The Record Newspaper 12 July 1913

oi TheWest AUSTRALIAN RECORD

PERTH,SATURDAY,JULY.12,1913

WiththeIrishParty

TheRedmondsandJohnDillon

(ByAdaHolman,intheSydney"Freeman.")

(Concluded.)

ProbablythemostpicturesquepersonalityoftheIrishgroupisJoe Devlin,withwhomlikewisemany Australiansarehappilyacquainted. Thosewhohavenotheard"Joe"on theplatformorinasocialcapacity areindeedtobepitied,butthosewho haveheardGoulburn'sBishopGallaghercanclaimsomeknowledgeof hisinimitablevoiceandmethods,allowing-whatshallIsay?-forsome thirtyyears'discrepancy.Whata mantoswayacrowdisDevlin?What

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amanfortransformingthetruculent tostickingdoves!ThatanIrishNationalistshouldrepresentBelfastis commentaryenough.Probablyhalf hisvotersare"agin"hispolitics, buttheyareneverallowedtotind thatout.WhenJoe'sdeliciousbrogueandingratiatingsmileandhoneyedphrasesgetgoingincombination, itisnottheslightestuseforahearertocallhimselfanopponent.What Joesays,hishearersbelieve-they simplyhaveto;andsorichisthe brogueandsofar-reachingthesmile, andsolastingthehoneyflavour, 'hattheyallkeepeffectuntilthe e7ictionisover,andJoesafelydepositedwithinthatcircleofwhichhe issuchaprizedpossession.Butthere wasoneoccasion!-'11r.Devlinlives totellstoriesagainsthimself,and onthatsanteburningquestionwhich wastouchedonamomentagohehas somethingtosay.Itwasatatime whenwomansuffragereallyseemed toheonthevergeofrealisation. Memberseverywherewerewobblinc, andthroughoutEnglishconstituenciescandidateswerebusyexplaining howthoroughlytheywereinaccord withwomen'saims,"butthetime notbeingyetripe,"etc.Mr.Devlin wasmakingaspeechinhisconstituencyafteranextendedabsence,and .vas,liketherest,infectedwiththe revailinegerm.(Hehas,onesadly fears,noverysoundviewsonfeminism;hutnomatter,wemustdissemble.)"Myspeechwasgoingbeautifully,"nerratesMr.Devlin,"and thenIthoughtittimetogetonto theticklishsubject.Ttoldthemas adroitlyasIcouldwhyIwasnot exactlyanadvocateforthewoman's votebutlateron,everythingbeing clearedupandallgoingwell,there wasnoreasonwhyTshouldn'ttake itne-infact,itwasjustaslikely asnotI'dheheadingtheWoman's FreedomLeagueprocessions,or treakineawindowinBond-street, ominoussilence!Isatdown.Then neofmymostprominentsunporters rot andsaidthatifthee*were thehindofviewsMr.Devlinhadde-

veloped,itwastimetheylookedout anothermanforBelfast.Analmost unanimous'Sosayweall'sentchills downmyspine,andIcouldn'tgetup quickenoughtoexplainthatmy, wordshadbeenentirelymisunderstood.Inearlylosttheelectionover that,"addedMr.Devlin,withLis besttwinkle,"sonowdon'ttryto pervertmeagain,justasI'mliving thethingdown."Towhichtheonly fittingreplywasthatamanwho couldrepresentBelfast,was,likeVoltaire'sIlabbakuk,"capabledetout."

OfaverydifferentmouldisT.P. O'Connor.Thereisnosuggestionof themartyrorofthedevoteeabout thisoldcampaigner.Hisaspectdeclareshimjusttheshrewd,skilful, daringstrategistheis-amanofutility,amanforatightplace,aman whocansayorwritejustwhatis santed,intheneatestpossibleway.

11r.O'Connorisoneofthegroup's notabilitieswhohasnotvisitedAustralia,andtoberemindedofthis makeshimverysad-onouraccount.

"Ihavebeenlistenedtoinallthe capitalsoftheglobe,Ithink,except theAustralian,"heremarkswhimsically.",tdoesseemapityyou haven'theardMeoverthere.Ican't teartothinkthereisaplaceI haven'tinoienin."

Amongsttheyot:neermen11r. Ilazeltontausaleadingplace.All Australiaknowshowhecanspeak.

''Frontgravetogay,frontlivelyto severe,"searchingdenunciationand happysimilesandwittyallusionsall inabreath,asitwereand,bestof all,awhitepassionforIreland'sautonomy,forIreland'sfreedom,for Irelandsdignity,forIrelandunfetteredantiunboundtakingherdue daceanion.;thenations.

Onewouldliketowriteofallthe earnest,genial,andbrainyhand,but -enzerel`leer

thewriterheardonlyWilliam O'Brien,aseffectiveandbrilliantas whenweheardhintinAustralia.He hasagedalittle,but"theancient spiritisnotdead"-farfromit.In ahouseinKilkennyhangsonone sideofthelibraryfireplaceaportraitofJohnRedmondontheother thatofTimHealy.Thewifehas hunguptheleader's(herleader), andherhusbandhisrival's.When politicaldiscussionrunsalittlehigh inthathousehold,oneorbothofthe portraitsisapttodisappeartempor-

tomakethetotalthisyearthehighestyetreached.TheUnionistcampaigninEngland,as!nappedout,is morethoroughandextendedthanany yetattempted,anditwillbenecessaryfortheIrishPartytoincura veryheavyexpendituretomeetit. ThattheIrishpeoplewilldotheir dutybythePartytherecanbeno doubt,Intheletterenclosinghis subscriptiontotheFund,theBishopofKMalesumsupthesituation inweightyandeloquentwords.His Lordshipsays:-

"Wearenownearthefinaland grandestgoalofall-Self-Government; butwehavenotyettouchedit;and thenearerweapproachitthemore violentandunscrupulousourenemies, orsomeofthem,become.It,therefore,behovesourpeopletorally justnowcloserthaneveraroundthe historiclittleParty,thathasled themsuccessfullytosomanyvictories,andseethattheyhaveattheir commandallthemenandmoney neededtowinforIrelandthelast andcrowningvictoryofanativeParliament."

',ProvisionalGovernment"Difficulties

Acorrespondentofthe"Irish News,"theonlyNationalistdailypaperinUlster,inaveryinteresting article,pointsoutsomeofthedifficultieswhichwouldconfrontLord Londonderryandhisfriendsifthey setupaProvisionalGovernmentin "Ulster."Ilesays:-

"Letusassumeforamoment thatthe'BilloftheBetterGovernmentofIreland'hasbecomethelaw oftheland,andthatthethreatened 'ProvisionalGovernment'hasbeen proclaimedbyLordLondonderryand hisCouncilofFive.

T.P.O'CONNOR,11.1'. :oily."Nevermind."saysthesonof thehouse;"onthedaytheHome RuleBilliscarriedIiigoingto havethembothsetinoneframe." Andtheywilldoubtlessgoverywell t.igettier.

EchoesfromErin "Toleration"inBelfast

From'' TrathAboutCastled.awson,"wetakethefollowing"ItiswellthattheBritishpublic shouldknowwhatfollowed.Thisriot atCastledawsoneasmadethepretextforageneralraidonRoman CatholicsorNationalistsintheeneineeringworksatlielfast,inwhich Unionistsareano,.erwheliningma;:ority. Morethanthreethousand workmenweredrivenoutoftheiremployment.Manyweresetuponby mobs,peltedwithstonesandrivets, orbeatenandkickedalmostto d'ath.Onemanwasfivemonthsin hoseitalwithfractureofthegroin andwithblood-spittingfrontinternalcontusionsanotherhadhisskull fractured,anotherhisjawbroken, 'ndsoon.Themobswhentheyattackedaman,commonlyaskedhint toprovehisloyaltybycursingthe Pope.Thisisreligioustolerationas itispractisedinBelfast.

"Letusfurtherassumethat,overawedbytheProvisionalArmy,the forcesoftheCrownhaveretiredto Nationaliststrongholds,suchasDerry,Aughrint,andtheBoyneandWest Belfast,andthatBelfastLoughis heldforKingGeorgebyaRevenue ('utter.

"Whatthen? Ilowistheordinary businessofthegreatindustrialcoteimmunityofBelfasttohecarriedon? InthisconnectionitiswelltorememberthatBelfastislivingthis weekORwhatitearnedlastweek, andthatanysustaineddisorganisationofbusinesswouldtransformcertainCaptainsofIndustryinto "WearyWillies,"andalucrative billbusinesswouldbelosttothe bani-swholee,-enintheseprosperoustimesmanyoftherankandfile havetogothirstyseveraldaysin eachwee&forwantofthenecessary 2d."

WILL1A11O'BRIEN,11.1'.

spaceforbids.'ThereisAlderman

BoylefromIlancheeter,asteadyand stalwarttowerofstrengththereis MattKeating,brothertoJoseph Keating,thenovelist,oneoftheKilkenvymembers,andavaluedhenchmanthereistheWhip,who,judgingfromstoriestoldofhint-tohis face-wouldhaveHeideanexc.411e--+ slave-driverinUncleTom'sdela Therearehelf-a-dozenothermenin thefrontran''-,boths-ea'eersandoeeanisers,rankandfile,oneandall, sittingtight,subdeineindividual idiosyncrasies.foregoingpersonaladvertisement,stolidlyawaitingthe hourofvictory. OftheIndeeendentIrishmembers,

Finally,theriotatCastledawson andtheriotsatBelfast,ledtoprosecutions.FortheCastledawsonaffair,whichwasacasualoutbreakof halfanhour,overtwentymenwere sentencedtothreemonths'imprisonment.FortheBelfastriots,deliberatelyorganisedandextendingover weeks,notasinglepersonwaspunishedtheBelfastjuriesobstinately refusedtoconvictineverycase."

TheFlumeRuleFund

TheHomeruleFundfor1913has owreachedthetotal(May31e, of 4,8,725,andfontGeeresortspublishedintheIrishnewspapersitappearsthatallover.thecountrymeetingsarebeingheldandcollections organised,andthatthereisadeterminationonthepartofthepeople

"Suppose,forinstance,thatCaptainCraig'sestablishmentatDistilleryStreetwishedtosLip,say, 100,000gallons,"CraigavonThree Crowns"toUnionistheadquartersin London,ortothe"trade"generally: howwoulditbilkKingGeorge's TaxCollector "IIce,wouldthe'Ulster'banks maintaincommunicationwiththeir branchesoutsidetheBelfastPaleandhowwouldtheProvisionalGovernmentmaintaincommunicationsby railandseabetweentheirsubjects ingeneralandtherestoftheworld?

"Supposeanunfortunatesubjectof the'ProvisionalGovernment'desired tocompletethepurchaseofhisholdingundertheLandPurchaseAct,to executeamortgage,ortotransact anyotherbusinesswhich,tohave legaleffect,wouldhavetohedone throughanadministrativeofficein Dublin,asatpresent,whatthen?

"Inshort,supposethatthepeopleed.Belfastandthesurroundine. districtsareasetofblitheringidiots-andthenyoumaysupposethat 'Ulsterwillfight!'TheAhercorn parrottalestoomuch!"

"TheOrangethreatsaboutHome Rule,"says11r.Redmond."areof thesamekidneyasthethreatsof

'theDie-hards'andthe'NoSurrendermen'oftheVetoBillcontroversy.Theyaresimplyinsolentbluff. Englandwouldbeanationoffools andpoltroonsifitalloweditselfto bedivertedforasingleinstantby suchstupid,hollow,andunpatriotic bellowings,fromthegreatpolicyof bindingIrelandatlonglasttothe Empirebytheonlyenduringbonds, thoseofLibertyandLoyalty."

!IVilistIrishProtestantsThink.",

SirConanDoylesays:-People etcmewhyIamaHomeRuler.I amonebecauseIamanImperialist. AsanImperialist,Idesire notonlyacloserfeelingbetween theseislands,butabetterfeeling amidstthewholeEnglish-speaking world.hentheIrishracewasscattered,itcarriedthisinfectionofdiscontenteverywhere,andvitiatedour relationstosomedegreewithour owncolonies,andlargelywiththe UnitedStatesofkinerica.Surelyit isanobjectofwisestatesmanshipto removethis.Thehighestinterestsof theEmpiredemandthatitshouldhe removed."

lit.GeorgeBernardShaweasso fearofpersecution.itesaid'IcannotdescribewhatIfeelwhenEnglishUnionistsarekindenough'to say,'Oh,youareindangerofbeing persecutedbyyourRomanratholic fellow-countrymen.Englandwillprotectyou.'Iwouldratheri.eburnt atthestakebyTrishCathalicsthan protectedbyEnglishmen.WeProtestantsknowperfectlywellthatwe arequiteabletotakecareofourselves.,thankyou."-"IrishPress eency."

GrandSocialandDanceatXL6MITI JAREAI(DALE.

CAN ---The

"Acitywhichwillbesmokeless, dustless,inudless,odourless,Blumlees,andfreefromgasesproduced bymanufacturingenergy.Thestreets ascleanasaroyalbedchamber.The smokecompletelyconsumed,andall thegasesgeneratedinthecourseof productionaccumulatedandannihilated.Therailwayselectricallyoperated,buildingshermeticallysealedto preventdust,andanabsenceofanimalsintheusagesofcommercial life."

SuchisthefutureAustraliancapitalcityofCanberra,asimagined anddescribedbyKingO'Malley, whomthemoreprosaicJoeCook succeedsinthe(IonicAffairsDepartment..Itisdoubtfuliftienew PrimeMinisterwillmakethedream ofhispoeticpredecessoranactual reality-thereisnothingcertainin theFederalpoliticalworldatpresent.Manycompetentcriticshave opinedthattheCommonwealthParliamentshouldhavechosenamore suitablesiteneartheever-floeing SnowyRiver,andcaptiouscritics havedemandedtoknowwhy,ifthe

OnSaturdayeveningtheresidents oftieMills,BushLandingsandJarrandale,wereaffordedanopportunityofenjoyingapleasantentertainment.Thesocialtookplaceinthe newhall,No.6Mill,anddespitethe inclemencyoftheweatherbothold andyounzturnedup.Themainobjectwastorata.fmuletothoroughlyrenovatetheCatliolicPresbytery at.larrandale,andthusenablethe residentpriest,FatherPhilSheridan, toresidetherein.Averygoodprogrammehadbeensuppliedbythe secretary,Mr.W.J.Howe,including v.calandinstrumentalmusic,dancing,etc.,ofwhichmanyavailed themselves.Choicesongswererenderedby.ilessrs.SydSmith,Sam More,BertDavy,W.Heal,andMiss HanrahanfromJarrandale.TheNo. 6orchestra,comprisingAlir. II. CloughandMr.FredGlossop,violinists;Mr.Slaverly,pianistand Mr.W.Moore,piccolo.Thesegentlemenrenderedtheirservicesgratuit01,s1Y,andaredeservingofmany thanks.I'oustalsopayatribute ofrespecttoMr.PatrickBurkefrom theFour-Mile,whogaveasplendid recitation,"ShamusO'Brien,"which wesloudlyapplaudedandthoroughly appreciatedbythewholehouse.

Theladies,MissesStellaandKatielowe, 11CC0111.anidbyMiss Clements,paidavisitofinspection totheBushLandings,alsotheMills, andsucceededinobtainingagood sepplyofrefreshments,whichwere eiyenspontaneously.Manyother beliesrenderedgreatassistanceat thesocial,attendingtothewantsof themany.

Acommitteewasformedaweek (leo,withMr.Hitchcock,President ofSt.Monica'sBranch I chairman,andMr.W.J.Howeas secretary,wholeftnostoneunturned tomaketheentertainmentafinancialsuccess. Agoodsupperwas ppitided,andallenjoyedthemselves.

.isallticketsandmoneyarenot yettohand,Ihavenotheardthe financialresult,butIamledtobelievethatthePresbyteryfundswill benefitconsiderably.

To-morroa13thJuly,willheCome:unionSundayformembersofthe II.A.C.B.S.,whenasusualthememberswillturnupinabody,

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CanberraissituatedonthewesternsideoftheGreatDividingRange, hichisthemainmountainsystem ofAustralia,andsplitstheeastern coastalareafromtoptobottom fronttheQueenslandbordertothe footofVictoria.Sixtymilesto thesouthofCanberraisMountI:osciiiA(7,300ft.),thehighestpeakin Australia.

The('anberraterritoryisroughly dividedintotwopartsbythellurrunibidgeeRiver.Eastandnortheastliethe('anberraRidgeand Plaintheplainlevelisabout1500 feetabovetheseaandiscrossedby anumberofsmallridgesrisingto

excellentharbourandasafeanchorageinDarlingRoad,andbetween thisand('anberraarailwayninetysixmileslongistobeconstructed, crossingenroutetheGreatDividing RangenearBungendore,andthenthe ShoalhavenRiver,probablynearLarbert. ThisconnectionwiththeNavalCollegeatitsseaportandwiththeMir itaryCollegeinsidethecityitselr willnotonlyassociate('anberraintimatelywiththeactualdefencepreparationsoftheyoungCommonwealth,butalsoshouldensurethe city'srising,asisonlymeetandfit, withthatnewnationalspiritofAustraliaofwhichitisatoncethepoliticalaimandexpression.

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DOCTORJ.P.TANSEY, howasappointedbytheFisherGovernmentafewmonthsagoFederal Medical011iceratCanberra,isabrilliantgraduateofSt.Joseph'sMarist College,lunter'sHill,fromwhichheproceededtotheUniversity.His coursefoundhimanhonoursmanateveryexamination.Ilecompleteda 15months'termasaresidentmedicalofficerattheSydneyHospital priortotakinguphisresidenceattheCityBeautiful-whichistobe.

streetsinCanberraaretobemaintainedascleanasaroyalbedchamber,thereisanynecessitythatthe buildingsthatfrontthemshouldbe "hermeticallysealedtoprevent (lust." Yet,allowingforsonieexcessofenthusiasmintheplanningofamodel cityonavirginsite,itmustbeconfessedthatthereiseveryprospectof Australia'sCapitalbecomingoneof themostbeautifulinthewhole world(writesF.M.Cutlackin"The World'sWork").

Abeautifulsituation,setamid charminghillsandwateredbyseveralpleasantstreams-asituationat ('resentabsolutelyunspoiltandalmost,indeed,unencumberedbyman -hasbeenchosenforthecity'sestablishfnent.Thesiteoncefixed, therearenoconsiderations,commercial,political,orother,tohinder thecity'srisingundertheunanimousgoodwilloftheAustraliannation -requiringonlythatconstruction shallbeinaccordancewiththemost scientific,artistic,andmodernideas ofwhatacityoughttobe.Thesite endsurroundingsarebeautifulenoughevenfortheidealcitywhichAustraliansintheirmind'seyealready seethere.

Canberraiswateredbyseveral streams,theprincipalofthemthe Murrumbidgee,whichultimatelybecomesoneofthemostimportant tributariesofthegreatRiverMurray.FortyorfiftymilesbelowCanberratheMurrumbidgeepoursthroughthedeepgorgeinwhichtheBur-

aboutanother800feet.Theseridges arereallylittlemorethangentleundulations,terminatingattheMolongloRiverandwithsplendidpasture-landslyingbetweenthem.

FortheSouthernPanorama MountVernonoffersthebestobtainableviewwithinthecityarea,but foracharmingviewtothewestthe observerisbestadvisedtowalk acrossthehalfmiletoCampHill ontheoppositesideoftheMolonglo. ('ampllillsuppliesperhapsthemost favourablesurveyoftheactualcity site,andwehave,further,theadvantage,inlookingoverit.towards thenorth,ofseeingthecountryunderthesun.FromtheCampIlill station,too,BlackMountainnolongerfillsupthewesternaspect,and theeyemaynowtraveldowntimberedslopesintheforeground,fallingraiidlytowardstheMolonglo, roamoverthelovelyandcultivated undulationsofYarralumla,andfollowprettystretchesoftheFederal city'sriverpasttheuntimbered spursofBlac':Mountain,andsointotheMgpurplerangesagainwhich wallupthedistanceandascendinto rrayarraandCoree.

PartandparceloftheFedcrelterritoryistheseaport,connection withwhichistobedirectlyprovided.Almostdueeastonthecoastis .JervisBay,wheretheCommonwealth GovernmentiserectingtheAustralianNavalCollege,andJervisBayistobealsoCanberra'sseaoutlet.Thereisan

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InandAroundtheHome

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'MidPleasuresandPalacesthoughwemayroam, Beiteversohumble,there'snoplacelikehome

TheOneThingNeedful

Asearthneedsnight,whereintofind thepeace Thatbringsfrontstrifeandtoila gladsurcease, Soearthneedssorrow,thatour heartsmaysee Beneathlife'sfretlove'scalmeternity -ArthurWallacel'each,inN.Y.Sun. SanctuaryGleams

Isanyonesad,lethimpray.-St. James.

AtrueservantofMaryneverwill perish.-St.Bernard.

Itisnosmallmattertogainor losethekingdomofGod.-Thomasa enmpis.

lVoetothetathatin4uireafter litanycuriousthingsofmenandare littlecuriousofthewaytoserve Ile.-ThoulasaKemple.

Great.occasionsofservingGod presentthemselvesseldom,butlittle ones,frequently.-St.Francisde Sales.

Sincetheageofthree.Ihavenever refusedthegoodGodanything.God willdoallthat1desireinHeaven, becauseIhaveneverdonemyown willuponearth.-SisterTherese,The LittleFlowerofJesus.

Asinanearthlykingdom,acoinof therealmpassescurrent,sothepreciouscoinofthe IJulyFacewillobtainallthingsinthekingdomof heaven.-RevelationofOurLordto SisterMariedeSt.Pierre.

Asthemindisalldaylong,soit gillbe,inthepresenceofGod.Aswe 4inkall(laylongsoweshallthink fiewekneelatthealtar.Themind quicklyformsitshabits,andifthose habitsheofundisciplinedcarelessness andfrivolity,thenitcanproduceno fruitfromtheseedofGod'sgrace.If ourmindshavebecomesodissipated thattheyhavelostthepowerof thinkingoutproperlythematters whichconcernourearthlylife,itis rowonderthattheycannotlayhold ofthemysteriesofFaith.-Father Nlaturin.

Makeanyourmindnowthatnota dayshillpassfromthisdaytoyour lastwithoutsomeactofadoration tothePersonoftheHolyGhost, withoutsomeactofreparationmade toIliumforyoursinsandforthesins ofothermen.Saydaybydaythe hymnoftheChurch,the VeniCreatorSpiritus,orthatother, equallybeautifulandevenmorefull ofhumantenderness,VeniSancte Spirites.-cardinalManning.

TheDroppedThread

"comethisway,"saidthemanin chargeofaweavingfactorywhere beautifulgarmentsweremade.The clergymanfollowedhisguideinand outamongabuzzandwhirlofMachines.Itwaswonderful,standing bythesideofsomesilentworker andwatchin?th?teethofthemachineglidingtoandfroweavingsome daintygarmentundertheguiding touchofayounggirl'shand.The garmentlookedperfecttotheeyeof thevisitor,hutthemanincharge laidhishandontheyounggeirl's arm. "Look,"hesaid,quickly,"youhave droppedathread."

Theloomstoppedatonce,andthe girlpickedupthegarmenttolook atitmoreclosely.Trueenough, therewasoneplacewhereathread hadbeendropped,andalltheway downranalongloose"ladder."The garmentwasuselessbecauseofone droppedthread.

ThenextSunday,astheclergyman lookedintothebrightfacesofthe girlsandboys,hetoldthemthestory ofthedroppedthread.

