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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
THE cH1PMUNK,s BLACK STRIPE

As everybody knows the chipmunk has a black
stripe running up and down his back
According to the red' Indians he did not have
any black stripe o. him at all originally They say
that he got the one he now wears in the following
manner
The animals used to meet once year to elect
leader, and, once upon time, the porcupne was
chosen for that position.
The first thing the porcupine did to call
great council of all the animals. Then he placed
before them the following question: ~Shall we
have day all the time or night all the time!"
1t was very important matter, and the animals
began to debate it earnestly. The bear said he
wanted night all the time, for then he could sleep,
and sleep much the most pleasant think he
knew of
But the little chipmunk said: NO [ want
night part of the time and day part of the time,
for then have time to sleep and time to
gather nuts and hop around among the trees"
The big bear and the little chipmunk got into a
violent discussion the question, and the other
animals became silent and left the two to argue
it out.
1t was night while they were debating, and
when they had got out of breath arguing, they be-
gan to sing.
Might is best; night is best. We must have
darkness" sang the big bear.
Day is best; day is best We must have light"
sang the little chipmunk.
Night is best; night is best. We must have
darkness" growled the bear i'll a deep, thunder
tone
Light will come. We must have light. Day
will come" replied the little ehipmunk in his
shrill voice
And, just as he was singing, the day began TO
dawn and the light of morning to illumine the
world.
Then the bear and the other big animals on his
side of the question saw that the little chipmunk
was prevailing and set up angry chorus so
that the chipmunl1 was afraid and for his hole
III q neighboring tree.
The bear and his followers ran after him and,
Just as the chipmunk was diving into his hole, the
big bear reached out his paw to catch him. But
the chipmunk was so quick that the paw of the
bear only grazed his back and he got into his hole
in safety.
But you can see to this day in the black stripe
on the back of the chipmunk where the paw of the
bear who loved darkness just grazed the fur of the
little fellow who loved the light.--The American
Boy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
MASSACHUSETTS IS CATHOLIC. i,

President Eliot of Harvard addressed large
audience III Cooper Union last Saturday night on
the characteristic American Faith i'll Education
The lecture was Of the carried on by the
board of education.
In answer to a question after his formal remarks
the lecturer made the statement that the majority
Of the present population of the state OF Massa-
chusetts is supposed to be Roman Catholic
"If it is not now" he added, 1T will be.
For the first time in the history of the common
wealth a Roman Catholic, an American, born OF
Irish parents recently elected superintendent
OF the public schools in Boston,
The question which drew forth this statement
was asked by man i'll the audience: What part
shall the public schools take in the religious cdu-
cation of childrenI Mr. Eliot did not make a
direct reply. He said that it was a grave question
and vitality in need of solution in this country
"In Germany" he continued. "thcy have solved
it by allowing religious instructions in the schools
to the three great divisions of the population, the
Protestants-that is, the Luthcrans--the Roman
Catholics and the Jews The solution comonest
i'll this country is to allow religious Instructions
at all
Eve are trying here and there i'll America to
introduce instructions in ethics. These expert
ments in some communities have had partial sue
cess. but they never hope to meet the views OF
the Roman Catholic church.
"The university of which | have the honor to
be president receives students of all shades Of
ligious belief from all parts of the country. 1t
is an encouraging sign that the Protestants and
the jews among them will unite in attending re-
igious services in the college chapel. All students
except the Roman Catholics-and sometimes they
find no difficulty in attending voluntarily the sery-
ices held in our chapel
"But the question presents many difficulties
and we must not blink them. Yet l firmly believe
that the faith III education so characteristic of
America Will triumph over them, serious though
they be-"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
SOME BISHOPS WITH FORTUNES.

No bishop archbishop in the United States
receives such generous emoluments as the bishop
of London, who, in addition to salary of $4,000
a year-that is as large the salary of the presi-
dent of the United States-has a huge mansion in
London and a fine country seat standing by an
immense private park, known as the palace of Full
ham, III the most picturesque of London suburbs,
both residences being fully furnished and equipped
with all household belongings. His complaints that
he is unable to make both ends meet and that he
is out Of pocket at the end of the year will not
receive much sympathy here, where prelates arc
satisfied with third and even quarter of his sill
pend. Moreover the present bishop of London, be-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
MAKE THIS A DAY.

