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The Irish standard., 1901-12-14

Maried-A large crowd were pres
ent ut st. Thomas church, Madison,
early OH the morning Of the 9th ult.,
to witness the marriage of Mr.. Joseph
Kehlwald to Miss Alice Moore, which
was performed by the Very Rev.
Thomas A. Flynn, ar-general of the
diocese. A choice wedding breakfast
was served at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. William Tierney, after
which the young couple left for La
Crescent, Wis. where they spent
Thanksgiving with the BRIDES parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Kehrwald are now at
home at New Kensington, Pa, where
the groom is employed by n milling
concern.
The ladies of st. Peter and Pauls
church, Pierre, served a magnificent
Thanksgiving dinner in the Baird
Block and one who was there stated
that it looked as if every one in the
city patroniZed it. The Catholic
ladies of Pierre take good hold OF
everything gotten up for the benefit
of their church.
Died-Another of Beadle county s
most respected pioneer Catholics was
called to her last home on Monday
morning, viz, Mrs. Patrick Barrett
who died of a cancer of the stomach
mt her home in Liberty township, eight
miles northeast of Cavour, after a long
and patient illness which she bore
with true Christian fortitude. Deceas
ed, whose maiden name was Hayes
was born in Ohio in 1855 and in 1884
married her present sorrowing and
surviving husband ut Caledonia
Mimi, the ceremony being performed
by the late Rev. Father Shanahan
Soon after the young couple moved tt
Dakota and of their union six children
were born, the youngest of whom is
five years old and the oldest seven
teen years. The funeral occurred
from st. Martins church, Cavour, al
II O'Clock OH Wednesday forenoon
and was one of the largest witnessed
for many years in this section. Requi
EN- high mass was celebrated by the
Rev. Father Desmond, who preached
a most beautiful sermon. Mrs. Bar
rett was devoted Catholic and hel
death will be mourned by many.
Married-The marriage Of Mr.
oseph Vititoe to Miss Julia Fitzgerald
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Fitzgerald, of Emmett, Union county
took place on Thanksgiving day dur
ing THE celebration of nuptial mass by
the Rev. Matthew Traynor. The wed
ding dinner was at the home of the
BRIDES parents, southwest of the
church, where number of invited
guests were present to congratulate
the young couple. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
toe will make their future home on c
farm north of Beresford and the,
start out in married life accompanied
with the best wishes of host OF
friends.
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14

written law of this nation that no
Catholic can become president or vice
president of the United States. When
l look into the pure young faces
around me: when listen to the splen-
did sentiments uttered here tonight:
when know that all over this land
this scene can be repeated over and
over again, say, if such law exists,
young men, you who hold in your
grasp the precious future in the name
of American manhood and fair play,
see to it that such law be repealed.
1 bid you, then, my young friends,
set your standards high. Ask nothing
for yourselves which you do not freely
accord to all your fellow citizens.
Prize your citizenship, as secret
trust.
James, Earl Douglas, carrying the
heart of Bruce for burial in the Holy
Land, in his last battle, it is said.
threw the silver casket and it's preci-
Gus burden far into the Moorish
ranks, crying go forward, o Bruce,
as thou vert wont to go, and will
follow thee, or die.''
So, say for you and for all Catho-
lie American citizens, lead, o banner
ed stars of our country, Oh Cross Of
our ancient faith, as thou vert wont,
and we will follow thee.
In conclusion, young men, let me
recommend the philosophy of this song
from our own singer, Boyle O'Reilly:
"What man would be wise, let him
drink of the river
| That bears on it's bosom the record
of time;
A message to him every wave can de-
liver
To teach him to creep till he knows
| how to climb.
For peace do not hope-to be just
/ you must break it;
| Still work for the minute, and not
for the year;
When honor comes to you be ready
| to take it,
But reach not to seize it before it
is near.
BE silent and safe; silence never be-
trays you;
| BE true to your word and your work
and your friend.
Put least trust in him who is foremost
to praise you
Nor judge Of a road till it draws
to the end.
but be ready
To veer just point to let travellers
pass;
Each sees his own star-a stiff course
is too steady
When this one to Meeting goes
that one to Mass.
Our streams not so wide but two
| arches may span it,
| Good neighbor and citizen-these
| for Il code
And this truth in sight,-every man on
| the planet
| Has just as much right as yourself
to the road"
The Irish standard., 1901-12-14

