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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

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James Cavanaugh, of Albany, and
his nephew, Samuel Michigan, of Med.
way, Greene County, had an encounter
with wildcat recently. They killed
the animal but not until Mr.. Cavan-
augh's hand had been badly bitten and
Mr.. Cavanaugh was obliged to return
to Albany to have the wound cauter-
lied. The physician says he will not
lose the hand, but 1t will be useless for
some time.
One night Mr.. Cavanaugh heard the
screech of a wildcat in the woods. He
told his nephew of what he had heard,
and they went Unto the woods the next
day to secure the animal. They We're
armed with shotgun. After beating
about in the woods for some time they
heard a screech, which they traced to
large tree, and there discovered the
animal. Mr. Cavanaugh approached
carefully, and, when he was near
enough, took steady aim and fired.
The wildcat fell to the ground, kick
ing spasmodically for an instant, and
then lay still.
Cavanaugh and his nephew waited
Il few minutes and then approached
the animal. TO all appearances it was
dead, and Cavanaugh grabbed It by
the hind legs preparatory to carrying
it away. But that cat had more than
one life, for as soon as Cavanaugh
reached out 1t curled up and began to
fight. 1t got Cayanaugh's fingers in
its teeth and held them there. McGui-
gan came to his relatives assistance
and managed to make the animal re-
lease its hold. But it did so only to
jump on McGuigan's shoulder and bite
his cheek. Then Cavanaugh shot it
and it fell over dead.
The wildcat was taken to Catskill
and is on exhibition there. 1t is the
largest seen in that part of the Catskill
Mountains in some years, being three
feet in length. Cavanaugh's fingers
had been bitten through to the BONE
New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

We will give 300 reward for any case OF
catarrh that cannot be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
F. j. CHENEY 4 Co.. Props, Toledo, 0.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. q bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

Torquay has SO, 900 people, of whom there
are 1000 more women than men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

In baseball the pitcher is the power be-
hind the thrown.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast to
light and washing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

The Mexican lapdog is the smallest
known variety of dog
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

A honeymoon is often calm before
storm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
as a cough cure.-J. W. O'BRIEN, 1922 Third
Avenue n, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04

Most men feel that they have more
brains than money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-04
Pluck and o O
O o Rdventure.
Some Narrow Escunes

~ HERE are few wellknown
people in the world whose
lives have not contained al
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS.-A. ID. Penney. Titus
willie, county judge; Jas Andrews, Titus
Vile, prosecuting attorney; A. A. Stewart
Titusville, clerk circuit court; j. +. WoOt-
en-, Cocoa. tax assessor; f. w. Hall, Titus.
vile, tax collector; f. III. BOye. Titusville,
treasurer;R. f. Minis, BOnaventurc. superin-
tendent public instruction; J. o. Fries, Ii
tusyille, county surveyor; j. p. Brown, Ii
tusville, sheriff; T. J. Cockshutt, LaGrange,
rauisfra tion officer
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK I?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28

the tables They gave us the word.
From the black night around them the
English heard a deep chorus: Aha.
We got you that time. didn't we?
They knew the game was up. Their
arms were stacked. their sentries cap
tive. They stared into the dark with
open mouths. They didn't know which
way to turn. Then we laughed. They
saw the joke and laughed too. Then
they scattered and ran for it. AS they
passed us in the dark we grabbed them
and threw them. Some got through
the line, but in half an hour we had
them ali. bunch of fifty"
"And them" l asked.
"Why." said young De Wet. then
we all went back into camp. had some
thing to eat. smoked our pipes and told
stories until daybreak. That was
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
A TALK WITH A bOER.
General Dewet's Nephew Tells of Veidt
Fighting.

