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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
Size Owed Grimm a Inhaler.

I heard an interesting anecdote of
Jacob Grimm the other day. One of his
prettiest fairy tales ends with the
words whoever refuses to believe this
story owes me thaler'
One winter morning little Jewish
girl rang the door bell in Berlin and
asked the servants if Herr Professor
Jacob Grimm was at home. When in
formed that he was not, she said, po-
litely:
will you please hand him this thaler
when he returns?"
The servant took the coin, glanced at
it curiously, and inquired who sent it
and what it was for,
Il owe him the money myself said
the little girl.
why what for?''
Because l don't believe the story
about the wolf
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
LETTERS AND ANSWERS.

Gunnison, Colo, Jan %.
Dear Aunt Busy: ] have never writ
ten to you before. 1 am s years OLD
and L am in the second grade at
school / have d sister years old and
d brother. Santa Claus brought US
some very nice presents last month.
80 TO Sunday school and our priest
gives us the Sunday School Compan-
ion" 1 like to read the Intermountain
Catholic, and l do hope TO see my let
ter in print. Good bye. From your
nephew THOMAS HOGAN.
Aunt Busy is pleased to welcome her
dear nephew, Thomas, even if he has
been a long time writing. Thank you
for your kind opinion Of the Inter
mountain Catholic Aunt Busy hopes
TO hear from you very often, Thomas.
She is very fond of her dear Colorado
nephews.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
WHERE FoUR-LEAF CLoVERs
GROW.

know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest
nook.
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
CA, leaf is for hope. and one is for faith,
And one is for love you know:
And God puts another in for luck
If You search YOU will find where they
grow.
But you must have hope, and you must
have faith.
You must love and be strong-and so,
Ii Won work. If YOU wait, you viii find
the place
Where the four-leaf elovers grow.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
Go Be Continued.)

The Intermountain and Colorado
Catholic reaches the Catholic people OF
Montana, Colorado, Utah, Idaho. Neva-
da, Wyoming, New Mexica and Ari-
IONA. Do you do business in any part
of this large and vast country? If so.
don't you see what you want? Why,
of course you do. So let's have it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
1ETTER-wRIrING DIRECTIONS.

write on one side of paper only.
DO not have letters too long.
Address all letters to Aunt Busy" In
telmouLtain Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
THE EsoUIMAUN

ne EsqulmauN live in the far north.
Ihey do not live like we do: they live
on birds and birds eggs and ON some
kind of animals They hang the meat
on the wall 10 dry and they cook If on
2 lamp that is made of soapstona and
il hangs in the middle from the ceiling
The house is low and only one room
there is a little door. and when they
enter they have TO crawl on tbei,.
hands and knees There is little
transom over the door made of goat
skin, but very little light shows
through it,
They have no beds like we have.
they only have stones with furs Of an
imals thrown over them The chill
dren are dressed very warm. There
once lived Il little girl whose father
made her a sleigh out of soapstone.
She would hitch her dogs to it and go
across the plains and the dogs liked
il very much. too. And when they
would come 10 the top of the hill she
would unhitch her little team and tie
them to the back of her sleigh and let
them run down behind her, and when
they came to the bottom the dogs
would have to haul her up. Dear Aunt
Busy. / would not like 10 be an Es-
1imo. would you? From your loving
nephew. JOHN FELIX MURRAY.
=
Aunt Busy is very well. thank you
and she is very pleased to hear from
you again Your little sketch is in
sUuctive and interesting. Aunt Busy
likes to read such articles from her
girls and boys, because it is a proof
of how they spend their time in
school. Aunt Busy would rather be
what she is-a genuine American
than belong to Iceland or any other
land. Write soon again, John.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
THE NUNS PUPIL.

a few weeks ago. in Durango, Colo,
a dear little girl died after only few
avs illness She was a sister of Lola
McHugh, one Of Aunt Rusy's dear
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08
NInntrnse. Cnln- Ian y

