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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10
CARD FROM BISHOP scA-IAN.

feel # 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 garb Of priest sister anyone else
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect this
diocese for whatever connected with the
Catholic Church without having from me permission
IN writing, bearing my 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 as
fraud and an imposter. L. SCANLAN,
Bishop of Salt Lake.
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THE SABBATH.

Ogden April>4, 1909
Editor of Intermountain Catholic. Sir.
AS the first day of the week is now universally
observed in the place of the Sabbath Of the third
Commandment. [ would like to be informed of the
ground on which this Observance rests. What is
the reason that men prefer the first day of the
week to the ancient Sabbath of the Lord? Second,
Is there single text of the Bible, in which it is
said that God has changed His Sabbath to the first
dav of the week. JOHN CALVIN.
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A pound of candy in Chicago used to be thir
teen and one-half ounces, but the city sealer of
weights and measures has made himself popular
with the girls by bringing court proceedings
against the manufacturers, who now put up boxes
with sixteet oymces of candy in eacr
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10

Thank goodness, there is the silver lining to
every cloud; by the failure of the prohibition bill
spared the necessity of making the nice dis
tincton between beer and near-beer.
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Some person seeking information called up the
Office last week by telephone and wanted to know
who is the court-martial of Utah He was informed
that the appointment had not yet been made.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10

Soon the vexing question as to where we shall
spend our summer vacation will be added to our
present anxieties.
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And there is consolation in the thought that we
don't have great deal of regret for money we
spend foolishy, because it takes it all to live eco
nomcally
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The aspiring author looks with favor on the es-
Enlistment of many Carnegie Libraries If h.
ever gets his manuscript accepted there is chance
to sell at least one copy to each library.
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Dry humor prohibitionist's.

The Lenten season is the greatest teacher Of
selfcontrol in the world and all those who observe
the teachings of the church grow stronger in mind
force and bodily strength.
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Still, the weather is as good as anything else
to blame for that crouch you carry around with
you.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10

An overdose of weather of the right sort would
establish the weather bureau in the hearts of the
people once more.
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Still, the man wrapped up in his business may
be hard shelled oyster and as easily opened
with a sharp instrument
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-10

1t is foolish waste of time to put off the doing
of good deed until tomorrow
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Now is the time to begin to nerve yourself to
denying your boy the privilege of blowing out his
eyes and tearing off his fingers in the next Fourth
of July celebration
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In any accident. it is always the fault of the
fellow who got the worst of it.
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mobiles and large retinue of servants to prove
their responsibility.
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For cold comfort try warm blanket.
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cEntered in the Postofice at Salt Lake as seco
Class Matter.)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
Pineapples in Queensland

Altogether there are some 5000
acres devoted to pineapple cultivation
in Queensland. giving a yield of some
thing like ten million pines a year
Two crops are gathered during the Il
months Most of the owners OF the
plantations started without capital,
and are now reaping about $3.50 an
acre net profit. 1t is an industry from
which returns are quickly obtained.
Fifteen months after planting the
grower is securing his first crop Next
year he should double his crop, be.
cause, like the banana. once the pine.
apple has borne fruit the stalk dies
down, and its place is taken by one
or more suckers. which, in their turn,
fruit and die cider of remarkably
fine quality can be made from the
fruit
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
SOME IDEAS FOR DECORATIONS
How to Make the Home Look Bright
and Cheerful for the
Holidays.

