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Evening star., 1909-08-22

Illinois, for one of fifty feet. This food SO far as
quantity Of water is concerned, much greater
than that of 1897; but, owing to the fact that the
bitter lesson of that year needed this time only
some seven thousand square miles of territory
inundated.
In the work of forecasting floods the country is
divided into forty river districts, each district
in charge of weather observer. In each of these
districts there are also a number of substations.
where the actual business of watching the streams
carried on Daily soundings made of the depths
of the channel with readings of the various meteoro
logical indications in that vicinity At eight o'clock
every morning the substations telegraph such data
they have taken to the head station to which they
attached. Here map is issued, stating river
conditions up to the hour the reports have been
ceived and predicting future conditions, much
forecasts are made for snow rain storm
The station at Cairo is regarded the most impor
tant in the Mississippi Valley; for it controls owing
to its unique geographical situation, not only the
Father of Waters, but the Ohio and the Missouri
we'll On the forecasts of this station the warnings
regarding conditions of the Mississippi below
chiefly based.
At the substatlonS cages or measuring rods, set IN
the stream, important apparatus in the work.
These cages in length from fifteen to two
hundred feet In ordinary times they read every
morning eight o'clock in time of flood at least
once hour Cincinnati said to hold the record for
variation in one OF these cages matter OF sixty feet
Evening star., 1909-08-22

jumps into the with him. We runs up and routs
out Brinkley. and he sends man to ferry out.
AS Barton strikes the swingin stairs he gives
hail; but nobody on board says word. There
signs of anyone deck either. Then
he notices that things are badly Uttered up, and
that the forward hatchway, leadin' down to the
crews quarters, is not only locked on the outside,
but nailed down solid. The after cabin doors has
been fastened the same way. Whoever fixed EN- up
did good job of it; for worked sometime to get
em open, and want careful about scratchin' the
paint, either.
There surprises inside though.
Here the Captain. mate, and chief engineer,
slowed away snug in stateroom berths all tied up
with rope and with gags in their mouths. Never
mind Slade Bartons remarks. They covered all the
points of the Chiefly, though was pullin'
off the gags and cuttin the ropes, he askin who
did it.
THE worst Of it was, the officers couldn't give
many details All they knew that about
half-past ten while most everyone was below, they
heard tug puff alongside and scuff1e deck and
the next thing they knew the cabin was full of men
who proceeded to do things with rope After that
the gang worked three hours transferrin the cases
Evening star., 1909-08-22

see that this expedition of his is bowling success.
but I'll finance his administration, up to a reason
able figure and allow him to deal with Don Zelos
as his fancy dictates. Get that all in. please.
There's about five minutes of rapid San uan con-
versaton before she reports back that the General is
willing to consider proposition along those lines
Very we'll" says Barton. How much does he
need Starter!"
Torobusto didn't figure long on that for Mrs. Day
comes back prompt with the answer. " Fifty thou
sand" says She" twenty-five for equipment the
rest for advance pay to the volunteers and for Incl
dentals."
mot much!" says Burton I'll put up
twenty thousand cash, and provide the rifles and
such things myself. I've got two hundred ton
steam yacht in commission that'l carry the whole
expedition. But twenty cash is my limit. And I'll
give him just three minutes to take it or leave it,
He didn't need more'n and a half, and inside
of five minutes Barton has sketched out
tract that Torobusto to sign when it sent
up next day.
THERE!" says Mr.. Barton, gets into the
taxi again. That's the way | handle those
people. When gang grows too greedy, throw
'em over and buy up new lot And the next revo-
Evening star., 1909-08-22

