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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

of this man, accursed of God, before he reached
the climax of his atrocious contempt for his Crea-
tor! In all likelihood it was life of vile impurity
of thought and action of habitual sim of hatred of
religion, of evil acts, of foul profanity ending in
diseased mentality and shameful blasphemy. He
began, like so many of our young boys, with hidden
sin, with cursing and swearing by the name of
Jesus Christ with vulgarity of language and of
acts. Repeated blows will harden iron and repeat
ed sinful acts will harden the farest young soul
that ever came from the hands of God. Decay be-
gins with the boy and ends with the man.
The world at present seems to be possessed with
al insane desire to return to paganism, tendency
inseparable from blasphemy. The newspapers not
long ago, gave the details of an event which oc,
Cured IN suburban town the outskirts of Phil
adelphia. comparatively wealthy man residing in
this suburban town, called Jenkinville invited
twelve of his friends to dine with him. While the
courses were being served one of the guests re-
marked: "There thirteen of us at the table
just the number who were at the Last Supper" The
remark was greeted with laughter To add to the
hilarity of his guests the host proceeded to nomi-
nate himself as Jesus Christ and on one of his in.
vted friends jocularly conferred the name of Judas
Iscariot He then, to impart semblance of reality
to the OCCASION distributed particles of bread and
glasses of wine to his guests, burlesquing our Di-
vine Lord and his conservation at the Last Supper
After finishing his blasphemous parody, this i'm
pious and foolish man returned to his place at the
head of the table. Then he rose to propose a toast
the color faded from his face, he put his hand to
his forehead, sank into his seat and remarked to
the guest of honor on his right: Il begin to think
this will indeed be my last supper" He apologized
to his guests, left the table and sent for doctor
Two days after he was found dead in his bed His
facial expression in death pitiabe to look upon
No comment is necessary here.
1t is dreadful, but not without It's use, to record
these facts. The great spread of nbelief under
various forms and in different degrees the number
of those who prostituting their talents and
their freedom to the ridcule of sacred things; the
loudness, the audacity of their impiety, and the
awful profanity of youth and manhood indicate 2
lowering of the surface of society and a weakness
in the foundations.
It is a hopeful sign, amid this decay of truth
among the children Of men, that the unalterabe
Church of God is able in one city alone to throw
fourteen thousand of her sons into parade or
gained to publicly protest against the disrespect
shown for the name of God and His Son, Jesus.
Christ
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

An echo OF the persecution to which the Catholic
church submitted in years gone by has been
! heard in New York in the action of the school
board of that city little more than year ago in
barring everything ''of a sectarian or religious
character" from the Christmas exercises of the pub
lie schools. This seemingly innocent generaliza-
ton followed at the last Christmas preparations
by orders from the directors of music that no songs
| containing even remote reference to Christ were
to be permitted sung in the schools All this
was brought about it is said, by Jewish objection
to "sectarian education" and the adoption of the
precedent established in New York is said to have
been insisted upon by Jewish people in the cities
of the country
Of course, the order was provocative of
flood of denmciation from clergymen of all denom-
national churches; it stigmatized as an out
rage and an insult to the Christian faith not only
by them but by thousands of laymen Public
meetings of protest were held, but it seems the
order of the school board was carried out, to de-
gree at least and the birthday of Christ was cee-
brated in some schools without mention of His
name. 1t seems too utterly ridiculous to be true
But the whole question emphasizes the illogical at
ttude of the advocates of free public school sys-
tenn of non-sectarian education, and points the rea-
of being of many Catholic educational institu-
tons which are maintained by the church
1t was long ago realized by the authorities of the
Catholic church that non-sectarian education meant
the total elimination of Catholic doctrine and an
almost total elimination of any other Christian
teaching from the curriculum. To preserve the
faith and to educate their children along lines of
morality, which cannot be separated from Chris
tianity the Catholic people have been compelled to
provide private institutions, while at the same time
paying their proportion of the tax to support the
"non-sectarian" public schools.
The Western Christian Advocate Qethodist) in
commenting on the action of the New York school
board asks this pertinent question: what are we
coming to when in the largest municipality in our
land the school board legislates to eliminate from
the schools songs reciations readings that show
reference to Christw The answer is plain: We are
coming to the logical outcome of non-sectarian in
coming to the time when heretics
and anti-Christs stealing the livery of heaven
and perverting the meaning of the laws of our ma
ton, which guarantee religious freedom. We have
come to the time when apostssy from apostasy has
so confused mems minds that outrages suffered by
the Roman Catholic church in years gone by are
having their reaction
The laws intended to exclude sectarian teaching |
from the schools were aimed at the Catholic church
That they should in few years react upon the
Protestant church bodies in the present demand for
complete elimination of Christ from the schools is
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
WRITING

