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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
DO THE BARD TBINGs FIRST.

Suspended above the desk of a Pittsburg bank
president is this motto: 'Do the hard things
first" Ten years ago he was discount clerk in this
same bank.
"How did you climb so fast!" I asked
Il lived up to that text" he replied.
"Tel me about it" Iasked.
"There is not much to tell" he replied. II had
long been conscious that I not keeping up with
my work: it distasteful to me. When opened
my desk in the morning and found it covered with
reminders of work to be done duri1F, the day. be-
came discouraged There were always plenty of
comparatively easy things to do, and these [ did
first, putting off the disagreeable duties as long as
possible Result: [ became intellectually lazy. [
felt an increased capacity for my work One
morning I woke up. I took stock of myself to find
out the trouble. Memoranda of several matters
that had long needed attention stared me from my
calendar. | had been carrying them along from
day to day. Enclosed in a rubber band were num-
Der of unanswered letters which necessitated the
looking up of certain information before the re-
plies could be sent had tried for days to ignore
their presence.
Suddenly the thought came to me: Z have been
doing only the easy things. By postponing the dis
agreeable tasks, the mean, annoying little things
. my mental muscles have been allowed to groweAab-
by. They must get some exercise / took off MY
coat and proceeded to clean house. 1t wasn't half
as hard as l had expected. Then took a card and
wrote on it: DO the hard things first and put it
where | could see it every morning I've been do
ing the hard things first ever since"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
DoN,r FOR YouNG MOTHERS.

Don't let your dolls sit near the fire ;>it spoils
their complexion
Don't give them currants, crumbs or cakes to
eat: such things are bad for their digestion.
Don't intrust them to the care of your brothers.
boys not to be trusted with dolls.
Don't leave them out in the yard all night; they
will probably get freezingitis if you do.
Don't wash their face with soap too often; their
delicate skin cannot stand it.
Don't allow pins to be stuck in their bodies;
some people think dolls can't feel.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
JIMMY JONES, QUANDARY.

Dear me. 1 have been reading
OF what great men can do;
The men known all around the world,
With wealth and honor, too.
Now let me see, what are their names?
Well. Mister Gladstones one:
They say he used to read, in Greek,
His Homer, just for fun
I'd not mind being famous, too,
And hearing people say.
There goes the Honorable James Jones,
our greatest man today"
But if that means that ! must read
Such stuff as dry as bones,
Please count me out and let me stay
Just simply Jimmy Jones.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

of 100 day Commissioner of Persons Ware
makes this statement and adds that applications
for pensions are being filed at average rate OF
zoo day The high mortality among veteran
pensioners is resulting in an increase in applica
tions by widows and minors and will not soon pro-
duce any reduction in the number of pensions.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
Our BOYS and Girls.
Edited by Aunt Busy.

This department is conducted SOLELY in tho ;+,.
ests of our girl and boy readers
neces and nephews who read this page and - civ
them all 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 be gl.a1- ,,
and carefully edited. eetFeo
be returned ei'eu WIZ
Address all letters to Aunt Pms, 1,,.o.
Catholic, Salt Lake City. -''e ouiitaih
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
MOTHERS COMFORT.

know a little grille,
With loving eyes so blue.
And lips just made for smiling
And heart that's kind and tT11e
She wears no dainty dresses.
NO jewels does she own;
But the greatest of all treasures
Is her little self alone.
Her name is Mothers Comfort
For all the livelong day
Her busy little fingers
Help mothers cares awav.
, The sunshine loves to glisten
And hide in her soft hair.
And dimples chase each other
About her cheeks so fair.
Oh, this darling little grille.
With the diamonds in her ewes.
Makes in mothers heart a sunshine
Better far than floods the slxieel
But the name that suits her better.
And makes her glad eyes shine,
Is the name of Mothers Comfort
This little treasure, mine.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

Persons who sit or stand Il great deal during
the day at their business, should wipe the soles OF
their shoes as dry possible at the door, and then
have their feet rest on a WOODEN mat, instead OF
stone. or even wooden floor as they abstract the
warmth from the feet all the time through the
shoes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

There is not anything that does mischief
to mankind than mercenary masters of philosophy
that do not live as they preach.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

The man who insists upon seeeing with perfect
clearness before he decides, never decides Accept
life and you must accept regret.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

