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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Moral GanQrene.

There were 1,1O1 suits for divorce in
Philadelphia in 1909, as compared with
$50 suits begun in 1908. These figures
are suggestive of the progress of the
moral gangrene that is making its raw
ages felt not only in Philadelphia, but
in every part of the United States. 1t
would be more widespread and more de-
structive if the Catholic church had
not defended society from it in the
way she has. Her uncompromising at
titude has prevented the breaking up of
thousands of homes, and has so warded
off the countless evils resulting from
the decentralization traceable to the sew
ering of the marital bonds. If the
church had rendered no other service
but this, it alone would entitle her to
the profound gratitude Of the nation,
which is so seriously threatened by the
divorce evil.-Freemans Journal.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Why Black Was Adopted fo' Mourn
ina.

ing.
About the adoption of black for mourn
ing, writer on historic customs re-
marks that it was "the color of mourn
ing from the earliest times, because
death itself was supposed to be muffled
in black"
Rabelylas explains that black is the
sign of mourning, because it is the color
! of darkness, which is melancholy, and
the opposite to white which is the color
of light, of joy and of happiness"
In France the mourning robe was for
merly white, and continued so until the
reign of Charles VIII.
An explanation of how this change
came about tells that anne, Queen of
Charles VIII, on the death of her hus-
band In 1893, surrounded her coat-of-
arms with black and clothed herself in
the same color, in opposition to the
then prevalent habit, which was for
widows to mourn in white attire
Why certain colors are supposed to
symbolic mourning is thus explained:
White is the emblem of purity; celes-
tial blue indicates the space where the
soul ranges after death; yellow, or dead
leaf, exhibits death as the end of hopes
and man falling like the leaf in autumn;
gray Is supposed to represent the color
of the earth, our common mother: black
the color of mourning, now general
throughout Europe, indicates eternal
night"
The wearing of black, white, violet or
any other color as symbolic of mourn
ing is, of course, purely a matter of
sentiment, but is sentiment that has
become engrafted into the customs of
times until it has developed into an I'M
written but acknowledged law.
Various other customs were followed
in ancient Rome that applied to the de-
parting of a soul. One was that before
the doors of house of mourning a
cypress tree was placed, to indicate to
all who approached that one of the oc-
cupants of the house had passed into
the region of shadows"
Another custom was that a herald
invited people to be present at the eel
ebration of any grand funeral-where it
was usual for public games to form
part of the spectacle, and for the pro-
cession to be Joined by Mimi" who
lauded the qualities of the departed,
quoted appropriate passages from the
dramatists and poets, and then, by way
of contrast, acted the part of Yeritable
clown.
Funeral orations and commemorative
banquets-the latter held about nine
days after the death-were customary
in ancient Rome, the funeral repast con-
sisting of simple fare, and beans form
ing standing dish.
Flowers played their part in funeral
ceremonies then as now. Pliny men
tons that flowers were strewn before
the bier of Scipio Serapio. and it was no
uncommon thing for a chaplet of flowers
to adorn the brows of the dead; while,
from superstitious reasons, coins were
sometimes put into the hands of the
deceased as passage money for crossing
the River Styx, and inside the tombs
bottles filled with perfume were placed;
these being the 'tea-flasks." or lachry-
matories, so often mentioned in old
bookS.-Selected.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Death of John Murphy.

John Murphy, who died in this city
at the ripe age of &c years, was an ola
war veteran. He lived for a long time
in Halleck and Elko, New The funeral
services were conducted in O'DonnePs
mortuary chapel by. Rev D. Slattery.
Captain Timothy Egan and Command
er Waltenspeil paid high tribute to
hs memory. Flag service was pro-
nounced by delegates from the Reynold
circle. The remains were shipped We'd
nesday to Elko, New, for interment.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

