The Record Newspaper 08 June 1918

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MartinSheridanDead THEGREATESTATHLET

WhatmeanthecloudsoveroldMayo?

Whythesobsofhergreeninghills?

Andwhydohervalleysgrievinggo?

Whysorrowherwhisperingrills?

Theyweep,theygrieve,forthedeath ofhim,

Theirfriendoftheotheryears, Whenhislovehegavetotheirlaugh- inghearts, Hisjoytotheirunwepttears.

Whatmeansthehushintheglen below?

Andthethrushesaresilenttoo,

Andwhydoestheblueintheskies hanglow?

Andwhyarethewhispersfew?

They'veheardthewordfromfaraway,Andtheirheartshavefelttheblow, Ofanew-madegrave,inanotherland,

Andabraveheartwraptinclay.

AndwhyaretheirgriefsforhiMso great?

Andwhydotheirprayersrun?

Forloveofhim,forthesoulofhim, TothethroneofGodtheSon?

Totheclosingdayheheldthefaith.

Thathebroughtwithamother's glow, Fromthewhisperingrillsandgreening hills,

AndtheheartofhisownMayo. -S.J.Dunleavy.

ThedeathofMartinSheridan,formerall-roundchampionathlete,which tookplaceatSt.VincentHospital, NewYork,Aprillast,afterashortillness,causedmoregenuineregretthan anydeathwhichhastakenplacein NewYorkformanyyears. Deceased,whowasborninBohola, CountyMayO;about37yearsago,and wasforsome15yearspastconnected'withthedetectivedepartmentofthe NewYorkpolice,wasageneralfavourite,anddied,itisbelieved,without asingleenemy.

Thefuneral,fromhislateresidence, LexingtonAvenueandFifty-eighth street,toSt.VincentFerrer'sChurch, andthencetoValvaryCemetery,was oneofthemostextraordinaryattesta- tionsofaffectioneverseeninAmerica. Hundredspassedinlineathisresidencetoviewtheremains.Whenthe funeralstartedforthechurch,sucha crowdgatheredasisrarelyseenin NewYorkexceptontheoccasionof somegreatnationaldisplay.More Irishmenformed;nlinealidparaded tothechurchthanhavebeenseenin aSt.Patrick'sDayparadeinNew Yorkformanyyears.

RobertEdgren,inNewYork'EveningWorld,"writes: ItseemsstrangetowriteofMartin J.Sheridanasoneofthosewhohave "goneby."Itisimpossibletorealise thathisgreatframeandwonderful courageandvitalitycouldfailtodefeattheattackofanydisease. IfirstknewMartinwhenhewasthe youngerbrotherofDick.ThisDick Sheridanwasabig,huskyathlete.We hadbeencloserivalsathammerthrowingforyears,oneleadingand thentheother.OnedayattheoldPastimeGrounds,Dickcameuptriumphantly,andsaid,inateasingway: "I'veakidbrotherwho'sgoingto trimthedaylightsoutofyouwiththe weights.Sure,Iwon'thavetotrain foryouanymore.Martinwilltake careofyou.Ihadhimoutyesterday, andhethrewthediscusacrossthefield againstthefence."

OfcourseIderidedDick'sstatement,andafewdayslaterDick broughtMartinout.AndMartinnot onlythrewthediscusacrossthefield, andagainstthefence,butafterafew triesthrewitoverthefence,andhit ahouseontheotherside.

AlittlelaterMartinbrokethe world'srecordwiththediscus,andfor severalyearshere-brokeitathisplea_ sure,keepingitalwayssafelybeyond thereachofanyrival.Itwasonly whenMartinreachedthetimetoretire fromcompetitionthatanyrealrival appeared,andhisrecordwasbroken onlywhenMartinwaslookingonasa spectator.

Martinwasabornathlete.Heused toboastthathisfathercouldoutjumphimorbeathimwiththeshot. Ifso,hisfatherwasawonder,for Martinwasabsolutelyinaclassby himselfinanysporthetried. OnlylastsummerMartintriedgolf onedaybywayofseeingwhata weight-throwercoulddoinsucha mildgame,andonthethirteenthhole oftheMarineandFieldClubhedrove aclean285yardswithaniron.

Idon'tthinkthereeverwasany gamerathletethanSheridan.Henever lostaneventwhilehehada"trail" left,forhehadanalmostuncanny knackofcomingfrombehindandwinning.Apparentlybeaten,hecould bringfromsomewhereafinalburstof powerthataddedfeettoashot-putor yardstoadiscus-throw.

GreatestAERoundAthlete. Hewasthegreatestall-roundathlete thateverlived.Modestly,Martin alwaysinsistedthattheIndian,Jim

ETHATEVERLIVED,

Thorpe,washissuperior.ButI couldn't'agreewithhim.Thorpehad hardcompetition,whileSheridanwon hisall-round%contestswithease,and madehisworldrecordswithoutany necessityforextendinghimselftothe limit. ,SheridanwasAmerica'sgreatest pointwinnerintheOlympicmeets.At Athens'hewonthediscus.throw,and madeaworld'srecord,sofarexceeding theperformanceofallothercontestantsthattheyjoinedthesepctators, andlookedon.IstoodbesideMartin thatday.Therewavgreatexcitement. Hethrewthediscusacrossthein-field, andtotheedgeofthetrackinthe "gymnasium"wheretheeventwas held,PrinceGeorge,ofGreece,agiant ofaman,wasoneofthejudgesatthe ring,andwasgreatlyinterestedin Sheridan'sthrowing.WhenMartin's lastthrowsailedacrossthein-field, andstruckinthe'middleofthetrack, beyondwhichwasastonewallguard- ingthebanksofastream,Prince GeorgeshookhandswithMartin,and congratulatedhimuponmakingsuch awonderfulrecord.Martin,whowas dancingaboutinexcitement,laugh- inglyreplied: 'Sure,andifIhadanotherthrow, it'snotonlytothetrackI'dscaleit, butoverintothecreekbeyond." The"creekbeyond"wasthefamed IUysus,writtenintheheroic-history andVerseofGreecefor30centuries.

GreatPoint-WinnerAmong Champions. Sheridanwasagreatpoint-winner am'engchampions.AtAthenshewon thediscus-throw,theshot-put,and tookplacesinthestone-throwingand thestandingbroadandhighjumpsinthelattereventsbeinginferioronly tochampionandworldrecord-holder, RayEwry,Martin'sclosestfriend.In theOlympicGamesatLondon,SheridanwontheGreekdiscusthrow,too, havinglearnedtheformpeedwhilein Athens. FormanyyearsMartinSheridan competedunderthecoloursofthe Irish-AmericanAthleticClub,being theWingedFistorganisation'sgreatest point-winner.Hewonseveralhundreds oftrophies,agreatnumberofwhich wereforchampionships,andwasso carelessofkeepingthemthatanyof hisfriendscoulahaveonefortheasking.Irememberthatonreturning fromAthensoneofMartin'sI.A.A.C. friendsadmiredhisOlympicdiscus medal,andMartinimmediatelygave ittohim.Theredrefewoldcroniesof Martin'sintheclubwhohaven'tat leastoneofthegoldwatcheshewon insuchprofusionatCelticPark.

Whenhehadwoneveryhonourpossibleonthetrackandfield,andhad weariedofmakingnewworldrecords, hesuddenlyretiredfromcompetition. Hewastheninthedetectivebranch oftheNewYorkPoliceDepartment. andwasintentuponw.n-kinghisway tothetop.

"I'llgoandtrainalittlenowand then,tokeepinshape,"hetoldme, "butI'llhavenomoretimeforcompetition.-.Manyeffortsweremadetoget himoutagain,butMartinwasone championwhoretiredandstayedretired.Hewasgivenmanyresponsible tasksasadetective,andhiscoolcourageandquickwitmadehimoneof themost'valuablemenontheforce. Twoorthreetimeshewasattacked andwoundedbydesperatecrooks,but healwaysbroughthismenin.

WhenSheridanHurledtheDiscus.

J.I.C.Clarke,inhis"Songsofthe Celt,"hasapoementitled"When SheridanHurledtheDiscus,"inwhich thepraisesofSheridanare"liltedin musiclikeHomer'shexameters."Sheridanisdescribedas:

Broadofchest,sinewy,long-armed andsupple,aGaelofoldMayo.

ThefamousthrowatAthensisthus described:

Sheridanpoiseshisbody,andglances alongtotheskyline.

Slowlyheraisesthediscus,andbalancedaninstantseemspausing. Swift.asapanther,thenwhirlinghis armandhisbodyandbending

Hurlsthebroaddiscusthatrisesand sweepsthroughthebluelikeaneagle.

NeverinGreeceofthepaganhas castofthediscufoutreachedit;

NeverinGreeceoftheChristianhas castofthediscuscomenearit!

Thousandsareshoutingthepraiseof thevictorandhymninghisglory. GreenFlagandGoldHarparefloatingabovethegreenturfofc:dHellas.

Thinkofthespearcastofmighty Cuchullinandtwentymorelikeit.

TellingtheworldthattheGaelasks nofavourinsportorinbattle.

There-lookyouupward-to-night 'twillbeheardinachimeandfull measure

RingingthegloryofIreland,the motherofmenoflivemuscle.

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HowDifferentNationsandRacesfaceWar

THENATIONALCHARACTEROFAMERICA,FRANCE,ENGLAND,GERMANY,ANDOTHERBELLIGERENTS,ASREVEALEDINTHE LURIDLIGHTOFTHEPRESENTCONFLICT.

Inspiteoftragicmomentaryap-, perancestothecontrary,warisa vanishingactivityofmankind."The 'sportofkings"isdoomed,andbefore manyyearsaregoneitwillhave takenitsplacewithbear-baiting,the bull-ring,andtheprize-fight.

Forallthesethesamedefenceused tobemadeasisstillmadeincertain quartersforwar.Theypreservedmankindfromtoomuchsoftness,they fortifiedourmanlyqualities.Their brutalityprovidedanecessaryhardeningofthefeelings,steeledmenagainst thefearofdeath,andevendeveloped theheroicqualities.Thesmallproportionofgoodnessintheseevilthings hasneverbeendenied,andmorethan onedeniesthosequalitiesofcourage andefficiencywhichgotothemaking ofsuccessfulcriminals;butthebest opinionofascendinghumanitydenies, allthesame,thatexercisesandaccomplishmentsofbrutalityandcriminality arenecessaryfortheconservationof manlinessinmankind.

Thebestopinionofascendinghumanityholdpreciselythesameopinion aboutwar.ItisinrainthataGerman Nippolddeclaresthat"waristhemost augustandsacredofhumpactivities," orthataGermanBernhardiasserts that"warisabiologicalnecessityof thefirstimportance,"orthataGermanwar-lordthundersouthismurderousproclamationswith"itismy royalandimperialcommand."The opinionsandthewar-lordarealike anachronisms,asoldasSparta,asold esthemonstrousambitionsofkings. Suchideashavelongsincebeendiscardedbyreallycivilisednations, thoughtheirrankandterriblegrowth inanationraciallybrutalthroughout itshistory,andalwaysimperfectly humanised,hasforcedupontherestof theworld,whichwasbeginningto directitsenergiestowardotherends thanthoseofprimitiveferocity,adefensivestruggleasinfamousinitsoriginasitisappallinginitsagony.

Asforthewar-lordresponsiblefor thistraininganduncagingofhis humanwild-beastshow,thecommonsenseandhumouroftheworldshouldnothingelsemoredrastichappentohim-mustultimatelylaugh himoutofexistence.Wereitnotfor theevilpowerthathetemporarily wields,onewouldregardhimasa figurescarcelylessabsurdthanthat bloodthirstypirateEdwardTeach, who,withbloodshoteyesandferocious mustachios,withsixpistolsinhissatin beltandgreatfeathersinhishat,us& toswaggerandswearabouthisquarter-deck,cutlasinhand,andoccasionally,toshowwhataterriblefellowhe was,wouldeattheglassoutofwhich hedrank,gnashingbrokenglassand greatoathsatthesametime.Soheof theroyalandimperialcommand swaggersforthemomentuponthe quarter-deckofEurope,anddangerous asheis,andseriouslyaswearecompelledtotakehim,henonethelesscuts alikeridiculousfigure. Indeed,probablynomoreridiculous figurehaseverappearedonthehuman stage.Inspiteofhisdead-earnest realitytothem,thisisthewaythe Englishhaveregardedhimfromthe beginningofthewar,withthathumour whichanAmericanwriter,William Hard,hascalled"theonecontinuous thinginEngland."Tothem,withall hisferociousimperialposturings,he hasbeenagiganticlaughing-stock,nor haveallhisbiggunsorsubmarines interferedwiththeirseeingthegrim joke.ButthoughthismodernAttilaand hisHunsareassurelyvanishinginto theewigkeitastheirfearsomeoriginals, whoseblood-lappingshadeswereinvokedtosuchmemorablepurpose somefewyearsagoinChina,theyare, alas,howeverneartheymaybetothe vanishing-point,stillmonstrouslyincarnate.Withbloodandiron,withfire andsword,theyhaveforceduponthe consciousnessoftheworld-letushope withafinalsalutaryunderstandingwhatwarinitsultimatelogicis. Warhasbeenafinethingforusto readof,agloriousthemeforpoets;but asareality,inspiteofsuchrecentwars asthoseinSouthAfricaandinthe Balkans,which,afterall,touchedus onlythroughthenewspapers-itwas beginningtofade-tofadeintoliterature.Wewerebeginningtothinkofit assomethingheroicandterrible,somethingepic,andthereforeoutofdate. Itscarcelyseemedpossibleinoursensible,matter-of-factworld.Wealmost laughedattheidea.Perhaps,onceina

ByRichardLeGallienne.

while,wemayhavewondered-ifsuch amonstrousabsurdityshouldhappen, howwouldwefaceit?Andthen,like unimaginedthunderbolts,itsuddenly came.

Itcame,andforthreeyearsanda halfnearlyallthenationsofEurope havebeenfacingit.Germany,Austria, Serbia,Belgium,Russia,France,England,Italy,Turkey,Bulgaria,Roumania,Montenegro,haveallbeenfacingit,notmerelywith"meatless"and "wheatless"days,butwithagonyand bloodysweat.Americaisnowtoface it;though,whateversacrificesinmen andtreasureshemaybecalledupon tomake,itisnominimisationofher shareinthestruggle-asharewhich seemsdestinedtobeofdecisiveimportance-toremindourselves'that suchfacingofitasshewillbecalled upontodocannot,inalllikelihood, comparewiththatofsomeofher Allies.

Rememberthatnotforonesecondof timeduringallthesethreeandahalf yearshasEnglandbeensufferedto forgetthatatanymomentoftheday ornightZeppelinsmightappearhigh upoverLondon,orthatchildrensayingtheirlessonsinschool-housesin quiteseasideplacesmightbebutchered suddenlywithironrainoutofthesky. France,too,hasknownthatatany moment,throughthatheroichuman dikestretchingfivehundredmiles acrosshernorthernprovinces,atorrentoffireandsword,ofhumanfury andpillage,morecruelthananysea, mightburstitswayandfloodeven Parisitselfwiththelavaofitsmercilesshate.

Americansonswilldie,American mothersmourn;butforAmerica, thoughonalargerscale,thewarwill beasheretoforeEngland'swarshave beentoEngland.Uptillnow,England'sfightinghasbeendoneoutof England.Herschoolchildrenandher peaceableoldfolkweresafefromthe terror.Buthowdifferentithasbeen withallthoseothernationsofEurope, withBelgium.withFrance,andthe rest,withbutariverorarangeofhills dividingthemcenturyaftercentury fromtheirracialfoe,whoseshadow fromchildhoodtomanhoodwasalways loweringovertheirgames,theiryouth: fuldreams,theirripeningambitions!

Yetitmustnotbeforgottenthat Americaalsohasknown,foronetragic periodwithinlivingmemories,alike agonywithinherownborders,onher ownlovedsoil;andthewholeworld knowshowshefaceditthen.Themore fitted,therefore,sheistofightsideby sidewithherwarcomradesinthose "unhappierlands"acrossthesea.Nor needwespeculateastohowher"boys" willbearthemselveswhenatlastthe gladcallcomesforthemtotaketheir shareinstiffeningthatthinredlineof heroeswhichstretchesfromtheBelgiandunestotheSwisborder.

CourageaCommonPossession, Inthatrespect-inthequality,I mean,offightingcourage-theywill notbesingular;foronegratifyingfact abouthumanbeingswhichthepresent war,beyondallothers,hassurprisingly revealed,isthecommonness,onemight almostsaythecommonplaceness,of courage.Differentnationsandraces havedifferentwaysofshowingit,but whenthetimeforactioncomesthere islittletochoosebetweentheminthe possessionofitsessentialspirit.

Ofcourse,therearepeopleswhose traditionsorconditionshavemade themwhatwecall"warlike."Theyare orhavebecomesoeitherbecausethey arepredatorybynature,orbecause theyliveconstantlyunderthethreat ofinvasion.TheGermansare,andhave seen,throughouttheirhistory,apredatorypeople.TheFrench,duringthe reignofLouisXIV.andtheEmpireof Napoleon,mightebcalledthesame, thoughtheirpredacitywasratheran artificialdynasticambitionthana racialtrait.Francehaslongwishedto beleftalonetocultivatetheartsof peace,andtofulfilherdestinyasthe Greeceofthemodernworld;butthis theshadowofthespikedhelmetonher frontierhasdeniedher,andshehas beenforcedintocontinuingmartialin spiteofherself.Thesamemaybesaid ofBelgium,and,inadegreeofEngland.

AsforSerbiaandtheotherBalkan States,theshadowofTurkeyandAustriaandtheirownmutualhatredshave keptthemwitharmsintheirhands. Warhasbeenoneofthepermanent conditionsoftheirlives.Insuchpeo-

pleswarlikecourageisinbred,like battleinabulldog. Inpeoples,too,accustomedforseveralgenerationstoconscription,acertainreadinesstofacewaratanytime maybepresupposed.ButIthinkit will-beallowedthatthetestofcourage mustfallhardestonthosepurely civiliannationswhohavehadnotraininginarms,andwho,havingmaintainedapurelyprofessionalarmyto dotheirfighting,neverexpectedto havetodoitforthemselves.Itisthis testwhichAmericaisabouttoface, andwhichEnglandhasalreadyfaced, insplendidfulfilmentofthosecuriously propheticlinesofTennyson. ForItrustifanenemy'sfleetcame yonderroundbythehill, Andtherushingbattle-boltsang fromthethree-deckeroutofthe foam, Thatthesmooth-faced,snullnosed roguewouldleapfromhiscounterandtill, Andstrike,ifhecould,wereitbut withhischeatingyardwand, home.

NowthatEnglandhasacitizenarmy offivemillionmentohercredit,I scarcelythinkthatweshallhearmuch talkfromherpoetsof"smooth-faced, snub-nosedrogues"again.

FromAriovistustotheKaiser. Noonewhohasfollowedthewar, howevercursorily,withaneyetoracial characteristicsornationalbehaviour, canfailtohavebeenstruckwiththe mannerinwhichallthecombatants have,inthecurrentphrase.proved "truetotype."Nevercantherehave beenastrongerexhibitionofhistory repeatingitself.Muchofthewarseems likeCaesar's"Commentaries"brought uptodate.

Theprotagonistshavechangedbut littleduringthecenturies.Thechief changehasbeenintheirweapons.The redoubtableandimplacableaggressor seems,indeed,toshownochangeat all,forallhisostensibleconversionto Christianity.Stillthewar-godOdinis hisprotector,andstillthesuperficially ChristianisedpriestsofOdinhearten thewarriorsinharanguessuchasthis ofPastorBaumgarten, "Whoevercannotprevailuponhimselftoapprovefromthebottomofhis heartthesinkingoftheLusitaniawhoevercannotconquerhissenseof thegiganticcrueltytounnumbered perfectlyinnocentvictims and givehimselfuptohonestdelightat thisvictoriousexploitofGermandefensivepower-himwejudgeasno trueGerman.

SospakePastorBaumgarteninan addressontheSermonontheMount!

Stillthesameoldmartialmigratory instinctdeniestherightofotherraces tostandinitsarroganttribalpath; buttheinstincthasattainedadevilish self-consciousnessfarmorecruelthan theoldrudetribalurge.AcertainK. Wagner,quotedinMr.WilliamArcher's 'GemsofGermanThought,"writes thus: "Letusbravelyorganisegreatforced migrationsoftheinferiorpeoples.Let thembedriveninto'reserves,'where theyhavenoroomtogrow and where,discouragedandrenderedindifferenttothefuturebythespectacle ofthesuperiorenergyoftheirconquerors,theymaycrawlslowlytowardthepeacefuldeathofwearyand hopelesssenility."

StilltothefulfilmentoftheseshudderingendsthemodernGerman,like hiskinsmanofold,hurlshimselfwith thesamefurorTeutonicus,thesame cynicalferocitytowardwomenand children,andthesameforesightin strategyandskillinthe.orderingofhis battalions.Stilltheoldarroganceof AriovistusaddressingCaesarchallenges mankindonthelipsofhisroyaland imperialdescendant.Happily,ifthefurorTeutonicushas thussurvivedthroughoutthegenerations,untaintedbyanyweaknessof humanity,thequalitiesofthose"in'crierraces,"whichitwouldsoruthlesslythrustaside,havealsosurvived -withnodimutionofenergy."Ofallthe peoplesIhavefought,"wroteCaesar, "theBelgaearethemoststurdy:"and foreighteencenturiestheBelgicrace hasbeenlivinguptothatencomium, resistingonetyrantafteranother, fightingfearlesslyforalibertywonone momenttobetornawaythenext. TheUnbrokenSpiritoftheBelgians. Oncemoretheirancestraldestiny challengedtheminAugust,1914,and

oncemorethesametragicallyheroic response.PhilipGibbstellsthestory in"TheSouloftheWar": "WhenGermanytoreupthat!scrap ofpaper'whichguaranteedtheinteg- rityofBelgium,everypatrioticman therevolunteeredforthedefenceofhis countryandshoulderedarifle,though hehadneverfiredablankcartridge, andputonsomekindofuniform, thoughhehadneverdrilledinabarracksquare.Lawyersandmerchants, schoolmastersandpoets,actorsand singers,farmersandpeasants,rushed totakeuparms,andwhenthevanguardsoftheGermanarmystruck acrossthefrontier,theyfoundthemselvesconfronted,notonlybythe smallregulararmyofBelgium,butby thewholenation.Eventhewomen helpedtodigthetrenchesatLiege,and pouredboilingwateroverUhlanswho cameridingintoBelgianvillages." OfthedaredevilaudacityofBelgian womentwoamazingstorieswererecentlytoldmebyaBelgianladywho waslivinginBrusselsatthetimeof theGermanoccupation.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatthedisplayoftheBelgianflaginanyformwasforbidden. This,however,didnotpreventacertainlady,ridinginatrolley-carone morning,fromwearingitintheshape ofaouttcnonherbreast.

PresentlyaGermanofficerentered thecar,and,lookingaroundwithnativearrogance,noticedthelady'sdecoration.Instantlyhecalledacrossto hertoremoveit.Sheactedasifshe hadnotheardhim.Again,withincreasinginsolence,herepeatedhisdemand;withthesameresult.Then, losingpatience,hesprangacrossthe aisleandsnatchedthetinybadgefrom herbreast.Asitcameaway,itproved tobeattachedtoacoilofribbonhiddensomewhereinitswearer'sgarments,for,astheofficerpulled,ayard ofribbonfollowedit,andashepulled again,stillanotheryard,andagain anotheryard.

Meanwhile,thecarbegantolitter astheofficerpulledandpulledmore furiously;andtheaudaciouswearer, lookingupwiththesweetestofsmiles intotheofficer'sface,said:

"Goon-therearethirty-fivemore yardsofit."

Thiswastoomuchfortheofficer. Dashingtheaccursedthingdown,with anoath,hefuriouslystrodeoutofthe car,followedbythemockeryofits occupants.

Theotherstoryofanotherladyand anotherofficerwasidenticaluptothe pointoftheofficersnatchingawaythe button;butthistimetherewasno ribbonattachedment.Itcameoffeasily.

"Easier,"saidthefairBelgian,once moresmilingupintotheofficer'sface, vasierthantakingCa:3is,isn'tit?" Whenanation'swomencanjestlike thiswiththeswordovertheirheads. weneednotwonderatthecourageof itmen,orfearforitsultimatefreedom. Serbia'sSplendidSoldiers.

Theothersmallnation,deliberately garrotedintothewar,hasborneits martyrdomwiththesamespirit.The SerbshavebeencalledthebestfightersinEurope,andthey,too,likeother goodfighters,arebelieversinsomethingmorethanweaponsorstrategy. "Victory,"runsoneoftheirproverbs, "isnotwonbyshiningarms,butby bravehearts."Thespeechoftheold KingofSerbiatohismeninDecember,1914,iswellknown,butitcannot bebroughttoremembrancetoooften. Brokendownwithrheumaticgout,he hadhurriedtothefronttoheartenhis men.Hespokethus: "Heroes,youhavetakentwooathsonetome,yourking,andonetoyour country.FromthefirstIreleaseyou. forthesituationisfartoograveto justifyme,anoldmanontheedgeof thegrave,inholdingyoutoit.From theoathtoyourcountrynomancan releaseyou;butIpromiseyouthatif youdecidetoreturntoyourhomes, andiffortunefavoursourcause,you shallnotbemadetosuffer.Butwhetheryougoorstay,Iandmysonsremain." TheSerb,whohasbeencalled"the FrenchmanoftheBalkans,"isgay, open-hearted,hospitable,andfondof talk,unlikehismorephlegmaticneighbour,theBulger:and,whiletheSerbianarmyanswersreadilytodiscipline,thereisademocraticcamaraderie betweenmenandofficerspervadingit whichgivesarareunitytoitsfighting spirit.InthisconnectionMr.SetonWatson,writingof"TheSpiritofthe

Serb,"tellsadelightfulstoryofa Serbianmachinegunnerwho,whenall hisfellowsinthedetachmentwere killedinanactionagainsttheTurks, stillkeptonworkinghisgun,with sucheffectthat,theenemyretreated :andthepositionwassaved: IlewascalledbeforetheGeneral, whosalutedhimwithaferociousscowl andsaid: "You'reaterriblefellow,What'sthis Ihearofyou?Theytellmeitwasa regularmassacre.Howmanymendid youkill?"

Thegunner,muchperturbedatsuch areception,stammeredouthisbelief thatcertainlywelloverahundredmen hadfallenvictimstohismachinegun.

"Well,"saidtheGeneral,stillfrowning,'there'snothingforitbuttomake youacorporal."

"Oh,General!"exclaimedtheman, whohadexpectedsomekindofpunishment.

"Andnow,corporal-Imakeyoua sergeant."

"Oh,General!"gaspedtheman, speechlesswithastonishment.

"Andnow,sergeant,"theGeneral wenton,"Imakeyoualieutenant."

Thenewofficerburstoutcrying. "Andnow,"criedtheGeneral,"embraceme!"

