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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07
roll died at he age of eighty-one, on

roll died at he age of eighty-one, on
Dec 3, 1916.
Our first bishop was equally illus
trious as a man, priest, and a patriot
''The nearer we approach DR.. Carroll in
our conduct" remarked Prince Gallat.
Yin, "the nearer we approach perfec-
tion." He was a ripe and finished
scholar. He spoke Latin, French, and
Italian with rare fuency. He was
unanimously selected by congress to
pronounce the panegyric on Washing.
ton, on Feb. %, 1900. This he did in
st. Peters Catholic Church, Phila.
delphia; and the discourse is a master.
piece.
II have already pointed out in another
work." says O'Kane Murray, chat be.
tween the early history of the American
Republic and the American Catholic
Church, there are many interesting
points of resemblance. They arose to-
gether. They grew together. Their
chiefs We're men illustrious in their day
i-beacon-lights of the past. They were
born about the same time, the one in
Maryland, the other in Virginia. Wash.
ington carried the Republic through its
first years of struggle and fiery conflict
Carroll guided the frail ship of the
Church over the stormy pillows that
broke across it's early course.
"In 1889, George Washington was
elected first President Of this Republic
During the same year, the Holy See ap.
pointed John Carroll first Bishop of the
Catholic Church in this Republic. The
greatness and wisdom of Washington
are equally conspicuous in his life and
his writings. He was truly the father
OF his country. In the character OF
Carroll may be found the most splendid
virtues that can adorn humanity. The
wisdom of his words and his acts
throws a halo Of glory around his illus
trious career. He was the Patriarch
of the American Church. In both we
recognize incompatible patriots. Wash.
ington's patriotism was enhanced and
beautified by his lofty morality, and
his profoundly religious instincts. The
venerated Carroll did not love his coun.
try less because he loyed his faith
! more"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07
ARCHBISHOP CARROLL.
The First Prelate Of the Church ID
America.

America.
Mother" said one Of her pupils to
the celebrated Mother Seton, during an
instruction in Christian doctrine, Il met
the word 'benlgnity' in my Catechism,
and 1 don't know exactly the meaning
of it,
"Nly dearest one," replied the good
Lady, with smile, 4 can give you no
better answer to your question than to
say: Look at Archbishop John Carroll,
and you will see the meaning of that
word on His coumtenance, as well as in
his Manners
There is volume in this suggestive
remark, and it brings us at once to an
extraordinary man. Archbishop John
Carroll was born lin Maryland, Jan. 8,
1875. His father, Daniel Carroll, be-
longed to distinguished Irish family;
while his mother. Eleanor Darnell. was
native Of Maryland, and the daughter
Of wealthy Catholic gentleman. He
received his first education at private
boardingschoo kept by the Jesuits Of
the province, where himself and his il
lustrious cousin, Charles Carroll, of Car
rollton, were entered as scholars in 1747.
In the following year they were sent to
Europe to continue their studies Mt the
Jesuit College Of ST. Omers, France
Picty, close application. brilliant talents
and amiable department were the most
marked characteristics of young Carroll
during his college career.
He entered the novitiate of the Soci-
ETY. Of Jesus in 1853, made his course Of
philosophy and divinity at Lege, ana
was elevated to the priesthood in his
twenty-tifth year. Nobly taking the
Cross rs his portion, he made over his
patrimony to his brothers and sisters in
America. For several years Father
Carroll filled the professors chair in
various colleges, and, in 1771, was re.
ccived rs protested father in the soci-
ETY..
by the brief. Dolninus &C Redenlptor,
the Society Of Jesus was suppressed in
1913. Father Carroll deplored the blow,
but, In common with the other members
OF his illustrlous order, he submitted "a
only Christian could do-with sublime
resignation. In letter to his brother,
Daniel Carroll, after expressing his
grief Of heart, he says: Goods holy will
be done and may His name he blessed
forever and forever" He now pro.
ceeded to England. where he received
the appointment of chaplain to Lord
Arundel. and took up his residence at
Wardour Castle. When the quarrel
between England and America began
to approach crisis, Father Carroll at
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07
THE NEW CITRATE.
Interesting Sketch Of the Author Of
the Novel,

