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The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
APPLES AS MORAL AGENTS.
They Tend to Keep Their Consumers from Indulging in Many
 Evil Habits.

Scarcely too much can the apple be extolled since it has been al most entirely the creation os man. Starting with the crab al. pie of Europe, man has produced a fruit that has no compariso. with its original. Nature coui. only furnish the germinal and is not given to making improve. ments, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat. When Superintendent Stimson Of the pomology depart. ment of the worlds fair says. There is no doubt that apples are cure for the drink habit, the to. baccO habit. the Indian habit anj many others that may be called objectionable" we appreciate deeply what the apple has done for man and still more deeply what man has done for the apple. Prof. Stimson adds: Apples ele. vate the morals of persons who eat them and if the United States were a great apple-eating coun. try we would have less crime and fewer woes. When you want to smoke eat an apple and you will find the desire in a measure satis- fled. Do the same if you want a drink"
 It will be seen that the apple is the enemy of the saloon and of the vice of smoking. The moral effect of apples has been too much neglected. We have tried to re. form entirely with the gospel and moarl suasion. Had we gone into the haunts and hOtbeds of vice and crime with an apple in one hand and the Bible in the other we might have had better success.
 Mir. Stimson says that apples are good for the "Indian" habit. This is something that has never been tried in all the efforts to reform St. Louis politics. The wndians" have not had apples enough. Bar'ls have been opened iu plenty, but not apple bar'ls. Clayton con. ventions would be impossible on n diet of apples. Hereafter the sturdy farmer should go to his convention with dozen apples in one p0cket-and a well-oiled A ill the other.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
Forfeiture Notice.

ALASKA MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS AT ST. LOUIS, Mo-:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has performed your share of one hundred dol lars worth of work for each of the years of 1901, lS2, 1903, 1904 and 1905, on the placer mining claim situated on Slate Creek, Alaska, known as the "St. Anne" Said claim was located June 22 1900, Recorded June 2s, i90O, in Book l. page Il3, Chisna Mining Records, in Alaska. Said ex- claim under the provisions of Section 232i of the Revised Statutes of the United States and amendments thereto, concerning annual work on mining claims, being the amount required to hold said claims until December 3Isi, I9O6 And if. at the expiration of ninety days from the publication of this notice you faii or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expendi- ture as co,owner, your interest iD said mining claim Will become the property of the under signed, A. NJ. Powell, your co-owner who has made the required expenditure, or paid for the same, according to the terms of said sectitn.
 A. NJ. POWELL. First publication Aug. 9, 1905.
 Last publication Nov. $, l9OJ.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
WAR CHESTS OF EUROPE.
Large Sums of Money Kept Constantly on Hand to Uphold Ma
 tional Power.

In financial as well as a miIi- tary sense Germany is probably best prepared for war. A special war treasure of $3O,OG0.000 in coined gold is always kept at Spandau. France and England are both richer, however, than Germany, and their war chests are well lined with gold. Their people are also better able to put their hands in their pockets in an emergency than the Ger mans. Heavily taxed as France is, it is estimated that her taxpayers could meet demand of fifty mil lions more for the war chest under sOunder financial system and ad. ministratiOn.
 Two years ago Russia's war chest was practically empty. In fact, instead of having savings in her box, Prof. Geffcken, who is an authority, says she is always bOr- rowing money in times of peace. France has lent the most money to Russia, the debt in that quarter being not less than five milliards of francs. Of the important states, Italy is the worst off, her people being taxed to the verge of starvation to keep compara- lively small sum in the war money box. Even salt is so taxed that the poor can afford at present only half as much salt as in 1871. The army has swallowed up all the savings of the country and more. Gerinany's full money box would certainly make it possible for her to take the field of war more quickly than any other power. She brides herself upon a war force of 2,549,91S men, which could take the field within ten days after or der, and, backed by the war chest with its six millions sterling, this would be formidable showing.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24