Others Barton takes one disgusted look at him and
then shuts the door
Wasn't anything said:' asks Barton.
Not much" says the Captain, : and it
woman who did most OF the talking at that.
"A woman!" says Barton.
Yes, says the Captain She dressed Torobusto
down good and hard. And say. Mr.. Barton. from
what heard. l don't believe he's General at all
She told him to keep his mouth shut and go back to
making cigars. She was hummer, too"
HUH" says Barton. Woman, eh' What did
she look like"
And who do you guess he described? Yep! Then
the Captain remembers he saw her writing something
on the saloon table Barton almost had his hand on
the note while he askin about her. 1t was ad
dressed to him. SO he reads it out loud. 1t runs
something like this:
DEARMR SLADE BARToN-Thanks for your contribution
the revolutionary fund cash and equipment You may
keep the contract signed by Torobusto His real by
the way Mendez and he isn't half the soldier he looks
Lots of aren't really great imagine. anyway
Ny regards to Mrs Sade Barton Please remind her of
the insignificant person whom she thoroughly nubbed
the occasion Of the great ball size gave when she visited
Cortezina some three years ago
Hastily yours
Evening star., 1909-08-22

business these days Maybe it all right the way they
does things. and likely they has to do em that way
but just not have any pictures of new made
graves decoratn the margins of my bank account
Well, L expected that was the last was gOln to
or hear of this affair unless it stray item
the newspapers, and makes up my mind that what
had got wise to I'd best keep to myself which does
MUST have been week later. too that
A'A Sadie looks out the dinin' room windows to-
and see how close in shore big white yacht was.
1T must have anchored there during the night, :
says she why, there's lighter alongside, too
wonder what they're doing?"
"Coalin up, maybe, says |. "Wouldn't expect
'em to drive out there with wagon, would YOU"
But when comes home that night the yacht is
still there That evenin, too, we could see lights
aboard, and just before got tired watchn and
started for bed, along comes tug, from up Port
Chester way, and ties up the far side
Must be stocking up for long cruise says l.
tryn to four of Sadies questions at once
" But we amt invited; SO lets turn in
NEXT mornin', just I've finished my second
cup Of coffee, hears car honkn outside, and
the maid says some wants to right away.
] goes out and finds Slade Barton in a big tourin
He worried.
Hello Mr.: Barton" says |. Whats upa"
Hanged if l know" says he. That's why I'm
here. McCabe that my yacht out there
"Oh!" says |, and | gets the situation clearer.
Took the liberty of having her anchored off your
place., says Barton, " while she taking cargo
But she should have reported at East 34ths dock
early this morning. l can't understand why she's
still here. Know where get boat anywhere
around?"
Why. the Brnkleys, three places up, has little
launch, says l. Want to go out to your yacht, do
your"
He did, and he wanted to get there in hurry. So
Evening star., 1909-08-22

Of rifles and cartridges from the yacht the tug and
along towards daylight they all left.
. But General Torobusto!" says Barton. What
part did he take!"
Same ours says the Captain. You'll find
him in there" and he points to the owners suite.
Sure enough there he was, and trussed up like the
Evening star., 1909-08-22

Cayuga county cheese farmer
Swiftly" says next time he mentions Mr.. Bar
ton, this world amt for the special benefit of
any partic'lar party, matter what some of EN-
thinks. It's all right holdin' your chin up and
THROWN moderate sized bluff but there amt any
in crowdn your luck.
Evening star., 1909-08-22

luton they have down
there in Cortezina will
be one worth while. |
suppose my old friend
Don Zelos will be some
what surprised, too.
He will march out ex-
pecting to meet a half
armed mob, and he'll
run into Gatling guns
and repeating rifles. In
side of a month, Shorty,
Cortezina will have a
brand new Govern
ment."
"And a crop Of new
soldiers monuments,
eh?" says |.
Course, | know them
South Americans just
enjoy shootin' each
other full of Lead
which as a national pas
time I've heard this
revolution business has
got bull fightin' skinned
to the core,-but |
couldn't help THROWN
this little hint at Barton
about the casualties
that's apt to follow. He
just grins, though.
What are a few Spanish
Americans more or less
to him, besides keepin'
up the dividends?
All the same, | can't
help feelin' some thank
full that l amt mixed
up in any kind of big
Evening star., 1909-08-22

"By Jove!" says
Barton. The Iowa
school teacher whose
brother was thrown out
of a State job down
there! | remember now.
Whew! And she she
has Why. blast it all.
she has"
Made you bite the
ounce. eh?" says |.
helpin' him out. And
you re feelin' fruity over
it, l guess. But that's
nothing. | feel like I'd
been actin as supe in
a musical comedy"
MYTH that | gets the
/" man to put me
ashore so | can make
a break for the eight
forty-three, leavin' 'em
to figure out the rest of
the plot from such clues
as they had.
It's more or less COM
plicated; but the gen
eral outlines are that
the real revolutionists
used this Torobusto
party as a stool pigeon,
filled up Mr.. Rathbone's
agents with fake yarns,
and got the wise and
chesty Mr.. Slade Bar
ton to fall for a moldy
old fimfam game that
you couldn't work on
-mer.
ne he mentions Mr.. Bar
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Catholics Inert and Careless Toward
"ApostoIate of the Press"

