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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The Isle of Long Ago.

BY BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR.
Oh, a wonderful stream is the River Time
AS it flows through the realm of years,
With faultless rhythm and musical
rhyme.
And a broader sweep and surge sublime
AS il blends with the ocean of years.
How the winters are drifting like flakes
of snow
And the summers like buds between;
And the year in the sheaf-so they come
On the rivers breast with its ebb and
As they glide in the shadow and sheen
There's a magical isle up the River of
Where the softest of airs are playing;
There's cloudless sky and a tropical
cline,
And a voice as sweet as a vesper chime,
And the June with the roses are staying.
And the name of this isle is the Long Ago,
And we bury our treasures there:
There are brows of beauty and bosoms Of
There are heaps Of dust, but we loved
them sol
There are trinkets and tresses of hair,
There are fragments of song that nobody
And a part of an infants prayer;
There's harp unswept and a lutte with
out strir gs,
And the garments she used TO wear
There are hands that are waved when the
fairy shore
BY the mirage is lifted in air;
And we sometimes hear through the tur
bulent roar
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone
before
When the wind down the river is fair.
oh, remembered for aye be the blessed
Isle
All the days of our life till night,
And when evening comes with its beauti-
full smile
And our eyes are closing in slumber
awhile
May that Greenwood" of soul be in
sight
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The Kitchen Sink.

Upon the care of the kitchen sink much
of the health of the home depends. Every
good housekeeper will not let this matter
to a servant but see to it herself. One
kitchen sink is a good strainer over the
waste pipe. This pipe should be washed
down every day with generous supply
of boiling water containing a little sal
greasy matter. Twice a week the sink
should be submitted to thorough scrub
bling, paying particular attention to the
sides; and once week a little chloride of
an hour or so, it should be washed down
the waste pipe with hot water. Attention
to these matters will prevent foul odors
and will also keep away reaches which
thrive and multiply in dirty sinks The
faucets and water pipes can be kept
looking bright by giving them a light
rub each day with an old piece of channels
and some good cleaning preparation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The Volunteer Singer.

While solemn high mass of requiem
was being said for the repose of the
soul. of the Rev. Father McGlynn in
immaculate Heart church in Chester,
Pa, says the Philadelphia Press a
stranger appeared and asked permis-
sion to take part in the rendition of
Onewald's production, which was about
to be started. The man had every ap-
pearance of a tramp and one empty
sleeve hung by his side. After enter
ing the choir loft he was permitted to
join in the chorus. Soon it was APP
parent that he was an accomplished
singer. He had a rich baritone voice.
but took the part of the missing tenor
with equal ease and purity of express
sion.
The man said his home is nowhere.
Twenty-one years ago, he sang, in
choir in Manayunk, but since has done
SO in all parts of the country. He said
that twenty years ago he sat up
all night with Newlind, who arranged
the tenor part of the mass, and assist
ed in the work so that the score could
be sung over the body of Bishop
Hughes. He said the next time he
sings will probably be somewhere in the
west.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Useful to Know.

When nuts are eaten if they are dipped
| BILE.
Washing turkey spoils the flavor. II
| 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 ana
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 boiling water
Table oilclothi makes serviceable bind
lngs for strips of carpet or for rugs that
are frayed at the ends.
To prevent thick skin forming on the
top of cooked cereals while waiting to be
served. pour just enough hot water over
1t to cover. the top, then stir it in we'll
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 decora-
ton for a boys rooms arranged above
the shelf in the form of thing. If a fire
board is used it can be made to CORE
spond.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
How the States Were NAMED.

