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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
PARK CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Melin returned
Tuesday morning from a brief visit
with relatives in Salt Lake.
A very pleasant afternoon was given
by Mrs. Vic Youngberg Wednesday
last in honor of the Sewing club and
her birthday. The home was prettily
decorated and a guessing contest was
one of the diversities, at which Mrs.
r. ]. McCleery, Mrs. ]. F. Walsh and
Mrs. o. c. Lockhart were the prize
winners. An elaborate course dinner
was served and a splendid time en-
joyed
The following, concerning the death
of Raymond Gerrity, is taken from a
Scranton, Pa, paper. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerrity and family were formerly Park
City people. The item reads: This
morning there is a newly made grave
in the Cathedral cemetery which con-
tains the body of one who was dearly
beloved and one whose death has
caused great sorrow. Death came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ger
rity of North Scranton. Sunday last,
Jan. 10, and took from them their
youngest son, Raymond, d bright and
manly little fellow of u years, who had
been i'll but two weeks of pneumonia
Raymond was one of the brightest and
most popular students of the Holy
Rosary school in North End. and a lit
tie fellow who had many friends in
that end of the town. Raymond is sur
vived by his parents and the following
named brothers and sisters: Misses
Mary, Lourdes. Rita, Dominick and
Martin, jr, The funeral of the bright
little fellow took place Wednesday
morning. with a requiem mass at Holy
Rosary church, with interment in the
Cathedral cemeteryN +
The following pathetic little mention
appeared later: Rex is dead-died of
grief, so it is said. Rex was a spaniel
and the companion of Raymond Ger
rity, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Gerrity of Wayne avenue.
Raymond was stricken with illness
several weeks ago. Rex never left the
room of the sufferer until death,
week ago, ended the life of the little
boy. Then Rex refused to eat, and
cried DiteOusly. The boy was buried
Tuesday. Wednesday Rex was found
dead in the corner Of the room, where
the body of the dead boy had lain"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
THE GENERAL INTENTION.
recommended by His Holiness, Plus X
TIE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF OUR
lady OF LoURDES.

no, tho nth Of February will be eel
.t,rated the golden jubilee of the great
line of our Lady of Lourdes. On
s,at dav fifty years ago the Blessed
Jirgin designed to hallow by her Pres
&c the sacred rock at Massa belle.
I. r-ill be half a century since the Wis
i,n FIRST broke upon the wondering eyes
~ Rernadette How fitting it is that
his great anniversary should beNrec-
ommended TO the prayers Of the Apos-
tleship.
Take that marvellous apparition Of
the history Of the last five decades Nof
,be Church's life, and what rich treas
rres of glory would be lost to Mary
and the Sacred Heart. Thousands up
an thousands of souls have been rem
isred more grateful to God and His
Mother because of the physical bene-
f,s wrought at the grotto. Desolate
homes in all parts Of the world have
hen made brighter and lives better
ba,ause loved ones without number,
rho we're blind, deaf, halt and dis
eqsed. have been cured by Mary's pow
er and love. But what is of still great
pr importance faith in the power Of
PRAYER has been stimulated and arous-
ed, hope in Mary's intercession
strengthened. and love for so tender a
Mother grown warm in the hearts Of
The Church's children.
Then, TOO, during all these years.
when the miracles wrought by our
Blessed Lord during His life have been
denied. when the power of miracles
has been looked upon as myth and
when unbelief in them
has. as it were. been in the very at
mosphere, what a boon and blessing to
have had before our eyes, all these
years. the sacred grotto where Gods
arm was not shortened, nor His power
limited by the puny notions of an in
generation.
From our hearts then. as Members
# the Apostleship, will we'll UP a hymn
# thanksgiving and praise, for He
hat is mighty hath done great things
Or Mary, and holy is His name"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
HOW TO STOP Nosg-BAEEo.
New York PressD -,

