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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
OUR LITERARY TABLE

No better method of instruction can be emnoved
than that formulated by actual or hypothetical an
swers to questions So it is that the "caechism' finds
first place iii exposition of primary principles of Cath
o1ic doctrine. Some time ago the Intermountan Cath
Ollie published series of articles covering objections
raised by non-Catholics Catholic faith and prac-
tees They were eagerly perused by our separated
brethren into whose hands the paper fell Among
Catholics, TOO the question column proved source
of nformaton not usually obtained in books confined
to special subjects. We may take the matter up
again.
Just we have little book for examination
ami comment sent to wv by the publishers, Society
Of the Divine Word, Shermerville ILL., 1t is entitled
l!gon by Mgr. De Segur. This sanity French priest
nag attalneu the age Of 81 years when God called
nm to eternal reward, 1881. Plus TX appointed him
Auuitor at the Rota and House Prelate. The pope
was about To nominate him to French diocese but
TINS design was frustrated by a severe trial which
VISITED the Young preate. For the 1st of May
inc right one became sympathetically affected and
IN the String of 1857 total blindness ensued This
ssxere stIoka by no means discouraged the sanity
priest On the contrary. it melted him to live for
God and tho salvation Of souls His practical writ
ngs prove how noby he accomplished such nurnose
IN SWEEP and humble way the priest author asks:
though do not over value by own ability Witbout
aoupt you VIII consider that many of the questions
reared 10 tire YOU dear reader and for This
preferred not 10 write circumsantially as To RIM
tne FISK OF putting you to sleep while reading 1t is
only oltr monotonous book one falls asIeep"
''hr cplege and university periodicals are models
of literary excellence OF course the subjects a1,
treated by students of that posthumous character
DEMONSTRATING no strain originality of thought but
even So these subjects offer opportunities for sci
'"sS III prose composition likely to prove advantage
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

General Weyler is not such bad fellow, after
all, although NC did say many harsh things about
him while he was captain general of Cuba A Ha
vana paper says that the noted Spaniard has sent
to General Maxine Gomez, the old insurgent leader
diary which belonged to Francisco Gomez, a son
of the general, which was taken by the Spaniards
when General Maceo and Francisco Gomez, who
was an officer under him, died together at Porto
Bravo.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
CARD FROM BISHOP scANLAN.

feel it my duty protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that person bearing tho
name and garb of priest sister, or anyone elsa
IS authorized or permitted to solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with the
catholic Church without having from: me permission
in writing. bearing my seal and signature. Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful work
or collecting without Eucn document he she, as
the case may be should be regarded by all fraud
and an imposter. L. SEAMAN
Nov. u 1872 -
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

On Thursday, June ., the Irish Industrial ex-
hlbltlon will be formally opened to the public. Ex
tensive preparations have beeen made for the cere
monials and the event promises to be one of I'M
usual interest. 1t marks the opening up to the
eyes of the new world the first complete display Of
her industrial products Ireland has ever made in.
foreign country. Not alone will the old land ex-
liblt the products of her mill and cottage workers
the progress of her educational systems and her
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

to the future reviewers of contemporansor. -
tori US Ms
The University of Ottawa Review re77t,4
thr3ueh ITS illustrations of the destTuCtio In. . uS
that grand Canadian seat of learning and tho s Of
afoot to rebuild and re-establish greater PanS
NotTe Dame Scholastic contains account 90 .
annual competition of state orators held i'm Wast ua
ton Hail the night of May 4. The themes chou
the t1free prize winners published. First ~ oE
won by Walter Lewis Ferris of Befrf, 1 T
whose subject "Savonarola." WIS,
ST. Marys Chimes students organ Of St 7r,
Notre Dame, mentions the visit of ProfeSs1r ~! s
mark a. that place in April and lecture ON .r 'l-
si:Gl.' II viii be remembered that he sfzs..s de-
Mary's i'm Salt Lake not long ago and cutar,-: ~
the students there with his musical re.rr4le
Wagner. OF
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Some friends have called our attention 70 tbe
extraordinary height of John O'Rcilly, the CEN
tenarlan who crossed the Atlantic for Ireland last
week IN company with his 7Syear-old wife. 1t is
given at feet inches, according to the printed
figures IN our story The printer taken to task
explains that 0'Rcilly is County Galway man
with pre-empted claim on the Giants Causeway.
Printers never lie.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