Make TINS a day. There is no gain
IN preceding over days to come.
Inc message OF today is plain,
The futures ups are ever dumb.
The work of yesterday is gone
For good 1T III, let come what may.
But now we face another dawn
Make this a day.
Though yesterday we failed to see
The urging hand and earnest face
That men call opportunity:
We failed 10 know, the time or place
For some great deed, what need TO fret?
The dawn comes up a silver gray.
And golden moments must be met.
Make this {, day.
This day is yours, your work is yours:
The odds ire not who pays your hire.
The thing accomplished-tha entlures.
If it be what the days require.
He who takes W his daily round.
As one new arnored for the fray.
Tomorrow steps on solid ground,
Make this i day.
The day is this; the time is now;
No better hour was ever here
Who waits upon the when and how
Remains forever in the rear.
Though yesterday were wasted stuff,
Your feet may seek out the way.
Tomorrow is not soon enough
Make this a day
w. j. N, in Chicago Tribune.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
TO OUR YOUNG MEN.

May we suggest tie the young men who are cast
ing around for ways and means to make the winter
months less dreary to try the experiment of staying
at home few evenings each week just to make life
more pleasant for the mother. She loves you-how
much she herself cannot say. She crooned you to
sleep in her arms, shielded you from danger during
the years and hadNou educated at the cost betimes
of much self-sacrifice on her part.
Now she is going down into the valley, and
word of love, thoughtful action will illumine the
path before her. Your voice can make sweet music
in her soul. Young man. do it before it is too late
Flowers convey no meaning to the stilled heart.
So now show your love for the dear little mother
Catholic Record, London, Ont
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
AUNT BUSY HAS HER SAY.

Dear Nieces and Nephews: a happy, bright and
glad New Year to all Aunt Busy's dear girls and
boys
Another year has passed with its joys. sorrows,
hopes, ambitions, and old Father Time will soon be
along in with name 1905.
All, how sincerely does Aunt Busy wish that
nothing but the truest happiness and goodness will
enter into the lives of all her children, not only
for the coming year, but for ali the years to
May every moment be filled with sunshine and
10Y. with a shadow to cloud the days of the
or distant future.
Once more, dear children best wishes for a hap
py glad New Year from your loving
AUNT BUSY.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
JOSEPHINE MCCARTHY.
soPRIA's sWEEPINGs.

Everybody in the great treasury building at the
capital knows good old Sophia" the janitress. She
has been there thirty-fOur years, respected and
loved by the officials and clerks.
Shcwas the first woman ever appointed officially
IN the government service. For her honesty in saw
ing Uncle Sam $4,000 in ore night, long ago,
President Lincoln gave her life appointment in the
treasury. where she has seen nine administrations
come and go.
Among the ninety scrub women at the treasury
Sophia was one One day after hard evening s
work, when the great building was emptied of its
workers, Sophia, as usual, swept and cleaned the
rooms where with shears III those days., the bank
notes were cut and trimmed Under the shavings
She found box packed with notes, all ready for
The safe it had been forgotten.
Now" thought Sophia, "what can / do? So |
keeps thinl1in' and sweepin fast, and thinkin'.
The Waterman stops at the door and says, 'Sophy,
you're mighty particular this evening with your
cleanin'
q says when l had covered the box with shaw
ms Yes, likes to be nice
TIP an down, up an down, the Waterman
walks an ] sweeps, an thinks, 'S'pose he steal an
cusc poor ole woman like me-
The long dark evening she kept her watch 1t
was midnight. 1t was so still and lonely; only the
steps Of the Waterman, to and fro. on the marble
floors. One! Two! the big clocks struck, with
ring Sophia prayed the dear Lord to help her, to
take of her little children at home to protect
her and this great amount of money for the gov
eminent.
At last General Spinner, the United States
treasurer, came past her door. He cried out: Why
Nophy, good woman, what are you doing here this
time Of nightl'
1t didn't take long for Sophy's story to be
told; and the precious box hidden IN General
Spinners room, all officials brought from their
beds and Sophy kept prisoner until in their pres
ence the money was counted.
General Spinner had dreamed that something
was wrong in the treasury, dressed and gone to his
Office. Sophia was sent home in his carriage
The secretary said next day, Sophia, don't you
know you have saved this big government nearly
quarter of a million of dollars Z"
"l's glad, sir; it's great deal of money to
lose"
Visitors often ask, "Sophia, were you bit
tempted to take few notes that times ;.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31

ing bachelor and having family to support, is
certainly spared one great source of expense.
Most bishops and archbishops of the Church of
England are poor when promoted to the inter.
Yet they all manage at their death to leave for
tunes ranging all the way from 100000 to 100000.
In fact the size of their estates, shown i'll the
court of probate after their DEATH constitutes the
best proof that they are most literally paid, and
that there is nothing of which they have any right
to complain in the matter of remuneration.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31

Sophia's mild eyes flash, and she stands very
straight and always replies: No! No! 1t never
entered my mind, honey All the gold and notes in
the United States treasury amt nothn to leavin'
my little black children the legacy of white soul"
-Classnlate
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
LETTERS AND ANSWERS.

