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Show ' r 0jurcb 'Universal j Childless. Never a voice in the house, only the wind in the pine trees, With its ceaseless sound of footsteps, y coming: and going and gone, And 'tis always a child's light tread, i f hurrying, hast'ning. dancing, ' Like the light leaves over the path way pattering one by one. Only the wind in the pines, like foot-A foot-A steps coming, going, And the rustling hush of the dark in the quiet woods outside; Only the whisp'ring sound that the flames make in the lire And the wood-ash dropping, dropping over the hearthstoue wide. Only the wind in the pines, while I sit in th chimney corner, "With never a head on the pillow to tend, nor a cry to still; Only the sob of the wind and the stir of the passing footsteps. And the stars with their pitiful eyes looking down from the far blue hill. Only the wind in the pines, like the steps of the child I had never. And the sound of a bird's soft wings in the woodland to the west; Oh, God, let me sleep tonight, let me dream, might it be forever. That the wind in the pines ceased sobbing, sob-bing, and I rock'd a babe at my breast! Rose Cleary. Great Convert. ine .Marquis or Ripon. England's most notable lay convert, the announcement announce-ment of whose death last week caused regret in Catholic circles everywhere, was one of that group of prominent Englishmen who a generation ago as-. as-. tonished the public by announcing their conversion to Catholicity. At the time of taking this step, in 1S74, he was, and had been since 1ST0, grand master of the English Masons. He at once resigned his Masonic dignity end retired from v the order. The Prince of Wales suc- H ceeded him as grand master. The marquis was 47 years old when he embraced the Catholic faith, and his conversion signaled the outbreak of a violent tempest of no-popery liteiiry riots. He was coolly Informed. by one ' great newspaper that ''such a step in volves a complete abandonment of any claim to political, or even social, influence influ-ence in the nation, and can only be regarded re-garded as betraying an irreparable weakness of character." Another re- ferred to him as a man who, in "the full If strength of his powers, has renounced f his mental and moral freedom," while a third impressed upon him that "a statesman states-man who becomes a Catholic forfeits the confidence of the English people." The marquis step was considered the more remarkable because he had never ' teen suspected of theological propensi ties. It took place shortly before Mr. Gladstone issued his famous pamphlet against the Vatican council, in which he declared allegiance to the spiritual supremacy of the pope incompatible with civil allegiance to the British ; crown. Five years later, notwithstand- ing the direful prophecies of the press ? and in spite of the stand taken by him 1 in his own pamphlet, Mr. Gladstone 1 appointed the marquis viceroy of India, ; an act the significance of which was ; not lost on the nation, i As the Hon. George Frederic Samuel Robinson, the late marquis was born in 1S27. son of the first Earl of Ripon and ) nephew of Earl de Grey. His father 1 was then prime minister of England, i and during the tetter's lifetime the son ; was known by courtesy as Viscount Goderich. In 1852 he was elected to ' parliament from Hull, and although his father was a conservative, he himself ; began life as a strong radical. He took a deep interest in workingmen's move-! move-! ments. He represented Huddersfield from 1S53 to 1S57, and the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1S37 to 1859. Then, i till 1S61, he was under-secretary of war, and for a short time in the latter year under-secretary for India. Again he became under-secretary for war, and in 1S63 he was advanced to the full secretaryship, secre-taryship, which he retained until 1866, when he became secretary of state for India. He soon left India with the retirement " of the Russell administration, but on the return of the. liberals in power, in 1SCS, he accepted office under Mr. Gladstone Glad-stone as lord president of the council. When his father died, in 1859, he became Earl of Ripon, and that same year, by his uncle's death, took also the title of Earl de Grey. He was a member, in 1871, of the joint high commission, i which negotiated the treaty of Wash- ington. He retired from office for a while with Mr. Gladstone in 1874. Then, i in 1880, came the appointment as vice- roy of India, where he remained four years. D0CT0K OF FRIENDSHIPS. There is a degree conferred by the School of Life after years of devoted study which may fittingly be termed Doctor of Friendship. It is not an honorary hon-orary degree bestowed as gratuity or patronage. It usually labels faith surviving sur-viving the doubts of black epochs of youth, but it always marks experience in fulfilling opportunities for varied acquaintanceship. ac-quaintanceship. Of all the degrees devised de-vised by man, no other has so important import-ant a bearing upon the "x" the value to be determined in life's enigmatic equation. To qualify for this enviable distinction distinc-tion one must attain a certain proficiency profi-ciency in mnking, classifying and ap-pbing ap-pbing friendship. No one has ever ichleved it without the loss of many high-colored illusions. Who fcas not at some time had an imperfect view of a stranger and said, "There is a person I believe I would like to know," only to see the man or woman turn and display dis-play unpleasant features? So it may be with the personalities of new ac- quaintances. The recompense for V these disappointments is that others 1 who at first appear to less advantage s come later to be the good significance U' V in a collection of friends. Vj f ' ,No matter Candidates for the degree rf "y must do this sort of original research. "' if But they may be certain, meanwhile. (Ut that the preformed theories which the J research costs them are as nothing compared with the co-ordinate laws which they gain. Among the mays of persons he meets and studies the investigator selects now and again a friend. As he does this ho must be mindful that the business of research is not only to find but to classify. Just what each of these carefully care-fully chosen friends means to him ami to that unknown "x" he should determine deter-mine as well as possible. This, of course, has little in common with anexact scienc. It depends upon i the investigator's temperament and the moods to which he is addicted. But it teaches him to know what he wants. The reward