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The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
A SILVER SCHEME.
low Gold and Silver. Are Managed in
in Colombia. I

III kOkOnDld.
A dispatch from Colon says:
A syndicate was formed few months
since among the leading merchants of
Panama and Colon to control the silver
currency in circulation on the Isthmus Of
Panama and has been so far successful
enough to seriously affect the Panama
Canal company and in a lesser degree,
the Panama railroad, to their detrinent.
1t has caused reduction in the premium
on gold from 245 per cent to 200 per cent,
and it now looks as If gold would go still
lower in consequence Of the expectation
of large sums to New York. London and
elsewhere, and the locking UP of other
large Sums.
Both the Panama canal and railroad
companies now have trouble to get sufii-
cient Colon bian silver to pay their labor
ers unless they buy it from the syndicate
at the price dictated by it. To circunl-
vent this movement the Panama railroad
lately purchased $4,000 of Colombian
silver in New York, at the market price,
which was about $2.14 for one dollar of
United States gold; and shipped it to
Colon, but before it arrived the syndicate
was Informed of the fact by the able
and proposition was made to the gov
ernor to enforce a law, passed in 1892,
which prohibits the importation of silver
coin of any country less than 900 fine.
This was passed to prevent the importa-
ton and circulation OF Peruvian and
Mexican sales, which ait the time were at
greater discount than the Colombian sill
Yer. The governor refused to allow the
company to land the money, even though
it was the legal currency of the country,
and relief was sought by cabling the ma
tional authorities at Bogata, the capital;
but up to the time of sailing of the YES
sci OH which the coin was shipped no
reply had been received, and it was re-
turned to New York.
If the national authorities uphold the
action of the governor of Panama and
the legal coinage OF the republic is pro-
hibited from being returned to the repub
lie if once exported the syndicate can
make what coin remains in the country
OF equal value Of gold if it so desires.
Abroad, it is controlled by the price of
silver bullion, and at present a dollar Of
Colombian silver is worth about 46lA
cents in United States currency. The
Panama Canal company, which is now
employing about $500 men, who receive
from 80 cents to S1.50 per day, secures lis
silver currency for its monthly pay roll
by selling drafts on Paris, London or
New York, and is at the mercy of the
syndicate unless it adopts gold basis
in payment for labor, or can buy Colon
bian silver in New York or London at the
market value y-..----t
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
(iraceNiIle Wedding.

+ Gracevije, Mimi, Nov. pa very
pretty marriage occurred at St. John s
Catholic Church in Parnen Mimi, at 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, when James
Falley and Miss Josie Finnegan were
united in marriage by Rev. William
Glumper. The ceremony was performed
i'll the presence of a number of invited
guests at a nuptial high mass. The
church was beautifully decorated in honor
of the event. The bride was attended
by Mss Mary Fahey, as bridesmaid, and
Benja1ran Finnegai1 oficjated as best
man. The brides gown was of heliotrope
silk with crystal and pearl trimming,
and her bouquet consistedhof bride;roses
and maiden hair fern. Miss, FaheY Wore
a gown OF fable Franchise silk with span
gle trimming, and carried q bouquet Of
pink roses. Miss Lizzie Donovan played
the wedding march.
Both the bride and groom are widely
known in Traverse county church and So
cial circles and have many friends to wish
them Joy in their welded life.
After the ceremony was performed all
went to The brides home where al sunlptu-
Gus breakfast was prepared. They re-
rceived many presents.
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
A. MANLY MANS Love.
Touching Devotion Of rlcKinley and
His Invalid Wife.

