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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-19
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Copyright, 1908, by John A. Black.
(Continued from last week.
BY John a. BLACK

Kesh has hotel, but a good whose
house sands at the end of the row, does what she
to atone for the lack, by keeping ga bed and
sup" for travellers betrayed by map on which Kesh
is writ large enough to insure several hotels
"The ould woman is at meetn' over the dis
pensary," souted wild-looking, barefooted female
across the street, who try the door The
kindly face of the village carpenter drew me into
his shop where | chatted till the ''meetin' was
out.
I was soon installed in the chimney corner,
watching the good woman getting the "sup" The
turf bit wet, but got warmed up and
sent out fine glow of heat, and set the kettle
a-steaming. Margaret poured the water on the tea,
and with the tongs picked out few of the reddest
Goals, with which she made little bed in front of
the fire. on which she set the teapot while she laid
the cloth-pardon me- there was no cloth, for [
asked to dine at the little table in the corner near
the fire.
Would you have dook eggw
II would"
So another little bed of Goals was made, and
the dook egg soon boiling in a smoke-be-
grimed cup. The supper had the odor of the turf
on it. but it was wondrousy appetizing and ac-
companied by the musical chat of this simple-mind
ed old woman it banquet.
After supper Margaret and | sat opposite each
other either side of the glowing turf and chated
of Ireland and America, of Kesh and its people.
During lulls in the talk the cricket chrped in the
LIGHTHOUSE days of my boyhood, when the crickets
in the chimney told us of coming storms and other
unwelcome things.
Margaret had lived in this house all of her
seventy-one years-may she forgive me for telling
her age and her mother before her had lived her
live here. She remembered the famine. 1t was the
year her sister went out to America; "and we never
got bit of word to tell if she got there or no.
"Ou al it was sore time. I mind man car
ryin another past this house ON his back and put
tin him down by the road yonder and LAWN him to
come back for bite o something, and while he
was gone the man died by the roadside. Eleven
used to every day to that door and wait
for my mother to give each of them little meal
and broth IN bowl so they could go and do bit
Of work"
You were better off thenl"
Not much different than now; always coolin'
and suppin'; have today and want tomorrow"
"A good stack of turf and sack of meal is
enough" said l.
1T is; and place to lay my four bones in when
[ die" said Margaret.
The turf had burned low and fallen apart; she
took the tongs and "raked the fire." and. taking up
the candle showed me little room where was to
sleep Esnug for the night" The bed had an elab-
crate canopy over it like the bed of king Whether
my kingly couch made my crownless heard rest un-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-19

A swell young man, after paying for his din
ner at downtown cafe, found that he had only
tickel in change to give the waiter. The amount
seemed SO mean that he was ashamed to give it.
He brought it to church the next day and gave
it to his pastor to help along the of relgion
Peculiar, isn't its
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-19

woman has two great missions in life--irst
to get into society, and, secondly, to keep others
out.-New York Press
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-19

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-08
Sit $500 mad 9entidlmO.

Deutfb : ameritaniibe Beitungen
merben i'm alter Iaterlanb nit grDs
Sem SnterefIe geleien, neil iie iiG
frei ausipreben un6 bdufig BON briis
ben mebr Neuigfeiter un6 NaHrid=
ten bringer, alS Die beutlmen Aeis
tHngen ielbIf. Die .Sreie Yre1ie fiir
2era8A lift briiben iiberan, pDbin fie
geianbt pirb, elm lebr germ geiebener
Sat- unb fann iib riibmen, Mners
fennung uno Wirbtgung sm finoen,
mie aus 5ablreiben Briefen an urS,
fDtuie an Dieieniger, peld5e oaS Blatt
an tire Gertpanbten i1ifen, berpDrs
3ebt. Wer oaber ieinen Ierpanbten
uuo Srennben cine Greube erpeiien,
tb1er Elm tptltprnllenes @e5Henf
MAIDEN nil, Der beiteue fir Sie bic
vJreie BreIfe fiir Ieras". Das SIN.
tereiie fir 9eraS, tpie iiberbaupt ffir
ben Staat unb Die @eqenb, no bic
Wertuan6ten tuDbrerl, lit in Deut1h.
lamp iebr lebbaft unb es lit unn1Da.
lid, IN Bripatbriefen eine 10 GRIND.
Tide Nuffldrung unb 1eftreibuna
bes fremben 2anoes gu eeben, uie
bieS bic nJreie BreiieA aQp6bents
lid tbut. Sir ben geringen Hreie
BON So n~erfenben mir pDrtDfrei infer
teihbaltige6 WDbenblatt auf elm Sabr
an irgenb cine 4oreife i'm Guslanbe.
Die Srete preffe fir 9eras DnbI.
ga:apaan.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-08