A Texas girl advertised for a husband and got him. The total expense for advertising, wedding outfit, etc., was $11. Within a year he died, leaving her an in- surance policy of $1O,OOO. And yet some people still claim that it doesn't pay to advertlse,-Ex.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
Notice Dissolution of Partnership

Notice is hereby given, that the partners ship heretofore existing between the undersigned in the Horseshoe Saloon, in Valdez, Alaska, is this day dissolved by mutual consent All debts due from the said firm are to be presented 10 J. K. McNeel for payment, the said J. K MeNeel continuing the business. Dated April 25th, 1905.
 HARRY ASHLAND.
 J. k. MCNEIL.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
No Use for Paintings.

Pigment saw you at the art exhibition last evening. l sup pose you are very fond of paint. ings?
 Gamboge-Oh, dear, no! Ihate them. Pm an art critic, you know. -B0ston Transcript.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-08-24
Confession.

Bag anything while you were out hunting, NewshOt?"
 "Bagged my new spring pants at the knees."-Qetroit Free Press,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-07
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15

FRANK MURPHY.

Aunt Busy went fishing many times and never
got even small minnow. People said it was be-
cause She talked too much. Perhaps this is your
trouble, Frank Try keeping silence next time.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
THE AMERICAN CATHOLIC.

Delivering the valedctory address at the com
mencement exercises of Holy Cross College, Wor-
cester, Mass, James NJ. Hoy said, in part
1T is the plain duty of every Catholic to make
1t known that the Catholic is pre-emnently an
American. Why consider Catholicity's part in the
discovery of this America of ours. That tremen-
dous event, that finding of new world and the
vast results that flowed to humanity be
traced directly to the Roman Catholic church and
to the Roman Catholic church alone. Let every
Catholic therefore challenge the students and scho
lars to search the archives of Spain the libraries
of Europe. The deeper the research the more glory
will adorn the brow of Catholicity.
WAS not it pous Catholic that conceived the
mighty thought Was it not cardinal that inter
ceded with the sovereigns of Spain! Was it not
Catholic king who fitted out the ships. Was it not
Catholic queen who offered her jewels pledge!
And it Catholic Columbus and Catholic
crew that sailed out OF an unknown sea where ship
had never sailed before. 1t was hymn to the
queen of angels and of men that closed the perils
of the day and inspired with hope the morrow 1t
was the holy cross, the emblem of Catholicity that
carried to the shore and planted on the
found world 1t was the holy sacrifice of the Mass
that the first, and for hundred years the
only Christian worship on this continent that a
Catholic named America.
at was priests, aye Jesuits and Domncans,
missionaries, that first sought and explored our
land, penetrated it's wildernesses, gave sai1rted
names to It's locations, bays lakes and rivers. 1t
was by Catholic, Lord Baltimore, that that liberty
the essence of all liberty. freedom to worship God,
first established this continent and that al
most hundred years before Massachusetts, or the
constitution proclaimed it. signer Of the Decar-
alton of Independence Catholic The name
of the first Archbishop of Baltimore is indissolubly
linked with that of Ben Franklin.
'Whose but Catholic Drawn was it that opened
up the wonderful resources of our country? Who
built our railroads? Whose was the blood that
hallowed the fiery ridges of country's every
battlefield! Does the Catholic not love this land?
How can he help loving it when three hundred of
its cities from shore to shore from mountain to
river bear the names of Catholic Saints? St.
Augustine guards the Atlantic coast. ST. Francis
sits by the Golden Gate, Far to the north the
Great St Paul keeps watch Down at the gulf
sweet St Antonio safely guides! In our country's
every heart throbs St. Louis, king and saint! Near
by ST. Joseph and the farther side grac
ious mother. Notre Dame, queen of all!
"Truly the Catholic seq is set upon this land
forever Let the Catholic prove faithful to the
duties imposed upon him by his church, always the
mother of morals the friend of order, and 9TH
then viii only too gladly recognize his claims
upon the title American and others then will only
too willingly give him the name he richly merits
the American Catholic"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
Suppression of the Guilds.

