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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
What Those American Pilgrims
Said.

The other day the pope received in
private audience the Right Rev. Benja-
min j. Kelley, Bishop of Savannah.
Ca, and party of eighty-two Ameri-
can pilgrims whom he brought to
Rome The Bishop delivered a Baief
address in the course of which he said ::
we come from the new world to SOL
emily protest against the persecution
which the church is unjustly suffering
in France, which boasts of being the
beloved eldest daughter of the church.
In America there are over. ten million
hearts which sympathize with the HOLY
Father. All the Holy See approves we
approve. All it condemns we condemn.
1t is most false to say that the Church
and State separation law puts the
French Church in the same condition
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
The Church Thrives on 1t.

a dispatch received by lie Matin'
lgrom its Rome correspondent states
that the Pope, in receiving the French
bishops, said: mo demonstration can
appeal more to our heart than one tes-
1ifying 10 the solidarity of the Roman
semminarists with their French col
leagues. Three thousand five hundred
priests AMI brothers IN France have
left their studies for the harrack room
The bold and intrepid are prepared to
serve under the banner of their coun-
try but would more willingly range
themselves around that of Christ and
religion. They all deserve our affec-
tion and cur compassion. The Church
calls itself Roman Catholic and an in
Invisible and prosecuted Church. The
ChJl oh must always be persecuJed. The
times during which she has not had
cause for tears and has lived in peace
have always been the worst for her."
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Mayor John Eqan.

MAYOR John Egan, who died recently,
refused to attend the West Point Epis-
eopal church when a student there
years age. Il am Catholic said Cadet
Egan to the adjutant on the parade
ground the morning when the cadets
We're ordered to attend services in the
local Episcopal church. "All belong
Ing 10 me are Catholic, and under the
circumstances I decline to attend the
Episcopal or any other church other
than ono of my own denomination" A
consultation vas 1T once held between
the adjutant and the officer OF the day
with the result that Cadet Egan was
allowed to leave the ranks and so to
tho nearest Catholic church
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
The Charity of q Non-cathoIic.

The all-absorbing topic in Sterling.
Mich, is the act of charity that Com
modore c. Sterling did for the orphans
or ST. Francis Home. Mr.. Sterling and
his daughter. Miss Ada Mae, were
about to leave for an extended Euro
pean trip, and instead of giving grand
farewell dinner to his own circle OF
friends. he gave a magnificent ban
quet to the orphans of st. Francis
Home. to the Sisters having charge of
the asylum and to the Catholic clergy
men of the city. After the little ones
had done justice to the good things
provided the commodore arose and in
n few words handed to the boys a
sack containing $500 in gold. saying.
Take this gift to your beloved bishop
and tell him it is your own offering
for the beautiful new home that he is
building for you in his home Clyde
tTCit -
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
THE REVEALING.

A soul met mine. and rendered 1t a rose.
A rich red rose, that bloomed but for
a day:
My soul saw passion. not the sweet re-
pose
1t sought-and went it's way.
A soul met mine, violet on its breast
All wet with dew; but dew that only
lay
Upon the surface; and my soul con-
feSsed
Regret-and went its way.
A soul met mine, and showed. upon a
leaf,
A single teardrop. from it's fellows
stray:
My soul cried out-and in its sudden
grief
Found love-nor went its way!
H. Bedford Jones
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Grow Up With the Children.

A busy woman once said that she
never knew how much she could ac-
complish until she became the COM
panion of her young sons, sharing
their sports and limiting her own
working hours to theirs. Today they
are young men and She looks like
their sister. There are other young
mothers OF grown men, and they are
rather formidable rivals to younger
women. The sons unconsciously make
comparisons. generally in favor of
mother. 1t is beautiful to grow up in
this fashion with ones children: to
keep pace with them in new studies and
new thoughts, something like a second
youth. We are so quick to put away
youthful things unless we have some
such incentive TO hold them.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Official Charge.

