The Record Newspaper 20 February 1920

TheCalloftheConsistory

(ByRuthEgerton.)

Rome,December18.

Onceagainwehavemadeourwayto RomefromsnowyregionsintheNorth ofItaly,inresponsetothat"call" whichbringshundredsandthousands towitness,ifpossible,thegrandceremonyofthecreationoftheCardinal PrincesoftheChurch.Thetrainsto Romeweremorepackedeventhan usualthisyear.Firstly,thereare fewerofthem,owing,asinEngland,to atremendousscarcityofcoal,and, secondly,thenewParliamenthasjust opened,anditsstartlinglynewmembers,numberingactualpeasants,areall onthemovetoandfroand,apparently,takingtheirfamilieswiththem forthetrip!Ourjourneywasnotso monotonousasitmigkthavebeen,as intoourcompartmentlitFlorencestationdashedanoldgentleman-we foundoutlaterhewasaParliamentary ("pezzogrosso,"theItalians calledhim)--attendedbypolicemenin plainclothesandasoldiercarryinga partlysmashed-inleatherbag,from whichhadjustbeenrobbedmanyvaluables.Allthepolicemadenotes. Everybodysympathisedwiththeold gentleman.Whenthetrainstartedwe heardthewholestory-hecertainly boreupwellunderthetrial:then everybodywenttosleep,moreorless, andwewokeupinRome.Thehotels aresimplypacked,andwehadtheluck tohavebooked/literallythelastroom intheonewealwaysgoto.

MoreBrilliantThanEver.

theCardinalsintheirrichscarletrobes, theclergyofSt.Peter's,theSacra Rota,allhavepassedinbefore,andat lastthegreatwhite-plumedfans,keld onhighoneachsideofthePontiff,are seen,andBenedictXV.iscarriedinenthronedonhigh,blessingashepasses through.. TheNewCardinals.

Theceremonywhichfollowsismagnificentlyemotional.Onebyonethe Cardinalsdohomage.Thenthose whohavebeenpreviouslychosenfor thepurposeleavethepresence,going intotheSistineChapel,wherethe newly-createdCardinalsstillremain, andreturnoncemore,bringingwith themtheirnewbrethrentobeintroducedintothepresenceofthePope,and fromhimtoreceivetheScarletHat.

Wearewritingnowactuallyonthe verydayofthegreatpublic('onsistory -alovelyday,withabright,hotsun andnowind.Oftenaswehaveseen functionsintheVatican,andoftenas wehatetriedtodescribethem,none 4eemtohavebeenmorebrilliantand interestingthanto-day's.Inthefirst place,theceremonywasheld,notin theenormousHalloftheBeatification, butinthe"SalaReggia,"muchsmaller,andconsequentlyitwasmuchless difficultforthepublictohearandfollowwhatwenton-infact,weheard andsaweverythingbeautifully.Our placewasjustbehindabrotherofthe newly-madeCardinalSili,andbeside uswasalittlecheerfulpriest,whohad been"atthefront"withtheItalian "BishopandHeadChaplaintotheItalianForces,"andwashimselfa"Captain."Theceremonywassupposedto commenceatnineo'clock,butwhen wereachedthefamousBronzeDoor therewasacrowdstretchingalongalmostintothePiazzoS.Pietro,and manyofthemsaidtheyhadbeenthere sinceseveno'clock.TheSwissGuards intheirMichaelAngelouniformsstolidlykeptbackthiscrowd,onlyallowingtopassinoccasionalseedy-looking individualswhocarriedparcelsforthe authorities,orthechoristersoftheSistineChapel,or-mostimportant%fall -theguarda-robagentlemen.As usual,inspiteofthelong,longwaitingofthemostuncomfortablecharacter,which,itmustbeconfessed,the Vaticangetsfirstprizeforproviding forthefaithful,everybodyseemedto beinagoodhumour-excepttheusual indignantlady(English,ofcourse), wholoudlysaidatintervals,"Itisa scandal--keepinguslikethisstanding outside."Asusual,too.therewas thelargegood-temperedfriarwhogot everywherefirst.And,asusual,inthe frontrowofourhighlyselect"tribune"wasthepriestwho,asoneof thechamberlainsremarked,"wasareal incubo"-becauseheknewnolanguage. apparently,fedworldnotunderstand thatheshouldgosomewhereelse. TheGrandProcession.

Oneby'onethenewly-created"PrincesoftheChurch"advance,genuflectingthreetimes,thelasttimeprofound. ly,andkissingthePontiff'sfoot.Then theyreceivetheScarletHat,whichthe Popehimselfplacesontheirheads, sayingatthesametimethatwonderfulantiphon,asitwere,oftheChurch whichexhortsthem,withtheirbloodif needsbe,ofwhichtheScarletHatis symbol,todefendtheChurch,etc. Theyariseandreceivethekissonboth cheeksfromthePope,andthen,passing slowlydowntherowsoftheCollegeof Cardinals,theyfraternallyembrace eachotheronebyone.andtaketheir ownseatsamongthem.ThePontiff's mitreisremoved-awonderfulgleaminggoldmitre--andBenedictXV.,in hispeculiarlybeautiful,sonorousvoice,intonestheblessingamidaprofoundsilence.Theprocessionreforms,the Popeleaves,thistimepassingthrough theSalaDucale(whichisbeingrestoredbyhim),andthenthenewly-made CardinalsgointotheSistineChapel, wherethe"TeDeum"issungwhile theylayprostratebeforethealtar,over andbehindwhicharetheworld-famousfrescoesofMichaelAngelo.And sothepublicConsistoryisconcluded.

Oh.agreatsight-agreatsight,indeed,andoneneverweariesof...being preseptatit.Everthesame,yetever varied,itembodiestheChurchandits teachings,oldandnew-changeless,vet everadaptingitselftothatwhich changes.amistperfectofparadoxes.

BeautifulEffects.

Alltheselittleincidentshelpalong thegeneralcheerfulness.Andthenthe greatmomentreallyarrives,preluded byanintensesilence,afterthemilitary voicehasutteredthe"Attention"tothe guards,andwewaityettwoorthree moreminuteslisteningtothemusic whichhasbegunfromhiddmotribunealmostbehindthePope'sthrone. Andthen-"TuesPetrus"thunders outandtheprocession,centuriesold, yetevernewtothosewholookon, windsslowlyin;theGuardiaNobile.

TheexternaleffectsintheSalaReggiawerestriking.Thelightinghad beensoarrangedthatwhenitwasnear themomentofthearrivalofhiiHoliness,asoftfloodofsunlightseemedto poursuddenlyintothegreathalland litup,frombehind,thetapestryofthe throne,whichrepresentsOurLadyof theImmaculateConception-thelights beingplacedupattheverytopmost tieroftheroofing.Wecouldseeeverythingperfectly.TheCardinalswho receivedtheHatwerefewinnumber, butgreatinterestwastakeninthe twoPolishCardin'als,theonefrom Posenespeciallyexcitingsympathetic 'remarksfromaPolenearus(who,we rejoicedtohear,spokegititecalmly ofPosenasbeing"inPoland").Also, perhapsbecauseoftheinstinctivefeelingthatintheChurchno"hereditar> foes"exist,everyonewantedtoseethe AustrianCardinal. TheblackofourownEnglishBenedictineCardinal,CardinalGasquet, stoodoutamongtheredsandpurples, andtheDominicanblackandwhiteof CardinalFruwirth.TheAmbassadors' tribuneswereunusuallyfull,andseveralhadcomeaccompaniedbytheir wives.Thewealthofcolourandthe antiquecostumesonlytobeseenin thesePapalceremoniesmadeupapageantworthytojourneyfromafarto see.Allthatonewritesabout,itafterwardsseemstofailindescription,but letallwhotakethetroubletoreadthis accountbelievethatfromitssheer splendour,and,aboveall,foritsunique representationinthemidstofthis troubledworldofthefactthattheCatholicChurchexiststherein,theConsistoryisunparalleledasaceremony, andwhoeverhasoncebeenpresentat itwillforeverrememberit.--London CatholicTimes.

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Cat4olicAction

TheCatholicSwissParty

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Rev.

MylesV.Ronaninthe"IrishEcclesiasticalRecord."

(EditorialNote.-WedealthisweekwiththecontinuationofthethirdoftheseriesofarticlesfromtheIrish EcclesiasticalRecord--CatholicActivityinSwitzerland.Theveryfactofthesestirring appeals totheCatholicsofEurope(whichmaybeinterpretedasbeingdirectedtotheworld),appearinginthat journalsecuresforthemwidespreadepiscopalsanction,andranksthemasliteratureoffirstmeritandstriking significance,especiallynowthatallnationscanaffordtodoonlywhatisinthebestinterestsoftheiressentialand urgentrequirements.Suchcanonlybeobtainedastheresultofpracticalandstrictobservanceofindividual,civic. andnationalmorality.Thesefivearticleswillbepursuedbyanotherseriesimmediatelyfollowing.Theywill concernCatholicactivityinEngland,America,andAustraliainparticular.Withtheworld'sleadinthe'matterof CatholicAction,weAustralianscannbtbuthelpfallintolinewithatleastallEnglish-speakingCatholics,always benefittingbyoldercountries'experiences.Itisnottoomuchtohopethatsomethingwillbedonetowards unifyingCatholiceffortinthelandwearemostconcernedabout-Australia [Theall-importantandengrossingproblemofthedayisundoubtedlythereconstructionofsociety.Whilst politiciansare'debatingandwranglingabouttheirpoundofflesh,itisinspiringtoseeCatholics,incountrieslately warringwithoneanother,hurriedlylayasidebittercontentionsandgobacktothefun'amentalprinciplesofthe Gospeltoconstructtheirfuturenationaledifice.Onaccountoftheinterestthat,asCatholics,wetakeinthe welfareoftheChurchincontinentalcountries,andonaccountofthestimulustheirCatholicactionmaybetous inthesolutionofourownparticularproblems.wehavethoughtthefollowingpiecesofinformationmaybeworth -placingbeforeourreaders.]

1 TheOccasionandtheObjectoftheWehaveonlytoreadtheprogramme ProgrammeoftheCentralCommittee ofrteSwissConservativePopular Party

Necessaryinformationforthosewha wishtounderstanditsbearingisgiven inaletterfromBernetothe"Liberte," ofFrieburg,7th.January,1919.1

ThesocialprogrammeoftheCentral CommitteeoftheSwissPopularConservativePartyhasbeencordiallywelcomed,ingeneral,bytheCatholic pressDrawnup,asweknow,inthe reunionof17th.December,atBerne, irithepresenceofmostoftheCatholic DeputiestotheFederalHouses,this program:neaimsespeciallyatstrengtheningthesocialactionofSwissCatholics,inconsequenceoftheeventsthat havedemonstratedwithsuchacuteness thenecessityofanorganisationbetter adaptedtothesituation.Ofnecessity, thisprogrammedealsalmostexclusivelywithquestionsofpropagandaandsocialorganisation.Itprovidedforthe mosturgentcases.Besides,theCatholicConservativePartyisfoundedon ageneralprogramme.andonprinciples thatarenotoutofuse..Itis.then. idletolook-ter,in'themanifestoof the17th.December,declarationsion pointsthathavebeenalreadysettled, andthatarenotcontestedbyanyone.

ofthefoundationoftheCatholicConseryativePartytoknowthatthisparty claimsfullreligiousfreedomandthat itconsiders"Christianityasthefoundationofpublicandsocialinstitutions, thefoundationofteachingandpopular education."

Frontthebeginning,theCatholic ConservativePartysetoutto"workfor theconsolidationofChristianstratain Stateandsociety."Ithasalways declaredthatitwants"equalityof treatmentforAlldenominations,"that itrejectsandwageswaragainst"all exceptionallaws denominationalandmeasuresagainst minoritiesintheConfederationandtheCantons."Thewhole programmeoftheConservativePopu- larpartyequallyguaranteesitsfidelity tothefederaltraditionsandinstitutionsofSwitzerland.ThesameprogrammeassertsthattheConservative Partytakesitsplaceontheplatform ofChristiansocialreform.thatitcondemnsclasswarfare,andthatitwill endeavourtosubstituteforsocialrivalriesthesolidarityoftheentirepeople.

Itisenoughtosayinwhatspirit theCatholicConservativePartywillset abouttorevisetheConstitutioncompletely.

ThemanifestooftheCentralCorn-

mitteeretractsnothingofthisformer programme.Itwouldbewrongthen. toreproachitwithsilenceonmatters thatarenotindispute.Theobjectof there-unionof17th.Decemberandthe thoughtthathasdictatedthenlanifestooftheCentralCommittee,havebeen. aboveall,torekindlethezealofSwiss Catholicsinfavourofsocialreforms. accordingtotheprinciplesoftheimmortalEncyclicalofLeoXIII..which shouldremainforalltime,and.with greaterreasonatthepresenttime,the charterofChristiansocialaction.

Asfortherest,andespeciallyforthe seriousproblemofthetotalrevision oftheConstitution,the'assembly,of the17th.Decemberlimiteditselfto takingcognisanceofthepresentstate ofthesquestioninParliamentarycircles.accordingtothedatafurnished bytheintroductoryreportofM.PresidentDeschenaux.Itgoeswithout sayingthatdefinitedecisions.inthis matter,asalsoinkindredquestions, arereservedtothegeneralassemblyof theConservativeParty,theconvocationofwhichM.Deschenauxhasannouncedwiththeleastpossibledelay.

To-dayitisaquestionofprofiting bytheterriblelessonsofrecentevents andofpreparingSwissCatholicsforthe formidablestrugglescarriedonall

aryundusbytheinternationalsocialrevcflution.

IftheChristiansocialmovementincreasesinCatholicSwitzerland,there isnoreasonfortheCatholicConserva- tivePartytoignoreit,andtheParliamentaryRightshowsitsclear-sight- ednessinassociatingitselfwiththeef- fortsofDr..Feigenwinterandhisassociates,withaviewtoturningtheCatholicpeopleintoitspath.

OurfriendsofGermanSwitzerland areperhapsinadvanceofRomande CatholicSwitzerlandinthematterof syndicalorganisation.Letus,however.notforgetthegreatstrideofthe workmen'sorganisationsinFriebnrg andintheotherneighboringcantons,undertheguidanceoftheSecretaryof theRomandeUnionofCatholicworkmen.sowellaidedbyitsjournal.

AsM.Feigenwinterhassaid,thesocialpolicyoftheParliamentaryRight andofCatholicsingeneralshouldnot beinspiredbythefalseandout-of-date principlesofeconomicliberalism.We have.toguideusinthepresentd:sturbance,thelightofthehighestand the Holysurestteachings.Ourmother,the CatholicChurch,thathasknown howtofindinalltimesefficacious remediesforsocialdiseases,willyet havethelastwordinthesupreme strugglethatisimpending.

APilgrimage.

(BytheEditoroftheNewZealas1idTablet.)

BeinginMelbourne,andHobart butanight'ssaildistant,thememory oftheFelonsofourLandwhoendured exileandBritishbrutalitiesinVanDieman'sLandagenerationagoinspired ustobookaberthintheLoonganafor Launceston.Accordingly,onemorning weawokeatanearlyhourtofindourselvesglidingswiftlybetweenthegreen banksoftheriverTamarwithinafew hoursofLaunceston.Thelowhills, thefreshverdantpastures,andthe snughomesscatteredhereandthere amongthetreesoneachsideofthe river,recalledmemoriesofIrishlandscapesontheBlackwaterandtheBarrowandtheTamaritselfcompares favourablywiththenobleriversof Eire-evenwiththeShannonitself.

Some40milesfromthebar,Launcestonappears,enthronedonanamphitheatreofhillsaroundtheriver.The approachisverybeautiful,andthere aremanyinterestingandpicturesqueplaceswithineachreachofthetown. Tenminutes'walkfromthePostOffice willbringonetotheCataractGorge, whichforruggedgrandeurandbeauty hasfewrivalsintheworld.Wedid notspendsufficienttimeinLaunceston tovisitinnumerablebeautyspotsin thevicinity,and,strangetosay,most ofourconversationtherewasinItalian;forwhenthegrandoldMonsignoremeetsonewhostudiedwithinthe hallsoftheCollegioUrbanohelovesto converseagaininthefavellatoscana whichhelearnedtospeakinhisyouth. FromLauncestontoHobart.

totheutmostvergeoftheearth'? Wearebecalmedinthechannel;but canseethehugemassofMountWellington,endingtotheeastwardin steepcliffs.Inthevalleyatthefoot ofthesecliffs,astheytellme,bosomed insoftgreenhills,boweredinshady gardens,withitsfeet'kissedbythe blueripplesoftheDerwent,liesthat Metropolisofmurderers,anduniversity ofburglaryandallsubter-human abomination,HobartTown."

HobartTownhasfortunatelychangedsinceMitchel'sday,andunlessyou gotothegruesomeMuseumsayhicha foolishGovernmentpreservesasarecordofBritishinhumanity,youwillsee littletraceoftheoldHobart.Onthe contrary,thereliesbeforeoneaquiet, peacefultown,streetswithattractive shops,menandwomenperhapsmore kindlyandhospitablethanaretobe foundinotherAustralasiantowns.And onthehillabovetherestandsthefine pileofSt.PatricksCathedral,theConvent,theBrothers'College,andthe Archbishop'sresidence-agoodlyblock ofbuildingsformingthestrongholdof thearmyofChristwhoseoutpostsare guardingeverysentinelhillinthisultimaThule. TheExiles.

Wehadnoleisuretovisitthelittle townsonthecoast,ortomakeadetourfromthemainlinetoseethelakes andcaves.Indeed,astherathercautiousexpresscarriedusacrossthe island,wehadtimetorepentthat'we didnotarrangeforalongervisit,and wemadearesolutionthat,ifProvidencepermitted,wewouldcomeagain anotherdaytoseemoreofTasmania, andtoenjoyarealrestinitsbracing atmosphere.Alongtherailway,the countryisthinlypopulated.Formany milesoutofLauncestonthereareprosperousfarms,wellwateredandsheltered,andstuddedwithflocksand betas.Butintheinteriortheway liesacrosswearytractsofunbroken land,andthemiddleoftheislandis coveredwithbushthathasnotthe wonderfulvarietyoftheNewZealand forests.ThelandscaperecalledGoldsmith'slines:"Illfaresthelandtohasteningillsa prey, Wherewealthaccumulatesandmen decay." Largeestates,populatedbyaman,a dog.andaflockofsheep,arenoasset toTasmania;andtheworstofitisthat thereseemslittlelikelihoodofanimmediatechange.NearingHobartthe scenerybecamemoreinteresting.The magnificentoutlineofMountWellingtonstoodoutingrandreliefagainst theeveningsky,andthebroadstream ofDerwentWater,windingamong woodedhills,heraldedtheapproachof thecapital. Hobart.

Somebodysaidtous,"Doesn'tHobartremindyouofDunedin?"The questionwasacomplimenttoboth cities.Wewillnotmakeanycomparisons,butwillcontentourselveswith confessingourfrankadmirationofthe lovelinessoftheTasmaniancapital crowningtheslopesabovethatfine harbour.Letthemanwhosememory hasmadeHobartsacredforustellof it:"Themountainoussoutherncoastof VanDiemansLand!Itisasoftblue day;softairs,ladenwithallthefragrancesofthoseAntarcticwoods,weave anatmosphereofambrosiaaroundme. Aswecoastalong,passingpromontoryafterpromontory,woodedtothe water'sedge,and'glassingtheirancientgloriesintheflood,'bothseaand landseemtobaskandrejoiceinthe sunshine.OldOceansmiles-thatmultitudinous,ripplinglaughseeninvision bythechainedPrometheus. It musthavebeeninthesemountains thatstrengthandforceboundthevictimDemigod-fordidnotKratossay untoHephaistos,'Wehavecomenow

TheMediaevalChurck andEducation

AhistoryofEnglishLiterature, widelyusedinAmericanhighschools andcolleges,treatingofthe"Revival ofLearn'g,"makestheingenious statement:"Schoolsanduniversities wereestablishedinplaceoftheold monasteries."Itwouldhardlybepossibletocrowdmoremisinformation andmisinterpretationofhistoricalfact intosuchbriefcompass.Thatthe monasteriesweretheseatsoflearning ofEuropeuptilltheso-calledReformationisconcededbyallreputable Protestanthistorians,asalsothattheir suppressionwasadecidedanddeplorablesetbacktotheworkofeducation.Assuredlynobodywillaccuse theLondonTimesofparticularpartialitytowardstheChurch,yetthe Timesrecentlywroteeditorially "TheMediaevalChurchgavethe worldaneducationalconferenceinalmostperpetualsession.Oneofthe chiefaffairsofthePopesittingin councilwasthecontrolandorganisationofEuropeaneducation.And veryeffectivewasthework.TheorganisationandcontroloftheuniversitiesofEuropewasanachievement thatisadeathlesslaurelinthePapal crown.Ineducationalmatters,there wasuniversalconfidenceinthejugdmentandjusticeofthePapacyfrom thedaysofEugeniusII.intheninth centurytothedaysoftheCounterReformationinthesixteenth.

"Thereamongorbehindthoseshaggy mountains,"saidMitchel,lookingshorewards.fromhisconvictship,"wander Martin,O'Brien,Meagher,eachalonein hisforest-dungeon. Theretoport loomthemountains,whereuntoIam tobechainedforyears,withavulturegnawingmyheart.'Tasmaniais theplacetoreadtheJailJournal,and tofollow,withitinhand,thefootstepsoftheexilesfromErin.And whenyouhaveseentheghastlyMuseums,handledtheleg-ironsandthe shacklesandmanaclesandwhipswhich drovesomanypoorfellowstosuicide, youwillrealisewhatahelltheEnglishGovernmentmadeofthatisland whithertheysentthemenwholoved Ireland.Oh,itwasnotlong,long ago,inthebad,olddays,dearfriends, thatthesethingsweredone.The nameofherGraciousMajestyQueen Victoriaissetonmanyoftheinfamous documentswhichsenttothisliving hell,nowachildwho'stoleacheese, nowawomanwhostoleafewyardsof linen,andagainamanwholoveda smalloppressednation.Youwillfind. too,thenameofthatgreatEnglish humanitarian,W.E.Gladstone,appendedtosomedisgracefulpapers;and ifyoureadthatterriblebookofMarcus Clarke'syouwillcomprehendalittle intowhatmiseryandsufferingherGraciousMajestyandhisRightHonourablenesssentpoorwretchesforcrimes whichwereasnothingcomparedwith thecrimesoftheprofiteersinthelate lamentedwar.Read,inconclusion, thispictureofSmithO'Brieninthe BritishInferno:"Heseemssinkingin health;hisformishardlysoerect,nor hisstepsostately:hishairismore grizzledandhisfacebearstracesof painandpassion.Itissadtolook uponthisnoblestofIrishmen,thrust inhereamongtheoff-scouringsofEngland'sgaols,withhishomedesolated. andhishopesruined,andhisdefeated lifefallingintothesereandyellowleaf. Heis50yearsofage,yethasallthe highandintensepleasureofyouthin thesemajestichillsandwoods,softened, indeed,andmadepensivebysorrow, andhauntedbytheghostsofburied hopes.Heisarareandnoblesightto see:amanwhocannotbecrushed, broken,orbowed;whocanstandfirm onhisfeetagainstallthetumultand tempestofthisruffianlyworld,with hisboldbrowfrontingthesunlikeany otherTitan,sonofCoelusandTerra; anchoredimmovablyuponhisown braveheartwithin;hiscleareyeand soulopenasevertoallthemelodiesof earthandheaven,andcalmlywaiting fortheangeldeath."O'Brien,'Mitchel,Meagher,andMartin!Yourmemorylivesstillamongthedescendants oftheGaelinTasmania,andheretoo England'styrantshaveleftanother bloodypagethattellsofIreland'scruel wrongs;onepagethat,withmany otherpages,scatteredwhereverthesun shines,tellsthetaleofdespotismand outrageforalltoread.

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RIGHTOPPOSITERAILWAYSTATION.

DANIELMULCAHY, Proprietor,

CHAS.E.GOSDEN, Manager.

"Butitwasnotonlyinuniversity mattersthattheeducationalactivity ofthePapacywassoremarkable.WhetherweregardCanon34oftheCanons promulgatedattheConciliumRomanumin826,orthedecreesofthe ThirdLateranCouncilin1179,ofthe FourthLateranCouncilin1215,andof otherCouncils,suchasthatofVienna in1311,wealwaysfindthattheMediaevalChurchisseekingtoadvance learningofallgrades,andtoco-ordinateeducationaleffortsofallkinds. AndtheeffortsoftheCentralConfer. encewereamplysupplementelbywhat were,ineffect,diocesanconferences."

Somedaythefulltruthaboutthe "Reformation"willbecommonknowledge;anditwillbeanilldayforWilliamJ.Long,Ph.D.(Heidelberg.)

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THEHOME.

CHANGED.

Itiswhenthebabesaresleeping Intheircosylittlebeds.

AndItiptoetoleavekisses Ontheirtousledgoldenheads, ThatIgettothinkingserious, AndI'mscaredasI'mglad-Itellyouit'sresponsible, Thisjobo'beM'dad.

WhenItiptoeinbeside'em, AndI'mbendin'downabove

AscarefulasIcanbe, So'stogive'embothalove, I'ma-buildin'castlesfor'em, fpBigan'grandastheycanbe. (fyoubetthatI'ma-feelin' yresponsibility.

Heatsallhowafellowchanges! DaysIusedtohopeandplan Fortogetmyselfafortune 'GainstthetimeIcomeaman. Nowmyself'sobliterated, AndI'mmightyproudan'glad Tobeplannin'an'a-toilin' Forthebabesthatcallmedad.

WORDSOFWISDOM.

Itisagreatfolly,saysSt.Teresa, tobewillingtoviolatethefriendship ofGodratherthanthelawofhuman friendship. Whatyoucannottolerateinanother takecarenottotolerateinyourself.