ThespiritanimatingbravelittleBelgiumandbravelittleSerbiahasfor thepresentbeeenunavailingtowithstandtheforceofthose'bigbattalions"onthesideofwhichFrederickcalledtheGreat,presumablybecause hewasperhapsthegreatestcadand scoundrelthateverworeacrown-declaredProvidencewasalwaystobe found.Yetnoonedoubtsthatinthe endtheSerbianproverbwillproveitselftrue,andthatthevictory.whenit comes,willbelessfortheshiningarms thanforthebravehearts;themoreso, too,becausethetwogreatEuropean nationswhoareantagonistsofthe Germanmonstercombinebothqualificationsforvictory.Theyhavethebig battalions,andtheyhavethespiritual ardourandconfidencewhichinall wars,evenbetweenunequallymatched opponents.haveseldomfailedtobe thedeterminingfactorsofsuccess.Nowhere.perhaps,somuchasinwarfare. hasthepossibilityofmovingmountainsbycourageousfaithbeensoconclusivelyproved.

WhenFranceRevealedherSoul.

ThespiritinwhichFranceentered thewarwasthusexpressedbyafamousFrenchstatesman: "Thewar,toallgoodFrenchmen,is anecessitytoface,adutytofulfilbutwithwhitheavinessofheart!"

Yetthismelancholywasaccompaniedbyasortofgrimgaiety,afatalisticsatisfactionthatthemenaceunder whichFrenchliveshadbeenlived since1871wasnolongeranimpalpable shadow,butatlasthadmaterialised intoarealitywhich,howeverformidable.couldbegrappledwithoncefor all.Theopportunityhadatlastcome toshakeoffthisintolerablenightmare; andinthedeterminationtodoso whichnervedFranceasoneman,there wasmarkedlypresentaseriousness which,actuallytherethroughoutthe nation'shistory,seldomcomestothe surface.ItwasaHuguenotseriousness,onemightsay,whichmadeeven the"Marseillaise"vibratewitha moreprofoundandterriblethrill. NeversinceRougetdel'Islewroteitwroteit.itmustberemembered,to bracetheRevolutionarytroopsagainst theseN'en-samePrussians-hadthe singingofitmeantsomuchtothe Frenchpeople.

Frenchcharacterduringtheselast fatefulyears: "Alongwiththeoldflamingenthusiasm,whatsurprisesthestrangeristhe calmandpracticalgeniuswhichgoes withit.Wehavethehabitoflooking ontheFrenchasover-excitablebeings, emotional,impatientofallgovernment,impetuous,andvolcanic.What wehavenotdiscernedinthemisthat passionofpatriotismwhichistheir greatmotive-powerofaction,and which,inamomentofcrisis,makesof allthediscordantelementsoftheir natureaharmoniouswhole.Itisthis centralsagacityoflifewhichhasmade ofFrenchmenthemostrealhuman beingsinEurope." Therearethoseofus,perhaps,who mayhopethatFrancewillnotgotoo faralongthisstaidandsternroadof. moralseriousness.Toomuchofit,and shewillhardlyseemlikeFranceatall, butalltoomuchlikeherserioussister acrosstheChannel.Onthatpoint, however,MauriceBarres,whohimself hasbeenoneofthefinestinfluencesin thecreationofthis"newFrance,"reassuresusinhisbeautifullittlebook, "LesTraitsEternelsdelaFrance." Thisso-called"new"Franceisstillthe old.Tellingofcertainexploitsinthe war.hesays: "Butinallthisisthereanything neworunexpected?Itisthefruitage ofFrance,thesameasthatwhichthe nationofoldbroughtforthmanyand manyatimethroughthecenturies.It isthewine,thecorn,thebloodofall ourepics."

Thoughthisnewseriousnesshas come,theoldgallantFrenchspirit thatmadethechansonsdesgestesand thecrusades,animatesyoungFrance nolessthantheold.Theflourishset onFrance,timeshallneverobliterate. ToshowthatyoungFrenchmenare justasdelightfullyfoolishalamous. quetaireasever,M.Barrestellsofa sceneatthemilitaryschoolofSaintCyr,attheannualfetedutriomphe, whentheseniorclassgraduates.On thisoccasion,therehavingbeenahint ofthecomingwarwithGermany,a youngofficercalleduponhiscomrades tosweartheywouldgointobattlein fullparade'dress,withwhitegloves, andanaigretintheirhats.

"Whatasensationwe-shallcause amongtheboches!"criedoneofthe youngsters."Theywillbetoostupified tostandup." Andthepointofthestoryisthatoh theseyoungmusketeerskepttheir word.Allfellinbattle"engrande tenue,gantsblancsetcasoarauchapeau."ThelasttogowasGaston Voizard,theyoungofficerwhoproposedtheoath.HefellonApril8.1913. white-gloved,ashehadsworn.Itwas thepanache-theplumeinthehat,the featherinthecap-asCyranodeBergeracwasfondofsaying.

"Ah!"saysM.Barres,withasympatheticsigh,"howdearlyFrancehas paidforthepanachethroughthecenturies!" ThattheoldFrenchspiritlivesnot onlyinthepanachebutindramatic deedsalso,M.Barresillustratesbya storythatseemstocomestraightout ofDumas.Hehearditfromthelips ofitshero,LieutenantPericard,himself.TheGermanshadtakenacertain trench,hadbornedownallresistance. NotaFrenchmanseemedleftbutdead andwounded.Suddenlyamongthe massofcorpsesonemoved,andfindingwithinreachasackofhandgrenades,seizedit,andrisingup,cried: "Standup,yedead!"

Strangely,too,asifbysubconscious warning,thesoulofFrancehasbeen straitlytakingaccountofitselffor severalyearspreviously,purifyingand temperingitselfasforacomingordeal. Manywritershavedrawnattentionto thisfact.Indeed,itisoneofthemost curiousphenomenaofthewar.Readersof"JeanChristophe"willrecallM. Rolland'sadumbrationsofit;andan Americanwriter,JamesMarkBaldwin, hasthusconciselyremarkeduponit: "Thefuturestudentofnationalculturewillfindabundantevidenceto showthatthefinestpreparationfor thewar,themostconvincingassurance ofvictory,laynotinthemilitary equipmentandarmaments,notinthe lawofthreeyears,notinthehigh financialcreditofFrance,butinthe moralprinciplesofthepeople,intheir newviewoflifeandduty.Itlayinthe nationalaspiTationforaplaceinthe brightersunofworldinfluenceinliterature,art,andmtwals,whichwasgatheringforceandalreadyseekinginstrumentsofexpressionwhentheexplosionofwarstartleditintoself-consciousness.M.GabrielHanotaux,referringtothegrowthofGermancommercialinterestsintheOrient,saiditwas France'struemissiontoreassertin Easterncountriesherancientconquestsofthehigherthingsofthe mind."

Speakingofthenew,orratherresurgentspiritoftheFrenchpeople, AlfredG.Gardinerwellexpressesthe surprisewithwhichtheworldhas markedthislessfamiliaraspectofthe

aremuddlingthroughthiswarinthe samefearlessfashionasofold;but, says,Mr.Hurd,theydon'tmindtheir mistakes,for"theyartconvincedthat EnglishmencanintheendbeatGermans,becauseEnglishcharacteris tougherandmoreenduringthanthe Germancharacter."

OtherPeoplesintheWorldWar. Religionandmythologyhavestill,as theyalwayshavehad,agreatpartin thewagingandfacingofwars.The warsoftheJewswerewaged-inthe nameoftheGodofBattles.TheGod withwhomtheGermanKaiserclaims socloseapartnershipisreallyisancestralgod,Thor,andtheKaiser's "mailedfist"ismerelyThor'shammer uptodate.Thefiercevalourofthe Turks,oftheArabsofnorthernAfrica, andofMohammedanfightersgenerally, islargelysupportedbytheassurance oftheparadisalpleasurespromisesto thosewhodiebattlingforthefaith. WiththeJapanesetheinfluenceof theunseentakesafinerform.ProfessorLongford,in"TheSpiritofJapan," says:

"TheJapanesesoldiergoesinto battlebelievingthatallthegenerationsofthosethathavegonebefore him'aremarchingunseenbyhisside, watchinghisconduct,readytostrike whenhedoes;andthat,ifhefalls,his spiritwilljointheranksinitsturn,to bepresentandco-operatewiththose whocomeafterhim."

Again,ProfessorLongfordquotesa passagefromanoldJapanesehistory, tellingoftheattemptedinvasionof JapanbytheMongolEmperor,Kublai Khan,in1281: "Wehadnofirearms,theyhad,but ourmenrushedonthemwiththeir swords,sothatthesecretofvictoryor defeatliesinthespiritofthemenand notintheirweapons.WeJapanese haveacharacterinwhichwenaturally excel,andinthatweshouldputour trust."

Here,onceagain,wefindthesame faithasSerbia's,notin"shiningarms," butin"bravehearts,"thesame"utter mysticalrelianceonsheercharacter thatEnglandhasbredinhersons."

OncemorewemeetthesamespiritualassuranceinthisspeechofaRussiansoldierrecordedinMme.Tatiana Alexnisky'sbeautifullittlerecordentitled"WiththeRussianWounded." SpeakingoftheGermans,thisRussian said:

"Theybuymenandturntheminto cowardsandtraitorswhosellthemour plans.Weneverdidthat,theRussians andtheFrench.Allthesame,weshall beatthem.Ourspiritisthestronger."

Strangethismagnanimityoffaithin theirspiritwhichisfoundinallthe fightingnations."Ourspiritisthe stronger!"eachonescries.

Andhereisanotherstorytypicalof themysticRussianspirit,toldbythe samelady.Herhospitaltrainwas drawnupforsomehoursatacertain stationalongsideofatraintakingsoldierstothefront.Therewasageneral foregathering,andthesoldiersbrought outtheirtambourinesandaccordeons. anddancedwiththepeasantgirlswho hadcomeuptothestationtogreet them.

'''Areyoualwaysasgayasthis?"I saidtothesoldiers,asIwatchedthe realjoyontheirfaces.

"Yes,Sister,alwayswhenweare facingdeath.Youknowwearegoing straightintobattle.Ifoneisgoingto die,betterdiecheerfully!"

"Butwhydoyousaythat?Youare goingtovictory,nottodeath."

"No,Sister.-Victorycomesthrough death!"

MOANACAFE

HAYSTREETPERT'. ForAfternoonTeaandSuppers, BeautifullyAppointedandTastefully Served.

"Amereactoffolly?"asksLieutenantPericard,tellingthestory."Notat all:forthedeadansweredme.They said:'Wefollowthee;'"Theirsouls seemedtostreamintohissoul,hegoes ontosay,makinghimalivingflame, andtherewasnothingthatcouldstop himormakehimafraid.

`WhetherornotthismodernD'Artagnanreallyaccomplisheditallhimself,orsomeofthewoundedwhomhe believeddeadansweredhimandlent ahand,thefactisthattheresultof hisdramaticresurrectioncallwasa stampedeoftheenemyandarecaptureofthetrench.

OneothertouchinglittlestoryM. Barrestells,illustratingtheeternal spiritofFrance.Ayoungsoldier,about tojoinhisregiment,issayinggood-bye tohismother.

"Whenthetroops,"hesays,"return victoriousthroughtheArcdeTriomphe,shouldInotbethere,besureto putonyourbestclothes-anddoyou bethere!"

HowEnglandFacestheWar.

England'swayoffacingthewar-bothnationallyandindividually-has beenEngland's-immemorialway.She hasfacedit,saysArchibaldHurd,with that"uttermysticalrelianceonsheer characterthatEnglandhasbredin hersons."Though,asthesamewriter says,sheiscapableofmagnificentefficiencies-"cancommitthemfromtime totimemagnificently,andsecrete them,andforgetthem"-she,likeher littleSerbianally,doesnotbelieve thatefficiencyisall.TheBritishspirit ismorethanefficiency.Englishmen

THE A.RECORD.

DoraSigerson

ByProfessorDouglasHyde,LL.D.,D.Litt.

DoraSigersonwasbornandbredin Dublin;butshelivedthelatterhalf ofherlifeinLondon,wheremostof heractualworkwasproduced.This work,however,waslargelycondrtionsd andaffectedbyherearlierIrishexperiences.Henceitisnotveryeasytotit herintohernicheamongstthemodern poetsofIreland.Wemayperceivetwo maincurrentsrunningthroughheroutputofwork.Thefirstofthese-theresultofherearlyDublinsurroundings-isintenselypatrioticandnational:the other,whichcametoherlateronin hercareer,istheovermasteringdesire totellareallystrikingstoryasconciselyandgraphicallyasmaybein verseform, Herstrongsenseofnationality,which onlygrewmoreinsistentwiththe years-aswasevidencedbymanya powerfulandincisiveletterofhersin ourmodernpress-wasthedirectresultofherearlysurroundings.Asthe Irishidiomgoes,itwaskindfatherfor hertobeapoet.Ofallthemenof lettersandofactionintheIrelandof to-dayandyesterday,nonehasserved longerormorebrilliantlyintheserviceofhiscountrythanherown father.Hewasatonceascientist,a poetandamanofaction,andinhis houseshemetduringheryouthmany apatriotwhohadsufferedforhislove ofcountry.Itwasnotfromherfather, however,thatherpoeticstylewasderived.Shehaslittleofhismellifluous alliterativenotesandhisdelightful technique.Hermuseisentirelyher ownandisnowayimitative.Hergift ofauthorshipwasderivedfromboth herparents,andwasnodoubtfostered bythebrilliantmanofletterswhom shelatermarried.Hermotherwroteat leastoneexcellentnovel;andsheherselfalsoexperimentedwithconsiderablesuccessintwoprosebooks.But itisasapoetshewillberemembered, anditisherpoetrywhichconcernsus here.Inthatpoetry,asIhavesaid,it isthenationalnotewhichispredominant;forthoughsomeofherverseis devout,yetthereligiousstrainisnot byanymeanssomarkedasitisinthe poetryofherfriends,KatharineTynan,AliceFurlong,andseveralother oftheladypoetswhowerehercontemporaries. ItiscertainthatofallourIrish poetessesthereisnotelleroftalesin versewhocanforamomentcompete withher,andherearlyandmuchlamenteddeathhascutofffromIrelandthefinestofourballadmakers. Forinverseshewasafacileanda fluentstory-teller,withamarvellous inventioninthematterofplots;and often,thoughnotalways,shechoseher talewithacarefulregardtosome eternalsymbolismorveritywhichlay behindthemerestory.

AlthoughDoraSigersonShorterwill alwaysberememberedasaballadist, yetitwasnotinthisgenrethatshe beganhercareerasapoet.Herfirst volume,'Verses,"whichappearedas farbackas1893,ayearbeforeAE.'s "SongsbytheWay,"threeyearsbeforeNoraHopper's"UnderQuicken Boughs,"andsevenyearsbeforeMoira O'Neill's"SongsfromtheGlensof Antrim,"wastheexpressionofone whosangbecauseshemustfindavent forthethoughtswhichfilledherand giveanexpressiontothatmelancholy which,foratimeatleast,appearsto haveprofoundlyaffectedher.Nordo Ithink,althoughheroutputofverse isverylarge-inthisrespectsheranks nexttoKatharineTynanamongstthepoetesses-thathertechniqueinlater timesimprovedmuchuponthatofher earlyvolume.Ispeakhereofher techniqueinthemanagementofwords andmetres,forherpowersofinventionand"executive"power.ifImay socallit,continuedsteadilytoimprove."Verses"isasessentiallysubjectiveasthebulkofherlaterpoetry isobjective.Thereisinitmuchofre-

velationconcerningherselfandher feelings,Shesingsofwhatinterests andaffectsherself.Sheespeciallyresentsthetrivialitiesofthehourwhich madeitimpossibletoliveawideand openlife.Thepettyconventionalities thatmakeupsolargeapartinthe existenceofthemodernman,andstill moreofthemodernwoman,disgust her.Shefeelsherselfabornnomad, andsheistiedtothecommonplace andmustpullitafterher.Shepinesfor thefullerandfreerlifeofaman.She thinkslonginglyofthetimesWhena mancouldcarveforhimselfacareer throughthestormandstressofthe world'slifeunfetteredbythebanalitiesofmodernexistence.Thereisa deepnoteofwistfulnessandofmelancholyrunningthroughallherearly poems,likethewailofthewindat midnight.Allthatmeetsherassumes tohereyesthesameaspectofmelancholy:

"I'moutwithalltheworldto-day."

"On,-forearthholdsnoughttomourn for, On,fordeathgiveslifetoall."

"AllinthemonthofRoses Myheartisliketodie."

Theseandsuchlikearetheburdens ofsomanyofherearlypiecesthatit becomesinterestingtonoticehowshe appearstohavelargelyliveddown thismelancholy;foritisnotnearlyso muchinevidenceinherlatervolumes.

Inthe"FairyChangeling"(1898) andin"BalladsandPoems"(18991, Mrs.Shorterwasbreakingnewground andcomingintoherown;forsheappearstohavealreadydeterminedin herownmindthattheballadwasher propersphere,andthesevolumescontainsuchexcellentstoriesas"The WomanwhowenttoHell"(founded uponthefolk-taleofthatnamecollectedbymyfriendthelateMr.LarminiefromanoldnativeofGlencolumbkille,inDonegal),"TheWhite Witch,"and"ThePhantomDeer."

In1907acollectedvolumeofher poemsappeared,withanintroductory prefacebyGeorgeMeredith."The TroubadourandotherPoems"followedin1910."MadgeLinsyandother Poems"in1913,and'LoveofIreland," whichwasdestinedtobeherlastbook, in1916.

Tothelast,however,whenevershe isnottellingastory,hersubjective poems,whichareprettynumerous-outof150piecesinthecollectedpoems twentybeginwiththepronoun"I"stilltendtodwellontheunfathomed mysteriesoflifeanddeath.IthinkI havecalled'attentionelsewheretoher descriptionofthepoetwhodreams, onlytoseehisdreamsdissolvelike bubbles,andwhovetkeepsondreamingandblowingbubblesoffancybe- causehisdreamsaretohimtheonly realthingsinlife.Herdescriptionis perfectandisworthre-quoting: Alone,amonghiskindhestandsalone, Tornbythepassionsofhisownsad heart, Stonedbycontinualwreckageofhis dreams

Heinthecrowdforeverisapart.

Howextraordinarilyliketheselines aretoDeMusset'sversesinhisaddress tohisfellow:.poet,Lamartine: Desir,crainte,colere,inquietude,ennui, Toutpasseetdisparait,toutestphantomeenlui, Sonmiserablecoeurestfaitdetelle sorte Qu'ilfautincessamentqu'uneruineen sorte.

Tosuchfinely-strungmindslifeasit unfoldsitselfmustcontainmuchof crueltyanddisillusion.

Inherlastpoeminthevolume "MadgeLinsey,"shereturnstowhat hadbeentheburdenofsomuchofher earlysong.Awomanquestionsher brothersastowhatmaycureanaching heart.Hersailorbrothersaysthatto

banishmelancholythereisnothing like"agoodshipinafightingwind;" herhuntsmanbrothersaysthereis nothinglikeafierysteedwhenyou feel"thesplendidlifeagainstyour knee'-afineline;thesoldier'scure iseffected"whensteeltosteelbreaks intosongandalltheworldisred." These,theyassert,are"balmfora souldistressed,""joyforastricken heart,""goodforasouloutworn."

"Iamawomanborn,mybrother,such deedsarenotforme."

"Thenseeksomesolitaryplacebeneath acypresstree, Anddigagravebothwideandlong, 0!digitwideanddeep, Toholdawoman'srestlessheartand hushhersoultosleep."

Undoubtedlythechiefdefectinour poet'sverseistheneglectwithwhich shetreatedtheoffspringofherfancy oncetheyhadbeenborn.Shehasapparentlyallowedthingstostandas theyfirstcamefromherhandand brain.Averylittlefile-workinleisure hourswouldhavemadeagreatdifference,butsheappearstohaveasit werecomposedthemovernightand publishedtheminthemorning.How elsearewetoaccountforsuchlines as: Blackcruelbruisesvividlykeeping Talesofalarm. Ablackbruiseuponalady'sarmmay telltalesofalarm.Or: Thiswasaman'shousebuiltfora knight Indaysofold, Butwiththecenturiesloveandtheir fight

Squanderedthegold. Boththeseexamplesaretakenfrom "MyLady'sSlipper."Hereareoneor twomoreatrandom: Allthelittlehorses'bells Rightmerrilytheyclashaverbthatshouldbereservedfora Cathedralpeal.Again:

Iknewatearhadthreateneddown, or-

Hearingofthatfarlandwhereonce hehathhisbirth.

Buttheseareminorblots.Whenall issaidanddone,DoraSigersonShorter remainsthegreatestmistressofthe balladandthegreateststory-tellerin versethatIrelandhasproduced.

Obituary

LAWRENCEFRANCISSHERIDAN.

Itwaswithdeepregretwhenthe manyfriendsofMr.LaurenceF.Sheridanheardofhisdeath,whichtook placeonFriday,May17th,athisresidence,GoldfieldsGroupHotel.The deceasedhadbeenailingforsome time,andhisdemisewasnotunexpected.Heleavesawifeandtwoyoung childrentomourntheirloss.TheRev. FatherSheridanconductedtheburial serviceatthechurchandatthegraveside.MembersoftheIrishNational ForestersandHA.C.B.S.marchedin frontofthehearse,andmembersof theLicensedVictuallers'Association andalargeconcourseofcitizenswere presenttopaytheirlastrespectsto anoldandrespectedresident.The chiefmournerswereMrs.Sheridan (widow),andchildren,RosieandLawrence;MissSheridan(sister),Michael, James,andJoseph(brothers),andMr. andMrs.L.Rose(cousins).ThepallbearerswereMessrsW.Ryan,P.Bannon,T.Conway,P.Sheedy,J.Kinsella,andL.Rose.Floraltributeswere sentbythefollowing:LicensedVictuallers'Association,Mr.andMrs.W. Watkins,Mr.andMrs.RefeldandMiss Moran,Mr.andMrs.Daff,Mr.P. SheedyandMissSheedy,Mr.andMrs. J.Sheahan,Mr.andMrs.L.Roseand family,Mr.andMrs.Love,Mr.and Mrs.McCabe,Mr.andMrs.Merriel,Mr. andMrs.Darcyandfamily,Mr.and Mrs.Kilmartin,Mr.andMrs.Knowles, Mr.andMrs.KyranBrennan,Richard HolmesandCo.,Mr.andMrs.Crowley, Mr.andMrs.A.F.Scott,Mr.andMrs. W.WilliamsandGwen,Mr.andMrs.

F.E.Dominishandfamily,Mr.and Mrs.A.Williams,Mr.andMrs.Fred Nicholls,Mr.DaveMcCarthy.The

Dudes' attendedto.

MissM.McMAHON

HasREMOVEDto32PIERSTREET (nearHaystreet),whereshewillbe pleasedtomeethernumerousfriends, andcatertotheirwants. ChoicestPastry,Fruits,andConfer tionery.DeliciousLuncheons.

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MountSt.Joseph's

BOARDINGANDDAT110E001, YORKST.,SOUTHPERT'. ConductedbytheSistersofSt Joseph. ThisBoardingSchoolissituatedis oneofthemostattractiveandhealthy suburbsofPerth,andcommandsa delightfulviewoftheSwanRiverand City.Theviewfromtheupperportios ofthebuildingisoneofthefinestand mostpicturesque.Theground.are ample,andwelllaidout. Fordelightfulsituation,beautiful scenery,andhealthyclimate,Mt.St Joseph'sstandsunrivalled. Thecourseofstudyembracesallthe branchesofathoroughEnglisheduce. tion,Mathematics,Elocution,Physical Culture,Drawing,Painting,Music,and Needlework.

Specialfacilitiesareofferedtopupils desirousoffollowingacommercial courseinStenography,Typewriting, andBookkeeping. PupilsarepreparedfortheUniversity,CommercialandMusicalExaminations.

ThehealthandcomfortofthechildrenconfidedtothemarecarefullyattendedtobytheSisters. Forfurtherparticularsapplytothe SISTERSUPERIOR, Mt.St.Joseph'sConvent, SouthPerth. Tel.U9.

HibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSociety.

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Itis,essentiallyln.bandCatholic,andItSpeciallyAppealstoCatholics(malesandfemales),demasdiagtheir SUPPORTandALLEGIANCE.PrancheswillbeestablishedinanyLOCALITYonreceiptbytheDISTRICTSECRETARYofarequisitionSIGNEDbyTENPERSONS,sanctionedbythePRIESTofthe DISTRICT,thenamesandagesofintendingmembersbeingfullysetoutintherequisition.

650BRANCHESthroughouttheCommonwealthandNewZealand;60,000memberssad1300,383inrands. FinancialhelpandMedicalAssistanceincasesofSicknessGuaranteed. NOENTRANCEFEES"ORBENEFITMEMBERS. MODERATECONTRIBUTIONS.

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FullparticularsonapplicationtoJ.J.O'FARRELL,DistrictSecretary,HibernianHall,Murraystreet,Perth.

Toodyay

Averypopularandhighlyenjoyable concertwasgiveninToodyayTown HallonWednesdayevening,the29th ult.Thelong,variedprogrammewas encoredthroughout;therewasno weaklinkintheconcertcombination.

Mr.J.Bolger,ofFremantle,provedimmenselypopularwiththeentire audience,butespeciallywiththeyoung folk.Asacomedian,Mr.Bolgerisan immensesuccesseverywhere.MissG. Edwards,A.R.C.M.,whosandsoex- quisitely,isoneofWestAustralia's verybestsopranos.Mr.P.Roxbyis oneofthebestknownandmostpopu- larofsingers.Hesingseverywhere, whereeitherreligiousorcharity,or patrioticeffortsrequestshisservice, andunlikemostotherluxuries,the moreheisheardthemorepopularhe becomes.Mrs.Davey'spleasingvoice washeardtogoodadvantageonce again.Sherichlydeservesthepersis- tentencoressheinvariablyreceives, andisToodyay'sonepopularsongster. Thelocalconventpupilsdeservespecialpraisefortheirindividualitems,which literally"broughtdownthehouse." TheireffortslastWednesdayevening reflectsthegreatestcreditontheir painstakingandsemperetubiquesuc- cessful openedteachers.Theprogrammewas byMissM.Nobbs,andcontrary tomusichallexperiences,receiveda persistentencorefromtheaudience. Theflagdrillofthe"weeones,'and theclubswingingbytheseniorgirls, wasmostcreditable,andastheaudi- encegenerouslytestified.mostenjoy- able.Butthemostpopularitemonthehighlypleasingprogrammewasthe freegymnasticsbytheconventschool boysTheunit,.ofmovementand gracefulnessdisplayedthroughoutmay betakenasafairindexofthepains- takingeffortsoftheirunselfishteach- ers.

