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Cañon City record., 1907-08-29

Science has discovered a way by
which one can circumvent the fe
flea, but the real estate man still
goeth unscathed.
California is the best advertised
place on the globe. Away back in
1877 when Sir Francis Drake touched
its golden shores down to the present
day every visitor 1t has entertained has
praised 1t.
After visiting SO many pretty places
not pretty because Nature made
them altogether so-but beautiful be-
cause the good sense and wise fore
thought and faith of their founders
made them beautiful. though of my
own little city Nesting in the shad-
ows of the great mountains, of its
pure air, its happy homes. and I said
we can, II we will, make our city just
as pretty as any of them. specu-
lated on the effect it would produce
on one of those beautiful California
towns to turn into their water mains
our present water supply. A Califor-
mia town can stand an earthquake
shock and come up smiling and go to
work repairing before the tremor Is
over, but our water would drive them
into the sea.
On our way home we came through
Arizona, and the train stopped at a
little town to take on water for the
engine and I saw the leading citizen
of the town threshing his wheat crop.
His wheat was stacked and a circu-
lar fence some distance from the
stack surrounded it. Tho leading cit
izen had thrown down some wheat
sheaves on the hard ground and had
turned into this circular enclosure q
flock Of goats and the leading citizen
and his family were standing around
the outside Of the fence with long
sticks driving the goats around the
stack to tramp out the wheat. I said
Behold the emblem of the progress
sive civic spirit of South Canon!" That
is a lemon, the only one / brought
from the coast.
Most sincerely.
GEO. E. COLGATE.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
ANOTHER LETTER
ABOUT THE COAST
Portland. Ore. Aug. %, 1907.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 20, 1907.
Arriving at the Southern Pacific de-
pot at Third and Townsend streets.
San Francisco, Tuesday a. m, ] had
good opportunity to notice how won
derful the city is spreading toward the
south since the great fire. There are
five ranges of hills running across the
peninsula, and the tunneling OF these
has so shortened the running time to
the suburbs that a great growth OF
homes in that direction, has resulted.
The Southern Pacific road winds In
through that quarter of San Francis
co known as "the Mission" and as the
fire did not reach beyond goth street
that part of the city seemed to me to
look about as well as 1t ever did
At the depot took a street car ride
up to Market street. The cars In that
part OF the city where sympathy for
the Union is very strong can hardly
be said to run, but they crawl along
as well as they can with so many OBJ
structions on the track. The Market
street cars were. however. doing good
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
Snap Shots Taken During Visit Of
Ten Weeks on the "Sun Set Side"
of the United States.

California is an empire within itself.
1t has a coastline of over 700 miles
and an area larger than all of New
England with space enough left to
make two states the size of New York.
The state has three kinds Of cli-
mate: A coast climate, climate of
the interior and east of the Sierra Ne
vada a climate different from the
other tow.
The coast climate Is the ideal eli
mate and the mecca for thousands and
thousands of visitors and tourists.
The coast towns and cities are places
of beauty and attractiveness.
Each town has a spirit of enthus-
iasm, of push, of energy, of determi-
nation always seeking for the very
best of everything. One of their mot
toes Is Nothing Is too good for an
American citizen"
They build not for today alone, but
for the years to come. They have sub
lime faith in the possibilities of their
locality. They make the very best out
OF what they possess naturally, but do
not depend on these things alone, but
they build their towns so as to show
of these natural advantages in the
most striking manner possible and
thereby sell their sunshine, their ocean
breezes, their equitable climate. their
beautiful flowers. their magnificent
parks and their excellent driveways.
We spent most of our time on the
south side of Monterey Bay at a re-
sort called Pacific Grove.
It is located on a point of land To-
Gated between the bay and the ocean.
1t is one hundred and thirty miles
south of San Francisco.
1t is a lovely place: the town is To-
Gated in a great pine forest. The
trees coming within fifty yards of the
coast. The town is on high land. slop-
ing gradually to the sea. The drain
age is fine. The city is modern in
every respect. 1t is clean. whole
some, up-to-date place. 1t has pop
ulation of ten thousand in the sum-
mer and about five thousand in the
winter. It was founded by the Metho-
dists. For years 1t was their camp
meeting place and the good old fell
lows discovered it to be an ideal place
to live in so they laid out town. 1t
was prohibition from the start, and
it is prohibition yet with a vengeance.
One can't buy vinegar without pre-
scription.
Our Sunday Is observed in the good
old New England style; everything is
closed, except the churches. 1t Is a
very quiet day. No noises. save the
breaking of the surges on the shore
and the murmering of the wind in the
pines. "'"
1t is the coolest summer resort on
the coast.
The sea is wonderfully strange and
fascinating object to behold, especial
ly for the first time.
Its vastness and power are incom-
prehensible; it's restlessness almost
human; its crystal surface reflects all
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
GEORGE E. COLLEGIATE TELLS
ABOUT SUNNY CALIFORNIA