Special correspondence of The Florida Star.
New YORK, March 2J.-When IA boy,
lived within sight OF fort. The bar
racks could barely he distinguished
from the green hillside on clear day
l had never visited the fort. One day
an old sailor let ne peep through his
telescope ut the faroff hill. | saw the
cOlOrs swapping from the staff, the sen
try pacing the wall, soldier raking
weeds from the walk. The figures
seemed 10 jump out from the face Of
that distant hill with whose outlines
was SO familiar, Eut of whose details
knew nothing. 1t was Il startling and
impressive revelation.
Today have had Il somewhat similar
experience.
South Africa seems very long way
off To most of us. For over two years
a war has been i'll progress there. We
used 10 hear lot about that war. hui
1t has become an old story. The echoes
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
Foreigners Are Prosperous Too.

We draw in long brcaThS and pro
trude when We talk of our billion dol
lar export business. II is magnificent
But we FORGET We are a billion dollar
country and there are many millions of
IL. our exports amount L. $50 per
head, and this j much. but tie exports
of Great Britain are $50 rcr head and
the exports of France 81 per head.
heels with yearly exports Of SIG per
Philadelphia Record.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28


jolly night. In the morning we took
away their guns. their provisions and
everything else we wanted. shook
hands with them. and then we parted.
Prisoners! Why. our nearest camp
was seventy miles away. and we were
wanted in another direction"
Probably have not given you the
picture with anythin" Ike the vivid
ness with which it came To me. That
would be Impossible. Through the
medium OF cold typc you cannot hear
the young Rocr'S rich. deep tones. can
not see his brown eyes li"ht with pleas
ure or gii>tcn with haze. Perhaps.
however. YOU may catch a gIimpS"
here and there of what real war i
like. To me it was Ike looking through
a telescope. SEWELL FORD.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
MnuId smashth. Clnh.

II mcmhcr~ ri Tine "tIav Fever A-suri
atom would Use Dr. kIp2'> New Dl~coy
cry for consumption, the ciuh would 20 &.
Ile'c~, Tor il always cures this ma,aIv
,mI asthma, t'e kind that hatII.~ H.,
doctors. it wholly drives from the SYSTEM
Thousands II "nce-hoIcIc~~ suffer, H. iron
co. Sumption, pneumonia. brruchjti~ ow,
heir lives md Lraltn To- it. II coumcr,
nip. save, litt'" ones from Group an,
wh"otlng cough. aud l. positively guar
ufc'd for al; throat and lung troubles
soc. - 60. Trial bottles free ut !. T.
~.'Tc}tH =.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
New Ea1k For Gre 7NiIIa.

Columbia. ). G.. March 1.-The 5,
atary at state has Issued commits
sion to the GreenyiIIe Banking cUmpd
ny. Ca Greenyille. which proposes L.
10 4 general banking business on {
capital stock OF $16,o0u. The corpo-
rators are J. ". Mclean and w. +.
H. udcTSOn.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28

Wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease. which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root is not rec
commended for everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work. in private
practice, among the helpless too poor TO pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how 10
find out if you have kidney or bladder Trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Ef
send your address to SIT -YH1fa a ::"":s.ss::.ss
Dr. Kilmer Co.. Bing-
hamton, n. Y. The >t-slsss As...ss4EElE9o
regular fifty cent and Home of Swamp Root
dollar sizes are sold by ali good druggists.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
FoIcy'- Honey aud Tar

ul"- rpugh~ and colds
'urr> bronchitis and asthma.
u',~ Group and whurf;uL ruugh.
lrr~ h"ar~eursS AMI bronchial troubles
ure- rueumoua and la grippe. For sale
~ Vii On * SON.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28
For Over Sixty Years,