"Doyouknow,"saidhe,"thateach oneofyouisweavingthegarment oflife,andthatinsomeofyour weavingthereisadroppedthread? Perim;sitisthedroppedthread thatstandsforyourdailyhearingof God'sWord,orofprayer,orofkeepingHisdayholy.Itmayseema littlething,hutitisadropped thread,anditisspoilingthegarment.ofyourlife.ByGod'shelp, stopandpickitonbeforeitistoo late."

TheCatholicSnob

TheCatholicsnobdoesnotusually takeaCatholicpaper.Nowonder. NeitherhisCatholicitynorhismanhoodrinrstrue.-"CatholicCitizen," C.A.A.

HighandLow

ABootandaShoeandaSlipper Livedonc^intheCobbler'srow

ButtheBootandtheShoe ouldhavenothingtodo WiththeSlipper,becauseshewas low.

lintthekingandthequeenandtheir daughter OntheCobblerchancedtocall; AndasneithertheBoot

NortheShoewouldsuit The-slipperwentofftotheball. -.JohnII,Tahh,ChildVerse.

"AStoutYoungHeartPraying forUs"

In"TheThreeSistersofLordkillowenandTheirConventLife,"the latechiefLord.1usticewrotetohis youthfuldaughter-"God'swillbe done!Youha'enowtaSenthefirst steptowardsfinalretirementfrom thelifeoftheworld.Thethought thatitmakesforyourhappiness, andthatitisthewillofGod,softenstheblowtoyourmotherandto use-(forblowitis,beyondquestian, tous;blowitisalsotolilyand toMargaret.Wehopedselfishly,in part,nodoubt,tohaveyoursunshinynaturealwaysnearusinthe world-aworldinwhichwethought andthinkgoodbrightsoulshavea sreatandusefulworktodo.Well,if itcannotbeso,webowourheads inresisnation.Weknowthatyou willdoyourditty,asitcolliesto youtodo,wellandthoroughly,and unselfishly.Afterall,itissomething tous,Poor,dustycreaturesofthe world,withoursmallselfishconcernsandlittleambitions,tohavea stoutyoungheartsteadilypraying forus.Iknowwecandependon this.Iknowalsoyouwillnottergetyourpromisetotheshouldseriousmisgivingscrossyourmindbeforethelastwordisspoken.Irely onthis.Godkeepandguardyou, mydarlingchild,istl:eprayerof yourfather.-RussellofKillowen."

HerGhana

Itwasnotinherknowledge, Thoughshewassweetlywise, Norsimplyinthesunlight Withinherlaughingeyes

Norhiddeninhertresses

Thatshookoutcurlsofgold, NorinthedaintydressesThiswealthofcharmuntold.

Itwasnotinthemansion

Wheredweltthelittlemiss

Withparentsandwithbrothers, Itwassomethingmorethanthis. Itwasmorethanwealthorbeauty, Morethansocialplaceorart; Thecharmofthissmallmaiden Wasakindandgentleheart.

MurderousMillinery

Aremarkablefeatureofthenew AmericanTariffBillistheprovision draftedbytheNewYorkZoological Society,absolutelyprohibitingimportationoftheplumageofwild birdsintotheStates.Theclauseis inthefollowingterms"Provided, thattheimportationofaigrettes, egretplumes,or'osprey'plumes,and thefeathers,quills,heads,%kings, tails,skins,orpartsofskins,of wildbirds,eitherrawormanufactured,andnotforscientificoreducatio:nalpurposes,isherebyprohibited; butthisprovisionshallnotapply

0,hefeathersofplumesofostriches, ortothefeathersofdomesticfowls ofanykind."Ah!domesticfowls. Theironyofthoselawmakers.Ilere surelyisanopeningforthesuffragetteandherdemand.Whyshould cynicalthancondemnthegentlesex toseekitsplumesfrontthebarndoorchanticleerortheMinorcathat sUppliesthebreakfasttable?

AMother'sLovingEyes

Oneofthegreatestartiststellsa storyofhisschooldays.hismotherwasawidow,andhewassent toaboarding-school.Onlyoncea monthwasheallowedtovisither; butshelovedhimsodearlythatshe tookahousewhichoverlookedthe schoolplayground.Everydaywhen theboyswereatplayshewatched thenfromherwindow.Ilesoon forndit.out,andfromthattimeon hewasashamedtodoanything wrongormean.Ilealwaysthought ofthoselovingeyes;theyseemedto hewatchinghim,eveninhischamber,andithelpedhimtokeep straightandtrue.

Thatisthewayi;ialwatchesover us,notlikeadetective,seekingto findo'itsomethingagainstus,but withalovestrongerthanamother's,seekingtoholdustrue,that wemaybepureandnoble.God's loveandgentlenessoughttocause ustofearHimwiththatfilialfear whichonefeelstowardalovingmother.

TheWorstofArguing

Manywomenuseanargumentasa safetyvalvefordepressionandvent theirill-feelinginthisformofwarnsling.Andgenerallythesmallerthe triflethegreaterthewrangle.Once anargumentisthoroughlystarted. nooneknowswhereitmaylandone. OnegoesTouchfartherthanintended, andsaysthingsthathadbetterbeen leftunsaid.

TheRealFriend

"Ileisnotathome."Thisisthe answerwereceivewhenwehaveinquiredforsonicdearfriend,with whomweexnecteltospendafew pleasanthours.Thesamereplygreets usagainandstainthesameday,and

insoredisappointmentanddisgust wemakeour.wayhome,vowingthat beforewemakeanothercallwewill makesurethatourfriendwillbeat home.

Butwhyisitthatweforgettocall atthehouseofanotherFriend?

Whyisitthatinourday'sjourney wehavepassedlishouseseveral times,andhavenotevenstoppedto inquireforIlint?Wouldwebeatall likelynottofind111mthere?Would wenotfindawelcome/here?"Come toMe!"saysthatFriendatany timeofthedayornight,"andI willrefreshyou.Youneednotmake anyappointmentwiththe;Iamalwaysathometoreceiveyou."

Suppose,acceptingInsinvitation, wegotoflishouse?Wekneelin prayerandspeaktoHim;weclose oureyes,andsuddenlytheresteals overusanindescribablefeelingof pleasure,ofjoy,ofsweetness.We seemtohesurroundedbyapeculiar kindofatmosphere,whichpressesin uponus,makingitdifficultforusto breathe.Oureyesfillwithtears,not ofsorrow,butwithtearswhichbring sweetcontentment.Ourlipsaresealed,butourheartsendsforthprayer unceasingly.Weareincommunion withnurFriend!

Girl'sKnowledge

Nomatterhowmuchbooklearningagirlmayhave,itaddstoher usefulnessandhappinesstoknowIlowtoplanandcookanourishing meal. Howtodothefamilyiiiarketin,s Ilowtowashandironclothes. Ilowtomakeherowndresses. Howtodarnstockingsandsewon buttons. Ilowtomakebread.

Allthemysteriesofthekitchen, thedining-roomandtheparlour. flowtowearsimpledresseswith asmuchdignityasthemoreexpensiveones.

Thatthick,warmshoesaresensiblefootwearincold,dampweather.

Thatpaintandpowdercannot beatiftify

Thatthemoreoneliveswithin one'sincome,themoreonewill save.

Thatthefartheronelivesbeyond one'sincome,theneareronewillget tothepoorhouse.

Howandwhentosay"no"and meanit,andhowandwhentosay "yes"andsticktoit.

TUatagoodsteadyclerkoratechanieisworthadozenoilypainted loafersinfineclothes.

Howtoregardthemoralsandnot themoneyofyoungmen.

CalendarfortheWeek MONTHOFJULY.

Newmoon,July4,at1.6p.m.

Firstquarter,July,11,5.37a.m.

Fullmoon,July18,2.6p.m.

Lastquarter,July26,5.58p.m.

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QUEENSLAND

ThedeathofMr.H.J.Goodsell, ofToowooniba,occurredsuddenlyat 1aprivatehospital,recently.Hisfuneralwaslargelyattendedbyall classes.Thedeceasedwashighly esteemedinthedistrict,FatherKelleherconductedthefuneralritesat thegraveside.

Mr.KevinO'Leary,of the C.Y.M.Society,Warwick,whorecentlymarriedMissGertrudeLarkin, Goodna,wasatarecentmeeting oftheSociety,presentedwithasilverteaserviceasatokenofthe members'eeteem.FatherPotter,in makingthepresentation,paidagreat tributetoMr.O'Leary'sworthasa workeramongst('atholicyoungmen andwishedhimsuccessandhappiness inhismarriedlife. esis.

AnoldresidentofWarwickinthe pus°ofMrs.JohnBarrettparsed awayrecentlyattheadvancedageof 82years.Mrs.BarrettandherbushandarrivedontheDowns,ie,erhalf acenturyago.Theywereme angst thefirstpioneerstoopenlietime countryiitl'arrot'sGap.Thedeceasedwaswellknownandwidelymew,ted.tierson,Mr.JohnBarrett,is aprominentmemberoftheI.A.C.B. Society.R.I.P.

HisGraceArchbishopDuhigona recentdatewasme'in.;oneofthe moistdifficulttout'sinthewholeOf theerectarchilioc-seofBrisbane.lie wasthenceeisetotheSouthAustralian1,order,andnotfarfromtheregionwhereBurkeandWillslesttheir lives.

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AwellitownendhiIilyreseeeteil Irishman,Mr.11child(i'Sulli;an,of leanearooPoint,diedlastmonth. The(1,ceesedwasapersonalfriendof .JohnBoyleO'Rielly,andinhiserlv veerswas;tssociate.]withtheFeniantrovement.Inconseeuencehesit,- frefaPeriodofimprisonmentin Niiitintoygaol.lewasanativeof Coreritv,andwasanexemplary Catholic.FathersBreenandO'Leary attendedhiminhislastillness,lis wifesurvives

Re:.It.Wa'sh,1'.1'ofWOoloowin,hasreceiveddonationsofsome beautifulstatues,includingaholywaterfont.Whentheseareplaced, hisrettyfriburbanchurch,which hasbeenenlargedrecently,willcomparemorethinfivourablywiththe olderchurchesintiediocese.

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AtthewindingupoftheSt.Patrick'sScho-ilpicnic,FortitudeVal('ley,Brisbane,apleasantsurprise wasgiventothehon.secretary,Mr. .1.1'.Ilarkwell.TheRev.Father o'FIvrin,P.P.,tooktheopportunity ofpresentinghintwithahandsome griefhag,asamarkofthecommittee'sappreciationofhisvaluableser%ices.

NEWSOUTHWALES

lusterWilliamDwyer,apupilof thePatricienBros.'School,orange, gotacreditablepassattherecent StateServiceexam.Asalsodid MasterAnthonyQuinn,apupilofthe SeatersofCharity,Liverpool. ep.

Father.1.C.Meagher,ofDiingtig, celebratedthejubileeofhisordinationtothepriesthoodonthe29thof lastmonth.TheSistersandpupils ofst.Mary'sConventarrangeda musicalprottraminefortheentertainmentoftherev.Father.Thechildfanpresentedhimwithanaddressexpressiveoftheiraffectionforhim,and otherusefulpresents, .e..e.

Mr.J.A.Fitzherbert.aformerstudentofSt.Ignatius'College,Riverview,anduntilveryrecentlyofSt. John'sCollege,withintheUniversity ofSydney,hasbeenawardedanexhibitionbytheUniversityof('ambridge,inviewofhisexceptionally brilliantcourseattheSydneyUniversity.Thisbrilliantyoungscholar isinhis20thyell.,andwillenter canibrideeUniversitynextOctober. IllscareeratSydneyUniversitywas anexceetionrilybrilliantone,Ile

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was17yearsofagewhenheentered theUniversityinMarch,1910,after qualifyingattheMetric.Exam.the previousyearforentranceintoevery faculty,includingengineering.Ile wontheJohnWestModalandGrahamel'rizeMedalforgeneralproficiencyintheSeniorPublicExaminationofNovember,1909,obtaining MedalsalsoforfirstplaceinGreek, Algebra,planetrigonometryandphysicsII.(electricityandmagnetism), proxinieaccessitingeometry,second placeininechtnics,andthirdplacein Latin.Inthematric.honours heobtainedtheAitkenScholarship forgeneralproficiency,aswellasthe BaeterScholarshipNo.2andIlornerExhibitionforinathematfcs,and theCooperScholarshipNo.2for deludes.lieisanativeofLaunceston,andreceivedhisprimaryeducationatthePreeentetionConvent there.Whistthere,in1905,hewon the')unneScholarship(C63forfour years)atSt.Ignatius'College, Riveriew,whichheenteredinthat yeie.TwoyearslaterintheJunior PublicExam.hegainedtheprizefor general Iroticiencyaswellasmedals forfirstplaceinLatin,Greek,Algebra,andarithmetic.Sincehehas beenattheUniversityhehassecured thedoublefirstinclassicsandmathematicsthreeyearsinsuccession.Itis netr25yearssincethedoublehas lienwoninasingleyear.Itisclaimedthatnootherstudentwhohas Plumedthroughitshallscanchili) arecordequalinbrilliancytohis. AsaproductoftheCatholicschools heisan!valourtotheta.

Fe.hrR..1.M he,5..1,,SueriorofthelooseofRetreets, "Loyole,"leftSydneyforBrisbane recently%%herehewillgi.easeries ofretreats.

ForthefirsttimeinitshistorySt. Ignatius'CollegeOldBoys'Union, founded18yearsago,wasinvitedto dineatilverviesasaunionona recentSunday,whentherewasa liar-etostet'.Formerly,tinannual eatherinessitthecollegewereattendediytillex-ettidents,whetherthey weremembersoftheunionornot. Priortothedinner.whichwisservedaeout6o'cleck,allassistedat BenedictionintheFatherDalton Chapel,andjoinedins'iwine,themusic.'IheRev.FatherR. Little,5.J,,Prefect(f4tudies,undated. TheVice-PresidentoftheCollege, Rev.FatherJ.Corcoran,S.J.,who hasbeeninchargeofRiverviewsince thedeathofFatherKeating,presided.AilionestthosepresentwereRev. FathersE.Piggott,S.J.,J.Ilealy, S..1.,R.Little,N.J.,T.A.Walsh, S.J.,C.Nulty,S,L,C.Ilartnett, S..!.,andJ.Ilassett,N.J.,Rev.T. O'N!.ra,N.J.,SenatorKeating,Drs. 11.N'eech,B.Coen,Oxenham,Jas. IbeetlesandBurfitt,Messrs.A.W. 11.D'Apice(PresidentoftheOld Boys'Union),B.McBride,Chris. Brennan,W.T.Coyle,P.J.O'Donnell,F.Coen,1.O'Donnell,John Hughes,J.P.McEvoy,R.lughes, B.Ilughes,A.andF.DeBoise,('has. Burifitt,K.lickillop,J.Me...arthy, W.McDonald,F.Deery,E.'Hynes,P. Moore,B.Veech,II.Rorke,W.McDonald,andA.Moran.

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IllsI,ordshipDr.Dunne,Bishopof Bathurst,recentlyblessedthefoundationstoneofthegirls'newschool atForbes.Thelayingofthefoundationstonewilltakeplaceinthenear future,whensufficientfundsare availabletomakeastartwithtlee building.Thenewschoolwhencompletedwillaccommodate250scholars.

Theholidaylayretreatsat"Loyola"werefullypatronised.Every availablebedinthenewandold housewastaken,andtheSuperior hadtorefusemanyapplicants. TLisfactsurelyspeakswellforthe faithofourCatholicamen.TherecentretreatwasgivenbyFather colemean,N.J.OnAugust2ndnext anotherretreatwillbegiven.Itwill takeiii.theAuenstBinkholiday,and astherearealargenumberofCatholicyoungomeninthebanksand

officesofthecity,itisanticipated thatmanyofthetawillavailthemselvesoftheopportunityofmaking theretreat,whichwillbegivenby FatherMurphy,S.J.

Mr.AndrewBurg,sear.,anoldresidentofMaitlanddistrict,diedat hisson'sresidence,Bolwarra,recently.Thedeceasedwasanativeof Germany,andhadattainedtheage of80years,Duringhislonglifehe hadbeenafaithfulCatholic.R.I.P.

TheCatholicFederationdelegates are,withtheassistanceofFather Peters,ofWestMaitland,andFather:McAuliffe,ofNewcastle,spiritedlyorganisingtheCatholicsof theMaitlanddistrict.Ilnthusiastic meetingsgreetedthedelegatesineverycentrevisited.

The IlihernianSociety'snewollicesinElizabeth-street,neartheCentralRailwayStation,wereopened bytheArchbishopofSydney,recently.AdinnerwasgivenintheeveningbytheDistrictBoardatSargants.

OneoftheoldestCatholicresidents ofWagga,inthepersonofMrs.ElizabethLoughlin,passedaway,recentlyafteranillnessextendingover threemonths.Thedeceasedladyhad livedInthedistrictfor 38years. Mrs.LoughlinwasanativeofCastle Cotner,Co.Kilkenny,Ireland,and wasinher66thyear.Sheleavesa grown-uf.remlyoffourdaughters analtwosons-lelizabeth,Margaret, andGertredeLoughlin,ofWagga, andSlatI'MaryColonibiere,theBrigid'neConent,Beeehworth,Victoria; -losehO'Loughlin(Sti:endiary StewardSouthernDistrictsRacing Associaton),andJahnO'Loughlin (Queensland).Thefuneralwasa largeoneandrepresentativeofall eLises.\eons:gnu!.Buckley,assistedi,yFatherGahan,readtheprayers attherae.ee'de.

IlerExcellencyLadyEdeline Stricklandrecentlygaveanafternoon partytothemembersofSt.Mary's, St.Patrick's,andSt.Benedict's SewingGuilds.HisGracetheArchbishopwaspresent. .8.so.

Theclosingnightsofthemission givenbytherassionistFathersFrancisandPeteratSt.Brendan's,Annandale,wereremarkableforthe crowdedattendanceseveryinchof spaceinthenewchurchandgallery wasoccupied.Duringthemen'sweek thesittingaccommodationwasseverelytaxed.

Aceremonyofprofessiontookplace intheconventchapelatMonteSant' Aneelo,NorthSydney,recently.The VenerableArchpriestCollins,P.P. (Mount('armel),whoofficiated,preachedaneloeuentsermon.Masswas celebratedbyRev.FatherKirwan, S.J.Rev.FatherO'Denipsey,S.J., wasalsonresent.ThenoviceprofessedwasMissGertrudeCondon(inreligionSisterM.Norbert),daughter ofthelateMr.J.Condon,ofStoney ('reek,AlbionPark.

VICTORIA

Thelargest,mostenthusiastic,and representativegatheringseenin Colac,thecentreofarich,thriving, agriculturaldistrict,wasthatwhich assembledthereonthe18thoflast monthtocelebratetheGoldenSacerdotalJubileeoftheVeryRev.Dean Nelan,P.P.

AspecialtrainleftSpencer-street at10.38a.m.,conveyinghieGrace

theArchbishop(MostRev.Dr. Carr),LieGracetheCoadjutorArchbishop(MostRev.Dr.Mannix), hisLordshiptheBishopofSale (MostRev.Dr.Phelan,PA.),Very Rev.Deanlegarty,V.F.,P.P.,Very Rev.T.Lynch,P.P.,VeryRev.Priof Kindelan,0.C.C.,Rev.D.B.Nelan, P.P.,Rev.M.C.Gough,P.P.,Rev. Dr.Kelly,P.P.,11ev.J.J.Malone, P.P.,Rev.J.Norris,Rev.G.A. Robinson,B.A.,Rev.G.Bartley, Rev.T.Cahill,Rev.M.J.Rohan, Rev.J.Kenny,Rev,V.Willis,Rev. M.Quinn,Mr.JosephWinterandMrs Winter,Mr.Benj.loareandMrs. Hoare,theMissesTobin,andothers. TheIrishPipersandvocalistsalso travelledbythesametrain.

ThespecialreachedGeelongshortly beforenoon,travellingattherateof 30milesanhour.TheBishopofBallarat(MostHey.Dr.Higgins),Ven. ArchpriestMcKenna,P.P.,Rev.E. O'Brien,andthefollowingpriestsof theBallaratDiocese:-Rev.D.llowell,Rev.M.Meade,Rev,E.O'S. Goidanich,Rev.J.Barrett,Rev.M. Mulcahy(Bishop'sprivatesecretary), Rev.R.J.Riordan.St.Augustine's Boys'OrphanageBand,inchargeof Rev.Bro.*Kerrins,joinedthespecial. Therewasagreatcrowdatthe Colicstationandgroundstowelcomethevisitors.VeryRev.eleJ. Shanahan,VeryRev.D.Foley,Rev. I'.Lennon,Rev.R.J.Reardon,and Rev.W.Ryanextendedgreetingson behalfofDeanNelan.TheIrish Piierswerethere,andlookedpicturesqueintheirnationalcostume. Aprocessionwasformedfrontthe stationtothegrounds.Somevisitorsjourneyed300milestodohonourtotheagedpriest.The II.A.C. B.S.formedaguardofhonourat thesceneoffestivity.Thedisplay wasamostinterestingone.Colic wascrowded.HisGracetheArchbishop,theCoadjutorArchbishop, theBishopofBallarat,andtheBishopofSalewerepresentatthebanquet.Thevenerablejubilarianhimselfmovedamongstthecompanyexchangingakindlywordwitheach. TheDean,whohaspassedtheallottedspan,iswonderfullyrobustand active.Thelocalnon-CatholicclergymenwerepresenttoshowtheiresteemfortheDean.Besidestheprelatesandclergyalreadymentioned, therewerepresentMr.J.F.Farrel',11,L.A.(apologieswerereceived fromtheActingPremier,Mr.John Murray,andtheMinisterofEducation,SirA.Peacock),Rev.M.Barrett,Rev.J.Kerin,Rev.T.Flynn, Rev.T.McCarthy,Rev.D.Devane, Rev.J.Shine,Rev.M.J.Daly,Rev. J.Ryan,Rev.J.Murphy,Rev. Ryan,Rev.J.McAuley,Rev.C. Logan,Rev.G.Byrne,Rev.T.Cahill,Rev.BrotherICerrins(Geelong). Rev.Mr.andMrs.Knight,lion. Winter-IrvingandMrs.Irving,Dr. .1.G.Wynne,Mrs.c.Lorimer.

Addressesfromtheclergy,theparishioners,andtheII.A.C.B.S.were presentedtotheDean,alsoaunique presentationofaframedgroupof photos."fromhisoldProtestant friendsinColac."TheVenerable Deanmadeahappyandgracefulreply.IlewasordainedinDrumcondra,Dublin,attheageof22years and8months.Congratulatorylettersandtelegramsfromalloverthe Commonwealth,andsonicfroma greaterdistance,weresenttothe Dean.Thelocalpress,the"Comae Reformer,"cameoutwithavery friendlynoticeoftheagedPriest. Admultosannos. 010

Dr.lit!ginslaidthefoundation stoneofthenewCatholicChurchin

florsbanirecently.Therewasalarge gatheringoftheparishioners,aswell asmanyrepresentativesofotherdenominations.HisLordshipwasassistedintheceremonybytheRev. FatherMeade,P.P.Alistofsubscriptionswasreadout,which,includingamountspreviouslysubscribed,amountedtonearly£3,000.The buildingwillcost£3,500.

Fr.Lee,ofDaylesford,wasdrivingdownBourke-squareinajinker recently,whenthehorseshied,with theresultthattheRev.Fatherwas thrownoutontheroadway.Ayoung ladwhowasalsointhejinkermanagedtokeephisseat,whilstthe horseboltedforaboutamile.Then itcameincontactwithafence,the boybeingthrownout,thehorseand vehiclerollingoveranembankment. Thehorsekic'cedhimselffree,and thejin'terwassmashedtopieces. Fortunately,exceptingforasevere shaking,bothoccupantsofthejinkerescapedseriousinjury.