The compliment which Father Cronin Of the
Catholic Union and Times pays to the editor Of
TINS paper IS appreciated; but its kind tone win
SINK deepest in the heart of an old mother back in
Buffalo An aged woman who has nearly reached
the summit of the Great Divide which overlooks
the Valley Of Death. One of the pioneers who
blended her faith with her patriotism in the davs
OF "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Dispatches say that the telegraph line between
Feng Wang Cheng and the south has been cut bv
russians disguised as Chinese" What lot of
poppycock comes over the cable, especially from
London Disgusting Russian to resemble China
man would be as difficult as to transform pug nose
Carrie Nation into Venus of Milo.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
Invitation to YOUNG Men.

10 tne catholic young men of our country who
uesFe TO conseerate their lives to the noble work
OF Christian education in their society the Chris
tia 1l Brothers extend generous welcome. The
neid Is large. the aborers few the reward great
Never before was the demand for Christian teach
ers SO urgent. Today the school room is the bat
tie ground between religion and infdeitv Who
are to save the little ones from the impending evils
II not our devoted Christian teachers! But to do
this their ranks must be recruited For this pur-
pose the Brothers extend a cordial invitation to
the young men of our country. particularly those
identified with the various societies of our parish
churches, knowing that among them are to be
found many noble and heroic souls who are only
too willing to do some great work for God but are
waiting to have the way pointed out to them So,
too, professional men, business men and others
who desire to cOnsecrate the remainder of their
lives to God will here find an ample field for the
exercise of their respective vocatons while at the
same time reaping the benefits of the religious life
information relative to admission may be had
from the Rev. Brother Visitor, Ammendale. Md.
a booklet containing the requirements for adj
mission to the preparatory department of boys 10
years of age and over will be sent on application.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Over the reports Of protests to be made by Great
Britain and the United States against the laying
OF mines in Lao Tung peninsula, the Russians feel
sore. No wonder No protests were made when the
russian ships were blown up by japanese mines.
American sympathy for Japan has run the gamut
OF ngratitude and otfcnsiveness, and is now deve-
oping a sort of international impudence.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Although the Socialists have nominated Debs
we neither see nor hear of any torchlight process
sion. Surely the Socialists are not waiting for
Rockefeller to pass around the coal oil can
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

studios will be shown, as well as specimens of her
ancient arts to illustrate what her sons have done
and what they are capable Of doing again.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

When Democrat is elected mayor of Denver
by 1000 majority in spite Of every newspaper tooth
and toenail against him, to man up tree the
starting Of a Democratic newspaper there would
look like good business proposition.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Let us not count too much what we do for 9th
ers or try to measure the extent of our devotion;
the calculation casts GOODNESS into tie soul ana
this GOODNESS communicates itself to all our ac-
tions.-Golden Sands.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
WHAT A DOLLAR WILL DO.
Nov. %, 1899.

Every week this Office sends out sample copies
OF The Intermountain and Colorado Catholic in
order that those to whom the paper is sent may
judge of its value N the Catholic home Do not
hesitate to take it from The postoce or receive it
from the hands Of the postman, for no charge will
be entered upon books until the recipient of
the paper signifies his willingness to become a
regular subscriber and accompanies such request
with cash subscription
For the purpose of spreading the circulation of
The lntermountair and Colorado Catholic through
out this section of our country, the company have
decided t. make special ofer. From this date
until the end OF the year 1904, The Intermountain
and Colorado Catholic will be sent to any person
upon receipt of ONE DOLLAR
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

Let US excitable people try the efficacy of the
cross applied to our hearts by love. will not de-
spair of its steadying and calming the unquetest
heart among us-yours or mine-Christina KoS-
setti.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

John /. Finerty. the well known Trash patriot
and scholar, has finished a history of ireland.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28

