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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917.
Friday, .Tune 15, will be the
feast of lie Sacred Heart of Jesus.
]i is a day that, should be express
ly dear to every devout Catholic
who recognizes in that Snored
Heart the source of all blessings
here, of all happiness hereafter.
It
seems a difficult thing to pre
pare modern young men for the
task of defending their Church.
Cardinal Newman desires lliat the
Catholic young man who enjoys
the privilege of higher education
should be at least as conversant
with sacred and profane history
the educated non-Catholic.
Ail intensely practical booklet
of twenty pages has been issued
the Centra
1-Verein. It is en-
UecT, "Cuide Right," and bears
approbation of Archbishop
llennon. It is intended as a
loral guide for the soldier, and
is as practical as it is brief.
The President has proclaimed
the week ending June 25. 101.7,
Red Cross week, during which
Jie people of the United States
^Jill be called upon to give gener
ously and in a spirit of patriotic
sacrifice for the support and main
tenance of this work of national
need."
A subscriber submits two clip
pings from Catholic papers in
which a curse is placed upon cer
tain enemies and upon all who will
forgive these enemies. The sub
scriber wished to know if this is
Catholic teaching and if we pro
fess such doctrine.- We answer,
to both (questions, decidedly no.
Admirers of the late Count
Tolstoy are recalling his prediction
that about 1015 the strange figure
from the North—a new Napoleon
—would enter the stage of the
bloody drama. He is to be a man
of little military training, a writer,
or a journalist, but in his grip
most of Europe will remain until
1025. Some writers point to Lord
Northcliffe as such a man.
The Church has declared that
the feast of the Sacred Heart was
established in order that, under
the symbol of the Sacred Heart,
the faithful might honor with
greater devotion and fervor the
charity, the love of Jesus Christ,
which led Ilim to institute, in com
memoration of Ilis death, the Sac
rament of Ilis Bodv and Blood.
It is stated that at a meeting of
the Evangelical Alliance, held on
]\lay 28, in St. Louis, a-resolution
introduced by Rev. Dr. II. llolton
was adopted, entrusting "all
Protestant religious work ill St.
Louis and vicinity for the regular
army and the naval recruits"" to
the Y. M. C. A. Considering that
a large proportion of enlisted men
will be of the Catholic faith it
will be interesting to observe
what steps our people will take to
promote the welfare of our fellow
religionists.
Alluding to the late Sir Franeis
Burnand's connection with Lon
don's well known comic weekly,
"Punch," which extended over
iorty years, the "Daily Tele
graph" of the same city notes the
anomaly of "a fervent Catholic
conducting a popular periodical
that had once been violently
Protestant and anti-Catholic, par
ticularly in the days of Cardinal
"Wiseman and Lord John Russell.'
It might, however, have also re
terred to the fact that "Punch's"
first and greatest cartoonist, Rich
ard Doyle, resigned his position in
tliose days rather than obey an
arder to draw, a cartoon ^which
Urould have been'insulting'to the
Both houses of the Wiseoiisin
legislature have passed a bill
which is designed to put a cheek
on hasty, ill-considered marriages.
The application of the groom for
a license, together with the name
of the bride-to-be, will be posted
on a bulletin board at the county
clerk's office for five days before
the license is issued. Anyone who
believes he has reasonable ground
can raise an objection. In case
objection is raised, the county
judge takes a hand and decides
whether the wedding bells shall
ring. A $50 fine is provided for
county clerks who iftiinio
to the law.
MOBILIZING THE CHILDREN.
It as but natural tlilt a period
of volcanic unrest like "the pres
ent should' bring into the open
many strange theories of life and
conduct. Persons accustomed to
little serious thinking in time of
peace contract a habit of going
oft* at a tangent during a time like
the present.
The proportionate excess of fe
males in the war-ridden countries,
llie real or imagined perils to in
dustry, the effect of the present
war on the generations to come,
and such like subjects engage the
attention of many serious-minded,
thinking men. But the man of
small caliber (and large bore),
the man with a moral twist in his
make-up, strives to remedy exist
ing or future evils by thoughtless
or malicious application of false
ideas. Ileneo it is that during the
present time an effort is being
made to suspend the Federal Child
Labor Law during the period of
the war. on the plea that the chil
dren will be needed to take the
place of men in the mills ancl fac
tories.