1lisGracetheArchbishophasmade thefoliovine,clericalchanges:-Rev. .11.J.Morris,fromSt.KildaWest toKilinore; Rev.T.Power,from KilmoretoFlemington;Rev.A.Roblin,fromFlemingtontoSt.Kilda West.

Mrs.E.O'Donnell,MayoressofSt. Kilda,whowasreportedseriously ill,ismakingconsiderableimprovementandiswellonthewaytawards recovery.

alsosubmittedalistoftownand countrycentresatwhichpublicmeetingsshouldbeheldinconnection withtheEducationalcampaign.The draftlistwasadopted,andarrangementswillbemadeaccordingly.It wasdecidedthatthenextmeetingin themetropolitanareaheheldinthe SouthMelbourneTownHallduring nextmonth.

Aresolutionwasadoptedconveyingthe hearty, congratulationsofthe StateCounciltotheVeryRev,M. Byrne,P.P.,ofWangaratta,onthe celebrationofWeSilverJubileeof hisordinationtothepriesthood.

Messrs.F.E.O'Connell,E.J. Hayes,and'I'.J.O'BrienweredeputedtoattendtheDistrictConferenceatBallarat,andalsotoaddress meetingsinthesurroundingdistrict. Mr.W.P.McMahonwasappointed toopenbranchesatLascelles,Onyen, Walpeup,andUnderhool.

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thernCross,"whileprofessingneutrality,reallyinfringedit.Ilesays "'TheCross'wouldnotdreamof adoptingsuchapartisanattitude. Butitdeclares,nevertheless,that 'weonlyknowofoneCatholiccandidatebeforetheelectors'-thelion. J.V.O'Loghlen(LABOUR)-'andif heshouldtftreturnedCatholics wouldjustabouthavetheirfair share,proportionately,ofrepresentionintheFederalParliament,and theydonotaskforanythingmore."

EasternTimes"istheonlypaper whichhasreferredtothe"sectarian" Issue,anditispassingstrangethat thesespleneticremarksshouldemanatefromajournalwhichhasCatholicsamongitsshareholdersand directors,andshouldbesupportedby a"doctored"quotation.

Mr.LawrenceCorrigan,sonofthe late"Tommy"Corrigan,thefamousVictorianhorseman,receivedthe habitofthe.lariatBrothersat"The Ierniitage,"theAIaristBrothers' NovitiateatMittagong,N.,S.W.,recently.LawrencehadamostbrilliantscholasticcourseinSydney, gaininghighhonoursandspecialmedalsatthejuniorandseniorexaminations.Anotherbrother,"Tom," holdsaresponsiblepositioninthe GovernmentPrintingOfficeatSuva, Fiji.Thefatheroftheseyoung leen,"Tommy"Corrigan,wasa sterlingCatholic,agoodcitizen, andagenialfriend.

ss. FatherJohnNorriscelebratedhis sacerdotalsilverjubileeonTuesday last.AConversazioneinhishonour washeldintheNorthMelbourne Town!fall,whenanaddresswaspresentedtohinibytheparishioners.

VIt"rOltIANCATIloLICFEDERATION.

1Ir. E.o'Connellpresidedata meetingoftheStateCouncilofthe Aii6tridianCatholicFederationrecently.

Mr.J.V.O'Loghlen,wholedin theSenatecontestforSouthAustralia,isnotnewtoFederalParliamentarylife,asforashortperiodin 1907heoccupiedaseatintheSenate.BornatGumerachain1852,he waseducatedatKapunda.In1888 bewaselectedoneoftherepresentativesfortheNorthernDistrictLegislativeCouncil.Sixyearslaterhe receivedre-electionbyarecordloll in1896ontheretirementofMr. (nowSirJohn)Gordonfromthe KingstonMinistry.Ilewasselected totillthepostofchiefSecretary, andhewascliairmanoftheCivil ServiceCommissionin1899-1901 whichenquiredintotheorganisation ofthewholeCivilService,andpublishedthreevaluableretorts.Ever since1883hehastakenakeen interestinmilitarymatters.:lefirst joinedtheTerowieVolunteerCorps, andservedforsevenyearsasaprivateandnon-cominiss:onedoffice'.In 1890hereceivedhisfirstcoalaimeon, andwasmadecaptainin1895,ma'orin1904,andlieutenant-calotielin 1909.In1900hehelpedtoraiseand organisetheIrishcorps,e.1;chhi, commandedforsevenyears. ss.

Inconsequenceoftheshortnessof priestsinthearchdiocese,hisGrace theArchbishopappliedtotheSuperioroftheSacredIleartFathersin Sydneyforassistance.leiskindly sendingtwomissionarypriestsofthe Order.

Mr.Mowbray,whoisevidentlya strongpartisan,isnot"playingthe game"himself.Ilehasdeliberately suppressedthereferencetoMr. Glynninourarticle,andinterpolatedtheword"Labour,"whichwedid notuse,afterMr.O'Loghlen'sname, thuscreatingafalseimpression.Ile hasalsosuppressedthewords"other,"and"too"intheoriginalpassageinthe"Cross,"ahichwasas follows:-"Wehavealreadyexpressedourgratificationatthefactthat theonlyCatholiccandidateforthe HouseofRepresentativesinthis State(Mr.Glynn)hasbeenreturned unopposed.Weonlyknowofone OTHERCatholiccandidatebeforethe electors-theHon.,1,V.O'Loghlen fortheSenate.Ifhe,TOO,should hereturned,Catholicswouldjustabouthavetheirfairshore,proportionately,ofruresenteioninthe FederalParliament,andtheydonot askforanythingmore."Itwillbe seenthatMr.Glynnwascounted withMr.O'Loghlenwithoutreference toparty.Aftersuchaglaringpiece ofliterarydishonesty,itisunnecessarytorayfurtherattentiontothe writer'sstatements.The"South

TheRev,D.NIcKilloP,S.J.,of Seven11111s,whohasbeeninbad healthforsonictime,isnowinthe privatehospital,NorthAdelaide.He isabrotherofthelateMotherMary oftheCross,founderoftheSistersofi St.Joseph.

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Aletterwasreceivedfromthe Secretary44theFederationinNew Zealand,statingthattheorganisationhadbeenestablishedin100 parishesthroughouttheDominion, andhadalreadyattainedamembershipofabout20,000,Arrangementshadbeenmadeforpresenting totheN.wZealandParliamentapetitionfromtheCatholichierarchy, clergy;JullaityagainsttheproposedReferendumofBible-readingin StateSchools.Itwasdecidedthat thecon:ratelationsoftheVictorian co:neilbeforwardedtotheProvisionalExecutiveinNewZealandon therapidgrowthofthecrrarOsietion intheDominion.

AletterwasrecivedfromtheGen0'7,1SecretaryoftheFederationin Australia,notifyingthata numberofnewbrancheshadbeenestritlishetduringthepastmonth,the orkoftheImmigrationBureauwas teingsuccessfullycarriedon,andan activecaniarti,nhadbeeninitiated forthewidecirculationofCatholic newspapers.

TheTrusteesoftheRonaldStewartTestimonialFundnotifi'dthatit hadbeendecidedtoclosetheFund asearlyaspossibleafter30thJune, andthatallsubscriptionsshouldhe handedinimmediately.

Mr..1.P.Martinwasappointedto representtheStateCouncilatthe CommunionBreakfastoftheHibernianSocietyandCatholicYoung Men'sSocietyatIlawthorn.

Oneoftheoldestandmostr.ispectedfarmersofPetersburgparishPassedawayrecentlyathisresti.iace, "MeathGlen,"Gumbowie,near Lancelot,intheersonofMr.EdwardAl.O'Loughlin,attheripeage of75years.Ilewashorninthe CountyofWestMeath,Ireland,and cametoAdelaideover50yearsago. Afterayearortwohetookupland nearMintaro,wherehemarriedthe lateMissJudithDempsey,whopredeceasedhimbyabouttenmonths. Hisfamilyconsistsoftwodaughters andthreesons,allofwhomarestill alive,viz.,Mrs.Learhinan,Adelaide; Mrs.D.Collins,Petersburg;Messrs. WilliamandThomasO'Loughlin, LancelotandMr..1as.E.,O'Loughlin,Petersburg.Aftersometimehe removedtoafarmnearBurma,and heselectedseveralsectionsofland there,andfarmedthemuptothe timeofhisdeath.Thefuneralwas oneofthelargestseeninthedistrict,nearly60vehiclesformingthe cortege.Therewereabout300mourners.TheRev.FatherW.F.O'Byrn,, officiatedintheChurchofSt.Anac lotus,towhichthecorpsewasbrought,aswellasatthegrave.The BishopofPortAugusta(RightRev. Dr.Norton)deliveredashortaddress inthechurch,eulogisingthedeceasedasadevoutCatholic,atruefriend andamanofsterlingcharacter.

TheEducationCommitteesubmittedalenvthyreportregardingthe successfulmeetingatRichmond,and

Th:"SouthernCross"thusreplies toasectirian-mongerwhotookit totas'cforcommentsmadeduring therecentelections:-Inanarticle entitled"PlayingtheGame"inthe "SouthEasternTimes"(Millicent), ofJune20,R.C.Mowbraydeals withsomeaspectsoftherecentelections.Inoneportionofthearticle, entitled"ASectarianAspect,"he triestomakeoutthat"TheSou-

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Rome.CardinalGranitodi Belmontepresidedontheoccasion, andamongthoseinvitedtoassistat theceremonywasMostRev.Dr.Donnelly,BishopofCan-a.

Told;flogsvtItf[yoursabigAmerican y.America,hes.iys,will neverconsenttoirilitrateonques tionsofnationalho orofvital nationalinterest.SaysT.R.:tick SamwilllinerconsenttoarbitriLe concern114nyski')intheface,and inthelastresortthenavyisUncle Sion'spunch."Teddyisrunningthe GermanKaisercloseasasayerof smart,emphaticthings.

SyndicNathan,theLondonforeigner,whoitalicisedhimselfandmade hisnamenotoriousinconnection withItalianFreemasonryandungriun;liaticalItalianspeechesagainstthePapacyandrelizion,has fallenuponevildayshisstarissettinginamurkymist,andhetalks ofretiring.Giveblatant,blustering humbugs,suchasNathan,enough rope,andtheyinvariablydothemselvesjustice.

WhenCarusosangtotheconvicts attheFederalPrisonatAtlanta, Georgia,U.S.A.,hehadanaudience of800convicts,andamongstthem wasone,anoldmanof60,alio hadinheritedfineliterarygiftsfrom Lisfather,butwhohadprostitited themtotheconcoctionoffraulaI.mt miningliterature,thepurposeof whichwastomisleadunwaryin,estors--hewasJulianHawthorne,the sonofAmerica'smostfanioasno%elist,NathanielHawthorne.

"Whatstruckmemostamongall thepeoples Tmet,"saidFather BernardVaughan,S.J.,onhiareturnfromasixteenmonthstoll* covering21,000nines,"wastheextraordinarysamenessofhumannaturealwaysandeverywhere-thesame longingsanddis-inrointments,the samejoysandthesOils.st:rrows,the same loean:lthesame torturPsofdesnsir.thesamegaina andthesamelosses,thesameshadowsandthesamesunshine.' ;4i.tall-aoxprevalentinSydney.Aliaosteverysuburbinfected.

PerthCityConnelltakingspecial precautionsagainstapossibleoutbrea't.Dirtyyardsandrightsofwayarebeingscoured.

PremierandallthemembersoftLe MinistrypresentatLabourCongress atFremantleTradesHallonMonday.

AlargemeetingatWellington, N.Z.,recentlydemandedtheabolitionofconscriptionwithoutdelay.

FremantleLabourCongressisof (Onionthatrollingstocl:forthe transitofpassengersontherailwaysshouldberestrictedtoone classonly,andthat.returntickets eabolished.

tidy shillhivefreetrain ride-.SoMr.Scaddansays.City Councillorsareperturbedinconsequence.

11hi.stontherwaytoattendthe CatholicCongressatPlymouth,Kensititesattlic'edCardinalBourneand otherrelateswithwavingbanners andharranguesagainstPopery.

TheVaticanhasinterdictedMaud Petrie'sautobiographyofFather Tyrrell.

Anattemptwasmadetoblowup thenewSpinners'flailatBolton.

Thebuildingcost£30,000.Suffragettesallegedtobetheculprits.

Statedthe('atandMouseActhas crushedthehopesofthesuffragettes. Theyarenowsaidtohewithout fundsandpracticallyleaderless.

J.C.WilliamsondiedinParison Sundaylast.

Pounianiamobilisingherarmy.

ThegarrisonsinSouthernandSouthWesternRussiadoingditto.What's thegame?SomethingwillhapPen..

IndustrialstrifeintheRand. Strikersandtheirsympathiserscollidewiththetroops.20personskilledand150wounded,Soldiersused theirriflesfreelyand,%ithoutmercy. Martiallawwasproclaimed.

AsettlementoftheRandminers' troubleshasbeenarrivedat.

1,209membersoftheFederated

TridesUnionofPretoriabyresolutionre;nestedtheImperialParliamenttorecallViscountGladstonein conseauenceofhisactioninconnect'onwiththeRandstrike.

ramwarnewshighlycolouredand die/Meting.

BalkanStatesstillhanimeringeach eachotherwithshotandshell.The listofkilledendwoundedisappalling.

ClJargesandcounterchargesof bloodchedclincrandgii!Ityrenrisals arebait)?commonlyhurledateach otherbythebelligerents.

TheSublimePorteisthinkinghard, andbeginningtowonder"wherehe'll comein."

Somebody'sstarwillsetbeforethe lastshotistired,andacrownortwo willhaveafewnastyknocks. AllegedthatBulgariawantsto borrowLondonmoney.

York

TheAugustBallisaneventwhich arousesalargeamountofinterest amongstbothyoungandold.Itis anxio.islylookedforwardtobyall whoenvoythehealthyexerciseand socialgoodfeelingtohefoundonly inagelregulatedandproperly conductedball.Thattheloversof thispastimemaynotbedisappointed,ameetingofparishionerswas heldintheschoolroomafterDevotionsonSundayevening.DeanWalsh I.resided.

Itwasdecidedtoholdtheball thisyearonTuesdayandWednesday evenings,the26thand27thofAugust.Thedutiesofjointsecretaries wereunderta'renbytheMisseswlo andGertyI,into,andundoubtedlyin suchcapablehandsthesedutieswill bemostfaithfullydischarged.'the followingladies,withpowertoadd totheirnumber,wereappointeda committee,andtheirnamesarea guaranteethattheBallwillbea grandsuccess,bothsociallyandfinanciallyMesdamesF.andT.Tomney,M.Ryan,Swanson,Gallop,J. Tomney,O'Donovan,Murphy,W. Marwick,J.Pyke,McDonald,W.Marwick,Wheeler,Prunster,Hackett,J. J.Lawlor,Gurney,McIntyre,Carmedy,Kelly,O'Loughlin.,andJ.Kindelan.Totheimportantpositionof door-keeper,Mr.J.J.Lawlorwas unanimouslyelected.TheticketbookfelltoMr.J.J.Tourney,and thegallerytoMr.PatMe!arthy. ThedittiesofM.C.willbedischargedbyMessrs.JoePyke,Bardi,and Wcrdlaw.Mr.GeorgePykekindly uniertoolttoseethatthefloorwould beinperfectdancingorder.Asusual Tomney'sexcellenthandisengaged fortheoccasion.Ticketswillhe soldasfollows:-Gents.',3s6d;ladies,2s6d;gallery,is. OnthemotionofCr.Ryan,aheartyvoteofthankswasaccordedthe VeryRev.Chairmanforpresiding, andthemeetingadjourneduntilAugustthe3rd.

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SouthAmerica

SomeObservationsontheChurchandthePeople

(Speciallywrittenforthe"W.A.Record"by.1.M.IILLER,Perth.)

(Continued.)

Althoughoneisquitesafeingeneralisingonthepeopleofthese SouthAmericancountries,itmustbe admittedthatinotherrespectsSouth Americaispre-eminentlyacountry whichonecannottreatasawhole. EveryoneoftheelevenRepublics, smallandinsignificantassomeof themare,hasitsownindividuality, anditsownhistoryanddevelopment.Itispeculiarlyacountryof lightsandshadows.Anobserveris temptedtomakehispicturetoo brightortoodarkaccordingtohis ownpersonalequation,orperhaps accordingtothesectionofthecontinenthevisits.

Sometravellershavemadethe wildestclaimsforSouthAmerica-on theotherhandithasbeenpaintedin colourssodarkthataIlottentot wouldheashamedtoownitashis abode.Forinstance,arecentwriter onEcuadordescribesitasanearthlyParadise,undisturbedbyanydeceitfulserpent.Everythingisperfect,andeventhehensaresuch prolificlayersthat"theownershave togivethemmedicinetopreventan over-productionofeggs."Andagain, magazinearticleshaveappeared fromtimetotimeontheArgentine andBrazilwritteninthemostluridstyle,describingtheirweaknessesandmistakesandmakingnomentionoftheirwonderfulprogress. Sucharticlesdeceiveonlythosewho areignorantofSouthAmericanaffairs.

ways,banks,andindustrialventuresintheRepublic,estisiatedat aboutfivehundredmillionpounds sterlingandtothefactthata largeproportionoftheimportand shippngbusinessisinlOnglish hands.ActuallytheBritishformose ofthesmallestitemsofthepopulationoftheRepublic-theirnumbers Iein.;estimatedvariouslyfrom70,000 to100,000.Probablyofthisnumber themajorportionisIrishorofIrish extraction.Somefiftyyearsago therewasabigexodusofIrishpeoplefrontthecountryofWestmeath totheArgentine. Undertheguidance,materialas

tighttobeimpossible,operations, forwhichhewashonouredbythe leadingUniversitiesofEurope.

ItmustberememberedthatArgentinaclaimsallchildrenbornin theRepublicasArgentinos,sothat allchildrenofIrishandEnglishparentsarecountedasArgentinosand subjecttoconscription,itboys.In spiteofthisthetenacitywithwhich thedescendantsofIrishmenand EnglishmenintheArgentinestickto theEnglishlanguageandcustoms willoftenstrikeoneasextraordinary.OnewillmeetArgentinoswhose familieshavebeenestablishedinthe Republicforseveralgenerationsand whostillspeakEnglishwithalmost faultlesspurity.Theygenerallyonly speakSpanishoutsidethehouseorin business.Nevertheless,inspiteof theirbeingbroughtupandlivingin amoreorless"Ilome"atmosphere, onewillnoticemanylittledetailsof mannerandmodeofthoughtinthe Anglo-Argentinoquiteforeigntothe landsfromwhencecametheirparents.Theyneverquiteseemtoget that"neglige"air,g(nerallyaffected bytheBritisher.

Asforthechildrenof,say,anEnglishfatherandaSpanish-Argentine mother,itisanunfortunatefactthat inthemajorityofcasessuchablood combinationseemstobringoutin thechildrenthehadpointsofboth nationalities.

atepeoplesoftheworld.Ifadrunkenmaniseverseenonemayhesure itisaforeignsailorhavingaspree. TheBritishhaveunfortunatelyacquiredabadreputationfordrunkennessintheeyesoftheArgentinos,ir. owingtothefactthatthemajority oftheshipsandsailorsareEnglish, andJackashoreisnotoriouslyliable totaketoomuchofsomething.

(Tobecontinued.)

RAILWAYHOTEL

BARRACKSTREET,PERTH.

JAMESRYAN (LateofKalgoorlieandGlobe Hotels.)

SoastogivetheAustralianreader anideaoftheindividualcharacteristicsoftheprincipalSouthAmericanRepublics,itisthewriter'sintentiontodepartalittlefromhis originalplan,oftouchingonlyon thecustomsofthereoeleandposition short sectionwillhedevotedtoeachof themoreimportantoftheseRepublics.

MR.J.M.MILLER, OfSpencer's,Perth,whohasspent severalyearsinSouthAmerica.

wellasspiritual,ofthefamous IrishDominican,FatherThomasFahey,alargenumberoftheseIrish peoplewereplacedonlargetractsof land,inthosetimestobebought forameresong,andincourseof timetheirdescendantshaveacquired greatinfluenceandwealthintheArgentineRepublic.Reputedbythe wealthiestestancierointheRepublic isonePatrickDuggan,anIrishman bybirth,andapowerintheland.

SouthofBoliviaandParaguayand eastofChile Argentine occupiesthelowerendoftheSouth AmericanContinent,savelittleUruguay,anextentofterritoryabout halfas1irgeasAustralia,andwithinitsbordersisprobablylesswaste landthaninanyotherlargenation. Thereareabout350,000squaremiles ofpatn7assuitableforgraingrowin,z,andtwiceasmanysquaremiles IntheAndeanProvincesandinPat neonia,wheretheflocksandherds oftheworldmayfindpasture.But Argentine.isnotsolelyacountryof wheatfarmsandcattleruns.More thanafourthpartofitspeoplelive incities,andoneofthese, BuenosAires ranksaimngthe.first-classcitiesof theworld.Itisthefirstcityin SouthAmerica,andthesecondlargestLatinCityintheworld,andone oftheworld'sgreatcentresof commerceandbusinesslife.Itshould heofinteresttoAustralians,beinga citylyingpracticallyinthesame latitudesouthasSydneyand'Perth, thecapitalofacountrywithagreat similaritytoAustraliainproductionsandgeneralconditions;anda citythathasonlySydneyasapossiblerivalfortheplaceofthelargest/7ityoftheSouthernHemisphere. Thediversityofraceswillstrike anAustralianmost.Onewillsitat tableinaPensioninBuenosAires andofthe20peopletakinglunch therewillheItalians,Spaniards, En2lishinen,French,andGermans, withprobablyaRussianandaGree'[. Thisisnotanexceptionalcase. Takeatramcarrideinthecity, andyouarealmostcertaintohear English,Italian,FrenchandGermanspokenloudlyandvolublyin thecar,nottomentionSpanish.To judgebythefreluencvoftheword "Limited"onbuildings,signboards, doors,etc.,asarecentFrenchwriter pointedout,thisinigktalmosthean ErvAishcolony.Thisisdueof coursetothegreatamountof Englishcapitalinvestedinrail-

TheNItilhallfamily,ownersoftheinfluentialdaily,"The'Standard,"are childrenofthefaii.ousllulhallof "Statistics"fame.Tie"pow'rfulest preacher"inBuenosAiresisFather LawrenceFitzinauriceHeavey,aDominicanFather,borninthecountry ofIrishparents.AnotherIrishman, Dr.JohnO'Connor,chiefoftheBritishHospitalinBuenosAires,achievedfamesomeyearsagobyperformingsome,uptothattimethe-

AtfirstsightofBuenosAiresthe isitorfromEnglandorAustralia willhestruckbytheextraordinary narrownessofthestreetsinthebusinesssectionofthecity.Thestreets aresonarrowthattrafficisonlyalto..edtomoveinonedirection.This isaccomplishedthroughthestreets beingonthechessboardpattern, runningduenorthandsouthanddue eastandwest.Conseluentlythefirst streetrunningnorthandsouthhas tr'imcarsandtrallicrunningtothe southonly;thenextparallelstreet hasthewheeledtrafficrunningnorth onlyandsoonthroughouttheentirecity.Whilethisisanexcellent schemeandworkswell,yetthetrafficissoimmensetL'atblocksareof frequentoccurrence,andthevisitor !nayseelongstringsoftramcars standinginsomeofthestreetsdaily stretchingoutinanapparentlyendlessline.Thecarsarerunbythe Anglo-ArgentineCoy.,thePortCo., andtheCompaniaLacroze,allEnglishconcerns,theuniformcityfare beingtencents(twopence).Thecars runstartlinglyclosetothenarrow pavements-sonarrowthattwopeopleonlycanwalkabreast.Theouter edgeofthecarsaredirectlyabove thekerbstone,andasinglecareless stepmight,andoftendoes,prove fatal.BuenosAiresisfullofoneleggedmen-tramcarvictims.For "drunks"BuenosAireswouldheabsolutelyfataltheslightestdeviationfromthe"straightandnarrow path"ofthepavementandNemesis wouldovertaketheunsteady.FortunatelytheArgentinosmayjustly claimtoheoneofthemosttemper-

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CLEMENTSTONICLTD.,

"Yourtonicisoneofthequickest nerveandbraincuresknown.Itried allkindsofdoctors'medicines,andgot noreliefasIhavefromyourtonic. Icouldnotstandanyonetalkingto me,orthenoiseofthetowntraffic. Ilostappetiteandweight.IWUthat weakattimesachildcouldpushme over.Ihadtogiveupwork.Ilay hourafterhourawake,nowIcan gotobedandalmostsleepatonce. MycasewasoneoftheworstIever heardof.IthoughtIwouldnever getwell.Icanhardlybelievethe reliefIhavegotfromClementsTonic. NearlyallthosesymptomsItoldyen ofhaveleftme,andtwoorthree morebottleswillmakemestrong. BeforethisIwasgoingtwiceaweek totheelbourneHospital,andmany peopleweretherewiththesame complaint,butnotsobad.Iwent afterwardstothehospitaltoseethem. 1.11,,yalltoldmehowwellIwas I,Oking,andaskedmewhatIwas taking.ItoldthemClementsTonle, andstronglyadvisedthemtotryIt. Theyallpromisedto.Wh3tafend thesuffererswillgetjudgingbymyself. Youcanusemystatementasyes thinkfit.

