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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
MAcKAY's DESIRE FOR YOUTH.
"God Almighty Has No Gift So
Sweet as Youth"
MashingtOn Post


"One Christmas eve, about a dozen
years ago." said a newspaper man. II
was sent by my paper to see the late
John Mackay about a big cable deal
that was then in process OF formation.
1t was showing hard and about 3
o'clock at night when L reached the
place where Mr.. Mackay was living. l
found him in magnificent suite in
Fifth avenue family hotel. He was sit
ting before an open fire, in smoking
jacket and slippers. all alone All of
the members of his family were abroad.
l had been so often to see him that he
knew me pretty well by that time and
insisted upon my removing my over
coat and smuggling up to the CRATE fire.
Il broached the cable matter to him,
but he said that the thing wasn't in
such shape that would permit of his
talking about It, He was in a more
conversational humor on this Christmas
eve than l had ever found him, and he
asked me a lot of questions about the
newspaper business.
-" How old are you, SOM he asked
me in a reflective sort of way, after a
while.
Thirty / told him.
DO you know, young man. he said,
that | would give every dollar / have
in the world. and be glad of the chance,
if / could only be 30 years of age to-
night?'
with the inconsequence of youth |
mumbled something about 80 being a
pretty good age, but 1 added that it
had always struck me that it would
be a mighty fine thing to be Million
aire. too.
married. my boy?'
Il told him yes, and that few hours
later I'd be stuffing the stockings hung
up by my two young ones.
And so you think it's such a great
thing to be a millionaire, the bonanza
king went on, and there was a humor-
Gus twinkle in his eye. But here /
am, a millionaire if you please and
there was very broad smile on his
face by this time, and yet on this
Christmas eve 1 am alone-can't even
get my wife to live in this country
with me-, and he laughed aloud, Yet
it struck me that there was something
pathetic in his tone although, of
course, he meant to be taken as only
fooling.
Il don't know what l get out of life
that you don't get he went on, after a
pause. All that l contrive to extract
from my millions is my board and
clothes-you get those, don't you? You
young men of the press work pretty
hard, l know-but so do I work hard. ]
don't suppose there's newspaper man
in America who works any harder than
/ do. But, as ] say, 1 haven't the
best of you nor of any other young
fellow working for a salary when
it comes to the pleasures of life. 1
was just as happy man when / was
fiat broke, with nothing in sight out
yonder in Virginia City. as have ever
been since. or probably ever will be
again. It's hard to make a young
man see it, of course, because it's not.
in nature, but let me tell you that God
Almighty has no gift one-half so sweet
to bestow upon his children as youth
youth" and he repeated the word in
dreamy sort of way, as If he enjoyed
the very sound of it.
When / left the presence of that
fine, sagacious man on that snowy
Christmas eve, felt more contented
with my lot than had been for long
time"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

months in the year. Even at the best
sea5on this poor family has been hard
ly able to walk on the laIIG. The hold
ing is rented at e5 As. Sd. for the mis-
cradle swamp. There are five years
arrears due for the last eighteen years,
and e9ch year a years rent has been
paid since that time. The last two
years Thomas Freeman and Mrs. Mo-
ran have paid three years rent and
costs. The agent. Woulfe Flanagan,
has put costs on the last two years in
collecting this rent, and the people
have never been able to pay more than
they have paid, and only this by the
English earnings. The arrears, which
were unheeded for the last eighteen
years, were totted up. and writ
served last January The land, with
other farms, was put up for sale in
Roscommon, and the usual proceedings
adopted. SO that this holding of q
few acres is now taxed with almost
$40 costs and the five-years-old ar
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
The Lords Prayer

