davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

China produces 100000 ounces of gold yearly,
says newspaper item No wonder Japan wants
to civilize China
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

1t is hardly to be expected that Utahns would
take any active interest in polar expeditions, I'M
less one of those returning reported finding coal
mine in the Arctic regions.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

The grocers and butchers have trust, all right,
but they very prompt to bust it if bills are not
paid up soon after they send them around
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

Peary's polar expedition has been delayed for
some reason unexplained. Aud the fact that the
ships name is Roosevelt makes the explanation of
delay even more difficult.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

A pensive maid might become expensive as
wife but then. again, she might not
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

The best way to stop the coffin trust in its plum
dering operations is for the people positively to
refuse to die.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

Laughing in an ebow-length sleeve certainly
must lack half the pleasure afforded by one the
full length.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

The festive oyster is again declared to be in
season, but as weather indicator the oyster is
DO more reliable than the weather bureau.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

Sometimes fellow reforms because he runs out
of money and sometimes he doesn't
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

If prices of commodities continue to raise, ii
won't be long till we viii all need pension.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

We fear to attempt description Of Utahs au-
tumnal weather. lest the incredulous in other parts
rise up and call us nature faker.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

A Denver man has an airship that he says will
go from Chicago to New York in three hours. The
machine is still in Denver, however.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

The hot air crop one would naturally expect to
develop into a whirlwind
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

The Reverend Clergy requested to send to THE
INTERMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC news contributions
Of interest 70 their respective parishes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

CEntered in the Postofice at Salt Lake as Second
Glass Matter)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

Robbery-the price of coal.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14
CHANGING ADDRESSES

Subscribers removing from place to another
and desiring papers changed should always give for
well present address
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14

Remittances should be made by postofice or ex
press money orders, drafts registered letters.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-14
CARD FROM BISHOP sCANLAN.

CARD FROM BISHOP SCANLAN.
feel II my duty &c RFo5 nS noson by none
and garb Of priest or sister or anyone else
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with
Catholic chqTsS without . naa agd r ea g sbou
work collecting without such document he OF
q fraud S1 am and an imposter l. SEAMAN.
Bishop OF SAT- Lake
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
The tain goes rT ne Men
tana- Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and many
viii fDd It to their advantage when about to invest
purchase or consult on business matters TO reaa over
but ask for them the patronage of all our readers.
p.11,,u-. +l,o .or;,o of ..oo1
.s.-
The hot air crop one would naturally expect to
.---.
pensive maid might become expensive as a
wife. but then. again. She might not.
Sometimes a fellow reforms because he runs out
of money. and sometimes he doesn't
---~-----
won't be long till we will all need a pension.
---s----
Laughing in an elbow-length sleeve certainly
full length.
-"--'-'---
The best way to stop the coffin trust in its plum
refuse to die
---.-'-'----
China produces 100000 ounces of gold yearly,
says newspaper Item No wonder Japan wants
--'-'-'-----
Bachelors and benedicts feel sorry for each other
and all women feel sorry for themselves, whatever
their condition matrimonialy.
We fear to attempt description Of Utahs au-
tumnal weather. lest the ineredulous in other parts
rise up and call US nature faker
go from Chicago to New York in three hours, The
machine IS still in Denver however.
Inc festive oyster IS AGAIN declared TO be III
10 more reliable than the weather bureau
Inc grocerS ana ouVcherS nave trust al rlgn''
ou. 'eS are very prompt 10 OuS' " Il OILS are not
Deiis Jog mas us ura"OachS' 100 1or man
can lay issue MS eoiiaf Oh noC uaS' WINE the
dog catcher Is looking Tor the canine IN neghgee'
Tbo oro1o onor, &c Nov E,,n,o,,a :. .o,ou4o1 =
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

SPANISH FORK, UTAH, July IL, 1907
Mr. S. D. BOONE, Local Manager,
Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd,
Alberta, Idaho.
DEAR SIR: You ask me what I think of the
Alberta Chg Wood River) project and when
| tell you that | went up there with eight
powers of attorney and located seven of them
on 100 acres each, and one on 100 acres, and
have since purchased release on 80 acres, it
looks very much like think it is all right
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) QUET JOHNSON.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

