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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
A PRETTY GOOD WORLD.

Pretty good world if you take it al
around
Pretty good world, good people!
Better be on than under the ground
Pretty good world, good people!
Better be here, where the skies are as
blue
AS the eyes of your sweetheart a-smilin'
at you
Better tnan lynn meath daisies and dew
Pretty good world good people!
Pretty good world. with its hopes and its
fears
Pretty good world good people!
sun wrinkles through the rain of its
tears
Pretty good world. good people!
Better be here in the pathway, you know.
Where the thorns in the garden where
sweet roses grow.
man TO rest whsre, you feel not the fall
o the snow
Pretty good world, good people!
Pretty good world, let US sing it that
way
Pretty good world, good people!
Make up your mind that you're in it to
At least for season. good people!
Pretty good world, with it's dark and it's
bright,
Pretty good world, with its love and it's
light;
Sing. it that way till you whisper, Good
Pretty good world, good people!
Prank L. Stanton.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Racial Features.

Mr.. Dooley's latest is a dissertation
on the Jews, and an effort to set his
friend right as to the secret of their
success, which the former believes to
be their natural and cultivated strength
at figures.
"Whin me friend Ickstein wants his
son to behave, he says: 'Maxey. if
ye're a good boy, pah-pah will let you
go out in tn yard an play with tn
arithmetic l wanst whit to Mary
Cassidys school to see the chiIdher
show off. Whin she asst how nanny
eight times illiven was, all tn little
Jew boys was red in tn face an snap
pin their fingers, an all tn little irish
boys was thryin' to count it up with
their lead pencils. But whin she asst
who won tn battle iv Bunker Hill, a
Jew boy thought it was Kuhn, Loeb
an comp'ny but the Irish boys knew
who it was"
A teacher in a public school in the
north end of Boston where the children
of the newer immigration most abound,
brings some pretty objects into school
room. "Oh, 81 bella, 81 bellal" cry the
little italians. Teacher, what did it
cost?" ask the small Jews. AS to the
Bunker Hill, we knew little Irish i'm
migrant who, on his second summer in
Boston, made a pilgrimage to that me-
mortal of freedom, and apostrophized
! in his first attempt at poetry: Spot
where our fathers felll''-The Pilot
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Bits of Knowledge.

Baby fannels keep white. and soft il
washed intcold water with white soap
Do not rub soap on the flannel.
F. Blood stains can be removed by flour
and water. Make it into a paste and
cover the stains with it. Wbcn cry,
rub the caked flour off and the stain
Will be gone.
Often in sewing on the machine oil
will damage the work A convenient
bottle of gasoline will make it all right.
If to be washed, rub lard or butter on
the black spot and it will wash out.
A scorch is a most alarming expert
ence. If deep, nothing will remedy it,
as the fabric is destroyed and a hole
will surely come; but if moderate, wet
in water and lay in the sun. If neces-
sary, wet the spot again.
Mourning prints and lawns can be
stiffened with bran starch. Tie up. a
quart of bran in cheese-cloth and BOIL
two hours in a granite kettle The
black goods will take the stiffness, but
will be free from the disfiguring white
blotches so likely to follow laundering
where ordinary starch is used.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Christmas Dainties.

Among the dainty cakes to be made
a few days or a week before Christmas
for the late evening refreshments. and
tarts and the old-fashioned ginger
snaps stand at the head. To have
these cakes perfect they must be rolled
as thin as possible. Serve with hot
lemonade, hot milk, fruit punch or hot
water.
Ginger Snaps.-Rub half a pound of
butter thoroughly into two pounds of
flour, then add half a pound of sugar,
a tablespoonful of ginger and a dash
of cayenne; mix well, and moisten with
a pint of molasses Knead and roll
out very thin, cut with a small round
cutter, and bake in a moderate oven
until a light brown.
Sand Tarts.-Beat one pound of gran
ulated sugar and half pound of but
ter together; add the yolks of three
eggs beaten to a cream, then the whites
Of two eggs well beaten mix all we'll
together, and add enough flour to make
stiff paste. Roll out on baking
board, cut with round cutter. and
bake in moderate oven until light
brown.-Mrs. Rorer in Ladies' Home
Journal
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Household Hints.