MOntTOSe, Colo, Jan. p.
Dear Aunt Busy: I viii write you
a few lines. Mamma reads the letters
i'm the Catholic to me on Sunday even
ings and ] think they are very nice.
am 9 years old and l go to school ev-
cry day. / have a sweet little sister
Irene, and dear little brother, who
has been very sick for the last four
months. Your loving niece.
MARY FENLON.
Aunt Busy gladly welcomes her dear
new niece. Mary. She hopes TO hear
from YOU very often. She knows THAI
you are good girl and you must have
a very dear mamma. How kind of her
10 read for you. Aunt Busy remem-
bers so well how she used TO enjoy
hearing her mamma read to her. many
years ago. when Aunt Busy was lit
tie e-year-old. too Give Aunt Busy's
dear love to the sweet sister and the
dear brother
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08

Golden. Colo. Jan. %
Dear Aunt Busy: I hope you are
a long time. This time | viii write
you a story.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-02-08

''By what right are they both wit
nesses and judges in their own cause?''
by the right of being the most en-
lghtened and advanced portion OF
mankind"
(To Be COntinued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Incident Typical
of Woshington's Life

A story illustrative of the firm and
determined character of Washington is
told in the following description OF at
fairs during the frontier warfare:
"The labors and dangers of the field
were not the only troubles with which
Col. Washington at this time had to
contend. BY an ill-timed parsimony,
the pay OF the officers was reduced 80
low as to create murmurs and discon-
tent throughout the camp. Complaints
grew loud and vehement, accompanied
with threats to resign and leave the
army to its fate. Under this pressure
the character of Washington shone
with the same purity and lustre that
often distinguished II afterwards on
similar trying occasions. In his letters
to the governor he assumed a firm and
manly tone, demanded for himself and
his associates an allowance equal to
that received by the kings troops. and
deprecated the idea of being placed
upon a footing. which should imply an
inferiority In rank. or in the value OF
their services.
while he took this high stand In
defending the Just claims of the off,
GERS. he endeavored. to calm their feel
lngs and reconcile them to their con,
dition by appeals to their honor and
the obligations of duty. 4 have com
municated your sentiments to the 9th
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
For tho Purchase of Palestine.

At the request OF influential Hebrews
of New York a bill has been intro
duced in the state legislature for the
incorporation of the Federation OF
American Zionists. The purpose Of this
organization is the purchase of Pales-
tine from the Turkish government, so
that it may be open TO such Jews as
may desire to go there from any part
Of the world and make 1t their home.
It Is stated that many rich men are
interested in this measure, and that
money can be raised to any needed
amount, provided the Porte Is willing
to accept a proposition for a sale.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
IL Die Hard. but
l Am Not Afraid

After Washington's retirement from
the Presidency. his health was remark
ably good; and. although age had not
come without it's infirmities. yet he
was able to endure fatigue and make
exertions of the body and mind with
scarcely less ease and activity than he
had done in the prime Of his strength.
On the 18th of December, 1893, he
spent several hours on horseback, rid
ing to his farms, and giving direc-
tons to his managers. He returned
late In the afternoon, wei and chilled
with the rain and sleet, to which he
had been exposed while riding home.
The water had penetrated to his neck.
and snow was lodged In the locks Of
his hair. A heavy fall Of snow the
next day prevented his going abroad.
except for a short time near his
house. A sore throat and hoarseness
convinced him that he had taken cold,
but he seemed to apprehend no dan.
ger from II. He passed the evening
with the family, read the newspapers.
and conversed cheerfully till his usual
hour for going to rest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Magnificent Telephone.

