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The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
Caueer In ireland.

Mr.. William Hin-Chino. NJ. d..
writes very interesting letter on the
question of the increase of cancer in
Ireland. Though he has been absent
from the country for. many years, he
says, his recollection of the economic
conditions of the people enables him,
TO compare their present standard of
living with what it was forty years
ago. The comparison" writes DR..
1lh-Chino, lis distinctly unfavorable.
Tor the poorer classes are worse.
housed and worse fed at the present.
time, Notwithstanding the increasing
wealth of the country. 1t would be
impossible" he adds, "without en-.
croaching too much on your valuable,
space, to discuss the causes. What.
l desire to call attention to is that the
former dietary of oatmeal porridge.
potatoes, eggs and milk is no longer
the staple food of the people; but.
cheap American bacon and wheaten.
pancakes fried in it's fat, Indian corn
and boiled tea takes its place." Talk:
ing to the clergyman of neighboring
parish he was surprised to learn what,
a large number of cases of cancer
there were among the poor (which he.
attributed to the food-cheap Ameri--
can bacon. 1t is certainly phenome--
non," he adds, (which requires investi-
CATION, for there is no new factor in
the life of the Irish poor to account
for the increasing prevalence of the
disease other than food"
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

Another staggering blow was adj
ministered to the Ralfour ministry by
the resignation of the Duke of Devon
shire. The Tory ministry has been
patched up by adding persons chiefly
noted for their lack of prominence and
ability. Men with political ambitions
have deserted the ministry, and those
without refused to fill the vacancies.
Mr.. Balfour's path during tho next
few months will be hard one. When
Parliament meets in November, he
will have to take Il decisive stand. He
will have to defend the principles set
forth in his recent pamphlet or re-
pudiate them. Either course leads to
the fall of his ministry. unless he can
command the full strength of the Irish
Nationalist party. To do that, he must
meet increased Irish demands in the
form of an endowed Catholic univer-
sity for Ireland and eventually home
rule. the very demand which hurled
Gladstone from power and formed the
Unionist party with n lease of power
for sixteen years. The present pre-
dicament of the Unionist party shows
how quickly and completely political
party can go to pieces. One year ago
the Unionists We're more strongly in
trenched in power in England than the
Republican party in this country is
to-day. They had stronger and ADLER
leaders in Balfour, Chamberlain and
the Duke of Devonsh;re than the Re-
publican party has to-day. They were
opposed by weaker and more divid-
ed party than the Democratic party is
to-day. Yet now the Unionist party
is but shadow of what it was a year
ago. If the Liberal party is able to
produce any responsible leadership at
all, it will almost certainly be return
ed to power at the coming election.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

Inc Republican press all over the
country is calling upon the Democrats
OF New York. which is an oyerwhelm-
ing Democratic city, to disregard poll
tics in the coming municipal election
and to vote for Law for mayor, say
ing that Tammany cannot be trusted
even though it has nominated y good
ticket. The city of Indianapolis, In
diana. is also about to hold n CITY cleo
ton. The present Republican CITY adj
mlniStration has been far from good.
so far from good that Senator Beyer-
ldge was forced to admit in a public
speech that it was not what it should
be, but he advocated the election of
the Republicans. on the ground that
1T would he dangerous to turn the CITY
over to the Democrats on the eve of
a presidential election. The senator
advocated reforming the party from
within, the very thing which Republic
cans say is impossible in the case of
Tammany. Now, if it is dangerous
to turn the comparatively small city
of indianapolis over to the Democrats
at this time, is it not dangerous from
Democratic standpoint to turn the
great city of New York over to the
Republicans? Non-partisanship in
municipal elections is a doctrine warm
ly supported by Republican leaders
for Democratic cities. but opposed by
them for Republican cities.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