AnotherLincolnForgery

Afavouritepracticeoftheprofes- sionalbigotsistheinventionand forgeryofwritingstoservetheirpurpose.TheseusuallyconsistofimpossibleCatholicteachingorpractice,like themurderousdecreeswhichthey falselypretendtoquotefromthecanon laworthefakeoaththeyfalselyattri- butetotheKnightsofColumbus.Or theymaybeanopinion attri- butedtosomegreatmaninwhomthe Americanpeoplehavereasontoplace alltrust,liketheforgedLincolnutter- anceaboutthedarkcloudhesawon thehorizonofthiscountrybecauseof theJesuitshere.

Consistentwiththesepracticesisa forgedstatementonlylatelycomingto ournotice,whichisalsoattributedto Lincoln.TheoldLincolnfakeispretty welldiscreditedsincetheletterof RobertLincolnto"OurSundayVisi- tor,"writtenafteranexaminationof hisfather'swritingsandpapers,in whichherepudiatesitasa'simpleinvention."Evenprofessionalbigotsno longerventuretoreferto''thedarkcloudLincolnsaw"whenappealingtointelligentaudiences,althoughitsuse hasnotbeenentirelydiscontinuedinthebackwoods.

NowcomesthisnewLincolnforgery, whichisquotedbyanorgannoless distinguishedthanthe"NewAgeMaga- zine,"theofficialpublicationofThirty- thirdDegreeScottishRiteMasons, printedatWashington,D.C.,which creditsthemartyredPresidentwith saying: "IhavetheproofthatArchbishop Hughes,whomIhadsenttoRome thathemighturgethePopetoinduce theRomanCatholicsoftheNorth,at least,tobetruetotheiroathsofalle- giance,andwhomIthankedpublicly, whenundertheimpressionhehad acted-honestlyacordingtothepro- misehadgivenme,istheveryman whoadvisedthePopetorecognisethe legitimacyoftheSouthernConfederacy andputtheweightofhistiarainthe balanceagainstusinfavourofour enemies.Suchistheperfidyofthe Jesuits." Forauthoritythe"NewAge"cites "AmericanismorRomanism,Which?" abookofthe"Menace"type,oneof manyofitskindwrittenfotdistribu- tionin lecturesconnectionwithanti-Catholic andappealingtoaclassalmost whollylackinginevenelementaryknowledgeofhistory.Thatthe"New Age"wouldrefertosuchabookas authorityiscertainlytoberegretted; itcallsforsomethingmorethanregret thatitlendsitscolumnstothedis- seminationofsucharankandimpos- sibleforgery. Itisamatterofcommonfamiliarity toallwhoknowanythingatallabout thesubject,first,thatLincolndidnot sendArchbishopHughestoRome,but toFrance;second,thathismission hadnoreferencetotheCatholicsin thiscountry,butwastohelptopre- vent.FranceandEnglandfrom'form-

inganallegiancetorecogniseandaid theSouth,aswasbeingdiscussedin foreigndiplomaticcirclesatthetime; third,thatthePopedidnotrecognise theSouthernConfederacy,butonthe contraryrefusedtoaccorditrecogni- tion,andonthewholeactedtoward ourGovernmentinamannerprobably moresatisfactorythananyofthegreatEuropeanPowers;fourth,thatArch- bishopHugheswasnotaJesuit,as nonewouldknowbetterthanLincoln andSecretarySeward,oneofhismost intimatefriends.

Thislatestexampleoftheprofes- sional anybigots'willingnesstoresortto meanstostiruphatredforthe Catholicpeople,wouldberidiculous wereitnotthat,inspiteofitsbeingso obviouslyspurious,.therewillbemany whowillbelieveittrue.Andinthese timesforonewholoveshiscountry andseesthesacrificesthatCatholics incommonwnhothersaremakingfor itssake,itmustbeadiscomfortingnot tosayadiscreditingbelieftohold.-BenedictElder,Louisville,Ky.,inthe "StandardandTimes."

CHILDREN'SFREQUENT COLDS

HandyBreatheablePepsareaBoonto MothersforThroatandChest Troubles.

Ifmotherswouldonlytakecareof theirchildren'slungsandchestsby treatinginasensiblemannerthe coughsandcoldstowhichchildrenare soliable,therewouldbeinfinitelyless sufferingfromlungtroubleinlater life.Insteadofcoddlingtheyoung- stersupwithunnecessarywrapsand clothing,anddosingthemwithcom- moncoughmixtures,cheaplozenges,andconcoctionsloadedwithopium, laudanum.andotherharmfuldrugs, mothersshouldkeepasupplyofthe breatheablePepstabletshandy,and nightandmorningduringthedamp andchillyweathergivethelittleones atableteachtosuck.Inthecaseof infantsandtinytots,halfatablet even,crushedintoapowderandplaced onthetonguewillproveverybenficial. ThePepstreatmentisnotonly unique,butthetabletsaresoentirely- freefromdangerousdrugsthatthey- canbegiventotheyoungestandmost delicatechildwithabsolutesafety. WhenPepsdissolveinthemouththe medicinalessencesstoredupineach tabletarereleasedintheformof fumeswhichthelittleonebreathe directintothelungs,soothingandstrengtheningthedelicatetissuesin thethroatandchest,clearingthebreathingtubesofallphlegm,anddestroyingthegermsofchestdisease. Mixturesswallowedintothestomach cannotreachthelungs,andthatis wheretheseatofchesttroubleisin botholdandyoung. Pepswillhelpandencouragethe childrentobreathedeeplybyfilling thelungswithpureandcomforting pine-forestair.GivePepstothechild- renfreely,andtheywillbekeptfree fromcoughs,colds,sorethroat,whoop- ingcough.croup,wheeziness,and bronchitis.Theslightestsignofacough orhoarsenessinyourchildisasignal thatPepsareneeded.Ofallchemists at1/6and3/-perbox,ordirectfrom C.E.Fulford(Aus.),Ltd.,39Pitt street,Sydney.

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SATURDAY,JUNE8,1918.

MoreAnglicanTendencies

Theextremelyinterestingarticles appearinginrecentissuesofthe"Record"on"TendenciesofAnglicanism" haveemboldenedthepresentwriter togiveashorthistoryofacertain parishinthedioceseofLondon,which hadthemisfortunetohaveallthose tendenciesrunningriotin.theparish churchduringtheshortspaceofabout twentyyears.Inthedayswhenthe churchwasbuilttheparishconsisted ofsemi-rural,semi-suburbandistricts, socommonlyfoundontheoutskirts oftheever-growingmetropolis.The firstvicarwouldhavescoutedtheidea thathewasanythingotherthana staunchProtestant.Hedidmuchgood workamongthepoor,celebratedthe HolyCommunioninasurpliceand hoodandblackstoleonceamonth, tookthenorthwardposition,"thatis, insteadofstandingwithhisbackto thecongregationfacingeast,hestood atthenorthendofthealtarwithhis righthandsidetothepeople.Allreally goodProtestantstakethisposition, becausethebookofCommonPrayer tellsthemtodoso.Whetherthe PrayerBookmeanswhatitsaysisa matter,amongmanyothers,ofviolent controversy.Atallevents,thefirst vicardidnotindulgeincontroversy. Heworkedhard,preachedagoodsermon,andfilledhischurch.Hewas succeededbyavicarwithviews.Vicar numbertwo,however,wasthesoulof discretion,anddidnotallowhisviews toobscurehisvision.Hewouldhave beeninsultedtohavebeencalleda Protestant.Beinga'catholic,"heconsideredthatserviceofHolyCommunionshouldbethechiefserviceof thedayonSunday.Heaccordingly placedthatserviceintheplaceof honour,andcelebrateditat11o'clock everySundaymorning.Thisservice, whichhadbeencalledbytheprevious vicarthe"Lord'sSupper,"wasnow calledtheHolyEucharist.Thechange ofnamenecessitatedachangeofgarment.Thevicarwouldhavedearly lovedtowearalltheEucharisticvestments,buthedarednot,andstopped shortatanalbandamiceandcoloured stole.Hewentastepfurther,and taughthispeoplethatitwasapious andgodlycustomtomakeconfession toGod'sminister,althoughbyno meansanecessity.Hispeopledidnot muchliketheideaofconfession,but didnotworryaboutthealb.They thoughtthatitwasonlyanextralong surplice,andifhelikedtotuckthe endsofhisstoleintohisgirdle,well, thatwasaverygoodwayofkeeping themtidy.Thevicarpreachedwelland addedtohiscongregation. Butthedaysofquietprogresscame toanabruptend.Vicarnumberthree wasafirebrand.HisfirstSundayhe signalisedbycelebratingincoloured vestmentsandusingincense.Mostof hispeoplewerehorrified,andalarge contingentleftinindignation,includingarichchurchwarden.Thevicarwas oftheschooldescribedbythewriter of"AnglicanTendencies'asAngloCatholic,buthelovedafight,andwas determinedtogothewholehog.He furnishedhimselfwiththeservicesof an"ultramarine"curate,andwent righton.IncensewasfollowedbyHoly Water.Asidealtarwaserectedand calledaLadyaltar,andtheReserved Sacramentwasplacedinatabernacle thereon.Thefestivalsweremarkedby processions,withlightsandincense. CandlemasDayhadtheblessingand distributionofcandles.HolyWeekhad alltheceremoniescustomaryinthe CatholicChurch.Theprocessionof palms;TenebraeinEnglishtheMass ofthePresanctified;theblessingand lightingofthePaschalCandle,andso on.DevotiontotheSacredHeartwas taught,andBenedictionoftheBlessed Sacramentgiven.Butwhat,perhaps, causedmoretroublethananything elsewasthenoticeboard.Thispublishedtoalltheworldandhiswifeand childrenthatatthisparishchurchthe HolyMasswascelebratedatsuchand suchtours.Thiswastoomuch.The vicarandhisultramarinecuratemight talkasmuchastheylikedaboutthe Massinsidethechurch,buttoputit upinlettersofgoldoutsidecaused complications,andgaverisetocomment.Somesaidthatthechurchwas notChurchofEnglandatall,butthe privatepropertyofthevicar,akind ofIrvingiteoutbreak.Thegeneralimpressionwas,however,thatitwasa RomanCatholicChurch.Inanycase, itwastoomuch,andepiscopalauthoritiesdecreedanewnoticeboardmore discreetlyworded.Benedictionwas forbidden,anddevotionstotheSacred Heartdeclaredtobenotinharmony withthespiritoftheChurchofEngland.Otherthingswereallowedtogo onmuchasbefore,untilJohnKensit, junr.,andhismerrymenoftheProtestantAlliancesteppedin,andpointedouttoepiscopalauthoritythatas loyalanddevotedsonsoftheChurch ofEnglandtheyhadarighttocon-

sideration,andlookedtohislordship toputastoptothedetestablepracticesasweregoingoninthisdenof Popery.TheBishop,inconsequence, remonstratedwiththevicar,whoat firstseemedinclinedtoremainobdurate,butuponbeingthreatenedwitha writintheerastianCourtofArches,he consentedtodiscussterms,andaseries ofcompromiseswerearrivedat.Incensemightbecontinued,butsubject toconditions.Ifthefullceremonial werecarriedoutincensemightbeused ontwenty-sixSundaysintheyearor thereabouts,butitmightbeusedat anytimeiftheLondonorfumigatory usewereadopted.Theservicecalled theMassofthePresanctifiedwasforbidden,butReservation"forthesick" wasallowedonthesidealtarprovided acurtainwasplacedinfrontofthe altar.Thiscurtainwastobeconsidered aspiritualnon-conductor.Theultramarinecurateleftindisgust,butthe servicesandthetruncatedceremonial wentonsmoothlyuntilthevicarretiredandgaveplacetonumberfour.

Vicarnumberfourdeterminedtouse afirmhandandstandbyepiscopal authority.Hesettoworktostirup trouble,andmadeapointofdisturbingeverybody.TheChurchofEngland makesaboastthatitiscapableof comprehendingalltheformsofreligiondeartoEnglishmen.Theadvocatesofthispolicycallit"ourglorious comprehensiveness." Vicarnumber fourmadeuphismindtoshowthatin somecasestheChurchofEngland couldmakeithotforeverybody.For atimehelefttheso-calledReserved Sacramentalone,onlydrawingthe spiritualnon-conductoratriflecloser. Eventhentheserversandaltarboys wouldgenuflectwhenpassingthealtar, inspiteofthenon-conductor,soReservationwasabandonedfromSaturdaytoMonday,butretainedduring therestoftheweek"untiltheendof thewar."Whenoneconsidersthat manymembersoftheChurchofEnglandbelievetheCatholicdoctrineof Transubstantiation,andfurthermore thatallofthembelieveinthevalidity oftheEnglishChurchSacraments,the disagreeableeffectofthisweek-end banishmentmaybeimagined.The church,whichhadbeensparselyattendedduringthepreviousincumbency, becamenowalmostempty.Many fortunatelyfoundtheirwaytothe MotherandMistressofChurches.This isnottobewonderedat,forifanythingwascalculatedtodestroythe AnglicanclaimtoCatholicityitwould bethehaphazard,inconsequentmannerinwhichthemostseriousandvital problemsaredealtwith.Thesupreme authorityintheChurchofEnglandis theJudicialCommitteeofthePrivy Council,whichnobodydreamsoftakingtheslightestnoticeof.Theresult isthateveryparishclergyman,every assistantcurate,everychurchwarden, and,inshort,everyindividual,isalaw untothemselves,andyettheyreproachtheirNonconformistbrethren withrelyinguponprivatejudgment!

forExiledClareandOthers

ByHughMartin,intheLondon "DailyNews."

AtLimerickRailwayStationlast

Saturdayacommercialtraveller,whose acquaintanceImadeinthesmokingromofCarmody'sHotel,inthistown, beforethedaysofthemilitaryoccupation,saidtome:"Iwouldratherhave businessdealingswiththepeopleof CountyClarethanofanyothercounty intheSouthandWest.They'redead straight.I'veneverhadabaddebtin Clare."

Theremarksetmewondering.Here wasIinpossessionofacarefullyguardedandclosely-inspectedareaof CountyClare,'herebygranted"bythe CompetentMilitaryAuthoritybyvirtueofthepowersvestedinhimunder theDefenceoftheRealmRegulations. Here,also,wasacommercialtraveller who,togetherwithdozensofother businessmen,hadbeenkeptwaiting onthefrontierforanentireweekbeforehecouldobtainsuchapermit. HerewasIwithcensoredlettersinmy pocket.Herewasmyfriendwitha gooddealofmoneythatshouldhave beenearnedmissingfromhis.Yetthe peopleinsidetheringfencewere,in hisexperience,unusuallyhonest,and inmine-nowthatIcametothinkof it-charmingintheirmanners,rather moreculturedthantheaverageofmy owncountrymen,andpossessingahigh reputationforsocialmorality.Howhad itallhappened?

MyEyesandEarsOpen.

Ishallnottrytoanswerthequestion,forthe.answerhasitstap-rootfar backinhistoiy.Butitmaybepossible togiveyou,withoutincurringmore

thantheinevitablemeasureofscorn thatispouredinthiscountryonall thewordsandworksoftheEnglish specialcorrespondent,justaglimpse ofthekindofhumafimaterialthat liesto-dayinsidewhatIhavecalled theringfence."Youcancomedown hereandinterviewandinterview,but you'llneverfindoutwhat'sinthe heartsofthepeople,"awiseClareman -aschoolinspector-assuredmethe otherday. True,butonecankeepone'seyes andearsopen.Myeyestellmethata surprisingamountoffairlyhigh-class literatureisreadinthecounty;there mustbeatleastadozenshopsinEnnis (withapopulationof5400)wherea goodselectionofthebestsortofninepennyandshillingnovelsisoffered. Thepeopleare"greatreaders."They readnotonlynovels,butmuchIrish history,astheshopsalsotestify.These sameshopsarecrowdedwithportraits andmementoesofthe"Easterweek martyrs"andofThomasAshe.The cultofthismartyrologyflourishes.You entersuchashoptobuysomelocal picturepostcards,andcommentonthe numberofphotographsofruined abbeysintheneighbourhood."Sure andit'sintheruinsthatyou'llbereadingourhistory,"saysthesaleswoman. "Butoneshouldn'tliveinhistory," youretort,mildly."Andisn'titthe samehistorythatisbeingwrittenall aroundusto-day?"comestheanswer. TheirSenseofHumour. Claremenandwomenlivemuchin theimaginativeworldofratherhighlycolouredhistory,ofstory-books,andof "thepictures."Buttheyalsocontinue insomecuriousdetailstheactuallife ofthepast.InEnglandthemajority evenofcountryfolklookuponagun asaninstrumentofsomemystery. EveryCountyClareladlearnsto handleafowling-pieceusefullyassoon asitisnottooheavyforhimtohold. Intheremoterdistrictsthegunisstill aweaponofroughjustice. Itonlyneedsashortresidencein thecountytodiscovertwoothercharacteristicsofClaremen.Theyare phenomenallyvain,andtheyhavea highly-developedsenseofhumour. Sofarassenseofhumourgoes,Iam persuadedthatthathashadmoreto dowiththedevelopmentoftrouble thanthedourEnglishcanwellunderstand.MyfirstvisittoClarewason thedayfollowingtheescapeof17 prisonersfromtheEnniscourt-house duringtheirtrial.Thecountywas rockingwithlaughter.Youweretold thestoryagainandagain,withevery conceivablesortofpuckishembroidery.Fromthatdayforwardtheauthoritiescoulddonothingwiththe population.Thescreamingfarceatthe Enniscourt-househaskilledallsense ofthemajestyofthelaw.Thingswent frombadtoworse.Violencestepped inwhereridiculehadloosenedthe bonds.Politicsgotinextricablyintertwinedinthemadtangle.Inshort,all wasupwiththegovernment. TrustingaBritishGovernment.

Inallthis,youwillseeamplesigns ofexuberantvitality.Thereisasense hereofafullnessoflifethatisbeing bottleduptillthegassesthreatento blowoutthecork.Theveryprosperity ofIreland,whilealltheworldaround groans,andbleedsandstarves,isdrivingIrelandmad.Theyoungmenlong tobeupanddoing-tostrikeforany causetheyknowisnoble,tobleedin anybattlethatisnotEngland's.Itis theseClaremen,whosefellowswere streamingintotheBritisharmyless thanfouryearsago,shouldbythat veryarmyhavetobehelddowntoday.LetEnglishmenweep!Claremen laugh-attheEnglish,atthepolice,at thesoldiers,atthelaw,butmostofall atthemselves,foreverhavingbeen suchfoolsastotrustaBritishGovernment.

HoweverharshGodmayattimes appear,Heneverinflictsneedlesssufferinguponus.Hegivesuspainonly inordertopurify.us.Thebitternessof thepainarisesfromtheevilwhichhas tobeovercome.Hewouldnotprobe uswerewehealthy.Heonlycutsinto ourdiseases,corruptedparts.Itis fromourself-lovethatwesuffermost; God'shandsparesusasmuchaspossible.-Fenelon.

GrandTheatre DIRECTION

t: Y, .1LNE: MADGEEVANSin "WANTED-AMOTHER."

WEDNESDAY,12thJUNE: "ALICEJOYCE,"in "THESONGOFTHESOUL," andWM,DESMONDin "FLYINGCOLOURS."

111111111.111MINIMIIII

C.Y.M.Society

Theusualweeklymeetingoftheabove societywasheldinSt.Patrick'sSchoolroomon-Wednesdayevening,the29th ult.Thepresident(Mr.R.J.Marmion) occupiedthechair.

MessrsE.MurphyandP.Fraserwere nominatedformembership. Thedebatedownonthesyllabusfor the19thinst.istobeheldexclusively forthejuniors.MessrsTobin,F.Murphy,Hegarty,Augustine,R.Brennan, andPrendergastwereselectedasthe team,thetwofirstmentionedtobethe leaders.

Aninvitationwasreceivedfromthe newly-formedFremantleC.M.Society fbrtwodelegatestoattendtheinauguralsocialtobeheldatFremantle onthe11thinst.Wewishthenew societyeverysuccessandprosperityin theirnewsphere. Attheinstanceofthesocialcommittee,votesofthankswerecarriedto theladieswhoassistedinmakingthe Cinderelladancesuchasuccess. Membersshouldnotethatinfuture themeetingsofthesocietywillbeheld inthenewpremises,cornerHayand Irwinstreets.

ThevisittotheGlendaloughOrphanagelastSundaywasmostsuccessful. Overthirtymembersmadethejourney. Agameoffootballwasplayed,after whichmemberswereentertainedat afternoonteabytheReverendFather Hayes.Thelustycheersgivenbythe boyswassufficientindicationthatthey werewellpleased,andasfortheyoung men,theywere,likeOliverTwist,askingformore.

footballatClontarfOrphanage

Thefootballenthusiastsofthe juvenileForestersvisitedtheaboveinstitutiononSundaylast,andplayeda matchwiththeboysontheirnicely appointedground.Asplendidexhibitionofthegameasplayedbyboyswas theoutcome.Thevisitorsheldanadvantageoftwogoalsathalf-time,but duringthefinaltermtheywerehardly pressedtoavoiddefeat.Playingsplendidlytogether,theOrphanageboyscontinuallyattacked,andurgedonby theexhortationsoftheircompanions, theygraduallyoverhauledtheiropponents,thefinishofthematchbeingsignalledwiththescoresbeingequal-5 goals3behindseach,afittingresultto afinegame.Thehometeamallplayed reallywell,DaviesandBaxterbeing especiallygood.ForthevisitorsA. Furlongplayedahardgamethroughout,andM.Mitchell,whokickedfour goals,wasabusyladtoo.Aplentiful supplyoforangesandafternoontea, generouslyprovidedbytheClontarf people,tooktheuglinessoutofthe two-milewalkhome.

IfweallowFaithtomeasureour charityitwillsurpriseushowmuch superfluouswealthwehaveforthe needy.

CriterionHotel,Perth,Reg.Harrison,proprietor.SwanBeeronly. That'.all.

majesticCbeatres

PERTH,To-morrow

JACKGARDNERin -MENOFTHEDESERT."

andMAXLINDERin "MAXINATAXI:'

FREMANTLE,To-morrow

DOROTHYDALTONin "FAITHFUL."

WILLIAMDESMONDin "THEMARRIAGEBUBBLE."

TheatreRoyal

T.COOMBE.

SATURDAY,8thJUNE: FLORENCEREED,"in "TO-DAY."

WEDNESDAY,12th 17NE

WM.NIGHandVIOLETPALMER in"THEBLUESTREAK,"and EWARTOVERTONandMIRIAM FOUCHEin "SOLDIERSOFCHANCE."

SportsandPastimes

(By"Wattle.") FOOTBALL.

Saturday'sResults. SouthFremantle,5.13(43points), defeatedWestPerth,6.3(39points).

EastPerth.3.8(26points),defeated Perth,2.5(17points).

Monday'sGame.

EastFremantle,1020(80points),defeatedSubiaco,3.6(24points).

Perthv.EastPerth.

PlayedatW.A.C.A.Ground;umpire, Willoughby.Heavyrainthrovhout thegamespoiltanychanceofthefew spectatorsseeingagoodexhibitionof football.Fromtheinitialbounceuntil thefinalbellitwassimplyascramble inthewet.Therewasverylittleto choosebetweenthetwoteams,asthe play-ifitcanbesotermedwas equallydivided,butEastswerenine pointstothegoodwhenthefinalbell rang.Theprogressivescoreswere:

FirstQuarter.

EastPerth,1.3. Perth,02.

SecondQuarter.

EastPerth,3.6. Perth,0.4. ThirdQuarter. EastPerth.3.7. Perth,1.5. Fina1. EastPerth,3.8. Perth,2.5. Goalkickers:EastPerth:Deering. Gepp.andSherlock.Perth:Gieseand Evans.

conditionforagoodgame.Theopeningfewminutesgavetheimpressionto mostthatagoodgamewasonthe cards,butasthegameprogressedthis expectationwasfarfrombeingrealised. OldEastsfromthestartplayedgood football-tip-topformthroughoutwhereasafterthefirstfiveminutesthe representativesofSubiacoplayed loosely,andcombinationwasnonexistent.TheFremantleitesweretheir superiorsineverydepartmentofthe game.Inhighmarkingespeciallywere thewearersoftheblueandwhite guernseyspredominant.Oneplayeron theSubiacosidedeserveshonourable mentionforhishighmarking,andthat wasBunt.Thebigfellowwasthesolitaryexceptiontotheforegoingstatement.OccasionallyPuddybeathisopponent,butthesewereonlydropsin theocean.Theprogressivescoreswere:

FirstQuarter.

EastFremantle,2.8.

Subiaco,nil.

SecondQuarter.

EastFremantle,3.10.

Subiaco,1.3.

ThirdQuarter.

EastFremantle,5.12.

Subiaco.2.6.

Final.

EastFremantle,1020.

Subiaco,3.6.

Thebestplayersforthewinnerswere Cain,Truscott,Webb,Carlson,and Rawlinson;whileBent,Paddy,Bushel, andSnowwerethemaroon'sbest.

Menet'.

OldEastswilltakealotofbeating forpremiershiphonours-Monday's playrepeatedwouldcarryofffinal honours.

ThosewhowitnessedEastsadminister thedrubbingto"Subi"willnothearof theirdefeat.Myvotegoesto EASTFREMANTLE.

SecondarySchoolGame.

OnWednesdaynextatLoton'sPark C.B.C.willmeetC.E.G.S.forthefirst gameoftheseason.Thegamestartsat 3p.m.

Maylands

MassinBayswater,9;devotions,4.

MassinMaylands,10.

OnSaturdaymorning,atSt.Johnof GodHospital,thedeathtookplaceof Mrs.WilliamHellingsworth,ofRailwayParade.afterabriefillness.Deceasedwasborn43yearsagoinRichmond,Victoria,andbeforecomingto MaylandslivedinNorthamandMerredin.Thehusband,areturnedsoldierof the16thBattalion,andeightchildren (theyoungestonlytwomonthsold) arelefttomournherloss.Thefuneral tookplaceatKarrakattaonMondaymorninginthepresenceofalarge numberofsympathisers,FathersLynch andP.Mastersonofficiating.R.I.P. Thesecondeuchrepartyinaidof theNovemberbazaartookplaceatSt. Luke's,undertheauspicesofthe ChildrenofMary,andthehallwasso packedthatdozenswereunableto takepartinthetournament. Thefoursplendidprizeswere wonbyMrs.Wilson,MissEva Flanagan,Mrs.Betts(Maylands),and Mrs.Heenan(Highgate1.Anenjoyable dancefollowed.Thegrowingpopularity oftheseentertainmentsisafurther proofofthenecessityforamorecommodiouspublichallsimilartoBayswater.

MissMERCIASCOTT

TeacherofLatestBallroomandFancy Dancingat "ABBOTSFORD," 118Aberdeenstreet,

44ROYALARCADE,Upstairs.

A.CRAWFORD

HastakenovertheDairyProduce BusinessrecentlycarriedonbyMr. BrooksbetweenClaremontandCottee, loeBeach,andtrustsforacontinuance ofthepatronagegiventohim. AllOrdersleftc/oWatson's,Claremont,promptlyattendedto.

