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erance in this matter will breed intol-
erance all around. If anybody desires
to protest, let him do so. 1t is a free
country to that extent, but let the other
fellow act within his constitutional
rights. 1t is very hard to prevent any
kind of monumental offense See what
France is doing in recalling the MEM
DRY of Hoche, whose soldiers massa-
cred the faithful Breton Catholics, who
preferred their religion and the mon
archy to the Red Terror and the pol
luted goddess of Reason" And this
monument was placed at Quiteron,
where the tragedy occurred. 1t was
done under the auspices of that spine
less man who is president of the French
so-called republic and claims to be
Catholic. The marquise de Fontenoy
says, after describing some of the pre-
liminary stages of this dreadful Incl
dent:
Still more terrible was the scene
that followed when the bishops, the
priests and the aristocrats who had
surrendered on a promise of quarter,
were shot down in patches by the or
der of Tallien, one of the most SAN
culinary ruffians of the first revolution.
This tragedy was referred to in terms
of exaltation by Camille Pelletan, the
new French minister of marine, when
presiding two Sundays ago at the I'M
yelling of the Hoche memorial in the
land where there is hardly a noble
or peasant family that has not fur
nished victims to what is known in
history as the tragedy of Quiberon."
That is a statue to be protested
against, and yet it stands in a nominal
Catholic country and in spot where
Catholics are almost universally faith
full to their church. But, unless we are
misinformed, Kossuth is not in the
rank of Hoche, and not subject to the
same animadversion.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
A Unique Argument.

THEY were talking of the value of
education, literally construed, at
an informal neighborhood gather
ing on Sunday evening in Washington,
says writer in New Century, when
legal gentleman, not a Catholic, made
this rather unique argument in favor
of what might be called the affirma-
tive:
There is no doubt that an intimate
knowledge of the classics is a powerful
aid to longevity and health of mind and
body You needn't smile. History is
full of examples that will corroborate
my proposition. How old was Homer
when he died? You don't know, not
one of you. Well, 1 claim that he had
passed the century mark and you are
not able to contradict me. But wish
to call your attention to a shining cor
roboration of this theory still living.
The strongest mind, the clearest intel
lect, the most profound judgment Of
this age is possessed by a man who is
92 years of age. l refer to Pope Leo
XIII. In general education and knowl-
edge he has no superior and in the
classics he is master. His Latin
poems are models of polished diction,
so acknowledged by the best scholars,
and his interviews with the keen minds
of the Taft commission showed that he
was as bright and alert and quick to
discern the salient points of the mat
ter in controversy as any of them. To
what is this exceptionally fine intellect
at go due? To his deep and wide Gull
ture in the classics primarily. Suppose
now that he had never received any
education whatever; had been all his
life farm laborer, we will say, I'M
able even to read. What would be his
condition of mind and body today? In
the first place, he wouldn't be living,
but if he were he would be simply like
the rest of ancient wrecks who reach
the nineties, conspicuous for nothing
but age and inbecility. As it is he is
as young in body and mind as the or
binary mortal thirty or even more
years his junior And this is an ar
gumentum ad hominem which cannot
be disproved."
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

