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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
A COURAGEOUS RAT.
hs Won His Freedom by His PIueIy
Fight For Llqht

| Wv WoH tbs Froooom py IT'S Fiuok)
Fight For Light.
This is the story of a rat thai
showed a courage and strength Of
mind in the presence of great dan.
ger. The man who tells the tale
had gone down to the river one even.
ing to fish and heard the rat fall
into a well near by, in which the
surface of the water was about five
feet down. "The rat could not
climb up the sides and was reduced
to sitting on bent bit of pipe. He
was fairly trapped. As the colony
of rats of which he was a member
had committed many recent atroci-
ties, among other things numbering
young ducks and chickens at the
farm as well as stealing eggs and
slaughtering infant rabbits, it was
deemed that the rat ought to be kill
ed. l swept him off the pipe in the
net, but he ran up the handle as
quick as lightning, and as I had no
fancy for completing the ladder
with my hand and arm l shook him
back into the well. l then rather
reluctantly decided to drown him,
though it was cold blooded pro-
ceeding, and l did not much like it.
$50 the lamp was 'shone' on to
the water, from which the rat had
now emerged. He was again sit
ting on his pipe. You can see far
deeper down into the wafer with
light at night than you can in the
in the daytime, and when |
caught the rat in the net and push
I'd the latter down below water,
With the open part of the net
against the fat side of the well, I
'aw the rat swim around in the net
ooking for hole. All this took
ome time, and it could get no
breath. But this did not disturb
t. 1t then appeared with its feet
upward, and l thought it was dead.
3ut a person with me said, No, he
8 biting through the net This was
he case. The rat was holding on
nth all four feet and biting through
he net, made of dressed fishing
me, on the top side.
81 shook the net and pushed it
own lower. Again the rat began !
IS efforts and bit through several
trands till it got its head and
loulders out. All this time it was ,
nder water. Such courage and :
,olness must have caused admira-
on even in a rat catcher, and I :
pulled up the net and de-
to give the rat his life. 1t
as not quite exhausted even then, |;
1T sat on the grass in the light Of !
lie lamp, half in the net and half .
1t, with its head up and its eyes
zen. I shook j. free from the ;, :,
eshes, when it sat up and had q
'od look at us and then sneaked .
{ into some cover by the bank" ;
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Presence OF Mind.

YEARLY the tramp wandered up
the garden path one summers day
and took off his hat to the woman
Of the house. She eyed him keenly.
"Iook herel Are you the man /
gave big meal one February morn
ing~ she demanded sternly. "Pm
the man, num-" was the reply.
"Well, do you remember you prom
ised to shovel the snow out of the
back yard and then sneaked of with
out doing it7" asked the woman.
~Yss, mum. Am me conscience
smote me-" answered the tramp.
'That's the reason / tramped all
the way here through the blazing
M 10 hniAh the 3eh.'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Gems In Verse
Home.

Home.
Whether in the arctic circle
Or on India's coral strands,
Where the winds are perfume laden
And warm waves caress the sands,
Whether eastward whether westward
When the daylight fades to gloam,
Where baby runs to meet you
And to kiss you, that is home.
Where baby runs to meet you
That is all there is In life;
All there is at all worth winning,
Worth the Shaving and the strife.
Two wee dimpled arms stretched to
you.
Two expectant eyes that wait
1t is home for you wherever
There's baby at the gate.
II Is home-sweet home-forever,
Where the hits OF laughter run
OF a tousled headed baby
Sitting playing I'm the sun. -
II Is home where every nighttime
AS the evening shadows creep
A wee. nightrobed figure whispers.
"Now lay me down to seep."
Houston Post
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24

The future inhabitants of Okla.
homa are likely TO be cave dwell
lers. A dispatch from Lawton, in
that territory, announces that fi7s
thousand tornado cellars are being
dug as consequence of the late
terrific destruction of life at Sny-
der. where III persons were killed.
No ordinary structures on top of
the ground seem strong enough to
Withstand the force Of the winds
which sweep across the prairie
lands of the West with incredible
fury. These terrors Of the plains
do much TO satisfy the people
who live where the mountains
break Vie force Of the Winds.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbl idge Lodge, No. SO. /. U. o. r.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. SO, K. of p.
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel.
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets 1st and 8rd Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1920 Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Les jackson Council, No. SO, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
end and 9TH Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Went by Steam.