(Signed) W.G.SIMPSON."

ForNERVOUSBREAKDOWN, LOSSOFSLEEP,POOR APPETITE,STOMACHSICKNESSorWEAKNESS.FATIGUE causedthroughSUMMERHEAT orBILIOUSNESS,takethissent andbloodtonic.ITISSOLDBY ALLCHEMISTSandSTORES.

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Mr.BoorleftPerthforCarnarvon VfnThursday,andwillleaveWest AustraliaforOxfordnextmonth.

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ThePerthCatholicYoungMen's SocietyintendhavingaCinderella DanceatanearlydateintheHibernianIlan.

TheHighgateHillSocialClubare arrangingaseriesofCinderella Dances,totakeplaceinMcLeod's Hall,atdatestobefixedon.Inthe handsofacapablecommittee,the dancespromisetobeagreatsuccess.

TheChildrenofMary(Cathedral) heldasuccessfulEuchrePartyand DanceonThursdaynightintheHibernianHalltoraisefundsforthe re-furnishingoftheirchapelinVictoriaAvenue.Afinemusteroftheir friendsputinanappearance.The prizeswerepresentedtothesuccessfulwinnersbyRev.FatherMoloney. Refreshmentswerepartakenof,and danc'ne,indulgedinuntilmidnight.

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ABreadandButterDancewill takeplaceintheHibernianHallon Thursday,July24th,theproceedsof wlAchwillbedevotedtoSt.Vincent'sStallintheforthcoming"Orphans'Fair.,"Theobjectofthe Fairisonethatappealstoallclassesofthecommunity,andasthe ticketsareonlyis6d,areadysale forthemisantichated.Mrs.MayhewandMissJ.Byrnearetheorganisers. ere

TheEuchrePartyandDanceheld intheHibernianhallundertheausPiceaoftheSt.VincentdePaulSociety,WestPerth,onTuesdaynight, wasanimmensesuccess.Thehall wascrowded,andthesixbeautiful prizeswereeagerlycompetedfor. Nicerefreshmentswereprovidedby theladiesoftheConference,and handedroundattheterminationof theeuchre.Afterthepresentationof therigsthefloorwasclearedfor dancing.

mostenjoyabletimewasspentby theboys.Theyvisitedthemunicipal gardens,andindulgedinvarious games.AttheMetropolitanHotel theyweretreatedtoexcellentrefnesh, merits.Asthe6.20trainwasleavingforhomeheartycheersweregiven forcoolgardie.

MOConcertatPerthtown5411

UndertheauspicesoftheGaelic Leagueaverysuccessfulconcertwas givenatthePerthTownHallonlast MondayeveninginaidoftheproposednewConventSchoolatHighgate. TheIrishWarPipeBandplayedselectionsthroughthestreetsandopenedthefirstandsecondpartsofthe Iroaramme,when"themartial strainsofErin'smusic"wererenderedintheusualefficientmanner. MissE.Jones'sweetvoicewas heardtogoodeffectinthefineold ballad"TheLamentoftheIrish NIceden."MissDu'tesgaveavery tineiiolinsolocomprising"Killarney"andotherIrishfavourites.The instrumentalsextetbyConstables

wererenderedwithappropriatespirit anexpression.Thecornetduet byConstablesJacobs,andPikeso movedtheaudiencethatthosepopularmembersof''theforce"hadto appearasecondtime.PiperMcCabegaveasympatheticrenderingof "here'saToasttoIreland,"gntl theprogrammewasbroughttoa closeby"GodSaveIreland"played bytheIrishWarPipeBand.Misses GlennonandL.GriefandConstable Timmsplayedtheaccompanimentsin theirusualefficientstyle.Father Crowleybrieflythankedthetalented performerswhohad(asonformeroccasions)giventheirservicesgratuitously,andtheaudiencefortheirattendance.TheproceedswouldbedevotedtothebuildingofamuchneedednewConventSchoolatHighgate,wherethepopulationwassteadilyincreasing.Hepaidaspecial complimenttothemembersofthe PoliceBand,andpromisedthatanotherIrishconcertonalargerscale wouldbeheldintl.enearfuture.

Maylands M11.111

Afterthe9o'clockMassonlast Sundaymorningameetingofthe BazaarCommitteewasheld,andof terdueconsiderationitwasdecided thataChildren'sPlainandFancy DressBallshouldbeheldonoraboutSaturday,August16thnext,in St.Luke'sHall,Maylands.Asthere Isaconsiderableamountoftrouble attachedtothisclassofentertainment,thoseinterestedinthesuccess ofthemovementwoulddowellto maneearlypreparations.Thearrangementsinconnectionwiththe dancingandmarchinginstructionwill hemadeknownpossiblyatthenext meeting,andsubsequentlyinthese columns.

Recite,Dance,orpayfine.Ten membersremained,anddrewnumbersconsecutivelyforpositionson theprogramme,whichareasfollow: -Bro.,Kenny,recitationBro.McDonald(V.P.)refusedtoeithercomplywithanitemorthefineBro. Sullivan,fineBro.J.Colgan,two recitations Bro.McCarthy,hue Bro.T.McDonald,twosongsBro. Ifanrahan,recitationandsong;!fro. Bryan,twosongsBro.Casey,fine; Bro,Dalton,song.Thenightproved moreenjoyableasitworeon,membersenteringintothespiritofthe occasion.Thesuccessofthenext itemofthekindisalreadyassured. Finalitywasreachedbytheassemblagejoininginthechorusof"God SaveIreleod,"inkeepingwiththe cablegraminthatevening's-ress declaringthepassingofthethird readingoftheHomeRuleBillinthe BritishTiouseofCommons.The nextmeetingwillbeheldatBayswaterontheeveningofnextuesdayweee.SyllabusitemShooting Competition.

OnMondaylast,attheEselanad Hotel,Perth,theRhodesscholars nowresidentinthisstategathered togetheratdinner,andspentamost delightfuleveningdiscussingtheir variousexperiencesat,andimpressions(f,Oxford.Theopportunity wasta''enalsotoentertainthe Rhodesscholar-elect,W.A.,Mr.P. Boor,who1.avesshortlyforEngland,endtowishhimsuccessinhis Universitycareer.TherewerepreScent:-Misers.J.L.Walker(W.A. 1904),P.II.Harper(W.A.1905), -Farauherson(N.Z.1906),A.J. Turnbull(W.A.1907),P.R.Le ('onteur(Vic.,1908),K.Fairbridge (Rhodesia,1908),andA.P.Boor (W.A.,1913).Dr.A..Juett(W.A., 1906),wasunavoidablyabsent.Itis proposedtohaveanannualre-union ofthisnature,synchronisingasnearlyaspossiblewiththeannualRhodes scholars'dinnerheldatOxford.In thecourseoftime,andasRhodes scholarsreturntothisState,the W.A.re-unionshouldbecomeanhum;ortantandinterestingfunction.

AKalaccruecorrespondentwrites -Quiteanenioyableeveningwas scentattheresidenceofMrs.H. AleGovernonWednesday,July2nd, tocelebratethebirthdayofher daughterKate.Games,music,etc., helpedtopassthetimeaway.SupTerwasservedaboutteno'clock. andeveryonedidjusticetothegood thingsprovided.Kate,whoisageneralfavouriteamonghercompanions,receivedsomeveryprettypresents.Amongsomeofhergirlfriends invitedwere:-MissesM.Donohue, E.,Quinn,N.Selieard,R.Deardon, D.Murphy,M.andN.Shocker,and Fcanlan. DeanRobinson,ofKalgoorlie,and FatherDonoeh"r,ofBoulder,gavea treatduringthewee':tothealtar }mireatSt.Unry'sandAllIlallowe' churches.Duringthemissionsat KalgoorlieandBoulderthealtar boyshadtakenturnsatservingat allMasses,andtorewardthemfor theirdevotionalittleoutingto ('oolgardiewasplanned,wherea

.lacobs,Pike,Elsdon,Smith,KroshelandTonkin,prominentmembers ofthePoliceBand,wasloudlyapplauded.MissE.lnkpen,ofhighgate,gaveafinerenderingof"The LastRoseofSummer,"andinresponsetoanencoresang"TheMinstrelBoy."Thenextitemonthe programmewasabagpipeselection byPiperBegley,including"The MeetingoftheWaters,"etc.Oneof thefinestitemsoftheeveningwas thequartette"ErintheTearandthe Smile,"byMissesGlennonandJones endMessrs.DixonandMcCabe.

InthesecondpartoftheprogrammeMissBirdieFarmersang "Avourneen"inherusualfinished style,andtheaudiencewassorely disappointedwhenthistalentedsongstressdidnotrespondtotheimperativeencorewhichcamefromevery partoftheball.TheviolinselectienofIrishmelodiesgivenbyMiss M.E.Mulcahywasuptotheusual standardofthatbrilliantyoungFreeantlepupil,whohesevidentlya promisingfutureaheadofherinthe reusicalworld.MissMaizieMcf.'arthehasalreadyestablishedanotablereputationasthebestexponent ofIrishstep-dancinginAustralia, andneedlesstosaycharmedtheaudiencebyhergracefulexhibitionof theart,forwhichshewasencored. MissL.Glennon,A.T.C.L.,received wellmeritedapplauseforherartistic renderingof"Asthore"andinrereoesctoanencoresang"IrelandI LoveYou."Pipe-MajorCalvineclipsedallhispreviousrecordsinhis bagpipesolo,inwhichmanyfamiliar Irishairs,including"BelieveMe," "'TheDearLittleShamrock,""St. Patrick'sDay,"andothermelodies

OnSunday,July20thnext,the quarterlygeneralmeetingoftheSt. VincentdePaulSocietywillbeheld atSt.Patrick'sChurch,Maylands. Thismustcomeasapleasantsurfrisetoallthelocalparishioners, inasmuchastherehavebeenbig,if notbigger,jarishes"overlooked"by theParticularCounciloftheSociety indeferencetoMaylands.Itistaken forgrantedthatasthepeoplegenerallyareinvitedtoattend,thatmeinhersoftheSocietywilldoubtlessbe present,andthatmembersofthe localConferencewilldeclareallother engagements"off"fortheoccasion. Asermonwillhepreachedbyoneof theRedemptoristFathers,andthe meetingwillheconcludedbysolemn BenedictionoftheBlessedSacrament,duringwhichitistohehoped thatthewholeofthecongregation, ifpossible,willjoinintheusual hymns.Thereisnodoubtbutthat theaims,objects,advantages,and privilegesofmembershipoftheSocietyarewidelyknown,considering thatitisovertwoyearssincethe localConferencewasformed,butit iswelltopointoutnowthatindulgencestobegainedareverynumerousandontheoccasionofageneralmeetingaPlenaryIndulgence maybeobtainedbycomplyingwith thefollowingstipulation:-.ItisabsolutelynecessarytogotoconfessionandreceiveHolyCommunion, andhepresentatthemeetingon thedayinquestion(Sunday,July 20th).

OnWednesdayeveninglastinSt. Luke'sHall,asuccessfulSocialand DanceinaidoftheforthcomingBazaarwasheld.Itwasdecidedthat themusicalprogrammeshouldprecedethedancing,sothattherewould benointerruptionduringthelatter, andasthenightwaspurelyadancingonefrommorethanonepointof view,thisactionwasnottoberegretted.TheCommitteeisdeeply indebtedtoMrs.Harleyandtheotherartistswhocameadistanceto contribute.Theitemswere:-OverturebyMrs.P.A.Bryan(whoalso wasaccompanistethroughout);song, "AWhisperedVow,"byMrs.liarley,andwhoforanencoresang"I Couldn't,CouldI?"MissGordon rendered"ITrustYouStill,"and hadtoobligeagainin"IdleWords;" Mr.Russellcontributedingoodstyle "TheYoeman'sWeddingSong,"was encoredandsang"Thora;"Misslye gavearecitation,andhadtorespondwith"Lasca;"Mr.P.A.Bryan broughttheconcerttoaclosewith ason-,"ThePromiseofLife."Refreshmentswerethenprovided,after whichdancingwasindulgedintilla latehour.

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Mr.J.,Noble,Nunagin,1086d(per Fr.Morris).

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Thefortnightlymeetingofthe SocietywasheldinMaylandsonlastTuesdayevening,there beingagoodattendanceofmembers. Bro.G.lianrahan,thePresident,occupiedthechair.Thebusinesswas onlyoftheusualorder,butamongst thecorrespondencewasreadaletter fromtheladiesofSt.Brigid's Branch,who,inconjunctionwithSt. Patrick'sBranch,holdaSocialand DanceintheHibernianHallon Thursdaynext,,towhichthelocal membersreceivedaheartyinvitation.Thiswasacceptedwithpleamire,andasmanyaspossibleshould putinanappearanceatthefunction.Ther-signationofBro.O'ConnorasBranchAuditorwasreceived andacceptedwithregret.Aftera ballothadbeentaken,Bro.J..T. Caseywasdulyelectedauditorfor theremainderoftheterm.Themeetingbeingconcludedwiththeusual prayers,thesyllabusitemforthe eveningwasproceededwithSing,

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Diocesannews.

Pope'smessage-inadditiontohearingitreadfromtheAltar.

TheVeryRev.FatherO'Donnell, C.SS.R.,returnedtotheNifonastery, NorthPerth,onTuesdayeveningafteramissionarytourintheBruneltonParishextendingoverthree weeks.TheseriesofmissionsopenedatCapel,afterwhichBarrabupp wasvisited.FromBarrabuppFr. O'DonnellwasdriventoNannupby Mr.Jas.Kearney,J.P.,whoalso drovethemissionaryaroundthedistrict.AreportoftheNannupmissionappearedinourlastissue.From NannupFr.JohnO'ReillydroveFr. O'DonnelltoJarrahwood,wherea threedays'nissionwasgiven.The lastweekwasreservedforBusselton itself,wheretheattendancewasvery satisfactory,andnearlyalltheCatholicsapproachedtheSacraments. Notwithstandingtheheavydownpour ofrain,Fr.O'Donnellhadthesatisfactionofseeinglargecongregations Presentatalmosteverycentre.At BarrabuppFr.O'Donnellwasthe guestof1Ir.andMrs.Lightly.

TheRev.C.Treacy,C.SS.R.,accompaniedbyDeanRobinson,isat presentconductingashortmission atOraBanda,whichwillhebrought toacloseto-morrowevening.FatherTreacyreturnstoKalgoorlieon MondaytoopentheAnnualRetreat attheSt.JohnofGod('onventafterwhichhewillconducttheRetreatattheBoulderConvent.

requiredpermission,Itisnotimprobablethattheballwillbea plainandfancydressone,butthis, ofcourse,willbedecidedbythecommitteeatitsnextmeeting.Thesuccessoftheballiswellauguredby thefactthatatthisearlystageills ExcellencytheGovernorandLady Barronhal*notonlyextendedtheir Patronage,huthavealsoexpressed theirintentionofbeingpresent. lb

TheRev.P.Masterson,ofArna, co.Cavan,wasordainedDeaconat Collegio-I3rignoleSale,Genoa(Italy), recently,anditisexpectedthathe willhepromotedtopriesthoodfor theDioceseofPerthduringthepresentmonth.

Wehavereceivedthesumof5s. fromMrs.G.T.Mollit,ofSandston?,inaidoftheO'DonovanRossaReliefFund.Thegentlemanwho inauguratedtheappealonbehalfof theveteranFenianwouldobligeby callingatthisofficetomakearrangementsfortransmittingthemoney received.Thenmie3ofthedonors willhepublishedinnextissue. ab,

localandPersonal

Mr..1.H.Cummins,atonetitneMayorofKalgoorlie,returnedfrotlipb atouroftheEasternStateson Mondaylast.

Don'tforgettheIrishNational Foresters'EuchrePartyandDancein theHibernianhallonTuesdayeveningnext.Anenjoyableeveningis guaranteedtoeveryvisitor.

OnMondaylastthedeathtook placeofNurseMaryDolan,Matron oftheMalcolm1lospital,daughterof thelateJohnNolan,Koroit,Victoria,andsisterofNurseMargaret Dolan,ofKalgoorlie.

Mr.FrankConnor,M.L.('.,who returnedto('ottesloeBeachonFridayoflastweekafteranextended triptothePhiliapines,leftforMelbournelastTuesday,andexpectsto comehackafterafewweeks.

Bylastmailaletterwasreceived fromIllsLordshiptheBishop,who, atthetimeofwriting(June11),was stayingatWaterfordCity,whichhas amostwonderfulnumberofCatholic Institutions.BeforeleavingDublin bemetFatherFagan,ofWestPerth, whomadearrangementsforatour ofWestmeath.HisLordshipgivesa glowingaccountofthehospitable welcomereceivedfromthePresident andstaffofSt.Patrick's('ollege, Carlow,wherefivestudentsarepreparingforthePerthMission.Onhis waytoFatherR.O'Neill'shomein Kilmacow,Kilkenny,hehadthe pleasureofmeetinghisoldfriend, FatherPhelan,S.J.(brotherofthe BishopofSale),whowasthengiving amissionatBagnalstown,andmany reminiscencesoftheAustralianMissionwereexchanged.BishopClune metin1VaterfordAlessrs.Fennessy, Hearne,andSage,whosesonsarein Perth,BayswaterandKalgoorlie. FatherO'NeillandFatherKielyare lookingwellandenjoyingtheirholidayintheEmeraldIsle.FromWaterfordHisLordshipproceededto Wexford,andreturnedtoAllHallowsfortheordinationsonJune22.

TheRt.Rev.Dr.Torres,O.S.B., willadministertheSacramentof ConfirmationatSt.JohntheBaptisE Church,Moora,onSunday,20thinst. HisLordshipwillalsoblessthenew ConventrecentlyerectedfortheSistersofSt..1oseph,andtheStations oftheCross.Mr.W.T.Pring,the energeticSecretaryoftheChurch Committee,isengagedinmaking suitablelreparationsforHisLordship'svisittothatimportantand progressivecentre.

FatherKelly,C.SS.R.,accompaniedbyFatherT.O'Grady,willconcludethemissionatKanownatomorrowevening,andonMondaywill proceedtoCometVale,whereanew Churchhasbeenrecentlyerected. DuringthefollowingweekDavyburst,Mulline,andKookyniewillhe visited.DuringtheDean'sabsence, saystheKalgoorlie"Miner,"the Rev.FatherJ.BrosnanhasbeenappointedActingAdministrator.

Rev.Bro.J.P.O'Mullane,ofthe ('hristianBrothers'College,Perth, whohasbeeninthisStatesince 1900,leavesto-dayforNudgeeCollege,Queensland.Bro.O'Mullane isoneofthebestknownofthe ChristianBrothersinAustralia.AboutfiveyearsagoBro.O'Mullane celebratedtheGoldenJubileeofhis religiousprofession,andofthe55 yearshehasspentinReligionmore than20havebeenspentinAustralia.Thebestwishesofahostof friendswillgowiththeveteranprofessortohisnewsphereoflabourin thenorthernState.

OnSundaylastanimpromptu meetingwasheldforthepurposeof makingarrangementstomarkin sometangibleformtheGoldenJubileeofVeryRev.FatherO'Neill, C.SS.R.,oftheRedemptoristMonastery,NorthPerth.Mr.W.Wilford Mitchellwaselectedchairman,and Mr.WalterDwyer, andMr. ('has.E.Gosden,treasurerandhon. secretaryrespectively.Themeeting formeditselfintoacommittee,with powertoadd.Alldesiroustojoin inpresentingsomesuitablememento tothevenerablejubilarianarerequestedtocommunicatewithoutdelaywiththehonorarytreasurer(Mr. Dwyer),Samson'sBuildings,Barrack Street,Perth.

W.Zimpelextendsacordialinvitationtothepublicwishingtoinspecthisfactoryinfay-streettoSt. George'sTerrace,whichbehasJust extendedandaddednewandup-todatemachinery,andtoseethesiachineryandfurnitureInprocessofbeingmanufactured. lb

ThemarriagesofVt.JohnI.innane,Wickepen,andMissMary SmythwerecelebratedattheCathedraloftheImmaculateConception

OnJuly7th,andMr.ThomarO'Neill andMissMargaretLarkinonJuly 8th.Rev.FatherMoloneyofficiated atbothceremonies.

TheVeryRev.P.Verling,V.G., leftforGreenbushesyesterday,and willopenthenewChurchatKirrup to-niorroamorning,assistedbythe Rev,J.Reidy,pastorofthedistrict.

Inanotherpartofthisissuewill befoundthefulltextofOurHoly Father'sEncyclicalontheJubileein commemorationofConstantinethe Great,whorestoredpeacetothe Church1,600yearsago-withanintroductionbytheVicar-General,who desirestointimatetotheclergyof theDiocesehiswishthatthedocumentshouldhereadinall,laces whereMassiscelebratedto-morrow. Itisworthyofnotethatspecial privilegesaregrantedtothosewho READthedocument.Hencewehope thate-eryCatholicwigprocurea copyofthe"Record"andreadthe

TheAnnualRetreatfortheChildrenoftheGoodShepherdConvent, Leederville,willheopenedonnext Wednesdaynight,andwillbebrought toacloseonthe22ndinst.,the FeastofSt.MaryMagdalen., FatherGrogansmanyfriendswill bepleasedtolearnthathisappointmenttothePhilippines,referredto afewmonthsagointhesecolumns, hasbeencancelled.Bythelastmail anofficialnotificationwasreceived fromtheProvincial,theVeryRev. FatherWalsh,C.SS.R.,ofLimerick, totheeffectthatFr.Groganisto remainintheDioceseofPerth.We feelsurethisannouncementwillbe receivedwithgeneralsatisfactionby, ourreaders.