Recently we had the pleasure of reading an
original poem submitted for publication, which, al
though we are not overly punctlious, we declined
to print Upon being questioned as to our reasons
for not publishing the poem, we submitted to the
author that the spelling of Bethlehem with an ''a'
in the last syllable, and rhymng the ''ham' in each
of the four stanzas was more than we could stand
for. The author agreed that the poem in this re-
spect was slightly lacking and promised to try
again The promise to date has not been fulfilled
or at least the revision has not been submitted
1t is an old saying that poets are born, not
made. Like good many other old sayings this
onestates a half-truth, neartruth. Poets can
be and are trained to their art. Writers of prose
also must receive training somewhere before their
thoughts can be reduced to paper. In the present
day there is not so much fastdous criticism of
newspaper magazine writing as there was twenty
years ago. In the old days writers were scholars in
literature, and their work was given very careful
revision. laid away for time got out and revised
again. This process was productive of literature.
Nowadays, if a writer has story to tell, is pos
sessed of ordinary intelligence, and has few of the
elements of literary workmanship, he rattles the
story off typewriter, turns it in and it appears
on the streets within an hour Defects in the ar
rangement of thoughts and words have few ter.
for the writer, because the general public takes
small notice of the literary qualities of newspaper
magazine story
The Atlantic Monthly last month printed a lee
ture delivered at the University of Chicago by
Walter H. Page, editor of The Worlds Work, in
which Mr. Page makes plea for the establishment
of literary training schools in connection with the
universities of the land. The idea is not new but
it is interesting coming from one whose duties are
intimately connected with the production of one
of Americas leading magazines. The course would
consist of writing and the study of languages and
literature. The subjects would cover the whole
field of human, activity-biography, history, fic-
ton, verse Sociological problems would be taken
up. In fact, the course would furnish the student
with liberal education, if followed out as Mr..
Page suggests.
But in the meantime there would develop in the
mind of the student as he progressed through the
arduous a very complete and thorough
knowledge of the correct use of words, and an
equally complete and thorough lack of ideas to ex-
press The product of the school would be good
critic, but poor writer, unless he were a genius
And if he were a genius the dismal training would
be torture through which he would hardly have
patience to pass. And the near-genius who spells
Bethlehem with an "a" probably can get all needed
training from correspondence school.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
WASTE.

Sometimes it seems that the great economic les
sons which the world must learn can only be taught
in the bitter school of experience And after the
lessons have been exemplifed in this school, the
teachings often misunderstood or go UNDECIDED
The old saw says that experience is hard school,
but fools will learn in no other" Like most of the
OLE saws, this one contains truth and some fc
ton. To fools experience is not a school: it is
school only to intelligent people-people who will
study the cause and observe the effect We live now
with the experience of centuries to guide us. vet
the most vital lessons of the past seem to be lost
upon the present generation.
Waste of the products of the earth or destruc-
ton of things necessary to life invariably entails
corresponding penalty to be paid by some one
The world has been a long time awakening to the
fact that the waste of war causes fearful drain
upon the productive resources, not only of the ma
lions involed but of all nations whose commerce is
In any way joined with that of beligerent nations
The world has consistently refused to accept the
teachings of experience that a victorious war may
often be followed by disaster to the business and
industrial life of the conquering nation 1t has
also refused to understand that this disaster may
involve other nations whose productive capacity is
strained while the belligerents are engaged in set
ting moral and political questions by force Of
arms.
In seeking for the cause or causessof the fnan-
cia crises and industrial depressions which period
lcay affect the business of a nation. when reduced
to fnality, it Will be found that waste of some
kind lies near the bottom of the trouble 1t may
be waste of effort in futile attempts to accomplish
some great work or a waste of wealth in producing
something which in return fails to reimburse the
producer proportionately or waste caused by fire
other unavoidable cause which brings disaster
upon the individual. That which affects the indi
vidual affects the nation of which he is part and
that which affects nation affects the world ut
large, though the limitations which circumscribe
the individual render all his failures of small mo-
ment IN their effect upon the world 1t is not until
waste assumes proportions far beyond the capacity
of the individual that its effects are felt bv the
world at large. In the present development of in
dustry, commerce and finance the civilized nations
of the earth are so nerdependent and their inter
ests so vitality connected, that when two of them
withdraw from productive pursuits and enter upon
campaign of destruction when they divert billions
of dollars from legitimate channels to the destruc-
tive uses of war; there must come strain upon all
the resources of the globe to repair the waste.
Food products clothing money. everything
which represents labor or soil production, thrown
away in the maintenance of armies and navies and
burned up in gunpowder must decrease the available
stores required by the interests of peace All these
things are waste, and the world must nav the pen
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

