The Irish standard., 1893-03-04
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Among the many progressive measures
iinaugurated by Mr.. Gladstone's admins
tration 10 scheme for teaching the ele-
Iments Of pohtlcs in all scholastic ipstitu-
tions controlled or supervised BY the
government. Hitherto this branch Of
education has been neglected in the
primary schools of Great Britain.
In recent defense Of the Jesuits from
the v1rulent attacks OF an Oraage grand
master named Neild, the learned Cardi-
nal Moran, Of Sydney, New South Wales,
quoted from the noted anti Catholic
writer, DIR. Littledale, as follows: "Prob-
ably no body of men in the world has
been SO free from reproach of discredit-
able members, or has kept up an equally
high average level of intelligence and
conduct than the Jesuits."
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DR.. William Howard Russell, better
known as "Bull Run Russell, the war
correspondent of the London Times, is q
County Dublin man and graduate of
aOld Trinity, Heis still hale and hearty
at the age of II. The venerable journal
list has received princely pay at various
times in his career. He saw only tho
first battle of our civil war, because the
eympathies of the Times were not with
the North, and he found his position
very delicate.
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Mr.. Butler, of Iowa, has introduced in
the housegf representatives at Washing
ton billf,Go establish truer figure of
American constitutional liberty which
provides that after July 4 next, the god
dess of liberty shall be represented by
young woman of full stature, with mature
development and proportion, wearing
high laced boots, reaching midway be-
tween the ankle and the knee; hose
reaching to the thigh; short skirts reach
ing downward to point just above the
knee; close fitting bodice and sleeves to
the elbow; and cap moulded from a
blue pansy bud. She is to bear for arms,
at her left hip, in place and lightly sus-
pended over her right shoulder. pen
with q holder extended and on her
breast, instead of shield, an American
ballot in black and white.
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One of the most interesting exhibits Of :,
the Worlds Fair will be the Irish village
erected under the patronage and at the
expense of Lady Aberdeen, who is at
present making tour through the south
of Ireland and collecting curioaities to
ship to Chicago. The estimated cost OF
building this miniature village is about
$4,000. 1t will be constructed for the
most part of wood, faced with plaster.
One of the cottages will be an exact rep
resentation Of the cloister Of Muckross
Abbey; another will be a perfect imita-
tion of Barney castle and in it's wall will
be fac simile of the famous stone which
can be touched with the tongue to obtain
eloquence as if 1t were the genuine stone.
An interesting feature of the Irish exhibit
will be six Kerry COWS, and genuine Irish
milk and butter can be had by the visit
ors at moderate rate. The village will
be completed by the first Of April, and
every one going to the Worlds Fair will
not omit to visit it.
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Prot. David l.. Kiehle, superintendent
of public instruction in Minnesota, has
been recently elected president of tho
national association of school superin-
tendents This is q deserved compliment
to Prof. Kiehle who ranks high as an
educator not only in his own state but
outside it's borders. That he ls recognized
as one of the foremost educators in the
country is evidenced by the honor con-
ferred on him by his associates in elect
ing him to the highest Office in their gift.
Prof. Kiehle is Presbyterian clergyman
who has never obtruded his religious
views into educational affairs while at the
head of the public schools in this state
for the past twelve years. During the
on the Faribault plan in which
Superintendent Kiehle prominently
figured, he carefully avoided using any
language which might irritate the feel
ings Of citizens Of any religious denomin-
alton. During his incumbency of tho
office he holds, he has made no discrimin-
alton between Catholics and Professionals
but has treated county superintendent
and teachers with perfect impartiality
It is with pleasure that THE IR1sH
STANDARD congratulates Prof. Kiehle
upon his reappointment by Gov. Nelson
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The illustrated American says that
Bourke Cochran's utterances are only the
platitudes OF an ambitious amateur. the
prosings of q penny-a-liner, when COM
pared with the oratorical efforts Of Car