Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1900-09-01

miles from Quebec. July 26 is the feast
of St. Anne and every year the day is
celebrated with ponti6cial high mass,
professions and benediction. Hymns are
sung, prayers chanted aloud, and most
marvellous cures follow
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The desire to form an international
tongue has led Leon Bolak, of France, to
invent what he pleases to call the Blue
language, so named from the armament
which embraces the whole world. He
finds it an appropriate name for the new
language, which will place all the ma
tons of the world in communication
making of them. by common tongue,
one people. Its spelling is phonetic and
its construction easily understood.
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The Marques of Londonderry, Post
master General of London. has recently
defined "esq" as being the title suitable
to all men who are mot evidently labor
ers, personal servants or tradesmen." At
this rate the rich merchants and store
keepers can not lay claim to the title,
and yet the richer they become the more
anxious they are to pass over into ccun-
try where social etiquette forbids them
the prefix of an ordinary gentleman.
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Mrs. M. L. Lake, Third Vice President
Of f1.n EakfA1tr. T,ko1
of America. utters a warning cry to the
American women against the use of in
toxicating beverages. Mrs. Lake is a
handsome woman of strong character aud
was in Kentucky for two weeks during
the early part of June this year. She adj
dressed the alumna of Loretto's institu-
ton on June ii aud visited other acade-
mics in central parts of the State at that
time. Here remarks are eloquent and
original.
Money that could be spent usefully for
home decoration or for charities is wasted
every day by women, both old and
young, for cosmetics, skin lotions and
wrinkle chasers, when plenty of soap and
water and frequent dimensions in the
tnb are all that is needed for good COM
plexion. Clotted pores and greasy skins
will in time correct themselves by the
plentiful use of water for both the outer
and inner economy. Pretty hands, nails
and ears will result from this devotion to
water and plain, good soap. Those
women long past ife's meridian who
possess fine, clear complications will, if
asked as to the cause of their good luck,
tell us that they are living opponents of
the good results of frequent bathing
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The Oldest newspaper in the world is
the Pekin Gazette. 1t was established in
the year 941 A. ID. and has been pub
lished regularly since 1851. For many
years an English translation of the more
important documents have been fur
nished the Gazette for the English speak
ing population. This was deemed neces-
sary because of its being the formal rec
ord of all important ordinances, cerenIo-
MES, opinions and transactions of the
Chinese Government.
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The Shah Of Persia, visiting at the
Paris Exposition, has returned home with
ship laden with American products,
embracing automobiles, bicycles, wind
mills, telephones, a private railroad car
and twelve poodle dogs. He has chosen
the bicycles for his body guard. He
tried long and patiently the different
makes Of wheel, from England, France
and Germany, but decided that he liked
best those of American manufacture and
style and surprised the firm by buying
out the whole stock. Ten American
washing machines and the same number
Of launches, twenty baby carriages made
in our country aud three American motor
cars. He was extremely princely in his
purchases and decidedly complimentary
to American skill and manufactures.
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There have been seven Presidents since
the French republic was founded in 1871.
Each election term is seven years, but so
far only one, M. Jules Grevy, has served
the full term The President who had
the shortest term of Office was M. CAST
mir-Perier, elected in June, 1895, after
the assassination of President carnot,
who ruled only six months, having re-
signed his Office. The present Presi-
dent, Emile I,oubet, was elected in Feb
ruary. 1899, on the sudden death Of
President Faure. In the early days of
his political career. before the highest
honor within reach of his countrymen
had been conferred upon him. M. carnot
came into possession of little Indian
god. grinuing. hideous idol. the gift of
a friend. who had carried It with him
from the Orient. A superstition attached
to II was that Il brought honors and pros
perity with it in one hand and death IN