The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-05-20
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The chaplain Of the Senate 81 Nevada
has been accused Of plagiarism. One Of
the members complained that the good
man introduced in his remarks the other
day, word for word, ideas the senator.
had heard expressed at a funeral two
years ago. Inquiry showed that it was
the Lords prayer that the senator had
reference to.
Last Thursday was Catholic women's
day at the worlds fair. Miss Mary J
Onahan, Of Chicago, read paper on
"Women in Philanthrophy;" Eleanor G.
Donnelly, of Philadelphia, sister Of Igna-
titus Donnelly, read a poem entitled 1.-THE
Catholic Wife and Mother" Other
speakers were Ellen Ford, Of the New
York Freeman's Journal, and Miss Carey,
of New York.
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A London Tory organ says that there
are no more loyal subjects of the Grown,
no better citizens, and, on the whole, no
body of persons more cultivated, intell-
gent and respectable than the English
Catholics. They include many able and
distinguished men in various walks OF
literature and science, and their social
prestige is particularly high. The Eng
lish Catholics are more anti-Irish than
the English Professionals.
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Mr.. William Shaw, who led the Home
Rulers in the House of Commons short
time before Mr.. Parnell, was in the lobby
Of the House recently. Since he left
parliament Mr.. Shaw has taken no active
part in politics, but he is an exceedingly
interested onlooker. He lives perman-
emily in London, and may be seen daily
at the National Liberal Club of which he
IS member. Mr.. T. M. Healy may DO
dining at one table, and Mr.. Shaw at
another, but they never speak. In fact,
Mr.. Shaw never speaks to any one.
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When Spencer had finished his famous
poem 1.-THE Fairie Queen" he carried it to
the Earl of Southampton, the great
patron of the poets of that day. The
manuscript being sent up to the earl he
read a few pages, and then ordered his
servant to give the writer twenty pounds.
Reading on, he cried, "Carry that man
another twenty pounds Proceeding
further, he exclaimed, "Give him twenty
pounds more" But at length he lost all
patience, and said, "Go, turn that fellow
out of the house; for, if I read further; I
shall be ruined"
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John w. Mackay, who was recently
shot by w. A. Rippey, was attended by
two physicians, DR.. J. W. Keeney and
DR.. r. B. Morse. One or both of them
paid him numerous visits every day while
his condition was serious. Now that
Mr.. Mackay has recovered the doctors
have made out their bills. DR.. Keeney
wants $500, and DR.. Morse values bis
services at $4,000 Mr.. Mackay has in
dignantly refused to pay the bills until
they are scaled down. DR.. Keeney has
been Mr.. Mackay's family physician, but
he is not eminent as surgeon, SO DIR.
Morse was called in to cut the bullet ont
of Mr.. Mackay's back.
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Rev. Charles Kuhlman, ex-business
manager of the Church Progress, the
priest who was suspended from his pas
toral functions by Bishop Ryan of Alton,
ILL.,, on secret charges, has returned to
st. Louis from Rome, whore he went to
plead his case, He has been reinstated
as priest, but he will not return to Al
ton. Bishop Ryan has issued circular
letter to his clergy telling them that
Father kaufman does not return to
America as conquering hero but as
penitent and punished priest, and that
he has served a penitential lmprison-
ment of two months in one of the Roman
monasteries before returning to America
There are 10000 children in Detroit
who are receiving instruction in other
than the public schools of that city, thus
saving the municipality, as Father
Dempsey of the cathedral there pointed
out in recent address on the subject,
about $265, 1000 annually. Az the cost Of
education in the Catholic schools does
not exceed in any instance IS per capita
annually, while that in the public
schools is $23, Father Dempsey claimed
that Catholics saved money in sending
their children to the parish schools, even
if they are taxed for the support of the
public ones, since putting the 1900 puz
pills above referred to in the public
schools would entail on the Detroit
Catholics, who form halt the city's popu:
lation, an additional tax Of about $685..
GOO, much more than they now pay for
the support Of their own schools. {.
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