The Rev. G. NJ. Coville, Presbyter-
ian minister of Racine, Wisconsin. re-
Gently created scene by forbidding
the Ave Maria" to be sung in his
church. The soprano soloist of the
choir, Miss Susie Roberts, was to an.
pear for the last time, and her friends
gathered In numbers to hear her sing.
She began the ave Maria" and had
sung but few bars when Rev. G. NJ.
Coville, the pastor, stopped her with
the words: II beg your pardon. but
l cannot allow that song to he sung
III this church." Miss Roberts seized
her wraps and left the church, after
which the congregation sang "The
Old Hundred"
1t is said some time ago Miss Rob-
erts sang the same song, and at that
time Mr.. Coville spoke to her al,out
1t. saying that, while he thought the
music beautiful. he did not believe the
words appropriate for a Protestant
church.
1t Is hard to understand what
plausible reason Protestant ministers.
VINO do not object to letting their
churches for lectures of all kinds and
even for theatrical performances, can
give for refusing to have beautiful
music rendered in their churches. OF
course, the Protestant objection to the
Ave Maria" arises from the fact that
1t voices praise to the Virgin Mary.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
How Did You Die7

Did you tackle that trouble that came
your way
With Il resolute heart and cheerful2
Or hide your face from the light Of
day,
With Il craven soul, and fearful?
y, troubles a ton, or a troubles an
ounce,
Or trouble is what you make it:
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt
that counts,
But only, How did YOU take it?
You're beaten to earth? Well, what.
of that?
Come up with a smiling face,
It's nothing against you to fall down
fiat,
But to lie there-that is disgrace.
The harder you're thrown, the higher
you'll bounce;
Be proud of your blackened eye.
1t isn't the fact that you're licked that,
counts,
It's how did you fight, and why?
And though you be done to the death
what then?
IT you battled the best you could,
II you played your part in the world
of men,
Why, the Critic will call it good.
Death comes with crawl, or comes
with pounce;
And whether he's slow or spry,
1t isn't the fact that you're dead that
counts,
But, only-How did you die?
Edmund C. Vance.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

South, where lands are cheaper thar
in the Central and Western States.
Then, with the development of the
coal, iron, and timber interests of the
South. labor of the skilled class has
been i'll demand, and supplied largely
from the North. These are some Of
the reasons for the marked increase
i'll the population of the South. 1t is.
an evidence of the new spirit of the
South, an indication and a promise of
still greater development of her mar
velous resources.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

The Catholic archbishop of Philip
popolis has sent an appeal to Pope
Plus X, in behalf Of all Christians in
the district of Adrianople in Mace
donia, and has begged him to inter-
vene and prevent the continuance of
the Turkish massacres. The appeal Is
In behalf of all Christians-Greek
Catholics as well as Roman Catholics.
1t is stated that Plus X could induce
Emperor Francis Joseph to prompt
and immediate action, and would be
likely to do SO If only way were
opened by which his Intervention
could be made possible, and that in
such event the car, in his capacity as
head of the Russian church, would not
lag behind. The papal answer to the
urgent note of the archbishop of Phil
ippopolis is awaited with great in
terest.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

If any evidence We're needed to
prove that Mr.. Bryan is still a power
in the Democratic politics Of the coun-
try, that evidence has been abundant.
ly furnished by the campaign in Ohio.
He has spent the past week in speak
ing throughout Ohio, and, although
most of the voters of Ohio have heard
and seen Mr. Bryan before, his meet
ings were extremely large. The press
report of one meeting said, "he spoke
to acres Of people, thousands stood be-
fore him." 1t is mere folly for the
Democratic opponents of Mr.. Bryan to
belittle his influence. He is to-day the
most influential personality in the
Democratic party. We do not believe
he is, will be or ought to be a can
didate for the presidency in 1904, but
we do believe that his advice, counsel
and aid should be eagerly sought by
those who will be in charge of the
next campaign. The Democracy of
Ohio may be taken as fairly represent
tative of the Democracy of the nation,
and his popularity in Ohio seems to
be as great as ever. Indeed, it is
probable that Mr.. Bryan will, us time
goes on, become stronger. His high
character and great ability cannot fail
to be felt for many years to come.
Certainly Mr.. Bryan and his friends
will be strong in the next national
His enemies in the party
should no longer seek to keep the
Democratic party from getting to-
gether.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