the colors of the spectrum; its voices
are never still; it plays with the
winds and the planets and on its back
carries the commerce of the world.
Salmon fishing is good industry
in Monterey Bay. Great numbers are
caught every day during June and
July. The town of Monterey near Pa
cific Grove is the Oldest town in Cal
ifornia.
Father Junipero Sierra founded San
Carlos Mission in ITO and around this
mission the town of Monterey was
built. 1t was at this place that Gen.
John c. Fremont and Commodore
Sloat raised the first American flag
and made Uncle Sam a present OF
this beautiful queen they call Califor-
mia. 1t was the headquarters of Gen.
Sherman and Hallack for few years
after the Mexican war.
There is a lovely rose tree still
standing said to have been planted by
Gen. Sherman.
Many old buildings are still stand
ing of historic interest being preserv-
ed by the society of Native Sons"
Near Pacific Grove the United States
has a Preside, which contains 2,4OO
United States troops. AS fine body
of soldiers as ever obeyed the call OF
the bugle.
These troops are under the COM
mand of Colonel Maus, very brave
and courteous soldier.
We spent many delightful hours
watching these boys drill and at tar
get practice.
Our little army as we'll as our navy
is burning lots of powder in time of
peace.
They say it is the order of the pres
ident and must be obeyed.
l pity the poor fellow who would
stand within a thousand yards of our
soldier boys.
1t is the best and bravest army,
man for man, that is or ever has been
on the earth.
California is the native haunt and
lair of that tremendous monster called
Earth Quake"
The seismograph on Mount Hamil-
ton near San Jose has recorded 1855
earthquake shocks during the past
ten years.
Since the great quake of last year
there has been over sixty small tenn
blors"
If there is anything on the earth or
in the heavens or the sea that will
take the sand out of an "easterner"
quicker than an earthquake l have
failed to discover it. He Immediately
thinks of mother, home and heaven,
and cries out mamma" like fright
ened child.
The country lying near San Fran
cisco, especially the peninsulaa be-
tween the sea and the bay extending
south 100 miles is the portion of the
state most effected
California has two other pests be-
sides earthquakes, and they are the
flea" and the real estate man."
They are, each of them, vigilant,
persistent, cruel, crafty and devilish.
They are difficult to catch and are
always on the hop.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
TESTED AND PROVEN
Their Is . Heap Of Selaee in Beins
Able to Depend Upon . Well.
Earned ReputsuOn.

Their Is . Heap Of sslaee in Bsins
Able to Depend Upsn . Well.
Earned Reputation.
For months Canon City readers have
seen the constant expression Of praise
for Doan's Kidney Pills. and read
about the good work they have done
In this locality. Not another remedy
ever produced such convincing proof
OF merit
Roland Closson. barber. living q
1924 G street. Salida. Colo. says: -Oa
December 20. 1909. gave . statsmest
for publication recommending DoaA's
Kidney Pills As an excellent kidney
remedy. and since then have had %
reason to change my opinion Of tAls
medicine. as the cure received was
q permanent one. At that time w.s
troubled With backache and lameness
across my loins and II caught cold
the trouble was always aGgravsto1-
After using Doan's Kidney Pills for .
short time. the difhcultiss in this w
vanished and am glad to say Inst I
have not been troubled In this way
since taking them in 1907. II would
bs impossible for any remedy TO Givo
better satisfaction than Doan's Kidney
Pills and thsy are 30 convenient -
take. never causing distr sss Of AAy
kind. I can never say too mucA b
favor Of remedy Of such good merits.'
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo. N.
Y. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29

Rost, contralto; Miss Carlotta Blk
Ter, pianist and Miss Azile Tockey. &C.
companist and impersonator. he has
three unusually talented and apprs-
ciated assistants. Miss Rost was es-
pecially admired by the audience. The
musical program was supplemented BY
two entertaining farces. which added
much to the enjoyment Of the occa-
sion. Next year when Mr.. Newman
comes this way he will be greeted BY
a full house.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
AT THE TROUT POOL.