WestPerthv.SouthFremantle. PlayedatFremantle;umpire,Craig. Thesetwoteamshadbothtomakea startonthescoringsheetwhenthey metatFremantle,andasbothsides wereconfident,considerableinterestwas evincedintheclash.Despitethebad weather,afirst-classexhibitionofthe winterpastimewasprovided.The gamethroughoutwasfastandclean. Thescoreswereclosefromstartto finish.Duringaportionoftheopening quarterthehomesideweretwomen short,butlaterthesetwoputinan appearance,andoneofthem-Stewart -bootedthegoalthatwonthegame. Thevisitorsledtowithintenseconds oftime,anditwasindeedhardluck tobe"pippedonthepost."Thehon. oursofthegamewerewiththebeaten side.Theprogressivescoreswere: FirstQuarter. WestPerth,1.2. SouthFremantle,0.3. SecondQuarter. WestPerth.3.3. SouthFremantle,1.6. ThirdQuarter. WestPerth,5.3. SouthFremantle,3.8. Final. SouthFremantle,5.13. WestPerth.6.3.

Goal-kickersforwinners:Sinclair(2), Moore(2),Casserley,andGray.For losers:Comben(2),Nugent,Hicksand Stewart. Forthewinnersthemostserviceable wereMcIntosh,Comben,andStewart. whileSinclair,Quinn,Hellion,and Graywerethemostprominentofthe visitors.

EastFremantlev.Subiaco. PlayedatSubiaco;umpire,Toll.As therainheldoff,quiteafair-sized crowdwendeditswaytothevenueof thismatch.Theground,despitethe recentheavyrains,wasinexcellent

CainwasatowerofstrengthforEasts. Hewasinhisbestform,andrarelylet theballpasshim.Heis.inhispresent form,thechampionfollowerinthe game.

BentwasSubiaco'sleadingmanin defence.Hereceivedmorethanhisfair shareofattentionfromhisopponents, butneverthelessbroughtoffmanyfine highmarks,andalwaysclearedwell.

Puddydidaheapofserviceablework forhisside.Hewasrenderedhorsde combattowardsthecloseofthegame.

Truscottasusualdidmanyfine things.Hispickingofaplayer,andthe resultantcorrectpassstampshimasa footballerofthefirstwater.

Diproseshowedthathestillhasa goodgameortwoleftinhim.During thefirsthalfheplayedgoodfootball.

Eastsplayedwellbutkickedpoorly. Thisseemstobeanundesirablefeatureoftheirplayuptodate.

Strangshowedupprominently throughoutthegame.Heplayedas cleverlyandpersistentlyasever.

Toll,withthewhistle,gavegeneral satisfaction.Few.indeed,werethemalcontentsasregardshispartinthe game.

To-day'sGames.

SouthFremantlev.Perthat W.A.C.A.Ground.

Subiacov.WestPerth,atSubiaco.

EastFremantlev.EastPerth,at Fremantle.

TheFremantleGame.

AllroadsleadtoFremantletowitnesstheclashbetweenthetwoEasts -youngandold.Givenfineweather. thegameshouldbewellworthwitnessing.Bothsideswillenterthefield withanundefeatedrecordforthe season.Bothsidessay"we'llwin."

RACKEDBYBLEEDING PILES

NoRelieftillZam-BukCuredHer.

Tobeconstantlysufferingfrom bleedingpilesisbothdistressingand weakening.Sleepiswell-nighimpossible;tositinpurgatory.Themany wearyvictimsofthisdistressingcomplaintwillreadwitheagerinterest howMrs.W.Fricker,392Armagh street,Linwood,NewZealand,was curedofthebleedingpilesforwhich shecouldfindnothingbutZam-Buk togiveease. 'About91yearsago,"shesays,"1 startedwithaverybadattackof bleedingpiles,whichcausedmemuch pain.Itriedordinaryointments,but couldnotgetanysortofrelief.Several doctors'prescriptionsalsofailedto bringaboutthedesiredresult;infact, thepaingotsobadthatIcouldnot sleepatnight,norevensitdownwithoutintensesuffering "Myhusbandsaid,'Whynottry Zam-Buk?'Soheboughtmeapotof thebalm.Inaveryshortshorttime afterapplyingZam-BukIreceivedrelifefromtheburninganditchingpains. IcontinuedusingZam-Buk,whichdid thepilessomuchgoodthatIwas quicklyandcompletelycured.From thattimeuptothepresentIhave keptperfectlyfreefrombleedingpiles. Zam-Bukiscertainlyagreatandsure healingbalm,andIcannotgiveittoo muchpraiseforthereliefithas broughtme." Zam-Bukisunsurpassedforquicklysoothingandhealingcuts,bums. sprains,orwounds,andriddingthe skinofPimples,RashEczema,Ringworm,orotheritchingdiseases.Bad Legs,DiseasedAnkles.Piles,Sore Hands.PoisonedSores,Ulcers,Rheumatism,Swellings,andAbscessesalso yieldtoZam-Buk'shealingpower.1/6 and3/6perpot.

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People,PlacesandThings

CHICAGO.

HogButcherfortheWorld, ToolMaker,StackerofWheat,PlayerwithRailroadsandtheNation'sFreightHandler.

Stormy,husky,brawling, CityoftheBigShoulders:

Comeandshowiine'anothercitywith liftedheadsingingsoproudlytobe aliveandcoarseandstrongandcunning.

Flingingmagneticcursesamidthe toilofpilingjobonjob,hereisatall boldsluggersetvividagainstthelittle softcities; Fierceasadogwithtonguelapping foraction,cunningasasavagepitted againstthewilderness; Bareheaded, Shovelling, Wrecking, Planning, Building,breaking,rebuilding. Underthesmoke,dustalloverhismouth,laughingwithwhiteteeth, Undertheterribleburdenofdestiny laughingasa Laughingyoungmenlaughs, evenasanignorantfighter laughswhohasneverlostabattle, Braggingandlaughingthatunderhis wrististhepulse,andunderhisribs theheartofthepeople,

Laughing!

Laughingthestormy,huskylaughter ofYouth,half-naked,sweating,proud tobeHogButcher,Tool-Maker,Stacker of FreightWheat,PlayerwithRailroadsand HandlertohteNation.

-From"ChicagoPoems,"byCarl Sandburg.

AsamemorialtothelateSister MaryXavier,thewell-knownhymn writerandpoetessoftheSistersof NotreDame,whodiedinFebruary lastinhersixty-firstyear,ahandsome groupofstatuaryhasbeenerectedat NotreDameConvent,MountPleasant, Liverpool,whereshelabouredfor22 yearsintheTrainingCollegeand19in St.Mary'sHall.Thegroup,whichhas beenblessedandunveiledbytheRev. FatherT.J.Walshe,chaplaintothe convent,wasdesignedby.SisterMary Xavierherself,andtastefullyandsym- patheticallycarriedoutbyherbrother, Mr.BernardPartridge,thefamouscar- toonist.ItrepresentsOurLadyof GoodStudies,surroundedbythesym- bolsofscienceandart.Thegroupand itssymbolismarethusexplainedby FatherWalsheintheunveilingsermon, afteraglowingtributetothedeceased's workasareligious,apoetandateacher:OurLadyliftsherChildasthe BeaconLighttoshowwemustnot onlybepious,butlearned,andlearning isthenaturalendowmentoftheCath- olicChurch;allprogressinlearninghas beenmadeunderherinfluenceand underherhighandinspiringpowerof theexemplarofallbeauty-OurLord. AroundtheMotherandtheChildare scatteredthesymbolsofscience.We knowthatScienceandFaithevergo handinhand,becauseChrist,whois LuxMundi,isTruthitself.Here,too, arefitlyseensymbolsofArt,forin OurLordallbeautyisfound,andis tobefoundnowhereelse.SaintAugus- tine,inhisrealisationofthistruth, criesout,"ThouhasmadeusforThy-self,0Lord,andourheartscanfind norestuntiltheyrestinThee."InHis Hand,raisedinblessing,theDivine Childbearsaswordwhichiswithala cross,signifyingtheself-denialwhich isindispensabletothosewholabour forHim.

Withoutanyhumanstrength,with-, outriches,withoutscience,without arms(saystheAbbeRouzicl,theearly Churchtriumphedovereveryhumanpower.Peter,herchief,triumphedover Nero;Paul,herphilosopher,triumphed overSeneca.Sheassistedatthefallof eRomanEmpire,andfoundherself attheoriginofnewnations.Itisthe Churchwhoformedthese.Tobarbarian peopleshetaughtletters,cultureand agriculture;shepreservedandguarded forlatterdaystheliterarytreasures andtheartisticarchitectureofantiquity.Shechangedtheheartsof rulersandtheheartofsubjects.She taughtloveofthechild,respectfor women,andcompassionfortheunhappy.Sheabolishedslavery.SheinspiredthecollectionofChristianStates whichwetermChristiandom.For everyneedshesuppliesrelief.Truly, indeed,istheCatholicChurchthe heartoftheworld.

Amongthelateconvertstothe ChurchinEnglandisColonelGeorge Ranking,lecturerinPersian'atOxford University.Hehadadistinguished careeratCambridge,ofwhichheis'a graduate,besidesbeinganHon.MA. ofBalliolCollege.Oxford.Hehaspub- lishedseveralworksonthephilology ofOrientallanguages.

Dr.JamesJ.Walsh,well-known author,lecturer,andmedicalauthority, visitedtheOhioStateprisononthe firstSundayinFebruary,andaddress- edthehundredsofinmates.Atthe Masswhichwascelebratedat9o'clock bythechaplain,FatherMurphy,Dr. Walshservedthecelebrant.

ThefirstcolouredCatholicwoman ofBostontoenteraReligiousOrder isMissElizabethColemanofthatcity, whohasenteredthenovitiateofthe HandmaidsoftheMostPureHeartof MaryatSavannah,Ga.MissColeman isaconvert.

Writinginthe"BirminghamDiocesanMagazine,"theAnglicanBishop ofBirminghamcallsattentiontothe "remarkablemessagetothenation" sentoutbyCardinalBourne."Whilst, ofcourse,Icannotsubscribetothesug- gestionsthatonlytheRomanCatholic ChurchcanpossiblyrestoreourcountrytoafullChristianschemeoflife," hesaid,"stillIwouldsaythis,thatif oneweretoread'CatholicChurch'as weunderstandit,andnotastheCar- dinalwouldwishtohaveimprinted uponourmindsandhearts. I wouldadoptnine-tenthsofwhatone maycalltheprogrammeofCardinal Bourneinregardtosociallifeinthe future,andIwouldventuretosayto imthatitisperfectlypossiblefor himandhisgreatChurchtowalkside bysidewithusintheestablishingin thecountrywebothlovealltheprin- ciplesofcompletebrotherhoodand co-operationforthewelfare-spiritual, moral,mental,andphysical-ofthe generalmass.CardinalBourne,the ArchbishopofCanterbury,thePresidentoftheFreeChurchCouncil,will neveragreeinregardtodetailsoffaith orChurchgovernment,butthatone ofthethreewho,bytheordersofthe communitytowhichhebelongs,re, fusestoco-operatewiththeothersin thefurtheranceofChristianidealsin thenation,andindeedintheworld generally,willbeguilty,inmyjudgment,ofacrimeagainstGod.Here,in thisdiocese,ithasbeenmyhappylot toknownokinderormorehelpful adviserthantheVenerableArchbishop ofBirmingham,unlessitbetherepresentativesofthevariousFreeChurches. ItwouldbeabittergrieftomeifI couldnotfeelthat;inordertopromote allthosequalitieswhichallour Churchesareboundto inall people,wecouldnotcontinuetocooperateinperfectloveandtrust, unitedforallthereallygreatthings uponthisearth,,andwaitingforthe perfectunionoffaithandgovernment, untilelsewhereweseeclearlyandknow asweareknown."

SpeakingastheguestoftheAmericanClub,attheSavoyHotel(London), FatherBernardVaughan,eulogising thethoroughnessofAmerica'spreparedness.said:Whatwassoinspiring aboutAmerica'sentryintothewar wastheobjectlessonputbeforethe worldinideals.Youcouldnotvitalise aman,stilllessanation,without ideals.CecilRhodeshadbeeninspired bytheidealofEmpire,JohnRedmond byHomeRule.Ithadbeentohimas aHolyGrailinpursuitofwhichhe haddevotedhislife.Whatcouldbe finerthanPresidentWilson'sidealto maketheworldaplacewhereeverymanmightrealisehimselfandfulfilhis God-givenmission?Thereweretoo greatConstitutions-oneembodying theprinciplesoftheCatholicChurch, andtheotherthoseoftheUnited States.Theywoulddowelltostudy both.GeorgeWashington'scharterwas comparativelyyoung,whilethatofthe CatholicChurchwasolder.Hewas proudtobeamemberofthelatter world-widefirm.Ithadbeenonthejob fortwothousandyears,andhadde- liveredthegoodsallthetime.Ifa LeagueofNationswasevertomater- ialise.theywouldhavetoreckonwith theCatholicChurch,withoutwhich ..therecouldbenoBrotherhoodofMan undertheFatherhoodofGod, S.

OfJoanofArc(littleJoan,theMaid ofOrleans)MarkTwainwrotethefol- lowingbeautifulcertificateofcharac- ter:"Shewastruthfulwhenlyingwas thecommonspeechofmen;shewas honestwhenhonestywasbecomea lostvirtue;shewasakeeperofpro- miseswhenthekeepingofapromise wasexpectedofnoone;shegaveher greatmindtogreatthoughtsandpur- poseswhen themselvesothergreatmindswasted uponpettyfanciesorpoor ambitions;shewasmodestandfine anddelicatewhentobeloudandcoarse mightbesaidtobeuniversal;shewas fullofpitywhenamercilesscruelty wastherule;shewassteadfastwhen stabilitywasunknownandhonourable inanagewhichhadforgottenwhat honourwas;shewasarockofconvic- tionsinatimewhenmenbelievedin

nothingandscoffedatallthings;she wasunfailinglytrueinanagethatwas falsetothecore;shemaintainedher personaldignityunimpairedinanage offawningsandservilities;shewasof adauntlesscouragewhenhopeand couragehadperishedintheheartsof hernation;shewasspotlesslypurein mindandbodywhensocietyinthe highestplaceswasfoulinboth."

Undertheheadingof"Pagesfrom thePast,""JohnAyscough"contributes amostinterestingpapertotheJanuary "Month."Someofhisreminiscencesare toogoodtobepassedby.Hereisone ofDr.Ullathorne,who,asmanya stoutEnglishsquiredid,droppedhis h'sinhisspeech,batwrotepureEng- lish.Duringacertainfunctionthe grandsonofhishost,thepresentsquire ofGarendon,wasactingascrozierbearertotheBishop,andwassome- whatdistracted: "What,"demandedtheprelate,is thatthingyou're'olding?"

"Thecrozier,mylord." "Well,andwhat'shitfor? to'it boys'headswiththatdon'tknow'ow tobe'ave."

Andoncewhenhisassistantgave himtheGothiccope: "Morse!"demandedtheprelate. "Mylord?" "MORSE! ! !" "Ibegyourlordship'spardon.""Hem,Ho.Har,Hess,He,Morse,MORSE,MORSE,MORSE.To'ook thecopewith."

Hereisanotheranecdotefullof "JohnAyscough's"quiethumour:called,inhisroomsatOriel,for anotherundergraduate,whohadalso latelyjoinedtheMotherandMistress ofChurches.Hesatonanarmchair withlegsstretchedout,entirelydesoeuvre. "'Aren'tyoucomingtolecture?' "'No.'(Itwas11a.m.) "'Whatareyoudoing?' "'Iamfasting.ItisthevigilofAll Saints.Ican'tdotwothingsatonce.'

"Iwisheveryonewouldengravethat piaximonhismind:especiallythose whowishtobereallygoodandtoedify thepublicatthesametime."

OfthelateMonsignorRobertHugh Benson,theVeryRev.FatherCowry, CanonofSt.Mark's,Rome,says,re-memberingchatshehadwithhimon athousandsubjectsvaryinginrange fromthepropermannerofreceivinga ghost'svisittotheapostacyofEng- landatthetimeoftheso-calledRefor- mation:'Bensonhadallthedeep, simplefaithofaBretonpeasant.All thedevotionsoftheChurchfoundan echoinhissoul."

ThisisfromtheNewJersey"Moni- tor"ofrecentdate:ThomasLally,ten-year-olisonof JohnF.Lally,ofRichardsonstreet, wascalledasawitnessbeforeJudge DalyandajuryintheMiddlesexcourt yesterdayinthetrialofHarryJ.Van Horne,chargedwithmanslaughter.As isusualwhenawitnessoftenderyears iscalledupontotestify,JudgeDaly putseveralquestionstoyoungLaily todeterminehisqualifications.

Lallyprovedtobebrightinintellect andsoreadywithhisrepliesthatthe defendant'scounselagreedwithJudge Dalythattherewasnodoubt'ofhis abilitytotestifyunderoath,andhe wasaccordinglysworn.Thequestions oftheCourt,with.MasterLally'sanswers,aregivenspaceherewith: ByJudgeDaly:"Howoldareyou?"

Answer:"Iamtenyearsold."

"Whatbookwasthatplacedinyour handwhenyouweresworn?"

"ThatwastheBible."

"What'istheBible?"

'ItistheWordofGod?"

"AndwhoisGod?"

"HeistheCreatorandLordofall things"

"WhereisHe?"

"Heisallover."

"IsHehereonearth?"

"Yes,He'sallover."

"CanyouseeHim?"

"No."

"WhereelseisHebesidesbeingon earth?"

"HeisinHeaven."

"CouldyouseeHimupthereifyou wentthere?"

"Yes,youcanseeHimthere,Ibe. lieve."

"Whathappenstoyouif,afterput- tingyourhandontheBibleandasking Godtolistentoyoutellthetruth,you don'ttellthetruth?"

"It'samortalsin:"

"Andwheredoyougoifyoudiein mortalsin?" 'Tohell."

"Andifyouarenotguiltyofmortal sin,andtellthetruthanddie,where doyougo?"

"YougotoHeaven,butifyouhave venialsinsonyoursoul,yougotopur- gatory."

allWiththeCourt'scomment,"You're right,Tom,"youngLallywasacceptedasawitness.Theboy'sfather isasectionforemanonthePennsyl- vaniaRailroad.

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KILLEDINACTION.

O'CONNELL.-Killedinactionon April27th,1918,JamesAdolphus (Jim),belovedsonofMr.andMrs. O'Connell,ofKalgoorlie,anddear brotherof,Joe(onactiveservice), Frank(returned),Will(BrokenHill,N.S.W.),Tess(NurseO'Connell, Perth),andMay(Mrs.P.3.Tang- ney,Albany).RequiescatinPace. Notdeadtous.welovehimstill, Notlost,butgonebefore; Ileliveswithusinmemorystill, Andwillforevermore. Deeplymourned. O'CONNELL.-Inlovingmemoryof Jim,killedinactionon27thApril, 1918.OnhissoulSweetJesushave mercy.-HildaCorrwall,Cotteslue.

DEATHS.

SHERIDAN-OnMav17th,191S,at hisresidence,GoldfieldsGroup Hotel,Boulder,W.A..Lawrence Francis,dearlylovedhusbandof Annie.andfatherofRoseandLawrence,andbrotherofMary,Patrick, Michael,James,andJoseph,of Perth.Cornelius,ofBallarat,Vic- toria,andSisterImelda,ofZeehan, Tasmania.Aged37years.R.I.P.

INMEMORIAM. CUNNINGHAM.--Ofyourcharity prayfurthereposeofthesoulof LaurenceCunningham,ofHamilton street,OsbornePark,whodied9th June,1914.SacredHeartofJesus havemercyonhissoul.-Insertedby hislovingwifeandson. HUGHES.-Inlovingmemoryof LieutenantGeo.H.Hughes,killedin actionatMessines,8thJune,1917. R.I.P.-InsertedbyhisbrotherFred. WALSH.-Ofyourcharityprayforthe reposeofthesoulofLieut.R.C. Walsh,killedinactionatMessines, June8th,1917,lovedfriendofMay Fee.Boulder.SacredHeartofJesus havemercyonhissoul. TelephoneA1060. 7Ze

publishedThe"AmericanIsraelite"says:"If Unitedstatisticsarecorrect,the Stateswilleventuallybecomea Catholiccountrybecauseofthepre- valenceofbirthcontrolandcelibacy amongthefamiliesofothersects"It isevidentthatProtestantsstrainata gnatandswallowanotheroftheir severalcamelswhentheyinveigh against"thecelibacyoftheclergy" whoarecontenttoinstructtheirpeo- pleastotheproperendsofmarriage andbespiritualfatherstoalltheir faithfulchildren.

11 ThingsinIrelandinsteadofreaching thesettlementhopedfor,aregetting worse(says"Stead")Justaweekago abriefannouncementconcerningthediscoveryofasensationalplotwasfol- lowed,bythearrestofprominentSinn Feinleaders,amongstothersE.de Valera,M.P.;W.P.Cosgrave,M.P.; CountessMarkievicz:MaudeGonne; CountGeorgePlunkett,M.P.;Mr.Mc- Guinness,M.P.;andArthurGriffiths. Thearrestswereeffectedduringthe night,andbeforethepeoplerealised whathadhappenedtheprisonerswere onboardwarshipsontheirwayto

England.Thenumberofarrestsis statedinsomequarterstobeabout 100,inothersashighas500.The GermansaresaidtohaVebeenatthe bottomoftheplot,whichitwould seemwasdisclosedbyAmericansecretservicemen,thoughnothingdefiniteis yetknownonthatpoint.Thenew IrishSecretary,Mr.Shortt,announced that'theBritishGovernmentbelievesitcanrelyonIrishsupport,irrespec- tiveofcreedorpolitics,inthemeasuresalreadytaken."OnlyiftheGovernmentcanshowabsoluteandconvincingproofsoftheexistenceofa conspiracywiththeenemy,theobjectofwhichwastomakeofIrelandan- otherbattlefront,willMr.Shortt'sex- pectationberealised.

Astrangefatalityseemstohang overthedeath-bedsofgreatIrish Leaders(saysanIndianexchange). O'Connelldiedbroken-hearted,Parnell disowned,JohnRedmondsuspected, yetallthreelovedIrelandandserved herwell.ItwillbethefateofallIrish Leaders,aslongastheymustset themselvesthedifficulttaskofgaining freedomforapeopleaseagerasthe Irishtohaveit,andwrenchingitfrom apeopleasreluctantastheEnglishto giveit.

* Reader,conveythesewisewordsexpressedbyFatherFaheyatthewelcomehometoeverybody,andtosome inparticular:"Anotherreasonforavoidingreceptionswasthathewasconvinced thatthenationsengagedinthewar weresufferingfromasuperfluityof oratory.Thereweretoomany speechesandaddresses,andit wouldbefoundthatasarulethey wereofverylittlepracticalutilitytoachievethepurposetheyallhad atheart.Theyhadtheoneawful example,inRussia,ofanationannihilatedbyanavalancheofpublic talk.Itwasanevidenceofnational nervousness,andalmostthebegin- ningofnationaldisintegration.It waseasytocreatetheimpressionthatbymakingaspeechonpat- riotictopicsapersonwasdoingsomethingtowardswinningthe war."

TheSacredHeart

JuneisthemonthoftheSacred Heart.Itisthemonthinwhich,in otherlands,thegloriousfloralgiftsof naturemakebrightandbeautifulthe precinctsoftheTabernacle,and whereverthereisa.Catholicchurch theincenseofdivinepraisegoesup frommanyaCatholicheart. Inordinarylanguagewedesignate thesoulinregardtoitsbeingloved, underthenameofheart;andinregard toitsbeingintelligent,underthename ofmind.Noobjectcanlaygreater claimonourlovethantheMostSacred HeartofJesus.TotheGreatHeartof Godmademanweowenotonlylove, butreparation.Inorderfittinglytore- cognisesuchlove,oursoulsshouldbe inspiredwithallthefireofHeaven itself.Andyet,eventheloveofthe mostardentsaintwouldbenothingin comparisonwiththeloveoftheSacred Heartforus."ThecharityofChrist preservethus."Fromthebosomof EternitytheSonofGodlovedus.And wehaveonlytothinkofthesacrificeof Jesusforus.Wewereabandonedsin- ners,banishedfromHeavenbythe darkandforbiddingpresenceoforigi- nalsin.ButtheloveoftheSacred HeartmanifesteditselfwhenJesuswas bornintothepovertyandmiseryof thisworld,submittingHimselftoall theillsofhumanfleshandblood, "wentaboutdoinggood,"strivingby wordandexampletowinmenfrom wickedness.HisdeathontheCrosswas acopiousredemption.ByHisdeath HepurchasedforusHeaven,ButHe performedagreaterdeedwhenHegaveusHisSacredFleshandBloodtobe ourfoodanddrinkintheMostHoly SacramentoftheAltar.Hereinisthe miracleoftheLoveoftheSacred Heartformankind.IneveryTaber- nacle everlastingtheSacredHeartburnswithan loveforsouls.Fromthere Itcallsouteventothemostabandon- edsinner-toallwholabourandare heavyburdened-inviting,themto comeandberefreshed.TheSacredHeartwantsustocomeandbecon- soledandhelpedalongthedrearyroad oflife.

DuringthismontheveryCatholic shouldturntothatFountainofLove andMercy.Itburnswithadesireto consoleandtobless.Everybodywho longsfordearonesatthewar,living ordead,shouldconfidethemtothe lovingkeepingoftheSacredHeart. Weshouldofferupourhomagefrom cleanhearts.Weshouldapproachthat greatFountofGrace-thetribunalof Penance-andhavingshrived,approach theTableoftheMasterandreceivethe SacredHearttoliveinourhearts,and tostrengthenusforthehardstruggle inwhichweareperpetuallyengaged againsttheworld,theflesh,andthe devil.

NewsoftheArchdiocese

CALENDARFORJUNE.

Sunday.9(GreenThirdSundayafter

Pentecost. Monday,10(White)-St.Margaret, Queen,Widow.

Tuesday,11(Red)-St.Barnabas, Apostle, Wednesday,12(White)-Sts.Johnand Facundo,C. Thursday,13(White)-St.Anthonyof Padua,C. Friday,14(White)-St.Basilthe Great,B.C.D. Saturday,15(White)-OfOurBlessed Lady.