- aalt, cement. Sanb, Bod
ifeine, feuerfefte Steiue unb TbDn'
Ebeer uno NSpboltpapier, DaGpcppes
Ibeef unb Ispbalt, Del, Terpentin,
Gnrben, @la8 &c. &c. tets nDrrdtbi0
Bel s.. 6. 9ielmamn, 306 Df'
Commerce. traBe. Wieorige Breiie.
quite Waare iDmie quite unb reele
Deoienung ueroen garantirts =
9eteph0n 40.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-08

3u piel Der euten Dinge t1db-
ren1 0iefer SabreS3eit genDHen, fino
Die bnuptiddlihe urfaHe BON unpers
Dgulihteit. Man nehme Er. Nugnff
R1ni9s 3amburger 9rDpfen, ola
fiderfte Weoi3in, Die n6tbiae ainoe.
ruiia su bringen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-08
General u. 81. auropattin.


@enerat 81. 81. Ruropatfiu.
@efiIben I'M 9inblid auf bas Jingle
Smbrpglio in Der manbf1urif1en
Grase bod bebelttenbes Nuffeben er,
regt. Die rufif9e Diplomatic bot es
tn3pff9en pieberum etnmal berjtan<
ben, bic Mddte beaiigli9 ibrer pldne
In Der Manbf9urei gu berubisen, unb
CUR Donfommenen Beidnftigung Der
gemiitber nod ein l1ebrises sethan, tn
BEN fe fpe5iene gr0ffnungen iber BITE
Wffiton Ruropatfins bonn StapeI lieb.
Demna9 Ieitet Der &riegsmint{ter aus
pDrberit Die sroben ManDper I'm
Mmurgebiete in Dft{ibirien unb beeibt
f bann befudsbalber mad aor,a
ttnb gum Mifaoo nod Sapan. Seei
General Rurppatfin itebt bermalen
I'M 81. 2~ebengiabre. ST befu1te Mn>
fonss ber 70er Sabre BITE General,
ftab8z Mtabemte, na9bem er an ben
Gelb5igen bes Generals Raufmarm In
3urteftdn BON 1867 bis 1868 thetIaes
nDnlmers bate. Mitte Der 70er SABRE
irurbe ct BPM &rtegsminifter mad MI<
9ier CUR 8eoba9tung Der BefGmpfung
bes bortigen Muf1tonbes ge1Gtdt. Dar.
quf ndbm er an ben &Gmpfen in Surs
teftan, Rpfunb unb @amdrfanb tbetl,
tDurbe bertDunbet unb lernte ben TN
ruiiHdzhirfif9en Rrtege 1877 auf
1873 beriibmt g~etuorbenen General
@tobeleff fen1en, beFen @eneralitabss
Hef Ct tpdbrenb biefes Rrieges tpurbe.
Mbermals %bertpunbet, erbielt Ruropat.
lin fpdter ben 8efebl iiber bic tl1rfeftas
nif4e Shubenbrigabe; NIT ibr maAte
er ben Marf9 BON Saf9tent Bis Scot
tepe unb fiibrte BET Der Gritiirmuna
bon @eoftepe inter General Gfpbeleff
cine Sturmfolonne. Mit So Subren
beretts gum General befDrbert, ipurbe
Ruropattin benz @~enerdlitab in peterss
burg 5usetbeilt unb gait tn MuBlanb
dlgemetn ieitbem aIs Der feIbftpers
ttdublihe Na9foIser bes 1893 bon
ket1em ppften Suriidgetretenen Genes
teiitubs6efs Obrutf9eff. SIS fam
ater anbers; R~uropatfin purbe TN
fsIben Sabre gum Rriegsmfntfter e..
1nnnt; mad pie Dor aber aGbIt maj,
8uropatfin gu ben @enerdlen, bic i'm
6riegsfuH ben BefebI iiber eine Mrmee
81 fitbren baber1 tperber.
2~uropdtfin TT Elm berpDrragenber
@sttitdrf9riftifeIer; fetne THIS Deut<
f4e nnb Grun50ff4e iiberfebten nRris
ElHeu Riidblide auf ben ru5ff9stirtiz
f&en Rrieg 1877 arf 1873" fnb NIT
t~slteuer1 Greimutb sefhrieben. St ge-
6Drf aud niat gu ben tpiithenben
De1tfnenhafern, tpie Obrutfneff unb
PER befunnte General Drdgpmtrpff
nberrdgt aber 1etbe an RenntniFen
eTb geunbem 1rthetL.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-06-08
Der rn(a[dlf a%rleasminiaer.
eetne oftaitattfae oaeiie, ietne aarrtsre aus
ntiIitdriSdle sseSeuttua.

