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The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
home-not the home in which father
and mother unite to bring up their
children as God Willed them to do

and mother unite to bring up their
children as God willed them to do.
I'm 1889, by authority of Congress,
the United States commissioner of
labor was ordered to report upon
marriage and divorce in the United
States for the twenty years from 1867
to 1886 in elusive. He found that in
that time there had been granted
32S,716 divorces-657, 432 people had
severed the marriage tie.
"All we can say in estimating
figures for the last twenty years is
that the ratio is increasing every year,
and that since those figures were
compiled more than round half-mil-
ion Of divorces have been added to
the number. This is no mere specu-
lation. The figures, 32s,716, were up
on an estimated population of 5O,OOO,-
600. With our present population Of
SO,OOO,00O, the estimate of 100000 di-
vorces is little enough.
During the same period in Europe,
with it's population of 3sOOOO,OOO, the
number of divorces has been only
214,S41. With population five times
greater than the United States there
have been less than one-half the num-
Der of divorces.
considering the loose hold that
religion seems now to be having up
on so many of the people of the
United States, it seems as if the
power Of coming to the rescue of the
country has been transferred from the
church to society.
''The responsibilities of the rich and
the educated upper classes cannot
therefore be too much insisted upon
This water runs down hill by it's
own weight, so the breaking of the
divorce law among the -four hundred
will soon reach the millions. spread
ing from the classes to the masses.
"The religious penalty seems not to
have the power of restraining from
divorce. There remains now the
question of social ostracism.
''The worst cases in the world are
in Newport. If people in high life
frOwn upon divorce and make it So
cial reproach, those who fear such
censure would be less liable to kick
over the traces. Let society men and
women subject the remarked divorced
people to social ostracism, and an al
most universal alienation of this
curse would be secured
Father Pardow's statement has at
tracted the attention of the press and
the public men Of the nation, and all
realize that something must be done.
In addition to the advance step now
being taken by some Protestant de-
nominations, much would be accom-
plished by uniform and strict di-
vorce law throughout the United
States. The divorce laws of most of
the states are direct invitation to
every person dissatisfied with the
marital relations, to throw them off
and try again; and to every person
not married they offer an inducement
to hasty and ill-considered marriage.
We count ourselves Christian ma
ton, and yet our laws in reference
to the home, the greatest of Christian
institutions outside the Church, are
absolutely non Christian
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

The municipal corporation of Sligo,
Ireland on Monday last granted the
freedom of the city to Hon. Bourke
Cochran, of New York, who delivered
an address upon the future economic
development of Ireland. Mr.. Cochran
predicted that the island would be-
come the clearing point for all prod
ucts between America and Europe, be-
cause only on the west coast of Ire
land were there harbors capable of
accommodating the great vessels of
the future, which he believed would
reach tonnage of $4,000. He was
confident that a day of great indus
trial development was dawning for
Ireland, and that there We're many
evidences of the country's coming
prosperity.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
says: '"There can be little doubt that
Senator German is candidate. He
has given it out that he will visit his
grandfat theirs birthplace in Ireland"
This is humorous way of calling at
tention to the very conspicuous fact
that the Irish are powerful influence
in American politics. Anyway, the
Senator had better be visiting his an
cestor's birthplace in Ireland than be
buying up the delegates from the
South to the next Presidential con-
vention, says the Catholic Columbian.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

President Roosevelt promises to
break a precedent. OF vice presidents
who have succeeded on the death Of
presidents, none have been able to
secure a nomination for the succeed
ing presidential term. Tyler, who be-
came president on the death of Will
liam Henry Harrison, became very
unpopular with the Wings and was
read out of the party. Fillmore, who
succeeded Taylor, was beaten for the
nomination by General Scott; John
son, who became president on the
death of Lincoln, was more unpopu-
lar than Tyler, and Arthur, who sue
ceeded Garfield, was not strong enough
to beat Blaine.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Preparations on an elaborate scale
have been made by the German
American club for the entertainment
of the German agriculturists, who will
arrive in Minneapolis today. They
will arrive at three O'Clock and will be
taken about the city in automobiles,
will visit the flour mills. will see the
state university. and in the evening
will be rendered banquet at the Com
mercial club. The visitors are party
of prominent agricultnrists from Ger
many who are making a tour of the
United States.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
NEW YORK AND BOSTON.

