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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21

room proved conclusively that she was
not being reared up in idlenesS as her
cousin had plainly intimated. Still, re-
CARELESS of her sweet temper and the
helping had she was always ready to
lend, the girls continued to look upon
her with critical eyes, and more than
once during the fortnight's visit she
was wounded deeply by the little home
thrusts they seemed to delight to fling
at her The boys were more thought
full, but they could not control their
merriment when they saw her fleeing
in alright from the harmless farm
animals, and long before her visit was
over they had made uD their minds
that she was a regular little coward.
One bright autumn afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph went away, leaving the
little ones and the house in charge of
the older children. Everything passed
off pleasantly until, just as they were
sitting down to tea, in brushing past
the stove Edna'S cotton gown caught
fire. In a moment she was enVelODed
in flames, while the frightened children
ran hither and thither, Wringing their
hands and crying for help. In the
meantime Minnie rushed forward, and
snatching up the heavy rug lying by
the stove, forcibly wrapped it around
the screaming child, thus smothering
out the flames almost instantly. Then,
calling for soda she went to work to
wrap up the little girls burns in the
way She h2d S her nc her do when
the skin was not broken. Her GOODNESS
in The f. p Ci danger gave her cousins
niidence in her ability, and in a very
short time quiet was restored, and the
children returned to their supper with
an exalted opinion of the cowardly
cousin who had the presence of mind to
act, while they ran about screaming
for assistance that was out Of reach.
A little later their parents returned,
to find no trace of the fire except
Edna's bound-up, but now painless
burns, and the few blisters that Minnie
carried the result Of her fight with the
flames.
Dear Minunfe. / trembIe to think
what the result would have been but
for her bravery" said the mother, as
she pressed the baby to her heart.
And TO think that we refused her
the welcome she deserved, toe" re-
piled Amy, regretfully, thinking of all
that had passed.
Eve must try in some way to make
amends for our unkindness, urged
George. Il am sure I shall never think
of her as a coward again, not even if l
should see her running from good-na-
tured. sober old Moody"
1T would not be wise to do so. con-
sidering the shameful way we rushed
around while she was risking her life
to save Edna's,' Frank remarked, with
emphasis. "She is a regular little hero
inc and I mean to tell her So" And
he did, much to Minnie's establishment,
for to a girl who always tried to do her
best, it sounded like fattery to have
her cousin compliment her for doing
her plain, simple duty.
Il never thought of heroism in con-
nection with my effort to save the
baby" she protested. q simply did
what was right
Heroes always do the same re-
marked her aunt That's what makes
them such Christian Observer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
A GOAT AND TWO CHAIRS.

The day that Stanley Granton was
s years old his father made him a pres
ent of a wagon, goat and harness. New
er was there a prouder fellow than
Stanley as he drove up and down the
road. followed and talked about by an
adniring crowd of all the small boys
and most of the small girls in the
neighborhood.
The goat, Billy Buster by name, was
a fine specimen of goathood, brown
and white animal, with two formidable
horns and a twinkle in his eyes, which
Stanley admired very much.
He looks full of fun, papa, said
Stanley, critically, when he first saw
Bully Buster. ).
Billy's twinkle did mean fun, and it
meant investigation, too, and decided
fondness for having his own way.
The goat was kept in shed at the
foot Of the garden, and Stanley fed MIN
and nIaved with him whenever he was
NOT driving him down the road.
soon Billy grew so fond of Stanley
that it was hard to keep the goat from
Following the boy to school every
morning. like Mary's little lamb did
10 her mistress-and he grew so bold
tbat he often came into the house with
ont an invitation, too, and once, to her
dismav Mollie, the parlor maid, was
obliged TO drive him out of the parlor,
RillV Directing strongly at every step.
on this occasion, Stanley's mother
said to the little boy:
or Won can't keep Billy Buster out
of the house. Stanley, he will have to
he kent at the stable down by papa's
factory.
After that, Stanley tried very hard
10 remember to tie up Billy whenever
he left him, and Billy, on his part = tried
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21