What is it that | labor, sweat and solicit for
when it is but very little that l want. and it viii
not be long that | shall need anything!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
OGDEN Utah. Oct. %,

Dear Aunt Busy: l send YOU by today's mail
a picture OF our Sunday school boys. Amt we
handsome lot of young chaps Can Salt Lake beat
1hisl How is Right Rev. Bishop Seaman Please
show him this picture Tell him these are his own
Ogden bottles with all the rough corners chiseled
out Yesterday Father Cushnahan took all the
altar boys to the circus. Oh, we had the biggest
time and saw the funniest things. We also had
ride on the Ferris wheel. ! wish the circus would
last always. When L am priest am gong to
take AL my altar boys to every circus and you VIII
have to come with me to take care of them. Your
handsome pephew. JOHN M'DERMOTT.
Aunt Busy Is the most delighted old lady in the
city since she received the picture of her clever
boys. Indeed. YOU all are handsome lot and she
deeply prizes this late picture and the one she re-
ceived nearly two years ago of the altar boys
Aunt Busy has some bright pictured faces over
her desk now to inspire her Only think how grand
it will be for you to be priest John! just fancy
Aunt Busy saying some fine day, Good morning,
Father McDermott', And imagine Father Nc
Dermott saying, ooh good morning, Aunt Busy
how Is the rheumatism" Aunt Busy hopes to hear
soon again from her handsome nephew the future
Father John.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

It is of the bounty of nature that we i've but
of philosophy that we 1--we we'll which IS IN truth,
a greater benefit than life itself
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

We call this dark room, or that light one,
when it is in itself neither the one nor the other
but only as the day or the night render it,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05

Butte Mont, Oct. %.
Dear-Aunt Busy: 1t is very long since wrote
TO you. l expect you are much Older now than
when / wrote you before Aunt Busy, | really
think you must be about so years old Goodbye,
dear auntie Your loving niece,
MARY CROWLEY.
Aunt Busy is so very old, dear, that all records
she fears are lost so she regrets not being able to
give you the desired information. Anyhow she
wishes to say that she is very settled fat comfort
abe-looking old lady, with spectacles on her funny
old nose. Write soon again, dear.
Try for Aunt Busys Thanksgiving Day prize
story.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
ARMY orders From WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Under or
ders of the War Department Sergeant
Frank Holt of the hospital corps, now
with Company B of the hospital corps
at the PresidiO, San Francisco, is re-
lieved from duty in the Philippines Di-
vision and will be sent to Fort Mason,
California, to relieve Sergeant of the
First Glass Victor Dupont of the hos
pital corps. Sergeant Dupont will be
sent to Fort Stevens, Oregon. to relieve
Sergeant Charles Elliott of the hos
pital corps. Sergeant Elliott will be
sent to Fort Candy, Washington Pri-
vate James F. O'Donnell. who deserted
August II, 1902, from Company F, Thir-
teenth Infantry, and VINO surrendered
on August II, 1904, while serving in
Company d of the Twelfth Infantry in
the Philippine Islands under the name
of James Allen, and who has been held
tc service in the latter company with
out trial for fraudulent enlistment. will
be discharged without honor from
Company. F Of the Thirteenth Infantry
by reason of desertion. by the com
manding officer at Alcatraz Island. Cal.
Major William Stephenson, surgeon.
now in New York City on leave of alb
sence, will proceed to Fort Smelling.
Mimi. and report 10 the commanding
officer of the Twenty-first Infantry for
duty and will accompany that regiment
to San Francisco, Cal. Private Alex
ander Forsberg of the hospital corps.
Fort Mcdowell, Cal, is transferred to
the band of the Thirteenth Infantry.
stationed at that post
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
SHIP SUBSIDY
TO Be URGED
Merchant Marine Board Has
a Plan Which 1t Will
Submit to Next Congress
TO RAISE TONNAGE TAX
Federal Aid May Also Come
Through the Mails and
the Transport Business
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON. Oct. lion the
first day of Congress bill will be in
troduced, embodying the views of the
Merchant Marine Commission. de-
signed to build up American shipping.
1t is believed that the commission has
practically agreed upon the policies to
be pursued, and that the minority, il
any, viii confine itself to unimpOrtant
phases of the subject. The commission
proposes to avoid raising opposition to
a direct subsidy measure by suggesting
that an increase in the tonnage tax
levied on the ships of all nations be
made, which will result in an income
of several million dollars annually, to
be devoted to the payment of subsidies.
Another indirect method of increas-
ing the amount to be paid for an
American merchant marine will be
suggested in a revision of the ocean
mail subsidy act of 1851. An effort will
be made to encourage the establishment
of American lines to foreign ports and
countries not now reached by Amer
lean ships. A provision will be made
for utilizing vessels thus subsidized as
auxiliary cruisers of the navy in time
of war.
The bill will also probably include a
provision transferring the Government
transport business to commercial lines,
which will receive a moderate subsidy
in return, in the effort TO build up trade
between the United States and the
Orient. The opposition of foreign coun-
tries to direct discriminating duty on
cargoes brought to the United States
in foreign bottoms may be avoided by
applying this method of subsidy only to
steamers running on no established
line. and commonly known as tramp
steamers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
Discovery of Well Defined
Gold Streak Causes Stam-
pede of Miners From BOdie
LEDGE FOUR FEET WIDE
Assays Show That Ore Is
Worth From 800 to 500
a Ton and 1t Is Plentiful