"There is no apparently fixed rela-
ton between Il divorce law and the
social standard" says the Chicago
Chronicle. according to comparative
statistics Ireland boasts the highest
social morality among contemporary
peoples. There is divorce law on
her books, but resort to it is rare. On
the other hand, it will not be serious
ly contended that the domestic moral
ity of France was higher before the
adoption of divorce law than it is
now"
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

which took place each year, and de-
tailed the sufferings of those who We're
thus thrown out of their homes.
Patrick Vesey, also of Cleveland,
said that he knew Agnes Mcdonald
well, and she was generally known as
Il hard landlord. Instead of letting
her tenants have the sea weed privi-
leges on the island she sold them to
outsiders, and frequently took up the
cattle on the common and then pro.
ceeded against their owners for tres
pass. He related many stories to
show how the Mcdonald woman
treated her tenants, and said the at
tempted eviction of Lynchehaun. in
which he is said to have assaulted
her, was due to his having Joined the
revolutionary brotherhood.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

Great interest centers in the cam
paign in Ohio. The contest is carried
on with as much earnestness as If
the result were in doubt. This seems
strange in view of the fact that Mr..
johnson and the Democratic leaders
do not claim that they will be able
to elect their ticket Can it be that
Hanna is afraid of losing the legisln-
ture and as a result, his seat In the
United States Senate? Well, he cam
not be blamed if he is little nervous.
He had an uncomfortably close shave
last time he was elected and it is
pretty we'll known that he had to buy
his way to the Senate. The leader
of the Republican party ought not to
be put to so much trouble by that
naughty fellow, Tom Johnson.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
THE DIVORCE EVIL.

Cardinal Gibbons, in an authorized
Interview, lays the prevalence of d.
vorce to lax divorce laws and defec-
tive education. There is, of course, no
doubt that the divorce laws of the
different states are largely to blame
for the increasing number of divorces
In fact, in most of the states the mar
riage contract is not only civil con-
tract, but it differs in no wise from
other civil contracts. The least breach
of contract by either of the contracting
parties Is an excuse for the other party
to terminate the contract and collect
damages. 1t has even come down to
this, that the parties may agree to
abandon the contract and court is
always readily found which will grant
a decree. Marriage has come to be a
contract depending for its existence
upon the will of the people contracting
the relation. Under n system of d.
vOrce laws which allows divorce for
trivial cause upon the showing of one
Of the parties. for it Is n noticeable
fact that divorce cases are seldom
contested. the marriage relation has
ceased to have any binding force The
knowledge that Il divorce can be
easily obtained for little or no reason,
has lessened the stability of the fam
lily and the home. People who would
otherwise put up with each others
frailties. rush into the divorce courts
Mt the first opportunity. There are. of
course, extreme cases where all the
fault rests with one of the parties. hut
these cases are extremely few. Most
every divorce is the result Of an agree
ment to disagree. That is. one of the
the parties sues for divorce and the
other ncQuiesces by not defending,
Even under our lax divorce laws with
their multiple causes for divorce, the
number of divorces would be reduced
by one-lalf or over. If these cases
We're conducted as other civil cases
proceeded. 1t is only when property
rights are involved, or in a few cases
where the control Of children is want.
ed, that n defendant in Il divorce case
defends. The defendant reasons more
or less correctly that it is useless to
prevent the plaintiff from getting II
divorce for the reason that he or she
can refuse to live with the defendant
and by changing residence to another
state, can in time secure the divorce
on some trumped up charge, the de-
PENDANT not being present to defend,
and In most cases never getting any
notice that divorce has been applied
for. One provision which would have
great and good effect would be to
provide that the guilty party should
not be allowed to marry again during
the lifetime Of the innocent party. If
| every state in the Union would adopt
that provision. the number of divorces
would be greatly reduced. 1t would
cause people to he more careful in en-
tering into the relation, and once in
the relation it would cause them to
be more careful in giving cause to
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
The Brideeroom,s sop~