ThededicationofthenewCatholic ChurchandSchoolatEastGeraldtonwilltakeplaceto-morrowmorning.Thechurchwillbededicatedto St.ColumbabyIlieLordshipBisl.opKelly.Thebuilding,whichoccupiesacommandingpositionin Henry-street,offtheChapmanRoad, willbeusedforthedualpurposeof achurchandadayschool.Itisa solidstructure,builtofconcrete bricks,andwillaccommodateabout threehundredpersons.Theworkhas beencarriedoutbydaylabourunderthesupervisionofMr.Ryan.The windowsareofleadedlights,whilst thecentralwindowinthesanctuary iscomposedof-stainedglass.The Massto-morrowmorningwillbeattendedbythemembersoftheILA. ('.B.S.,andtheChildrenofMaryin regalia,andthededicationsermon willbepreachedbytheVeryRev. DeanGraher.Theschool,whichwill heopenedonMonday,willbeunder thechargeofthePresentationNuns, whowilldrivefromGeraldtoninthe mornings,returningintheevenings. Theprovisionofaschoolinthis neighbourhoodwillundoubtedlyprove agreatconveniencetomanychildren,particularlythelittleones,who haveatpresentalongwaytowalk toandfromschool.

ThenewCatholicChurchatMingenewhasbeencompleted,andadds tothearchitecturalbeautyofthe town.

AttheinvitationoftheMother Prioress,alargenumberofladies andgentlemenassembledattheGood ShepherdConvent,Leederville,last Sundayafternoontodiscussproposalsforholdingtheannualball.Mr. M.G.LavanwasappointedchairmanMr.WalterDwyer,M.L.A., treasurerandAlra.W.W.Mitchell, ofNorthPerth,andMr.,.1.R.Campbell,ofMaylands,jointsecretaries. Thisisthefirstoccasionforvery manyyearsthatMrs.J.T.Glowrey hasnotundertakentheonerousduty oftheladysecretary,andahearty voteofappreciationwasaccordedher bythelargemeetingforherpast valuableservices.Itisintendedthat thefunctionwilltakeplaceinthe DrillHallonTuesday,5thAugust, butattimeofwritingthelocalmilitaryauthoritieshadnotreceivedthe

AcornishmanresidinginPerth wishestoknowifCaptainAnthony, therescueroftheFenianprisoners, wbodiedrecentlyinNewYork,was anativeofSt.Ives,Cornwall.Perhapssomeofourreadersinaybeable tosupplyourcorrespondentwiththe requiredinformation.

Aquietweddingwascelebratedat theCathedraloftheImmaculate ConceptiononJuly9thbetweenMr. JohnRyanandMllesMaryClarke. TheRev.Fr.Carrollperformedthe ceremony.Mr.JosephO'Donnelland MissDeliaFitzgeraldwerebestman andbridesmaidrespectively.

Mr.J.W.Edmondson,of3aTatestreet,WestLeederville,whohashas 20years'experienceofpainting, graining,kalsomining,paperhangini anddecoratingintheOldCountry andinAustralia,announcesinour advertisingcolumnsthatheispreparedtosubmitestimatesandto guaranteesatisfactionforanywork entrustedtohim.

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ThemanyfriendsofSt.Brigid's Convent,WestPerth,willbeinterestedtolearnthatagrandPlainand FancyDressBallforchildrenand adultswillbeheldattheIlibernian HallonTuesday,July29,inaidof theinterestfund.Veryvaluable prizesareadvertisedinthisissue, andwehopethefunctionwillbea pronouncedfinancialsuccess. lb

FatherPhilSheridanpresidedata meetingoftheArtnadaleparishionersonTuesdayevening,whenitwas decidedtoholdagrandPlainand FancyDressBallforchildrenand adultsonWednesday,August6in aidofSt.FrancisXavier'sChurch. Mr.Duncan,theenergeticsecretary, ismakingeveryarrangementtoensurethesuccessofthefunction.

MotherM.Antonio,whoreturned recentlyfromIreland,leavesfor BeagleBaynextMonday.

Rev.BrotherBarron,Provincialof theClzietianBrothersinAustralasia,whohasbeenintheWestdurinc.!:thepastfiveweeksonofficial visitation,returnstotheEastern Statesto-dayaccompaniedbyBro. O'Mallane.

Undermostauspiciouscircumstances,thePerthYoungIrelandSocial andQuadrilleClasswasinaugurated atarepresentativemeetingheldin theCremorneHallduringtheweek. Thefollowingofficers(electedpro tern.),T.D.Ahrphy(president),C. O'Shea(treasurer),andP.Bracken (hon.secretary),,witharepresentativecommittee,havemadeallarrangementsfortheholdingofa quadrilleclasseveryMondaynightat theCremorneHall.Particularscan beobtainedfromthehon.secretary, 25Irwin-street. lb

Asanindicationoftheuncertainty, ofpoliticallife,of111memberswho weresworninbyHisMajestythe King(theDukeofYork)attheopeningofthefirstFederalParliament in1901,only29answeredtherollcallonlaetWednesday-10fromNew SouthWales,2fromVictoria,6from

Queensland,3fromSouthAustralia, 4fromTasmania,and4fromWest Australia.Mr.J.M.Fowlers14.11.R. forPerth,waselectedChairmanof lircommittees.Itisnotofficiallyannounced'that"Brother"Chinnsent anycongratulations. '6

AttheEuchrePartyandDance heldrecentlyinaidoftheKojonup Church,theprizewinnerswereMr. Tomo'Connor,andMrs.Norman(of Katanning),whowonasolidsilver blindmirror.Mr.W.J.Rogers' (Katanning)liberaldonationtothe churchhasarrived.Itisafleebell importedfromEnglandatacostof TheCatholiccommunityhighlyappreciateMr.Rogers'kindness. Thehellhasalreadybeenerected.A neworganhasbeenpurchasedforthe chiirch.Mrs.W.T.Joneshasinterestedherselfincollectingthenecessaryfunds.

TheladiesoftheCunderdinAltar SocietyarearrangingaSocialand Danceinordertoraisefundsinaid oftheirSociety,anditistohehopedthatthislaudableprojectmeets withthesupportitdeserves.Besides thelocaltalent,vocalistsfromKellerherrinandMeckeringshouldmake thisfunctionasuccess,andshould giveafilliptotheenergyoftheCatholicstowardsbuildingaChurch oftheirown.

Thecountryislookingsplendidafterthewelcomerains,andthesmilingfaceandoptimistic.:airofthe cocklesareinmarkedcontrastto theirdowncastloohsofafewweeks ago,andallprophesyabumperseason. gib

Anewformof"PressGag"has beeninventedatBroome-notbythe FederalParliamentthistime,butby thelocalracingcommittee,which recentlycarriedthefollowingresolution"Thatintheopinionofthis meetingitisnotadvisablethatthe deliberationsofthecommitteeshould bepublishedwithoutpermission."

"Goodold`StarChamber!'"exclaimstheexasperatedEditorofour contemporary,"TheNor'-West Echo."Thereisapparentlyalamentablescarcityoflocalnewsatthe PortofPearls,andtheaboveukase mayresultInastillmoreliberaluse ofscissorsandpaste. giblb.

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"Moderatesocialist"asksifthe conditionsunderwhichpeoplework areasfavourableinCatholicasin non-Catholiccountries,andifmaterialprosperityprevailsinthosenationswhereCatholicsholdthereins ofpower.

REPLY.-Forafullanswertothe theorythatCatholicismmeansnationaldecayandstagnation,werefer ourcorrespondenttoaspecialarticle inthe"Record"ofFebruary15,in whichthecaseofCatholicBelgium istreatedatsolutelength.Inview ofthefactthatapaternalGovernmenthereinWestAustraliaisengagedintheproblemofproviding homesforgenuineworkers,thefollowinglistcompiledafewyearsago byFatherVanDerIleyden,ofthe workdoneintheinterestsofthe workingclassesinBelgiumbythe Catholic'Governmentofthatcountrymay,beofgeneralinterest:-The Catholicpartyexemptedallworkinginen'shomesfromtaxation,sothat 52percent.ofBelgianhomespay nopersonaltaxeswhatsoever.It passedabillpensioningagedworkers,sothatoneyearafterthepassageofthebill177,000oldmenand womenenjoyedthebenefitofthis pension.Itreducedtoone-fifthofa centpermiletherailroadfaresof workingmengoingtoorcomingfrom theirwork,whilstanyothercitizen paysonecentpermileinthird-class coaches,andalmostthreecentsper mileinfirst-class.Itcutdownby one-half,whereworkingmenarethe interestedparties,thelegalexpenses attendantuponthesaleortransfer ofproperty.Itempoweredthe Statetomakeloansataninterestof 2jpercent.,witheveryfacilityfor paymentofcapitalandinterest,to helpworkingmeninsecuringtheir ownhomes.Eighteenthousand workingmenhaveinthisway becomeproprietorsoftheirown homesinthelastthirteenyears andtheGovernmenthasnearlytwo millionpoundsoutnowonthese homes-animmensesum,consideringthesizeofthecountry.Moreover,iftheGovernmentloansat2i percent.whereaworkingmanwishes tobuyorbuildahomeforhimself, itpayshim3percent.forthemoneyheleaveswithitatthePostal SavingsBank.

()wingtounusualpressureonour sinicethisweek,manycontributions (includingdiscussionsonChurch1!asic),areunavoidablyheldover.Last weekwepromised"Alie."ilessy"to publishasheafofchildren'sletters, andarenowthreatenedwithdirepenlaltiesfor"breachofpromise."The situationisS011ieWhAembarrassing, butthecruellawofspacemusthe co()pliedwith,nomatterhowanxiouswearetoseetheyoungwriters' nam.einprint.Thelettersofthe followingniecesandnephewswillsee theliAtofpublicationforcertain nextweek Wilily,T.Wright,E. Wright,M.Dolan,M.Cross,D.Regan,J.Bro4.n,PeggyandMollyMc('arthyE.TreasureW.Corry,A. McGann,D.Williams,K.Eddy,U. ilson,M.Barton,G.King,M. Scott,M.McCarthy,M.Brady,N. Walsh,E.Carroll,D.Kobelke,N. McKenna,M.Courtney, MI.coffey, M.IIevron,andothers. '41,

Anentertainmentinaidofthe FremantleBazaar,organisedbyMrs F.Christie,%%asheldinORnewhall, Palmyra,lastSaturday.Ittookthe formofaSocialandDance,and Tro-edtobeon?oftheillOStsueceFsfalsocialeventsoftheyearin thatlocality.AboutPMpersonsattend,d.%Bichcreditisduetotheenthusristichot,secretary,Mr.charleo Lan%ley.TheCommitteeincluded 111esilatiosSmith,McRae,Langley, Patfield,pndVeal.Thedutiesof M.C.werecarriedoatbyMr.Tosser.The',isleuseSuppliedbyMrs Kenny,Mis,ILhristieandMr. Gearing.Thefollowingladiesand gentlem(ncontributedthevocaland elocutionaryitems MissFitzpatrick,MissVeal,Mr,Gearing,Mr. Talbot,andMasterGusChristie.At theconclusionofamostenjoyable evening,Mr.Tosser,onbehalfofNirs Christie,suitablythankedthecommitteeandperformers.

REPLY.-Itishardtoprophesy, SirKnight,Australiaissofaraway from-everywhere,butperhapswhen ourpopulationincreasesbymillions itmaybepossibleforustorival Malta.Ifsuchahappyoccurrence everhasanAustraliancityforits setting,Iputinfirstclaimfor Perth,asitissomuchnearerto Europethanthecapitalsofthe otherStates.ThenextCongresswill beheldatLourdes.inFrance.

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The"IrishRosary"haslustpaid usiteusualmonthlyvisit,andthe Junenumberleavesusreadytowelcomethenextissue.AnarticleLy "P.N."tellsus"whatmannerofa man"isMgr.Dobrecic,Archbishopof Antivari,theheadoftheCatholic ChurchinMontenegro.ittranspires thatHisGraceisaIIoniaRulerand sings"GodSaveIreland"and"The WearingoftheGreen."Illsstudent daysatPropaganda,ofcourse,are responsibleforthatpartofhisrightmindedness.W.F.P.Stockleywrites ofCharlotteGraceO'Brien,thelady, apostleofIrishemigrantswhose goodworkslidherintothe('atholic Church.happilyamisstonBuellas hershasneverbeenneededinAustralia."Gorse"isthetitleofan articlebyF.II.Shoosinith, Ph.D.Itseems1913hasbeenarecordyearforgorse,andMr.ShoosmithdoubtsifLinnaeus,whofell onhisknees"insheergratitudeto Godforthesightoftheblossoming gorse,"everbeheld"suchanamazingwealthofgoldenbloomaswe areenjoyingthisseason."AlienBennettcontributesthreepagesofsatireundertheheading,"PityDonkeys!"hebringsaverygreatportionofthehumanfamilywithinthe scopeofhissircasm,andwehope thattheywillallhave"earsto hear.""AWeddinginStarrPassage"tellsahumoroustaleofa bashfulbridegroom,thatis,E.M. Walkertellsit.

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inglightofSciencecallitthenewgottenindependenceofthepeoplecallittheveryGatesofdell-it shallnotprevailagainsttheChurch ofGod."

"Notleesisthemight"ofNo.173, whichis,"SpiritualismandChristianity,,"byRev.P.J.Maney.EveryCatholicnotalreadyinformedoni thesubjectofSpiritismshouldprocureFatherManey'spamphlet,for thisdangerouscult-FatherManey callsitareligion-isaroundusand aboutus,andtheclaimsofthefirst Commandmentareindailydangerof makinglesserimpressionsonCatholicsthantheinsidious"Obworship,"thephenomenaofwhichare flauntedinourfacesbythedaily pressandmagazineliterature.FatherMane),furnishesaverynecessary weapontoCatholicswhowouldgive reasonsagainstSpiritismtothose becomingensnaredbythisformof devil-worship.Onceagain,werecommendreadingCatholicstoprocurethislittleworkandtomake themselvesfamiliarwithitscontents, notaltogetherfortheirownsakes, hutthattheymaybyconversation andargumentspreadtheTruthwhich iscontainedinit,and"minister gracetothehearers."

Beverley

Thisinformationisbynomeans intendedtopreventstump"orators" fromtrottingouttheusualstaleplatitudesaboutCatholicdecadence-on thisanniversaryofthe"glorious piousandimmortal,etc."

"Whatarethemostimportantinventionssincethecloseoftheeighteenthcentury?"

REPLY.-Probablythemostimportantinventionsare,thesteamboat, thesewingmachine,thetelegraph, vulcanisedrubber,thereaper,the telephone,thephonograph,theelectriclight,theelectricmotor,theperfectingpress,theLinotype,thetypewriter,thepowerthreshingmachine, theprocessofmakingliquidair,the wirelesstelegraph,theaeroplane.

"Whatistheoriginofthesaying, 'Alittlebirdtoldme'?"

REPLY.-ItisfoundinEcclesiastesx.20."Detractnottheking, no,notinthythought becauseeventhebirdsoftheairwill carrythyvoice,andhethatbath wingswilltellwhatthouhastsaid."

RobertP.as%s"Isittruethat thereisapatronsaintforpolicemen?"

REPLY.-Yes,Robert.St.Paulof theCrossistheirpatron,andthey observeallhiscare.

.1.T.S.tusks"IstheAgeofMiraclespast?"

REPLY.-Itdependsonwhatyou mean.Therehavebeenmiraclesin everycentury.Justnowtheyare commonatLourdesandSt.Winifred's1Vell,andindividualcasesoccurinallcountries.PopePiusX. hasbeenGod'sinstrumentinworkingseveralmiraclesquiterecently.

"KnightofMalta"ast,rs"Willthe EucharisticConzresseverheheldin .1tiatralia?"

"Theyputonthekettleandmade tay, Andiftheydidn'tlivehappythatwe may," isthespiritofthestory,andIsay Amentoit."NotesonMedicinein Ireland"isbyNormanMoore,M.D. Thenotesbeginbeforetheyear800 A.D.,andthroughseveralpagesDr. Normankeepsthereader'sattention, showingthateveninthoseearly times"PhysicinsomeguisewascultivatedinIreland,andwithsullicientrealorsupposedsuccesstoobtainrespectfortheorderthatpractisedit."('.M.Anthony.in"ParadyseTerrestre,"givesadescription ofaVenetiangarden,andRev.T. Dunneofa"TripdowntheRhine." Severalpagesof"Topicsofthe Month,"theusualbookreviews,and astory,"TheWildCurrantBlossom,"inwhichanundutifuldaughterismovedtocomehomeand bringjoytohermother'sheartby thesightofasprayofcurrantblossom,whichusurpedthemissionof "Rosemaryforremembrance,"broughtthememoriesofhomethickto hersoul,andsentherfreefromthe stagetohermother'shomeinKilronan-ananswertomanysorrowful Rosaries-makeuptheusualvolume ofinterestandbrightnesswhichwe alwaysexpectthe"IrishRosary"to be.

ThearrivalofNos.172and173of theA.C.T.S.publicationsgivesus anotheropportunityofprotestingagainstthechangeofdesignforthe coversoftheSociety'spamphlets. Thenewdesignisonaparwith theCommonwealthstamp,whichwe allregardasacalamity.Aftercavillingatthecovers,ourworkofblame isended,forNo.172,"TheChurch," byDr.Keane,0.P.,isanobledefence ofHolyChurch,adefencejustsuch asDominicansmake.Thenoblest elo.iuencewealwaysassociatewith thewearersof"St.Dominic'swhite wool,"andinthispamphletDr. Keanegivesittousin"goodmeasureandshakentogetherandpresseddownandflowingover."Hereis hislastparagraph"calltheforce thatwarsagainstherbywhatname youwill;callitthenailedhandof governinT,rowerscallittheadvanc-

Theusualmonthlymeetingofthe BeverleyBranchoftheIIJA.C.B.SocietywasheldonJune15th,PresidentC.Kirkwoodpresidingovera goodattendanceofmembers.Aconsiderableamountofcorrespondence wasdealtwith,includingmanylettersofthanksfromBranchesrepresentedattherecentAnnualMeeting.Aninvitationwasreceivedfrom theNarroginBranchtoattendtheir AnnualCommunionandBreakfast. Whilstmembersgreatlyappreciated thekindinvitation,theydeeplyregrettedthatnomemberwouldbe presentonaccountoftheshortness ofthenotice,alsotheeventclashingwithourownmeeting.Itisthe intentionoftheBranchtoextend thesameheartyinvitationtoNarroginwhenwemakeourownAnnualCommunion,anditistobehopedthattheseexchangesofvisits willprovebeneficialtobothBranches.Twonewmemberswereinitiated,whichshowsthatourBranchis steadilyadvancing.Bro.Kirkwood (delegatefromtheBranchatthe A.M.)submittedhisreportinhis usualableandeloquentmanner.Ile reportedthatthenattersbrought upattheConferenceandthereports submittedindicatedthattheaffairs oftheSocietywerewellmanagedby thelateDistrictBoard.Ilefavoured theconsolidationofthewholeofthe Society'sfundsinAustralasia,so thatshouldanepidemicofsickness occurinanyoneoftheDistricts, therewouldbenofearofthatDistrictgoingbankrupt,asthewholeof thefundsoftheSocietywouldbeat itsdisposal.Ilewouldseethatit wasontheagendapaperforthenext A.M.Ilethankedthemembersfor theconfidencetheyhadreposedin himinappointinghimdelegate,and trustedtheyweresatisfied.Ileassuredmembersthatiftheholdingof theA.M.inBeverleywasonlyresponsibleforestablishingaJuvenile Branch,itwasnotheldinvain,On themotionoftheSecretary,secondedbyBro.J.Whitely,aheartyvote ofthankswasaccordedBro.Kirkwoodfortheveryablemannerin whichherepresentedtheBranchat theA.M.Insupportingthemotion, Fr.IIallinanspokeofthecreditBro. KirkwoodreflectedontheBranch,as itsPresident,bydischargingthedutiesthatdevolvedonhimasour delegate,andalsoasthechiefofficer oftheBranch,inaveryablemanner.Ileassuredmembersthathe hadmadeamostfavourableimpressiononthevisitingdelegates.The balance-she,tforMayquarterwas submittedandadopted.Itrevealed thatthefinancesoftheBranchwere inaverysoundstate.TheSecretary remarkedthatalthoughtherewasa debitbalanceofafewshillingsin theMana7enentFund,coisidering theextraheavycallsonthisParticularFundforthequarterjustended,inconnectionwiththeentertain-

ingofthedelegatestotheA.M.,he thoughtmemberscouldcongratulate themselvesonbeingabletomeet thoseextraexpenseswithollihaving toresorttoaspecialcollection. Bro.T.Whitelymovedtoforman organisingcommittee.Hespokeat somelengthinsupportingthemotion,pointingoutthegoodthat wouldresultthroughtheformation ofsuchacommittee.Onbeingput tothemeetingthemotionwasdeclaredcarried,Atthesuggestionof thePresident,a'notionwascarried instructingtheSecretarytoissuea ,challengetotheBeverleyDebating SocietyandthelocalBranchofthe A.N.A.,toafriendlydebate.The Presidentpointedoutwhatasplendidadrertisementsuchanaction wouldservetotheBranch,andhe wassurethatwewouldheableto giveagoodaccountofourselves. Th.electionofofficersresultedas fo'lovs:-President,Bro.C.Kirkwood;Vice-President,Bro.Rev.Fr. Hainan;Secretary,Bro.T.WhitelyTreasurer,Sr.Clohessy;Warden.Bro,.1.McDonaldGuardian, Bro.A.G.Edwards;Auditor,Bro. A.Blechvreem.

DeathofaRespectedFremantle Xibernian

pall-bearers.Rev.FatherWheeler, O.M.I.,officiatedatthegraveside.

Besidesthosealreadymentioned, thefollowingwereobservedinattendanceMr.J.J.Fitzgerald(son ofthedeceased)andtheimmediate relatives,VeryRev.FatherFlynn, 0.M.I.,Messrs.P.J.iievron,James Delaney,T4Carey,P.Thompson,C. Klanbach,andBros.W.O'lleney, T.G.and 11.J.Townsend, Geo.Kavanagh,B.Meelonnell,B. Kelly,B.McCloskey,F.Christie,P. Doyle,P.Lynch,E.Gallagher,D. llevron,J,Corkhill,P.Ilanofin,J. ('arolan,P.Condon,ofthe IlibernJanSociety,andBro.J.J.O'Ileney, oftheIrishNationalForesters.

Tothoseremovedfromthecircle ofthelateBro.Fitzgerald'sacquaintance,hislargeandimposing funeralmusthaveconveyedtwo grandimpressions,viz.,thathelived worthyoftheesteemofhisfellowman,anddiedinthe"FaithofOur Fathers."Mayherestinpeace.

OurSocieties

OnSaturdayeveningbythedeath ofBro.WilliamFitzgerald,Fremantlelostanoldidentityandanestimablecitizen.BornintheGreenIsle 67yearsago,he,accompaniedbyhis youngwifeandson(Mr.J.J.Fitzgerald),emigratedtoAustraliaabouttheopeningyearoftheseventies,andsettledinWestAustralia ashisfuturehome.Hismanysterlingqualitiesofheartandheadleft himnotlong"astrangerinastrange land,"andhappilythefriendships thusearlyformeddeservedlyremainedwithhimtotheend.