BODIE, Oct. 14-An exceedingly
rich strike is reported from Masonic
Mountain, sixteen miles northwest OF
Bodie and in Mono County. A we'll
defined ledge four feet in width has
been discovered. A twelve-tnch streak
assays 500 a ton and the rest of the
ledge assays at 800 a ton Rich ore
is being taken out at the surface and
sacked for shipment. The discovery
was made on Jump Up-JOe claim,
owned by three Colorado prOspectOrs-
Bryan, Dorsey and Phillips.
The strike has caused great excite
ment here and people are stampeding
for the new diggings. The district has
been thoroughly organized and is con-
nected with BOdie by wagon road.
Claims are being staked out and the
country is being located 10 miles.
rich float has been found on Masonic
Mountain for years and the mountain
has been the scene Of much prospect
ing. The strike is about three-duar-
tiers. Of a mile north of the mountain.
The high altitude and severe climate
will not allow very active work until
spring.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
ONLY A SCARE
SAYS DOCTOR
Story of incubation of
Stanford Football Players
Denounced at University
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. IA
The authorities of the university are
highly incensed over the reports con-
corning the prevalence of diphtheria at
Stanford and vicinity. While it is true
that two football players, U. H. Dole
and w. X. Roosevelt, were at one time
confined to the hospital because of the
disease, both are now out on the foot
ball field and there has been no spread
of contagion. No order has been is
sued by DR.. Jordan requiring inocula-
ton as preventive measure among
the football men and no such order will
be sent out. 1T is a mere scare" said
DR.. Snow, health officer for the univer-
sity, "and at no time has there been
enough diphtheria here to cause any
alarm. Antitoxin has been advised to
those who have come in contact with
the diphtheria in Palo Alto and May
field"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15

SAN DIEGO, Oct 14-The marriage
of Miriam Grant. daughter of U. s.
Grant Jr., to Lieutenant U. S. Macy.
United States navy, will take place in
the East, where Miss Grant now is.
next Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant are
now in New York making arrange
ments for the ceremony.
The groom be is we'll known on
this coast. He was but a short time
ago attached to the United States
training ship Adams, but when that
vessel was ordered to Samoa as a sta
ton ship he was detached and given
duty at Annapolis.
The announcement of the engage
ment of the young officer and the
charming daughter of the Grants was
made by the bride-to -bes father when
he left for New York, several days
ago. At that time he gave out that
the wedding would take place some time
this fall, but did not intimate that the
ceremony would take place so soon
after the announcement of the engage
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
GOVERNOR NAMES MEN
TO REPRESENT THE STATE
Prominent Citizens Selected as Dele
gates to Trans-Mississippi and
Irrigation Congresses.