Ifyouwanttomakereligionlovable, youmustmakeitlovely;ifyouwant mentoacceptyouropinions,enable them,ifyoucan,torespectyourcharacter;letmenseeinyouapurer standardthantheirown,aloftierstatare,akindliersympathy.

Thereisonesignofatruepenitent: awillingnesstobehumbled,tobear shamebeforemenaswellasbefore God:togoaloneinthepresenceof menandangels,withnoexcusesor diminutions,noinculpationsofothers, rmitigatingpleas.--Faber

THECATHOLICPRESS.

DoyoueverthinktohelptheCa:11011epressbysayingagoodwordfor theRECORDtoyourneighbour?

TITLESOFTHESUNDAYS.

ThewordSeptuagesimameansseventy;Sexpagesima,sixty;Quinquagesima, fiftyandQuadragesima,forty.AppliedtotheSundayswhichprecede Lentintheordernamedabove,theyrecalloldcustoms,practisedbyearly Christians,ofcommemoratingseventy, sixty,fiftyandfortydaysofLentat varioustimes.Previoustothethird eentury,theperiodofdaysforLent varied.Sincethenthepracticeofthe Churchhasbeenthesameasto-day, correspondingwiththenumberofdays spentbyourBlessedLordfastingin thedesert,or,accordingtosome,tothe numberofhoursspentbyOurSaviour -nthetomb.

O'CONNELL'SRULEOFLIFE.

Thefollowingresolutionsformedthe !yuleoflifeofthegreatIris4patriot andCatholicemancipator.Daniel O'Connell:-

vatioiListhatwearenotalone;we aremembersoftheChurch.This labourofLentistheworkofthewhole Church.Itisagrandcorporateeffort torepentofsinandbecomeholy."The churchofthefirstbornwhoarewrittenintheheavens,thespiritsofthe justmadeperfect"(Heb.xii.23),is"a gloriouschurch,nothavingspotor wrinkle,oranysuchthing"(Eph.v. 27).TheChurchonearthisholyin herdoctrineandsacraments,glorious inherhistory,andspotlessinherfaith; buttherearespotsandwrinklesmany anddeepinthepracticeofmultitudes ofherchildren.Lentishergreattime forwipingawaythesedeformities. droppinglikedewfromheaventoearth Therearemoresinsrepentedofand forgiven,moreholinessandmoregrace inLentandEasterWeekthanatany otherseason.Indeed,Lentisour Lord'sgreatmeansformaintainingHis Church.HisBrideonearth.inthat holinessandjusticewithoutwhichshe couldnotbeHis.AbolishLent,and littlebylittletheChurchwouldbecome allovergrownwithsin,loseheressentialnoteandmarkofholiness,diedown andceasetobe.Thisisimpossible becauseChristhaspromisedthatHis Churchshalleverremainanddwellin holiness.Andsherenewsherselfin holinessyearbyyearthroughtheobservanceofLent:andshehasneedof thisrenewal.Shehasmodified,and verypossibly,incondescensiontomodernlifeandhabits,shemaymodifystill furtherherdisciplineoffasting;but thiswemaybecertainof,thatLent willremain,aseasonofprayerand penanceandreconciliationwithGod, solongastheChurchlasts,thatis,to theendoftheworld.-Fr.Rickaby.S.).

SincetheChurchhasnoothersupportthanthatwhichisgivenfreelyby itsmembers,ithappensthatthematterofNpensesandcontributionsis sometimesbroughtupintheannouncements.Nopriestcarestoreferto thebusinesssideofreligion.Whenit isdoneyouwillknowthattheneed isgreat.Think,whentemptedtocri ticise,ofthedebtuponyourchurch, trytoestimatethetroubleinvolved, theworryentailed,inraisingfundsto payoffinterest,toreducedebtandto paybills-businessdetailswhichinvolveabilityofahighorder,which reallywouldseemtotakeallapriest's time,whilehehastheadditionalduties ofcaringforhispeople.Oftentimes hisheartistornwithsensitivenessandit ishatefulforhimtobebegging-buthe must.Catholicsshouldunderstandtheyshouldhelptheirpastorinhis caresandworries.

RUSKINANDTHEMADONNA.

Thegreatartcritic,JohnRuskin, wasnotaCatholic,yethereiswhat hethoughtabouttheCatholiccultof Mary:"Therehasprobablynotbeen aninnocentcottagehomethroughout thewholeperiodofvitalChristianityin whichtheimaginedpresenceofthe Madonnahasnotgivensanctitytothe humblestdutiesandcomfortofthe soresttrialsofthelivesofwomen."

SELFISHNESS.

SPANISHCORE.

Thecorkoakgrowsplentifullyin Spain,andthepeasantsmakeuseof thebarktolighttheirhousesatnight. Thebarkisplacedinakettlefrom whichprotrudesaspout;andwhenit ishotenoughitgivesoffagaswhich burnswithconsiderablebrilliance.If thefamilysituplate,severalkettlesof corkbarkareusedduringanevening. butthelightingisnotexpensive,and thepeasantiscarefultosavethecarbonisedcorkrefuse,forhecansellit, asitisknowncommerciallyasSmallish black,oneoftheintensestblade, brownsknownamongpigments.

1.TobegineverydaywithanunlimitedofferingofmyselftomyCrucified Redeemer,beggingHimbyallHisinfinitemeritsanddivinecharityto takemeunderHisdirectionandcontrolinallthings.

2.Tomeditateandmakemental prayerforatleastahalf-hourevery .lay.

3.ToaimatpleasingGodinallmy actions;strivingtobeinfluencedby !nyeofGodratherthanbyhopeof rewardorfearofpunishment.

4.Toavoidallvoluntaryoccasionsof temptation.

I.ToappealtoGodandtoinvoke theBlesse.!Virgininallrealtempts'ions To.,as-eveydaytheActsofFaith. !lope,antiCharity, 7.EverydaytosayanActoffervent i:ontrition.

8.Everydaytosaythe"Mernorare" andthe"Sub'Timm,"addingmanyejaculatoryprayerstoOurBlessed Mother. P.Toavoidcarefullysmallfaultsand venialsins.

FIRSTSUNDAY

isagrandthingtobeembarked inanoble.cause.Butitisalsoa sternar:'atryingthing,ifyouare allaloe.'nit:andfewmortalsare capablee:suchheroism.Itpassed intoaproverb--"Athanasiusagainst theworld;"butthenbewasAthanasius.Whatwehavetorememberin everytrial,ineverystrivingaftersalDevotionalLeaflets Over100,000of BRYANS

S.PeterDamianwasburnin988,and lostbothparentsatanearlyage.His eldestbrother,inwhosehandshewas left,treatedhimsocruelly,thata youngerbrother,apriest,movedbyhis piteousstate,senthimtotheUniversityofParma,whereheacquiredgreat distinction.Hisstudiesweresanctifiedbyvigils,fasts,andprayers,tilla., last,thinkingthatallthiswasonlyservingGodbyhalves,heresolvedtoleave theworld.Hejoinedthemonksof Font-Avellano,theninthegreatestrepute.andbyhiswisdomandsanctity rosetobeSuperior.Hewas'employedonthemostdelicateanddifficult missions,amongstothers,thereform ofecclesiasticalcommunities,which waseffectedbyhiszeal.SevenPopes insuccessionmadehimtheirconstant adviser,andhewasatlastcreated CardinalBishopofOstia.Thoughthe greatestluminaryofhisage,andversedinallknowledge,profaneanddivine, heregardedhimselfastheleastof God'sservants.Nothinglessthanthe threatofexcommunicationonthepart ofStephenIX.inducedhimtoaccept thedignity9fCardinal.Andwhen,An deferencetohisurgententreaties,he wasallowedtoresignhisdignityandretireagaintohishermitage,hiswhole desirewastobehiddenamonghis brethren.Helovedtomakethewooden spoonsandperformotheractsofmanual labourwhichtheruleprescribed:andit wasfromsuch.occupationsthathewas summonedtoactasPapalLegate.In 1072.oilthehomewardjourneyfromone ofthesemissions,hewaslaidlowbya thesemissions,hewaslaidlowbya fever,anddiedatFaenza,inamonasteryofhisOrder,ontheeighthdayof hissickness,whilstthemonkschanted Matinsaroundhim.

ReligionbecomestoooftenanattitudeofaskingfromGod,andnotaskingforGod.

Selfishnessisprobablythegreatest curseofthehumanrace.'Theselfishnessofyouthisduetothoughtlessness. Theselfishnessofmiddleageisdueto heartlessness.Theselfishnessofold ageisduetocarelessness.But it'sjustplain selfishness in everycase,no matterwhat bethecause:absolutedisregard forthewell-beingoffriendsandneighboursandtheexaltationofself.The thingthatmakesusloveandhonour othersisthecompleteabsenceofselfishness.saysacontemporary.Thereis nosurersignofgreatnessthanthewillingnesstotakethehumblestplace. Itisaninfalliblesienofasmallsoul tobealwaysclamoringforthefront seat.

TREES.

"Poemsaremadebyfoolslikeme, ButonlyGodcanmakeatree." -JoyceKilmer. Thecow-treeofVenezuelayieldsa milkofgoodquality.Thetreesform largeforestsalongtheseacoasts,and themilk,whichisobtainedbymaking incisionsinthetrunk,socloselyresemblesthatofthecow;'bothinappearanceandquality,thatitiscommonlyusedbythenativesasanarticleoffood.Unlikemanyothervegetablemilks,itisperfectlywholesome andverynourishing,possessingan agreeabletaste,resemblingcream,and pleasantodor.Anenormousageis attainedbysometrees-notablyyews. AtFountain'sAbbey,Yorkshire,the vewtreeswereoldwhentheabbeywas builtin1132.Californiahasavery ancienttreeinMariposaGrove.Thisis a"redwood,"whichiscreditedwith manyhundredyears.Baobabtreesof Africahavebeencomputedtobemore than5,000yearsold,andadeciduous cypressatChapultepecisconsidered tobeofastillgreaterage.Humbolt saidthattheDracaenaDracqatOrotova,onTeneriffe,wasoneoftheoldestinhabitantsoftheearth

ASTONEBAROMETER.

InFinlandthereisastonewhich, likeabarometer,forecaststheweather. Thisstone,itissaid,turnsblackor blackishgreywhenrainorbadweather isapproaching,yetbecomescovered withsmallwhitespotsattheapproach ofclearweather.Manyattributethe changestothestone'sfossilmixedwith clayandcontainingrocksalt,nitrate orammonia,which,accordingtothe humidityoftheatmosphere-thatis: accordingtotheamountofwatervapor whichtheaircontains-attractsthe dampnessorgivesitsownoff.When itattractsitbecomesblack;whenit givesoffmoistureandthesaltgetsdry, thestonebecomeswhite,indicating athattheaircontainslittlemoisture.

SHINE'S

OurIrishLetter

From CYRILBRYAN

"SPOILING"IRELAND

"About4p.m.yesterdaymilitaryand policevisitedthegarageofMessrs. CotterBros.,at14RutlandPlace,and dismantledfivecarsandseveralmotor cycles,ineachcaseremovingessential partsofthemachinesandrefusingto giveanyreceiptforthepartssoremoved.Interviewedbyourreprs. tentative,Messrs.CotterBros.stated thatmostofthecarsandcyclesbelongedtocustomerswhohadleftthem inforrepairsorgarage.Workwas actuallyinprogressinmostofthe cars;thisworkisnowheldupowing totheactionoftheauthorities.

"Messrs.Cotter13ros.pointoutthat asaresultofthishighhandedaction, notonlyaretheircustomerspenalised, irrespectiveofanypermitsheldby themforthecarsinquestion,butthat theythemselvesaredebarredfromacceptingfurtherrepairingwork,with theresultthattheywillhavenooption buttoclosetheirgarageduringthe continuanceoftheorder,andtothrow theirstaffoutofemployment."

Mylastletterclosedwitharush-aagescausedandthetheftbysoldiersclippingfromtheIrishIndependent warshipintheharbour,500warrantsatMallow.AdetachmentwasbeingofDecember10th,whichwillimpress out,policeandsoldiersrushingaboutbroughtfromKilworthCamp,Co.Cork,youmorethanwordsofmine:everywhere,theMansionHouseraid-andwhentheyreachedMallowstation ed!ItisabigtemptationtocometotheyproceededtosmashopentheauclosequarterswithH.M.S.Success,buttomaticsweetandcigarettemachine, itwouldnotbefairtothepoliceandstealingthecontents.Theyalsosmashthesoldiers.Theyarecoveringthem-edupthewaitingrooms,and,infact, velseswithgloryalloverthecountry-everythingbreakable.Presumably Ulsterexcepted-andmezitacontinu-thepolicewereawayraidinginoffenous"mentionindespatches."NothingsiveIrishpeople'shomes. istobig-ortoolittle-fortheIrish GiganticPoliceCost! police.Forexample,whileoneforce OnDecember8th,theestimatepreofarmedpoliceraidedtheBallyBaysentedtotheCommonscontainedthe TownHall(Co.Monoghan),andputIrishpoliceexpenditureforthepast anendtoRev.P.Murphy'saddressto alargeaudienceon"IrishHistory,"andcomingyear.ThesefiguressupersedethefiguresIquotedrecently. anotherlargearmedforce,supportedMacphersoncan'taddupproperly,or byfully-equippedpoliceand"protect- perhapsheisfrightenedtostatethe ed"byaeroplanes,raidedtwohundredrealupkeepofthepolleeallatonce labourers'cottagesatKilmacthomas,Anyhowthesearethefiguresgivenon Knockaderry,andotherplacesinCo.December8th:-Forcomingyear, Waterford!Tostriketerrorintothe£3,387.233;forpastyear,£1,702,500:an heartsofthepeople,anotherlargeincreaseof99percent.!!! armedforcesuppressedaChristmas This£3,387,233isonlythe"estimat. FairforthesaleofIrishgoodsintheed"cost,sowecaneasilymakeitfour cityofWaterford. millionsactually.Thatmeansthat "TheGirlFromtheCountyClare." everyman,woman,andchildinIreYesterday'spapersinformedusthatlandpays£1perannumtothepolice fortheprivilegeofbeinghunted, thesleuth-houudsinCo.Clare(De ar- lera'sVaelectorate)werenolesszealousinrested,bayonetted,orshotat,orthe forwardingHomeRule.Asthepaperslottogether;forthepleasureofhayputit,"largebodiesofmilitaryandingtheirhomesraidedatallhoursof policeraided500housesintheCo.dayandnight,theirfurnituresmashClare.Thetroopswereaidedbyaero-ed,theirgoodsseized:fortheexpress Purposeofpreventingthembeing planes."Theydidnotfindwhattheyworried"bypeopletheydelightto wereafter,andithasbeensuggested thattheywereafter"theGirlfromthehonourastheirelectedrepresentatives. CountyClare."Dundalkpolicearealsoit'saquaintoldworld. alerttothedanger,fortheyhave MesopotamiaVersusIreland. warnedtheGaelicLeague(which Somefewmonthsago,Winston shouldnotexist,sinceitwasdulyandChurchilltoldtheCommonsthatthe solemnlysuppressed!)thatifanyat-costofmilitaryinIrelandwas£10,800.temptismadetoholdanyIrishIan-000perannum.Ofcourse,ithas guageclassitwillbesuppressed"bydoubledsincethen,butwewillconforce." tentourselveswiththosefiguresjust SomethingLikeHughes. now.Afev,tdaysagoMr.Foster, Thewriterofthe inLow'sansweringMr.LunnintheCommons. -BillyBook"pointsoutthatinfulfil-statedthatthecostoftheArmyin meritofhis"pledge,"givenbeforetheMesopotamiais£6,000.000perannum! Conscriptioncampaign,Mr.Hughesre-Irelandhasanareaof32,000square miles!Itthiscostsmorethanfive signedthePrimeMinistership.But ashewentoutofthedoorhemettimesasmuchtooccupyIrelandasit himselfcomingback-andso,beforedoesMesopotamia! wehadrealisedit,hewasPrimeMinis- Macpherson'sNewPoisonGas. teragain.JohnO'Brien,ofSilver. Hayingfailedtokillthebody.Macmines,Co.Tipperary,didsomethingphersonislayingplanstoattackthe similarafewdaysago.JohnhasbeensoulofIreland.Accordinglyhehas injailfortwosolidyearsonachargepropoundedandispushingthrough ofmurder.ThreetimesDublinCas-theHouse,assoonashecan,anIrish tlehastriedhimforthemurder,butEducationBill,toputthecontrolofall asJohndidn'tcommitthedeedtheyIrisheducationintothehandsofthree couldnotgetaconnection.Soatlast,English-appointedofficials:TheChief aftertwoyears,theylethimgo.AsSecretaryforIreland;theVice-PresisoonashegotouthewentstraightdentofAgriculture:anomineeofthe home,andimmediatelythewordwentLord-Lieutenant.TheIrishBishops aroundahugecrowdgatheredtowet-havescathinglydenouncedthesemoncomehimback.Johnthankedthesestrollsproposalsinaformaldocument friends,andadded:''lamhereto-ofwhichthefollowingisanextract: night,aftertwoyears'imprisonment,"Theonlydepartmentwhichthevast inspiteofthepeelersandDublinCas-majorityoftheIrishpeoplewilltolettle,lies,andperjury." ateisonewhichshallpreside,asMir-

Well.hewasn'ttherelongafterthat,isterofEducation.amanwhoshallbe forassoonasthecrowddispersedacknowledgedasthehighesteducationJohnwasre-arrested,andsentencedtoalauthorityintheland.Untilthat twomonths'imprisonmentbyaCrimes'laycomes,andthatmanappears,the Courtforusingthesedreadfullysedi-peOpleofthecountrywillsettheir, tiouswords!W.Hoolanwasalsofacesagainsttheappointmentofany rashenoughtowelcomeJohnback,andMinisterorcombinationofMinisters hewasarrested.Nottried,buthiswho,asforeigners,areabsolutelyunfit sentencehasbegun toguidetheintellectualdestiniesof SoldierThieves. Ireland."

Thespecialcorrespondentofthe TheMotorStrike LondonTimeshallthistosayonDe- Therehavebeennomotorlorries comber9th:"Thepoliceforceiscon-onthestreetsthesedayspast,andvery centrated;itsdistributionisgovernedfewcar.,otherthanmilitaryvehicles. bymilitaryconsiderations:ithasceas-ofcourseasitisonlyIrishtrade,cornedtobeemployedasanordinarypot-partitivelyspeaking.thatisbeingruinice."Howtruethisisisseenevery.ed.Macphersonispreservingade. dayinthepapers.Butonthesamefiantattitude.Butthefoolthingsthat dayasIreadthisintheTimes,thearebeingdoneundertheActwillsoon Irishpapersgavedetailsofthedarn-bringmatterstoahead.Thisisa

FirstMotorCarSeized. AfewdaysbeforetheMotorPermit Ordercameintoforce,adeputation fromtheUnionswentacrosstosee .Macpherson.Incidentallytheypointedoutthatsodrasticwastheorder thatmotorcarswereliabletoseizureif apermitwasnotgoteventhoughthe carwasnotused.Macpherson,being sousedtolyinghimself,wouldnotbelievethem,andforalongtimerefusedtolookupthepoint.Directly hedidsohefoundtohissurprisethat theywereright!Butdidheamend theOrder?Nothe.Itwasonly Ireland.Andsothefirstseizurehas beenmade.EugeneO'Sullivan,J.P., ChairmanofKillarneyCouncil.isthe victim.Policeandmilitarytookpossessionofthecar,completelydismantledit,andremovedsomeoftheprincipalparts.Mr.O'Sullivanwasthen informedthatifheattemptedtorenewtheparts,andhadnotsoldJr otherwisedisposedofthecarwithin onemonth,itwouldbeconfiscated.Is itanywonderthattheSpecialCorrespondentoftheDailyHeraldwroteto hispaperonthesameday:"Itisno meresurmise,butaknownfact,based onauthenticevidence,thattherehas beenforsometimepastagroupofofficialswhichstronglyadvocatestheprovocationandbloodysuppressionofan armedrising."

DukesAreDifferent.

KidnapthePrinceofWales. Thatthereisnothingnewunderthe sunisdailydemonstratedbyacasual perusalofthepapers,butthingshave reachedaprettypasswhenpresscorrespondentsareforced,forlackof copytotheirtaste,todigupakidnappingscare.Wearenowsolemnly assuredthatSinnFeinhadplannedto kidnapthePrinceofWalesduringhis recentvisittotheUnitedStates! lastPrinceofWalestobepress-11111 nappedwasKingEdward.Atthat time,60or70yearsago,itwasthe Fenianswhoweretodothedreadful deed,andhistorytellsusthatthey evenaimedatseizingQueenVictoria! However,whetherSinnFeinhador hadnetanykidnappingideas,itseems evidentthatthePrinceofWales'guar. dianswerescaredofhimstayingin America,fortheyclearedhimoutand broughthimhomeontherun.The Princeismuchtobepitied,morebecauseofhisfriendsthanhisenemies. Itwashisfriendswhosenthimto visitthePope.Itwashisfriendswho censuredhimforvisitingthePope.It washisfriendswhomarkedhimto visitAmericabyaeroplane.Itwas hisfriendswhowantedtomarryhim toanIrishgirltosettletheIrishquestion.Allhisenemieswantedtodo wastokidnaphim.

ViscountGreyBeaten.

Aweekagoitwasrumouredinthe IrishpapersthattheEnglishAmbassadortotheStates,ViscountGrey, whowasgoingtohypnotisetheYanks andgetDeValeradeported,hadfound thejobimpossibleandwascoming back.LloydGeorgeemphaticallyand contemptuouslydeniedthisasa"canard."AfewdayslatertheEnglish papersrepeatedit,butintheHouse LloydGeorgetoldaquestionerthathe knewnothingofit.To-dayitall comesout.Greyhasbeenbeaten badlybythe"miserableIrish,"andwill shortlyreturn.Inexplanation,the sameLloydGeorgenowtellsusthat theAmbassadorisreturninginaholidayforhealthreasons.Inafewdays' timewewillcertainlybetoldthatthe doctorswon'tletViscountGreygo backtoAmerica.Heisnotthefirst AmbassadortotheU.S.A.tobebeaten bytheIrish.LordReadinggave thembest,anditisawell-knownfact thatSpring-Ricebecameconvinced thatnofriendshipcouldexistbetween EnglandandAmericasolongasIre. landwasheldinbondage.Hencehis recall.

There'snothingintheOrderabout Dukes.Theyarepresumedtobejust asinsignificantascouncilemployeesin thisrespect.Butitwouldappearthat theynegotiateda"secrettreaty"with theGovernment.Mywarrantforsupposingthatarisesfromanincident downatKilkenny.Motormen'spicketswereontheroadsholdingupcars andwarningdriverswhohadobtainei permitsthattheywerenottousetheir carsagain.Amongstthecarsheld upwastheDukeofWestminster's.The DukehadbeenhuntingwiththeKilkennyhyunds,andhasbeenstaying withtheMaster,Mr.IsaacBell.He motoredtothemeetofthehounds withMr.andMrs.Bellandparty.and thecar,havingleftthepartyatthe meet,wasreturningwhenitwasheld upinthecitybythemen'spicket.The chauffeurwasquestioned,andstated thathehadnotgotapermit,andhad notappliedforone.Thealternative. therefore,togettingapermitistobecomeaDuke.

SlumpinLloydGeorgeism. Theby-electionshavebeenonelong seriesofreversesforthe"wizard"in England.Afewhehaswon,buthis Decembermajoritiesof9,000and10,000 insuchconstituencieshavefallentoa fewhundred.HislastspeechatMan. chesterwasamelancholyaffair,and hassethisownsupportersbytheears. Abigsectionofthecoalitionparty hasalreadypassedaresolutioncondemningthespeech.TheDailyMail hitsitofftoanicetywhenitsays:-Hisspeechjustrattlesagainforthe hundredthtimethesameoldpeasin thesameoldpan.Itisjusttalk."

SomeNewRebels,

Amostamusingsituationcameto lightlastweekwhenwefoundamost influentialcrowdofDublinCastlesupportershoistingtheredflag.Clare, asyouwellknow,hasbeenunder "proclamation"formonthspast,and allfairsandsoforthruthlesslyprohibited.Theeffectonthecountrysidewasmostserious,andsometime agothepeopleofClaredecidedthatin (ContinuedonPage15.)

HibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSociety.

OlpprovedbytheHierarchyoftheChurchandRegisteredundertheFriendlySocieties'ActsofAustralasia).

ItsWatchwordsare:RELIGION.NATIONALITY,CATHOLICITY,BENEVOLENCE.

ItisessentiallyIrishandCatholic,anditSpeciallyAppealstoCatholics(malesandfemales),demandingtheir SUPPORTandALLEGIANCE.BrancheswillbeestablishedinanyLOCALITYonreceiptbytheDISTRICTSECRETARYofarequisitionSIGNEDbyTENPERSONS,sanctionedbythePRIESTofthe DISTRIST,thenamesandagesofintendingmembersbeingfullysetoutintherequisiton.

1'0BRANCHESthroughouttheCommonwealthandNewZealand;50,000membersand4300,383in Funds. FinancialhelpandMedicalAssistanceincasesofSicknessGuaranteed. NOENTRANCEFEESFORBENEFITMEMBERS. MODERATECONTRIBUTIONS. LOANSADVANCEDINLARGEORSMALLAMOUNTSONAPPROVEDCITYANDSUBURBANFREEHOLDPROPERTY.

OurCommonwealthintheMalting

BY41HISTORICUS." rVV)VVf

Thirtyyears yearsagotoaweek,oneof themosteventfulpagesinthehistory ofourlandwaswrittenatMelbourne, whendelegatesgatheredtherefrom eachoftheAustraliancolonies,affirmedthedesirabilityofestablishingan .kstralianCommonwealth.Despite ttfactthatthedelegatesnumbered13, withintenyearsfromthatdaythe CommonwealthofAustraliawasanaccomplishedfact!Thepresentmoment thenoffersanopportunityforareview oftheincidentsoutofwhichgrewthat resolutionofFebruary13,1890,andof theeventsthatfollowed.