When nuts are eaten, if they are
dipped in salt they will be made less
indigestible.
In places where it is impossible to
secure holly wreaths for Christmas
decorations very pretty wreaths can be
made of red and green crepe paper.
Washing a turkey spoils the flavor.
It should be wiped well inside and out
with a damp CLOTH
If the seat of a cane bottomed chair
says, dampen it well with cold water
and place in the sun to dry.
The kitchen sink and drain pipe
should be cleaned at least once a week
with sal soda and hot water. Drop
the soda in the pipe, then pour in boil
ing water.
Table oilcloth makes servieeable bind
ings for strips of carpet or for rugs
that are frayed at the ends.
To prevent a thick skin forming on
the top of cooked cereals while waiting
to be served, pour just enough hot wa
ter over it to cover the top, then stir
it in well before serving.
Newspapers twisted into a hard twist
and burned in the stove will supply
enough heat to make a small room quite
comfortable in the morning while dress
ing.
Small blue prints, of which there are
so many varieties, make a pretty dec
Grafton for boys room, arranged
above the shelf in the form of thing.
L fireboard is used it can be made to
correspond.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
* Bome gireIe. -
A Household Need.

One of the most crying needs in DO
nestle architecture is a maids sitting
room, some place besides the kitchen
where these humble helpers in our
homes may enjoy an hours rest and
entertain their friends. Nothing re-
Dukes our present home arrangement
more thanythe cramped and uninviting
quarters assigned to those We call our
servants The smallest and darkest
sleeping room in the house is theirs,
often adjoining the kitchen, where it
is the easy receptacle of all the cook
ing doors and fumes The room in
which they work is the room in which
they live where, perhaps; a dishpan
and skilletS ornament the walls, and
the tea kettle is the only article of
vertu. That is an exceptional kitchen
in size. and arrangement, in which a
rocking chair or lounge is found to
afford few minutes needed rest; where
flowers bloom in the window or a few
pictures widen the outlook A room
that comprises some of these features
of home. comfort and grace is sadly
needed and would do much to tighten
toll and sweeten the household atmos-
phere. The need is both for little
more space at the rear end of the
house. and little more kindly fore
thought in the care of those who live
at that end.-Celia P. Woclley, in The
Pilgrim for December.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Domdn's WorId. e esss.e sss
Specially Prepared for Our Feminine Readers

I cessity appeal to them as a reason for
voting the ticket fiat
+ The way the women quot ou- after
/ objectionable candidates was .hA de-
! spair of the machine politicians, Nro
7 thought if the party could stlnd for
| them the women could. After Il par
| ticularly interesting club meeting or
| two, when women speakers had mad
| their-say as TO the qualifications of xpG
objectionable ones, the men simply
| gaveTup all hope of carrying any votes
! by sounding the party slogan. 1t was
| not loud enough nor logical enough for
! the women who had weighed the sub
Ject from entirely different standards.
Seven amendments to the state con-
sttution were up for consideration at
the last election and each one of them
was studied with exceeding care. The
trainers of the amendments were in
vitd to address the women's clubs and
were subjected to a fire of questions
that was extremely trying and did from
time to time shoot apart from the mark.
but in the main they were direct and
to the point.
1t is a mistake to say that the more
refined women take no part or interest
in politics. Colorado club women vote
to man." and the club women, while
not in all cases the society leaders, are
in the front rank in thought and ac-
ton. The women who say they do
not believe in suffrage for their sex and
that they have no desire to vote are,
for the most part, the ultra fashion
able or the densely ignorant. Of both
these classes the voting percentage is
small.
The young women have been notable
in their activity in the last campaign,
many of them are the presidents of pc
litical clubs which have done active
work in the field before the election,
and at the polls when the election was
actually, held. Many of the social
clubs in the state have a, sort of poll
teal annex attached which lies dor
mant during the Interval between
elections and comes to life and full ac-
tivity when an election is in sight
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20