Broken glass from the vestibule of the
Frankfort car was showered all around
him, the sharp edge of one piece fall
ing directly over one of the large veins
of his hand without cutting it,.
Far be it from the Intermountain
Catholic writer tosdisturb the faith of
this young man in Our Lady, so long
as this pious person believes it was
through her intercession that he was
preserved from accident while those
beside him were grievously hurt Bare
recollection of the collision with it's re-
suit may help him to future pious en-
deavor and aid in his sanctifcation In
the absence of physical causes explain
ing his singular escape, we may lay
it to the will of God, in whose hands
are life and death.
Yet we think the writer in the STAN
dard and Times exhibits more credulity
than philosophy by starting an i'm
preston that the life of this young
man was miraculously saved by reason
of his devotions in the church before
boarding the car. Logically this would
start another impression, i. e.. that the
young man would have been manned or
even killed did he not make those devo-
lions. He sat in the most dangerous
place in the car, according to the story.
We should go slow in putting out
these miraculous stories. Although
the young mans position on the car
;ha1
are instances in every railroad accident
of just such marvellous escapes. If
pains were taken to investigate, the
matter, many of them could be based
on natural, physical causes.
The sun shines on the wicked as well
former are spared in accident while the
just man surrenders his life. The other
day in Wilkesbarre, Pa, an old and in
firm woman was run down and killed
by a street car in that city. She had
just left a Polish Catholic church after
attending mass. Open prayer book in
hand, this pious old soul continued her
devotions while crossing the street. So
absorbed was she in giving thanks
after Holy Communion that she did
not notice a tram car bearing down
on her. In moment she was crushed
and her spirit assembled to the God
she had partaken of within the hour.
Any other person, under like circum-
stances, would have met the same fate.
Here are two stories of two devout
persons, one told by the Standard and
Times, the other coming by wire from
a Pennsylvania city. If the one was
saved through miracle, why not the
other? Our reason leads us to doubt
the miracle in the first as much as it
demonstrates natural causes in the
second. Our faith inclines us to hope
that one was holy enough for the
Kingdom at the time of her tragic
death; hence her death was life ever
lasting. The other God designs for
some good purpose in life, even if it
amounts to pious example only.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
Newspaper Miracles.

ga YOUNG mans act of devotion
n to the Mother of God quickly
and generously rewarded" is
the heading over a pretty little story
told in the Philadelphia Standard and
Times, all of which is authenticated
in every detail. In the first place it
relates the visit, one afternoon last
week, of young man to the church
of st. John the Evangelist in that CITY.
Having several business engagements
to keep within a short space of time,
he remained but a few minutes and
was hurriedly leaving the church when
the thought came to him to not depart
without some act of devotion to the
Mother Of God. The young man obeyed
the impulse, and after a short prayer
to. Our Lady, he again turned to leave
the church, when he noticed q sign
over one of the contribution boxes stat
ing that offerings would be received for
the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in
the basement of the church. Imme-
diately recalling the fact that his life
had been miraculously saved by the
use of the water of Lourdes some years
before, when he was bleeding to death
after the complete failure of the rene
dies prescribed by the physician in
charge, he made a contribution to the
shrine as a renewal of his gratitude
to Our Lady of Lourdes and departed"
Now comes the second chapter of
the story. After leaving the church,
the young man boarded a car which
was wrecked in collision with another
twenty minutes later. The story goes
on to relate that although seated on
the side of the car that was crushed,
and at the point where the two cars
first hit each other-a position more
dangerous than any other on the car
the young man escaped with a slight
blow on the arm and small scratch,
while several other passengers on the
SAGE side of the car were seriously in
jured. two being in a critical condition.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

