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The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

An apparatus has now been per-
fected to photograph your internal or
gans. Next thing will be negative
of your soul.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

The New York Press wants all hotel
proprietors to post up in the nails big
signs reading. What wculI ysu do in
case of fire?" Nothing like making tn.
quests feel CHEEKY and comfortable.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

Only the mad mullah can carry on
war without the consent ot the Chi
cago stockyards. He eats his enc
mics.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

DR.. Hills says women will know
more than men in fifty years. And
they won't be so provokingly close
about telling what they know as men
are. either.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

1t is rumored that King Alfonso.
while out hunting. killed gamekeep-
er by mistake. and he was not hunt
ing deer, either.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

So the grand vizier of Persia is
fleeing from punishment. We sus-
pected as much. Well, Persia has no
extradition treaty with us.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

Sir Walter Raleigh never dreamed
that in the year of grace 1902, $751;
454. 4.10S cigars would be smoked in the
United States.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

A girl in Annapolis swallowed a toy
cannon. After this we may expect to
hear of new summer drink called
cannonade.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

II would be real fun to see the CO.
lombian army stack up against the
Dartmouth football team.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

the grated ear is delighted to find
that he now has good ear for music.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

II De Lesscps knows what Is going
on here in the world below. he must
be exceedingly interested in recent
events down in Panama.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

There are sixty-six languages spok.
en- in New York. including one that
sounds in some respects like Eng
lish
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

1t is remarkable how long an oper-
attic singer will continue to labor in
the cause of art when she needs the
money.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

Since King Menelk of Abyssinia
r has become our great and good friend
We can afford to feel important.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

81 don't see how he afford to get
married" oh. / understand the girl has
a steady job"
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15


Born before the United STATES was
( oFmed.
Saw n Presidents elected.
I Pe.ru.na has protected him from
all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
Sh0d q horse when 90 years DID,
s Always conquered the grip with
Pc fu-n1. I
s Witness In a land suit At the age
Of no years. \
Believes Pe-r0-na the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
I diseases.
YSAAC BROCK. n citizen of McLennan
county. Texas, has lived for 115 years.
For many years he resided at Rosque
Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco. but
now lives with his son-in-law at Valley
Mills, Texas.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15


A short time ago, by request, Uncle
Isaac came to Waco, and sat for his pic
ture. In his hand he held u stick cut
from the grave of General Andrew Jack
son, which has been carried by him ever
since. Mr.. Brock is dignifled old gen
tleman, showing few signs of decrepi-
tude. His family Bible is still preserved,
and it shows that the date of his birth
was written lis years ago.
Surely "A few words from this remarks-
BILE old gentleman, who has had 1l5 Year,
of experience to draw from. would bo
interesting as well rs profitable. A
lengthy Biographical sketch is given of
this remarkable old man in the Waco
Times Herald. December 4, 1898. A still
Oldest living man. Illustrated with a
double column portrait, was given the
dated December IL, 1893, and also the
Chicago Times-Herald of same date.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

Mrs. wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, sofcns the gums reduces in
ranmaon. allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

Il didn't think the minister would ac-
tually kiss the bride" 'Why not? He
was well paid for 1t.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15

1t doesn't make man literary to carry
Il magazine gun.
The Springfield herald., 1904-01-15
Defiance Starch

should be in every household, none so good,
besides or more for 10 cents than any
other brand of cold water starch.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
REED SHOOTS TITLE.

