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The Irish standard., 1895-08-24
as to often test the capacity Of the sacred
edifce. Many persons are said to have
been miraculously restored to health as.
aresult of these pilgrimages. J
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.
The Atlanta Exposition Will Not Be.
Forgotten by the Women of Min
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The Atlanta Exposition Will Not Be
Forgotten by the Women of Min
nesOta. s,ss.
Mrs. L. P. Hunt, Of Mankato; Mrs. H.
F. Brown and Mrs. F. C. Barrows, of Min
neapolis, the board appointed by Gov.
Clough to represent Minnesota at the At
lanta exposition, are very busy women
these days. Preparations for giving the
North Star state prominenceat the coming
event are going on rapidly, and in day
or two the Minnesota display will be ship
ped to the far South. These enterprising
and loyal ladies are determined that the
state shall be fully represented and that
her industries, in so far as showing what
women can do, shall be held up as an OBJ
ject lesson to the world. Hence, the la
dies will send to Atlanta a very suitable
exhibition. The exhibit will leave Min
neapolis tomorrow, or, rather, a portion Of
it will.
. Mrs. Barrows was struck with clever
idea the other day, and 1t will be put into
immediate execution. The women send
ing the prize exhibits TO the forthcoming
state fair will be asked to loan their ex-
hibits for further display at the Atlanta
exposition, and it is expected there will be
a liberal response. Minnesota is grand
agricultural state, and from the immense
farms come some of the choicest farm,
dairy and kitchen products of the world.
The ladies of the Minnesota board want to
show thespeople of the South what can be
accomplished in the Northwest, and this
display, if secured. will be placed in the
agricultural department at the Atlanta
fair. Fr.5
The balance of the exhibit will be
placed in the women's building. Much
of the finer exhibit sent by the women Of
Minnesota to the Worlds Fair, and after
ward returned to the state, was burned
In the fire which destroyed the Universe
ty Coliseum building. Hence the women
are deprived of valuable exhibit which
might have been sent to Atlanta intact.
However, a very creditable show will be
made ais it is, considering the small ap-
preparation made by the legislature for
the purpose. The ladies will send sam
pies of Minnesota art, pottery, china
painting, leather work, etc. A magnifi-
cent banner made by Miss E'ielde, sister to
the celebrated sculptor, will be sent, also
the prize window designed by Duluth
lady, and exhibited at the Columbian Ex-
hibition. Miss McKinstry, Minnesota
artist of sonic note, will be represented
through several of her finest paintings
One of the members of the board will
be constantly at the fair, the ladies going
in rotation. Mrs. Hunt will accompany
the exhibit to Atlanta, and after seeing it.
properly placed, will remain for a period
to welcome the Minnesota visitors and to
represent the state. After her return,
Mrs. Brown will 60, to be succeeded by
Mrs. Barrows and the others as often as
necessary. In this manner Minnesota
will have a lady representative at the ex-
position Sduring it's period Of existence,
which is about four months.
The Irish standard., 1895-08-24
DEATH OF THOMAS 4. F0GARTY
A Highly Respected Citizen of MUIR
dock Passes Away at an Early Age
(Special to the Irish Standard

(Special to the irish SCahuaIu.l
M,irdock. Mimi, Aug. 20. At l ::3g Eli
sdav afternoon. Thomas A. Fogarty, post
master at this place. died at his new
residence just finished only a few weeks.
Mr. t,ogarty had not been feeling well
for some few years past, although ne
tried to be cheerful and never snow any
signs of that slow sickness, Brights dis
ease. He was born about the year 1888
on a farm and received a fair common
school education. Was married In Jazz
uary. 1889, and leaves sorroWful Wife
and six children to mourn his sad death.
He was OF an excellent, kind and social
disposition, loved by neighbors and made
friends of all acquaintances. His loss
will be deeply deplored, especially in
Murdoch, where his business gave en-
ploynent to many hands and his indus
try afforded source of living to farmers.
The deceased was buried Sunday In the
Catholic cemetery at Delnaff, Father r.
J. OConnor officiating. Over one hun
dred and twenty-five teams formed the
funeral procession, one Of the largest
ever seen in Swift county. Mr.. Fogarty
Was Democrat in politics, and filling
the office as postmaster for, the second
term under President Cleveland. He was
a sober, Industrious and respectable cit
izen, and his enemies are unknown. he
carried about s., 900 insurance, $4,000 In
the Northwestern and $1,000 In the
Bankers.
The afflicted wife and fatherless chill
sdren have the sympathy Of all in their
deep sorrow and loss, ...Y5l
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in America, and was we'll received then
and on his occasional visits threafter.

