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The Irish standard., 1901-11-30
BRITISH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
What a Competent Civilian Says In
a Letter.

WuAt competent IlVlNan says IN
Letter.
The London Times recently published
the following letter of competent
civilian who had been travelling in the
theater of war in South Africa:
"The war drags on unsatisfactory,
and the civilians to man cannot I'M
derstand what 100000 men are doing
with some 10000 Beers at the outside
in the field. At one place there are
$4,000 troops within radius of few
miles, and yet people are officially in
formed that we could not be ensured
outside a radius Of ten miles. We saw
column Of ours moving along a road
(and the roads always follow the low
ground and the Valleys, and for all
they knew or saw the hills might have
been full Of Beers, who reserve their
fire and then catch stragglers, ETC., and
arm and mount themselves at our ex-
pense. One very bad feature Of giving
soldiers 800 rounds of ammunition each
Is that they shed their cartridges like
leaves when they are tired, and the
Kaffirs pick them up in bushels. This
I was often told, but the military men
I spoke to said it was impossible.
However, crossed a column Of ours
the other day and shortly after saw
two Kaffirs who had been following 1t,
and Immediately one came up and Of
fered me IS loaded cartridges for a
shilling. He said he had followed the
column and picked them up! They. say
the Beers collect these cartridges in
tens Of thousands and use them. Nearly
all the Beers are armed with our rifles,
mounted on our horses. and use our
ammunition. At -, -- lost his
head and ordered the immediate eyacu-
alton Of the place on the, rumor of a
Boer column which never came, and we
left there 1000 suits of soldiers cloth
ing and $4,000 Of stores, which the
Beers have used since. At - We
evacuated again In a funk and left be-
hind us $4,000 rounds of ammunition
The Irish standard., 1901-11-30
Which tells her Of her history and

Which tells her of her history and
whence her people sprung?
Which tells her of her mighty men,
her warriors of yore,
Her ollamhs, bards, and Druids ere St
Patrick reached her shore,
And tells her how her children all re-
ceived the gospel light,
Till she an isle of sanctity shone lumln-
GUS and bright;
And tells her of her famous schools,
which light and learning spread,
Which fed the youths Of other lands
with knowledge and with bread,
Who daily flocked in numbers to her
hospitable shore
In search of sacred science, and Of
sanctity and lore;
And how her holy missioners went
forth to distant lands
To free the souls of millions who were
bound in Satan's bands,
And tells her all she suffered from the
Saxon and the Dane,
And penal laws which wrought for her
the foulest, blacklist chain.
The Gaelic tongue was treated i'll by
friends as we'll as foes
Until, at length, I'm proud to tell, the
Gaelic League arose
To save, to spread, the Kettle tongue
our fathers loved of yore,
And have it spoken, taught and sung
from Howth to Aran Nor,
And from the Lakes Of Kerry to the
coast Of Donegal
That all may speak their mother tongue
in castle, cot and hall,
And that in shop and street and town,
at market and at fair,
Its mellow tones and musical, shall
float upon the air,
And that tits taught in every school
|, throughout our native land,
Where faith and tongue for long, long
years by British law were band,
But better times are coming for the Ian.
guage Of the Gael
And for this isle of destiny, beloved
Innisfail.
May all assist the Gaelic League and
spread it far and wide
And aid and bless its worthy head, the
Jealous Douglas Hyde:
Canon Casey.
The Irish standard., 1901-11-30
Language Of the Gael.

