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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
LAND OF DEsOLATION.
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rapacity, dishonesty and violence there has come
pitifu and dismal failure. Of all forms of gov
eminent democracy or republic asks from the gov
erned and governing large measure of intelligence
answering honesty on the paar of the executive
and administrative bodies, and some approach to
common sense among her people To expect these
mixed races, these human hybrids to accomplish
that which is testing the strength and intellect of
France and the United States to achieve is unfair
to them and contrary to all Roman and Grecian
precedent.
Diego, our captain, told us he anchored in mid
river in preference to bivouacking on the shore.
where mosquitoes would make rest a mockery 1t
may be So but all the same, the pests found us out
and that night got foretaste of purgatory. The
mosquitoes of the Realjo river for venomous and
persistent attack, for bloodthrsty ferocity have
bad prominence over the worst had ever met with
elsewhere and I say this having in mind my expert
ence in the swamps of the Orinoco and the forests
of Demerara. With the dawning of the day we
were again amove
Suddenly sound between a shrek and roar
came to us from the river bank ''What is It,
Diego?" asked. "The lion bird" answered the
captain. For miles as we advanced the cry of the
bird broke the stiffness Of the forest. Unlike our
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15

starring -riddled thatch There is column of smoke
rising bluely from its chimney against the trees.
Man is rising to the day; the sun has long been
peepIng through his windows
a little farther meet the first human being
a keeper, with gun over his shoulder and two rab-
bits dangling from his hand. Surely there is some
thing more than rabbits there! The man has seen
and completed early morning tragedy. There
Is stoat with its teeth fastened in the neck of
OF the rabbits, and stoat and rabbit are both mutt
lated with shot. The keeper mods you Good
morning" as he passes; perhaps your morning has
been finer than he thinks
And now to home and breakfast by the fields
climbing one by one the rudely fashioned stiles of
old ships oak-rough, battered, worm-eaten tim
bers rlddled with holes where once the bolts were
that fixed them in the framework of the vessel cast
up years ago in storms on the adjacent Shore and
now overgrown by the fruity brambles between the
peaceful fields These remind you that the gales of
autumn are coming, for. all the serenity of the
September morn.
Nearing the haunts of men, there is a hum of
life at least. The plowman is already guiding his
team over the stubble where you saw the mists melt
to nothingness. The drowsy voice of threshing
machine sounds from the farm The navy is
plunging his pick in the sandpit. The smith is ply
ing his dangerous trade before his furnace. Man
has gone forth to his labor, and we must follow.
The top of the morning to you"-tomorrow.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15

said the man. Il said I was only Santa Claus as
sistsnt. You see, my lad, there so many more
children nowadays than there used to be that the
boss has to get outside help Christmas eve or he'd
never be able to finish up his work in time So he
sends for me an few others like me-heaven help
us-and we do his distributing for him. I'd just
laid these things out here when you surprised me.
ooh, isn't it beautiful" he cried "All these
things for mel watch too, just the very thing /
wanted"
care you tired?" asked Bobbie, leaving the tree
and crossing to Santa Claus assistant.
eyes," said the man. very"
"Im sorry" said Bobby, affectionately as he
took the others hand in his and kissed it.
"Don't-don't do that" said the man. husky.
cts not-not clean"
~ shouldn't think it would be-" laughed Bob
bic; "climbing in by sooty chimneys can't be very
clean work. Do you know, 1 always wonder why
there's never any SCOT left on the toys"
"Oh we take care of that" said the assistant
E'You see, this bag keeps the SCOT off. But didn't
in by the chimney this time" he added hastily
observing that there was no SCOT the bag either.
Il thought the window was easier"
you're all through aren't you" said Bobbie,
looking at the bag.
"How do you know that2' asked the man.
"Your bag is empty. Isn't there any one else
for you to take a toy to 2"
The unexpected guest buried his face in his
grimy hands, and great lump arose in his throat.
"There was one other" said the assistant, "but
there's nothing for hinl-and- it's all my fault.
[ neglected to look after him"
"And won't he get anything~ asked Bobbie.
"No," said the assistant, roughly, rising, and tax
ing step toward the tree.
"He can have of nine" cried Bobbie. "Here,
take him this. I've got plenty thanks to you" He
handed him one of the treasures beneath the tree.
The unexpected guest looked at the boy for a min
ute, and then he slowly reached out his hand and
took the proffered toy.
"Fll see that he gets it," he said "and God bless
you for it Good-by little one. I must be off or
he'll wake up and be disappointed"
He moved toward the door when Bobbie ran aft
er him, and holding up his little face said: "Won't
you take kiss for Santa Claus from me?"
"That L WILL" said the other, and he bent over
and, kissing the child, flew precipitately out the
window and disappeared in the darkness of the
street.
"Well," said the unexpected guest the following
morning, as he watched his own pallid faced little
youngster playing with the first Christmas present
he'd ever known, chat was the rummiest thing. I
went out to steal, and the only thing bagged that
wasn't really given to me kiss. 1t was a rich
haul, but think I'll get more decent job at New
Years. "-Catholc News.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
DON'T WAIT.