atty Of waste. When it Is understood tina. II.
produces more than enough to support i'm wy .'''
and supply with luxuries all the pc,u. ,...:.-.
it, and that waste of the abundanc. ..... '-'
distress of hard times and fnancia. r..- .,.. b
the lessons Of experience will be ..a.r
overly intelligent age.
When the loss by war or other w.-.. f.
justed and the equilibrium of wca.-. r-..-..r, W,
times disappear But waste. whether .....,.-.-'
the battlefield or by any other cause. must ,n..
the difficulty Of maintaining tho -..-.e. ot..'
thing which enters into the needs Fin. hwy
trial and commercial interests, and ... .r....
achs of men.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
GARD FROM BISHOP sCAN1AN.

feel II my duty to protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time TO time that person bearing the
name and gsrh Of priest sister, anyone else, is
authorised permitted to solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with tbs
Catholic Church without having from permission
IN writing, bearing my seal and signature. Should
anyone be found engaged IN doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such document he or
she as the may be- should be regarded by all
q fraud and an fmposter. L. SCANLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
TO DIR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Intermountain Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home in this diocese Its circulation in
tane, IDAHO Colorado. Wyoming Nevada and many
other states is very large Only reliable firms and
business men advertise in the paper All subscribers
win find it to their advantage when about invest
purchase or consult business matters to read over
the list OF advertisers. We not only recommend,
but ask Cor them the PATRONAGE of all readerR
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

1t must be admitted that the Press clubs "Ion
Show was in class by itself. Nothing like il
realistic in its climaxes, so pathetic. so tragic.
heart-stirring. With Hawkshaw the Detective IN
a prominent part, no detail would have been over
looked.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

A suggestion for commission Of experts 10 :
Use the tariff schedules has been made by Sel'
cor Beveridge in bill recently presented 70 n'
senate, Inasmuch as each male citizen and sou"
female citizens know all about the tariff quesl"'
this looks like some more unwarranted trampnD'
upon their sovereign rights.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Preparations are under way for the making
the national census in 1910. First on the program
of preparations was the asking of S14O00OW aP
preparation Next will come the appointment o
$4,000 census workers Then the American pe'p"
may stand up and be counted.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

When Governor Hughes announced that he was
in as complaisant an attitude as the willing Baris
no doubt there was somewhat of a disturbance IL
the ordnance section of the war department. LIE
gallant New Yorker is quite big gun himself
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Surgeon General Rixey of the navy in his an
nual report recommended that an order be issua
prohibiting the use of cigarettes by everybody in
the navy under q years of age. just why thos
older than u years should not be included in th
order is probably explainabe on the theory that t
genial doctor has reached the age of discretion.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

George p. Cortelyou Is said to t- fin, nm.
clan Furthermore, he doesn't ride 5ar,, ~,
play tennis; he never cholcd va.f with h..
hands, and he dislikes the taste Of Lca. meat. b.
even with all these deficiencies Io Utmost hal
boom for the presidency.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

A heartless statistician says $1,000 New Yot
women support their husbands. And this does not
include the titled foreigners who have taken yss
York girls across the pond to support them.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

1t is trite to say the sun is shining behind The
clouds, but it is nevertheless. However. Gods sun,
shine planted in the hearts of men. never loses #,
glow, and can be appreciated only by those who's
lives have been darkened by the clouds
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

A Massachusetts statesman wants to proTids
pensions for the unemployed. If he just makes t1
pension big enough the army in the grand Old
commonwealth will certainly not lack for recruits
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Arbitration in the New York building trad.
last year settled 1873 disputes between amplou,
and employees. yet sometimes both parties make III.
proud boast that they have nothing to arbitrs-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Secret marriages are so often followed by ri
very public divorce proceedings that # SEA
strange the principals should go to so much tn,
bic about it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

A club has been organized in Chicago to pronos
the prompt payment of debts. The club is all rim
in such instances, but organization IS not funcia
of the big stick
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

We've Just. been wondering if al. .. aao.
loop and leap-the-gap men were kiI..| Ia-. sim
or if it is just the off season.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Lest the president leap into the breach we haSts'
to assure the grounding that his disappearane
shows spirit entirely out of keeping with the M
portance of his observations.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

