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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
Can You Boil Water?

To boil water would seem to be a
very simple thing, and yet the late
Charles Delmonico used to say that
very few people knew how to do it.
The secret is" he said, lin putting
good fresh water into a neat kettle, al
ready quite warm, and setting the wa
ter to boiling quite quickly, and then
taking it right off for use in tea. coffee,
or other drinks before it is spoiled.
To let it steam and simmer and evap-
crate until the good water is in the at
mosphere and the lime and iron and
dregs only left in the kettle is what
makes q good many people sick, and it
is worse than no water at ALL Water
boiled like this and favored with few
drops of lemon juice, Mr.. Delmonico
often recommended to his customers
and friends who complained of lost ap-
petite 1t is worth trying
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
MARRYING oNA
SMALL SALARY

The Corn Exchange bank of Chicago
has ordered that none of its employees
shall marry on a salary of less than
$1,000 year. Strictly speaking. this
rule is the affair of the bank and it's
clerks. 1t has a public side. however,
in so far as it operates in restraint of
marriage and is therefore against pub
lie policy; it has more immediate and
thrilling interest as a subject of cogi-
tation and expression on the part of
the Cook county club women a nu-
merous and influential class. Besides,
the majority of almost every commun-
ity has to struggle through the world
on less pay than the Corn Exchange
economists have marked as the lowest
permissible limit for a married man.
Should a man marry on less than
$1,000 a year in Chicago? The Tribune
Of that city has collected opinions
First place to the club women" They
frown upon what they believe to be
rash and unadvised experiment Mrs.
Frederick K. BOwles doesn't believe
that any couple could get along on less
than 1880 a year and live in a re
spectacle neighborhood.' So re-
spectacle neighborhood" is one in
which everybody has at least 81 500 a
year or tries TO make the neighbors
think so. Mrs. Bowles cut down her
figures and made this lowest possible
acffy,1
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

lat the altar to be welded.
1t is reported in the Bronx that half
a dozen other couples contemplate mar
rying at st. Jerome's in the next month.
The mission lasted three weeks, the
concluding week being devoted to sin
gle men and women.
Father Alexis declared that there is
entirely too silly a notion about the
age when a girl should marry.
After they pass q certain age, they
begin to consider themselves no longer
eligible" said Father Alexis. Their
friends regard them as old maids. Now
this is a ridiculous notion. Girls ought
always to consider themselves young.
A woman is young until she is So. Aft
er that she may be regarded as an old
maid.
"A young woman should not allow a
young man to call upon her longer than
six months. II he does not propose
marriage at the end of that time she
should dismiss him, or if She fails to
do so. her parents should. Too long
acquaintance and keeping company
prejudice the interests of the girl. 1t
gives her friends a chance to talk about
her and prejudice her morals"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

same kind of nose, Is there any
| way to remedy it?
You might pinch your nose at the
sides twice a day. Do the same for
your little girl. This will make the
nose grow more classic in shape
| -
Mrs. tt followed Your dietary with
the best results. l have reduced my
weight considerably. Would you advise
me to keep on?
Keep on by all means if it agrees
with you The trouble is that so few
people like to eat the same things every
! day. If you can live on spinach, celery,
baked potatoes, and the other articles
of food mentioned in the dietary you
are fortunate. 1t is the best reduction
dietary known.
K. CT am dieting. but am hungry.
have indigestion and my food does
/ not satisfy me.
Possibly you have a craving because
| you do not eat enough. Take for sup
| per at night the Whole of two baked
/ potatoes. lamb chop, if you want it.
and all the spinach you can eat This
| will give you bulk in your stomach.
Drink nothing with your supper but
take a cup of tea or coffee at the close
if you desire it.
Miss X-I find capsules for the breath
too sweet. They sicken me- Yet my
breath is bad. What will cure it?
Rinse your mouth after eating with
peroxide of water. Tell your druggist
it is for internal use. Or use dioxegen
and water Your bad breath probably
comes from bad teeth. There is only
one remedy, Have your teeth examined.
X F. P.-My teeth are crooked. -Four
of them are uneven and others are de-
cayed. What can l do for them? [
am too poor to consult a dentist.
, Live on pretzels and water for a
month and save money for d dentist.
Money spent on dentistry is money well
spent. Consult dentist by all means.
No woman with bad teeth can possibly
lay claim to beauty.
J. F.-What do you consider the best
food for chronic dyspeptic?
If l were a dyspeptic l would have
my teeth put in order. Then L would
eat a small piece of beekstead once a
day, chewing it well. 1 would not drink
with my meals. And I would make 1t
a point to eat regularly. L would eat
good hot breads, good strip, baked po
tatoes, and all kinds of vegetables.
would diet, and yet eat enough.
Mrs. T.-Give me a good remedy for
a face lotion to be applied every night.
Do you mean a wrinkle cream? There
is difference. Write to this depart
ment and inclose a self-addressed en-
velope and state exactly what you
want There is no charge for advice
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