Last year the officials of the depart
ment of communications decided to
make a present of a specially made
set of telephone apparatus to his i'm
perial highness, the crown prince, in
honor of his wedding. But, as there
was not time enough to manufacture
1t. in accordance with the suggestion
Of DR.. Furnichi, assistant secretary Of
that department, they presented only
the drawings. Since then numbers of
workmen have been engaged in it's
manufacture. The telephone itself is
nothing but an ordinary instrument,
except that it possesses excellent SEN
sitiveness. All the outside decora-
tons are of ivory, with gold inlaid
The imperial crest Of chrysanthemums
and cranes, at the of the
square part. arc made of gold. The
telephone stand is lacquered work with
inlaid mother-of-pearl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Gratitude of
CONGRESS Shown

When Washington returned to New
burg, at the close OF the revolution,
he found a letter from the president of
Congress. asking his attendance on
that assembly. then in session at
Princeton. The object of this request
was to consult him on the arrange
ments for peace. and other public con-
Germs. While he was making prepara-
tons to leave camp Congress conferred
on him new honors. 1t was voted
unanimously that an equestrian statue
Of General Washington should be
erected at the place where the resi-
dence OF Congress should be estab-
lished. and that 1t should be executed
by the best artist in Europe. under the
superintendent of the minister of the
United States at the Court of Yer
sailles.
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Old English Parish Clerk.

Henry Arnold, of Bradford Abbey,
Dorset. the doyen of English parish
clerks. was born in the spring Of 1907.
and although In his n~inety-fourth year
and we'll able to remember Waterloo
and the peace rejoicings, still attends
to his duties at two services every
Sunday and can walk five or six miles
at a stretch.
He first entered upon his duties in
September, 1888. aud by accepting the
ONCE of clerk disqualified himself for
taking his place among the flute and
holm players in the gallery. although
an expert performer on both instru-
ments.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Book Once Owned
by Washington

Secretary Hay has a copy Of Oliver
Goldsmith's Life of Shakespeare" an
early and rare edition. but 1t has q
greater value than its literary rarity,
in having come from the library Of
George Washington. W~ashington's
personal bookplate. the familiar arms
of his family, on which the American
flag was modelled. adorns the inside Of
the cover, and the signature OF the first
President appears on the title page, as
clearly as II 1t had been written yes
terday, instead OF more than a hun
dred years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Marriage Encouraged.

1t is doubtful whether any induce
ment to marriage was more remarka-
BILE than that recently put forward by
a well-known Austrian nobleman who
was anxious to encourage matrimony
among the peasants of his estate.
He undertook to provide each BRIDE
groom with tobacco supplies for life
and each bride with four pairs OF
gloves per annum. The generous offer
acted like a charm, and very Don there
was scarce a single bachelor remain
ing on the nobleman's vast estate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Thought Always of
CONntry's Welfare

In a letter to Colonel Hamilton, a
delegate in Congress from the state of
New York, Washington said: MY
wish to see the union OF these states
established upon liberal and perma-
nent principles, and inclination ia
contribute my mite In pointing out the
defects OF the present constitution, are
equally great. All my private letters
have teemed with these sentiments,
and, whenever this topic has been the
subject of conversation, I have endeav-
ored to diffuse and enforce them; but
how far any further essay by me might
be productive OF the wished-for end, or
appear to arrogate more than belongs
to me. depends so much upon popular
opinion and the temper and DISPOSE
lions Of the people that II Is not easy
to decide. ! shall be Obliged to you,
however. for the thoughts which you
have promised me on this subject, and
rs soon as you can make II convenient.
No man In the United States Is or can
DO deeply impressed with the
necessity OF a reform In our present
confederation than myself. No man,
perhaps, has felt the bad effects Of it
more sensibly; for to the defects there
OF. and want of power In Congress,
may Justly be ascribed the %prolonga-
ton OF the war, and consequently the
expenses occasioned by It. More than
half tho perplexities have expert
enced in the course of my command.
ana almost the whole OF the difficulties
and distress OF the army, have had
their origin here. But still. the preju-
dices OF some, the designs OF others,
and the mere machinery Of the ma
1ority make address and management
necessary to give weight to opinions
which are to combat the doctrines Of
those different classes Of men In the
field Of politics."
To Lafayette he wrote: 1--WE are
o an independent people, and have
yet to learn political tactics. We are
placed among the nations of the earth
and have a character to establish; but
how we shall acquit ourselves time
must discover. The probability Is Cat
least I fear IT. that local or state poll
tics will interfere too much with the
liberal and extensive plan Of
government which wisdom and fore
sight, freed from the mist OF prejudice,
would dictate. and that we shall be
guilty OF many plumbers In treading
this boundless theatre before we shall
have arrived at any perfection in this
art: In n word, that the experience
which Is purchased at the price OF diff
fculties and distress will alone con-
vince us that the honor, power and
true interest OF this country must be
measured by q continental scale. and
that every departure thcrefrom weak
ems the Uaion, and may ultimately
break the band which holds us togeh-
er. To avert these evils, to form a
new constitution that will give con-
sistency. stability and dignity to the
Union and sufficient powers to the
great council of the nation for general
purposes is a duty incumbent upon
every man who wishes well to his
country. and will meet with my aid as
far as 1t can be rendered in the private
walks of life"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
An American Beauty