"A correspondent having inquired why
the, states are called by their present
names, and what are their derivation
ana meaning, an exchange answers as
follows:
Maine-So called from the province OF
Maine in France, in compliment to
queen Henrietta of England, who, ii
mas been said. owned that province
This is the commonly received opinion
New Hampshire-Named by John Ma
son in 1889 (who, with another, obtained
the grant from the CROWN, from Hamp-
SHIRE county in England. The former
name of the domain was Laconia.
Vermont-From the French vert
mont" or green mountain. indicative
of the mountainous nature of the state.
me name was first officially recog-
nized Jan. Is, 1777.
MISUNDERSTANDING name signify
ing the country about the great hills"
Rhode 1sland-This name was ADOPT
ed in 1914 from the island of Rhodes.
in the Mediterranean, because of it's re-
semblance to that island.
Connecticut-This is the English or
typography of the Indian word Quon-eh-
ia cut, signifies the long river
New York-Named by the Duke of
York under color of the title given him
by the English crown in 1864.
New Jersey-So called in honor of Sir
George Carteret, who was governor of
the island of Jersey, in the British
channel.
the founder of the colony, meaning
"Penn's Woods
xDelaware-In honor of Thomas West,
E0dr de la Ware, who visited the bay
and died there in 1910
Maryland-After Henrietta, Maria
queen of Charles I of England.
Vifginia-So called in honor of Queen
Elisabeth, the virgin queen" in whose
first attempt to colonize that region.
North and South Carolina were orig
inally in one tract, called "Carlina.,
after Charles TX of France, in 1904.
subsequently, in 1865, the name was
altered to Carolina.
Georgia-So called in honor of George
III OF England, who esta blished a colony
in that region in 1882.
,fIorida-Ponce de Leon, who discov-
cred this portion of North America in
1872, named it Floriday, in commemor
alton of the day he landed there. which
was the Patques de Flores of the Span
iards or Feast of Flowers otherwise
known as Easter Sunday.
Aiabama-Formerly portion of Mis-
Slsslppl territory, admitted into the
90 a ololc III 1913. Inc. name
is or Indian origin, signifying Here
we rest
Mississippi-Formerly a portion of
the province of louisiana So named
in 1900 from the great river on the west
ern line. The term is of Indian origin,
meaning long river
Louisiana-From Louis XIV of
France, who. for some time prior TO
1853, owned the territory.
:, Arkansas-From kansas" the In
dian word for smoky water" with the
French prefix are bow.
Tennessee-Indian for "the river OF
the big bend" i.e., the Mississippi,
which is 1t western boundary.
kentucky-Indian for lat the head
of the river.
Ohio-From the Indian, meaning
beautiful Previously applied to the
river which traverses a great part of
it's borders.
MISUNDERSTANDING applied to the
lake. the Indian name for "fish-weir.
So called from the fancied resemblance |
Of the lake to fish trap.
lndiana-So called in 1902 from the |
American Indians
lilinois-From the Indian 'illini,"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The WAY to Be Happy.

Wouldst thou be wretched? 'Tis an easy
way;
Think but of self, and self alone all day;
Think of thy pain, thy grief, thy loss
thy care
All that thou hast to do or feeINor bear;
Think of thy pleasure of thy good, thy
gain
Think only of thyself-twin not be vain
Wouldst thou be happy? Take an easy
way;
Think of those round thee-live for them
all day;
Think of their pain, their grief, their loss,
their care
All that they have to do or feel or bear;
Think of their pleasure, of their good,
their gain;
Think of those round thee-'twill not be
vain
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Practical Gratitude.

Mr.. ]. ogden Armour whose little
daughter was recently saved from a
life of suffering by an operation, will
express his gratitude in form at once
practical and beautiful. The little girl
was treated for congenital dislocation
of the hip by the German surgeon, Dr..
Lorenz. Mr.. Armour has now an
nounced his intention of building and
endowing at an expense of $3,000,0 00
an institution where the children of the
poor can be treated for the same de-
formity without charge. my daugh-
ter has practically been given back to
me-" he says, land my wife and 1 are
grateful. Other parents are joyless be-
cause their children are afflicted with
the same trouble. want to make
them happy, too"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10

! girl on her way to round of teas,
| stopped to make her call. The girl
had been. there many times before, and
| had always been warmly welcomed,
but this time her small hostess greeted
| her with especial delight 1t was ex-
planned when the girl rose to leave.
Have you got to go, deary?2" the
old woman asked. We'll, there, /
hadn't ought to try to keep you. /
guess you don't know how I've enjoyed
| it. I do so like to have folks to dress
UP when they come to see mel"
Il had never thought of it before -
the girl said, telling of the incident,
but l have never forgotten it since.
Some of those ladies used to be
wealthy. Somehow, as 1 thought of it,
it seemed simple courtesy to dress as
if 1 were calling at their old-time
homes-a way of saying that one rec
ognized the lady, not her changed cir
cumstances. AS for the other ones,
those who never were ladies, it gives
them such unspeakable delight to see
pretty clothes, and talk them over
afterward, that l wouldn't deprive
them of that pleasure for a great deal
Since that / have been more particular
about dressing up when I go to the
home than l am when l go to recep
ton
+ Courtesy of dress is not confined to
courts. Every girl has many oppor
tunities to show, in this way as in
others, courage and tact and unselfish
ness. Two incidents. sharply contrast
ed, reveal the manner in which two
such opportunities were met.
A girl detained by business for day
or two in small town happened to
meet an old schoolmate, who invited
her to spend the evening with her.
There were to be just a few friends, in
formally, she said, in answer to the
other girls reply that she had no even
ing dress with her, and nobody was
going to dress up" So, happy at the
thought of pleasant evening where
she had expected a lonely one, the girl
went. What was her dismay, upon
reaching the house, to find everybody
in evening dress including her hostess,
who merely laughed at her guests
glance of surprise.
II know / said I wouldn't" she apol-
ogized, but 1 didn't think you would
care if 1 changed my mind
The other incident was pleasanter. A
wealthy young girl visiting a friend
who had no money for luxuries, sur
prised her hostess by the simple way in
which she dressed. The last night,
when the two were together while the
guest packed her trunk, the other girl
it. The beautiful dresses
that she had expected, and secretly
dreaded, to see were there, but her
friend had not even taken them from
their wrappings. She had quietly worn,
during her whole visit, the three or
four gowns that offered the least con-
Lrast to her hostess plain wardrobe.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
a Song For the New Year.
HARRIET Nj. SKTDMORE.