If you've anything good to say of man,
Don't wait till he's laid to rest,
For the eulogy spoken when hearts are broken
Is an empty thing at best.
All. the blighted flower now doping lonely
Would perfume the mountain side.
If the suns glad ray had but shone TODAY,
And the pretty bud espied
If you've aims to give to the poor,
Don't wait till you hear the cry
Of wan distress in this wilderness.
Lest the one forsook may die.
Oh, hearken to poverty's sad lament
Be swift her wants to allay;
Don't spurn Gods poor from the favored door
As you hope for mercy one day.
Don't wait for another to bear the burden
Of'sorrow's irksome load;
Let your hand extend to stricken friend
As he totter's adown Efes road
And if you've anything good to say of man.
Don't wait till he's laid at rest;
For the eulogy spoken when hearts are broken
Is an empty thing at best
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
SANTA CLAUS ASSISTANT.

It was not long after midnight. The wee small
hours of Christmas day were just beginning to ar
rive and down in the library, where the tree was
sheltering profuse array of toys stood an unex-
pected guest. He was i'll clad unshaven, and his
hair looked as though it had never known comb
In his right hand he carried dark-lantern and
slung over his left arm was sack, a common jute
bag, and he had entered window that looked out
upon the street. The family had all retired and
for the most part asleep. That is why the I'M
expected guest chose this time to arrive
"Hullo!" said a soft voice from the broad door
way that opened into the hall He slid back the
front of his lantern and lighted match in the
flame. He turned on the gas and lit it. so that he
might better see the exact character of his sur
roundings.
"Humphw he said, as he observed the tree.
"Quite a fine layout | don't know but what after
all. it's good thing that parents give their chill
dren expensive things these days. It's great help
to our profession. You can't raise much on candy.
balls and twopenny dolls, but these silver plated en-
enes and purses with tendolar bills in ern come in
handy Gold sleeve buttons, too,' he added as his
ewes took in few further details of the scene
before him. "an' gold watch as well. This is
luck"
And then, as he bent over the group of TOYS and
presents of more expensive nature intended for
Bobbie his eyes glitterng with JOY at the prospec
tive value of his haul the heart of the unexpected
guest stopped beating for an instant. There was a
rustling behind him.
With quick movement he slid the cover of the
dar1-antern to by mere force of habit, and at the
same moment the curtains were parted and there
stood Bobbie clad in his night gown. 'Is that YOU
Santa Claus ?" he added peerng curiousy at the I'M
expected guest.
The man gave a short laugh.
"Thats the first time I've been taken for any
one that's half decent" he said to himself and then
he answered in a whisper loud enough for Bobbie
to hear:
"Well, not exactly, sonny Pm only his assist
ant"
"Sh! Not so loud, my boy-you1 wake the fam
ly; and if you did that I'd vanish like the mist"
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northern diver it never calls the wing, but
to limb of the towering mora, and as the rises,
So too rises over the forest the shrek and howl OF
this most extraordinary of forest birds. The hon
bird is no larger than pigeon, and how 1t can take
in enough air to give out such earsplitting and
ar-reaching volume of sound is indeed surprising.
The Realejo narrowed as we moved on, and the
getation and very air became more tropical and
oppressive. High up the wild fg-trees were
Jsrched chattering and grimacing, black, long
ailed monkeys, their wonderfully human faces peer
NC down at u.s. the mothers holding with one arm
their breasts their hairy little babies, while the
naes aimlessly scratched their heads made faces
Il US as we courteously babe them "good-morning,
nd passed on. We rowed through tangled mass
4 Wild luxuriant vegetation, through tree-ferns
nd giant palms. and strangely dropping parasites.
IN the estuaries of the river, baskng floating or
tationary ceiba logs, were multitudes of iguanas
Up "serpentes" as old Peter Martyr. the historian
alIs them, water lizards large and of giant wraek
nd caynans or Central American crocodiles, huge
fellows, whose believing at night is heard afar off
Early in the morning of the third days sailing we
sighted the historic city of Leon, high up a
handing elevation, and, from afar, beautiful and
fair to look upon
(To be continued)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
BILL AND JOE