Few books Of so serious q character
have of late years got so much vogue
as Father Sheehnn's story of the priests
and people Of Ireland Of today. to which
he gave the easily remembered name of
"My New Curate," writes Rev. Mat
thew RUSSELL s. j., in Benziger's Maya
zine. 1t appeared first by installments
In the American Ecclesiastical Review,
and 1t was then published rs separate
volume in America. After some delay
1t made it's way back to it's native
country and Europe, where 1t has re-
ccivcd the welcome which 1t deserves
but might hardly have expected. I'm,
partial critics like Literature (the week
ly paper issued by the Times) praised It
enthusiastically, and we have heard that
the public library at Hull was obliged
to provide itself with four copies, which
are in constant request. Our readers
will he glad to know some authentic de
tails of the career of the author of such
q book.
He was born in New street. Mallow,
on st. Patrck's day, 1852. His prelimi-
nary education was received ut the Ma
tional School of his native town, and
he displayed very early special taste
for mathematics. In his fourteenth year,
1866 he entered st. Colman's college,
Fcrmoy, whence he removed to the
great ecclesiastical college of May.
nooth in 1869. His health was very pre-,
calious during his entire college course,
and one whole year he was obliged to
suspend his studies completely and stay
at home.
This partly accounts for the extrnor-
binary fact that so gifted a man was
able to pass through Maynooth without
any literary distinction. He was or.
dalned priest at the earliest possible age
in the cathedral of Cork In 1875 on the
feast Of st. Joseph's patronage. which
that year was the 18th Of April.
; His native diocese of Cloyne pelne
time, the young priest was lent to tho
bishop of Plymouth. who attached him
to his cathedral in that town. He lost
so little time after his ordination thai
he preached his first sermon on the firs
Sunday of May, his subject being the
immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin. Three months later he was re-
moved to Exeter, where he laboref
zealously for two years under an ex,
cellent English priest, Canon Hobson
The peculiar audiences that he ad
dressed here, composed often to a grea
extent of converts, or of persons who
had some thought of becoming converts
forced Father Sheehan to study ear
nestly the topics that suited them, ant
this part of his life affected very mucl
his subsequent career, and has had 9
large share in the inspiration Of his
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07
Across these stones that pave the way
to Heaven,
Walk barefoot, till my guilty soul be
shriven!"

| to Heaven,
Walk barefoot, till my guilty soul be
shriven!"
Never perhaps was a title more fifty
bestowed on Il poem than that of "Leg.
end Beautiful on the theUlogian's tale.
What could be more beautiful than
those words of the Blessed Vision:
"Hadst thou stayed, must have fed
They tell the whole story of the
monks obedience to the voice of duty
whispering within his breast. and his
reward when the Vision awaited his re-
turn from the convent portals.
"But he paused with awe-struck feel
ing
At the threshold of his door,
For the Vision still was standing
AS he left it there before,
When the convent bell, appalling,
From its belfry, calling, calling,
Summoned him to feed the poor"
After Longfellow's death many re-
| ligiOuS denominations claimed him as a
sympathizer, and is it any wonder that
all wished to claim so rare flower as
he whose life was such an open sermon
According to his biographer, however,
he was not regular attendant at any
church, and belonged to no school Of
dogmatic theology; but if we were to
Judge his religion through his poems
(and he, who was sincerity itself, could
hardly have written what he did not
helieve). in spirit and sympathy if not
in practice, Longfellow was a Catholic.
This is not asserting much, for anyone
not blinded by religious prejudice must
see it for himself
In his Catholic legends the poet dealt
not only with the aesthetic aspects, but
with the grand spiritual truths which
awaken the noblest impulses Of the
soul.
Many writer's assume a so-called re-
ligious style and in misty, obscure
manner speak of incense, myrrh, lighted
candles, statues of the Virgin Mary and
affairs of the saints-they are all part
of the religious picture, and rs such
are Indispensable but in the description
of the true and the sublime Of the Cath
Ollie church, Longfellow excelled.
For my purpose 1 have chosen only
the few of his legends with which we
are most familiar. From the vast COL
lection of his poems could quote num-
berless passages where the glories Of
Catholic legendary inspired his muse,
but the fact of his indebtedness is too
Obvious to need further exposition.
Without these legends literature would
not have much that is grand and ele-
waiting. Take from the works Robert
of Sicily" '"The Legend Beautiful,
''Evangeline," and est Francis Of AS
sisi," and you take from the crown its
richest jewels-the poet is no longer
"golden-mOuthed." Therefore as long
as his works are read, as long as his
peerless legendary characters hold their
supremacy among all others, the world
will owe to the Catholic church debt
of gratitude
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-12-07

was not at first appointed to a mission
! in his native diocese it seemed to him
decree of Punishment to be sent to
England; and yet not merely probably,
but certainly he was very sorry when
he was summoned home. His work in
Ireland lay first in the parish of his
birthplace, Mallow, where he remained
four years. He was then transferred to
Queenstown in 1881, and he labored
there for eight years more. In 1889 he
was again sent to his native parish as
curate; but in 1895 his bishop, the Most
Rev. DR.. Browne, D. D., confided to
him the parish of Doneraile, of which
he still has charge.
Although Father Sheehan's health
during his college course served him at
least as an excuse for not applying
energetically to the class-work Of the
ology, it did not prevent him from be-
ing an omnivorous reader of philosophy
and miscellaneous literature. When it
became his duty as a priest to preach
the Word of God, he at once used all
possible industry in writing out fully
and exactly every discourse, long or
short, important or unimportant, that it
was his duty to deliver. The first COM
position that he gave to print was prob
ably the inaugural address which he de-
livered at the opening of aYoung Mems
Society at NIallow as far back as 1880.
Soon after he began his literary career
by a little story called 'Topsy," in a
, short time in Dublin, and then trans
ferred to London, where it soon died.
Some other short stories written at this
period have recently been republished
by the Catholic Truth Society of Ire
land. His chief works are "Ge0ffrey
Austin, Student" and it's continuation,
''The Triumph of Failure" and then
the epoch-making novel, "Nly New Gu
rate" which appeared first, as we have
already said, in the American Ecclesias-
t.ical Review. This magazine has also
the good fortune of being the first to
publish "Luke Delmege," which Is at
present running it's course side by side
with learned dissertations on theology
and canon law. The third and fourth
of this series of novels are close of kin
though not quite so close as "Geoffrey
Austin" and its successor
\ In this brief sketch no mention has
been made of Father Sheehan's numer-
Gus solid contributions to the Irish Ec-
clesiastical Record, or to his many lee
lures that have been printed and have
become literature. He has reluctantly
been compelled to be the orator on sew
eral special occasions, though here espe-
cially he might well claim Lord
O'Neills motto, "Invitlm sequitur hon
or" His contributions to the. Irish
Monthly have chiefly been poems; for,
like most masters of prose style, he has
always exercised himself assiduously in
the exquisite mechanism Of verse. The
publishers Of "My New Curate" have
also issued remarkable volume of his
poetry, bearing the pretty name of
"Cithara Mea." We may fondly hope,
and it is a sufficiently holy object to
pray for earnestly, that Father Sheehan
has still before him many years to be
devoted to the glorious apostleship o.
religious and edifying literature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
FARMERS ARE SWINDLED.
Chicago sw,ndlers Take orders and Deliv-
er Inferior Articles.

