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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

recital of alleged iniquities became tiresome, and
then disgusting. Whether the light purified the
dark places or whether the American people have
refused longer to gaze upon the filth uncovered, 1t
has now become possible to pick up magazine IN
which there is no reference. to the downtrodden or
the criminal rich. The reaction has set in. In
deed. the reaction amounts almost to a revolution
in that class of periodicals which short time ago
were exposing with each issue.
And it makes better reading. The exposing
usually told only one side of story, which
very black The public didn't have time to hunt up
the other side and there many facts and al
legations which were accepted without even grain
of salt The muck-raker has told his story, and now
the magazine writer's are disposed to be more
cheerful to see little humanity in the world
charity and love. One may essay to do hui
morous yarn now and have it accepted by the maya
zine publishers.
All of which reading is more entertaining and
inspiring probably truthful in its de-
picton of the world. 1t is at least more cheerful
The change no doubt indicates demand for more
hopeful literature which the editors quick to
supply. The nation is to be congratulated upon its
quick recovery from its season of undertaking, and
so are the magazines The world, no doubt, needs
betterment. and the magazines can aid very much
in the work The taste for the horrible, the tragic
and the wickedness of the rich has been satisfied.
The far-seeing periodical is now printing some
things less lugubrious and the change is satisfying
to say the least.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
TREES.

Among the things which fasteners. who take
up their residence in Salt Lake miss and pine for
are the woods. the "temped hills over which they
wandered in days gone by in the old home country
on the other side of the mountains. In nearly all
seasons the woods hold out an attraction for visit
The wild flowers of the springtime. the CRATE
full shade and cool breezes of the summer the nuts
and pawpaws of the fall and the wild game of the
winter made the woods source of perennial de-
light OF course a great many of the wooded acres
Of the east have been denuded. but memory chooses
to recall that country it "when~,yve were
boys"
There are compensatng advantages in the Salt
Lake valley. however which the absence of woods
does not entirely offset Salt Lake has BEEN and is
becoming more and more each day. city of homes
and trees. Homes are the solid foundation upon
which any city may base its hopes of permanency
and prosperity. But homes without trees seem to
indicate a temporary habitation. 1t is not an I'M
thing to see beautiful houses upon large
lots with not tree about them. Indeed. hardly
shrub bush breaks the monotony of the lawn.
elegantly severe in its uniformity A big New Eng
land elm Tree set in the midst of expansive lawn
would add the touch of nature which city wealth
tries to initiate.
The early settlers of the city had Just appre-
citation of trees. They planted thousands along the
streets, and most of these still remain to add to
the beauty of the city and the comfort of its in
habitants. But now. with the march of improve
ments, there places in the residence districts
where these have been destroyed, and although some
have been replaced there is room for more The cit
liens of the city make no public improvement
at small that will show better return than
planting trees.
And in the country along irrigation bitches
where the sycamore and willow trees would thrive
and bordering the public highways even if the land
Is too valuable to permit the planting of broad
acres to trees there could be nothing which would
add greater comfort to our people. Each year
should see hundred thousand trees planted in the
state of Utah. If such feat were accomplished,
in twenty years Utah would be known as wooded
state whose forests extended from one end to the
other and these forests would conserve great deal
of the moisture which is so invaluable during the
dry season.
By all means let us have trees
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

The question frequently asked by unbelevers
is, Why so much wrangling hostility bitter denun-
citation and misrepresentation among protesting
Christians! The answer is, because they are pro-
fessional and not real Christians CHARITY is the
embodiment of Christianity. He who does not love
God for his own sake and his neghbor for Gods
sake, is not Christian and worthy of Heaven. So
Christ declared when asked (Which is the great
commandment in the law" His answer was "Thor
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart
and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind
And the second is like to this Thou shalt love tbv
neighbor thysef.' This prohibits all kinds of
gossip, wrangling and hostility. The very laws
which govern society demand it. The primary oh
ject of all law is to insure mans happiness by pro-
tecting individuals in their duly acquired rights.
A law of universal love, such as Christ demanded
attains this object 1t blends together the whole
human and makes all equally interested in
laws enacted for the common good of ALL Men
bounded by universal love and DESTROYS that anv
otfense against individuals or society should he
punished, will lend their aid for the suppression Of
crime. This would be simply practicing Christian
charity
All mankind members of the same family.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

