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The Irish standard., 1888-05-12

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London in search OF food and shelter.
Spying something shining in the mud,
she picked it up. 1t was silver rosar.v'
with a bright silver crucitix. I'll sell
this said Jane, and buy two pennys-
worth of bread and secure nights
lodging at Aunty Grants To dispose
of her treasure, she looked around for
a jewelry store. Having found one but
roorl lighted, she entered it. e
woman in black kindly asked her what
she wanted. will you buy this asked
Jane, showing the rosary. The woman
took it respectfully, and, glancing at
the poor beggar, said to her: My child,
do you know what this is p 1T is sill
yer,' said Jane. sThat is not what I
ask you. Do you know the meaning of
these beads chained together in such
order? DO you know what that figure
on the cross represents p What do l
know replied Jane, Poor child =
said the pious woman. You do not
know that this man is Jesus the Son Of
Gcd, who died on the cross for our SAL
vation, and that these beads, divided
into groups Of ten. recall Christ's birth,
life, death and resurrection, and that
on each bead is repeated the angels
message from Heaven to the Virgin
Mary, which announced TO her the in
carnation CT the Divine World = mo;
no one has eyer spoken to me about
such things You do not, then, know
Jesus, our good Saviour, nor Mary, His
Mother, the Mother Of all men, the re-
fuge of poor sinners, the help of the
needy and the consolation of the affllct-
ed! You do not know that Jesus, the
blessed Son of Mary. saved us from
hell and opened heaven to us = NO.
replied Jane, Y know nothing about
all these things. l am only poor little
reprobate.' God forbid i exclaimed
the good woman. Then examining
the poor beggar more closely, her heart
was moved to pity her misery. She
asked her: Have you any parents ? any
home?' No; my father died in the
woods far from here. aid my mother
died in the poor house. How I ever
got to London, ] do not know; but
what do know is, that / wish I were
at the bottom of the Thames, for there
I would no longer suffer hunger and
cold' sPoor child, wouldn't you like
me to bring you to place where you
will no longer suffer hunger or cold,
and where you will be taught to serve
God and praise the Virgin Mary?' "A
place where 1 shall suffer no hunger
and cold Why, that will be in Heay-
EMP Not yet, my child, but it will be
on the road leading to Heaven The
following September one OF the inmates
of the asylum of the Good Shepherd re-
ceived the sacrament Of baptism. It
was Jane. Her JOY and fervor moved
all the beholders to tears. Her god
mother was the pious woman who had
been the kind instrument Of the divine
mercy in her behalf.
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12
uphold higher prices, while in reality he
doesn't pay them and is allowed priv
ileges not accorded to the Others

doesn't pay them and is allowed priv
ileges not accorded to the others.
The curse of the peasantry of ireland
has been the land-grabber. The man
who under the circumstances mentioned
encourages the landlord to evict, by
holding himself in readiness to take the
farm from which his neighbor is evicted
lsa asocial monster and should be treated
as such. The land has been made what
it is in most instances by the labor and
reclamations OF the tenant. and evic.
tions have monthly taken place without
a farthing Of compensation for gener-
ations Of toll; in fact it has heretofore
been the habit of landlords to tax the
tenant for his improvements and as fre.
quentlY as they were made, so often was
the rent raised This much concerning
the situation with reference to the land
lord and tenant question.
Being further interrogated Mr.. Gall-
non continued: The people haYe no
confidence in the law as administered
in Ireland; thev have no voice in the
selection of their own judicial officers,
and the island is ruled and ruined by a
government created bureau in Dublin
Castle. The government appoints all
the judges and all the magistrates. and
their chief function is to register the
DEGREES Of that bureau. To-day they
permit newspapers in the national in
terests to be published. but they sent
ence the newsdeals, and vender to long
imprisonment for selling them. They
say they are not opposed to free speech,
but they suppress public meetings by
the aid of police and soldiers and I'M
prison the participant is and shoot down
persons assembled to hear grievances OF
the people discussed. English Cath
olics obtained their full measure Of civil
and religious freedom by and through
the agitation of O'Connell, but the
aspirations Of the Irish people in the
same direction have not now or never
had bitterer or more unscrnpnlous
opponents than the representatives of
the leading Catholic families Of Eng
land, They have 50 long accustomed
themselves to look upon the Irish as an
inferior and undeserving race, that
they are ever ready to resist any i'm
proyement in their condition that does
not bring some positive advantage to
themselves. The Irish people are ell
gagged in an agitation which has for its
chief objects practical independence in
the form of Home Rule, and tn ir eman-
cipation from the restrictions upon their
trade and their energies which now fet-
ter them, and to live i'll peace, harmony
and equality with all their neighbors
protesting any and no religious belief,
neither desiring an ascendency for
themselves nor permitting it in others.
With the educational advantages Of
recent years and the splendid training
of the National League they occupy
vantage ground, and in the language Of
Friar OLeary sthey understand their
rights and duties as patriots and Christ
ians, and to them the Crescent On the
top of the Saracen turban or the tiara
on the head Of the Pope are equally OBJ
noxious when they nod against liberty"
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12
THE LITTLE MISSIONARY.

Some years ago missionary visited
the islands of Fernando-Po and Amban.
On his arrival he was greatly surprised
to discover at a short distance inland a
rudely constructed cross surrounded by
a crowd of negro children, among whom
was white boy, OF about ten years Of
age. The children was reciting the
rosary aloud in Spanish. On perceiving
the priest, the little white by joyfully
exciaimed IN priest! q priest!'' The
missionary haying drawn near, asked
him to bring him to the dwelling OF his
parents. My parents are not here,
said the boy. L have been shipwrecked
and tho negroes here have kindly re-
ceiyed me. Mindful of mothers teach
ing, I haven failed to recite the rosary
every day. AS had no statue of the
Blessed Virgin and did not know how
to make one have made this cross and
daily come here to recite my prayers
NV playmates come with me, and have
tried to teach them the Hail Mary,
that we may say the beads together.
The missionary having asked him how
long he had been in that island, received
this reply; L can't tell, but it must be a
long long time; for when am away
frem my parents the time seems so long
to me- The boy then led the Father to
the hut of the negroes with whom he
dwelt. These good people received the
priest with great respect. The follow
ing day the missionary in presence OF
several families presided at the recita-
ton of the rosary and began his labors
by preaching to them. Then, going
from family to family, he soon succeeded
in establishing under the protection OF
the Queen of the Rosary fervent con-
qregation, which continued to increase
daily, especially after the arrival Of
other missionaries. One of these re-
turning some time ago to Spain, took
the little boy with him to the place
where resided his parents, who also had
escaped shipwreck and returned to
Spain. On finding them, the good boy
had the happiness Of relating to them
among his other adventures, che Blessed
Virgins goodness toward him, and the
prodigies effected by the Rosary in the
country where he had dwelt.
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12

D. P. Callagban, of Graceville, has
closed his meat market.
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12

The human heart has to do as much
work in twenty-four hours as ma
machine would to lift 125 tons of iron.
The following pensions were issued
to Minnesotians Monday: Original in
valid, Charles Lettan dead, St Paul;
reissue, Prescott Newman, Elk Rlver.
Original, widows, ETC., Henriette,
widow OF Charles Lettan. ST. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12

fantry, commanding the post OF Fort
Abraham Lincoln, Oak, has been des-
ignated by the secretary of war to visit
the camp of instruction of the Illinois
national guard, at Camp Lincoln, near
Springfield, ILL.,, from June 2 to July
80, 1888, to inspect the troops which
may assemble there during that period.
WISCONSIN,.
]. M. Nolan, q prominent citizen OF
Ashland, and q member Of Division
No. /, A. O. H., Of that city, is now
travelling for the Roger and Baxter
Cigar Co., OF Chicago. Mr.. Nolan is a
thorough business man--in a word he
IS q hustler. Gentlema,iY and court
eous with those he comes in contact,
he has certainly all the qualifications
that so to make q tiEst-class salesman.
He is deserving Of unqualified success.
The Irish standard., 1888-05-12
POOR JANE.

one cold winters evening il. 1888 Lt' g
jane, q roor beggar girl, clot he'd IN n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
DI.4MoND-corEnED ROOFS.