BOISE, IDAHO, AUG. 2, 1907.
Mr. CHARLES HERNSHEIM
Alberta, Idaho.
DEAR SIR: | am asked for an expression of
my opinion as to the merits of your irrigation
project. 1t will suffice to show my favorable
view to say that, with an intimate knowledge
of various projects, developed and undevel-
oped, and with wide knowledge of varied
resources and opportunities of Idaho, | have
personally selected Alberta as the place where
I will use my right under the Carey Act.
l am satisfied you have a superior soil and
your climate and surroundings could not be
better.
The honesty and integrity of your company,
as we'll as its financial ability to carry to
successful end the enterprise, are without ques
ton. Very respectfully
Die M-MB (Signed) JNo T. MORRISON.
Note-Mr Jno. T. Morrison is known
throughout the State of Idaho one of her
eminent citizens. He has distinction as
a business man, banker lawyer and statesman.
He was Governor of Idaho 19O3-19O5.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

The most minute personal investiga-
ton is cordially invited by the pro-
jectors of this enterprise, as to quality
of soil, adequacy of water supply and
title to land and water.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-30

BOISE, IDAHO, July 81, 1907
Mr.. CHARLES HERNsHEIM, General Mgr,
Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd,
Alberta, Idaho
DEAR SIR: After careful examination of the
land embraced in your project I am pleased to
state that, in my opinion, it is unsurpassed in
richness and productveness by any land with
which | am familiar elsewhere.
The character of the soil is such that
minimum amount of water will suffice for ir-
rigation, and be productive of excellent crops
The climate is delightful.
Yours truly,
(Signed) F. C. HORN
Note.-Mr. Horn is distinguished hydraul-
ic and construction engineer in the UNITED
STATES RECLAMATION SERVICE for
Idaho. Under his supervision the MINIDO-
KA and famous BOISE-PAYETTE PRO
JECTS have been constructed He has also
built the highest dam in the world, near Den
yer, Colorado.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
First Alrship Experimenters.

There is little, except the method of Imitation, that distinguishes the bal loon of the twentieth century from the machine used by M. Pilatre de Rozier, the first man to trust himself in a balloon, in October, 17S3. One of his great triumphs was to hover over Paris at the height of 300 feet for a space of nine minutes. M Pllatro achieved all his efforts by means of hot air produced by fire which he carried in the balloon itself, and was almost as daring as an Italian phil osopher who took flight on a pair of wings of his own construction from the summit of the castle of Stirling in presence of King James ". of Scot land. That courageous experimenter, when picked up from the ground with a broken leg, accounted for the col lapse of his wings by exclaiming to the sympathetic courtiers that he had made mistake in taking some of his feathers from the creatures of the barnyard, whose inclination was to- ward the earth. Had he selected them from creatures with a heavenly ten dency, like the eagle, the experiment would have been successful. He was believed, and suitably rewarded.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
NO DOUBT OF HIS WEALTH.
Independence In the Matter of Tips
 Proved Traveller Millionaire.

Late in the evening a report spread through the train that we had as a rellow-passenger a man worth at least $20,000,000. When the opportunity came l made inquiry of the porter of my car, and he explained:
 Oats what dey says. sah, but you can't allus tell. He's in de next cah. sah, but can't say how much he am wuth till in de mawnin'. Mebbe he's wuth $20,OOO,O00. and mebbe he hain't wuth a hundred"
 After breakfast next morning the porter beckoned me into the smoking compartment, and with a broad smile on his face, he said:
 Dat story am all true, sah."
 Then the man Is worth 20,000,000, is he?"
 All dat and mebbe a heap mo- Yes, sah, dar's no mistake about dat"
 But how did you find out? I don't suppose you asked him how much he was worth?"
 No, sah I dun found out by de odder potter. sah. De millyonaire has Jest gib him 10 cents fur brushin' him off. while everybody else has come down wid at least quarteri"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
Wedding Check Went to Pay Debts.