A stranger got off the car and. ac-
costing a newsboy, asked him to direct
him to the nearest bank.
This way" said the ''newsie." and,
turning the corner, pointed to a sky
scraper just across the street
Thank you, and what do 1 owe
you?' said the gentleman, pulling a
penny out of his pocket.
"a quarter. please"
"A quarter! Isn't that pretty high for
directing a man to the bank?'
You'll find. sir said the youngster,
that bank directors are paid high in
Chicago. Chicago Tribune.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Catholics Should Be Taught.

To know that candles are blessed in
all churches on Candlemas day, and
that every Catholic should provide
himself with some
To know that the candles should be
wax
To know that all members of a par
ish can only be attended in case of
sickness by the priests belonging to the
parish, unless in special cases permits
sion is obtained from the pastor to
have priest from another parish who
may have been the confessor or the
lifelong friend of the person who is ILL.,
To provide always a companion or
attendant when sending for a priest
after dark
To insist upon seeing the priest back
home to his own house.
To abstain from conversation if the
priest is carrying the Blessed Sacra-
ment, and to accompany with prayer
The Correct Thing for Catholics.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
George Washington Was No Sailor

A Baltimore school teacher was tell
ing one day of how often the instructor
of "the young idea is astonished by
the quicknass of wit exhibited by the
pupil who is otherwise deficient.
One day. says this teacher, she hac
encountered such a degree of ignorance
and mental obtuseness on the part OF
one of her boys that she became dis
heartened. So it was with considerable
sarcasm that she said to the youngster
81 wonder if you could tell me
whether George Washington was sol
der or a sailor?'
The kid grinned. He was soldier
all right" was his reply.
How do you know?" asked the
weary teacher.
Because 1 seen picture of him
crossin' the Delaware" explained the
boy. ANY sailor'd know enough not tc
stand up in boat"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Tact Of GentIeness.

OF all the gifts to be prayed for. next
to grace of heart. tact and gentleness
in manner are the most desirable.
a brusque, shy curt manner, a cold
Indifference, a snappish petulence. an
tagOnize and wound and rob even real
" kind actions of half their value.
1t is worth while TO do kind thing
gracefully and tactfully. There is a
certain prOpriety of demeanor which
never makes Il mistake, which guards
the feeling of a loved one as carefully
as a mother Cherishes her little deli
cate child.
In time such tact becomes natural,
and one who has it makes others happy
without irving to do so.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
What Is Peace ?

Peace is not the spirit of the age;
1t is not the wisdom of the world. 1t is
not in this that the successful efficiency
of our national vigOr or the develop
ment of our gigantic prosperity consist.
1t is not mans standard of work or of
success. But it is the beauty of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus i'm our hearts
1t is the indwelling of the Holy Ghost,
which. always with us though less per-
ceptible, we have almost beheld and
handled in the peace and order and
beautiful concord of this ecclesiastical
congress. 1t is the spirit Of Jesus. peace
l leave you. my peace l give unto you:
not as the world giyeth. do l give unto
you. Let not your heart be troubled,
not let it be afraid.-Father Faber.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02

Here is an interesting extract from
the letters of Maria Edgeworth, the
Irish novelist
we went the other day to see a col
lection of natural curiosities at a Mr..
Broderip's. My father observed that he
had but very few butterflies.
No, sir he said, "a circumstance
that happened to me some time ago de-
termined me never to collect any more
butterflies. I caught most beautiful
butterfly. thought l had killed it. and
ran pin through it's body to fasten
it to cork. A fortnight afterward 1
happened to look in the box where /
had left it, and 1 saw it writhing in
agony. Since that time 1 have never
destroyed another
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
The Girl Who Knows.

A prominent business man in one of
our Pennsylvania cities, when we were
to him, said: you are the
man l want to see. ! have been wait
ing for some one to come and tell me
where 1 could get a church paper.
have a Catholic girl who works in my
office who has her church paper, and
she knows all about what her church
is doing. 1 need the church paper. How
much is it?'' That merchant is numer-
ous.-From the Lutheran.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
A Biq-Hearted Westerner.

When a remark dropped by Bishop
Seaman of Salt Lake, to the effect
that if he could see his way to secure
a suitable organ. he could appoint a
day for the opening of his cathedral
was repeated to a generous visitor. the
gentleman Immediately offered to sub
scribe $500 to start the organ fund.
The bishop recently received a gift of
a marble altar valued at S12, OOO.-The
Leader
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Partnership,
(Harper's Weekly

Until recently there was a partner
ship existing between two darby black
smiths in an Alabama town. The dis
solution of this association was made
known by a notice nailed upon the door
of the smithy, which notice ran as fol-
lows:
1.-The kopardnership heretofore resist
ing between me and Nose Jenkins is
hereby resolved. All persons owing
the firm will settel with me, and all
persons that the firm owes to will set
tel with Nose"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
THE INTERMoUNTAIN AND COLORADO CATHOLIC:

as the American Church. We enjoy
perfect liberty of possession using our
property according 10 Church law, our
rights being protected by the civil
laws. The Pope thanked the Bishop
warmly, expressing the satisfaction
which he felt at the loyalty and faith
of the Americans in the present trou-
blesome times.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
Death Of Priests Mother.

The many friends here Of the Rev.
Francis P. Quinn. pastor Of St. Col
man church. Washington Courthouse,
o., sympathize with him in the death
Of his mother which occurred recent
". Mrs. Quinn was a devoted menu
Der of Holy Trinity church, Middle
town, where the funeral was held on
Thursday last.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02

life. and at the hour of death, and IL
nally bring you to happy eternity
The Morning Star.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02

The most empty life is the one that
thinks only of itself
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Surprised the Ghost,

A ghost. a vague white form which ditted about small neglected grave yard in Galway, much to the alarm of those who lived near by, one of the gentlemen of our party undertook to lay. Going out not far from midnight, he did indeed soon become aware of d white figure looming toward him through the darkness. Our friend, however, held on his way undeterred.
 "Ghost," he said in sepulchral tones when he came near, '.could you drink a glass of whisky"
 T could so, your honor," bllthely re sponded the ghost, taken off his bal ance by the unexpected offer and standing revealed as the principal poacher of the neighborhood, who had ayailed himself of this spectral guiSc to set his night lines and carry on his other dcpreGations undisturbed. Black woods Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Limit cf Human Strength,

Experiments upon a number of men nave shown that a man five feet high and weighing 12G pounds will lift, on an average, 156 pounds through a yer tcal distance of eight inches, or o1T pounds through height of 1.2 Inches. Others G.1 feet high and weighing 1S3 pounds could lift the 15G pounds to a height of thirteen inches, or 217 pounds to a height of six inches. Other men Six feet three inches high and weighing 1SS pounds could lift 156 pounds to a height of sixteen inches, or PIT pounds to a height of nine inches. By great variety of experiments it was shown that the average human strength is equivalent to raising thirty pounds through distance of two and one-haif feet in one second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
One and a Million.

"That's the first time l ever s0ltl 2 single envelope. SaiI the young Wo34s. sa at .. big StatiuMcr's store in the stts center. "I'X" always sold then tn packages. but that gentleman ea5as In with q letter in his hand and asked Tor an envelope. and l sold him one foi cent. l imagine that's h. smallest sale that has been made in this e>tah- ishment since il opened. The biggest I ever made ilappcucl 10 be in the e1 velope line t9e. \ r@ her roughly dress ed man caIi.e in, a~Il rd to sec our ea YelopcS and wanted ID know the price by the thousand. told him. Then h. asked the price '5y the million. got the figures ffeHs 2u" manager. Who smiled as he ga1e them 10 mo. Yet the man ordered Il 1e.Iiiou envelopes. and when We a>llad tpr reference he said he would a; lief pay the bill on the spot, which he ed from a roll of yellow back bank notes about the SZc ut Il LXf of bread We delivered the c,!- yclopeS, bu1 haven't seen the purchaser since. ."-phl" l"lnhia Record
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
oiaysr and SIeiuhsr.