Aspen, July 10, 1900.
Dear Aunt Busy:
/ have been reading the letters of
your little neDhews and nieces, and
find them grand.
Now | will write you from our little
town of Aspen. Father Guerymard told
me you were old and gray, and wear
specs. If you came to Aspen you would
not need to wear specs; you would
grow young and climb trees and go
fishing, like 1 do. Sometimes get
scared. I slept in the tent the 3rd Of
July to get up early next morning, but
my brother Frank scared me and l
sneaked in the house. The other day
[ went uptown with a big girl named
Nellie, and got some ice cream, and
then we We're coming home and we met
a wolf, and 1 ran home, and left the
girl with the wolf. and after a while
the girl brought the wolf homes and L
was not afraid of him.
Aunt Busy, how is Uncle Busy? Is
he old, and does he wear specs like
YOU? Tell him to come to Aspen, and
YOU and him, and Father Gueymard
and Father Pitival and Frank and l
will go to the dog ar i pony show. com
plimentalies. l viii Close Good bye,
your nephew, jim CT wiley
Dear Nephew-Aunt Busy thinks that
your letter is one of the best original
letters she has ever read. Yes, Aunt
Busy is old and gray and wears spec
tacles. Perhaps she may go to your
fine town some day. How about this
wolf story? Aunt Busy thinks that you
are Joking. Uncle Busy is very old;
he has the measles just now He also
wears spectacles. Write soon again,
and explain this wolf story to Aunt
Busy.
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Thy face. This is my hope and my
only comfort: To fly 60 Thee in all trib-
ulatiOns, to Confide in Thee, to call or
| Thee from my Utmost heart, and pa
tiently to expect Thy consolation.
s. Enlighten me, o good Jesus with
thy brightness of internal light and
draw off all darkness from the dwelling
Of my heart. Restrain my many VAN
dering thoughts, and destroy the tempt
ations that violently assault Inc
Fight strongly for me, ami overcome
these evil beasts-I mean these ai,ur-
ing COMPREHENSIVE peace may he
made in Thy power, and the abundance
of Thy praisce may resound in Thy
holy court-that is, in a clean con
science. Command the winds and
storms; say to the sea, Be still; to the
north wind, Blow thou not; and there
shall be a great calm.
9. Send forth Thy light ard Thy
truth, that they may shine upon the
earth; for [ am an earth that is empty
and void, till Thou anlightenest me
Pour forth Thy grace from above;
water my heart with the dew of hca-
ven; supply fresh waters of devotion tC
irrigate the face of the earth, to bring
forth good and perfect rruit. LIT u
my mind oppressed with the toad OF
sins, and raise my whole desires to-
wards heavenly things; that having
tasted the sweetness of supernaI happi-
ness, I may have no pleasure, no think
ing of the things of earth.
10. Snatch me away, and rescue me
from unstable comfort of creatures: for
no created thing can fully quiet and
satisfy my desire. Join me TO ThyseIt
with an inseparable bond of love; for
thou alone art sufficient for the soul
that loveth Thee, and without Thee all
other things are frivolous.
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to run away whenever he saw a rope
in Stanley's hand.
So there came a day when Billy Bus
ter, behind the shed, kicked up his
heels with joy to see Stanley walk off
to school and forgot all about him.
No rope for mel" cried Billy Buster.
"Ki-hi!"
Then he strayed around the house
and saw the cook busy preparing veg
etables for dinner and Mollie walking
down the road on an errand. And then
the front door stood invitingly open,
and Mr.. Billy walked into the cool,
pleasant hall and looked around with
a twinkle to see what he could do next.
Just inside the Darlor door, which
was also open, stood two little rush
bottomed chairs. They had belonged
to Stanley's grandmother STAN
ley's mother would scarcely let any one
OF the family sit upon these chairs, so
careful of them was she.
But when she came down to lunch
con that day she beheld a strange
scene from the parlOr door
Inc parlor floor was strewn with bits
of yellow straw. The two little slender
great-grandmother chairs were snapped
into twenty pieces upon the carpet, and
in the midst of the wreck sat Billy
calmly chewing at a few bits of straw
which hung out of his mouth!
oh, Billy! Billy! Billyl" cried Stan.
ley's mother
And Billy got up with a disguised
air. at being interrupted in an agree.
able meal, and walked out of the house
before she could get her breath to tel
him to go.
After that exploit Billy did have tt
go and live at the stable down the road
and Stanley, missing his playmate
sometimes wished Billy didn't have such
a very funny twinkle in his eyes,
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
AN OLD MANS DREAM.

