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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-03

withdrew from It's communion and entaroJ
career as a ''free preacher" Among h. Pa
at this time were William Ellery Cbann;r. =,
Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne - I'A
Calhoun, Daniel Webster and others who's.
have been written into the literature and ..r
history of the nation. Yet none of these
left a more imperishable record than Nv
son. He was frequent contributor to tho
periodicals of his time and his writings ou
zeal, social, philosophical and religious snbio.
erted vast influence on the thought of H..
Among those who acknowledged their indebs5r
to him were Henry D. Thoreau and Cb.J.
Dana simultaneously with his CONVERSE.
Catholicism in 1914 he began the pubicst;or
Brownson's Quarterly Review. which he cord,
for more than twenty years, from which o1r
ton of twenty volumes has been compiled T.
from these volumes that the anthology baf,.
has been selected.
Anthologies are bound to be more OF los, -.
disappointment to those acquainted with the h,
from which the selections are made. and hi,
is not different from all the Others. There :,
little-and yet so much-in the book. But +.
not pretend to bring the whole garden of Uam.
the reader, but only small gathering of Aor.,.
a bouquet of choice fowers-and the reader MAJ
spurred to go out into the larger fields and 4.
still more and yet more from the welIneb NJ.
haustible garden where these were culled In 4
busy world, with the vast production of the mn,
ing press. it is impossible for even intelioen+
of leisure to become acquainted with the real R
r. ~,
thologies needs no justification. Dr. Browpss,
works are so vast that there is food in them 4,
years of thoughtful study. Few there are M,
adays with the time or the inclination, upfor,
nately, to devote to such study, and these "Wst6
words" will serve to acquaint the reader with n,
of the brightest minds that graces the world
American letters.
Besides biographical sketch of DR. BrovDan
and Archbishop Hughes tribute to him. the ssa
lions are arranged under sub-headings, "T,
Church" "The Saints" ''The Household Of 4,
Faith" National Ideals "Our Separated Bret,
rem, Literature and Writer'S" and Sayings
Various Subjects" The impulse to quote is aImH
irresistible, yet it would prove inadequate Tn.
selections have been iudiciously made and ARRANGE
with due regard for the subjects. The phiosovH
and logic are invulnerable, and the reader camr
help but be hberalized in his mind and have hi
stock of ideas enlarged by reading the "Watt
words" He will not know the great Brownsa
yet he will get a speaking acquaintance with hin
and he cannot help but feel that here is mn
among men, with message to men, as potent no,
as in the days when it was produced
The selections were chosen and edited by D. n
Scannell ONeill, and the book is published by TIL
Society of the Divine Word, Techny, Illinois.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-03
THE PANAMA CANAL.

One result of the visit of President Taft to IL
Panama canal was the announcement of the danI
of finishing the big ditch which is set for Decen
her. 1, 1913, just three years hence But while tie
canal win be finished in three years. the fonnd
opening will be delayed for another year in oda
to permit employees to become familiar with til
workings of the locks and other machinery
1t is far cry from that ancient day wha
Vasco Nunez de Balboa, standing on the brow
the hill overlooking the Pacific ocean behed The
mighty panorama of a new ocean washing unknoVa
continents, and the day when the Atlantic and thl
Pacific waters will mingle through the connecting
canal. Balboa saw great future before him and
his followers, although his dreams were not of cut
ting off a trip around the Horn to shorten the dis
lance between the eastern and western coasts Of
the nation that was to rise up on the new western
hemisphere within the next four centuries. BE
rather dreamed of conquest and to sort Of bar
barrie luxury which must come to those who subdua
this virgin land. Of course his widest dreams
could not have equaled the reality of today. In
his time canal across the isthmus would have been
of little use, for there was no commerce then b.
tween the eastern and western hemispheres, betWesn
the old and new worlds Commerce did not fol0a
the flag then as it does today But years ran On
III sun and shade until the Suez canal was put II
order, and then the dream of a canal for Panama
set De Lesseps to work on bigger job than he bad
figured on. 1t was not until the United States TOOK
up the work that there was much of chance tf
success. Uncle Sam bought up the rights Of tha
old French company, and when the republic Of To-
lombia sought to levy tribute from him for the
privilege of building the canal the revolution vas
organized, and the republic of Panama was born
When the job begun, the first thing that needed
attention was the sanitary conditions, and when .
these were got satisfactory. the principal work T'
begun. The work has gone on uninterruptedly ana
the promise is that three years more will sec
the great task completed. The difficulties encoun
tered, and they were many-no doubt more than
have been given out-have been overcome, the
earth slides and the big dam with ~bottomle''
foundation half a mile through have been sau''
factorily fixed up. and all is we'll
The interest ON the investment and the cost o.
maintenance of the canal when completed VII
probably be in the neighborhood of 100000 das
more or less, which fact has caused some msgil
ings to the value of the investment. But that
an unpatriotic way of looking at the Panama ean''
1t is not investment for financial returns, ,"
for the admiration of the world, and it will, We Pc
ieve, stand for many years as the most gigan''
piece of engineering work ever undertaken.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-03
"wAroHwoRDs FROM DR.. BRONSON,

The appearance of the little book "Watchwords
From DIR. Brownson," being an anthology of the
writings of Dr. Orestes A. Brownson, is peculiarly
timely. The unwilling of monument to his mem
DRY in New York City on Thanksgiving day has
aroused certain amount of interest in one who
has been called Americas greatest Catholic lay,
man. Born in Stockbridge VT on September 10,
1908 at the age of nineteen he joined the Presby-
terian church, and two years later became Uni
versaist minister, After closely scrutinizing Uni
versaism and finding that he could not reconcile
his reason with the doctrines of that church. he
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-12-03
GARD FROM BIsHoP SoA-1AN.

feel IT duty to protect Catholics and the pub
nc generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time 20 time that person bearing the
name and gar5 OF priest sister, anyone else 80
authorized permitted TO solicit or collect this
diocese for any purpose connected with the
Catholic Church without having from me permission
IN writing, bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged In doing this unlawful
work or collecting without such document he
Hhe as the case be- should be regarded by all
fraud and an tmposter L SCANIAN
Bishop Of Salt Lake.
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

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Catholic home in this diocese circulation In Mon
tana- Idaho. Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms and
business mon advertise in the paper All subscribers
VIII nnd It to their advantage when about to invest
purchase or consult business matters TO read
the list Of our advertiSsrs We not only recommend,
But ask for thsm the patronage of all our readers
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whose trade was to drag into the hall of prostitu
ton their own sisters and daughters and the maid
ems of other lands, then, we know that Titus with
his legions is nearing Havana
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REMITTANCEs.

Renittances should be made by postofice or "a
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CORRESPONDENTS sorrcrTEn

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OF interest to their respective parishes
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CHANGING ADDRESSES.

subscribers removing from place to anothsF
ana desiring papers changed should always give for.
ner as well as present address
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
lack Chandler.

| think, says Charles b Dean, in the
Detroit Free Press, II was the next
Sunday after the first Bull Run battle
our regiment. the Fourth Michigan,
was back in its old camp near Wash
ington One afternoon Senator Zacha-
riah Chandler rode into our camp on
horseback He passed up one street
and down another between the rows
of tents, in company with friends, and
all this while expressing his opinion
on the way the war was being run
generally The fact was Iack was
riled. and when in that way no one
had trouble in finding ii out.
After he had finished his discourse
on the conduct of the war he dis
mounted and proceeded to shake hands
all around Talking about our affairs
he soon learned how hard up for
change. even enough to pay postage,
some of us were having as yet re-
ceived no pay. Learning that we had
credit at the suffers for stationery,
etc, he said:
I'll fix it, boys You lay in for a
few packages of envelopes and ! will
frank them for you"
He seated himself on cracker box
under a tree. took his hat off and was
soon deluged with yellow envelopes
more than he could have signed his
name upon in day
oh. - boys. can't stay over an
hour or SO, anyway See here, you
and you" beckoning 10 several, cant
you write that nearly as ] do. so Il
will pass? Try it
Soon several soldiers were installed
as secretaries pro tenn. and you may
well believe rushing business was
done in ranking for an hour or so,
On leaving for the city he called
back to us: Now. of course none of
you boys will put u. Chandler, H. s
A on the upper corner OF an envelope
hereafter" (then laughing) at least
until after the paymaster comes.
Did we? Oh, no. Why, bless you
twenty-five envelopes fixed up that way
sold for one dollar Our cigars and
pop came high in those days Well
the paymaster came in time, bringing
specie and the new greenbacks We
were always grateful to Old Jack for
his sermon that Sunday especially the
application thereof
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
DodgIng Bullets Ia Battle.

The physical effect produced upon
different men In the presence of dan
ger forms an interesting study but in
many cases the outward signs as indi-
Gated by the actions of the Individual
in no wise measure the degree of cour-
age or his fear The practice for in
stance. of lodging shots. iack-knifing'
under fire proceeds from nervous
ness which is often purely physical.
and has but little more significance
as a test of courage than winking
when something is thrown in our face
The act Is entirely involuntary A
general officer, who was killed at the
second battle of Bull Run, was one of
the most gallant soldiers that ever
drew blade Everybody had predict
ed his early death from the constant
and unnecessary exposure to which he
subjected himself When under fire
the agile lodging he performed was
whole gymnastic exercise In itself.
His head would bob from side to side.
and occasionally bob down to his
horses neck, with all the vigor of a
signal flag in waving messages. These
actions were entirely beyond his CON
troll, and were no indications whatever
of fear Dodging to some extent under
heavy infantry fire is very common
can recall only two persons who
throughout a rafting musketry fire
always sat in their saddles without
moving muscle or even winking an
eye: one was bugler in the regular
cavalry, and the other was General
Grant
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
Sneezes out BucLshot.

After carrying three buckshot in his
head for forty-seven years, Francis
Rogers of Wilkesbarre, Pa. civil war
veteran eiectol them from his nose in
a fit of violent sneezing He was shot
in the head at Antietam with buckshot
during a charge upon the Confederate
fines and severely wounded He recov-
cred. although the surgeon did not ex-
tract the bullets
The leaden missiles have been In the
front portion of his head since and
have often caused terrific headaches.
but physicians did not like to probe
for them, because they lay so close to
the optic nerves, They have gradually
been working themselves about. but
Rogers had no idea they were TO come
out until they appeared to-day
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11

Down in North Carolina, writes
Capt Henry A. Castle, of st, Paul, in
the National Tribune, a squad of Sher-
mans 'bummers," mounted on mules
and straying miles in advance of the
column, accidentally stumbled on a
brigade snugly encamped. into whose
ragged, decollete bosoms and discour-
aged souls the clangor and bray of the
onset smote such terror that they
swiftly pulsated out OF sight, leaving
the invincible mules and their aston
ished riders in uulitigated possession.
Gen Grants Memoirs tells us that n
similar event occurred in Lookout Val
ley In 1868. Otherwise, this splendid
achievement is unprecedented, perhaps.
since Gideon attacked the Midianites.
elying along the valley like grasshop-
pers for multitude" leading battal-
ion of 400 Hebrews. with trumpet
Id every mans hand, with empty pitch
ers and lamps within the pitchers
In the innumerable miscellaneous
episodes of military sphere, the mule
| was marked high as to department.
To the hospita! and ,he guard-house
| those Siamese bugbears of honorable
service, he was a stranger No veni4l
dereliction subjected him to stoppage
of pay or reduction to the ranks, even
| when the fodder that he longed for
never came, The proneness of his
voice apparatus to 90 off at half-cock
untitled him for the crooked work of
| strategy; he could never be relied on
either to lie" in wait or TO steal" on
| the enemy. A geological riddle, off
| spring OF amalgam and misceger, as
undesirable as combination frees
cape and corn-sheller, he had never
theless. too much beastly self-respect
to ever incur censure for getting hui
manly drunk Patient in toll, silent in
suffering, serene amid confusion and
alarm, he was in no sense a grumbler,
and in no objectionable sense a kick
| err
If to his straight enduring back A
mountain howitzer was sometimes
strapped, and fired without unslinging.
he accepted the indignity, went to
grass with the recoil. and rose unruf-
fled as Doodle alderman ticketed for
| Montreal. Oh! dimless, unknowable
| mule,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11

take them up stream My friend de-
examined him with manner that in
Dictated that he suspected the truth.
Getting no satisfaction, he left. wills
pering a word to his Lieutenant, who
called the Sergeant-at-arms and re-
marked in an unconcerned way, You
may take this man and the two along
side in the skiff lock them up, and
get them ready to be shot, If they
can't be of service as pilots. We can't
be bothered with them as prisoners.
The sergeant took them below. but the
blum didn't work, for they would have
been shot by their own folks, the Con-
federates. for serving the Federal
navy, and they preferred death with
honor to the same thing without. Three
days after, Yankee pilot was sent
aboard, and one who knew my friends
we'll The Admiral determined to test
them again, with a view of having
them exterminated If satisfied they
were pilots. The prisoners were sud
denly brought. unprepared, face TO
face with the Yankee pilot, under close
scrutiny by the Admiral and his stan.
There was, perhaps, the slightest in
voluntary recognition, but it was not
detected, and even when the Northern
pilot was closely questioned as to
whether he knew them. denied it
emphatically, ADJ poo-poohed at the
idea that they were of the profession.
This secured their release / have of
ten been in their company since, and
enjoyed the mutual joke of You're the
man that didn't know me at Nicksbnig
eho"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11

The famous Appian Way was con
structed by digging two parallel
trenches, three feet In depth. at the
bottom of which were placed two lay
ers OF fiat stone in mortar, upon which
layer of cobblestones was placed.
also laid in mortar; then came a
course Of pebbles In concrete. over
which were placed large, fiat blocks
of smooth lava well Joined together.
forming an even, uniform surface. It
was primarily a military road and OK
tended from Rome to Brunduslum, a
distance Of $50 miles SO perfect was
the construction Of this celebrated
road that 1t still exists in places as
good as ever, Notwithstanding It was
made more than twenty centuries ago.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
He sprang nn in dismay

He sprang up in dismay
Good heayens!" he exclaimed. "Nill
it be possible for me to catch The train >
Quite impossible!' she said saueily.
"Io'- had better stay here and guess my
name, and go to the geological gardens
with US, after all"
Il am ashamed OF myself!' he said
hurriedly. Il might catch it yet.
promised Mr. Caterhouse. Good bye.
my own love!"
Without even waiting to kiss her he
rushed from the room. and flung him
self into the first hanson he could find.
II will give you five shillings if you
catch the train!' he cried to the cab
man, who, though he expressed himself
doubtful as to the success of the ex-
pertinent, was perfectly willing to make
it.
On arriving at the station he flung q
tive-shilling piece to the cabman, and
rushed on to the platform.
The train was just moving out of the
station, and at one of the carriage win
dows he saw the supercilious face of
Aliek Langrishe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
THE MILLIONAIRE PROFESSOR"
Gossip Concerning Prof Sanford of Yale
and His Family.

Prof. Samuel s. Sanford, one of the
founders and chief supporters Of the Yale
School Of Music, who died recently Of
Bright's disease, was known as the mil
honaire professor" He leaves a fortune
of about 100000, which he inherited
from his father, Henry Sanford, the
founder of the Adams Express company.
His home at New Haven was on Hill
house avenue and it was one of the finest
in that city. Prof Sanford leaves q
son, Henry Sanford, and a daughter.
Mrs. George st. John Sheffield, Of the
family which founded the Yale Sheffield
scientific school. Mrs. Shefield's matri-
mouial experiences caused her father,
Prof. Sanford, much worry. AS Kitty
Sanford, when not quite 20 years old,
she was courted by the dissipated Rob-
ert Peel of England, a great-grandson Of
the famous British statesman Sir Rob-
ert Peel. She did not look upon his suit
with disfavOr, but on account of the
young mans unsavory reputation her
family compelled her to rejec him. Then
she married DIR. Victor &. Thorn, n grad
uate of the class Of "a at Yale. The
best man at this wedding was George St.
John Sheffield, Thorn's chum. Two years
sitter the wedding Mrs. Thorn came to
the conclusion that she loved Sheffield.
and her husband divorced her and she
married the man Of heT choice.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
Not with Malice.

Look here" said the head of the
firm, Il want to give you a pointer. {"
Yes sir" the Office boy respect
fully replied
IF | hear you humming any more
popular songs around here III dis
charge you"
All right won't do 1t no more.
! wouldn't have done IT this time, only
me lips is sore and l cant whistle "
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
when rarragut Wanted 81 Pilot.

Some days ago former companion
pilot Of mine died, and recalled one
of those undying incidents Of war dave.
said an old Mississippi River pilot 10
a reporter OF the St Louis Globe Dem
ocrat. He and two other pilots were
drifting down the river one night Just
after having taken some Confederate
boats up. Just as they were passing
Farrasut's feet OFF Vicksburg they
were hailed, but would have drifted on
past In the dark II shot had not been
fired. Knowing well what was wanted
they planned a moment and then one
Of them went aboard The officer Of
the deck asked MIN If there were any
pilots in the party, telling him he
feet was only waiting for some one 10
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
New Santa Ee Trail

A modern highway 30 miles long
through the short grass country" n
western Kansas would not only prove
an Illuminating object lesson for the
entire state but for all the country as
well The people Of western Kansas
have started a movement TO afford the
world Just that object lesson in road
building. From Newton TO the Colorado
line it il proposed to construct a con-
tinuous boulevard along the Arkansas
river and call il The New Santa Fe
Trail kansas City Times
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11

Miss Print want a husband who
That's the kind you'll get-Life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
Civil War Stories
The Drummer Boy.

In the battle clouds eclipse,
And shower of shot and shell,
With his soul upon his lips,
Benny fell:
And they laid him stiff and cold
In the grave: yet why repine?
When he reached the gates of gold
II he had the countersign
All is we'll
Hallswed is the path he tired
And the little nameless knsll
Earth has claimed his form. but God
Claimed his soul,
Heavens reveille at dawn
Reached IL through the battles din
When the last relief came on
He was mustered out-mustered ia
Was his soul
Pilgrim clouds in mourning deep.
As they journey through the skies
Pause upon their way to weep
Where he lies:
But the sun when they are gone
Glorifies the tears they shed:
And DER him. from dark to dawn,
Stars and blue he loved are spread
In the skies
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