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 1.-THE Gov
ernOr's Office to-day announced the
appointment Of the following dele
gates to the Mississippi Con-
gress to be held in St. Louis from Oc-
tober 25 to %: Andrew Patrick. A
SbarbOro, Eugene Goodman, A. :.
RulOsson, r. P. Jennings and G. M.
Wooster of San Francisco: G.. Il.
BOOthe and Frank Virgins of Los An
geles; Colvin b. Brown OF Stockton.
n. P. Chapman of Red Bluff, w. Fl.
WeiIbye of Oakland. r. Fletcher of
San Diego, ]. G. Loveren of Eureka,
]. A. Filcher Of Auburn.
The following were appointed dele
gates to the National Irrigation Con-
gress to be held at FL Paso. Tex, No
vember 1 5 to Is. G.. NJ. Heintz. Ferd
X. Rule. S. w. Ferguson. Fred Allies
and ]. b. LippincOtt of Los Angeles;
F. H. Gould, A. SbarbOrO and r.. p.
Jennings of San Francisco. j. Fair
weather of Reedley. william +.
Smythe of San Diego and Scipio Craig
of Redlands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
GRIFFITH TRIED TO BREAK
ENGAGEMENT TO MARRY
geles Capitalist to Woman He
ATTEMPTED 10 Kill Appears.

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14.-In to-
days trial of the suit of Silent &
Works against Griffith J. Griffith for
$4,000 attorneys fees an interesting
letter written January s, 1887, to the
woman he afterward married and last
spring tried to kill, was produced.
In this letter Griffith sought to
break his engagement to Miss Mary
Agnes Christina Mesmer, he tells her
he is reluctantly compelled to state
that he fears she is tool in the hands
of her father. He charges that she
misrepresented her wealth to him,
that she and her father are trying to
impose on him, and asks that he be re-
leased from the engagement. The let
ter created a sensation in court having
been often limited at.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
Grand Lodge Officers.

The Grand Lodge, Free and Accept
ed Masons, elected the following Of
ficeFs yesterday to serve for the cur
rent year: Charles w. Hunter, grand
master; Motley H. Flint, deputy grand
master; Edward H. Hart, senior war
den; George n. -Perrine, junior war
den; Edward Coleman, treasurer, and
George johnson, secretary. These and
the appointed officers named by the
grand master were installed, after
which the grand body was called of
until next October.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
SCHEME OF ENGINEERS
is DEFEATED BY TIDES
Valuable Pipe Destined for Use at
Eureka Is Carried Seward by
Strong Currents.

REDDING, Oct. 14.-The North
Mountain Power Company, which is
installing an electric plant near juno
ton City. Trinity County, for the pur-
pose of supplying light and power to
Eureka, Humboldt County, planned to
float the steel pipe down Trinity River
to the plant. The pipe is thirty-six
inches in diameter. The ends Of the
lengths of pipe were plugged up and
they were floated down stream sue
cessfully until the high water of to-
day swept nine lengths of expensive
pipe seward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
sonoma County Doctors Meet.

SANTA ROSA. Oct. 14.=The So
noma County Medical Society held an
interesting session Thursday after
noon at Eldredge. DR.. William G.
Dawson. superintendent Of the Home
for Feeble Minded, read a paper on
"Imbecility and Insanity" Dr. Daw-
son used human subjects in iIlustrat-
ing his paper. After the session of
the society the physicians and their
wives were the guests of DR.. and Mrs.
Dawson at a luncheon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
RETURNS ANALYZED.

Some interesting figures of gold pro-
duction are found in the report of Di-
rector Roberts Of the United States
Mint. There are fourteen States and
Territories of the Union that are gold
producers. Colorado leads with S22,-
900, 900 in round figures; California
comes second with $1,000, 900; Alaska
third with 100000; South Dakota
fourth with 100000; Arizona and
Montana are close together in the race
for fifth place with more than 81 ,O0O,-
600 to be credited to each; then in or
der of output come Utah Nevada
Idaho, Oregon, Washington, New Mex
leo, South Carolina and Wyoming.
Some surprise may be experienced
when South Carolina is enrolled in this
list, but the fact is that South Caro-
lima in 1903 had a gold output of half
the size of that credited severally to
Washington and New Mexico, its show
ing in total being 100000.
One mining company in South Da-
kota, the Homestake. produced last
year 1,300,0O tons of ore, the value Of
which was $4,SO055S 20. 1t will be borne
in mind that the entire output of the
State of South Dakota was Sc, 900, 900 in
round figures. One great mining COM
bination. therefore, gives South Da-
kota it's position near the head of the
line.
Comparing the gold output of the
various countries of the world for 1908
Australia is first with $50, 600, 900 to its
credit; the United States second with
$73,000000 and Africa third with s67.
100000. Canada and Mexico produced
respectively. $4,000, 900 and 5000 .OoO
Russia leads Europe with $24 600. 900 and
Colombia the Spanish American States
with $2,OO0,OO0. Among the Asiatic
countries Japan made the lowest rec
ord of output with $1,000, 900 and Brit
ish India the highest with 81, OO0. 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
San Jose Residence Robbed.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 14.-Richard
Robertson and Joseph R. Hanley
robbed the dwelling of Charles E.
Jefferson at 1872 East st. John street
tonight and snapped suits of clothing
with their victim. They were start
ing out to dispose of their booty when
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Starbird.
Aside from the clothing only few
pieces of jewelry were secured. Both
men, who are ex-convicts, have con-
fesSed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15