Mrs. John Murphy, who has been
staying with her daughters in Butte
City for several months, returned last
week.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Shepard sincerely sympathize
with them in the loss of their beautiful
baby boy, Walter Angus, whose death
occurred last Sunday.
X * X
Mrs. J. E. O'Connor is slowly recov-
ering after several weeks illness.
x x X
Mrs. A. j. McPhee returned last Sun
day from Salt Lake. where she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hines.
=, * x
The brick front in the Fennel-Shriver
business block is being torn out and will
be rebuilt. The brick work was han
died by the contractors during the cold
est part of the winter, and the warmer
weather which followed caused the fro
zen mortar to thaw ana the front of
the building settle somewhat. The con-
tractors must stand the expense neces-
sary to put the building in good condi-
ton, and Messrs. Fennell and Shriver
will only lose to the extent of being I'M
able to occupy he building as soon as
they expected.
X X *
Little Kathleen, aged four years,
heard her companion Frances praised
for being head of the class. We'll" ex-
claimed little Kathleen triumphantly,
Use head at the other end of the
class"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Carroll.
Special Correspondence


Laramie, Wyo.
On Friday, February IS, there was
celebrated in the Catholic church at
Laramie requiem mass for the repose
of the soul Of the late Mrs. Mary Car
roll, mother of Mrs. W. H Bintz of this
city, who died Jan. Is. When Mrs Car
roll died hundreds of friends through
Wyoming and the West felt her loss a
personal one. She was a pioneer woman
of the West one of the truly noble
Catholic women Of the early days,
whose daily life was edifying.
Her generous heart, her simple, inno-
cent nature, her truly Christian life en-
deared her to the legion of friends who
loved her well. To the family she was
the loving, unselfish mother, whose
heart was entwined around the hearts
of her children, and she has left to them
the best heritage of all, the tenderest
memories of her good Christian life
and the true faith of her earnest soul.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
PARK CITY, UTAH,

Park City.-Mrs. Patrick McCrickerd,
aged "A, a resident of this city for the
past eight months. died at her home on
Woodside avenue Sunday morning. She
came to this country from Ireland
eleven months ago, first coming to Bos-
ton, where she became. the wife of Pat
rick McCriclerd. From that place, &C
companied by her husband, she came to
this city. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from the
Catholic church. She is survived by
her husband in this city and relatives
In Ireland
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

Until five years ago" said reader
of the Intermountain Catholic, Il had
been paying rent every month for a
miserable place which the owner would
not improve or MAKE sanitary. | read
in your valuable paNer that it was pos
sible for any ordinary mechanic or la
borer TO secure his own home. l had
a lot, but to erect a building was an
tnsolvable problem. consulted friends,
who would simply say 1T was impossi-
BILE for me to build Your advertise
ment of how any person could secure
his home led me to inquire. ! applied
10 the Salt Lake Security & Trust Co,
who make buildings loans a speciality
] was asked to bring my plans and l0ca-
ton of lot. I did so. My proposition was
accepted, and within four months l was
in my home. / paid more a month than
] agreed to pay, and now own my
home in less than five years" Man.
best policy is to get rid of paying rent.
II is a constant drain in his earnings.
Our loans for building purposes ex-
ceeded five hundred thousand dollars.
This year applications are far in excess.
Call and see US. You will save rent and
soon be the proud possessor of your
own home.
SALT LAKE SECURITY & TRUST
COMPANY.
80 PIP. Main Street
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
st. Mary's Notes