The Summer sun. now low in the East
A fair day brings: and cool and light,
fresh south wind In wimples soft
has creased
The little brook, to hide the leader
slight
In shadows from the flying clouds re-
leased
From snowy mountain barriers In
the night.
Where eddies smooth glide round q
boulder gray.
From narrow aisles, whose fringing
cress is flung
Ger gravelled beds, where ripping
shadows play.
A deep. dark pool with alders dark
o'erhung.
Gives refuge where the wary hide
From tempting fly on tapered silk
outstrung.
The lengthening line out-straightens
quickly where
The final cast has carried It down
stream;
nasn OF nnny splendor high In air,
or green and pink and gold q pass
Ing gleam
Which. falling. fastens on the cheats
cold snare
A radiance like some shimmering
sunbeam.
The reel huns on the rod bent to a
bow;
The line cuts with swish the wa
ter's face;
A sidewise jerk; then playing smooth
and slow:
At last against the turf's soft rest
ing place
The master OF the POOLS rich colors
show
Proud princeling OF swiftly dying
race.
RUBY Baughman In August Recrsa-
ton.
A mans enthusiasm for exercise de-
pends largely on whether he Is hand
ling a ball bat or a lawn mover.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29
JOE NEWMAN CERTAINLY
PLEASED CANON CITY PEOPLE

Joe Newman with his bevy OF pretty
girls from Denver gave a delightful
entertainment before select aud
ience at the opera house last evening"
Mr.. Newman certainly increased the
number OF his friends In Canon who
enjoy his clever work. In Miss Greta
Cañon City record., 1907-08-29

A mans enthusiasm for exercise de-
pends largely on whether he Is hand
ling a ball bat or lawn mover.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
ORIGIN OF THE MAY DEVOTION,
The Catholic World Following a Lit
tie ChiId-A Beautiful Story,

Every Catholic heart loves the
month of May, not only for its vernal
beauties, but for its relation to the
Blessed Mother and May devotions has
a special place in the affections of all
good Catholics. The origin of this
beautiful practice of paying special rev
erence to Mary during this month came
about, we are told in the Patrician, the
monthly calendar of St. Patrick S
church. Washing ton, d. G., in the fol-
lowing way:
1t was at the beginning of the pres
ent century that this devotion of the
month Of May sprang up in the Cath
Ole church. The circumstances of it's
origin are indeed most wonderful. Some
seventy years ago, a little child. we are
told, on a beautiful evening in May,
knelt down and began to lisp. with
childish voice, the Litany of the Blessed
Virgin, before the mag of the Child
in TIE arms of the Madonna in one of
the streets of Rome. One little child in
Rome, moved by an impulse we cannot
account for, knelt down in the public
street and began saying the Litany
| that he had heard sung in the church
The next evening he was there again
at the same nour aud began singing his
PRAISES to the Madonna. Another little
child, little boy. in Passing, stopped,
and began repeating in sweet tone the
Ora pro noois. The next evening three
or four children came, apparently for
entertainment, and knelt before the
same image of The Blessed Virgin and
sang their prayer. After time-after
a few evenings pious women. the
mothers of the children, delighted to
see the early piety of their sons and
daughters, came along with them and
knelt doyn and blended their voices in
the Lit8hy. The priest of the neigh
boring church said: Come into the
church, and I will light a few candles
we shall all sing the Litany together"
And so they went into the church. they
lighted up the shrine, and knelt. and
there sent their petitions to the Mother
of God and their Mother He spoke a
few words to them Of the Blessed Viz
gin. about her patience, about her love
for her divine Son. and about the duti-
full Teneration in which she was held
Uy her son. From that hour the devo-
tion of the month OF May spread
throughout the whole world, until with.
in a few years, wherever there was q
Catholic altar, a Catholic priest. or a
Catholic 10 hear and respond to the
Litany, Tie month of May became the
month of Mary, the month OF devotion
to the Blessed Virgin.
Such we are told is the origin of the
beautiful May devotions. How simple,
how beautiful. and with what love have
they not heen kept up, With what
love and with what instinct, nave they
not spread throughout the world! Let
us ell harl1en to the voice of the church
calling US t. gather about the SHRINE of
our Mother And let US come. with
childlike simplicity and affectionate
confidence in her love and power. each
evening of May. and join in the simple
but beautiful devotions in her honor
I Catholic Messenger.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
THE GENERAL INTENTION.
Recommended by His Holiness,
Plus x.
LIE HEARD OLE MARY