=. he best arc happy in their work and have not
grateful. tf y Y
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
KEENAN.s CHARGE

An editorial paragraph appeared in this r7ra- r,.
October. about the time the c. A r. were bor5--
their reunion at San Francisco. commenting or- SON..
remarks made by Corporal Tanner at the harr.
The speaker paid glowing tribute to Major p.r-..
Keenan, If the Eighth Pennsylvania VIII. IeJ ~
charg.- against 'StonewaII' Jacksou's troops ana %
the day at Charlottesville Doubt regarding gu
roraI Talner's accuracy of Information confronted ~
mind Of the writer of the paragraph. Tnstfucr-r,
d@ctled tc lay the matter before Martin T. + f,rias
the veteran editor Of American Catholic FIs1ri;
Researches" Not long ago Mr.. Griffin sent DIS M,
poer. which clears UP the whole story. He adds t'.
the author Charles Parsons Lathrop, was ,.7tloI.
and died in the faith
George Parsons Lathrop was born i'm The Hlgr7i,
isIirds. Aug %, 1851. and died in New York oa trl
49, 1888. He received his educa ton i'm New York .r5
in Dresden. Germany He assistant editor os ill.,
Atlantic Monthly, and filled other editorial r0si..r.
keenaES charge incident Of the battle 80
Charlottesville fought between the Army of the D.
tOleC. under Hooker. and the Army of Norrner- Ia,
GINA, under Lee. May ,. 1862.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
MATHEWS LETTER.
Declares He Is lnexorably Against
Negro oominaticr.


wm. Forward Phelps OF Autwine.
key county, has received the follow
ing litter srom j. Frank Mathews IL
response to a query for Information
relative to he campaign lies now be.
ing circulated:
Hon. wm Howard Phelps Autwine.
Your letter OF the 9th Of Angus.
with reference to the 2. o. p. liar IS
at hand Il IS surprising how such
matters AXE hold OF the people v is
simply astonishing to me that any
man IN Oklahoma would believe that
had said I had rather vote for a
negro than a Populist For ten years
nave 1een before the people and
active in politics and during all hat
time ] have been a consistent sun
porter of Bryan Democracy in Oklaho.
ma. anJ Ivy Bryan Democracy mean
that h4ss consistently tried to bring
the forces Of Populists and Democrats
and al men kho believe in the srea
principles first concisely stated ~
Thomas Jefferson and advocated by
w. j Bryan. Il is well known that
] am not in favor Of a negro holding
office and ruling the white men, and
hate worked for ten years in fusion
wi,h FOpniists as allies and brethren
in the common cause OF he people.
Il is absolutely astonishing to me that
anyone should for a moment consider
such statement or believe IL.
never made such a. statement nor
thought anything OF the kind. mor9
than hat Judge Anderson informs mo
that the editor Of the Enid Events,
who made this statement, knew tha;
he was. publishing false S atement
when he did 50.
must expect Republican papers
20 mako anything and all statements
which they think will injrre me In
this campaign. ] am sorry that they
will not stick to the truth, but OF
course we cannot expect them to
praise me or TO be fair to me in the
campaign from their past record H.
such matters. regret that his is
true sn politics, but It being the fact,
We must meet the situation as all
others have before me.
Assdro all good Democra and
Populists that consistently believe
m the principles advocated by Jeffer-
sor and Bryan and believe fusicn ot
pcpulists and Democrats who believe
in these principles.
Yours very truly.
Frank Mathews.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
roo MUCK roa rHs COOKS.