And the red robe of pleasure we cheer
fully don,
And dance in our joy like mote in its
We hurry and jostleAmore room, more
roomi
Room for the palace that 1 shall build!
Till a Voice is heard, and its word IS
Doom
And the dreams are buried the hopes
are .stilled.
And the same little mound in the end, in
the end.
For the billiards who break AMI the sages
who mend;
And the same spectre Death his pallor to
And stiil the procession moves on,
While stin the procession moves on,
moves Gri.S fs
!. Gods! how we cling to our pleasures
and Coldl
GaNest companions grow weary and wan ;
Still to Gte's tinsel we ceaselessly hold
Here is our palace, the palace of wealth;
This is our castle, the castle of fame;
Building by force, or building by stealth.
Fighting with shadows our shadows to
claim.
And the same little moundjat the last at
the last
After the dreams and the hurry are past.
And the same weary faces with. white
ness o'ercast.
While still the procession moves on.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Rinse the Mouth.

twice or three times day with an an
tiseptic solution there would not be near
as much sickness. In the last ten years
l have never had a cold, sore throat or
fever. and l ascribe this immunity solely
to the fact that [ follow out this plan
rigidly. There are any number of pro-
prietary antiseptics that are excellent for
this purpose, but many more simple
agents that are as good or better. One
of the best of the latter is carbolic acid.
very weak solution of this gargled and
held in the mouth two or three times a
day will work wonders. Immediately after
using one will find that the mouth feels
cleaner. I believe that a great majority
of the throat and lung troubles come from
the Judgment of disease miscrobes, while
the use of antiseptics will kill these
germs.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Salad pressing without ON.

Not every one cares for the salad
chief factor. Many a palate prefers the
old fashioned boiled dressing. An old
receipt that has stood the test of years
is as follows: Put one cupful of milk
into a double boiler and bring to a boil.
Moisten two even tablespoonfuls of corn
starch with a little cold milk and stir into
the hot milk. When it has thickened add
the well beaten yolks of three eggs and
cook for a minute. Remove from the fire
and add a tablespoonful of vinegar and
salt and pepper. If this stands on the
ice or in a very cool place it will keep for
week. If whipped cream is used 1t
should be added to the dressing just be-
fore the salad is wanted.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
The christmas STOCKING.

The stockings, carefully chosen for
their length, dangle in the chimney
place. Seen in the ligh of early morn
they are swollen misshapen things, but
the more grotesquely distorted they
are the greater is the promise of rich
contents. In the category Of childish
joys there is none greater than getting
down to the toe of well filed stock
ing. The Christmas tree has it's place.
but after all is said, it is a garish,
snowy thing, meant for the public gaze
and to be seen under the glare of lights.
Contrast that with the keen pleasure
OF rushing through darkened rooms.
Drawing shadows lurking in corners and
reaching out at one menacingly. and
then back again. heavily laden, to the
snug, warm bed, where the stocking
is rif1ed of its treasures. Were there
ever such presents! Or such a Christ
mas?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Ample Fritters.

Peel and core four medium-sized sound
apples neatly Cut them into round Slices
sprinkle them with sugar. Put into an
enameled saucepan one ounce of fresh
butter and half pint of lukewarm water
When the water is on the point of boil
ing remove the butter with as much
or as little-of the hot water as you re-
quire to make one-quarter pound of flour
into a thick batter. Add to this a pinch
of salt and two beaten whites of eggs.
In. the middle of each apple slice put a
saltspoonful of raspberry jam. Then dip
the slice of apple into the batter and fry
Immediately Drain well and sprinkle the
fritters with caster sugar. Apples may
also be sliced, soaked in wine, covered
with flour and fried in plenty of butter.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
THE PROCESSION MOVES.

And still the procession moves on,
moves on:
Rich man, poor man, peggar man,
thief"
Hustling, jostling, with faces wan;
Dining with laughter to sup with grief;
Each of us smiling to hide his care:
Each of us weeping, his part to play,
Bending beneath the burdens we bear.
Journeyers all on the great highway. .
the end
For sweetheart and lover, for foeman
and friend
And the same waving grasses to whisper
and bend.
While still the procession moves on.
While still the procession moves On,
Building our castles, we hope and
dream,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
A Pretty Cushion Cover.