"ln a certain Canadian town
where / was running a telegraph Of
flee in my YOUTH" said an electri.
clan, "a new factory, with fine en-
gine house, was put up. l visited
this factory one day to see the en-
CINE. The engineer was out, and the
fireman, a new hand, showed me
about. As we stood admiring the
engine together ! said:-
"'What horsepower has this en-
gineY
The fireman gave loud laugh.
Horsepower he explained.
Why, man, don't you know that the
machine goes by steam Yu
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
eomsthInq Just &c Good.

Justice of the Peace-Now, little
girl, you are about to take oath
Do you know what an oath is?
Little Susie Sluynm-Yes, yer on
ner, but nav says them amt fol-
wimmen folks. But l kin say what
NAV said tn time she scalded 'er
foot if you wants me to.-Bslti-
more American.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Her Ex.son.

Mrs. Wabash-There goes Mrs
Marrimore with her stepson. What
a homely boy he is /,
Mrs. De Vorse-Yes, and yet
remember several years az,
thought him quite pretty.
Mrs. Wabash--Ah, but you were
his mother at that time, were you
not?
!, Nss. De vosss--Why. yes, ! be-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-05-24
Mysterious Figure of a Woma n

A mysterious figure of woman
bearing u striking resemblance to
the pictures of the Virgin Mary,
and believed by many to be an APP
partition, has been appearing night
ly in the center of a circle of light
high up on the side wall Of the
house of Thomas Morris, in Phila-
delphia. During many nights up
ward of 5000 persons, from all
parts of the city, among them the
ailing and cripple, who come with
the hope of being cured, assembled
to watch the strange object. The
credulous devout mumbled prayers.
The incredulous giggled and
laughed. But none were over
boisterous. Spiritualists declared
it to be genuine shade and the
practical denounce it as trick. |
But all agree on the strong and |
unmistakable likeness to the Vir-
gin. The police endeavored to
keep the matter quiet 80 as not to
augment the crowds and attendant
On Friday night the
throng was so great that six police
men were sent out to disperse the
crowds, which trailed out into
Morris street blocking the trolley
cars.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28
VATICAN IN THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Rome Oct. 2j-The Italian government expects
to receive in the future the programme of sub
ects to be discussed by the second peace conference
at The Hague, called by the Emperor of Russia. 1t
is thought that the conference will meet next spring
and that Russia will be represented by delegation
headed by NJ. Nedof, Russian ambassador at
Paris, and NJ. De Martens, former professor of in
ternational law at the University of ST. Petersburg.
Pour parors have passed between The Hague
and Rome regarding the participation of the vati
can III the conference. When the first conference
was convoked Emperor Nicholas, who was on very
cordial terms with Pope Leo, sent to the, vatican
note identical with that addressed all the powers
The Italian. cabinet which then had General
Velloux at its head successfully took the ground
that the presence of papal delegate at the con
ference would be offensive to Italy, and would be
interpreted as the recognition of the Pope as
temporal sovereign. Great Britain assisted in this
opposition asking Italy in return to support her in
having matters regarding the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State excluded from discussion. As
a protest against its exclusion the Vatican with
drew from The Hague Mgr. Tarnassi, the Papal
internmcio who afterward died. 1t was believed
from grief.
Now that the relations between the italian gov
eminent and the Vatican have become somewhat
ameliorated, the cabinet of Premier Forts has no
objection to the Vatican being invited, but plaus
ible reason must be found for the change so that
what was in 1899 victory for Italian diplomacy
should not now appear to be defeat to be due
to too good understanding between church and
state which both have no desire to emphasize.
Besides for the Vatican, as well as for the south
and Central American republics there is the diff
Guilty that the second conference must be opened
by delegates of countries which participated in the
first, and these delegates will decide whether other
delegates shall be admittd 1t is expected also that
at this time the admittance of the Vatican will be
aspecial1v OODOsed bv France
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28
SAYS COUNTRY IS FOOD DRUNK

