The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-06
Our literary Cable,

The Catholic World for August con-a+--
stories by Agnes OFarrell Rowe, j. G.. Bianar5 @
! E. F. MOsby; poems by B. T. Wade p j rqr ao1
and L. F. Murphy, with the usual able and tiTai
! book reviews eE
| Robert NJ. Sillard writes an enthusiastic a,--..
ton Of the famous Irish poet in the current numb
| The citizens of Dublin about to build a r9c
ment to Moore's memory. Mr.. SiIlard writes.
ut is a recognized fact that the finest of rbo I'LL, .
Irish airs obtained their just appreciation less fr,
sense of their intrinsic merit than from their r0io
with lyrics which seized the popular attention.
and thus it was that Moore saved them from degrad
ton Exquistely organized in soul and sense h..
gathered I'D the fragments of the ancient mefodo,
of his dear land and associated them with songs such
as had never been heard
tom Moore was placed in circumstances most
adverse to the cultivation of independence He was
poor He had to procure, by continuous effort the
comforts of existence. He moved amongst the
wealthy and the great many OF whom had strong
attachment to and would have been happy to supply
his wants He had faculties of brain and pen in.
valuable to any political party which could nave pro.
cured the of them. He loved MS relatives with
devoted affection, which might nave prompted any
sacrifice. to elevate them and advance their Interests
Briefly he had the ampest opportunities of COM
mandng a profitable dependence, and the strongest
temptations to employ them. But he refused He
endured his poverty and preserved his honor He
lived and died sef-reyng, selfrespecting Irishman
and left to posterity example of independence
which has not had many parallels.
What is Moores position in the scale OF English
/
must he reckoned among the half-dOzen writer's OF
verse who enjoy the chief hold on popular favor
In connection with the Thomas Moore memorial
the most interesting proposition is that the remains
of Moore be brought home TO Ireland. The Dublin
Freeman recalls that there are many notable prece-
dents-in the bringing home OF the body OF OCOn-
nell from Genoa; of Terence BelleW MacNahoS from
San Francisco: of Smith O'Brien from Wales; OF
Curran and Parnen from England; OF Gayan Duffy
from France and of Father OGrowney from Arizona.
OF course none of these had remained so long in
foreign soil as Moore and some OF them were not
inferred at all until they were brought TO ireland.
but still it is fortunately practicable IN the case OF
Moore and would be eminenty appropriate trt-
butte to the remains of the great Irlsnman
The thoughtful address of the Hon. Charles J,
onaparte to the graduates of the University OF Notre
Dame this year has been issued in neat pamphlet
form under the title Some Duties and Responsible
ties of American Catholics. A loyal Catholic and
man of large experience in the public service Mr..
Bonaparte has enjoyed peculiar advantages for
the study of his subject and is thus able 10 lmpart
unusual freshness to the treatment of it. He is a
plain speaker as well as careful observer YET lhe
quality most dscernible in the discourse Is modea
tion-"sweet reasonableness one does not COM
monty look to serious speech for luxurious reading,
more especially in the hot months; but Mr. Bona
pare measures his phrases nicely and coors them
% delcately as to make the reading delight even
in dog-days. Published by The Ave Maria ONCE,
Notre Dame Ind
The August number of Men and Women contains
some highly interesting and timely articles. MI
Baldus the editor continues his series on How
Some People Spend their Money, giving illustrations
which have been taken from actual experience. W:
c. Hattersley presents some unique Kodak views OF
the St Louis Fair and Early W. Mayo explains Inc
midsummer Rush to Europe" The fiction is OF a
particularly high order, short stories oy oaIaa
Guernsey Bradley B. M. Bower, ]. j. Bell ana h1neL
Shackeford being included in the Offering Inc
editors Little Essay About Love, etc. is also ea
ture that is well worth reading. Men and Women IS
published by the Men and Women publishing Co.,
Cincinnati. One dollar per year.
Records of the American Catholic Historical So
ciety of Philadelphia, is, in typographical appear
ance the best number the writer ever saw Inc II
Illustrations in evidence of the artists perfect noV
edge of his work are fit to be preserved Denlnd
frames The writer has obtained time to give only
a cursory glance through the pages OF the RECORDS
but promises himself a chance next Sunday by al
tending first Mass and avoiding the sngs and arrows
of long sermons these hot summer days.
Following are the table of contents:
Christopher Talbot First Catholic Publisher IN
the United States by Martin l. j. Griffin
Franciscan Tertiaries A. D. 1852 by Lydia D
sacramental Registers of st. Joseph's, Phila, for
1892.
"Children's Catholic Magazine" of New York 1853
1899 by Martin l. J. Griffin.
The Catholic Church, etc, In South America
Qllust) by James ]. Walsh Phi, Md
Cheverus in France. Second Series) A. D. 1875
1886, by Isabel NJ. 0Reily.
Ilustrations.-His Holiness Pope Plus y. Chape.
of the Blessed Sacrament Westminster. Cathedral OF
Buenos Aires. Cathedral of Montevideo. Cathedral
of Santiago. Church of the Holy Ghost. Valparaiso.
Cathedral OF Lima Church of Ago Ago Ri Rev.
Joseph Dwenger Very Rev. James Hughes Kew.
Stephen Theodore Badn. Rt. Rev. August Bessonies'
Rt Rev. Patrick ~ Lynch. Rt Rev. Kilian Caspar
FIasch Most Rev. Thomas LangdOn Grace. Most
Rev. John Baptist Purcell
Published quarterly by the Society at 81 per year,
Single numbers, so cents.
A Maynooth student with the ingenious auda-
city of youth" wrote to Cardinal Newman re-
questng some hints on the writing of sermons, anu
with characteristic kindness Newman replied Inc
letter has been carefully treasured of course; ou'
was never published until Monsg. Gerald Molioy Oh
fered copy of it, which he had been permitted u
make, to the first number of st. Peters Magazine
The hints were these:
l. A man should be in earnestly which mean
he should write not for the sake Of writing, Dut u
bring out his thoughts.
q He should never aim at being eloquent -
8. He should keep his idea in view ana snoulu
write sentences over and again till he mas "a
pressed his meaning accurately forcibly and IN ls"
words. =,
A. He should keep his idea in view, and should
hearers or readers.
s. He should words which are likely 10 Oo
understood Ornament and application will come
spontaneously in due time but he should never seen
them.
g. He must creep before he can fy-by when
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