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years bv mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success. 1t
soOthes the child, softens the gums, allavs
all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhea 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold b.,
druggists in every part of tlr"-
Twenty-Five cents bottle. BROWNE,
ask for 'Mrs. Winslow's Soothings
and take no Other kintearl St, - York
soc. and 81. all druggists
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer. the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist, and is
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS X. Walker,
Titusville, chairman: John Il. Mot, Indian
ola; X. A. COnkling, Tillman; JnO. {. Jones,
WOOdley; J. Frank Bell. White City. Reg
lar SEES iiOns are held first Monday in each
month.
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. NJ. Dixon.
T1tusville; X. n. Andrews. Cocoa; &. Il.
Platts Fort Pierce.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1902-03-28

of that struggle which nuw reach II.
are but faint whispers Tie w!5.-
affair seems vague and inGcliuitc
But today | looked through Il t..
scope. as it were had u talk with II
young MAN who fought all through tn
earlier stages of that war. who SpvIt
months i'll Il British prison camp. wh"
escaped hy an act of reckless daring
and who is soon Ia go back to the veluI
to fight for his country.
The young man is Adolph De Wet. Al
nephew OF the heroic Bocr general who
has been conducting a campaign which
has no parallel in military history
Young De Wet fought until hullp:
shattered his foot and left him help
less. He was captured and dcpurtcG
TO bermuda. For eleven months he
endured miserable existence in the
prison camp on Harris bay. Then one
mOonless night his chance came. With
one companion he lodged the guards
and plunged naked into the shark in
tested waters.
Far out from shore were shining the
lights of Il steamer Ii might have
been an English warship. They took
the chance. 1t was not. 1t WAS IN
American tramp steamer bound for
New York. They climbed up the an
Choir chains. told their story and were
given passage TO this city.
Since then the young Boer has been
taking a desperate effort to make
m'ugh money to take him back to
Tn Africstai A fine. manly. intelli-
sepk young feriOw he is. tall. straight.
broad shouldered and muscular He
Jan talk. ip fopTogm0me was Tic. is an
.aisss naPl is an excellent reader, an
ths art OF til i IEflme vase
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04
THE NTERMoUNTAN COLORADO CATHOLIC JANUARY A.

native to be the true one. for the Eng
Iish official is remarkably clumsy
being and cooking" statistics is an at
tainment slightly above his powers.
And that is the reason why, as rule
English blue books are generally re-
liable
When the October statistics came
to hand there was a flutter in govern
ment circles, and it was then resolved
to do something to minimize the effect
of their publication on the public mind.
That is why we are treated to mysteri-
Gus kilograms from Pretoria explaining
that the high death rate at the concen-
tration camps Cof which as yet we
know nothing) is due TO the heavy
rainfalls and to equally mysterious
hints as TO the intention OF the gov
eminent to do away. once and for all,
with these camps. The probability is
that when the statistics are published
an announcement will be made. at the
same time that the camps have been
broken up and their inmates distrib-
uted among Boer families in pacified
districts.
IF this served as a lesson to the
British government and convinced it of
the absurdity and futility of constantly
trying to deceive public opinion, it
would be well. If not, when the British
public comes to know the whole truth
about the situation in South Africa,
nothing will save the Salisbury cab
met from popular anger"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04
Feasts in January.

NEW YEARS DAY was also the
Y feast of the circumcision, one of
the principal days appointed by
the Church for devotion by the faith
full. Other feasts of the month are the
Epiphany, 6; st. Veronica, 10; the
Holy Name, IA; st. Anthony. II; St.
Peters Chair, Rome, IS; st. Agnes, ri;
Espousals of the Blessed Virgin. 49,:
Conversion OF st. Paul, %; st. Francis
de Sales, %. American prelates who
will observe anniversaries during the
month are Archbishop Katzer of Mil
waukee, Bishops Northrop of Charles
ton, Macs of Covington and ScannelI
of Omaha.
The feast of the Epiphany, or little
Christmas, as it is also known, was es-
tablished as a feast in the fourth CEN
tury, and, according to some authori-
ties. was made separate feast in 49,
1t was. and still is, though not in this
country, one of the most popular of the
Christmas festivals. Formerly it was
the custom to choose a twelfth king for
the occasion. In France courtier was
made king for the day, and in Ger
many the students of the universities
used to choose one of the number for
king. He was always the wittiest of
the crowd
On the feast of st. Agnes, Jan. q.
beautiful ceremony takes place in the
ancient church outside the walls of
Rome. 1t consists of the blessing of
the lambs, two pretty white ones being
carried up to the altar by two ecclesi-
astics, accompanied by torch and in
cense bearers. A hymn is sung in
honor of st. Agnes, and the lambs are
then conveyed to the Holy Father for
4 second blessing. They are then given
to convent of nuns who keep them
until it is time to shear them Out of
their wool are made the palliums worn
BY archbishops.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04

