaryheadayofgeneralthanksgiving?
He BishopHartley,ofColumbus.Ohio, istakingspecialmeasurestopromoteamongst-themenofhisdiocese amovementagainstprofanity. At ameltingheldlatelyintheCathedral,fifteenhundredmenkneeling. repeatedaftertheBishop,thepledge toabstainfromprofane,blasphemousandvilelanguage.
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TheXaverianBrothersintheUnitedStatesnumberabouttwohun_
dredand-fifty,andareincharge.0f twenty-sixinstitutions.TheSuperior-GeneraloftheCongregationand theProvincialhavejustfinisheda tourofinspectionoftheWestern Houses.TheSuperior-Generalwill returntoBelgiumaboutthemiddle ofthismonth.
Areportpublishedbythe"KolnischeNolkszeitung"statesthata fierceKulturkampfisraginginBolivia,thattheclosingofallthe monasterieshasbeendeterminedon, andthatthepropertyistobeconfiscatedbytheGovernment.
Theonehundredthanniversaryof birthofArchabbotWimmer,the founderoftheBenedictineOrderin America,andapioneermissionary ofPennsylvania,wasobservedwith greatpompandceremonyatMaryhelpAbbey,Belmont,N.C.asThursday,January14.
TheBlessedClementHofbauer,the latestRedemptoristwhosecanonizationhasbeendecreed,wasbornat Teswic7,inMoraviainhumblecircumstances,andforseveralyears followedtheoccupationofati'le'man. HavingstudiedinVienna. joinedtheRedemptoristCongregationinRome.andbecameapriest. hewenttoPolandwithanumberof companionstopreachtheGospel. Likeeverymanwhoshowsthatheis inflamedwithzealandtriestorealizelargeschemesforthesalvation ofhisfellowmen,ClementHotbauer metwithobstructs:nandopposilon. Enemiesroseupagainsthimandhe wasdrivenfromthecountry. But thisintolerantactiononlygavean aeostletoVienna.ReturnisgthitherthemanofGoddrewallhearts tohimandwroughtaremarkablereforminthelivesofthepeople.The sniritbywhichhewasimbuedwas lirethatofSt.Alohorsus,the,oinnerrft''eConsregatim,apostolic.
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A Washington,U.B.A.,correspondentwrites-TheSenateCommittee onthePhilippinesonJanuary19th authorisedafavourablereporton thebillappropriatingRo.081dollars tobepaidtofourreligiousOrders oftheCatholicChurchinthePhilippineIslandsinfullsatisfactionofall claims'lortheuseofpropertyofthe Ordershethemilitaryforcesofthe UnitedStatespriortoJanuary24th Oo6.
DeathofaGreatEducationist.
BythedeathoftheRightRev.1)r. McQuaid,BishopofRochester.the CatholicsoftheUnitedStateshave lostaprelatewho,throughoutan episcopateoffortyyears,wasdistinguishedformanyremarkablereligiousandsocialachievements,but mostofallforhisworkasaneducationist.Dr.McQuaidwasinstrumentalinfiundingSetonHallCollege.andunderhisadministrationit becameaneducationalcentreofthe firstimportance.Heestahlished splendidseminaryinRochesterwhich willperpetuatehismemory.Nor didheforgettheneedsoftheCatholicchildrenunderhisspiritualcare.
TheCatholicsoftheUnitedStates receivenograntsorotheraidfrom theGovernmentfortheirschools, butsuchistheirzealinthecauseof educationthat'theirdonationsfor theerectionandmaintenanceof theseschoolsassoliberalasto placetheCatholicteachersinapos- itiontocompetewiththeteachers oftheStateSchools.AlltheParishesinthedioceseofRochester havebeenprovidedwithcapacious well-eluippedCatholicschools,and thechildrentrainedthereinnotonly Possesstheadvantageofreceiving soundreligiousinstruction,butare asproficientinsecularsubjectsas anychildrenintheschoolssupported
W.A.BookandArtDepot. MissA.Taylor,Proprietress. 709HAY-STREET,(BRENNANBROS'ISOPPOSITE).
CatholicChurchandConventRequisites.
FANCYANDLEATHERGOODS.HIGHCLASSSTATIONERY.