Major Stonham, who had charge of
the Imperial Yeomanry field hospital.
South Africa, recently lectured in Eng
land and described his meeting with
De Wet. He said the great Boer gen.
eral had treated him with the utmost
kindness, and suggested where a Yeo-
many hospital could be placed with per-
feet safety. He regarded De Wet as
a gentleman in every sense Of the word.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
THE STATE SCHOOL LANDS
Attracting Much Attention. Grazing
Leases and Fences.

Topeka, April e9.-The law giving
county clerks the right to lease unoc-
cupied school lands, passed two years
ago, has arisen to cause the state some
embarrassment. Now that the food
of immigration has headed once more
toward Kansas, there are repeated calls
for information concerning unoccupied
school lands open for purchase. Many
immigrants want to buy lands. These
lands are mostly fenced now and the
state wants the fences torn down. But
the cattlemen have the lands leased
and they are entitled to keep the fences
up as long as the leases last. Again,
as long as the land is leased homeseek-
ers cannot get possession of it. This
will greatly hamper the sale of unoccu-
pied school lands, but there is no way
| to help it. The federal government
can enforce the order requiring cattle
men to tear down fences around gov
eminent lands, because the govern
ment does not lease the land to the
cattlemen. They simply get the use
of the land for nothing. But with the
| state it is different. 1t leases its school
land and gets revenue out of it. The
| leases are in the nature of contracts
and the state cannot do anything to
abrogate existing contracts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
WITH CUBANS
Has Been General, Covering ALL
Points They Desired to Discuss.
VERY SATISFACTORY RESULT.

Washington, April 29.-There was
delegates at the war department last
ing more than three hours At this
sitting not only the present relations
of the United States and Cuba were
discussed, but much time was devoted
to the economic questions, such as the
possibility of reduction of the tariff
on sugar and general reciprocity ar
rangements between this country and
Cuba.
| The Cubans were again escorted to
the White House to say good bye to
the president. No statement, official
or otherwise, could be obtained from
the delegation as to the progress that
was made during the conference, nor
would the delegates go to far as to say
that they were satisfied. While it is
believed by the United States officials
who were present at the conference
that everything that could possibly be
explained by this government had been
gone into, yet if the Cubans desire to
make further inquiries they will be
given the opportunity. 1t is believed
by the United States officials that a
very fair understanding has been
reached and that the complete report
of the interviews with the secretary
which the delegation will take back
to the convention will have a very sat
isfactory result upon the members of
| that BODY
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
Regular Army of 10000.

Washington, April est has been
determined to increase the regular
army to approximately 10000 men and
to leave it at that number unless con-
ditions in the Philippines should make
more troops necessary. The president
and Secretary Root reached this con-
clusion and the details will be worked
out by the secretary and General
Miles. 1t has not yet been determined
what proportion of the troops shall be
stationed in the Philippines, although
it is known that large force will be
needed there for some time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
POOR WHITE SLAVES
WHO LABOR IN THE SWEAT
SHOPS OF CHICAGO.
Unbiased Article from the Literary d.
gest OF New York-It Clearly Shows
That the Poor Are Becoming Poorer
No Prosperity.