The recent celebration of the two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the incorporation of the City of New
York has served to bring to public
attention the fact that the great ma
jority of it's population is either for
eign born or of foreign born parentage
The percentage of native whites born
Of native parents, in 1900, was 21h
percent. Of the foreign born and
those born Of foreign parents, there
were 7S6,435 Germans, 725,541 Irish,
245,525 Russians, 21S,91S Italians, 1885,
$50 English and 113,237 Austrians, be-
sides lesser numbers of other ma
tionalities. The total of foreign par
ents was 2,643,957, while the total of
native whites of native parents was
737,477.
In Boston in 1900 there were 2O7,-
OPS native born of native parents,
while the foreign born and those born
Of foreign parents numbered 315, 136.
OF the latter number 156,65O are
Irish, 1929 Canadians, 22,254 Rus
slams, 20,1G4 Italians, 21,G1S Germans
and 1860 English, the remainder be-
ing divided up among half dozen
other nationalities. 1t will be noticed
that the Irish and Germans are about
equal in number in New York, the
two together constituting about one
half the entire population of the city.
Since 1900, however, the immigration
has been largely Jewish from Russia
and Austria, and Italian, and the i'm
migration from Germany and Ireland
is relatively smaller, so that it would
not be strange if the census of 1910
should show larger foreign born
Jewish and Italian population than
foreign born Germans and Irish. But
the Germans and Irish will continue
to predominant for some time to
come, because Of the great number of
their native born. While New York
is an Irish and German city, Boston is
an Irish and Canadian city, but most
ly Irish. The Irish born and those
born of Irish parents constitute one
half of the entire number of the for
eign parents, and there is in Boston
a large number Of Irish descent whose
parents and grandparents We're born
in this country. 1t is probable if the
number of those could be known it
would be found that those with Irish
blood in their veins constituted more
than half of the entire population Of
Boston. This is a pretty good show
ing for the Irish in the home of the
Puritans. OF course, there is also in
New York a large number of Irish not
included in the above figures because
their parents were born in this coun-
try. 1t is safe to say that Of the three
and One-half million in New York in
1900, over one million were of Irish
descent. While there are five times as
many Irish in New York us there are
in Boston. yet Boston is relatively
more of an Irish city. New York is
more than six times as large as Bos-
ton, and it will be noticed that while
there are as many Germans in New
York as there are Irish, there are
more than seven times as many Irish
as Germans in Boston. 1t will be
noticed also that while New York has
a large italian, Russian and Austrian
population. Boston has n small num-
Der of those nationalities.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

The Carthusian monks, lately driven
French Alps by French troops, are
negotiating for the purchase Of the
famous Island of Iona, in the Heb
rides off the coast of Scotland. Eng
land is astounded at the prospect of
the burial place Of forty Eight kings
of Scotland, eight kings of Norway
and four kings of Ireland, passing into
the hands of the makers of the famed
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
The American-Irish Historical

The American-Irish Historical So
ciety, on the occasion of it's national
field day to be held at New Haven,
Conn.,, on August 9Th, will take part
in the unwilling and dedication of a
battle monument to the Ninth Con-
necticut regiment, which was organ
lied in 1861 and served for three
years. This was an Irish regiment
and was commanded by Col. Thomas
w. Cahill, and served in many i'm
portant engagements. 1t was with
Butler at New Orleans and with
Sheridan at Winchester. The Ameri-
can-Irish Historical society, wishing
to honor the survivors of this gallant
regiment, has decided to hold the an
nual field day of the organization at
the time and place above mentioned.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