HARRIET NJ. SkIDMORE.
The old year lieth out of sight,
Deep buried meath the winter snow,
Where, through the long, dark Arctic
nights,
Wierd banners of the Northern Lights
Above him stream with lurid glow.
So let us leave him to his rest,
And hail the New Year. bithe and free
Who comes in royal raiment dressed,
And fain would be a welcome guest
And sharer in our festal glee.
Then hail the King, as from the East
He comes with Days Auroral Star.
Ring out the chime, ana spread the feast,
And bid the greatest with the least
Unite their welcomes near and far.
Behold! He flingeth everywhere
His bounty bright in cleaning showers
His jewel-moments, rich and rare,
That Irvine themselves in chaplets fair
To form the rainbcw-tinted hours.
Oh, may we set those priceless gems
In golden deed, and word, and thought!
That angel hands may fashion them
Into a glorious diadem,
A crown of light, divinely wrought.
Then, while on pinions softly swift
The last swift year of Time shall flee,
Our radiant brows we may uplift,
EncrOwned with each bright New Years
gift
To shine through glad Eternity.
From Roadside Flowers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
A Pleasing Manner.

1t is universally conceded that a
pleasing personality is womans
greatest fortune. That intangible
thing called "charm'-who shall define
it? Intellectual women do not always
possess it and, too, very often we meet
beautiful women who are devoid of it.
They lack those qualities which per-
meate the character with irresistible
sweetness and which give their pos
SCISSOR an inimitable attraction wheth-
er she be physically beautiful or not.
Cleanliness, good taste, a ready adap-
liability combined with delicate sense
of refinement, cheerfulness and thought
fitness, are the requisites of pleasing
personality which hold the mystery of
charm. Add to them graciousness and
gracefulness and you have a woman
who is half human, half divine"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10

men. and the French suffix "ois,' to-
gether signifying tribe of men,
Wisconsin-Indian term for wild
rushing channel"
Missouri-Named in 1921 from the
great branch of the Mississippi which
flows through it. Indian term, mean
ing muddy
Iowa-From the Indian, signifying
Minnesota-Indian for cloudy wa
ter
California-The name given by Cortes
the discoverer of that region. He prob
ably obtained it from an old Spanish
romance, in which an imaginary ISL
and of that name is described as
Astounding in gold.
Oregon-According to some, from the
Indian oregon, river of the west
Others consider it derived from the
Spanish "oregano" wild marjoram,
which grows abundantly on the Pacific
coast.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
~ Dome gireIe. ~
LIFE.

Let me but live my life from year tc
year,
With forward face and unreluctant
soul,
Not Fastening to. nor turning from, the
goal;
Not mourning for the things that dis
appear
In the dim past, nor holding back in
fear
From what the future wells; but whit
a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with
cheer.
So let the way wind up the hill or down.
Through rough or smooth, the journey
will be joy;
Still seeking what I sought when but
a boy,
New friendship, high adventure, and a
crown,
shall grow old, but never lose nfe's
Zest,
Because the roads last turn will be the
best.
-Hery Van Dyke.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Folly of Morhidness

1t is a great mistake for any one ia
allow himself to develop unsociable
tendencies, for the results are often
far-reaching and grow beyond the con-
troll of the individual, who, partly from
indifference and partly from inherent
laziness, makes no effort. to keep his
friends or enlarge his social 'acquaint-
ances. Shyness. too, is often the cause
of a person holding himself aloof from
the world, and also morbidness, the
latter being the worst sequestration Of
all, as it often results in complete iso-
lation and estrangement from every
one. Unsociability is like the rift with
in the lutte. 1t begins so gradually
dissemination to leave home, a half
felt dislike of encountering new people
and So little by little, and almost I'M
consciously, the feeling is fostered until
1t becomes so strong that it is almost
impossible to break through the reserve
it has built up between the recluse and
his kind.
A person who begins by being merely
unsocial often ends by becoming what
is commonly known as "cranky',-a
number of examples might be cited in
every ones experience to show how
easy it is to let ones self drift into
eccentric1ty.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The Hands.
TITS God gives skill,
But not without mems hands "

lis God gives skill,
But not without mems. hands,
1t is better TO wear gloves two sizes
too large than one size too sIpall The
hand loses all its expression when
cramped into an ill-shaped or tight
glove. Very often there is a slight diff
ference in size between the two hands
On account of the right hand being
used more the muscles are apt to de-
velop more than in the left hand For
this reason many fastidious women
have their gloves made to order so as 10
insure nice fit. AS the hand is one of
the most useful members of the body it
should be treated with the greatest re-
spect. Aristotle tells us it is 1.-The men,
Der of members" and modern writer
says The human hand is such a won
derful thing that it alone should con-
vince the atheist that only a divine
power could have created it,"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Sweets.