In massing holly for use ON the
Christmas table it repays one to wipe
of the leaves with cloth dipped in a
very little olive oil. says the Housekeep-
err. Tall candles should light the feast
and the holly leaves reflect the twink
ling lights in a beautiful manner. Ii
a chandelier hangs over the dining
table a feature which will delight the
children is to have nosegay OF art1-
fetal flowers suspended from the chan
delier to within foot of the table by
means of red ribbon This bouquet
should have the paper puff of the old
time fashion, and the bouquet itself
will be found to be a shower bouquet,
one small noseegay for each person.
in the depths of which some trifiing
gift is hidden.
Snowballs of cotton, tightly wound
with white ribbon, also conceal gifts
most attractively, while the cheap but
pretty little Santa Claus candy boxes,
for sale at favor shops, are effective
upon the Christmas table, and will
hold quite a good-sized package, or, OF
course, may be used to hold the bon
bons for which they are intended. For
luncheon or high tea during Christ
mas week, a beautiful table may be
set by employing the use of green
linen runners embroidered in white.
holly bell or a bunch of red carna-
tons in a cut-glass vase will touch
the center of the table to brilliancy
and soft garlands of southern moss
may lightly edge the linen runners,
or doilies if they be used instead.
The colonial glass candlesticks are
still in favor, and nothing is more at
tractive in a country house. With tall
green or red tapers, group of these
candlesticks placed in mass of holly
as a centerpiece is both appropriate
and beautiful.
A quaint little Christmas tree may
be used as a centerpiece by procuring
at the florists little pepper plant.
which has lovely green leaves and red
berries Wound with glittering tinsel
and tied with candied fruits held in
place with wee baby ribbons, OF
hung with little favors of French jew
elry or articles of trifiing worth, the
little tree makes a centerpiece Of
charm.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
CHAPTER u.

The next day Ankony sent for me.
| am the legal adviser of the Central
Savings Company.
He was looking particularly belli-
cose 1t was at once evident to me
that he had his foot on somebody's
neck and meant to keep it there.
thought of what Miss Winstanley had
said of self-made men in the first
generation. Surely, / told myself,
there were but few of them who were
not belligerent.
Here's a pretty kettle of fish,"
Ankony declared.
| removed my gloves and found a
comfortable chair. | was in no haste,
as | am not greatly interested In the
kettles of the acting president of the
Central Savings Company, except as
am paid to become so, and Ankony's
mood and the recollection of his ag-
gressiveness the night before made
me little more antagonistic, IL pos
sible, than usual
Its the last thing in the world any
body would have thought likely to
happen" he said. Upon my soul,
don't see why it's SO hard for a man
to keep himself square these days.
He has been going it bit strong. per.
naturally suspicious, and the thought
CURED to me-"
Would you mind going at 1t other
end round?' | suggested, for | hate
to guess at things.
He flushed. He hates suggestions
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
UnoOnseously Young Persons

quickly. as he glanced up the street
and saw Miss Willoughby approach.
ing briskly
"Ah-Ah-Ah-doan know jes' wha'
All did wild dat mistlemtoe-ain' All one
fool niggah? All put it right hyar, I'M
der dis shelf jes two minutes ago.
but All can't find it," he replied, rum.
maging nervohsly among pile of pa.
Merry Christmas!" called another
voice, and Midnight raised his head
and smiled into the face of Miss Will
loughby, who stood at the other end
of the stand, taking great pains not to
see Cameron. who was striving equally
to avoid her.
Where is that mistletoe you want
ed me to have, Midnight? You see,
got up very early to be the first one
here and you know you promised Ii
to me-"
Well, eff dat ain de funnies' thing"
replied Midnight, laughing mischiev-
ously. .Ah sholy had two fine pieces
OBJ dat mislemtoe right hyar, but All
can't fin 'em t save nah soul. All
done promise dis T. you, Miss
Willoughby, an deed All done promise
1t t you, Mist Cam'ron. TO yo' motha,
an All eholy doan know what t. do
bout 1t. An can't bus it in two"
Half unconeciously the two young
persons reached for the bough, then
| hesitated.
why, of course. let Mr.. Cameron
have 1t for his mother" spoke up
| Miss Willoughby.
! Give 1t to Miss Willoughby," said
| Cameron. Perhaps you will find the
other piece after awhile"
"Ah1l give 1t & Miss Willoughby IF
Mist Cam'ronIl tote 1t home TO- de
| lady"
! The girl glanced at Cameron, and in
another moment the young couple
were walking away from the stand
carrying the bunch of mistletoe be.
tween them. Midnight grinned as he
leaned against his stand and com,
mented:
"Ah guess Ah'll take dis otha piece
right straight up t Mrs. Cam'ron NAH
self, cause All know dat piece OBJ mis-
tlemtoe ain nevah gwine t leave Miss
Wilioughbys house eff Mist Cam'ron
kin hep it."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
Had : Fellow Feelina.