LARGESTOCKOFBOOKSINCLUDINGTHOSESUITABLEFOR PRESENTATION. 'XMASANDPOSTCARDS,POST,CARDALBUMS,&c. PIANOS,GERMAN,ANDCOLLARD&COLLARDSUITABLEFORHOMEORSCHOOL.
bytheGovernment.BishopMcQuaid duringhislongcareerwasanindefatigableworkerintheinterests,not slutofCatholics,butoftheentire Populationamongstwhomhelived. SincehisappointmenttotheSeeof RochestertheCatholicChurcnhas becomeaPowerintheUnitedStates anditisenergysuchashehasexerted,thatthisprogresshasbeen due.
ArchbishopO'Connell,ofBoston, U.S.A.,receivedagoldtimepieceas aChristmasgiftfromPopePiusX. onDecember24.
scientistshavecomeintosupport theDeity'salibi. Likefliesthe scientistsarealwaysbusywhena greatcalamityappallsmankind. They,assureusthatitwasnotthe workofGodbutthatnature'didit. Thelawspeaksofallsuchoccurrencesas'theactofGod.'Themen whohavemadeourlawslongago weresurelynotscientists.But sillylittlecreatures WhatisMO turebuttheuniformwillandactof God? Whotaughtthesun,moon andstarstopursuetheirsteady courses?Whosendstheearlyand laterains?Whoclothesthelilyof thevalleywithbeauty?"
The"TourduMonde"statesthat theCatholicpopulationofRoumaniaSocial isincreasingsteadily.Itnownumbers200,000,andincludesthemost prominentpoliticiansandscientists.
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InMontreal,saystheBuffalo"Ca- (ByOPHELIA.) tholicUnionandTimes,"allbarsin hotels, restaurants and saloons,arebylawclosedon Christmas,NewYear'sDay,and Good Friday. Montrealis agreatCatholiccityofnearlyhalf amillion.andonChristmasDay therewereonlyfivearrests.
ThemiracleofSt.Januariushas asitsfinalguaranteethesweatingof thestainsimpregnatedinthestone onwhichthemartyrwasdecapitated.ThisstoneisatPozzuoli,not atNaples,andthesweatingtakes placeexactlyatthesamemomentat Pozzuoliastheliquefactionofthe bloodatNaples.Forahundred andfiftyyearsatleastthiscoincidencehasbeenobservedbywitnesses mostworthyofcredence,andaiteadvrepeatedthreehundredtimes,it cannothesetdowntosimplecoincidenleorchance;canit,then,be auehtbutmiraculous?--+--
NoAlibiforGod.
TheeditoroftheWesternWatchman,commentingonthemodecntendencytodivorceGodfromtheresponsibilityforsuchcalamitiesasthe Messinatragedy,writespertinently andunequivocallyoftruthsnoconsistentChristiancanescape.
"WearequitesureGodwasin Messinaduring-theearthquake,and thatawfulcalamitywasHiswork," saysFatherPhelan."Whatis more,wearejustassurethat.God hadajustandholypurposeinorderingthatcatastrophe.Indevotingahundredthousandpeopleto instantdeath,HedidonlywnatHe haddonemanytimesbefore.He hadoftensentpestilencesandfaminesthltclaimedmanymorevictims thanfellatMessina,andmadetheir takingoffmoregruesomethanany sceneenactedinSicily.Sodomand Gomorraweredestroyedlikethe citiesofSicilyandCalabriabecause oftheiniquityoftheirinhabitants. ButGodhadothersinmindwhenHe destroyedthecitiesoftheplain.He gaveawarningtoallHispeople. Hehad,aholypurposeinthecalamityinMessina.TherewerethousandsofblatantinfidelsinbothMessingandReggiobeforetheshock whelmedI:olhinruin.Afterthe nalanuitytilldispatchestellus.the wholePeoplewereontheirkneesin erienziedsupplication. "Butthesillyandsicklylittle
Agoodmeetingofladies,fully twentywasheldinSt.Joseph's schoolroomonlastMondaynighttoo makefinalarrangementsaboutSt. Patrick'sDay.Itwasannounced thatMrs.Keoghhadtakencharge ofthecateringforthechildrenof theCathedralparish,andthoughshe wasbynomeanswell,hopedtogive thechildrenandtheCommittee ever,'satisfaction.Afteranamount ofdesultorydiscussionitwasdecidedthatthecommitteecontinuethe collectingcampaignuptotheday ofthefeast,andthatareckoning couldhemadeontheMondayafter St.Patrick'sDay.
TheLadiesClubwhichorganiseda concertinaidofthesickandpoor ofthedistrictafewweeksagomet onthesamenight,andafterreckoningtheproceedsannouncedthatthey thoughttheywouldclear£m.It wasnotalargesum,butasthere wereseveraldemandsrecentlyforthesurplusshillingsofthepeople. andastheConcerthadtobehurriedlygotup,theresultwasconsideredsatisfactory.