Catholics have been credited by DR..
Horton with possessing an imaginary
society going under the name of 1.-The
| Apostolate of the Press" writes the
Very Rev. Prior Gilbert Higgins, the
| Cathode Herald. "The pity is that such
a society should be only a figment of
| an adversary's imagination. What the
press can do has lately been shown in
Barcelona and in England. In BARGE
Iona it was used in the interests of
godlessness and anarchy; it has COW
cred Catholic city with the smoking
ruins of desecrated churches and cvon-
cents. In England. by maliciously col
lecting and retailing every vile calumny,
every absurd report, every morbid story
of minds corrupt and fanatical, the
press has succeeded in sitting the cry
OF horror and symathy which these ap-
palling and satanic outrages on re-
ligion, justice, humanity and civiliza-
ton would naturally draw from every
normally constituted Englishman. In
the case both of France and of Spain
the non-Catholic press of this country
with few honorable exceptions, has
deliberately adopted and maintained a
policy of silence or of Misrepresentation
when Catholic interests have been at
stake and our priests and nuns have
been subjected to barbarous treatment.
There you have the atheistic and the
non-Catholic 'Apostolate of the Press
in its true colors, and in full vitality and
eexrcise. How long are Catholics going
to remain inert and careless? When
are they going to realize that what is
used against them with such force and
precision can be used for them too, and
most effectively?"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
The Black Death.

In the June number of "The Book
man" the Rev. DR.. William Barry gave
an apt and timely title to the pest of
anarchical and impure literature that
now runs riot. II never leave nv
house." he says, ''to journey in any di-
rection, but I am forced to see. and
solicited to buy, works flamingly ad-
vertised of which the Gospel is adultery
and the Apocalypse the right of sui
eide. These highly charged explosives.
few years ago simply French, are
now multiplied and multiplying in our
English market. Is there no public
opinion strong enough, at any note. to
forbid the display of them at r.ilway
stations? Will Christian fathers and
mothers go on tolerating in so criminal
fashion the mischief such reading can
not but inflict on the young of both
sexes? l am amazed at the blindness
OF good people to state of things which
must end in the widespread ruin of re-
hgnon and the degradation of morals
Is 1t really no ones concern but that of
the vicious minded author and the
money seeking publisher? I call these
printed pages the Black Death.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Columbus Dav.

Because of the elaborate arrange.
ments under way for the knights OF
Columbus house-warming no special
Columbus day program was carried out
this year. The Denver council took
cognizance Of the 417th anniversary OF
the discovery of America at the regular
meeting Friday night, Oct. s. Thomas
Morrow delivered an address on 1.-The
Character Of Columbus" and a mu-
sical program was furnished by Thomas
Collins, George Kerwin, Walter Ker-
win and Joseph L. Schreiber.
Denver Italians had a celebration on
Discovery day, but the most interesting
observance of the holiday was at Trim
idad, where Governor John F. Shafroth
attended the exercises. Senator Cast
nero Barela was one Of the speakers at
Trinidad.
There is talk now of erecting a mon
ument to Christopher Columbus in
Denver. From the fact that Colorado
willingly set aside the anniversary of
Columbus discovery of America as a
legal holiday, the Italian people hope
for a favorable action on their plan to
erect the Columbus monument by popu-
lar subscription. A site in or near the
civic center will be selected
for the monument
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Greeley Church Dedicated.