A little boy had lived for some
time with very penurions uncle, who
was one day walking out with the
child at his side. when a friend ac.
costed him, accompanied by a grey.
hound. The little fellow. never hav.
ing seen dog Of so slim and slight a
texture, clasped the creature round
the neck, with the imprisoned cry:
"Oh, doggie, doggie, and did ye live
wi your uncle too. that ye are SO
thin?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
"THE PRINCE OF PEACE"
His Wonderful Influence Continues
and Wldens Through the
World. -

All the old troublous questions Of
the origin and destination of the Cali
lee Carpenter have passed, notes a
writer in Golfers. All the medieval
worriment in discriminating between
human and divine has gone, all the
puzzled inquiry into the miraculous.
No longer is mankind stirred over the
non-essential. Theories of him fade
away, dogmas of his nature lose their
charm. His gentleness has conquered
His influence continues and widens.
Slowly Frightening, the CLEAN that
touched him spreads through the
world. His spirit moves on the face
of civilization, and makes it kindlier
every generation. The touch of his
hand is on the grief-stricken. Nurse.
physician, and nun are the messen-
gers of his teaching. The yestal fires
burned out, but never the fires of his
spirit, which answer each other from
mountain-top to mountain-top across
the continents. And deep in the heart
of the people they make family life
sweeter and ease the bitterness of
failure and ignorance and all lifes in.
completeness. That 'wonder-working
personality was never SO potent as to-
day-so insistent and tenderly sure.
Under a thousand forms, creeds and
names, men serve him. And however
far we go in the conquest of nature,
Identifying the north pole, climbing
the sky, prying open electrical forces,
mapping out the subliminal. diminish.
ing sin. disease. war, poverty, igno
rance-always In the advance will be
that gracious figure of the Sinless One,
who showed Love as the rule of life.
One Perfect Man-ardent and gentle
the race will never tire of him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24

me TO- not seem you, but ali done
fo'got my mammals, An guess, TO de
time bein'. All was JUS thinkin' bout
de folks OBJ NAH family.
why, Midnight, you never told us
about your folks as long as you have
been serving papers at our house. Are
your folks alive?"
Jus nah ole gran'mammy, an she
lib wild some ole fr'ens OBJ de family,
an All sens her de money dat she
need t. lib on. All ain had no daddy
an no nanny TO de longes' time,
cause dey bofe froze t. def in de bluz-
zard what come long bout six year
ago."
How did you ever happen to come
here?"
Mist Cam'ron done brought me
hyar. You see, nah nanny been a
cook an nah mammy's sister a nurse
in Mist Cam'ron's family 70 near 30
year, an when Mist Cam'ron come
hyar nanny AK him t. git me job
some day an den he SEN TO me. He
| try me TO- a cook, but All guess Aim
pretty bad cook-ennyway Mist
/ Cam'ron he say one day why not staht
a news-stan' an he give me de money
an OATS all de hist'ry what is bout
me-but, Miss Willoughby, Ah'm glad
you come long tonight, cause All got
a Chrismus present TO you-some
mistletoe, fine big branch what nah
granmammy sens up from Marylan'-
git it often de trees right in dc
swamp back O. de shanty. All vans
t. AK you eff yo' win please be so goot
an kim as t. come 'roun' in nd'
mawnin' an buy de frs paper, cause
it means good luck, you know"
Hardly had the Christmas horns
blown their first greetings of the da.
when Midnight saw two figures com
ing down the street from different d
rections. One was Cameron, watkins
: slowly along the main thoroughfare
and the other was Miss Willoughby.
Merry Chrismus!" called Midnigh
even before the young lawyer ha
, reached the stand. "Ah hopes you
feelin' bettah dis mawnin'."
Thank you, Midnight; l feel a
right Here, hurry up with that mi
3 tletoe and give me that first pape
!, you wanted me to buy" he adde'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24