1t is announced in the newspapers that
Gov. Mckinley, at the. earnest solicitation
of his wife, has rented the property in
which they first went to- housekeeping, in
Canton, Ohio, and there will be re-esta5-
lished their domestic altar after the ex-
piration OF the governors present execu-
tive term, says the Kansas City STAR
There is pretty sentiment in this idea
which is worthy of the couple who have
been lovers during all the 2S years of
their married life. When Mckinley
went to Canton from the town of Niles, in
Mahoning county, more than 80 years
ago, his capital consisted mainly of a
very handsome face and figure, ire
proachable character, and rudimentary
knowledge of law. He had his way to
make in the world. He had no money to
speak Of, and competition in the legal
profession was close and sharp.
Mrs. Mckinley, who was at that time
Miss Ida Saxton, was q lovely young girl
and the daughter of very rich man
Her father, who had the reputation OF be+
ing testy, took q. fancy to Mckinley i'm
mediately. He admired his excellent
habits and his staunch Republicanism
Mrs. Mckinley was his eldest daughter
and was very close to him, acting as his
assistant in his bank. An attachment
speedily sprang up between Mckinley and
the beautiful heiress, who had numerous
suitors and admirers. She preferred the
young lawyer from Mahoning county to
them all and bestowed upon him her
hand and her heart, although he had
then neither fortune nor fame to give in
return. -..
They begain life in the house on which
they have now obtained a lease. Their
two children were born to them and died
and there the great happiness of their
young love gloritied every object in that
early home. The sore afiiction of their
bereavement was followed in the case of
Mrs. Mckinley by the loss of health, and
she has been for many years a confirmed
invalid requiring the aid Of a constant
attendant to asst her in getting about.
But, by one of those gracious conpensa-
tons which often smooth the rough places
in LIES journey, she has been cheerful
and even buoyant through it all, happy
beyond the Joy Of most women in her hus-
bands love and proud Of the honors
which he has won Her whole life
has become completely merged in his.
and with the progress of her physical ia.
uiIlitl uei uehOlloA " tub UDJGct w all
her hopes and fondest dreams has in
creased.
This great affection has been ab1nd-
antly reGuited. Gov. Mckinley has never
ceased to be the tender lover to his af-
ficted wife He has abated none Of the
gallantrv which charmed her fancy as. a
girl. Neither the cares of state nor the
claims Of ambition have caused him to
modify in the slightest degree those chiv
alrous attentions which have frightened
the lot Of his invalid wife. He is. all in
all to her, as she is to him, and beyond
ali Of the renown which Gov. Mckinley
has won in public life, or may yet win,
rises the record OF his unfailing tender.
ness to the woman whose love to him has
been more than the fatteG'y Of the world
and the pride Of great political achieve
ments.
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
Nj. +. WALLACE
615 and 5a7 Nicoliet Ave.

Her husband sends to her daily the
portion of food that is to be cooked for
her, himself and the children. When it
is prepared she places it on a. large brass
platter and it is sent to her husband
room. He eats what he wishes. and then
the platter is sent back with what is left
for her and the children. They sit to-
gether on the ground and eat the remain
der, having neither knives, forks nor
spoons.
When she is young she is never allowed
to go anywhere. The little girls are mar
riet' as young as 3 years of age, and
should the boy to whom such child is
married die the next day, she is called
widow, and is from henceforth doomed
to perpetual widowhood: she can never
marry again. AS a widow she must new
er wear any iewelry, never dress her hair,
never sleep on bed-nothing but a piece
at mating spread on brick floor, and
sometimes not even that between her and
the cold bricks: and, no matter how cold
the night might be, she must have no
other covering than the thin garment
she has worn all day.
She must eat but one meal day, and
that of the coarsest kind Of food, and once
in two weeks she must fast "a hours; then
not DIE OF IOOd nor a drop OF water or
medicine must pass her lips, not even if
she were dying. She must never sit
down or speak in the presence Of her
mother-in-law unless comm anhed to do
so. Her food must be cooked and eaten
apart from the other women. She is
disgraced and degraded woman. She
may never even look at any Of the mar
riage ceremonies or festivals. 1t would
1>oo OWL for J,D,, +r =
She may have been a high caste Bra1l-
mimic woman, but on her becoming
widow any, even the lowest servants may
order her to DO what they would not like
to do. No woman in the house must ever
speak one word of love or pity to her, for
it is supposed that If & woman shows the
slightest commiserstion to widow she
will Immediately become a widow her
SELF
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
TO JAIL IN A BLANKET.

1t is not often that the habitats Of the
city police station are treated to the
sight Of a woman, supposedly in her SEN
ses,, answering to her name in condition
bordering on nudity, but Mrs. T. Koch,
Of 243 Anderson street, Los Angeles. pre-
fers that method seemingly to being
clothed Mrs. Koch was brought to the
police station yesterday afternoon in her
night robe. Some time ago the woman
was arrested and fined $50 on conviction
of disturbing the peace. She was given
a certain time in which to pay the fine,
but ignored the order Of the court. Upon
three different occasions Judge Owens
ordered the police to bring her INFO COURT
Yesterday Officer Dyke went to the wo-
claiming she was a very sick woman
The court was not satisfied, and ordered
Officer Dyke to fully Investigate the af-
fair, and, if it was found that she was
tlif1ing with the court, to bring her iii
at all hazards. Dyke in the afternoon
took w his watch and was rewarded by
seeing Mrs. Koch hanging out q, good-
sized washing in her back yard. He made
break for her, but She managed to get
inside the house, tvhsHe she stripped and
went to bed Sine locked the doors, but
Officer Dyke had Ms orders and was
soon inside. She fought like a tigress
and refused to dress, wlleraupon Dyke
and his assistants wrapped a blanket
around her ard brought her in, She now,
occupies one of the Women's cells, but
refuses to dress herself for the court, and
Judge Owens is at sea as7to what to do
with her.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
She Took Her Stand.