I'm sick of the song of the bride and
her bloom
Just larken to me for a while-I'u
the groom.
1 know I've no rights in the case. but
That's right-all get in the case is a.
l know I'm supposed to be silent and
meek,
But, hang it! I'm bound to get reck-
less and speak.
They're buzzing about what the bride
is to wear;
They're buzizng about how she'll fix
up her hair:
They're qlarreling over the bridal bou-
Quet-
listen in silence to all that they say,
They treat me as though was chained
to my DOOM
Alack! what am I? am only the
groom.
The best 1 can don is some black and
some white,
horse-collar vest and bad case of
fright;
My hair will be combed as it's combed
every day,
I'd surely get mobbed If I lugged Il
bouquet:
I've got to be meek and try bravely to-
smile
The meekness will stand me in hand
after while.
Sing on of the beautiful bride and her
bloom;
But don't mention mel am only the
groom:
Just say ''he was dressed in conven-
tional black"
Then kindly forget me and hasten
right back
To rave DER the bride till you're black
in the face
I'm only the groom, and I'm learning
my place.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

by all parties does not make them less
non-partisan but more so. If, on the
other hand, fusion is subterfuge un-
der which Democratic city is to be
turned over to the crooked old boss
Platt, then it is well that New York
Democrats should be appraised of that
fact. 1t seems that Mr.. Murphy's
clever work has unmasked the work
of Mr.. Platt, and at this writing it
seems probable that Mcclellan and his
associates will be elected.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

1t will be remembered that the
great Atkinson. who had charge of
the Philippine schools for a time,
made report i'll which he pronounced
against any religious teaching in the
public schools of those islands, ex-
pressing the conviction that these
schools should be absolutely non-sec-
tartan. Governor Taft took up this
report and the recommendation of At
klnson, and "cut it out" In it's place
he made an arrangement under which
religious instruction is permitted and
is made perfectly feasible.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

The Apostolic Mission house, oppo-
site the Catholic university grounds,
is nearly finished, and the Dominican
college. the corner stone of which was
laid with imposing ceremonies a short
time ago, is going up rapidly. 1t is
expected that the Dominicans will be
able to occupy it in the beginning of
the next year.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

From the editorial rooms of the
Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati. 10.
Gated on the eighth floor of the Rlv-
meyer building. was able to obtain
most striking demonstration of the
growth of Catholicity in the Queen
clty or the West. On Mount Adams.
some distance away, is the Holy Cross
Retreat Passionist monastery, built
on the site of the old Cincinnati oh.
servatorN. AT the laying of the corner
stone of this observatory President
John Quincy Adams was present. and
delivered an address in which he ex-
pressed the hope that the cross of
kome would never be raised on that
hill. There is also on Mount Adams
the famous Immaculate Convention
church. being the first votive church
erected in honor Of the Blessed Virgin
after the definition of the dogma of
the immaculate Conception. Prom
lnently over the church stands a
bronze statue of the Blessed Virgin.
eleven feet high, and Illuminated nv
electricity every night. Almost at the
foot Of the Blymeyer building are ST.
Francis Xavier's church and the Jesuit
college. Close by is the old st. Thorn
as church, now in charge of the Jes.
ults. In this church, which was then
Baptist meeting house, took place
the celebrated discussion between
Alexander Campbell and Archbishop
Purcell of Cincinnati. After that the
Baptist congregation disintegrated
and the church fell into the possession
of the Jesuits. In another direction
may be seen lockwood pottery, found
ed by Mrs. Bethany Storer, now the
mother house of the sisters of Notre
Dame. and not a great distance from
there the Good Samaritan hospital.
conducted by the Sisters of Charity.
Sister Anthony, the angel of the battle
field, was formerly it's superior. The
old soldiers were deeply devoted to
her, and decorate her grave every
year. Another church, St. AIMS, is
just visible in the distance. 1t has
the distinction of being the only color
ell church in the diocese.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

Present indications are that betting
on the New York city campaign will
be the heaviest ever known there.
Fred III. Brooks, the Wall street bet
ting commissioner, says lie has S175,-
600 to bet on Mcclellan ut even money.
Timothy ID. Sullivan says he is willing
to risk $4,000 the same way. y good
many observers express surprise that
the hackers of Mcclellan do not ask
odds,
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

instructed in this behalf to promptly
report to the court the name of every
person who approaches you on this
subject. Such acts are clearly a con-
tempt of court, and upon discovery
they will be treated and severely pun
ished as such. Let these ofticious
meddlers with the courts business
take heed.''
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

