The Irish standard., 1894-09-15
PASSED In REVIEW.

/ Americans are fast becoming q greaa
beer drinking race. Germany leads the.
list for last year, with 1902, ,132,O74 gal
Ions; England il second, having con-
summed l,l65. 10000 gallons, an average.
| OF 30 gallons to each inhabitant. onlv-
three gallons less than Germany: while
this country has made away with more
than 9 billion gallons, or 16 gallons q
head.
The famous musical composers have.
taken hint from their literary brethren.
and are securing an advance magazine
publication for their compositions just
as the authors publish their novels in
serial form. The Ladies' Home Journal.
which was practically the first magazine
to offer this outlet to composers Of re-
pute, finds ell the musical men raliyipo
to it, Sir Arthur Sullivan announcing
that the new song which he has just fin-
ished will be published in that magazine.
PATHS veteran conductor, Arditi, has
given his new waltz to the Journal, while
Reginald de Koven's new song goes also
to the same periodical. Strauss has sent
his new waltz to the editor, Sousa new
march, and Mascagni, Of "Cavalleria
Rusticana" fame, is writing piano score.
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Mr.. Gladstone has recently referred in
private letters to the improvement Of his
general health, his eyesight and his hear
ing, and has spoken as il he might soon
resume public speaking. These utter
ancee have encouraged the hope in some
quarters that he might return to Parlia-
ment where the Liberals would receive
him with enthusiasm. Sir William Har--
court, Chancellor Of Excheqher and
leader Of the House Of Commons, started
on the 2lst for long tour of the Oontin-
ent. Possibly he will not appear again
at the head Of the Liberal Commissioners.
When Parliament reassembles in the
MIDDLE Of January another will probably
be found in his place, for the long-exist--
ing breach between him and Lord Rose
berry has Of late widened fast, it is said.
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Richard w. Thompson, familiarly
known as S'OId Dick Thompson, who
was Secretary Of the Navy under Hayes,
has written book entitled Footprints
OF the Jesuits." It's pages are burdened
with second hand lies about the members
OF the famous order, says s'The Catholic
News, of New York. The book shows
Mr. Thompson to be both ignorant and
bigoted, apparently he knows as much
about the Jesuits as he did about man.
of-War, before he was made Secretary of
the Navy. A contemporary says it is
told OF him that when Secretary OF the
Navy he once paid visit to real man
of-war, and gazing down an open hatch
way, exclaimed in genuine Hoosler
amazement, "Blest if the thing amt
hollerp "Old Dick is queer dick, to
be sure.
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well-known anti-clerical Belgian
newspaper called Etoire Beige published
some time ago a series of odious articles
against the Dominican Fathers of Gbent.
accusing one Of them of unlawful ap-
preparation and violating the sigillum,
and all the others Of breaking tkeir VOWS.
These infamous attacks were copied with
great glee by number of other goddess
journals. The matter, of course, could,
not rest unnoticed, so the forty-four
friars forming the community took legal
proceedings. The case was tried by the
Civil Tribunal of Ghent, which in a
scathing judgment, declared the articles
In question defamatory, emlnently iniur-
ious and inspired by a perfdious lnten-
ton. A copy of the Judgment was or
dered to be published On two consecutive
days 10 the offending papers, AMI the,
fathers were empowered to insert the
Judgment in five other papers at their
cholce, the expenses, not to exceed 1.5OO
francs, to be paid BY the defendants.
Should these fail to pay the money, they
were to be arrested. The judgment has
mad an excellent effect, although In truth
IT may be said the punishment vas
scarcely equal to the offense Why
wouldn't dose of similar medicine be
beneficial to the a. p. A. in this country
They are evidently suffering from a
severe attack Of anti Catholic bile. A
Judgment of $1,000 or $4,000 for de-
ramation might cure them. Diagnose
the case some one.
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Among the visitors to the "Hibernian',
Office during this week was Rev. r. r.
Kervick, Of Pipestone, Mimi, who ID the
secretary Of the "A. o. Ell. for that State.
says the Philadelphia Hibernian. He
said that after the impetus given to the
order by the Omaha convention he had
strong hopes OF big reaction setting ia
favorable to the organization in Minne-
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