One of the anlusing incidents attending
the marriage Of Consuelo Vanderbilt to
the Duke of Marlborough occurred near
St Thomas church. There were fully
5000 women in the crowd which lined
the sidewalks near by and Acting IN
spector Cortright and his 200 men had
their hands full keeping the people back
from the church doors, says the Irish
World.
Madam said the acting inspector,
"you can't stand there"
why can't T." she asked. deiantly.
Because no one else can. We can't
give you any privileges that the others
do not have. So please move on
II won't! ] have perfect right here.
You don't own the sidewalks OF this city, y
was the snappy retort.
Il don't claim to own the sidewalks, -
answered the acting inspector, with per-
feet courtesy. "But don't you think it
would be unfair if we allowed you to
stand here and drive the others away?'
81 don't care what you do with the
others You can't get me away from
here unless you use force And she
stamped her foot. t.-
Then the acting inspectors eyes twink
led.
E'aT De IL lIUL1l lIG, Nldeld1A, liz onLN.
with a low bow, ito use force against a
lady. You may remain here as long as
YOU like. But in order that the rest of
the people may not object to your receiv-
ing special privileges. viii furnish you
With a guard Of honor. Sergeant
The sergeant approached and saluted.
"Brng me ten Of your tallest men,
Ten giants came UP.
caiJ the ''th is
lady is not to be disturbed. Form a tight
circle around her, all facing the lady,
and do not allow anyone to see her.
Tears of rage sprang into the Woman's
eyes.
'You won't dare"---she began: then
she seemed to choke with Indignation.
The men formed in tight, grinning cir
Gle around her. and all gazed at her. She
begged tnem TO go away, she threatened
them. she coaxed.. but not one of them
said q word. Her face, which had become
red as fire. nowsgl.eW white, and in sheer
desperation she attempted to break
through the circle. She might as we'll
have tried to break through q stone wall.
Il want to speak to the captain she
said. fercely. Acting Inspector Cortright
approached her. With eyes that blazed
with fury. the woman Kissed:
sI'lI go away, Let me out and I'll go
away. But you haven't heard the last
Of this.
They allowed her to go and, shame
faced and humiliated, she ran into the
crowd and was lost to view. .
4
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
West Clare the Redmondites worked in

West Clare the Redmondites worked in
defatigably" Mr.. Rochefort Mcguire,
the Irish son-in-law of Lord Peel, ex-
speaker of the British house of commons,
was the Redmondite candidate. Mr.. Ma
guire, writes the correspondent, lis the
only good looking man I have seen
amongst the Redmondites. Faultlessly
dressed, of the average height, with a
we'll knit easy figure, and the unobtrusive
sllave dignity so distinctive of good breed
ing. he looked strangely out Of place i'll
a crowd of red-hot demagogues. He
looks you very frankly in the face, and
there is .not3ya shadow Of unrest In his
full dark eyes, He is so honestly an arts
tocrat-a, gentleman of leisure--that you
wonder why he should think it worth
while to hob-nob with the, village; cor
ner boys, and make stump speeches from
q brake to a little gathering Of women
and children. He looked to far greater
advantage sauntering up and down the
cliff road exchanging friendly greetings
with the golfers"
West Glare. it is already known, re-
jected Mr.. Mcguire and elected Mayor
Jameson, Mr.. Justin McCarthy's candi-
date. The Registers correspondent con-
tinues: The feeling that the Redmondites
were masquerading in Parnell's robes adj
ded some hundreds to Major Jamieson's
majority, but the Parnellite voters them
selves would tell you that 'the people
were turned against Mr.. Mcguire since he
married. that man $ daughter"
THAT man" expressed Sir Robert Peel.
Clare men have very tenacious memoir
les and they have never forgiven Sir
Robert Peel for making the Irish police
a bulwarl1 Of landlordisgn, "Peelers' is
a contemptuous epithet applied to the
Royal Irish constabulary when they come
into friction with the people Parnel!ite
a Glare man might be-, Peeler never.
Thus the eternal feminine bosses even
general elections. Sir Robert Peel: was
Mrs. Rochfort Maguire''s grand fathsr.,. =.
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
Catholic Republics.