Sn the first number of the Atlantss Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had poem called "Brahma," which puzzled both critics and common readers Some said 1t was the greatest poem of the century. Some said it was non sense. The first verse rln as follows
 If the roi s'aver think he stays
 Or it tlf" slain think he is slain
 They know not well the subtle ways
 l keep and pass aad turn again.
 That winter it happened that rc,a tive of the poet I.ongfellow, living in another state, bought q sleigh. and in family letter to tl,a cousins ln Cam. bridge there was wall lest the .Tanu ary thaw which had followed the pur chase should keep them from cnioyin. the gay cutter that season. When the letter was answered, Lonsfcllow con tributcd this verse, which, 1t is said has never been printed before: TO ON THE PURCHASE OF A
 SLEIGH
 If the red sleisher think he sIeghs
 Or If the s,eightn think 1t Is sleighin
 They know not well the subtle ways
 Of snow. that comes and goen again
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
SWedenborq In RuffIes and Wia.

SwcdcnborG was great deal in l.". don, where he was known and admire and had several good friends, but hi> small knowledge of English and lht impeachment in his speech precluded him from any real intimacy. His Sli@hl figure. with it's fine features and haze eyes, was well known in the ncighhor hood of Coldbath fields, where he lod@ ed. and he was often seen stopping t' talk to the children, for whom he UScJ to carry SwcetmeatS. He was alway, dressed in an old fashioned suit will lace ruffleS and wore d full bottoned wig, carrying a sword and gold head cd cane. On Christmas eve, 111l Il, had a stroke of apopicXy, and "l March %. 1772. tho day he had fore told, he died at the house which he had himself nameA.--Occult Review
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
When Lonafellow Dined.

'YeSterday I dined with Dominican flfar5 EI the convent of San Clemente. Archbishop Manning and several peo. pie of note were there. We had a jo. vial dinner and good wine. and every dish was Italian. not to say Italianis. slmo. After dinner we Event into a small coffee room, where tine inquisitor tried to light fire. with small success. Some one cried out, 'Ah. padre. the days have gone by when fires can be lighted by inquisitors.' and there was a i',ar of laughter. in which the padre aforesaid joined heartily"
 "Ycsterday Lowell gave supper to Thackeray. We sat down at 10 o'clock and did not leave the table until i. II was very gay affair, wiIh stories and jokes.
 "'Will you tako some port?' said Lowell to Thackeray.
 "I dare drink anything that be- comes a man. replied T.
 "'It will be long while before that becomes man. .
 "'Oh. no. cried Felton: 1t is fast turning into one. "-Extracts F-o1, I.ongiellows Letters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Proqres sive.

Please, man, said Il tramp. would you be so kind as to let me have :, needle and thread:'
 Well. y-e-s." said the housewife al the door: II can let you have that
 ''Thankce, mum. Now. you'd ohli@c me very much if you'd let me have q bit of cloth for a patch"
 "Ycs, here Is some.'
 'Thankee very much, mum. It's .t little different color from my suit, l see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare me some of your husbands old clothes that this patch will match
 "We}l, l declare! You're clever, my man. and I'll give you an old suit Her is one
 "Thanicc greatly. mum. see it's q nftle large. mum. but if you'll kindly furnish me with a square meal mebby I can fill it out. .'-Woman'S Home Companion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Wheelina Women's Goad Work.

When the Women's Civic club O. Wheeling w. Va. adopted the sus-es. ton of one of it's members. Let Us cease talking and do something" it ba gan to accomplish things. Among the achievements 10 it's credit Is the placin- < throughout the town of 100 wire waste receptac!es which have been pu; under the supervision of the board of public works. As the people of the town have become educated to the use of these rcceptacles the streets have become very much cleaner. The club has also been instrumental in having the antispitting ordinance enforced. Az~aher result of which the civic club is very proud occurred when 1t sue ceeded in having enacted and enforced . pure milk ordinance. The observa ton of Arbor day and school garden work are other matters to which ths club has given rcsu!tful attention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
How to Stop Runaways,

Tho policeman had stopped the rnI away very neatly. Now though pnif ing q little. he vas quite calm.
 It's nothing to stop a runaway" h. said as hc wiped his foam covered hands. 'It is like jumping on or of 8 moving car-dead easy when you know how. What you want to do when you see runaway tearing toward you i> not to stand still, but to run all you might i'll the same way the nag's ago ing. Then. when 1t catches up to you you grab the bridle and keep a-run ming. Then you are not thrown, you are not trampled on. and in minute or two the horse slows down. I've stopped a dozen runaways without an accident It's part of our training. and the policeman who would refuse tt take q chance would be disgraced the same as a soldier who would refuse te fight. ."-New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Instinct In Plants.