Thefirstsuggestionofcloserunion betweentheAustraliancoloniesseems tohavebeenareportforwardedtothe ColonialOffice,in1849,urgingthe necessityforcombinedactiononthe partofallthecoloniesinregardto suchthingsastariff,postage,etc.No noticewastakenofthesuggestionin London,butlocallytheideawasnot forgotten,andin1852aSelectCommitteeoftheLegislativeCouncilof NewSouthWalesagainurgedaFederalisationofcertainfunctions.This reportwas,however,condemnedfromits birth,foritalsocontainedarecom mendationforthecreationofanAustralianPeerage,orratherBaronetage, suchbaronetstoconstituteanAustralianhereditaryHouseofLordsinplace oftheLegislativeCouncil!Thescream ofridiculewhichthisfool-proposal broughtforththroughoutthelandcausedthepigeon-holingofthewholeof theSelectCommittee'sreport,withthe resultthatalltalkofFederationwas droppedfor30 years.

The"Eighties"wasafatefulperiod inAustralianhistory,butwearehere concernedonlywiththosehappenings whichhadadirectbearingonFederation.SuchahappeningwastheNew Guineaaffairof1883.Germany'seyes wereknown'tobefastenedontoNew Guinea,andtheprospectofaforeign basesoclosetoourshorescausedthe politiciansofthedaynolittleconcern. ThePremierofQueensland(Mc11wraith)wasespeciallyconcerned,and cabledtoLondonurgingtheimmediate annexationoftheisland.London, however,wassolong-windedinreplyingthatMcllwraith,tiredofwaiting, despatchedaforceofmilitaryonhis ownresponsibilitywithinstructionsto takepossessionandplanttheflagat PortMoresby.Thisadventurecaused quiteaflutterintheoldcountry,and Londonatoncedisownedtheactionof theGovernmentofQueensland.Australia'sfearswerewell-grounded,however,forwithinayearGermanyhad annexedthenorthernpartofNew Guineaunderthenameof"KaiserWilhelm'sLand."

seatedhostilitybetweenNewSouth WalesandVictoriathatattimesit seemedasifthehistoryoftheSouth AmericanRepublicsmightrepeatitself."ButCardinalMoran-justas ArchbishopMannixto-day--spokethe truthasGodmadehimseeit,regardlessofpossibleconsequences.

Federationmaybesaidtohaveenteredthearenaofpracticalpoliticswith thereportofMajor-GeneralEdwards commendingcombinedactionbyallthe coloniesforpurposesofdefence.Parkessawthechance,andatTenterfield, ontheborderofNewSouthWalesand Victoria,deliveredhisfamousspeech onOctober30,1889. Dominion ParliamentintheDominionofAustralia"washisslogan,anddeclaring thatthecoloniesshouldbeerectedinto aDominion,governedbyanelected Parliament,heinsistedthatthetime hadarrivedforastarttobemadeto thatend.Accordingly,onFebruary 6,thirteendelegates-WesternAustraliasending1(SirJ.G.LeeSteer&and theothercoloniesandNewZealand2 each-assembledinMelbourne,toresolveaweeklater(February13,18901, thattheFederationoftheAustralian colonieswasmostdesirableforthebettergoverningoftheland.

Ayearlater(March2,1891)the secondConventionassembledatSydney.WesternAustraliawasrepresentedbyJohnForrest,W.E.Marmion, SirJ.G.LeeSteere,J.H.Wright,J.W. Hackett,Alec.Forrest,andW.T.Loton.ThefightatSydneyragedaround thepowersofthesuggestedCommonwealth.Parkesstronglyurgedthe Canadianplan,wherebySovereign PowerisvestedintheFederalParliament,theStatesParliamentsonlyexercisingdelegatedpowers.Butthe UnitedStatesplancarriedthedaythe StatesweretoretaintheirSovereign Powers,merelytransferringtotheFederalParliamentthosematterswhichaffectedtheinterestsofmorethanone State,e.g.,Defence,Tariff,Posts,ExternalAffairs,etc.Thisbasicprinciplebeingsettled,theConventionproceededtoadoptaDraftConstitution.

Anotherunofficialgathering,the "People'sFederalConvention,"at Bathurst,in1896,createdstillmoreinterestandwarnedtheGovernmentsto followupthematterwithallduehaste. ParkeswasdeadbeforethethirdConventionmetatAdelaideonMarch22, 1897.Queenslandwasnotrepresented.Theothercolonieseachsent10 delegates,butwhileNewSouthWales, Victoria,SouthAustralia,andTasmaniaelectedtheirrepresentativesby ballot,thepeopleoftheWestwerenot trustedtoperformthattask,andour 10werechosenbybothHousesofParliament.Thewere:SirJohnForrest, SirJ.G.LeeSteere,Geo.Leake,F.H. Piesse,J.W.Hackett,AY.Hassell,R. F.Sholl,J.H.Taylor,WalterJames, andW.T.Loton.

CardinalMoransubmittedhimselffor electioninNewSouthWales,butwas defeated.TheConvention,atitsfirst session,adoptedaDraftConstitution whichwassubmittedtothevarious Parliamentsforratificationbeforefinal submissiontothepeople.

OnSeptember2,1897,theConvention re-assembledatSydney(secondsession)todiscussthealterationstothe BillsubmittedbytheseveralParliaments.Ittookfour-and-a-halfmonths toarriveatfinality,andnotuntil March12,1898,wastheBillreadyfor thepeople'svote.ButReidhadbegantowobbleagain,andessayedanotherdesperateattempttokillFederation.WhiletheConventionwasactuallysitting,hecontrivedtopush throughtheN.S.W.ParliamentanamendmenttotheEnablingActof1896, wherebyapollof80,000votesinfavour ofFederationwasnecessarytomakeit effective.Thisbreachoffaith,however,apartfromcostingNewSouth Wales.afewscorethousandsofpounds, merelydelayedFederationafew months.Onbeingsubmittedtothe peopleofN.S.W.,onJune3,1898,71,595 voteswererecordedinfavourofFederation,and66,228against.

topilottheBillthroughtheEnglish Parliament.Thebigfightraged aroundthequestionof"Australia First,"asArchbishopMannixvery aptlyremindedhiscriticsonarecent famousoccasion,forthepeoplehad willedthatnoappealtothePrivy Council,oranywhereelse,shouldbeallowed.Australiawastobesupreme inAustralia,andherHighCourtthe lastCourtofAppeal.However,aconferencebetweentheCommonsandthe Delegateseffectedacompromisewithoutanyradicalalterationoftheprinciple,sothatto-daynoappealtothe King'sPrivyCouncilispossibleexcept withtheconsentoftheHighCourtof Australia.TheBillwasnowassentedtoonJuly9,1900,andproclaimedon September17,1900.WesternAustralia hadnowvoteditselfin,andAustralia wasatlasttheCommonwealththat Providencehadsoobviouslyintended ittobe.

EdmundBarton,Parkes'lieutenant andsuccessor,wascalledontoform thefirstMinistry,inwhichSirJohn ForrestwasatfirstappointedPostmaster-General.TheCommonwealth beganitsofficiallifewiththebeginning ofthecentury,January1,1901,when MinistersweresworninintheCentennialPark,Sydney.TheFirstFederal ElectionswereheldonMarch29and 30following,thisState'srepresents tivesbeing:

Senate:A.P.Matheson,Staniforth Smith,N.K.Ewing,G.F.Pearce(Labour).H.DeLargie(Labour),E.A. Hartley. HouseofRepresentatives:Perth,J. M.Fowler(Labour):Fremantle,Elias

Queensland'sPremierhadhadthe supportofthePremiersofalltheAustraliancoloniesinhisaction,andhere wefirstdiscernthegermofaFederatedAustralia.Atanyrate,in1885, weseetheEnglishParliamentconstitutinganAustralianFederalCouncil,consistingoftwodelegatesfromeachcolony,whichwastomeetatleastonce ineverytwoyearstodiscussmatters commontoall.TheCouncilmetfor thefirsttimeinHobartin1886,but NewSouthWalesdeclinedtohaveanythingtodowithit,sinceitwasmerely adeliberativeandnotalegislativeassembly.ParkescondemneditaspostponingarealFederation,declaringthat itlackedthehighestauthority-the authorityofthepeoplesoftheseveral colonies.

Onesearchesthemanybooksdealing withthegrowthoftheFederalideain themindsoftheAustralianpeople withoutcomingacrossthenameofone whobymanyisclaimedtobethereal FatherofAustralianFederation,aswe knowit--CardinalMoran.Parkes,itis assertedhaddraftedaFederalBill,as earlyas1883,butwhilenogoodAustralianwouldbelittletheworkofthat statesmantowardstheestablislus.cntof aFederatedAustralia,itisafact,easy ofverification,thatCardinalMoran fromhisveryarrivalinAustralianever ceasedtopointouttheabsurdspectacle oftheartificialbarrierserectedbyman acrossalandwhichGodhadsoobviouslydestinedtocontainonepeople. Itwasnotapopularstandtotakein thosedayswhen-asB.R.Wisepoints out-therewas"asullenanddeep-

TheConvention'sdeliberationswere interrupted,infact,putanendto,by theturnofpoliticalaffairsinNew SouthWales.GeorgeReid,leaderof theOppositioninthatState,bitterly opposedanyideaofunionbetween "Freetrade"NewSouthWalesandthe five"Protectionist"colonies,andwhile theConventionwasdeliberatingcarriedonanactivecampaignagainst Federation.Hisparableoftheteetotallerwhowasaskedtotakeuphis abodewithfivedrunkardscaughtthe popularimagination,andallinamomenttheopportunitycametoforcethe Governmenttothecountry.Forthe firsttimeLabourranstraight-outcandidatesattheelections,andalthough Parkescameback,Federationhadto takeabackseat.Labourwasotherwiseoccupiedwiththepressingindustrialproblemsfacingit,andaswell thegeneralfeelingtowardsthequestionwasapathetic,whereitwasnot distinctlyhostile.Federation,then, gotnoleadfromParliamentarianswith notableexceptions.

Butthemovementwasnotdead. FederationLeagues,runbyearnest men,spranguponallsides,andthe FederalCouncil,meetingatHobartin 1893,couldnotaffordtodisregardthe growingchange.Asortofanagreementwasarrivedattotalkthematterover"someday,"butanewforce wastogalvanisealittleenergyinto them.Victoriahadfromtheinception"whooped"forFederation,and nowtheA.N.A.,thenavirilebody worthyofthename,broughtthequestionintotheforefrontofpoliticsby conveningaConferenceatCorowa (18941,wherearesolutionwaspassed urgingthataFederalConstitutionbe drawnupbydelegateselectedbythe people.Reid,asusual,hailhisear totheground,andcalledthePremiers togetheragainthefollowingyear,when itwasagreedthataConvention,consistingoftendelegates,electedbyeach colony,shouldmeetatAdelaideforthe purposeofdrawingupaDraftConstitutionBillforsubmissiontotheballot ofthepeople.EachPremierpledged hiswordtopassthroughhisParliamentthenecessarylegislationtothis effect.

Reidhadwonthefirstround,buthe sawhowthewindwaschanging.At thePremiers'Conference,calledinJanuary,1899,toseewhatwastobedone infaceofthisvote,Reidwasverytame andeventuallyacompromisewaseffectedwithoutradicalalterationtothe Bill:e.g.,theFederalCapitalwasto beinN.S.W.,butatleast100miles fromSydney.ReidpromisedtosupporttheamendedBill,butexecuted anotherlightningchange,andatthe Referendumledthe"antis."ThenceforeAustraliaknowshimasYes-No Reid,andnoonebetterearnedthe title. AUwasnowclearforfinal submissiontothepeople,exceptin WesternAustralia,whereForrest,opposedtoFederation,hadprovidedthat theballotshouldonlybetakeninthe eventofNewSouthWalesenteringthe Federation.Morethanayear,however,elapsedaftertheMotherState hadcarriedtheReferendumbeforeForrestredeemedhispledge,andinpoint offactWesternAustraliawasnotan originalpartnerintheCommonwealth. butvoteditselfin,threeweeksafterthe BillhadreceivedtheRoyalAssent. Forrest'soppositiontoFederationgave waybeforethedeterminationofthe GoldfieldstosecedeandformaseparateState,andthefamous"Separation Petition,"containing27.733signatures, submittedtotheQueenbytheEastern GoldfieldsReferendumLeaguein March,1900,forcedhimtomakea quickdecision.Afewmonthslaterthe peopleofthisStatehaddeclaredfor Federationbyahugemajority

Itiscurioustofindthatmorethan 400,000votersthroughAustraliadidnot consideritworthwhiletorecordtheir voteinregardtothecreationofan AustralianCommonwealth.TheCommonwealthwasactuallycreatedbythe agencyofavoteequallingbut43per cent.oftheoeopleentitledtovoteon thatday!Thefiguresareinteresting:

Dateofpoll.Yes.No.

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QUZINSLAND.

AtSt.Patrick'sChurch,Valley,the HibernianBandrecently,afterdevotionsonSundaynight,commenceda seriesofSundayeveningmusicrecitals.

Alargenumberofpeoplewerepresent, andallexpressedgreatpraiseatthe standardofmusicproduced.FatherM. O'Flynn'sparishistobecongratulated onhavinganIrishbandprovidingthe bestIrishmusicforhispeople.Other parishesmightalsofollowtheexample oftheValley.

Theceremonyofadministeringthe oathofhisnewofficetoMr.Lennon wasperformedintheExecutiveCouncilChamberbytheChiefJustice(Sir PopeA.Cooper),whohasbeenadministratoroftheStatesincetheGovernor'sdeparture.Thefunctiontowhich therepresentativesofthePresswere admitted,wasstrictlyformal.There wasafullattendanceofCabinetMinisters.TheAdministratorwaspresent inscarletrobesandfull-bottomedwig. HewasaccompaniedbyMr.Justice Real,Mr.JusticeShand,andMr.Justice,Lukin,whowerealsoinscarlet robes.Lieut.Lukin,A.D.C.,wasinattendance.Thecommissionwasreadby Mr.Watson,clerkoftheExecutive Council.Theoathwasadministered necessarydocumentsweresigned,anda proclamationbythenewLieutenantGovernorstatingthathehadassumed theadministrationoftheGovernment oftheStatewasread.SirPope CooperthenshookhandswithMr.LennonandthePremier,andretired. TheneedfurincreasedaccommodationattheMaterMisericordiaePublic Hospitalissoprissingthatithasbeen foundnecessarytoarrangeaboutextendingthewardsandmakingadditionstothenurses'quarters.The wardscontain70beds,butonseveral occasionsduringthepastyearprovision hadtobe.madefor110patients,and veryreluctantlymanydeservingapplicantshadtoberefusedadmittance.The foundationstoneofthenewwardswill beblessedandlaidbyhisGraceArchbishopDuhigonSunday,14th.March, 1920.Inexistingcircumstancesthisis abigundertaking,buttheSistersrely .attheProvidenceofGodandthegenerosityofthepeopleforassistance.In ordertoraisefundsforthework,with thesanctionoftheAttorneyGeneral, theSistersarearrangingtohavean ArtUnionDrawingduringtheyear, forwhichtheyhavereceivedvaluable prizes.SincethePublicHospitalwas openedtoreceivepatientsin1911,this thefirstappealthathasbeenmade towardsprovidingfundsforincreased accommodation,andjudgingfrompast xperiencetheSistersofMercyhope toreceiveareadyresponseintheinterestsofsufferinghumanity.The MaterMisericordiaePublicHospitalis opentoallpersonswithoutdistinction ofcreedornationality.Theadditions willcost£16,173.

TheresultsofthePublicServiceexaminationhavenowbeenannounced, and,asusual,theCatholicschoolshave scoredinamostdelightfulway.The professionaldivisiongaveusthreeleadingpassesoutofeightestimatednumberofvacancies,buttheordinarydivisionreturnstotheCatholicschools53 outofapossible110.Consideringthat ourpeopleareslightlyunderthe25per cent.ratio,itisstrikinglysignificantof thevalueofourdenominationalschoolipg.andonceagainprovesthat,in competitiveresults,theStateandour childrenarebenefitingbytheunselfish devotionofourCatholicteachers.

Mr.W.1.Yowls,aQueenslandnative andmemberforDalby.succeedsMr.E. ILMcCarthy,resigned,asleaderofthe Opposition.Mr.W.H.Barnes,of Y.M.C.A.andanti-Irishnotoriety,has beenelectedDeputyLeaderoftheOpposition.

BishopShielwasentertainedbythe parishionersbeforehisprojectedvisitto RomeandIreland,wheneulogisticreferencesweremadetohisLordship. NEWSOUTHWALES.

TheIrishNationalAssociationheldft verysuccessfulhalf-vearlymeetingin Sydneyrecently.AnIrishLibrfiryhas beenestablished,andhasbeenopened fortheuseofmembers.Severalinstructivelectureshavebeendelivered totheassociationbyprominentmembersoftheCatholicpriesthood.Father Forrest,M.S.H.,wasadvertisedtodeliverhislecture,"IrelandinBondage," onthe inst.

Arepresentativegatheringofpersons insympathywithIreland'sdemands forself-deteerninationwasheldatGoulburnrecently.ThepatrioticBishopof Boulburn,Dr.Gallagher,deliveredan eloquentaddressinsupportofIreland's claim.AfundwasopenedinthediocesetohelpthepeopleofIrelandto prestitheirclaimstoasuccessfulissue. Over£100wassubscribedinthe1411. Dr.GallagherisanUlsterman.Acknowledgingthevoteofthanks,tohim, hisLordshipsaid:"Nowyouwillrememberthatbeautifulpassageinthe FourthBookofKings,sooftenreferred to,as'TheJudgmentofSolomon.'The Kingsaid,'Bringmeasword,'and whentheyhadbroughttheswordbeforetheKinghesaid,'Dividethelivingchildintwainandgivehalltoone andhalftotheother.'Butthewoman whosechildwasalivesaidtotheKing, 'Ibeseechthee,mylord,giveherthe childalive,anddonotkillit:Asthe genuinesonofUlster,Isay,'Donot divideIreland.Don'tkillit'Letus haveself-determinationforIreland,a country,anationoneandundivided. Betteranothercenturyofchainsand slavery,betteranother100yearsunder theheelofacruelmilitarydespotism, thanaseparateUlster,whetherinweal orwoe,fromthedestiniesofIreland. WeUlstermen,andIfeelconfidentthat inspeakingthusIspeaknotformyselfalone,butforthosefriendly,warmheartedProtestantneighbourswho were,likemyself,borninourownbeloved'Tyroneamongthebushes;'we UlstermenloveIrelandasmuch'asany othermenbornwithinherfourseas. Wearenotashamedof.ordisloyalto, thelandofourbirth.Itisonlyabase andvenalminorityoflandlords,ofaristocrats,andcapitalists,who.forselfish ends.arewillingtobedispicabletools ofareactionaryToryGovernmentfor theenslavementanddegradationof theircountry.: MonsignorKingisexpectedtoarrive inSydneyearlyinMarch.

FatherP.Tighe,S.J.,isapatientat theMaterMisericordiaeHospital,where herecentlyunderwentaseriousoperation. *

Mr.WilliamCrick,thefatherofthe lateW.P.Crick,oncewellknownon theAustralianturfandinStatepolitics, diedrecentlyatCentennialPark,inhis 88th.year.Inhisearlydayshewasa stationholder,butthedroughtcompelledhimtoselloutforaverysmall sum.Hisdeathwasveryquietand peaceful,andhepassedawayfortified withtheritesoftheChurch.Heis buriedwithhiswifeandson,W.P. Crick,inWaverleyCemetery.

Attheconclusionoftheannual synodoftheclergyatSt.Mary'sChap. terHall,MonsignorCoonan,P.P.,V.G., onbehalfoftheclergyoftheAjchdiocescreadanilluminatedaddresstohis GracetheArchbishop,andmadeapresentation.Inreply,hisGraceexpress. edhisappreciationoftheexpressions ofloyaltyandaffectionoftheclergy. Itwasnotonlyafavourandanhonourandabenefit,butasymbolofthe unionthatmakestheBishopsand clergyone.Itwasasmallthingtobe judgedbymen;butthisappreciation wasasealoftruereligionandfaithand charity.ReceivingitnowonhisdeparturefromSydney.itwouldmake thatdepartureheavenly.Itwasin thefulfilin9ntofadutythathewas goingtoRome.Afterhisyearsas ArchbishopofSydney,thisdemonstrationofaffectionandesteemofthe

clhrgywasevidencethatalwaysthey hadbeenoneinheartandmindand spirit.

AtSt.Stanislaus'College,Bathurst, recently,fivepriestsfromtheBathurst diocesesatatatable,allofwhomhad 36yearsagostudiedatSt.Charles' Seminary,Bathurst,forthepriesthood. Thisisprobablyarecord.Thepriests were:Rev.W.G.Lawler(Molong), Rev.ThomasDoran(Canowindra), VeryRev.E.J.Flanagan,V.F.(Mudgee),andtheRev.J.P.O'Farrell(Coo. namble).

Inmemoryofhisbrother,Trooper Bartlett,amagnificentstatueofOur BlessedLadyhasbeenpresentedtoSt. Augustine'sChurch,Balmain,bythe Rev.FatherGeraldBartlett,nowassistantpriesttheretotheRev.Father Rohan.Thisgiftcompletesaschoice andartisticagroupofstatuesasis possessedby'anychurchinthearchdiocese.Twostatueswerepresentedby Mrs.Hardcastle,twobytheO'Rourke family,andothersbygenerousdonors.

VICTORIA.

TheRev.FatherP.J.Gibbons,who servedonH.MIA.S.Australia,and spentsomeeightyearsintheAustraliannavy,hasresignedhiscommission inthenavy,andwillresumedutyin Melbournearchdiocese.

AlittlefellownamedJosephFerrari, agedfiveyears,wastakenbyhisuncle foxandrabbithuntinginKotopuma. Victoria.Atdarkhewastoldtore. mainatacertainspotuntilhisuncle returned.Tiredofwaiting,thechild setoutforhishomefourteenmiles away,reachingitat8o'clockonthe followingmorning.Bloodwasfound onhislegs,andhesaidthatantshad bittenhimwhilehesleptunderatree. liewaslostforatimeinthethick growthofyoungredgumsinsomeof thepaddocks.butknewhewasgoingin therightdirection.Adva.r.erAustralia!

TheWarrnamboodWoollenMillsare makingextensionswhichwillduplicate theirmachinery.Thedemand(Ortheir productshasrenderedtheextensions necessary.Thepewplantwillconsist ofcotton-spinningmachinery,toenablethemilltomakeitsownyarn.The bulkoftheremainingplantwillbefor themanufactureofworsteds.

ThepotatodiseaseknownassoreeveisveryprevalentintheTrafalgar district.Ifitcanbekepttothepotatotheevilmaybeminimised;but thereisadangerofitattackingthe jaundiced-eyedsectionofpoliticians. Shoulditdoso,somesectionofthe PrecautionsActmayhavetobeinvoked.

Mr.ChrisBeattie.averypopular:and practicalCatholicyoungman,waskill eelbyafallfromhismotorcyclewhen returningfromaracemeetingatColac' onthe27th.ult.,Thedeceasedwasa prominentHibernian,andhadendearedhimselftoeveryonebyhistrueand sterlingqualities.liewasinhis29th. year.Histragicdeathhascauseda waveofsympathytobefeltforhis widowedmotherandfamily.Sincethe father'sdeathsomeyears,agohehad heenthebread-winneroftheyoung family.Theaccidenthappenedina crushoftrafficandnooneseemsto knowhowitreallyhappened. AbrotherHibernianpickedhimupandrecitedtheActofContritioninhisears beforehedied.Hewasamemberof

theSacredHeartSociety,andwasiat CommunionalittleoveraweekPnor totheaccident.--R.I.P.

Archbishop foundationMannixrecentlylaidthe stoneofanewconventat Numarkah.

TheVeryRev.FatherBarry,Mm., returnedtoSt.Patrick's,Melbourne,recentlyfromAmerica.

ItispleasingtonotethattheVery Rev.T.Lynch,P.P.,hasrecoveredfrom arathersevereillness.

Anenthusiasticwelcomewasgiven toArchbishopMannixintheDandenongpdrishrecently.HisGraceadministeredtheSacramentofConfirmation to90candidate's.

TheVeryRev.PriorC.F.Ronaynga D.D.,MA.,O:C.C.,preachedtheserr mononFederationSundayatSt.Patrick'sCathedral,Melbourne,onthe 15th.inst.

FatherJ.J.Malone,P.P.,ofAshby. hascomesuccessfullyoutoftheopera- tionunderwhichhewentashorttime ago.

HisLordshipDi.McCarthy,Bishop ofSandhurst,wasentertainedatdinner bytheclergyofhisdiocese,priortohis departureforRome,attheLadies' Club,Bendigo.Onthe16th.inst.,his LordshipmethisparishionersatSt. Kilian'sHall,whenhewasentertained atamusicalevening.HisLordshipdeclinedtoacceptanymonetarygift fromhisclergyorfromthelaity.

Mr.H.E.Starkehasbeenappointed tosucceedthelateSirEdmundBarton ontheHighCourtBench.Mr.Starke marriedadaughterofthelateMr.John GavanDuffy.Hismotherandsister werelostinthefounderingofthes.s. Waratahin1909.

SOUTHAUSTRALIA.