9btpobt bic Nbfidt bes ruffifden
4rieesminiters @lerei Nifoldiepiti1
Ruropdtfin. cine Snipetttonstour
bur9 Sibirien unb bic Manb{9urei 3u
unternebmen. fdon felt ldnserer .3eit
bttannt mai. bat feline Retfe nab ienen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

climate has also had Its effect even IN
the comparatively short time which OUR
race has been In America. The eiision
OF the final q shorting going into goin.'
singing into sinin' etc, IL probably re-
suit OF Initiating the negro. To him We
may owe the changing Of o in some
words into aw or All, thus dog into dawg,
frost into frawst, cross into craus. This
was certainly common II not general
among southerncrs. and many of l1s must
still confess to It. However, this sounds
very much like 1t might be survival
or transferrance OF the|north England
dialect, Of which we have racy specimen
In Tennyson's Yorkshire Farmer"
When and where did we acquire the
habit OF injecting y Into euch words as
deer, dear, hear. here, fear, care etc, max
ing them dyeer, dyear, hyear, hyere, fyear,
cyare, etc. Most southerners without be-
4 ing aware OF It certainly inject y into such
words and into some Others suspect this
Is e survival Of very old habit long
dying out. Tho reason why I suspect
H It to be 30, Is because within living
memory the y sound has been dropped
from such words as gaden and girl. etc.
Even middle aged people at the South re-
member when young to have heard a
great many old people say garden and
cyril. I know people Of culture still liv-
ing who pronounce the words thisway.
"a great many Of these souther1sms tend
distinctly to euphony and apparently bear
out what have stated as to climatic
Influence.
Dyer, Fyeer and Cyare, are certainly
easier, and to my ear seem smoother than
deer, fear care, etc. Our toning down OF
the r undeniably tends to Smo othness and
euphony. though we often get 1t too near
the h. But no speech can be hnrsher than
that which rolls it, RS. Nor is It correct
English, taking the speech Of the cultured
Englishman as criterion. He sounds
the somewhat more than we do. but
certainly does not I'LL his mouth with
them like many Of the people OF our
northern States. It does not seem to DO
generally known that among the illiterate
whites Of the South there is g. class. OF,
perhaps to be more exact. certain families
or neighborhoods in which the r IS rolled
with a vengeance which would gladden.
the heart of the Bluest Stocking that tho
winds Of Cape Cod ever smote
upon or against. This habit must
have been brought from England,
as tradition at this place at least,
asserts that 1t has been q trait Of
these families for generations.
Again the changing OF into In such
words as king. ring, sing and a few others
Is. I suspect, rather a survival OF the
old pronunciation than a negrotsm or
southernism. The fact that has the 9
sound in cognate languages that in all
words in the English indicates that in all
such words once had the sound OF e.
repeat. Mr.: Editor. that you have OPEN
ed a most interesting subject. and one
on which volumes might be written. In a
short communication like this, have at
tempted nothing further than to touch
upon few of the most salient instances.
Only a careful study of the subject would
enable one to distinguish negroism and
southernisms from old and obsolescent
modes Of pronunciation.
o. w. BLACENALL
R1ackanha1I Kittrell N c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03
MEMORIAL SERVICE,
Railway Y. M. c. A. Honor the
Memory of Deceased Brother.