HisGraceArchbishopCluneof PerthwasatWaratahonSaturday last(saysthe"CatholicPress"),andremainedovertillMonday. Duringhisstayhewastheguestof theRedemptoristFathers.TheArch- bishoppreachedalearnedandstirring sermonatSt.Alphonsus'Church, Waratah,onSundaylast.Inthelarge congregationwasonewhoheardhis veryfirstsermoninEuropeasayoung ecclesiastic.Thatfirsteffortgave strongindicationofthemagneticora- toricalpowerwhichafterwardsmade himafront-gradeRedemptorist preacher,andlateroneofthemost eloquentprelatesintheCommonwealth andDominion.Atthe10o'clockMass thecelebrant,theVeryRev.Father EdmundGleeson,C.SS.R.(Provincial of warmlytheAustralianRedemptorists), welcomedArchbishopCluneas amuch-lovedconfrere,toWaratah.In theevening,theRev.FatherP.M. Lynch,CSS.R.,againreferredtotheirillustriousvisitorandspokeofthe goodwishesoftheVeryRev.Father Treacey,C.SS.R.,theirrector,atWara- tah,andtheotherFathersnowabsent onmissionworkinNewSouthWales andQueensland.ArchbishopClune. FatherGleesonsaid,hadalegionof admirersandfriendsinmanycoun. tries.Reveredbyhisowndiocesan clergyintheWest;belovedbyold- timeRedemptoristco-workers,His Gracehasinourtimeexercisedamar- vellousinfluenceforgoodonhundreds ofthousandsofsoulsintwohemi-spheres.OnMondayhisLordshipDr. DwyerandtheclergyoftheNewcastle districtwereinvitedbytheFounderstomeetHisGraceatlunchatMount St.Alphonsus'.ArchbishopClunere- turnedtoSydneyonMondayevening.

LocalandGeneral

Mr.andMrsO'Donoghue,ofNan- nine,goodfriendsofours,werevisitors tothecityduringtheweek.

Mrs.Musson,awell-knownoldre- sidentofthisState,andformany yearsinbusinessinthiscity,diedsud- denlyduringtheweek.Shehadreach- edthefineoldageof78years.Shewas afineoldCatholiclady,andafrequent attendantattheCathedral,notwith- standingtheinfirmitiesofoldageShe wasalsoseeofouroldestsubscribers. R.I.P.

TheYoungIrelandSocietyadver- tisesinanothercolumnthatitwill holdanotherofitsdelightfulsocialsin theHibernianHallonWednesday,the 3rdofJuly.Itisanticipatedthata stilllargergatheringthantheoneof Wednesdayevening(anditwasthe biggestgatheringofdancersseenon thefloorforalongwhile)willbepre- sent.Spreadthenewsfarandwide, andgiveeveryoneofthesociety's friendsachancetobehappywiththeGaelsforoneevening.

SATURDAY,JUNE8,1918.

Mr.J.Cunningham,M.L.C.,hasbeen informedofthedeathfromgas,.atthe ageof37,ofhisbrother,Sapper MichaelCunningham,onMay8,atthe ReadingHospital,England.Sapper Cunningham,wholeavesawifeand twochildren,residentinthiscity,en, listedfromLavertoninFebruary,1916. PriortohisenlistmenthewasemployedupontheBeriagoldmine.Hewas atonetimepresidentoftheMiners' UnionatLavertonandatCometVale, andwaswell-knownontheEastern Goldfields.Twootherbrothers,Private ThomasCunninghamandPhivatePhil Cunningham,havealsomadethe supremesacrifice.TheformerwaskilledinactiononNovember2,1917,and thelatterdiedwhilstaprisonerofwar inGermanyonApril16,1917,

A"CalicoandCotton"giftevening fornightiesfortheFoundlingHome willbeheldattheLeedervilleHotel onTuesday,June11,at8p.m.Invitationshavealreadybeensentoutby Mrs.Cunningham,whoisanearnest andsympatheticworkerforthisvery deservinginstitution,andwehopethe responsetoherappealwillbeamost generousone.

TheRev.BrotherMcCarthy,InspectorfortheChristianBrothersschools oftheCommonwealtharrivedinthe StatebytheTrans.lineonthe30th ult.

TheYoungIrelandsocialanddance foithebenefitofMrs.O'Sullivanand familywasglorious.Inspiteofvery bigcounter-attractions,theHibernian Hallwasthronged.

Amongthepassengerswholeftby theGreatWesternonMondayevening lastforMelbournewasMr.J.F. Whitely,theDeputyFederal(.23aimissionerofTaxation,whoistakingpart inaconferenceoftaxationdeputies openingtherenextMonday.

CatholiccirclesinBunburyareregrettingthedepartureofMrs.Tom Gould,whohasreturnedtoBoulder afteranextendedhealthvisittothe Birthplace.Duringherenjoymentof thehealth-givingbreezesofthatdelightfulwatering-place,byherkindly andcharitablenatureshemademany friends,whoaresincerelysorrythey couldn'tkeepheramongstthem,but theyconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatsheleftthemwonderfully improvedinhealthandstrength,and sendtheirbestwishesafterher.

UndertheauspicesoftheHA.C.B. Societyabenefitwillbegivenforthe dependentsofthelateBro.W.F.McNamara(adeceasedmemberofSt. Patrick'sbranch)bytheV.A.Trotting AssociationonSaturday,June15th.A widow,whoisindelicatehealth,and sixyoungchildrenhavebeenleftin necessitouscircumstances,anditis hopedthatthegenerousandcharitably disposedofourbigcitywillhelpto makethebenefitagreatfinancialsuccess.Weunderstandtheassociationhas verygenerouslyconcededoneofits allotteddates,andareforfeitingthe profitsandgainsofthemeetingfor thepurposesofthebenefit.Inthe ShaftesburyTheatreonthenightof the25thinst.,avaudevilleentertainmentwillalsobegiveninaidofthe widowandorphansofthedeceased, whenitisexpectedthatthetheatre willbecrowded.Thepricesofadmissionare2sandls.

Muchregretwasexpressedwhenit becameknownthatPrivatePatrick McGuinesshaddiedfromwoundsin France.Thedeceasedsoldierhadbeen ateacherintheJamesstreetState SchoolandlateratKurrawang.His widowedmotherlivesinEuroa(Vic.), andforhermuchsympathyisfelt. R.I.P.

. OnTuesday,28thult.,Mr.Montague visitedthePresentationConvent, Northampton,andconductedthepracticalexaminationinconnectionwith theLondonCollegeofMusic:Followingarethenamesandresultsofthe candidatesentered:DiplomaALC.M.: DulcieSarahSnowdon(age14).AdvancedSenior:DorothySmith,firstclasspass.SeniorDivision:GrataMcConkey,first-classpass;RoseWilliams,first-classpass.AdvancedInter mediateDivision:SheilaDooley,honours.

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WecongratulateMr.Thos.Ahearne onhisnewandresponsiblepositionat. BrennanBros.,Haystreet.Mr.Ahearne isaCorkmanwhocametothiscountry someyearsago,andhassincesetan exampletohiscountrymenbyhis steadfastzealandperseverancein business.

. SenatorLynchmadearattling speechatthewelcomehomeextended toFatherFahey,D.S.O.,atHisMajes ty'sTheatre.

ThereceptionaccordedtoFather Fahey,DS.O.,wassimplywonderful. Thetheatrewasthrongedlongbefore thetime.Nextweek,forthebenefitof thegeneralpublic,wehopetopublish afullandtrueversionoftheproceedings.

I TheUnitedIrishLeaguearedeterminedtomaketheirsocialtoPremier RyanofQueenslandaworthyone. Theticketsarenowincirculation,and asonlyalimitednumbercanbeplaced, thosewhodesiretoheartheeloquent andgrittyPremierofthespirited northernStateshouldtaketimeby thetopknotandsecureaticket,otherwisetheywillfindthemselvesunable togainadmissionontheoccasion, Wednesdayevening,Junethe19th.It willbeanightoffinespeaking.Representativepublicmenfromallthe Stateswillbepresent,andtheprogrammeisamostattractiveone.We haveasupplyofticketsatthisoffice, andwillbepleasedtosupplythewants ofthosewhointendtobepresent.

Mr.JackWoodthorpemetwitha ratherpainfulaccidentbybeing thrownfromhisbicycleonedaylast week.Weareglad,however,toreport thatheispullingroundagain.His promisedcontributiontotheprogramme'oftheYoungIrelandsocial onWednesdayeveninginconsequence couldnotbefulfilled,andmanywere muchdisappointed.

Mr.Jas.Dowling,hon.secretaryof theUnitedIrishLeague,receiveda wireduringtheweekfromHisGrace theArchbishopstatingthathehopes tobepresentatthegrandnational socialtobetenderedtotheHon.T.F. Ryan,PremierofQueensland,onthe 19thinst.

YoungIrelandSociety

ReligionattheFront

CHAPLAIN-MAJORFAHEY,D.S.O.,ATTHECATHEDRAL.

TheCathedralwascrowdedonSundaylastatVespers,whenChaplainMajorFahey,D.S.O.,deliveredavery beautifuldiscourseon"Religionatthe Front."Speakingwithwonderful vigour,clearness,andfluency,hegave amodestyetmostinterestingsketch ofhismilitarycareer,withespecialre ferencetohisownparticularduty,the careofthespiritualwelfareofthesoldiers.TheChaplain-Majorsaid:"Ifeel greatlyembarrassed,mydearbrethren, inaddressingsuchavastandrepresentativeaudience.Iamnopublicspeaker,andmysubjectisofsuchgreatimportanceandinterestthatyouwillexcusemeifIfailtodoitjusticeandso disappointyou.Eversincemyreturn havebeenrepeatedlyrequestedto saysomethinginpublicconcerningmy experiencesatthefront,andnowitis onlybecauseIfeelIoweadutytothe public,andespeciallytotheCatholic parentsandfriendsofmybravecompanionsthatIpresumetomakea statementwhichtheyevidentlyexpect anddesirefromme.Alsoithasbeen representedtomethatsuchstatement comingfrommemightdosomething to-lessentheanxietyofthosewhohave relativesatthefront,andalleviatethe anguishofthosewhohavegiventheir belovedsonsandkindredtothecause ofGodandcountryYoumustnot, then,expectfrommeexplanationsof strategyortactics-propheciessuchas maybereadinthenewspapers-no thrillingdescriptionssuchasticklethe fancyorfilltheheartwithterror.The HouseofGodisnottheplacefordiscussingthesematters.YetthismuchI maysaythatoursoldierboyshave donetheirdutynoblyandwell.The valourousdeedsoftheAustralians fromthelandingontheshoresofGallipolitoLonesomePine,totheevacuation-fromPozierestoBullecourt,to Paschendaele-willliveforever.You havebredaraceofmenworthytoupholdtheglorioustraditionsofthepast -thereisnonationthatwouldnotfeel proudtobeabletowriteontheirscroll offamethestoryofthebravery,skill, andenduranceofthesoldier-sonsof theSouthernCross.Nowtomyparticularsubject:"ReligionattheFront." Thereseemstobeanimpressionabroad thatAustraliansarenotreligious.This Ihavefoundtobeafalseimpression, duetoasuperficialacquaintancewith theAustraliancharacter.Thisisaland ofsunshine,freedomanddemocratic institutions,consequentlyreligionis notthevisiblefactwhichitisinthose landswheredisease,poverty,andpersecutioncallforitspublicmanifestation.AndsounderlyingthegayAustraliancharactertherewillbefounda currentofreligiousfeelingsstrongand deep,andwhenoccasionsrequirea faithinGodearnestandactive.Now, myworkwasformyfellow-Catholic soldiers,yetImaystatethatamongst thenon-CatholicsIhavefoundasimplefaithandloveofreligionwhichhas alwaysedifiedme.Dying,theydeclared theyhadgiventheirbest,theirlife; theyhaddonetheirduty;theyhadno regrets;theyresignedthemselvesinto

Thesocialanddancegivenbythe YoungIrelandSocietyintheHibernianHallonWednesdayeveningwas themostdelightfuloneofthethree heldbythesocietysinceitsinception afewmonthsago.Thehallwaspacked withafinehandsomegatheringof youngpeople,andhappinessreigned kingduringthewholeoftheevening. Asusual,themusicofMissMayHAmanwassuchassheisnotedfor.and hersong.'BarneyO'Hea,"mademore thanonegossoonlookjealousofimpudentBarney.Songsandrecitations variedtheprogramme,thoughimpatientfeetseemedveryrestlessthewhile. Wonderfulwhatvivacitythereisin thesesocialsoftheYoungIrishers,and thehomelinessandsociabilityofthe gatherings.Theoldboysseemtoborrowthegoodhumourandactivityof theyoungfellows,andallcombineto makethehoursrunfasterthanitis theirbusinessto.Mr.W.Ginivan'sthehandsofGod,hopefulinHismercy song,"KateKearney,"wasgiveninhisandlove.SurelyasthegreatCardinal beststyle,andwasgreatlyappreciated.Mercierhassaid,"Everysoldierisa FatherDoocy's"MotherMachree"wasmartyr-notintherestrictedsenseof awelcometreatandagreatdelighttothepast,butinthemoregeneralsense thosewhohadnotpreviouslyheardhisofthepresent,inthesacrificeofhis sweetrenderingofthisfavouritesong.life,hishome,'hiswife,children,kin- "TheFaithfulFriendsofIreland,"re-dyed,allforGodandcountry.'I citedbyMr.M.A.Dwyer,waswouldalsopayatributetothereligious alsoawell-receiveditem,aswas "TheSoldier'sSong,"byMr.JacksenseoftheAustralianGovernment. Dwyer.Thestep-dancingofMessrsNonationhassurpassed-indeed,I BolandandKinsellawasmuchmightsaynonationhasequalledAus. admiredandapplauded.Thegem,traliainprovidingreligiousfacilitiesto perhaps,oftheeveningwastheitssoldiers.Noreasonablerequest four-handreelofMessrsP.O'Keeffemadebyachaplainisrefused-the andT.MurphyandtheMissesA.officersarealwaysready,and,indeed, O'ConnorandM.Glennon.Itwasa veryniceexhibitionofnicedancingdesiroustofacilitatethepriestinhis andgracefulmovement.Nothingmar-duties.Thenumberofchaplainsatthe redtheharmonyoftheevening,allfrontisverylarge.Atpresentthere wentmerrywiththeGaels,andthearefiveDivisionsofinfantry,each break-uphourofelevencamewithaconsistingofthreeBrigades.Toeach seriesof"Oh!whatapity."Mr.A,Brigadeareassignedfourchaplains.In Dwyerclosedtheevening'sjoywith15Brigadesofinfantrythereare15 thesingingof"GodSaveIreland."The socialwasgiveninaidofthewidowsCatholicchaplains,whoarecloselyconandorphansofthelateMr.O'Sullivan,fleetedwiththemen,andwholive whoashortwhileagowaskilledatwiththem.Therearebesideschaplains Claremont.Inanothercolumnitiswiththedivisionaltroops,inthe announcedthatthesocietywillholdcasualtystations,intheBaseHospi- anothersocialonthe3rdofnexttals,andonships.Fromthemoment month.Boysandgirls,don'tforgetthethesoldierleavesAustraliaheremains date,andbesureyoubringyour friendswithyou.Theboys_fromOs-alwaysinclosetouchwithhispriest, borneParkdeclaretherafterswillringevenmoresothaninthecrowdedand withrealIrishlifethatevening. busylifeofpeaceathome.Hisspin-

tualwelfareiswatchedandtended withtheutmostcareandvigilance.Yet youmustunderstanditisnotpossible forapriesttoknoweveryCatholic soldierfromAustralia,orevenfrom oneState.TherearesixBattalionsof, infantryfromthisState,andaseach ofthesebelongstoadifferentBrigade,. theCatholictroopsofW.A.areattendedbyatleastsixofthedifferent priests.SothatIhavereceivedmany lettersfrominquiringparentswhichI wasunabletoanswer,andwhich1forwardedtotheproperquarterforreply. Nowtocomedirectlytothesubjectof myaddress:IleftAustraliaattached totheThirdBrigade,whichhasbe. comesofamousforitscourageand valour,AfterastayinEgyptweembarkedforLemnosonFebruary15, 1915.Thencamethefatefuldayof "TheLanding."Igatheredthementogetherandspoketothemafewsimple andearnestwords.Iassureyouthe responseIreceivedthrilledme.Nearly allwenttoConfession,andtheywent intothatfight,ifnotexactlyrejoicing, yetwithlighthearts.Thecasualties wereveryheavy.Allmytimewasoccupiedwiththewounded;therewas littletosparefortheburialofthe dead.ThecampaignatGallipoliis spokenofasafailure-regardedfrom theviewpointofaCatholicpriest,it wasagreatsuccess.Itwastheoccasionofawonderfulrevivalandmanifestationoffaith.Confessionswere heardeverywhere.Nohumanrespect interfered;everyopportunitywas soughtofhearingMass,andtheadorableSacrificewascelebratedandthe Rosaryrecitedevenundershell-fire. Butif,ontheotherhand,thesoldier braveddeathinthedischargeofhis religiousduties,soontheother,AlmightyGodmanifestlyprotectedHis faithfulservants.Indeed,thereisno classtowhomGodissomercifulasto thesoldier.(HereFatherFaheynarratedsomestrikinginstancesofthe goodnessofGodtothesoldier.)Concerningourenemies,theTurks,Imust saythisofthem,thattheyalwayspermittedustoremovethedeadand wounded,neverfiringonuswhenengagedintheworkofmercy.AfterGallipoli,wehadaninterludeinEgypt, andthenembarkedforFrance,where wewerelocatedinthenorthernsector. FrancepowerfullyimpressedourCatholicboys.TheuniversalityoftheFaith, theliving,activedevotionofthepeople, themultiplicityofmagnificent churches,convents,andcharitableinstitutions,gavethemaninsightinto whatwasmeantbyaCatholicnation. Butifourmenwereedifiedbythe faithoftheFrenchpeople,nolesswere theFrenchpeopleedifiedbythedevotionandreligiousfeelingmanifestedby theAustraliansoldiers.Ourboysfilled thechurchesoneveryopportunity,and performedtheirdevotionsinthemidst ofdangerwithacalmnessonlyequalled bytheirfervour.Anothermatterthat impressedtheFrenchpeoplewasthe greatliberalityoftheAustraliansol. dier,notonlyinthe:hurchcollection, butforeverycharitableobject.The chaplainsvisitedthetrenchesdaily, andtherewitnessedsceneswhich, howevernerve-rackingandsad,yet werecompensatedforbythenumberlessexamplesofheroicenduranceof sufferingandofpiousandresigned deaths."FatherFaheythenpassedin quickreviewhisexperiencesat Pozieres,MoquetFarm,andother scenesofbattle,hisbriefstayinEngland,andhisreturntoFrance,andto theconstantandsevereworkatthe casualtyclearingstation.Continuing, FatherFaheysaid:"Inbringingthis briefandsketchyaccountofmywork aschaplaintoaconclusion,Imustsay thatnotonlyhaveIneverregretted myassociationwiththebraveAustralianboys,butthatthememoryofthis eventfultimewillbecherishedbyme asthemostprecious,and,thankGod, themostfruitfulofmylife.Onthe ruggedhill-sidesofGallipoli,besidethe murmuringAegeanSea,thetorrid sandsofEgypt,andonthestonyhills ofPalestine,inthemuddyplacesof Flanders,andintherollingdownsof Picardy,liethemortalremainsof manythousandsofAustralia'sbestand bravestsons.Godgrantthedaymay nevercomewhentheirgloriousdeeds willbeforgottenandtheirspiritofselfsacrificetodutyandsimplefaithcease tohaveaninspiringinfluenceonthel risinggenerationofthiscountry."

AuntBessy'sCorner

MyDearChildren,-ThisweekIhave hadanicelittlebundleofletters broughttomydoor,andafterthe squallydaysIcanassureyouall,withoutaccusingmyselfof"fibbing,"that theymademeveryhappy.Someof themwereveryencouragingandall oftheminteresting.Youwillread CristineCases'letterwithasmile.She gotscaredbymythreattopublishthe namesofmydearforgetfulones,and shehastenedtomakegoodwithme. Cristineisamerrylittlesoulwhodelightsinajoke,andherjokeisto makemefeelamostimportantold Aunt.IwonderwasCristinereally afraidofme?Iwouldfeelanogreif evenNedSheehansaidhewas.ButI doreallywantyoualltokeepthe Cornerwelluptoitsqualitystyle,and alsokeepthe"weeones"encouraged.I fearweareneglectingthem.We mustn'tdothat,elsethespiritofour pagewillbetamedandworsethan useless.Togivetothepoorisoneof thegrandestworksofcharitywecould engagein.Togivetolittle-helpless childrenandtoworkforthesavingof theirlittlesoulsisangelicwork-think ofit,mylittlefriends,whatwonderful workyoucando,andwhich,please God,youwilldo.Determinetobethe life-longfriendsoftheDivineChildby workingforthelittlehelplesssouls thataresodeartoHim.Hereisa littlelegendof"themostBeautiful Hands,"andperhapsyouwilldraw someinspirationfromit.Itconcerns threeyoungpqople,whodisputedas towhohadthemostbeautifulhands. Onedippedherhandsintothepure runningstream;anotherpickedberries untilherfingerswerepink;athird gatheredrosesuntilherhandswere madesweetbytheirfragrance.An agedwoman,carewornanddecrepit, leaninguponherstaff,cameaskinga gift;butallalikerefusedher.Afourth youngwoman,makingnoclaimsto beauty,ministeredtoherneeds.The agedwomanthensaid:"Itisnotthe handthatisdippedinthebrook,nor thehandmaderedwithberries,nor thehandgarlandedorperfumedwith roses,thatismostbeautiful,butthe handthatgivethtothepoor."Asshe thusspoke,hermaskfelloff,herstaff wascastaside,herwrinklesvanished, andshestoodbeforethem,anangelof God.

Now:IthinkIhavetalkedwithyou enoughforthisweek.Iwillletthis littlestoryconcludethechatofyour loving AUNTBESSY.

NICELITTLESTORY.

A

Manyofmylittlefriendswhopatronisethepictureshowsmustknowof MaryPickford.Shehasdelighted thousandsbyherbeautifulplayinthe films,madethemlaughandmadethem cry.Maryisaconvertt')theCatholic Church,andthefollowinglittlestory, whichsheherselftoldinthe"Chicago Herald,"oftheefficacyofprayer,will, Iknow,beinstructivetomynieces andnephews:"Iwasfrightfullyworried,"says Mary"justbeforemotherwent ontheoperatingtableafew monthsago,andIaskedallthe littlechildreninanorphanage,where Ifrequentlygo,toprayforheronthe

dayoftheoperation.TheSistersgot themallupat6o'clockinthemorning, tohearMassandprayformother.One baby,notmorethanfouryearsold, suddenlybrokethesilenceofthechapel bysayingaloudinherbabyvoice:

"'Please,Dod,don'tletMaryPickie's motherdie.'

"Iamthankfulthatthelittle orphan'sprayerwasanswered,andI havemymotherwellandstrong again."

Morethanonehasexperiencedthat theprayersofthepoor,oftheafflicted, ofchildren,andespeciallyofthepoor littleorphans,areveryacceptableto God.

"Theirangelsdoalwaysbeholdthe FaceofMyFather,Whoisin Heaven,"OurLordsaidofthem.

GODGUARDYOU.

Thefollowingexquisitelittlepoem fromthepenofJanieScrevenHeyward,will,Iamsurebereadbymy niecesandnephews,andperhapsby somefondmotherwhoselovedoneis marchingnow-somewhereinFrance.

-A.B.

Oh,littlehead,whichusedtorest Sosnugandwarmuponmybreast; To-nightyouare,bywar'ssternchance, Pillowedafar-somewhereinFrance.

Oh,littleboy,whousedtobe

Bynightanddaysoclosetome! Thosetinyfeetformeadvance, Aremarchingnow-somewherein France.

There'snothingleftmebuttheprayer Sooftenwhisperedinyourear; Ibreatheitnow,andhopeperchance 'Twillansweredbe-somewherein France!

CONTRIBUTIONRECEIVED.

E.M.,Kamballie,sends2s6dforlittle foundlings

FAVOURRECEIVED.

M.R.,Guildford,sendsasmallofferingforthelittlefoundlingsingratitudeforfavoursreceivedthroughthe SacredHeart,MotheroftheAfflicted, andtheHolySouls.

Scotsdale,Denmark, June1,1918.

DearAuntBessy,-Justafewlines toletyouknowIhavenotforgotten you;buttheCatholicsinDenmark areveryscatteredandalongdistance apart,andtheweatherbeingwetit delayedme,soIhopeyouwillexcuse me.Ienclose12s.Iamsorryitwasnot more,asIknowit'sadeservingcause. Wearehavingverywetandcoldweatherdownhere,andtherainiscoming downasstraightasanarrow.Iam goingtoschool,andsoismylittle brotherJacky.NowIwillclose.Your lovingnephew, xxxxx JERRYHAIRE. Nicelittleletterslikeyours,dear Jerry,bringstherosestomycheeks again.Itisn'tthatyouhavesaidalot ofnicethingstome,butthegenerous spiritinthegivingofyourdonation leavesmeatalosstosaysomething thatwouldbeworthyofit.Jerry,I'm verygrateful,andIthankyouand JackyforthekissesYourloving AUNTBESSY.

Donnybrook,May31.1918.

DearAuntBessy,-Iamreturning mycardwithchequefor£1lOs6d,and IhopeyouwillgetitallrightEverythingislookingniceandfreshafter therainwehavehad.Wewillbeget-

tingourholidayssoon,anditdoesnot seemanytimesincewehadourEaster holidays.NextSundaytherewillbe Masshere,andafterwardsExposition oftheBlessedSacrament.Asthereis onlyasmallCatholicpopulationhere, eachfamilyistohaveanappoitted hourforAdoration.Flowersarepretty scarcejustnow,butwearegoing togetallwecanforthealtar,andI hopethedaywillbefine.DadisworkinginBunburyatpresentbuildinga newboarding-housefortheSisters;he iscominghome_onSaturday. My brotherTomsingstenoratMasson Sundays,Dadsingsbass,andtheother schoolchildrensoprano,andIserve onthealtar.'Isometimesplaythe Benedictionhymns.To-dayisthelast dayinMay,andIhopeOurBlessed Ladywillgrantmypetitions.Well, dearAuntBessy,Iwillclosenow,as thereisnotmuchnewstotell.With bestlovetoyouandthe"weeones." Yourlovingnephew,FRANKPOWER.

MydearFrank,yourgreatchequeis tohand,andIamdelighted.Inotice onereallygenerouscontribution,and IsincerelypraytheDivineFriendof littlehelplesschildrenwillgivethe donorashowerofblessings.Iamglad thatDonnybrookwillbejoinedinthe grandtributetotheSacredHeartduringthismonth,andthatyourparents andtherestofyouaresoveryinterestedinapracticalwayofshowing yourdevotion.Iamsureallthelove youbringwillmerittheDearHeart's sweetestaffection.OurBlessedLady willsurelynotfailtorespondtoyour petition.Yourloving AUNTBESSY.

Yorkrakine,May28,1918. DearAuntBessy,-CanIbecomeone ofyournephews?Iamtwelveyears andsevenmonthsold,andaminthe sixthclassatschool:.Wearebusyuow puttinginthecrops.Someofthecrops areniceandgreen.Wehaveonlysix pigsnow;wesoldtheothers.Dadhas arabbitpoisoncart,anditiskilling therabbitswholesale.OnEmpireDay wehadschoolinthemorning.Inthe afternoonweplayedgamesuntilquarter-pastfour;thenwehadacupoftea andwenthome.Wehaveanewschool teachernow;hernameisMissPerryman;Ilikeherverymuch.Thereare alotofmushroomsabout.DearAunt Bessy,IthinkIwillconclude,asthere isnomorenewstowriteabout.Hopingyourselfandthe'weeOnes"arein goodhealth.Yourfondnephew, LEONARDMACKIN. P.S.-Sendmeacollectingcard, please,andIwilltryandcollectsomethingforthe''weeones."