Sublimities are too often mumbled
on thoughtless lips. The power of in
vocation is great. indeed. A single
prayer may address itself with solemn
directness. to an emnipotent God and
eaA upon infinite petentialities There
is a power OF pathos in the ordinary
petitions that Christians Tecite daily,
but fail 10 appreciate. In the Lord 5
prayer great rhetoricions have found
passages that run the gamut of every
beauty and feeling and eloquence. An
anecdote told of Booth. the tragedian,
Is illustrative:
He. with several friends, had been
invited to dine with an. old gentleman
in Baltimore. of distinguished kindness,
urbanity and piety They, though dis
approving Of theatres and theatre-go-
ing. had heard so much OF Mr. Booths
remarkab BILE powers, that curiosity to
see the man had i'm this instance, over
come all scruples and prejudices. After
all the entertainment was over lamps
lighted and the company reseated in
the drawing room, some one requested
Booth, as particular favor to read
aloud the Lords Prayer. Booth ex-
pressed his willingness to do this, and
al leyes were turning eXpectantly upon
him. Booth rose slowly and reverently
from his chair. 1t was wonderful TO
watch the play Of emotions that con-
vulsed his countenance. He became
deathly pale. and his eyes, turned
tremblingly upward, were wet with
tears. And yet he had not spoken.
The silence could be felt. 1t became
absolutely painful. till at last the spell
was broken, as If by an electric shock.
as his rich-toned voice, from white lips.
syllabled forth: "Our Father. who art
in heaven" with a pathos and solem-
nifty that thrilled all hearers. He fin
ished. The silence continued. Not a
word was heard or a muscle moved in
his raDt audience, till from a remote
corner of the room subdued sob was
heard, and the old gentleman their
most. stepped forward, with streaming
eyes and tottering frame. and seized
Booth by the hand. Sir" said he. in
broken accents, you have afforded me
a pleasure for which my whole future
life will feel grateful / am an old
man; and every day from nv boyhood
TO the present time I thought I had re-
peated the Lords Prayer: but I have
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

rears, some e26 2s. Cd, making a tot,1
of some e66. That morning Mrs E,'l Sn''l
mans two COWS We're taken awav g.
balIifI McNtH and his drover. Tb5
neighbors were naturally i'm bed a.,
O'Clock in the morning and the rn,.5
We're driven to Frenchpark. and lrr.
Freeman was not even asked To- sarrl.
The clubhouse in which the cattle b..i
Deen was securely locked. and the In.I
was broken by the baiIims and tr'
cattle taken away On this hoIdir,,
like many others on the De Fray['
estate. no fair rent has been ever fixed
Inc same rent of e5 As. Cd has been
paid by the Freemans since Mrs. Free
man remembers, some thirty va5r.
ago, although land values have gor..
down by one-half since 1870. Tbera
is no word of when the two cows vrfr
be sold, and in the meantime the Httr.
children, who had milk each dav fer
their scanty meal. will have to d.,
without it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
Miracle Wrought in New York.

Hanging her iron braces on the ali
tar in the Church of St. Jean Baptiste,
in East Seventy sixth street, New
York City, on Monday. July q, Marion
Oates walked out of the church, conf
dent that she had been cured of hip
disease. The child had kissed the relic
of st. Anne, mother of the Virgin
Mary. and directly following that the
miracle, as her parents regard it, was
performed
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
CHURCH CALENDAR.

Sunday. Aug. 24-Fourteenth after
Pentecost. st. Bartholomew, A. 1.
Monday, 25.-St. Louis, King.
Tuesday. 26-St Zephyrinus, p. NJ.
Wednesday, 27-St. Joseph Calasanc-
tius. c. F.
Thursday, 2s-St. Augustine. Bp. c.
D.
Friday. 29-Beheading of ST. John
Baptist.
Saturday. 3O-st Rose of Lima.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The Intermountain and Colorado
Catholic reaches the Catholic people of
Montana, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Neva-
da, Wyoming, New Mexica and Ari-
zona. 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, 1902-08-23

By the viii of Mrs. Sarah McIntee. who
died at New York few days ago. Catho-
lie institutions receive substantial be-
quests.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

A large force of men is at work remod-
cling the interior of Sacred Heart acad-
envy at Menlo Park. Cal. The numerous
large rooms are being partitioned to ac-
commodate large number of pupils
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
Church
Universal

never heard it-never," You are
right" replied Booth; ito read that
prayer as it should be read has caused
me the severest study and labor for
thirty years; and 1 am far from being
satisfied with my rendering of that
wonderful production.
Thousands of Christians who
thoughtlessly utter this grand prayer
every day would profit by studying its
passages. 1t is well named the Lords
Prayer. Catholic Citizen.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
Next to Pope Leo in Age.