New York PressD u
When the bellboy responded 70 the
signal he found the elderly travelling
man standing in the centre of the room
holding a handkerchief to his nose.
from which the blood was oozing.
Give me a slap alongside the headI
good and hard" said the elderly mani
turning his face toward the boy and
speaking with difficulty.
But. sir. II don't know wha5 YOU
mean. sir" stammered the boy. bdeH-
ing toward the door.
Don't stop to talk sputtered the
travelling man. SLAP me, / tell you"
again holding his head forward The
boy hesitated for a moment. then TIM
idly slapped the mans face. Harder"
commanded the smitten one. The boy
hesitated no longer, but with his open
palm dealt the man a vigorous blow.
That's better" grunted the CORY one
as he removed the handkerchief and
after a test found the bleeding had
stopped. TIA subject to these attacks
of nose bleed" he explained to the as
tonished youth, handing him tip. Il
have tried all sorts OF remedies, but
nothing acts more promptly than "a
blow alongside the head. The shock
seems to Daralyze the ruptured blood
vessels and they quit work at once.
Try it some time If you have the oc-
casion. I got the idea from an old
physician in Mexico"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
The Sand Man.

He comes at eve in a ship of pearl,
Crossing the harbor bar,
And only lowering spirits see
The sand man from afar
He makes his way through the city
gate
And mingles with the throng,
And huns to himself, though none
may hear,
The snatches of a song.
oh, white and fine is the sand he
brings,
Gathered where no one knows,
And at every step he scatters it,
AS the seed the sower sows.
Within the homes where the hearth
fires glow,
The old man takes his stand
And over the children there at play
Scatters his shining sand
Quickly. he goes and their eyelids
close.
Forgotten are their toys,
They fall to sleep and in slumbers
Dream of the morrow's joys.
He threads his way through the hous-
es drear.
Where mothers sit and sew
Where the light is dim and children
weep,
And the pulse of life is low.
When the step is heard their wailings
cease,
For he is welcomed there;
His clean white sand is Gileads balm.
To weak ones everywhere.
Be the children rich, or be they poor,
He loves them all the same;
He laughs with some and he weeps
with some.
God only knows his name.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

TT amt everybody I'd put to sleep
in this ROOM" said old Mrs. links to
the fastidious and extremely nervous
young minister who was spending a
night at her house
This here room is full of sacred as
sociations to me- she went on, as she
hustled around opening shutters and
arranging the curtains. My first hus-
band died in that bed with his head on
these very pliers, and poor Mr. links
died settin' right in that corner. Some
times when l come into the room in
the dark 1 think L see him settin' there
still.
MY own father died Iayin right on
that lounge under the winder. Poor
pa! He was speeritualist, and he al
lus said he'd appear in this room after
he died, and sometimes I'm foolish
enough TO look for him. If you should
see anything of him tonight you'd bet
ter not tell me, for it'd be a sign to me
that there was something in speerit-
ualism, and I'd hate to think that.
MY son by my first man fell dead
of heart disease right where you stand.
He was a doctor, and there's two whole
skeletons in that closet that belonged
to him, and half a dozen skulls in that
lower drawer.
There. 1 guess thingsll do now
Well, goodnight and pleasant dreams"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

A Pilgrimage to Rome in honor of
the Golden Jubilee of the Holy Father,
followed by a Grand Tour of Europe, is
planned to leave New York, July Is.
The whole of the cabin space of the
Cunard S. S. Carpathia is engaged to
take the party, which will, of course,
add very materially to their comfort
and socia ability, to say nothing about the
great benefit of having Mass, Benedic-
ton, Rosary, ETC.. on ship board.
This will probably prove to be the
largest Catholic party ever having
sailed from here. Elaborate arrange
ments in the way of special railroad
trains, receptions, amusements, ETC., we
understand, are provided for.
The diocese of Newark alone expects
to send between one and two hundred
people. The remaining available space
will, no doubt, be taken up long before
date of sailing. Mr.. j. ]. McGrane of
McGrane's Catholic Tours, 1877 Broad
way, New York, will personally conduct
the party, and his reputation for doing
things right is pretty generally known.
All who decide to join this party are
sure to spend a most enjoyable vaca-
ton.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
The NAGGER.