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TheEuchrePartywhichisbeing organisedinaidofSt.Alines'SocietybyMrs.Hayesandwhichcomes offonthe25thpromisestobea rollickingsuccess.
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CoolgardieConventBaza,ar-A well-attendedenthusiasticmeetingof l'adiesandgentlemenwasheldatthe Conventschool-roomlastSundayat 1o'clocktomaketheinitialarrangementsforamonsterbazaarto beheldonadateItobenamed.Generousoffersofsupportwerereceived, andseveralstallsandstaliholders wereallotted.Messrs.Cashenand Lowrywereappointedjointsecretaries.
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MissMcDowell,A.T.C.L.L.A.B.will beaccompanistattheGrandConcert tobegiveninaidoftheSt.Joseph'sGirls'OrphanageonSt.Patrick'snight.TheconcertarrangementisinthehandsofMr.W.J. Westhoventhewellknownconducter oftheCathedralChoir.
Mr.JamesBrennanreturnedfrom aprolongedvisittotheEast,bythe "Chien"onMonday.Mrs.Brennan willn-treturnforamonth.
Oneofthebestremediesforanger isdelay.
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OddsandEnds. Whataverygreatsumisabillion Itisamillionofmillions. Amillionseemslargeenough-buta millionofmillions Howlongdo yousupposeitwouldtakeyouto countit Amillwhichmakesa hundredpinsaminute,ifkeptto worknightandday,wouldonly make52,596,000pinsayear-andat thatratethemillmustwork20,000 yearswithoutstoppingasinglemoment,inordertoturnoutabillion pins Itisbeyondourreachto conceiveit,andyet,whenabillion yearsshallhavegone,eternitywill seemtohavejustbegun.Howimportantthisinthequestion,"Where shallIspendeternity?"
Messina'sHistoryofDisasters.
Messina,sinceitsfoundationby. Cumaeanpirates2,700yearsago, hasbeenvisitedbyaseriesofdisasters. Ithasapopulationof aboutfoosioo.Followingisaresumeofitsrecord
FifthCenturyB.C.-SeizedbyfugitivesfromSamosandMiletus.
2SSR.C.-SackedbyAgathocles. 'oB.C.-DestoryedbytheCarthaginians.
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1-S;-Overthrownbyearthquake. TS-Sufferedheavilyfromearthauake.
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CondensedWisdom.
Willwinswherewishwithers.
the"DailyMail,"directedinathatheartfelt,undilutedjoy.inwhichtionoftheevil.Thedivorcelaw PainfulmannertothesufferingsofAdamandEverevelledwhentheystrisesatthestabilityofthefamily theindigentunemployed.Over300roamedthroughParadise,freefromisadversetothepropereducation able-bodiedmeninGreaterNewYorkcare.Theskyatthattimealwaysofchildren,andinflictstearfuldamsaysthe"NewYorkAmerican,"arelooks.bright.Ithasnoclouds,or,ageonsociety.Underitthecaldesperatewithhunger,andarelit-ifithas,theyarelight,fleecy,sug-culatingspiritpenetratesintotue erallyofferingthemselvesforsale.gestiveofromance.Inwakingmo-idomestichearth,andmarriages,beTheiroderisaresultofthefollow-mentstheyinspirelovelyareasos.conicamerematterofarrangement. ingadvertisementpublishedafewliL'enthebleakestlandscapeisre-Whitherdoesittend?Totherenundaysago:- lievedbysofttints,andamongstelationoftheDivine,law,tothe
ForSale,machinistsrotentofriendsandcompanionsandcuance;41atificationofpassion,toanimalmachinery,easilydriven.Norea-acquaintancesthe'ugliestcountenanceismpureandsimple.Towhatdoes sonableofferrefused, hasattractivefeatures. DunnetheProfessorsfreedomofdivorce AladyofwealthlivinginRiver-thosedaysofsunsainepoetryeiouwslead?Hetellsusinlongwords sideDriveimmediatelypurchasedtheoutprose,andthecupofblissisbutthemeaningcannotbedisguised: machinist. Mr.E.T.O'Loughlin,fulltothebrim.
Damerumourusuallyhasalarge circleoffriends.
Matrimonyisagoodschoolin whichtolearnmeekness.
Skilfulmenusuallyknowhowto disguisetheirskill. Putalittlemoreinthanyoutake outandyourpursewillsoonfill.