Anoldcolonistandvaluablepublic servanthasbeenlostinthedeathof Mr.BernardDonnelly,ofDulwich,who passedawayrecentlysfortifiedbyall theconsolationsofhisreligion.Born atArmagh,inthenorthofIreland,he cametoSouthAtistraliaattheageof eightyears.Afterspendingsometime atBurraandKadinahejoinedthe EducationDepartmentin1876.His firstappointmentwasatPortAdelaide. Subsequentlyhewasheadteacherin theKangarooFlat,TwoWells,Penola, Millicent,PortWakefield,andPort BroughtonPublicSchools,andineach caseraisedtheschooltoahighlevel ofefficiency.Abuteighteenmonths agoheretired,andsettledfirstatNorth AdelaideandthenatDulwich,wherehe diedafterashortillness.Mr.Donnellywasascholarofhighliteraryat- tainmentsandveryhighideals,and alsoofwidesympathy,andwhereverhe wasstationedhemademanystaunch friends.Mr.Donnellyleavesbehind awidowandfamily--Dr.T.H.Donnelly(Ballarat),Peter(Ballarat),Bernard(Melbourne),Clement(Northern Territory).Hartley(Walkerville),Mrs. W.Swann(Kalgoorlie),MissesRose andGwladys(EducationDepartment), Grace,andDorothy.-R.I.P.

Rev.Brother"Shanlev,whohasbeen amemberoftheC.B.C.staff,Adelaide, forseveralyears,leftrecentlyforBrisbane,havingbeentransferredtoNudgeeCollege.liewasapopular'and successfulteacher,andwillbe;..,reatty missed.

Rev.BrotherMcMahon,whohails fromSouthMelboyrne,replacedBrotherShanley,transferredtoNudgee,on theC.B.C.staff.

FatherC.B.Crowley,whohasbeen assistantpriestatPortLincolnonthe WestCoastforthepasttwoyears,has beenappointedtothechargeofSpald- ingparish.Afarewellcompltmentary socialwastenderedhimbytheCath6licsofPortLincolnonthe27th.ult. DuringFatherCrowley'sfarewellvisit'. totheWestCoast,hewasonthetrack fortendays,celebratingMasses,and travellednolessthan517milesover someoftheworstroadsintheState. TASMANIA. Latrobegaveaspiritedwelcometo ArchbishopBarryonhis'recentvisitto thedistict.Anaddessofwelcomewas presented,inreply-towhichhisGrace deliveredaneloquentpatrioticaddress, whichwaslistenedtowithdeepinterest.HisGraceputtheIrishquestion clearlybeforehishearers,andallexpressedtheirpleasurewiththelucid statementofIreland'sclaim.TheIrish Nationalanthem,"GodSaveIreland." wasbeautifullyrenderedbyfourleadingnon-Catholics,theleaderbeinga spirited-Tasmanianlady.AtDevonporthisGracewasalsowarmlywelcomed.

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Kalgoorlie. Boulder.

Anover-crowdedchurchgreetedthe beginningofLentonlastWednesday. Thefaithisverysafeinanyparish wheresuchanimmensecongregation canbegatheredtogetheronaweek day.

Thebeerstrikehasmademanypeodetakeonthedetestablevicesofthe prohibitionistswithmuchquaffingof bubblywatersthatstingthemouth, andthestomach,andtheconscience andsatisfynothing.

Whenthebeerwasdeclated"black" manygoodunionistsdevelopedcolour blindness.Alas!

ThedogsoftheBoulderparishgo aroundthesedaysasthoughDaniel O'Connellhademancipatedthemfrom something.Everydogwearsasmile inBoulder,andpeoplesaythatFather Sheridancouldexplainit.

Rev.BrotherRahill,latelyofC.B.C. inthiscity,hasbeentransferredtothe staffoftheC.B.C.,Perth,Anumber ofprominentpeopleattendedatthe ,ailwaystationlastweektoseehimoff tohisnewsphere,amongwhomwere Mr.P.J.Russell,Mr.C.J.Fogarty, Ar.Golding,Mr.S.Tyers,Mr.B.Fels, Mr.W.H.Simpson,andMr.E. Horan.Thefactofhisdeparturewas notwidelyknown,butiswidelyregretted.

Thereisa"giveandtake"movement 011justnowbetweenourparishand otherparishes.Wehavereceivedsome newfamilies,andlostotherswhomwe wouldratherkeep.Amongthelatter areMr.andMrs.J.Bantingandfamily,whommaygoodluckfollowto Bunbury,andMrs.Englishandfamily, ofthelordlyShoalhaven,inN.S.W.

ThenewGovernorcamethrougha fieryfurnaceof109intheshadeonthe Trans.journey,andwhilehereMr.Leslie,theMayor,proposedthatthere shouldbeavice-regalresidenceerectedhereforthecomfortoftheGovernor.HisExcellencymusthave thoughtaboutwherebadGovernors gowhentheydie,whenMr.Lesliemade thatproposal.

Rev.BrotherFaganarrivedlastweek totaketheplaceofBrotherRahill, whoisnowinPerth.BrotherFagan arrivedintheheat,sohealreadyknows whatwepioneershadtocontendwith inthedaysbeforethewaterscheme broughtcomparativerelief.Wewish himasuccessfulcareerinthebright. estspotinW.A.,whereitwillbehis dutytocultivatethebrightestbrains inW.A.

Aninformalmeetinghasbeenheld abouttheMissiontoChina.Wewho knowthezealofthepriests,thebrothers,andthenunsonthefields,scent dangerintheideaofamissionto China.

St.Patrick'sDayatBoulderistobe thecelebrationofthecentury.Last yearBoulderdiditsutmostforthe Kalgoorliecelebration,soitisourturn nowtorepaythesisterparishforits splendidservicelastyear.

THEHOUSEFORMEN'SWEAR.

P.J.RUSSELL

TheLatestinGent'sHata,Shirts, Ties,Underwear,Etc.

HannonSt.,Kalgoorlie (OppositePostOffice).

Gratifyingattendanceshavebeenthe ruleoflateatthemeetingsofthe abovesociety,andasaconsequence thesuccessofthevariedsyllabusitems producedhasbeenmostpronounced. Theinterestalsoshowninotheravenuesofthesociety'sprogresspointto theexistentbeliefthatthesocietywill surpasstherecordsofitsoldandpalmy days,beingwellfounded,somuchso thataflourishingdramaticcompany willshortlymakeitsappearancein public.

Twoveryfinesyllabusitemswere presentedrecently,thefirstadebateon "LocalOption"wasparticularlygood, andveryappropriate,too,moreso,on accountofthelocalbeerstrike.The latterincidentenabledmembersto bringoutfactswhichotherwisewould nothavebeensoablyput.Afterconsiderableargument,theadjudicator, Mr.R.D.Lane,summedup,andfound fortheaffirmativeside,consistingof Messrs.Hickey,Ryan,andRoberts, with75pointsto68pointsscoredby Messrs.McCarthy,Cawley,andSheedy.

AtourlastmeetingMr.R.D.Lane favouredmemberswithalectureentitled-RamblesinErin."Speakingin hisusualfineform,Mr.Lanedelighted hishearerswithaparticularlyfinenar_ rativeoftravel,customs,history,relics, andincidentsofhissojournthere.At theconclusionofhisaddressseveral membersspokeinappreciativeterms ofhisfineoration.Ournewspiritual director,Rev.Dr.O'Hurlev,wasaninterestedspectatoronboth occasions.

MANNION&CRUSE

TheGoldfieldsUndertakersand FuneralFurnishers.

No.18HANNAN-ST.,KALGOORLIE, andNo.9BURT-ST.,BOULDER. Funeralsconductedinanypartof theStateatshortestnotice.Charges moderate.AconsignmentofAitificialWreathsjustlanded(thefirstsince theoutbreakofthewar). KalgoorlieTel.,937.BoulderTel.,195.

JAMESSHEAHAN

GENERALSTOREKEEPER. WINEandSPIRITMERCHANT. PiesseStreet,Boulder

ForChoicestQualityOnly.Calland InspectourUndergroundDairy ProduceDepartment.

PERTHC.Y.M.S.

Thepropagandacommitteehave startedoperationswithaviewofpopularisingthesociety,andtoincreaseits membershiprollfarbeyonditspresent dimensions.Atitsfirstmeetingthis newly-formedcommitteedecidedtoinstituteabuffet,wherebymemberswho sufferfromthecrazeofeveningsuppers canbereadilyandcheaplyaccommodatedintheirownrooms.Duringthe weeksoftdrinks,coffee,tea,cake,etc., willbeavailableintheeveningatall hours,ataratelowerthanthatruling atsomeoftheswankhousesofthe city.Cigarettes,tobacco,andstationerywillalsobeonhand.Itremains nowformemberstopatronisetheir owninstitution. Aneffortwillalsobemadetogoout andespousethecauseoftheclubinall themetropolitanparishes.Thehearts' co-operationandsupportofeachpar- ishpriesthasbeensought,andwillno doubtbereadilygiven.Nowisthe timewhenaunitedmoveshouldbe madetoincreasetherankstofour timestheirpresentstrength.Letone andallparticipateinthestunt. Theinitialmeetingofthefootball clubwasheldonFridayeveninginshe presenceofaverylargeattendanceof enthusiasticplayers.Itistheintentionoftheclubtoseekadmissionto theW.A.FA.forhonoursinthe"A" gradesection,andifpresentindications areanycriterion,itshouldbeanunboundedsuccess.Itwasthebest meetingheldforsuchpurposessince thesociety'sinception.Intermingled amongstthosepresentweremanyleadingplayers,whosignifiedtheirinten. tionofthrowingintheirlotwiththeir comrades.Thesecretarialdutiesare inthehandsofMr.PercyDavidson, whoseexperienceinthepastwill standingoodneed.ThenextmeetingwillbeheldonFridayevening, February27th,whenitisrequested thatallplayersandintendingplayers willbeinattendance.Thebusinessto betransactedwillbeimportant,includingelectionofofficers,etc.The meetingwillcommenceat7.30p.m. sharp.

Ithasbeendefinitelydecidedto holdanotherCommunionBreakfaston April25th.HisExcellencytheApos- tolicDelegatewillbepresentonthe occasion,andeveryendeavourwillbe madetomakeitworthyoftheoccasion.

Mr.ArthurPownallwillbepleased tohearfromanyonedesirousofhelping intheformationofaharriers'club.In pre-wardaysthisclubwasaboonorganisation,turningoutmanynotable athletes.

Duringtheweeknewswasreceived fromMr.SecombefromBroome,where hehasgonetotryhisluckinanew sphereoflabour.Thismemberis mostenthusiastic,beingoneofthe foundersoftheclub.

Thosedesirousofcompetinginthe billiardtournamentshouldnowenter asthelistwillcloseduringthecomingweek.Valuableprizesareoffered.

J.M.J.

ST.JOSEPH'SCONVENT, KELLERBERRIN.

Thebuildingisbeautifullysituated inoneofthemostattractiveandsalubriousdistrictsofWA. TheReligiousTraining,alsothe HealthandComfortofthepupilsare earnestlyattendedto.

Thecourseofinstructionincludesa thoroughEnglishEducation,Book. keeping,Shorthand,Typewriting, Piano,Violin,andTheoryofMusic, Drawing,Painting(oilsandwatercol ours),PlainandOrnamentalNeedle. work

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I Successwasachievedbyoneofthe membersatthelastBelmontrace meeting,awinnerbeingpilotedfirst pastthejudge'sboxbyFrankMcCann. Inordertosecurethelargeamount ofoutstandingsubscriptionsithasbeen decidedtocallapplicationsforacollector,returnableonWednesday,February25th.Thesuccessful-applicant willreceive20percent.ofthecollections. Thecricketsemi-finalscommencetoday,andtherepresentativesofthesocietyareupagainstthestrongestcombinationinthecompetition,namely, Australs.Unfortunatelythesocietywill havetheweakestteamoftheseasonin thefield.Neverthelessdespondency isanotableabsentee. ThemanyfriendsofMr.JackMinihan,thepopularcaptainofthecricket club,willregrettohearthathehas beenlaidasideduringtheweekwith illness.However,itispleasingto learnthatheexpectstobeupand aboutagainduringtheweek-end.

DEATH.

RYAN.-Oiyourcharity,prayforthe reposeofthesoulofJohn,thedearlybelovedhusbandofMaryRyan, whodiedastheresultofanaccident atMaylandsonFebruary12th,1920; aged31years.Mayhissoulrestin peace. -Insertedbyhislovingwife,Marystreet,Peninsula,Maylands,W.A. INMEMORIAM.

21st,1920.

ATROUBLEDLAND.

THANKS.

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DominickWalsh.Harvey:Yourletterplainlyshowsyouareinneedof repairintheheadsomewhere,atleast thatisthejudgmentofourmentalexpert.TheEditor'sopinionisthatitisa clumsyignorantfake.

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ASOCIETYTHATEVERYCATHOLICYOUNGMANSHOULDBELONGTO. :,u11particularsonapplicationtoLRODEREDA, Hon.Secretary. 'PhoneA.1794. THOS.ANDERSONandSON. FAMILYGROCERS&PROVISION MERCHANTS. CornerFitzgerald-streetandRaglanroad,NORTHPERTH. Familieswaitedondaily. CountryOrdersAttendedto. THEPALACEHOTEL

IT.GEORGE'STERRACE,PERTH, W.A.

Mr.andMrs.S.McMahon,of329 Fitzgerald-street,NorthPerth,desire toTHANKfriendsandneighboursfor theirassistanceandgreatkindness;for thenumerouslettersandtelegramsof sympathyduringtheirbereavement. Especiallydotheywishmostsincerely toTHANKtheSistersofSt.Vincent's FoundlingHomefortheirunremitting careandattentionduringtheillnessof theirlatedaughter,Eileen.

SendAllOrdersforPrintingtoBRYANSW.A.RECORDPRESS.

SocietyofSt.VincentdePaul (IticoR)

AGENERALMEETINGoftheSocietywillbeheldinSt.Brigid'sChurch, WestPerth,ontheFirstSundayin Lent(February22nd),at3.15p.m. TheDcProfundiswillberecitedduring themeetingfordeceasedmembers,and onthesamedayeachConferencewill haveaMasscelebratedfortherepose oftheirsouls.

II.WALLACE,President.

J.MJ.

MountSt.Joseph's

BOAaDINGANDDAYSCHOOL

YORK-STREET,SOUTHPERTH.

ConductedbytheSistersofSt. Joseph.

ThisBoardingSchoolissituatedin oneofthemostattractiveandhealthy suburbsofPerth,andcommandsadelightfulviewoftheSwanRiverand City.Theviewfromtheupperportionofthebuildingisoneofthefinest andmostpicturesque.Thegrounds areample,andwelllaidout.

Fordelightfulsituation,beautiful scenery,andhealthyclimate,Mt.St. Joseph'sstandsunrivalled.

Thecourseofstudyembracesallthe branchesofathoroughEnglisheducation,Mathematics,Elocution,Physical Culture.Drawing,Painting.Music,and Needlewoek.

Specialfacilitiesareofferedtopupils desirousoffollowinga commercial courseinStenography,Typewriting, andBookkeeping.

PupilsarepreparedfortheUniversity,CommercialandMusicalExaminations.

ThehealthandcomfortofthechildrenconfidedtothemarecarefullyattendedtobytheSisters.

GUHL.--Ofyourcharity,prayforthe reposeofthesoulofourdearmother. AgnesCeciliaGuhl,whodeparted thislifeFebruary22,1915. SacredHeartofJesus,havemercy onher. -Insertedbyherlovingchildren. ThePALACEissituatedinamost charmingposition,closetoBanksand CommercialHouses,andTheatres,and islargelypatronisedbytheprincipal FarmersandGraziersintheState.

MODERATETARIFF.

J.T.GLOWERY,Proprietor. Telephone,A1428.

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Forfurtherparticularsapplytothe SISTERSUPERIOR, Mt.St.Joseph'sConvent, SOUTHPERTH. Telephone,M.

11).

ST.GERTRUDE'SCOLLEGE

NEWNORCIA

ConductedbytheSisters,ofSt.Joseph

fortheEducationofYoungLadies

ForfurtherparticularsapplytotheSISTERSUPERIOR

FromthelatestEnglishfilestohandwegatherthatthewaragainstmili- taryaggressioninIrelandisnotonlyuncompromisinglystrenuous,butisof thatcharacterwhichleavesnottheshadowofadoubtinthemindsofcom- petentwitnessesthatthepawofBritishPrussianisminIrelandisbeingcon- siderablydamagedinthestruggleforsupremacy,andmustinevitablyfail toaccomplishitssinisterdesignofbreakingthespiritofaproudracewho knowwhatfreedommeansandhowtofight,suffer,anddieforit.Since 1916everyviolentandrepressivemethodthatcouldbeinvoked-shortofa battue--hasbeentrottedoutunderthetutelageoftheblunderingmanipula- torsofallegedCastleGovernmentinIrelandtosubverttherightsofIrish citizenshipandtobludgeonthepeopleintoacceptingasemi-helotagebase andcontemptibletothemintheextreme.CheatedintotrustingBritain's word,IrelandreliedonEngland'shonourtokeepherbondwithJohnRed- mond--itwasbroken,repudiatedastieTreatywithSarsfieldhadbeenin anotherway.NowtheavenuesofIrishnationallifearebeingmolestedby theJanissariesofmilitarism;thedomesticlifeofthepeoplehasbeenrude- lybrokeninuponandviolatedbyaseeminglyhystericalandirresponsible soldiery-ahalf-franticconstabularyrushespell-mell,armedtotheneck,fo- mentingdisorderandoutrage.Crimegangsaremakingtheirtollsuponthe provincesunhamperedbythemilitary,and,itispresumedbytheelectedre- presentativesoftheIrishpeople,withtheconnivanceofthemilitaryauthori- ties.LawandorderhasbeenreducedtoafarcebythesystemofIrish GovernmentchurnedinDublinCastleandparcelledoutthroughitsprocla- mationsandtheadministrativeactsofitsofficials.Martiallaw,whichis thenegationofeveryprincipleofdemocraticandresponsibleGovernment, runslikeamaddogthroughtheland,andLiberty,ashamedandinsulted, frownswithloweringandcontractedbrowsonthewholewretchedbusiness ofBritishRuleinIreland.Itwouldseemasthoughaformofpoliticalde- mentiahadattackedthewholesystemofCastleandmilitaryadministration, andreducedittoastateofabslouteincompetence.EachsuccessiveAct ofGovernmentbyrepressionseemsmoreunfortunatethantheformerone, and,thoughmorevindictiveinitspretensions,islesscompellinginitsopera- tions.Andwhy?Whathappenedforabriefbuttriumphantoncein Ireland'slong,passionateoppositiontoAlienDominationisnowagaina positiveandimperialreality-IrelandisaunitedIreland,unitedinasolemn anddesperateefforttofreeherselffromoutsideinterferenceinherdomestic affairs.Itisanaturalrightshestandsfor-therighttogovernherown household,tosettleherownbusinessinherownway,tokeepherown purse,andtoshapeoutaccordingtocircumstancesherownindividualdes- tiny.Shehasbeenrobbedandplunderedtoreplenishtheexchequersof everysuccessivepoliticalpartythathavejuggledwithIrishGovernment inEngland,lostinherpopulationandtrade.andimpoverishedalmostto ruin.Cheated,despised,anddrivenlikeathrallfromthebarofeveryBrit_ ashParliamentsheinvokedforJustice,shenowsaysthereisanendtoplead- ing.shedeclaresherFreedom.What'stheresult?

War!WarupontheIrish!Warwithtoothandclawbythesuppression ofthenationalpress;themuzzlingofpublicopinion;conspiracylaws;aboli- tionoftherightofassembly;viciousandlyingpropaganda;annulmentof citizenrights;espionageandjailingswithouttrial;deportations;bludgeon- ingsandshootings;intimidationsthemostharassing;andviolationsofthe basestnature.SuchistherecordofGovernmentasitisinIrelandto-day. ButwehearlittleofthisincoherencethroughthemediumoftheIrishpress, printedbypermit.Thepawofthelawisuponit-itdaresnottellthe truthlestaposseofexcitedconstabularyshouldrushtheirmachinesand dismantlethem.InEngland,competitioninpressworkisresponsibleforan exposureofmuchofthedisgracefultacticsofmartiallawinIreland,andwe getthroughthemediumofthepressofEnglandafairunderstandingofthe iniquitiesperpetratedontheIrishpeoplebythoseresponsiblefortheGov- ernmentofIreland.YetthepulseofFreedombeatsstrong.inIreland-it beatssobecauseconfidenceisintheheartsofthepeople;theyareonein theirdeterminationtohavetheGovernmenttheydesire.Itisnotpos- sibletogaolawholenationof,people,anditisnotpracticabletodeport them.Henceitismartiallaw,whenitcannotthroughpolicyshootandkill asitmightdetermine,floundersinIrelandandfunksitsjob.Martiallaw hasexhausteditsingenuityinIreland.Coercionhasn'tbrokenthespirit ofthepeople.Britishprestigedoesn'tgaininglorybyherbrandofPrus- sianisminIreland.Afterall,Irishinfluenceisarisingthingintheworld's counsels.Itmayyetbeaverygreatthing.

Nationalismismuchakintoreligion.AcomplacentChristianitythat wantstosnoozeondownycushionswillnevercrowdthegatesofHeaven, neitherwillaservile,complacentpeoplesucceedinbeatingdownthe wrongsandinjusticesofoppressionandunlockthegatesofFreedom,unless throughsacrificeandaffliction.TheymusthavetheirhourinGethsemane, andpassundertheshadowofGolgotha-mustendureandbepatient,suffer andbestrong.IrelandhashadherlonghoursinGethsemane;shehashadher dayinGolgotha,butIrelandlivesandtheheartofIrelandishopeful.The ranksofdemoclacyareswellingandoldtyranniesaredying.Hervictory isinthefuture.Anationunitedinitspurposeisanunconquerablefor- tress;itspeoplehaveinthemthepowertowinvictory;aunitedpeoplemay notberolledflattotheearthbythemaddrivenchariotsofmilitarism, norshallthegatesofhellprevailagainstthem.

SELF-DETERMINATIONFORIRELAND

APUBLICMEETING

TOADVOCATETHECAUSEOFSELF-DETERMINATIONFORIRE- LANDANDINAUGURATETHEWESTAUSTRALIANAPPEALWILL BEHELDINTHEHIBERNIANHALL,PERTH,ONMONDAY,23rd.

FF.

FEBRUARY,AT8P.M. HISGRACE,ARCHBISHOPCLONE,C.SS.R.,andMessrs.P.COLLIER, T.WALKER,andF.TROY,M's.L.A.,WILLADDRESSTHEGATHERING. JAS.S.DOWLING,Hon.Secretary.

FEBRUARY

CALENDAR

Sun.,22(Purple)-FirstSundaymLent

Mon.,23(White)-St.PeterDamian, Doctor.

Tues.,24(Purple)-VigilofSt.Matthias.

Wed.,2.5(Red)-St.Matthias,Apostle.

Thurs.,26(Purple)-OftheFeria.

Fri.,27(Purple)-OftheFeria.

Sat.,28(Purple)-OftheFeria.

FathersJohnO'Reilly,ofWagin,and P.J.Sheridan,Boulder,leavebythe IndarranextTuesdayfora12months' holidayinIrelandandAmerica.Both soggarthsweretherecipientsofsubstantialtokensofesteemfromtheir parishioners.

FatherP.Doddy'sparishionersare notgoingtoletIreland'sNational FeastDaypassunnoticed.Awhisper fromthereaboutsreportsactivityin connectionwithafunctionincelebrationoftheoccasion.

FatherLockington,S.J.,thedistinguishedlecturer,whoisonhiswayto theContinentbytheIndarra,isexpectedtoarriveatFremantleabout the24th.

Masswillbecelebratedatthefollowingplacesonthedateandtime mentioned:Sunday'sFebruary22, BrunswickJunction,9a.m.;Harvey, 11a.m..February29,Morningfon Mills,9a.m.March7th,Yarloop,9 am.;Waroona,11a.m.

Masswillbecelebratedinthefollowingplacesduringthenextfew weeks:-

February22:Holyoake,8o'clock; Dwellingup,9o'clock.

February29:No.2StateMill,8 o'clock;Whittaker's,10o'clock.

March7:Jarrandale,8o'clock.

March14:Dwellingup,8o'clock;No. 2StateMill,10o'clock.

March21:Armadale,8o'clock;Gosnells,10o'clock.

March28:Jarrandale,8o'clock.

LENTENREGULATIONS

FORTHEARCHDIOCESEOFPERTH,W.A.

WhiletheLawsoftheLentenFast remaininfullvigour,thefollowingregulationsaremadeinthisArchdiocese inaccordancewithrecentlegislationof theHolySee:-

1.Itisnolongerforbiddentouse fishandfleshmeatatthesamemeal.

2.Whathasbeenknownasthe BlackFastisabolished.HenceonAsh Wednesday,theWednesdayofHoly Week,andGoodFriday,eggs,cheese, milkandbutterareallowed.

3.Lardanddrippingareallowedinsteadofbutterwheneverbutterisallowed.LocalcustominAustralasia allowsthosewhoareboundtofastto take,inadditiontotheirfullmeal, twolightrefections,oneofabouteight ounces,theotherofafewounces.At thelatterrefection'alittlebutteris allowed;attheformer,butter,cheese, eggs,fishmaybetaken,butinsmall quantity,aspartoftheeightounces.

4.Thosewhoarenotboundtofast mayeatmeatateverymealonthe daysinwhichmeatisallowedatthe principalmeal.

5.Meatisal:owedattheprincipal mealonallMondays,Tuesdays,Thursdays,andSaturdaysduringLent.

6.MeatisforbiddenonallFridays andWednesdaysduringLent.On EasterSaturdaythelawoffastingand abstinenceceasestobindafternoon. ByspecialindultfromtheHolySee,the faithfulofAustralasiaaredispensed fromthefastonthedayonwhichthe FeastofSt.Patrickiscelebrated,that is,March17th.,orthedaytowhichthe ecclesiasticalfeastistransferred.They arealsodispensedfromabstinenceunlesstheFeastbecelebratedonFriday oronanEmberDay.

