The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-15
Our literary Cable.

How strangely beautiful the mystic power
OF song that deep enthralls the listening ear
That wakes the slurnbering smile or lurking tear,
And charms with melody the fleeing hour
. singer, lowest thou the WondrouS dover,
That power of song that Heaven has given thee?
A life enwrought with perfect harmony.
To wake, perfume of faded flower,
The fragrance of forgotten memories
To me there comes more sweet-with potencies
From out the fadfng years gracious prayer,
Round which my childhood's fondest fancies throng.
mothers tender, pleading slumber song
Goodnight Sweet dreams; God keep thee everywhere!
Daisy Magnnis, 'O5 Sacred Heart Academy, Ogden.
The new world is crediby informed that McC1urg
& Co. OF Chicago have withdrawn that an-Catholic
novel, Robert Caveier' absolutely from circulation
In doing so thew thousands of do1lars and
the risk if mourning the l-will numerous
Catholic haters the country 1t true Robert
Cavelier' vas an insulting book but certainly the
publishers have made ample amende honorable They
deserve great credit for their sacrifice, Catholics
should bear their action in mind.
"The Catholic Indian Missions" is the title of
October The writer Jeanne Klache tells of the va
rious movements to deprive the Indians their rights
and of the noble efforts to protect them made by
Mother Katherine DreXel and other benefactors of the
Missions
Another paper of much interest dealing with the
Philippines under government of the United States
is Our Eastern Wards by the Rev. Thomas 1. Gas
son. The Filipnos, their educational advancement
shown at the Worlds Fair the various tribes and
their characteristics. considered.
The Irish School of Medicine by DR.. James l.
Walsh gives biographical sketches of famous physi-
clans and incidentally much useful information rel
atve to the forecast of fevers tuberculosis and
Theatre oers will find guidance to the seasons
dramas in the Rev John TaIRot's forecast of The
Fiske Season in New York
Catholic Cooperation in Public Libraries" by
Mary E. OtSuivan. describes the actual working con-
ditions of three library stations opened in Boston
through the cooperation of the Catholic clergy.
''Cne Rose Effeuillee' by S. L. Emery, is charm
ing paper combining sketch of the gifted Sister
Teresa of the Infant Jesus with translatons of several
of her poems.
Clevery written short stories including "Margtier-
ite' by Susan Gavan Duffy, 1.-The One Sinner by
Grace Keen, and "Guiseppina' by Frank H. Sweet
will find apprecative readers
Maurice Francis Egan, Roderick Gill; William F.
Fischer, and NJ. S. Pine, among the poets of the
number.
TheCatholic Truth Society of San Francisco has
published a very useful manual of the Jubilee The
little book will be found especially appropriate by
pastors 1t contains the encyclical of Plus Y on the
Immaculate Conception explanation of the Jubilee
and the Indulgence; conditions gaining the Jubi-
lee and prayers for the visits we'll as novena for
the Feast. 1t may be had for from the Cath
Ollie Truth society Flood Building, San Francisco or
from the International c.. T. s., Arbuck1e Building
Brooklyn.
"A Simple Dictionary of Catholic Terms" by Rev
Thomas j. Brennan, S. T. L.. is very useful publi-
cation A succinct explanation of all Catholic words
and terms is given in alphabetical order. The dednf-
tons very carefully written are within the
of all readers The dictionary contains
eighty pages and sells. for 10 cents.