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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
JUST PURE LUCK.
Some of the Good Luck Stories From
the Texas Oil District.

Everybody knows of the feverish oil
boom that struck Texas when the IA
nous Spindle Top wells began to gush
forth their precious streams, but the most
interesting good luck" stories of all
center around some of the non-Dartici-
pants in the keen struggle between spec
ulators and capitalists.
Some of the best of these true little ro-
mances of fortune are reproduced from
the Saturday Evening Post of. Philadel-
phia by the courtesy of that publication:
o o 9
On Spindle Top heights there were two
men living at the time oil was discovered
and they, oddly enough, were the only
two who owned property there except
capitalists or the Gladys City company
One of these two. Charles ingalls,. had
gone out from Beaumont to run truck
farm and alternate work there with
work in town. He cared nothing that
Gladys City had been laid out on the
other side of the hill, across the public
road that runs along the height. He had
no thought except of quiet life So he
carpentered a little in town and spaded
a little on his bare lot and MIXED his
cow. When the first gusher stream up
rose and remained for days unchecked.
the the wind at times swept an oily shower
over his dwelling and he was soTely an
gered With much heat he declared that
he must have damages; the oil was
drenching his house, spelling the paint,
making his life miserable
But he was CURLY interrupted. What
will YOU sell your whole place for"
Now Ingalls, knew that oil makes for
tunes. but of what an oil fortune con-
sists he had but faint idea. The boom
had not begun. Nor did he know that
beneath his own property there was any
oil. But he determined TO place the fig
ure high.
feared that he had overshot the mark.
% @ .
Instead. his offer was instantly ac-
cepted, and he went joyfully to tell his
wife. But Mrs. ingalls, was dubious. She
knew that this was fortune to them.
but she felt that the very readiness 10
pay it meant that more might have been
secured. And when they came with me
deed for the husband and wife to sign
she refused to put down her name. They
questioned her, and found that she must
have something for herself. How
much?" And she demanded an addition
And the $4,000 was paid. and the couple.
moved triumphantly to town and took a
little house And both are content and
philosophical-they realize that $1,000 is
a vastly larger sum than they could ever
have dreamed of receiving for their seven
and three-quarters acres.
There was a widow, not very far
away and this widow sold. it being in
the early days and she not having awak
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
ROOSEVELT CAN STOP BoER WAR
SCIENTIST INTERESTED IN CzoL-

Cleveland, o., Jan. 12.-Dr. L. Yer
non Briggs of Boston spent the greater
part of last week in this city in the
neighborhood of the Czolgosz home,
and, with the aid of an interpreter
gathered enough information to cover
between forty and fifty pages of type
written manuscript.
He visited the .Czolgosz family in the
south end, and tried to interview ev-
cry person he could find that had ever
spoken to or was personally acquainted
with Leon Czolgosz, the murderer of
President Mckinley. He is said to have
taken notes upon the house in which
Czolgosz was born, upon the general
environments of the neighborhood, go
ing even so far as to note that the
streets in the neighborhood were not
paved and that there were no shade
trees in the vicinity. He also went to
the farm near Chagrin Falls, where the
family resided for a time and inquired
of the neighbors about the maneuvers
of Leon Czolgosz.
In addition to the above, he asked
about the environments of Czolgosz's
ancestors for several generations back
in the land the family came from. DIR.
Briggs said he wanted the facts for
scientific purposes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
THE CHIMNEY DRUMMER BOY.