The reason this DEVOTION is spoken OF
as Devotion to the Heart of Mary, in
stead Of devotion to tho Blessed Vir-
gin, simply, is because the mention OF
her heart suggests the unselfish love OF
God of His blessed Mother and of our
fellow beings, with which this devotion
should inspire us.
Under different titles is the heart of
Mary honored. There is first. for in
stance. her "Sorrowful Heart, her
heart which was pierced by sword of
grief according to the prophecy of
Simeon: and we are all familiar with
The pictures which represent her heart
pierced over and over again, as each
new sorrow afflicting her divine Son
and herself came into her life from His
Very infancy, when Herod sought 10
destroy Him. until His enemies actual
ly succeeded in putting Him to death.
Then, the immaculate Heart Of
Mary" reminds us not only of her i'm
maculate conception, but of her STAIN
lessness all through her life and of her
perfection in. every grace that could
make her pleasing to God and to man.
Finally, there is the Most Pure Heart"
of our blessed Mother. which means not
only that she was stainless and full of
grace. but that her every affection was
without division or reserve centered
upon Almighty God. as worthy above
all things of the love of His creatures.
or upon those creatures. only in so far
as they image His projections.
No matter how we regard the heart
OF Mary, the thought of il should in
spire us with high and beautiful ideals,
and our trust I'm her should renew our
courage to endeavor to be worthy sons
of such a beautiful mother.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
On Saints and Imsues.

Some weeks ago, in commenting
upon the statement in Methodist
journal that the late Methodist Bishop
NcCabe never passed a portrait OF
Abraham Lincoln wit'SaGt saluting it.
we remarked that the yer. people who
commend such q display of respect for
the memory of great American call
Catholics idolaters when they salute
statue or picture of Christ the
Blessed Virgin or the saints The
Pfttsburg Chritian Advocate, a Meth
odist weekly. is stirred TO wrath by our
remark and even goes so far as to
insinuate that we do not truly repre-
sent Catholic doctrine; that in fact.
we and other Catholics are not honest
and try to explain away our worship
of saints. relics. images" etc. Here is
Just what the Pi sburg Christian Ad-
Nocate saws:
In this ma Roman Cath
Ollie friends seek o uD or explain
AWAY their worship of saints, relics,
images. etc. Concerning this matter
one or two things = r. 4rly true; either
they are. grossly pisrepresented and
misunderstood OF i1is is not an inge-
nous statement Which is the truth?
will our brother Of the News affirm
that the feeling and the attitude Of
Romanists when they salute statue
or picture of Christ, the bIeSSec VIZ
gin or the saints. is the same as and
nothing more than the respect ana
reverence Protestants feel for Luther.
or Wesley, or Calvin, or than patriots
feel for Washington or Lincoln? Will
he? He dare not It is not more re-
spect and veneration they show. but 1t
IS alteration, and that is idolatry' be-
cause II IS IN violation OF the Second
Commandment. That is the real dis
iinction which they seek TO cover up;
Come now. friends, be honest and
state the case as it is, and do not try
TO explain II away.
Coming from a Christian ADVOCATE
that is rather unchristian ana ungeh-
tiemanly language. Inc eIlolis'
editor might as well have called us
faIsifier and be done with it. He SAYS
that we Catholics seek 10 ease up
and explain away our worship OF
naints, relics, images, etc Apparently
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
Church Universal