Athingisnotvaluabletosome menunlesstheypayabigpricefor it.
Aspiceofdangerisawarningto somefolksandaninvitationto others.
Beinggoodmaybemonotonous, butisamostprofitableemployment.
Motorcarsaren'tinitwithgossipswhenitcomestorunningpeopledown.
Themanwhodoeshisbestand say'slittleaboutitisthemantobe friendswith.
Mr.O'Loughlinstatesthathehas consultedhissolicitors,Whohave advisedhimthatthesaledoesnot conflictwiththeConstitutionofthe UnitedStatesprohibitingslavery, sincethosewhodesiretobesold arenotgoingintoinvoluntaryservitude. Theunemployed,hesays, whowillbepubliclyofferedforsale willwearmasksovertheirfeatures.
vy;andarestorm-laden,andinstead oftheanticipatedpleasure,themarriedcouplefindanxiety,andpain andweariness.Causesofdisagreementriseupandgrowinvolume. Lovegraduallydiesaway,andfinallyitsplaceistakenbydislike,distrust,suspicion.
''Ofatruthtotheseriousstudent anauctioneer,ofBrooklyn,hassinceButwewerenotdestinedforunalofsocialevolutiontheaccelerated thenbeensooverwhelmedwithmenToyedhappinessherebelow,andtoodivorcemovementappearsclearlyas willingtosellthemselvestnatheoftentheProspectswithwhichmar-anincidentinthemightyprocessof publishedthismorningthisstrangeriageisentereduponarenotrealisedspilitualliberationwhichisradicaladvertisement Every,onewhohashadanyexpel,lychangingtherelativepositionsof "Wanted,donationofChurchorienceoflifeknowsthatinmanyin.manandwomaninthefamilyandin Hallforonenight,whereImaysellstancestheprosesoonevictsthesociety.Moreandmorewifeand 200menatauction.Iseenootherpoetrythecloudslosetheirroman-childhavebeenreleasedfromthe way." tichuestheybecomedullandhea-swayofthehouse-fatherandplaced directlyunderthelargersocialcontrol. Thenewsolidarityofthe Stateisbeingwonattheexpenseof theoldsolidarity,ofthefamily."If itweretruethattheindividualis castingoffthetiesoffamilyrestraintandbecomingamereState factor,thenindeedtheoutlookfor humanity,wouldbedark. Thesanctionsandsanctitiesof
Mr.O'Loughlinhasreceivedheartrenderinglettersfromallsortsand conditionsofmen.includinganeditorandapoet,whoaccompaniedhis offerwithapoemsayinghecould writeverse,butcouldnotsatisfy hunger.
Therearenon-Catholicswhourge thatundersuchcircumstancesdiv-
orceshouldbeapprovedofandenfamilylifearethesaltofhumanascouraged.Itis,theycontend,aresociation.Withoutthemtherace medymanifestlyneededforasocialwouldperish.Iftheunionbetween malady.Ihavejustbeenlookingmanandwomanistoberecognised throighapaperonthesubjectreadasamerecivilpartnershipwhich byProfessorGeorgeElliotHowardmaybedissolvedwheneitherparty beforetheAmericanSociologicalSodesiresachange,thenweareprociety,andthatisthelineo,ceedingtowardsmoralandsocial
A mostamusingcollectionof schoolboy"howlers"ispublishedin the"UniversityCorrespondent."
Someofthebestarethefollowing HabeasCorpusiswhatthepeople usedtosaytotheundertakers'at thetimeoftheGreatPlagueof London.Itmeans"Youmayhave thebody."
Vergilwasamanwhousedto cleanupchurches. wasthatonewhichsaidthatnoone
ThechiefcauseinMagnaCharts wastheonewhichsaidthatnoone wastobepunishedwithouthisown consent.
TheCrusadeswereonaccountof theTurks. TheyhadtakenConstantinople,andweresocruelthat theywouldnotlettradersusethe SuesCanal.
WilliamtheConquerwasoneo: hewrotethe ourbestauthors: DoomsdayBook.
QueenElizabeth'sfacewasthin andpale,butshewasastoutProtestant.
Athermometerisashortglass tubethatregulatestheweather.
Anaxiomisathingthatissovisiblethatitisnotnecessaryto seeit.
thoughthefollowed.Headmitted thatdivorcestatisticsaregoingup. InAmericadivorceisaboutthree timesasfrequentasitusedtobe, andinEuropethoughthenumberof casesisrelativelysmall,therateis rising.Evenso,saystheProfessor,divorcesshouldbegrantedstill morefreely.