Suits in quo warranto We're brought
in two Ohio counties this week to re-
yoke the charters of four coal railway
companies popularity supposed to be
controlled by the Morgan syndicate.
The papers were prepared by the attor-
ney OF the Antitrust league Among
the charges is one of conspiracy to lin
It the production of coal while increas-
ing the price of shipment and the cost
To the consumer. Another charge is
violation of the state law forbidding
combinations in restraint Of trade and
the consolidation Of parallel lines of
railroad; and for third cause of ac-
ton, evasion of taxation and falsely
returned valuations are charged. With
such 4 showing, there should be no
trouble In revoking the charters of the
offending railroads But the chances
are it viii not be done for while the
people have the law on their side, the
railroads have the lawyers and judges.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04
Died a BOrnin'.

WE HAVE not heard anything late
w ly about that society of Catholic
workingmen started in Chicago,
and conclude that the venture died a
bornin'. If such has been its fate, it
is no loss, for we do not see any neces-
sity for Catholic workingmen getting
together TO establish unions or guilds
Of their craft in this country. Rather
would such unions invite the hostility
of the established trades unions. These
aim to work in concert and harmony
with all belonging to their craft, as it
is only by unity of purpose can they
accomplish anything in amelioratfon of
the condition of the wage Garner.
1t may be urged that Catholic work
ingmen's societies are in line with rec
concentrations made by the Pope. So
they are, in countries where the trades
union system is not the same as it is
in America, and where a member of a
trade guild is nearly always found to
be a Socialist, and not a rational one
either. In continental Europe, to be-
long to a certain guild is tantamount
to belonging to certain political par
ty, for its members are pledged to
support certain candidates for office
of their own nomination. 1t is such So
cieties that are condemned by the Holy
Father when he urges the Catholic
mechanic to separate from them and
form others in harmony with Catholic
faith and racpact for rroDar+,- Tho 70
cent session of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the turning down
of the Socialist delegates, is evidence
that no danger from that source is
imminent in this country; hence no
necessity exists for Catholics to go off
by themselves and form unions of their
own.
So the plan attempted at Chicago
would really create an ill feeling to-
wards the Church, most deplorable
There are already three national organ
izations at war with each other-the
American Federation of Labor, the
Knights of Labor and the Western
Federation of Labor. It should be the
aim of the Catholic workingmen to har-
monte these elements instead of Gre
ating another to make confusion worse
COMPOUNDED. If socialism or anarchism
crops up in his trades union, he should |
be present to vote it down. If he does
this, there is nothing to be feared from
abor cranks in this country
In view of the recent conference in !
New York to promote some plan recon-
cling the differences between labor and
capital, we are almost certain that |
Archbishop Ireland does not approve of
workingmen's societies in this
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04
Urge the Peace Petition.