having descended from one common father An
are pressed by the same wants In order to NOV
smoothly in society. To attain a certain prr,.
one depends ON hisneighbor to a certain extent r
be successful confidence and brothcrIy love mr..
prevail One is not a true Christian until he +. -,
WAYS ready to do or act toward his fellow man, .,
as he would have his fellow man do or act -or.,l
him If this rule should govern the actions of r,.
how different would the state of society he f-,.
what we now have it. Man would not cheat .oI,.
man when anAopportunity offered itself Man ro,1I
not swindle Il fellow man who happened ., ,r..
confidence in. him. and if he did society bound b..
gether by fraternal love would rcpudiate such NO.
sons and scarn their very presence, winch tarJoJ
to disrupt sod Iety. 1t is because faith IS dead and
charity is lost virtue that men forget hc.r an,i.
to fellow me1r. and do to others what hey -o.rl
not wish done to themselves: He who cheats. swim.
dies and bears false testimony against his ue,55,o.
would not ws1r to be treated i'm a similar aanns.
Therefore, hes is not a Christian.
Christ, IS Che great model and guide af firm.
Christian His example in every instance rss nm.
of sublime charity During his public lita No. or.
appealed to Him in vain. With Him there ,rs.,,
distinction of persons. Pagan, Jew and Ger-1s
shared in His good works. His enemies shared +,
His mercy 4Father" He exclaimed vaos dvir,
on the cross forgive them. for they know mot un,.
they do"
Yet whilst the teaching and example Of Chris,
obiges His followers to forgive the faults even of
an enemy and closes the mouth of the de-racfo-
Christian charity does not require one TO- shield
those who violate the laws which govern society
On the contrary. it demands that one should prb.
lish such violations and aid the law in the punish.
ment of crime; for upon the observance Of tho
law rests the security of society It is the great
barrier against ,anarchy and lawlessness of all kind,
1t would be false principle to suppose that Chris.
tian charity demands the shielding of crime sjnos
Christ has said Render unto Caesar the thing,
that are CaesanB;' and all violations Of civil law
come under Caesars jurisdiction
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
GOING AFTER 'EM.

One Of the developments of the antisaloon agi-
tation has been the organization of Mutual Pro-
tecve association of saloonkeepers, the evident OBJ
ject Of which is to offset the growing sentiment
against the business Of selling liquor. As starter,
il is announced that the saloon who have joined
the organization have agreed" to close up Sun
day This Is an encouraging start. There are
laws compelling all saloons in the city to close on
Sunday. but, Of course these laws have been of no
effect. since it is the policy of the ordinary
saloonkeeper to obey the law.
Chief of Police Pitt gave out orders last week
that not only should the saloons cose up, but the
cigar stands in the front room Of various saloons
were ordered closed as the chief believed the near
proximity Of the cold bottle was a temptation which
should be avoided. OF course, a number of the
cigar stands kept open last Sunday, and now Chief
Pitt says he viii refuse to sign their applications
for renewal Of license. Now Chief Pitt doesn't
deserve any special commentator for his an
nounced intention to refuse to sign the licenses
The saloon men have defied the law. and the order
of the chief of police and in all fairness are not
entitled to a renewal of license The outcome of
the incident will be watched with some interest
Chief Pitt says he will not sign the applications
but the aw-defying saloon men only smile
The attitude of the white-aproned gentry is in
keeping with the past. But it would seem that the
experience of other communities would furnish an
example to guide them. The people are coming to
that the continued defiance of the law by saloon
men breeds contempt of the law in others. And it
is not likely the condition will be permitted to con-
tinue. If the chief of police weakens in his deter
minatiOn, the people, now organizing themselves
into a compact body will in a short time speak.
and when they speak, their utterance will be I'M
mistakabe. With all the woe and misery caused
by the excessive use of liquor to guide them the
people have been slow to place drastic legislation
sumptuary legislation, on the statute books of the
state. But when the organized saloon interests
snap their fingers and smile at the law and con
stituted authorities, the people must conclude it is
time to call halt. The saloon is doomed not so
much for the misery it produces. as for its law
defiance. The law is supreme and the saloon must
go because it viii not recognize this fact.
All encouragement to Chief Pitt in this early
struggle.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
A WELCOME CHANGE,

What has become of the muck-raker No more
are the American magazines filled with stories of
the vicious rich and sweat-shop misery Has the
nation cleansed itself or white-washed its dreadful
sins and sinners. or does it look in more pleasant
fields for lis facts or fiction. Has our business
and our politics become purer, or haye we tired of
the hysteria and decided we are not so bad. after
all
These are interesting questions However we
may answer them it is plain that we can now buv a
magazine with the positive assurance that no tales
of slum life. confessions Of thieves or murderers
no sweat shop mysteries. no political jobbery or
tales Of high finance or other lugubrious subjects
will be presented. The portrayal of sordid misery
has become thing of the past. For three or four
years could read of nothing but graft. fraud and
corruption. In vain could seek for honesty IN
business. or purity in politics, the social realm
that is, in the magazines. At first it was all very
interesting to see how wicked had been then the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
WONDERFUL RECORD.
(Tribune Special Sporting Service.