Chicago ReCord-Herald)
When ma was downtown. yesterday she
lost her pocketbOok.
1t made her awful sad and you could
see it by her look;
They was three dollars and some stamps;
it made ma nearly groan
To think Of things she might of bought
if she had only known.
When pa come home and found 1t out
you ought of heard him kick;
He talked about how hard he worked and
said ma made him sick;
Il don't pick money up. he roared; Il
toll for every cent
And then he said a whole lot more that
showed his discomfort
He got his old hat out and yelled,
There, take a look at that.
To save three dollars-which you've lost
I'm wearin' last years hat.
never saw such carelessness; 1 slave
day after day.
And save and pinch. and then you go
and throw the cash away!"
Ma wiped away tear and said: It's
terrible, / know
never lost three hundred in a deal in
copper. though"
Pa kind of sunk down in his chair as I'm
Der as a rag,
And said: YES. there you go again!
Now nag, confound it. nag.'
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

A large part of life's burdens are
self-imposed and wholly needless.
Fears of calamities which never hap
pen, a doleful habit of looking at the
worst, a suspicious disposition, jeal-
Gus turn of mind-these are the tyrants
that load us with burdens heavy to
bear but needless to carry. If we
should honestly examine the various
burdens of our lives, we should be
surprised to find how many of them
are of this character. Not only may
we drop them if we will, but justice
to others demands that we should. A
man or woman habitually unhappy is
essentially selfish, and is always a
thorn in the community There are
enough crosses and trials in life which
must be borne without manufacturing
artificial and needless ones, and the
more thoroughly we rid ourselves of
the latter, the more energy and spirit
we can bring to bear upon the form
or
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
THE MAN WITH A HOBBY.
HE is Usually a Sensible and a
Happy Man.

Happy Man.
We are told to beware of a man with
a hobby. We are warned that he Is
likely TO hold us with his eve as +br
ancient Mariner held the Weddin .
Guest. while he ridesAhis hobby over
US and generally conducts himself os
d pore. 1t is quite true that some men
are bores. There are two kinds of
pores, men who have hobbies and men
VINO have not. OF the two. the one
VINO mas hobby is less a bore than the
one who has not. In fact, some hob
pies are decidedly desirable any may
make all the difference to a man be-
tween sanity and insanity. For hob
pres are not manias. They are those
pursuits which follow with the most
enjoyable zest and energy.
Nay, we will go farther. Every man
should have a hobby, and a hobby to-
tally distinct from his daily work. An
ola proVerb says that change of work
IS as good as a rest. That may not
oe strictly true, but there is a good
zeal or common sense at the bottom
OF IL. To go on hour after hour, to let
the hours grow into days, to let the
days extend into weeks and the weeks
INTO years. at the same daily task. on
The same dead level of existence. is to
court the attention of a commission in
iunacy; and if we escape that, it is the
hlgh road to poverty of mind, however
II may fill the purse Here is where
the hobby comes in. It is the best
means Of relaxation, and relaxation is
necessary for the bow which is never
unbent soon loses its elasticity.
OF course, there are sensible and
senseless hObbies-even a fool knows
That-21od a Sana ,,arCo,, MIN
sensible one There is such a wide
choice that every man can find one
suited TO his taste and pocket.
A hobby is something on which. from
sheer choice, we spend energy, care,
affecaion
People often laugh at those who
make postage stamps a hobby. Really
the laugh is on the other side. for the
collector spends time, energy and pos
tive shrewdness on his scraps of pa
per, keeps the mind interested, eniovs
the pleasure of possession, cultivates
the faculties of observation and ar
rangement. Numismatics is much
more sensible, 1t is true, and possibly it
is not more expensive. Autographs,
too. are a desirable hobby. for they
possess that individual human interest
which philately and numismatics do
not involve. Only-the autograph col
lector is frequently nuisance
On hobbies like these you may spend
and be spent; but there are some which
are entirely uplifting. Life
would be ten times-nay, a hundred
times, if we can measure the COMPARE
and more enjoyable with
hobbies instead of follies before us
You may rely upon it that the man
with a hobby gets far more pleasure
out of life than he who has not one.
Even if this were not so. there is still
that suggestion of Doctor Watts about
Satan and idle hands Get a hobby
and ride it for all it is worth, and keep
yourself out of mischief.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
Business to the Last.