There's a boy know, and he drums al
For his chief delight is in soldier play,
IT'S "A very little boy,
And very big drum.
And everywhere he goes he makes things
hum.
With his Drum. h rrr rum-brum, m
Brum. Brum!
When the rooster crows at the break of
day
Then his kettle drum drums the reveille.
At noon and al night
As he comes from school,
Then he drums the Retreat from Sebas-
And tho neighbors all hum
When they hear him come,
Hi diddle dumpty. tinkle-tangle-tum
Brum, rrr rum-brum, Brum!
Now Santa Claus heard him one Christ
And he he. said to himself: ''Tis clear, I per-
That this idle boy is no good here.
For 10 study and work are not his sphere,
SO IN take him with me
Ny drummer to be.
And I'll feed him on jam and peppercorn
tea
And my elves will come
When they hear him drum
Plan rata-plan. plan. tum-e-tum-tum,
Brum. b rrr rum-brum, Brum,
That night as he slept in his trundle-bed,
With his drum and his drumsticks under
his head.
They we're ali whisked off no the Chin
ney fue-
The drum stuck tight.
But the boy went through
Then Santa Claus snee2ed with the SCOT
in his nose,
And the boy woke up as you may sup
pose
He lost his hold on the chimney rim;
Head over heels he tumbled in
BIN, Chat was his head)
BIN. tumble-in. bim-bim: CThose were
his heels)
There he is in his own big drum.
For he can't get out till the kingdom
come.
So he drums all day. to his hearts de-
light,
And the elfns feed him every night.
In the fireplace dark,
If you listen sharp,
When the house is still and the watch
dogs bark.
When the winds northeast and the storm
is come.
Up the chimney glum
You can hear him drum!
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rum. Brumi
William j. Long.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
New Years Resolutions for Girls.

Resolve to think little less about
yourself and a little more of the COM
forts of others.
Resolve to be less quick of speech
and more certain in action than you
have been.
Resolve not to let the wicked little
demon of envy enter your heart and
make you bitter and fault-finding.
Resolve to consider those Of your own
household The inclination on the part
of too many of us is to reserve our viz
tues and our graces for those outside,
and this is all wrong.
My dear girls, you had better blush
unseen, as good daughters and good
sisters. than gain all the fame imagin-
able as bright takers and great beau
ties. without any homely talent.
l like that word 'homely." use it,
perhaps, i'm different sense from the
one YOU give it. 1t means belonging to
the home: and as the home is the place
where love and charity should abide SO
the talents that belong TO 1t are the
best worth possessing.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY.

Dear Nieces and Nephews: Aunt
Busy will start her say just as Nor
gan kavanaugh, one of her dear neph-
ews. starts his letters. He always
writes How are you getting along?"
and Aunt Busy thinks this very cheer
full greeting is just the right kind to
give you. How are you getting along?
She receives so many excellent letters
lately that she feels very certain that
nearly all of you are getting along real
well, only of course the Ogden neph
eWs. Those dear fellows, Aunt Busy's
Strayed or stolen. Perhaps they have
dear old .pards," are either lost,
gone to Africa to help the Beers. If
they have. Aunt Busy feels sorry for
the English for the first time in her
life. because those Ogden fellows are
the finest fellows in the Republic, even
if they have forgotten that they ever
mad a fat preaching old auntie.
AUNT BUSY
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
WILL SPEND MILLIONS.
Railroads Will Go to Heavy Expense
in Utah.

Millions of dollars will be spent in
Utah in the construction of the two
Salt LAKE cut-offs, which, it was semi
officially announced from Omaha, will
be built this year. The building of
the new line for the Union Pacific
and for the Southern Pacific will
necessitate the employment of hun
dreds of men for some time
Besides the large amount of grading
and track laying to be done, at least
two and possibly more tunnels must
be built. On the Union Pacific a tun-
mel must be built through Big noun
tain if the Emigration canyon route is
chosen, and probably through Little
mountain. On the Southern Pacific, a
tunnel will probably be necessary
through the mountains near Wrathall's
pass.
The greatest advantage in distances.
curves and grades will be in the build
ing of the Southern Pacific cutoff. The
distance between Luein and Ogden is
146 miles over the existing line, and
from Ogden to Echo is forty miles. a
total of 1856 miles. According to the
new Southern Pacific survey. the dis
lance between Lucin and Salt Lake is
1885 miles. and from Salt Lake to
Echo fifty-eight miles. a total of 1865
miles. This is a saving of 1915 miles
1t is possible, however, that still more
distance may be saved by running
through Chalk creek canyon from near
Coalville. A cutoff clear to Evanston
or farther east may be decided upon.
1t is stated that the grades and
curves may be greatly reduced by the
new lines. which viii save consider
able expense in operation.
-e4-S
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
HANDCUFFED A YEAR.
Dane Plans to Encircle the Globe on
Wager.
Chicago Inter Ocean)