in America, and was we'll received then
and on his occasional visits thereafter.
# Mr.. Mccarthy is one Of the most pro-
life writer's of our generation. He has
written as much and on as many y5subjects
as any living man, leaving his daily pot
boiling at newspaper work entirely out
Of consideration. His literary activity
began over forty years ago. He is the
author, either alone or in coll Elaboration
with Mrs. Campbell -Praed, Of 4 sixteen
novels, the best known being Maid Of
Athens" and RED Diamonds" " Besides
these he has published a volume Of critic
al essays, History of the Four
Georges a ''Life of Sir Robert Peel" a
short history called "The- Epoch of Re
form" and an account of "Prohibitory
Legislation in the United States. His
chief work, though, and the one which
now supports his reputation, is A Eilsto-
ry Of Our Own Times Some one has
said truly that the most difficult thing IN
the world to find is a competent record OF
the events of the last thirty years.. MI.
Mccarthy, by an inspiration, went to
work on a history which should Include
the reign of Queen Victoria up TO date.
He produced work invaluable for present
needs. Although the style may be too
rapid and sketchy for history, the lnfor-
nation at times inaccurate, the perspec-
tive lacking, "a History Of. Our Own
Times" remains the only popular book OF
It's kind in existence. It haa an enor-
nous sale in America ~
ACTIVE AS A POLITICIAN.
While performing all this literary and
historical work Mr. Mccarthy continued
in the service Of the press and enjoyed
activity in politics. In 1879, under the
patronage Of Mr.. .Parnell, he was elected
to parliament from Longford. Later he
was elected for Derry. In 1892 he was
beaten for Derry, but returned. for North
Longford. He is now the member for
the latter constituency. He was vice
president of the party and was elected
president on THE overthrow OF Parnell.
He remains neutra! in the fights forever
going on between Dillon and O'Brien on
the one Inland and Healy and his follow
ing on the other. .el
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FIRE ladies WORK.
Record of the Department for the Last
Six Months.

The report of the fire department for
the first six months of the year has been
completed by Secretary Snyder and gives
in detail the work OF the department for
that length Of time. From Jan. to June
30 there we're 335 alarms turned in, as
compared with $40 for the corresponding
period of the previous year. The total
amount of property involved in fires Tor
the six months was $4,134,43O and the
actual loss was s2SS, S,12o.33. The insur-
ance paid was $247 .6S4.12. None OF these
figures include tine Mcdonald FIRE, the loss,
etc, On which has not yet been adjusted
The expenditure Of the department Tor
the six months, including che deficit Of
$1,000 carried over from last year, was
s176,924.74, leaving a balance OF Sla3,-
O75.26 TO maintain the department tor She
balance of 1895. In going to fires or calls
the apparatus has Travelled a distance OF
2.94S miles. A total time Of 2,5l7 nours
and 80 minutes has been put In by mem
hers working at fires, and Al miles OF nose
have been laid.
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with Nelson Van Kirk and Peter Me-
Geogh for two years, and afterward with