be TOO onreWo.
Everyone has a chance to better his
financial condition, some way or an.
other" said q business man, laughing
ly, the otAer day, "and he does not
have to go far away from home. eth.
er About a year ago was walking
along the street and l happened to
drop into a book store, where an arc.
ton sale was in progress The auc-
tioneer had in his hands three volumes
OF Carleton's works, and heard twen.
ty-hve cents bid, then thirty. thirty
FIVE and SO on until forty-fve cents
was bid. / then said Fifty" and the
auctioneer said. They are yours" |
took the books to my place of business
and placed them In my lmprovised il
brary. A short time ago book agent
called and inquired If he could sell
me some books.
my good man." said "see all !
have here. havn't time to dust thom
off, much less to read them"
Il see you have some Of Cartoons
works." said the book agent. my EN-.
ployer told me to be on the lookout
for Carletns works, and if saw any
to make an offer for them. How much
would you take for them7
"well, II you would like to buy them
what do you offer?"
"well, will give you $40 apiece for
the three volumes7"
Il did not know whether they were
worth $40 OF 10 cents a volume, so
replied: oh, no; you can't buy them
for $40 volume
"wer. ] will see my employer, and
II he cares to make better offer 1 win
let you know.
Very well; good day"
The next day the book abent called
and said his employer would give s15
a volume for the cooks.
. "Oh, no; he will have to do better
than that. You tell your employer he
can have the books for $40 per vol
ume, and no less.
~The agent said he WOULD agAirl
see his employer about The matter. and
If the terms proved satisfactory, he
would drop me postal card the next
day.
"All right" said. but II don't
hear from you tomorrow / will sell
them to someone else.
81 never heard Of the agent again,
md still have the books, which will
sell to anyone for fifty cents. !
wouldn't feel badly about It but
had promised my wife the money fof
a new coat, and now she has to do
without it."-New York Post.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
,TIs a Small place.

A University of Pennsylvania pro
fessor became side tracked from 9 dis
cussion Of Hobbies ethics the other
day. and started to tell the boys some
thing about the condolences that had
come under his notice.
"This morning." said he, one OF my
friends who had been rummaging
about some old university documents,
came across a stack of old Fhiledel-
phia newspapers. published during inc
'4Os and SOS. The papers themselves
we're very interesting but the most
striking point was the date OF the arst
paper picked up. u was dated April
20, 1912, just sixty-two years ago to
the day.
'Tt reminded me somewhat CT =
friend Of mine who was in enthusias-
tic collector OF old books. She has An
immense library of rare volumes and
fnds great pleasure in picking MP
rare prints in the course OF her traV-
els.
Three years ago she purchased a
set OF old Shakespearian Quartos while
In Holland. The set lacked one vol
ume. and for this reason was sold Vt
a remarkably low figure. Last Febru-
airy. while my book collecting friend
was visiting in Ohio. she happened to
run across an old bookshop, After
glancing through the musty old vol
umes she found the very quarto, same
binding and size, that had been miss
ing from her Holland purchase.
"she looked at the hy leaf and was
amazed to hud on It the same sigma
ture that was inscribed in the sister
volumes OF the collection of course
she bought the book Immediately -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

One Of the stories being told in Eng
land to illustrate King Edwards de-
termination TO rule is that Of the
Kings demand tnat the Royal Acaie-
my elect Emu Fuchs. painter a mem
Der. and the academy's refusal 10 do
80. When the king recently visited The
academy exhibition the members
we're surprised shortly before the
Kings appearance by the arrival Of 3
man wearing many decorations. who
turned out to Emil Fuchs and who an
nounced that he had been commanded
70 wait upon the King. When the
King arrived he took Fuchs ar1 and
Ignored the assembled aSaaemciana
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
philadelphia Reoorl.)

No. Maude. dear; a flat building is
not necessarily on the level.
lt's hard to keep cool when the hrag-
sart starts TO blow.
The huckster is one man at least
VIM follows his calling.
An af.er honght is generally better
than oeing toe previous.
Even the professional diver may
have high opinion Of his services.
It doesn't take a maeician to make
a monntain out of a molehill.
Ave before beauty" doesn't apply
10 the wrinkles in a womans face
The telephone eifl may be flirty, aud
yet somehow or other she rings true.
rhc crook who has never served
time doesn't boast that his time viii
come.
A poor excuse may be better than
none. but us different with poo.
relations
Unlike human beings. dice viii
never do good turn for YOU until they
are ratified
Many fellow who knows how 10
Conduct himself couldn't act as con-
ductor OF trolley car.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

A lake has been discovered on XII
din island, I.apland. which contains
fresh water on the top and salt water
on the bottom The lake rises and
falls with the tide. and is evidently
connected with the sea by an under
ground chanael
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
Tc REPRESENT SOUTH
M'ALEsTER.