At the close of the reign of Henry VII, an act
of Parliament was passed contiscating the prop
erty rights of the guilds and brotherhoods and vest
ing such property IN the crown. The king under
this act sent out his commissioners, who took pos
session of property in order that it might be used
and exercised to more gody and virtuous pur-
poses" Henry passed away before this act was put
in force; but second act of the same kind was
put through Parliament in the reign of Edward
VI. This act if anything. was more drastic than
the first, and provided for the complete extinction
of the corporations, guilds fraternties, etc. who
had used money "to the support of the priests.
obits, or likes, which may be taken under the color
of religion" and all manners lands tenements be-
longing to them" were confiscated
If practices of the Catholic religion were OF
iectionable to Edward VI and his advisers, would
it not have been sufficient to have appropriated in
to the public treasury the money held by the guilds
for the offering up of the masses for the repose of
the souls of the dead members! What justifca-
ton was there for the Selling of the money that
held for the use of aged members of the various
guilds, and in what way were they used as the act
instructed "for more godly and vrtuous pur-
poses %
The allhhouses in the ages of faith were diff
ferent institutions from what we have now. They
were not paid for by tax levy, but were supported
by voluntary subscriptions and in many instances
by requests left to the guilds for such purposes.
When person entered an almshouse in those days
he did it of his volition and when married
couples were received they not, as is the Gus
tom in this age, separated, but were permitted to
continue the companionship of lifetime, ending
their days in comfort.
1t will be noticed that the almshouses connect
ed and associated with the guilds bear no resemb-
lance whatsoever to the horrible institutions that
replaced them in the reign of Edward VI which
have been handed down to us to the present age,
and known as the County poorhouse'
A. hos hoo,, tod old bad rl,o+-
soever for the people of this age as. through the
instrumentality of the guild, provision had been
made for the care-takng, and so it was that while
in apprenticeship, as journeymen, OF if they lived
to be superanuated. the guild the tower of
strength to the people associated with it,
What might be termed the unorganized workers
were taken care of during the time of sickness or
old age through the instrumentality of the mon
astc institutions; and never until the reign of
Elizabeth, was pauper, as such as known today,
in existence in England. This condition of peace
and plenty was about to receive a shock. The
guilds about to be wiped out. They are to fall
about the same time as the monastercs
Go be COntinuedD
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
JAPAn's IRIsH-cANADIAN SCOUT.

The chief scout in the Mikado's army in Man
churia is a Canadian Lieutenant Thomas Casey
Callaghan, who won his military title in the Boer
war. Previous to that time he had roughed it
northwestern ranches, becoming an expert horse
man, rifle shot and hunter of big game. On one
occasion in South Africa he shot through the
body and was given up for dead. At the outbreak
of hostities between Japan and Russia he enlisted
as a scout in the intelligence department of the
japanese army, where he rose rapidly in his diff
cult and dangerous work. until he is now
mander-in-chief of a regiment of 200 scouts the
flower of the japanese intelligence department.
Lieutenant Callaghan has with him always maps
of the theatre of war and an interpreter to convey
his orders to the regiment.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
HOW SWALLOWS DRINK.

Of course, we know that swallows drink rs they
skim the surface of water. We have seen how
here and there the water ripples pond when
swallows are gracefully skimming to and fro One
day ] sat down beside small pond when every
evening many barn swallows came to bathe and
drink on the surface of the CLASSY water. With
sketch book and pencil in hand [ closely watched
the birds; and you may imagine my delight 10 see
just how they managed to touch and dip up The
water as they came within few steps of me. You
see, the swallow takes up water in its lower bill,
Just as you would dip up little water in a spoon
in the hollow of your hand while you glided over
the surface in boat. Only the under half of the
open bill touches the water; if the upper half were
also to touch, the water would be forced out
bill-St. Nicholas
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
Salt Lake City, July S.
Dear Aunt Busy 4:

HoW ever do you feeI these warm summer DAYS
am having happy vacation. but I tell you the
weather Is warm l go fishing nearly every day
with my father, but | never catch any fish. Do
You know why, Aunt Busy.
Your fond nephew
NJ
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
AT CLOSE OF DAY.

a little man, in garments gray.
Goes through the land at close Of da,,
And in each trembling, wrinkled hand
He holds bag of glistening sand.
From whence he comes. or near or far
The children always wondering arc.
He travels at a rapid pace
And no one ever sees his face.
But come he does and caters sand;
One moment only does he stand
Quick through the lamp-lit room if afes.
They feel it in their blinking eyes.
And hardly have they rubbed them twice
Before mamma says: In trice
BE off now, children. up the stairs
Now wash your hands and saw ,,ou, ,,r,,.on.,,
% little man, 50 queer and gray!
Why do you Gomez" the cbildro,,
How very queer the sand must bo
That We can feel but never see,"
HOPE wTLLEs in Avo Mi,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
THE LEGEND OF GIANT FINN.

Long ago, in the early ages of Christianity. the
blessed St Lawrence of Saxony went on mission
10 Lund, Sweden. and preached the word of God
up and down the land. Every hill and every valley
on ,ch the of heaven shone offered him a pull
pit tor there had not yet been built church
IN the whole country
In the heart of the everlasting hills near Lund
so the legend runs, lived a giant called Finn The
work of st. Lawrence was eagerly watched by Finn,
whose pagan heart sweled with wrath at behold
ing it.
Your Master Christ must surely be worthy of
holy temple of his own" said grim Finn, scorn-
fully one day to St. Lawrence. Come, now and
make bargain with me- ] will build for you fit
ting church. if when it is done you will tell me my
name; failing do so, viii secure playthings
Tor my little ones those bright torches, the and
The moon, which fame aloft in the plains of
heaven"
Thou foolish pagan" boldly replied st. Law
renee. Il have no power over the and the
moon. The good God himself placed them in the
skies above, to shed light Oh the wise and the
wise the good and the evil
You are right" said the giant. at would be
pretty dark here, / fancy, without them. Well,
then we viii say no more about the and the
moon. Instead you may give me those glowing
balls, your eyes. They would make fine playthings
Tor nay children"
Gods truth can be preached as well by the blind
q, 5v those who are blessed with sight" rejoined
H. Lawrence fervently Build me the church. 1t
l> worthy Of any sacrifice"
The giant was quite confident the saint could
not discover his name and that the bright play
things would soon be in the possession of the baby
giants 81. Lawrence was equally sure he had no
means Of learning the giants and he prayer
iulIg prepared for his willing sacrifice.
Finn lost no time in crushing to pieces noun
Tam m order to gain stones for the sacred edltce.
Then he babe the walls rise, and eXulted IN the
thought that his little son and daughter would be
PLAYING with the saints eyes before the moon
full
vast building, with rows of mighty columns
was soon firmly placed on strong foundations. Al
ready Finn sat on the dome, about TO give the fin
Ishng touch to his work. when St. Lawrence APP
poared in siht 10 take his last look at the setting
sum- and offer prayer that courage and resignation
might be his
As the saint knelt absorbed in his devotlons,
there suddenly fell on his the melodlous tones
Of beautiful voice coming he knew not whence,
and words:
Sleep, little Soelvy,-sleep my con! "
Thy fathers work is almost done
Thy father, Finn. will be home:
see him now on yonder dome
sleep, little Gerda. daughter dear.
my father, Finn, will soon be here:
lei bring the balls he promised thee:
Joyfully ST. Lawrence ran to the cathedral ex-
claiming:
"Finn! Finn, come down! One stone alone is !
wanting to complete your work, and the good goa
mas mercifully preserved for me my GEES
BY nay name Finn" cried the gisnt IN foam
ing rage, that one stone shall not SO easily DC
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
Child Labor Law in 1866.