Youareverywelcome,dear_Leonard. Yorkrakinewill,Iamsure,havea goodrepresentativeinyou.Ihaveread muchabout"Dorabbitsclimb?"butI amconfidentthatquestionwillbe settledbyDadwhenhegetshispoison cartinfullbusinesstrim.Iamtold thelittlelong-earedcreaturesarevery destructive.Whatanawfulpestthey haveprovedthemselvestobe,andthey wereheldinsuchaffectionwhenIwas alittlegirl;butyouseetheywere scarcethenandwellmannered.Iam sendingacard.Lovefromyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Yorkrakine,May28,1918. DearAuntBessy.-Justafewlines toletyouknowhow1amgettingon. supposeyouthinkIhaveforgotten you.Isawbylastweek's"Record" thatyouwantedeveryonetohelp,so IthoughtIwouldwrite.Mybrother, Leonard,isgettingacollectingcard, andIwillhelphimtocollect.Wehad abigcatthatdiedbyeatingpoisoned rabbits.On15thofthismonthwehad aprocessioninTammin;itwason

IcedCrossclay.Intheafternoonthere wetastalls.inthehall,andyoucould getafternoontea.We £209.Ithink thatwasverygoodforasmallplace likeTammin.Allthecropsarecoming upnow.Wehadanicelotofrainup hereonWednesday.Well,dearAunt Bessy,Ithink-Iwillconcludenow, hopingyouhavegotridoftherheumatism.Yourfondniece, EILEENMACHIN. Iamoverjoyed,dearEileen,tothink thatyouhadn'tforgottenme,andthat Youaregettingonsplendidly.YorkrakinedidwellfortheRedCross,andI sincerelytrustthereisleftalittlespare cashtofillmycardwhichIamsendingtoLeonard.Youareadarlingto respondsosoontomyappealforhelp. Itshowsthatyouareawakeandare stillaninterestedlittlefriendofthe "weeones."I'msorryforthebigcat, butwhatadepravedtastehehad. Writeoftenertoyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Dongolocking,EastWagin, May27,1918. DearAuntBessy,-WhenIread yourletteronMay18thIsaidthat mynamemustnotbeinthatlist,so ifallyourniecesandnephewsareas scaredasIam,youwillhaveshoals oflettersbythis.Wehavehadchurch twicethisyearhereatourplace. FatherO'Reillymotoredoutfrom Wagin35miles.Fiveof"usmadeour firstCommunionatEastertime.The younglambsarelovelyjustnow.We haveablackandwhiteone;wecall him"Sport."Louisisbusyploughing; heisonlytwelve,andhasateamof eighthorses.ThatbeatsthePerth boys,don'tyouthink,AuntBessy. "Sammy"iscomingonfine.Hismother diednotverylongago,buthedidnot takemuchnotice;heonlyfrettedfor aweekorso,andthenhewasallright again.LittleMaryFrancisisnot walkingyet;shewastwelvemonths oldonthethirdoflastmonth,but mothersayssheiscunning,andshe won'twalkwhileshecanbecarried. Well,AuntBessy,Imustclosenow, withbestloveforthe"weeones"and yourself.Yourlovingniece, xxxxx CRISTINECASAS. Really,mydearCristine,Ithought youhadgrowntiredofme,soyour letterwasabigandapleasantsurprise. Iamdelightedtoknowthatyouhadn't andthatyouintendtoremainwith us.Ilaughatthethoughtthatyouare scaredofme.Keepscared,Cristine, andIthinkI'llmanageyounicely.I amverypleasedtohear had theHolyMasscelebratedatyourplace, andthatsomanyofyoumadeyour firstCommunion-becauseIamsure therewerefiveveryhappysoulslast Easterday.Itisapleasuretohear thattheyounglambsarelovely,and thatLouisisputtinginsuchgoodwork withtheplough.IthinkheisawonderfullittleAustralian,justthesort oftypethatwillmakeAustraliaa greatplacebyandby.Don'ttalkabout ourPerthboys;hebeatsthemhollow. GiveMaryFrancisashow.She'sdoing verywell.She'llmakethelotofyou runlater.She'sonlyjustrestingfor thepresent.Manythanksforloveand kissesfromyourloving AUNTBESSY.

Goomalling,May29,.1918. DearAuntBessy,-Iamwritingto askyouifyouwillhavemeasoneof Yournieces,Ihavealotofaunties, butnotanAuntBessy,soIwouldlike tohaveone.Iamtenyearsold.Ihave notbeentoschoolsinceChristmas;I havebeensick.Ihaveasister,andher nameisPatricia,butwecallherPat, andalsoanauntieattheFoundling Home-perhapsyouknowher.We havetwocats,FluffandSpot,apet

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SATURDAY,JUNE8,1918.

S magpie,andtwodogs,Scottieand Max;wehadanother,Lassie,butshe gotpoisoned.HowarethelittlechildrenattheFoundlingHome?Wegoto seethemeverytimewegOtoPerth.If youhappentobethere,willyougive mylovetoAuntie?Yourlovingniece, EVALOCKYER.

CousinAlly'sArtUnion. Buttsandmoneywereret-rnedby thefollowing:-

£

lareviously

Myword,Eva,yes.I'vebeenwaiting foryoutoaskme.Youareverywelcome,andIamgladthatyouwantan auntienamedBessy.Therearesofew withsuchanicenamethatIknow youwillbegoodtomenowthatyou haveme.Youmustwriteoften;tell methelatestnews,andworkforthe "weeones."Iamsosorrythatyou havebeenill,andhopeyouarenow wellandstrongagain.IhopePatis proudofhername,andthelandwhere itisveryplentiful.DoIknowauntie atSt.Vincent'sHome?Well,yes, Eva,Ihavebeenintroducedtoher bymycolouredfriend,Peter;heisa bonzerlittleconcernattheHome,and isgreatfriendswithyourauntie.He's nearlyasbigasauntie.Hope,mydear Eva,yourmenageriearen'tcomplainingofthehardtimes.Lovefromyour own AUNTBESSY.

Pictonstreet,SouthBunbury, June2,1918.

DearAuntBessy.-Iamjustwriting youthesefewlinestoaskyoutoacceptmeasoneofyournephews.Iam tenyearsold,andaminthethird standardatschool.Wehavehadalot ofwetweatherherelately.Willyou kindlysendmeacollectingcard,and Iwilltrytocollectsomethingforthe "weeones."Well,dearAuntBessy, thisisallthenewsIhavetotellyou thistime.Loveandkisses.Sogoodbye.Yourwould-benephew.

xxxxx JAMESSULLIVAN.

Ihaveacceptedyou,dearJames,as mylittlenephew,andyoumaywalk rightstraightintothecircle-our happylittlecommonwealth.IamdelightedtoknowthatBunburycentinuesitsrepresentationinmyCorner. andIhopeyourtwoselves-Maryand you-willwriteveryoftentome.Iam sendingacard,andIknowyouwill doyourverybestforthe"weeones." Thanksforloveandkisses.I'msending oneback.Yourloving AUNTBESSY.

Pictonstreet,SouthBunbury. June2,1918.

DearAuntBessy,-Asthisisthe firsttimeIhavewrittentoyou,Ihope youwillacceptmeasoneofyour nieces.Iamtwelveyearsold,andam inthesixthstandardatschool.Weget the"Record"everySunday,andIinterestmyselfverymuchinreadingthe children'scorner.Ihavefivebrothers. andIamtheonlygirl.Myeldestbrother,Tom,isonthemotorambulance inPerth.Hehadappendicitis,and wasdischargedfromthecampbecause hewasnotstrongenoughtogotothe front,soheenteredforHomeService. Iwillclosenow,withfondloveto yourselfandthe"weeones."andremainyourwould-beniece, MARYSULLIVAN.

Iamsogladthatyouhavejoined ourcircle,mydearMary,andasyou sayyouareaninterestedreaderofour page,Itrusttohaveyouwithusvery often,andalsotohaveyouworking withus.Work,youknow,Marydear, inagoodcausemakesGodsmile.Iam sosorrythatyouaretheonlygirlin yourfamily.Whatatimeyoumust havewithfivebrothers,callingallthe whileforMary.Iknowwhatboysare -theycan'tdoanythingwithoutcallingformotherorsister.Suchuseless creaturestheyarewhentheyarein troubleordifficulty.Writeoftenand givemeallthenewsinBunbury.Your loving AUNTBESSY.

LettersfromKathleenBourke,Dolly O'Neill,andMaryKinanewillappear nextweek.Alsoonereceivedwitha richenclosurefromDorothyTangney, justastheprinterwasfinishingupour page.

OurPastimeCircle

ConductedbyCousinAlly. MyDearCousins,-Isupposeyouare allveryanxioustohearhowtheart unionisgoing.Inthisweek'sissueI ampublishingthenamesofallwho havesentbooksandmoney,andalso alistofunreturnedbooks,soImust nottrespassonthegenerosityofthe printertoomuch,andIwillbevery briefwithmyletterMydearcousins, Ihopeyouareallwellandashappyas COUSINAILY.

addresstotheteachers,willbelongrememberedbythosewhowereprivilegedtohearhim. Asacitizen,Mr.O'Learyhadthe esteemofallwhoknewhim.Hewas perfectlyfearlessinadvocatingthe right.Hedislikedshamofallkinds,but allhiswordswere,nevertheless,governedbyprudence,goodtact,and gentlemanlyfeeling.Hewasindeeda genuinetypeoftheeducatedIrish gentleman.

Mr.O'Learywasanardentand whole-souledNationalistIrishman,and amostexemplaryCatholic.Inthe causeofcharityhiseffortsneverflagged.Hispurse,too,wasalsoopento everygoodcause,andhegaveliberally.

Hisfuneralwaslargelyattendedby thepublicgenerally,andbyhiscolleaguesintheteachingprofession.He wasburiedduringanalmostunexampleddownpourofrain,whichdoubtless preventedmanyfromattendinghis funeral.Itwasadverselycommented onbyteachersatthegravesidethat norepresentativefromtheadministrativestaffoftheEducationDepartment waspresent.Inexcuseforthis,theDirectorandmanyoftheInspectorswere outoftown,butitisapity,nevertheless,thattheheadsof Department werenotrepresentedinpayingfinal honourstotheremainsofagoodand greatpublicservant.

ToMrs.O'Learyandherfourchildrentheheartfeltsympathyofawide circleoffriendsgoesout.Itistobe hopedthattheesteeminwhichhewas heldwillbeagreatconsolationto them;andthefactthathisgood,useful,upright,andholylifeisenjoying itseternalrewardwillbeastillgreater one.Heleavesthemareveredmem'ory,andabrightexampletofollow-a greatlegacyindeed.Requiescatinpace.

Pinjarra

BooksNotReturned.

JimPurtell,Highgate LenKeating,Perth. FrankWallace,Highgate. NoamiCleave,Gcsnells.

MollieJames,Fremantle. AliceHome.WestMidland. EileenAhearn,Jolimont. VincentMcMullen,Coomberdale. H,Reader,OsbornePark.

M.Quinn,Kalgoorlie. TomRonan,Dalafor.

Theartunionistobedrawnon. Wednesday,June19th.andinthefollowingweek'sissueyouwillseetheresultsandtheprizewinnerforthesellingticketcompetition.-C.A

DeathofMr.1.1.O'Leary

Tohismanyfriendsthedeathof Mr.FrancisJosephO'Leary,lateheadmasteroftheGuildfordSchool,came asapainfulshock.Hisillnesswasof shortduration,andmanydidnoteven knowofituntiltheyheardofhis death.Lessthanafortnightbeforehis deathhebecameillwithinfluenza.His zealforworkimprudentlycausedhim togotoschool,witharesultthatpneumoniadeveloped;hearttroublesfollowed,andhissaddeathresulted.Mr. O'LearywasborninDublin,wentto Mauritiusasachild,andtoIndiaas ayouth.InIndiaheadoptedtheprofessionofateacher.Morethan23years agohecametoAustralia,andlivedin VictoriaandNewSouthWalesabout twoyears.Twenty-oneyearsagohe cametoWesternAustralia,andwas immediatelyappointedonthestaffof theBeaconsfieldSchool.Heopenedthe SouthPerthSchoolasheadmaster;was subsequentlypromotedtotheheadmastershipoftheWestLeederville School,andthencehewastransferred totheGuildfordSchool,hislastappointment.Asateacher,Mr.O'Leary wasmostsuccessful.Hispupilsloved him,andhisstaffesteemedandalmost reveredhim.Asacharacterbuilderhe hadfewequals,andinthisconnection theshiningexampleofhishighand noblelifedidmorethaneventheexcellenceofhisteaching.Hisfellowteachersesteemedhimasfewteachers havebeenesteemed.Hewasonthe executiveoftheTeachers'Unionfora recordperiodoftwentyyears.During thattimehewasthricepresident,and hispresidentialaddressatthe1910 Teachers'Conferencereachedthehighwatermarkforsuchutterances.Not onlywerethehighmoralprincipleshe utteredreceivedwithapplausebyhis largeanddistinguishedaudience,but theywerequotedintermsofthehighestappreciationintheleadingcolumns ofthemetropolitandailypress.Atthe lastTeachers'ConferenceMr.O'Leary declinedtostandforofficeontheexecutiveoftheunion.Hismanlyfigure, hisgenialface,andhiskindlyadvice inwhatprovedtobehisvaledictory

ThedeathofMissIvyLaslett,the onlydaughterofMr.H.A.andMrs. Laslett,whowasnearingher20thyear, castagloomoverthedistrict.For sometimebeforeherdeathshehad beeninindifferenthealth.Shewasan accomplishedyounglady,andher cheerfuldispositionwonherahostof friends.ThegreaterpartofhereducationwasreceivedatSt.Gertrudes College,NewNorth.Notwithstanding herdelicatestateofhealth,shewas alwaysreadytohelpinanydeserving charity.Aweekprecedingherdeath herparents toPerthwiththe ideaofgivingherachangeandhoping thatshewouldbenefitbyit.Asudden call,however,onthe25thult.brought themtoherbedside,onlytofindto theirgreatsorrowthatshehaddied fromheartfailure. Thefuneral,whichtookplaceon Monday,the27thult.,waslargelyattendedbyrelativesandfriendsofdeceased.ThecortegemovedfromMessrs BowraandO'Dea'sprivatemortuary inPierstreet,andproceededtothe CatholicportionoftheKarrakatta Cemetery,wheretheremainswereinterred,theRev.FatherP.Masterson conductingthefuneralserviceatthe graveside.Theremainswereenclosed inacoffinofpolishedjarrahmounted v,ithsilvercasketfittings.Thechief mournerswereMr.andMrs.H.A Laslett(fatherandmother),Messrs Herbert,Thomas,Francis,andArthur Edward(onactiveservice,brothers). Thepall-bearerswereLieutenants HattieDavies,F.Southee,Sergt.J. Healy,Capt.RobertLaurie,MessrsJ. M.Quigley,andW.T.Pring("SouthWesternAdvertiser").Amongthose presentwereMessrsG.P.Paterson.R. S.Sampson,NeilMcLarty,J.R.Scott, E.N.Love(representingMessrsMunyardandKenworthy),K.Cairn,T. Lowden,A.Bannan,L.Cohen,Frank Davis,A.Toms,BrotherGuthrieand NormanBannan,LionelHansen,Jerry McAuliffe,ArthurPozzi,H.Morton (representingtheChristianBrothers' College),Mr.andMrs.P.O'Connor.Mr. andMrs.M.O'Brien,Mr.andMrs.Warwick,Mrs.R.C.Kerr,MissEthelPurslowe.WreathsweresentbytheSisters andboardersofSt.Gertrude'sCollege, bytheparishionersofSt.Augustine's Church,Pinjarrah,and

OurVictorianLetter

THECATHOLICNEWMANCOLLEGE.-DR.MANNIXAND"THE ARGUS."-THEPROTESTANTFEDERATION.-DR.MANNIX'S NEWOFFENSIVE.

Forthe"WA.Record,"byCyrilBryan.

FromthetimeIwentintoresidence atNewmanCollegeIhavehardlyhad timetowriteyou.Totellyouofthe collegeinafewlineswouldbetogive youawrongimpressionofit.SoIpostponedmydescriptiontillthisopportunityoccurred.Withtheadventof 'NewmanCollege,alltheprincipalreligiousbodiesarenowrepresentedin theUniversity.Theothercollegesare Trinity,Queen's,andOrmond.They areallbuiltintheUniversitygrounds, andarepracticallyonlyresidential collegesforthestudents.Firstyear menreapmostadvantages,since thereareanumberoflecturersretainedbyeachcollegetogiveextralectures tothosetheygetattheUniversity. Whateverthepracticewaspriortothe war,justnowfromsecondyearupwardswegetnocollegelectures.

TheRectorofNewman,Father Power,S.J.,hasnotyetarrivedfrom Ireland.InthemeantimeFather O'Dwyer,S.J.,famousasthePrincipal ofXavierCollege,Kew,forsomany years,isActing-Rector. Father O'Dwyerisoneofaremarkableband ofbrothers,oneofwhomisSirMichael O'Dwyer,Lieutenant-Governorofthe Punjaub,whosetactfulhandlingof affairsinthenorthofIndiaisresponsibleforthefactthatthatportionof theEmpireisnotaflame,aseveryone feareditwouldbe. Newmanistotallydifferenttothe othercolleges.Thelatteraresolid slabsofmasonry,threeorfourstories high.Newmanisonlytwostoried,and, atfirst,looksaverysquatstructure.It isofstone,ofcourse,andnoexpense hasbeensparedtoinstaleverycomfortandtomeeteveryneed.Entering thefrontdoor,wesoonfindourselves intheloftydomewhichservesas dining-room,andwhichbringsforth exclamationsofastanishmentandpleasurefromthehostsofvisitorswho dailythrongtheplace.Thereareeight orninelargetableshereatnight.To seethesetablessurroundedbythe studentsintheirgownsistoseeasight onewilllongremember.Afeatureof Newman,seentothebestadvantage in arrangement ofthelights.Notalightisseen;they areallbehindembrasureshighupin thedome,andsowedonotgetaharsh, directglare,butasoftened,indirect light.Thisarrangement,thoughseen tothebestadvantagehere,isfeltto thebestadvantageinthelibrariesand reading-room. Wehaveawonderfullibraryhere worththousandsofpounds,bequeathed tothecollege.Inaddition,thereisanotherlibraryoflessexpensiveworksin thereading-room.Ifeelafraidtogo intothebiglibrary-therearesomany wonderfulworksthatIcan'ttearmyselfawayfromthere.

Mr.Griffen,whodesignedtheFederal Capital,isthearchitect.Itisexpected thattheadditionswillbebegunina weekortwo,sothatatthebeginning ofnextyearwecantakein100students.Bytheway,therearethreeW.A. studentsinNewman,allC.B.C.old boys:RaySmith,fifthyearMedicine; E.J.Prendergast,fourthyearMedicine,andmyself.AlsowehaveEddie Mahon,fifthyearMedicine,sonof HughMahon,ex-M.P.forKalgoorlie. Thelatterwasalonghereaweekago, andwehadachat.

Abilliard-room,withtwotables,is abovetheswimmingbath.Thelatter is60feetlongandabout30wide.The wholeistiled,andwhenthewateris drainedoffpreparatoryforre-filling, itpresentsabeautifulsight. Therearethreeordinarylecturerooms,aswellasabiologypractical roomandapracticallaboratoryfor chemistry.Bothlatterareequippedin themostmodernup-to-datestyle,and showthecarewithwhicheveryitem inthewholebuildinghasbeenstudied. Thechapelisonlyatemporaryone asyet.Thecompleteddesignallowsfor theArchbishopCarrMemorialChurch inthegroundsatacostof£20,000. Sometimeagoasumof£13,000had beensubscribedtowardsthisamount, butamonthortwobackaMr.Brennandiedandbequeathed£20,000to Dr.Mannixforthispurpose,sothat the£13,000collectedistobeusedfor extendingthecollegeatonce.Itis neededbadly,foralthoughprovision hadbeenmadefor56only,thereare 60ofusinresidence,andheapsmore clamoutingforadmission.Anyonefrom theWestdesiringadmissionnextyear willhavetogetinearlywiththeirapplication,Ishouldimagine,forpresumablytheytreatapplicationsin orderof'receipt. Ihaveleftthestudents'accommodationuntillast.Thewholeplaceis dividedintosuitesof14rooms.Each suiteaccommodatesfourstudentson theupperfloor,andthreestudentson thegroundfloor.Weeachhavetwo rooms,bedroomandstudy,equippedin alinewiththebesthotels.Thewhole placeisprovidedwithwaterheatersnofireplaces-andwehavereadinglampsinadditiontothewalllights. Eachsuitehastwobathrooms,both bathroomsandbedroomsbeingprovidedwithhotandcoldwaterbyday andnight.Thenthesuitesareconnectedbytelephonewitheachother,so thatwecangetintocommunication withanyone-providedheishome.

AffiliatedwithNewmanisSt.Mary's Hall,acollegeforCatholicgirls.Unfortunatelythenearestbuildingthat couldbegotforthrspurposeisabout 15minutesawayfromtheUniversity. Butitisafineroomybuildingin largishgrounds,whichcomprisea tennislawnandfivegardens.Ofcourse, itistaxedtoitsfullcapacity,andsoon theywillhavetoenlargethattoo.Althoughthegirlshavenotthesame conveniencesthatwehave,theyhave, nevertheless,averyfineplace,and mustfeelveryhappythere.Everything feltsowarmandhomelywhenwewere shownoverit.Itisunderthecharge oftheLoretonuns,andyoucanimaginemysurprisetofindnolessthan fourofthenunshadbeenintheWest. Rev.MotherDorotheawasinPerthfor alongtime.MotherPatrick,whohas chargeofthestudies,wasatOsborne, aswasalsoSisterPatricia.Then,Sister FrancisTheresawasatAdelaideTerrace,andonlycameacrosshereafew monthsago. WehaveagreattimeinNewman. Infact,ifonlywedidn'thaveany studyingtodo,mostofuswouldstay therequitealongtime!Itwillbe somethingtolookbacktointime,to thinkthatwewereamongthefirstat Newman.Studentsineverybranchof ArtsandSciencearethere,andin every"year"Meds.predominate.TalkingaboutMeds.,thereare300doing firstyearattheUniversitythisyear! AllIcansayisthatweareextremely fortunateinW.A.withourUniversity. Wedidn'thavesuchacrowd,andthe resultwasthatwepracticallyreceived personalattentionatthehandsofprofessorsandlecturers.ThatisimpossibleinMelbourne.Asamatteroffact, ProfessorRossandProfessorDakin,of Perth,havespoilttheW.A.menfor otherlectureshere.Boththeseprofessorsareabsolutelyremarkableforthe clarityoftheirlectures.Weinthe secondyearMedicineonlydoabout sixhours'lecturesaweek;therestis practicalwork,"cuttingup,"etc. Lectureshereareverydifferentto Perth.Studentskickupadevilofa rowattimes;applaudandstampede atajokeormistake,orlate-comer,or atanybigwords.Someoftheprofessorsgivethembackasmuchasthey get.Onecrowdtookalittlepupinto thechemistrylecture,andafterthe professorhadbeengoingsomefewminutestheyletitgo,andstartediton itscareerwithakick.Itgaveahowl andracedabout.Ateachkickithowledmorethanever,untilpandemonium reigned.Thelecturetheatresarejust liketheseatsinatheatrecircle,and finallythepupgotoutofthenickand downattheprofessor'stable.Professor Massonlookedatthewhimpinglittle curforafewseconds,andthensaid, "Poorlittledoggie,didyourbigbrotherskickyou?"Hegotagreathoy. TheArchbishopandhis"Friends." Haven'ttoldyouanythingofthe ArchbishopandhisfriendsII)lately. Inthefirstplace,thewowserandthe flag-flappinggentrygotadeuceofa shockacoupleofweeksago,whena Richmondladysentthe'Advocate"a photoshehadofDr.Mannixwalking withKingGeorgeatMaynoothjust beforehecametoMelbourne.Myword, itisfunnytoseehowwettheyare. Notoneofthemhaveevergotwithin milesoftheKingthemselves,and here'saphotooftheKingactually walkingwiththedisloyalArchbishop. Tocounterthistheloyal"Argus" thoughtofaplan.ItwaitedforDr. MannixtospeakatKilmore,andthen it,byaccidentordesign,juggled hisspeechinitscolumns,saying,amongotherthings,thathe haddeclaredthewartobea "sordidtradewar."Itthenproceeded topublishlettersforseveraldaysfrom "loyalCatholic,"etc.,givingtheArchbishop"fits."Butsuddenlyitstopped. Afewdayslaterithadtoignominiouslycrawldown,andsaythathehad notusedthewords"sordidtradewar" atall.Anotherpeculiarthingwasthat althoughthe"CatholicAdvocate"reporterwaspiesentandtookeveryword theArchbishopsaid-ittookupseveral pagesinthe"Advocate"-notasignis thereinthisreportofthefollowing, whichthe'Argus"saidDr.Mannix said: "IftheIrishsharedhisviews,.not onesoldierwcnildtheygetinIreland untiltheysettledtheIrishquestion." Ofcourse,the"Argus"mustlie. right.Itissounimpeachableatall times.

letmeconcludethisbysayingasI saidbefore,thatIhaveneverseen,I didnotimagineitpossibletosee,CatholicssoproudofbeingCatholicsasare theCatholicsofVictoria.

AtthesameplaceDr.Mannixalso statedthathehadbeeninvitedtoattendtherecruitingdemonstrationat theTownHall,buthehaddeclined. Alotofmud-slingingfollowedthis,and theLordMayor(Cr.Stapleywassilly enoughtomakeafewremarks.Hegot aterrifickidney-punchforhispains. ItseemsthatwhentheApostolicDelegatecamehereinMarchlast,some leadingCatholicshadwaitedonthe LordMayorandaskedhimtogive Dr.Cattaneoacivicwelcome.'fhe LordMayorinformedthemthatthe CityCouncilhaddecidedthatnocivic receptionsshouldbeextendedtoanyoneduringtheperiodofthewar.That endedit.Nowlisten:Theverysame weektheLordMayorandCouncillors oftheCityofMelbourneofficiallywelcomedachampionswimmer,ateam ofbowlers,andthedelegatestothe annualConferenceoftheChamberof Commerce!AreCatholicslistening? TheLordMayorofficiallydeclinesto recognisethePope'sAmbassador,but bestowsthehighesthonour(!)inhis poweronachampionswimmer!When Iaddthatthechampionswimmerwas aSouthSeaIslander,andwhenyou recollectthatMelbourneisthechief cityofaGovernmentthatboastsa "WhiteAustralia"policy,itistimeto laughhard.