Some startling figures to the sweat
ing system in Chicago are furnished
by Miss Nellie Mason Auten, who re-
Gently made { study of the condition
of the workers in the garment trades
OF that city. In her Investigations
among the Italians there she found
only II workers who were able to earn
more than $500 a year: One hundred
and nineteen were earning less than
500 year. Forty-three were receiving
actually less than one dollar week!
The writer cites two extreme cases to
show the depth of poverty and degra-
dation to which some of these workers
are reduced. In one case, housewife
button-sewer working sixty hours each
week at forty cents per week "a rate
of two-thirds of a cent an hourD in
fifty-two cents per week of the year
earned $21. housewife pants-finisher
working siXty-six hours each week at
thirty cents per week Ia rate of five
elevenths of cent an hour in forty
eight weeks earned S14.
OF the five nationalities that make
up the bulk of the Chicago garment
workers, the Italians are in the most
deplorable condition. Next in ascend
ing graduation come the Poles, Jews
Bohemians and Swedish. Some of the
Swedes earn fairly good wages, being
better educated and organized than the
other nationalities. Most of the sweat
shops are situated in the back part of
tenements. shops, or stables, and in
time of epidemic the danger to the
public health from the manufacture OF
garments in such places is a very real
one. Says the writer:
There are so many shops that it Is
impossible to inspect them all at any
such time to find whether garments
are made where disease exists.
Through ignorance or indifference on
the part of the workers, clothing per-
meated with disease germs may be
sent out. Except in such a time of
special danger, however, it is the work
ers who deserve our solicitude rather
than the wearers. According to the
statement Of one of the trustees of the
United Hebrew Charities, one person
out of every twenty-five has consump-
ton. This is the great bane, she says,
of the garment workers. 1t causes
almost more trouble than the low
wages. The injury to ones eyes from
the close and constant application to
work has already been mentioned in
connection with the tailors. 1t is they
and the home finishers who are most
likely to work far into the night and
cause their eyesight to fail.
Long hours at foot-power ma
chine bring serious pelvic disorders
upon the women and girls, and ruin
their health. One of the inspectors said
one day, when leaving a shop where a
girl of fifteen was running a machine
at a terrific rate of speed: If 1 had
my way about it, no woman should
ever work like that Even if none of
these more serious troubles come, the
constant nervous strain gradually
takes the life and spirit out of one.
The danger of physical health is the
chief reason why the employment of
women and children becomes a serious
problem"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
Want Americ.ns to star,

Pekin, April 25.-Many applications
have been made to Mr.. Rockhill and
General Chaffee by Chinese of all de-
grees for the retention in China of the
American troops until the general
withdrawal of the troops of all the
powers. Many of those who are MAX
ing this request think withdrawal of
the Americans will make the others
remain longer. There are also people
who do not desire to see any of the.
soldiers go, fearing anarchy and an
uprising against foreigners. The SOL
diers who return do SO with all the
honors of war.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
WHY RENTS ARE HIGH.

THE housing of the poor" is an is
sue in Great Britain. TIE disease and
the cure are clearly indicated in a
way that will appear in more force
full if not a new way to American read
ers. A writer in the Glasgow Weekly
Record shows up Joseph Chamberlain
in a new light as A practical liberal.
He says:
At the root of this question is the
evil of over-crowding So long as
space for building purposes is held out
of the market by the reputed owner,
the landlord, till he obtains his own
fabulous price for it, this deplorable
evil of over-crowding, which is a dis
tinct growth of modern times, and con-
sequently of modern civilization, will
become more and more pronounced as
years go on. l have in previous ar
ticles described the brutalizing and i'm
lies being huddled together in one
roomed houses, without proper air.
space, without sunshine, and without
the means of performing the natural
functions of the body in ordinary de-
cency. If these evils are to be abol-
ished some method will have to be
found for supplying better and larger
houses to the poor without increasing
rents.
Unskilled workers. the majority of
whom in Glasgow do not earn more
than Ell per week, and large number
earn considerably less, can hardly be
expected to pay higher rents out OF
such a small wage and at the same
time feed and clothe their families.
The National Liberal Federation and
the Central Liberal Association, whose
the radical remedy in a publication is
sued by them conformity. They rightly
contend that If we are to have more
and cheaper houses we must do two
things; we must bring the pressure on
the owner of the ground to sell or let
the site at more reasonable price. and
we must make it easier for the builder
to provide houses at prices which peo-
pie will be able to pay for them. The
way to do this is to reform our anti
quated and unjust system of local tax
aLlOn. he IOTCe vi I0lS argument
becomes even more convincing when
backed up by such an eminent politi-
clan as the Right Hon. ]. Chamber
lain, NJ. P, who says: The expense
of making towns habitable for the
toilers to dwell in them must be
thrown on the land which their toll
makes valuable, and that without any
effort on the part of the owner.
AS the ground landlord is benefited
immensely by the general improve
ment to the place to which the i'm
provement contributes, l do not see
why he should escape scot free
Her Majesty's Royal Commissioners
report, in regard to land available for
building in the neighborhood of popu-
lous centers, stated that IF this Land
were rated at, say, A per cent on its
selling value, the owners would have
a more direct incentive to part with it
to those who are DESTROYS of building,
and a two-fold advantage would result
to the community. Your Maj
esty's Commissioners would recon-
mend that these matters should be in
cluded in legislation when the law of
rating comes to be dealt with by Par
Iliament."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
been willing, as was the just and de-