tA.nlCdeD 1liltl 0NNeaii-'
Handcuffed on a wager. NJ. Bernstortf-
Schroeder Of Copenhagen. Denmark, drank
d bowl of soup, ate six sandwiches, light
ed a cigar and settled back to talk 1t
was in Danish. He has been doing this
sort of thing since Aug. Is, when he left
Denmark. on an hours notice. to do"
the whole world handcuffed. without
money and alone for one year. The young
man is a reporter on the Folkets Avis,
and the man with whom he made the bet
is Emil Rex. Schroeder wears a red and
white sweater, and he also carries mot
toes over his coat and trousers, so people
will not be startled and run away from
q handcuffed man. If he gets back in
year, still handcuffed he will have 10000
kroner to spend. On his way over he
shoveled coal
Now he isn't exactly looking for work.
He says he has composed a two-steD
which he knows will sell, and then soup
and cigars will be easy. $50
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
Cache Junction. Jan. IL

beautiful presence.
-
Cache Junction, Jan. H.
Dear Aunt Busy:-This is the first
letter l have written to you l read
the letters in the Intermountain Cath
/ Ole, so l thought I would write to
you. A short time ago our teacher
! took us all the Rockwell and we. caught
some nice fish. | had a nice time
/ Christmas. / will close now. Good
bye. Your loving niece.
SYLVIA GRIFFIN.
A glad welcome dear, little niece!
Aunt Busy hopes to hear from you
| very often. How old are you? Aunt
Busy has an idea that you are a very
wee niece. Aunt Busy has so many
! dear nieces. Write soon again.
Cache Junction, Jan. II.
Dear Aunt Busy:-This is my first
letter to you. 1 read the letters in the
lntermountain Catholic and l wanted
to write to you. l spent a nice Christ
mas; did you? l got a book, some
cards and work-boX. Sylvia and l
gave memma a nice cup and saucer.
l will close with love to you. From
your loving niece,
IRENE GRIFFIN.
Another dear, new niece, Aunt Busy
gladly welcomes the new corners. She
hopes to hear very often after this
from her two bright nieces, Irene and
Sylvia.
~
Treasureville. Colo, Jan. 10.
Dear Aunt Busy:-It is so long since
wrote to you that 1 thought l would
write again. 1 have been very busy
going to school. My teachers name
is Mr. F. w. Schultz, and l like him
very much. l have to walk one mile
to school every day. 1 do not mind
it when the weather is not cold. l
will be 9 years old on Jan 81.
1 had a lovely time Christmas and
Santa Claus brought me lots of nice
presents. Has poor Uncle Busy got
the rheumatism yet? Well, Aunt Busy,
l will close, hoping that you will have
Happy New Year. l remain your
loving neice,
MARCELLA HOLLAND.
Aunt Busy was pleased TO hear from
her little treasure" from Treasure
vile. She thought you had surely for
gotten her. Aunt Busy remembers all
the dear children, and when they neg
lect her, she wonders why. She is glad
to read that you are kept busy in
school. This means that you study
diligently as all good children should
do. Write soon again.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18

Went TO heaven in the white innocence
OF early girlhood. Remember that she
is safe from all earthly care, sorrow
and sin, safe in the sunshine of Gods
beautiful presence.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
LETTER-wRIrING DIRECTIONS.