Mrs. ClariDel SchmlttS laundry
item" is 500. She doesn't see how a
bank employe can live in "a good neigh
borhood' on much less than s., $50. So
"A good neighborhood' is $3.50 a year
cheaper than "a respectable neighboT-
hood" Mrs. George Watkins insists
that a bank employee cannot take his
wife to live in a cheap fiat" 1t would
be discreditable TO the bank, we sup
pose. And every couple" should have
$409 year for 'incidentals" Inciden-
taIs, accidentals and "sundries' cover
9 multitude of things and have great
power of expansion, as every economist
who keeps-and probably doctors
an expense account. knows to his soT-
row. Mrs. John F. Thompson, vice
president Of the Social Economics club,
views with alarm employers who. die
tate to their employees 'aS to when they
shall marry" Still, in the present state
Of human nature such dictation is more
likely to stimulate than retard mar
riage. Forbid a man TO marry and he's
apt to go and do it.
Now hear the other part The head
of a paper house says that he lived in
the married state for a good many
years on less than 81 600 a year and it
has been the making of me- A clerk
in Marshall Fields has been married
two years ON less than 5000 a year and
E3s never regretted II Rut he has
"the right kind of wife, Before he
asked her to marry him he knew that
she could cook and didn't spend money
foolishly. He has a five-roon fat.
doesn't 'skimp," carries life insurance,
has bought a piano, entertains his
friends. Il would not be ashamed"
he says, Ito invite the president of the
United States into my neat little fiat"
We infer from this that he is carrying
some olive branches as well as life
insurance.
Yet among the wives OF the small
sai3 ried class there is a suspicious sim
ilarity of opinion" an opinion sufi-
GENTLY limited at by one OF them:
Il DO not care to tell the sad story
OF our struggles. 1t would influence
no one and might discourage some"
Naturally the pinch in the household
is felt most acutely by the women.
The man gets home, a domestic serv-
ant.-N. Y, Sun.
Girls Young Enough to Marry at So.
Encouraged by suggestions by Fa-
theirs Alexis and Richards, of the Pas |
sion Order. who recently closed q mis- |
sion at st. Jerome's church five Bronx
couples have since presented themselves !
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

H. G.-My nose is a spreading nose.
IN the south the mamnlies call it a
potato nose. My little girl has the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
Useful Table Novelty.

A frame to fit over the chafing dish
lamp and small enough to hold the cof-
fee pot is one of the useful table nov
cities that will appeal to the house
wife. Another that will appeal to cpl
cures as we'll is deep and roomy
platter into which is fitted an oval oak
board for the purpose of planking and
serving fish. These are of solid English
make, and another English dish that is
being shown in great variety is the
large plate both for soup and for serv-
ing entrees. which has not water re-
servoir underneath. 1t is made now
with metal bottom instead of china.
which makes it less thick and clumsy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
MARIAN MARFINEAU,s ADVICE
Chicago Tribune


