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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
DISTINGUISHED CONVERT

Mr.. Frank Johnson, a prominent
lawyer and former attorney general
of Mississippi after many years of
! happiness in the Catholic church. has
! just given to the public an outline of
the mental process which finally led
to his submission to the See of Peter.
| The brochure entitled "My Road to
the True Church is issued by the In
ternational Catholic Truth society of
Brooklyn.
Unlike most accounts of conversions
Mr. Johnston's article scarcely touches
upon matters of family, personal de-
tails and ou%ide influences. It is the
calm, cool, accurate lawyers state
Iment of ceretain necessary principles.
of the evidence at hand, and of Iogi-
cal conclusions resulting therefrom
Mr.. Johnston comes of an old south
ern family. He served all through the
civil war and during the past thirty
years he has held many positions of
trust, and distinction. There was
nothing in his early life that might
tend to attract him toward the Cath
oils church. His father, mother and
relatives were all Protestants and his
associations and surroundsings were
entirely non-Catholic, in fact, they
were somewhat anti-Catholic
. In 1875 Mr.. Johnston began to
study the church, from the lawyers
point of view, and soon, like MANY
other seeks for the truth. he was
drawn toward the church by clever
insight into her satisfying systems of
philosophy. A more intimate knowl-
edge showed him that the church was
totally different from the sects by
which he was surrounded. that she
was jealous of truth, intolerant of err
ror land uncompromising in her strug-
gle with sin. After four years of
study, research and reasoning. Mr..
Johnston had the happiness of being
baptized in 1879. and shortly after
wards his wife and her mother. who
was the widow of Judge Gerzer. of the
supreme court of Mississippi, were re-
ceived into the church. Mr. Johnston
has now the happiness of seeing nine
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
FIRST PERFORMANCE OF PAS
Sion PLAY

Ozerammergau, May 16.-The first
regular performance of the Passion
Play for this season was given today.
The weather was glorious and in de-
Ilightful contrast to that which attend
ed the recent rehearsals, when the ac-
tors suffered severely from the cold in
the open air theatre. At that time
there were frequent flurries of snow
but today was warm and sunshiny.
When the performance began there
were fully 1000 persons present. The
play went with its accustomed
smoothness and the acting was excel
lent This year it received it's first
official sanction from the Holy See.
The nearest approach to this was in
1900, when the Pope granted an audi
ence to Antoine Lang after he had
appeared in the role of Christus.
Yesterday the PapaI NunciO cele-
brated a special mass for the per-
formers, to whom he publicly con-
veyed a message of greeting from the
Pope.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28

ny their first communion. The Cour
de Cessation in Paris has decided that
this pious practice is contrary to
French law. The decision was given
in a prosecution at the instance of a
school teacher for the absence of chill
dren during the hours of the religious
exercises of the retreat. Appeal was
taken from court to court, and finally
the Cour de Cessation has decided not
only that the retreat is no excuse for
the absence of children, but that the
religious exercises are themselves il
legal in France The decision has eX-
cited much emotion in France, and
the minister of instruction, questioned
on the subject in the chamber of dep
uties. has been unable to stand over
the order of the court. He said: This
retreat of eight days of which you
speak is not tolerance which it de-
ponds on the teacher to grant or re-
fuse. 1t is a right inscribed in the de-
cree OF 1882, and renewed in 1887"
The condemnation, however, remains
unless parliament sets it aside Col
onel Keller has written a strong pro-
test against the breach by this de-
cision of the engagement entered into
that the customary religious observ-
anees would not be interfered with.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
81 Paul CInNANIAN.


Twenty-nine years ago a Chinaman
arrived in St Paul from Canton.
china. bent on making his fortune
and returning TO the land Of his
fatbcrs to spend the rest of his life
u ease.
In business he was unusually sue
crssful. and instead Of the modest
nile" of few hundred dollars with
which most Celestials are content. he
il rated today as the richest China
man in the northwest. The first part
~ his ambition was realized, but a
new influence has changed his ideas
about the great eastern empire, and
though he left Vancouver a few days
ago ION the steamer India, bound for
bis native district of Sung Yang, in
thc state Of Canton, ii was not to en-
-av his thousands with his family.
instead, after d visit Of few
months, be viii return to St Paul
bringing with him his three boys to
bl baptized into the Catholic church,
the faith of which he himself has pro-
fc-sed incidentally, he may induce
other Cinnamon to follow his exam
pie.
Thomas Hum Gin, for that is his
name. was formerly proprietor of the
extensive chop suey house on Jack
SON street, and is now connected with
The wholesale grocery and hotel az is
East Eighth street
one day. while looking carefully
after the wants of his customers. he
met a tall frank Irishman in black
clerical garb. who spoke a word of
greeting in his native tongue. The
two became acquainted, and the tain
Tshman. whose name was Father
Lawrence COsgrove. invited the YOUNG
Chinaman to attend his service. Tom
came. and his admiration for his new
friend and the services grew to be-
lief in the Catholic faith
His conversion was a fOrerunner of
many more among the Chinese bust
uass men OF St Paul and Minneapo-
Dis and Father Cosgrove now numbers
-eventy-fiVe among the Catholic
church parishes of the Twin CITY.
that number having been baptized in
To the church. The work has been ac-
compllshed quietly and during spare
hours. and starting with an acuuain-
lance gained by his slight knowledge
of the Chinese tongue. the priest has
become well known figure among
the Chinese men here.
Gin has been a generous contribu,
tor to Catholic and private charities
among the deserving poor of the city
and the St Vincent de Paul society
of st. Nincents church-Church Pro-
,rT,aeg
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
CHOOSE THE RIGHT NAME.

DR.. Frederick A. Cook of north pole
notoriety has much to answer for
Many American babies, whose arrival
conceded with the announcement of
his great achievement, were precipi-
lately burdened with his name: AID
since it has become dishonored, tho
peace of numerous families has been
disturbed to such an extent that any
reference to the north pole has to be
studiously avoided
How is the injustice to infants to be
repaired and the honor of so many
families to be preserved? The diff
Guilty is one for legislators to settle.
Certainly no future American citizen
should be handicapped with the name
OF an impostor
Catholic parents are wisely exhorteG
to bestow the names of saints upon
their children instead of giving them
names which happen to be on every
body's lips, but whose owners. have not
established their character or their
claims to honorable distinction.-Ave
Maria
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
A Cruel Custom.

After the festivities of a marriage
in Abyssinia the bride is taken back
to the house of her purents, there to
be put through the ordeal known as
the changing of the skin. great
fire is built around the young girl and
she is not allowed to escape from it
for nearly a quarter of an hour. Even
her mother is deaf to her cries of
agony At last she is temporarily re-
leased, but the cruel performance is
repeated several times. After these
many ''roastings'' the skin of the poor
little bride is, indeed, found to have
changed in color from black to dark
red. 1t soon, however, returns to its
natural ebony hue. This test of her
strength and endurance being COM
pleted, the bride is sent home to her
husband
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
l PARIsH Ola CoNNERrs-

There is a parish in ST Paul. MINI.
made up almost entirely Of converts
ON one occasion there We're 800 adult
converts confirmed on the same day
on another occasion the number was
almost zoo We. have it on the author
ity oi the pastor himself that he has
today almost 1000 men and women
who have been received into the
church during his administration.
The question naturally arfses-what
are the means that this priest has
taken to bring about this pentecostal
turning TO the Catholic faith and
the answer is-just one means-prin-
ters' ink
This priest for years has been dis
uDutlng books and pamphlets bear
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
The Worst Yet.

A Chicago minister invited a female
justice of the peace to occupy his pull
pit last Sunday. She accepted the in
vitation and delivered an hours talk
advocating race suicide. One can hear
almost anything preached from Pro-
testant pulpits nowadays, but we be-
lieve that this Chicago occurrence. is
the worst yet. Have even the very
fundamentals of morality no defend
ers among these latter-day followers
of Luther and Calvin that such things
can happen ?-True Voice, Omaha.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
POSTCARD SIX YEARS ON WAY.

A Selkirk man has just obtained
possession of a postcard which was
posted by a party in Selkirk to a
friend in Galashiels, six miles dis
tant, on January 6, 1904.
1t was delivered at it's destination
quite recently, having taken more
than six years to accomplish the jour
ney of six miles, or at the rate of a
mile a year. From indistinct post
marks on the card it is gathered that
it has been in Africa and India at any
rate, but judging from the tear and
wear it must have made an even long
er journey.-Vestmi Gazette
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
Training School for Nurses.

The Columbus Hospital Trainina
School, under the supervision of the
Sisters of Charity, is established TO
give a thorough course in two and a
half years for trained nurses.
REQUIREMENTS: Twenty TO thir-
ty-five years; good moral character;
sound in body and mind
ADVANTAGES; Course of instruc-
ton by hospital staff and superinten-
dent; two courses of didactic lectures
practical experience at bedside OF oa-
tients; a handsome nurses apartment
Address Sister Superintendent of
Nurses, Columbus Hospital. Cireat
Falls, Mont
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
The Packard Shoe
For Men
Comfort and Pride

in your shoes are what make them sat-
isfactory. You will always be con-
scious of that well dressed feeling
when wearing PACKARDS-and you
will experience foot comfort too.
PACKARDS are superior to the high
er cost shoes but are sold at moder-
ate prices. You can't be shcd any
better at any price.
PACKARDS are made in Brockton,
Mass, the home of the worlds best
shoemakers and the men behind them
have spent 80 years turning out foot
wear for men. Get the benefit Of this
experience and workmanship.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
Leaves All to Charity.

Richard luncheon, one of the
largest and wealthiest land owners in
Northern Indiana, died at the hos
pital in La Porte, Ind, last Sunday.
His estate, valued at $15O,O0O, is given
in bequest to Catholic institutions and
no part is given to his relatives.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
NEW OHIO SEE.

An announcement of interest to the
Catholics of northwestern Ohio was
made by Mgr. Falconio, apostolic del
egate, on May 3, at Monroe, Mich,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
CATHOLIC HEROES HoNoRED.

The statues of General Casimir Pu-
laski and General Thaddeus Kosciusz-
ko were unveiled at Washington, D.
c.. Wednesday, May Il, in the pres
ence Of thousands of POlish-Ameri-
cans from all parts Of the country,
and with President Taft as one of
the speakers.
The monument to Pulaski has been
erected under an appropriation of
$4,000 by Congress, with a further
allowance of $4,000 for the unveiling
ceremonies. The monument to KOS
ciuSzkO is q present tothe people of
the United States from the Polish Ma
Jional Alliance, which held the first
Polish national congress on Thurs
day. the day after the unwilling cere-
monies. On the pedestal of the Pu-
lasld statue are the names of the
places at which the distinguished Pole
aided as a volunteer the cause of
American freedom - "Brandywine.
Valley Forge. Egg Harbor " The Kos
ciusZkO statue cost $4,000, about
$4,000 of the total amount being
contributed for the purpose by Chi
cagoans, who worked hard for the
fund.
Rt Rev. Paul P. Rhode, auxiliary
bishop of Chicago. pronounced the
benediction.
Both Of the Polish heroes thus hon
ored in the national capital were fer
vent Catholics, and these monuments
emphasize the part which Catholics
had as sharers in the achievement Of
American Independence Not only
were there Catholics among the col
onists who did their duty on the bat
tlefield Of freedom, but the aid of
Catholic France and the generalship
Of Pulaski and Kosciuszko were
thrown into the scales for American
liberty The monuments at Washing
ton may always be pointed to in vim
dicatfon Of Polish-American citizen
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28

children and twenty-five grandchil-
dren all worshiping at the same altar
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-05-28
RETREATS ILLEGAL IN FRANCE.

1t is usual custom throughout the
Catholic world for children to make a
retreat for few DAYS before receiv-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
Loan and euildino Association.
A Handsome Woman

Every woman may not be hand
some, but every woman should
keep with care the good points
nature has given her. No woman
need have sallow skin, dull eye,
blotchy complexion, who pays
proper attention to her health.
Where constipation, Iiverderange-
ments, blood impurities and other
irregularities exist, good complex
ion, bright eyes and sprightly
movements cannot exist. Internal
arrangements reveal themselves sooner
or later on the surface. Headache, dark
rings around the eyes, sallow skin, con-
slant tired feeling---mean that the liver
and digestive organs are needing help and
correction. Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets give this necessary help.
They work in natures own way. They do not
merely flush the bowels but tone up the liver and
stomach to fulfill their proper functions. So mild
and gentle do they act that one hardly realizes
chat they have taken medicine: Chamberlain
Tablets be relied upon TO relieve biliousness.
Indigestion, constipation and dizziness, Sold ev.
rywheros Price rs cents
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
CITY NEWS.

Twenty big shows at Owl Carni-
val, May 16 to 81
Order of Owls big free carnival
May 16 to 21
Twenty big shows. Three big free
attractions at Owl carnival, May 1e
to 21. Grounds at Tenth and Frank
lin street.
Jesse E. Baker has transferred to
Charles Wilson small piece of prop
perty on the plank road at Nineteenth
street. The consideration was $500.
The Keokuk and Hamilton Water
Power Company will be we'll repre-
scented 1t the meeting to be held in
st. Louis Monday moring for the pur-
pose of discussing the lock to be built
to supplant the present one, because
OF the overflow resulting from dam
ming the Mississippi Those who will
be there are Chief Engineer Hugh L..
Cooper, Vice President Judge VIM.
Logan and Secretary-1reasur ]. p.
Allen. Major NJ Meigs, u. s. G. q.
Will also be present. Invitations to
attend the meeting We're sent out by
Charles Keller, major, corps of engi-
neers 1t will be neld in the office of
the Mississippi Ri -er Commission. At
the present time Engineer Cooper is
in Montana.
The following pallbearers will as
sist at the funeral of the late George
Van Werden, which will be held to-
morrow morning at 1890 from
Ackley's undertaking parlors: Sam
G. Wescott. Thomas F. McGrath, ]. V.
d. Mas, Burton Wilkinson, j. Fred
Kiedaisch and VIM. S. Sample. Rev.
Lilley, pastor of the First Christian
church, will preach the services.
The Commercial club has learned
that many people whose residence is
in Keokuk have been missed by the
census enumerators. In number of
cases this is because they were alb
sent from the city at the time. It is
suggested and urged that people know
ing of these cases report same to w.
r. c. Kendrick, secretary of the club,
wno will take it up with Mr.. Rowley. in
charge of this district.
Sam Herschler of Burlington was in
the city today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

DR.. H. A. Kinnaman. OF the pro-
ceeds of sale of plaintiffs Office build
ing, sold for $1,000, the plaintiff was
to receive from Office over and above
the payment to Meister, about $3.50;
that defendant failed to pay $4,000 to
Meister estate and paid only the sum
of s2,645.46, leaving $353.34 of $4,000
mortgage unpaid which had to be
paid out of Kinnaman money, so
plaintiff did not receive any of the
Kinnaman proceeds of sale, as he
would have done had the defendant
paid the $4,000" Other allegations are
made, which have to do with share
in the Keokuk Loan and Building AS
ISOLATION, and which include several
pages of typewriter copy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
Try This For
Catarrh

Get Hyomei pronounced High-o-
mel outfit today
Pour a few drops from the bottle
into the inhaler that comes with each
outfit, and breathe it IN or ) times
day
Immediately you viii know that
IJyomei soothes and heals the inflam-
ed and irritated membrane.
But Hyomei does more than sootse
and heal, it kills the germs. those
persevering pests, that are at the
root of all catarrahal conditions.
Last year l suffered terribly with
catarrh. ] used one bottle of Hye-
mel and my catarrh was better -
Miss Helen McNair, Loyalton, Cal.
A complete Hyomei outfit. including
bottle of Hyomei, a hard rubber
pocket inhaler and simple directions
for use, costs only $1.00. If you now
own Hyomei inhaler, you can get
an extra bottle of Hyomei for only so
cents at druggists everywhere and at
Wilkinson & Co.
Guaranteed to cure catarrh, Group
asthma and sore throat. Or money
back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
PERSONALS.

Miss Lillian M. Perkins will leave
tomorrow morning for Marshalltown
to attend the state convention of the
United National Association of Post
Office clerks as a delegate from the
local organization. The meeting will
be a joint one, the annual convention
of the clerks and carriers of Iowa.
Miss Perkins will visit with her sis
ter In Minneapolis, following the con
pention in Marshalltown.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.

wish to announce my candidacy
for the Office of representative, subject
to the will of the republicans of the
county at the coming primary cleo
ton. GEO w. GREEN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| respectfully announce to the re-
publican voters of Lee county that
am candidate for the nomination for
sheriff. subject to the decision of the
voters at the coming primary election.
II case of my election | will appoint
Henry Kesselring of Keokuk deputy
sheriff.
JULIUS EICHORN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
keokuk Concert Company.


The first appearance in Keokuk of
tie Keokuk Concert company, since its
Triumphant tour along the Santa. Fe
railway clear to the Pacific coast, was
last night in the Westminster chapel,
when a large sized crowd greatly en-
joyed the program given by the young
ladies'.
The following program was greatly
appreciated by the audience;
Octave Etude (Godard) Miss Stan
wood
a)Maidens Go a-Maying; (b) If l
Were Bee-M Miss Doris Stanwood.
The Going of the Swan-Mrs. Frank
Brown.
(a) Mendelssohn Spring Song; (b)
Ave Maria-Miss Olivia Stricken
ta) And Love Means You; (b) My
Little Love-Miss Doris Stanwood.
(a) A Cuban Tea: (b) Who's Afraid
Mrs. Frank Brown.
Oh, Dry Those Tears with obligato)
Miss Doris Stanwood, Miss Olivia
Stricken.
Wedding of the Winds (phonograph
accompaniment)-Miss Strickler
A Japanese Maiden--Maxine Jones,
Katherine Higgins, Lucille Schmidt
Miss Doris Stanwood, Mrs. Frank
Brown, Miss Olivia Stricken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
|$Ss{ll|Ez5Z ::

The dance to be given in Gibbons
hall tomorrow evening under the
auspices of the athletic association OF
K. H. s., and in honor of the visiting
members of other schools and track
athletes. will be one of the most brill
liant affairs ever attempted in Keo-
kuk
Today the young ladies who form
the decorating committee We're busily
engaged in completing plans for the
function, which will be beautiful one
in every way. The entire ball room
has been made the scene of a gay
college auditorium with its hundreds
of gay pennants arranged across the
large interior and making a most elab-
crate decorating scheme and one OF
the most complete.
The large purple and white star,
to be arranged at the orchestra
end of the hall, nears completion this
evening and wien arranged and stud
ded with its dozens of frosted mean
descents, will add rich splendor to
the decorative scheme to be carried
out.
From the large balcony at the left
on entrance will float gay banners and
pennants of every college and coed
school in the country, both large and
small. In all there will be disp ay
of more than 500 penants, furnished
by members of the local school and
business men, who will greatly assist
in making the affair splendid sue
cess.
AT either end of the dance hall, and
artistically arranged, are punch
booths, in which will preside fair high
school misses to refresh the dancers.
The color scheme Of the booths, is pur-
pie and white, crepe paper being eff
fectively used to enclose the sides
and embower the top in criss-cross
fashion.
The moon dance, which is to BIO one
of the features of the excellent pro-
gram of music, has been arranged for.
"A large moon is to be lighted with cleo.
tricity while the other lights in the
aall are snuffed during the sweet
strains of the dance. The moon was
made by several of the Industrious
young men of the school.
For the occasion. the entire Agne
orchestra, composed of eight pieces,
has been engaged.
The Reception Committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
FUNERAL NOTICE.

VAN WERDEN- The funeral of the
late George w. Van Werden will be
held Saturday morning at 1920 from
the funeral parlors of |. S. Ackley,
1907 Blondeau street
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

FOR sALE-we have sold the $1,000
launch and still have three more
for sale: One IS foot, beam, horse
power, complete new boat house
$500. One Is foot. foot beam, {
horse power $3.50 One 25 foot, foot
beam. horse power $3.50. Come
and look at them M. S. Ackles. Room1
Estes Building. IT,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06

The steamers BLACK Hawk and
'Keokuk' will start their regular
every Sunday" trips to Burlington
and Quincy next Sunday, leaving for
Burlington at and Quincy at a. m.
One fare for the round trip. Tel. 264
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-06
NOTICE.

City taxes are now due and payable
at the office of the city collector on
the second floor of the Odd Fellows
building. If you believe in better city
government pay your taxes at once
and help better it.
PAUL LUEDTKE.
City Collector.