with Nelson Van kirk and Peter NC
Geogh for two years, and afterWard with
John Plankinton 35ss Il ~
In 1876 John Cudahy came to Chicago
from Milwaukee. He formed a connec-s
tion with e. d. Chapin, brother law
of F. D. Armour, and they established a
packing house at the stock yards, the,
firm being Chapin & Cudahy. Cudahy
attended to the packing g-house and Chap
in looked after the trading on change.
The firm continued in business for about
five years, and on Mr.. Chapin's retire
ment his partner formed a connection
with J. G. Steever and built up a big.
commission business, particularly in pro-
visions, under the firm name OF Cudahy
& Steever This was in 1881. Later he
branched out as packer under his own
name, and also speculated heavily in
connection with Sydney A. Kent, N. B.
Ream and Nat s. Jones, the quartet be-
ing known as the 'big FOUR They were
unusually successful for several years
Upon the retirement Of Mr.. Kent, Ream,
Cudahy and G. j. Singer became asso-
ciated as the '.big, three" Kent and
Singer have practically retired. from ac-a
tive business. Mr.. Ream is only an oc-:
casional speculator, and Cudahy now OPP
crates by himself.
AS speculator he has hardly an equal.
He operates largely on. his opinion and is
very close student Of conditions. When
he is right he trades heavily and is the
largest commission payer on the board.
His packing house at the stock yards was
sold four years ago to the English synd:-
cate known as the International Packing
company About three years ago he.
turned his attention to new fields in the
packing business and secured control of
the largest packing house in Louisville
and also the stock yards company there.
his Magnolia brand of hams being known
throughout the South. He also has a big
plant at Nashville, the Nashville Packing
company. He is firm believer in the fu-
ture of the south as a packing and distrib-
uting point for provisions, as the farmeiA
there are devoting more attention TO hogs
and corn and are gradually improving
their condition. Besides his southern in
terests he has packing house at Fort
Madison, Iowa, and also one in MilWau-.
kee. He is easily approached on business
matters, and readily grasps the important
points of everything going on. Every one
who has ever done business with him can-
not help but admire his frank methods,
and those who know him seldom stop to
argue with him when he says No.
He takes great pride in his family, and
besides his home on Michigan boulevard,
near Thirty-third street, he has summer
residence in Macinac. He married a
daughter Of John O'Neill. a Chicago pio
neer. and has four children, two girls and
two boys. s
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The Case Was Not Postponed.

cate in a.scase to which, not feeling him
self sufficiently prepared to plead, he
was very desirous OF obtaining. q post
ponement Fortunately, or unfortunate
ly, as the result proved, he had a lively
imagination, and quickly formed a plan
which he was sure would be successful
Rising, with his handkerchiefto his eyes,
he addressed the court in great appar-
e1it emotion: May it please the court,
I have Just heard of the dangerous i'll
ness OF my venerable mother, who Is
lying at the point of death. In such cir
cumstances, much as regret protracttng
an already heightened session, must
request that this case be postponed. My
feelings are So powerfully agitated that
I should be unable to do Justice in the
case, feeling, as do, that my proper
place Is at the bedside OF my mother
The pathetic appeal was completely sue
cessful. A feeling Of earnest sympathy
for the afflicted counsel filled all hearts,
and the jurors, though anxious to return
to their families, were not suficiently
bard of heart to wish to have the busi-
Hess of the court proceed at such an ex-
pense Of personal feeling on the part Of
a dutiful son The Tjl1dg dge, who was a
tender hearted man, had risen, and was;
about to grant the request of the counsel,
when the deep hush was broken by q,
shrill voice which proceeded from g lady
in a quaker bonnet, j, who was bending
over the railing of the gallery was
the muther5of the eloquent counsel, who
50 far from being at the pol nts death
come, nj thout her Sons sknOw Owledge, TO
Hear him plead ii mot Eirn6thsl.,,
al;o. rjaiff,efi III, as COffI I{S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
The Thannafrone.

The thaumatrope is new scientific
toy demonstrating the falling of drop
of water. The disc is first pasted upon a
piece of cardboard and cut round about
half an inch from the black line Then
all the black and white vertical Sits are
cut out carefully with a sharp knife.
and hole is made through the white
center.
The back is glued upon a wooden spool
so that the hollow center of the spool is
exactly concentric with the disc
a short stick with button on one end
is run through both the disc and the
spool. Holding the stick with the left
hand, the disc is made to rotate rapidly
by pulling a string wound partially on
the spool. Standing in front of mirror
and looking at the image in it through
the Sits of the revolving disc. falling
and splashing will be seen. To make it
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
AlkaInids Of Cacti.