South McAlester, I. T. Aug 2o--'
Miss Bessie Brown Of this city, has
been appointed by Major Keller to
represent South MoAlester at the OK
lahoma day exercises at the WORLDS
fair Miss Brown is daughter n
Assis ant United states Attorney D..
M Brown.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
lEAosRErTEs.
bocal Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.

wichita Eagle: There IS one thing
abont the Democratic congressional
nominee that the opposition cannot as.
sail. and that is his charac er. Nath-
ews ohetacter IS very pure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

A two.yoarold girl of Perry was sit.
ting IN a second-story window, lean
ing against the screen when The fas-
Jennings gave way. An arbor below
broke the fan and saved her life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

The Logan County Sunday school
annual convention viii be held at Cres
cent on September and 7. This IS
a meeting Of all denominations Of the
county and wiz prove very laige
gathering.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

A. II, Anfdinearten Of this city has
an interesting relic of the days OF
1879 when the overland trail 70 Calf
fcrnla was beaten highway The arti-
Gle Is a six-harrol Allen pistol made
by Allen q Thurber OF worchester
Mass. in 1897 Mr., Aufdingarten found
the pistol on the prairie in Nebraska
rusted and decayed, with the wooden
handle rpt ed away. Near by was the
skeleton Of white man. The name
and identity OF the man. who had evil
deLtly been murdered, are TO this da1
unknown The pistol Is Of the old
pepperhox variety. with six barrels
which have to be loaded separa ely
with powder and BAH and fred by per
cussion caps which sometimes re-
fused TO go of. and sometimes all six
barrels went on AZ the same time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
viii Cure Stomach Ache in Five
Mlnutesl

WI NNTE NtVTTIHNII FFNI'N ~ y"
Mlnutesl
This Is just What Painkiller win do;
try ID Have a bottle in the house for
instan. use, as L will save yon hours
Of suffering Watch ont that the deal
er does not sen you an imitation, as
the great reputation of Painkiller
(Perry Davis, has induced many
people TO iry to make something 10
sell. sad to be Just as gooi as the
genuine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20
vIoIen. A..aek Of OIarrh0sa cured 0y
Frank Mathews.

NlSiept ANtaCk OF OldTFnoed CuTcu ~
chamberlain's co,ie, Cholera and
oiarrhoes Remedy and Per-
hsps a Life Saved.
"A short tinie ago / was taken WITH
a Violent attack of diarrhoea and be
licve l would have died if l had not
gotten relief" says John J. Patton a
leading citizen of Patton, Ala "A
friend recommended Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
| bought twenty-five cent bottle and
after taking three doses of it was en-
tirely cured. consider Il the best
remedy in the world for bowel com
plants. For sale by ]. N. Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

Arrangement are being made 10
run fraternal train to the Worlds
Far September Srd to assist in the
celebration OF Oklahoma Day, SeptenI-
her 9Th and odd Fellows Day Sep.em.
Der 9th. The best ra es so far offered
has been one cent per mile for the
round trio, with limit of seven
days Il is expected to get IF cen
day limit IL Is also expected that 4
great many Odd Fellows Of the terri.
tory viii avail themselves Of his op
porturity to sec the great Worlds
Fair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

The selection Of County Attorney s.
p Freeling af Pottowatomie county as
TIE Oklahoma member Of the ma ionaI
Democratic campaign committee was
worthy honor to one Of the ablest
Democrats in the territory. Cc'oncl
Freezing may be depended upon to do
~ fnll duty in the campaign.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

Many a fellow who knows how TO
Conduct himself couldn't act as con-
ductor OF . trolley car
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-20

An acre set In Alfalfa Is worth one
hundred dollars. and hundred acres
well set In Alfalfa are worth teu
thousand dollars. The grea, plant
itself represents every forage consti.
tuent and insures the success OF every
farm on which II can be raised. II Is
both corn and hay or as we might
say, wheat and bread. A stand OF
Alfalfa ouce obtained can be improvel
srd is never lost.