Surely, it were inconsistent, if
not ludicrous, that a large and
powerful nation like the United
States should be forced to such a
step. With a population of mor
than one hundred million persons
it scarcely can be said with truth
that it will be secessarv to subject
the tender hantjs ancj. weak limbs
of small children to the exacting
toil of mill or factory—toil that
ordinarily requires the strength
and the endurance of adult per
sons. If |his country, as wre are
told, is going into the war to up
hold the rights of humanity, it
were preposterous and outrageous
to expect that we can stand idly
by while the most vital, the most
helpless, the most unprotected
portion of humanity—the children
—are forced to bend their unma
lured shoulders to the tasks of a
man. The growing child needs
mental as well as physical nourish
ment and freedom from exacting
labor: this is the basis upon which
the struggle for the Federal Child
Labor Law was waged. What an
eternal brand of shame would lie
stamped upon our banner were it
said that this great United States
could not raise an army of men
to uphold the flag without also
raising an army of children to
slave in our centers ef industry.
It is to be hoped that these
thoughtless men, who advocate a
suspension of the above law, will
see the error of their position, and
not tempt the government in its
hour of peril and stress to drive
immense numbers of tender chil
dren into what would be for them
nothing more or less than a state
of slavery.
RIDING A HOBBY.
One of the greatest of personal
sports, which are properly
classed under the head of soli
taire, is that of riding a hobby
How the expression originated is
of little moment: the fact" remains
that nearly every person has his
particular favorite. Although
human nature is the same in all of
us, it seems to inject into each in
dividual person a tendency, a spe
cial channel which serves as an
outlet for superfluous energy.
When a man selects a pet avoea
tion, as distinct from his vocation,
and centers his interest upon that
sideline, he begins to ride a hobby.
Hobbies are of various kinds.
Some there are that, like spirited
chargers, furnish one with a source
of pleasure, diversion, or personal
improvement. They serve as a le
gitimate means of putting to good
use that energy, talent, time and
ability which one does not require
in his ordinary pursuits. Thus,
one man will indulge his procliv
ity for collecting objects of value
or of interest: another will dab
ble in works of charity or of phil
anthropy while another will show
unflagging interest in gardening,
in raising bees, and so on. Avo
cations of this nature usually prove
profitable, or at least interesting,
and are much to be commended
Other hobbies there are that
furnish their riders with equestri
an exercise of doubtful value.
They may be compared to the
great Wooden Horse of Troy, in
nocent enough to look upon, inter
esting and inspiring, if you will,
but under a harmless exterior con
cealing the basest forms of decep
tion and ambition. A man who
mounts such a hobby usually is
riding for a fall, not because his
mount is liable to plunge, but be
cause tbe onlookers soon discover
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that the fiery charger is merely
wooden. Such a man makes use of
his hobby not to afford himself a
legitimate source of lawful relax
ation, but to inspire others, if pos
sible, .with a sense of his own as
sumed importance. To mix meta
phors, he uses his hobby as a step
ping stone, which is soon disre
garded when the object of ambi
tion has been attained.
In a religious sense, the^e are
not a few Catholics who ride a
wooden hobby in the form of ap
parent familiarity with the Church
and her ministers. As a rule, they
are persons to whom faith means
little, its practice, nothing at all.
They are not, familiar with the
priest as friend to friend, but as
serpent to its intended victim.
They would cultivate the repre
sentative of God for their own self
ish purposes, is order to create
the impression that they them
selves enjoy equal standing with
other followers within the portals
of the Church of God.
Every man, be he high or low,
lettered or illiterate, should have
a legitimate hobby. It should,
however, be a thoroughbred and
not a wooden horse. The former
will serve in many ways to utilize
time or ability in a laudable man
ner. It will furnish the mind with
healthy and wholesome occupa
tion, and will tend to fill leisure
moments or hours with useful
works. But beware of the man
who rides a wooden hobby. Ilis
fussiness is a mask, his feverish
anxiety deceptive, for the goal of
his efforts is base ambition, found
ed on pride. If it be trite that
pride goeth before a fall, it is no
less true that pride goeth much
more quickly after a fall. What is
yonr hobby
THE. SACRED HEART.