Persons who have been at loss to select presents for marrying friends often have fallen back upon the "sen- sble' practice of sending a check. Tt saves the bride the bother of ex! changing presents" has been the ex- cuse. But the scheme has drawbacks, as in the case of young man of social standing but slender means who re- gently married girl whose father is one of our city millionaires. The we'd ding took place in Paris and several New York friends of the bridegroom "cbipped in" for the sending of large figured draft. They expected he would buy an automobile or some other real ly necessary article. Great was their annoyance when they learned the young man had used the checks pro needs to settling debts. He had gone to the extreme of meanness, in their eyes. and they will think twice before they make that form of gift again. N. Y. Press.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
MEN OF MANY LANGUAGES.
Cardinal Mezzofant Probably the
 Greatest linguist of them All.

Fiftyeight languages at the end of ones tongue, Yet this was the num- Der of tongues of which the Cardinal Mezzofanti was master, and the most wonderful thing about it was that nearly all of these different languages had several separate dialects. Mezzo. fanti was probably the greatest lin- guist the world has ever known. To hear a language was with him to speak it. He was man with three score words for every idea, and he laid his great attainments to his excel lent memory and to- the fact that once hearing a word he never forgot it.
 Jeremiah Curtin, the translator of Quo Vadis," is credited with speak ing 60 languages and dialects.
 There are few men nowadays who pass the mark of a speaking knowl- edge of ten languages. Six or eight seem to be the limit, even with men of great learning Mithridates, Pico and Sir William Jones were said to be masters of over 20 tongues, and Sir John Bowring, Muller and Fres- nel are said to have spoken in 2O.- The Sunday Magazine.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
SECRETARY TAFT NOT A REGULAR CHURCH COER

ly adhered to by all the better class of citizens. It was noted that the secre- tary did not go to church there, and one or more ministers of that city have since then made inquiries of men of the cloth in Washington as to the secretary's church connection and habits in this city. Some of Judge Taft's friends here say he is a Uni tartan, and others that he is an Epis- copalian, but nobody seems clear as to how often he goes to church when in Washington. Withal however, the secretary's life is singularly pure, even though he may not regularly at- tend divine worship.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
Unconscious Irony.

A New England man says that one night last winter when the thermom- eter fell below zero his Wife expressed her concern for the new Swedish maid, who had an unheated room.
 "Elza," said she to the girl, remem- bering the good old custom of her youth, "as it is bitterly cold tonight you'd better take a flat-iron to bed with you"
 Yes, mm," said Elza, in mild and expressionless assent.
 In the morning the girl was asked how she passed the night. With a sigh, she replied
 Wall, nm, l gat the irron most warm before morning. ng."-Harper's Week.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27

CT, who went into service when Gen. Grant became president, says this same crow was stationed near the house when he first took up a humble position there. And We all know" said this old fellow, that as a weather prophet he can give cards and spades to the bureau officers and beat them"
 There is no one of the officials, high or low, who will venture conjecture concerning this crows age. Their guesses range anywhere from 27 years to time when the memory of man run meth not to the contrary, but there is a consensus that no matter now old he is he Is a wise bird.
 That he possesses some influence is evident from the fact that his forecast of the weather for Easter prevented the ladies of some of the members of the minor offices about the White House from venturing out and risk ing a detriment to their headgear
 How long this old fellow will re- main with us no one can tell" said one of the clerks. He knows he has a good place where no hunter can take pot shot at him and no wanton little boy can hurl rock at him, so he is wise enough to stand pat
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
Washington Day by Day News Gathered Here and There
 at the National Capital
WISE WHITE HOUSE CROW ISOLD WEATHER PROPHET