oh, for one hour of youthful ioy,
Give me back my twentieth Spring.
d rather laugh bright-haired boy
Than reign gray-haired king!
o! with the wrinkled spoils of agel
Away with learnings crown!
Tear out life's wisdom written page
And dash its trophies down!
One moment let my lifeblood stream
From boyhood's fount of flannel
Give me one gfddy, Keeling dream
OF life all love and fame.
My listening angel heard the prayer,
And calmly smiling said:
If l but touch thy silvered hair,
Thy haSty wish had sped.
But is there nothing in thy track
To bid thee fondly stay
While the swift seasons hurry back
To find the wished for day?"
All, truest soul of womankind,
Without thee what were life?
One bliss l cannot leave behind.
I'll take-my-precious-
The angel took sapphire pen
And wrote in rainbow dew,
1.-The man would be d boy again
And be a husband too
And is there nothing yet unsaid
Before the change appears?
Remember, all their gifts have fed
With those dissolving years"
Why, yes, for memory would recall
My fond paternal joys.
l could not bear TO leave them all.
III e-my-girl-and-boy
The smiling angel dropped his pen.
why, this will never do.
The man would be a boy again
And be father, too"
And so I laughed-my laughter woke
The household with it's noise
And wrote my dream when morning brol
To please the gray-haired boys.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
LITTLE THINGS.
(Our Young PeoDle.)

(Our Young PeoDle)
1t was only little thing for Nell
To brighten the kitchen fire,
To spread the cloth, to draw the tea,
AS her mother might desire
little thing, but her mother smiled,
And banished all her care,
And a day that was sad closed bright anG
glad,
With d song of praise and prayer.
Twas only little thing to do
For sturdy lad like Ned
To groom the horse. to milk the COW.
And bring the wood from the shed;
But his father was glad to find at night
The chores were all well done.
81 am thankful" said he, ''as | can be,
For the gift of such a SON."
Only small things, but they brighten life
Or shadow it with care;
But little things, yet they mold a life
For joy or sad despair;
But little things, yet life's best prize,
The reward which labor brings,
Comes to him who uses, and not abuses,
The mower of little things
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
THE coWARDLY HEROINE.

Minnie Leland was not a welcome
guest when she made her appearance at
Sweet Briar farm. The day the letter
announcing her proposed visit was re-
ceived there was quite commoton
among the younger members OF the
Randolph family. IT was her first visit
since babyhood, and for some reason
her cousins had gotten it into their
heads that she would spoil the good
times that they enjoyed among them
selves.
Il wish she would stay at home, said
Amy, emphatically, after the letter was
read. Il do not like these city people
who make their country visits merely
from selfish motives. It's duty visit
III warrant, and she'll insist on rlalns
round over the hills and being enter
tanned from first to last, like a nlne-
teenth century princess.
And go round with her nose IN the
air because she does not find city ac-
commodations on the farm, muttereo
George. Il have seen girls from the Dig
towns who thought it mark Oh re-
nnement not to know a COW when they
saw one. and who boosted that they
could not tell a sheep from a pig
"She will laugh at our plain clothes'
and the way they are made, too, su8-
gested Ellen. "Of course she VIII bflnS
half q. dozen trunks packed with hnery,
and spend nine-tenthS of her time De
fore the looking glass, primping.
Il am sure l shall not draw an easy
breath while she is here, grumbled
Frank
Nor eat a good square meal in her
presence" added George, with know
ing wink. You will have to improve
vour table manners greatly If you DO
not offend her fastidiouS taste.
Come, come. children! You must eX-
ercise more charity toward your cous-
in. demonstrated Mrs. Randolph. GU
have not seen her since she was a very
little girl, and it is both unfair ana
unkind to condemn her untrled.
I'VE are only judging her by the aV-
erage city girl excused George. hey
are all proud and stuck-up, ana act ds
though they were made out of better
qualify Of clay than ordinary people.
L do not think that my sister Mary S
daughter can be the useless, disagree.
able creature that you have descrlbeq
said Mr.. Randolph, reprovingly. we
always credited Mary with more IMAM
ordinary good common sense, and ! II
be surprised if her child resembles the
picture you have photographed
The expected guest arrived a day oI
two later but instead Of the hair dozen
trunks packed with finery ElleI na f'l
predicted. she brought with her only an
ordinarv-sized telescope, which proved
amplv large for the modest Wardrope
she carried. Her dresses, though brlghl
and fresh. were as inexpensive ana a.
nlainIv made as either Amys or bl-
lens and she was more unselfish ana
unassuming than either Of them She
insisted upon making herself useiul,
too, and the dainty way she kept HeA
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
a NOBLE AMBITION.