If one were to delve into the
depths that produce human mo
tives of action and of conduct, and
bring to the surface the profound
est underlying cause of all these
motives, careful investigation
would discover written on that
motive the word, love. The love
of fJod evoked created nature out
of nothing: the love of God pre
serves creation within the realm of
existence. Love is the great par
adox of existence: it is at one and
the same time the most tender, del
ieate, vulnerable emotion, and the
most powerful, irresistible, over
whelming factor in creation. Love
in its purity can raise the basest
clod to the heights of heroism
Love of country can transmute the
lowliest peasant into the might
iest leader, and we have a Joan of
Arc. Love of God can transform
a little girl of tender years into
the valiant heroine that the pow
er of Rome could not move, and
the world honors a Saint Agnes.
Genuine love, not the cheap, taw
dry imitation that frequently
usurps its place, is the greatest of
all human perfections. In this
sphere the Master said, "greater
love than this no man hath than
that a ipan give his life for his
friend."
The heart, whence the life
streams of man pulse forth, has
ever been known as the symbol of
love, for love is the center whence
emanate all other virtues. The
love of Jesus Christ, as symbolized
in Ilis Sacred Heart, is the sweet
est, the tenderest, and the most
powerful that mortal-man can
share. It o'ertops all time, all
space, and all conditions of man
kind. and pours forth in eeaspless
flow its salutary stream npon the
children of men. Before the in
famous tragedy of Calvary this
Heart was palpitating with infinite
love for the fallen creature. The
lance of the Roman soldier pierced
that depository of love divine, and
the floodgates of God's mercy on
the world were broken down, as
the torrent of Christ's love gushed
forth, never to be stayed.
The man who is insensible to the
pleadings of love is a man who has
divested himself of his normal na
ture. The man who can remain
deaf in the face of the infinite love
of Jesus Christ is comparable only
to the souls who are lost, for they
are confirmed in evil, and such an
unfortunate one confirms himself
in evil.
LAW OF COMPENSATION.
It is an axiom of" philosophy,
backed by~ tradition and experi
ence, that nature ever strives to
maintain a balance. When this
equilibrium is disturbed in any
given quarter it is necessary that
readjustment take place. This
seems to be true of the moral as
well as of the physical order
When the state of original justice
was disturbed in the garden of
Eden it became necessary to re
store the altered order of things,
and the great readjustment took
place in the Incarnation. The
final balance will be struck on the
day of the great judgment when
the law of compensation will have
run its course. Then it is that
perfect equilibrium will once more
reign and all nature will be sub
ject without a clash to the rule
of God: some enjoying His mercy,
others subject to His justice.
Taking this lav Another ap
plication, it is is\ jto see the
necessity under tMhc]$ every man
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THE feTH6tie BtfLtiTlM,1JUNE' T51?
lives to do his share to maintain
the order demanded by humanity.
Every walk of life—religion,
science, art, literature, govern
ment—presents on the pages of"
history the work of pioneers.
Every blessing enjoyed by man
today, in whatsoever sphere his
lot may be cast, is the
This law of compensation de
mands inexorably that as we en
joy the fruits of the labors, suffer
ings, and service of those who
have gone before us, so we also
dedicate ourselves to labor, to suf
fer, to serve, each in our own ca
pacity, in order that Ihose who
will follow us may have a, heri
tage from us. A man who is con
tent to enjoy his present blessings,
and who shirks the duty incum
bent upon him to prepare bless
ings for future generations, is a
man who strives against, this in
exorable law. In his case com
pensation will he meted out in
many wavs.
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Oblates and Dominicans
RELIGIOUS OFFER WltSON
SERVICES.
The following letter has been sent,
to President Wilson:
Washington, D. C.» May 29,1917.
"My Dear Mr. President:
"I enclose herewith a letter from
Very Rev. T. W. Smith, O. M. I.,
Provincial of the Oblate Fathers,
offering the services of those under
his charge, to serve as Chaplains in
the Army and Navy, as they may be
needed. I feel it my duty to mention
in connection with this matter the
fact that the members of this Com
munity have been very zealous in
their care of the soldiers along the
Mexican border whenever the regu
lar Arrtiy Chaplains have had occa
sion to communicate with me, they
have mentioned with high praise the
work of the Oblate Fathers.