1T Is dying, it is dying" ancient Ian
guage of the Gael,
cit is dying, it is dying" wrote bard
of Innisfail,
''The language Of old Erin, of her his
tory and name,
Or her monarchs and her heroes, Of her
glory and her fame"
TITS well-nigh half a century since first
these words read,
And yet the sweet old Kettle tongue,
thank Heaven, is not dead,
Though banished long from court and
camp and driven to abide
With peasants in their humble homes
by moor and mountain side,
TITS living still and vigorous though per-
secuted long,
And now comes forth to greet its friends
in accents sweet and strong;
And to proclaim to friend and foe and
every passer-by,
That, like the church 1t served so long,
"'tis fated not to die"
Nor penal laws nor cold neglect can
ever hope to kill
The language of st. Patrick and of
Bride and Columkille.
And shall we not now welcome back the
grand old Kettle tongue,
So loved and so admired when the ma
lions all were young?
The language of our motherland for full
three thousand years,
The tongue OF kings and warriors. of
sages and of seers,
The best and greatest legacy our an.
cestors could give,
And shall we not take every care the
olden tongue shall live?
The tongue Of saints and scholars and
Of heroes true and bold,
Or halpers. bards, and annalists in ia.
nous days of old;
OF artists like McEgan, who had made
the Cross of Cong,
Whose praise may bards and minstrels
of the Kettle race prolong,
Who made this gem of Kettle art for
grand old Turlough Nor,
Long years before the Sassenagh found
footing on our shore;
The language Of those holy men who
built our abbeys grand,
Whose ruins cen at present shed a lus-
tire on the land?
What Drawer words in battle field q
soldiers bosom thrilled,
Than I'ag beallac, which, as oft, the
foe with terror filled?
What swceter word has child e'er heard
upon a mothers knee,
Than those sweet, fond, familiar words,
a cuisle geal mo erode?
What words Of welcome, warm with
love, in friendship e'er excelled,
Cead mile Failte sweetly said, while
hand in hand is held?
What sweeter words than grad mo
croide came both from human
breast?
What kinder words than beannact Leaf
pursued parting guest?
What tongue so full of JUNCTION ever lit
a preachers face
TO melt the souls of sinners and make
them sue for grace? ~
Tie Gaelic tongue preserved the faith
and kept its foes at bay,
Aud cheered the hearts Of Erin's sons,
through many penal day.
And spoke to them, when doomed to
death, to pray on Bonded knees, .
To brace their hearts, and die for God,
as did the Machabees.
And shall not Erin love and guard the
grand old Kettle tongue,
The Irish standard., 1901-11-30
A Matrimonial Psalm.

Tell me not in idle Jingle
Marriage is an idle dream,
For the girl is dead that's single,
And things are not as they seem.
Life is real, life is earnest,
Single blessedness f1b;
"Man thou art; to man returneth,"
Hath not been spoken Of the rib.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way,
But to act that each tomorrow
Finds us nearer marriage day..
Life is short and youth is deeting,
And our hearts, though light and gay
Still like pleasant dreams are beating
Wedding marches all the way.
In the worlds broad field of battle,
In the bivouac Of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle,
Be heroine and a wife.
Lives Of married folks remind us
We can make our lives as well,
And departing, leave behind us
Such examples, as shall "tell.'
Such examples that another,
Wasting life in idle sport,
A forlorn unmarried brother,
Seeing, shall take heart and court.
Let US then be up and doing,
With heart on triumph set,
Still contriving, still pursuing,
And each one a husband get.
The Irish standard., 1901-11-30

thoroughly secular standpoint, will be
presented in an early number of The
Ladies' Home Journal under the sug-
gestive title of "The Restless Wo-
man."
The Irish standard., 1901-11-30

0uAu1lJ 4du u AuA SO pOSICA p1uSCA
at the gates of our residence inviting
all pagans who suffered some wrong
at the hands of Christians to come and
receive compensation. Several pre-
scented themselves and received imme-
diately what was promised. There Is
now no claim standing against the
mission.
Everything being thus satisfactorily
ended, the Mandarins requested me to
address a letter to the Christians, ex-
horting them not only to peace and
harmony. but even to entire forgetful-
ness of the past. send you herewith
copy Of it. The mandarins issued Il
decree to the same purpose, and both
documents were sent to all the pre-
fects and vice-prefects of the district;
by mutual consent it was agreed that
mo accusation Of Christian against
pagan or vice versa will be entertained
in regard to the facts just past
Such is my answer to the questions
of your letter, and I trust that now
you will share my hopes for the fu.
ture. believe that the return Of the
imperial court to Pekin, though de-
layed, is foregone conclusion. They
are repairing palace and roads, and
Chinese seqtinels are at the gates; be-
fore six months the situation will have
assumed it's former aspect. After the
return Of the court peace and tranquil
ity are assured. The miraculous pro-
lection, the effects of which were felt
! by us last year, win not fail US this
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
COOpersville.