Washable covers are the most sensi-
bic ones for winter couches and win
dow seats. Checked bingham is fav-
orite material for these covers, as they
launder well, looking almost as good
as new after visit to the laundry.
Then the checks or blocks serve as a
guide for the forming of geometrical
designs of every imaginable design. The
large checks are the best selection for
the covers and they are.s finished with
a ruffie of the color, with several tucks
at the edge, over whichis white ruff
f1e
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
The Bows Room,

SIMPLICITY should characterize the
furnishings of the boys room, delicate
draperies being quite out of place. A
plain, colored, dark paper on the walls
as suitable background for the pic
lures, which, by the way, should be of
his own selection; a hardwood floor,
with an oriental rug; substantial book
shelves, couch, with a number of
pretty cushions; a table, chairs, iron
bed, washstand. etc, will complete the
furnishings and the decorations he will
supply himself according to his own
taste and his den will then be more at
tractive to him than any place else
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20

turf fire discussing how they could best
use the money, and the woman said in
her own mind that the travelling had
made Jack a wiser man.
prosperous after that, and it was OBJ
served by one and all that the wealth
and the travelling had brought the lad
great wisdom. Anyhow, it was jacks
simple good nature that was RESPONSE
bic for all his good luck.
And thus it came to be a byeword in
the Donegal mountains that nobo6y
knows the luck of a simple country lad.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Potted Chicken.

Strip the meat from the bones of a
praised or steamed fowl; free it from
gristle and skin weigh, and to every
pound of meat allow quarter of a pound
of fresh butter, two or three slices OF
cooked ham. salt and pepper to taste, a
teaspoonful of mace and half a small nut
meg grated Grind or, chop the meat
very fine and pound to a perfectly smooth
paste with the butter, sprinkling in the
spices gradually in the meantime; ne FACE ao6
cover to the depth of a quarter of an
inch with clarified butter. Tie paraffin
paper tightly over the tops and keep III
a cool dry place.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
In the Matter of Microbes.

Proof is at hand that the multifari-
Gus microbes which live in, on, and
about all kinds of matter have been
sadly slandered. This proof was
made in Germany" by a herr doctor
professor at the University of Coffin
gen, and, if microbes had a legal adj
wiser, might form the basis of big suit
for damages. The herr professor Sc
cured dozen fresh eggs. He set the
eggs in a specially constructed incu-
bator to which chemically pure and
sterilized air was supplied in exactly
the proper quantities. At the end of
Matched. The chickens were let out of
the incubator into a fine large coop,
supplied with plenty of light, air, wa
ter and the choicest foods. But the
air was sterilized, the water was dou-
bic distilled and was made chemically
pure, as were also the various foods
Every form and kind of microbe and
germ was scientifically shut out. and
of all creatures which have ever lived
that dozen chickens were the first to
start in life with not a single micros-
copic animalcule to interfere with them.
But the little chickens did not thrive
Day by day they grew weak and thin,
and, one after the other, they lay down
Oh lhelr backs and turned up two stiff
little yellow legs to the microbe laden
air outside their sterilized cooph They
did not digest their food properly, they
mad difficulty in breathing, and they
seemed to have no enjoyment of any
kind in life. The last chemically pure
chicken survived for twenty three days
Then it quit scratching and the expert.
ment was ended.
1t is time to call halt on the indis-
criminate denunciation of microbes.
Man without microbes would evidently
have hard time of it. What is need
ed is to isolate the beneficent microbes
and to organize them into ward and
precinct clubs for the waging of war
Of extinction against their improper
and harmful colleagues.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
To Air the Reds

During the winter months, when all
the windows and doors are kept closed,
the beds should receive especial care.
The. covers should be thrown back over
the foot of the bed, or better still. re-
moved from the bed and placed on
chairs, being careful not to allow them
to fall to the floor, and on all bright,
clear days, leave the windows open I'M
til time to make the beds The rays
of the, sun, if allowed to fall directly
on the bedding, freshens it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Pimento Salad.

These sandwiches are especially fine
for luncheon The sandwiches should not
be allowed to stand for more than an
hour before serving. Gut bread thln,
spread sparingly with thick mayohnalsc
dressing. Place on it a slice of the scar
let Dimento then more salad dressing and
press the upper piece of bread gently.
Serve with leaf of light green lettuce
Trim neatly either round, long or square,
cutting through lettuce and all.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Black And White Yelling.