Write on one side of paper only.
no NOT have letters too long.
Address all letters to Aunt Busy' IN
rermountain Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
LETTERS AND ANSWERS.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 4.
Ny Dear Aunt Busy: l wish you
would come and see all the pretty
things Santa Claus brought me. They
are just fine and l won't be happy un
Ill you see them.
Did Santa Claus treat you We'll? I
am sure he did. / would like to write
YOU a story. but / am afraid 1 am too
little to write a very good one. With
love and best wishes for a happy New
Year. good bye. HOPE KERVIN.
How very pleased Aunt Busy was to
near from her dear, wee niece. Hope
heiNln. She is sorry that she could
NOT answer your letter sooner, but the
letters must be answered in turn.
VI course Santa Claus was good to
you Old SANITY is always kind to dear.
sweet little girls.
Aunt Busy would like 10 read a story
written by you. Indeed, You are not
too small 10 write a story. because Won
certainly write an interesting letter
How is your old frieno howard Me-
Gurrin? Aunt Busy remembers that
you mentioned him particularly in vour
other letter. Aunt Busy wishes Won
would write letter for him. win
you2 Write soon again dear little niece
Hope.
Eckert. Colo. Jan. Is.
Dear Aunt Busy: thought / would
write you few lines because / have
not written TO you for a long time.
am il years old and / am going TO teil
you about my sister Florence diving.
She was u years old and was going 10
school at Durango and got scarlet
fever She died at st. Mary'S academy
and received the last sacraments before
she died. She was buried on Dec. 10.
have another sister going to school
there; her name is Mary and she is is
years old. She takes piano lessons.
She has been sick too. but is better
now My home is ON ranch: We have
about thirty head of cattle. Well Aunt
Busy. / VIII close for this time. [ hope
you will print this letter.
From your loving niece.
LOLA CECILIA Ntzhugh,
My dear little niece. Aunt Busy is so
sorry ~ hear Of the death of your sis
Ter Florence. IT is indeed. a great sor-
row and Aunt Busy knows well how
deeply you feel her loss Many wears
ago, when Aunt Busy was lust vour
age. her dear little sister went home
10 God Perhaps those two little girls
nave met in heaven by now. and they
may be telling each other about the
sisters they left down on earth. Do
you think that those dear angel spir-
It's would return to the dreary world?
Indeed they would not if they could.
and little girl some day. when you are
as Old and as wise as Aunt Busy. you
VIII thank God that your dear sister
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18

The dialogue between James and John
Milwood, at the emu of last weeks in
stallment of the controversy. left
James no other reply but quiet assent
TO the fact charged by his Catholic
brother that Protestants have never
been able TO agree among themselves
as to what Professionalism really is. To
relieve his brothers embarrassment
rather than aggravate it, John Mil
wood said: ALLOW me to suggest that
you define Professionalism to be what
all who assert the sufficiency of the
Scriptures and maintain them to be
the sole and sufficient rule of faith and
practice agree to accept as clearly and
manifestly revealed. This would make
agreement the test of clear and mani
fest revelation, and then you can say
the word is that which is clearly and
manifestly revealed, and which nobody
disputes. which never has been dis
puted, and is not likely to be disput-
ed The reply of the Presbyterian
brother begins this Ed
itor Intermountain Catholic)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18

lions Savings Bank and Trust COM
papy was established in 1873, and has
since opened more than twenty-four
al account? If not, start one NOW.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
The University of NOtre Dame,

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FULL COURSES IN Classics. Letters,
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Science. Pharmacy. Law. Civil, Mechanic
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Thorough Preparatory and Commercial
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ROOMS FREE to all Students who have
completed the studies required for ad-
mission into the Junior or Senior Year
of any of the Collegiate Courses
ROOMS TO RENT, moderate charge to
students over seventeen preparing for
Collegiate Courses.
A limited number of candidates for the
Ecclesiastical state will be received at
special rates.
ST. EDWARDS HALL. for BOYS under
10 years. is unique in the completeness of
it's equipments.
The 18th year will open Sept. 10 1901.
Catalogues free. Address,
REV. A. NIORRIssEY, c. s. c.,
President
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18

Oil. oil. oil,
I wish / had a we'll;
Oil, oil, oil,
Oh, then I'd want to sell.
Oil, oil, oil
I'll tell you what I'd do
] wish | had an oil well,
Or tWe-tWo-tWo.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-18
IRENE GRIFFIN.

Another dear, new niece! Aunt Busy
gladly welcomes the new corners. She
hopes to hear very often after this
from her two bright nieces, Irene and
Sylvia.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-02
BOY STARTS A BIG FIRE.
Experimenting to Produce a Blaze by
Friction.