The Great Northern railroad has
notified the city engineer that it will
not hold itself responsible for the
collapse of the viaduct on the ap-
proach to the steel arch bridge. which
occurred in this city early in the
week. The question as to who should
bear the expense ought to be arrived
at quickly. The strength and safety
of the entire viaduct should be placed
beyond all uncertainty at the earliest
possible time. 1t was only by the
merest chance that lives were not
sacrificed there last Monday.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Chartreuse liqueur. No fear need be
entertained, for the monks will, if
they become the owners, preserve
with religious fervor the sacred relics
Of st. Columbia and the ruins of the
ancient abbey church. The island
would to them be sacred as the home
and scene of the great labors of the
famous Irish missionary, Columbia. 1t
will, indeed, be fortunate for the
sacred associations of Iona, should
it pass into their hands. The place
would be an ideal one for the reserved
Carthusians, for it is one of the most
secluded spots in the world.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

The Swiss are alone among the
peoples OF the world in having no
language they can call their own.
About three-fourths Of the people
speak German and most of the re-
mainder speak either French or Ital-
ian. Public documents are printed in
both French and German, and
speeches in the Swiss congress are
made either in French or German.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Thomas +. Walsh, who expects to
receive a visit next fall from King
Leopold of Belgium and to entertain
the royal parsonage at his splendid
home in Washington, was born in
Ireland in 1851. He came to America
at the age of 10 and engaged in min
ing in Colorado where he made his
fortune His yearly income is said
to be over $1,2OO,OOO.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13


The President recently assured
Senator Fairbanks that indiana was
for Roosevelt. OF course the Senator
from Indiana was pleased with this
assurance. but for some unaccount-
able reason he didn't admit it. Indi-
ana for Roosevelt in 1903 and for the
Senator from Indiana in 1904. That's
the kind of assurance Mr.. Fairbanks
is most likely to take to.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

to size everything up by the standard
of the dollar. Education should not
be decried because it does not produce
dollars. Higher education is blamable
only when it destroys good farmer
or good artisan by developing an in
digent lawyer or doctor.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Examination into the postal scandals
at Washington grow more and more
sensational as the facts continue to be
brought out and future revelations are
promised of a character much more
damaging than anything yet furnished
in this direction.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

King Alexandria, of Servia, together
with Queen Draga. her sister and
brother. the premier, minister of war
and other ministers and generals were
assassinated at Belgrade Thursday
night. A new government was formed
at once and new king proclaimed.
The bloody scene of Thursday has
never before. perhaps, been surpassed
in modern history.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
Rev. j. ]. Harty, pastor of st.
I.eo's church of st. Louis, has been ap-
pointed archbishop of Manila.

\ new Press Directory published in
London shows that there are 2431
newspapers in Great Britain and 2531
magazines, surprising showing
for the periodicals that outnumber
the newspapers.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

London that Bourke Cochran, Of New
York, will soon marry Kathleen
Mathew, daughter of Lord Justice
Mathew. The latter is u nephew Of
Father Mathew, the apostle Of tenn
perance and his eldest daughter is
the wife of John Dillon, the we'll
known Irish leader.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Postmaster General Payne declares
he will put the post Office department
on a business basis. With the same
old crowd? Hardly. The announce
ment is good enough in it's way for
use as blind until the regular prac-
tice of putting the department on Il
campaign basis will be reached again
just as soon as this first furry has
passed.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
His Friend-Can't you come out and

HIS E'rlend-Cant YOU come out and
take dinner with us this evening?
Mr.. Makinbrakes-Than awfully.
old man, but it wouldn't be worth the
trouble. 1 mean, of course, the dinner
wouldn't be-that is, it wouldn't be
worth the trouble to get up dinner
for me-because I'm-I'm so busy.
you know. and all that. you see. that
it wouldn't he-in fact. don't see
how I could spare the-have cigar.
old man?
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Thursday being the feast of Corpus
Christi, the pope insisted on celebrat-
ing mass. Only the members of his
family and intimate friends We're adj
mitted. Afterwards the pontiff repeat
perfectly well. says a cable dispatch
from Rome of the nth inst.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