"I beg leave also to bring to your
attention the fact that Very Rev. Ray
mond Meagher, O.' P.,"Provincial of
the Dominican Fathers* has likewise
offered the services of his Com
munity to serve in any capacity, in
which they may be most helpful.
"Witn very great esteem, I beg to
remain,
"Respectfully yours.
"LEWIS J. O'rtERN, C. S. P."
Educational Convention
A O I E U A O S W I
MEET IN BUFFALO, N. Y.,
THIS MONTH.
The Catholic educators of the Unit
ed States will meet in Buffalo for
their fourteenth annual convention on
June 2G-28, inclusive. The leading
subject before the convention this
year will be the question, so long
agitated, of the standardization of
Catholic colleges. Practically all col
leges now are in favor of adopting
some minimum requirements as a
basis of entrance.
One of the features of the conven
tion will be a meeting of the repre
sentatives of Provincials of religious
orders of women, engaged in teach
ing. The invitations for this meeTing
were extended by Bishop Dougherty,
of Buffalo, and it will he held under
his auspices. Bishop Shahan,1 of the
Catholic University, will give an ad
dress, and probably Bishop Schrembs
of Toledo. A large number of com
munities have already signified their
intention of sending representatives
to this, meeting.
The meetings of the convention
will be held in the Holy Angels'
School and at D'Ypuville College
both of which have fine assembly
halls and auditoriums. The general
headquarters will be at Lafayette
Hotel, where on Monday evening
there will be a reception for the
priests and Brothers in attendance
the priests of Buffalo being present
to meet and welcome them.
Some of the noteworthy speakers
this year will be Rev. Michael Earls
S. J., Worcester, Mass. Rev. Peter
C. Yorke, of San Francisco V. Rev
E. R. Dyer, S. S., D. T., Baltimore
Rev. Henry Woods, S. J., Rev. Joseph
S. Cameron, Ph. D., of Rochester, N
Y., and many others.
Bishop Dougherty will give the ad
dress at the opening Mass, and Bish
op Shahan, the President General
will preside at the meetings.
HEADLESS CHURCHES
CATHOLICS ALONE PROFESS AL
LEGIANCE TO ONE UNCHANGE­
ABLE SPIRITUAL HEAD*
The ftus&ian church is leff by the
ousting of the czar without a head,
just as the destruction of the mon
archy in England would leave the
church established by Henry VIII
Vladimir Solovyer, writing in The
Catholic World, has these sensible
words about the Holy Synod:
Throughout, the Christian world
only the Bishops of Rom© have
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GENEROUS PATRIOTISM
A VIEW OF LOYALTY THAT IN-
VpLVES SACRIFICE —GENEROS­
ITY DEMANDED IN THOSE LEFT
BEHIND.
result
and
the fruit of struggles and labors
oif the* part of those who blazed
the way in that particular sphere.
The comforts and luxuries of pres
ent-day life owe their existence to
the pioneer efforts of those who
set out for new fields of discovery
and of invention. The liberty we
enjoy was purchased for us by
the gloriously ragged soldiers at
Valley Forge and the rough, un
trained farmers at Lexington and
Bunker Hill. The faith that is en
shrined in our hearts comes down
to us as a heritage transmitted
by our ancestors from the fields
of martyrdom and suffering- in
every country.
Did Not Raise My Son to Be a
Soldier." By Edwin Markham.
mothers* will you longer give your
sons
To feed the awful hunger of the guns?
What is the worth of all these battle
drums
from the field the.loved one neve:
comes?
What, all these liosannas to the brave
all your share is some forgotten
grave?
If
If
The Unselfish Mother's Answer.
God gave my son in trust to me
Christ died for him, and he should be
man for Christ he is His own,
And God's and Man's not mine alone.
He was not mine "to give." He gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that a Christian should revere,
All that enlightened men hold dear.
To feed the guns," Oh, torpid soul,
Awake and see life as a whole.
When freedom, honor, justice, right,
Were threatened by the despot's
might,
With heart aflame and soul alight,
He bravely went (or God to fight
Against base savages whose pride
The laws of God and man defied
Who slew the mother and her child
Who maidens pure and sweet defiled.