The case of Senator Smoot, pending, and
soon to be decided has attracted widespread aten-
ton If his admission to the senate rested his
legal and constitutional rights the committee would
make short work of the discussion now occupying
the public mind. But, unfortunately, such is not
the case. Busybodies, with long petitions, strive
to interfere with constitutional rights 1t is at
tempt to arouse popular opinion, and provoke re-
sentiment against those members of the senate who
will dare oppose the sovereignty of the people.
They forget that the sovereignty of the people
ceased when the government formed and the
constitution adopted. 1t then rested with the gov
erning body, who derive their power from God in
the first place through the medium of the people.
The theory that sovereignty always rests in the
people even after the institution of government,
is false in principle and is the origin of so many
petitions to the governing powers TO disregard le
gal and constitutional rights Herein is the secret
of the radical movement exerted by SO many petit
tons to deprive Senator S1noot of his seat ia the
senate.
On principle only does the writer defend the
senator's rights. Reed sSmoots reputation in the
state stands high, his character is blameless and
his record stainless. Already he has presented his
defense to the senate committee. It would be bet
ter had it been curtailed 1t goes farther than the
exigencies of the case demanded, and as the log-
clans say "What proves too much, proves moth
ing"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
DEATH OF GENERAL GORDON.

The last light of the Confederacy has been
tinguished. General Gordon is dead-the last of
the lieutenant generals the last of everything that
was great noble, clivalrous and brave among the
commanders of the boys in gray. Nothing is left
but history, the songs of Father Ryan, per-
haps few shreds of the bonnie blue flag" con-
ceaed somewhere, so as not to mingie with the
trophies of war in the capitol at Washington. But
we forget. There remains Fitzhrgh Lee. There
remain veterans hobbling about crutches, but
not many. Old soldiers, with empty sleeves, but
not many. Still fewer are they who walk with
erect step in the funeral march to the tomb of Gen
eral Gordon in Georgia, unless perchance, mir
acle would change the music of the Dead March
in Saul to the old rebel yell Not that the rebel yell
would mean anything more than this, for General
Gordon, more than any other man. helped to bind
up the wounds of fratricidal strife and unite the
blue and the gray. But there comes the passion
cannot control to list to the song that cheered
on to the lannon's mouth, even we yearn to
hear the baby name called from the cold lips of a
dead mother. Oh what jangling, Notwithstanding
melody is "Shermans March Through Georgia,
beside the soothing notes of Maryland, Ny Mary
landr
Only week ago the sod was placed over the
cold form of the only Longstreet, the last of the
great corps commanders of the Confederate army
And now it is the last of the lieutenant generals
who is being laid away III Georgia, we
write.
Say what they may of the Southland and its
people, general of the lost cause" did aught
to disgrace the colors. No charge of pecuaton, or
corruption, ever laid at their doors No water
cure ever inflicted no cruelty to helpless prisoners
What say you of the blue uniform!
Not to the faded blue is this challenge put out
Not to the veterans of the G. a. r.. From out
the hearts of these old men gushes feeling of pity
for the soldiers they fought in Gordon's legion.
From out the souls of these aged veterans, finding
expression in voice subdued, can almost hear
"Hurrah for the blue and the gray! Peace to
the ashes of John B Gordon!'
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

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can. He tells Of his wendrous Work at +liiieStoh0
Hill. (Yictoria}, where he was called to replace
Father Hines in charge of the reformatory and or
pban bovs, home 'sWhen the young priest bent his
shoulders to the great work before him. says the
Union and Times, '.he had to face debt OF eighty
thousand dollars, with little else than lot OF
crumbling buildings to enliven the scene. But "a
Their Baker had faith-the faith that moves noun
+ains-and mining the star of hopes TO the tri-
umphal car of Our Lady of Victory, he had not only
removed that mountain of debt, but soon tore away
all the dilapidated buildings and erected IN their
stead and far, beyond their confines. series OF
splendid brick structures that aroused the wonder
ment and enthusiasm of the behoder. Limestone
Hill is now veritable sparkling town. devoted to
religion culture the liberal arts and all the human
ities while Our Lady of Victory, who has enabled
Father Baker to make the Aladdin-ike change, pre-
sides over the scene, enthroned on loftiest dome
GAS to the personality of cur new vicar general,
it is but simple truth to aver that he is indeed an
ideal priest-one after Chrsts own heaFt-klnd,
generous, just, charitable merciful true His IS
surely noble character adorned with the higher
supernatural graces of the true priesty life, with
out tinge of belittling vanity sefshness to de-
tract therefrom."
True, every word of it. The writer OF this IS
not the seventh son Of seventh son; neither has
the Mormon atmosphere of revelation affected HIM
particle. But he is almost certain as he will
go to sleep tonight and wake up in the morning,
that some day will find him on train for Buffalo,
whittier he goes to witness the conservation Of
Bishop Nelson Baker
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