eff you want It nat. fiat you'll get |
been stealing from the company"
smoothed my gloves.
NO." said quietly; "oh, no: not
Dan Hemingway"
Ankony was purple in a minute.
You're mighty sure of that. are
your" he sneered.
81 am" said /; II know Dan Hem
ingray."
You know Jim Austin, too, don't
your"
WINGED inwardly. Austin is an ex.
pert accountant, infallible, and an
honest fellow besides
What of that?" / demanded.
We'll he says Hemingway is a
thief"
I'm sorry he thinks So" / re-
marked.
You don't? You won't?"
mo, of course I won't"
You mean that Austin's wrong?"
He may be. No man is infallible
always"
Jim Austin hasn't been found ma
king any mistakes that know Of
What does he say, about it?"
asked
THAT Hemingway has taken about
three thousand, and that he has been
taking it for more than six months
OF course l understand that under the
circumstances"
Under no circumstances would
believe a thing like that until it ha6
been proved to me-"
ct won't take long to prove it. Wei
call Austin"
wait. If you are convinced, yol
may convince me, If you can. ! an
not ready to talk with any one out
side yet. Not even Austin"
He sneered openly A sneer from
a man like Ankony is not nice thint
| to stand. / beat my gloves agains
my leg. / wanted to throw them il
his face. But it was not at just thu
stage in the proceedings when / coul'
afford to. so 1 held down my choler.
He dragged chair to the table, an,
followed. He flung open the book
with an air of triumph that he ha
not the decency to conceal. / kneN
how he was smarting under Barbara
refusal.
For an hour we went over the az
counts. Then we looked I'D and face
each other: Jim Austin had made n
mistake.
Social success is costly, you see,
Ankony commented. "A poor ma
can't afford to make himself quite s
nice to the halt and the sick and tn
blind"
Nor can a rich man afford to NAL
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
CHAPTER l.-continued.

She settled back in the bishops
landau with a satisfied little smile,
and 1 leaned in and bent over her
hand.
AS they rolled away / turned to
meet Dan Hemingway. who had just
been shutting the carriage door on the
spinster Averills and their almost
despairing mamma.
Barbara went with the Deans" he
explained; we're using other peoples
carriages these days, you know"
Lucky to have 'em offered"
grumbled; Il don't. Walk over to the
car with me. There's no harm in
street car"
And mighty little comfort"
That's largely a question of up
bringing" laughed.
Cor down-sitting," he grinned. Then
he sighed, deeply and miserably. and
tried to hide it in a series of coughs
that did not deceive me.
whats wrong?" 1 asked.
Did you notice Ankony tonight"
he inquired.
Eyes. The fellow is a boor."
His attentions were rather de-
f1ant, 1t seemed to me, as if-as if he
challenged Barbara to cut him. Did
you think so?"
mo. Why on earth should be have
that attitude toward her? You're in
his employ, but you are not bound to
him, nor under any obligation what
ever"
Mono, that is"
"See here" l broke in, rather i'm
nofi0nflU dthaFa nlnnfU nf
Germs as big as his that would be
glad to give you a good berth. Don't
let him press his obnoxious attentions
on your sister just because you hap
pen to be giving him excellent service
for his money.
Dan looked at me oddly. You don't
understand, Tom," he said.
1T seems to me | understand per
fectly, and I'd like to thrash him for
his impudence."
He laughed, but the troubled looh
came back quickly to his usually sun
ny face.
Miss Winstanley says he proposed
to her tonight" l said.
He looked positively CHASTITY at that
"Oh, good Lord" he cried, Il hopeC
she could stave him off"
"She didn't accept him"
mo, no-of course not. But
wish"
1T seems to me-" l cut in. tina
you'd be glad to have it over. HI
was bound to offer himself sooner o
later, and now that he's done 1t ant
she has refused him, you all under
stand each other, and he won't be fol
ever underfoot, as he has been.
will be much less embarrassing al
round"
He shook his head and, lighting
cigar. walked on moodily beside me.
'Ankony is the devil" he said nerN
ously you don't understand"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24