He did not go "to feed the guns,"
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country, and to be
A guardian of democracy.
"What if he does not come?" you say
Ah, well, my sky would be more gray,
But through the clouds the sun would
shine,
And vital memories be mine.
claimed for their own see supremacy
over the whole Church. The rivals
of Rome, even when opposing the
claims of Papacy, dared not demand
for themselves the same prerogatives.
There is, then, in Ihe Church of
Christ, an historical center of relig
ious unity, a center which has never
existed either in Jerusalem, or Con
stantinople, or Moscow. He who dis
owns that center of unity is logically
forced to admit that either the
Church is headless in her earthly life,
or that her supreme government
must rest in the civil power. In the
first case, we would infer that Jesus
Christ believed religious anarchy to
be the best means of perpetuating
His work amongst men in the sec
ond, the Church would no longer be
the universal society of the faithful,
but a political tool, a department of
a civil bureaucracy, suffering all the
changes and vicissitudes of human
policy and of human uncertainty.
Ordination at Maryknoll
INFANT SEMINARY FOR FOREIGN
MISSIONS IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF HEALTHY GROWTH,
Twelve students from the Foreign
Mission Seminary at Maryknoll. Os
sining, N. Y., participated in the re
cent ordinations at New York City.
One of these, Rev. John J. Massoth,
of Kansas,'was advanced to the priest
hood. Two others, Rev. William P.
O'Shea, of New Jersey, and Rev. Al
phonsus S. Vogel, of New York City,
received the diaconate. Minor orders
were conferred on four students, while
five received the tonsure. The Sem
inary at Maryknoll now counts ten
priests, and, it is understood, will soon
take the necessary steps to secure its
first field of labor. Its development
is being watched with keen interest,
not only by the Bishops and priests
of this country, but by hundreds of
priests in heathen lands, and by the
seminaries of Europe,—now almost
emptied by the ravages of war.
MISERY IN MEXICO
EFFECTS OF THE REVOL
ARE PAINFULLY VISIBLE.
Mr. Louis F. Poole of Brownsville,
Tex., was in Washington on May 26
and told a reporter for the Post:
"Mexico is not a cheerful place
these days. I was in Vera Cruz not
long ago, and all the sights of th&t
town and the vicinity were mournful.
I shall never forget the picture of des
olation it presented—wrecked engines,
dismantled trains, burned stations,
skeletons of factories and villages, lit
tle wooden crosses along the roadside
marking the place where men fell and
were buried, thousands of vultures
feasting on bodies of horses and
mules, hundreds of beggars and mis
ery everywhere, all these making a
scene of horror that exercises a de
pressing effect. Of course, we have
read about these conditions, yet one
must see them to realize them in all
their ghastliness."
Gift of Non-Catholfe
Daniel R. Hanna, son of the late
Senator Mark Hanna, has presented
as a mark of personal friendship city
property and business buildings sit
uated in Ravenna, O., and valued at
$40,000, to Rev. Chas. H. Gardner,
pastor of the Immaculate Concep
tion church, of that city.
Catholic Admiral
Rear Admiral Augustus F. Fechte
ler, U. S. N., has been placed in com
mand of the sixth division of the bat
tleship fleet "somewhere at sea."
The Admiral, who was born in Prus
sia, is a Catholic, and was educated by
the Christian Brothers, New York.
God's test of manhood is, I know,
Not "will he come?" but "Did he go?"
My son well knew that he might die,
And yet he went with purpose high,
To fight for peace and overthrow
The plans of Christ's relentless foe.
He dreaded not the battle field
He went-to make fierce vandals yield.
If he comes not again to me
I shall be sad but not that he
Went like a man—a hero true—
His part unselfishly to do.
My heart will feel exultant pride
That for humanity he died.
"Forgotten grave." This selfish plea
Awakes no deep response in me,
For, though his grave I may not see,
My boy will ne'er forgotten be.
My real son can never die
'Tis but his body that may lie
In foreign land, and I shall keep
Remembrance fond forever, deep
Within my heart of my true son,
Because Qf triumphs that he won.
It matters not where anyone
May lie and sleep when work is done.
It matters not where some men live
If my dear son his life must give,
Hosannas I will sing for him,
E'en though my eyes with tears be
dim.
