The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-03
AN IRISH CENTENARIAN.

] and abundant harvest.
AN IRISH CENTEEARIAN.
The following is both interesting and
instructive "Bernard Mullen (bettei
known as Brisn Rtbbert) died on the 23d
inst. at Foremass. Tyrone, Ireland, at the
| wonderful age of l0S years. He was twice
married, and had twenty -one children
| fourteen by the fret and seven by the sec
ond wife. He was hardworking and
industrious man through life, and was in
! posse ssion of all his faculties to the last.
In fact, till within few days of his death,
he might have been seen attending to the
usual details of farm life, with all the vi
vacity of yonth. He was a farmer, and it
was matter of notoriety that be was able
to take double the quantity of produce
from his land than any of the neighboring
farmers could gather. His temper was the
most geoial-in fact, it is not known that
be ever had q dispute with neighbor in
his life. His habits were temperate, and
he was never known to indulge in what is
usually known as "excess." Stout, hale
and hearty, be was by no means giant.
Still "ive feet three" could and did rise at
five a. m. and, as has been indicated, could
work "world's work" for a century without
intemperance in either meat OF drink. His
father who died thirty eight years since,
lived to over the age of 100 years. He
was twice married, and by both marriages
had twenty-four children, the last two
being the only daughters. We can see, in
the facts we have stated, a strong argument
against those who think IrishmCn are
either short-lived or easily conquered
Examiner. New wcastle- on Tyne, sept. q.
There are several ways of showing the
contrast between the criminahty of Eng
land aud the crininslity of ireland, and
the Howard Association has its own way.
In document recently issued by that
body it is pointed out that IN at the thirty
eight county and borough jaiis in Ireland
there are under 5000 prisoners-that is,
fewer than find shelter in the two English
jsils of Goliath. fields and Wakefield Of
course, the object of the Howard Associa
ton in bringing out this important fact
was not at all to protect the Irish national
character from the slanders and libele
heaped upon 1t by the Baitish and their
press-it only wants to have the number
Of Irish jails diminished; but, all the
same, it has done Us O service, especially
seeing that it speaks to an audience which
patriotic Irishmon have bat little chance
of ever addressing.
Scotch opinion as to the primary cause
of the concession to Irish Catholic feeling
contained in the intermediate Education
Act comedies with Irish and English opin
ion. The EeotSmdn-surely a competent
exponent of the views of public men north
of the Tweed-censders that the persons
to be thanked or blamed for that measure,
as the case may be, are neither the Gov
ernment ror Mr. Butt, with "his moderate
cnuneels," bnt "Mr. Parrell and the Irish
Obstrnctives These latter were simply
"hought off," it says by the Act, and their
spccers, it thinks, will embolden them to
continue in their peculiar line of conduct
Until buying off CT Obstruction will have
come to COS; TOO mnch. The Scotsman need
not be alarmed. The "Obstructlves" can
at once be stopped, not for one session, but
for all time, by the restoration Of the Irish
Parliament.