Experimenting to Produce a Blaze by
Friction.
A successful attempt to produce fire
by friction by rubbing two cornstalks
together, made by Harry Mcmillan,
the 14-year-old o of John Mcmillan,
a wealthy farmer residing in Mime
sofa, resulted in a disastrous fire.
The fire communicated to a stack
of cornstalks and from them to the
barns. The Mcmillan farm is a small
village. The fire destroyed the barns,
with much hay, and four imported
draft stations. 1t then spread to the
tool and machinery sheds, destroying
valuable machinery, leaped to a saw
mill several rods distant, which it
reduced to ashes, and wound up on
a feed mill.
The stations alone were valued at
$4,000 and the total Joss is placed
at $4,000. Little insurance was car
ried, and the family is temporarily
homeless.
The fire later was communicated to
adjoining timer land and burned
fercely, defying all attempts to con-
troll it. 1t is estimated the loss will
total $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-02
MUST REMOVE FENCES.
cattIemen in Washington Get No Sat.
isfaction From, the President.

cattIemen in Washington Get No Sat
isfaetion From n the President.
Washington, April 30.-A delegation
of western cattlemen, in Washington
to secure leasing legislation, were pre-
sented to the president today by Sen
ators Willard and Dietrich of Ne
braska. The cattIemen made a plea
for a modification Of the order requir-
ing the removal Of fences from pub
lie land and for an extension of time
until leasing legislation might be Sc
cured.
While expressing regret at the hard
ship entailed by the removal of the
fences, the president could give no
encouragement in the matter of modi-
fication of the order or an extension
of time. The cattlemen are convinc-
ed that the interior department in
tends to enforce it's order for the inn
mediate removal of fences.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-02
LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
Much Stock Killed on Ranges North
Of spearfish.

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Much Stock Killed on Ranges North
Of s~pearfish.
Fred Hill of Spearfsh. s. D.. passed
through the city this morning and to
a Gazette reporter said that the losses
on the ranges north OF that place had
been exceptionally heavy during the
winter.
The damage was done by the March
storm, which was the most severe
experienced in those parts since the
disastrous March Of 1887, when the
ranges were almost entirely denuded
of stock. He said that along Grand
the snow was blown into drifts
varying in depth from Is to 20 feet
and that hundreds of cattle were
driven into these banks and perished.
In n drift nearly SO head of dead
animals were counted. In one pasture
that contained 1000 yearlings before
the storm began only $50 were found
to be alive when, it ceased.
The cattlemen were not the only
ones to lose, as the loss falls with
equal severity on the sheepmen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-02
BEREsFoRD ADMITS MISTAKE
British Rear-Admiral Accepts Re
sponsibility for His Action.


New York, April 29.-About a year
ago., when Lord Charles Beresford
was second in command of the Medi-
terranean fleet, a letter was published
from his disclosing the weakness of
the British navy in an emergency,
says a London dispatch to the
Tribune. The admiralty officials, when
questioned, asserted stoutly that a
serious breach of the rules of the
service was committed without the
knowledge of Ford Charles and that a
private letter had been published inn
properly, especially as it contained
evidence of confidential communica-
tons with the authorities.
Lord Charles, in the meanwhile, has
been returned to parliament as a re
suit of the movement for strengthen
ing the navy started by this letter.
Lord Charles admits in today's Times
that the publication of the letter was
a grave mistake, for which he alone
wds. responsible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-02
FIGHTING OVER RELIGION.
Discussion Winds Up in a Desperate
N Riot.

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Moscow, April 2S.-Several persons
we're killed and two score wounded in
a riot. in a church in the village OF
Bogodukh, Kharkoff province, grow.
Ing out of a theological discussion.
After the usual service the priest had
invited. the leaders Of the Stundists, a
sort of semi-communistic Protestant
sect, to discuss the difficulties be-
tween their tenets and the orthodox
Russian creed. The whole congrega-
ton remained to hear the discussion.
Getting warm in reference to ortho.
doxy, the priest applied epithets to
the Stundists, which they resented.
Then the orthodox peasants, seeing
the Stundists were wrathful, also be-
came angry. and as the priest contin-
ued to shout abuse of the 'heretics"
the congregation attacked the Stund-
lists and droverthem out of the church
amid Genes of terrible disorder,
tran ping on women and children in
their eagerness to get at one another.
Outside the church the fierce fight
was renewed, and not until a strong
body Of troops arrived could the in
furiated combatants be pacif1ed.