7.Onlythelawoffastinghastobe observedontheotherdaysofLent. Thislawoffastingbindsallfromthe endofthe21st.tothebeginningofthe 60th.year,unlessexemptthroughillness,weakhealth,orlaboriouswork. Thelawofabstinencebindsallwho havecompletedtheirseventhyear.

8.Personsrequiringadispensation fromthestrictobservanceoftheLen-

tenRegulationsregardingfastingand abstinencemayapplytothepriestsof thevariousdistricts,whoarehereby authorisedtodispenseiftherebeajust causefordoingso.

ThePaschalCommunion. EveryCatholicisboundtoreceive HolyCommunionwithinthePaschal time,whichbeginsonAshWednesday andendsontheOctaveDayofSS. PeterandPaul.

Marriage.

Marriagesmaybecontractedatany timeoftheyear.Itisonlythesolemn nuptialblessingthatmaynotbeimpartedfromthefirstSundayofAdvent toChristmasDayinclusively,norfrom AshWednesdaytoEasterSundayinclusively.TheBishopmay,however, forajustcause,andprovidedtheLiturgicalLawsbeobserved,allowthis blessingtobegivenwithinthese periods,butshallwarnthecontracting partiestoavoidundueexternaldisplay. Theclergyarerequestedtoremindthe faithfulthatthemarriagesofCatholics outsidetheChurcharenullandvoidbeforeGodandtheChurch. CollectionfortheHolyPlacesinPalestineandfortheAboriginalMissions. Iwishtoremindtheclergythatthe annualcollectionfortheabove-named fundsshouldbetakenuponGoodFriday,eitherattheAdorationofthe Crossorwhateverothersacredfunction isheldonthatday.Duenotification willbegiventothefaithfulonthepre. ViOUSSunday,andtheofferingsfrom eachparishwillbeforwardedtothe ChancelloroftheArchdiocese,Father M.Hallinan,assoonaspossibleafterwards.

WherevertheStationsoftheCross areerected,theStationsshouldbepubliclyperformedthreetimeseachweek duringLent.TheIndulgencesaremanifold,whichIndulgencesmaybegained alsoprivatelyandatanytime.

4.PATRICKJ.CLUNE. ArchbishopofPerth.

ConsidertheAnt.

Labour'sattitudewasuncesummed upinthewords,"GivemeworkorI perish."Thatwasinthemid-Victorian era,wheneveryworkingmanworea squarecapandcarriedadinnerpail. To-daytheattitudeissomewhatchanged."Givemework,butforonlysix hoursaday,orhaveastrikeonhand." Peoplewhorarelyworkedwithperseverance,arenowdisplayinganhitherto unsuspectedenergyinthedemandfor asix-hourday.Thedemandsounds wellenough,butitoftenimpliesmore thanitenunciates. Manywhourgesixhoursofwork wouldfaintifofferedasteadygrindof sixhours'duration.Bysixtheymean amaximum.Theirgoalisnoworkat all.Theiridealofanearthlyparadiseissubsistenceonthetoilofsome ant-likebrother,or,betteronthe State.Thatis,theStateistostay athome,doallthesweepingandwashingandcooking,andhaveaniceaearrn mealreadywhentheycomehomeafter adayoflarkinginthecountry.Whois topaytheState,theydonotconsider. Theyforget,iftheyeverknew,that theStateisnotasourceofwealth.The greatestsinglesourceofwealthisthe

DeathofFatherM. McGrath,C.SS.R.

"FatherMcGrathisdead!"We heardthesorrowfulnewsofthepassing fromthisvaleoftearsofthisgentle, saintlyRedemptoristpriestonlast Thursday,the12th.,afterwehadgone topresswiththeRECORD.Itcame asashocktous,forwehadhoped whenhebadefarewelltousabouta yearagothatinalessexactingclimatehisdebilitatedhealthwouldbe recuperated.ButtheGoodGod, whoseinscrutablewayswepoorearth wormswithallourfanciedknowledge arenotprivilegedtoknow,sawfitto decideotherwise,anditwouldseemHe hadeventhenbeckonedtoHisfaithfulservantandthelongshadowofthe ValleyofSilencewasnotfaraway.His endwaspeace,thatperfectpeace whichsaintsdesireandwhichisthe inestimableprivilegeofthedevout soulwhoconstantlyliveditsearth-life inthepresenceofGod.Thosewho knewthisdeadpriestwillrecallto memoryhisgreatcharity,hiswonderfulfaith,hisdeepspirituality,hislovingcounsels.Forthesinnerhehada tenderlovingheart,andgreatpatience. HewasessentiallyaRedemptorist,and thoughwastedbyillnesshewasever ontheroughhigh-roadofduty,azealousshepherdsearchingoutthepoor wearyoneswhohadfallenbytheway, and,whenhehadfoundthem,witha goodSamaritan'scharity,liftingthem upwithlovingwordsandsendingthemonwardswiththepeaceofGodin theirsouls.Suchmendonotreally die;theystayonwithus,Guardianspiritswhisperingtousof Duty.Charity,God.Theirfragrant memoriesareconsolationsindoubt, helpersinsuffering,goodfriendsinthe gloamingwhenwesitwithSorrow broodingoverthelittlecaresofthe day.MarcusMcGrathwasbornin Derry,intheNorthofIreland,in1872. andforsomeyearsfollowedcommercialpursuitsbeforethecalloftheMastercametohim.Leavingfriends. home,andalltheallurementsthat shimmeredbeforehimthen,hewas professedintheRedemptoristOrderin 1895,andordainedpriestinBelfastin 1901.Fouryearsafterwardshecame toAustralia,andworkedmostlyin NewSouthWalesandQueensland.He cametothisStatesomefiveyearsago. andsucceededtheVeryRev.Father CreaghasVice-RectorinPerth,when herelinquishedthatofficetotakeover theonerouschargeoftheKimberley Vicariate.Forsometimeitwasnoticedthathishealthwasvisiblyde- clining,andhewasrelievedofrespon- sibilityin1918andtransferredto themorebracingairofBallarat.His life'swork,however,wasdoneinthe meridianofhisyears,andlastChristmasasalasthopehewastakento NewZealand,andthere,atSt.Gerard's,heclosedhiseyesforeveronthe worldandgavehissoulbacktoGodon, the12thofthismonth.FatherMarcusMcGrath,C.SS.R..asalreadyremarked,wasremarkableforhisgreat charitytoallinspiritualortemporal suffering.Hehadthekindliestof humannatures,andwasbelovedofhis brethren,butaboveallhehadavivid realisationofthepresenceofGodand HisdevotiontotheSacredHeartwas mosttenderandconfiding.Manywill sorrowforhisloss,andallwhoknew andlovedhimwillpraythathisdear soulmayrestforeverneartothat lovingHeartinHeaven. "IlegavehislifetoGod;'twasmuch togive, Forlovelydreamsenticeusand enthral; Butthey,whodietolife'svainfollies, live, AndtheywhoservetheirGodserve bestofall."

earth,andsincetheFalltheearthholds toittenaciously.Shehasnousefor thelotus-eater,ornamentalbutdreamy. Herfavouriteisthemanwithahoe, apick,ashovel,oracanofblasting powder. Itneedhardlybesaidthatreason andhumanityalikedemandthatno manbesoburdenedthatnotimeisleft forrest,recreation,andthepropercultivationofhismentalandmoralconcerns.Thatisaxiomatic.Butwhat mostofus,includingthemanwitha hoe,needmorethanshorterhoursis longerhours."Happyistheman," saysoldCarlyle,"whohasfoundhis work."Ourmoderncousinsofthe I.W.W.,knightsoftheroad,ne'er-dowells,andthehostswhohangaround tableslookingforcrumbs,insteadof kneadingaloafforthemselves,amend Carlyletoinsert"foramaximumofsix hoursaday."Butmostmenwhostart outinlifewithasix-hourdayideal, bringupinthebread-line,andgenerally towardstheendofit.

Happilyforignorantandsuffering humanity,rareistheprofessionalman whoworkswithaneyeontheclock. Thefanaticwhoclamorsforasix-

hourday,expectstheteachertoslave forapittanceat-whichhisregalnose wouldcurlwithscorn,andheexpects hertoworkatleasteighthoursaday on tothick-headedlittleJohnny,andnot forgethimonSaturdayandSunday. Hehasnoscrupleatallincallingthe physicianoutofhisbedattwointhe morning;hewillsummon,ashisinalienableright,theclergymanatanyhour ofthedayornight;andhewillfeel insultedifaskedtopayaphysician's fee,exceptthroughhisexecutor,orto contributetothesupportofhispastor. Whatheclaimsasarightforhimself, hewithholdsfromtheclergyman,the physician,andtheteacher,andhereliesonthefactthatthemembersof theseprofessionsarefartoounselfish torefusetheiraid,nomatterwhenhe asksit.Therewehavetherootofthe trouble,selfishness.Andforsome reasonorother,perhapsbecausewebelongtoafallenrace,shorterhoursof workfrequentlyimplylongerhoursof idlenessordissipation.Toomuchwork isanevil,butfromtimetotimeallof usmaywithprofitconsidertheant.America.

Obituary.

THELATEMR.JOHNRYAN.

ThefuneralofthelateMr.John Ryan,ofMaylands,whowasaccidentallykilledontheGuildford-roadonthe 12th.inst.,tookplaceonthe13th.inst., inthepresenceofalargegatheringof relativesandfriends.Thedeceased, whowas31yearsofage,wasanative ofTipperary,Ireland.Hecametothis State10yearsago,andforsixyears wasemployedontheElectricTramways,wherehewasverypopular.He leavesawidow,forwhommuchsym- pathyisfelt.Thecortegemoved fromtheresidenceofhisbrother-in-law, Mr.BernardClark,129Wellingtonstreet,Perth,andproceededtothe CatholicportionoftheKarrakatta Cemetery,wheretheremainswereinterred.TheRev.FatherP.Lynch,of Maylands,conductedthelastrites.The chiefmournerswere:Mrs.Ma!),Ryan (widow),Mr.B.Clark(brother-in-law), Mrs.B.Clark(sister),Mrs.J.Kelly, andMrs.J.Belowiski.Thepall-bearerswere:Messrs.J.Cotter,H.Cusack, T.O'Brien,,J.Belowiski,J.Brandon, andJ.Kelly.Amongthosepresent wereMessrs. Secretary),J.J.O'Farrell(District J.Edwards(DistrictTrea. surer),J.Colgan(rep.St.Lawrence O'TooleBranch),J.Bennett(rep.St. Brigid'sBranch),andJ.Kelly(rep. St.LawrenceO'TooleBranch),ofthe HA.C.B.Society.Alargenumberof lettersandtelegramsofsympathyandcondolencewerereceivedbythebereavedfamily.Thefuneralarrange- mentswereinthehandsofMessrs. BowraandO'Dea.

Don rivertforgettheHA.C.B.Society's tripnextTuesdayevening.It willbeadelightfulexcursion.Getin early;halfPerthwillbecrushingfora placeaboard.

Self-Determinationfor Ireland

MondayNight'sMeeting.

Wedesiretodrawtheattentionof ourreaderstoan appear. ingelsewhereinourcolumnsstating thatapublicmeetingtoadvocatethe causeofSelf-DeterminationforIreland,andlaunchthefinancialappealforthe samecausethroughoutWesternAustralia,willbeheldintheHibernian Hall,Perth,nextMondayeveningat eighto'clock.HisGracetheArchbishopofPerth,theHon.Phil.Collier,theHonThomasWalker,andthe HonFrankTroy,M's.L.A.,willbethe principalspeakersontheoccasion.We earnestlyexhortthesonsanddaughters oftheoldraceandallloversofliberty tolendtheirsympathytothemovementbymakingthedemonstrationa memorableone,asIrelandto-dayrequirestheimperishableloyaltyofall herchildren.

NEXTWEEK:

Old-FashionedWordsandNewFangledIdeas.ByJamesJ.Walsh. M.D.,Ph.D. ThePope'sWorldReview. IrishLetterfromCyrilBryan:500 Warrants,4Arrests. AnotherPapistPlot.By"Historicus."

GRANDTHEATRE

Direction T.Coombe. SATURDAY. WilliamS.Hart,in "THEBORDERWIRELESS."

WEDNESDAYNEXT.

MaryPickford,inherLatestTriumph, "MLISS." "STUBS."

OncemoretheWorld'sSweetheart scoresahit.

THEATREROYAL

Direction T.Coombe.

SATURDAY(TO-MORROW)toFRIDAYNEXT.

NellShipmanand16WildAnimalsin "BACHTOGOD'SCOUNTRY."

TheStupendousFirstNationalSuperfeature.

PAVILIONTHEATRE

MONDAY.

TheGreatNazimova,in "TOYSOFFATE."

THURSDAY. FlorenceReed,in "THESTRUGGLEEVERLASTING."

LocalandGeneral

Incommonwithothernewspapers, THERECORDisexperiencinggreat anxietyandnotalittledifficultyregardingpapersupplies,andinthisconnectionweasktheforbearanceofour readersandtheCatholiccommunity generally,shoulditbefourrdnecessary todrasticallycurtailthesizeofthe papeyinthefuture.Thepositionhas beenacuteforsometime,andhaslatterlybeenintensifiedbytheshipping trouble;butweassureourmany friendsthatwehavedoneourverybest tomeetthesituation.Paperto-day iseighttimesthepriceitwasinthe pre-wardays,andthenewspaperpublishingbusinessisnotthehappiestone thesedaysinconsequence.Likeevery oneelse,wearehopefultheposition willquicklyrightitself,butinthe meantimethedrasticcurtailingofsuppliesisessential.

Tomakemattersquiteclear,wedesiretoagainimpressonadvertisersthe factthatallcontractsenteredintoregardingadvertisementsbearthequalification:"Thatwereservetherightto declineanadvertisementwithor withoutgivingareasonforsodoing."

Moorahasagoodprogrammeof eventsforthe17th.ofMarch.Irish danceswillfigureprominentlyonthe ground.Kelly,BurkeandSheashould haveagooddayinMoora,provided thesunkeepsshining.Theywillanyhow

Atawell-attendedmeetingoftheSt. Patrick'sDayCelebrationCommittee, itwasdecidedtoholdtheannualnationalconcertintheNorthamTown HallonSaturdayevening,March20. Asusualthecommitteewillhavethe servicesofsomeofthebestmetropolitantalent,mostofwhomwillbenew tolocalaudiences.Severaloftheleadingresidentvocalistswillalsobeaskedtoassist,andnationaldancingwill thisyearbeanaddedattractiontothe programme.Atthesamemeetingit wasdecidedtoholdtheannualEaster Mondaytrottingmeeting,anditisintendedtotryandenlistthehelpofthe localTrottingClubtoagaincontrolthe racing.Therunningoffootevents willbecontingentuponthehelpand patronageofthelocalAthleticClub, andthechildren,asusual,willhavea sub-committeelookingaftertheirentertainment.Theprizelistwillbea liberalone,and,withthesupportof thepublic-whichhasalwaysbeen readilyaccorded-thisyear'seffort shouldeasilyeclipsetherecordspreviouslyachieved.

YoungIrelandSociety.

Alargelyattendedmeetingofthe YoungIrelandSocietywasheldinthe BohemiaHallonWednesdayevening, Mr.Dohenypresiding.MissN.Maher openedtheprogrammewithapiano solo,whichwasfollowedbyaselected songbyMissBegley.MasterJim O'BriendancedanIrishjig,Mr.Jas. Healygaveafewhumorousitems,and lastbutnotleastwas"FatherO'Flynn" byMasterJ.Murphy.Mr.Doheny thenbroughtthemeetingtoacloseby singing"GodSaveIreland,"withthe assistanceofthegatheringinstrong chorus. ThegrandannualpicnicofthesocietytookplaceatPointWalteron Sundaylast.Gloriousweatherprevailed,andeverybodyseemedbentonenjoyment.Itwasaperfecttreatto walkaroundthegroundsandseethe smilingandhappyfaces.Bathingwas indulgedinbymanyofthepicnicers, andsomegoodsnapswerecaught. Duringtheafternoonsportswereheld, alsomanygames.Everybodywhoattendedthepicnicseemedtoenjoy ,themselvesimmensely,andthetimeto gohomecameonlytoosoon.

ShallesburgTheatre. RoanShafo.

COMMENCINGSATURDAYNiGHT.

Maxwell'sGray's "SILENCEOfDEANMAITLAND"

PRICES 3/-2/-,1/ChildreninArmsNotAdmitted.ST.GERARD'SHOSPITAL. Surgical,Medical,andMidwifery. 61CAMBRIDGE-ST.,LEEDERVILLE NURSERYAN.

MotherM.BenedictandMotherM. Clare,ofthePresentationConvent,Elsternwick,recentlyreturnedtoVictoria. DuringtheirshortstayintheWest theyweretheguestsofthePresentationSisters,CottesloeBeach.

ThePricesCommissionhad'stillgot theirshopopen.Fewofusknow whetheritisreallycarryingonbusinessorjustfillingintime.Prices haven'tbeenloweredanythingtohelp thecrowd.Thenecessitiesofthepoor aregettingextrapenniesputupon them.Discontenthasn'tbeenlessened;butthebutcher,thebaker,the grocer,andallthetradingconcernsare lookingbetterpleasedthantheconsumers.TheCommissionersarenow busytakingswornevidencefrommillersinconnectionwiththepriceofflour recentlyfixedbythem.They'llbea weekoverthejobofgettingatwhat theyshouldhaveknowninordertofix aprice.Ofcourse,there'sachance ofputtingupthepricestillhigher. Somehow,wehavelittlefaithinthe Commission.

SenatorP.I.Lynchwasrecently electedbytheNationalLabourParty ofthisStatetorepresentthematthe annualconferenceoftheSouthAustralianNationalParty.tobeheldinAdelaidenextmonth.

TheUniversitywillconductacompetitiveexaminationforaMintclerkshipinAprilnext.Particularsmaybe obtainedfromtheUniversityOffice.

TheDeputyPostmaster-Generalan. nouncesthatfromFebruary16,the followingamendedratesofcommissionaretobechargedonMoneyOrders drawnonUnitedStates,includingHawaii,SandwichIslands,andPhillipine Islands.viz.:Amountsnotexceeding £1,ninepenceforeverytwoshillings orfractionoftwoshillings,withmaximumrateofsixandeightpence.In amountsexceeding£1,sixandeightpenceforeverypound,andforanyodd amountlessthan£1,ninepencefor everytwoshillingsorfractionoftwo shillings,withmaximumrateofsixand eightpenceperpound.Andyetthere aresomegomswhotellus"wewon thewar."Oh!wedid,truly.with Samdockingourpapermoneyatthe rateof6s8dinthepound-anypettifogginglawyercoulddothatmuch, ButSamisdisinterested-hetoldusso.

* QuarterlymeetingofSocietyofSt. VincentdePaul,atSt.Brigid's,to-morrow,3.15p.m.

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AfterdevotionsinSt.Patrick's Church,onSundayevninglast,ameet_ ingofparishionerswasheldinthe schoolroomtomakearrangementsfor theholdingoftheusualSt.Patrick's Ball.Thechairwasoccupiedbythe VeryRev.DeanWalsh,V.F.,whopresidedoverarepresentativeattendance.

TheVery-Rev.Chairmanhavingexplainedtheobjectofthemeeting,it wasdecidedtoholdtheballinthe TownHallontheeveningofthe17th. ofMarch.ThedutiesofjointsecretarieswereallottedtoMesdamesSullivanandMcDonald,whohaveon manypreviousoccasionsdischarged thosedutiesmostsatisfactorily.They. willhavetheassistanceofalargecommitteeofladies,whowillleavenothing undonetomaketheballtheusualsuccess. ItwasdecidedtoengageTomney's Band,whichhasalwaysaffordedsuch pleasuretothosemembersofthecommunitywhoindulgeinthelightfantastic.

Fornon-dancersaeuchretournament,forwhichfirst-classprizeswill begiven,willbeconductedonthestage underthedirectionofMr.E.Sullivan.

Thesupper,whichisaspecialfeature oftheCatholicballs,willbeuptoits usualexcellent.standard.

Asthiswillbetheopeningballofthe season,thereisstirstobearecordattendance.

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Mulgarwritesfromtheaboveneglectedlocality:"Weareontheeveof awaterfamine.TheGovernmentdam isalmostpumpeddry,havingstooda strainoftwomonthsatsay2,000gallonsperday.Almostallthefarmers damshavegoneout.Thefirsttruck ofschemewatersentalongonthe13th. wasverywelcome,but,unfortunately, wehavenostoragetanksyet.The ScaddanGovernmentputin25,000gallontanks,butthenextGovernment hadthemsoldandremoved,andthe holescarefullyfilledin,becausethey heldwaterlikeabottle,andwould havebeenconvenient.Apartyofmen arenowdiggingouttheholestoreplacethetanksatdoublethe cost. Wheatisbeingstackedatthissiding: about45,000bagsarealreadystacked andmorearetocome.Waterwillbe ourtrouble.Manywellsarebeing sunkbythefarmers.Somearesuccessfulingettingstockwaterat60 and80feet.Mr.Kennedyandhisdiviningrodhasbeenmovingaround,and heseemstobeawonderatdiscovering thewatersprings,alsotheclassof watertobeobtained.Asplendid openinginthelocalityforareturned soldierblacksmith.Ashopwillbe providedforasoberman."

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Haveyouseen"DesertGold"atthe Palladium?Wehaveseenthesplendidscreeningofthepictureduringthe week,andreallyenjoyedit.Amadein-Australiafilm,itisaverypretty thing.Whyshouldn'titbepretty? Prettinessisadistinguishingqualityof Australianstakingtheminthelump LookinatthePalladiumandsee"DesertGold";itwilldoyourheartgood, andyoureyeswilltwinkle'liketwo bonnystars.

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PROCESSIONTHROUGHCITY. SPORTSANDSCHOOLSDISPLAY, W.A.C.A.GROUNDS. Cycling,Running,Jumping,National Dancing,Trotting. NominationFormsmaybehad,also ProgrammeofSportsEvents,fromthe Secretaries,orplaceswhereNominationsareReceived.

NominationsCloseMonday,March 8th.,withMr.J.J.Snigg,Clothier, cornerMurrayandBarrack-streets; Mr.J.Walsh,SportsSecretary;Healy's Corner,Fremantle;MidlandJunction.

GRANDNATIONALCONCERT THURSDAY,MARCH18th.,8p.m. HISMAJESTY'STHEATRE.

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Weareratherwillingtoconfess thatinmanywaysourpopulareducationhasbeenafailure.Thisisparticularlytrueasfarasourattemtps tocultivateasenseofbeautyandof criticalappreciationforwhatisartisticisconcerned.Ourpeoplesadly needboth;becauseoftheirlackof tastetheyaredeceivedbyallsortsof cheaptriflesthatattracttheir,.attention.Thisistruefortheexpensive bric-a-bracoftherichasthegew-gaws ofthepoor,"-JamesJ.Walsh,Ph.D., K.S.G.

4Pleasure-madandluxury-loving,a .argeportionofourAmericanpopulationhasindulgedinaspendthriftprodgalityduringthepastseason,suchas thecountryhasneverwitnessedbefore.

Allranksandclasseshaveparticipated iutheriotoflavishspending,andthe regardlessquestofamusements.This. infact,isthepeculiarfeatureofthe newhysteria.-America.

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TheTreatyitselfcannowonlybeen forcedbyforce.Inplainlanguage, thereisnomoralauthoritybutthe bayonet,whichisthenegationofeconomics.--AustinHarrison.

Itisveryimportantthatweshould clearlygraspthefullmeaningofthis qualification,becausethereareonly twoworldpowersleftatthishour-BritainandAmerica-andobviouslyif onegoesout,we.asthecontrol,incur theresponsibilityforthewhole;thatis. areliable,asthelargestandonlytrue solventshareholdersintheconcern,to providethenecessarymoneyandthe indispensablemilitarismwhichalone canmaintainaTreatybasedonstarvation,throttlingtwopowers,oneof 70,006,000peopleandtheotherof 150,000,000.-Austin.Harrison,inEnglishReview:Americanisationofthe PeaceTreaty.

"Thefundamentalpointalloughtto consideristhesubstitutingforthenationalforceofarmsthemoralforceof right.Oncethatisdecidedtherewill resultajustagreementonthepartof allnationsforasimultaneousandreciprocaldisarmament."--BenedictXV.

"DidtheChurchofEnglandtight forjusticeforthepoorman?Didit pleadhiscause?Didithonourhim? Notatall.Itwasconstantlyonthe sideofthesquires,ofthewealthy classes. Itfawnedupontherich andwasevertheirhumbleservant"S.V.Stewart,inLondonCatholic Times.

Ourphilosophycentresinthefamily.MarriageistheHolyEstate,a Sacramentwhichnopoweronearth lessthandeathcandissolve.BaptisM istheconsecrationbfallchildrentothe ChildJesus.Maryisthepatternand shieldofmaidenpurity,theMater Admirabilis.AndJosephisthekeeper oftheHome,itsmainstay,protector, God-enlightenedGuide,modelof fathersandofworkmen.---CanonWilliamBarry,D.D.

TheVersaillesfailuredrives,us hacktotheoldbeliefthattheworkers oftheworldalonecanmakewarimpossible.Itistheywhohavetobear thebrunt,itistheywhosufferanddie, buthithertotheyhavehadnovoice whateverindecidingwhethertheyshall tightornot.Ifwhenthestatesmen andmilitarychiefshavedecidedon war,theworker-thecannonfodderrefusetofight',then,andonlythen, canpeacecometotheworld!--Henry Stead.

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FoundlinghowPublicAppeal

FREMANTLEEFFORT

TheFremantleEfforttowardsthe aboveappealbeingfinalised,thebal ancesheetandlistofsubscribersappearingbelowwillbeexaminedwith interest.TheGooseClub,conducted byMr.F.Collins,speaksforitself,and thecommitteedesireto-extendtheir gratefulthankstothisgentlemanfor theassistancerendered.TheSweep, undertheauspicesofMr.A.Brian; realisedanettprofitof£1183s6d, whichistobeconsideredverysatisfactory,observingthenumberof "stunts"existingatthattime.Prizes onplacedhorseswerepaidonthepro ratabasisof50percent,andstarters fullprize,althoughthesweepwasnot subscribedtothatextent.