duced into our system of government.
Naturally newspaper editors going to
such extremes often weaken their own
position by Misrepresentation as ri
diculous as they. are false. Here, for
example, a writer begins an editorial
in the Economist with this bold state
ment:
Dingleyism has bestowed many bless
ings upon the people, but there is one
great benefit which has hardly been
noted This is the reduction in hours
of labor. Millions &C our workingmen
have not only had their wages in
creased but their hours of labor re-
duced since 1897.
The arguments, or rather statements,
embodied in the editorial following
what is quoted above, are intended for
the sober reflection of wage earners,
the large and intelligent portion of the
body polite affiliated with trades
unions. If the writer in the Economist
had the sense of an oyster, If he had
been in touch for even day and
night with wage-earners or trades
unionists, he certainly would avoid
mention Of subject upon which trades
unionists are better informed than
economists of the protection creed.
Whatever Dingleyism has achieved
by increasing the revenues of the coun-
try it's excellence as a means OF en-
larging trade is disputed by some OF
the most enlightened men in the party
which created Dingleyism. Even now
that party is divided upon the eXpedl-
ency of revision of the Dingley tarlH.
But granting, for arguments sake, all
it claims. that it's adoption opened up
an era of prosperity hitherto unknown
that it put wool on the sleeps back
and started flow of milk and honey
all over the country, can it point to a
single instance where it's influence has
helped to bring about shorter hours of
labor? On the contrary, one of it's
chief beneficiaries and spokesman,
Charles Nj. Schwab of the American
Steel trust, in an address before the
Civic Federation contended that shorter
hours limited production and hence he
could not ratify the objects of an or
ganization intended to bring about re-
Cancellation between labor and capital.
Where living wages are paid in this
country, there we are sure to find
strong labor unions. 1t is their ability
to hang together, to even starve togeth-
er, which has forced compliance with
their demands and brought about high
er wages and shorter hours of labor:
not the benevolence of employers. not
the influence of a high protective tariff.
1t is natural for the employer of labor
to seek the cheapest in the market and
get from his hired man all the work
he can; so instead of playing fair while
enjoying the tremendous advantages CT
protective tariff, many of the great
capitalists brought to this country and
placed in their factories and mines the
cheaper labor of Europe, upon which
there was no protective tariff. Not un-
til the strength of trades unions was
felt in the politics of the country was
this evil removed by the adoption of
the contract labor lava law which is
neither part nor parcel of Dingleyism.
The American Economist only defeats
its object when it attempts to speak
for trades unionists.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
I1ews Of the Wcrld.

Harvey S. Rogers, mail clerk in Min
neapolis postoffice, is said to have inter-
cepted 10000 letters containing money in
49, last three years.
Mother Jones' said to be planning n
march of miners wives. which will in its
chief features resemble Coxeys army
demonstration.
General Franz Sigel. famous war hero
died at Mott Haven. aged rs years.
Joseph NJ. Chapple secured admission
to Westminster during coronation csre-
mony by showing guards a letter 20 SEN
ator SDooner in which President Roose-
welt said Chapple was a good fellow
Boer General Botha now In Belgium
and others have been asked to remain
away from Brussels for fear of ponular
demonstrations beyond control of an
thorities.
j. A. A. j. Jusserand. the French min
lister to Copenhagen. appointed ambassa
dor to United States to succeed M. Cam
bon.
Attitude of President Roosevelt On
southern factional fights endorsed nv
party leaders as being in line with NJ
Kinley ideas.
Aguinaldo said to have decided tn he
come a farmer after making a lecture
tour of the United States.
Russell Sage said he had been wronoI,
quoted as saying continued growth If fhs
trusts would lead to revolt of the neonie
President Roosevelt spoke before osraaaf
crowd at Hartford, Conn.,, where he he
gan tour of New England, defendfne fha
policy of expansion and explaining duties
OF United States toward new possessions
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
Bogus Roman News.