Heputshisargumentthus.You havetodealwithanadmittedevil. Itcannotbeavoided.Whatcan youdobutallowamarriagetobe dissolvedwhenthehusbandandwile discoverthattheycannotlivewith oneanother?Theyareunbearable toeachotherdays,hours,even minutesspentbyoneinthepresence oftheotherarelikeagesoftorture. Thehusbandhasanungovernable temper.Hesubjectshiswifetoa formofslavery.Orawifeisnot truetoherhusband,andsolongas heliveswithherhecannotescape thoughtsthatburnandmakehim unfitfordailytoil.This,observes theProfessor,isthejustificationof thedivorcepolicy.AssuchthePrates. tautworldhasacceptediteversince the"Reformation."
chaos. Theprofessoris,inmy opinion,mistaken.Notonlythe CatholicChurch,butmen'sbestinstinctswillalwaysbeopposedtoa practicethetrendofwhichismore andmoreinthedirectionoffree love.ButIentirelyagreewithhim intheconvictionthatrecklessnessin thechoiceoflife-partnersisthe mostprolificsourceofunhappymarriages.
HeadacheandBodyPains. COULDNOTSLEEP-LOSTALL APPETITE-ALWAYSINPAINAHOUSEWIFE'SGRATITUDE TOBILEBEANS.
Mostofustalkbetterwhenwe arecomplainingthanwhenweare praisinganything.
Thebirth-rateinEnglandstilldecreases.Itisoneofthelowestin Europenow,accordingtotheRegistrar-General'sstatisticsforNos. Butajournalreminds"themoralist whothundersagainstracesuicide" thatitisnotthedecliningbirthrate.but"terribleinfantmortality ofourmanufacturingdistrictsthat isreallyserious.Thedepthsof barbarismtowhichtheweightof inhumanindustrialismhascrushed millionsoftheEnglishpeopleisnowisemorehorriblyillustratedthan intherecordsofinfantmortalityin thelargecitiesandtowns.
MenPutupforAuction.
DESTITUTIONINNEWYORK.
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TheGordianKnotwasuntiedby LordKitchenerwhenhetookKhartoumandclearedupthetangleinto whichwehadgotoverGeneral Gordon.
Chivalryiswhenyoufeelcold.
Lumbagoisamineralformaking leadpencils.
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placewhereimpoliticalviews.
Thesuffrageisa plesufferfortheir wor-
FromLuthertoMiltonandBeza, anddowntothestatesmenwhohave shapedthecodesandmouldedthe juridicaltheoriesofthetwentieth century,theprevailingdictumis thatthereisasocialmaladywhich canbedealtwithinnootherway thanbydivorce.Nay,thistheory wasacteduponwithcharacteristic thoroughnessbythePuritansofNew England.Theyinistitutedcivildivorceasthecounterpartofcivilmarriage.Thedocumentsofthecolonialera,especiallyexhaustiveexam inationsoftheextantmanuscriptrecordsoftheancientMassachusetts courts,proveconclusivelythatin formandsubstancetheAmerican typeofliberaldivorcelawandpro cedurewasdevelopedinPuritandays longbeforethebirthoftheFederalUnion.