Asst WEEK we said that the old
year passing away bore blood
upon it's hands. The war goes
on in South Africa; the war goes on
in the Philippines. Yet the hope was
expressed that the New Year would
bring the end of strife and peace and
ioy to all nations 'Tis a consumma-
ton devoutly prayed for at our affairs,
but will it come? Will Christians take
to heart the message delivered at
Bethlehem and bid surcease to all con-
tention, especially among the Chris
tian nations of the earth? There is
nothing to justify such optimistic
promise, in the light of what is taking
place The heather and the savage
are at peace; even the Turk has given
a respite to the Armenian. 1t is only
| the Christian who makes war upon his
brother, It is Catholic against Cath
! Ole in South America. God grant that
the spirit of the Christ will enter into
their hearts, to the end that they will
embrace the Cross and throw down
their arms forever.
Brief mention was only made last
week to the petition in circulation
among the Catholic laity of Salt Lake,
asking our English brothers to join US
in submitting the issue of the Boer
war to arbitration and naming Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Queen Wilhelmina
of Holland as arbitrator. This petit
ton is or should be circulated among
the Christian people of every church.
for its sentiment meets the approval
of nine tenths of the American people
Father Kiely alluded to this matter in
the sermon delivered on New Years
day in ST. Mary's cathedral in this
city
The famine in India and past ORR
entail pestilences furnish no parallel to
the mortality per capita in the Boer
concentration camps established by
the British commander. 1t is hardly
fair to lay the responsibility of this
horrible system upon the shoulders of
all the English people. Already many
have raised their voice against it, and
if the facts were truthfully disclosed
and the British people could view the
scourge in all its terrible barbarity.
they would be as ready as the Ameri-
cans were to punish the promoters of
such inhuman methods of warfare. |
Speaking of the appalling mortality
in the Boer concentration camps, Paul |
Villars, writing from London, says the |
Britisher cannot stand out much longer |
against the outraged feelings of the
civilized world. ITO begin with, al |
though we are now in January. the
statistics of the month of October. due
some time in November, have not vet
been published. There can be only two
explanations of the fact: Either the
British government dares not reveal
the awful truth or it is cooking" the
hgures. 1 should think the first alter
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04

making such statements as those
quoted had history at his finger tips
and could readily produce authority.
But when challenged by this paper to
name the member on the floor of con
gress who presented any such reasons
hostile to New Mexico as those given
in the DesereI News. the editor is IN
able or unwilling to produce proof.
Tripped in his inspired statements. the
editor from under cover ION says that
| what he put out as fact was only allie
gaticn' and instead Of the New Mexi-
can people being completely under the
| domination Of clerical influence" they
were bound by such spell only ito some
! extent" Further along the editor says
h. did not endorse" he objections
meaning those which made congress
wary So long as he expresses con
triton, we take his word for that part
of it and exoneratc the editor from
endorsing what he wrote although how
any other could do likewise after
analyziug the form of language in the
text, is beyond comprehension.
1 il4S us k'l)StS " Tie lilf IL Il -1E- LUZ
The other elements to the controversy
were invited through the obstinacy of
the Deseret News II declining to ac-
knowledge lis error nf statement TO-
gether with its endeavOf 10 minimize
the offense against Catholics h urging
that objections were made 10 Utah sim
liar to those made against New Mexico,
but in the end justice ohtaiEed--and all
that sort uf thing. The conditions OK
listing III Utah We're SO radically differ
ent from those ever obtaining in Naw
Mexico that the wonder grew over an
inspired editor leaving himself open to
attack by such mention. Hence. If he
received body blow. he has nobody to
blame but himself.
As 10 the personality Of the writer's
that cuts no figure. The News says the
editor of this paper has not the learn
ing or information OF the priest" That
Is a fact. He never assumed TO have
any such talent, nor is he capable of
rounding his Sentences with the pious
and picturesque flourish OF an Alphon |
sus LigOuri or d Thomas a Kempis. |
But has the editor of the News proven |
that he possesses the learning or in |
formation of the priest? The chances
are that a man can he found some |
where digging potatoes who could dis |
count either editor in knowledge if he |
had the opportunity.
The News threatens TO ignore this
paper if it proceeds along lines I'M
suited to the News conception of jour
nalism. That threat does not worry us
in the least. In the evolution of news
papers, the editor or editorial writer is
10 longer the autocrat about the place.
The news department is the main feat
Ire. The people want fact rather than
comment. Only in one instance in Salt |
lake has the editorial page of a news
PAPER been counted its best feature.
Even that has passed with the passing
# its editor from journalism. In this
lrifting apart of the reading public
rom the fourth page of a newspaper,
ne Deseret News has the company of
thers Yet there is consolation in the
bought that one man is left who ap-
'reciates the value of the editorial
age. He is the Chinaman who uses
TO wrap up his laundry