AGoodJoke. Butthisisthebestjokeoftheyear. TheProtestantFederationinamoment ofwrathdeputationisedtheMinister forRailways,andpouredintohisears theirangrytale.Therailways,itseems, ischockfulofCatholics.Nooneelse couldgetalook-in.Theyhadkept theirpeace,however,untiltheirpatiencehadbeenexhaustedafewdays before.Wehadthespectacle,they wept,ofaCatholicandanIrishman named-IIcan'tthinkifhisnameis O'BrienorO'Donnell-itwasavery Irishname,however)-beingjumped overtheheadsofalotofpeople,particularlyovertheheadofoneworthy Protestant,whowasverymuchsenior tohim.Now,notethattheydidn'task foraninquiry.Theyknewbetterthan that.ButalongcametheCatholic Federationatthispointanddemanded aninquiry,aCommissionpreferably. TheMinister(anon-Catholic)saidhe waswillingtograntaninquiryifthe ProtestantFederationdesiredit.At thesametime,headded,"Ihavereceivedareportfromtheofficerwho wasresponsibleforthepromotionof thepersonwhosecasewasmentioned. Theofficerpointedoutthatashewas anon-Catholichimselfhecouldhardly beaccusedofgivingpreferencetoa Catholic!Butthisisthebestofthe joke:AfewdayslaterthepapersannouncedthattheProtestantFederationhadbeenmisinformed.Notonly wasthisO'Brien(orO'Donnell,whateverhisnamewas)anon-Catholic,but asamatteroffacthewasaleading lightintheMethodistChurch!C'iuld anythingbemorefoolish?

St.Vincent'sfoundlingHome

TheSister-in-Chargegratefullyacknowledgeshavingreceivedthefollowingdonations:Mrs.Spruhan,Goderichstreet,Perth, sixnewsuitsfortheboys;Mrs.Gallagher,EastFremantle,5s;Mrs.Mahony, Beaconsfield,5s(perVeryRev.Father Callan,'0.111.1Mr.StuartPatterson, twocasesoffruit.

Amusements

PERTHMAJESTIC.

Thereisnoduubtthatthebackwoodsstory,withitsred-bloodedlife. thrillsandvigourousloveinterest,alwaysholdsaplaceintheheartsof picture-goers,despitethebestofthe releasesthatmaycomefromtheboudoirsandtheotherincidentalsto "society.""MenoftheDesert"isdue atPerthMajesticto-morrow,andisa thrilldramaineverysenseoftheword. Ittellsinthrillingfashionofagreat feudofthebackcountry,ofdaring tides,hair-breadthescapes,sensational pursuits,andwoventhroughitallthe loyalloveofabrave-heartedgirl. Thereisnosloppysentimentorforced excitementin"MenoftheDesert,'" withhustlingJackGardnerinthestar role.Ithasthenaturaltouchaboutit, andthrillsandexcitementfollowfast, whiletheromanticinetresthasthat genuinetanginitthatgripsandholds theonlookerfromfirsttolast.Essanay studioshaveturnedputsomegrand storiesoftheWest,butnonebetter than"MenoftheDesert,"forthereis somethinginittoappealtoyoungfolk andoldandtobothsexes."Menofthe Desert,"saysthe"MovingPicture Worlds,""aboundsinthrillsandinthe typeofmenwholaughedatfearand scorneddanger."Withsuchingredients itneedscarcelybeaddedthatitisa picturethatmustgobighere,asithas gonebigelsewhere.Thecomedysectionoftheprogrammeisparticularly wellrepresented,forto-morrowMax Linderisdueagain,thistimeinhis thirdsuper-comedyentitled"Maxina Taxi."Itisonelongriotoffunand frolic,createdinMaxLinder'sinimit4 ablefashion,anditisthebestofhis super-screamstodate.LittleMaryMcAlister,sweetasever,inanother charmingchild-story,"TheLittleWhite Girl."ThisSundaynightthesurethriller,"ArseneLupin,"insixsmashing reelsisdue.

FREMANTLEMAJESTIC.

LastSundaytheArchbishopopened thechurchatNorthFitzroy.There wasanattendanceof10,000there.Dr. Mannixjocularlyalludedtotheway hewas"disuniting"theCatholicsin Victoria.Anotherwayinwhichthe CatholicsinthisStatewereshowing their"disapproval"ofhimwasinthe waytheywererespondingtohisappealsformoney.Infiveyears,hetold them,£500,000hadbeenexpendedin theArchdioceseinnewworksalone. Lookhere,isn'titabouttimeyou peopleintheWestdemandedthatan effortbemadetobringDr.Mannix overthereandhearwhathereally doessay?AsaCatholic,Ireckonitis anabsolutewrongtoletsomanyof myfellow-Catholicsbeledawayin theiropinionofaCatholicArchbishop, simplybecausetheyhaven'tachance tohearwhathedoessay.Heisbeing grosslymisrepresentedineverynewswrapinAustralia.Dripsofwaterwear awayastone.Ifpeoplereadnothing fromyear'sendtoyear'sendbutthe ridiculousstatementsthatthepapers putinhismouth,theymust,even Catholics,cometobelievesomepartof themintime.IreckoneveryCatholic inAustraliahasarighttodemand thatsomeeffortbemadetobringHis GracetoeachState,sothattheycan hearfromhisownlipshisownwords andhisownopinions. SpeakingattheC.B.C.OldBoys' dinneratNorthMelbourneacoupleof weeksago,HisGracesaid.; "ToooftentheCatholicFederation andtheCatholicpeoplearesatisfiedto takethedefensive.Wehaveastrong position,butwedonotmakeuseofit. (Applause.)Wehavebeentooreadyin thepasttoremainonthedefensive;we willshowbetterresults,Ithink,ifwe taketheoffensiveattimeswhenthere isjustcause."(Loudapplause.)

Athree-starbillwillbeunspooledfor patronsoftheFremantleMajestictomorrow.DorothyDaltonwillbeseen in"Faithful,"apowerfulTriangle dramathatissuretopull,whileallthe girlswilllovehandsomeBillDesmond inhislatest,"TheMarriageBubble." Thenlastlybutnotleastly,thereis sweetlittleMaryMcAlisterinher latestcharmingchild-story,"TheSeasonofChildhood."Therewillbea completechangeofbillonWednesday, whileforthisSundaynightJune Capricewillstarin"Patsy."

GRANDANDROYAL

There'sthatsweethumanquality aboutsomeofthepresent-daymotion pictureswhichcannotbeanythingbut beneficialineffectonbothyoungand oldinourcountry.Suchfilmscomeas awelcomerelieftotherathersensationalstyle."Wanted-AMother,"at theGrandto-day(Saturday)issucha picture,andwithlittlegirlstarMadge Evansintheprincipalrole,itshould beasappealingasitstitlepromises. Thedouble-featurebillforWednesday attheGrandwillbeAliceJoycein "TheSongoftheSoul,"andWilliam Desmondin"FlyingColours,"both fineofferings. TheTheatreRoyal,sandwichedin betweenitsgreatfeaturefilms,"The Barrier"and"TheDeemster,"isto giveus"To-day,"asplendidseven-part PathePlay,withFlorenceReedasa wifewho,throughdiscontent,isledto indulgeinquestionablefriendships withothermen.Suchafilmisrather timelyatthisdate,whentheworld overthesocialquestionissomuchdiscussed.OntheWednesday"TheBlue Streak"istheprincipalitem,withas thrillingandoriginalastoryasever theWm.FoxCompanyputintocelluloid."SoldiersofChance"is,agood seconderbytheVitagraphCompany. "TheDeemster"willbeseenatthe TheatreRoyalonSaturdaynext,15th June,withDerwentHallCaine,sonof theauthor,inthechiefcharacterisation.

ofMrs.Taylor.Meals,1/6;Weekly,27/6. JIMFRAWLEY,Proprietor.

Swan Brewery

Aleand Stout. UNRIVALLED FORQUALITY ANDCONDITION.

KayyouwantaComfortableMotorCar, Ringup BILLHOUSE

LordEdward'sWife

ByAda

Inthelastdecadeoftheeighteenth centurythereflashedoverDublinthe brightpersonalityofayoungFrench girl.Thebeauty,thegaiety,andthe charmofPamela,LadyEdwardFitzgerald,wastomanyirresistible,while toothersshebecameanobjectofenviousdislikeandtheobjectofcensoriouscriticism. Themysterysurroundingherparentageandthehighpositionofher husband,alliedtothegreathouseof Kildare,causedhernameandstorytobewidelyspokenof,andtheyoung bride-someauthoritiessayshewas onlysixteen-whomLordEdwardFitzgeraldbroughthomefromParis,had torunthegauntlet,notonlyofthe upperclassesofsocietyintheIrish metropolis,butwasthesubjectof observationanddiscussionamongthe populaceaswell.Onthewholeithas tobeadmittedshecameoffbadly.Her foreignwaysandmannersgainedher nofavourwiththegrandfolk;andher associationwithcertainpersonagesin theFrenchcapital-notably,having M.Barleeasherguardian-lostherthe goodwillofthecommonfolk.Even LadySarahNapier,anauntofher husband,writesthatsheheardfrom herbrother,theDukeofRichmond, that"poorLadyFitzgeraldwasnot Popular."LordandLadyE.Fitzgerald arrivedinIrelandinJanuary,1793, shortlyaftertheirmarriageinParis. Duringthesucceedingfiveyearsthey residedeitherinLeinsterHouse,Frescati,Blackrock,atCarton,oratasmall placeownedbyLordEdwardinKildare.Dublinsocietywasverybrilliant intheclosingYearsofthatcentury, andtheyoungFrenchwomanjoinedin allthegaietytowhichherpositionentitledher,andtowhichshehadbeen accustomed.Herhusbandwasarrested inMay,.1798,anddiedinprison,4th June.thesameyear.LadyEdwardthelovelyPamela-wasorderedbythe GovernmenttodepartfromDublin, whichshedid,accompaniedbyher threechildren.

"`SweetFrescati,"asitwastermed, wasthecountryhouseorbathingresidenceoftheDuchessofLeinster.She hadaverylargefamily-nolessthan nineteen,whowereFitzgeralds,nine sonsandtendaughters,whiletwo moregirlswereaddedtothehousehold afterhermarriagetoherson'stutor, Mr.Ogilvie. ThespaciousrangeofFrescati. situatedattheBlackrock,withinview ofthesea,andnottoofarfromtown, thoughtheperilsontheroadthither fromhighwaymenwereseriousenough, madeastaythereatimeofenjoyment, andtheDuchessfounditapleasurable changefromthebustleofthecity. BesidesTheBlackrockwasnotalonely place-ithadbecomeafavouriteresortofmanynoblefamiliesandpersonsofdistinction.Someofthefinest societyspenttheirsummersinthe neighbourhood,andtheViceroyhonouredthelocalitymorethanonce withhispresence.

Peter.

speakthelanguageshecommissioneda gentlewomaninLondontoseekand sendasuitablechildandforwardher toParisatthesametimeasanEng- lishhorsewascomingfortheDukeof Orleans.Thechildwasdescribedas "theprettiestgirlinEngland;"that shewasthedaughterofaMr.Seymour,amanofgoodfamilywhohad married,beneathhim,apersonnamed MarySyms;thattheparentshad gonetoNewfoundland;thatthelittle girlwasbornthereataplacecalled F'ogo;andthatshehadbeennamed Nancy. Inthemanyandvariousdocuments andpapersdealingwithLadyEdward Fitzgeraldshehadbeendesignatedby thedifferentsurnames,sometimesas Syms,againasSeymour,andonthe occasionofhermarriage,inthepages ofthe"MasonicMagazine,"as"MadamePamelaCapet,daughterofhis RoyalHighnesstheci-devantDukeof Orleans." ThestoryofPamela'searlydaysis brieflythatshewasbroughtupfrom childhoodwiththefamilyoftheDuke andDuchessofOrleans,underthecare anddirectionofMadamedeGeniis,' whooccupiedthepositionofgoverness totheroyalchildren.ThelittleEnglishgirl,asshewascalled,wasintroducedintothiscircle,andsharedall theadvantagesofhercompanions.

ThePALACEissituatediiamoat charmingposition,closetoBeaksamp CommercialHousesaidTheatres, aidislargelypatronisedbytheprim. eipalFarmersandGraziersixthe State.

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TheExcellenciesofallPurities Embodiedin UNIONIMPERIALSTOUT, TheSupperDish.

In"SweetFrescati"LordFitzgerald andprettyPamelapassedsomeof theirhappiestdays-quietpleasures andhomelyjoys,withnoforebodings ofthedaystocome."WifeandIhave cometosettlehere,"LordEdward wrotetohismotherinMay,1793-"We camelastnight,andareenjoyingthe littlebookroomwiththewindowopen, hearingthebirdssingandtheplace lookingbeautiful.Theplantsinthe passagearejustwatered,andwith thepassage-dooropen,theroomsmells likeagreen-house.Pamelaisnow workingatherframe,anduponthe twolittlestandsaresixpotsoffine auriculas,acidIamsittinginthebay windowwithallthosepleasantfeelings whichthefineweather,thepretty place,thesingingbirds,theprettywife andFrescatigiveme."Inanother letterhementionsthatheisatFrescati constantly,andthat"Pam.':hasnot beenintownsincewecame."The happycouplelivedhereaboutone year. Thecharmingwatering-place,Spa,in Belgium,wasregardedbyPamelaherselfastheplaceofherbirth,andthe morereliableauthoritiesfixitsdateat 1776.Spaisoneoftheoldestandmost favouriteresortsofthoselookingfor healthcombinedwithpleasure,andthe variousspringshavebeenfamed'for theirefficacyforgenerations.Ifcornnionbeliefwereaccurate,nadthat Pamelawastrulythedaughterof MadamedeGenlis,itisstatedshe visitedSpaintheyearnamed,andresidedthereforsometime.Theletters ofthisremarkablewomanrevealno traceofdirectconfirmationofher relationshiptoherbelovedeleve,but otherstatementswereputforthfrom timetotime,andnotcontradicted, whichseemtoestablishthefact. MadamelaComtessedeGenlisherself tellshowsheobtainedthislittleEnglishgirl.Inorder,shesays,toenable theRoyalchildrenunderherchargeto

MadamedeGeniishadherownideas inthemannerinwhichshedeveloped thetalentsofher"daughterbyadoption,"asshetermedthechild,though theopinionquicklygainedcredence thataclosetieexisted,andthatthe DukeofOrleans,PhillipeEgalite,was thefather. MadamedeGenlisverysoonobtainedmuchinfluenceinthecourtand homeoftheOrleansfamily-sheruled theservantsanddirectedmostofthe affairsofthehousehold.Shetravelled withherpupilstoseveralpartsofthe Continent,andvisitedEnglandon tnorethanoneoccasion.Shewritesof Pamelaintheyear1783:''Pamelawas extremelyhandsome;candourand sensibilitywerethechieftraitsinher character;shenevertoldafalsehood oremployedtheslightestdeceitduring thewholecourseofhereducation;she wasspiritualfromsentiment;herconversationwasmostagreeable. This charmingchildwasthemostidleI everknew;shehadnomemory;she wasverywild,whichevenaddedtothe graceofherfigure,asitgaveheran airofvivacity,whichjoinedwithher naturalindolenceandtoagreatdeal ofwit,madeherveryengaging. Herlotbroughtherafterwardsinto themostextraordinarysituations; shewaswithoutaguideoracounsellor onathousanddangerousoccasions,but neverthelessconductedherselfextremelywellaslongasherhusbandwasliving,andeveninmanydifficultcircumstancesinamannertrulyheroic." MadamedeGenlisandherpupilswent throughvariousexperiencesinconnectionwiththeFrenchRevolution, whichbrokeoutin1789,andin1791 shejourneyedtoEnglandwiththe PrincessAdelaided'Orleansand. Pamela.While'thereshemadetheacquaintanceofRichardBrinsleySheridan.Inthecourseoftheyear1792 Sheridanlosthiswife,thecelebrated MissLinley,anditisrelatedthat somemonthslater,ontheapproachingdepartureofMadamedeGenlis andthetwoyounggiflsforFrance,his admirationforPamelaculminatedin aproposal,whichwasacceptedand agreedtobythoseconcerned.Sheridanaccompaniedthepartyasfaras Dover,anditwasexpectedthey wouldshortlyreturntoEngland.A fewdaysafterwardsLordEdward FitzgeraldsawPamelainaboxinthe theatreinParis,soughtanintroduction,andfolloweduphissuitsorapidlythattheybecameimmediatelyengaged,andthemarriagetookplace,as related,inJanuary,1793.ThatLord andIadyEdwardlivedhappilytogethertherearemanyproofs.They hadtwochildren,aboyandagirl,at thetimeofLordEdward'sarrest,and athird,Lucy,wasbornimmediately after.Pamela'spresenceatLacey Moira'sentertainmentonUsher's Islandonthenightofhiscapturehas beenbysomeputdowntoindifference tohisfate,butthetruereasonwas knowntobeadesiretoactasusual soastoavoidsuspicion.Sheactedwith quietdignitywhenthesoldierssearchedLeinsterHouse.Itisrecordedthat shesoldallthesilverandjewellery shepossessedinordertotryandbribe thegaolertoeffectLordEdward's escapefromprison,anditwastoher humblelodginginDenzillestreetthat herhusbandmadehiswayindisguise whenhewasinhidinginvariousparts ofDublin,andfoundherguardedby thefaithfulblackToney,andsheobtainedatleastoneinterviewwithhim inprison.Curranmadeanobleappeal onbehalfofLadyEdwardFitzgerald

andheryoungchildrenfortherestorationofLordEdward'sproperty,which hadbeenattaintedbytheCrown.He wasnotsuccessfulatthemoment,but laterontheestatewasrestoredin favourofhisson,andthetwolittle girlswereeducatedbytheiraunt,Lady SophiaFitzgerald.Pamelalivedtothe ageoffifty-five.Shefirstresidedat Hamburg,whereMadamedeGeniis thenlived,andaftersomeyearsmarriedaMr.Pitcairn,theAmerican Consulthere.Theypartedinabouttwo years,andthedetailsofPamela'safter careeraremeagre.Sheretainedmuch ofherbeautytothelast,andwasthe objectofdevotionbymanyofthose whoknewherbest.Tothecloseofher ownlife(shediedonlyelevenmonths earlierthanPamela),MadamedeGeniiscomplainedofthecoldnessofher formerbelovedeleve,anditwouldappeartheydidnotoftenmeet. PameladiedinParisonthe8thof November,1831.SheliesinthecemeteryatMontmartre,butitwasonly afteralongsearchthatmanyyears laterDr.Maddendiscoveredthespot, longneglectedandforgotten.The tombstone(whichhehadrestored) boretheinscription:

A.Pamela, LadyEdwardFitzgerald

Par SonAmiLePlusDevoue. L.L.

TheseweretheinitialsofLouis Laval,DuedelaForce,oneamongthe manywhoretainedtheiresteemand admirationforthebeautifulPamela. r

Inthesixtiesofthenineteenthcenturytherewasawell-knownboys' schoolcalledHollyvillePark,atMonkstown,intheCountyDublin.Bythe playgroundranahedgeforminga boundarytoacarriagedrive,leading toahandsomeresidence.Manyatime andoftdidtheladsceaseintheir gamesandhastentothisspotand raisealoudcheerastheyheardthe equipageofthepopularandgenial Viceroy,LordCarlisle,approaching.In themansionresidedthewidowofSir GuyCampbell-thesecondPamela, eldestdaughterofLordEdwardFitzgerald,andhisExcellencywasonhis waytovisither.

Democracy

Thetrendofeventsisclearlytowards Democracy.ThethronesofEuropeare totteringandkingsbecomingbut figureheads,withagrowingconviction amongthepeoplethatassuchtheyare moreexpensivethanuseful.Evenin Germanytheprocessofdemocratisationhasalreadyadvancedtothesteps oftheembattledthroneoftheHphenzollernsandthegraspofdespotism andoligarchyhaslostitsstrength.In Englandthevoicesofthepeoplehave beenraisedinangeragainstaGovernmentinthehandsofafewwhichtakes littleornoaccountoftherightsorthe wrongsoftheproletariat.France,in nameaRepublicbutinrealitya tyrannyexercisedbyagodlessoligarchy,isquickwithaspiritwhichdemandstheapplicationoftheprinciple thatnogovernmenthasarightto existunlessitrulesbythepeopleand forthepeople.Somecoloniesofthe BritishEmpiremaintainstillsome lastvestigesoftheprepotenceof tyranny,fastdisappearingyetstill strongenoughtopasslawsandto carryoutregulationswhichareagainst thewillofthemajority,andstillarrogantenoughtoembarkonsuchcourses inspiteofthediscontentandmanifest hatredwhichtheyarouse.Ireland remainsatthislatesthourofEurope avictimtotheworstformofdespotismandarrogantpowerwhichwehave beentaughttocallPrussianism.The peopleareawakening.Themenwho fightandpayandsufferareasking whytheyhavenovoiceinthedeterminationofaffairswhichconcernthem chiefly.Broadasthemarchofthe dawnacrosstheworldthenewmovementisadvancing.Alittlewhilelongerandtheruleofthepeoplewillhave becomearealityandthedayofthe profiteersandthedespotsandtheidle richwholivebythesweatofthepoor willhaveended.

Democracyisawordthatisused lightlybyorators,whooftenhaveno veryclearconceptionofitsmeaning. Etymologicallyitsignifiesthesupremacyofthepeople.Incolloquiallanguageitisemployedtodenotethe peopleasdistinctfromthearistocrats, ortheidleclasses,whoneitherspin nortoil,andwaxfatonunearned money.ThefamousGettysburgphrase, governmentbythepeopleandforthe peopleandthroughthepeople,brings usclosertoitstruesignificance,which, inthewordsofademocratwhoknows howtousewordsaccuratelyis:The theorythatapoliticalcommunitypretendingtosovereignty-thatispretendingtoamoralrightofdefending itsexistenceagainstallothercommunities-devisesthetemporaland civilauthorityofitslaws,notfromits actualrulers,norevenfromitsmagistracy,butfromitself."(HilaireBelloc.)NotethatMr.Bellocexplicitly limitsthepowerofgoverningauthority totemporalandcivil.GoodphilosopherandsoundCatholicthatheis,he knowsthattheState,whetheritbea democracyoramonarchy,hasno powertolegislateinspiritualaffairs, whichareaboveandbeyondits sphere.Thedefinitionalsoconnotes thatthespiritualorderissupremeand thatallauthorityultimatelycomes fromGod-truthsthatareforgotten nowadaysbyourlegislators,and throughforgetfulnessofwhichthe ruinofpresent-daygovernmentsisaccelerated.ThemainprincipleofDemocracyistheequalityofman.And indemocraticdoctrineitoughttobe clearthat(1)everycitizenisequal beforethelaw,andthattherightsof alloughttobesafeguardedandsecured bytheState,and(2)thateverycitizenoughttobegrantedequalityof opportunityandnomanundulyhandicappedonaccountofhisbirthor poverty.ThusalawliketheprohibitionofaCatholic'sbecomingLord LieutenantofIreland,orevenKingof England,isanoutrageondemocratic principles.

Corollariesofdemocraticruleare suchinstitutionsasafreepress,liberty ofspeech,universalsuffrage,fairParliamentaryrepresentationforminorities,minorityrightssafeguardedin mattersofeducation,theemployment ofareferendumwherethewillofthe peopleisdoubtful.Inotherwords,in civilandtemporalmatters,whether internalorexternal,thepeoplehave arighttobeconsultedwherethegovernmentoftheStateisconcerned.The equalityofmanmustberespected andcivilandpoliticalfreedomgranted toall.Lookingatthequestionfromanotherpointofview,wemaysaythat Democracystandsfortherightsand thedignityofman,regardedasanindividual,andopposestheconception thatmanisfortheStateandnotthe Stateforman.Democracymeansthe overthrowofthetyrannicalinterferencewithhigherrightsandtheestablishmentofauthoritywhichisconsciousthatitsendandaimandscope arelimitedbythegeneralgoodoftne people.ThereforeatrueDemocracy isanidealthatwecanalllookforward towithhopeandwelcome.Itisan idealwhichoncerealisedwouldbetar moreeffectiveinpreventingwarsthan amillionpeaceconferencesanduntold pledgesonthepartofdiplomatists.It wouldforeverpititoutofthepower ofafewarrogantpoliticianstoplunge thepopulationofacountryintoawar withoutconsultingthemtowhomthe warmattersmost.Itwouldmakeimpossibletheprolongationofawar oncethepeopledecidedthatpeacewas needed,anditwouldremovethescandalofmendeliberatelyexploiting theirfellowsandsacrificingtheirlives forthesakeoftheirownselfishends. Noprofiteering,notyranny,nolaws passedagainstthewillofthepeople, nobreakingofpledges,noirresponsible squanderingofpublicmoneybypersonswhorefusetoaccountforit,no engineeringofsectarianbitternesson thepartofpoliticianswhoseincapacity haswrittentheirpoliticaldeathwarrant:forallthis,andforalltheprosperityandpeaceitwouldentail,Democracystands.Adreamsomewill say:nay,morethanadream:areality whichismarchingapacetowardsrealisation.Theinterestedpartieswillfight toafinish-thecorruptpoliticians,the "carrion-crows,"whowouldretaintheir ill-gottenplundernomatterwhatthe fateofthepoor,thebigotswhoare protectedbyplacehunterswhodependontheirvotes,allthesewillbe obstaclesontheroadtofullfreedom. Butitiscoming.Theslavesofcenturiesareawakeandbreakingtheir fetters.Thedayofreckoningisat hand.-"N.Z.Tablet."

Moora

Bitso'Humour

"Iwillbetyoufivedollarsthatyou shalldescendfromthatchairbeforeI askyoutwice." "Done!"saidthegentleman,who seemeddeterminednottoobeythe summonssoobediently. "Comedown." "1willnot,"wasthereply. "ThenstoptillIaskyouasecond time." Thegentleman,havingnodesireto retainhisgoodpositiontillthatperiod, camedownfromthechair,andhisopponentwonthewager.

AlecMacPhersonwasn'tfeelingwell, andfounditnecessarytoseekmedical advice.HitherLoAleconlysuffered fromthirst,andhealwaysknewhow tocureithimself;hehadpractised regularly.Thiswasdifferent,sohe wenttothedoctor.Thelatterknew Alec,anddrewconclusions.Hedirected thatAlecshouldforthefuturebelimitedtooneounceofwhiskyperdayjust asmedicine.