The child rests his belief on tradition. His preso.
tive rights hold till he IS dislodged by nos+;'
proofs that God did not make the world Ra...-
does not prove that such is not the ease. neitb..
does science. Those who have spent all their :,
tellectual energies in striving to disprove this ono
simple answer, God made the world have onI,
succeeded in mystifying the question and raisn,
doubts in the mind. To what purpose: The adj
vancement of science and spread of knowledge.
But the foundation of all science Is truth
Truth and science are correlative- terms. Tho
spread of knowledge means to disscminatc truth
Apart from mathematical truths which the mind
conceives and which developed through certain
definitions and axioms, other truths in tbemsevo,
are mere distractions. Beauty cannot be seen in
itself 1t has no real existence One can see it *.
e1nplitied in some object, such beautiful paint
ing or statue; but beauty itself can be seen only
in God who is absolute truth
The spread of knowledge which ignore, Crod
cannot contain all truth, because this would be
making n part of truth greater than the whole
truth or truth itself, namely, God. God IS ON
niscient. J. e.. he knows all. If one attempts TO
formulate a system of science independent of rod
he again starts on the false principle that certain
scientific theories are all right and have an inde
pendent existence from science itself. he part
can never equal or be as good as the whole The
theories and subtle reasoning of proud philosophers
and atheists may confuse the undeveloped minds Of
many, but they never enlighten and always fail in
their attempt to spread knowledge in ignoring
God, the brightest minds are at variance with them
selves and never succeed in establishing any truth
This is fully illustrated in the discussion of the
first question of the catechism
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
FATHER NELSON BAKER.

Bishop Cotton of Buffalo has appointed Rev.
Nelson H. Baker vicar general of that popular and
fourishing diocese. Father Bakers great work at
Victoria, suburb of Buffalo, as head of protect
DRY and industrial school for INDECENT Catholic
children, no less than his zeal to spread the de-
votion to Our Lady of Victory, has made for him
reputation extending to these mountains and
deserts. Indeed few are the pous intellectual Cath
olcs who do not recall Father Baker readily when
they speak of religious conditions in the eastern
states.
One of the sunbeams in the life of the writer
and there are so few left lis the recollection
of Father Baker teaching catechism to class of
boys on Sunday and selling -four (many times Civ
ing it away on other days of the week. Hegh
no, 'Nellie" Baker! 1t was your afectonate nature
as lovable as that which weled up from the hearts
of the Sweet Aices of the years agone, which sug-
gested the nickname the friends of early manhood
placed before the name of Baker. And sometimes
those friends thought they should drop the name
of "Nelle" Baker and call you "Ben Bolt" as
to link your life with Sweet Alice" Oh, how bold
we were! How little wot we that beneath the
human light in your eyes there burned the flame
of the Holy Spirit, and your smile at the sallies of
IiieAu M'' ish'e" ny iii'eii0i "0i'iP - 'iio
Sacred Heart
Nellie" Baker a priest! The announcement
came like the whisper of an angel to one thous-
and leagues away from early friends and youthful
environments And after the surprise over the
angel asked, why not?" Indeed why rot? Then
memory went back to that catechism class of boys
and their teacher. No long lessons did Nelson Ba-
1er exact from the boys in that catechism class.
Perhaps the answers to two three questions. But
the answers to those questions will never be for
gotten by these boys old men now, because there
was parable in every syllable and a sermon in
every word must be while instructing these boys
that the Holy Spirit entered into the soul of Nelson
Baker, and he knew that he was called by God. y
Father Cronin in the Union and Times, pays
tribute to Father Baker as only Father Cronin
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
An Orange Secret.

