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Show CHEYENNE'S CATHEDRAL. The dedication of the new cathedral at Cheyenne Chey-enne took place last Sunday, with all the solemn pomp of the Catholic liturgy. III. Itev. .1. .1. Keanc one of the youngest, but most zealous and arduous workers in the American church, deserves praise for his great success in bringing his cathedral to a finish. In 18S7 Cheyenne was created into a diocese, dio-cese, with Rt. Rev. Maurice F. FJurkc. now bihop of St. Joseph, as its first bishop, lit. IIcv. Thomas M. Lenihan succeeded Bishop Burke in 1S97. lie died in December. 1901. The following year Rt. Rev. J. J. Keane was appointed. During the six years of his episcopal administration he has ac- ' complished wonders. Nor arc his zealous Jabor confined to his own diocese. He has given a serie-of serie-of .lectures to non-Catholics in eastern dioceses The press has cp,ken highly of his logical discourses dis-courses and the favorable impressions left on the minds of his hearers. Last Sunday's grand cere- mony was the culmination of a triumphant march j I in his episcopal administration. May he live long 1 f to enjoy the fruit? of his labor. The Intermoun- I tain Catholic extends greetings and good wishes ! to the Catholics of the diocese of Cheyenne, and especially to Rt. Rev. J. J. Keane. D. D. Some member of the legislature can gain ever- I lasting fame and the blessings of many people by 'i introducing a measure to prohibit the use of the phonograph within twenty rods of an inhabited dwelling. A decrease in the brewery output is noted, but the number of shode?3 children is not given. Probably Prob-ably works in inverse ratio. He flatters who speaks Avell of his neighbors; he compliments who speaks well of us. Speaking of physical training, the pugilist may be said to be a striking example of its value. Xo. dear, gargoyle is not a product of the Standard. Anybody who has ever been up against "stone fence" knows what is meant when it was reported that congress was as solid as a rock against a measure meas-ure to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors in the District of Columbia. Scientists tell us that earthquakes can be fore- j told, but all of them seem to lack gentlemanlincs.s ! to tell the people about them beforehand. j ' Prominent scientist says we can eat all the ben- j zoate we.-want to without harm; Dr. Wiley says not. Take your choice but fight shy of the other T harmless ingredients in the catsup bottle, ye dys- K peptics. Maybe we would have had this kind of weather anyhow, so don't give the groundhog more credit U than you do the weather bureau. 1, An increase in immigration is reported, but the number of idle freight cars doesn't decrease very rapidly. In the interest of economy, it might be well to H dig up. root and branch, a few political plum trees. More legislative bills get the ax than are dig- j nified by passage and thus become acts. j The pay rolls of American railroads are said to : aggregate a billion dollars a year. By all means. J let us cripple the roads by hostile legislation in or- ! der to reduce this expense! Andrew Carnegie is reported to have said that poor men are happiest. He ought to have no trou- ble in joining tho ranks of the happiest. Plenty I others willing to be made miserable. I ; What's the matter with the limelight? Can't some one find its steady glow to keep up the gaiety j of the nation J , ' I m m , r When a fellow thinks he is some pumpkins, all that h needed to get him over it is a small-sized' lemon. i t A pessimist is a fellow who. looking at the seed ( catalogue, recalls the. scrawny products of his gar- den last summer. The prudent man thinks he is getting a few dollars ahead in the struggle with the high cost of I living, when he discovers that the coal pile is get- I ting low. I It is said that $12,000,000 is spent on fireworks j( j for an average Fourth of July celebration. That ! sounds sane enough for the manufacturers of the ! things, no doubt " , I i I j |