of the candidate does not come In a burst of ceremonies. It is a matte- of his own consciousness. At the awakening he knows as always that he is not sufficient unto his own happiness, happi-ness, but he begins to know why. The awakening comes when, in consulting the record of his long research, he finds that he has a friend to satisfy almost every mood. Let us see. Here is one with never an end to his bright sayings, his stories and his lively mimicking. Another speaks haltingly with his mouth, but with a piano has a marvelously varied and adaptable language. A third has the lore of stimulating unorthodox philosophy phi-losophy at his iongue's end, while this one's favorite theme is his contented family and the delights of a growing garden. Here's one and he's a fine type who has superabundant animal life and a noisy voice an excellent thing at a football game. As a foil to him comes another whose rich, deep tones are melodious and diverting, apart from what he says: but when he speaks with a sane and quiet "joy of life" of what he sees, glorifying it all. he seems a divinely appointed interpreter. interpre-ter. So the Doctor of Friendship knows men in many trades and professions, with widely different endowments and views of life, and so he knows to which of them, to turn in each hour of his need. He' finds a certain subtle sympathy between himself and most of them which cannot be reduced io words. They know his thoughts, sometimes, some-times, before he has spoken them. His meanings are more to them than he can actually express. They understand when his language is inadequate. And not the least of the rewards of the Dostor of Friendship is that' he finds himself with a proprietary sense of gratitude for the endowments of others rather than for dissatisfaction over the deficiencies of his own. Exchange. Ex-change. What Does She Really Need? A wardrobe schedule which should see the business woman through the summer is as follows: A dark -colored, severely tailored linen suit, with cool blouses to match; a one-piece one-piece dress to change off with the suit, while it is being laundered; and a plain lingerie frock, for the very hottest days when business convention is discarded. The suit should be perfectly plain, and of a conservative cut, so that it may be worn another year. The one-piece gown may be of gingham, ging-ham, percale or other inexpensive, washable fabric. The lingerie frock must also be plain. Fluffy ruffles look out of place, in case one wishes to wear the frock to the office, of-fice, and thence to some festivity or other. Also they cost a small fortune to launder. Besides these, some sort of house frocks for wear in the evening, and a best frock or two are necessary, but this is not a part of the strictly "business" outfit. For the girl to whom the flatiroit is inaccessible, the linen suit may prove troublesome, because of the necessity of constant pressing. The Mother of a Well Known Family Passes Away. (Contributed.) The sad intelligence was received in Salt Lake City July 11 of the death at Los Angeles of Mrs. Margaret A. Kis-sick, Kis-sick, mother of Mrs. S. H. Pinkerton. Mrs. Kissick was well known in. Salt Lake and universally esteemed by those who knew her geniality, large hearted-ness, hearted-ness, and her every act marked her a true gentlewoman and endeared her to all. She was one of the old-fashioned kind-hearted women, who loved home and friends. Those who had the pleasure pleas-ure of being her guests were always loyally entertained. To the poor and unfortunate she was the most charitable of women. As 'a friend she was kind-hearted kind-hearted and true. She treated them with the utmost consideration. Mrs. Kissick died as she had lived, peacefully and resigned like passing into a beautiful beau-tiful sleep. She always welcomed the will of God. She was a most devout Catholic, and lived her religion as only those who have followed in the footsteps foot-steps of our blessed Lord can live. Her constant prayer was, "Lord, thy will, not mine, be done." Her life was one of prayer, the rosary her great joy. She believed implicitly in prayer, and always prayed to God to help poor, suffering suf-fering humanity. Her devotion to her church was beautiful to behold. Her death will be regretted by many Salt Lake friends, whose true sympathy will go out to the bereaved daughters. She was a beautiful character and charmed all who came in contact with her; a typical Irish woman with all the characteristics char-acteristics of the rac2, with .an inexhaustible inex-haustible supply of Irish fallads- and folk lore of the dear old country which she loved next to her religion. The funeral was held at St. Vibrana's cathedral, Los Angeles, California, July 16. The requiem mass was celebrated cele-brated by Rt. Rev. Monslgnor Harnett. and she was laid to rest in beautiful Calvary cemetery. Her Salt Lake friends regretted not being near, but their prayers joined those cf the celebrant. cele-brant. The many floral tributes attested attest-ed the love of friends, both absent and present, her grave being completely covered cov-ered by the flowers she loved so well. While -her body rests in this hallowed spot, her soul enjoys the bliss that God has promised to those who love and serve him. Her death was most sudden and unexpected. un-expected. Although in poor health, she had not been confined to bed, and kept in close touch with relatives and friends. When stricken she was removed to the Sisters' hospital, where she died within a few hours, fortified by the solemn last rites of the church. Her saintly spirit speaks to us in the following lines of Cardinal Newman: "Weep not for me, Be blithe as wont, nor tinge with gloom. The stream of love that circles home. Light hearts and frse! Join In the gifts heawn's bounty sends; Nor miss my face, dear friends! "I still am near. Watching the smiles I prized on earth; Your converse mild, your blameless mirth: Now. too, I hear Of whispered sounds the tale complete, Low prayers and music sweet. A sea before the throne is spread, Its pure still glass Pictures all earth scenes as they pass. We on its shore Share in the bosom of our rest, God's knowledge, and are blessed. One of Them. "Who are you?" asked the tropical bird, stepping up to the newcomer. "I'm the ultimate consumer," answered an-swered the English sparrow, looking sharply around for kitcren refuse. The Chilean congress has abrogated a contract made by President Montt with a French company for harbor improvements t Valparaiso, which were to have cost fl9.46G.000. |