TT ARDLY day passes that we do
Il not read some dispatch from
Rome inspired by a correspon-
dent of a London newspaper. One
would almost imagine that these Lon
don correspondents had entree to the
Vatican as freely as they have access
to the House of Commons and each had
desk and stationery provided for his
convenience by the chamberlain of His
Holiness.
The last bit of gossip from Rome
published in the London Chronicle is
about an audience given Bishop Kei-
ley, of Savannah, Ca, at which the
pope was strongly urged ito emanci-
pate American Catholicism from the
jurisdiction of the Congregation of the
Propaganda, on the ground that the
congregation was only intended to SUI
pervise religious affairs in infdeI re-
gions." 1t was also stated that Bishop
Kelley voiced the wishes of a large
number of American bishops for this
proposed emancipation"
With that recklessness characteristic
of correspondents ignorant of the du-
ties assigned to the various officers of
the vatican, this one presumes that
"infidel regions" is a good definition
for missionary countries over which
the congregation named has jurisdic-
ton. Either that or his ideas of Gin
f1del regions are very vague. Infdel-
ity, in the sense that it is a denial of
Christianity and unbelief in revelation
is found everywhere on the civilized
globe and is not confined to spots or
regions" During the Crusades the
word infidel was applied to the Mo-
hammedans by the Christians. In like
manner the Turks did then and do now
apply the same word to Christians
Some of the early Christian writers
made use of it also in referring to ma
gans.
But see the position in which this
correspondent places Bishop Kelley
accepting the theory that he knows the
meaning of words in his own English
language. His report of that audi
ence" is tantamount to a declaration
from Bishop Kelley that the Propa-
ganda has jurisdiction only in those
countries believing in the faith
taught by Mahomet. What a mess
these English correspondents make
out of a piece of Roman newsl
If Bishop Kelley really interviewed
the pope upon the subject mentioned. it
is most unlikely that the conversation
was given verbatim or in substance to
a kindergarten journalist, such as this
London correspondent proves to be. If
Bishop Kelley spoke about enlarged
benefices to the American church be-
cause it had outgrown what is desig-
mated as a missionary country he did
so on his own volition, just as any
bishop might properly do in an audi
ence with His Holiness. Pope Leo is
anxious to discover all that is possible
Catholic conditions and SEN
timent in this country, and no doubt
the initiative in this conversation was
taken by the pontiff himself. Nobody
on this side of the water ever heard
that Bishop Kelley was delegated by
"a large number of American bishops
to express their longing to be "eman-
cipated" from the Propaganda.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

One day this week there appeared
in the most expensive columns of Lon
don's newspapers of the biggest circu-
lations one of the most curious adver-
tisements ever published. 1t consists
of a long prophecy, occupying two and
half columns, and describing a series
of momentous events which are to oc-
cur between 1906 and 1929, and which
will eliminate with the second coming
of Christ and the beginning of the
millennium. The prophet is an indi-
vidual who describes himself as "the
Rev. NJ. Paxter of London" and his
screed is another of those elaborate de-
auctions from figures and signs in the
books of Daniel and Revelations. He
declares that what was formerly Gaze
sar's empire will be divided between
1906 and 1917 into ten kingdoms, in
Guiding France extended to the Rhine.
taking in Great Britain, without Ire
land and India; Spain, Austria, Greece,
Turkey, Syria, Egypt and the Balkans.
These ten kingdoms will form a Latin
confederacy, which will be Ieagued
against Germany and Russia. The
prophet says that a lot of terrible
things will happen in the ensuing ten
years. Poor America does not figure
in the awful chronicle, presumably be-
cause she finds no place in biblical
history.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

In the early days of Vermont, "in
good old colony times" Catholic
priest, under severe penalty. was pro-
hibited from saying mass. Popish
worship was pronounced device of
the devil, and children were put to
bed and admonished to go to sleep lest
a priest appear with hoofs and horns
as punishment for disobedience.
What marvellous change has taken
place in New England The other
day Catholic priest was nominated
for the legislature in. the old Granite
state upon a high license no option
platform, with good chances of cleo
ton should he accept the nomination
of his party. We have no word of
the priests acceptance; neither have
we heard of his declination, al
though such is anticipated. Yet if he
would rather be a politician than a
priest, let him first resign his sacred
office in the church. In America, at
least, we should steer clear of sane
tuary politics and avoid the troubles
which have overcome France and made
the Philippine friar an enemy of the
people.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
MORAL CoWARDICE.