If you look at the stem end OF an orange you
will see that the scar where it pulled away from the
stem is like little wheel. with spokes going out
from the center If you count the spaces between
these spokes, you will find that there are Just as
many of them as there will be sections in the
when you open it; and so you can tell how many
pieces" your orange has.
Perhaps you think all oranges have the same
number. just as every apple has five cells which hold
its seeds but you will find it is not so. Why not:
Perhaps away back in the history OF the orange
when it is a flower. or perhaps when it IS only
bud. something may happen which hurts one Of the
cells or makes some of them outgrow the rest Then
the number of cells is fixed; and matter how big
and plump and juicy the orange becomes, it has no
more sections than it had when it little green
button, Just beginning to be an orange.
The next time you eat an orange, try to find out
its secret before you open it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
TRUTH AND SCIENCE.

Noltaire pronounced the little catechism one of
the most profoundly philosophic works ever writ
ten. In Its simple artess style, it treats of God
creator, and mans relations to Him. 1t i'm
presses on the young mind the duties and
obligations of the child. A thorough knowledge of
its questions and answers makes the child teacher
of gray-haired philosophers and verifes the wcrds
of the Psalmist: "0ut of the mouth of infants and
Of Stockings thou has perfected praise, because of
thy enemies" To its plain statements objections
may be raised which would puzzle the greatest theo
logian, but to its truthfuness, all objections, re-
duced to their last analysis, cannot and have never
yet contraverted contradicted those statements.
Our correspondent, who has written on the first
question of the catechsm, shows this by bringing
the child and the atheist before the bar of public
opinion. In the controversy the child has the best
of the argument The battle ground Is creation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT.

Editor Intermountain Catholic:
NY Dear .Sir-Replying to your faver asking my
approval of The Inermouutain Catholic since its es-
Enlistment in this diocese. will state that CONSIDER
the founding of a Catholic in Salt Lake not the
least OF the many blessings bestowed by providence
or the Church here during the past two years. Its
birth occurred at opportne time. Its zeal in prop
agating Catholic truth has had, since its inception
my hearty though silent approval l Believe with
Our Holy Father that "a good Catholic journal is
perpetual mission in a parish" that it viii serve
a question box at ali times for anxious inquirers
In visitations shall hope to ind The lntermoun-
tain Catholic in the home of every Catholic family.
Its mission is to espouse truth justice and morality
and all devoted priests viii find it an able co-opera-
tor in their missionary work 1t is my wish that all
my priests and the laity entrusted to chargG
should encourage your noble effort and that of the
generous founder of The Intermountain Catholic,
Yours sincerely, L. SCANLAN.
Bishop of Salt Lake.
Salt LAX Civ of 1gnO
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

off, Without a moments hesitation he instantly
forced his way into the hell of flame and mounting
the blazing balcony gave dissolution to all those
piteous ones destined never again to see the light
of day alive. He never stopped to oonsiderfthe
peril in which his own life might be- Gan unquail-
ing soldier of God he went forward where duty
called and stood unappalled amid the dying and the
dead. The Catholic Church has always produced
such examples of heroism, and the present instance
is but another added to the thousands OF the past
Wherever danger is there the Catholic deer stands
unshrinkingly at his post or hers showing the
world that all the heroes not dead Let us thank
God they are not
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16
FAITH. FATE AND FATALISM.

good many people speak of fate in care
less way. They can give no proof of, and never
think of being asked to prove, such a proposition
belief i'll fate. Many writer's have the same
fault They use the word "fate" to round a SEN
tence, ndolently assuming that it applies to nothing
in particular, but in some way carries the mind
to the pagan belief in the power of their gods We
are not certain that Fate, well Fortune, -four
ished as god in the garden of Olympus, and in
cense was offered to Fate centuries before Calvin
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