TothePopularLadyCandidatesand theirassistants,thethanksofthe committeearealsodue.Throughthe mediumofthiscompetitionthehandsomeamountof£3614s9dnettwas placedtothecreditofthefunds.Mrs. T.Shanahan,NorthFremantle'scandidate,headedthepoll,andistobe congratulatedonthesplendidsum realised.Totheothercandidatesthe committeedesiretocomplimentthem ontheenthusiasmdisplayedthroughouttheappeal.Thefollowingisthe resultofthepoll:-Mrs.T.Shanahan, NorthFremantle,29,450votes;MissE. O'Connor,SouthFremantle,25,476: MissF.Ford,Fremantle,17,096;Miss T.Lyons,EastFremantle,16,703.

TotheCottesloehelpersthethanks ofthecommitteearealsodue.Asa resultoftheirefforts£1219s7dhas beencreditedtothefunds.Inadditionticketsforbothgoosecluband sweepweredisposedofintheirdistrict. AsaresitltoftheStreetCollectionand DirectAppeal,thefundhasbenefited totheextentof£7312s5d.

Itiswithregretthatitisnecessary toplaceonrecordthedeath,aftera shortillness,ofourChairman,Mr.J. J.Fitzgerald,whoduringthecourse oftheappealwasmostenthusiastic andever-willingtopushtheeffort.In conclusion,thecommitteedesireto thankdonor),andallwhohaveassistedthemintheirefforttomaketheappealasuccess.

StatementofReceiptsandExpendi-torefortheSt.Vincent'sFoundling HomePublicAppeal,'FremantleEffort:-

GooseClubFund.-Receipts:To cashdonation,£214s3d;saleoftickets, 1.305s6d.Total,£3219s9d.Expenditure:Byprintingoftickets, 5s 6cl;purchaseofprizes,£13s9d;advertisingresults,5s;balancetransferredto generalfund,£305s6d.Total,£32 19s9d. SweepFund.-Receipts:ToSaleof tickets,02815s.Expenditure:By printingoftickets,£32s6d;advertising.£412s;postagesandstationery,13s 3d;prizes,£892s6d;taxationon prizes,£13is3d;balancetransferred to'generalfund,£1183s6d.Total,£228 15s.

PopularLadyCoMpetitionFund.Receipts:Tocontributions-North Fremantle,£12214s2d;SouthFreman-

tle,£1075s6d;Fremantle,£714s8d: EastFremantle,£69IlsIld.Total,£370 16s3d.Expenditure:Byprinting,19s 6d;advertising,9s6d;cartingandfurnishingstalls,112s6d;presentations, £7;balancetransferredtogeneralfund, £3614s9d.Total,£37016s3d. DirectAppealFund.-Receipts:To donations(asperlistbelow),£3115s 9d;collectioncards(asperlistbelow1,£284s2d;donations,perCottesloeCommittee(asperlistbelow),£12 Its7d;streetcollection.£209s3d: proceedseuchrepartyanddance,£3 13s6d:donation,perRev.Father Neville,17s.Total,£9719s3d.Expenditure:Bypostages, Is:workingexpenses,£414s6d;printing,4s6d; advertising,5s;stationery.5s9d;loss onconcert,£416s6d;balancetransferredtogeneralfund,£8612s.Total £9719s3d.

GeneralFund.-Receipts:Toproceeds-GooseClub,£305s6d;sweep, £1183s6d;popularladycompetition, £3614s9d;directappeal,£8612s;interestreceived, 12s6d.Total,£597 18s3d.Expenditure:Bycheque handedPerthExecutiveCommittee, £59718s3d. J.McLINDENandA.BRIAN, JointHon.Secretaries. Auditedandfoundcorrect.

J.BRADYandP.J.BROWN, Donations.-HisGraceArchbishop Clune,C.SS.R.,£5;F.Pentony,£5;J. J.-Bendon,£33s;IrishNationalForesters,£22s;W.A.Hoey,£22s;E.P. Dowley,R.M.,/2;Mr.Strawbridge,£2: MissDonovan,£2;H.A.C.B.Society,£1 Is;Chas.AtkinsandCo.,£1ls;AustralianWorkers'Union. ls;Coastal Dock,Rivers,andHarboiuWorks, UnionofWorkers,£1Is;Fremantle TallyClerks'Union,£1Is;Carpenters' Union,19s;FremantleLimeBurners' Union,lOs6d;Mrs.Guidera,10s;Mrs. Boyle,10s;St.VincentdePaulSociety,9s3d;Mrs.Waddell,perF.G. Steere,5s.Total,it115s9d. CollectionCards.-PerG.Lafferty (noparticulars),£417s6d;PerG. Lafferty(TheatricalEmployees),£1: PerD.P.Fitzgerald,2s;PerL.Brown, 5s8d;PerMrs.Richards(amounts under5s),12s;PerMrs.Smith(Nurse Sheedy,£1ls,E.Connell,10s),£1'Ils;

PerMissM.Fitzgerald(J.Balfour,£1 Is,H.G.Baker£1ls,Mr.JoneslOs6d, J.GreenlOs6d,AFriend1s),£34s; PerMissTangney(Amountsunder5s), £15s;PerMrs.Thorpe(amountsunder5s1,12s6d;PerMrs.Chiistie (ArchbishopClone£1,RailwayOfficers'Association£1Is,J.N.D.5s1,£2 6s;PerMrs.Henry(B.Henry5s,Mr. Herlihy5s,amountsunder5s13s9d), 3s9d;PerMrs.Toohey(N.Cullity 5s,amountsunder5s4s6(1),9s6d; PerMrs.Pope(MillsandWare£1Is, Dr.,Birmingham£1,Mrs.R.Pope5s, L.Pope5s,J.Dearle5s,R.Pope5s. HounslowandLong5s,amountsunder 5s£115s),£5Is;PerMissT.Lyons (W.Burns5s,amountsunder5s16s). £1Is;PerMissM.James(N.Gallag. her5s,amountsunder5s18s3d),113s 3d;PerMissWiggins(Mrs.Wright10s,

Mr.Wiggins5s,E.andI.Wiggins10s, Mrs.Walsh2s6d),£17s6d;Per MissClark,6s;PerJ.McLioden (Mrs.Mulachy11ls,J.TippettlOs6d, FriendsSc),-£116s6d.Total,£284s 2d. ThroughCottesloeCommittee.--Per Mrs.H.Briggs(Mrs.

Comments.

ByTIMOTHYWATCHWELL.

TheRomewarddriftofAmerican Protestantismhasevidentlytouched EpiscopalMethodisminthatlandof manyisms.AtDenverrecentlyMethodistEpiscopalministersbeganan innovationintheirchurchbyholding aretreatattheSchoolofTheologyin UniversityPark.ThisCatholicLt.s. tornistobeadoptedgenerallybyMethodists,saysChancellorBuchtel,of DenverUniversity.Thewholepurpose istogivetheministersanopportunity todiscusstheirownspirituallife.Catholicsdonotwantamonopolyofthe goodthingsofreligion,andallCatholicswillwishAmericanMethodism thebestofgoodluckinitsspiritualretreats.Thequalityofintrospection hasbroughtthegraceofGodtomany devoutsoulsnotincommunionwith theCatholicChurch,andhasbeenthe meansofbringingthemintoitsfold. OurwishisthatthespiritofPiusX. maybewiththemintheirorisons.

StrangehowthebloodofDemocratic siresissometimesexhaustedbyfamily alliances.Werememberreadingthe lifestoryofJamesGarfield,astoldin from"LogCabintoWhiteHouse."It wasastoryofgreatstruggleandsplendidachievement.Itwasthebattleof apoorboyagainstterribleoddsforan honourableplaceamongsthisfellowmen.ItculminatedinthePresidency oftheAmericanRepublic.Itwasthe triumphofanhonourablemanwholovedjusticeandhadaheartofpityfor hiskind.WelearnfromanAmericansourcethatDr.Garfield,thesonof James,thepoorboywhoworkedhis wayfromalogcabintothePresidency, isshowingamailedfisttoLabour,and thatheishucksteringwiththeminers inaconferenceforthesettlementofindustrialclaims."TheSecretaryof Laboursuggested31percent.,theoperators20,andDr.Garfield14.-itis thegameofShylockplayedverylow solowthatevenoldShywouldclose hisvulturebeekwithasnapofdisgustatthelittlenessandmeannessof Dr.Garfield.At14theminerscame toade'idend.Suchhucksteringdoes notmakeforpeaceeitherinLabour circlesorPeaceConferences-andwe aregettingtoknownowhowmuch wretchedhucksteringhasbeendonein thenameofPeace.Perhapsourown politicalhucksterswillbewelladvised nottocompetewithDr.Garfieldin cheese-paring.

lationsbetweentheHolySeeandthe Republicappearstobemoreoptimisticthanthesituationwarrants,says awellinformedcommentator.Allone mayconcludeatpresentisthatthe tendencyofthenewFrenchParliamentissuchastoenabletheGovern. ment,ifsoinclined,tohopetocarry throughtheprojectofresumingrelationswiththePope.Inthedaysof thelateParliamentsuchahopewould havebeenvain.AsaRomanprelate remarked,thefirststepintheright directionmustbeapositivemanifestationofitswillonthepartofParliament.Thisdone,therestoftheway willnotbedifficult.Francehaslived throughtheexperienceofacoupleof centuriessincetheGrandOrient abruptlybrokeoffherrelationswith thePope,senttwogendarmeswith Mgr.Montagninioverthefrontier,and thenseizedhisprivatepapers.

ALondoncablegram,datedthe16th inst.,speculatesuponthetrendofthe reporttheLabourDelegationwillmake followingtheirvisittoIreland.Itis conjectured.thattheywillreportthat "theyareprofoundlyimpressedwith theirrefutableevidenceofthefailure ofpresentmethodsofGovernment fromDublinCastle,andwilloutspokenlycriticisetherepressivemeasuresto enforceasystemofGovernmentwhich doesnotharmonisewiththesentiments ofthegreatmassofthepeople.'Itis expectedthattheParliamentaryLabourPartywillendorsethevisitors'declarations." Onlyalittlewhileago aLondoncabletoldusthisLabourdelegation,whomitstatedgotarather chillingreceptioninIreland,rerurnen toEnglandexasperatedwiththeIrish andopposedtotheirarrogantdemand forself-determination.Wedidn'tbe-. lievethecable,simplybecausewehad notlostfaithinLabour'sDemocracy, andagainbeacuseofBritishLabour's definitepledgemadethroughMr.James

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BritishmilitaristsinIrelandmay puttruthinawellasoftenasthey will,buttheycannotkeepitthere-it willoutjustastheuglyproclivitiesof militarismwilloutandshockpeople. OurcablescontinuetopublishatintervalsoutragesinIreland,butmostlytheoutragesareshamsandthetartuffericofthemilitaryogreinIreland. ArthurGriffith,Vice-Presidentofthe IrishRepublic.athorninthefleshof militaryrascality,whoisbymilitary aushtacticsmuzzledinIreland,and preventedfromtellingthetruthabout theBritishmilitaryJackbootruleus hiscountry,hastransferredhisactivitiestoEngland,andunderthenoseof Westminsterispubliclyunmaskingthe liesandmalfeasanceofBritishPrussianisminIreland.InLiverpoolrecentlyhereferredtotheshootingof ConstableDowlinginDublininNovemberlast(whichwaspublished inAustraliaasaSinnFeinoutrage, andcommentedonwiththeusualflow ofanti-IrishbitternessbyToryscribblersandpulpiteeringmischief-makers) astheorkofthreethieves.HepubliclystawtedtheCastleGovernmenthad stoppedinvestigationwhichwould haveledtothearrestoftheassasins, becausetheyknewthatifthemenwere arrestedtheworldwouldseethatwhat hadbeentrumpetedforthasaSinn Feinmurder,wasinfactamurderby ordinarycriminals.Thenagain,there wasthatInchiquinaffair,which hadalltheevidenceoffalsehoodabout itfromitsfirstannouncement.It hadmanyvariations.Itnowturns out.tohavebeenapracticaljokeplayeduponthearistocratswhilstpicnicing upontheirestate.Theheroicfight theyputupagainstapartyofSinn Feinerswasallmoonshine,thecreation ofenergeticandimaginativepressmen. Theyhurriedlyfellovereachotherin theirexcitement,andgotfromtheir poultry,theirotherluxuries,andchampagne,whichfellintothehandsofthe practicaljokers.Theirchagrinwhen theyfoundthattheyhadbeenfooled foundventinachargeofoutrage againstSinnFein.Oh,theInchi. quins!

TothosewhokeenlywatchthecurrentofeventsinFrancethetoneof articlesintheCatholicpressonthere-

Sexton,oneofthedelegatestotheInternationalLabourCongressatWashington,that"theLabourPartyisin favourofgrantingafullmeasureof freedomforIreland.TheBritishLabourParty,eversinceitsinception,has alwayssupportedvigorouslyanyconstitutionalclaimsputforwardbythe Irishpeople.Mr.Sexton,writingto theDirectoroftheIrishNationalBureauinWashington,inNovember last,said:"WeseeintheIrishmovement,inwhatevershapeitwouldtake, solongasitisconstitutional,agreat benefitandagreatassistancetothe comingdemocracyoftheworld.In thatrespecttheviewsoftheLabour PartyareinfavourofsupportingIreland'sclaimforfreedom."Inreplyto thequestion:Doestheactionofthe LabourPartyinrelationtoIreland meanthatallitsParliamentarymemberssupportsuchpositionasyoumay declarewasofficiallytaken?Mr.Sextonwrote:"Unhesitatingly,yes.That wasthepositionoftheLabourParty."

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Letyourchoicefalluponthe smartlyshapedFurFelthere illustrated,ifyouwouldaddthat finaltouchofdistinctivenessto yourdress.

Thisup-to-the-minutestyleisan exceedinglysuitableoneforsummer-time-itswidebrimaffords thefaceplentyofprotection. Therefore,combiningasitdoes, stylewithsuitability,itwill proveasuitablechoice.

Weinviteyourimmediateinspectionofthisshape.Itis obtainableinGrey,Fawn,and andBlackshades,witheither boundorcutedge.

ThereisoneChurch,saystheNew EnglandJournalofEducation,which makesreligionanessentialineducation andthatistheCatholicChurch,in whichthemothersteachtheirfaithto theinfantsatthebreastintheirlullabysongs,andwhosebrotherhoods andpriests,sisterhoods,andnunsimprinttheirreligiononsoulsasindel iblyasthediamondmarksthehardest glass.Theyingraintheirfaithin humanheartswhenmostplastictothe touch.Aretheywrong,arethey stupid,aretheyignorant,thatthe" foundparishschools,convents,colleges inwhichreligionistaught?Notifa manbeworthmorethanadog,orthe humansoul,witheternityforduration, isofmorevaluethanthespanofania malexistenceforaday.IftheyareV right,wearewrong.IfourPuritan fatherswerewise,thenwearefoolish, lookinguponitasamerespeculative question,withtheirpolicytheywillincrease;withours,wewilldecrease.We arenoprophet,butitdoesseemtous thatCatholicsretainingtheirreligious teachingandweourheathenschools, willgazeuponCathedralcrossesall overNewEnglandwhenourmeeting houseswillbeturnedintobarns.Let themgoonteachingtheirreligionto thechildren,andletusgooneducat. ingour,childreninschoolswithouta recognitionofGodandwithoutthe readingoftheBible,andtheywill plantcornandtraingrapevineson theunknowngravesofthePlymouth PilgrimsofthePuritansofMassachusettsBay,andnonewilldisputetheir rightofpossession.Wesaythiswithoutexpressingourownhopesorfears, but,asinevitablefromthefact,that whatsoeveramansoweththatshall healsoreap.

Sunbury.

Themixedmarriagecrazewasagain dealtwithonSunday,whentheArchdeaconwasexplainingtheLenten fast.Bunburyisperhapsthemost remarkablelittleplaceanywherefor mixedmarriages.Fullysixtypi:q cent,oftheCatholicsaretheissuesof suchmarriages,andthepresentday disposition,orpredisposition,isa mostcompellingfactorinkeepingup Bunbury'sunenviablereputation.As schoolchildrentheyseemgoodand right;butwhenthequestionofmarriagematingsetsin,heredity,orwhateverelseitmaybe,soonassertsitself. Itwouldseethatthemorethequestionofnon-Catholicpartnersisdiscussedandreprobated,themoreare theydesired.Thegirlsarefacsimiles oftheirgreatgrandparentEve,the IAorethefruitisforbiddenthemore theychaseit.True,indeed.the parentsseemtoencourageit.They didwellenough,andwhattheydidso wellorevenwellenough,theyexpect theirchildrentodo-neverapparently givingathoughttothedangersarising fromdisposition,environment,andthe everincreasingmoralcorrosionofthe world.Anyhow,theycannotbeignorantof'whattheyshoulddo.

Averyexcellentsocialwasarranged andearnedoutwithmarkedsuccessin theRechabiteHallonMondaynight byMissKingandabevyofwilling helpers.Mrs.Delpswastheaccompanist,andgavesatisfaction.MesdamesHastie,Freeman,Lucy.Doyle, Byrne,andotherswerehostesses.The stagewasgorgeouslyarranged,andthe supperwasatreat.Itseemsapity thateveningslikelastMondayarenot eventsmorefrequent:

Mrs.Shermanandfamilyarrivedin Bnnburyafewdaysago.Mr.Shermanhasbeenappointedtotheimportantpositionofhealthinspectorof thecity.Thewholefamilycomeswith anexcellentreputation,aridarewarmlywelcomedandwishedeverysuccess.

Another"BusyBee"isatworkon theChurchhill.Theyareclearing andlevellingandincidentallydigging outgianttnartsandburningthem. I mustsayinthisconnectionthatthe workofMessrs.Boor.TimDillon,Phil Morel,JoeFitzpatrick.KenHastie, HarryWells,andChas.Rooevwillbe everkindlyremembered,asalsothe correspondingworkofMesdamesDoyle, Lucey,Gray,Delps,Williams,Wells, andothers. Ioftenreflectonhow differentlypeopleseemtobeconstitut. edorperhapsreared.Manyofthe peoplebornintheWesthereseemto lackingenerosityofspirit.Theymust havetheirquidproquo,whilstthe Easternerbrethrenesteemanyworkor sacrificedoneforHolyChurchapleasure.Idonotknowifothersobserve thisdifferenceinotherplaces.CasuallyIheardanoldveteransaythe otherdaythathehad"putin"twenty days'voluntarilyinthebuildingofthe localschool,butthenhewasanIrishman,whomabenignGovernmentof hisdistressedcountryfiftyyearsago forciblyexiledbecausebelovedhis countryandhisfaithifnotwisely,but toowell.

ThebannsofmarriagebetweenFred SeldonandMissSylviaNorthwere publishedforthefirsttimeonlast Sunday.

DeanMartellihashadaverysevere chillwhichhasconfinedhimtohis 111) bedforafewweeks,tinderthecareof Dr.Flynn.Heishopingtobeabout againinafewdays.

Jacklilynn,anephewofthedoctorof thesamenameinBunbury,haspurchasedaveryvaluablefarmnear Boyup.Ilehasbeen,andreturned, fromtheruddyscrapinFrance,and farmingseemsquitecongenial,though hewasborninIreland'scapital.The wellknownandequallyesteemedPat Doyleisspendingatermwithhim workingonthefarmforthegoodof hishealth.

MissBlythehasreturnedfromNorthamtoherhomeinBunbury.Brother SergeantjackisstillattheBaseHospital.Mrs.Blythehasbeeninvery indifferenthealthforsometime.

InspectorSellingerseemstotitnicely intohisimportantpositioninBunbury. ibisfamilyisdriftingtotheportin iaintingents.

TheLentenRegulationsasreadand explainedbytheArchdeacononSundaymadethefastaquiteinviting itemofecclesiasticallife.Noblack fastsandpermissionformeatatthe principalmealforthefasters,andunlimitedpermissionformeatfornonfasterswerebigconcessionstoour -trinettinwr:ilnes,

AtthesecondMasstheArchdeacon lednsontheroadtoJerusalemand Calvary.ThefortydaysofLentare apreparationfortheannualremembranceofOurSaviour'sPassionand Death.WebeginthetraveltoCalvary theretoseetheSonofMandelivered tohisenemies,tobetried,condemned, tortured,andslainbycrucifixion.The WayoftheCrossmostvividlyportrays theagony,shame,andever-memorable realityofthatjourney.Tolearnthe enormityofsinandtheimmensityof Jesus'love,theyshouldoftendothe WayoftheCross.

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(ContinuedfromPage6.) ordertolivetheywouldhavetoletthe rentslide!Thefussnowcommene. ed.TheClarelandlords,whowere heartandsoulbehindFrench,MacphersonandCo.inthe"FirmHand" business,suddenlyfelttheirpockets lighten.Theycouldnotbelieveitat first,butsoontherewasnodoubting it.Theywererespectfullybutfirmlyinformedthatitwasimpossibleto paytherent!Well,itwasfunny.Beforeonecouldrealiseit,theyhad brokenthelawtheysodearlycherish andhadheldameetinginthe"proclaimed"county!Thentheymade straightforDublinCastle,andadded totheamusementofallsensiblepeople,buttotheconsternationoflie Castlegang,bydemandingthatthe restrictionsbeinstantlyliftedfrom Clare!"Wecan'tgetourrents,"they howled,and,fromtheaccountsofit, Frenchsobbedinunisonwiththem. Weareawaitingdevelopments.If therestrictionsareliftedwewillall laughattheCastle;iftheyarenot,we willalllaughat,therentlesslandlords. ItisapurelyIrishsituation. "Some"Joke. Butthereisalittlesideissuetothis thatImustnotmiss.Thechance cametoafewpracticaljokerstocelebratetheunusualspectacleofIrish landlordsfightingtheirtenants'battles.However,Imustrelateitallin order.ThepapersgaveusasensationbyreportinganattackonamotorloadoftitledpeopledowninClare. Theyhadbeenattacked,theirguns andammunitionseized,and,although noonewaswounded,oneoftheladies theHon.MissO'Brien,hadhadanarrowescape.Somepelletshadlodgedinherhair,weweretold.Thenext dayBishopFogartywasintown,and waspromptlyinterviewedbytheDaily Mail.Thefactsweresimplythatthe aforementionedpracticaljokersfireda fewroundsof'small-shotintotheair, withtheresultthatthepartyprompt. lyjumpedupfromtheirpicnic-luncheonandclearedoff.Thejokers madeahaulofguns,ammunition,and champagne!Onecanbesurethat yougotharrowingdetailsofthebru- tal,unprovoked,cruel,butProviden- tallynon-tragicattack,inthecables. Butitisjustascertainthatthechampagnepartofthestorywasnotcabled you.Thefollowingnightthe(nearlywounded)ladywaspresentatasocial functionintown.

MaltaisnotIreland.

Col.Amery,UnderSecretary,informedtheHouselastweekthatMaltahad beengrantedagenerousmeasureof HomeRule.ThispromptedCaptainRedmondtoaskwhethertheinhabitantshadbeenconsultedinanyway inthematter.Whatfollowedisbest hBATIIING

govenbythisclippingfromanEnglishpaper: "Col.Amery:Oh,yes.Theinhabitantsof conferenceMalta,throughaninformal orassembly,knownasthe NationalAssemblyofMalta,putfor- wardviewswhichwerecarefullyconsiderel,andtheseformedthebasisof theactionwehavetaken. "Capt.RedmondaskedwhyMalta wasnottreatedinthisrespectthe sameasIreland.Noanswerwasreturned."

Noanswerwasreturned!Iamre.. mindedofArchbishopMannix'slast St.Patrick'sDayconcert:"Irelandat lastseesthefollyofsendingrepresen-tativestoWestminstertorideonthe Parliamentarymerry-go-round,getting offeachnightexactlywheretheygot oninthemorning."

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AuntBessy'sCorner.

MydearChildren,--Ihavereceiveda veryniceletterfromtheSister-inChargeofthe"weeones,"andIprint itthisweekinordertoshowyouhow muchshevaluesyoureffortsinaidof thoselittleoneswhoformthebigfamilyofSt:Vincent'soverwhomsherules withsuchlovingkindness.Thewords ofthisverypleasedSisterofMercy. will,Iamconfidentbeverypleasing toyouall,andwillencourageyouto continueyoureffortsinbehalfofSt. Vincentandhishelplessdearlittle "weeones"duringthepresentyear. ThankGod,itisopeningverywell; littledonationsaregraduallycoming in,andIamencouragedtothinkthat wewillnotforsakethegoodSaintVincentandhislittleones,butthatwe willevengiveabetteraccountofourselvesatthecloseoftheyearwhen wearesnakingourChristmasgiftto theInfantBabeofBethlehem.The appealwhichIintendedtomakein thisissueImustdefertoanotherday, owingtoprepureontheprinter's space.MyownverybestthanksI givetoyouallforhelpingmesoloyallyintheworkofthepage.ThatGod mayblessallandeachofyouisthe lovingwishofyourloving, AUNTBESSY. FORTHE''WEEONES."

"E.F.,"OsbonePark.sends2s6dfor the"weeones." "Grateful,"Boulder,sends5s:forthe "%Seeones"ingratitudeforfavourreceivedthroughOurBlessedLady.

M.G.andM.McG.sends5s.forthe "weeones,"ingratitudeforfavoursreceivedthroughtheintercessionofOur Ble,sedLadyandSt.Anne. BessieMcGuirealsosends2s.forher littlefriendsthe"weeones."

APPRECIATION.