NJ H. Y:-What do YOU consider =
coed cream for daily use on the face
wish to use it to take the dust out OF
the pores.
Take lump of mutton tallow as big
as an egg. Heat it in q double boiler.
Add a lump of white wax as big as a
walnut. When all is heated add three
ounces of the oil of sweet almonds and
twenty drops of the oil of geranium.
Four into a wide mouthed Jar. This
VIII make a large quantity of soft and
pure cold cream. If too stiff add more
oil.
H. Chow can 1 bleach nv hairp
1t is red and 1 desire to have it golden.
The pure peroxide of hydrogen will
bleach the hair. But you will have to
apply it continually to keep the color.
1t viii not injure the hair, but its use
is not considered good taste.
Mrs. tt enjoy the beauty columns
and letters and answers very much.
Give me something to change my hair
back to its original color. You removed
S1'0erduous hair from my upper lin
and I now desire to get my gray hair
oit-.nged back to black.
Part off your hair and rub the part
ing with castor oil If you cannot en-
dure the odor of the oil use sweet oil.
Do not grease the hair, but simply lu-
bricate the scalp. This will quickly re-
store it to its own color.
Mrs. Glow many cold creams.
skin foods, hair removers, and other
recipes do you give?. I would like
complete list.
There are twelve in all, including an
excellent wrinkle cream. But, unfor-
tunately l do not put them up. You
will have to preserve the formulas and
put them ~ yourself.
NJ. X-What will remove sacs from
under the, eyes?
Battle the eyes with warm water in
which there is a little borax powder.
Tell the druggist how you are going
to use it when you buy the powder.
Eye sacs come from kidney trouble.
generally. And they can be cured only
by treating the kidneys.
H. G.-My nose is a spreading nose.
In the south the mamn1ies call it
potato nose. My little girl has the
~ q
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
A MOTHERS VOICE.
n to near q gentle voice

seem TO near a gentle voice
Come floating down the years.
so sweet and low, so full of love,
So free from earthly fears:
Fear not to do the right, my son,
Be gentle, brave and true:
Remember that there is a work
For each of US to do.
Remember that whate'er you do
He sees and knows it all:
For in His book has He not said
He notes the sparrow's fan?"
An, yes. 1t is a mothers voice
sun heard, though gone before;
Her gentle spirit waits for me
Ipon the unknown shore.
L. Z. Holcomb
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
Simplicity Beats Frills.


Men like simplicity in a woman's
dress It may be the simple
fly that costs more than miles of frills,
but to the untutored masculine eye it
looks simple. II old-fashioned novels,
which were written mostly by men. the
girl who wore an unsorhicated white
muslin always captured the rich ana
distinguished hero from out of the very
claws of the ladies who were dressed
in silks and satins and laces, and the
same ideal CT women's dress prevails
today among men,
They hate the fussy and the frowsy
i'm clothes. and above all they lay
stress far more than women do upon
cleanliness. Only too often a woman
will forgive chiffon for being messy
because it is chiffon. or excuse lace for
being dirty because il is old point but
a man makes none of these fine dis
tinctions. Nothing would induce him
TO wear soiled collar, and nothing dls-
gusts him in a woman more than to
see her decked out in fiLery that cries
aloud for the washtub. The woman
who dresses to please man may spend
much money or little on her clothes
but she must be always Immediately
neat and the trimmer and the tauter
the better. The hour glass figure was
ments of masculine taste.
Men like femininity in woman, and
the woman who affects the mannsh IN
dress, or manners, Or conversation does
it at her peril. Indeed, so great 10
mans admiration for wCmanliness that
he will forgive her all ether defects If
she only possesses this one quality.
This is the reason that the silly little
ingenue can marry six times TO her
stTong-minded sisters once and WhY
We see women who are dull, and stupid,
and unattractive who are still adoreo
by their husbands. man may love
a woman in spite Of her being WHY
and intelligent, and able TO take care
Of herself. but he never loves her pc
cause of these virtues.
Mannish WAYS a Mistake.
Women are never more largely and
eorgeously mistaken than when they
think that they make a winning with
men by trying to make imitation men
of themselves. The fallacy that men
pine for women to be little brothers 70
them has gained ground Of late ana
found many adherents among women
who affect masculine sports. discuss
risque subjects and endeavor to wipe !
out the sex line. Never was greater
folly. II is woman's unlikeness 10 man,
the difference Of her point of view, |
that makes all her charms and lends /
piquancy to her society. If a man |
wanted the ideas of another man on
2 subject he would seek one who been
born to the masculine estate, not one |
Who had merely understCdied the role /
Men IKE what we call the ole faSa- /
toned virtues in women. Ut Is the fash
ion now for women to be blase and Gym
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-14
first Confederate flag,
alabama WOman'S SUGGESTION