On June IS Archbishop Murphy of
Hobrt, Australia, entered his SSth year
By age and length OF service he is
said to rank next the Holy Father as
the oldest prelate in Christendom. the
pope being but five years older than
he.
Replying to an address of congratu-
lation on his anniversary, the venera-
Bile archbishop said that twenty years
ago he was at Rome and had an audi
ence of the present pope. In taking
leave of his holiness the pope said to
him: This is the last time we shall
meet in this world" Ten years later
he was again at Rome, and in CONVEX
sation with the pope reminded him of
what he had said when he had last
had an audience, and he told the pope
that in that matter. at all events, he
mad not been infallible. Well, ten
more years had gone by, and the pope
and he were still alive, and if he were
at Rome again he would remind his
holiness of his non-infallibility con-
corning the period of either Of them
going to heaven.
Archbishop Murphy was born at
Cookstown, County Cork, on June IS,
1915, while the famous battle of Water
loo was being fought on the plains near
the Belgian capital
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Domestic and Foreign Briefs Selected
From Church Progress"

The Baroness Won Ketteler of Germany
has arrived at Detroit. which place she
Will make her future home.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco.
accompanied by Rev. Father Ramm, has
sailed from New York for Europe.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Governor Beckham of Kentucky has ap-
proved the appointment of Andrew Lud-
wig a German Catholic for state fac
tory inspector
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The certificate of Incorporation of St
Joseph,s hospital for consumptives, in
New York. has been approved by the
state board of charities. The board has
received request for its approval of
the incorporation of Our Lady of Victory
sanitarium, with its principal offices at
Kingston.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Kumvar Harnum Singh. has beeen made
the first president of the newly founded
Society of Children in India. The pur-
pose of the society is to put stop to the
selling of girls for immoral purposes by
the Buddhists parents. Such traffic as
stated is general in all the large Indian
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The Catholic separate schools of Parth.
in the Province of Ontario. Canada, have
Just come forward with a fine showing.
They are taught by the Sisters of Char
itiy, and of the eighteen pupils who stood
for entrance examinations. sixteen were
successful. We should like to make a
similar record of every Catholic school
on the continent.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

On the feast of the Assumption, the
handsome new church at Jefferson, n. H.,
which is under the patronage of St.
Agnes, was dedicated in the presence of
many people.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

More Seizures on the De Freyne
Estate.-On Monday morning at ) the
occupants of Mr.. Freemans house
Kilbrudane, We're early aroused by a
raid of bailiffs. A daughter of Thomas
Freeman was UP early that morning.
and shortly after 4 o'clock in the early
dawn she espied McNiff. De Freynes S
bailiff, and his escort of some thirty
police. The police surrounded the
house on every side and Mrs. Free
man. whose family of ten lived in the
humble house, and whose husband and
son are away in England to earn rent
and food, was naturally much upset.
Her husband has lived in England for
years, and has only visited his home
about two or three months in winter
Three of the girls are in America
Thomas Freeman holds some seven
Irish acres of bogland, with an acre of
heavy clay land. This small holding is
divided between him and his sister,
Mrs. Moran, so that the actual acreage
is some four acres each. Upon this
land some little potatoes are raised,
and little oats. The holding is only
sufficient to Craze a COW. mot a bit
o. hay ever on it, % the description of
this marsh, which is half flooded eight
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