Come, dear old comrade, you and
VIII steal an hour from days gone by
The shining days when life was new,
And all was bright as morning dew,
The lusty days of long ago,
When you were Bill and 1 was Joe.
You name may faunt titled trail,
Proud as a cockereEs rainbow tail;
And mine as brief appendix wear
As Tam O. Shanter's luczless mare;
Today, old friend, remember still
That am Joe and you are Bill
You've won the great worlds envied prize,
And grand you look in peoples eyes,
With HON. and LII. D.,
In big brave letters, fair to see
Your fist, old fellow! off they COL
How are you, Bill? How are you. Joe?
You've won the judges ermine robe;
You've taught your name to half the globe;
You've sung mankind deathless strain;
You've made the dead past live again;
The world may call you what it will,
But you and [ are Joe and Bill.
The chatting young folks stare and say.
-'See those old buffers, beat and gray;
They talk like fellows in their teens
Mad, poor old boys! That's what it means
And shake their heads; they little know
The throbbing hearts of Bill and Joe.
How Bill forgets his hour of pride,
While Joe sits smiling at his side;
How Joe, in spite of times disguise,
Finds the old schoolmate in his eyes
Those calm, stern eyes that melt and fill
AS Joe looks fondly up at Bill
All, pensive scholar! what is fame2
ftful tongue of leaping fame;
A giddy whirlwind's tickle gust,
That lifts pinch of mortal dust;
A few swift years, and who can show
Which dust was Bill, and which was Joe?
The deary idol takes his stand
Holds out his bruised and aching hand.
While gaping thousands come and 60
How vain it seems, this empty show!-
Till all at once his pulses thrill:
IT'S poor old Joe's God bless you, Bill"
And shall we breathe in happier spheres
The names that pleased our mortal ears
In some sweet lull of harp and song,
For earth-born spirits none too long
Just whispering of the world below.
Where this was Bill, and that was Joe?
No matter; while our home is here
No sounding name is half so dear;
When fades at length our lingering day.
Who cares what pompous tombstones saw?
Read on the hearts that love us still,
Hic facet Joe. Hic facet Bill.
Holmes
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(To be continued.)
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
WONDERFUL CLOCK.

Five wheels and small battery virtually con-
stitute the mechanism of wonderful c1ool, i,,s+
invented in England 1t will run three wears with
out attention. and at the end of that time all that
is required is to attach new battery.
Another new English clock enables the possessor
to ascertain at glance the mean time, the meridian
and relative position of every part of the empire,
besides being able to witness the actual speed and
direction of the earths rotation. The money pow
er is clock in the base of the stand and the ap-
paratus requires winding only once week
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-15
WHAT A BOY CAN DO

Be frank
Be polite.
Be prompt
Be obliging
Obey his parents
Keep himself tidy
Keep out of bad company.
Never laugh at coarse joke.
Be kind to his brothers and sisters.
Lake the part of those who are i'll used.
Never make fun of another because he is moor
Never tell or listen to story which bo ,ro,,lJ
not repeat to his mother
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
new REVOLUTION
NOW Imminent
CENTRAL AMERICAN COLONY AT
MOBILE FEARS OUTBREAK
AT HONDURAS.

Mobile, Ala, July 16.-Another
Central American revolution is .immi-
nent. Honduras is to be the battle
ground and President Davila is to
meet in combat his old opponent and
former president of the republic,
Manuel Bonilla. This is the firm be
lief of the Central American colony
at Mobile, members of which were
stirred by the sailing from Mobile
yesterday of the Norwegian steamer
Utstein, with 113 cases of ammuni-
ton and other war materials.
Although the Utstein cleared for
Bluefields, Nicaragua, the war mater
ial aboard was shipped by Bonilla's
representative, e. Abadie, at New
Orleans. Abadie signed the ships
manifest and himself was passen-
ger on the Utstein.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
Dies. ar Ane Of. 4 To-. ~

Fond du Lac, Wis, July 49, Mrs.
sEvaiine Harris, one of the best known
characters in the eolored settlement
and who had been "a slave before tie
civil war, died at the home of her
daughter at the age Of 10 years. Uu-
til her death she bore the scafss from
wffippings She had received as a
Slave. She was brought here during
the war by. Elder Brown, at that time
pastor of the First Baptist gchuTcfis
and socwas forced to leave the city
ON account of his friendHness for thg
negroes. Aunt EvaIipe was the motfe
err of James Harris, at one tiaEe Q
famous musician in ST. Louis. He ID
now dead Mrs. Shirley, hers 0Hly
surviyinga child. is oVers70 Eeary old
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
NEGRO GOES On
RAMPAGE IN CHURCH
SHOOTS SIX PERSONS, iNcLuD-
ING HIS WIFE AND COM
MlTs SUICIDE.
GAVE NOTICE THAT rNz WOULD
SEND ALL SINNERS TO
THEIR REWARD.

