The Irish standard., 1889-08-03

! Reports from various parts Of Dakot,
show an improved condition Of crop
over last week, although in some placer
there has been some very hot days since
the rain and some damage reported
! In the Pembina regions there were hare
rains last week, with occasioned streak'
of hail. doing some damage. On thu
Missouri slope the rains of the pas
week insure at least half crop Of small
grain. but big yield of corn and pota
toes. Corn is looking we'll and some o.
the farmers are happy to think thai
they put in so much of it.
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The Catholic Columbian very proper
ly suggested some time ago, that thu
Rev. Augustin Tolton, of Quincy, ILL.,.
the only colored Catholic priest il
America, be sent to the Internationa
Anti-SlaverY Conference at Lucerne
Switzerland, next month. It later asked
ten dollar contributions to q
$500 fund to pay Father lotions ex'
penses while abroad, generously open.
ing the list Itself. We are pleased to
note that the first response comes from
New ENGLAND. The Sacred Heart Re.
view, of Cambridge, Mass, sent $40,
and offered $50 if needed.
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Gen. Thomas R0sser OF Charlottes'
vile, Va, takes serious exceptions to
the way the newspapers of the North
treated his Maryland speech. He says
they mlsquoted him, and had him say
something very different from what he
did say. Whenever man makes a
mistake on the public platform he al
ways makes the correction by blaming
the reporters. The General knows we'll
that reporters are as anxious to report
speeches as delivered, as he or any
other speaker is, to please his audie zee
and that whenever be makes a mistake
,, he should be man enough to admit it
and not blame the poor reporters.
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Catholic Telegraph: The distinguish
ed Catholic signer of American indie
pendence was Charles Carroll, Of Car
rolton. He studied at the College Of
St. Omer for six years; thence he went
to Rheims, where he graduated with
the highest honors of the College Louis
LIE Grand at the age of IL years. He
was one of the most enthusiastic sup
porters, renowned for his great wealth
and beloved for his generosity. Whilst
affixing his name one of the bystanders
remarked: "The1e go mlllions!' and
like the others, by that signature he
pledged his life, his fortunes and his
sacred honor. He was the last survivor
of the signers.
The Dublin Express says that the
surplus of the Parnell indemnity fund
exceeds $500, 600. 1t says further that
accounts show, that only 100000 have
been used for legal expenses, and that
the remainder cannot be legally dis
tributed among evicted tenants and
ought therefore be returned to the sub
scribers to the fund. How generous
the Express is. 1t seems to be COM
pletely wrapped ND in the interest of
the subscribers, but takes little to do,
and says less about the evlcted tenants.
In fact it would not allow a penny OF
this money to go to the starving ones
on the roadside. Those who subscribed
to that fund are glad to know that there
is surplus, and they expect the trus-
tees to make the best use possible of It.
They do not want the money returned,
but put where 1t will do the most good.
The Minnesota State Agricultural
Society has issued it's first annual pro-
spectus of the condition of the crops.
The series of letters sent out by the
society in June to the farmers of the
state, asking for definite information
as to crops, land and property con-
ditions in the different counties OF the
state, have been returned with singu-
larry voluminious mass of valuable in
formation. Particularly is this true as
relates to the crops statistics of the
country, and on which the respondents
to the inquiries have given most full
replies. The letters of inquiry as sent
out by President Bushnell and Secre-
tary Denny, contain question which
asks for a full statement as to the
ordinary" yield per acre of wheat,
corn, oats, barley, fax, potatoes and
other cereals. The number of replies
received from each county to date,
covers 43 counties of the state, or more
than hall. From these reports the in
formation is cleaned that the central
portion of the state is fair 10 have an
average of Is bushels per acre; while
portions of the northwest and south
west will pull this down to within 10
and IL.