Climbing plants have two opposing methods of describing spiral growth. The plants that turn to the right in the northern hemisphere reverse this trend in the southern hemisphere, and therefore. for the sake of consistency 1t may be preferable to describe the two kinds of spiral tendency as re- spectlvely Iclockwise" and "counter clockwise," which latter can be short. ened to "counterwise" The honey. suckle and the hop turn "clockwise." while the convolyulus and the scarlet runner bean twine "counterwse." EX. pcriments made by growing scarlet run her beans i'll opaque cylinders, to dis. cover whether the deviation of the twist was innat. or merely from the direction of the light, disclosed th: fact that the plant possesses an inclina tion resembling the instinct of animals of proceeding in d given direction, and reSents any attempt to force it other wise
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Easy Rhyminq.

William Makcpeace Thackeray in his lines Peg of Limavady" acknowledges himself a cockney. It was hardly nee essary for him to do this, as not only in that poem. but in others, he makes tho syllable ting" rhyme with sylla- bles like ''ln' and 'en," failing to sound the concluding g." Richard Harris Barham of 1ncoldsby legends. a most facile rhymer, has done the same thing over and over again, thus Tightening his labors greatly in the pursuit of rhymes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Overlooked the Side Issue.

Andy Horn, who waS once well known proprietor of a large saloon on the east side, New York. was hiring as barkccpcr a man since prominent in political life and who told the story with considerable Glec.
 "Ill give you Slo q month" said Nn- dy.
 Ten dollars. A man can't live on that"
 "You forget the pickings.' said Andy in serious earnest. "The barkccpers down here tell each other that my till the easiest one to work in New York.
 q took the job without further argu- ment." says the cX-bartender
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Ducks and Drakes.

The momentous day had arrived, and the inspector was putting his usua series Of inquisitivc questions to q class of small bols.
 "Now tell me-" he sa!d why 1t Is that a duck can swim and a hen can l. '
 "Because q duck has webbcd feet piped one of the miniature philoso phers.
 Yes" said th> inspector. "Now, car any of yaH s#iI4:'
 Stony silenee during which the in spcctor and the teacher whispered to eether.
 "Como. come" said the inspector: "yoo should al know how to swim Your teacher tel; h. c,3n swim Why is it yon can't if he ean,'
 "pleas2. sir, said the same little boy, the teacher has very big feet.'- London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Souvenirs Of Criminal Career

A bedroom pan"rrI with the flags of all nations k "ceQpjrd by ;l ;}rtis' who hHS Il hal!i<eliIi. for oddities Ev cry nationality under the sun k ret resented hN the roiorS on the walls. and the effect upon a person when iir>' entering the room :, somewhat da&- zlin@. ".rho>r flags" said the Hrtt~t. represent career of crime which h3= extended ov"r 1he entire world IL fact. l am HI International thef WheS toDred .Ntriea Asia Europe and Aus r;liia some years ago with i've other fellow artists We "acI boaSj"d ct our ability in pinchin-' towels from the hotels at which We stopped. The fellow who got the lowest number wa to pay the passage of the o1h"r tWo back to this country. I came in tils, by managing to collect 2U1 towels, many of which caHte from world ia nous hotels. When 1 got them home l immediat"ly turned them into flags with my water ColorS, and they make good souvenirs of my criminal career. -~Philadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
How to Make Oil of Swallows.

Among the valued specifies of by gone age was oil of swallows. In the "Couutess of kent's Choice Manual" u676) there are the following. curious directions for making it: "Take one handful of mother thyme, of lavender cotton and strawberry leaves of each together well bruised three ounces of sallet oil, beat the herbs and the swal- lows, feathers and all altogether, until they be so small that you can see no feathers, then put in the oil and stir them well together, and seeth them In . posnet and strain them through a canvas cloth and so keep t for your use"