TheBeverleyLiterarySocietyhave a-cetrdachMengefromtheSt. Colimibanns'HibernianSociety.A debateuponthlquestion,"Isthe hiteAtietraleipolicypracticable andpraiseworthy?"willaccordingly ta'-eplaceintheMechanics'Instituteat8p.m.,onTuesdaynext,The BeverleyDebatingSocietyaretaking thenegative.

manystirringincidentsconnected withthemoveinaat,concludingatine lecture,thespeakertrustedthatnothingwouldhappentothepresent Parliamenttopreventthegrantingof freedomtoIrelandwithinthenext twelvemonths,sethatwiththepresentgreatleader,\Ir.Redmond,Irelandwouldtakeherplaceamongst thenationsoftheworld.

DeanRobinsoncomplimentedthe speakeronhisfineaddress,andwas verypleasedtobepresent.

TheRev.Fr.Kelly,C.SS.R.,also praisedtlfelecturer,andsaid"I ainonlyafewweeksfromthedear OldLand.Icanassureallpresent thatitistheonequestionbefore thepeopleofIrelandto-day,andsincerelyprayedthatGodwouldbless thecause,sothatIrelandwouldbe freertosendhermissionariesto ('hristianieetheworld.

Mr.Hartigan,inmovingavote ofthankstothelecturer,saidit washardlynecessaryforhimto makeaspeech.IlesincerelyendorsedtheremaresoftheRev.Clergy andthepreviousspeakers.

Mr.Kinnane,insupportingthe voteofthnnes,saidtheSocietywere deeplygratefultoMr.Leslieforhis address, 11r.Lesliesuitablyresponded. A oteofthin'tsbeingpassedtothe chairman,averypleasantevening mitabroughttoaclose.

Membersandfriendspleasenote ournextGrandEuchrePartyand DancewillbeheldonTuesday,22nd July.

HibernianSocietywillgivethestall ageneroussupport,andthusmateriallyassistandencouragetheSistersoftheSubiacoGirls'Orphanage intheself-sacrificingandnoblewor' theyareperforminginourmidst.

lesereetwel

Ouildfordaldland

OnSundaylastaveryquietmarriagewascelebratedinSt.Mary's Church,Guildford,whenMr.John Noble,Nunagin,andMissRoseMay Lavery,ofWestGuildford,wereunitedin"theholybonds"byFather Morris.MissLaveryhadbeenpostmistressatWestGuildfordforthe pastthreeyears.Shealsocarried onaflourishingbusinessinthefancy goodsline.Shehasbeenanardent 'advocateforachurchandschoolfor WestGuildford,andherfinancialand socialsupporthavebeengenerously giventoeveryenterprisepromoted forthatobject,andwehopeherself andherexcellenthusbandwillmeet withthatprosperityandhappiness theysowelldeserve.

TheMidlandparishionersareworkinghardforahalltoheheldonthe 13thofAugust,whichwillherunon agrandscale,Nonearemorecapableofaccomplishinggreatthings thantheMidlandpeople,and'judgingbytheireffortsweexpectagreat success.

Havingjoinedthe"Starofthe Sea"BranchoftheHibernianSociety19thJuly,1881,thelateBro. FitzgeraldwasoneoftheoldestliberniansintheState.Ileforvery manyyearstookanactiveinterest intheSociety'saffairs,beingatone timeBranchTrustee,andlateroccupyingtheresponsiblepositionof TrusteetotheDistrictHoard.His abidingconcernforthewelfareof Ilibernianiemwaslargelyinfluenced byhisgreatloveforthe"OldLand," hissympathyinhersorrows,of whichhehadbeenaneye-witness, andhisdeterminationtoplayan Irishman'spartinmakingher"anationonceagain."ThedeceasedHibernian,whoenjoyedawidereputationasastone-niason,tookaprominentpartintheerectionofthe beautifulChurch,St.Patrick's.Untilfailinghealthpreventedhim,he waslongaconspicuousfiguretoCatholicworshippersaschiefcollector tpre,attheseveralMasses.Indeed hissterlingCatholicitysustained Diminactinginasimilarcapacity ateveningDevotions.Noengagementwasallowedtointerferewith thisvoluntaryobligation,towhich theKindlyoldmanbroughtameasureofgentlenessandcourtesyworthyofhisgenerousnature,andthat aredestinedtolingerroundusin tributetohismemory.Likeall IrishAustralian.,Bro.Win.Fitzgeraldwasdevotedlyattachedtothe landofhisadontion,thereforeillfaredtheungratefulindividualwhose voicewasheardinadversecomment oftheeeecialhomeofhisaffectiontheGoldenWest.Athalf-pastthree o'clockonMondayafternoonthecortege,headedbymembersoftheHibernianSocietyinregalia,moved fromthedeceased'slateresidence forMt.Patrick'sChurch.whereVery Rev.FatherFlynn,0.el.I.,performedthefirstfleetoftheburialservice.OntheirarrivalattheFremantlecemetery,theremainswere bornetotheirlestresting.placeby Bros..7,Kenny(President). P. Whyte(Secretary),E.Haves(Past Presidcnt),andW..1.("unity(DistrictTrileteei,"StaroftheSea" BranchBros.M.O'Dea(Nationai President),.Tas.S.Dowling(NaVonalTre-'surer),J.A.Young(District President),andA.E,Farmer(DistrictSecretary),.1ohnNugent(RepresentativeDistrictTrustee),andW. 11.Farrell(PastPresident),actedas

TheCollieConventBoysvisitedthe SalvationArmyHomeforafootball contestrecently,andweretherecipientsofprincelyhospitality,which compensatedinsomewayfortheir defeat.Mr.PaddyKing,whowasin chargeofthetoehallers,gavea breezyafterdinnerspeech,inwhich heexereseedthevisitors'thanks, andleseleesareatthegentlemanly hear'nofthelads,andstatedit wasquiteapleasuretoheassociatedwiththem,

SUBIACO

Theusualweeklymeetingwasheld inSt.Joseph'sSchoolroomonMon daye;eninglast.Therewasagood attendanceofmembers.

Adiscussiontookplaceaboutthe syllabusitemfornextweek,i.e., "BoxingandWrestlingNight..'it wasdecidedthatthemembersbeseparatedintotwodivisions,overest. andunder9st.TrophiesweredonatedforthecontestsbyVftessrs. Jones,B.Jones,H.Hughes,andE. II,nderson. Thesyllabus,itemforlastweekwas thefinaloftheriflecompetition, whichwaswonbythePresident,Mr. E.lenderson.Thefinalofthequoit treirnamentwasalsodecided.After aninterestinggameMr.FrankJones cameouttwotothegoodofhisopponent,Mr.E.lughes.

KAL'IOORT,IF:CATHOLICYOUNG MEN'SSOCIETY.

ST.BRIGID'S(WOMEN'S)BRANCH II.A.C.1i.S.,PERT!I.

Theusualfortnightlymeetingof thea'o.'eBranchwasheld2.,Thursday,3rdJuly,whenSr.O'Keefepresidedo*eragoodattendance.For sonictimepastthemembershave hemconsideringthebestwaytoadvencetheinterestsoftheSocietyin general,andtheiro4nBranchinparticular.Inordertoobtaincrockery forsocials,whichithasbeendecided toholdinconnectionwiththemeetin:a,thePresidentsuggestedacupand-saucernight.Aliberalresponse hasbeenmade,nolessthanfivedoir sandsaucers,twodozen plates,severalcakedishesandsugar howls,andlast,butbynomeans least,afive-gallonurn,havingbeen alreadyreceived. ThemembersofSt.Patrick's Branchareco-operatingwiththeladiesintheirearnestendeavourto malfethemeetingsmoreenjoyable, andhavegenerouslydonatedasum ofmoneytowardsthatobject.

SometimeagotheBazaarCommitteeresolvedtorunaseriesof pictureshowsasapreparationfor theBazaar.Thesecondshowwas givenonWednesdaynight,andthe programmesubmittedgaveentiresatisfaction.Thecrowdwasnotlarge, butyetsufficienttogivetheCommitteeencouragementtotryagain. Manyeffortshavebeenmadetorun picturesintheMidlandTownHall, hututothepresentfinancialdisasterhasbeentheresult.Itseems asiftheMidlandpeopleareopposed tolocalenterpriseorhaveaprejudiceagainstWeirownhall.However,theCatholicsaredeterminedto givetheventureafairtrial,andit willbeagreatcredittothemifthey canslimedwheresomanyothers havefailed.

OnlastSundaythelistofstbescriherstotheBellevueChurchfundand theMidlanddebtfundwereread.Bellevuesubscribed£44sandMidland .19les3d.Thiswasparticularly goodforMidland,asatpresentour peopleareveryheavilytaxedwitheuchreparties,subscriptionsandentertainmentsofallkindsanddescriptions.Guildford'slistwillnotbe readuntiteehethirdSunday,asa thoroughcanvassisbeingmadeto getalleligibleCatholicsonthelist.

Th-rewasalargeattendanceof membersandfriendsatourmeeting onMondayeveninglasttohearMr. B.Lesliedeliveralectureon"'lane RuleforIreland."Amongstthose presentweretheVeryRev.DeanRobinson,Rev.Fr.Kelly,C.SS.R.,and ourSpiritualDirector,Rev.Father O'Grady.ThePresident,Mr,C.Dugan,welcomedtherev.gentlemento theSociety.Inintroducingthelecturer,thePresidentsaid"OurSocietydeeplyappreciatethekindness ofMr.Leslieindevotinghistime forthebenefitofthemembers,and trustedthattheywouldallenjoythe evening.

Mr.Leslie,inopeninghislecture, saidhefloutedthatclassofmenwho hadeTeatnessthrustonthem.Ile hardlyexpectedtohebooeedfor suchanimnortantsubjectasHome Rule.However,likeeverytrueIrishman,thesubjectwetsdeartohim.

Mr.Leslie,withalltheenthusiasm o'hisrace,dweltontLecommencementofthemovement,datingfrom theperiodoftheUnionuptothe presenttime.Inthecourseofhisremarksthelecturerrefereedtothe greatmenofthemovement,suchas DanielO'Connell,IsaacButt,Parnell,andGladstone,andmentioned

Onthe17thJunelastacontingent frombothBranchesvisitedtieWest PerthBranchinresponsetoaninvitationreceived,andspentavery pleasantevening,notwithstanding thefactthattheywerebadlybeaten intheeuchrecontestbythehome team.Inreturningthankstothe WestPerthBranchfortheevening's entertainment,Bros,Croganand Webb(St.Patrick'sBrmsnch)advancedsomeverygoodexcusesfortheir defeat,andhopedinthenearfuture tomeetthemagainandreversethe scores. Thefirstsocialtobegivenbythe 5t.Brigid's(Women's)andSt.Patrick'sBrancheswillbeheldinthe HibernianHallonnextThursday, 17thinst.,at8p.m.Invitationshave beensenttothemeathersofthe DistrictBoard,andtothemembers ofallthemetropolitanBranches, throughtheBranchSecretaries. FriendsoftLememberswillalsoreceiveacordialwelcome.Sr.O'Keefe hasbeenverybusyduringthepast weekandhassecuredtheservices ofsomeofthebestartistesofPerth toassistwiththemusicalpartof therro2ratanie. TheBrancheshopethatbysuch gatheringstheaimsandobjectsof theSocietywillbebroughtmore prominentlybeforenon-membersand willtendtoincreasethemembership. MembersofbothBranchesareremindedthatthebusinessmeetingwill commenceat7.30nextThursdayevening.

Sr.CoffeyreportedhavingattendedtheBazaarmeeting,andthe BranchbadbeenallottedtheRefreshmentStall.Itisconfidentlyhoped thateachandeverymemberofthe

ItisexpectedthatthecontributicAe forGuildfordthismonthwillce'.57 toover£10.

Atthepresenttimeourchurchworkersineveryquarteroftheparish areworkingveryhard,andaresanguineofhavingaccomplishedgreat thinssbytheendofthewinter months.OurCatholicpopulationis small,andwereitnotforthezeal anduntiringenergyoftheexcellent bandofworkerswehavegot,we couldnevercopewiththeeverincreasingneedsofthisscattereddistrict.

ThegrandPlainandFancyDress BallheldatGuildfordonThursday eveningprovedagreatsuccess,and despitethefactthatmanywho wouldotherwisepatroniseusfrom PerthandsuburbsweretootiredaftertheAnimalBallthepreviousevening,therewasaveryrepresentativeattendancefromBayswaterand thesurroundingparishes.Aspecial featurewasthe"AuntBessy"Set nhonourofthegenialladywhose "Corner"inthe"Record"isanxiouslylookedforwardtoeveryweek. (WehopeAuntBessywillbeinsonic wayflecatedbythisthoughtfulcompliment,asthe"Corner"isunavoidablycrushedoutthisweek.-Ed.) Thecommitteeworkedveryhardand cateredfortheir!Weemsinanexcellentfashion.

H.P.WILSON

LIMERICKDAIRY.

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WILLCONVINCEYOUTHATITWILLBETOYOURADVANTAGETOPURCHASEATHISWAREIloUSEANDSAVEMONEY.

mr.PeterO'Eogblen,

Thefinalfiguresincorme!tionwith theForrestelection,whichwerereed';edbytheStateelectar Meer onSaturdayevening,showedthat Mr.P.O'Loghlen,theformermemberforthedistrict,wasreturned withamajorityof980votes.

Mr.II.J.Tuckfield,theunsuccessfulcandidate,savedhisdepositby 26votes.

Thefinalfigureswere:-

O'l.oghlen 1257

Tuckfleld 277

Theresultoftheelectionwasa foregoneconclusionandtheOerth dentistmayconsiderhimselftackyin notbeingcalledupontocontribute £25towardsthefundsoftheTreasury.\Ir.O'LoghlenwasI,ornat Georgetown,SouthAustralia,o'ter 30yearsago,andreceivedhisearly ed%cationat'St.Mary'sScioul, Georgetown,conductedbytheSisters ofSt..Joseph.Sincehisarrivalin WestAustralia10yearsado,Lebag enf,-.yedtheconfidenceof.14's:ellowworkersonthegoldfieldsanI11the ti':.;erareasoftheSouth-West,who inhimastaunch,eloquent, aconsistentexponentofLabour principles.AfterSenatorLynch'sresienationoftheLeonoraseat,Mr. O'LoghlenwasdefeatedintheselectionballotbyMr.JulianStuartby thenarrowmarginof7votes.In 1908hewasreturnedunopposedto theStateParliament,andresigned theseatin1910toengageinasecowlunsuccessfulcontestwithSir JohnForrestfortheSwanFederal constituency.Onseekingre-election forhisoldForrestconstituency,Mr. A..1.Wilsontriedtoousthim,but wasignominiouslydefeated.Atthe lastFederalelectionhischancesof die;!acingthe"knightofBunhury" wereconsideredsatisfactory,andin loyaltytotheParty,heagainenters!onavigorousbutunsuccessful camaiiign.Itissafetoassertthat nootherLabourcandidatecould havegivenSirJohnsuchanexcitingcontest,andthatthememberfor Forrestwouldhavebeatenanyother LiberalcandidatefortheSwan.In fact,itisconfidentlyassertedthat thegenialandpopularPetercould havewonthePerthseatfromFowler.Inviewofthewhininginthe Liberalcello),thefolloeingfromthe penofMr.colebatch,\LL.('.,inlast Saturday'sissueofthe"Northam Advertiseer"shouldhereadwithinterest:-"inLiberalcirclesnoresentuientwasexpressedagainstMr. WalterEingsmillwhen,afterresigningfromtheLegislativeCouncilto bebeateninaSenatecontest,he quicklyresumedaseatinourUpper Chamber.Itissafetoassumethat Mr.ologhlendidnotsurrenderhis seatintheAssemblytoenageina

HomericstrugglewithSirJohnForrestofLieowndesire.Hecameout atthewishofhisparty,anditis littleprofitquarrellingwithhisparty'spointofviewwhenheisoffered hisoldseatbackagain.Itmustbe rememberedthattheprovisionof theFederalElectoralAct,whichdebarsmembersofeitherIlouseofthe StateParliamentfromcontestinga Federalvacancy,isinviolationof thespiritoftheFederalConstitution,whichdoesnotcontemplate thatsucharestrictionshouldbe placeduponthechoiceoftheState

theeoneveryside,andbeatthee fiattotheground,andthychildren whoareinthee:andtheyshall.not leaveintheeastoneuponastone, becausethouhaatnotknownthe timeofthyvisitation.Andentering intothetemple,Hebegantocast outthemthateoldtherein,andthem thatbought,sayingtothemItis written'Myhouseisthehouseof prayer;'butyouhavemadeitaden ofthieves.AndIlewasteaching dailyinthetemple."

anoffendedGod.Butthosewhowear itdevoutlytherebyhonourtheBlessedVirgin,andshareintheprayers oftheirfellow-membersandofthe wholeoftheCarmeliteOrder,and thushaveamostpowerfulhelpto Persevereinvirtue,or,iftheyfall intosin,toriseagainbyaprompt andsincererepentance.

PETERO'LOGIILEN,NI.L.A.

electors.Withoutforamomentsuggestingthatpreviouslackofexperienceshouldheregardedasinany Nayprejudicingthechancesofan otherwiseacceptablecandidate,it mayfairlybesaidthattheinterestsoftheStatemightfrequently hebestservedbysendingtotheFederalParliamentmenwithripeknowledgeofpublicaffairsgainedinState politics.Hence,strippedofallpartyprejudice,Mr.0.Loghlen's"hackingandfilling"reallyrepresentsthe onlyInetLeydofevadingapieceof FederallegislationthatisunquestionablysubversiveofthebestinterestsoftheStates."

Churchmeow

JULY.

13.NINTHSUNDAYAFTERPENTECOST(GREEN).

GOSPELSt.Lukexix.41-47.-At thattime:"WhenJesusdrewnear, seeingthecity,Heweptoverit,saying:Ifthoualsohadstknown,and thatinthisthyday,thethingsthat aretothypeace;butnowtheyare hiddenfromthyeyes.Fortheday shallcomeuponthee,andthyenemiesshallcastatrenchaboutthee, andcompasstheeround,andstraiten

14.MONDAY(WHITE).-ST.BONAVENTURE,BISHOP,CONFESSOR,ANDDOCTOR, wasbornintheneighbourhoodof Florence.HavingenteredtheFranciscanOrder,andcompletedhisstudies,hebecameprofessorinthegreat UniversityofParis.IlewasafterwardselectedGeneralofhisOrder, andreceivedfromPopeSt.Gregory X.theappointmentofCardinalBishopofAlbano.Onaccountofhis greatlearning,St.Bonaventureis numberedamongsttheDoctorsofthe Church.Ilediedin1274.attheage of52.Inhispanegyric,preachedby theCardinalBishopofOstia,afterwardsPopeInnocentV.,itisstated ofhimthat"nomaneverbeheldhim whodidnotconceiveagreatesteem andaffectionforhimandeven strangersbyhearinghimspeakwere inspiredwithadesiretofollowhis counselandadvice,forhewasgentle,affable,humble,prudent,chaste, andadornedwithallvirtues."

15.TUESDAY(WIIFrE).-ST.HEN-

RY,CONFESSOR,

"Thosewhoareplacedinhighstations,"writesSt.Fulgentius,"must necessarilybetoverymanyanoccasionofeternalperditionorsalvation."OfSt.HenryofGermanyit istohesaidthathispublicandprivatelifeweresuchastoproducean excellenteffectonthoseoverwhomhe ruled.Guardinghimselfagainstthe evilinfluencestowhichhisposition exposedhim,heusedallhisedorts topromotethespiritualandTemporalwelfareofhissubjects.Hedied in1024attheageof51.

11.WEDNESDAY(WIIITE).-CONINIEMoRATIOXOFOURLADY OFMOUNTCARMEL.

UnderthistitletheBlessedVirgin ishonouredaspatronoftheCarmeliteOrder.Thefeastwhichiscelebratedto-dayrecallstheheavenlyfavoursshehasobtainedforthatOrder,andforthosewhohaveI,enaffiliatedtoitthroughbeingmen.bers oftheConfraternityoftheFrown Scapular.,Thisscapularisregah asabadgeofdevotiontotheBlessedVirginMary,andapledgeofher s"ecialprotection.Trueitisthat themerewearingofthescapular willnotsavethehardenedandunrerentantsinnerfromthejustangerof

17.THURSDAY(WHITE).-ST.LEO IV.,POPEANDCONFESSOR, thesonofaRomannobleman,becamePopein847.Duringapontificatewhichlastedalittleovereight years,hevigorouslyassertedhisauthorityforthereformationofdisciplineintheChurch.Toprotect RomeagainsttheattacksofSaracenmarauders,heencircledthecity withafortifiedwall,whichremains eventothepresentdayinagood stateofpreservation.

18.FRIDAY(WHITE).-ST.CAMILLUSOFLELLIS,CONFESSOR, wasanativeofthekingdomofNaples.Havingembracedthemilitary profession,hesoonfoundhimselfreducedbyhisgamblingpropensitiesto thedirestdistress.Povertybecame forhim,throughtheProvidenceof God,theoccasionofhisconversion. Thenceforwardhedevotedhimselfto thecareofthesickandthedying, andforthispurposeestablishedareligiousOrder,themembersofwhich areknownas"MinistersoftaleSick." St.CamillusdiedinRomein1614, attheageof65.

19.SATURDAY(WHITE).-ST. SYMMACHUS,l'OPEANDCONFESSOR, anativeofSardinia,succeededPope Anastasiusin498.Hispontificate, whichlasted15years,wasmuchdisturbedbytheagitationsofthe Eutychianheretics,foundedbythe HeresiarchEutychesofthe5thcentury,whotaughtthatChristbad butonenatureaftertheIncarnation. TheCatholicdoctrine,whichthe Saintdefended,teachesthatin Christtherearetwodistinctnatures -humananddivine,andalsotwo wills-"NotMYwillbutThinebe done."

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ESTABLISHINGAUNIVERSALJUBILEEIN1111AMORYOFTHE PEACEGIVENBYTIIEEMPERORCONSTANTINETI1EGREATTO TILECHURCH.

PIUSV.P.X.

Bishop'sl'alace, VictoriaSquare, Perth, July8th,1913.

DearRev.Father,-

Youwillbegoodenoughtoread fromtheAltaronSundaynextthe accompanyingApostolicLetterof OurlolyFatherPopePiusX.,in whichheproclaimsaUniversalJubileeinmemoryofthepeacegranted totheChurchbyConstantinethe Greatintheyear313.

Intheyear312,Constantine,fightingunderthebanneroftheCross, throughwhich,inavision,hewas prom'sedvictory,defeatedthetyrant :Maxentiusatthe\lithelyBridge. Thoughstillapagan,movedbythe extraordinarycircumstancesinwhich hehadbeenpromisedandachieved victory,and,nodoubt,too,intiu.nc edbytheexemalery117esoftheearly Christians,hedeterminedtogrant

anythingwasthoughtofinallthe citiesoftheEmpirebutthetemples thatwererisingandthatBishops werededicatingtothegloryofthe Lord."

Wecaneasilyrealise,then,howthe EdictofMilanhaseverbeenregardedasaverymemorableeventinthe historyoftlaiearly('hurch,andthat itsSixteenthCentenaryshouldbe eel&ratedwithgreatjoy,andthebestoAalofsuchgreatspiritualfavoursastheIlolyFatherhasoffered tohischildrenthroughouttheworld.

Theconditionsnecessarytogain thaJaifleeIndulgenceandsharein thecxtr:ordinarygracesandsingulertrivliegesofthisholytimeare esPillows:-

I.Topaysixvisitstosuchchurch oreharchsesmaybedesignatedbytheBishopoftheDiocese. IfthisDioceseitwillsulliceto

tunetotheprivilegeoftheJubilee.