The flames cracked ominously, the
water dubbed in the great pot, and
seated in the shade of palm the naked
savages began to sharpen their cruel
knives.
rs there no hope?" murmured the
doomed commercial traveller.
None" Kissed the ebon chief.
Then said the young man, point
ing to his sample case. eff you are de-
termined to eat me. at least let me ask
you as last favor to try our brand of
mustard with the feast I am con-
WINGED that one trial will secure us your
permanent patronage, and r.
But strong arms seized him here,
there was a splash and all was over
Los Angeles Times.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
Praised the Church.

OF the National Federation of Churches
in New York last week Rev Walter
Laidlow, speaking of the result of the
years investigation, said: 81 am
frank to state that the work of the
Roman Catholic church has been most
effective. according to our investiga-
lions in Greater New York. So far as
the Protestant religions are concerned
there has been a falling off Of twenty
five per cent in the attendance of per-
sons living in the city. The Jews con-
serve their faith by making a special
effort to be present at all feasts in the
church calendar"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
The Secret of corteIyOu's Rise.

George B. Cortelyou was trained in
the gigantic art of listening to every
body and talking to nobody, except
when something was to be gained bv
talking. For years and years patriots
have battered at his ears, but have
heard no answering sally from his lips.
Possibly in his early days there was
temptation to come back. to reply. to
argue: but not for long. He learned
the value of the soft pedal. and he put
ton and has kept it there. So far as
reserve is concerned. he could give the
sphinx six easy lessons by mail that
would make that somewhat silent crea-
ton think herself hitherto a phono-
ph.-Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

The smartest new collars are colored.
They are usually single-fold and not
tapped. and are scalloped and embroi-
dered along the upper edge. The lower
one, where the button holes for fasten-
ing are placed, is plain. The embroi-
derry is in cotton, usually white, and
the collars are worn with white wool
or duck, linen or French flannel waists.
Where the collar is provided with full
pfeated frill down the front, the edges
of the frill are usually in color, and the
collar and cuffs, to be really smart,
must match these edges. Where there
is no such frill some bit of color in the
waist itself or in the tie will give the
note for the collar and jabot color
combination.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
If You Would Succeed.

Beware of being the kind of a girl
who is always on the lookout for IAN
easy job" Cinches don't grow on the
business tree and the hunter for easy
street usually is out of a job
OF COck--SuredneSs The girl who
knows it all is generally the one who
has most to learn.
OF unasked opinions. When your en-
ployers feel they can no longer exist
without your advice be very sure they
will be ready to pay you we'll for it.
OF oversensitiveness. There are
many brambles along the highway of
business to tear the thin skinned.
OF curiosity. about what concerns
you not. A Paul Pry of tieher sex is
soon spotted in an office; nor does that
spotting speed promotion.
OF chronic grumbling. A rousing
fight for our rights, on occasion, is Il
surer success breeder than constant
murmuring about our wrongs.
Of shiftlessness System and thor
oughnesS are formidable rivals of gem
Jus in the race for business success.
OF half heartedness. If you are in
different and unenthusiastic about
your employers affairs be very sure
his Indifference TO a bigger pay enve-
lope will fully equal it,
OF untrustworthiness Ability
weighs light in the scale With honesty.
And remember that business honesty
is not merely matter of dollars and
cents but of conscientious services as
well.
OF grumps and grouches. No one
wants to work around a sourfaced
snappy woman. If ever the soft an
swer and sunny smile count it is in the
stress of office life.
OF over anxiety to succeed. There is
no surer way to fall short of success
than to be so eager to amount to the
heights that first steps are irksome.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

There is something in diverting our
selves from ourselves when we are in
grief, which has peculiar effect of en-
larging the heart and swelling the di-
mansions of the whole character and
something also SO particularly pleasing
to God that when it is done from a SUI
pernatural motive and in imitation of
our Lord he seems TO recompense it in
stantly by the most magnificent graces.
Father Faber.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
rHE KINo oF a DOG HE WIS.
Indianapolis News.)