Owing to its general beeomingness,
the black and white veil continues in
favor. There is a coarse, loosely-wov-
en- mesh in black with fine designs in
small, white, fluffy dots. Another has
a white mesh with large, black dots.
Some have dots of different sizes. A
pretty veil is one of closely woven white
net with black chenille dots arranged
in groups.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
Kitchen and Cable.
THE SUNDAY MENU.

BREAKFAST.
GRAPES. Petitions with Cream.
Pork Crops with Sage Cream.
Baked Potatoes Apple Butter
Popovers. Gomez
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Roast Duck with Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potatoes.
Cauliflower with Cheese.
Celery and Apple Salad.
Minee Pie. Black Coffee.
SUPPER -
Potted Chicken. Tomato Jelly Salad
Pimento Sandwiches.
Stewed Apricots.
Cake Chocolate.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20
RECIPES.
CauIifower.

A delightful flavor is given to q dlsh
of cauflfiower. if after it is boiled in the
usual way. you put it in a baking dish;
with white sauce and sprinkle grated
cheese over the top. Put 1t in the oven
long enough to brown.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-20

If we. desire our prayers should no
heard, our actionss must be suitable 70
our petitions; we must exert ourselves
both before and after prayer in rem
dering ourselves worthy of the favor
we ask. -s'.-s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
MD ILLUSTRATED
m F A s II | O n S

sleeves bag more at the wrists, and under
sleeves are very much larger than they
were early in the season.
OF linen. canvas, duck and pique gowns
there are many very elaborate two-piece
models. Cotton cheviot reckons in here,
too and is by far the handsomest of all.
standing well many kinds of Celebrations.
pretty dress of il is shown at the left in
the concluding sketch. 1t was wedgewood
blue with piping Of white duck and folds
Of white pique trimming. Many of these
suits are rather plain, the skirts finished
with tucking. strapping or f1ounces, coats
are made with basques or belted In at the
waist line and finished with stitching,
strapping or braid or with revers and col
lar of some white wash material banded
with braid. Many button in front, others
are in blazer fashion. Pongee suits made
on this order are fashionable and very cool.
They are stitched in self-color or red. green.
black or white, and are made plain or
elaborate, as one chooses. 4 simple one
remains in the pictures. II was natural
colored pongee and was trimmed with
straps Of pongee stitched in red, had red
bone buttons, and belt and collars red was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

lent The best tonics for the hair contain
tincture of cantnarides. Here is a good
recipe for hair tonic:
Put in a muslin bag one-fourth ounce OF
clippings Of alkanet root. and suspend IL in
a jar containing eight ounces of sweet oil.
covering from the dust. At the end OF the
week add TO the oil tincture OF cantharides
sixty drops, oil of rose ten drops. oil of
neroll sixty drops. oil OF lemon sixty drops.
Stand three weeks before using. Always
keep closely corked. This is a spendid tonic
One more quickly made calls for Jamaica
rum four ounces. tincture of cantharides
one dram, rose water one ounce, sweet oil
two ounces.
These tonics stimulate the growth of the
hair and prevent its falling out. and delay
gray hairs.
also helps to prevent the hair turning gray.
1t will darken hair slightly, and may re-
store the color TO hair that is fading. A
lotion for strengthening the color is made
of bay rum four ounces, flour of sulphur
one ounce. Use only once week.
In some cases gray hair Is due to a lack
of secretion of sulphur in the blood. The
occasional use of sulphur soap is good.
To remove dandruff use alcohol and cas-
tor oil, one ounce oil TO half pint alcohol;
rub in well with nail brush.
To curl hair use hair-curling fluid: Gum
arabic one dram, sugar one dram, rose
water two ounces. After dissolving, strain
through muslin bag. Moisten the hair at
night and put up in papers.
To straighten curly hair, wash the hair
in water containing borax, or use alcohol
and brush thoroughly.
To increase growth of eyelashes, olive oil
rubbed on them daily will be found benefi-
cial. A lotion for the eyebrows to increase
the growth: Common salt one-half dram,
camphor five grains, oil of rosemary ten
drops, alcohol three drains. Dissolve oil
and camphor in the alcohol, add salt. shake
well. Apply little of this every day TO the
eyebrows.