The following article which appeared
in a recent issue OF the Lost Cause will
be of deep interest to Alabamians and
special interest to Montgomerians. The
facts are exceedingly interesting and
heretofore unknown except to few.
The artist, Nicola Marshall, is now
a prominent portrait painter of Louis
WILLIE. KY. One portrait of his adorns
a Montgomery home. 1t Is of Mr.. Ma
poleon Lockett and hangs in the home
of his daughter. Mrs. George Marks.
on Perry Street
Mrs. Napoleon Lockett, at
whose suggestion the then young
artist was to design the flag
for the Confederate government,
was the mother of Mrs. George
Marks and Miss Fannie Lockett of this
city Miss Letitia Tyler. who is mem
toned in the article as having placed
the nag on the staff, is sister of Mrs.
T. Gardner Foster, and it was her
cousin, Miss Theus Raoul. who Aired the
drst gun of the war.
The article Is as follows
The First Confederate Flag.
It is not generally known who de-
signed the first Confederate hag-the
red white and red. known as the Stars
and Bars. 1t is but just that due
credit should be given the proper per-
son.
In 1s4D there emigrated to this
country a young Prussian artist. After
two years study in Munich and other
European art centers he located in Ma
rion, Ala. just as a party were leaving
for the gold fields of California, and
among them an uncle of the young art
list, who tried to persuade him to join
them, but he decided he was already
far enough from home.
He piled his brush with such dill
gence and skill as to enlist the interest
of many of the rich planters of that
favored section of country. and for
whom he painted many beautiful por-
traits. Governor Moore was Governor
of Alabama. His two daughters mar
ried two of the sons of Colonel Lockett.
one of the prominent and influential
families of Marion.
Texas had just seeded in February
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Now. Just between ourselves"
mean all the Sunshiners of Alabama
or all who are willing to Join "a cru
SADIE of kindness" I beg your attention
is not intended for members OF my
sex alone, but for gentlemen as well.
know. for I have experienced as
wei that sne 6f ope
full of kindly deeds.
We have ali received them and given
in return. We all would like to do
speedy fulfillment that day when the
kindly earth shall slumber Tapped in
universal law"
At the moment this may seem but
u poets dream-but poets are proph-
cts. as surely as the old Hebrew proph-
cts were poets. I hope vet to see the
beginning of that era when the war
drum throbs no longer and the battle
flags are furled: In the Parliament Of
(Tennyson.
Now. Just between ourselves" I
fancy thai. our federation of clubs. 500
unions. Mothers Unions" 'shutin"
and Sunshine Societies" will all have
their part to do--and will do tin the
new Crusade of Kindness" The COM
mon sense of all men, women and chill:
dren will eventually keep this fretful
realm OF our beautiful planet in AVA"
How? Largely by scattering the sun
SHINE OF klnOneSS, the little grains or
sand"--of little deeds, little kind words,
sweet smiles of love-and forgetful-
ness of those offences. feuds and quar-
rels that hinder the cooperative work
and clog the wheels of that 'increas-
ing purpose that runs, as the thoughts
of men are widened with the process
of the suns"
What is the meaning of this army
in the background" of women who are
leading as well as following in the Co.
operative, federative work of the world
of philanthropy and social progress
Each one of us should make that one
of the questions Of our soul.
The marvellous growth of the Inter
national Sunshine Society with its en-
rollment of 100000 members in less
| than four years should be a subject for
study by the people OF Alabama, not
the women. only. but by the men also.
We people of Alabama know how to
| cooperate how to form any kind of
| society that the mass Of our population
are interested in. any that will carry
| out our desires and intentions. wit
ness the demonstration of this in the
honors paid to the late Rev. Father
O'Reilly of Birmingham, when the bells
of all the churches of every denomina-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-14