(Tribune Special Sporting Service)
New York July John Flanagan the great
weght-thrower of the Irish-American Athletic club
has upset the ancient tradition that defeated cham
pons never come back" On Saturday, two weeks
since, Flanagan broke McGrath's worlds record for
throwing the sixteen-pound hammer. adding nearly
two feet. Flanagan's new mark is 10 feet 3
inches.
Weight-throwers and wrestlers, they say. are the
longest lived of athletes. John Flanagan came to
America in 1897 and in his first competition on
American soil threw the sixteen pound hammer $50
feet inches, breaking the worlds record
At that time John was twenty or thirty pounds
lighter than he is now Throwing steadily year
after year he added feet to his record every season.
Only in all this time did the record pass out of
his possession. and that when McCracken of the
University of Pennsylvania slipped on a couple of
feet when John was off his guard Flanagan inn
medately raised the record and claimed it again
De Witt of Princeton came very near getting the
worlds best mark. but Flanagan pulled away from
him by few feet. and after leaving college De Witt
retired from competition. Flanagan held his SUI
premacy until Matt McGrath appeared on the scene
Flanagan coached McGrath and took great pride in
the progress of his pupil. But when Matt cracked
Johns latest and best mark Flanagan was broken
hearted. At that time John had gone into fat He
carried fifteen twenty pounds too much weight,
and seemed to have lost his snap and speed Every
body thought that Flanagan had gone by and
would never again show in the lead with the ham
mer.
Flanagan had different notion. Last winter
he began training quietly and Systematically. He
played handball all the time ran jumped and threw
the weight. Then he replaced the fat with solid
muscle. Today he is looking in better shape than
since his first appearance as a champion, eleven
years ago. Dogged determination put him back at
the top. He went after McGraths record this spring
and from the way he twirled the heavy weight it
was evident that he would succeed sooner or later
McGrath, meanwhile. having injured his knee drop
ped out of competition, and had no chance to beat
the best mark himself
McGrath is getting into shape again now, and
when the two big fellows get together again there
will surely be record-breaking of spectacular
sort.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
PROGRESS AND SPIRIT OF THE AGE.

The lntermountain Republican of the 18th inst
noticing the prevalence of crime and the rapid in
crease of murders and of suicides and the shocking
revelations of divorce courts INDUCES in the
following serious reflection:
With such recitals those we have mentioned
if this age be not recedng one it is progressing
but in what9 In the brutality of crime and in the
refinement of immortality in its conception and ex
ecution."
This is valuable commentary on the secular
school system of country. We do not pretend
no Informed Catholic ever did pretend that the svs-
tenn would increase crime; but we have always in
sisted that, crime is indicative of moral rather
than intellectual depravity, a remedy applied to
the intellect alone that is the education only of the
intellect, do nothing in arresting the flow of
crime, though it may and does tend to modify. its
modes of manifestation.
The educated or half-educated criminal will dis
play both in the conception and carrying out of his
designs, cunning, refinement, an astuteness and
intelligence which do not belong to the ilhterste
murderer, the ignorant sneak thief A cleyerlv
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
CORRESPoNDENCE SoLICTTE]
Gard FROM BISHOP sCAE.LAN.

feel it my duty protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time time that person bearing the
name gar5 OF priest sister, anyone else, is
authorized or permitted solicit collect in this
diocese for any purpose whatever with this
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 q document, he
she as the case may be should be regarded by all
6 fraud and imDoster. L. SEAMAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The Intermountan Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home this diocese It's circulation in Mon
tana Idaho. Colorado. Wyoming. Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms and
business advertise in the paper All subscribers
VIII find TO their advantage when about to invest
purchase or consult business matters read
the advertisers. We not only recommend,
but ask for them the patronage ~ all our readers
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Flanagan's cast of the sixteen-pound hammer of
175 feet is indeed remarkable performance. and
must be very near the limit of human possibility in
throwing the hammer of sixteen pounds In meth
DDS of doing things, in training and in ngenius APP
plicaton of thought to improvement of conditions
things have changed since | was boy 1t would
be impossible forty years ago for Flanagan or any
other heavyweight to hurl the sixteen-pound ham
Us feet. knew in my time the greatest ham
mer then living. They were the CaleG MAN
Celts, Donald Dinnie, Rory Mcclellan, and the one
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
Some men don't shave themselves because tbF,
wives have corINL