Theobjecttowhichthealiasare tobeappliedisnotspecifiedinthe ApostolicLetter.AnInstitution whichappealsverystronglytothe FaithfulofthisDioceseandwhich, byhisLordship'sexpressedwish,we aremakingaspecialefforttohelp thisyear,istheGirls'Orphanage, Subiaco.here170orphansfinda comfortablehone,andarecarefully trainedandeducatedbytheSisters ofMercy.

TheJubileeofferingsgivenbythe Faithfularetohegiventothismost desertinginstitution.Priestsin chargeofparisheswillprovidesuitablemeansinalltheirChurchesfor thereceptionoftheseofferings,and atthecloseoftheJubilee,December the8thofthepresentyear,theyare tobeforwardedtome.Aswillbe notedintl.eApostolicLetter,Confessorslimy,incerta'ncases,commutetheprescribedwor%sintoworks ofpiety,orpostponetheirexecution tonnotherneardate,andprescribe suchworksastheirpenitentscan perform.Ieirnestlyhopethatall theFaithfl oftheDiocese w11ava'ltheineel.asofthewonderfullri:'legeamindgracesofferedthem durinth,timeofJubilee. P.VER'4TNG,V.G.-'scio,f,p; cAltLo',',,visitedbyBishop('lurelast',male he s. Pe'dy(Natan r'ng),M.Griffin(Toodyity.),.1.Reidy(Bridgetown),T.Gilroy(('ollie),l'..1 Donogher(Botide..), \lolo ney(Wagin), O'Reilly(Busselton),.r.((hiennandT.R.O'Grady(Kalgoorlie),andD. :Moloney(i'a thedral),wereordainedinCarlow.Atthelastordinationstl.eRev.Itic'ilualMorrisonwasordainedforAdelaideandtheRev.JohnCallanaetarGoulburn.

peacetothepersecutedChurch.In thefollowingyearhepublishedths: famousEdictofilibinproclaiming hissolemnrecognitionoftheChristhinreligion.Wellindeedaughtthe sufferingChristiansLailthisrelief, thistriumphoftheirFaithwithjoy andthanksgiving.ForovertwohundredandfiftyyearstheyLadenduredthemostcruelandruthlesspersecution.Theyhadbeenforcedta ta'serefugeintheCatacombs-those subterraneanvaults,whichwereat oncethecemeteriesinwhichtheyentombedthoseglo7loasmartyrswho sealedtheirFaithwiththeirhlood, andtheonlyresortsinwhichthey could,withanychanceofsafety, celebratetheDivineMysteries. !henceforththeywerefre; they couldFomenrintheOlendayand proclaimtheirfaithtriumphantly.

TheChurchhavinggainedherfreedom,atoncebegantodisilayevidencesofherinnatepowerandclergy,andherfirstcare,%Hstoprovidewritableplace;ofpublicworship.Andsoonthroughoutthevast ReplanEmpirenaienificentchurches werebuiltandsolemnlydedicatedto God.

ThehistorianEusehius,acontemaoreryofConstantine.informsi;FI that"Therersecutingofpreceding EmperorsLeddestroyedallour butunderConstantinewerepairedthelosswithadvantage.It wasdelightful,itwasthegladness (ifjoyforthechurch,toseeacountlessnumberoftemelesbeingbuilt andre-builtonallsides.!Welly

isitanyChurchoftheparish inwhichcachoneresides,or, ifthitheinconvenient,any churchintheDiocese.

II.Duringthesevisitstoprayfor theintentionsofthelolyFather-forthefoliovingpardosee:-

41TheprosperityanteXalt,tationoftheCatholicChurch, andtheApostolicSee.

(b)Theextiraationofheresies endtheconversionofallwho areinerror.

ic!ConcordaniongstChristian I'rinces,andpeaceandunity amongstalltheFaithful.

FiveourFathers,fiveflail\larv's, andfiveGlorytotheFather,.;on, andllolyGhostwillsuffice. 11-reever,personsarefreetoreciteany !rare'stheywish-theRosary,the WayoftheCross-shouldtheyO1so inclined.)

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Inregardtochildrenwhohavenot yettaadetheirFirstConotian.an,the lolyFathergivestheconfessor authortvinthetribunalofPenance todiseeneethenifromHolycomIounion.

s'.Almsleine,rceo-dingto'ach .-erson'ameans.Anoffering thatAeolic]satisfy o'llieationinregardtoapoorisreon,wouldnotentitleanereon blessedwiththegodsoffir

propriatethatonthishappyoccasion,onwhichsuchagreateventis Commemorated,prayersshouldbe multipliedtoGod,toillsVirgin Mother,andtoalltheBlessed,especiallytotheHolyApostles,ill allpeoples,

RenewingtheDignityandGlory ofthechurch, maytakerefugeinthebosomofthis theirMother,mayrootouttheerrorsbywhichinsensateenemiesof theChurchstrivetoshroudits splendourindarkness,maysurroundtheRomanPontiffwiththe highesthomage,and,withtheir mindsatrestinperfecttrust,tray seeindeedintheCatholicreligionthedefenceandsafeguardofall things.Thenwillitbepossibleto hopethatmen,againfixingtheir eyesontheCross,thesignofsalvation,willbeablecompletelyto overcometheenemiesoftheChristiannameandtheunbridledlustsof theirhearts.Tothepurpose,then, thatthehumbleprayersthatshould beofferedontheoccasion/ofthis solemncommemorationthroughout theCatholicworldmayredound tothegreaterspiritualgoodofthe faithful,Weordainthattheybe enrichedwithaPlenaryIndulgence inJubileeform,urgentlyexhorting allthechildrenoftheChurchthat theyunitetheirprayersandtheir worksofpietytoOurs,totheend thatbymeansofthespiritualfavourof.1iibileeofferedtothemthese maybearthegreatestpossiblefruit bothtotheprofitofsoulsandthe advantageofreligion.

TOAL TI1EFA1T1IFULIN ('IIRISTWile)SI1ALLREAD THISOrliLETTER,HEkLTII ANDTILEAPOSTOLICBENEDICTION.

Thecommemorationof.hegreat andhappyeventthroughwhich,sixteencenturiesago,Peacewasanally giventotheChurch,whileitfillsall Catholicswiththegreatestcyand callsthemtoworsofpiety,troves UstooJenthetreasuresofcelestial giftsthatchoiceandcopiousfruits mayaccruefromthatsolemnity.Nothingindeedcouldhemorefitting andopportunethanthecelebration oftheEdictpromulgatedatMilinby theEmperorconstantinetheGreat, folioingcloseuponthevictoryover Maxen'iltso)taineltinderthegloriousStandardoftheCross-the Edictwhichputanendtothecruel PersecutionoftheChristiansand bleedtheminrossessionofthe libertyter!ghtatthetriceofthe eiloAoftheDivineRedeemerandthe Martyrs.ThenatlasttheChurch Militantgainedthefirstofthose triumphswhichthroughoutitshistoryhaveinvariablyfollowedpersecutfonsofeverysort,andfrom thatdayeverincreasingbenefitshave eccruedtothehumanrace.Formen, ahandoninebydevisesthesuperstitiousworshinofidols,intheirlaws, eeetoolsandinstitutions,followed evermoretheruleofChristianlife, andsoitcametonagethatJustice 1'14by'slintr'St'dto',411,,r01the enthTherefore,Wethin%itan-

Relyingthereforeonthemercyof AlmightyGodandontheauthority oftheBlessedApostlesPeterand Paul,andhavingconsultedOurVenerableBrethren,theCardinalInquisitorsGeneralofthe IlolyRoman Church,ofthatpowerofbindingand loosingwhichtoURthoughunworthyhasbeenentrusted,Webythis presentlettergrantandimpart,in theformofageneral.Jubilee, APlenaryIndulgenceofallSins toallandsundryofthefaithfulof bothsexes,whetherresidentinthis dearCityofours,orcoiningto it,whointhispresentyear,from LowSunday,whenthesecularcelebration);intendedton0111111,2iorate thePeaceoftheChurchbegin,to thefeastoftheImmaculateCopeeptionoftheVirginMotherofGodinclusive,twicevisiteachoftheBasilicasofSt..JohnLateran.St.Peter PrinceoftheApostlesandSt.Iaul outsidetheWallswhothere,accordingtoOurintention,forsometie.e pourforte'theirprayerstoGodfor theprosperityandexaltationofthe ('atholicChurchandofthisApostolicSee,fortheextirlationofhOIKsiesandtheconversionofallwho(are inerror,forconcordamongstChristianPrincesandpeaceandunityamongstallthefaithfulwho,having froerlyconfessedtheirsins,refresh themselvesduringtheperiodindicatedwiththecelestialbanquet; and whofintIvriiiiire,eachoneaccording tohismeans,giveanalmstotee nerdyor,ifpreferred,assignitfor somepiouspurnose.Tothose,hosever,whocannotvisittheCity,We grantthesamePlenaryIndulgence provided,duringthesameinterval, theytis'tsixtimesinallachurch orchurchesintheirownlocality,to hed'signatedbytheordinary,and performintheirintegritytheother worksofpietywhichwehaveabove snecified.Further,wepermitthat thisPlenaryIndulgencemayandcan heappliedbywayofsuffragetothe soulswhohavepassedfromthislife unitedtoGodbycharity.

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orwholabourunderanybodilyinfirmityorunderanyotherimpediiiientwhatsoever,andwhocannot performtheworksmentionedorany oneofthem,Welikewisegrantand permitthattheconfessorcanCCIImutethoseworksintootherworks ofpiety,orpostponethemtoanothernotdistanttime,andthathe canenjoinsuchworksashispenitentscanperform: forchildrenwho havenotyetbeenadmittedtofirst Co:.imunion,WealsogranthisauthoritytodispensefromIlolyCommunion.

Farthertoallandsundryofthe faithful,boththelaity ecclesiasticssecularorregularofwhatsoever mltrderandInstitute,eventhosethat hooldhespeciallynamed,Wegrant athoritytoselectforthispurpose anypriestwhatever,secularorregular,whoisanapprovedconfessor; anditispermittedalsothatnuns, roo.acesandotherwomenlivingin enclosureavailofthisauthorization, providedtheconfessortheyselectbe approvedforhearingtheconfessions ofnuns.Allwhogotoconfession wit!.intheaforesaidappointedtime, intendingtogaintheJubileeandto performtheworksnecessaryforgainingit,anysuchconfessorcanabsolveandisempoweredtoabsolve, forthisoccasionandinthetribunal ofconscienceonly,fromallsentences andcensuresofexcommunicationand ension.andfrontotherecclesiasticalsentencesandcensures,bythe laworbyloanforwhatevercause enactedorinflicted,evenfromthose reservedtoOrdinariesandtol'sor theApostolicSee,evencasesspeciallyreserv«1nomattertowhom andtotheSovereignPontiffandthe ApostolicSte,andwhichotherwise arenotunderstoodtohegrantedby anyconcessionhowamplesoever.Ile canalsoabsolveand empowered toabsolvefromallsnsandexcesses,how-vergrievolsandenormous, evenfromthosereserved,ashasbeen said,tothesameOrdinariesandto VsandtheApostolicSee,butheis toimposeasalutarypenance,andto observetheotherthingsenjoinedby thelawandifthereisquestionof heresy,hecanabsolveandisempoweredtoabsolvefromit,when,

accordingtotheprescriptionsofthe errorhasbeenabjuredandretracted.Ilecanalsocommuteinto otherpiousandsalutaryworksvows ofwhatsoeverkind,eventhoseconfirmedbyoathandreservedtothe HolySee,alwaysexceptingvowsof chastity,ofreligion,andofanobligationwhichLasbeenacceptedfrom athirdpartyorinwhichthereis questionofprejudicetoathirdparty,exceptingalsopenalvows,which arecalledvowspreservingfromsin, unlesstherebeindicatedacommutationofsuchacharacteraswillin futureservetorestrainfromsinas muchasthesubject-matterofthe originalvow.Andinregardtopenitentsofthiskindwhoareinloly Orders,evenRegulars,hecandieI.enseandisempoweredtodispense thetafrontanoccultirregularitycontractedsolelyfortheexerciseof theirOrdersandfortheattainment ofhigherOrders.

solvetheminthetribunalofconscience,onlyinorderthattheymay gaintheIndulgencesoftheJubilee, theobligationofmakingsatisfaction assoonastheycanbeingimposed uponthem.

PrivilegesnotGranted, Wedonotintend,however,byOur presentLettertodispensefromany otherirregularitywhatsoever,whetherarisingfrontcrimeorfrom defect,eitherpublicorhidden,or known,norfromanyotherincapabilityordisabilityinwhatmanner soevercontracted.NordoWeintend toconcedeanyauthoritytodispense inthepremises,ortorehabilitateor torestoretothepristinestateeven inthetribunalofconscience.Nordo WeintndtoderogatefromtheConstitution,withappendeddeclaret'ons,publishedby(barpredecessor ofhappymemoryBenedictXIV., whichbeginsSacramentuniPoenitentiae.NorinfinedoWeintendthat thissameLettercanorshouldanywisehelpthosewhobyUsand theApostolicSeeorbyPrelateor Ecclesiasticaljudgehavebeenby nameexcommunicated,suspended,interdicted,ordeclaredtoLaveincurredothersentencesorcensures,unlesswithintheaforesaidtimethey shallhavemadesatisfaction,and, whennecessary,cometotermswith theparties.Butifwithintheappointedtimetheycouldnot,inthe judgmentoftheconfessor,makesatisfaction,Wegrantthathecanab-

Wherefore,invirtueofholyobedience,We, 1yth'spresentLetter, strictlyorderandcommandallOrdinarieswheresoeverresiding,and theirbearsandOfficials,and,failingthem,thosewhoarecharged withthecureofsouls,thatwhen theyreceivetranscriptsorprinted copiesofthepresentLetter,they publishit,ortakecarethatitbe publishedintheirchurchesanddioceses,provinces,cities,towns,territoriesanddistricts,andthatto thepeopledulyprepared,asfaras possibleevenbythepreachingofthe wordofGod,theydesignate,asexplainedabove,thechurchorchurches tohevisited. NotwithstandingApostolicConstitutionsandOrdinances,especially thosebywhichthefacultyofabsolvingincertainthereinexpressed casesissoreservedtotheRoman Pontiffforthetimebeingthateven similarordissimilarconcessionsof suchindulgencesandfacultiescannot availanybodyunlessexpressmention andspecialderogationofthemhe madenotwithstandingalsothespecialruleagainstthegrantingofindulgencesadinstarandoftheindulgencesofanywhatsoeverOrders, congregationsandInstitutes,even whenbasedandestablishedonoath, Apostolicconfirmation,oranyother guarantee,alsoindult,privileges, andApostolicLettersforsaidOrders, Con?regations,Institutesandpersonsthereofinwhatsoeverwayconceded,approvedandintroduced;all andseveralofwhich,althoughof themandoftheirwholetenora special,specific,expressandindividualmention,andnotmerelymention bygeneralclauses,wouldhavetobe madeoranyexpressionwhatsoever indicated,oranyotherformwhatsoeverelaborated,fortheobservance ofthis,regardingtheirto')rassufficientlyexpressedinthispresentLetterandtheformprescribedfortheta asobserved,Wedoforthisoncederogatespecially,nominatim,andex-

presslyfortheeffectasaforesaid; andallthingselsewhatsoevertothe contrary.Finally,thatthisOur presentLetter,whichcannotbetaken toeveryplace,maymoreeasily cometotheknowledgeofall,We willthattranscriptsorevenprinted copies,whensignedbythehandofa NotaryPublicandsealedwiththe sealofanecclesiasticaldignitary, shalleverywhereandforallhaveabsolutelythesameauthorityaswould belongtothispresentLetter,ifexhibitedandshown. GivenatRomeatSt.Peter's,undertheringoftheFisherman,onthe 8thdayofMarch,1913,inthetenth yearofOurPontificate.

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Amongwarsandrumoursofwars, canwefindanythingmorenobleand inspiringthanthosevalorouscampaignsoftheMiddleAges-theCrusades,TotheCrusadesweowe,says Dr.Trench,"sonicofthefairestaspectsofchivalry,asitsurvivesa potentandelevatingtraditiontothe presentday."Consideredastotheir motives,theCrusadescanneverbe aughtbutinspiringtoChristians, fortheirfirstcausewasreverencefor thecradle-landofChristianity,love fortheholySepulchreandthe thoughtdeepsetinthestronghearts ofthebravemenofthechivalrous MiddleAgesthat,"Goilwilledit." Ofcourse,abusesinplentywentin thetrackoftheCrusaders.Could weexpectthathundredsofthousandsofmeninbattlearraywould ihovetotheslaughterofSaracens withtherecollectionofthepriests whomarchedroundthewallsofthe cityofJericho.Inthosefar-away centurieswhenfaithwasstrong,men weremuchgiventotheholyhabitof makingpilgrimagestoPalestine, andfronttheyear637,whenitwas capturedbytheArabs,asmalltax wasexactedfrompilgrims.Three hundredyearslatertheMahommedansofEgyptconqueredtheArabs andtreatedresidentChristiansand pilgrimswithcruelty.PopeSylvesterII.wasstruckwiththeideaof handingtogetherthecountriesof Europeindefenceoftheoppressed Easternihristians,buttoomany warringelementsamongdomestic Elroreannationalaffairsprevented anythingbeingdonetoletthisidea materialise,andnotuntilacentury later,whentheSeljukTurksover-ran thecountry,andwithaddedbarbaritymadethemiseryoftheChristiansunspeakable,(lidGregoryVII. solicittheaidoftheprincesofEuro)efortheharassedChristiansof theEastandforthesewingofthe SepulclereinJoseph'sgarden.Itwas no;,giventoGregoryVII.torealise theideasofSyI:esterII..buthis salempheeisedtheclamantnecessitythatspeedysuccourshould1-e?. Ki.enbyChristianPluiroletoits persecutedfellowbelievers.Atlest Europewasstirredfrontendtoend bytheburningwordsofaneloquent hermit,who,inadneapilgrimageto theHolyLandin1093,returnedan eye-witnessofprofanationandcrueltieswhich,ineager,glowingwords, hepouredintotheearsofthePontiff UrbanIL,andwascommissionedby himtopreachtheFirstCrusade.In themarketplaces,inchurchesand cathedrals,theeloquent,earnesthermitcaughtheartsandsetthem aflame,ashisownburned,forthe honourofthedesecrated"Graveof Dod,"andforthesufferingsoffellowChristians.Theprovincesof Italy,GermanyandFrancewere soonstartledbytheappearancein theirtownsandvillagesofaman inrileuriiirsverbwithharefeetand barehead,ridingonamule,anda crucifixinhishands.ThiswasPeter theHermit,whosepresencewasthe signalforwildenthusiasmandwhen menlistenedtohisirresistibleeloquence,theeffectwaseverthesame. "Godwillsit,"theycriedout,and tookthecrossintheirthousands andhoundthemselvestotakepartin theholyWar.Europewasquickly prenaredthroughthepreachingof thiseloquenthermittotakeaction asnoonaswordshouldcomefrom authority.TheCouncilofClermont in1095metinthehomeofChristian chivalry,valorousFrance,PopeUrban'swaiveland,andthePone,ina PersonaladdresspromisedtheCrusaderstheprotectionofGod,and

wanderingsintheDesert,andattributingthefailureoftheCrusadeto likecauses,which,nodoubt,individualsknewintheirheartstobe thecase.

urgedthemto"turnagainsttheenemiesoftheChristianname,theweaonewilichyouhavestainedwith mutualellaueitet."The,*holeassemblycriedoutthatsuchwasthe willofGod,andtheenthusiasm whichthePontiff'saddressevoked "epreadoverEuropeandwascommunicatedtoallclasses."In1097, tellertheleadofGodfreydeBouillon,600,000fightingmensetoff "te'ringtheCrosstothehelpofthe roes."Princes,CountsandDukes fromeverycountryofEuropeexcept Spainwereincludedinthisgrand effort,which,notnumberingaking

In1189theFourthCrusadewasorganisedbythemostrenownedwarriorsofthatage,RichardCoeurde LionofEngland,FrederickBarbarossaofGermanyandPhilipAugustusofFrance.Humanelyspeaking, thisCrusadeundersuchillustrious lead,wasinvincible,andthemartial spiritofEuroperaisedtothehighest pitchofchivalrousenthusiasmwas enoughtoipuronandswaythe mightyarmytovictorysodecisive andfinalastoplacetheIlolySepulchreunderthesafeguardianshipof christignityforalltime.Suchwas nottobe.Therewasthatinthe armywhichwastorenditandscatterit,andmakeitsremnantslink homedishonouredandalmostanni-

edallparticipanteinthe&aide,. tothenumberof130,evincedail eagernesstosecurethehandsomepri4 zes,Whichaugurswellforthesue. ceesoffutureentertainmentsofOil kind.Ticedancewhichfollowedprovedmostenjoyable,anaddition ingmadebydancingenthusiasts* thelargenumberalreadypre ThehalloftheRailwayInstitute' wastaxedtoitsfullestextentto accommodatethosewhoindulgedin trfppingthelightfantastic.Theladies'committeehaveeveryreasonto bepleasedwiththeireffortstocater forthelargenumberwhopatronised theentertainment.Theladies'committeeconsistedofMesdamesRegan, Clohessy,Mahoney,Leonard,Doyle, andahostofotherwillingworkers, Messrs.Clohessy,Lynch,andLeonard,underthesupervisionoftheladies,acquittedthemselvesintheir variousofficestothesatisfactionof all.ThedancemusicwasartisticallyrenderedbyMissesDailyandAl. beuryandMrs.Gollan.TheWest EndConventSchoolhesmaterially benefitedfromthefinancialresult.A Wan°hasbeensecuredfortheuseof thechildren..Anumberofdrawing Panelshavebeenpaintedonthe wallstheschoolhasalsobeendividedbysuitablepanellings,while furtherininroeementsofalikenaturearetobecarriedout.

ABazaarinalloffinneeSt. Joseph'sSchoolisalsounderway. Thevariousstallshavebeenallotted.Theoldworkershavecomeforwardwithcommendablealacrity, andalreadymanydevicesforraising cashareonthestocks.Fronttheenthusiasmalreadydisplayed,theBazaarof1913portendstobearecord one. Averysuccessfulfunctionin aidoftheBazaar'tookplaceinJennapullenAgriculturalHallonWednesday,Julyand, Alargegatheringassembledontheoccasion,and thecoldeveningairlentazestto thedancing,whichlastedwellinto theearlyhoursofthemorning.Many Northampeopleattended,anddistinguishedthemselvesbytheability withwhichtheysteeredtheirconnidingcompanionsonthejourneythither.