TheSister-in-Chargeofthe"weeones" ofSt.Vincent's.wntes:DearAuntBessy.--1havereceived thefruitsofyouryear'slabouronbehalfofourpoor"weeones,-andIam quiteatalossfurwordstoexpressmy gratitudeandappreciation.However, Ibegyouconveymyheartfeltthanks toyourniecesandnephews;tellthem howmuchtheSistersappreciatewhat they(yourchildren'aredoingtohelp onthegoodworkatSt.Vincent's, Yourverysubstantialcheque(£932s 1d1willprovidemorecots(sobadly needed'.andagoodsupplyofblanketstokeepourlittleoneswarmwhen thecoldweathercomes.IprayGod blesseachandeveryoneofourkind friendsandbenefactors. "Ferrnoy."BroomeHill, February2.1920. DearAuntflessy,-IbelieveIhave beetsexpectedforsometimetosendin "somethinginteresting."Well,there's anoldsaying,whichIneverfollow,and thatis"trytopleaseeveryone,etc."So longassayletterspleaseyou-andI mustconfessI'mvainenoughtothink theydo-Ishallbequitesatisfied.Per. hapsIappeartobethinkingmyself "tooimportant,"butthatdoesn'tmatter.Yes,Aunty,IshouldhaveenjoyedbeingwithyouatNorthBeach, listeningto"KellytheFenianBoy." Whatajollytimeyoumusthavehad! WeallspentNewYear'sDayat"The PoOls,"partoftheGordanRiver-one ofWA.'sapologiesforariver(Ihope I'mnotslightingthe'!Swan").Itis averyprettyspotfourmilesfromour place.Weallenjoyedourselvesimmensely.Icanassureyou.Really,it wasquiteasnicebeingattheseaside. IspentawsekinAlbanynotlongago, andwhilstthereImetFatherNeville. ofFremantle.Hegavemeadescripdonof Auntyandsaysheis goingtotellyouwhatI'mlikewhen hegoesback.Hisdescriptionofyou wasnotquitethesameastheoneMr. O'LearygaveMaryandEllen,butthen, hesays,wemustallowfordifferencesin easeslikethat-fortwopeoplehaven't alwaysthesameviews.HasEllenbeen toseeyouyet,Aunty?Andhaveyou seentheclubphoto?And-(another questionyeti-ifso,whatdoyouthink ofthem?Ihavenotseenthemyet, myself,butIhopetoreceiveonefrom Albanyshortly.Oh,Aunty,didyou receiveSheila'sletter,writtenbefore XmasandenclosingaP.N.forlOs6d? Wehavenotseenanythingofitinthe Corner,andhavebeenthinkingitmay havegoneastray,thoughIehopethat isnotso.Imustclosenow,With muchlovetoallthelittleones.andto dearAuntBessy.fromherlovingniece. RESSIEMcGUTRE:

MydearBessie,-I'mdelightedto hearfromyouagain.Ireallythought somethinghadoccurredtoalteryour dispositiontowardstheCorner.Iam gladtoknowthatwestillretainyour confidenceandaffection.Someofmy niecesandnephewsthinkbecausetheyhaveleftschooltheyarenolongerof interesttotheCorner,butworsethan that,Bessie,dear,theythinkmeofno interesttothem.Youhavebeena generousnieceandaverywelcome visitortotheCorner,andIdonotwish youtoleaveit.Littleasperitiesare boundtohappeninabigfamilylitre mine,buttheyarehomely,harmless ones,andnoneofusshouldletthem worryusforamoment.Iamgratefultoyouforyourlittledonationto the"weeones...Now,Bessie,dear, thesedonationshavebeenveryfrequent,andIfeelthatIamtrespassingtoomuchonyourgenerosity.You mustn'tthinkthatoneshouldaccompanyeveryletter.Sheiladidher littlebitforthe"weeones,"andbetweenyouyouhaveprovenyourselves theirgoodfriends.SoBessieletme seeyoufrequentlyintheCorner.becausetherearemanytherewhowill ilwayshaveawelcomeforyou.ThigginThu.I'llseeifIcangetyouthe musicandwordsof"KellytheFenian 13oy;"ithasaWeeswing,andisa lovableoldthing.'Youaresalucky girltohave"thepools"nearbyyou, .andtheGordonrivershouldnotbedespisedeventhoughitisnotasimportantasourqueenlySwan.I'mgladyou metFatherNeville.I'msurehegave atruthfuldescriptionofme.Anyhow.Ishallbecontentwithit.I shallwanttoknowwhathethinksof myfluentlittlenamesake.Ihaven't seenthephoto.ofthe"clubbies"-they areneglectingme,nordidEllenpay meavisit.Sheila'schequecameto 'handquitesafely,butherletterwas crowdedoutwithothersuntillast week.Christmasbroughtsuchalot oflettersthatIwascompelledowing towantofspacetoholdsomeofthem back.Sheilawillunderstand,andso willBessie.Writeasoftenasleisure willletyou:mygoodlittlefriend.to yourloving. AUNTBESSY.

Broome-terrace.Northam. February1.1920.

DearAuntIlessy,-Thisismyfirst lettertoyou.Ourschoolopenedlast Wednesday,afterfiveweeks'holiday, duringwhichIenjoyedmyselfvery much.OurRev.MotherVeronicahas beentransferredtoAlbany.Wemiss herverymuch.Wegaveherasendoffandpresentedherwithanicetravellingcase.AnewRev.Motherfrom Albanytookherplace.andsheisvery nice.Ithasbeenveryhotherefora longtime.but-wearehaving'some cooldaysnow.Ourschoolhereisa veryniceone,andisverycoolinthe summerandniceandwarminwinter. Wehaveanewteachernow; she is from Fremantle.This isallIhavetosay,soIwillsaygoodbye.Withlove,tothe"weeones."-

Yourwould-beniece, SHEELAHMcINERNFY.

easilyunderstandourmenlikinghim somuch.ThisisallIhavetosaynow, soIwilldrawmylettertoaclose.-

Yournewniece, BARBARAANDERSON. Yes,myverywelcomelittlefriend, youmayhavethehonourofbeingmy littleniece,andIhopewewillbevery goodfriends.Ithinkyouarethe onlylittleBarbarainmylistofregularcontributorstothepage,andIam sureIwillbeveryinterestedinmy littlefriend-BarbaraAnderson. So your,parrotisgreen;greenisn'tinthe fashionjustnow,butIsomehowthink itwillbeafringeontheworld's fashionsoneofthesefinedays.Green parrotsarevain;Ineverknewone thatdidn'tcallhimself"PrettyJoey." 1amsurehewouldn'tliketobecalled anythingelse."Sport"andBarbara aregoodfriends,I'llgobail. 1 haveanoldcroneymyself,asoft-eyed Kelpie,andheisagoodoldcompanion.Iftherewereatanytimein thecreationofdogsaroyalline,1 thinkmyoldKelpiecamefromone.I callhim-"King,"andheseemstoappreciatethetitle.Ididn'tsee"Birdie," asthe"Diggers"callhim-Iwasoutof town.Heis,Iread,agreatstoryteller,andhemustbeajollysoul,to winthegeneralaffectionofourAustraliansoldiers.ThatIthinkisan excellentcredential. Ihopetohear fromyouveryoften,dearBarbaraAnderson.sodon'tforgetyourloving, AUNTBESSY.

ofmyverybestfriendsnowthatRev. MotherhasinformedyouthatIam quitearespectableperson,andthat'I havealotoflovingfriendsinAlbany downbythesea. Iampleasedthat youlikeyournewteachtr.Teacherwill begreatlyencouragedwhensheknows shehastheconfidenceandloveofher pupils-thereshouldbeabondofcomradeshipbetweenthem,andworkwill bemadelight.Faithandloveyou knowwillremovemountains.NowI thinkIhavesaidenough,mylittle niece,forthepresent.Writeoftento yourloving, AUNTBESSY.

Youareverywelcome.mydear Sheelah,toourCorner.Ihavehad severalnicelettersfromNorthamrecently.andIamverypleasedwiththe newniecesandnephewsIhavegot fromyourschool.Iamgladyouenjoyedyourholidaysandhopeyour newteacherswillhehappywithyou all.We,too,havehadverywarm days,butachangehascome,andthe lastfewdayshavebeenniceandtemperate.Ihopetohearfromyouvery often.Love,dearSheelah.fromyour AUNTBESSY.

flankofN.S.W..Fitzgerald-street, Northam,February2,1920.

nieces.MynameisBarbaraAnderson,

IliveinNortham,whichis veryhotinsummer;butallthesame wehavelovelywinters.IgotoSt. Joseph'sConventSchoolinthistown, andIaminthesixthclass.Wehave a"green"parrot.anditcanwhistleand say"PrettyJoey."We!alsohavea dogcalled"Sport";heisahalf-bred bullterrier,andisaverynicedog.Did youseeGeneralBirdwoodwhenhewas inPerth?WhenhecametoNortham hewaswelcomedinBernardPark. Flagswereflyingalloverthepark,and therewassuch,alotofpeoplethereto welcomehim.Allthereturnedsoldiersturnedoutintheiruniforms,and attheentranceoftheparkthecadets werelinedup.TheGeneralhadsuch anicewayabouthimthatyoucould

Peel-terrace,Northam, February1,1920. DearAuntBessy,--1neverthought ofwritingtoyouuntilRevMother camefromAlbanyandsaidthat allthegirlsandboysfromAlbanywrite toyou,andshewasverymuchsurprisedwhenwetoldherthatwenever wrotetoyou;notoneinthesixth standard.Wearegoingtotryand beattheAlbanyboysandgirls.I thinkwewillhavetohaveabigtry. don'tyou?Northamisveryhottoday,butlastweekitwaslovelyand cool,andIhopewehaveanothercool weeknextweek.Wewentbackto schoollastWednesday,the28th.We haveanewteacherteachingus,Sister MaryJohn.fromFremantle:sheis lovely,but,still,1missSisterClare.We haveafinebigschoolhere:itislovelyandcoolinsummerandniceand warminwinter,so11,eoughttobecontented,andsoweare,too:well,atleast Iam.IthinkIhavetoldyouall thenewsthistime,soIwillsaygoodbye.-Yourwould-beniece. KATHLEENMckANUS. Kathleen.Mavourneen:AsIsaidto Sheelah,andas'Iwillsaytoallmy littlefriendsinNortham,youarevery welcometoAuntBessy'sCosner.I amverypleasedthatyouhavecometo us,andIhopeyouhavecometostay untilyousaygood-byetomesomeday todoas"LittleNorrieSullivan"did, "goandjointheNuns."Howisit youneverheardofmebefore?Haven't youbeenreadingtheRECORD?Ah. Kathleen,you'vebeenaslacker,nowI know.ButSt.Peerhimselfwasa slackeratonetime,andnowheisa greatsaint,soKathleenMavourneen, there'snoreasonwhyyoushouldn'tbe

Nannine,February2,1920. DearAuntBessy,-Iamwritingto thankyoufoetheniceprizeIreceived etclyyesterday.Itcameas'avery pleasantsurprisetome,asIdidnot thinkthatIhadgainedone.The prayer-bookwasveryniceindeed. Wehadaniceshowerofrain,.thefirst foralongtime,yesterday,butitw notquiteenoughtodomuchgood.Off schoolwillstartnextTuesday,February10.OurteacherwillbeMissPaul, andwewillallbegladwhenshecomes back,aswealllikeherverymuch.We willbegoingtoPerthto-night,andI willcallaroundandseeyou. 1cannotaskforacardthistime,because thingsareveryquietherenow,andI wouldnotbeabletocollectmuch.This isallthenewsthistime,soIwillclose. Withlovetoyourselfandthe"wee ones.'-Yourlovingnephew, JACKMcCANN. Iamverypleased,dearJack,thatyou likedyourprize,andthatyougotit safely.Ithinkyoudeservedonefor allthegoodworkyoudidforthe"wee ones."Ihopethemuch-looked-for rainhasvisitedNanninesinceyourletterwassenttome,andthatthethirsty soilhashadagooddrink.Terrysurprisedmewithaletter,andIwasvery pleasedtohearfromhim. Ihope youenjoyedyourtriptoPerth.You didn'tcallattheoffice,atleastyou hadn'tcalledwhenImademyvisitto theprinter.I'llgiveyouarestfora while,mydearJack,I'llleaveitto yourselftosaywhenyouarereadyto help.Iknowyouarealwayswilling Lovefromyourloving, AUNTBESSY "Edawa,"Watheroo. December15,1919. DearAuntBessy,-Thisismyanswertothequestion,"Inthisiifewhat ismostpleasingtoOurLord?"Answer:"Arepentantsinner."ForChrist Himselfhassaid."Thereshallbejoy beforetheblessedinheavenonone sinnerdoingpenance.Asthisisnota realletter,Iclose.WithmuchloveYourlovingniece. OLIVECLINCH. Olive,dear,yougaveaverygood answertotheGuineaQuestion,but, dear,youmissedtheguinea.Itwas notthecorrectone.Therewerequite anumberofgoodanswerssentin,but GracieStinsonwastheonlyonewho _answeredcorrectly.Itwasadifficult question,-becausesomanygoodreplies mightbegivenandyetfailtomeetthe author's-one.IamsureIwouldnot havegiventheanswerthatGraciedid, eventhoughImadeseveralattemptssoifyoushouldhaveafeelingofdisappointment,putthefeelingaside. Betterlucknexttime.-Yourloving, AUNTBESSY. (Loveandkissesforthe"weeones.")

LettersfromRoderickMcManus, PhyllisLockyer.AlmaBirch,Dorothy Tangney,MinnaMoncrief,Veronica Mullins,MollieO'Leary,andEileen O'Learynext,week.

THEAUTUMNWIND.

Agentlewind Breathessotenderly Thatitbringstomymind

Ouroldcompanionship,beforethebirth oflove.

Andfarabove Inthedark-bluecrystalofthesky

ThestarsarespreadHowstarrywerethedreamswedreamedthen,longagoThetallreedsbow, Andthelonggrass Bendsslowlyundertheweightofthe wind.

Howlightourburdenwas Inthoseolddays;

Howlight!

Howlight!

Theperfumeofourhappiness Isbroughttomymind

Bythewind

UponthisAutumnnight.-NewIreland.

D.Adolf.Christen,77yearsold,a leaderoftheOldCatholicApostasyin Switzerlandinthelastcentury,isdead athishomeinOlten.Dr.Christen wasPresidentoftheSynodintheSwiss OldCatholicNationalChurch,atone timewithalargefollowing.Lately heexertedhimselftoinfusevitality intoafastvanishingmovement,which brokeupintofactionsandseparate schisms.Thedeadleaderlivedtosee aCatholicChurcherectedoppositehis ownresidencetoreplacetheproper churchofwhichCatholicswererobbed bytheOldCatholics.

Armedbandsofburglarsareengaged dailyincarryingoutanaudaciouscampaignofplunderinallthelargecities oftheUnitedStates.Tocountertheir operationsabankinNewYorkhasinstalledanarmouredpill-box,modelled onthecontrivanceusedbytheGermansinFlanders,intheirpremises.The armamentconsistsofrevolvers,shot gunsandonemachine-gun.Thegarrisonwillconsistoffivemen,andthe fortwillbemannedthroughoutthe twenty-fourhours.Whenthewordof commandisgiventheclerksaretotake cover,butnoprecautionsappearto havebeentakenforsecuringthesafety ofcustomers.Whenthemachine gunsoperatefriendsaswellasfoesmay fall.Thisexperimentiswatchedwith greatinterest.Resorttosuchdefensivemeasuresisproofofwidespread lawlessnessandterrorism.

Perhapsoneofthemostinteresting lifesketchesin"TheRomanceofIrish Heroines,"byL.M.McCraith(Longmans,GreenandCo.,London),isthat ofMargaretO'Carrol,''TheBountiful" (MargaretAnEinigh).The"Annals oftheFourMasters"describeMargaret as"thebestwomanofhertimeinIreland"(the15th.century).Shewasthe daughterofTadhig,LordofEly,and wasmarriedtoCalvaghO'Connor,Lord ofOffaly.SheisfirstheardofasCalvagh'swife,stillunderhermaidensurname,asisthecustomevennowin partsofIreland;andwearetoldthat "shemademostofallmannerofthings profitabletoserveGod,andhersoul." She"builtchurches,madebridges, mendedhighways,andprovidedMass books."Herfamouspilgrimagetothe shrineofSt.JamesofCompostella, Spain,tookplacein1445.Twoyears afterthispiousjourney,theyearofthe greatplagueinIreland,itisrecorded that"Finola(theWhite-Shouldered). daughterofCalvaghO'ConnorFalyand ofhiswifeMargaretO'Carrol,the widowofO'Donnell,andalsoofAodh Buidh(YellowIlugh)O'Neill,themost beautifulandstately,themostrenownedandillustriouswomaninall Ireland,herownmotheronlyexcepted,retiredfromthistransitoryworld toprepareforlifeeternal,andassumed theyokeofpietyanddevotion,"which lastedforforty-fiveyears,asshediedin 1493.Awomanofcultureandlarge mind,MargarettheBountifullovedthe societyofthelearned,anddidthem everyhonourinherpower.And,twice intheYear,sheinvitedallpersons,both IrishandScottish,togeneralfeasts,bestowingmeatsandmoneyandallmannerofgifts,asmanyastwothousand persons,countingthepoor,attending thegatherings.Thesefeastswereheld onLadyDay,March25th,and"Lady DayinHarvest,"August15th(feasts oftheAnnunciationandAssumption).

Cladinagownofclothofgold,she, firstofall,gavetwochalicesofgoldas offeringsonthealtartoOurLord.The manybenefitsconferredbyherupon theIrishandScottishnationscannot benumbered.

Ontheoccasionoftheretirement fromPragueoftheBritishMinister, Mr.CecilGosling,aCatholicdiplomat, theArchbishop,Dr.Kordac,gavea farewelldinnertohim,whichwasattendedbytheleadinggentryandand theCorpsDiplomatiqueofthenew Czecho-SlovakiaRepublic.

DavyStevens-orasheisknownin Kingstown,"SirDavy,"kingofnewsagents,tellsaninterestingstoryabout thelatePrinceBismarck,whopaida visittoLordLondonderrysoonafter theFranco-Prussianwar.Afterthe Princehadlandedfromtheboatat Kingstown,Davyrusheduptoofferhis papers."Allthepapers,ourHighness,"heshouted."Yes,yes,'saidthe Prince,andtakingthepapers,heplungedhishandintohispocketandgave ahandfulofcoinstoDavy.They wereallFrench.

TherehaslongbeenincontemplationaCatholicTrainingCollegefor WomenintheEastofScotland,and theprojecthasrecentlymaterialisedby theopeningofanestablishmentin Morayplace,Edinburgh,underthedirectionoftheReligiousoftheSacred Ileart,whichwillbeknownasSt.MargaretofScotland'sTrainingCollege.It opensunderfavourableauspices.The studentsalready,number40,andeducationinScotlandisnowunderaless precariousregime.AsCanonStuart pointedoutinhisspeechattheopeningceremony,thepresentandfuture needsofCatholicschoolsweresuchthat thisnewtraininggroundwouldbehailedwithgladnessbyCatholicsthroughoutScotland.Thosebestqualifiedto judgehadnofearforthefutureofCatholiceducationsolongasthesupply ofdulytrainedteacherswasforthcoming.TheConventoftheSacred HeartatEdinburghisarecentfoundation.Itisthecentreofthenew vicariateofthisOrder,whichcomprisestheconventsinIreland,Newcastle,Carlisle,andAberdeen.TheMother Vicar,MadameWalsh,isanieceofthe latedistinguishedandholyIrishJesuit, FatherNicholasWalsh.TheRoehamptonvicariate-comprisingtheconventsatBrighton,TunbridgeWells, andBonchurch-arealsounderthe jurisdictionofanIrishnun,Mother Thunder.

TheGovernmentoftheRepublicof Polandhasdecidedtore-opentheCatholicUniversityatVilna.Thisuniversitywasfoundedin1578,andinthe daysofitsprosperitythenumberof studentsattendingthecoursesraninto severalthousands.Alreadystepshave beentakentobeginthecoursesof study.andinashorttimetheuniversitywillbeestablishedonasoundfooting.

TheUnitedStatesWarDepartment havingauthorisedthemarkingofthe gravesofthenunswhoservedasnurses intheCivilandSpanish-Americanwars, theworkofplacingthemarkershas begun.Thefirstallotmentof87markershasgonetotheSistersoftheHoly CrossatSt.Mary'sCollege,Indiana.It isestimatedthaf2,200markerswillbe needed.Recognitionwillalsobegiven totheUrsulineSistersofNewOrleans fortheirservicesintheWarof1812, whentheyturnedtheirschoolsand conventsintohospitals.GeneralAndrewJackson,afterthebattleofNew Orleans,personallythankedtheSistersfortheirservices.

AccordingtotheRomecorrespondentasfaraspossiblePortugalhasmade amendsfortheoutragesperpetratedon religionattheoutbreakoftherevolutionthatalmostwipedoutthereigningdynastyandmakesex-KingManuel liveinEngland.Bishopswereexiled; religiouswerebanishedtheland;nuns werecarriedthroughthestreetsin opencarts,withtheirhead-dressestorn awayandexposedtothederisionofthe mob;thesecularclergywereobliged bylawtodonlayclothes;andPortugal-oncesoCatholicandsoprosperous-becameaninferno.Withoutloss oftimePuisX.,itwillberemembered, recalledhisNunciofromLisbon,leavingMonsignorMasella,Auditorofthe Nunciature,incharge.Whatachange hascomeaboutsincethen!Recently allPortugalcelebratedtheanniversary ofthecoronationofBenedictXV.At thereceptiongivenbyArchbishopLocatelli.theNunciotothePortuguese Republic,whoarrivedfromRome twomonthsago,theMinistersofthe Government,thenoblefamilies,and theleadersofthepeople.attended. Overthebuildingfloatedthewhiteand

lateLordRussell,ofKillowen,oneor themostfamouslawyersofhisday. LordChiefJusticeofEngland;andhis elderbrother,SirCharlesRussell,took agreatinterestinthefoundationofthe CatholicFederation.Thenewjudge wasleadingcounselintherecentcase, inwhich,aftertwoappeals,theLords declaredbequestsforMassesforthe deadtobelegal.

orangePapalflag.Tomarktheirsense ofadmirationforthegentlefirmness withwhichMgr.Masellahas"heldthe fort"alonetheseyears,theCatholics ofLisbon,ontheoccasionoftheMonsignor'srecalltoRomeonpromotion, presentedtheyoungprelate(heisonly thirty-five)withasolidgoldchalice whichcost10,000francs.

Notverylongago,saystheCatholic Watchman,Madras,India,thePortugueseGovernment,wasabsolutelyatodds withtheChurch,butconditionsnow areabsolutelychanged,andatareceptiongivenatLisbon'theotherday bythenewly-appointedPapalNuncio, theMinistersofthePortugueseRepublic,togetherwiththeleadersofthe people,wereamongtheguests.We maynoticecoincidentallythatinMadrasrecentlytheBishopofMylapore andtheVicar-Generalwereprominent amongstthosewhowereassembledon therailwayplatformatEgmoreStation toreceivethenewlyappointedGovernor-GeneralofPortugueseIndia,who arrivedthatmorningfromLisbon,via Colombo.ThePortugueseRepublicis nowasettledGovernment,recognised byallthePowers,and,asthepresent leadersoftheGovernmentarenotin oppositiontotheChurch,thereisno reasonwhytheChurchshouldbein oppositiontothePortugueseGovern. ment.

AnappealtotheAmericanpeopleto supportlegislationtoauthorisealoan toPolandandtheothernewlycreated StatesinEurope,wasissuedinWoolingtononDecemberithbyJohnF. Smulski.ofChicago,presidentofthe NationalPolishCommitteeofAmerica. Mr.Smulskisaidhespokeasheadof Polishimmigrationinthiscountry,avd inavolunteercapacityfortheLithuanians,Czechs,andotherpeoplesofthe BalticStates.Maintainingabattle line600mileslongagainsttheRussian Reds,theappealsaid,Polandwasfightingabattleagainstdisease,disorder andanarchy.

TheU.S.WarDepartmentreports that117,151deathsoccurredinthe armybetweenApril6,1917,andOctober31,1919.Diseasewasthecause of50.2percent,43.5percentwerekilledinaction,and6.3percent.diedof accidentsandothercauses.These figuresinclude2,687marineswhodied whileattachedtothearmy,and197 deathsintheforcesinSiberia.Disease claimed58,781ofthetotal,34,779of whomdiedwhileondutyintheUnited States.

ProminentmembersoftheIrishsocietiesthroughouttheUnitedStates metinWashington,toappearbefore theForeignRelationsCommitteeofthe HouseofRepresentatives,inregardto theMasonresolution,providingforan appropriationtocoversalariesfora U.S.MinisterandConsulstoIreland. ThishearingtookplaceonFriday,December12th.

Dr.Kinsman,formerProtestantEpiscopalBishopofDelaware,whowasrecentlyreceivedintotheChurchbyHis EminenceCardinalGibbons,isnowresidingwiththeSulpicianFathersatthe newSeminaryattheCatholicUniversity.HeisgoingtoteachEnglishin theUniversity.

TheVeryReverendDr.HenryHyvernat,headofthedepartmentofSemiticandEgyptianlanguagesintheCatholicUniversityofWashington,.has receivedthehonorarydegreeofDoctor ofLettersfromtheUniversityofMichigan.Dr.Hyvernatisacknowledged asoneoftheforemostscholarsinthe world.

Thechargeof,splittingthefeesfor marriageswithtaxicabdrivers,who werethusinfluencedtobringthem prospectiveweddingcouples,under whichtheministersofCumberland, Maryland,U.S.A.,haverestedforsome weeksisstillcausingagitation,saysan Americanexchange.Itwasopenly chargedthatcertainministersfollowed thispractice,thusbringing"business" fromcitiesandtownsreallyoutside theirjurisdiction.Theagitationhas resultedinatleastoneofthemleaving town.Theotherministerswereguiltlessofthepractice,and,ofcourse,Catholicpriestswereneverchargedwith it,astheBaltimoreSunputsit.