you pay your:money and you take your choce'
The work of. the sanitary department has
brought the death rate down to the point where il
is no more than, that for the average American
city. There are sfw, if any, American cities which
can boast so low "a death rate'-Frederick Haskin
Panama, Salt, Lake Tribune, July a.
Washington, July 13-Genera Elliot. com.
mander of the mirine corps. at a conference today
with Secretary of War Wright. urged that the ma
rines now in Panama be brought back to this coun-
try as soon as possible, on account of the climatic
conditions thes isthmus. 1t is necessary in the
opinion of the Officials here, to maintain force
there of not exec eding 400 of the 200 now there
Secretary Wright twill confer with the navy depart.
ment.-Salt Lake Tribune, July IA.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
The hearts all, the parts all
That makes US right or wrong

Burns was right if the heart be corrupt the
whole man Is corrupt; honor has fled the man is
dead. Any system Of education which leaves out
the training of the heart is rotten. Perpexed as
parents are liable to be- with multiplicity of novel
changes in our educational system. let them deter
mine that no system be effective for good that
does not embrace learning. morals and religion or
at least the fear and love of God
The aim of all education should be to cultivate
the minds of the young and adorn them with all
the knowledge which they are capable of receiving;
next to educate and regulate their hearts in prin-
cples of honor and honesty. in order to make them
good citizens, or men of the square DEAL" and
lastly. as the perfection and contamination of the
educational course to actuate them with the spirit
of sincere Christians
State-schoolism is not doing this Then it is
outrage on the rights of the family to which and
not the state, the business of education belongs.
Our criminal statistics show it to be sad waste
of money-an argument which appealing to the
pocket-may eventually have more influence in its
abrogation than increase of crime.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
THE NTERMoNTAN AND COLORADO CATHOLIC: JULY 49, 1908

designed homicide and an artsticaly executed rob
berry, though the perverted ingenuity by which they
are effected may excite our admiration are dam
aging to society. even from material point OF
view as are those more cumsy planned and more
bunglingly carried out.
Refinement, both in the conception and execu-
ton of crime, is the only result that may be eX-
cepted from secular system of education-that is
to say. system of education which appeals to the
intellect only.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

There is some satisfaction in finding at least
presidential candidate immovabe from his con-
viction. We have one Preston Of the Nevada pen
in mind just now
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

If there weretone earthly chance of Preston be-
ing elected presd nt his first official act would be
to pardon himself
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Stuyvesant FFih says it is easier for man to
come down from $15 a week to so week than
for another to dmp off proportionate number Of
thousands. Stuy0esant ought to try the little end
of it before he speaks too positively
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

a magazine W ritter points out that they have no
money panics in Europe. Maybe they don't have
enough money ouer there to get panicky over.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Bank clearings- haven't much to do with pros
perity, evidently, tor they continue to show de-
crease in 90 per cent of the cities of the land.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Maybe the druggists are saving their con-
sciences by reducing prices on STANDARD" articles
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Some how or! other, the school boy doesn't take
much stock in Responsibility he holds of becoming
vice president
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Our judgmer4 ,of ourselves is usually very fa7-
orable
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Taft and Bryan will both BOX with wondering
eyes when the notification committees swoop down
upon them
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Strong men do not take compliments or knocks
very seriously. except in moments of weakness.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Some men are born great, some achieve wealth
and others work for living
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
CONSTANT READER.

On reading over our Park City correspondents
letter, we saw at once it was too much for us. We
remailed the letter to Mr. Hogan of Chicago. an
authority every subject of athletics, from the
manly art" to hammer throwing, requesting him to
look into the matter for us. We publish his reply.
which is mastery condensation of modern athletic
hstory.-Editor.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

It wouldn't be so bad to be one of the gulllo
public if it didn't cost so much
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Even the Socie ty for the Prevention Of IN
necessary Noises has suggestions as to what cons'f
tutes a sane Fourbs * July.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

The wheat fields want men to harvest the grain
but the spell-binder just goes on practicing.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Save up your money and buy farm.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

Let's see, who is Preston's running mate-is his
name Orchard!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18
Park City, Utah, July 5, 1905

Park City, Utah. July s. 1903.
Editor Intermountain Catholic:
VIII you kindly inform interested readers how
this herculean fete is Accomplished l. with Others
have taken sixteenpound sledge hammer and the
highest mark we could make was ninetyone feet five
inches. In weight, strength and muscle we were
above the average and coupled with our experience
in mines drilling holes, we decided that the above
record of 175 feet inches could not be accom-
plished.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-18

This is the time of year that all the children en-
JOY school.