been willing, as was the just and de-
vout Simeon, to depart in peace.
A remarkable change in public SEN
timent has taken place since the I'M
known California printer put forth
his book, Progress and Poverty"
more than twenty years ago. At that
time he was regarded as a dangerous
man by all conservative people who
did not look on him simply as an idle
dreamer. His opinions were misrepre-
sented and his book was violently at
tackled by many persons who had not
taken the trouble to read it. 1t was
popularity supposed that he advocated
dividing up the land among all the
people. On this supposition man OF
straw was set up again and again to
be bowled over contemptuously by
scores of magazine writers.
Gradually it became known that Mr.
Georges plan was not so theoretical
and revolutionary after all. 1t was
found to be simply question of tax
alton. He did not favor division of
the land. He only urged that the value
of unimproved land arising from the
presence of society should be taken to
pay the necessary expenses of the COM
munity. He was so far from being a
socialist that he believed it was I'M
just to deprive a man of any of the
product of his labor. The present
system of taxation, he pointed out,
really penalized the enterprising man
whose work produced wealth for the
community. His plan was to exempt
all the product of labor from taxation
and to make the ''unearned mere
ment' of land values bear the whole
burden.
At the time of his death, four years
ago, Mr.. Geoge's doctrine had made
little visible progress in the United
States. He had won many converts.
but they had been unable to accom-
plish anything practical. OF late the
propaganda has received a powerful
impetus from the admitted failure of
the personal property tax. 1t has be-
come more and more apparent that
some change in the taxation system
is inevitable. The franchise tax has
come as the first break from the old
plan. Its theory is directly in line
with the views of Henry George. Nov
Colorado has Investigated the work
ings of the land tax in Australasia,
and is contemplating introducing the
system. If it does so and the expert
ment proves satisfactory, other states
will be tempted to follow its example
Kansas City Star, March 3.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

New York Journal: Census bulletins
often contain entertainment for those
who can appreciate it. For instance,
one has just been issued on the indus
try of refining petroleum. 1t shows
that in the census year the entire
petroleum refining industry of the
United States employed 1876 wage
earners and paid them $6,717,0S7 in
wages. Last year the Standard Oil
company alone declared dividends of As
per cent on 100000, 900 of common
stock-S5S, 100000 dividend among the
holders of common shares in addition
to the dividends on s1O.00O,OO0 of pre-
ferred stock. If John d. Rockefeller
owns 81 per cent of the stock of the
company, as he is said to do, his
share of the s4S,OOO,OOO dividend was
s14,SS0, 600.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

Washington, April 21.-Indian In
spector Nessler telegraphs to the in
terror department that he has
forwarded here a schedule of 400
allotments in severalty among the
Kiowa and Comanche Indians in Okla
homa, and that 500 more would be for
warded at once. These are the sched-
ules of allotments in severalty forward
ed from that reservation, whose
surplus lands are to be opened to
settlement about August 6. 1t shows
that rapid progress is making in the
work of alloting the land, which is a
prerequisite to the opening.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

London. April 20. Billy Smith, the
American pugilist, died from the in
juries he received at the fight at the
National Sporting club. Smiths death
contests at that club, which is causing
much comment, still the sporting pa
pers defend that institution. The man
who killed Smith in the fight, the
manager of the club, the referee and
attendants have surrendered to the
police. The decent newspapers are
quite outspoken in condemnation of
the methods of the club.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
ToLsToI, cRoNJE. AGUINALDo