Young men. become a power in Amer
lea. Let not your ambition take second
rank anywhere, but let it be among the
first, the noblest of noblest ambitions
to have your names inscribed in high
positions and honored for great deeds
not for mere selfish motives, but be-
cause your names will be the names of
children of Gods church.-Archbishop
Ireland
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
A WOMAN OF TACT.

She had been talking pleasantly to
two or three women. She had made her
good-bys all cheerful and bright, and
after she had disappeared one woman
turned to another and said in a tone
that was scoffing, "She is a thorough
woman of tact" Now, in this case the
woman who had said none but pleasant
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
A YOUTHFUL wHIRLwIND.

A slam at the gate and bang at the
door
And a pellmell rush through the hall;
A headlong race DER the kitchen floor,
Like the sound of a whirlwind small.
1 catch flash from the roguish eyes
AS blue as the morning sky,
And my apple basket is overturned
AS the whlrlwind passes by.
There's scamper of feet down the gar
den path
But a shout bark and a merry laugh
Come back to my waiting ear.
| gather up my scattered work,
With a smile at their noisy joy,
For what is a boy without a dog
Or dog without a boy?
But all has grown so hushed and still,
To the door ] wondering creep,
There, under the apple tree, down by the
barn,
The whirlwind has gone TO sleep.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
STUDY DURING VACATION,

The young folks should remember
that little study during vacation time
IS al r'l1ltely necessary. No boy or girl
should let day pass without employ
ing at least two hours of it to some
branch of knowledge. L once knew a
young man who, during his vacation
time. took up the study of shorthand
and at the end had acquired a perfect
knowledge of it, and today occupies a
position of trust.
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TIME CARD,
in effect
JULY II, 1900.
l35I!.E
$iGlE9Is
Depart.

Depart.
| Chicago special for ogden. Cache
Valley. Omaha, Chicago, Den
Yer, Kansas City and st. Louis 200 an
"Mtxed train for Garfield Beach,
TOOele and Terminus. ......-..-. 7:45 an
Mail and express for Tiutic.
Mercur. Provo, Nephi and
Mantt Observation-Disclosures. ..-.... 20 an
Northwest special for ogden,
| Butte, Helena, Portland San
points ..,....~.........,............ Gas an
| Overland Limited for ogden,
| Omaha, Chicago. Denver, Kan
Francisco =. .............r........12 1880 Pr
Limited Fast Mail for ogden.
St. Louis and Chicago. ......,'. $40 pm
Snail and Express for Provo.
late points .............,.......... sos pm
POrtlaEd-Butte Express for
Ogden. Butte. Helena. Portland,
| San Francisco end informed
late points ......................10 1850 pm
Arrive.
Limited Fast Mail from Ogden.
Kansas kansas city and Denver, $50 an
Northwest Special from Ogden,
Helena i' and San Francisco. ..... 9:O5 an
snail and Express from Milford,
points ........... .. 9:35 an
Overland Limited from Ogden,
Chicago. St. Louis. Kansas
City. Omaha, Denver and San
Francisco OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500 2. n
t*Mfxed Train from Garfield
Beach. TOoele and Terminus. 400 :. II
Cache Valley Express from Pres
ton. Logan, Brigham. Ogden
and intermediate points,. 900 2. n
Mail and Express from Tintic,
Mercur, Nephi. Provo and
Mantf .............................. $50 p. n
Portland-Bu Express from Og-
den. Butte. Portland, San Fran
cisco and intermediate points. 1850 pm
Strains south of Juab do not run sur
days.
*sDaily except Sunday.
Telephone No. $50.
City Ticket Office No. POI Main Street.
w II. BANCROFT, D. II. BC riley,
Vice p. G, Cen Man. Gen 2. q 7. 4
S. w. ECCLES. Gen. Traffic Man.
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KINDNESS.

A single word of kindness
May cheer a dreary life,
May give much JOY and pleasure
And drive away all strife.
The little birds in winter
When snow o'erspreads the ground
Will fly to find a shelter
Where kindness may be found. &
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21
DIRECTIONS FOR LETTER WRIT
ING.

