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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Power of the rolIer.

There is no place in this world for
the man who is afraid of work. The
place at the top of the ladder is for
him who climbs. The gloved hand
is not the hand of the scepter. God
makes world rulers and world builders
Of the toiler, the plodder. The stairs
that lean throneward start in low
places. From Moses to Chris the world
has been lifted upward by the men of
the meadows and the men of the man.
gers. The fishermen of GaIiIee become
the fishermen of the Gentiles: the
spreaders of nets are the spreaders of
the gospel
Let not the poor man murmur To
him belongs the future The thrones of
thought and Of influence may be his
if he is willing to climb up to them.
1t is not by birth nor by pedigree, but
by push that the high places are
reached. The men with soft raiment
are usually soft all the way through.
They are not built for the storms,
Greatness is not born under the gam
blers roof nor in the inebriatens rem
devious. The manhood of the mead
ows is mightier that the majesty of
the mansions.
Men build on the rocks, not on the
treetops So do nations America
owes more to the cabin than to the
palace; to the man with a calloused
palm than to the man with a diamond
stick pin. When republics fail to pro-
duce men they fail all along the line
To the toiler belong the victories and
the power.
There is only the space of a man
beween Lincoln's log cabin and the
White house. 1t is the brain that is
cultured, not the brain that is sugar
cured, that gives out the thoughts
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Where's Mother,

Bursting in from school or play,
This is what the children say;
Trooping, crowding, in the hall
Joining in the constant cry,
Ever as the days go by,
Where's mother?"
From the weary bed Of pain
This same question comes again;
From the boy with sparkling eyes
Bearing home his earliest prize;
From the bronzed and bearded son,
Perils past and honors won;
Where's mother?"
Burdened with lonely task.
One day we may vainly ask
For the comfort of her face,
For the rest of her embrace;
Let us love her while we may,
Well for us that we can say
Where's mother?"
Mother with untiring hands
At the post Of duty stands,
Patient, seeking not her own,
Anxious for the good alone
OF the children as they cry,
Ever as the days go by,
Where's mother
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
IL 1t Were Another Woman.

There is nothing which will so quick
" restore the beautiful old-fashioned
courtesy of husband to wife, brother to
sister, and children to parents as intel
lectual .candor. Take this story as an
Illustration: A young man and his wife
were entering q friends house when he
stepped upon his wife's dress and STUN
bled. In his annoyance he exclaimed:
Mary, l wish you would hold your
dress up. or else have them made
shorter"
eff it had been some other woman
whose dress you had stepped on, what
would you have said?" asked the wife,
after a pause.
The young man answered frankly ''I
should have apologized for my awk-
wardness, and do apologize to you, my
dear; 1 am ashamed Of myself"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
He Misunderstood.

His wife came into the room where he
was sitting. She was twisting herself
around in the effort to look at the
back Of her new blouse. By the tense
lines and bungling aspect about her lips
he knew that her mouth was full of
pins He knew it, anyway, without
looking for those symptoms.
''Umph gofwuff-shthbf -fsy-f-f- !"
she said.
yes, 1t looks all right" he answered,
resuming his paper.
'Owf wuf-gs pf-up-up-w-r-r-r-ogg
hth,' she mumbled.
'Of course ii does" he assured her,
glancing over the top of the paper. 1T
fits like the paper on the wall"
"Sw ?ssh-uzuz-uz vol gph-m-m-
m-sh-p-E-z." she said, stamping her
foot
Didn't I tell you it was all right?''
asked the man lowering his paper.
Maybe It needs a little taking in at
the shoulders, but nobody could notice
t."
Hastily letting the pins fall from her
mouth to her hand, she cried: I've
asked you three times to raise the win
dow blind so that could get more light.
It's pity you can't understand plain
English"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Offended Feelings.