They had the child labor law in vogue One has
just been enacted in New York State.
I'm 1866 a man was fined two shillings for set
ting child to work before he had been fully ap-
prenticed; and also another had to pay two shil-
lings for working after O'Clock on winter night
Two shillings in this instance would be about equal
to s. at the present time. "-Gasquets Eve of the
Reformation
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
AUNT BUSY Has HE'D sAu

Dear Nieces and Nephews:
Aunt Busy received personal letter todar fro0,
dear little girl who wrote that she caugbf ssh
cooked fish and ate fish, all in memory Of Amt
Busy. Now Auntie is wondering if the dear lit+Io
girl meant three fishes or one fish. What do tbe
girls and boys think w VIC
Aunt Busy once went fishing, and what do Won
think happened. She fell right into the water
fishing rod and all and the poor little fishes hurried
away IN fright because they thought some whale
Busy is SO fat. A''ii'
She never went fishing again.
Yours "tishingly," AUNT BT-Sy
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
THE NTERMoUNTAN AND COLORADO CATHOLIC JULY IS roo,

land! Thy church shall remain forever unfinished.
As surely | am Finn, viii crush it to atoms
Leaping down, he seized with each arm pillar
rooted in the crypt of the church. and shook them
until the walls totered, when suddenly his strength
forsook him and he was turned to stone.
And there he stands to this day, embracing those
mighty pillars constant reminder of the miracle
that wrought in behalf of a saint of the Lord.
80, at least, the legend Standardization Wood
ward Moore in Ave Maria
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15

his loyalty the Church his obedience to her laws
his observance of her regulations and the respect
he shows for her ministers These are some of the
ways of knowing the representative Catholic, and
knowing him, let US honor him, but let us first be
sure he is worthy of the title. The name repre-
sentative Catholic is too high honor to waste
upon men unworthy of it.-Francs D. Hanna in
New World.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15

day in the same procession aforesaid" -Gasquet's
Eve of the Reformation"
The brethren of st. John. named had as the
object of their association the keeping of hospi-
tai for the poor and sick of the city
After the procession great feast was held.
The people sat down to dinner and they had a
merry-making.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15
LETTERS AND ANSWERS.

Dear Aunt Busy: ''S o.
l am having such splendid time this vacation
least let you know l remember you.
Your loving niece
FLORENCE DANIELS.
Aunt Busy is glad to be remembered. little
Florence.
She hopes that you will continue to be happy all
the summer days.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-15

This department is conducted solely in the inter
ests of our girl and boy readers " '1e -ii'ei
Aunt Busy is glad to hear am, +i g -,
nieces and nephews who read this page and 70 ie
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 l,o u,,,
and carefully edited. e1i' received
The manuscripts of contribution. No. -
be returned " "00epleu VIII
Address all letters to Amt p, 1
Catholic. Salt Lake City ountaln
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-15
URGING A JEW TO
GOVERN GOTHAM
The Republican Leaders, Among
Whom Roosevelt Is Named,
Frame Campaign.
New York Sun Special Service.

{ New York, May 15.-Altho former
Governor Odell, chairman Of the repub-
lican state committee, is not due from
Europe until June 10, his Eeutenants
are already at work preparing for the
local campaign against Tammany, OF
which he win have absolute control.
All Of the leaders of opposing .republii-
can factions have agreed to sidetrack
their grievances against the state boss
to permit him to make an effort to carry
the city for the republicans.
Republican leaders have known for a
long time that it was the wish of Presi-
dent Roosevelt that Jew of high
standing should be honored with the re-
publican nomination for mayor. Mr..
Odell is in thoro accord with this view.
The president is represented by republi-
can leaders as being DESTROYS of show
ing his gratitude to the Jewish voters
Of New York city for their support last
November.
The most-talked-of man today as pas
sessing the most potent qualities is
Louis Stern, the dry goods merchant
Mr.. Stern, who is president of the Re:
publican club, enjoys the personal
friendship of President Roosevelt
Chairman Odell, Governor Higgins
Frank s. Black, Timothy L. Woodruff
and other leaders of consequence.