Themarriageproblemisalways withus,saysB.P.C.,in"Catholic Times."Menandwomentakean interestinwedlockbecauseitisan indispensableinstitution.Insome cases-whenthewedding-dayisapproaching-theinterestisofakind pleasanttodwellupon.Itmightalmosthecalledtheveryelixiroflife. InthespanofhumanexistenceI knowofnoperiodmorefullofcharm formanandwomanthanthatwhich justprecedesthetyingofthenuptialknot. Thenitisthatlife smacksoftheprimalcomplexion,of
Theprofessordoesnotdenythat theScripturesmaybeinterpretedin asensehostiletodivorce,butas"a manoftheworld"heasksTsthis theoryofdivorcethenfalse?Yes, falseitisandmischevious.First. becauseChristhassaidso,and.He cannoterr.Histeachingisabsolute onthispoint"Manshallcleave wifethe 11 tohis andeyshabetwoin onefleshGodHimselfhasjoined them,andletnomanseparatethem; themanwhomarriesanotherwhile hiswifeislivingisanadulterer."Thegreatmanishewhodoesnot ThisdoctrinetheCouncilofTrentlosehischild'sheart.. reaffirmed,andtheCatholicChurchPreferlosstodishonestgainthe hasevermaintained.Secondly,be-firmervexesyouforatime,the causedivorceisnocureforunhap-latterwillbringyoulastingVepymarriages,butratheranaggrava-morse,
SufferingalwaysfromHeadache, DizzinessandacutePainsintheback andsides,thelifeofMissH.Chesson,ofRussellStreet,Adelaide,S. A.,wasaconstantmiserytillBile Beansbroughtherbacktohealth andstrength. "Foraboutfour yearsIwasaperfectstrangerto o3c1health,"saysMissChesson."I wasneverfreefromheadaches,giddiness,andpainsinthebackand sides. Icouldnotsleepandlost allappetite.Iwasgreatlyreduced inflesh,andwashardlyrecognisable asmy,formerself.Igainedtheadviceofseveralmedicalmen,out theirtreatmentprovedunavailing. Ithenwentunderanexamination, andIwasadvisedtogotothehospitalandundergoanoperation,as theonlymeansofsavingmylife. Nextdayafriend,whohadderived greatbenefitfromBileBeansadvised metogivethematrialbefore agreeingtotheoperation.Idecided tofollowhisadvice,andunderwent athoroughcourseoftheBeans,extendingoverseveralmonths.The effectwassoonmanifested,andmp returntohealthandstrengthshortlyfollowed.Icannowenjoylife asformerly,forwhichmyentire thanksareduetoBileBeans." BileBeansregulatethestomach,MN Liver,anddigestiveorgansinNature'sway,thuspromptlycuring Biliousness,Indigestion,Headache, Debility',Anaemia,LostAppetite, RestlessSleep,andallfunctional derangements. I/tand2/9per box,ofallChemistsandStores.
Schoolboy"Howlers."
ATaleweirdandstrange. ThenortherncoastofNorthAmericaisaregionofintensedesolation. ThenightoftheArctic'winterlies heavilyuponit,crushingoutall senseorsoundoflifeforlong monthstogether.
Summercomestothisregion,tut. onlyasafleetingvisitor.Bymid summerthesnowhasvanishediron theshorebuttheirongraspofthe winterisneverwhollyloosedfrom theland,andeveninthelongday ofJuly.whichknowsnosunset, scarcelyafootbeneaththesurface theearth-remainsboundinaneternityoffrost.
Yetmanhassoughteventhis yofriendlessregioninpursuitoftrade; behindtheseshoresstretchhundreds ofleaguesofmuskeg,forest,waste, lake,andwilderness,wherethesa ble,theotter,andthefoxroam throughthelongwinter.Hereand thereatscarceintervals,stanaa fewwigwamsofIndianhunters,an& fardownthegreatMackenzieRiver, inthelastthousandmilesofits course,twosolitarygroupsofwoodenhouses,thefortsoftheFurComPane,givesheltertosomehalfa dozenmen,thesolewhitedenizensof thismighty.waste.
Thirtyyearsago.inthemostremotepostofthisnorthernland,an oldmanlaysickunto-death.He wasthebourgeois,ormasterofthe place hehadlivedhislifeinthe northforfulltwoscoreyears. Death'sstoutestcaptains,Coldand Hunger.hadoftenwagedwaragainst andputhimtosorestraitsbut nowDeathhimselfhadcomeand laidhisirongraspuponhim,even inhisowncomfortablelog-fort, againstthefiresileofwhichcote waspowerless,andintowhosepro vision-storehungercouldnotenter. Itwasanightofwilddriftand st,rm.ThewindseemedtoKnock loadlyforadmissionateveryaoor wayaniwindow-frameoftheloghuts,andthewidehearths,blazing withpine-logs,sentbackadefiant roaratthestormwithout,anaburnedfierceraseachgustshookthe frameworkhousesanddiedaway,in themoaningdepthsofthevastoutsideforest.Seatedaroundthese blazingfires,thelittlegarrisonof thefortspentthatNovembernight inlongdiscussionforBatistethe Frenchhalf-breed,andParadis,the slidCanadianpost.master,andSam&MelHenderson,theIndian,hadmany thingstosay,ereDeathpassedhis finalsentenceontheiroldmaster. Whilethesethreementhuspassed thelongnightinconversationand pipe-filling,thesceneinthesick man'sroomhaddevelopedintoits finalphase.Asthenightworetowardthedawnhecalledtohisbedsidehisclerk,adistantkinsman. andputthisquestiontohim
"Doyouknowthegraveyardoe theislandatFortSimpson?" "Iknowitwell,"answeree.she clerk.