Peanut Taffy-Put into a saucepan one
pint OF New Orleans molasses with two
of water Let this cook until when
tested by dropping some into ice water,
it will become hard. Shell three pints of
peanuts, butter biscuit tins and spread
the nuts over the bottom; pour the cooked
mixture over them. and put them away TO
become cold and hard
Cocoanut Squares-Take one and one
half pounds of granulated sugar and the
milk of a cocoanut. Mix together and
heat slowly until the sugar is melted !;
boil for five minutes, then add one finely
grated cocoanut, and boil for ten minutes
longer stirring constantly to keep from
burning. When done pour on buttered
plates and cut into squares. This will
take about two days to harden.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Not Lost.

Not lost, not severed; only hid from view.
The tide which binds me, o my friends.
to you;
The prayer raise to aid your wished
repose
Flows back. through you. to soothe and
bless my woes,
While you whose lot is with the saints
in peace
From lurking dangers win me sweet re-
lease.
Not lost, not severed-flow my happy
tearsi
Thrice happy loss which Heaven itself
dearsi
o full exchange for earths imperfect joy:
o fairest gold for earth's, at best. alloy.
A little sooner touching lifes green shore
Your prayers speed by frail bark the
breakers DER
Eliza Allen Starr.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
A Disappearing Type.

(From the independently
The type of woman we Used to see, who
kept the street car waiting while she re-
peated her affectionate adieus. who took
up four seats in the railroad car and occu-
pied the dressing room for an hour as the
train was reaching its terminus who re-
fused contemptuously to stand in line
before a ticket office and wait her turn,
who considered herself Wsulted by every
man who spoke to herSSlnd who screamed.
tainted and otherwise made a nuisance of
herself whenever there was any excite
ment in the crowd. has either died off or
has reformed so much as to be no longer
so conspicuous and obnoxious.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Cream Cabbap ore

Cut a good, white, firm head of cab
bage into quarters, soak in cold water
for two or three hours, then shake until
dry. Chop fine and place in a vessel of
boiling sailed water, without a cover
and boil twenty minutes. Drain through
colander and to each quart of cabbage
allow two tablespoonfuls of butter. one
tablespoonful of salt and saltspoonful of
pepper, return to the vessel and place
over a moderate fire. Mix one table
spoonful of flour with one of milk When
smooth, add cupful of milk, strain and
pour over the cabbage and stir until it
reaches the boiling point
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Glazed Turnips

Peel the turnips and cut into pear
shaped pieces. Boil ten minutes in sailed
water and drain. Melt an ounce of but
ter in a saucepan, put in the turnips,
strew with powdered sugar and toss them
about until they begin to brown. Moisten
with a small qantity of broth season with
salt, paper and ground cinnamon and
cook gently until tender. Arrange them
in pyramid on a hot dish and pour hte
sauce over them
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
pigestible Corn Bread.

To those persons who are fond of
cornmeal indigestible, the following recipe
is offered which contains only small
quantity of cornmeal in proportion to
or rye flour, one-half cup of Indian meal
and one teaspoonfuI of salt Put these
ingredients in a bowl and add one-half
cup of molasses, one-half cup of sweet
or buttermilk, into which has been stirred
one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a
little warm water. Steam three hours,
then remove the cover of the mould and
set in the oven for ten minutes
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
Kitchen and Cable.
Kitchen and Table.

BREAKFAST.
Ctewed Apricots. Hominy and Milk.
Kidney Stew.
Dreamed Potatoes. Popovers-
Coffee.
DINNER.
Consomme Roast Turkey.
Beef a la Mode. Drowned Potatoes.
Mashed TurnipS. Celery.
Orange and Lettuce Salad.
Coacoanut Pie. Cheese Waters.
Black Coffee
SUPPER.
Sliced Veal Loaf. Potato Salad.
Pot Cheese. Hot Rolls.
Lemon Gelatine Sunshine Cake.
Hot Chocolate.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
REGIMES.

Cut the apples in dice and shred the
celery. Take equal portions of each and
with toasted crackers and cheese balls.
These balls are made by mixing cream
cheese with cream and chopped chives
lettuce.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10
The Courtesy of Dress

She was a little. bent old woman in
an old ladies' home. One day young |
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-10

Make the Children Happy.
There is no other duty, says a