According to Thomas 4. Edison the country is
food drunk. He says it is fact the people eat
too much and sleep too much and don't work
enough The average man would be much better
off and would do much better work if he would cut
down his food and sleep and labor little harder
Men eat and sleep themselves stupid said the
wizard 'Sometimes they eat and sleep themselves
into the grave. They talk about working too hard.
That is absolutely nonsense. Generally speaking.
a man can't work too hard. Work does him good.
"Why. I've worked five days and nights without
sleep and with little food, and did as good work
under those conditions ever | did in my life. This
was when was working on the incandescent lamp.
Some time ago my stomach troubled me. I
didn't know what the matter was, but | imagine
now it the X-ray that caused some internal
construction 1t also drew my left eye out of focus
although that trouble since has disappeared. You
know the X-ray so affected one of my assistants
that the doctors had to amputate one limb after
another. They literally cut him to pieces and final
y he died His brother, who is out in the laborato-
~, also was affected by the X-rays.
However when my trouble became acute | be-
gan to experiment with my diet to see what would
become of it. l always had been light eater, but
| decided TO cut down my food still more. For two
months [ lived on four ounces of food each meal.
That made twelve ounces of food day. Of course.
peas small piece of toast and caviar, tiny sand
wich, little bit of ham, fragment of rye bread
with Swiss cheese, and so on.
What was the result? At the end of two
months of this diet [ weighed just as much as when
| began. exactly 1S5 pounds.
81 found living ON twelve ounces of food day
for four weeks had made me mentally brighter and
neither had diminished my strength my weight
And, mind you, l had been working just as hard as
before cut down the size of my meals
Louis Carnaro, Venetian, wrote book how
to live long. He lived a life of excess until he was
nearly 40 years old. He was weak and melancholy
and could accomplish nothing His doctors told
him he was on the straight road to death. Then he
decided to change his way of living. The principal
change made was to eat less. He grew strong, his
mind became brighter and more cheerful, and he
lived to be 100 years DID,
"Now. my father lived to be "a years old. Ny
grandfather lived to be 102 years old. Ny great
grandfather lived to be 104 years old. All three
were disciples of Cornaro and lived according to his
ideas
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

While England is doing honor to the memory
of her great naval hero Nelson. the United States
ought to begin preparations to celebrate the BIZ
centenary Of the birth OF one of its greatest men
OF peace, says the Chicago Tribune: 1t viii be 200
years on Jan. II, 1906, since Benjamin Franklin
was born The recital of the achievements of u
Franklin do not appeal to the imagination and stir
the blood does the story of the deeds of Nelson
But the services of Franklin to the United States
if less shining. were not less solid than those of
Nelson to England. As agent of the colonies in
England be exerted himself with admirable tact
and ability to get the justice from the mother coun
try which would have prevented rupture. Failing
to secure the necessary concessions he did more for
American independence than any other man except
Washington He helped draft the declaration of
independence When the colonies were bankrupt
he got in France loans without whicl Washington
would have had to send his soldiers home When
more than money was required his consummate dip
omacy got from France fleets and armies. When
the new nation needed constitution Franklin's
ripe wisdom helped frame it and practically urged
Its acceptance although it failed in important re
spects to meet his ideas. Boston, the birthplace of
Franklin and Philadelphia, where most of his life
was spent are preparing to observe his centenary.
Not Boston and Philadelphia only, but the entire
nation is his debtor and ought to join in paying
appropriate tribute to his memory. Self-nade man,
writer, philosopher, patriot dipomatist, statesman,
few Americans have reflected so much luster upon
their country or are worthy to be held up for the
emulation of this and future generations.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28
TALES OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