time and has recently undergone exten-
sive renovation and repairs.
During the past three years more than
6,OI9 patients have been treated at the
Georgetown university hospital Funds,
however, are urgently needed to increase
its facilities and to secure the same the
faculty of the institution has issued a cir
cular to all old students.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

most interesting and edifying cere-
monial was the presentation of an adj
dress to Cardinal Moran by the So
dality of the Children of Mount Car
mel at the Hospice for the Dying,
Harolds Cross, on Sunday The pres
entation was preceded by a brief eulo-
gium by his grace, the Archbishop of
Dublin of the sodality, whose mission
ary character and labors should com
ment it especially to the Australian
cardinal. His grace recalled the re-
ports which from time to time he had
made of the sodality. They contained
indeed an astounding record of zeal
and devotion on the part of it's mem,
bers. I'm the first report" his grace
declared, II was able to mention that
out of this association over three hum
dred young girls had become nuns,
and were then in the religious life in
various converts throughout the world,
some, no doubt, here in Ireland, and
in England and Scotland; others in
some of the European countries, such
as France and Belgium, many in Aus
tralia. and Africa, ard 1SSw Zealand.
and the United States, and Mexico, and
even in the Scandinavian countries OF
Norway and Denmark. That number
has gone on increasing. When five
years had gone over the number was
practically four hundred. When the
second period had elapsed it was con-
siderably over five hundred, and at the
present moment there are six hundred
and three former members of this as
sociation of the Children of Mary nuns
in different countries of the world
some here in Ireland and some
abroad" In his response to the ad-
dress Cardinal Moran in n most in
teresting speech, warmly eulogized the
missionary spirit displayed by the Irish
race from the earliest times till our
own. Every country in the world was
full of the records and the fruits of
their labors, and the young ladies of
this sodality were worthy children of
the great race to which they belonged.
The reception of sixty new members
into the sodality by his grace the
archbishop appropriately concluded a
most interesting proceeding.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The Catholics of La Crosse. Wis. cele-
brated the jubilee anniversary of Pope
Leo in very fitting manner. In the
morning all of the Catholic societies in
the city formed ain escort to the priests
of the city from the residence of Bishop
Schwebach To the cathedral where elab-
crate services were held. In the evening
a very elaborate programme was car
ried out in the La Crosse theatre
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Bishop O'IIanlon, of Uganda Africa, is
collecting funds for his diocese in Ire
land
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

A state meeting of the German Catholic
societies Of Indiana will soon be held at
indianapolis.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

On Wednesday, night the premises
and stores of Mr.. ]. F. O'Neill. phar-
maceutical chemist, Main street, Car
rick-on SUR, was gutted by fire. The
fire originated in a cellar. where a
cask. of methyfated spirit took fire
The blaze spread with lightning rapid
lty owing 10 the infammable stores
and at II O'Clock the roof of the rear
premises fell in. The houses adjoin-
ing were for a considerable time in
great danger. Willing hands poured
water on the fire with buckets, and an
ola military fire engine was got to
work, but, practically speaking, there
rs no means of putting out fire in
the TOWN. no water supply. except
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

FOREIGN.
Ii is now stated that London contains
over 100000 Catholics
The holy father has conferred upon Mr.
j. +. Spencer Turner, a well known resi-
dent of Rome, the title of Marquis.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Fire in Limerick-At 8 on Monday
evening a serious fire was discovered
in a large store rented from the har-
Dor commissioners by Messrs. Banna-
tyne & Sons, grain importers and mil
lers, alongside the new dock. The
tore was chiefly composed of wood
andsburned rapidly. Fortunately there
was little or no wind, or the sparks
from the burning building would GER
tainly have injured large piles of tim
Der in the back premises and the ship
ping in the dock. The store contained
some $500 worth of grain and e40O
worth of empty casks. The loss is
supposed to be covered by insurance
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Last SUNDAY was a memorable day for
the Catholics of Shepards. o. On that
date was dedicated their handsome little
church. known as st. Thomas the Apos-
tie
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The Italian church of st. Ann in Provi-
dence, r. !, has at last been dedicated.
The church has been in use for some
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The beautiful church of Neusenstamm
near Frankfort t-on-the Main, Germany,
built in 1854 by the Countess Mary The,
resa Schoenborn. was recently destroyed
by lightning striking the spire. 1t was
a gem of art, and contained a marvellous
collection of art work furnished at a cost
lately, of 10000 marl1s( all of which be-
came a complete ruin.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