Salt Lake, Dec 26.
Dear Aunt Busy: How are you getting along!
] do not write very often but [ certainly do not
forget you Santa Claus was pretty good TO
How did he treat you, Aunt Busy Your loving
nephew. RICHARD CUMMINGS.
Aunt Busy would be getting along better if she
received more letters. She is glad that YOU renem
bered her after your long neglect. Write soon
again Richard
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31

This department is conducted solely in the infer
ests of our girl and boy readers
Aunt Busy Is glad to hear any time from the
neces and nephews who read this page and ia give
them an the advice and help in her power
Write on one side OF the paper only
Do not have letters too long.
Original stories and verses win he r,aa,
and carefully edited.
be returned. E3 "tii
ADDRESS all letters to Aunt Busy Intermountaiu
Catholic Salt Lake City ~
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
Butte, Mont. Dec. 26.

Butte Mont. Dec. 26.
Dear Aune Busy: l have not written to you for
a long time. Have you forgotten me, Aunt Busy!
Yours in a hurry, WILLIAM CRAWFORD.
Aunt Busy has certainly for forgotten "n
hurry, her in a hurry" nephew. Please write Aunt
Busy few hines next time or even postal card
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
Salt Lake. Dec. 26.

Ny Dear Aunt Busy: ! wish you would come
and all the lovely presents SANTA Claus brought
me. They arc fine and ] do want YOU to them
Did Santa Claus treat you well! ! hope he did
With love and best wishes for happy New
Year, ] remain, your loving niece,
JOSEPHINE MCCARTHY.
Aunt Busy is very pleased to hear from you,
dear. OF course Santa Claus was good to you. Old
Sanity Is always kind to dear, sweet, little girls and
10 funny, fat old ladies, like your old Aunt Busy,
too.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31

SAT- Lake, DEC 70.
Dear Old Aunt Busy: This is my first letter
to you. | read the letters in the Intermountain
Catholic and | decided to write to you. / spent
nice Christmas and got many presents. Did you
have a good time, Aunt Busy! With love, | re-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-12-31
MARY GRIFFIN.

Another new niece. How Aunt Busy gladly
welcomes the new corners. She hopes to hear very
often from you, Mary
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27

order to swell the profits Of manipula-
tors and stock jobbers. ri. *.$ y 4i os
It is the duty Of the Democratic
party to ally itself with the legitimate
business interests of the country, and
with their aid to overthrow the Kepub-
ucan party, which has sold itself to
the criminal trusts.
None will welcome Democratic sue
cess more gladly than the legitimate
business man, who finds it more and
more difficult to exist under the throt-
Ting influence of the trusts and their
growing control of legislation, money
and opportunity.
To the commercial traveller, the bust
ness man, the mechanic whose wages
are cut, the local banker in constant
danger, to every family that has had
its living expenses increased or it's saw
1ngs absorbed by the criminal trusts, I
would recommend study Of the char
acter Of Andrew Jackson and his polit-
1cal methods.
To all Democrats and Democratic
leaders Andrew Jackson stands proof
Of the value of principle in the win
ming Of victory.
If it were possible in the coming
campaign to choose our candidates in
the history of the past, should not adj
vocate the choice of some so called
conservatives nonentity, without mo-
tive or inspiration save desire for Of
fee; should urge the nomination Of
Andrew Jackson, because he was not
afraid Of money illegally intrenched,
because he knew how to fight and how
to win.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.

WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
college and he would furnish the mon,
q for her highest possible education.
After her graduation he took her
~ her mother on a tour Of the world
that she might have the culture Of
travel. She Is very beautiful wom-
an, with charming personality. She
70 much beloved by the mother Of Mr..
Hearst.
"A1r. Hearst Is a strict moralist and
holds women in high esteem.
His charities are unbounded. Hv
cry winter he furnishes free coal, food
and raiment to thousands Of the SUI
fering poor of the tenement districts
OF New York, which city Is his pres
ent residence. He sent out three re-
lief trains-one from New York, an
other from Chicago and another from
San Francisco - and hurried supplies
to the Galveston sufferers. He gave
large sums for the relief Of the Jews
IN Russia; also to the victims Of the
ot. Pierre volcano district.
AS newspaper man he has had
remarkable career. He understands
the business in every detail, from set
ting type to editorial writing and
business management. His first ven
ture was the San Francisco Examiner,
which he took when it was almost de-
funct. He put life and enterprise into
Il until it has the largest circulation
Of any newspaper on the western coast.
He owns the Los Angeles Examiner,
Chicago Examiner, morning paper,
and the Hearst Chicago American, an
evening paper, the latter having the
largest circulation Of any Chicago
daily. In New York he owns and runs
the New York American, the Evening
Journal and Das Morgen Journal.
HE is a devoted advocate Of the
principle of equal rights for all; spe-
eial privileges for none He is an
aggressive foe of the new form Of hu.
man slavery known as trusts
HE prevented the waterworks Of
New York from going into the hands
Of a few monopolists known as the
Ramapo robbers. he smashed the Ice
trust Of New York at an expense Of
| 425O,O00 to himself, and the babies OF
the tenement districts call him blessed.
; He killed the food trust and Is now
| locked in deadly embrace with the Goa
trust, at the head Of which is Mr.. Baer
who claims that the Almighty and be
are in partnership to rob the flresides
! Of America in the interest Of this most
grasping combination.
"Doubtless If he is nominated fol
president on the Democratic ticket he
would cause these combinations tt
tremble in their boots.
"With such man for candidate on 6
wise and conservative platform thu
Democratic party will doubtless max,
4 lively campaign that will put meta
h Republican ranks"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
vv0|MAN's Pen I. P 81, n /.
Helen9eM NJ. Cougar, Noted Americas
154S Writer, Describes william
%$E Randolph Hearst. H.,