Some time ago a. story was published
in that excellent magazine. "The Irish
Monthly" entitled THE Jews Test.
the moral of which was well summed
up in the words of Hebrew character
in the story: Never trust a Catholic
who does not salute the Cross or lift
his hat when passing before his
church" The lesson may be taken to
ourselves, for there is little doubt that
few people care to publicly acknowl-
edge their belief nowadays. It is hard
ly decent, they urge, to carry ones
religion on ones sleeve and make a
parade of it. Herein we agree with
them: but there is a difference between
ostentatious parade and a reverent
practice.
Let us apply the test suggested in
the story above referred to. The popu-
lation of Pittsburg and suburbs COM
prises hundreds of thousands of Cath
olics. How often do we see the hat
raised when the wearer is passing
temple of the Living God. where He is
ever present in the Holy Eucharist?
Such negligence cur Lord Himself con-
demned when He said that He would
refuse to acknowledge the man who
denied Him before men. The decay OF
ACASiOh anu reverence pIeCSueS l4lS uC
cay of a people. Ought we not to guard
against such a contingency? Putting
the matter on the lowest grounds. is
not such conduct a sign of cowardice?
II man is a Republican or Demo-
crat does he not fight with all his
might and main for his political creed.
and is he ashamed to display its but
tons or other emblems? But when 1t
comes to the question of his religious
belief, the same man will hesitate be-
fore he is willing to avow the truth
1t is simply question of moral cour-
age or cowardice. Now, cOwardtce Is
un-American. No one will dispute
that proposition. Therefore, to be
ashamed of ones religion is un-Amer-
ican.-Pittsburg Observer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT.

Editor Intermountain Catholic:
My Dear Sir:-Replying 70 your favor
asking my approval of The Intermountain
Catholic since its establishment in this
diocese, ] will state that I consider the
founding of a Catholic paper In Salt Lake
not the least of the many blessings pe-
slowed by Providence on the Church mere
during the past two years. It's birth oc-
Cured at an opportune time. Its zeal In
propagating Catholic truth. has had,
since its inception. my hearty. though
silent approval / believe with Our Holy
Father that "a good Catholic journal is
perpetual mission in a parish" and that
II viii serve as a question box, at az
times, for anxious inqui-ers. In my visi-
tations | shall hope to lind The Inter
mountain Catholic in the homes of every
Catholic family. Its mission is TO es-
pouse truth, justice and morality, and all
devoted priests will lind N it an able CO.
operator in their missionarv work. 1t is
my wish that all my priests and the laity
entrusted to my charge should encourage
your noble effort and that of the gen
erous founder of The Intermountain
Catholic. Yours sincerely.
l. SCANLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake.
Salt Lake CITY Oct 2 1900
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

Here 1 am, wandering in the midst of
primeval forest. Alas, how terriblel
But what is this I see before me? A
grand piano. Thank fortunei This will
beguile the heavy moments until ship
arrives to rescue me-.
Punch is certainly to be credited with
lots of good things. Example: What is
mind? No matter. What is matter?
Never mind And that piece of advice
reminds one of the conversation of La
fayette with two young men. Said he TO
one of them, Il suppose you are married.
Mr.. Smiths" Yes, general, thank you,
very happily" Fortunate man." says
the general. And you, Mr.. Jones, sup
pose you are also married." mo, gen
eral. l regret to say that 1 am not"
All responds the general poking Mr..
Jones in the ribs, lucky dog"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

Professor E. Benjamin Andrews as
sertion that the state of celibacy pro-
notes crime seems to be confirmed by
the figures found in the semi-annual
volume of statistics compiled for Chi
cago by Hugo S. Grosser, municipal
librarian and statistician. According
to Mr.. Grosser's figures, of the persons
arrested this year 1857 males and
1910 females were single, while s.O97
males and 1,94S females were married.
During the six months of 1901, 22,634
persons arrested were single and 9,5O5
married.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-30

cur venerable contemporary, the
Catholic Mirror Of Baltimore, is shocked
because this paper gave welcome to
the Elks in light hearted language and
designated the brotherhood as "the
best people on earth" Evidently the
editor of the Mirror is one of those per-
sons who take life too seriously. Were
he to inject more ginger and less brevi-
airy into the Mirror, the paper would
be appreciated better than the average
diocesan organ" which makes one
tired.