Societies are an essential element of
school life. They are the bone and fiber
of every institution, for the life, spirit
and enthusiasm Of the students are uni
ted, and by this means shown to best
advantage. A practical demonstration
of this truth was given on Monday at
the distribution of the students weekly
class averages by the members of the
Mother-Tongue Society. Extempore
speeches by the graduates proved that
they are mastering the art of converse
ton and that they realize that the Ian
guage one uses stamps her Immediately
as a person of education and refinement,
or the reverse. Pleasing conversations
alists are not born. The art of express
ing ones self with ease and freedom is
acquired by hard study and assiduous
application. 1t must have been graf
ification to the young ladies, as it was
a pleasure to the listeners, to note their
constant progress along these social
lines.
The mem bers of the second prepara-
tory class INDUCED in bit of warfare
known in academic circles as a com
petition" in United States history be-
tween the boarders and day scholars,
captained respectively by the Misses E.
Paddock and II. HILL Great enthusiasm
was displayed on both sides but the vic
tory was finally scored by the boarders
However, the day scholars are deter
mined to renew the contest at an early
date, in the hope of winning.
X K x
To Mrs. Lilly Ferguson-Dunyon, one
of ST. Mary's most loyal daughters. are
rendered expression of sincere and pray
erful sympathy in the deep sorrow over
the loss of her little daughter Virginia,
in whose death earth has become linked
to heaven. May Christ, the CONSIDER.
comfort the bereaved hearts of her
grief-stricken parents.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Power of PRAYER.

AT the 10 o'clock mass on Sunday st.
Patrick's congregation enjoyed an ex-
ceptiOnally fine sermon on Prayer"
The beautiful Illustration of the power
of perseverant prayer afforded in the
life of st. Monica drew tears from
many eyes when the reverend speaker
touchingly alluded to the Monicas of the
dear Emerald Isle, who in daily prayer
to heaven demand to know where is
my SOM" the son who learned from
his mothers lips to know and love his
Creator and who promised on Bonded
knees, before quitting the sacred soil,
to remember his duty to God and his
Church forever
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
The Cost of Smoke.

In an address before the American
Civic association Herbert NJ. Wilson,
chief engineer in the United States geo
logical survey, places the annual dam
age and waste by smoke in the United
States at S500000,00O in the large cities
alone, or about Sc to each man, woman
and child of the population.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
ANNUAL CONCERT.
To Be Given March 1900 Children
to Appear.

The annual benefit concert Of ST.
AIMS orphanage will be given at the
Salt Lake theatre, March IL. Three
hundred children viii appear in songs,
drills and dances. Fifty of the children
taking part will be from st. AIMS or
phanage. This annual event is q most
important one for the children, and an
audience that taxes the capacity of the
theatre always greets the little per
formers, some of whom are only 3 years
old. The children will be assisted by
the choir Of st. Mary's cathedral, with
Mrs. Corinne Hammer and Miss Alice
Farrell, soloists.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Non-cathoIic Generosity.

1t is announced that Lord Strath-
coma has donated $1,000 towards the ex-
penses of the Eucharistic congress, to
be held in Montreal next September,
when several of the highest lignitaries
of the Catholic church viii be present
This is one of several donations Cor
Catholic purposes made by Lord Strath-
coma, who is not q Catholic.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
to Rome and Genoa, July

At Rome, we carry out the wish of
the board of directors of the knights
/ of Columbus to thank His Holiness for
his blessing and plenary indulgence
obtained for the members of the order.
AT Genoa, we will have a grand cele-
bration and banquet to do honor to Co.
lumbus.
We will have our own specially char
tered steamship, and in our tour of Eu-
rope our own special railroad trains
If you contemplate a trip to Europe
next year, it will be decidedly to your
advantage to write McGrane's Catholic
Tours, sos Fifth Ave-, New York City,
for rate, testimonials and other infor-
nation relating to knights of Column
bus Pilgrimages.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
INTERAOUNTNN CATHOLIC
80! Salt Lake Security g. Trust Bldg.
Bell Phone 4135.
PATRoNlzE OUR ADVERTISERS.

% We direct attention of our read {
% ers to the list of our patrons.
% Those who advertise in The Inter- &
@ mountain Catholic are the most 6
O substantial and reliable merchants, {
@ business and professional men in &
% the community. Readers in ad-
% joining states can safely write to G
@ any of the firms or business men (:
o whose cards appear ia this paper. &
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
OBITUARY..

VIII Nelson, son of Colonel and Mrs.
William Nelson, died in New Orleans
Tuesday. The boy, who was raised in
Salt Lake, will be missed by his many
friends, who extend deepest sympathy
to the afflicted parents and sisters of
the deceased.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
EUREKA, UTAH.
Requiem M IS.
Special CORRESPONDENCE

Especial Correspondence
Last Sunday being the anniversary of
the death of Rev. Patrick O'Donahue,
former pastor, a requiem mass for the
repose of his soul was said on Monday
at o'clock. Another mass for the same
intention will be said at the same hour
on Saturday, February &c.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
go Investments

If you have surplus money,
yielding less than 6 per cent, or
if you want to be perfectly sure
that your money is safe, you will
find that the SECURED GER
TIFICATES issued by this in
stitution fully meet every re-
quirement of a safe and profit
able investment.
improved and productive real
estate with a conservative value
in excess of the obligation is
pledged for the security of these
certificates and the payment of
both principal and interest is
guaranteed by the 100000 cap
ital and surplus of this com
pany.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Wherein They Differ.

Her-When a man starts TO talk he
never stops to think
Him-And when a woman starts she
never thinks to stop.
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The basis of our business is quick
work and quality.
CENTURY PRINTING CO.,
55-57 and 571k Postoffice Place, Great
Salt Lake CitY.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Proud Possessor Of His Own Home.

Lace Curtains Laundered. Work
guaranteed. Bel phone 1857: Ind. 1928
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

A man likes giggling girl about as
well as he does crying baby.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

zion's Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Transacts a general trust business and
pays per cent interest on savings de-
posts. Joseph t. Smith, president;
Anthem H. Lund, vice president; o. c..
Beebe, cashier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-18

tree that the movement to uncover the old house
and erect lasting monument to the defenders
of the country who fell there has received such
an impetus.
Mr.. Higgins, who, although of Irish extraction,
is an ardent American patriot, was touched by
the survival of the old willow and looked upon 1t
a mute appeal to those now living to remember
the men who fought and died that the country
might become free forever. His attention was
called to the spot by book written by Miss Fra
in which she gives the history of the old Stone
first called to the house by painting executed
by Louis CRUDE in 1876 at the order of George An
derson her granduncle. Miss Frazer spent her
girlhood at the home of her uncle, Thomas Easton
of Newport. R. l., to whom the painting had been
sent, and she took great interest in the picture
and the story attached to 1t.
At dinner given recently by the Prospect
Heights Citizens association at which Mayor
Gaynor who is a neighbor, was present, Mr.. Hig
his appeal for the restoration Of the old Stone
house and the conservation of the plot
rounding 1t to the memory of the revolutionary
heroes who fell there.
He said it a patriotic shame that the his
toric spot should have been neglected so long
Mayor Gaynor, Borough President Steers and 9TH
officials who were at the dinner let 1t be known
that they were in favor of the restoration Of the
old Stone house. and the board of estimate Is ex
pected to make an appropriation for the purpose
In the near future.
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Where Men Fought and Fell

Miss Frazer who is very modest about her con-
nection with the matter told reporter how she
came'to discover the site Of the old Stone house
After much research" said she. Il found a
bronze tablet that had been erected many years
ago the front of the two-story brick house that
stands at the corner Of Fifth avenue and Third
street. 1t was almost hidden by grime and in
the shadow OF the a." 1t contains this inscrip-
ton under picture of battle field:
Here on the 9th of August, 1776. $50 out
of 400 brave Maryland soldiers under the
command OF Lord Stirling were killed in
combat with British troops under Lord Corn
wallis"
81 found that the old Stone house around which
the battle fought and which was also called
the Cortelyou house, had been buried under 16
feet of earth. nobody knowing that 1t was famous
rs years before the battle of Long island was
fought in and around 1t. 1t was built in 1899 by
Nicholas vechte. Dutch colonst and in 1890 it
passed to the Cortelyous, the price being $12500.
In 1876 the Litchfelds. who now own it, bought
the property from the Cortelyous. 1t stood on the
banks Of brook emptying into Gowanus creek
Is or 20 feet below the present street level, and
was famous as the largest and most substantial
house on Long island at the time.
The spot became city dumping ground, and
In 1s4S only the upper part of It visible Some
one took away the iron brace that supported the
roof and the roof fell in Gradually it was COW
cred up entirely. but believe that when It Is
unearthed the lower portion Of the house win be
found In good state Of preservation"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-18

Spurred by the efforts of Miss Georgia Frazer
a descendant of an old revolutionary family, and
Charles NJ. Higgins, wealthy manufacturer of
Prospect Park West. Brooklyn. the city authori-
ties are taking steps to acquire for the erection
of a suitable monument and a children's play
ground the plot OF ground covering two city blocks
on which part of the battle Of Long island was
fought in the Revolutionary war August q.
1875. The plot Is located between Third and
Fifth streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues.
Brooklyn, and there now only about ten
houses the entire plot, which Is owned by the
Litchfieli estate The rest of the land is vacant.
Directly behind the row of houses in Fifth ave-
nue., between Third and Fourth streets, stands an
old willow tree. marking the site of the old Stone
house at Gowanus, where an important engage
ment between the British and Americans
fought The Americans. although inferior in num-
bers, disodged the British troops from the old
Stone house. which used fort, and as
result Washington was able to cross the East
river with his army, thus saving the patriots from
utter humiliation and virtually deciding the
try's fate.
The old Stone house of Gowanus is not visible
and very few of the present generation know
anything about it. The plot where it stands was
very low--much lower than the surrounding
paces--and 1t became dumping ground AS
result the historic house has been buried by 16
feet of earth. willow tree which stood at the
entrance to the old house was also buried but
frcm its branches rose another willow tree
which is still standing and It is because Of this
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-18

golf links The courses in the vicinity of Beverly
include some of the finest and also some OF the
most difficult in the country and the chief magis-
trate's summer program calls for three or four
hours of golf every day. He will not lack for
worthy partners and opponents either. His espe'
cial chum Jack" Hammond and w. J. Boardman,
have cottages nearby; his brother c. P. Taft of
Cincinnati. also a golfer, has leased cottage on
North shore, to be near his brother this summer.
and he will also have with him Capt Archibald
Butt who In addition to serving as the presidents
military aide likewise always be drafted for a
golf game. Next to golf the president takes delight
in motoring on the magnificent roads of the North
shore-perhaps the finest in America. Several of
the White House automobiles are transferred to
Beverly and these place the president within easy
reach of three or four different golf courses.
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leaders so that summer capital quickly
springs into existence a setting for sumner
White House"
However, all misgivings to the contrary, Mrs.
Taft enabled to enjoy a thoroughly quiet and
restfu summer at Beverly, and this program will
be repeated this season. for the health Of the
first lady of the land continues anything but
bust. The Taft cottage being located a point
of land and surrounded by water on three sides.
Is well located with reference to quiet, and also
for the securing of the breezes which have
proven Mrs. Taft's best tonic. On the land side
the house is located only about hundred yards
from trolley line but it is well screened by trees.
and the fact that the cottage may be approached
by land from only one direction makes 1t COM
paratively simple matter for the secret service
men to intercept unwelcome callers.
President Taft has planned for the summer Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-18
A SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE.
Hardships of Army Life Brought On .
Severe Case of Kidney Trouble.

H. N. Camp, 1856
Delaware St., Den
yer. Colo, says: dur
ing the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, / contract
ed a severe kidney
trouble. After re-
turning home, I was
under a physicians
care for months, but
grew gradually worse.
Finally I got so bad
l could not hold the
urine at all. l also
had intense suffer
ing from back pains.
Doan's Kidney Pills
m a g improvement
from the first, and
soon I was well and
strong"
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