And when the war is over, when
His gallant comrades come again,
I'll cheer them as they're marching
by,
Rejoicing that, tlipy did not die.
And when his vacant place I see,
My heart will bound with joy that he
Was mine so long—my fair young
son—
And cheer
done.
for him whose w«rk is
Cathedral Choristers
A MOST PLEASING MUSJCAL
TREAT WAS GIVEN LAST WEEK
BY THIS GROWING ORGANIZA­
TION.
The Cathedral Choristers, which
have their being by the labor of
Father Talbot, were heard in festival
last week. This festival will be re
membered as an invitational affair
for the friends and admirers of the
Cathedral Vested Choir who sang de
lightfully.
The program was in two parts. In
part one the Choir sang a number of
old liturgical chants, including Greg
orian and other Sacred Compositions
quaint and modern. The work was
good. The difficulty of singing such
music a capella is a feat in itself, but
it was given a finish which only hard
work and time can attain.
In part two the program was given
a patriotic touch. Commendable
numbers were given by individual
Choristers. Four numbers were given
by the assisting soloists: Alma John
son Porteous, contralto, and James
G. Calihan, tenor. Helen Corbett was
at the pianoand Mary llrown at the
organ.
Father 0'Hara will Receive
Degree
Rev. E. V. O'Hara of Portland
Oregon, has distinguished himself in
sociological work. The University of
Notre Dame will take the occasion of
its Diamond Jubilee to confer upon
him the degree of Doctor of Laws
in recognition of his public services
Golden Jubilee
Right Reverend Bishop McGolriek
of Duluth, Minn., will celebrate the
golden jubilee of his priesthood on
Tuesday, June 26. He was ordained
in All Hallows' College, Dublin, in
June, 1867. Three years ago the sil
ver jubilee of his elevation to the
episcopate took place.
National Union Meeting
The forty-third annual convention
of the Catholic Young Men's National
Union will be held in the city of
Philadelphia, beginning on August
18. The convention will be formally
opened with a Pontifical Mass the
following day in the Cathedral,
Furst Memorial Chapel
COSTLY EDIFICE PRESENTED^ TO
REDEMPTORIST FATHERS DEDI
CATED MEMORIAL DAY.
The largest and most costly me
morial ever erected in a Baltimore
cemetery was dedicated on Memorial
Day, May 30, in Holy Redeemer Ceme
tery, by Bishop Corrigan. It is the
huge mortuary chapel which Frank A
Furst is having built to present to the
Redemptorist Fathers of Baltimore
The Fur^t Memorial, as the Re
demptorists have decided to name the
building, stands on an elevation 25
feet above the cemetery level and is
approached by a series of three ter
races. The chapel is of the Italian
Romanesque style of architecture and
is built of granite. It has a copper
dome, which is surmounted by a gold
cross, the top of which is 60 feet from
the ground.
The building is cruciform, 40 feet
in width and 51 feet in depth, no sug
gestion of a mortuary chapel. It is
like an Old World church, with no
pews, but a spacious marble floor,
At the end is a marble altar of the
sarcophagus type surmounted by
bronze crucifix more than six feet
high The, walls for a height of 12
feet are lined with Marvilla marble.
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—Dr. James Hughes.
(Greater significance is given to
these lines of Dr. Hnglies by the fact
that his own son was killed in action
some time ago, and now lies buried in
France.)
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DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
SAVING "PA" FROM TK® DANGER
ZONE.
The. rain was coining down in
torrent3 when big Jim Reynolds
came out of the Works with nis pay
envelope in his hand, and his eyes
fixed on the gleaming lights of the
saloon on the corner. There were
three saloons between the Works and
Jim's home—"The danger zone," his
wife called it. If Jim went by one
safely, there was a second and a third
to tempt him. Tonight the one
nearest the Works drew him. Just
as he was about to take the crossing,
a little figure, covered down by a big
umbrella, slipped from the shadow
of the gate, and bore down ujjon him
with a cheery "Hello! Pa!" Jim
turned sharply. "What in time
brought you out this night?" he
growled.
The umbrella dropped back a bit,
and a little pink face, with a smile
dimpling around the mouth, turned
to the big, grimy man. "I brought
you the umbrella, Pa."