A large increase in the Catholic popu
lation of the South may be looked fol
in the near future. This has already
been noticed in some dioceses, where
immigration from the North has been
strong. This will of course not mean
real increase in the Catholic popula.
ton Of the country. but rather shift.
ing of the population. Through this
immigration the Catholic religion will
become better known among the
Southern people, with the result that
many people will embrace it. Accord.
ing to a census bulletin dealing with
the growth Of the population in the
United States, the South has for the
first time in the history of the nation
shown a greater percentage of increase
IN population than the North. in the
decade ended in 1900. The bulletin
shows that the population of the ma
ton increased during the decade 90
per cent, or 100000 persons, or
more than double the average per
centage of increase in European coun.
tries. OF this marked gain in popula.
tiOn the South shows nearly double
the percentage of the North, the
South and Southwest, west of the
Mississippi River, recording the great.
est gain. The figures are significant
as they indicate a certain trend of
| emigration to the Southern States
drawn there by the attractions OF
cheaper lands. more favorable climate
and advantages in social and industri
al conditions over the West and North
west sections of the country. which
have for many years secured the bulk
of the home-seeking immigrants. The
public lands of the nation have beer
very generally pre-cmpted. There arc
no longer vast areas of arabic lands
| in the Western States that may lie ha(
for the asking. With the exhaustion
of the public lands the attention of the
' hOmeseekers is being directed to the
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
-Nilt2 ssSas>
GssSz&3laD

Dewey, Schley and Miles have all
been mentioned as possibilities for the
Democratic vice presidential nomlna-
ton. Ii the Democrats should be
mean enough to nominate amy of
these, the Republicans could fall back
upon Corbin as their hero.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

in these ancient days, it was to villify
her. We may we'll rejoice at the CEN
tury's change as so strikingly eXem-
plified in the Herald's appreciative
historical sketch and splendid illus
trations."
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10

u smart bit of repartee was heard
the other day at Killarney. \ guide
Win tourist scowled at a peasant,
who stared well at him. you'll know
me again if YOU meet me-" said th,,
guide. Not if We wash yer face,-
said the peasant.
The Irish standard., 1903-10-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, D. c., October 7th.-
From present indications there will be
a large increase in the number of stu.
dents at the Catholic university this
year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-14
The Red Men are to Have One In
October In Paducah.
Report Of the Committee Adopted
Last Night at Regular Meet
ing Of Lodge
COMMITTEES NAMED MONDAY

otego Tribe. Red Men, last night
decided 10 give q carnival IN Paducah
In the fall, which will give us two
osrnivals this year. Articles OF iucor-
poration, as told elsewhere. have al.
ready been filed for the Carnival asso-
ciation which is to give the spring
carnival. and preparations for it will
begin at once. rI.
IL was reported recently that the
association might abandon its idee OF
giving q carnival and the Red Men,
who desired to take up the project in
case it was abandoned, appointed a
committee to investigate. Last night
the committee, which was composed
of Messrs. II. O. Rhodes, Al Foreman,
Ben weills and James NJ. Lang and
DR.. @. +. whitesides, made report
recommending that the Red Men give
carnival or festival in the fall.
The report was adopted, aud the
sachem, Mr.. II. c. Rhodes, was in
struoted to appoint with concurrence
Of other officers. the standing commit
tees, and will do so at . meeting to be
held Monday night for the purpose
by the officers
The Red Men have become one OF
the strongest and most influential
lodges in the city, and there lis an
abundance of enterprise in it. They
have taken mp the carnival project in
q manner that means business, and
will lose no time in pcrfectinR their
arrangements
Mr. Reinhard, OF the Cincinnati
Carnival company, has left with the
lodge a proposition for furnishing at
fractions for the carnival, and it is
probable IL viii be acted on shortly.
The carnival, or festival, will prob.
ably be held the first week IN October,
and will last week. The attractions
Will be furnished by the carnival as
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