"Givemeyourword,"saidthe sickman,"thatyouwilltakemy bodytothatgraveyardandlay. unkbythesideoftheboyIburiedthere 1.""twentyyearsago?"
"It'smanyalongday'stourney fromhere,"answeredtheclerkanl theroadisaroughoneovertheice intheearlywinter."
''ThatIknow,"repliedtheold fox-hunter"hutyouaremyown kithandkin,boy,andyou'lldoit foradyingman?NopriesthaveI toshriveformyend,butpleaseGod IhavedonethebestIcould,and atleastIwouldbelaidinconsecratedground.Promisemeyouwill dothisandIdiehappy."
'rheclerkgavethepromiseasked for.andthesickman'sfingersclosed onhishand.
Itwasnearingthedaylighthour.
Theoldhunter'seyeshadbeenclosedforsomeminutes,suddenly,he openedthemwide;theglimmerot thedaylightthroughthesmallwindow-panesstruckuponhisfading sight.
"Daylight! hesaidinakindof hoarsewhisper."Daylightalready! Getthesnowshoesready,boy."
"Ready,"repliedtheclerk,stoopingdowntocatchthedyingwords.
"Readyfortheroad-40Tme.See it'sdaylight,boy,andtheroadis long;it'stimetostart.TheLord havemercyuponmysoul-forgiveme mysins-bringmetothelie.eeeelasting-Amen."
Hesaidnomore.Erethesunhad touchedthepine-topsintheeast, theoldfur-bunterhadputoutupon thatdimseawhosewavesforever sobagainsttheshoresoftheUnknownLand.
Butthepromisewastobekept. Eremiddayhadcomethelittlefort wasbusymakingpreparationsfor thelongfuneralofitsdeadmaster. Dogs,harnessandsnowshoeswere laokeltoandgotready,thedead body,wraepeelincanvas,wasplaced uponanarrowsledge.anothersledge wasfilledwithblankets,provisions andotherrequisitesforathree weeks'journey.Eightdogswerese lectedforthework,andbyevening allwasreadyforthelong,lonely tramp. Itwouldbedifficulttoimaginea moredesolateundertakingthanthe onewhichnowlaybeforetheclerk andParadis,theoldCanadian.it isneedlesstodwelluponthedays andnientsthatfollowedtheirde earturefromthefort.
Itwastheseventheveningofthe journey. Thelonelyfuneralhad completedatsunset.aboutathirl ofitslongdistance.Thecamping hoerfoundit.asusual.nearthe baseofthehigh,overhangingshore oftheMackenzieRiverbymeansof landslipsorsummerwaterchannels seekingthemainriverthishighbank wasgenerallyeasyofascentwhen thecamping-hourcame,andasthe dogsgoingtocampwillhaulwith easeoverhillsandthroughthickets which wouldappearutterlyimpracticabletothematothermom ents,therehadbeennogreatdifficultyonthepreviousnightsInreachingtheupperlevelforpurposesof shelter.fuel,andcamp-making.
Ontheeveningwespeakof,however,thebankhungsteeplyoverthe river,andwhenthemomentcamefor givingthedogsthewell-knownword forcamping,alltheirmostfrantic effortswereuselesstodragtothe summittheheavysledgewhichcarriedthedeadbody,ofthefur-hunter.
TheFrenchman'ssled,bearingprovisions,nowlightenedinweightby theconsumptionofthefoodlevees saryforeightdogsandtwomenfor somanydays,ranwithoutanydifficultytothetopofthesteepascent; hutvoiceens,,hipandpushofpole frombehind.andfreelylavishedimprecationupon,oradjurationto, eachparticulardog,failedaltogethertocarrytheothersledevenhalf way. Meanwhilepreciousmomentsof daylightwereebbingfastcampmakinginthedarkonsuch_anight esthiswouldbealonganddifficult toil.Whatwastobedone? Bettertakethedogsfromtheirtraces, endleavethesledupontheiceof theriveruntildaylight.Whatevil couldbefallthedead?Sothedogs wereunloosedfromtheirburden.and leavingthesledanditsloadupon theriver,themenanddogsclimbed thesteepbank. Itwasanightofextremecold, andtheshelterofthesnow-laden
pineswasgrateful.Othershelter therewasnone.
Theupperbankoftheriverwas level,buttherageofmanytempests hadlaidlowtheoutertrees,andthe menhadtopenetratesomedistance beforetheforestbecameopenenough toallowofagoodcampbeingmade Thenthesnowwasclearedfromthe groundwiththesnowshoes,usedlike shovelsdriedtreeswerefelledfor fuel,afirelighted,shavingswerecut fromadry.branchtoquickerkindle thelargerwoodtheprovisionsled wasemptiedofitsloadofblankets, kettlesandfood;andtheharnessarrangedforuseinthedimlightof themoriing.