concealing the anxiety that had been
overshadowing him all day.
"Yas, sah," said the lad aloud to
himself after Cameron had passed on
toward his home, dab am sholy some
thin de mattah-but it amt mel"
Midnight closed his shop that night
in a happy frame of mind and wan
dered off toward his home. whistling.
He was around bright and early the
next day, and when Cameron came
along on his way to his Office made
1t a particular point to see that he was
no. overlooked.
Hours later, when the flying snow
was painting the dusk speekied
black, Cameron came back along the
sidewalk more slowly and uncertain.
ly than ever. 1t was Christmas eve.
and Midnight felt at peace with all
the world. People were flying past.
their arms laden with presents, and
all anxious to be home. AS he stood
in a sheltered corner of his booth,
counting up his profits of the day. he
called to Cameron:
Mist Cam'ron, All got a Christmas
present TO- yo' motha All vans t
ak you eff you will come 'roun' In de
mawnin' an be de frs pussen t. buy
a Christmas paper-it's good luck TO
me. you know. Why, Mist Cam ROM"
suddenly exclaimed the lad as the
Young man came under the light, Am
Won sick? Yo' face am white as a
ghos' an you wax like you done git
dis grip what ev'ryone ta'kin' bout
Mist Brown, cross de street hyar, he
git 1t; Mist Simpkins. up at de cor
nah, Lordy. he git de misery SO he
stay in de house an dat lobely
Miss Willoughby - you know dc
one All mean Miss Helen vii
longhby-not dat sister - she come
long dis ebenin' an dough she smilin
an happy like. All know she mus gil
It. too-dat mus be why she amt wal
down de street wild you t'day an yes
tiddy."
"Yes-I-I-I-guess she must bt
feeling a little under the weather,
said Cameron, as he turned away
Merry Christmas. Midnight" ex
claimed a musical voice.
"Why-why--good ebenin'. Mis-
yi.loughby. Merry Christmas. skus'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24

talking of friend of mine, remem-
ber."
"A nice kind of friend, I must
say!"
AN unfortunate one"
eve no patience with that sort of
thing, Twining," he declared, little
more conciliatingly.
mo, | don't expect you to have.
Neither do l expect you to understand
his temptation: l don't understand it
myself, for l wasn't born a rich mans
son, thank God, to have the silver
spoon snatched suddenly out of my
mouth and rough pewter one pushed
in in its place! It's not pleasant
experience that, and If we haven't
gone through it we don't know am
thing about it, 1t takes a strong man
to meet that sort of thing and not be
upset by it. Dan isn't strong, per-
haps: he is only open-hearted and big
and generous and kind"
And thief" supplemented he.
HE was not an intentional one. He
meant to put the money back, l am as
sured of that"
"Oh. they all expect to do that"
'T dare say" l replied unargument-
atively
That's no excuse" he protested.
ST am not urging 1t as one"
"a mans a fool to take such
chances
Discretion stands for morality with
you, them" / remarked.
mo such thing" he cried. There's
no use in getting excited or sore about
this thing, Twining."
l made a hasty calculation and Of
fered him my proposition. 1t was to
refund to him before the end of six
weeks all that Hemingway had taken.
with interest, Dan to be turned over
to me, and nothing to be said of the
affair to any one.
ST suppose you call that restitu-
toni" he inquired.
Something like 1t. yes
well, / don't We're tired of this
thing of being robbed behind our
backs by the men we trust / didn't
send for you to consider ways and
means of getting the money back and
letting Hemingway go scot free. sent
or you as the company's attorney to
proceed at once with the necessary
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-24
The Man In the Moon.

Russian folklore tells that the man
In the moon was one who was seeking
the isle in which there is no death.
At last. after travelling far. he found
the longed-for haven and took up his
abode in the moon. After a hundred
years had passed, death called for him
one Christmas eve and a fierce strux.
gle ensued with the moon. who was
victorious; and so the man stayeA
where he was.