The ignorant enemies Of the Catholic
church reiterate the accusation that II is
opposed to republican institutions: These
charges are false. The church is hostile
to no lawful form of government. What
ever suits the people suit it. /; It's business
is not with politics or temporal concerns
but with the salvation OF souls and eter-
nifty. 1t is perfectly content with the re-
public in the United States, in which, II -
getting along very we'll, says an ex-
change. e..'ts -"
In proof Of this statement there is this
fact--almost all the republics In the
world are Catholic. .%..s. +. s.
Of the 21 principal republics - are
Catholic. Here is a list OF them: Argen-
tine, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Costa RIGA, Ecuador, France. Guatemala,
Hayti,, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
PARAGUAY, Peru, Salvador, San Domingo
Uruguay, Venezuela.
Of the two otners-Switzerland and the
United States-a Catholic is president
of the former and it was founded by
Catholics seven centuries ago.. nearly four
hundred years before Professionalism was
started; and but for the assistance Of
Catholics colonists, Frenchmen, Span
iards and Irishmen. the latter would
never have achieved it's independence.
Of the minor republics, - y Liberia,
Orange Free State, Transvaal Andorra,
San Marine, Goust. FranceNille, Trava-
ralo, ETC., only the first three are not ex-
clusively Catholic.
With such a record. Of attachment by
Catholics to free institutions staring them
in the face the .'little red-school house
patriots" will show that they know moth
ing of history by shrielzing that. wesare
opposed to the republic. What they don't
know about u.s. would fill a, library! II
they were only faithful to the constitu-
ton themselves, they would not conspire
to destroy religious liberty, ~.
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
Memories of Clare Men.

The Dublin correspondent OF the To-
ronto CaahoiIe Register Happened to be
in Glare during the late general election.
The contest in the two divisions Of the
historic county f1Sieh in 1928 decided by
the election of o ConI1ell the fate of Cath
8elic enancin ation) vas: he states, SO
keen that the very air seemed charged
with intense, subdued exei tement. u
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
DEGRADED WOMEN.
Such Are the Little Widows Of the
Men of India.

Men of India.
On the day of her marriage the East In
dian girl is placed in a palanauin, shut
np tight and carried to hei husband s
house. Hitherto she has been the spoil
ed pet of her mother; now she has to be
the little slave Of her nlother-iil-law. up
on whom she has to wait, wno:se com
mands she is implicitly to obey and who
teaches her what SIZE is to do to please
her husband-what dishes he likes best
and how to cook them.
If the mothsr-in-law is kind, she viii
let the girl go home occasionally to visit
her mother. OF her husband she sees ft-
tie or nothing. She is of no more ac-
count TO him than a. little cat or dog
would be-s There is seldom or never any
loves between them, and no matter how
cruelty she may be treated, she can never 'e
complain to her husband OF anything his
mother may do, for he would never AXE e
- Mife's psgt 1s.ssE
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

roaring trade in Christian captives. AZ
felucca is not much, from the point Of
view of Lloya's shipping register. hut il Z
is an eminently serious thing that any
vessel flying the British colors should. n-
boarded and plundered within hearing
of the guns upon the rock.--London' Tel
egraph. - ms - ~ 80 .f.s'i@ tor 3
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

Mr.. Jiblets lin market, suspiciouslyl---
Did you kill this chicken or did it die?
Mr.. Potts positively when = kill a.
chicken it Invariably dies. sir.
Said a German to- a stranger vi p shad
stepped on his toes q einf trent, know
mine feeI aras meant to be wa Fixed on,
hut dot Yilege belongs to me. 3
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23
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Our Bargain M WI s includes
$500 worth of groceries and a large sizes
Websters Dictionary all for $los7. Aakss5
for No. TT Catalogue, it is just oat
Fall and Winter, 1ss5ee. and II III ipes
sent, Express paid Tor 15,cents. S. FL
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

What is more exasperating than to for
get a good thing just as you're on the
DoiA of saying it. and then go CROPPING
around for ii in the dark. with the tail
Just tickling the fringe OF your recollec-
1ioy.-ard never get it.-T1'uth. 4isz
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