Allthesepreparationsforthecamp tooksometimetocomplete,and darknesshadfallenontheforestere theworkoftree-cuttinghadbeenfinished.
TheCanadian'sstrongstrokes,were stillsoundingthroughthesilent waste.Theclerkhadfilledthecopperkettlewithsnow,andwasinthe actofplacingitonthefire.All atoncehestopped,laidhiskettle antheground,androsetohisfeet intheattitudeofamanwhohears someunexpectedvoicesuddenly,call tohim.
"Paradis,"hesaidtohiscompanion,"didyouspeak?" TheCanadianwasonlyafew pacesdistant."Isaidnothing," hesaid."Whatdidyouhear?"
Buteretheothercouldreplythere Passedthroughtheforrest,asdistinctlyashumanvoicecouldutter thesound,thesinglewordMarche -awordoftenUsedinthedailytoil ofdog-driving,bututterednowina toneofdeepsuppressedsuffering,filledwithakindofhelplessagony, andyetterriblyfamiliarinaccent andmeaning,althoughaltogetherinconsistentwiththetime,theplace, andthesolitude.
ThereareIndiansontheriver," saidtheCanadianhastily"they areforcingthedogsupthebankto ourcamp.'
Theothermandidnotanswer,for athoughthadpossesisionofhis brainthatparalyzedthepowerof speech,andfrozebackintohisheart theverycurrentofhislifethevoice thatutteredthewell-knownwordwas nostrangeonetohim,itwasthe voiceofhisoldmaster.oftheman whosedeadbodyhewasbearingto thegrave.
EretheCanadiancouldagain speak,therecame,athirdtimere peated,theslowlyutteredword. TheCanadianmovedquickly,toward hiscompanion.thefire,asheentered thecircleoflight,showingtheterrorthathadsuddenlycometohim; he,too,hadcaughttheaccent,and recognizedinthesoundthevoiceot thedeadfur-hunter.Norwerethe mentheonlyevidencesofthereality ofthissoundthedogshadhalfrisenfromtheirlairsinthesnow,and witherrserectandheadspointedto theriver,theyseemedtolookfor theapproachofsomeonefromthe outsidesolitude.
Thusinthefulllightofthefire, thetwotravellersstoodintheattitudeofmenwho,facetofacewith theevidenceoftheirsenses,feelthe creepingsofthatundefinablerear whichliesinthefaintestbreathingof thatvast,shadowyworldbeyondthe narrowcircleofourlittlelives.
Butwhateverbetheenemy,or whateverbethefearthatoppresses themindofman,itiseasiertogo andmeetitthantostandstillinstinctively,thetwomenmoved throughthetangledwreckoffallen forest,passingtheborderingoutworkofoverthrownpines.They minedtheedgeofthehighbank,and, lookedoutoverthegreatriver.The whitelineofthesnowstillshowed stillshowedthebroadexpanse,and revealedindimoutlinethehummocks andicehillsofthecentralchannel.
Butthemenhadlittlethoughtof iceorsnoworriverchannel-with anxiouseyestheypeeredintothe duskylight,andtriedtoscanthe sledthatheldthedead.
Belowontheice,justasithad beenleft,itlay,darkbesidethe whitegroundofthesnow.Butclose besideitcrouchedablackformthat seemedtomoveattimesaroundthe sled.Intheintensesilenceofithe
solitudealownoisecouldbedistinctlyhearditwasthenoiseof thegnawingofteeth,acrunching sound. Thetwomenontheupperbank werenonovicesinthesightsor soundsofthewilderness.Indistinct aswasthelight,faintaswasthe sound,theyrecognisedatoncethe Presenceofalargewolverine,whose saw-liketeethwerebusilyen-gagedin cuttingthelinesthatboundtoits narrowbierthedeadbodyoftheir oldmaster. Startledbythevoicesontheshore thewolverinevanished.Sofarthe pagewaseasytoreadbutwhat abouttheweirdwordthathadcalled themtothebankintimetosave fromtheravagesofthiswildanimal thedeadbodywhichthedyingfurhunterhadsoearnestlyplayedmight restbesidehissou?Therewasno soundinthelifeofthewilderness, nosightinallthewiderangeof forest,lake,orriver,tocastlightor clewuponitsstrangesignificance.
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