I he believes he knows Catholic doctrine
! better than Catholics themselves do
for he insists it is not veneration we
show the saints, but alteration, and
| that is idolatry. Perhaps there is no
other Catholic teaching that has been
explained more fully for non-Catholics
| than this very honor and veneration
/ we pay to Gods saints and to their
! images in our churches. But many nom
/ Catholics viii insist that their distort-
ed views are the correct ones and that,
! in fact We do not know what we be
| lieve. Our friend of the Pittsburg
Christian Advocate will probably be
willing to admit that the Council of
Trent is pretty fair authority on
Catholic teaching Well the Council
of Trent (Sess. XIV declares:
that the images of Christ and the Vir-
gin Mother of God, and of the other
saints, are to be had and kept especi-
ally in churches. and that due honor
and veneration are to be given them;
not that any divinity or virtue is be-
lieved to be in them on account of
which they are to be worshipped, or
that anything is to be asked of them,
or that trust is to be reDosed in i'm
ages, as was done of old by the gen.
tiles, who placed their hope in idols;
but because the honor which is shown
them is referred to the prototypes
which these images represent; in such
wise that by the images which we kiss,
and before which we uncover the head,
and PROSTATE ourselves. we adore
Christ and we venerate the saints
whose similitude they bear"
Now that ought to be plain enough
for even the Methodist editor in en-
lightened Pittsburg who will have it
that Catholics adore images. But he
may persist that at any rate we wor-
ship saints, instead of God. The fol-
lowing beautiful passage from a letter
written by the late Bishop Stang of
Fall River Mass, on his deathbed
ought to make clear to any intelligent
man the difference between the hon.
age paid to the saints, who are the
servants of God, and that given to
God Himself: Il trust in the boundless
mercy Of Jesus; in the blood which He
poured out for me on Calvary. May it
wash out all my sins. And thou,
sweetest Mother Mary. whom / hope
to see in thy Immaculate beauty in
heaven, come to the rescue of thy I'M
worthy child. o holy Joseph. my best
father and protector, assist me on my
journey to Jesus. My holy patrons,
William, Lawrence. Aloysius and
Francis my guardian angel. all angels
and saints Of God, intercede for me a
poor sinner
We would suggest Chat the next time
the Pittsburg Christian Advocates edi-
tor feels like writing anything about
Catholic teachings it might be prudent
for him to consult some book that
states the doctrine exactly. Thus he
Will be spared making himself ridicu-
lous.-Catholic News.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
CHURCH CALENDAR,

10. NJ; st. John the silent.-992. 81!
Tor families.
H. 7. St. Pachomius.-1,142,SO sol fol-
Feconciliations.
10. w. st. John Baptist de la, Sale
Gl,47l,232 for work, means.
10. Tt. St. Ubandus-St John Nepo-
muceDe.-1,2S1,7 97 for the clergy.
Il. F. st. PaschaL-1O67,5 11 for the
Religious.
IS: S. St. Venantius.-1,O9 4, 299 fol
Eeminarists, novices.
10. S. Pentecost-St Peter Celestfne
-Ep. Acts, ii, Ill; G. john xiv, 1881
N1,19O,9OO for vocations.
20 M. St Bernardine of Sienna
b2O.697 for parishes
81 T. St Hospitius.-1 O5SOl4 for
schools.
% w. St Julia. 289, 266 for super
sors
g. TIL. b. Andrew Bobola, S. j.
d,l36,237 for missions. retreats.
"a F. Our Lady, Help of Christians.
-ll69, 589 for societies, works.
26. S. Trinity.-St. Philip Neri-E.
Rom, X, 1886; G. Matt. xviii, 1920;
-L147,S79 for sinners
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-05-18
LONDON HEARS MORGAN
is TO BECOME CATHOLIC
Great Financier's Visits to Cathedral
Cause Report of Change of Faith.

London. May lL-RuInor over hero is
always busy with ]. Pierpont Morgan's
name. The latest concerning him
which the gossiping game has started
is that he intends joining the Roman
Catholic church. The statement that
as reward for returning to the Vati-
can the famous cope of Pope Nicholas
~, which was stolen from the cathe-
dral of Ascoll, the American multimil-
lionaire, is to have his name embroi-
dered on its precious folds has been
used to lend precedence to the report
of his contemplated change of faith.
1t is said that this honor has been
decided on as a sort Of inducement 10
take the decisive step, it being already
known at the vatican that he has
strong leanings in that direction.
When he is in London he frequently
attends the services at the Roman
Catholic cathedral at Westminster.
The explanation which he gives to his
friends is that there is something in
The service which appeals to his artistic
temperament
1t is not generally known here that
Mr. Morgan is one of the pillars of the
Protestant Episcopal church i'm Amer
lea and a frequent law delegate to her
conventions Therefore, the rumor
that he intends joining the mother
church finds reader acceptance here
than it viii probably obtain in Amer
lea
Millionaircs do not often change
their faiths. They are too busy
money making. And whatever church
they happen to belong to proves equal
TO the task ~ removing from their
paths that ancient stumbling block
concerning the difficulty a rich man
viii have in getting into the kingdom
of heavcn.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat