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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
VIHEN the ordinary citi-
W zen decides to take q
By James Hay. Jr.

w zen decides to take a "--==
trip, he packs his grip, kisses
his wife goodby, buys ticket, and boards
train. When the President of the United
States makes up his mind to leave Washing
ton, there Immediately begins work of art,
and there are put into operation the activi
ties of White House clerks, high officials of
the railroads over which he will travel, the
Secret Service, the police department of the
national Capital, and the police superin-
tendents of the cities he will visit. From the
time he leaves the Executive Mansion, every
move is laid out in advance. He is COM
PEELED to 60 by schedule.
Say, for instance, he announces his de-
termination to go to three towns in the
Middle West. The clerks in the executive
offices are instructed to study railroad time
tables and lay out the most convenient
route for the journey. Then the officials of
the road are requested to call at the White
House and explain at exactly what hours
their engines will take the President from
and to each place involved in the trip.
After that, the committees representing
each town are asked to send to Washington
minute descriptions of what Mr.. Taft is ex-
pected to do, where he will dine, where he
will speak, and what length of time he will
spend at each stopping place. All this is
submitted to the President for his approval,
If he thinks the cities ask too much of him,
he cuts various features of their programs.
About week in advance of the departure
from Washington, Lucien Wheeler, a Secret
Service operative, is sent ahead to see that
all arrangements are made, SO as to avoid
possibility of mishap. He is never adver-
tised. He starts out unheralded, and
avoids all notoriety while he is working. He
goes to the reception committee of the first
city on the schedule and confers with its
members in regular meeting.
Where does he 60 after leaving the
train?" is his first question.
If it is public hall or a building for
speech, Wheeler finds out by what door the
President enters and by what door he leaves.
He stipulates who is to receive Mr.. Taft at
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escort when the meeting breaks up.
The same detailed arrangements are made
for the public dinner, or the parade about
town, or the reception. Everything is laid
down to the minute.
He tells the committee that the carriages
to meet the presidential party at the railroad
station must be numbered so he may tele-
graph back to Washington the numbers of the
equipages to be used by those accompanying
the President, the newspaper correspondents,
and the Secret Service men. For the return
trip to the station similar plans are made.
II speech from temporary stand is con-
templated, Wheeler goes to the structure
and inspects it. If he thinks it necessary,
he calls in an expert builder to determine
whether it is absolutely safe.
He finds out, and notifies Washington,
who is to introduce the President at each
speech or reception, who is to sit at his right
and left at dinner and what time he can
count on for leisure or rest.
AL this is repeated in each city or town on
the schedule; so that Mr.. Taft speaks and
dimes and travels, not according to the de-
sire of the moment, but in compliance with
the best arrangements that could be made
for him by the combined efforts of all those
interested in making the trip a success.
Once embarked on journey, he has little
opportunity to amplify or lessen program.
All this has been done for him by Wheeler
and the reception committees.
When Mr.. Taft reaches city in his pri
vate car and goes into the streets in car
rage or an automobile, cheered by the people
and steered clear of danger by police and
detectives, the thing looks simple enough;
but it has all been planned and arranged be-
forehand with the care that an artist might
put on mosaic or painting.
The whole affair has been so definitely de-
signed that, before the presidential party
leaves the White House, newspaper CORE
spondents have been given typewriter
descriptions of every move to be made day
day and night throughout the trip.
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When the Colonel Came
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front, armed with the poker. Pushing the
astonished Colonel aside, he struck the por-
cupine accurately on the tip of its blunt nose.
The forest of rampant quilts collapsed.
With twitching of it's short sturdy legs the
porcupine rolled over, stone dead.
The Colonel sat up on his launches and
gazed admiringly at Jimmy. Jimmy picked
up the limp form of the porcupine gingerly
by it's fore paws and carried it in
mighty good eatin', porcypine, when
he's cooked right" said he with trium-
HE was only one porcupine, to be sure;
I but he was an extra large and fat one,
and Jimmy Dillihunt knew how to make him
60 long way. He made him into stew,
with plenty of dumplings, and also, it must
be confessed, with good deal of salt pork,
cut small AS it takes little porcupine to
give much flavor, all the pork in the stew
tasted like porcupine, and no one had cause
to complain. The dinner was an unqualified
success. The Colonel, wandering up and
down behind the banqueters, kept present
ing himself persuasively to each in turn for
the titbits that all were eager to give him.
At length he came to Sam Oulton. There
was lull, everyone wondering what Sammy
the Irreconcilable would do.
confding head thrust in beside his elbow
He hesitated, grinned amiably but sheep
ishly, then drew his sleeve across his shining
mouth, lifted his big tin of coffee, and rose
resolutely to his feet
"Mr. Bari mean Colonel said he,-
there's right Merry Christmas to We, an
many of EN-! Ye're the only parfct gentle
man in this ere camp; fer ye're the only one
of the crowd as has handed out a Christmas
present to his friends
And he gave the Colonel the wishbone!
EDITORS NOTE-Porcupines are seldom
molested; in fact, it is unlawful to kill them
in some lands. 1t IS the one animal in the
wldwoods that is readily found and easily
killed by an unarmed man. and many are the
instances where persons lost in wilderness
have been able to subsist only by reason of the
porcupine. 1t doesn't make tasty meal. An
old guide says the proper way to dine on por-
cupine is to parboil the meat three whole days.
skimming the grease off each morning. and then
if one wishes to dine well throw the porky away
and eat onething-anything- else.
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Colonies. Along about half past ten in the
morning, as Eph Babcock and Shorty John
son were wrestling just outside the camp
door, they caught sight of the bear emerging
from the woods at the far side of the clearing.
There was nothing singular about that; but
there was something SO singular about his
movements that the two painting combatants
stood gaping. Their exclamations brought
out the whole camp.
'''Pears to be havin' heaps O. fun with
himself" droned Evan Morgan.
faint himself, exactly" said the boss.
mo, I'll be gol burned if faint big
porcypine he's got thar" drawled Babcock.
An it's chasin' him, begorr!" cried
Pat Nolan in amazement.
The Colonel was pranc1ng and cavorting
ludicrously from side to side, like gigantic
but very youthful puppy, before the in
dignant porcupine, which came on steadily,
with every quill bristling, till he looked as
big as bushel basket.
Hell go gittin' himself stuck full O.
quilts" said Shorty Johnson, an yell have
a job gettin' 'em out, Tim. I'm glad he's
your bar, not NINE"
Don't you fret, Shorty" retorted the
boss. THAT bear amt nobody's fool"
As matter of fact, the Colonel was taking
good care not to 60 too near those dangerous
Qu1llS he WOulu IcdCH OUT luSL O1le paw,
playfully and teasingly, then the other, and
pat at the angry little animal; but he knew
better than to touch it. As for the porcu-
pine, it was evidently in a towering rage with
it's tormentor. A porcupine is not only very
fearless, it is also very stupid, and when it
makes up what stands for its mind to go in
any particular direction, only death or some
thing to eat can divert it. In the present
case this porcupine had made up its mind to
60 in the direction of the Colonel hoping,
no doubt, to fill him full of quilts. As
the Colonel was retreating toward the camp,
toward the camp also came the porcupine
For scrap of well sailed fish-box, an old
porcupine that has been more or less crossed
in life would charge an army intrenched.
THE peril was averted, however, by the
prompt intervention of Jimmy Dill
hunt. The Colonel's retreat had brought
the porcupine already within fifty feet of the
camp, when suddenly, with a piercing
Hoo-ee!" Jimmy Dillihunt sprang to the
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ORNAMENTAL FENCE

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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER IL. 1910
WHEN THE PRESIDENT TRAVELS

the door, the number of police
men to be on duty in and
about the h1,i1dinp and the
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02

not materially affected by any other factor than
precipitation; that high waters not higher and
low waters not lower than formerly, and that
floods are not of greater frequency and longer
duration than formerly.
Notwithstanding the conclusions of the chief
of the weather bureau, and which must be accepted
at least as the best opinion based statistics and
information gathered by the bureau, the plain fact
presents itself that snow melts off an open field
usually many days before the forests have given
up their winter garb that fields in condition for
cultivation may be found while in the forest, on
northern slopes, the ground still remains in a sod
den condition, with evidences of snow and ice ac
cumulated beneath one of the fallen monarchs. Mr..
Moore acknowledges that until recent years he be-
ieved that forests restricted the run-o but study
and investigation have caused him to change his
views. No doubt of the greatest factors in
the production of food is how the winter breaks.
If after a continued cold winter, with heavy snow
tall, spring comes with warm days and freezing
nights, the run-of of watershed will be so grad
ual as to cause but slight floods. On the other
hand, winter with a snowfall less than average,
followed by spring rain and warm nights, will
likely produce flood of great proportions
1t is, indeed, tangled problem Perhaps some
day it will be solved But when the records of one
stream are studied there does not seem to be much
hope of solution to come from the statistics of
the weather bureau. For instance the gauge of the
Ohio river at Cincinnati shows the highest average
monthly stage since 1871 to have come in June,
1888, when a record of els feet was attained The
highest average in any other June was in 1901,
when PSI feet was reached, difference of 1874
feet. In fifteen months during the 38-year period
from 1871 to 1908, the Ohio river at Cincinnati
reached the 40-foot mean monthly stage: In 1882,
January and February; in 1883, February, May
and June; in 1884 and 1887, February; in $780,
March; in 1891 and 1898, February; in 1897, 1892
1908, 1907 and 1908, March. The average stage of
the river for the first nineteen years was 173 feet
and for the last nineteen years 17.5 feet
The report is both interesting and convincing,
and furnishes many reasos why the forests should
be protected, even if they have no appreciate effect
on climates and on foods
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
WHY NOT OWN A FARM?

The Salt Lake Route is advertising in this pa
per that thousands of of farm land are being
brought under cultivation in Beaver and Willard
counties by irrigation, of which $4,000 acres in
Millard county will be disposed of under the rules
of the Carey act The drawing for this land will
take place on Monday, April II, at Lynn, when it
will be possible for to take up land enough
at a very low price to make him independent. The
land is described of fertile variety deep enough
to raise anything that grows in the temperate zone
and the climate is said to be as good or better than
that of Salt Lake.
Now we do not know that this irrigation project
is any better than great many Others but the Salt
Lake Route is sure there is no more desirable land
than that offered at this opening One thing is GER
tain, however. The opportunity is offered to la
boring men, clerks and stenographers to better their
condition in life. Why not own farm2 There
is always plenty of work there, and that is what
laborer in the city wants. There is no danger Of
the works shutting down and throwing the laborer
out of employment; there is no danger of strikes
or lockouts; business is always good on the farm
The life may not attract those who are making
more than living in the city, but for those whose
existence from day to day depends upon their daily
efforts, nothing could appeal more forciby than
few acres to cultivate, life out in Gods sunshine
edge of of the successes in the irrigated conn
try by men who had never had any farming expert
ence impes us to commend the farming proposi-
ton to our readers They ought to investigate the
matter, at least
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
A WONDERFUL BOOK.

j. c. Mabray, convicted as one of the most sue
cessful swindlers of the age and sentenced to the
United States prison at Leavenworth Kan since
his incarceration has discovered that the Bible
makes pretty good reading He has said: IT never
knew what wonderful book the Bible was until I
got into jail"
We can but express qualification that Mabray
has made this discovery, even if it is somewhat
tardy. His long and successful career as a swim
der and his disregard of the precepts of the Good
Book plainly show that he was not on speaking
terms with the characters therein and that he had
not devoted any great amount of time to medi
tating over the Scriptures He showed himself in
his swlnding operations to be resourceful fellow,
gifted with more than ordinary ability in the art
of separating people from their money; he had no
doubt read great deal of certain kind of litera-
ture, but he had not become acquainted with the
Bible. Since he has discovered the merits of the
book, we trust he may continue its study. And he
ought to have teacher, too He will find that he
will get better outlook on life 1t is unfortunate
that he did not discover what wonderful book the
Bible is long time ago. Perhaps there are some
people in the world who are as ignorant of
the Book as Mabray. If there are, we would
commend Mabrays discovery to their attention
They might escape the term of penal servitude
which confronts Mabray if they make the discov-
cry first.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
JOHN R. WINDER.

After two months hard fight to ward off the
inevitable, John R. Winder, prominent and one
of the chief officials of the Mormon church, died
last Sunday By all his own so-religionists and all
who knew him personally, regardless of creed, he
was highly esteemed because of his genial manner,
affable disposition and friendly attitude towards
all One of the pioneers of Utah, he was always
active and a successful business His asso-
ciates in the business world pronounce his death
great loss to the city. Though he had passed the
seventy-eighth milestone the toll road of life, up
to the time he was stricken down with pneumonia
his mind was active and his faculties clear and his
counsel was sought by those who always relied on
his judgment He was a ceaseless worker and will
be missed by all who knew him, especially by those
who were associated with him in religious and bust
ness matters. To his bereaved family we extend
the deepest sympathy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
FORESTS AND FLOODS,

report on "The Influence of Forests on Gil
mate and Floods" by Willis L Moore, IL. D..
Sc. d., chief of the United States weather bureau.
is before In his report, Mr.. Moore skaters the
wellfounded belief that forests control the flow of
streams and that the citrate is materially affected
by the cutting away of the forests He acknowl
edges to having held such an opinion, but that
he has modified his opinion as the result of his
study and research Withholding however. the right
to still further modify his views if the presenta
ton of new facts and figures render such course
logical.
The conclusions of the chief of the weather
bureau are that any marked climatic changes that
may have taken place are of wide extent and NOT
local. that precipitation controls forestation bnt
forestation has little no effect upon precinita-
ton; that precipitation is not affected bv local
modification and humidity caused by the presence
or absence of forest covering the buildings of vii
lagos or Cities etc.; that during the period Of ao-
curate observation the amount of precipitation has
not increased or decreased to an extent worthy Of
consideration; that floods are caused bv excessive
precipitation; that the presence or absence of for
ests at the headwaters would not materially affect
the runof OF rivers; that the run-off of rivers s
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02

sailed out on his voyage by which he discovered the
new world there was just such a movement as this,
guided not by any financial king seeking method
of spending his money for the benefit of humanity,
but by the good of st. Benedict, founder of the
order which bears his name, and canonized by rea-
son of his powerful influence for good in the world
1t was St. Benedict who, fourteen hundred years
ago. by teaching his followers how to till the soil.
at the same time teaching the great truths of
Christianity, by precept and example, did more to
spread the means of salvation and to regain a
knowledge of agriculture to all Europe than any
other of his time.
To the world at large st. Benedict is little
known, and the work of the order which he estab-
lished at Monte Casino, near Naples has been for
gotten in this day. 1t is WELL therefore, to recall
the fact that it was the influence of this monk
and his followers which uplifted humanity and
spread Christianity and civilization throughout
western Europe. That was "back to the land"
movement and the results amply testify to its time
illness and value Of course, conditions now, in
our highly developed artificialy, are not the same
as they were in Europe fourteen centuries ago. but
the opportunity which viii be afforded by the pres
ent movement may be as rich in results as the
earlier movement. At least we may express the
hope that such will be the case. The humanitarian
side of the present movement is fraught with
mighty possibilities.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02

ligious notions of our times. Works and human
effort are now forming the popular religion. What
wonder, then that articles of faith looked upon
as cumbersome, heavy and old-fashioned
In the days of James Ii the English King die
stated what religion to be taught his people, to-
day fashion is king.
please, your Majesty" said Ken, Bishop of
Bath and Wells, "we are bound to fear God and
honor the King; desire to do both, we will honor
you but we must fear God" 'Ken," Numbered
the King, Il will be obeyed" Goods will be DONE"
said the Prelate, and forthwith the King was
obeyed.
War upon Christianity has now become fash
ionable among the preachers and professors. The
cry was, God save the King; the cry now is, God
our popularity" Popularity will be obeyed.
Positive Professionalism is in its agony. The TWEEN
tieth century will hear its Death Rattle.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
THE DEATH RATTLE.

Pierre du Tremblay writes In his latest work,
"Etat Present du Christianisme," that there are
today no Protestants. They are not now" he says,
bound by any confession of faith, no matter what
may be their professions or declarations. Luther
is not now held to be an authority for them, for
every one now constructs his own creed" This,
Mr.. Tremblay proves by multitude of citations
from non Catholic writers. and incidentally shows
his great familiarity with Protestant authorities
Reviewing Pierre du Tremblay's book NJ de
Starck, in his "Entretiens Philosophiques," says
that not only the writings of Luther discredited
by Protestants, but that the symbols of the Nicean
and Athanasian creeds are longer entitled to any
credit
"The Bible ITSELF" writes de Starck, 'is not to-
day respected as the foundation of doctrine or of
religious teaching by the hands of the clergy and
the higher critics it has been torn into fragments
and altered by interpretations the most bizarre and
deceptive. This morning it is asserted that the
Bible is bristling with errors, and tonight, the
prophets fanatics and enthusiasts"
Wieland in his "Agathodemon," speaks of Jesus
Christ "theurge-a necromancer," and an en-
thusiast, and assimilates the Jehovah of Moses to
the gods of paganism.
Professors Schmidt and Schwarren. who col
laborated in compiling the Dictionary of Theolog-
zeal Literature" represent the miracles and Iegis-
lation of Moses to be the works of an imposter.
Clud, Lutheran minister of Hildesheim. in his
primitive Aspects of Christianity" says that
Christ never claimed to be more than messenger
of God, and never exacted the tribute of divine
honors from his disciples" Further on he main
tains that the books of the New Testament cannot
be accepted as a rule of faith NJ August writes
in his journal Theologique," that "the New Tes-
lament does not give the pure doctrines of Jesus
Christ and it would have been better for our race
if the work never had been written"
Another writer suggests the entire suppression
of the New Testament as it had its origin in fanat
icism, and that the name, Jesus Christ, should be
allowed to fall into oblivion.
These are not isolated Examples of the trend of
Protestant educated minds towards the denial and
suppression of Christianity. They represent an
army of Protestant preachers and Protestant
teachers whose faith in divine revelation is as
dead the archaic door-nail. There was time,
and that not very long ago, when Professionalism
commended for the faith once delivered to the saints
and secuted the possibility of good works being
factor of salvation. Today if one speaks of the
necessity of faith to his Protestant friend he will
be told that articles of faith have been put aside as
inconvenient lumber. Ethics and good works have
become the teaching of today:
"For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight.
His can't be wrong whose life is in the right"
was the sentiment of the poet of the eighteenth
century, and that sentiment is now re-echoed and
applauded as falling in with the non-Cathoic re-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICIT
CARD FROM BISHOP SCA-LAN.

feel # my duty protect Catholics and the pub
lie generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that no person bearing the
name and garb OF priest sister, anyone else Ia
authorized permitted 10 solicit collect in this
diocese for purpose whatever connected with tbs
Catholic Church without having from permission
in writing, bearing my seal and signature. Should
anyone be found engaged In doing this unlawful
work collecting without such a document, he
she, as the may be- should be regarded by all
q fraud and imposter L SCANLAN.
Bishop of Salt Lake.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-02
BACK TO THE LAND"

The announced efforts of the Rockefeller foun-
dation to take people back to the land at first
thought one would say had no parallel in history.
But there stands the old saw, History repeats it
SELF" and the parallel is to be found Away back
in the past thousand years before Columbus