In juvenile literature some remarkable tales are
told of Christian boys captured by Mosems and sold
into slavery; how these boys preserved the faith of
their parents that no persuasion could tempt nor
fear Oh punishment induce them to abandon the
practice of their religion. It remained for Edhem
Pasha to break into this long line of youthful
Christians and arouse the doubt that all of them
were like the youths described in the Sunday school
book
Edhem Pasna died in Constantinope the other
day. lie was one of the most distinguished soldiers
OF the Ottoman empire, but most cruel man. He
is charged with being the instigator of the Ar1ne-
nian massacres in 1895 This Turkish field marshal
was born of Christian parents on the island of Chic
and was sold into slavery as boy after massacre
on the island in which Turkish soldiers killed $4,000
men, women and children Edhem's owner was a
Turkish general, who finally gave him his freedom
and educated him at Paris
As in the case of many who sell their soul for
the world and its vanities, Edhem Pasha prospered
and waxed fat under the patronage of the sultan.
God permits such apparent reversals of justice to
remind us that the thing we should seek is the king
dom of heaven and not the things of this world
which perish and the promise of eternal happiness
to those who suffer injustice and persecution for
His sake.
Better for Edhem Pasha had he persisted in the
Christian massacre with his parents on the island
of Chic. The fame he achieved at Pevna lives only
for time. His child soul would live for eternity.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28
GoLD-PLATED SIN DEFINED.

Among Protestant ministers there have ba.
found champions of Rockefeller and vi his Tainted
money! One of these. the Rev DR.. Pearson, %.
Chicago has been taken to task by the Chicago
Daily News for asserting that talk about 'tamteo
money comes from 'the Socialist, the dronc. tine
DISCONTINUED member of society who hates those
whose talents or fortunes exceed his own Com
lnenting on this attempt to place brand on every
one who criticizes Rockefellerism, the ChIcag'
Daily News says:
0sTo many thousands of American citizens who
have watched the course OF the Shipbuildng Iru~..
the operations of the Standard oil combine. the
rebate-giving railroads and the great New York
Life Insurance companies and the persistent de-
bauching of state legislatures and city councils
the venerable DR.. Persons theory that the pro-
test against tainted moAy' Is merely raIlying
cry from Socialists and other agitators viii Not
seem wholly sound To most of these Americans
higher standard of conduct in the business and
political worlds and higher conception of individ
ual manhood and integrity the crying needs of
the hour. The protest against tainted money Is
in the mouths of honest men, a wholesome eXpre,-
sion of the fact that this need is recognized"
We believe, says Rev. DR.. Lambert in the New
York Freeman's Journal, that this criticism of DR..
Pearson viii meet with the approval of all who are
convinced that the mere acquiring of money ought
not to be the chief aim in life. Wealth honestly
comes but does not provoke hostile criticism
among the American people, No one hears Edison.
the inventor, denounced because By his industry
and by the exercise of superior talents he has be-
come millionaire. Rich men of this sort are BEN
efactors of their kind, and are deserving of honor
Not those who have gathered unto themselves
millions by shameessly tramping upon the laws
of God and of man. Criticism Of them is healthy
sign, as it shows that Sin plated with gold" does
not cease to be repulsive to the generality of men,
The talk about tainted money" IS then an IN
direct evidence that there still exists reverence
for those moral laws the observance of which con-
stitutes the real strength of a nation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

the Union army and drove it back with such fury
that cannon, cannoniers and infantry in mingled
confusion covered mile of the road to Chancel-
louisville. General Hooker ordered General Pleason-
ton to do something to stay the conquering forces
and Major keenan, was ordered to lead his regi-
ment to support the flying corps.
with unfinching courage he charged the Con
federates and held them in check some minutes long
enough before the regiment was 4annihlated, to al
low the Union artillery to be placed in position and
repulse the enemy. Major keenan, was shot while
charging in advance Of his troops. He fell upon
the very bayonets of the enemy. In his death agony
he tried to remount his horse butwas quickly killed
His mangled body was brought from inside the
enemy's lines at night.
Cone historian says: In the pages Of history
there is not recorded more gallant or heroic
charge. Il charge against fearful odds,
charge Of four hundred against forty thousand. a
charge Of regiment against an army, charge
made in the face of inevitable DEATH at the crucial
moment Of a great battle to save the Union army
from panic. disaster and destruction. Major Kee-
nan is dead, but George Parsons Lathrop's poem
inmortazes his deed"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

shall be glad to be convinced Of that fact and to
make ample reparaton for the injustice done.
made no attack upon the Catholic religion, clergy,
PEOPLE, but confined myself TO the subject mooted
namely the motives that the priest in question to
take up his residence among the lepers of Molokai
should deeply regret, if through transformation
and inadvertance have wounded the feelings of the
worthy bishop, clergy and members of church that
mas SO persistenly refused join in the hue and
against the Mormon people, by unwittngly though
not maciousy, furnishing the memory of worthy
Yours truly JOSEPH e SMITH
This is frank explanation and satisfactory to
Catholics. At another time we shall publish what
Robert Louis Stevenson has given to the world in
testimony of the priest who offered up his life for
Christ in the leper colony 1t will confirm all that
Major Young uttered in his address to the students
of the academy at Logan
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

ooi,., ~ a,tdition this year. Phillips brooks who
49,; ~ az ,otcs was the leader in this ca--
NIL, fIorkirs with 80, being second. No jurisr
ar scientist was chosen, Rufus Choate VINO leQ M
the former class. receiving onlE 81 votes. whl"
.Tosonb Henry who led the scientists, received y.
CHI oroono the soldiers who failed OF election
were. Votbaniel Greene, with IS votes; 'StonewaH
Jackson with 21. and George Rogers Clt''k with a.
CbarcalIcr McCracken, commenting upon the
fa;,lro 70 elect Poe. who had been regarded DIS GER
tair, 90 election said that the result should not be
ssribed 10 the defects of the poets moral nature.
b,t - the lack of sincerity in his poetry lie eE-
dressed considerable surprise at the failure t"
choose an educator or jurist, though the iolur-
in the latter class was due to the Tact that the 81
preme Court Judges, who composed a fourth oil TIL.
iurv showed considerable reluctance to voting for
amy jurist.
Alexander Hamilton, with 8 votes, the mgae~.
number received By any candidate at tins election
and John Paul Jones, with %, share with Aga
siz the honor Of being the first American lmmorta.-
OF foreign birth Two American statesmen Were
chosen-John Quincy Adams, whose tablet vii. oe-
cInv niche next to that of his father, john
Adams he having received IS votes and james
Madison. who secured admission with 30 votes.
Patricl, Henry. John c. Calhoun and Andrew
jackson fell half dozen votes short OF securing
bronze tablets to record their fame and Samu"
Adams was again defeated. James Monroe's vo.r
numbered %. Seward, Sumner, Dewitt Clinton.
Garfield. John Jay and Stanton were among tu.
statesmen who failed to be elected.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

dispatch from Tankton, S. D., has been go
ing the rounds of the press stating that arrange
ments are practically completed for the purchase
OF South Dakota land worth from 100000 to $780,
600 by the Ancient Order of Hibernians for the
worthy poor of that order who desire to farm. The
dispatch further states that the Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad has offered free transportation, that
several hundred persons will probably be sent from
the east soon, and that Fathers Dennady of Aber-
deem, Martyr of Flandreau and Flynn of Madison
are leading the movement We deem it our duty,
says the National Hibernan, to state that this dis
patch is pure fabrication, gotten up, we suppose,
by some land sharks who desire to advertise the sec
ton named. The only action taken by the order on
this matter was that which transpred at the recent
meeting of the national board
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28

Tom Edison breaks away from constant toll
over the midnight lamp long enough to tell the
unsuccessful that they are food drunk and sleep
too much. Another time philosopher will drop
into print with some remark anent ndulging nature
in food and sleep if one desires long life and con
tentment. So there you are. Suppose we try the
better line of life and of worb-the happy medium
between poverty and riches, between industry and
deness, between deadening slavery and stimulating
work. No thought Of suicide would come into such
a life. because disappointment is no part Of it.
Unconsciousy the aspiration would be for life
policy in the world of eternity instead of dividends
in the world that is to perish