Now it is reported that the Con-
sentative Government Of Great Bri-
tain will be saved from immediate de-
feat by the Irish members and the
Liberals. The whirligig Of time and
politics works wonders.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13
Co.,

The President made over $50
speeches on his recent trip. II there
is anything in the theory that "prac-
tice makes perfect he ought to be
q great orator.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

NJ. X. O'Rrien. national treasurer of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. sent
Il $1,000 check to the Kansas City
flood sufferers. Thursday.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

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The Irish standard., 1903-06-13

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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31

D1ass when the wa1 with 1paaa bfoks
out and % adjutAnt general he Ind m
opportunity = impress himself upon still
= third lopresident. Mckinley 1ss1ed
on Corbin more than on any othsf mil.
itary of1csr during the war with Spain.
and after its close he and the adjutank
general were inseparable companions.
Corbin was one Of the men who never
had to wait outside the white house door,
no matter who might be within. His
great tact and knowledge OF men stood
him in good stead. and his executive
ability was largely responsible for what
ever was done In 1888 to bring order
out of the chaos of the war department.
He has made 1t his business for 50
years to get along with people without
friction. and the only failure credited
to him was In the case OF Gen. Miles.
Even that was not his fault. He could
not get along with Miles simply because
Miles would not get along with. him and
persisted In believing that Corbin. who
started out as his friend, was trying to
undermine him. :
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31

~o'' wv > 40 '' and he has WELDED
80 great an influence there that 1t had
never occurred to anybody outside the
department that he would have any
other detail before his retirement, which
comes now in about three years.
But the creation of the general stan
has established a new order of things.
The office of adjutant general is no long
er the place of power it became during
the period when the absurd fiction was
maintained of a commanding general
with ample title and no prerogative
The chief of stan under the new system
becomes the guiding force of the mill
tary establishment, and Lieut.. Gen.
Young, the chief of stan, has taken the
room so long occupied by Corbin imme-
diately adjoining that of the secretary
of war.
There is really very little for the ad-
1utant general to do. He has become In
effect the adjutant to the chief of stan,
and Corbin is altogether too big man,
and has been the real thing in the army
too long. to adjust himself gracefully to
such an arrangement. SO. with the
hearty acquiescence of Gen. Young, who
is close and loyal friend, Corbin leaves
the department to accept the most i'm
.portant subordinate command.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31
ITCHING NOSE 4 PERIL.


Ex-Congressman Bell used to tell story
of : time whom he once got into grave
peril on account Of his nose. He was going
10 Leadville in the esriy days on q stage
coach which was held up by highwaymen.
The passengers Yere ranged in = row out
side with their hands up, the familiar atr
titude being enforced by gun in the
hands Of one Of the gentleman Of the road,
while the other went through the various
pockets at his leisure.
In the midst Of the ceremony Mr.. Bells
nose began 20 itch with that maddenin9
persistency calculated to drive to insanity
or the grave if not relieved. Involuntarily
his right hand began to lower itself to the
seat OF troubles, ~.
Hands up there!" called the man b.
hind the gun, sternly.
His hand shot back into place, but in Q
moment began to lower itself again.
What's the matter with your" inquired
the bandit Are you anxious to become .
lead mine?"
MY nose itches 20 I can't stand it any
to scratch it."
mo, you hain't," replied the agent, "bs-
cause III do it for YOU"
With which he proceeded to scratch the
prospective congressional nose with the
muzzle of his shotgun.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