Write on one side of paper only.
DO not have letters too long.
Address all letters to Aunt Busy,
Intermouutain Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-21

And e'er the lowliest beggar
Who plods from street to street
Looks up at passing faces
A kindly smile to meet.
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No. 6-FOr Grand Junction, Dem
yer and points east.......-....... $3.50 am
No. 2-F'or Provo. Grand juno
ton and all points east -.--...- S:l1 pm
No. 4-FOT Provo. Grand juno
ton and all points east. .......... $40 pm
No. 10-For Bingham, Lehi, Pro
vo. Heb=r. Mt. Pleasant, ManSi,
BelknaD and intermediate
points -.-.,.,... ,....-.. .-s...---. t'0O d XII
No. S-FOr Eureka, PaysOn, He
Der. Provo and intermediate
points OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 900 p m
No. 5-FOr Ogden and the west. 9:45 a m
No. 3-For Ogden and vest. IL 100 IN.
No. For Ogden and vest IL :00.nooa
No. 42-FOr Park City. 500 am
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.
No. 5-F'TOm Provo, Grand juno
ton and the east................. $3.50 am.
No. 1-From Provo. Grand juno
tlon and the east. LID am.
ton and the east -, .10:5Gp.m.
No. 9-FrOm Provo, Heber, Bing-
ham, Eureka, Belknap. Manu
and intermediate points. 5:5J pm.
No. 6-FrOm Ogden and the west. 500 am.
NO. 2-F'rOm Ogden and the west. 800 pm.
No 4-From Ogden and the west. $50 pm
No From Eureka. Payson,
Heber. Provo and intermediate
points .......... ......-,...........1O 1000 am.
No. 4l-FrOm Park City. ...-...... Gas pm.
Perfect Dining Car Service.
Sleeping Cars to Chicago without Change
Ticket Office. 103 West Second South,
Postoffice Corner.
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Then let our words be kindly
Our smiles be pleasant all:
Be ours each day to brighten
The griefs that round us fall
-SalVe Regi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
JOf1nSton'S SarsapariIla
QUART BOTTLES.
CATARRH CAN BE CURED.


Wise abe Advanced
In leading hotel
Listening
evidently
belief medical
of
destructive of
common and supposed lncurabe disease, catarrh."
WISH DOCTOR said the travelling that would
had
Doctor
of
attacking specially
disease especially prevalent the United States
she obliged
intellectual
himself his
ta de the blood This powerful
Betsy A. Marett, of Manstee, Mich.
hardly walk dizzy and had
the to
awful pains the small OF had
MY power was almost entirely couldn't
all
the
bottle of Jonson
bought another When
freshing
taking it,
all the time aud happy positive
The sick headaches have had Childhood
Sarsaparla
aches Sarsapailla
ELI I. REYNOLDS PHARMACY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-25
VALUE OF A GOOD BED.
tions In the Equipment
of q Home.

We spend one-third of our lives in
bed, and yet beds are not made a SUI
preme or even very important con-
sideration in the equipment of most
homes. Nice cotton sheets, made long
enough to tuck in generously, are the
sensible thing, and good enough for the
most fastidious. Sheets should meas
ure at least 2A yards. This will make
the sheet long enough to tuck it well in
at the foot and give enough at the top
to turn back and prevent the blankets
from coming in contact with the face
and hands. Why will people make
sheets too short? 1t is one of those
sins of domestic management which
encourages male humanity to profanity
and women to hysteria. Did any WON
an ever save ten dollars in a lifetime
by shortening her sheets? If she did.
her family, if normal, have taken it
out of her nerves.
In providing beds for a family one
should guard against insists. If hus-
band, son OF brother is six feet three,
let him be spared at home the discom-
fort he is sure to suffer abroad in the
accommodating of his superfiuous
inches. He is entitled to the privilege
OF stretching out. The length of a
bed for an adult should be not less than
six feet six inches.-Home Life.
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Potato BAH Yenst.

Take cupful of finely mashed po-
tatoes, one teaspoonful of salt and
two of sugar, and one small cake of
yeast, dissolve in as little water as
possible. Mix well, and let stand I'M
til the evening before baking. Then
take another cupful of potatoes with
salt and sugar as before, mix these
and the yeast together. use half TO
bread sponge and put the other cup
full away until wanted to mix the
sponge again. You do not have to use
a yeast cake again unless the yeast
runs out. In some localities the
neighbors all use the same potato
ball. When yeast is wanted they take
cupful of potatoes. salt and sugar.
go TO headquarters. mix with the po-
tato ball, take half, and the others
do the same. They claim it is all the
better by renewing often. But / am
all alone, bake twice week and have
no trouble in keeping it, A dry cellar
is good place for it in summer. and
any cool place where II will not freeze
in winter Housekeeper.