Aninterestingweddingtookplace attheChurchofSt.JohntheBaptist recently,thecontractingpartiesbeing MissEileenParker,daughterofMr. andMrs.P.J.Parker,ofFinbar, Dalaroo,andMr.P.Kirby,sonofMrs. H.Kirby,ofCountyClare.Alarge partyoffriendsandwell-wishersassembledatthechurch.Thebride,on thearmofherfather,andattendedby hertwosisters,GenevieveandGrace, walkeduptheaisle,andthebridegroom'sbestmanwasMr.BarryParker.Thebride'sdresswasalovely ivorycrepe-de-chene,verytastefully made.Theveilwasaworkofart, beingthegiftandworkofhersister Genevieve,andtheorangeblossom wreathwaswornlowdownonthe head.Thebridealsoworealovelygold bracelet,thegiftofthebridegroom. Thebridesmaids'dresseswereofa delicateshadeofpinkandbluerespectively,crepe-de-chene,handsomely workedandfinishedincablestitchings ofcontrastingshades.Thebridesmaids' hatswereinpanelvelvetstylishsand shade,smartlytrimmedwithsilkand rosebuds,andallcarriedlovelybouquets.Thebroocheswornwerethegift ofthebridegroom.MissM.Sheridan playedtheWeddingMarchasthe weddedpairleftthechurchamidstthe usualshowerofconfetti.Thebride's mother,attiredinniggerbrown,.was alsopresent.Thebridalparty,with accompanyingfriendsandguests,were receivedinthedrawing-roomundera weddingbell,suspendedamidsta wealthofflowers,ferns,andtrailing plants,allformingabeautifularch. Laterbreakfastwasservedinoneof thespaciousverandahs.Prominent amongstalargecircleoffriendswere FatherPlanes,whounitedthecouple, andourlatelyreturnedsoldier-priest, FatherCarroll.Manyvaluablecheques andbeautifulpresentswerereceived.

ayoungboyhurriedlytohim,and, handinghimtwopence,said: "Takethistwopence,boy;bringme abunandhaveoneyourself." Soontheboyreturnedeating,and handedhimbackapenny,saying, "Theyhadonlyonebunleft."

HisnamewasJerry.

Shewasoneofthoselittlewomen whoarealwayslookingforsomething thatwilltakeuptheirhusband'stime. "John,"shesaid,"Iwishyouwould mendthefrontdoorlock."

"C-oan't,"repliedJohn,shaking likeanaspenleaf."I'vegotthe sh-shakingague." "Oh,well,then,Iknowthevery thing.Youcansifttheaskes." Telephone395

Alecwenthomepuzzled-andfrightened. "Aeoonceofwhisky,"hesaidto himself."Therecannabemucklein that."

Intheevening,seeingyoungAlecat hisschoolexercises,hesaidtohim: "Alec,mylad,howmuckleisinan oonce?"

"Saxteendrachms,fayther."

"Saxteendrachms!Whar'smabonnet?It'lltak'mea'mytimetoha'e thatmuchmedicineta'enaforethe shapsshut."

Somesoldiersbackfromthetrenches werebeingshownbehindthelinesa machineforsterilisingclothing,and, ofcourse,eliminatingthe"pests."One ofthepartywasobviouslyquiteunimpressedAndafterwardsanassistant atthesanitarymachineaskedhim whetherhedidnotthinkthemachine afineone.

"Wellenough,perhaps,"saidhe. "ButI'vegotadodgeofmyownthat isbetter."

"Oh,whatisthat?"

"Well,Iwearmyshirttwodaysone way;thentheyareallinside,see?"

"-Yes." "Thenturnitinsideout,andwearit thatway.Thenthey'realloutside, aren'tthey?"

"Well,yes." "Bythetimethey'vegotinside againIturnitbackagain."

"Well,well?"

"AndsoIgoonandon;andatlast themarchingandcounter-marching breaksthelittledevils'hearts,andthey die."

Jockwassittinghaving'apeaceful pipewhenhisfriendSandylookedin tocongratulatehimonbeingthewinnerintheThousandPoundLottery. "Maivelloussliceo'luck-eh,mon?"

"Av,av,Sandy.ButIwouldhaveye kenI'velostabawbeeowerit.' "Hoowasthat,Jock?" "Ibowttwateekitswheronewad ha'done!"

Mr.Sowansohadboughtahorse,but afterclosingthedealhewasnotexactlysatisfiedwithhispurchase, "ThereisjustonethingIdon'tlike aboutthishorse,"hesaid."Shewon't holdherheadup."

"Oh,thatisonlyherbloomin'pride," saidthedealer."Shewillwhenshe's paidfor."

"

"It'salwaysdangeroustojumpat conclusions,"saidthecarefulman; ''youareliabletomakeyourselfridiculous,atleast."

"Yes,"repliedtheotherman,"I jumpedattheconclusionofaferryboatonce,andmissedit."

Ourofficeboysaysaone-timefriend ofhisjumpedataconclusionandbroke hisneck.

Onceatrainstoppedatawayside station,andoneofthepassengerscalled

AGreatBargainFestival!

TherewillbenocessationinbargainvaluesatBoans'Emporium,whereallisenergy,thewarehousepositively pulsatingwithliftandbusinessenterprise,witheachdepartmentheadopeningupbeautifulnewwinterstockof outstandingvalue.OurcustomersknowthatbeforeanylineisstockedatWestAustralia'gwidelyrecognised houseofdistinction,itiscriticallyexaminedtoseethatitamplyfulfilsthenecessaryconditionsimposedby Boans'alertexpertbuyers.YouknowBoans'haveareputationtoliveupto-theQualitymustbeundoubted, theValuemustbeunbeatable,thePricesmustbebedrock.Socallandseesomeofthemanythousandsofgood valuelinesonofferthisweek.Aglancedowntheirpriceswillconvinceeveryprudenteconomicalbuyerthat avisittoBoans'savesmoneybysecuringabsolutelythebestgoodsatpriceshithertounheardofinPerth.

TheRoofTeaandLuncheonRoomsareUnsurpassedintheCommonwealth,HotLuncheons,etc.Ladies'Toilet Salonisonthethirdfloor.

BOANBROS.,UniversalProviders

WELLINGTONandMURRAYSTREETS,PERTH

KingsandCabinets

Oneofthemostinterestingandinstructivebookspublishedinrecent yearsbyFisherUnwinisMr,A.J. Farrer'sfascinatingstudyontheMon- archyinPolitics.Writingofitunder theheadingof"OurLibraryTable,"in theLiverpool"CatholicTimes,"inan interestingarticle"Papyrus"saysofit: "Itisabookofwhichmuchwillbe heardduringthestrugglesofthenext fewyearswhenpeaceallowsroom againforpoliticalactivity.Itdeals withthereignsofGeorgetheThird, andFourth,WilliamtheFourth,and QueenVictoria,andshedslightupon theirrelationswiththeirGovernments. We whomaypassoverallthemonarchs precededtheQueen:stupidand pigheadedtheywereinallconscience. OfQueenVictoriawhatshallanEng- lishmansay?WithaGermanforher adviser,andaGermanforthatadviser'sfather,andherselfaGerman,we mustexpectsympathywithGermanyfromherduringherreign.Ithinkmost readerswillfeelthatsomeofthebitter fruitwearenowgatheringwassown byher-unwittingly,butnonetheless truly.Sheaimedattheexaltationof theCrownwhichshewore,andwas keenlyinterestedintheexaltationof Hereareconclusionswhichthereader willendorse."Toenhancethepowerof theCrown,tostrengthentheExecutiveatthecostoftheLegislature,was thegreatideawithwhichStockmar imbuedtheQueen."Again:"Muchas sheloved.hercountry,shelovedthe Monarchymore.Muchasshemay havebelievedinthewisdomofParliament,shebelievedmorestronglyin -herpersonaldirectionofit."Palmerstonshecouldnotgetonwith;butthe DukeofArgyllsaid"Palmerstonhated Prussiaandhadtheworstopinionof themotivesofPrussianstatesmen. Theywereplayingagameforthe hegemonyofGermany,andnotatall fortheestablishmentofconstitutional libertyamongtheGermanpeople."So, StockmanthoughtPalmerstonmad, andtheQueen(therefore?)thought himbad.Wecanhardlyblameherfor notrisingsuperiortoherownracial feelingsandthecounselofthePrince ConsortandtheGermanbaron,Stockmar.Alwayshersympathyinforeign politicsinclinedherto 'Topromote,sofarasinherlay,the strengthofPrussia,was,fortheQueen, thefirstofduties.ThefearthatPrussia mightbeexcludedfromaGermanEmpireunderthehegemonyofAustria,to thedetrimentoftheinterestsofher son-in-law,theCrownPrinceofPrussia, filledherwithalarm;andwheninthe autumnof1863shevisitedCoburg,her letterswerefrequenttothebrother-inlaw,DukeErnest,thenattendingthe GermanDietofSovereignsatFrankfurt,onbehalfofPrussia.Sheentreatedhim,asmuchaslayinhispower, "topreventaweakeningofPrussia, whichnotonlymyownfeelingresists -onacountofthefutureofourchild- ren-butwhichwouldsurelyalsobe contrarytotheinterestsofGermany; andIknowthatourdearAlbertalwaysregardedastrong-Prussiaasa necessity,forwhich.therefore,itisa sacreddutyformetowork:"Thatis

notpleasantreadingforEnglishmenat thishour.Butwemustnotcomplain. ProtestantEngland,topreserveProtestantism,choseaProtestantRoyalty, andwenttoProtestantGermanyfor it.AndnowProtestantEnglandpays thepriceofthechoice.Our beingGerman,wasnaturallypro-German,andtheQueen,woman-like,cared forthewell-beingofherGermanrela- tions.Ofallthisthemassesofthe Englishpeopleknewnothing;know nothing;perhapsitisbetterso.But,I confess,itpainsmetoseethecontrast betweentheQueen'sloveofGermany andher-well,notherlove-forIre- land."HomeRule,"weread,"received herwhole-heartedaversion;forever sinceO'Connell'sagitationforRepeal Irelandhadbeentoherarebelcoun- tryratherthanbyanyconcessiontohergrievances.Duringthecritical- monthsbetweenJune,1885,whenGladstonefellfrompower,toJanuary,1886, whenherecoveredit,'theIrishques- tionbecameacute,andafterthegen- eralelectioninNovembertoDecember,1885,hadreturned85Irishmem- bersinfavourofHomeRule,things developedrapidly.Thelong-concealed breachbetweenGladstoneandLord Hartington,whichhadmarredthe wholeofGladstone'ssecondadminis-tration;widenedtoanopensplit,with ultimatepredominancetothestatesmanwhoafterfiveyearsinthesameCabinetwithGladstonecouldwriteto hischiefthathecould'nevergeton withhiminconversation:TheQueen bestirredherself,andaftertheelection entered,atLurdSalisbury'sinstiga- tion.intoalongcorrespondencewith Mr.Goschen,withaviewtoeffecting acoalitionbetweentheConservatives andthoseLiberalswhowere

Hersuccesswascomplete,andJune8, 1886,whichsawthedefeatofthefirst HomeRuleBillintheCommonsby343 to313,wasasred-letteredadayto herasitwasablackoneforthepeople ofIreland.Thesubsequentelection,whichgavetheUnionistAllianceas manyas390votesagainst280tothe LiberalsandtheIrish,gave'uncon-cealeddelighttotheQueen.'" How veryinstructiveitallislLovefor Prussia.Wemustnotcomplain.It wasnaturalforaGermanProtestant QueentoloveProtestantPrussia, Shehasgonetohergrave.Prussia isfollowingher.Irelandiscomingforth intolifeandlightandhopeandpros- perity.ShewilloutlivePrusaianism whereveritbe.Inthisadmirablevolume,whichcannotbetoohighly praised,whichisasvaluableasany volumepublishedthiscentury,Mr. Farrerdiscusseswhetherwecanfind anybetterconstitutionalsystemthan onewhichpermitsamonarch,sometimesduringalonglife,toopposeand thwartthepoliticaleffortsofthechosenleaderofthepeople.Thisproblem, suretobekeenlydebatedafterthe war,Mr.Farrerdismisseswithafew remarks,seeinggoodandevilinany change.Thevalueofhisbookisinthe evidencehebringsforward,facilitating aconclusion.

OthersarenearlyequaltoImported, SomeareasgoodasImported, "UNIONIMPERIAL"STOUT IsBetterthanImported.

BrianBoyMagee (A.D.1641.) M.

IamBrianBoyMagee- MyfatherwasEoghainBanIwaswakenedfrommyhappydreams Bytheshoutsofmystartledclan; AndIsawthroughtheleapingglare Thatmarkedwhereourhomestead stood, MymotherswingbyherhairAndmybrotherslieintheirblood. InthecreepycoldofthenightThepitilesswolvescamedownScotchtroopsfromthatCastlegrimGuardingKnockfergusTown; Andtheyhackedandlashedandhewed Withmusketandropeandsword, Tillmymurderedkinlaythick InpoolsbytheSlaughterFord, Ifoughtbymyfather'sside, Andwhenwewerefightingsore, Wesawalineoftheirsteel Withourshriekingwomenbefore; Thered-coatsdrovethemon TothevergeoftheGobbinsgray, Hurriedthem-God!thesight! Astheseafoamedupforitsprey. Oh.tallweretheGobbinscliffs, Andsharpweretherocks,mywoe! Andtenderthelimbsthatmet Suchterribledeathbelow: Motherandbabeandmaid

Theyclutchedattheemptyair,

Witheyeballswidenedinfright, Thathourofdespair.

(Sleepsoftinyourheavingbed, Olittlefairloveofmyheart!

ThebitteroathIhavesworn Shallbeofmylifeapart; Andforeverypiteousprayer

Youprayedonyourwaytodie, MyIhearanenemyplead

WhileIlaughanddeny.)

Inthedawnthatwasgoldandred, Ay,redastheblood-chokedstream, IcrepttotheperilousbrinkGreatChrist!wasthenightadream?

InalltheIslandofGloom

Ionlyhadlifethatday- Deathcoveredthegreenhill-sides, AndtossedintheBay.-

Ihavevowedbytheprideofmy sires-

Bymymother'swanderingghost-

Bymykinsfolk'sshatteredbones

HurledonthecruelcoastBythesweetdeadfaceofmvlove, Andthewoundinhergentlebreast-

Tofollowthatmurderousband, Asleuth-houndwhoknowsnorest.

IshallgotoPhelimO'Neill

Withmysorrowfultale,andcrave

Ablue-brightbladeofSpain, Intheranksofhissoldiersbrave. AndGodgrantmethestrengthto wield

Thatshiningavengerwell-

WhentheGaelshallsweephisfoe

ThroughtheyawninggatesofHell.

IamBrianBoyMagee!

Andmycreedisacreedofhate-ILove,Peace,IhavecastasideButVengeance,Vengeance,Iwait!

TillIpaybackthefour-folddebt ForthehorrorsIwitnessedthere, Whenmybrothersmoanedintheir blood, Andmymotherswungbyherhair.

Thereisnothingtrivialifyoulove thepersontowhomithappens.

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TheLatouchefamily,wellknown and'widespreadinIreland,wasofthat oldEnglishstockthathadcometobe considered"moreIrishthantheIrish themselves."Abranchofthefamily carriedonthebusinessofbankersin Dublinduringwhatmaybecalled"the palmydaysofthecity,thecloseof the18thandthebeginningofthe19th centuries.Oneofthesonsofthechief directorofthisbusinessfoundhisway toFranceasamedicaldoctor,establishedhimselfinParis,andintime workedupanextensiveandlucrative practice,sothathisresidencebecame wellknownifnotimposing.Itwason theBoulevardSt.Michel,andhehad namedit'Glenismole,"whetherfrom somefamilyconnectionwiththehistoricalheroineofDavis'balladornot wecannotsay.

Howeverthatmaybe,Dr.Latouche mightfrequentlybeheardhumming"'TwasaSeptemberday

InGlenismole, EmelineTalbotlay Onagreenknoll,"etc.

InduecoursehemarriedMdlle. BlanchedeMarzan,daughterofa professionalcolleague,ofChartres.At fifteenshemightwellhaveseemeda twinsisterorreincarnationoftheideal EmelineTalbot,andatmuchmore matureageretainedmanyofthat famouslady'smentalandphysical charms.Itiswithherson,however, theyoungestofafamilyofthree,the twoelderbeinggirls,thatourstory haschieflytodeal.

Whenthisboy,JulesdeMarzanLatouche,wasaboutfouryearsold,an Irish"bonne"or"gouvernante,"Miss GraceO'Bierne,foundherwayinto the"Glenismole"householdandtook chargeofthechildren'slessons.EducatedfirstinanIrish,andfinallyina Frenchconvent,shewasatypical colleen,oval-faced,brown-haired,with thosepeculiarlyIrisheyes-darkblue "putinwithadirtyfinger"-andin certainlightsemittingaflashofgolden amber.Hermodestself-restraintcould notentirelyrepressthefunthatbubbledupfromherheart,likethesunlit sourcesofherhomelandrivers.Naturally,the"petiteIrlandaisespirituelle"becameaprimefavouritewithpupils, parents,andallwhomadeacquaint. ancewithher.

Everyhomehasitsshareofjoysand sorrows,andonedaythe"Glenismole" familyexperiencedaterriblecalamity. ThelittleJules,havingfallendowna steepstairs,waspickedupatthefoot seriouslyinjured.Alltheresourcesof medicalskillandcarefulnursingleft himstill,aftermonths,asufferer,some injuryhavingbeendonetothespine.

Duringthissadseason,Grace O'Biernewastoall,andespeciallyto thelittleinvalid,asagleamofsunshineonawinterday.Shesangthe childtorest,comfortedothers,inspiredandstrengthenedthehopethatsprings eternalinthehumanbreast,however lighttheailmentthatsustainsit. Humanaidhavingvainlyexhausted itsresources,thoughtswereturned moreandmoretowardsthesuper- natural.LargelythroughGrace'sinfluence toucheandsuggestion,MadameLaresolvedtomakeaspecialand solemnappealtotheevermerciful Madonna,ComfortoftheAfflicted. Herthoughtsnaturallyturnedtothe Churchofherchildhood,ofherfirst Communion,herConfirmation,the majesticCathedralchurchofChartres, declaredbycompetentjudgestobe,on thewhole,thefinestinFrance,that landsorichinGothicarchitecture. Shethoughtofitsmysticassociations andprecioustreasures,itsunrivalled stained-glasswindowswithmorethan threethousandfigures,itsstatues, Notre-damesousTerre,inthecrypt, reminiscentofDruiddays,andofthe altarfoundbytheearlyChristians, havingthefigureofaMotherand Childabove,anddedicatedVirgini parituroe,"itsBlackMadonnainthe upperchurch,andmosthighlyprized ofall,thesacredVeiloftheBlessed Virginherself,presentedtoCharlemagnebyConstantinePorphyrogenitus.Callingtominditslongrecord ofpilgrimagesandmiracles,toseek elsewhereforassistancewouldhave seemedtoherasinfuldisloyalty. Thither,then,accompaniedbyGrace O'Beirne,MadameLatouchecarried herailingchild.Ferventprayerswent upfromthoselovinganddevoted souls,fromthesoulofanafflicted mother,ofanardentmaidennurse; mostpotentofall,perhaps,fromthe lispinglipsofthewhite-souledchildon whosebehalfwasimploredtheaidof theMaidenMotherQueenofHeaven. Theseprayerswerefavourablyheard. Animmediatechangeandperceptible improvementwerenoticedinthesemi-

Fenelon.

paralysedlimbsofthelittlepatient, Theyweregraduallyrestoredtocom- pletevigourandactivity.Ingratefulacknowledgmentofthefavour,anEx Votowasaddedtothemanyalready coveringthewalls,anditborethe nameofMadameBlancheLatouche, andbrieflyrecordedthereasonand circumstancesofitserection.

Yearspassed;GraceO'Beirnehad returnedtohernativeland;Madame Latouchehaddiedataratherearly age,andafewyearslaterherhusband hadfollowedhertothegrave..Jules, afterabrilliantcourseintheEcole Normal,beingleftcomparatively wealthy,hadnottakenupaprofes- sion,anddriftedintotheBohemiaof theLatinQuarter,thatmostdelectableandfascinatingLotusland.There, asinthepast,foregatheredallthe votariesofliterature,art,andplea- sure-painters,sculptors,musicians, poets,journalists,actors,wits-and theirmotleyhostofdilettantifollowers.Apleasantandattractivecountry trulyisBohemia,butunderallits flashandcolourisconcealedanundercurrentofbitternessanddisillusionment,LouisLatouche,likemany othersofitsdenizens,begantofeel-

"EvenastheRomandid, Thatinlife'smostdeliciousdraught, Surgitamarialiquid."

Butworsethanthis,itsmoraltone isratherunhealthy;itcherishesacertaintendernessfortheRabelaisian maxim:"Faiscequevouldras,"andin itshot spiritualandenervatingatmospherethe facultiessuccumbtotheevertighteninggripofatrophy.Soithap- penedtoJulesLatouche,andasa consequencehefelthimselfgrowing moreandmoregloomy,despondent, listless.Withaviewtoshakingoff theserathermorbidtendencies,hedeterminedtopayalong-promisedvisit tohisIrishrelatives.

Therehefoundacordialwelcometo aprettilysituatedvillainthatcharmingdistrictofCountyDublinborderingonWicklow.Theever-verdantvalleys,crystalstreams,andplacidlakeletsnestlingamonghillsandmountainsthatshimmeredthroughthe goldenhaze,madeapicturethatfor himwasnovelandfascinating.Grace O'Beirne,formanyyearspastMrs. McMahon,andnowawidow,hadkept upacorrespondencewithherold Parisianpupils,andtookamotherly interestinthem;soshesoonbecame awareofJules'arrival,andpaidhim manyvisits,Shegraduallylearnedof hisreligiouslapse,andwemayeasily judgeofhersadsurpriseatthisregrettablechangeinonewhomshehad beeraccustomedtoregardasina specialsensededicatedtotheVirgin MotherofGod.Quietlybutearnestly shesetherselftobringhimbacktothe stateofpietyandvirtueinwhichshe hadlefthiminthoseoldhappydays inParisian"Glenismole."Theenvironmentwasfavourable.Thetranquil valesandhillsides,thehappy,simple folk,theAngelusbellsbreathinga benedictionontheland,thesombre andsolemnruins,allspoketotheadmiringvisitorinalanguagethatcompelledahearing.MeanwhileMrs.McMahonoftenandwistfullythoughtof thehappypast,ofthedeadmother, andespeciallyofthenever-to-be-forgottendaysintheChartresCathedral, andofthemarbletabletstillfixedin itscrypt-aperpetualthanksgiving forasignalfavour.Adaughterofhers, MissMaureenMcMahon,whohadbeen apupilinaBelgianconvent,wasnow, likehermotherformerly,a"bonne"in France.Shemadethisanexcusefor accompanyingJulesonhisreturn home.Shortlyaftertheirarrivalin FranceshewentwithhimtoChartres, pointedouttohimtheExVotoset upbyalovingmotherasaperpetual memorialofhergratitude.andher son'sindebtednesstotheMotherof God.Thesightandthememoriesit recalledaffectedhimdeeply.Could theyfailtodoso?

Thetocsinsoundedwar!AllFrance wasinatumult,andJulesLatouche soonfoundhimselfinanewenvironment,asub-lieutenantinhisoldregimentofChasseurs.Thesceneisnow Verdun,thatfortress-citywhosename shallbesynonymouswithbraveryas longasthere'isaFranceoraFrenchman.Aroundanduponitfallsahail ofalltheinfernalelementsofdeath anddevastation.Grimlyandobstinatelytheyaremet,andthehuman wall,batteredandblood-stained, standsunbroken.Onabrightdayof theearlyspringtimeof1916,from Douaumont,recapturedfromthe Bosches,stretcher-bearerscarryout thewoundedinscores,inhundreds,in thousands.Theyarebegrimed,broken,

bleeding,butneveramurmurofcom- plaintisheardfromthRselividlips, oldonthosewhitefacesthereisstill alookofproudandfiercedetermina- tion.

AmongthemwasSub-Lieutenant Latouche,scarcelyrecognisable,bleedingfrommanywounds,anyoneof whichtheinexperiencedonlookerwouldhaveconsideredfatal.Forweeks inthehospitalhepassedthroughal- ternatingperiodsofgreatprostration, semi-consciousdelirium,andrecupera- tive sometimesrecovery.Duringthesefitshe fanciedhewasinthetrenches,ormakingoneofthoseraidsof whichsomuchisheard.Butwhat puzzledeveryonewasthathewas continuallysingingsnatchesofsongs ofwhich,asthesayingis,theycould notmakeheadortail.Asfarasthey could thus:gather,the,wordsransomewhat "ReviensaErin,mavournin,mavournin

ReveinsaErin,quitradonnelejour; ReviensaErin,mavournin,mavour-nin Etlajoie-deKillarneyressonratout autour."

Oragain-"J'airencontreNapperTandy,Luimaserrelamain Disant,commentval'IrlandeEst-cequellesesoutient?

C'estlepaysleplustriste, Qusjamaisonavu, S'ilsseparentlad'unoubanvert, Hommesetfemmessontpondus." Ithappenedthatamongthenurses inthatparticularhospitalwasMaureen McMahon,whohadvolunteeredfor suchservice.Shesoonrecognisedthe familiaroldIrishairs,anddiscovered thatthewordswereattemptsata translationoftheoriginal"ComeBack toErin"and"TheWearin'o'the Green."

Latouche!Sub-LieutenantJulesLatouche!Why,thiswashermother's oldpupil,ofwhosemiraculouscure shehadoftenheard.Theyweresoon singingduetstothenosmallamusementandamazementofnursesand patients.Theoldtunesthatthemother hadsungtothesickchild,thedaugh- terwassingingtothesickman. "Whenthroughlifeunblestwerove, Losingallthatmadelifedear, Shouldsomenotesweusedtolove Indaysofchildhood,meetourear, Oh,howwelcomebreathesthestrain, Wakingthoughtsthatlonghave slept,"etc. Ah,no!not"wakingthoughts,"but creatingsentiments,evokingfeelings.fromthesub-consciousdeepsofthe soul.This,however,ismystery,andmysticsthemselveshavetoldusthat itisuselesstotalkofittothepro- fane. hasDuringthesewartimessurgery wroughtwonders.Afteralong courseofX-rayingandanti-septicin- jecting,ithadsucceededinre-uniting theseveredsinewsandmusclesof JulesLatouche,fromwhichavaried assortmentofshellfragmentshadbeen extracted.Thewoundswereclosed, andhehadreturnedtosomesemblanceofhisoldappearance.Surgery, howeverwithallitswizardry,could notmakehimfitagainforactiveservice.Whenheleftthehospital,convalescent,MaureenMcMahonlefttoo. Sheconsideredhewantedlooking after, WecomeoncemoretoChartres.A considerablecrowdisgatheredinthe oldCathedral,thistimetoawedding.

MaureenMcMahonwearsspraysof shamrockamongtheorangeblossoms ofherwreath,andthereisasprayentwinedwithJulesLatouche'sCroixde Guerre.MadameMcMahonhadbrought themfrom"Glenismole"inIreland. As thebrideandbridegroompassdown naveunderaslightshowerofriceandconfetti,theorganpealsabridal march,andthosenearheardthefollowingsortofweddinghymn: He:';ComebacktoErin,Mavournin, Mavournin." She:"It'sthemostdistressfulcountryThateveryouhaveseen."

He(inthewordsofanotherforeignerwhohadwonabridefromErin): "Atth'altarstepsweworehertriple leaf, Hertripleleafatthealtarstepswe wore; Wemustnotinourjoyforgether grief, Maureen,asthore!"