cotton planters of Alabama, and an
uncle of DR.. ]. L. NJ. Currie. Major
Currie was too old to enlist in the
Confederacy: but at his own expense
he equipped company of men. At
the close of the war he housed and fed
hundreds of stranded Confederates for
weeks at a time, and assisted them in
every way to get back to their homes
and families.
The editor of The Lost Cause has al
ways entertained sincere and most
grateful affection toward this family
for such kindness to her father at
that time.
Major Currie had relatives living, In
Kentucky who induced Mr.. Marschall
to come to Kentucky and resume his
profession as portrait painter. He
located in Louisville. KY. where he
still resides, and continues his work.
In his home hangs a fine portrait of
General Forrest, he also has several
photographs presented him by this
Wizard of the Saddle"
In his studio. which he has occupied
continuously for over thirty years. are
portraits of Generals Lee, Bragg. J. e.
Johnston, VIM. Preston, J. C, Breck-
inridge and other distinguished Con-
federates-the result of his talents and
skill.
We reproduce note written by
General Forrest commendatory of Mr..
Marshall. and is valued by him
above any of his possessions. He and
his wife are ardent Confederates. and
tell many interesting "reminiscences of
the war.
Marion. Ala. Nov. II. 1874
''Mr. Jefferson Davis. Memphis, Tenn
Dear Sir this letter will Introduo ia
you My friend Mr.. Nicola MarSchal OF
this city who visits Memphis for the
purpos of Examin ure city with a view
OF Locating he is true Southern was
with us In our trebles and is One OF
the finest artists we have I hop he
May be plesed with ure citiry amy IA
vors Shown him will be hiley appreci-
ated by him and thankfully Received
by your
Friend g.
N. B. Forrest.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-14

| 1, 1881. No flag had been adopted. and
calls were made for a suitable design.
Mrs. Lockett, being a friend of the
young artist, who In this time had
distinguished himself In his art, went
to him and told him the Confederate
government wanted a flag, and sug-
gested he would design one similar to
the United States flag. He took his
pencil and made two designs. The one
red, white and red with the blue field
In the upper left corner and seven
stars. the number of States that had
at that time seeded. The other de-
sign was O narrow red stripe. at top
and bottom. with a broad center stripe
divided in half-the right half of white
the left half of blue with seven stars.
We all are familiarfwith the one adopt
ed. 1t was placed on the stan above
the Capitol at Montgomery. Ala, March
T. 1851. by Miss Letitia c. Tyler of Vir-
ginia. granddaughter of John Tyler,
ex-President of the United States.
The name Of the young artist was
Nicola Marschall.
When the war broke out, fired with
zeal and love for his adopted country,
he enlisted in the Confederate army
helping to garrison the forts Morgan
and Halls Mill. ETC.. during the first
year.
Mr.. Marschall served for q time, and
on the advice Of Major Currie while at
home on a furlough, he hired a sub
stitute for fifteen months. Then at
the call for more volunteers. Mr.. Mar
schall again enlisted as a civil engineer
in the End Alabama Engineers Regi-
ment, with Colonel Lockett. under
General Polk. just before the fall of
Vicksburg. Colonel Lockett was a son
of Mrs. Napoleon Lockett.
He served with distinction to the
close of the war.
General Forrest was personal
friend. and frequently visited Mr..
Marsohalfs home where a warm well
come was always given him.
Mrs. Marshall was an ardent South
ern woman, and believed there was
nothing too good for a Confederate SOL
der.
Among Mr.. Marschalrs friends was
Major Jabez Currie. one OF the large