Tampa, Fla, uly 16.-Will Ellison,
a negro, crazeO with cocaine last
night shot and killed his mother-in-
law, Celia Bryant, Rev. Jesse w. Az
cry of the First African Methodist
church, Henry Clark, negro organlst,
and seriously wounded his wife and
his sister-in-law,, Mary Bryant, fatal
ly wounded Policeman Hayman ana
then committed suicide.
Ellisons outbreak began in church,
where services were in progress. He
entered armed with a shotgun. He
shouted that he was preparing to send
all sinners to their reward and shot
down the minister and organist
Ellison hurried to the home of his
wife's mother, when he shot the
woman's head off, When HIS wife
and sister-in-law hurried to the front
of the house he fred on them.
Ellison had horse hitched nearby.
He mounted and encountered Officer
Hayman and opened fire. The first
shot dropped the officer. The negro
darted into an alley where he was
found unconscious. He was hurried
to the station to escape the rapidly
gathering mob. Then it was found he
was dead. Ellison had drunk most OF
the contents of whiskey bottle into
which he had poured strychnine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
BILLION FEET OF
LUMBER FOR SALE
UNITED STATES WANTS TO
CLEAR NORTHERN CALL
FoRNIA.
NEW COMPANY TO BUILD RAIL
ROAD THROUGH TIM
BERLAND.

Washington, July 16.-With the pur-
pose of contributing to the develop
ment of northwestern California, the
department of agriculture has offered
to sell about one billion feet of timber
in the Trinity national forest.
The Humboldt and Eastern railway,
organized to build a road from Eureka
to Sacramento Valley, crossing the
forest, was informed by the govern
lent that the construction of the road
depended largely upon the amount OF
tonnage to be obtained from national
forest timber
In order to encourage the building
of the road, the department decided
to sell all the timber covering an area
Of 200. 900 acres. The successful con-
tractor will be allowed ten years for
the cutting and removal of the timber
and the minimum price which will De
accepted will be $50 per thousand
feet for all timber taken during the
first FIVE years and 81 for the remain
Ger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
COL. GUEH IN
RECEIVERS ) & VI R. S. HANDS
PITTsBuRe DEMOCRAT DE-
cLAREs he WILT MEET
5ea r.asALL OBLIGATIONS.

Pittsburg, July sl6-Colonel James,
M. Quincy, national democratic COM
mitteeman for PENNSYLVANIA, who fig
.ured so prominently as the object Of
attack blythe Bryan adlAerentss al the
last national democratic convention
ine Denyer--multi -mill ionaire oil man
#wenta into the hands of. RECEIVERS
yesterday Action was taken upon IA.
bill in equity filed bysJ. H. Galley
The bill filed alleges that ,Gufzey's
Indebtedness amounts to s$6,7eQ. 900. of
which $3.50 900 is unseeaFedo that the
defendant has no z ready money To
meet 1payments due and that certain
creditors are threatening to- sell his
andlenterdsuits-ii, zo
IT is further asserted that Gnffey
has assets of more thang 1000 ,0Oe,
a large part OF whicRfisE stock in the
coal and oil properties sin AWest yIr-
ginia 4AlT his stocks are pledged as
collateral and the TeeeiSershipsJ was
found necessary to prevent the lsacrI-
fee of this collateral. The court or
der restraints the creditors from dis
posing of any of the collateral secur-
tiles or other assets Guffey said last
night: ,311ig1lg9 2 ~
Ny assets 5are more than double
the amount of my obligations.
don't expect the receivership3 con-
7tinue long have properties OF
great yalue.a II is only a Question of
being permitted to dispose of them,
without sacrificing them, to- pay all
my obligations. 20 'saq afs}
v7FffE IA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
CROPS OF EUROPE
REPORTED GOOD
345 MILLION ACRES OF PRINCIPAL
CEREALS SOON TO BE
HARVESTED.
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT TO
ISSUE TWO IMPORTANT
REPORTS.