Indianapolis News)
She was an old woman with mind
of her own and she was a witness in q
case being tried in the court house.
The case involved a dog-particularly
the question of what kind of a dog the
dog was. The old woman was asked
what kind she thought it was.
"Oh, he's jest an ordinary OF dog. 1
guess
But what do you mean by an or
binary OF dog, MADAME"
Just a oil eur-hound, 1 guess"
Yes, but what kind Of dog is
that?"
why, you fool lawyer, don't you
know what a cur-hound Is, anyway?
Jest an ordinary street dog, fairs 1
know. He's jest half hound an t'other
half domestic"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15

Nowadays it is the fashion to affect
Ill .,.-lu OF dilettanteism in devotion. TO
t5a LaGdism into religion remarks
~ faolst Calendar. "A Protestant
W nlhaeL for that natter will carry
-osa!y from achievement, half
T~~ ~ sentiment. Another will
CESS cotl5, great love and admiration for
M ,.lo, ~. ceremonies or perhaps he Cor
er T. l,Iheiy she) owns a Catholic pray
apo o3 ~ ana reads it, or carries an i'm
ca. lAe Blessed Virgin, or loves the
delfal'.g saints because they are so
l'.luI' or even so romantic st.
o5 ,o' ,(. Of Assist is a. favorite because
ns,,.1 elIS or that little beautiful accom-
.ag jt- emu OF our religion. for the sake
h. 10 beauty; but nine out of ten light
ami, MI l-oonsistently disdaining to ex-
,ba 5:s, lher for fear Of encountering
of en- l.Jes, and meeting the essence
bar6Ill.s none devotion. self-denial. We
nbs, Know whether to be glad that
eve we love is coming to receive
cre d HtJie appreciation from outsid-
are 20 De VeXed because the faddists
nof - .houghtless and superficial as
liz da uls Tor foundation to their lit
can as soul % practices. However. we
then, !, 9iu TO be kind and charitable TO
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
NEW FUEL TO DANISH COAL
'Charbonnette" Becomes Incandes-
cent and Gives Out No Smoke.

tP1ttsburg DispatCh.)
y new fuel, which it is confidently
believed may play a great part in the
heating problem. has been invented By
Major COlas. commandment of the Dun
kirk fire brigade, Who has taken ou-
patent for his invention under she
name of "ChaTbOnnette.
The fuel is made of inexpensive ma
terials at a cost not TO exceed two
thirds the cost of coal 1t lights cas-
lily and, becoming incandescent. gives
out no smoke, but intense heat, and
consumes itself entirely leaving no
trace of ash 1t has no mark when
being handled. 1T has no smell.
The new fuel has been tried in the
presence of a number of prominent res
idents. who have signed a report set
ting forth the above results. It is the
intention to establish a factory al Dun
kirk capable of producing annually 49,
600 tons of the new fuel.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
Plus TX HAS MONUMENT.
Little Mexican Town Has Beautiful
Statue in CLAW.

Plus TX, the Roman pontiff who has
distinguished himself by his strong at
titude against modern social and polit-
ical Institutions; who issued the IA
NOUS Syllabus, and who has main
tanned the principle of the papal infal-
llolllty, has monument in one of the
smallest towns of the state of Jalisco
The monument is unique, and was
erected some years ago at Jimay, a
place near Ocotlan, one the shore of
the famous Chapala lake
The monument is made entirely of
clay, for the working of which the In
dams of that part of Jalisco are ia
nous all over the country. The height
of the monument is about seventy feet,
and the proportions and general style
are really beautiful, reminding one of
the best works of the Spanish decora-
tive art of the eighteenth century.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
To the Sacred Heart.

BY Joanna E. Walsh in Catholic News
Q Heart! where human sorrows find
An echo and a balm combined,
BE near me in this weary way,
mat men call life. Oh, be my stay
Teach me to bear misfortune's stings
The agony of little things,
The thorns in duty's pathway spread
Ihat wear the heart like tears unshed
On. Lift me dp. till 1 can see
Naught but Thine own Divinity.
Help me, o God! when l must bear
Heartaches that Thou alone canst
share
Unworthy of Thy faintest sigh,
TO Thee l cry! To Thee I cry!
Gave me Thy love, Give me Thy love.
On. Let my life be spent above
Earth's -sordid cares! Oh! Let me be
Thine, Sacred Heart. eternally.