Reports of a wholesale swindling
game comes from the towns of Somers
and Paris, and if the statements made
by some of the residents Of that COM
munitY are correct there were many
victims and their Individual loss will
amount all the way from $40 to 500.
Confidence, bunko and all kinds Of
crooks have repeatedly worked the city
and community and it would seem that
after the numerous receptions people
would keep on the alert, but such, how
ever, is not the case, and theevery day
report is, ''duped again.
The man, who worked his deal to
perfection, represented a wholesale
grocery house at Chicago. He had
samples with him and took orders for
goods at very low rate, claiming that
by recording large orders his firm could
afford to give the best of quotations.
The man put up very plausible story
and was pleasing conversational1st.
He took with the rural residents and
managed to do business wherever he
called. The goods he sold were sup
posed to be the best.
He disposed of all kinds of groceries
at all kinds of prices. The farmers
had plenty of money and wanted to
spend some. The various shipments
arrived the other day accompanied
with a c. o. D. tag. The stuff had
been ordered in good faith and as re-
suit all the recipients paid their bills
and released their freight. The goods
were taken home and opened up.
Every variety was there and the
amount was as ordered, but the stock
was inferior and of the cheapest kind
of trash. Every article was adulter-
ated and not for family use.
According to reports number of
families were caught for goods amount
ing to SIS and some even more. How
far west the man did business was
not ascertained, but reports are still
coming in and the probabilities are he
went through the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
Attorney Slater Begins Work on Ordi-
nance to Place Telephone Wires
UNDERGROUND.
MAIN AND MARKET STREETS.
other Streets in the City will Have to be
Cabled If Wisconsin Company Holds
Grant in Kenosha.

Acting City Attorny ]. c. Slater has
ordinance which will force the hand of
the Wisconsin Telephone company.
The ordinance will be presented to the
city council at the next meeting and
will provide that all the wires of the
telephone company situated on Main or
Market street be placed under ground
at once. The ordinance will also make
it necessary for the telephone company
to place wires on Park avenue and
other principal streets in cables so that
they will not in any way interfere with
the work of firemen. The ordinance
will not in any way effect telegraph
wires or the wires of the Electric
Lighting company. The change in
Kenosha if the ordinance is passed
will cost the company thousands of
dollars and there seems to be every
reason to believe that the ordinance
will be passed.
The telephone company has refused
to treat with the city for settlement
of the trouble now existing and nearly
all the aldermen have declared in
favor of the passage of the ordinance.
There are many people who desire to
see the wires placed underground in
ali parts of the city, but slch plan is
not practicable at the present time.
The Telephone company have de-
c1ared that it will be impossible to put
the wires under ground at the present
time and the passage of the ordinance
will undoubtedly provoke long legal
fight in which the validity of the fran
chise under which the company are
working will be called into question.
The city seems to have splendid
case against the company and if the
passags of the ordinance does not
force the wires underground il will re-
suit in the city receiving some conces-
sions from the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
Big Chicago Factory Will Consider a
Proposition to Locate in Keno
Sha This Year.
1T WOULD EMPLOY MANY MEN.
Factory is Firmly Established in Chicago
But New Location With More
Room is Needed.

President A. E. Buckmaster of the
Business Mems association this morn
ing received a letter from Chicago ask
ing the Kenosha association to make a
proposition to large par1or furniture
factory now located in Chicago which
is seeking a new location. The fac
tory is firmly esta b1ished in Chicago
and is now employing some three hun
dred men. Mr.. Buckmaster has with
held the name of the firm until after
the business men of the city have made
an effort to locate the factory in Keno
sha. AS to the kind of proposition de-
sired little is said. The manager of
the company states that the firm has
decided to leave Chicago and seek a
location where it will be possible for
the factory to expand.
The city of Kenosha is being most
favorab1y considered and although
other cities have made propositions for
the factory no decision will be made
until the Kenosha business men have
offered what inducements they see fit
to make. The output of the factory is
SdAQ W NC Ad1 SOAJ LII N<ASNo9 ~ RANNiN"N
a year and it's product has been firmly
established on the market.
1t is probable that the managers of
the factory would come to Kenosha If
the Business Mems association would
be willing to furnish a site for fac
tory building, but they have not made
such a proposition to the president of
the association. Mr.. Buckmaster has
written the company that the PROPOSE
ton will be forthcoming in the next
few days and if the matter is not taken
up by the Business Mems association
it is probable that number of infuen-
tia1 citizens will make an effort to full
fill the terms necessary to secure the
factory.
Another factory now located in
Michigan is seeking location here
under the direction of the Northwest
ern Railway company, but the presi-
dent of the Business Mems association
has not been able to make any arrange
ment for a conference between the
managers of the factory and the peo-
pie Of the city. A conference may yet
be arranged but due notice will be
given later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
Mrs. Frank Brown is Accused of Steals
ing a Pocket Book From The
Home of Fred Becker.
is ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE.
And Now Threatens to Bring Suit for De-
famation of Character Against the
Supervisor.