The people and not the trusts
should rule. ,*
Tariff food is great for trusts.
but how do you like trust prices and
high cost Of living?
-"Wait until after the presiden-
tial election, THE trusts don't want
the tariff reformed yet.
The most prosperous decade in
our history was from 1850 to 1860.
Cause-low tarin duties.
Stand pat;" don't disturb the
trusts! Let them alone while they
work their tariff fiim-flam game.
I'VE oppose militarism. It means
conquest abroad and intimidation and
oppression at home."-Democratic
platform, 1900.
LET well enough alone" says
Senator Hanna, who declines to ask
the trusts to take their hands out OF
your pockets. 4 IS
The net PROFITS OF the protected
steel trust last year were $133,00O. 900.
or s. per family. Every good Ameri-
can points with pride to this trust.
STAND pat" means many un-
American things. but the republican
party is no longer American-it is the
Hannaized party OF money, monopolies.
trusts, subsidies and defiance Of the con-
stitution. 1t is for these things the peo-
pie are advised to stand pat. Atlantis
Constitution.
I'VE favor the election Of United
states senators by direct vote Of the
people and direct legislAtion wherever
practicable. - Democratic PLATFORM.
1900. s.=.3z 81. !. -.
sixty thousand employees of the
anthracite coal .coanpanIes ~ now
WORKING little more tkan hall ttas n
order to restrict thu - put ~ k1ep d
prices. 4 4 estinal = ths kksrve1a-
ber 4 the NOR q
[besn reetrtcted i. .00e IONS 10 men
III lose = .Oo0. .0oo = w1kes ana fe pub
IN VIII pay top pnoteh prices tor coaL
This renllnds u TINT tlle con1lllner =
Egtfu II. Dotroit 15oe Proo
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31

They are just a little
turned in the upper story and they
are either sent out of town to their
friends or else deposited In the govern
ment asylum at St.. Elizabeth. there
to mediate on the indifference OF the
world to great ideas and to compare
themselves to Calico and other mar
tyrs to the cause of mind.
Over 400 cranks were arrested at tho
white house last year and over 800
were arrested the year before. The ar
rest of any one of them might have
been given a sensational significance
If the proper coloring had only been
supplied by an imaginative newspaper
man, and with just as much reason as
in the case of the poor devil who was
hustled out of the white house vestibule
q few days ago and broke a cab window
in the attempt to get away from his
captors.
The white house ushers are experts
in this sort of thing They can tell .
crank on sight, and it 10 very rare
thing indeed for one of them to get
by them even In a crowd. They rec
ognize also that the variety of crank
which comes to Washington is not
dangerous as a rule. Most Of the un-
fortunates have some patent or scheme
upon which they have been working
for years until they are mentally upset
and conclude to come to the seat of
government in order to get somebody
in authority to recognize them. They
swarm about the capitol and they are
sized up for just about what they are
worth.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31

and about his anxiety lest he should
tin the scales at some extraordinary
figure. One story went out from Oys-
ter Bay that he weighed 226 pounds
and was constantly growing. much to
his disgust and alarm. Just why the
figure was placed at 226 instead Of 22s
cannot be explained except on tho
theory that exact figures would add
verisimilitude to an otherwise bald
and unconvincing narrative. It can
now be stated on the ''very highest au-
thority" that the president weighs 189
pounds and that he has not weighed
any more than that this summer. In
fact the presidents weight has not
varied more than two or three pounds
since he entered the white house ex-
cept ON the occasions wien he. has
been making long trips by rail. When
he is on on tour the lacf Of exercise
and the constant temptation to eat tend
to increase his weight. but even ut the
hishest he has never run up to 200
pounds.
It 10 not matter of far-reaching Inn
portance and the fate of the nation win
not be affected ono way or the other.
but In the interest OF historic accuracy
1t 10 just - we'll % make this ri1ht.
There Ii nothing IN the president's
mode of life to induce the requirement
of flesh. He II constantly On ths.move.
Il fs raro that he remains seated Tor
half N hour at : time. Wh1n he Il IN
conversation he Ii constantly moving
h,nf TIa aoka N much exoncfae II,