Miss Nance O'Neill, the American
actress who has been engaged for a
season at the Lyceum theater. Lon
don, during which she will appear in
tragic roles, is at present enjoying a
popular success in South Africa, de-
spite the a Miss O'Neill is one
Of the most beautiful women whom
California has contributed to the
American and the British stage. She
was born at H%aywards. near Oakland,
and although a Protestant, she has
been a warm friend Of Rev. Father
I.ally, a well-known Roman Catholic
pastor lat Haywards, who has watched
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Designed the Meteor

Gay in a dress Of fresh paint, its
hull moulded into form, Emperor
Williams yacht, the Meteor, Is ready
Tor the water at Shooters Island.
To the lay observer the yacht
seems a completed vessel stripped of
It's rigging. The painters brush al
ready has marked the water line on
Its sides, and the last rivet has been
fastened In its plates. Nearly all the
portfolios have been cut. With the
completion of the deck flooring and
The deckhouse, which will be done in
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Washington Chosen
Chief

At the outbreak of the war of the
revolution. It should be said. TO the
credit OF the New England delegates,
that they were among the foremost to
propose. and the most jealous to pro-
mote. the appointment Of Col. Wash.
ington to the chief command. AS the
contest had begun In Massachusetts,,
the inhabitants of which had been the
chief sufferers. and as the existing
army was mostly raised there. it could
not have been thought an e%xtravagant
assumption had that colony aspired to
the honor of furnishing a commander.
in-chief. But, happily for America.
the patriots Of hat day rose far above
the sordid aims Of selfishness and par.
ty r%ivalships.
While the discussions were going on
In Congress respecting military prep.
arations. Mr.. John Adams. one of the
delegates from Massachusetts,, moved
that the army, then besieging the Brit.
ish troops in Boston. should be adopt.
ed by Congress as a Continental army;
and. In the course of his observations
enforcing this motion. he said II was
his intention to propose for the Office
of commander-in-chief a gentleman
from Virginia. who was at that time a
member of their own body. His re.
marks were SC pointed that all present
perceived them to apply to Col. Wash.
ington, who, upon hearing this refer.
ence to himself, retired from his seat
II withdrew. When the day for the
appointment arrived, the nomination
was made by Mr.. Thomas Johnson of
Maryland. The choice was by ballot,
and. on inspecting the votes, II was
found that Col. Washington was unan.
imously elected. AS soon as the re.
suit was ascertained. the House ad.
journed. On the converting OF Con.
gress the next morning the president
communicated to him officially the no.
tice Of his appointment, and he rose
In his place and signiied his accept.
anoe in a brief and appropriate reply.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