TheappointmentoftheHon.Frank RusselltotheEnglishbenchasoneof theJusticesoftheChanceryCourt,is averypopularone.Heisasonofthe

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Ihavealreadynotedthattheyears ofwarhavenotproducedanyma-ked revival',-ofreligiousbeliefinEngland. In1919thereisthesameindifferentismasin1914.Unbeliefhasbecome moreassertivesofarasdogmaticreligionisconcerned.Thereisakindof intellectualchaosintheEstablished Church.ChristianScience,Spiritism, andvariousformsofsemi-pagansuperstitionhavegotanewleaseoflifeand. mademanyrecruits.Nowcomesthe question:Hastherebeenanyimprovementinthemoralconditionofthepeo. ple'Ifeartheanswermustbeinthe negativeonallpointsbutone.

Onemightexpectongeneralprinciplesthatwiththeprogressoftemperanceinmattersofdrinktherewould beacorrespondinggaininthemoral conditionofthepeople.Unhappily thishasnotbeenthecase.Theavar meantthewholesalebreakingupof familylife.Itwasnotonlythatmillionsofmenwentawaytothecamps andfightinglinetoliveundernewconditions,butathometherewasawholesaledissolutionoftheordinaryhome tiesofpeace.Hundredsofthousands of'youngwomen,manyofthemallbut childrenprematurelyreleasedfrom school,wentintomunitionfactories, andbusinessoffices.andfoundthemselvesearninglargewageswithlittleor nocheckontheacquaintancesthey madeintheirsparetimeandtheway theyspenttheirmoney.Lateron uniformedcorpsofwomenandgirls wereformedforarmywork.andin some14thesecorpsdiscipline,offthe paradegroundwasnotoriouslylax.

andhusbandswhoforgettheirmarriage-vows,andthe"movies"present suchtaleseventochildren.

Attheoutsetofthewarforthefirst timeinthehistoryofourmilitaryadministration,itwasdecidedthatthe separationallowancesgrantedtothe wivesofsoldiersonserviceshouldalso begiventounmarriedwomenwith whomreservistsorrecruitshadbeenliving.Thesealsowereclassedas"dependents"entitledtostatehelp.One resultwasthatmensecuredaweekly wageforwomentheyhadpickedupin thestreetbeforegoingtotl.efront.It certainly'wasnotthewaytomake marriagemorerespected.Soldiersin trainingoronleaveoftencontracted hastymarriagesonafewdays'acquaintance.Sometimestheywerealreadymarried.Insomecasestheyenteredintothesequicklyarrangedmarriagesinmorethanoneplace.At everyassizecourttherearenowa numberofchargesofbigamytobedisposedof.Oneofourlegalofficials tellsmethatitisestimatedthatfor everychargethatcomesbeforethe courttherearefiftymoreinwhichno actionistaken."Bigamyhasbecome quiteacommonoffence,"saysoneof ourprominentjudges.

Slaves.

Everyweekahugearmyofmenon leavecamebacktoEnglandforafew days.Someofthemfoundtheirway home,butthousands,includingmostof theColonials,driftedtoLondontohave whattheycalled"agoodtime."Itis anunfortunatefactthatwhilstthey wereentheonehandwarnedofthe dangersofviciou,indulgence,onthe othertheywereinstructedinwhat weresupposedtobeeasywaysofobviatingitseffectsafterrunningtherisk. *Thearmyauthoritiesseemtohaveacceptedasakindofinevitablenecessity ofwartimewidespreadimmoralityaroundthetrainingcampsandamong themenonleave.Whilethechaplainspreachedmanlyself-control,the doctorsseemtohavemostlybeenconcernedinminimisingtheresultsofvice, andsomeofthemfranklyrecommended"prudent"self-indulgence. Thisisauuglyside-productofa prolongedstateofwan.thatisnoteven mentionedinourpopularhistoriesof gloriouscampaigns.Unpleasantas thesubjectis.itissurelybettertoface thefacts.Therewasduringthewar astudiedsilenceonthesubject.The soldierwasrepresentedasaknight withoutfearandwithoutreproach.

Thelegalisedbigamythatisengineeredwiththehelpofthedivorce courtisevenmorecommon.There wasatimewhendivorcewascomparativelyrareandentailedsortiedisgrace. Itisnowbecominganevery-day-matter.ForthepresenttermofthedivorcecourtthatrunsfromMichaelmastoChristmastherearenolessthan 2,000casesonthelist.Atleastascore ofnewcascesareaddedeveryday.To dealwiththelistithasbeennecessary tobringinanadditionaljudge.

Ofthe2.000'casessome1,800are"undefended."Thereisnodisputeasto thefacts.Inmanyofthesecasesthe wholebusinessisacollusivearrange. menttobreakupthemarriage.In numbersoftheseundefendedcases amongtheevidenceproducedisaletter,fromtheguiltypartyinformingwife orhusbandinacalm,matter-of-fact fashionthatanother"lover"hasbeen found,thatevidenceforthecourtwill bemadeavailable,andthesooner "freedom"issecuredforanewmarriagethebetterforallparties.The divorcecourtissimplyusedasamachineforchangeofpartnersbylegal processandsuccessivepolygamy.And anassociation,withapopularnovelist foritspresident.isagitating.notfor restraintonthebreakingupofmarriagesandhomes,butforincreased facilitiesforcheapandspeedydivorce Ilatelydiscussedthemoralstateof Londonwithahighlyplacedofficialof thepoliceorganisation.Hetoldme thatthenumberofthearmyofprofessionalviceinLondon.thewomenwho earntheirmiserablelivelihoodbysin, isnowabout80,000.Ofcoursethere isahugepopulationofsomemillions. andLondonisacosmopolitancentreof touristsand"pleasure-seekers,"but evenso.thenumberisappalling.Itis nowonderthattheproblemofdealing withthediseasethatfollowviciousindulgencehasbecomesoseriousthat frankwarningsonthesubjectarepublishedinthe..pressandevenplacarded bytheGovernment.Thedesperate remedyisevengravelysuggestedof popularisingtheprecautionswhichare supposedtominimisethedangerof excess,butatthesametimetendto makemenandwomenmorereadyto incurtherisk.Allsuchprecautions aredoubtfulremediesatbest.Theyweresystematisedinthearmyduring thewar,butneverthelessbesidethe hospitalswheremenlaysufferingfrom honourablewoundstheregrewupother hospitalswherethepatientswerethe victimsoftheirowndisgracefulconduct.Somuchforoneaspectofthe ''enoblinginfluencesofwar.'

EarlyinthewaraProtestantclergymaninLondonwarnedtheyoung womenofhischurchtc..be...cautious about''walkingout"withsoldiers.One ofthemostwidely.eirculatedofthe Londonpapersatoncedenouncedhim asaninsulterofthearmy,andsaid thateveryBritishsoldierwastrained torespectwomenLordKitchener hadissuedtothemenofthefirstDivisionssenttoFranceapersonalappeal warningthemofthenecessityofhonourableconducttoallwomen.Itwas madethesubjectofribaldjocularityin afarceataLondontheatrewithina fewdaysofoitspublication Thetheatreandthewar-novelette helpedtoincreasethemischiefofthe time.ThereneverhasbeensuchlaxityontheLondonstageasintheyears since1914.:songanddialogueandthe plotsofthe'pieceshavebecomerecklesslysuggestive.thedressofthedancersmoreandmorescanty.Thenewspapersmakelittleprotest.Perhaps theysuggestnowandthenthatcostumesarerather"daring...jokesand songs"tooneartheline:'Butthe effectofthesemildcriticism'istofill thetheatrewitheageraudiences.Meanwhilethenovelistsandnewspaperstorywritersringthechangeson etnrie,of whogoastrayandwive,

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Iamaslave,chainedtothedull roundoflabour,oppressedbytheruthlesshandofsavagegreed.Inyouth's brighthourIdweltbesidetree-clad hills,andwoketothebushbirds'joyoussong,roamedthelonggullies,and watchedthestarscircletheheavens.I sawtheseasonscomeandgo,thedrivingrainandsleetraceonthehillsuntilthetreesdripttoearth,andmyriad rillsandrivuletsrancoursingtothe thirstyflats.Iwatch6dthespring comesmilingdownthevalley,hergarmentsgreenandgoldtrailingthecountryside,thetreesburstingintoblisssomasshepassed.,Merrilyshereigneduntilthesummercame,crowned withthescarletflowersofthewildnarduo,herhandsfilledwithripeningberries,herbreathturningthecornto gold.Andwhenthenorthsentdown thefiercehotwindstosearchthe earthwithfierybreath,Isawthegums swaytothehotblast,andtheirbranchestossalongthemountainsidelike oceanbillows. Fardownthehillsoftimethose yearshavefled,andnow,aslave,I spendthedaysinunremittingtoil,close prisonedinastiflingcityfactory. Mycomradeworkers,fairflow'rets pluckedtoosoonfromchildhood'sgarden,andcrushedbeneaththejuggernautofgreed.guiding,withstraining eves,thegarmentsflyingbeneaththeir hands,theirnervesa-wrackwiththe maddeningdroneofpower,speedingto filltheHaiman'swallet,thewhile theirlifebloodslowlydrainsintohis cup.Pale,droopinglilies.nurtured inthepavementsscantysoil,inuredto want,gropingamongtheshadowsand thethornsalonglife'sPathwly,missing thejoysoflife.thesunshineandthe lowers Forthem,thea.,,,gingsea,ho.a noglory-thewinterbutthe blast,thespringthegarishwindowfront,whilesummer'sbr1athfallslike aflameonthearidcity,andasthetirelesswheelsgoroundwithinthefactorywallstheworkersdroopandtheir strengthslowlyebbs. Downthebroadhighwayoflifeth, richmanpasseslingeringly,hisfeetset amongstroses.hishandscrushingthe weak,hisearsopentolightlaughter andgayvanities.Slowlyhepasses along,gatheringlife'spleasures,until. withoutwarning.hesteps,straight fromthebanquet-hall.facetofacewith thevisionofdeath. Thehigh,shrill'voicesoftheworld fadefromhishearing,andthecomplainingcriesoftheoppressednow breakonhisears,likethesurgeoffar oceanofpain,ashestandsinterrorbeforethethroneofjustice,hishands empty.ofgooddeeds.hisheartfilled Withfoolishness-M.A.Newmann. "Australia."

TheissueforthemonthofFebruaryistohand,andisveryreadable.As theofficialorganoftheCatholic ChurchinVictoria,itisanexcellent Catholicmagazine,andwellworththe timespentinreadingit."TheGrace ofGod,"anopeningpoem,isbyFather T.B.Fenelon,wellknoWntoRECORD readers,whosedeparturefortheold worldwereportedlastweek."OrdinationDay,"byFatherJ.M.Cusack; "TheSingleTaxPanacea,""TheMass Rock,""TheAncientCreed,""Catholic Tolerance:"FatherHusslein'sBoston addresson"HowtomeettheProfiteer,"andThos.Shortill'sarticleon Longfellow,makeinterestingandinstructivereading;addedtotheseare theexcellentversesbyJohnO'Brien, "AtCaseys'AfterMass,"andavery& niceappreciationofthelateDr.N.M. O'Donnellby"Socius."Agoodphoto. ofthelateVeryRev.J.H.O'Connellis shown.OtherinstructivereadingmattermakesthisCatholicmagazinewell worthreading.

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Nowthejewel-room,thoughnotso ancientasmuchofthebuilding._was reallyveryinteresting.Ithadbeen builtbyaBarrettofQueenElizabeth's days,whohadsailedtosome"ElDo. rado,"whencehe'hadbroughtjewels ofuntoldvalue.Inthisroomthey werestillstored-manyofthemuncut -thoseofthegreatestpricebeingrubies.Themassivedooropenedtoa verysmallkeyinSirGeorge'shands, and,asheled"InMissVanhomrig,he, saidtoDenis,"Besureyousecureit," -Whydidhesaythat?"Iasked e&nis,whorepliedsoftly:"Thedooris detoopenonlyfromwithout-itis adeviceagainstpossiblerobberieseventhekeyitselfdoesnotopenit fromwithin,andthedoormighteasily swingto,ifnotmanagedbyonewho understands"-hefasteneditbacksecurely,andwewentin.IsawMiss Vanhomrig'seyessparkleasSirGeorge openedsafeaftersafe,andshowedher theflashingcutstones,andthedull massesofthoseyetintherough.She heldahandfulinherwhite,slenderfingemandthenlaidthemdown,'and sighed.Butinamomentshewasas resonantandnasalasever.Thegoodnaturedlittlebaronetshowedherthe best,andexplainedthecasesandsafes inwhichtheywerepiled,adding,that, thoughsomehadbeentakenoutfora presenttoRoyalty.therewereyet enoughtoenrichmanypeople,but." hecontinued,"hehimselfhadnever caredtotouchthem,forhebelieved themtobeillgotten,andnogoodcame ofill-gotpossessions."MissVanhomrig'slipscurled,andshesmiledrather entemptuously That'sreallyrot,isn'tit,"sheob-, served,lessloudlythanusual."in coodhandsthey'dworkallright"-no oneelseheardher,andsheturned sharplytoherhost. 'You'llbedoingnoharmwith'ern, 1calculate.SirGeorge?"

"No.pleaseGod,"repliedthegood littlegentleman:"Iletthemalone:and hewhocomesaftermemaybediffer. ently,ifhewill,"andhelookedat Denis,andatme. reckonyoukeepthatkeypretty eecure,though.SirGeorge."laughed thebeautyathiselbow,"youwouldn't beleavingthataroundnow?" 'Well,no,"hesaid,simply,"Ialwayskeepitinmyowndesk;justfor safety,youknow." Aslargeapartyascouldbemusteredinsuchweatherwasexpectedfrom farandnearthatnighttoseetheold yearoutandthenewyearin;butin thehalf-lightoftheclosingafternoon, overourtea,Irevertedtothesubject ofthe"magicmirror.'LadyGreystonegavetherequiredexplanationin hercalm,eventones.

"Itisanoldfamilylegend,"shesaid; 'oneofmyancestresses-lady-in-wait-rigtoElizabethGrey,onhermarriage :withEdwardIV.-wassaidtodabble er,theblackart,andtohaveattacheda welltothemirror,whichbelongedto her.twillnotaffirmthetruthofthe tale,butthemirrorissupposed,under rertaincircumstances,toforeshow-, Fate!" "Fate?"said1. "Whatdoesthat rooklike?"LadyGreystoneliftedher yebrowsincredulously,butshereplied: 'Itmustbesoughtbyanunmarried eirlbeforesheistwenty-whowillpeel arideatanappleinfrontofthemirror teetweenelevenandtwelvemidnight, gazingfixedlyinthemirrorallthetime -when,saysthelegend,thefaceofthe manofherheartwillappeartoherin themirror."

Andsupposesheistobeanold -inaid?"askedoneoftheguests,laughng. "Oh!thenitisadeath'sheadshe ,ees,"answeredLadyGreystone. "Youdomakemyfleshcreep,"cried theAmericangirl."D'yethinkanyonefoolenoughtotrythattrick!'" 'NoonethatIeverknewhastried ,t,"shereplied,"butwhenitwastried -beforeIwasborn-afatalaccident happenedeachtime;butSirGeorge knows.' -Yes,"heanswered;"Iknowthe every,butIcannotimagineanyonebe;ne absurdastoattemptit."

Thereisatruthintheexistenceof o.,c!eurses,"saidaguestnearme-a ColonelintheArmy."Iremember thelateGeneralSirWilliamButlertelltrigusofanundoubtedlyauthenticone beingvisitedonapersonalfriendof his-perhapsyourancestressintended tocurecuriositybyhermagicmirror; :tisaproverbialweaknessofthesex."

'Iconfessmyselffranklypagan," screamedtheAmericangirl."None ofyore.sourapplesandcrookedmirrors forme!Fateisasyoumakeit-if you'veanygoinyouatall."

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-theywereringingtheoldyearout. "Twostepsupandthreestepsdown," theyclangedintomyhead!andI knewwemusthavegonesomeway,for, ifwehadbeenundertheTower,we couldnothaveheardthebellssoclearly.

"Ifthereisnotruthinit,where's theharm?"askedanother."Whatdo youthink,LadyGreystone?"

"Ithingnothing,"shereplied,uncousciouslyquotingOphelia."CertainlyI donotbelieveinmyancestress'sblack art;and,likeMissVanhomrig,Ido notcareabouteatingapplesatmidnight."

"You'd,noneofyou,havethecourage toeatyourapplerightup?"saidDenis, tauntingly.

Now,Ilistenedtoallthiseagerly,for ithadtakenholdofmyimaginationto tryadddothisthing,especiallyas DenissaidIshouldn'thavecourage.I didnotbelievetherewasanythingbad init-asLadyGreystonehadsaid-or myconsciencewouldnothaveletme try.Butjustthedifficulty,andto tellDenishehadmistakenmyvalour quitedeterminedme.So,duringdinner,Isecuredafineapplethat"smiled atme"fromaplateofwhatSirGeorge called"his.ribstonepippins,"andflatteredmyselfnoonesawme.When elevenstruckIfoundanopportunityof leavingthedancingrooms,and,wrappingawarmdarkshawlovermydress ofcrepe-de-chine,Istartedoffwithmylittleelectriclamp,rememberingpretty wellthewaywehadgonetothesecretroom.Iwasnottheonlyoneen routeatthathour,thoughIdidnot knowitthen.

Itwasratheralongexcursioninthe night,butatlastIfoundmyselfinthe turretroom,securedthedoor,lighted somewaxcandlesthatwerefittedinto asconceontheleftsideofthemirror, drewoutmyappleandpocket-knife,andbegan,withmyeyesfixedonthe glass,topeelthepippindeliberately. Thisisnotsuchaneasythingtodo, withoutlookingattheappleatall, andjfoundmyselfthinkingtheeMiss Vanflomrigwouldhavedecidedthat "thewholetrickistomakeyoucut yerfingers,"whenasoundstruckmy ear-aslightcracklingsoundbehind me. Icouldnotlookawayfrontthe mirror,whichIhaddusted.carefully, butIfeltaqueerbeatingofmy heart.andtheslightsoundcameatintervals,seemingtodrawalittle.nearer.

WithconsiderabledifficultyIhad peeledprettynearlyallmyapple- whatabigoneitwas!-andthenI begantoeatit.Ihadswallowed downagoodbit,whenIsawachange inthemirror-itsclearsurfaceclouded alittleononeside,thesidewherethe candleswere,andalittlewreathof cloudcamecrawlingtowardsmyface.I stillstaredhardattheglass,andateas -fastaseverIcould-forwhatwould Denissayifhefoundoutthat,after all,Ireallywastoofrightenedtodoit? Thecracklinghadstopped,butIheard asoftsoundbehindmeasofadoor stealthilypushedopen,andmymouth wouldnolongereatfromterror.I stood,transfixed,gazingintothemirror,where,amongthecloudofsmoke, Isaw,firsttheeyes,thentheforehead andblackhair,thenthewholefaceof myownDenis! Icouldhearitnolonger!Flinging downtheremainsoftheapple,Iturnedroundand-wasclaspedinhisarms. "Peoplewhostealapplesaresureto befoundout!"hesaid,tryingtolook verysevere."DidyouthinkIshould letyouplaymesuchatrickasthat? Youdidittopunishmeforsayingyou hadn'tcourage.' "Oh!Denis."Icried,withmyhead onhisshoulder,"Ihavebeenawfullyfrightened-I'msogladyoucame!Did youhearthatqueercrackling? I thoughtthelooking-glasswasdoingitan-and whatasmellofsmoke'-it'snottobacco!"

Westoodforaninstant,lookingat eachother,andthenthetruthflashed uponusboth-thegallerywasonfireDenishadnotcomebythesamewaythatIhad,meaningtosurprisemeandnow,openingthedoorthrough whichIhadcomehalfanhourearlier, weweremetbyarushofsmokeand flamesthatmadeusbothstartback.

"There'snotaninstanttolose,"he cried;"wemusttrythepriest'shole, dearest;youarebrave;wecangotogether?"

"Icangoanywherewithyou,"I answered.Heslippedasidethepivot andliftedmedawnintothehole,where thestepsofashakyladdermetmy feet.

Ihadneverbeenaloneinthedark withDenisbeforeandflashedmylittle lighthireandthere.Presentlyhe caughtmequiteupinhisstrongarms andbegantocarryme.Whenwehad talkedsometimeaboutdeath,Denis hadsaid: "Givemebutsixfootthree(oneinch tospare) OfIrishground-anddigitanywhere; AndformypoorsoulsayanIrish prayer Abovethespot."

Now,deathseemedveryneartome, andnotunwelcome,aloneinthedark, withDenis. JustthenIfeltcoldairrushing againstmyface:itwastheendofthe passage;wehadgotouttotheriver. andcouldseeflamesandvolumesof smokerisingfromthenorthsideofthe quadrangle.Denis,wading'through thesnow,tookmeintotheboat-house, andtogetherwethankedGodforour blessedescape.

Howthefirehadoriginatedneone everknew;itcouldnothavebeenmy electriclamp,andIfeltmostdevoutlythankfulthatIhadhadnomatches Withme,orIshouldhavefelttoblame. NoonebutDenis,however,knew,or everdidknow-ofmyescapadeofthat NewYear'sEve.Weagreedtosay nothing,andletitbesupposedhehad conveyedmetotheboat-houseforsafeey,whenthefirebrokeout.Abenorth towerwasquitedestroyed,aswellas thegalleriesandbuildingsaroundit: thebrickworkfloorofthepriest'sroom wasdamaged,butnotdestroyed, thougheverythingintheroomwas burnt.Ispentthenightattheboathouse,whereagoodfirewasmadeto drymythings,andDenisbrewedme somehottea.Itooknoharm,andwe satupallnightbythefiresLadyGreystonecomingdownformenextmorninginherlittlebrougham,the"pillbox,"shecalledit.Herfacewasvery paleandgraveasshemetandkissed me,drawingmeintothecarriage.

"Oh!LadyGreystone!"Isaid."what aterribletimeyouhavehad!Thope noonehasbeenhurt.'

"Notthatweknowof,"sheanswered, withalittletremorinhervoice;"but --but-MissVanhomrigcannotbe found,andwearesadlyafraidshe musthavegotburnt."

"Howverydreadful!"Icried:"but clearLadyGreystone,wasshenotat thedancewhenthefirebrokeout?I sawhertherefirstabouteleven o'clock-mvself!"

"Yes,"shereplied,"andSirGeorge sawheraboutaquarterpast-andshe hadnocalltogointothequarterwhere thefirewasatall.Butthereitisshehasneverbeenseensince,andher roomswereleftinsuchaheadlong state(justlikeher!itisquiteclear shehadbeendressingasusualandleft everything'about.Hermaidhadgone totheballintheservants'hall.I shallbegladforyoutocomeandsee therooms.andtellmewhatyouthink."

WewenttogethertotheAmerican's room,wherehermaid,aprettyItalian girl,waslamentingaloudforhermis-

tress.Shehadonlybeeninherserviceafortnight,shesaid,andknew nothingofMissVanhomrig'shomeor friends,asshehadbeenatanhotelat Biarritzuntilshecametous.There seemedneitherlettersnorpaperstobe foundthatcouldgiveusanylightas towhomwecouldcommunicatewith,andthiswastheoddestpart,sinceshe hadafairshareinthepost-bagofeach daysinceherarrival.Therewara heapofnewspapersinvariouslangu- ages-Russian,German,andPolishandthemaidsaidhermistressread themalleasily.Thereseemednoreasontodoubtthatshehadperishedin theflames,andSirGeorgedevoutlyhad MassessaidintheChapelforthere"Oeofhersoul. urvisitwas,naturally,cloudedby thissadevent,andearlyintheyearI returnedtomyhonueinParis.Itwas, perhaps,afortnightlater,Alienwas writingtoDenisatmy:ljessing-table (atrickofmine,lateatnight)thatmy attentionwascaughtbythereflection intheglassofsomewritingonapiece ofblottingpaperthatlaylooselyin frontofthemirror.Iknewthehand writingforMissVanhomrig's,which wasaremarkablecaractere.Thewords wereEnglish,andranthus,withillegiblespaceshereandthere:"Theoldfoolshowedusthem,and toldusallwherehekeepsthekey.I shall tonight youatNewcastle.-Vourdevotedwife.-H-.'

InamomentIknew.Ihadtaken upthatpieceofblottingpaperwith someofmyown,whenIwashelping LadyGreystonetopackupMissVanhomrig'sthings.Asuddenawfulcon victionforceditselfintomymind.I enclosedthepaperinstantlyinanehvelopeandpostedittoSirGeorge Barrett,tellinghimthewayinwhich Ihadreadthewriting.

WhenIheardfromhiminreply,it wasagravestoryindeed.Hehad sentforproperofficials,andthey,with `,him,hadgonetothejewelroom,the keyofwhich,ofcourse,hadbeenfound missingfromSirGeorge'sdesk.The doorwasbrokenopen,andoh!terribly justjudgment,thewretchedadventuresswasfound,deadamongthecovetedjewels.Thedoormusthave swungbackuponher,whilstengagedin collectingtherubies,andshehadbeen unabletoopenitfromwithin.Nor wasthisthefirstofherdishonestundertakings.Theexpertssoontraced herconnectionwithalatefamousrobberyofdiamondsinRussia,whenall theganghadeludedpursuit;andundoubtedlyshewouldagainhavebeen successfulbutforthetrickofthedoor.

Mystoryistold.ThegoodSir Georgehasnowbeendeadsomeyears, andDenisandIhaveourlittlechildrenprattlingandplayinginthe ancientmansion. Theoldbecursedmirrorperishedin, theflamesonthenightofthefire,and itsdestructionwasamatterofregret toneitherofus,althoughIcancertainlyaffirmthat,inmycase,atleast, itfulfilleditscharacterbyshowingme "themanofmyheart."

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