Washington, July 16.-According to
reports of the department of agricul-
ture, made public yesterday, good har-
vests are expected in Europe. Sea-
sonable weather has removed the
fears OF 4 shortage caused by the
tenlpestuous storms of June. HalA
Vesting in the next two months is ex-
pected to extend over an expanse of
upward of 12O,O0O,O00 acres of wheat,
100, 060, 900 of rye, 100000 OF oats,
and 100000 of barley, the four
crops occupying a total surface the
vast area of which is reflected in the
fact that it is between three and four
times the combined acreage under the
same crops i'm the United States.
Two important crop reports viii be
issued by the department OF agicul-
ture next month.
The first will be that showing the
condition of the cotton crop on July
% This will be issued August 2 at
noon The other to be issued on Au-
gust at noon will give a summary OF
conditions OF the principal crops on
August 1.
Farmers in western North Dakota
began to realize during the latter part
of last month the benefits from the
irrigation projects in their territory.
Owing to high temperature and
scorching winds. urirrigated crops
practically were burned Up, so the
best yield expected will not be so per
cent of the normal, according to the
reclamation service. Irrigation crops
are reported now to be in excellent
condition
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
MURDERS
ADOPTED YOUTH

Fort Wayne, Ind, July 16.-The
body of Charles Coast, aged 12, hor.
ribly mutilated, was found in bed at
the home of Moses Richer, a farmer,
near Grabill. Richer was arrested,
charged with murder. Pieces of flesh
had been torn from the boys back,
breast and abdomen Neighbors
threatened a lynching. Richer de-
clared the boy had been kicked by a
COW Thursday night and he mad put
him to bed. Farmers report that
Richer often brutally whipped Coast,
End the coroner returned decision
that the boy had been beaten to death
by the man. Richer adopted the boy
from an orphans asylum recently.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
WARRIORS INCUR
UNCLE SANS IRE
pIssENsIoN AMONG MARINES
ENDS WITH OFFICIAL
CALL DOWN.
EIGHT OFFICERS CENsURED BY
NAVY DEPARTMENT AT
WASHINGTON.

Washington, July 1.-THE personal
strife among officers of the United
States marine corps yesterday reached
its climax when the navy department,
as a result of an inquiry, sent letters
of censure to nearly all the officers
concerned. No further judicial pro-
ceedings are contemplated.
The censured officers are; Major
General George F. Elliott, comman-
dant corps; Colonel Charles LAUGH
heimer, adjutant inspector; Colonei
Frank L. Denny, quartermaster, Wash
ington; Colonel Charles A. Doyer,
commanding marine barracks, naval
academy, Annapolis; Lieutenant Col
onel Thomas c. Prince, assistant
quartermaster, Washington; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Henry G. Haines, assist
ant adjutant and inspector, Washing
ton; Majors Louis ]. Magill, David d.
Porter, assistant adjutants and in
spectors at Philadelphia and Washing
ton, respectively.
An inquiry was ordered and the re-
suit was the suspension by Elliott, of
Lauchheimer, for five days on the
charge that he had been keeping tab
on Elliott's personal conduct. Colonel
Lauchheimer then sought an inquiry.
At the bottom of the dissension IN
the corps is said to have been the
question of the successorship to Gem
eral Elliott when he retires in Octo-
Der, he fight being between officers
of the line and of the staff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
SOCIETY MAN TURNS
SALOON INSPECTOR

Washington, July 16-Inspecting
saloons in the District of Columbia
for his health is the undertaking OF
F. Oden Horstmann, clubman, society
man and champion golfer.
Instead of paying doctors bills he
will receive $1,000 year and, he
hopes, a cure for ennui 10y watching
the drinking emporiums. Horstmann
does not have to work but when he
consulted physician recently con-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
FINAL GOLF: CONTEST e,
FOR CAL llMETgGI LIB

Chicago, July is.-Padul Hunter Of
California, title holder, and r. b
Martin of Wheaton VIII today confess
for the finals in the Calumet cup. ttae
trophy of the Calumet country y clubs
four day tournament Hunter yester-
day defeated c. B..Devol Of River
side, in, the semi-finats, after DeyoS
had beaten the nationaT champion, r.
A. Gardner Of Hinsdale. Martin DIS
posed OF Albert Socket, who hoIds the
eastern intercollegiate championship,
after seckei had defeated M. A. Car
roll of Jackson, Park = -ss'''