Before the Physiological Society. Ber-
lin, Prof L. Levin gave an account of
some experiments made with an aka
loid obtained from North Mexican
cactus called "Peyotl," 1t is well known
that this plant has an Intoxicating ac-
ton, and in large doses produces sleep
and state of nervous excitement ac-
companied by a so-called power of
prophesying," similarly attributed to
the sulphurous exhalations of the tenn
pie at Delphi Small doses of the aka
loid when given to frogs produced tie
tanic cramps and a much increased re-
flex irritability. analogous to strych-
nine: but with this difference. that by
carefully apportiouing the dose the eff
fects were permanent for several days.
Similar results were obtained with rab-
bits. and Prof Levin regarded the new
alkaloid as specially adapted to further
the study of the nature of tetanus. In
rabbits it was noticed that during each
paroxysm of cramps. the blood vessels
Of the ears were widely distended. The
speaker had also found alkaloids with
powerful actions in many species of Gao
tus hitherto regarded as harmless by
hotanists. notably one closely resem-
tlipfr fst4raYk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
Costly Poultry House.

A poultry establishment costing over
IS, 600 has just been completed at Up
lands. the country place of Mr.. Robert
Garrett. The buildings were all con-
structed under the direct supervision of
Mrs Robert Garrett, who, like many
ladies in this country and in England,
has become interested in poultry cult
ure.
The poultry house is all under one
roof, and is over $50 feet long. 1t has
three turret towers, one at each end
and one in the center. One of the
towers will be used for choice fowls, a
pigeon loft being in the second story.
The feed will be kept in the other end
tower. A reception room, we'll fur
nished and equipped with a library Of
poultry literature occupies the first
story of the centre tower. the second
story being the bedroom of the pOul-
try keeper. On the right OF the center
tower are accommodations for brooding
1000 "broilers" at one time. Brood
ers" are devices for providing warmth
for artificially Matched chickens, ar
ranged so that the chickens may run in
and out at will There are also out
side yards in which the chickens may
exercise and obtain fresh air. Com
partments for brooding pens of thor
oughbred poultry stock are on the left
of the center tower. The house is con-
strncted of wood and the floors are all
of cement.
A heavy brick ornamented structure
for the incubators is in the rear of the
poultry house. AS 5000 as the young
chicks are we'll dried after emerging
from the eggs they are taken from the
incubator and in lots of 100 are put in
the brooder apartments.
A building especially arranged for
fattening, killing and dressing poul-
try is connected with the establish
ment. Ducks and turkeys have a-sep-
arate house in the rear of the main
building.-Baltimor Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
rro,ectiou Against Fire.

In buildings where the use of WOOD IS
necessary, new method is employed
to insure greater safety against fires
For the best effects in this direction
green wood is taken and has the sap
exhausted by powerful vacuum pumps,
then into the empty cells iire-proof
chemical is forced at very high pres
sure. The wood. being soft and porous
becomes charged with this chemical.
It is then allowed to dry, when il be-
comes extremely hard and durable, IL
is in this state almost fire-proof. at least
IL will not blaze at ALL but, under great
heat, VIII merely char and erumble. IL
is. in addition, almost proof against the
attacks of insects. This last is an inn
portant item. as in some old buildings
the wood is absolutely honeycombed BY
borers The process recommended might
be made comparatively inexpensive II
carried on on a large scale. Certainly,
in all houses 1t is highly important that
there be some portion at least that is
proof against fire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04

