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Show Wo. would appreciate a call or letter from our J subscribers once in a while. ' f I it is not so much your gold or silver we covel, 1 but we want you to help us spread the light where I tiio darkness is thickest. I ChrNtain faith is the light of the world; Catho- I lie fiiiih is the salt of, the earth. Would you have I the world without light or the earth without salt i No. Why jK.t, then. cast your drops of oil in tho I lamp, and your groin of salt in the urn. Every llt- tie counts. . J he means are indispensable to the end. The I apo-tlos were the means chosen by Christ to spread f the light of His Gospel in the world. The rpos:cs of the present day choose in turn modern prog.'es- 1 sive means to exjedite their work. One of those I ! means is iho Catholic journal, and of it we may 1 say : "The laborer is worthy of his hire ;" 4 Do not j muzzle ihe mouth of the ox." I 1 J The rourth of July casualties this year were I . less than lhoe of last year. The number of deaths i given as tifty-two. whilst those who were injured reach "JN.17. The loss through fire is estimated at Is $:'!!M'00. Only three cities in Utah are mentioned in the lit of states. In Salt Lake there was no f dentil, but nineteen were reported injured. Ogdcn I bad two deaths ami four injured. Park City had "ii'.' injured. No pecuniary loss through fire was reported jn ilr state. . r . ' : 'J bo politic race for presidential honors is J row started. There are six aspirants for the high office. Swallow and Carroll bad the Prohibit ion- ii-ls ticket. The Social Democratic ticket has Debs iind Handford for thelir leaders. The Populists in I Springfield. 111., and the Socialist Labor party in 1- New York have independent candidates. Chicago and St. Louis have completed the lists of entries. - Cartoons and c -alary will play a prominent part , in reaching the goal. Tie t ween now and November 1 there will be r , piteous appeals for 'a swallow,' I M't f'Ji elect i, . ia. "50sc who hanker for the swnl- I 1""' not t:. t 'e-.-ir vote for the Prohibitionist i candidate. |