The Spanish friars first demanded $15,0000OO
for their lands and property in the Philippines.
Governor Taft offered them $60Oo,00o, after an
appraisement couple of weeks ago bargain
was struck ON the basis of 100000, which the
friars accepted Now that the transaction is rati-
fed and American bishops are over in the islands,
we trust we have heard the last of the Spanish
friars. But doesn't this business between Uncle
Sam and the friars remind you of the fellow who
goes into cheap Hebrew store to haggle over the
price of a suit of hand -me-downs?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

The testimony presented at the coroner's inquiry
into the leading to the loss OF life at the Chi
cago holocaust, reveals criminal negligence that
merits the severest punishment upon the guilty.
The stories daily told of parents who sacrificed
their own lives in vain attempts to rescue their
loved ones, would draw tears from the most stony
hearted. 1t remained for Catholic bishop how
ever, to emerge from the fearful holocaust hero.
he is Bishop Mudoon The New World says he
was just returning from the funeral of Mrs Mar
garet F. Sullivan when he learned that hundreds
were perishing in the burning theatre-shut in
like rats in trap and with all hope of escape cut
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

The council of Albion, college town in central
Iowa. has adopted an ordinance which prohibits
dancing unless the young people desiring to in
dulge first visit the town clerk present certificate
of good character and deposit license fee of SIS.
The consttutionahty of the act is not likely to be
tested in court Some of those Puritanical notions
If Iowa people ar all right. person without
S15 to his name should think of things other than
dancing, and if he could present nothing to show
that he is person of good repute, his presence in
ball room of decent people is a to the viz
tue of innocent girls. There is no harm in dane
ing itself providing the amusement is conducted so
as not to be offensive to morals. The temptation
lies in the mixed company which promotes the oc-
casion of sin. If such an ordinance were intro
duced in Salt Lake, the effect would be to inhibit
those dances where young girls almost children,
learn their first lessons in vice. On the other
hand the city would derive revenue which would
soon enable it to build that reservoir we talk so
much about.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

Cardinal Gibbons preached at St. Patrick's
church, Washington, d. G., last Sunday, and Sen
ator Smoot was present, chaperoned by Senator and
Mrs. Kearns. Services over, Senator Smoot was
introduced to the distinguished churchman by Mrs
Kearns. correspondent of the Salt Lake Herald
was good enough to say that the cardinal and SEN
ator shook hands, Well, why shouldn't they shake
hands? But there is no reason why the brethren
should get gay this trivial social incident
Perhaps the cardinal even offered the senator
pinch of snuff
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

The London Spectator says: French
electors have never yet punished representatives
for anti-elerical votes, and we think it
may be accepted without exaggeration that the ma
jority in France is opposed to the monastc sys-
tenn" Commenting on the above the New York
Freeman's Journal asks: "Can any French Cath
Ole or defender of the Church in France gainsay
this statement of alleged fact and conclusion there
from"
The above query is suggestive, as the answer
viii suggest other queries which would be apropos
just now.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

A Salt Lake rounder just recovc red from a pro-
longed debauch, was approached by friend who
kindly inquired after his physical condition "Oh
l feel pretty well for who has been on the
edge of the grave and got peep into hell" replied
the rounder. "Ah And what did you see in
hell?" II saw good many things and good
many people who died and got there in spite of the
statute of limitations, but I discovered no fire
there" Then, in an absentminded way, the round
er added: "No fire there, but that may be owing
to the strike in the coal mines"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

Up to date the expense of maintaining military
forces in the field in consequence of the strikes
which began last summer in Colorado, has
been nearly $50O,OOO Every cent of this
sum spent to Russianize Colorado will be
assessed against the people of the state
Event cent of it should be, collected from the
association of mine owners who alone derived the
benefit of protection, if ever it was needed-which
is much. doubted.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-16

Again it has been proved that the most sue
sessful way for to masquerade as man
is to conceal her identity under the garb Of a
cowboy. Her sex is revealed only when she gets
ready TO die The latest is "Joe Monochan," wo-
who has ridden the ranges of eastern Oregon
for twenty-five years, and died the other day in
a frontier town of western idaho. She made WILL
but did not leave her brooches to Carrie Nation.