It's hard to understand how p..... 'a.-,
much about their neighbors that their .o.,,,.
don't know.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Whether he did or didn't, we still believe ta
grounding is a nature faker. pure and simple.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

An eligible man can discover woman's tempe
by accidentally stepping on her toes If she doe'r
get angry the eligible mans case is won.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

And the spellbinder Will soon be heard through
out the length and breadth of the land
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

full dinner pail in the hand is worth two
a spellbinder's mouth.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Fame is short-lived in America. We have ar
vice-presidents living, but few there are who a.,
name them.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

smart man never pretends to know ever
thing. Only the dullard does that
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Christmas handkerchicfs arc quit. as good d.
any others when the nose leaks
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

entered In the Postof1ce at Salt Lake as Second.
Class MatterO
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
CORRESPONDENTS SOLICITED.

Tho Reverend Clergy are requested to send to THE
JNTBRM0UNTAIN CATHOLIC news contribution
Of interest TO their respective parishes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

Getting the worst of deal is when the 0i'"
fellow does it first.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

Subscribers removing from place to another
and desiring papers changed, should always give foI
we'll present address.
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REEEITTANCES.

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Published Every Saturday by the 1ntermountain
Catholic Publishing Company. 424 Atlas Block West
Second South Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone 5s7.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

overly ln'ellleen' age
"Llen 'ne loss . pE war OF Dune. "-e 70.
JuS'eu anu 'De e'I'I,''oi'''i'i VI "'a. restored bn
tline' ui9"ppT''' i'O' ""S',' ""..' .asioued
! the DaJueHelu OI ny any NlHtI 'at-.. ..Il,r ro-
the dlfhcuIty OF MAINTAINING 'Ar -.l..e Of ev.,
thing winch enters INTO the needs .aa nd
trlal ana coiili'i' ''i "". .ao s-
we've Just been wondering III d.. ..o uop,
loop ana eap-'he-sap men were A..... .a-. .Imu
OF II II Is just 'ile OIL 9e'7'"'
It's hard to understand now people earn
mucn ABOUT VnelI nelsllooI7 'A'. .i.r aaghtr
george b. Cortelyou Is Salo '' .. fine nr,
clan. fur'herInore' ne uoe'.l F-..0 81 horse, l..
play tennis ne never tHoN'' d wolf with bar
even with all these deficiencies, Lo almost had
boom for the presidency.
CHRISTMAS n8noNerelllelS are gun. as good as
any others "neh 'ne nose leaks
Arbitration IN the Ne" 1orA building trade
last year settled 80 disputes between employees
proud boast that they have nothing to arbtrss
fame Is shortened III America. We have 'as
vlce-presldentS llVlng' Out Ie" there are who @,
name them.
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strange the principals should go 10 So much tn
Die about IT,
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IN such instances but organization IS not junction
OF the Dig SUCK
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Clouds DuI 1t Is nevertheless. however 'oa' sun
Snlhe' planted III the hearts oil men, never loses III
glow ana can De appreciated only by those Vnos
il'eS nave Oeel darAeneo by the Clouds
smart man never Pre'enuS 10 Ano" every.
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-18
NEW TAxIDERAiY STORE.
F. A. Shallis Opens Fine Display to
puhlic


F. A. Shallis this morning threw
open the doors of his taxidermist es-
Enlistment at 2Os N. Fourth street
to the public and has ON exhibition
and for sale a fine line OF speci-
mems of his work. and will hereafter
be in a position at all times to do SUI
perior work in the preparing, pre-
serving, and mounting the skins Of
all kinds Of animals.
Mr.. Shallis has heretofore had his
shop located on the corner Of Foster
and Fourth street but his increased
business demanded a location nearer
the business portion of the town, and
he has purchased the building for
merly occupied by the Home Build
er Contracting company on Fourth
street and will make 1t his future
headquarters. The building has
been remodeled, and thoroughly
equipped, plate glass front INSTALL
ed, and there is now on display a line
Of rugs, and specimens Of mounted
animals and birds in the windows.
But very few of the common varie-
ty of birds and animals are seen, as
Mr.. Shallis has made it a point to
collect and mount only those of a
rare species.
Mr.. Shallis will handle in connec-
ton with his taxidermist department,
line of tobacco and cigars. The
building has been divided into three
rooms. The first room will be utal-
lied by the cigar, tobacco. and tax
idermist department, and the middle
room as a reading and card room,
and the rear room as a work shop,
and the new building will be in
charge Of his father, Joseph !. Shall
lis, who is one Of the pioneer eiti-
zens Of this city. -