PROBABLY STILL RUNNIWGss
!. Il understand a man ran against you
in the last campaign, he said to the new
woman.
4 zone did, she replied, carelessly.
i How did he come out92f'
81 don't knew. z she answered ..Ua1less
he has reached the coast 7 guess he's
running yet The Ladies Political Adj
yaneernent Society got after him. &C hi
.cago Post.s sSsss ~ 83s4ss
The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

sEQnnEpIEe HOW? By sending forlonr Grocery Price
which viii b seat free ron will
find will from - to- by buying
fktt fAt groceries, IN fact everything. from
e you this ad we'll send you
Bicycle Catalogue Agricultural Catalogue Stove Catalogue,
Eaby Catalogue, Catalogue FREE send and
page Supply Catalogue containing 900 cuts
and prices, will be sent express paid
I. N. a1sEs7l SUPPLY HOUSE,
5os.5lo, III, ZIG 721 Nicollet Ave-,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
HERE AND THERE.

Take care of the early-hatched
chicks. 1t is these that you will have
to depend upon for your early layers
and show birds.
All grades of paper, from the finest
note to the coarest variety of wrapping
paper, have been made from the stalks
and leaves of corn.
The grass crop of 1894 was worth
500, 000, 900 more than the cotton crop
of that year. Grass is now king of all
agricultural products.
There is an opportunity for some
farmer in this country to make money
out of sweet potatoes for the early
northern markets. The potato wanted
there is white, dry, mealy potato and
the earlier they are marketed the more
money there is in them.
Yes, it is lice that causes so much
mortality among little chicks. You
may think they are free from them,
but If you will sprinkle them with in
sect powder and then wrap them in a
cloth you would be surprised to find
the lice leaving the chicks.
The French government this year
calls for 100000 pounds of light
Kentucky tobacco against 10, 200, 900
pounds last year,, 1890, 600 pounds of
heavy Kentucky against 66O 600
pounds last year,. 4,s40,0O0 pounds of
hurley against 100000 pounds las
yesrl.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
More stock In the South.

The new south is developing new
life and vigor, and attracting imnigra.
tion by the thousands. King Cotton is
dethroned for mixed farming and stock
growing. The diversified farming has
always brought increased prosperity to
the south, and with the great abun.
dance of cheap, rich cotton-seed meal
and the production OF grain, forage
and grass, the south is destined to be-
come one of the greatest livestock.
producing countries in the world, with
grass the year round, and no winters
to provide against.
Cattle, sheep and hogs are becoming
more universal upon the southern
farms; the home demand is fast in
creasing in the growth of the southern
cities and towns, and the great manu-
featuring interest extends all over the
south.
The dairy interest, too, is fast devel.
oping with the better farming. fruit
growing and gardening to supply the
northern markets. Improved horse
breeding. too, is adding to the new
prosperity. Instead of buying chear
mules from the west they are raising
good draft and coach horses, saddle and
light-harness horses, and mules for all
uses on the plantation and in citiea
and manufacturing centers.
With such diversified home markets.
stock raising is destined to become the
leading agricultural interest in the
south as it has been for years in the
west.-Western Agriculturist.
The Van Buren press., 1895-06-08
Knowing the Soil.

Few farmers know the amount of
actual fertility in their land. The
writer must confess to having been
rudely awakened few years ago to
this fact, when Sir j. b. Lawes as
serted that a very poor field on his
farm, on which corn wheat oats or
barley, they grew no maize in En-
gland) could not be induced to grow
six inches high without very liberal
fertilizing, doubtless contained not
less than 1000 pounds of nitrogen on
each acre Of it. But a little study and
consideration confirmed this state
ment, and later experience proved it.
The trouble was that the nitrogen was
inert and unavailable, locked up in in
soluble form, SO that the roots of the
plants could not make use of it.
1t was the same with the other ele-
ments of plant food, mere elements of
it, and not the food itself, and as much
unavailable as SO muck earth, which
contains elements of the food of plants,
is for the support of ALL mails. Food
must be digestible or it is as useless
for the nutriment of an animal or a
plant as mere air or solid rock will
be. Thus the soil may contain Il vast
quantity of the elements-the raw ma
terial-of food for crops, and yet be as
infertile as the great African desert of
Sahara. Indeed, this barren desert is
actually filled with fertility, and bios
SONS as the garden when it is watered,
and in the same way there may be an
abundance or great surplus Of plant
food in soil, and yet it may be wholly
unable to yield a crop. We have this
same experience on this continent,
where there are deserts as barren as
that of Africa, and yet when the over
flowing plant foot in it is made availa-
bic by irrigation the soil yields enor-
NOUS crops. Rural World.