And then the smile broke into a
laugh, in which the father joined
against his will. He had never used
an umbrella in his life. But Jennie
was great in finding excuses for
meeting him on pay night. The um
brella joke put him in good humor.
"Here you cut along home," he or
dered. Jennie drew in closer to him
and slipped her hand in his pocket.
"You come too, Pa?"
"No I won't, till I'm good and
ready. Be off with you now. I'll
come soon—maybe."
Jennie tipped the umbrella aw&y
back, and smiled her brightest: "Pa
—please—give me your envelope."
"Not on your life," he countered.
"I knew that was what you came
after."
"How much is in1 it, Pa?"
"Thirty-seven! Over-time, you
know,, kid." Then, regretting his
boast, "See here, Jennie, you*keep
your mouth shut to your mother."
"Let me take it to her, Pa. Oh,
but you are smart to make all that
in one week."
They had passed the first saloon.
Jennie began again: "That's an
awful lot of money, Pa. Let Ma see
it altogether."
"Well here—take it, quick." Jennie
reached out eagerly, nearly letting go
of the umbrella in her rush. But her
father drew back, and made to open
the envelope.
"Oh, no, Pa! Please, Pa! Don't
break it." The smile was gone.
The upturned face was twitching as
if tears were near at hand.
"Here, you slide little beggar, take
it. But I'm not going home all the
same."
They had passed the second saloon..
Jennie tucked the precious envelope
safely away. She was having won
derful luck tonight. That was be
cause they had prayed so hard. She
said another little prayer, and changed
her tactics.
"You'll miss a swell dinner, Pa,"
she said, "Ma said: 'Tell your Pa I
have a piping hot dinner for him—
and a bottle of beer on the ice.'
They were nearing the third
saloon. Big Jim wavered. He was
fond of his wife and the children,
and he could almost sniff the dinner,
but the saloon drew him strongly.
His thirst for a glass was keen now.
Jennie slipped her hand into his.
"Ma says if there was no saloons
you'd be a boss, Pa."
"Your ma has you well coached—
An' she's right, kid," big Jim con
ceded. "I might have been a boss
only for the booze."
A hot wave of wrath swept over
him. He was angry at the saloons
and at himself. Before it was spent
Jennie had him past the third
saloon, and headed for home. An
automobile flashed by, filled with
prettily dressed children, laughing
and happy. But drenched little Jen
nie felt no envy. She was happy too.
She had the envelope, and "Pa" was
safe for another week.
—Sacred Heart Review.
GREAT BRITISH JURISTS
DRINK.
ON
Lord Coleridge: "The shortest way
of shutting up half our gaols, and
diminishing the mass of our criminal
population, would be to make Eng
land sober. Drunkenness tends to
crime, and increases the expenditure
of the sober people of this country."
Justice Hawkins (Lord Brampton):
"Nine-tenths of the crimes in the
calendar seem to have been commit
ted under the influence of intoxica
tion."
Judge Rentoul: "Several of our
greatest judges have stated that 90
per cent of all the crime they have
tried arise from drink. I can say
exactly the same—but I have found
the evils arising from drink greater
in the Civil than in the Criminal
Courts. The unhappiness, poverty,
hatred, and ill-will arising from the
amount of money spent in drink by
some, members of the family are
worse in their effects than actual
crime, and I speak with equal ex
perience in both Courts."
Jusice Kay: "Intemperance has der
stroyed large numbers of people, and
will, at the present rate of increase
in time destroy the country itself. In
toxicating drink is totally unneces
sary."
Justice Grantham: "Twelve mur
ders, eighteen attempts at murder
and woundings without number, that
were just as likely to have ended in
murder, have been mine and my
brother judges' daily fare for the last
four weeks in one Circuit and in al
most every case drink was the cause."
Justice Mellor: "It is the duty of
all who value the prosperity of the
country to strive to diminish and put
an end to this vice of drunkenness,
and in doing this they must not be'
too nice about it."
Justice Fitzgerald: '"rtie crying an$
besetting crime of intemperance—a
crime leading to nearly all othep
crimes—a crime which I might verj*^'
well say leads to nineteen-twentleths
of the crimes bf this country." «r
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