A wise man, says Sturgeon, can see
wisdom in everything, and can find in
struction in the most commonplace OBJ
;jects. Few persons would think of
looking for fresh knowledge in the SIM
pie backing of boot; but it is never
theless most interesting subject.
Did it ever occur to you," said
chemist, what remarkable and
unique process the blackingo of ABBOTT is?
You see, we smear the boot with aprep-
:aration of bone-black, which is entirely
devoid Of luster; and then, by the fric-
.tion of a dry brush, make it shine like
the sun. There is not another process
like this anywhere in the arts, so far as
Il know, and 1 never read anywhere any
scientific explanation of the process. I
have a theory Of my own, however,
which I will give you for what it is
worth.
The key Of the mystery lies in the
fact that diamond is nothing more than
'crystallized carbon. The backing is
little more than carbon paste, and the
friction Of a hair-brush, being one of the
most efficient methods of generating
electricity, has the effect of crystalliziIA
the carbon of the blacking. As soon as
this is done, the boot is covered with
millions of infinitely small diamonds,
and, of course, begin to shine, as mass
of diamonds would OF course this is
not perfect explanation of the phe-
nomenon. What part the other ingre-
dents of the backing play, and, es-
pecially, why it is that the backing
must be moistened, cannot tell; per-
haps some one else can. But I feel
pretty sure that the bootblacks are en-
gagged in turning backing into dia-
monds."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
A VERY soc1As1E KING.

The visit to Paris of M. Constans,
Governor General of the French Colo
MES in the far East, has led to much
discussion about the gambling system
which is in vogue out there, says the
Paris correspondent to the London Tel
eg'aph. The favorite play of the An
NANTES and Cambodians is called that
OF the "Thirty-six Animals" and it is
said that King Norodom has realized
out OF it nice little sum Of f20, 900 in
the space of two years.
One firm has the monopoly of the
Far Eastern Paa'i-na,.t,,el, general lot
terry, which is never controlled, and is,
as matter of fact, connived by the au-
thorities.
!, Men go forth for three months in the
year calling on the natives to stake their
money on the animals" which are re-
ally painted or sculptured figures of
lions, tigers, elephants, crocodiles, or
buftaloes, each representing a piast,'e.
or about four shillings.
The animal" that has been backed
the most heavily is always bound to
win, and an official goes through the
villages with its head on q stick. The
winner receives thirty-four times the
value of his bet.
Another popular game is the "Ba-
couan," which is played night and day.
"a croetpter has before him square
tablet, with the first four numbers of
the enumeration table at it's corners.
: Under cup he places lot Of little
brass coins, and the "punter" then Sc
lects his number. The croa.pier with
draws the cup and counts the brass
coins in tours.
Ii there are forty-one Of them, No. 1
gains; if forty-two, the winning figure
is two, and so on.
/; This game is popular not only among
the natives, but among the French Of
ficers and soldiers. Attempts have
been made to put it down, but to no
purpose.
The most inveterate "Bacouan"
player is that merry monarch King Nor
odiom himself, who takes hand with
his meanest subjects in the streets and
invariably fleeces them.
When His Majesty loses he SO far for
gets his dignity as to divest himself of
all his clothes, including his shirt, to
dance about the streets, and to demean
himself generally like a veritable King
of the Cannibal Islands.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
THE WY 10 GET BIG WAGES.

1t is very common for young men, l
think, to determine the quality Of their
work by the prices which they are paid
for it. I only get, says such a one, So
a week, and am sure that 1 am giving
SIS worth of service. II my employer
wants more let him pay more; if he
wants better, let him give better wages.
This is q specious reasoning, but it is
false. and it is destructive to the best
work, and therefore to the best man
hood. No man can afford to do any
thing less well than his best. He who
always strives to do his best work, in
the very process OF striving, will grow
better. Not only he will grow more
and more skillful in that particular
workmanship, but he will he better
equipped for workmanship. This is an
absolutely universal law. 1t is the alb
solutely universal road to promotion.
The man who is careful to give moth
ina more than he gets rarely gets more
than he gives. The man who works for
his own sake, who puts the best part OF
himself into every blow that he strikes,
who mixes all his work with brains and
conscience, who studies to render the
largest possible service regardless OF
tba compensation which it brings,
~. nv later will find his way on and
IN The world learns his worth. Ed
chn1lQ4
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12

Democratic principles in accord with his
environment, Triplet perhaps would be
justified in amusing aristocratic tastes
and tendencies; for he is of a rare
ereed, and his ancestors have won envi-
able distinction at dog shows.
Added to these natural advantages, is
an academical education acquired at.
Summers kennels, Dorchester, Mass.
where he graduated well-trained to the.
gun. 'sDogs of Noted Ameri-
ca'es," by Gertrude Tan Il. Wickhan,,
AZ st. Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
THOMAS B4ILEl- lLDR1cH.s DOG.

THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH'S DOG.
OF course, an animal of such rare
attainments lives in Boston, and fur
thermore, he assists in editing the 44tld1l-
tic Monthly!
Lest the latter statement lead to in
justice, and Triplet he held responsible
for all the dogmas expounded in that
highly respectable magazine, let me
hasten to explain that his connection
with the atlantic, though most honored
and intimate, is somewhat limited.
His duties. performed with great reg
ularity and decorum, are self-appointed
and self-taught. Indeed, regarded
solely as dog OF letters, he would be
considered truly self-made dog.
He watches for the postman, receives
the mail. and carries it promptly and
safely to the library of his master, who
is Thomas Bailey Aldrich, poet and au-
thor, and editor OF the atlantic
MontAM. In view Of this fact there
may be foundation for the rumor that
Triplet is the medium between his mas
ter and the waste.paper basket; that by
q mutual understanding the dog singles
out rejected manuscript at glance, and
gently drops it where it belongs
Triplet, as his name suggests, is one
of trio Of playmates, his two compan-
ions being Mr.. Aldrich's twin sons; and
probably it is safe to say that one-third
# all the fun and frolic, one-third of all
the noise and mischief, sure to occur in
house sheltering two boys and dog,
is made by the beautiful, petted Irish
setter.
So much OF q child is he himself, that
he requires warm, comfortable bed
every night; he brings it down from an
upper room, and sleeps with his head
high on pillow.
Although, trust, a dog Of strictly
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
THE K1TTEN.
BY A. ". BEL1Aw.

,;mpson Green 1hate like smoke-
was arter tho same gal.
Az, night in a crowd he spoke:
mar was Zeb, an Cy, an Al.
Grows" SEE he. ave got . joke
on Uziah-Pilkin's Sal
Gin him the mitteu.
How he heard it don't know.
Then they turned their lafs on mo.
.Bovs," SEE 1, What Sim said's so.s
He was tickled could see.
.sim n wuz both her beau.
Let me tell you JUS how she
Gin me the mitten.
.We wuz thar in one o. them swinse
At the picnic, sat'day week;
Seemed as if we went on wings
Back II forruds like streak. :.
TO my arm she up n clings
With han tibet saw peek
Through q silk lnitten.
Couldn't believe that it wuz ma.
WIZ sure tibet she wuz her.
They quit pushin' us, yit we, We
Went furder II more fur,
jus like flynn it seemed to he.
An my heart all ov a stir
With at han n mitten,
s'Sal.' sed, 'ef could ny
This-a-way through life with yuu
nd never wat to die.
Tell me now, IN tell mo true,
Which you love mos, Sim or II
Pinch that arm ontil it's blue
With that han in tn lnitten,s
but she didn't squeeze, n SEE:
One o. you I'd like fus' trate,
But like the other bes';
'Ziah, let me tell you the straight,
Hopin' it won't Spite yer res.
I've been thinkin much o late
Tot you the mitteal.
.Well, you bet did feel cheap,
N 1 wisht the rope 'ud break.
Then thought how Sim nd leapi
Yes, the nitten you mus take
Sal sed. Something else to keep
With it goes The hand, by Jake,
Was in the naitten!'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
WHAT SMOKING DOES FoR Bors.

A medical man, struck with the large
number Of boys under fifteen years of
age whom he observed smoking, was
led to inquire into the effect the habit
had upon the general health. He took
for his purpose thirty-eight, aged from
nine to fifteen, and carefully examined
them. In twenty-seven he discovered
injurious traces Of the habit. In
twenty-five there We're various disorders
Of the circulation and digestion, palpi-
tation of the heart, and a more OF less
taste for strong drinks. In twelve there
We're frequent bleedings OF the nose,
ten had disturbed sleep, and twelve had
slight liberation Of the mucous MEM
brane of the mouth, which disappeared
on ceasing the use Of tobacco for some
days. The doctor treated them all for
weakness, but with little effect, until the
smoking was discontinued, when health
and strength We're restored.-British
Medical Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12

Dosr thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that's the stuff life is
made OF.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
NO USE ron HER.