a number of Denver people who are
interested in the good work Father An
drew B. Casey is doing at Greeley, went
up for the opening of his new church
last Sunday. The church building
proper is not ready for occupancy, but
the basement makes an attractive place
Of worship for temporary use. The new
st. Peters church is Gothic in design,
and will cost $4,000 when completed. At
the first mass at s o'clock Sunday
morning, Father Meyer, S. J., of the
College of the Sacred Heart in Denver,
praeched, and at the solemn high mass
at III o'clock the sermon was by Fa-
ther H. L. McMenamin, pastor of the
cathedral at Denver. In the evening
Father Agatha, Q. S. B., of Boulder, de-
ivered the sermon
st. Peters viii be ready for dedica-
ton by January, 1910, which considering
that the cornerstone was not laid until
June of this year, shows how rapidly
the work has been pushed ahead The
Greeley people are anxious to see the
church completed and free of debt, and
are working hard to assist Father Casey
TO accomplish these things. The super
structure is ready and the plastering
was begun this week
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Knights Of Columbus building.

For the latter part of November, Den
Yer council 5S9, knights of Columbus,
is making elaborate plans for three
days festival to celebrate the compile
ton of the new knights of Columbus
building at Fourteenth and Glenarm
streets. The new civic center plan will
bring the handsome building close to
the chain of public buildings which will
be in an immense park, and this is a
source Of pleasure to the knights.
The committee which is arranging the
program for the formal opening is COM
posed of DR.. Edward Delehanty, Her
bert Fairall, Judge j. ]. Merely, Pat
rick r. Riordan and John Dorsey.
The first day viii be for the exclusive
enjoyment Of the members of the order
which erected the building. There will
probably be a smoker or other form of
entertainment that appeals TO the mem
bers. On the second day the state, city
and county officials will be the guests
Of council $50, and the priests and min
listers of the city will be invited to par
ucipate in the festivities. On the even
ing Of the third day a grand ball will
be in order This viii be about the time
for the regular dance of the knights, so
ii viii be combined with the house
warming exercises.
The building is not only handsome in
its exterior, but it is beautifully fin
ished and arranged so as to insure the
greatest degree Of comfort to the coun-
ell members. From the rent of offices
and a splendid hall, Denver council ex-
poets to be able to maintain the build
ing and gradually redeem the bonds
that were sold to make its erection pos
Sible
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Church Notes.

Catechlsm classes for the children at.
tending the public schools are being wei
attended at Logan avenue chanel The
rule that no child will be permitted tc
receive first holy communion with the
class in the spring unless the full wear
has been spent in study of Christian
doctrine, had the effect of securing a
prompt enrolment
X j. x
Mechanical drawing has been added
to the curriculum of the Immaculate
Conception High school
x * X
On Thursday of this week a number
of Denver priests went to Cripple Creek
to be the guests of Father William
Ryan at a fair Father Ryan is holding
for the benefit of the Catholic church
there.
Columbus or Discovery day, which
fell on Tuesday of this week, was OBJ
served as holiday in the parochial
schools of Denver.
Father Monten, S. j., of the Col1esA
of the Sacred Heart, assisted at the
services in Logan avenue chapel, last
Sunday. In the absence of the pastor.
who was at Greeley. and Father J. f.
McDonough, who is in the east, outside
assistance had to be called in.
X x X
Father ]. Frederick McDonough who
is visiting his home in Massachusetts
will be detained week longer than he
counted on, by reason of the death of
his aunt. He will leave for Denver on
Monday, Oct. IS
x x X
Father McAullif of Canon City was
visitor in Denver during this week
Father Louis +. Hagus, who was
called from Georgetown a couple of
weeks ago and succeeded there bv IA
ther Christopher Walsh. viii probabIv
be given station in Denver. Bishon
n. c. Matz has not yet announced his
intentions in the matter.
X y X
Tuesday, Oct. u. was a record break
er for weddings in Logan avenue chan
ell Three marriages took place on that
one at each mass.
At the $50 o'clock mass, Miss Fern
Bel, who was received into the Catbo-
nc church on Monday, was married to
Thomas Walsh by Father II. L. Nc.
Menamin. AT the 1880 o'clock mass
MISS Mary Brown became the bride of |
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Wednesday Literary Club.