or officers said he to the governor,
and, as far as | could put on the hypo-
critic. set forth the advantages that
may accrue, and advised them to ac-
cept the terms, as a refusal might re-
fleet dishonor upon their character,
leaving IL TO the world to assign what
reason II pleases for their quitting the
service And again, I considered the
pernicious consequences that would at
tend n disunion and was therefore too
much attached to my country's inter-
ests to suffer II to ripen.' In this way
he concealed his uneaslness, and tran
quilted the minds OF his officers, al
though he felt the wrongs they suf-
fered, and approved the spirit that
would not tamely submit to them.
AS to himself, It was not SO much
the smallnoss OF the pay, that gave
him concern, as the indignity and in
justice Of having his services estimated
at n lower rate, than in the British
establishment, when in reality no SER
vice could be more severe and hazard
Jus vi i'oS pioii'oinS VI EioIy, IMAM
the one in which he was engaged. Now
IL we could be fortunate enough said
he. to drive the French from the Ohio,
as far as your honor would please to
have them sent, In any short time, our
pay will not be sufficient to discharge
our first expenses. would not have
you imagine from this. that | have
said all these things to have our pay
~-s-,~
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
A. Cary Smith.
Designer of the Meteor.)

a day or 20 more, all that remains to
be done will be the fitting up OF the
Interior and rigging. The 100 on of
lead ballast already has been slowed
away in the hold.
The Meteor will be almost completed
when 1t Is launched. Stepping the
masts, upholstering the interior, and
finishing some OF the detail work in
the compartments Is all that will re-
main to be done. The yacht may be
ready to sail within two weeks after
he launching.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

church. The lady turning the scales az
filled with silver crowns to the same
weight, with half a kilogramme over
for the weight Of the bag, as Herr
Duchatschek playfully explained. Tho
exact number of crowns was 13, $500.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Dowry Her own Weight.

A German paper reports a singular
freak of paternal liberality in the mat
ter Of a dowry at a wedding recently.
The marriage took place at KONG
gratz. On the betrothal Of his daughter
Herr Duchatschek had announced that
he would give her, as a marriage por-
ton, her weight In silver currency.
Accordingly, on the wedding day, the
bride was formally weighed In the
drawing room, in presence of the as
sembled guests. before proceeding to
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
A Unique Will

Where there's a will there's a way"
according to the proverb, though it
may not have meant hte kind of will
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. The picture tells almost the
whole story. A fisherman in a New
England town was fatally injured by
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

increased, but to Justify myself, and
to show you that our complaints are
not frivolous, but founded on strict
reason. For my own part. 1t is a mat
ter almost Indifferent, whether ! serve
for full pay. or rs II generous volun-
teer. Indeed, did my circumstances
correspond with my ~inclinations, l
should not hesitate q moment to pre-.
fer the latter: for the motives that
have led me here are pure and noble.
had no view of acquisition, but that
Of honor. by serving my king and
country In this declaration. uttered
in the sincerity of his heart we per-
ceive the principles. the eminent vir-
tues, that dictated every act of his
public life."
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Title of Monarch
Sternly Put Aside

When the revolution ended and peace
was declared, the discontents Of the
ofhcers and soldiers. respecting the ar
rearages of their pay. increased, and,
there being now a prospect that the
army would ultimately be disbanded
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Not a Progressive Country.

Colombia, with only 1000. 900 inhabi-
tants, Is twice the size of Germany. II
has only COS kilometers of railway and
apart from the rivers oil communica-
ton with the interior is carried on
with mules.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

Grape on the left arm thirty days as
a badge Of mourning; and that the
President, in the name of Congress.
should be requested to write a letter
OF coincidence to Mrs. Washington.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Odd streats In London.

In London there are six Paradise
streets, ten New streets. eleven Duke
streets, twelve Church streets and
twenty-three High streets.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14
Good beer Drinkers.

The average consumption of beer by
the factory hand in Germany is nearly
a gallon a day. but in England 1t Is
still larger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-02-14

a rock falling upon him a he was
walking at the base Of a cliff. When
found he was dead. but clutched in
n hand was n Of his shoes, upon
which he had written: ITO whom 1t
may concern: All my estate, includ-
ing my deposit in the bank, l leave to
my grandson. Walter Mahlon. provid-
ing he does not marry before the g
Of twenty-five: but In case of his mar
riage before that time, the above men
toned to be used for the state for
charitable purposes"