Mrs. Henry Mccain and lit
tie children, Of Quincy, are Wis.
ting her brother, Will Gosney
and family.
Miss Ida Lane, of Monroe is
spending the week with her
friend. Miss Ella Evans.
Mrs. Pie Young returned TO
her home in Monroe, Saturday,
after a two weeks visit with
her son, Price Young.
Mrs. Robert Abel and little
children, of Monroe visited her
brother, Crisis Krumbel, from
Saturday until Tuesday.
Mrs. Lue Colvert attende d
church in Warren, Sunday, and
visited Mrs. Brewer.
Mrs. George Buchanan and
son Earnest, of near Indian
Creek. spent last week with
her daughter, Mrs. w. j. Nc
LeDd
Mrs. Jim Burditt died at her
home in Sharpesburg Wednes.
day after 4 long illness of COM
sumption. The remaius were
laid to rest in the Sharpesburg
cemetery Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The editors of Howard county
have gotten down to business
and all of them have signed
the following important notice:
We find it necessary to remin d
our readers that a great many
notices and items which are
handed in as news matter are
purely and simply advertising.
AS a matter of protection to
ourselves we find it necessary
to publish the following scale
of prices, which in the future
we will charge for this class of
notices: Card of thanks, so
cents. Obituary poetry, 10
cents per line. Obituaries over
100 words, 3 cents per line.
Church notices in regard to
suppers, entertainments. etc,
3 cents per line. Resolutions,
; cents per line. We wish to
state that there will be no ex
ceptions to this rule. One and
al must pay the price. If you
do not wish to pay, please do
not bring or send this class of
matter to us. On computing
number of lines count six words
to the line, --Elsberr Demo.
GRAFT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
The Destiny Argument.

The Commoner: The destiny
argument obliterates all dis
tinction between right and
wrong; it assumes that there is
somewhere an irresistible force
which impels the American PEG.
pie to do what they do not want
to do and ought not to do,
whereas the only force behind
Imperialism is the commercial
argument that the consti tuition
and all moral principles must
give way to the almighty dol
lar.
The destiny argument iusti-
fies grand larceny and whole
sale slaughter, provided that
they will pay and then imper-
ialism, conscious that the means
employed cannot be defended
by argument. throws the blame
upon providence. There is no
more reason to believe that God
commands big nation to de-
stroy, subjugate. or rob a weak
er nation than there is to be.
lieve that God commands a
strong man 10 kill or rob a
cripple, and yet imperialists in
woke the law to publish the in
dividual as criminal, while
they extol a war of conquest as
patriotic. The victims of arbi-
trary power may survive. but
those who exercise arbitrary
power become hardened aud
calloused until they lose respect
TOR liberty and then lose liberty
itself.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

One of the society young
gents of Clapper. drove to this
city Sunday. He was a bird
plumed in his best feathers.
there was the shirt waist, three
inch collar, low quartered pat
ent feathers. creases in his
oreeches and hair parted in the
middle. Well, upon his arrival
here he drove to the home of
two dear sweet girls and took
them out for a drive and on the
round up they stopped at a
restaurant for ice cream. Two
girls were too many and he
got so Illustrated that he did
not hitch his horse, so before
they were fairly seated the
horse started for home at
around gait. The last seen of
the young man. he was follow
ing the horse The young
ladies walked home. Did they
ice cream? Well.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
M usicaI:

There was a delightful must
cal at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. johnson, Jr. +,
Tuesday evening. Those who
enjoyed the pleasant occasion
were. Misses Virgie Bristow,
Bessie Bristow. Eleanor and
Mildred Scott. Edna and Lois
Rogers, Kate Henderson, jose
pbine Proctor and Mrs. Carrie
Moore and Charles M. Sullivan,
H. b. Hume and the quartette,
Robt. Sharp. Bert Bottorff.
Cecil Forsythe and Shelby
Rutledge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Prairie Leads.

The prairie lands in Missouri
are in the lead and the terrible
drouth of 1901 has proven them
to be more desirable than light
er soils that were supposed to
be richer and better. 1t is now
known that the cause OF the
corn doing so we'll was caused
by the despised "hard-pan' that
has been often d-n for it's
sticky tena city. Old Sol beam
ed the hot winds of Kansas
parched every thing and the
corn would curl like whip cords
in the afternoon, but unroll,
freshen up at night and come
to the scratch the next morn.
ing for another roasting spell.
The secret of it's life and re.vig-
Grafton after sun set has been
found to lay in the hard.pan,
for in diging post holes it was
found that the hard-pan con-
tanned umoisture enough to be
balled in the hand 1t was it
that sent the moisture up and
kept the life in the corn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Believers In Bryan.