She was a poor creature with a weird
look on her face and threadbare shawl
thrown over her shoulders. She went
to the office Of the bank president and
asked:
Don't you want to hire scrub wo-
nan, sir?'
"'Tha-a-anks, no, drawled the presi-
dent. There's no work for you-or for
me either. The cashier has cleaned out
the bank SO thoroughly that we are
going to give up biz.-Ha,pea's Ba:ag.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12

DIR. NJ. W. TAYLOR, an English
physician, has convinced himself that
d;phtheria has it's origin in common
mould fungi, which he thinks must ac-
unire virulent properties under special
conditions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12

One touch Of baseball makes the
whole finger half.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-12
IN .4yAIL4BLE MN.

Let me see You a moment, said the
Governor of Kentucky, spotting man
in the street and drawing him aside.
!"Your name is Gribble, I believer"
Eyes, sir"
well, Mr.. Gribble, 1 have decided
to appoint you as State Treasurer.
"Why, Governor, you astonish me.
You certainly do not know my record.
Don't you know that was tried some
time ago for stealing q horse and that
narrowly escaped the penitentiary"
Il know all about that, Mr.. Gribble.
I know your record"
Then why do you wish to appoint
me?"
Because no one has called you
honest. Ny dear Gribble, mans
downfall dates from the time Honest
Bill, OF Honest Dick, OF Honest any
thing else is thrust upon him. The
thief deceives no one, Mr.. Gribble. 1t
is the man who pritles himself upon his
honesty that leaves the treasury of a
State as limp as a dish-rag. must APP
point you, sir. "--4rh:a7esa,c T,ureler.
IT is estimated that there are 65,OOO,-
900 people living in the United States
to-day. Think of this interesting fact
for about fifteen minutes, and you will
.ealize just how much the nation will
mourn when you make up your mind to
die.
One touch Of baseball makes the
,,,1o1o @socor 1,o7f
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07

atancc. The reptile in question lay on our
desk for hours. and was aftcrward nailed
on the front door as = living. or rather . d.
funct, rebukc to the ironical messages Of
sympathy which arrived from all parts Of
she city. TVS was surely bad enough, but
when our exchanges take up the cry and
dare to hint as to press conventions. singu-
Jar condolences, etc. it is high time for us
10 get md.
We have, therefore. got mad. We fail to
see how, beyond tho fact that it is some
what unusual for u snake to venture into .
newspaper Office. this matter in any wa
concerns our contemporaries. Had it been
. mosquito, or a hornet, or . common.
ordinary wasp, we should never have been
troubled. As it is, VIC are q prosecuted por-
Son, and henceforth the smile of incredulity
ewaits our report of any out.of-the-way &C.
e%urrences that may transpire in our sane
tum. On Il recent social occasion Dur
modest and strictly veracious reference to
Q famous hunt wherein we contrived to
chase u fox up 4 live oak tree was actually
received with palpablc and inuendous hesi-
fancy.
Under these notifying conditions we
hereby give notice that stories of birds,
beasts, insects. fishes or other creatures
will be religiously excluded from our COL
umns whenever their authenticity depends
in any degree whatsoever Upon the ipse sidit
Of any member of our staff. A polar bear,
q tarantula or a bOa-constric:Or may roam
or pr0wl at leisure through our Office, but
an unjust public will never know of it I'M
til the funeral cards are sent out. VIC are
dumb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-07
The Cradle Of Liberty.

The Buffalo Courier says: A Buffalonian
of Massachusetts birth has been in some
distress of mind over the proper pronun-
citation Of the name of the Boston hall,
which served as the Cradle Of Liberty. In
her native State she had never heard 1t
called any thing bst Fan-u-il Hall, but in
Buffalo a few. persons who prided them
selves OH doing the correct thing when they
know it called it in her presence Funnel
Hall. Under the impression that DR..
Holmes employs the latter pronunciation in
n of his poems, she wrote q little note
to the beloved autOera:, begging for infor-
nation. Promptly cam the following re-
ply, penned, unfortunately. in the hand Of
o secretary:
Some folks-Tancu.l.
Old folnS-EunIei.