The Wednesday Afternoon Literary
club is to study the great novels of an
countries for the ensuing year. This was
decided at meeting held at the resi-
dence of Miss Louise Young, 4451 West
T'wenty-siXth avenue on Wednesday
oct. 9. The work would be endless were
il not for the fact that program win
be prepared which viii touch only ON
the very best works of fiction. some
countries being given several papers
and others covered at one meeting. Miss
Iliiie Shevnin is again president of the
club, and she named as a committee to
araft the program Mrs. H. w. Nc
Lauthlin, Mrs. Robert Craig and Miss
Jennie Fisher. These three members
met on Wednesday afternoon of this
week with Mrs. McLauthlin and com
pleted their work The club viii be
limited as usual to fifteen members,
Mrs. Craig and Mrs. w. H. Gilligan
filling vacancies
The meeting with Miss Young was
decidedly pleasant. The pretty country
home at Edgewater with its splendid
orchard never looked prettier. Before
getting down to business the club mem
bers explored the. premises and had a
social session
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16
Beauty and Dignity of Motherhood.

Edith Rockefeller Mccormick. wife
of Harold F. Mccormick, with Nine.
Schuman-Heink and Mrs. Frederick
Schoff, has contributed to the current
issue of a we'll known magazine an
article touching the philosophy of
motherhood. under the caption "What
Ny Children Mean to Me-"
Writing under the subtitle of 'In
the Capacity Of Mother Woman Finds
Her Greatest Glory" Mrs. Mccormick
nnds the true qualification of life in
the dominion of the home and an in
centiVe for nobler acts in her materna
love. She says, in part:
1t is not until we have experienced
condition that we know. 1t is only
after we ourselves have felt. have suf-
fered, or have enjoyed, that we can
say, I know This knowledge gives
US the power to sympathize, to appre-
c1ate it broadens our horizon, makes
US more rounded in our DEVELOPMENT.
increases oud chances for usefulness
ana deepens our powers of enjoyment.
why, then, should we not welcome the
unfolding of the wonderful new world
which comes to us after marriage and
receive the fullness of the Creators $
great gift.
when we waken to the realization
that the baby in our arms is our own.
that we have the right, the privilege
the honor, to be called mother. we find
that something new is within us. a
love so different from any that we
nave experienced before-a pride a
jealous care, great, overwhelming
Joy. And this we could not know be-
lore, and how wonderful II is! A little
soul loaned to us to love and to care
for What great confidence God has
put in our love and our wisdom 10
make us scuch a gift! Life now has
new aspect. No, it is not more beauti-
fui than it was before, but it is more
rounded-our horizon is broader-so
much Is open to us.
But, one says, there is so much
sacrifice in mothers life; so much
she gives up, so much she gives out
Which Is not appreciated, and for
which she never receives and return
May 1 ask what sacrifice is? Is do
ing what love prompts us to do ever .
hardship or a deprivation? Are not
the noblest deeds of ones life the
leeds prompted by love? And can
owe ever be small?
Looking at it from the narrow
standpoint, children broaden our scope.
leip to make us more our ideal selves;
heir touch is absolutely necessary for
'ur highest development But looking
1t it from the true standpoint, whaS
We may give out OF time. strength
hought. to these little beings. we gain
'ack threefold in the richness of a |
lone with children.
Thus in the capacity of mother the |
woman of beauty. of talent of charm.
4 executive ability, Of strong convic- |
ION, OF artistic temperament of high |
1eals, of broad intelligence, of COM
banding presence, of warm sympathy.
Keen perception. of deep feeling, of
oble ambition, of loving humanity.
nds her greatest glory"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-16

to administrators of even so prosaic {
department as the customs. A Sydney
correspondent tells of one which recently
befell n. Colston Lockyer, the federal
assistan controller general. Above the
mantelpiece in his office is nailed a sun
dried lizard. 1t had been imported by
an enterprising Chinese merchant, who
desired Mr.. Lockyer to take particu-
lar note of it and instruct his officers
as to its nature and the amount of duty
chargeable on similar consignments in
bulk. The Chinese explained that dried
lizard was very importan item in the
pharmacopaeia of the Celestial empire,
and when ground to powder possessed
medicinal properties of untold value. The
officers of the department were at a loss
to know how to classify the article, their
choice apparently lying between drug,
preserved food and prohibited vermin.
Mr.. Lockyer cut the Gordian knot by
classifying the medicine lizard as
'unenumerated" and admitting it duty
free.-London Standard.