y considerable number OF nuns are ar
irving in England. Germany. Spain and
Belgium as a result of the closing of the
religious schools and converts in France.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

in the United States the Little Sisters
have thirty-nine homes and $500 inmates
in these homes. Neither in America nor
elsewhere do they make any distinction
on account of religions. or nationality:
but receive under their hospitable roofs
all destitute old people they can accom-
modate.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Miss Mary Alexander of Boston re-
ceved the white veil as Sister Redemptor
Of the Cross at the monastery of Mt. Car
mel. RoXbury. Mass. a few days ago.
The new Star is of Portuguese extrac-
ton. and receives. on that account. the
name of the newly canonized saint of
the Carmelites
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

resting upon His mothers arm will be
unveiled and blessed Aug. q. al Turtles
vile. y. Y. Ii is placed on the brow of a
hill in an eight-sided structure. Auries-
vile is the SPOT where the Jesuit mis-
sionary. Father Jogues. and many Chris
tian Indians suffered for the faith. and
il is also the birthplace of the sanity
Katherine Tegakwitha. the lily of the
Mohawk Indians.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Merced. Cal. is to have handsome
$4,000 church. and the Catholics of the
community are looking forward to the
fact with many happy expectations.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

AT the recent retreat of the clergy of
the diocese at st. Francis seminary. Mil
waukee. Wis. resolutions We're drawn up
on the Philippine friar and school ques-
tions. These resolutions were signed by
dent Roosevelt. A reply has been re-
ceived i'm the form of copy of the laws
relating to the Philippine schools and OF
the recent letter of Secretary Root on
that subject
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Shortly after 10 on Monday night,
while crowd was watching a fire in
Limerick in it's later stages, a woman,
whose name has not transpired, fell
into the dock, and would certainly
have been drowned had not two sol
diers belonging to the Yorkshire Light
infantry, who had come with the mil
itary fire engine, jumped into the water
and kept her a1oat until she was
hauled ashore in an exhausted condi,
tion She was at once taken to the
house of the harbor master, Captain
Fitzmaurice, and soon recovered from
the severe shock occasioned by her
sudden immersion.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Through the generosity OF Rev Father
Roche of Kenosha. Wis. the convent of
the Dominican Sisters in that place is
to receive a large addition. The Sisters
ana their friends are greatly elated over
the fact 1t will contain community
room and a beautiful chapel.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

The Roman correspondent of La CroiX
says he learns that the Pope, urged by
the countless appeals received from
France, has resolved upon adding a pro-
test of his own concerning the campaign
of the Combes ministry against religious
associations.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

On Saturday the funeral obsequies
of the Most Rev. Dr. Croke. the arch
bishop of Cashel. were celebrated in
the Cathedral Thurles, in the presence
of great assemblage of bishops, cler-
gy, and people. Cardinal Moran, Car
dinal Logue, and the archbishop of
Dublin were amongst those who took
part in the ceremonies. Mr.. William
O'Brien, NJ. p, attended as one of the
deputation from the Irish parliament
tary party, and Mr.. Michael Davitt
was also present.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Contractors are making satisfactory
progress with the new school building
under construction for st. Thomas con-
gregation in Chicago.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-23

Work on the new s5O,DO0 church at Wat
sonYille. Cal, is progressing rapidly. 1t
is now being lathed preparatory to being
plastered.