Mrs. Frank Brown, a we'll known
young woman of this city, was arrested
yesterday morning by Chief of Police
O'Hare on a charge of petty larceny
and the case promises to furnish some
very interesting developments. The
complaining witness in the case was
Fred Becker, a member of the county
board. The case was brought up be-
fore Justice Slater yesterday afternoon
and Mrs. Brown was acquitted of the
charges against her. The evidence IN
the case showed that Mrs. Brown had
formerly resided in the same house
with Mr.. and Mrs. Becker.
On the evening of December 5th o.
last year purse containing some six
teen dollars was stolen from Mrs.
Becker. No report of the case was
made to the police Office, and for time
the Becker family made every effort to
find out where the purse and money
had gone. During the day it was said
that Mrs. Brown had made a social
call on Mrs. Becker and had walked
past the place where the purse had
been left. Some time later a report
was circulated that Mrs. Brown had
stolen the purse. She denied the allie
cation and finally consulted lawyer
with the purpose of bringing suit
against Mr.. Becker, who she alleged
had circulated the report.
The attorney approached by Mrs.
Brown wrote sharp letter to the su-
pervisor and demanded that he desist
from telling of the alleged robbery un-
less he was able to prove his state
ments. Becker at once went to the
district attorney and demanded the ar
rest of Mrs. Brown. The complaint
was made out and Mrs. Brown was ar
rested. When the case came up in
court yesterday the evidence was very
weak and the accused woman was
promptly dismissed by the justice.
1t is now stated that Mrs. Brown has
consulted a lawyer and will bring suit
against Mr.. and Mrs. Becker charging
them with defaming her character.
On-account of the promin ence of the
parties mixed up in the affair the case
is attracting a great deal of attention
and the further developments in the
case will be watched with interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-18
GROWING THE RAPE CROP.
Directions by ". A. Henry, Director Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station.

Be sure to order Dwarf Essex forage
rape. If one asks for Grape seed" he
may get Bird Seed rape, which is of no
value for forage purposes. Many such
mistakes have been made. Rape seed
closely resembles turnip seed in APP
pearance The seed costs but little
and can be obtained from any seeds
man.
Seeding with Grain.-Rape may be
sown with oats, barley or winter rye.
Seeding with Rye.-If sown with
winter rye, harrow the rye field in
early spring and SOW about two pounds
of rape seed per acre, narrowing light
1y again after the seed has been sown.
Such narrowing will usually be help
full to the rye crop.
Seeding with Oats or Barley.-Rape
seed can be sown along with oats or
barley, but if this is done the growth
of rape is liable to become so rank, es-
pecially if the season is wet one, that
the plants will grow as tall as the oats
or barley. When this happens trouble
occurs at harvest time owing to the
green rape plants being cut and bound
IN the oat or barley sheaves, causing
them to rot under the bands.
1t is best then to sow rape seed later
than the grain is sown so that the rape
will not grow so rapidly. Eight or
nine days after sowing the oats or bar
ley, or when the young grain plants
are three or four inches high, run a
s1ant-tooth harrow over the field to
loosen the soil. Then seed two or
three pounds of rape and harrow light
1y again. By seeding in this way the
grain crop has SO much the start of the
rape plants that the latter are kept
small and spindling until after the
grain is harvested. After harvest the
rape plants getting the benefits of sun
and moisture begin to grow, and in a
good season tue field will soon be COW
cred with green forage, which can be
fed off as usual.