Hedyinthe4thcentury,ConstantinetheGreat,aftertheremovalof theearthandrubbishwhichhadlongencumberedthesiteoftheHoly Seailchre,causedamagnificentChurchtohebuiltoverit.AfterJerusalemwastakenfromtheinfidelbyGodfreydeBouillongreatbuilding workswereundertaken,andtheresultistheChurchoftheholySepulchreaswenowseeit-threeChurchesbeingfusedintoonespaciousbasilicacontainingbothGolgothaandtheHolySeeulchrebeneathitsroof. Afirein1808didmud.damagetotheedifice,butitwasrepairedwithin twoyears.

initscompany,hascomedownto uswahthehonourahletitleofthe n*g'ats Cresde.Nice,Doryleuni, Ilesopot,iniaandAntiochinslow successionandwithgreatpricewere wonfromtheMohammedans,andthe Crusadersreducedto40,000menarrivedinsightofJerusalemonJune fah,1099.OnFriday,July15th,at 3o'cloc:(p.m.,theHolyCitywas capturedtoChristendom.Godfrey wessmintedasking,butwouldnot accentthetitlenorwearacrownof gold%LureChristhadbeentreated asawoe%Sineandcrownedwith thorns.TheMohammedansin1144 ageinrainedthesupremacy,andEueeneTIT.commissionedSt.Bernard ofrlairvauxtopreachthesecond Cr-sad?.ConradIII.ofGermany andLouisVIT.ofFrancewerethe leadersofthearmiesofEuropewile withasgreatenthusiasmasthe 100,000whowentattbevoiceof UrbanII.andPetertheHermitnearly100yearsbefore,forkedtothe standardsthatwereraisedforthe lieerationoftheHolyLand.This cruelalewasafailure.filt.Bernard heelromiseditsuccess,andwas abletoreceivealltheabuseshoweredonhimwithnatience,reminding hispecusersthattheneonleofGod wet,debarredentrancetothePromisedLandformanyyearsbecause oftheir'unfaithfulnessduringthe

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ThepopularJesuit,respondingto amagnificentwelcomehomeinLondon,saiditwasimmenselykindof "God'saristocracy"tospendtheir hard-earnedshillingstocomeand hear"thelikeso'me.ButIknow," hecontinued,"theyarealwaysreadytosupportapal."(Applause.)

Ilehadsonicslidestoshow,buthe wouldreservethose.untiltheendfor theconvenienceofthePressrepresentatives.Iledidnotwanttokeep themuplongerthannecessary.

Duringhis30,000-milejourneyround theworld,continuedFatherVaughan,hehadbeeninasand-storm, hadexperiencedtwoearthquakes, hadseenatornado,hadbeenamong avalanches,andhadbeenindanger ofshipwreck.Onthelastoccasion, whentheladiesrushedtohimand said,"Shallwebesaved?"hereplied "Thatdependsuponyourselves(laughter)-.butIhavethebestauthorityforassuringyouthatitisas shorttoheavenbywaterasby land."(Laughter.)Arailwayaccidentwasanotherofthespeaker'sexperiences,hutalthoughtheengine andcarriageswerereduced,assomeonehadsaid,totoothpicks,noone washurt.

Ilehadaterribleexperienceonce ithaverysorryhorseandabuggy. Thehorsewassohadthathesuggestedtothecoachmanthatit.might hewelltocallhim"Napoleon."

"Why?"askedthedriver."Well," repliedFatherVaughan,"heisall Bonaparte."(Laughter.)

maitred'hotelpresentedthebill,one ofhisfriendssaid,whenhewasasked,"Iseverythingallright?""No, youhaven'tchargedforsaying'Good morning!'"(Laughter.)

liewasmadeanhonorarymember ofalltheclubs,saidFather.Vaughan, andwastoldtoentertainhimselfan!(

buildingoftheMetropolitanInsuranceCompany.liewasaskedto speak,andsaidhethoughthewas quitethepropermantospeakoninsurance,ashebelongedto,theoldest fireinsurancecompanyintheworld. (Loudlaughter.)

ProceedingtoBuffalo,FatherVaug-

cathedralandthepalace,whichstood backalittlefromthemainstreet. lieexplainedthat"Alittlewhileago theywererightonthemainstreet, andasIdidnotlikeitwewheeled thewholethingback."InsomeAiiiericancitiestheythoughtnothingof movinghousesfromoneplaceto another,andhehimself,saidFather Vaughan,hadtakenteawithsome friendsinahousethatwasbeing cartedmerrilydownthestreet.At oneplaceachurchwasmoved'FatherVaughanistheauthority)while servicewasinprogressandthepeoplewerewithinit.

NiagraseemedtomoveFather Vaughantopoetry,forhepennedthe following,withsomeadditionalverses,whilststayingataranvent withinearshot:-

Beneaththisabbey'scloisteredwills, IhearNiagararoarandhiss-.

LiceLuciferfromheavenitfillip Insunlight,tothedarkabyss.

Itmadeadeepimpression,however."ThereisagreatdealofwateratNiagara,"beremarkednaively."Youfeelthenwhatitwouldhe iffire,water,storm,andwindwere letloosefromthegoverninghandof God."

Nowordsofhis,FatherVaughan wenton,couldconveyanyadequate ideaofthecourtesyandhospitality hereceivedallthetimehewasin theStates-(applause)-andfromeverysectionofthecommunity,

FromthePresidentattheWhite HousetotheLoggerInthe LumberCamp.

Itwashardlyanexaggerationtosay thatheneverpaidforarailwayticketorforaroomatanhotel.Everythingwasforestalled,andhe foundhewastravellingenprince. NewYorkwasthemostcosmopolitanaletropolisinthewholeworld.

Fromallthenationsunderthesun theypouredintothatgreatcity,to distributethemselvesthroughoutthe eLl.teenStates.

ReportersmetFatherVaughanwhen bearrivedatNewYork,andbefore hewasoutofhiscaoinhewassurroundedbyinterviewersanxiousfor hisimpressionsofNewYorkand Americagenerallybeforehehadseen it.leratl.erresentedgivinghimself away,butamansaid,"Myeditor wantstoknowwhatyouthinkof thehobblehabit."FatherVaughan replied,"Idon'tthinkitisany goodgivingyoumyideaofthebobble becausebeforeIhaveexpressedanyviewitwillbeoutoffashion.ThehabitsIaltspeakingagainstarethehabitstheladieswill notgiveup-badhabits."Thereporterresponded,FatherVaughan, that'sright;that11gorightin."

(Laughter.)Itdidnextday,under theheadline,"Vaughanonhobble Skirts."(Laughter.)

PRESIDENTWOODROW'WILSON,li.S.A. putitdowntohisfriends."Itwas eerykind,"headded,"hutone couldn'tdoit."llehadawordof praiseforSt.Patrick'sCathedralbuiltbythe!miceofthepoor-and preachedthereto7,000onSundays andduringtheweer.TheonlydifferencewasthatthereweremorepeoplewaitingoutsideonSundaythan intheweek.Whenhefinishedpreach-

hanwasmet,hetoldhisaudience, byatorchlightprocession,andconductedtotheOperalouse,wherehe deliveredanaddress.Attheconclusion,thechairmansaid,"Nowthe peoplewanttomeetyou,''which meantthat,althoughhewaspretty welltired,hebadtoshakehands withaboutathousandpeople,eho toldhimallaboutthemselves,their

TherreakertoldofanItalianwho wases'tedwhathethoughtofthe Falls,andwasnotveryenthusiastic.Instead,heatte(edtheYankee, "WhereisyourVesuvius?""We haven'tgotanyVesuvius,"wasthe reply,"butifwehadIguess NiagarawouldPutitOutinaSpit."

(Laughter.)ASouthAfricanvisitor askedanAmericanforhisimpression ofVictoriaFallsincomparisonwith Niagara."Merefrontalperspiration,"hesaid.(Laughter.)

Passingfroml'hiladelphia--the cityofbrotherlylove"-FatheraughantookhisaudiencetoBaltit-ore, wherehebadattendedthejubilee celebrationsofCardinalGiimi, whowas,hesaid,themostpopular maninthewholeofAmerica.T1:e mosquitoestroubledhiiiiagooddeal there,making,askatingrinkofhis head.Ilewasinamiserablecoitaltionthenext(lay.Thefollowing nighttheycameagain,andhedisco%eredthattheyhadreceivedareeducAtion.Notonlydidthey singhymnsoverhim,buttheytreyedoverhind.(Loudlaughter.)

Ile%hiltedCongresswhileit sittingatWashington,andpassedo toChicago,wheresermonswere preachedintheCatholicChurchesin twenty-fivedifferentlanguages.He was"nearlykilledwithkindness"at St.Louis,andhadacuriousexperienceatFlorida,wherehewantedto preachinalittlechapel.TheMack imitatorassented,butsLid:"Perhaps youno..ldntmindpreachingfrom thealtarsteps,becauseIhavea ducklayinginthepulpit."Colorado, California,andStiltLakeCitywere visited,andatthelatterplaceFatherVaughanwasofferedthe,lormanchapeltopreachin,huthe"declinedthehonour,andproceededfarther."

IftheyaskedhisimpressionofNew ork,hethoughtitwasawonderful power-house,whereeverythingthat wasenterprisingandenergisingand tolventurouewaspropagated.Itwas aplacewhereyoucouldnotgetoldyouhadtokeepyoung.Whensomebodywrote:"Ifyoustaytheretouch longerwewillhavetomeetyouwith ahearse,"hereplied,"IfIstayin NewYorkcouchlongeryouwillhave tomeetmewithaperambulator."

(Laughter.)

FifthAvenuewasoneofthefinest intheworld,buttheonlythinghe didnotseethere,saidFatherVaughan,waschildren.Thechildrenhe foundintheslums-thousandsof them,merryandbrieht,andfullof life.elasticity,andhope.Asforthe hotelsarilrestaurants,theywereperffetlyw'nderful,esneciallyintheir prices.atonehet&whenthe

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interests,andtheirchildren.When thoughtitwasallovertoe hopcameinandsaid,"Nowwewill godowntothebanquet."Over500 Peoplesatdown,andattheend therewereaboutfifteenspeeches.Ile gotawayathalf-pasttwointhe morning,andtheBishopdrovehim roundthecityandshowedhimthe

ExplainingthemysteryoftneLiessedTrinitytosomeIndianboys,one said,"Father,itislikethissnow,andice,andyetallone.!.pplause.)"Itoldhim,"saidFather Vaughan,"thathehadtoldmei.ore abouttheTrinitythanIhadheard before."liehadriddenoutwiththe cowboysandhadlearnedtolove them,becausetheywerecolargehearted.Theypretendedtohaveno religion,butpeoplewhoFAL'they hadnoreligionoftenhadinurethan tl.osewhomadeaprofessionofit.

Ileeasasked,saidFatherVaughan,inconclusion,ifherecommendedtheworkingmantogotoAlpertca."Irecommendanybodytogo out,"hesaid,"whogoeswiththe determinationtotakehiscoatcif, torollhissleevesup,toputhis11,e'; intothework,andletthele.veatroll down.Irecommendanymantogo outwhoisdeterminedtoma*his

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Themasterhadbeenengagedin tellinghispupilsaboutthethree kingdomsofNature-theanimal,the vegetable,andthemineral.Whenhe hailfinishedheasked:

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Ahusbandcoininghomeonenight aTttleundertheweather,"wasupledbybisbetterhalf,whoafter halfanhour'sscolding,askedhimif hee.-aldnameonereasonforhiscondition.

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TOOIIASTY

Ashopkeeperofanexcitabletemperament,hearinghisassistant,a youthbutrecentlyemployed,sayto acustomer,"No,wehavenothad anyforalongtime,"becamevery angry. liefixedhiseyeontheassistant, andsaidtothecustomer

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Thecustomerlookeddazedfora moment,andtheshopkeeperdidnot seemhappywhenlaterhisyoungassistantinformedhimthatthecustomerwasspeakingabouttheweather,andhadremarked

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ANOTHERMATTER.

"That'sawerryknowinganimalo' yours,"saidavisitortothecircus tothekeeperoftheelephant.

"Very,"wasthecoolrejoinder.

"Heperformsstrangetricksand hantics,doeshe?"inquiredthevisitor,eyeinrtheanimalthroughhis glass.

"Surprisin'!"retortedthekeeper.

"We'velearnedhimtoputmoneyin thatboxyouseeupthere.Tryhim withhalf-a-crown."

Thevisitorhandedtheelephant half-a-crown,and,sureenough,he tookitinhistrunkandplaceditin a boxhighupoutofreach.

"Well,thatisveryLextraordinary -hastonishing,truly!"saidthevisitor,openinghiseyes."Now,let'ssee himtakeitoutagainand'andit back."

tothecoldwehaveintheStates!" saidtheAmerican."Irecollectone winterwhenasheep,jumpingfroma hillockinafield,becamesuddenly frozenontheway,andstuckinthe airlikealumpofice."

"But,man,"explainedtheScotsman,"thelawofgravity,wouldn't allowthat!"

"Iknowthat,"saidtheAmerican, "hutthelawofgravitywasfrozen, too!"

THELASTWORD.

Aone-leggedEnglishorator,namedSpouter,wasprettysuccessfulin banteringanIrishman,whenthe latteraskedhim,"Ilowdidyoucome toloseyourleg?"

"Well,"saidSpouter,"onexaminingmypedigree,andlookingupmy descent,Ifoundtherewassome Irishbloodinsite,and,becoming convincedthatitwassettledinthat leftlegIhaditcutoffatonce."

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Afewyearsagoagentlemanwho badthemisfortunetolosehisnose wasinvitedoneeveningtodine.

"Mydear,"saidthehostesstoher littledaughterbeforethearrivalof theguest,"Iwantyoutobevery particularandmakenoremarkabout Mr.Jones'nose."Gatheringaround thetablethatevening,everything

"Weneverlearnedhimthattrick," retortedthekeeper,andturnedaway tofindanothersimpleton.

THEFREEZINGLIMIT.

AnAmericanandaScotsmanwere discussingtheextentoffrostexperiencedintheNorthofScotland.

"Why,it'snothingatallcompared

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"He'sinclinedtobedreamy,"remarkedtheSquire,castingadiasatisfiedeyeonhieoffspringonthe lawnoutsidethewindow."Now,I wantthatknockedoutofhim,scu understand?Wantbhptobelike otherboysofhisage."

"Justso,"assentedtheVicar "there'snothingmoreprejudicalto alad'sfuturethanasuspieimof singularity."

"lie'moons'-youwiderstandchat Imean?Amanwithadecentbit ofpropertymustn'tbeamooner,if bedoesn'twanttohetakeninon allsides."

"Gaines?"fromtheVicar,interrogatively.

''Oh,hejoinsinwiththerest,but youcanseehisheartisn'tintheie," repliedtheSquire,impatiently;"his motherdidn'tlikepublicschools, andI'dratherhavehimatcome. Wanthimtogetfondoftheplace. Marryandsettleonit,ashisforebearshavedoneforthelastthree hundredyears."

"Verynatural;veryproper,"murmuredtheVicar,alittleabsently, histhoughts,forsomeoccultreason,strayingtoayoungpersonin tbebibandpinaforestageinthe nurseryupstairs."Youmayrely, lilydearsir,onour-forMrs.Peri nineablysecondsmyefforts-doing ourbesttorousePaultoasenseof whatisexpectedfromhim.Lethint joinuswiththeothersonMonday."

ThusbeganPaulDyniscombe'snovitiateintheBrotherhoodofthe Commonplace,anOrdereachmember whereofisexnectedtobeprecisely liketheothers.

"Iletookit."

"FromtheChurch'?"

"Well,ofcourse.Butitwasthe HomanCatholicChurch.Itwasquite righttotakeit-ifthat'swhatyou aremuddlingyourheadabout.Good Lord!"withasentimentofunreasonableirritationagainstMr.Pennine.

Therewasasilence-asilenceso chargedwithindefiniteantagonism thattheSquirewasobligedtobreak it.

"Whatwereyoulookingatup there?"jerkinghisheadtowardsthe niche.

"Iwaswonderingwhatstatueonce stoodthere."

"SomePopishnonsense,"returned hisfather."Don'tyouknowtheplace wasoriginallyanabbey,belonging tomonks,whospenttheirtime-poor fools!-insingingpsalmstotheVirginMary?Thatwasverylikelyher image."

"Ilowdelitgetbroken?"

"Itwasdonemostlikelyaboutthe endofElizabeth'sreign,WhenDame Margaret,wifeoftheowner-shewas aPapist-hidapriestinthehouse, andamobbrokeinanddamagedthe placeconsiderably."

"Didtheyfindthepriest?"

"Theydid;butnearlypulledthe placedowndoingit."

"Whatbecameofhim?"

"1[engineandquartering.Iledeservedit.IlewasaJesuit."

"1wishtheyhadn'tsmashedthe image,"saidtheboy,softly.

"Ihaven'tbeengivingMr.Pennine anyimpudence,sir,"returnedthe boy,alittletremulously.Paulloved hisfather,andthisaspectofthat parentwasnewtohim.

"TheVicarsaysyouarguewith him,sir.You-argue-with-the-Vicar!Wheredoyouexpecttogoto, eh?"

ButtheSquire'stonewasashade softer.Paultookcouragetherefrom.

"IonlysaidIdidn'tseethegood ofbeingconfirmed,father.Itisn'ta Sacrament,youknow."

TheSquire'sCatechismdayslayin themistsofbygoneyears.Iledidn't "know."

"Well,"hereturnedillogically,"1 hopeyouseethegoodofitnow?"

"Idon't,father,"repliedtheboy, abruptly."Ican'tdothingslikethat withouthavingsomereasonfordoingthem.And-I'vebeenreading theArticles."

"Well?Quiteproper,that.'"The Squirehadneveryetreadthem,but thearticleswereinthePrayerBook, andwerenecessarilyallright.

"TheycontradicttheCatechiene andtheCatechismcontra.lietsthem. It'snogood!Ihopeyouwon'tinsist,father!I-Idon'twanttobe disrespectfultotheVicar,andyou knowIdon'twanttodisobeyyou, hut-"

Thisplace,containinghisbooks andvarioustreasures,wasarefuge toPaul.Ilecouldnothavesaid fromwhat,buttoithecamewhen, asto-day,hehadbeenhard-pressed bytheVicar'splatitudes,andfelt theneedofsomeonewhocouldunderstand,withoutwordy,futile -planations,allthatwasseethine hisheartandbrain.

(Tobecontinued.)

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ThehomeoftheDyniscombeslookedmorethaneverbeautifulinPaul's eyesasheranupthestepsleading totheterrace,afteraweekofdays spentinthesmugmodernvicarage, withitstrimlawn,itsribbonborders,itsinadequatelypompous "drive."TheSquirewasthere,accidentallyofcourse,tomeethim.

"I'mgladto-morrow'sSaturday," saidtheboy,slippinghishandinto hisfather'sarm.TheSquirethought demonstrationsofaffection"un-English,"butthespeechgratifiedhim.

"Well,well!Nothinglikehome,is there,lad?"hesaid.

"Nothing,"repliedPaul.heartily,, anddrawingadeepbreath.ThePennineatmospherewasatrifleoppressive.

"There'ssonicrepairingwanted outsidetheSolitude,)baerve,lthe Squire;"youmayasNelltrrm!along andseeit.Yououghttogetused'to seeingtothings."

TheSolitudewasa',seet.costoriedbuildingadjoiningteehouse, andofgreatantiquity,thoughDynes-. combeitselfdatedbacktoHenry theSeventh'sdays.1VhencetheSolitudegotitsnamewasunknown,but itheldagreatfascinationforPaul. Acoupleofnienwerewaitingtosee theSquireoutsideitslowarched door,andtheboyleftthempresentlyandwentinside.Along,lowroom formedtheground-floor;fromita narrowstonestair,muchwornby feetlonglaidtorest,ledtothefloor above,consistingoftwochambers, oneopeningoutoftheother.

TheSquire,coiningupstairspresently,foundPaulstandinglooking upatanicheattheendoftheinner room,whereinfragmentsofastatue werevisible.

"Mr.PenninesaysDyniscombeonce belongedtotheChurch,"observed theboy,thoughtfully."I didwe getit?"

TheSquiresatdownonthestone tenchbelowthenichefacinghisson.

"HenrytheEighthgaveittoRalf Dyniscombe,ofThornhorough."

"Brit-howdidHenrytheEighth geto

"Averygoodthingtheydid,"returnedtheSquiresharply;"let's havenoneofthosenotions,ifyou ',lease..There'sneverbeenaPapist cevnerofDyinsconibeyet."

"Wasn'tSir!tallaPapist?"

"Ilewas."reluctantly,"buthe sawtheerrorofhisways,andchangedhisreligion."

"1sueposehedidittegett:.etbtey,"observedSirRaif'syoneeest descendantdreamily don'tthink muchofamanwhowould,L)that."

"You'venorighttoeuppoeeanythingofthekind,"eturnedthe Squiretestily,andhesaidtohimself,asthetwopresentlyreturned tothehouse,"It'stimethisboywas settledinhisreligion.Iulnaesee theVicarabouthim."

"Yourfatherwantseretaprepare youforyoerConfirmation,Peel," remarkedMr.Penninesasuellyafew (layslater.Theboylookedepwith aquietflush,whilethehalf-dozen ladswhosharedtheprivilegeoftuitionattheVicarageopenedwideeyes ofattention.

"Please,sir,I'drathernot,"beganPaulhurriedly.

"You-would-rather-not?Mydear fellow"-theVicarpridedhimselfon his"way"withboys-"itisyourdutyasaChristian"-therewasanaromaofpulpitintheair-:'butwewill have-er-alittleprivatetalkonthe subject.Ireallythink,Clarkeminor, thatsuchanabsorbinginterestina conversationnotdirectedtoyourself savoursofvulgarity." Aremark whichmadethatstridentofthehue (fthetomato.

"Youwanttohaveyour*ownway andsetyourowncretchedjudgment upagainstbothofus,"returnedthe Squire,angrily."It'sperfectlyidiotic"-workinghimselfintoarage"ahitofapuppyofaladofsixte)npresumingtoholdopinionsaboutmattersonlytitfortheclergy, and-andpersonsofmatureage! However,theVicartellsmethere won'tlieaConfirmationhereuntil theendofAugust-that'sfour monthsahead.Perhaps,"withinuch sarcasm,"bythattimeyoumaydiscoveryou-er-don'tquiteknow everythingthereistoheknownin heavenandearth!"

"It'sallsocontradictory,father.

Ale.Penninethinksonewayright, andtheRectoratHaltertonthinks another,andIheardanotherclergymantellMr.Penninethathedidn't considertheBishop'sound!'It'sall sopuzzling!Youdon'twantmeto goonwiththeinstruction,doyou, father'?"

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"Wantyou?Iinsistuponit,sir! Aprettything,indeed,foraDyingcombetogosettinghimselfupagainsthisreligion!Perhaps,"with increasedsarcasm,"you'dpreferto beaShaker,oraQuaker,ora PlymouthBrother,orbelongtosome otherconfoundedsect?"becomingincoherentashewaxedangrier."You'll heanEnglishChurchman,asyour fathershavebeenbeforeyou.Bless leysold!Thingsarecoiningtoa prettypasswhenladslikeyouset upasprofessorsoftheology!" Sotheinstructionwentonandit wouldhedifficulttosaywhether thatlessonwashatedthemoreby theVicarorhispupil,fortheparson,havinghithertocomfortablytakenmostthingsforgranted,found himselfperretuallydrivenintotheologicalcorners,whence,thoughhe extricatedhimselfwithoutanypalpablelossofdignity,hebroughta dreadfulsenseoftheinsufficiencyof hisargumentstomeetthenecessitiesofthecase.

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"What'sthisIhear,sir?"bebegansternly;"what'sthisimpudence you'vebeengivingyourVicar?Nice conduct,this,settingyourspiritual restore,andwhetnot-er-er-atdefiance'What'sthemeaninzofft., /1h.'

ItwasMay-OurLady'smonth.A lovely,old-timeMay,hedgerowsabloom,birds,singing,andthefragranceofthehawthornintheair.As Paul--theday'sworkatthevicarage over-carteuptheelmavenue,the sunstrikingonthewindowsofthe Solitudemadethemglowasiflitup byhiddenfires. TheSquirehadbeencelledaway bybusinesstoaneighbouringtown, andeouldreturnlate.Paulatehis solitarydinnerquickly,thenwanderedoffintotheolderpartofthe house.

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