In these days, when much is being
written about leaders in national life, a
woman's estimate Of prominent indi-
viduals is always apropos. Helen NJ.
Cougar, who has met nearly all Of
Americas noted men and who has
written numerous interesting stories
and interviews, published the following
In the Lafayette Qnd.) Call:
"Who is William Randolph Hearst?
II will answer as know the man.
"Mr. Hearst is forty -one years old.
HE was born in San Francisco.
HE is the only child of the late
United States Senator George Hearst
and Phebe A. Hearst.
Ills ancestors were of North Caro-
lima and Virginia stock, his mother be-
ing descendant of the Randolphs of
Virginia.. His mother is noted for her
great charities, having endowed the
University of California.
"He is most devoted son and CO.
operates heartily with his mother in
business and benevolent enterprises.
HE was educated in the public
schools Of San Francisco and in Har-
ward college.
HE is man Of fine physique, robust
health. indomitable energy and great
executive ability. He is a business
man in every sense Of the word.
"He is exceedingly temperate in hab-
its, never CANDLES or races horses, but
is a devotee of the automobile. He
once owned a yacht, but during the
Spanish-American war it was fitted up
as cruiser at his expense, and he pre-
sented it to the government, then en-
listed himself as private in the war
and risked his life on the firing line
before Santiago.
"In April, 1903 he married Miss Mill
cent Wilson Of New York. There is
a charming romance connected with
this marriage. Miss Wilson was a
poor girl. Mr. Hearst met her and fell
desperately in love with the vivacious
miss. His affection was reciprocated.
He requested her parents to put her in
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
us s0ory Is told py an Engnsh.

luls story Is told ~ an Engnsh-
man who lived century ago: Ho
was dining out in London and sat By
q lady whom he did not know. Their
conversation turned upon early reso-
buttons and how very seldom they
were kept and the lady said, "Well,
when was girl made three reso.
hutton. First, determined that
would never marry a soldier; second
y, that would never marry an Irish.
man, and, thirdly, that would not be
long engaged. And all those three
resolutions I broke. Whom do you
think did marry? The Duke of Wei
nngton? He was q soldier and ar
1rfshman and I was engaged to him
for twelve years." This was Lady
Katherine Pakenham. It was an
happy marriage and the couple most
lived apart
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
Industrial Economics.

Trustworthy statistics declare that
the productive capacity Of every indi'
v1dual American who works has been
multiplied 125 times in the past cen
tury by the perfection Of labor saving
machinery.
Government experts who compile in
dustrial data assert that wealth is in
creased in America at the rate Of $40
4 day for every person who works.
Many trust managers now eliminate
consideration of workmen as individ-
uals. The mechanic is considered an
automaton--a part Of the high speed
machine-and the longer it runs the
more profit Is made.
The manager Of the Homestead pa
Rolling mills, the armor plate factory
Of the steel trust, said in congress re-
Gently, 1--WE have only three laborers
in our mills-fire, water and electric
ity."
II find no difficulty in running my
newspapers and starting new ones on
the eight hour day." said Representa-
tive William Randolph Hearst in con.
gress. my establishments run TWEEN
ty-four hours a day, but the individ-
ual employees work only eight hours"
A congressional resolution to inves-
dgate the beef trust brought out these
facts: Stock raisers get too little for
cattle, consumers pay too much for
meat, ranchers are robbed by the COM
bination which keeps down the price
Of beef on the hoof, retail butchers
cannot sell at profit, dressed beef is
higher than three years ago and the
producer gets less, the cost Of handling
meats from ranch to block Ia reduced
Who gets the benefit?