M ANY folks in this city as well as 1Vx elsewhere have been talking about the old crow which is known to have established his headquarters long ago in the White House grounds and whose skill as an augur has been ad- vanced recently by warning he gave that Easter Sunday would certainly be a moist and unpleasant day
 To the east of the mansion on the north front, in little grove of elms, the old bird has his habitation. Gen erally he occupies tree very near to the north portion. There is large hollow in the trunk of this tree and in the topmost branches his sable plum age is nearly always to be seen. Some of the policemen on duty about the grounds keep an eye on the old fel- low at times, but the majority of them ignore him. 'I have as much as I can do," said one of the bluecoats when the subject of the crows methods was mentioned to him, ito keep my atten- tion riveted upon the crowds of people that swarm here every day without giving any thought to the crow"
 But there are others about the White House who have paid consider able attention to him. One old retain
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27

MINISTERS of the Gospel in Wash where Secretary Taft is well known, aim at him a curious criticism. They say that he does not often attend church, and that he does not seem to care for conventional religious forms and ceremonies. They do not say that the secretary is irreligious in the broad sense, but merely that he does not comply with the usual rule of men in high public station in the matter of attending divine worship regularly. For example, when he was on his way to Cuba the last time he had to spend Sunday at Charleston, s. C., where the old custom of going to church is rigid
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
MADE THE SONG REALISTIC.
ContraIto's Musical Efforts Accom-
 panied by the Living Article.

Alice Sovereign had a trying expert ence recently in Pittsburg, her recital ending with little tragedy. the dra- matis personae of which were the con- tralto and bluebottle fly. The re- frain of Nevin's "Yearning" had just been reached and Miss Sovereign in her most appealing tones was entreat- ing. "Oh, fly with mel" when the blue bottle, accepting the invitation, ap- peared. Refusing to be brushed aside, 1t buzzed blithely about the singers pretty face and with commendable taste remained ln the vicinity of her lips. "Oh. fly! oh, fy!" continued Miss Sovereign. bit tremulously. "Buzz!" was the noncommittal answer. "Oh, f1y!" confined the contralto, on low c that gave very little hint of her trepidation. And then the worst hap pened. Without pausing to reflect, the fly impulsively rushed into the breach and disappeared. It was a critical moment for both, but Miss Sovereign proved equal to the emergency. With out wincing, and with excellent breath control, she aided the intruder in its downward journey, and con- cluded the song with a clear, mellow, and truthful, "Oh, fly with mel" The incident was unnoticed by the audi ence, but Miss Sovereign still has the fiy-ln memory. at least
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
Sixteen Innings And A Tie.

New Orleans, La, May 26.- Never were baseball fans as well rewarded for missing their suppers as today. when after bat ting tiercely for sixteen innings, Little Rock and New Orleans had to quit even, the referee deciding the contest a hopeless tie. Four thousand fans turned out to watch their pets in the Sunday mantinee-the only game for nearly three weeks but despite their earnest roofing and frantic enthusiasm, the best Franks Pelicans could obtain was a tie after sixteen innings, to ?.
 The game was a marvellous pitching battle and will go down in baseball history not only as the longest Southern League con- test this season, but because of the spectacular work which marked the playing of both par ties to the contest. To be sure, the central figures in the drama were Bill" Hart and "Whitey" Guese, and right nobly did both of the warhOrses strive to bring home the victory. Moreover it is but just to the twirlers to say that each deserved the victory for their magnificent work and as the result.the final deadlock was a nearest to fair outcome which the fateS could have furnished.
 REULTS SATURDAY
 Little Rock 1, Birmingham ?.
 Shreveport l, Atlanta ?.
 New Orleans 0, Montgomery ?.
 Memphis Nashville; rain.
 RESULTS YESTERDAY.
 Little Rock }, New Orleans }. (16 innings).
 Nashville 3, Memphis 4, Go ip- nings).
 GAMES TODAY.
 Little Rock at Birmingham.
 Memphis at Nashville.
 New Orleans at Montgomery.
 Shreveport at Atlanta.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
Surveyor General

 information
  al $125 to of
  was to
  lieu to  from locating valuable timber with the ured that the in the deal What department Hosng
  that nor than a he secretary he of
 
  a
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27

Did you ever notice how few people there are present when anyone hap. pens to say nice things about you?
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT
EX-OFFICIAL ON TRIAL