Cleveland, o. July 15.-On
July 81. Ohio, Democrats who
believe in Bryan and the issues
which he represents, which the
recent Demoratic convention
ignored, will assemble IN Col
umbus and make up state
ticket. Ten men met Saturday
morning in a down town Office
building in this city and decid-
ed that a bolt should be made.
and that a new party should
enter the field of Ohio's politics.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
At Last

Time and time and again have
the Governors of Minnesota
been petitioued TO pardon Cole.
man and James Younger, but
just as frequently has deaf ear
been turned. At.last the state
Board Of Pardon~ have approx.
ed the parole of the Younger
Bros. They have been in the
Saltwater penitentiary twenty
five years.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mark Hanna and his Secre.
tary left Coopersville Tuesday
for Oklahoma, but when they
reached this city got complete
ly turned around and took the
east bound train. We are in.
clined to think it was the car
nival that they were looking
for.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Open to the World.

The breeders of live stock in
nearly every state in the Union
are taking deep and active
interest in the great live stock
show. which will be among the
exhibitions at the Missouri
State Fair at Sedalia, Septem.
Der 9-13.
Competition is open to the
world and the Missouri State
Fair officers are assured of the
entry OF the greatest aggrega
tion of winning herds ever as.
sembled in the Mississippi val
ley. All the great breeding es.
adjustments of the several
states will be represented. The
magnificent Missouri herds that
have long been champions of
the world owing to their super
iority, brought about by the en-
ergy and progressiveness of the
Missouri breeder. will be repre-.
scented in force.
The American Short Horn and
the Hereford Breeders associa.
ton have duplicated Ill premi-
ums offered by the Missouri
State Fair officers, one-half of
which will be placed on the
Short horn and Hereford classes
open to the world, and the re-
half to Missouri bred
animals. BY this arrangement
the most liberal premiums are
offered for the exhibition of the
best herds in the country, and
the cattle show is certain to
any like exhibition ever
given at any fair on this cont,
nent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Free Land.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July To-
State Labor Commissioner And
erson's forthcoming report will
show that Missouri still has,
subject to entry, at 1925 per
acre, or homestead claim 281,.
727 acres of land. Last year
the public area was reduced by
Sc, POI acres. Every part OF
the State is represented.
Hon. VIM. H. Martin is
register of the Boonville land
office. Hon. M. V. Gideon is
register of the Springfield of.
fee, and Hon. George Steel is
register of the Ironton Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
V. G. Spalding received

V. G. Spalding received a
beautiful little English red
hound bitch from the Virginia
kennels Thursday eve. He has
placed her in his kennels which
for fine dogs has gained an en-
viable reputation for speed and
staying qualities, from New
York and Ohio to Texas. This
English bitch is the one that
Major r. B. Bristow had so
many trials and tribulations
with, enroute home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

1t is now stated; THE Nc.
Kinley scheme of drawing"
the Indian lands will be declar
ed illega. in the courts, on the
grounds, sit is gambling pure
and simple. "Mr. Mckinley
and his postmasters will not
permit a country newspaper to
enter the mails if it carries an
advertisement OF rattle, but
they have gotten up one that
has made the old Louisiana
Lottery turn green with envy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

1--we burned house and towns
until was positively sick of
fire or the thought of the duty
OF destruction" says a brave
sergeant who has returned from
the Philippines. There is GER
tainly some ground for suspect
ing the friendship protested for
us by the surrendering Fill
pinos. p. D.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Hon. S. North returned from
his farm Sunday. He said the
painters will finish their WORK
and be at home Saturday. | have
50 acres of corn that will make
excellent corn if a good rain
falls this week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

A. B. Warner, after an alb
sence of several months return
ed to the city Monday. Where
has he been? He and the Lord
only knows. He talks Ohio,
Northern Lakes Buffalo etc, you
can bank on one thing, there
was nothing on the trip too
good for him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Dr.. H. NJ. Harrison,
OF
Quincy, Illinois.