TOLSTOI, CRONJE. AGUINALDO.
Count Tolstoi has been, banished
from Russia on account of his utter
ances and published works. Some of
his utterances are certainly not IN
line with Russian ideas of government,
but it is difficult for people who have
been raised in American atmosphere to
comprehend what the ruling powers
hope to gain by the Punishment of
one whose life work has been for the
betterment of the Russian people, and
who never advocated harm to any one.
Embittered by Punishment and freed
from all restraint in foreign land, as
powerful a personality as his is likely
to shake the foundations OF the Rus
sian throne-Omaha Bee.
The Bee should remember the in
junction, Let him who is without sin
amongst you cast the first stone" 1t
the same thing in Russia which they
justify in the Philippines and South
Africa.
Why is it any worse for Russia to
Danish Tolstoi than for Macarthur to
Danish an American editor for telling
the truth or a Filipino patriot for
fighting for his country? Why is it
worse for Russia to Danish Tolstoi
than it is for England to Danish thou
sands of the bravest and the best
men of South Africa to st. Helena?
The empire of Russia is only follow
ing in the footsteps of the two other
imperial governments, and it is in
very bad taste for the pots to call the
kettle black.
The Bee should abandon the imperi-
alists before it denounces the ancient
customs of imperialism.-Non
list.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

Pittsburg, Pa, April 29.-The COM
mittee of revision of the creed of the
Presbyterian church concluded its work
at it's session here and formulated a
unanimous report for submission tc
the general assembly, which will meet
at Philadelphia May IS. There has
been one death in the mem bership of
the committee, that of General Benja-
min Harrison. Prof w. r. Crabtrce
of Pittsburg, was prevented by illness
from attending. There are others of
the full committee to yet sign the re-
port of the subcommittee but it will
be signed by all the members.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

Washington Times: There seems
little reason to doubt that at a certain
point man ceases to own his posses
sions; instead, they own him. If he
prize his grandeur he is haunted by
the thought of its perishable charac-
ter; if he does not prize it he might
just as well be poor. for all that any
man can get out of life is his board
and clothing. The trouble is that. in
order to give some people a great deal
more than they need numerous others
have to go through life with much less
than they need.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

Atchison, April 25.-Farm and har-
vest hands are in demand already.
State Employment Agent T. B. Gerow
has already received several letters
requesting him to supply men at GER
tain points in the state when the
proper time is at hand. The writer's
say they want to get their letters on
file so they will have their wants sup
piled without delay when harvest is
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02

Weatherford, OKLA, April 27.-Great
excitement prevails here over the dis
covery of 300 persons who have staked
claims in the Caddo country, portion
of the new territory to be opened for
ettlement 1t is known as the ''neu-
trail strip" and was to have been open
ed with the Cheyenne country, but
was claimed by the Wichita Indians
If the neutral strip" is decided to
be a part of the Cheyenne country
those who are attempting now to Sc
cure claims think that they will be
able to keep their land as homesteads
under the old Cheyenne grant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
Large Catch of Seals.

st. Johns, n. F., April 25--The
sealing steamer Terra Nova, the
largest of this sealing fleet, returned
from the ice foes recently with $4,000
seals, the heaviest cargo for many
years. She was frozen in the ice for
two weeks quite unable to escape. She
reports that the steamer Virginia Lake
has been similarly imprisoned for a
month and is not yet clear of the ice
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
The wnders GO to Europe.

Topeka, April 25.-Edward Wilder,
treasurer of the Santa Fe, will leave
tomorrow for New York city, where
he will sail the following Tuesday
with his son Walter for Europe.
Mr.. Wilder's other son. Edward, is
now in Europe and will be joined by
Mr.. Wilder in Paris. Two months will
be spent among the European capitals
before they return to the United
States
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-02
London Is Jealous.

London, April 27.-The aggressive
sorb as much as possible of the new
issue of British consols is causing a
great stir in English financial circles.
Not only the brokers but the editorial
writers of all classes are having go
at the matter. Some of these welcome
the invasion of the Yankees as supply
ing healthful financial and economic
stimulus, while others bemoan what
they believe the irretrievablc decline
of Eng:and's monetary supremacy.