The governments prosecuting officers trying hard to send to jail Binger Hermann, for mer commissioner of public lands and member of congress from Oregon Besides the which has been on trial in Washington there in dictments and prosecutions waiting for him at home.
 Hermann is of half dozen prominent men charged with conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment, and Hermann is the only big fish that has so far escaped the net The conspiracy of which Hermann is accused is said to have been entered into while Hermann was commissioner of lands It is alleged that through the influence of Senator Mitchell, who was to be paid $500 for his services certain lands in northwest Oregon to be set aside as a forest reserve to be
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27

A successful financier is man who money without the aid of a sandbag.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-27

GAMES TODAY. Little Rock at Birmingham. Memphis at Nashville. New Orleans at Montgomery. Shreveport at Atlanta.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-14
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
Continued from page /.

gineei g original estimate. This fact,
obliging the city to pay $3.50 per
cubic yard for work which had been
estimated to cost but so cents per
cubic yard, explains the added cost
of construction which is, approxi-
mately, $1,000.
Working under these conditions,
the committee obliged the contract.
ors to lessen the depth Of excavation
In many cases from one to one and
one half feet In rock work, where the
efficiency of the sewer would not be
affected, saving thereby to the city a
needless expense of approximately
$1,000.
The total amount collected by as.
sessment for sewer as shown by the
books of the city recorder Is S25, :
556. 08, aud actual cost of sewer $780,
454. Ga, leaving deficit of 81, 898. Sc.
In accordance therefore with section
50 In amendment to charter of the
city of Hood River this committee
recommends that the city proceed to
levy an additional assessment sutiic
lent to cover this deficit and ,iosts OF
making said assessment, which We es-
innate $5, 750 to be a sufficient
amount. Any balance remaining In
the hands Of the city treasurer after
all warrants have been paid, to be re-
funded in accordance with provision
In section 80 already referred to here
in. Signed,
L. e. Morse,
q. o. Blanc har,
A. ID. Moe,
Sewer Committee.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-14
THE CREED OF THE
MAIL ORDER HOUSE

Twelve commandments make up the
deoalogue Of the mail order house.
These commandments we're not writ
ten on stone by Moses, but they are
Observation-Disclosures and frequently
bumped into by anyone who deals
with the catalogue mail order con-
ceIn.
Following are the u commandment 8
which thoroughly indicate the bust
ness side of these concerns:
/. You shall sell your farm pro-
ducts for Ca ,h wherever you can, but
not to US; we do not buy from you.
2. You shall believe our statements
and buy all you need from us because
we want to be good to you, although
We are not acquainted with you.
3. You shall send In the money in
advance to give us chance TO get
the goods from the factory with your
money; meanwhile you will have to
walt patiently few weeks because
that 10 our business method.
s. You shall buy your church bells
and interior church fixtures from us
and forward the money in advance,
for that is our business method.
6. You shall collect from the bust
ness men In your vicinity as much
money as yoou can for the benefit of
your churches. Although we get more
money from you than they do, still it
is against our rules to donate money
for building country churches.
7. You fhall buy your tools from
us and be your mechanic In order to
drive the mechanic from your vicini-
ty, for we wish 1t SO.
s. You win induce your neighbor
to buy everything from us, as we have
room for more money.
8. You shall often look at the beau
.if.l pictures In cur catalogue SO
your wishes will increase and you will
send In big order, although you are
not In immediate need Of the goods /;
Otherwise you might have slime left
to buy necessary goods OF your local
merchants.
10. You shall have the mechanics
that repair the gooi, you buy from
q, book the bill, 80 that you can send
the money for this labor TO us for
new goods, otherwise be will not no.
tice our influence.
IL. You shall believe US in prefer
ence to your local merchants.
IL. You shall, In case of accident,
sickness or need, apply to local deal
ers for aid and credit, as we do not
know you. Sentinel, Yazoo. Miss.