This eminent Specialist for the Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat, and the Scien:
tifc fitting OF glasses will be at the
New Monroe Hotel
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Il, 1901.
The doctor has spent nearly thirty
years in the professionalism years OF
which he was Professor in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keo-
luk. This certainly gives his patrons
all assurance necessary as tohis skill
and ability,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

During the shower Slturd ay
morning a flash of lightning
struck the barn of Charlie S
Straub, east of this city. 1t
contained d wagon, new bind E
err, four sets of harness and sew
en- tons of hay. 1t all went up
in smoke causing loss of $500.
1t was partially insured.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Gee. Barton a II year old Sc.
dalia boy while playing ball
and behind the bat was acss
cidentally struck Il cruel blow.
He finished the game and then
went home to die of conclusion
of the brain.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Steal $40 and you get from
five to fifteen years in the pen.
Charles W. Murrey. a pillar"
in the Congregational Church of
Rutland, VT, wrecked the M. N,
Bank, while it's cashier and
caused a hundred people to
loose 100000 the savings of
their lives was sent up for six
years, but is pardoned by Nc.
Kinley before he serves one
year. 1t is just such perform
ances that disgusts good men
with the law. causes bad ones to
disregard it and causes mad
mobs to run the streets. Exec.
utives shonld be just before
they are merciful. 1t is true
Murrey had family. bnt what
OF the hundred ola people who
will know want the balance Of
their lives? What of the exam
pie set others who are tempted
to go wrong?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The Burlington locomotives
took another crack at Tom j.
Yates Sunday. lie lost anoth-
er stack of hay and a small
strip of meadow by fire. He
had just as we'll turn this years
crop over to the R. r. Co. and
send in his bill for it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Others are subscribing for
the DEMOCRAT. 1t gives the
local news, the church news,
the domestic news and the Wit.
al foreign news, all for 90 a
year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
Kicked by a Horse.

Yesterday as John Green, of
near Rensselaer,, was driving
to the city he had the misfor.
tune to break some portion of
his team gear, and while en-.
gagged in fixing it was kicked
on one of his legs by one of his
horses. The limb was broken
and on arriving in the city he
called on DIR. Schmidt, who
gave him prompt surgical and
medical Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

After pleasant visit with
relatives in this city, Miss Hen.
rietta Wine. of Montan a, left
Tuesday for Memph is, Mo-,
where she 0wiIl spend several
weeks with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

We have an unlimited
amount of per cent money to
loan on farms.
G18. DAVENPORT & LEAR.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

At time OF going to press the
Clark-Preston. hog case was
dragging it's weary length
along. Things came near be.
ing spicy before the noon hour.
Mr.. Clark gave Atty. Merry.
weather the lie and the at.
torney made break to resent
it but the game was blocked.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mrs j. j. Wright received
news that her father was dead
but she was too sick to attend
the funeral. Mr.. Wright at
tended the funeral.
The Independent., 1901-05-20

s. - -
The Kapiolani Tract ex-
tends from King street to the
Beach. A road 60 feet wide
will be opened on the cart
side of the property adjoin-
ing the Kamehameha Girls
School; said road will extend
to the sea.
Crossroads will be opened
between blocks. Every lot
will have a frontage On a
road. The elevation varies
from forty feet high to ten
feet high above sea level.
No swamps around the
premises. No freshet will
enter the property.
There is an offer to buy a;
part Of tie property by a
great manufacturing COM
pany. The chances are the
offer may be accepted. There
is every reason to believe that
the prices of lots will increase
in a short time. The owner
OF the property will give all
chances to purchasers to
make money on their invest
ments.
The ground is superior to
any tract in the MAJ ket.
The premises are situated
within one mile and a half OF
the Post Office.
The Government water
pipes are laid along the upper
portion of the property.
The prices are the cheapest
OF any tract within two miles
from the center of the city.
The terms which will be
given to purchasers will be
the best ever given by any
real estate dealer or broker
during the last twenty years
in Honolulu.
For terms or more particu-
lars, apply to
5. N. Kanakanqi,
Surveyor and Manager
OF Kapiolani Tract Co.
" G. AChi & Co.,
Real e.. .ts Dealers and
The Independent., 1901-05-20
Wuder's Steamship Co.
Freight and
Passengers for all
Island Ports
FOR SALE.

$500 HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliha Street near King. Only small
cash pay ment received Applvto
WILLIAM SAVlDGE g. co.
2O6 Merchant Street.