There was an impressive memorial SER
vie at the Mnin-Street Station Y, M. c..
A. hall Sunday afternoon in memory of
Mr.. B. M. Luck, n member of tho as
ISOLATION and an old gentleman who lived
to all who came in contact with him.
Mr.. ]. b. IIaskins presided at the meet
ing; Mr.. G. w. Maddox read the Scrip
ture lesson and Mr.. s. d. Miffleton led
In prayer. Miss Mamie Harrison. of the
celebrated Shepherd Webb Quartette.
sang q beautiful solo. The Association
Quartette CNlessrs. Adams, Bailey, Mlf-
fleton and ouarles) sang AFTER the Tou
and Trouble" Tender and loving eulogies
Of the deceased We're delivered by Rev.
Or. Gardner OF Grace-street Baptist
Church; Mr.. MclSennn5 and others OF the
sa me- church; Mr.. u, M, Goodwin, assist
ant secretary of the association Mrs.
NV. Reginald Walker, Mr., w. II. Anthony.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03
ENGINEER KILLED.;
OTHERSBADLY HURT
Passenger Train Derailed at
Burning Bridge in West
Virginia.
Especial to The TImes-Dispatch.).

Special to The Times ispatch.).
+ CHARLESTON, W. VA. Nov. 2.-The
Kanawha and Michigan passenger train
leaving here at 7:15 A. NJ, was wrecked
near Red House Station. about thirty
miles north of this city yesterday morn
ing. William Tormey, engineer. was killed.
The injured are: George Moore. fireman.
arm broken and scalded: Ed. Burke, badly
cut and burned; Captain John Baker. pas
senger. Charleston. leg and several ribs
broken A. D. Meade. passenger, and
T. r. Temple. passenger. both Of Char
lesion, badly cut and bruised. Several
others were slightly injured.
The wreck was caused BY the giving
way Of short treste. the timbers OF
which had been burned away some time
in the night. Engineer Tor1ney discovered
that the trestle was on fire. but too late
to stop his train. Flo applied the air.
brakes but the momentum carried all OF
the train over except the rear coach.
which went down the trestle. The engine
and remaining coaches were derailed.
The engine turned completely over. and
Engineer Tormey was scalded to death.
His homo was at Charleston. and the re-
mains were brought here this afternoon
on train which brought tho injured and
other passengers.
The dead engineer was one OF the Oldest
on the road in point of service. He leaves
Il wife and two small children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

Editor OF The Tlmes-D1Spatch:
SRA new and interesting, and far
reaching. question has arisen IN the city
government It is this: How far and in
what sense does the opinion Of the City
Attorney, on any question at issue. bind
the Judgment. discretion and action OF a
member OF the City Council7 Does action
In accord with the opinion relieve the
member from responsibility for an un-
wise vote, or does a vote contrary to
the opinion make the member liable, In
any sense, to anybody, or especially liable
to criticism?
It is held by some that the Opinion
settles the question:" and, tina. mem
beers must" surrender their personal
convictions, their representative liberty
OF action, their own Judgment, discretion
and representative responsibility, and
vote as the City Attorney decides
Others hold that ..the opinion" Is sim
ply advisory and that each member, hav-
Ing weighted the opinion, must proceed
upon his own. final judgment, using his
conscience. his discretion. his liberty and
his preference and acting In every sense
as a free. but responsible. representative.
and for what he conceives to be the true
interests OF his constituents.
b The writer holds that II the opinion Of
the "City Attorney at once releases a
m ember from responsibility. assumes the
preference and knowledge, and binds the
free choice and action of the member. and
precludes further argument. information.
discussion and free action. then the CITY
Attorney is to that extent '''autocrauc"
and a dangerous and lmdemocraic element
in the government.
II ian opinion" from tho attorney
can work this great effect, then the Of
flee. as this writer thinks. ought to be
abolished and the city. dDing without such
an office. should from time to time. as
occasion requires 1t. employ legal adj
wiser, pay him his fee. and take his adj
vice for what It may be worth and no
more.
CARLTON MCCARTHY.
\ Richrnnnd OctnhAr 70 ll-a-.. - !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03
.7,a2s 70
Influence Of the Negro on South
ern Speech.
The Times-plspatch:

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
sir,-In a recent comment on tho negro
dialect articles which appeared In The
Times-Dispatch, you remarked that the
negro had had his influence on southern
speech. BY this remark you opened a most
interesting subject. and one which has
so far received but little attention. With
negro nurses, negro playfellows, negro
servants; with the negro at his elbow
from the cradle to the grave. the south
erner could hardly have escaped such In
flucnce. And the fact that tho negro Il
highly sympathetic, imaginative, humor-
GUS and eloquent with all has given him
all tha more power in this Limo. Indeed.
L ..Ase often wondered II southern humor
with all its freshness and genunineness.
80 different from the old world hnmor,
does not owe much to the neEros pres
ence.
Exactly In what words or class Of
words the negro's Influence on southern
speech has been most potent is not an
easy question The world has not long
been self-consclous and critical like 1t
is now, and many OF tho pecultariues
in pronunciation which we deem new may
be only newly discovered. and may in
fact, be very old: may, In fact, antedate
the coming Of the negro or our own COM
Ing to this, our new world homo.
Language, or at least. the enunciatfon
OF language, was originally the result OF
physical causes affecting the vocal or
gans. Climate was and Is still tho chief
factor in moldlng enunciation, pronun-
citation. In speech. as in other things. man
is prone to follow the limo Of least re-
sistance. He speaks or did speak-before
modern self-consciousness set in with the
tone and accent and form of words that
came easiest to him. With the
delzens of cold, raw climate. the
effect upon the vocal organs was TO rem
der speech harsher. and tho enunciatton
OF oonsonants comparatively easy II
born and reared under warm skies with
no hint Of hoarseness in his voice, vowels.
smooth sounds. flow naturally from hts
mouth. He is apt to Glide the final con-
sonants and to tone down others. The
language OF the European people afford
very abundant proof of this. though there
are exceptions which only prove the rule.
The italian and Spaniard at the South
speak the softest and most mellifluous ton
CUES; the Danes and Poles at the north.
much harsher ones. In lesser degree,
because the time has been shorter and
degree OF climate vastly less. tho coun-
try being smaller we see still In Eng
gland the effect of climate on speech. Tho
words of the dwellers among the cold.
wind swept hills of Yorkshire brlstle with
constants while the local dialects OF
southern England are much smoother.
The negro has no doubt had his influ-
ence on our speech; but I believe that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

for the best interests Of Methodisru In
this section the name OF A. e. Kellam be
stricken from the Board OF Education.
The conference sustained me, and his
name was stricken OF. MIR. Kellam knew
months before that II his name was pre-
sented 1t would be opposed.
When made my motion, I did not
give further reasons than the ono above
assigned. and. although the Rev. ]. H.
Aniss repeatedly asked for reasons, I
withheld them.
AS to the statement that he has ex-
hausted every proper effort to bring me to
tribunal. ] will say that he has not only
not exhausted every proper effort, but he
has not exhausted any proper effort, as
shall show. received communica-
ton from A 3. Kellam. secretary OF q
church conference. held at Nimmo's
Church, his own church, asking me to
appear before the said church conferences
or It's committee to bring the charges
against A E. Kellam thau brought
at the annual conference. replied that
a church conference had no more to do
with matter OF this kind than the In
FAINT class of a sunday-school: that
did not bring charges against "A. e. Kel-
lam at the annual conference. and that
II wanted to bring charges was well
enough versed in church law to know how
to proceed. would certainly not appear
before partisan committee. Illegally APP
pointed, or a conference, OF which the
accused was secretary. told Mr.. Kellam
personally my objections to his holding
prominent place in the church, and also
wrote him.
The proper tribunal and the only tri-
bunal to which /. as a minister. am re-
sponsible, is the Virginia Conference, and
I hold myself ready to substanHate any
charge I have made against this man,
and shall do SO at the proper time.
Yours truly,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

Mr.. Christian and Mr.. Kellam.
Editor Of The Times-Dispatch;
sir,-I do not wish to occupy the pub
lie attention with matters that do not
properly belong before 1t. but since you
have published circular issued by Mr.,
A. E. Kellam In regard to me. must
ask that you make equally prominent
my reply.
At the last session OF the Virginia Con-
ference held In Richmond. moved. that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

He who laughs last laughs best, bu
the man who uses Tee-Dee Wants Ads
laughs all the time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

II your fish-pond is the public and you
want to catch its eye. bait your line with
Tee-Dee Want Adj; you'll land 1t higf
and dry,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

"A small amount of money goes LONG
ways in Tee-Dee Want Columns. Results
are sure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03

You will find Work. Bargains. Help
Boarding, Rooms. and everything needed
in the Tee-Dee Want Columns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03
Captain Wise Here.

Captain John S. Wise. Of New York,
was in the city for while yesterday on
legal business. He left last night for
his home He says he believes Low will
carry Greater New York to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-03
". AsBURY CHRISTIAN.

Berkeley. Va. November 2. 1903.
In his letter Rev. Mr.. Christian gives
one OF chief reasons for opposing Mr..
Kellam, but we prefer not to enter into
matters Of this nature-Edltor Times
Dispatch.)