In their capacity for turning out the
iron and steel monsters which have
supplanted our old ships. the royal
dockyards seem to be continually inn
proving of late. The record has been
altogether eclipsed by the speed which
has been manifested in the building Of
the battle ship Majestic. 1t Vas laid
down on Feb. 5, 1894, and floated out
this week, says the St. James Budget
The drawing will give an idea of her
appearance when she is put in commits
sion. Her principal guns are four in
number, each weighing fifty tons and
built on the new method of coiling fiat
steel wire on a steel barrel. Two of
these are seen near the bows of the
ship, mounted in a low barbette and
covered by an armor-plated hood which
reyolves with them. The other. two are
aft. The four guns which are seen pro-
truding from the side and the others
at the corners Of the structure above.
and are duplicated on the further and
unseen side Of the vessel. are of six
inch bore, and are constructed on the
rapid-firing principle The ammunition
is put up ia brass cases. and the gun
is so fitted that II can be fired by an eN-
pert crew from FIVE to seven times
minute. AS each projectile fired weighs
100 pounds and is capable of penetrating
several inches of armor some idea of
their powers may be formed Above
these, en- the upper deck, are sixteen
twelve-pounder quick-firlng guns,
twelve Of which are on the broadsides.
and covered by a steel shelter-deck, and
the remaining four in the upper stories
of the scperstructures below the
bridges. There are in addition. large
number OF small three FOUNDER rapid
firing guns, many Of which are carried
aloft in the four "fghting' tops. The
Majestic will also have five tubes for
the Whitehead FISH" torpedo. A strong
steel belt. nine inches thick. protects
the sides and incloses the barbettes.
which are built Of fourteen-inch armor.
a thick arched steel deck, sloping up
from the lower edge Of the armor belt,
serves as an additional protection to
her vitals In length the Majestic is
As feet. and has breadth OF 20 feet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
Dated March %. 1895.

NoTIcE To CREDITORS of JOHN DUNCAN,
IN deceased.
state Of wisconsin. Grant County, So. County
Cont in and for said County
In the matter Of the estate of John Duncan,
deceased.
Letters testameDtary in said matter having be IN
issued 10 annie NJ. Duncan on motion of CLARK
q Taylor, her attorneys, II is ordered that from
this date until, and including the twenty-third
day of September A d. 1895 be. and the same here
by IS allowed and limited for the creditors of the
said John Duncan deceased, to exhibit and pre-
seht TO this Court their claims and demands
against said deceased for examination and
allowance; that such claims and demands will
be received by said Court, at the Court House, in
The city of Lancaster, in said County, at each
term thereof within said time. and said Court
VIII examine and adjust the same, at the special
terms thereof TO be begun and held at said
Court House. on the fourth Tuesdays OF June and
aeptember A. ID 1895 and notice of all which shall
be given. by the publication OF this order, under
the above caption, for four successive weeks in
the Grant County Herald, weekly newspaper
published at the city of Lancaster in said County
the first such publication to be viii hin fifteen
days from this date.
BY the Court.
GEO. b. CARTER,
County Judge
Dated March 10Th, 1885 7-4J
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04

method hastens development and that
grain will ripen earlier and more evenly
and Is more likely TO be free from insect
pests He declares that his potatoes
have very little disease and few para
sites, and that his sugar beets are not
only free from all the maladies that
these vegetables are heir to. but that in
size they are immense and in quality
Radishes grown under
electric influences attained a length of
seventeen inches and over five inches in
diameter. while a carrot Of five pounds
in weight had a diameter Of eleven
inches. The grade of these vegetables
was of the very highest. showing that
great size was not, as is frequently the
case, secured at a sacrifice Of quality
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-04
The Future of the Earth al

The Future OF the Eartn ana OF MAN.
One of the most immediate effects of
the progress of sidereal evolution is the
impoverishment of the fluid reservoirs
that surround the plan Such dis
covery is, of course, very threatening
for us, and ii may be asked whether our
oceans and our atmosphere are rich
enough to answer the needs of the rocks
that will consolidate hereafter. 1t is
easy to make calculation on this
point. The crust of the earth is at pres
ent so thin that hens egg has rela
lively thicker walls than our globe. If
we suppose the consolidation pushed to
it's center, such a consolidation would
require many times the amount of wa
ter which all our seas can furnish. Our
satellite the moon. which, by reason
of its smaller volume. has reached the
advanced degrees of refr ;eration much
more quickly than the earth, is now
precisely at that phase in which all that
was absorbable is engulfed in the voids
of its crust The day will come. then,
when the earth. after having lost it's
atmosphere and its oceans after hav-
ing had enormous riffs opened all over
its surface, will be broken into meteoric
fragments. Long before this time, all
living beings. and especially human be-
ings. deprived of the conditions neces-
sary fe7 Sistence. will have been eXtin-
guisht