SALINAS, Oct. 14-Application
was made before Judge B. V. Sargent
of the Superior Court this afternoon
by Attorney II. G. w. Dinkelspiel of
San Francisco on behalf of Mrs Cor
nelia McGhee Tevis as guardian of
Hugh Tevis, a minor, for permission to
take the minor out of the State. AL
though the child is already on the way
to Europe with the mother the court
granted the permission in order to le-
galize the absence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
Steamer, Mill and Wharf Burned.

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 1.-THE
coasting steamer Nell. Port Simpson,
B. c., was burned to the waters edge
last Monday at Georgetown Mill, near
Port Simpson, B. c., together with the
lumber wharf, lumber stacks and
mill buildings involving loss of $685.
600, with only $4,000 insurance: The
Nell had number of horses on board,
which the captain ordered shot when
he saw it was impossible to save the
steamer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
burglars at Work i'm Mana.

NAPA, oct. IA daring burglary
was committed at the residence of Jos.
Sosselli. a short distance from Napa.
Thursday evening. The residence was
broken into by John Kelly and Will
liam Sullivan. The burglars secured
a valuable shotgun, watch and cOnsid-
cradle liquor in bottles. After a long
search Kelly was arrested by Con-
stable Spur at ST. Helena. Sullivan
managed to elude arrest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
THREE BRIDGES AND MILE
OF TRACK WASHED AWAY
Sacramento River Overflows Banks
Near Sisson and Causes Loss of
$4,000 to Railroad

REDDING, Oct. IA mile of rail-
way track and three bridges on the
lumber railway branching out of Sis
son were swept away to-day by the
storm-swollen Sacramento River. The
railroad connects Rainbow Camp with
Sisson. 1t parallels the Sacramento
River for mile. The river is usually
but a mere creek there, but extended
rains have swollen it so that it reach
ed the track and caused a loss of $1O,-
600.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
UNCLE OF THE PRESIDENT
SAID TO BE NEAR DEATH
Robert b. Roosevelt, Eighty Years
Old. Dangerously Ill at
His Home.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Robert B.
Roosevelt, uncle of the President, is
dangerously i'll in his country home
near Saiville, Long Island. Roosevelt,
though 80 years old, is energetic and
keenly devoted TO outdoor sports, and
his illness is attributed to a severe
cold contracted during the recent au-
tomobile cup race. He was Minister
to The Netherlands during President
Cleveland's first administration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
YEAR-OLD CHILD BURNED
TO DEATH IN Los ANGELES
Mother Leaves Little One Playing in
Kitchen and Her Clothes
Catch Fire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14-Baby
Meredith Winters. the year-Old child
of Joseph w. Winters, was burned to
death this morning while playing on
the kitchen floor. The mother had
gone to a store for a few moments,
leaving the baby alone. A gasoline
stove was left burning. but turned
down low. In some way the child's
clothes caught fire and it was dead
when the mother returned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-15
THREATENED
WITH A REVOLUTION
Arrests Being Made in Order to Check
the Movement Before 1t
Breaks Forth.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Private
advices received here from Venezuela
are to the effect that many arrests are
being made there to check a revolu-
tionary movement on a large scale,
which is being directed against Presi-
dent Castros administration.
There are similar advices as to con-
ditions in Hayti. where the Govern
ment is acting with great energy to
suppress all agitation.