To think about somethink else is the
pest and only sure cure for offended
feelings. To think about the offense-
us unlindness, its injustice, its mean
ness OF spirit, and all its other ugly as
pects-only adds to its sting and deep
ems our own suffering or anger. This
hurts us, and helps no one. Eggs are
nor the only things that are given add
"a life and power by being brooded over.
II We want to enlarge and multiply
everything unpleasant in that which has
gg.Iended us, brooding over it will do it.
We want to have done with it and
set 1t out of our life as quickly as pos
slole, turn deliberately away from it
ana concentrate our thought-our sure
road to success. when anyone has Of
IIended me, I try to raise my soul so
ugh that the offense cannot, reach it, .
Diescartes is credited with saying:
we cannot lift ourselves by devotion to
eoInethlng else-and thus we can lose
tue offense.-Exchauge
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
The old-Fashioned Girl.

che's a veritable gem-the old-fash-
tona5 girl. Not a brilliant gem exactly,
mt a Jewel that, while it shines not nor
5svzles. has a beauty so deep one seems
"a feel rather than see it. She isn't
evartlv clever. She isn't full of ideas
nor does she desire a great career, or
sorne She hasn't a college record, and
emf on terms of intimacy with the
celebrities Of the hour, nor has she a
snffragette on her visiting list. She pre-
fors to walk safely and slowly along
the little byways and lanes that skirt
the valley of yesterday, and the world
never even knows by what name she
6 called. says the Brooklyn Tablet.
Her one ambition is home-making,
and there lies her kingdom, where, Sc
rure and happy, she contentedly dreams
the DAYS away. She is what the butter
flies Of the world would call lawfully
plain." Her dress is last years design,
modified by her own hands to meet the
requirements Of this year, but it is al
ways fresh and neat. She is sincere
and honest in her dealings with others.
OF all the housewifely arts she is a
perfect mistress. She can make a gown,
trim hat, and-ah. how she can cook.
She never bustles or fuses about her
work. but is calm and unruffled. She
can sit down at the little old piano and
sing tender song or a lullaby, or an
Old-fashioned hymn in her soft, sweet,
unframed voice in way that makes a
fellow feel like the sinner that he is,
and brings heaven and mother close to
him again.
Children and animals love and trust
her and even the flowers grow and
blossom for her. The aged find her
sympathy and helpfulness a delight,
and praises follow her wherever she
goes. She neither thinks nor speaks
evil. In her creed men are like her
father, good and brave and true, and
she cannot fathom the depths Of their
wiles, because she herself is so sweet
and faithful. God bless her!
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
spirltlst Frauds.

That much of the so-calIed spiritistIc
phenomena is simply bold fraud and IN
genious trickery has long been recog-
nized by investigators. But sometimes
a more than ordinarily clever "medi-
UNI" sucrteds in deceiving the men of
science. William T. Stead some time
ago announced himself believer in
spirftism because of some spirit com
munfcations" from his daughter. Dab
bling in spiritism and attending seances
has become the fashion in the select
circles of our large cities.
"A few weeks ago the metropolitan
papers heralded the advene Of a great
medium" from Italy in the person of
Eusapia Palladino, who had mystiied
the ablest investigators of Europe. She
was supposed to be an ignorant peasant
woman incapable of deceit and unable
TO explain the relgarkable things the
spirits did at her command. She had
the testimony of Lombroso and a host
Of European scientists, and the faded
society women of New York expected to
be properly shocked by her wonderful
powers,
But an obscure professor named
Muensterberg, who kept his wits about
him during the seances and noticed
many things that escaped the attention
of others. 1t was at the. last .seanoe he
attended that Professor Muensterberg
really got in his work Everything was
going swimmingly. John" was at his
best
He touched me distinctly on my hip,
and then on my arm, and at last pulled
my sleeve at the elbow. 1 plainly felt
the thumb and the fingers It was
most uncanny. And finally John was to
lift the table in the cabinet. We both
held her hands, we felt both her feet,
and yet the table three feet behind her
began to scratch the floor and we ex-
pected it to be lifted. But instead there
suddenly came q wild, yelling scream.
1t was such q scream as 1 have never
heard before in my life, not even in
Sarah Bernhardt's most thrilling scenes.
1t was a scream as if a dagger had
stabbed Eusapia right through the
heart.
What had happened? Neither she
nor Mr.. Darlington had the slightest
idea that a man was lying fiat on the
floor and had succeeded in slipping
noiselessly like snail, below the cur
tain into the cabinet I had told him
that expected wires stretched out from
the body, and he looked out for them
What surprise when he saw that she
had simply freed her foot from her shoe
and with an athletic backward move
ment of the leg was reaching out and
fishing with her toes for the guitar and
the table in the cabinet! And then
lying on the floor he grasped her foot
and caught her heel with his firm hand,
and she responded with that wild
scream which indicated that she knew
that at last she was trapped and her
glory shattered. New World
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Practical Hints.

y How 10 manage a husband is a prob
lem that puzzles many a young wife.
One who succeeded in solving it gives
these practical hints:
Take mishaps merrily. Men like wo-
men with a sense Of humor.
Beware Of oversweetness. A little acid
is good for the constitution.
Let him alone when he wants TO be
let alone. Bordedom is death to love.
You viii differ on many things, but
don't dispute them; agree to disagree.
Be unselfish, even If he isn't. It's the
self
OppOsites attract. Keep your own
spice Of individuality, but don't let it
SIoop to aggressiveness
Never try to effect The average eff
iect is either TO distress him beyond
measure or to make him mad. Give
MIN plenty Of rope. He may love you
ever so much, but he doesn't like to
1eel the pull Of apron strings.
Don't cling to him too tightly. Even
an angel may be tiresome when one
can never get out of the shadow of it's
Wings says a wise person.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
The Difference.

Although divorce may be said to be a
product of Professionalism not all Prot
estant ministers are in favor of it. Hen
ny VIII left it to England as a remind
er of his break with Rome. It has
passed to America from England, and
in America divorce has grown to such
an extent that alarms even the staunch-
est champions of Professionalism.
Down in Chicago the other day a Bap-
fist minister, Rev. A. K. de Blois, deliv-
cred a sermon on Divorce Court Aris-
tocrats," in which he said:
THE divorce court, threatening the
home, strikes a blow at civilization. The
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Was Catholic President.

Jose Domingo de Obaldia, president of
Panama, died from heart disease Tues
day afternoon. He had been i'll only
since last Friday. President Obaldia was
elected president on July II, 1908. He
had before acted as the chief executive
during the absence of President Oma-
dor. He was formerly minister to the
United States He was born sixty-th
years ago and was a son of former Pres
ident Obaldia of Colombia. He had al
ways been a conservative, but was
elected with the support of the liberals.
Panama's new president will be DR.. c.
A. Mendoza.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
"FuII of information"

A gentleman going up Sixth avenue,
New York, overlook an Irish laborer,
to whom he said: Can you tell me if l
am half way to Central Park?"
Faith, an may; but I'll need to
know where We started FROM" was the
prompt reply.
Pursuing inquiries, and seeing large
funeral procession, the gentleman asked
his companion whose funeral it was
''Begorrah sir said Pat with a most
innocent look, 81 cannot say for sar-
tain, but I'm thinkin' it must be the
mans in the coffin
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Canada scuIptor Wins.

Some time ago the Dominion govern
ment called for designs from the sculp-
tors of Canada for the statues of the
late Hon. Darcy MCGEE and Hon
George Brown, which it is intended to
erect in the capital and for which an
appropriation has already been made
from the federal treasury. 1t is now
announced that the prize offered for the
best design has been awarded to Mr.
George W. Hill, Montreal sculptor
Mr.. Occur de Lion Mccarthy of Mon
treal and Mr.. Hamilton Mccarthy of
ottawa secure the second and third
prizes which are in cash.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Long Hatpins.

In Paris, owing to the increasing
length of women's hatpins and the list
of accidents, such as eyes put out, ears,
noses and cheeks torn, the police Off
Gals propose to place some restriction
on wearing hatpins in omnibuses, rail-
way cars, theatres and other public
places
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Two Arithmetics.

/ know a girl who multiplies
Her SORROWS by dividing.
Whatever cause she has for signs
She always is cOnfiding.
And so she adds to others woe
And from their joy subtracts,
A strange arithmetic, I know,
But those, my dear, are facts,
I know a girl who multiplies
Her joys and cancellations.
She draws the line through tears and
signs
OF all denominations.
Dividing joys, she multiplies
Her friends and sunny hours.
Now tell me, which arithmetic
Shall we adopt for ours?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
rrvvE vALEAU,S ANSWERS.

- vaIeau will reply to all Ques-
MISE syed by the feminine readers Of
tohsy sotoyrno5ntair Catholic. The well
ths character ard authority of her
ssnIies need no Introduction 70 nose IS,s
ssIIgssdy familiar with her ability. MISS
Esisau will take kindly ana personal
interest in those who write to ner' ana l
,rilI spare no pains in. seeing that tnelf
'nouiries are answered fully ana care
@Ilv. Write only on one side OF tne
naper Address letters to MISS he4eos
EaIssu. Intermountain Catholic
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Running Accounts.

This is one of the most extravagant
~. ni[ mods Of housekeeping, yet many
sU,Inerwise just and kind husbands force
u. ms system on their family. In this,
luey are both blind and cruel, and the
question Of money matters is a very
serious source Of trouble between hus-
Oahds and wives. No woman should
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
A Commonplace Woman.

.b morning with the sun she ros
&C. a5 blithely went to work,
o. I-or77an who made the most Of If
,-oT ever wished to shirk-
,,or duty shone as bright to her
Is any star above,
"a 50 she did It faithfully
IN confidence and love.
Nor life was not a great success,
1s worldlings would avow;
~ .yiIded crown or laurel wreath
w odorned her humble brow.
a. riebes turned her heart to stone
~ nd drained affection dry;
And there was none to criticise
Her when she came to die.
+, commonplace career, you'll say,
And that's the simple truth,
mt nj with smiles of happiness
Along the road from youth
no fine old age in laughter free
And kindness and cheer
\. iourney made in sweet content
And ended without fear.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
Greatest shlpplnn Port.

London, ten years ago the greatest
shipping port On the world, now holds
only third place, according to the sta
tistics for 1909. New York now leads
the world with a tonnage of 12,154, $50.
Antwerp in Belgium is second with H.
211 1903 tons, and London third with H.
160, 367 tens. Next in order came Ham
burg, Hong Kong, Liverpool Monte
video, Marseilles, Singapore, Cardiff
and Kobe
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19

which men believe in and are willing
to trust. The man who is afraid of
soiling his hands might as well write
his epitaph.-Church Progress.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19
canada's Population.

The Catholic population of our north
ern neighbor, according to the direc-
tory, is 2,53S,374, while Cuba has 1924
2qT
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-19

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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-29

CHAPTER XvII. Judge Brewster
plans meeting ut his home at which he
accuses Capt. Clinton OF having forced
an untrue confession from Howard Annie
agrees TO produce the missing witness ut
the gathering.
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man. AS TO allowing my personal in
terests to interfere with my duty
Annie took alarm. She was really
afraid she had offended him.
"oh. I didn't say that, did u" she
exclaimed timidly.
Judge Brewster forced his face int
a frown.
You said knew on which side M
bread was buttered!"
Did y" she exclaimed in con
sternation.
You say great many things. Mrs
Jetfries," SAID the lawyer solemnly
"of course. realize how deeply yor
feel. and make excuses for you. But
I'm not afraid. Please understand
that"
He raped the table with his eye
glasses as If he were very much Of
Tended indeed.
"of course not" she said apologize
ally. III you were you wouldn't ever
see me-let alone talk to me-and-
and" Pointing to the piece of pa
per he held in his hand, she added;
And"
And what7~ demanded the judge
amused.
Half hysterical. now laughing, nov
crying. she went on:
"And-and take the names and ad
dresses OF witnesses for the defense
-and-think out how you're going e
defend Howard-and-and all that
The lawyer looked at her ant
laughed.
SO you think I'm going to hell
Howard?" he said. You take TOT
much for granted"
You're not afraid to help him.
she said. q know that-you JUS
said So"
Judge Brewster raised his fist ant
brought it down on the desk with /;
bang which raised in cloud the &C
cumulated dust of weeks. His face
set and determined. he said:
You're quite right! I'm going Il
take your easel"
Annie felt herself giving way. i
was more than she could stand. Fol
victory to be hers when only E mo
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seen tnere oetore.
"Sit down again for = moment" he
said. sharply. 4 want TO ask you =
question. How do you account for
Towards confessing to the shootlng?"
u don't account for Il" she replied.
as she resumed her seat. HE says he
didn't confess. I don't believe he
did"
But three witnesses"
Who are the witnesses?" she inter
rupted, CONTEMPORARY. Policemen"
THAT makes no difference" he said.
He made confession and signed"
Annie leaned forward. What did
this question mean? Was the Judge
becoming interested after all? Her
heart gave leap as she answered
eagerly:
He confessed against his WIN. I
mean-he didn't know what he was
doing at the time. I've had a talk
with the physician who was called in
Or. Bernstein. He says that Capt
Clinton is hypnotist, that he can
compel people 10 say what he wants
them to say. Well. Howard is-what
they call a subject-they told him he
did 1t TILL he believed he did"
She looked narrowly at the lawyer
to see what effect her words were
having. but TO her great disappoint.
ment the judge was apparently paying
not the slightest attention. He was
gazing out OF the window and drum
ming his fingers Extraordinarily on
the desk. Utterly discouraged. she
again rose.
"oh. well. what's the USE"
The Judge quickly put out his hand
and partly pushed her back IN the
chair.
Don't so" he said. Then he
added:
Who told you he was hypnotic
subject"
Her hopes revived once more.
Quickly she said:
DIR. Bernstein. Besides, Howard
told me so himself. A friend OF his
at college used to make him cut all
sorts of capers."
"A friend at college. Ell? Do you
remember HIS name?"
Howard knows it,
UNI" calculated the lawyer. He
took up pad and wrote memoran-
DUN on it. Then aloud he said: I'D
Ike to have little talk with DR..
Bernstein. I think III ask him to
come and see me. Let me see. His
address is"
1872 Madison avenue" she ex-
claimed. eagerly.
The lawyer jotted the address down.
and then he looked up.
so you think I'm afraid of Mr.. Jetr-
ries. do your"
She smiled.
"on. no, not really afraid" she an
swered. but iust-scared. I didn't
mean"
Judge Brewster was enjoying the
situation hugely. He had quite made
up his mind what to do. but he liked
to quiz this bold young woman who
had not been afraid to show him
where his duty lay. Striving to keep
a serious face, he said:
"oh. yes. you did. and ! want you
to understand I'm not afraid OF any
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mens before defeat seemed certain
was too much for her nerves. Al Sho
could gasp was:
"oh. judged"
The lawyer adjusted his eyeglasses.
blew his nose with suspicious energy.
and took up pen.
Now don't pretend to be surprised
you knew would. And please don't
thank me. hate TO be thanked for
doing what / want to do. II l didn't
want to do 1t, l wouldn't"
Through her tears she murmured:
I'd Ike to say thank you"
Well. please don't" he snapped.
But she persisted. TeIderly. she
said:
May say you're the dearest. kind.
est"
Judge Brewster shook his head.
"No-no-nothing OF the kind"
Most gracious = noble-hearted =
courageous she went on.
The judge struck the table another
formidable blow.
Mrs, JeEries!" he exclaimed.
She turned away her head to hide
her feelings.
"oh. how I'd like to have a good
cry" she murmured. IF Howard
only knew!"
Judge Brewster touched an electric
button. and his head clerk entered.
Mr.. JONES'" said the lawyer quick.
ly, get stenosraphic report OF the
case OF the People against Howard
Jenries. Jr.: get the coroner's inquest,
the grand jury Indictment. and get a
copy of the Jeffries confesslon-get
eyerythins-right away"
The clerk looked inquiringly. first
at Annie and then at his employer.
Then respectfully he asked:
DO We. sir?"
We do" said the lawyer laconio.
ally.
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CHAPTER Iu.-Mrs Jc3ries. S-.. fool
ishly encourages a dangerous intimacy
with Underwood which the latter takes
advantage OF until he becomes a sort OF
social hiShwayman. Discovering his true
character. Mrs. JenrieS denies him the
houSe.
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CHAPTER Vile asks Underwood 70.
600 and IS told the later Is IN debt up
70 his ewes. Howard drinks himself int
a mauo;:n condition and finally goes L
sleep on q Givan. a caller Is announced
and Underwood draws screen around
the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters