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The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
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in 1901.
Education was long denied to the
Irish people and price set upon the
head of a teacher as upon the head OF
an outlaw. Then the national system
of education was adopted. 1t is sys-
tenn of examining. The student IS
filled with a lot of useless facts and
figures. his studies are not adapted
to meet his needs. \ certain amount
of Latin, Greek, mathematics and
other subjects is crammed into his
head in such a manner that he will
forget it at the earliest possible date.
The Irish system Of education is
most impractical one. The rising gen.
Grafton in Ireland is calling for fair
play in the educational field. Fair
play has been denied it, but better
times are coming for the Irish, and
the advantages they desire are near
at hand.
'"The clergy of Ireland are drawn
from the people and are the friends Of
the people. They are mostly the edu-
Gated sons of poor peasants and are
outspoken patriots. They are depend
ent upon the offerings of the people
for their subsistence, and nobly do the
people respond.
''The land system in Ireland would
be disgrace to any country, and has
long been a milestone about the neck
of the country. The impro ,ements Of
the tenant are often confiscated. AS
his income increases, his rent is in
creased. The landlord OWNS every
thing, controls everything. The ten
ants have been turned out. and forced
into the poorhouse. The money that
is crushed out of the tenants is spent
abroad. Partial remedies have been
attempted, but they have hitherto
failed in their object.
sBut better day has undoubtedly
dawned for Ireland. The new land
bill is not a panacea for all the ills
OF the country, but it will improve the
conditions to a great extent.
''In turning to the social life of Ire
land it is not much wonder the mirth
and jollity Of the people have gone.
But the old hospitality of the people
remains, and the honest manliness is
still there. The Irish woman is open
and natural. She is not troubled With
any spiritual doubts or psychological
longings which her husband cannot
understand.
''The men are ruled by rigid regula-
lions. The carrying of firearms is
prohibited. There are 10000 police
men and 10000 soldiers in the country
to keep peace where crime is almost
unknown.
"But when the effects of the new
bill begin to make themselves felt, we
see an educated. prosperous and
religious Ireland, and the English will
see how much better it is to have Ire
land rs friend than as an enemy"
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Palmas' oldest son. and heir to the
revolution. was married by Presbyte-
rian minister in New York the other
day. says the Western Waterman.
They say the father is furious. but
for the life of us we cannot see what
for. 1t cannot be because his son has
lost his religion No one can lose
what he never had. And no one can
have what he never received. All we
know is that the girl is an American,
and young Palma is typical Cuban;
and that is enough to lead us to be-
lieve that she is too good for him.
AS a man-killer the automobile has
moved up several points lately and
seems to be outclassing the balloon.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

President Roosevelt. it is said, is be-
ing literally showered with warnings
as to the perils that will beset him on
his present proposed trip covering
some twenty-five states. 1t is fair to
say there are no grounds for such
warnings and that they are being
thrown out for political effect seems
more than probable. The Republican
political managers ought to be en-
gagged in some more profitable work.
All these rumors thrown out of plots
and revelations of intended acts of
violence to the chief magistrate and
his associates. it can be safely said,
have no foundation whatever.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

The British army returns for 1902
show that the year opened with the
regular army at a strength of some
397 900 officers and men. On January
list Of the present year the strength
was about 311.OOO. In the course of
last year the recruits numbered 65, 900.
The $4,000 recruits in 1901 make the
figures appear small, but it must be
borne in mind that some Of the most
popular branches Of the service We're
closed for nearly three months Of 1902.
Desertions during 1902 show falling
off of some 500 as compared with
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

The emigration statistics for Ireland
for 1902, just issued, show that 40,4o1
or 81 per 1000 of tile population left
the country during the year, 1888
were males and 21,5OS females; 1904
were from Leinster, 1882 from Mum
ster, 9,O91 from Ulster, and 1883
from Connaught. OF the entire num-
Der, 34,SOO We're between IS and 35
years of age. Mayo sent 2O.7 per cent
Of the whole; Roscommon, 2O.5; Ker-
ry, 1914; Galway, us; Cork, ia;
Glare, 1873; Tipperary, N. r., 1876;
Sligo, 1913; 1926 of the whole were
described as laborers and 1929 as
servants.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Roger Vail has resigned his position
on The Irish Standard. The act in it.
self was Of no Importance to the pub
fishers Of this journal, but wide
publicity was given in the daily
papers of Minneapolis and St.
Paul to the statement that 'dif-
ferences Of opinion" as to the merits
Of the Wyndham Land Purchase bill
was the cause of his resignation. There
Is not grain of truth in that state
ment and no one knows it better than
Mr.. Vail. Having made this brief
reference to the matter we are content.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Irishmen in New York city are deter
mined that latter-day caricature and
buresque shall be stopped, as indicat-
ed by the manner in which the pro-
duction of "McFadden's Row of Flats
was recently received in that city. So
coarse and indecent was the play that
the Irshmen who were present natur-
ally rebelled and the actors and ac-
tresses were given a reception that
was not down on the bills. In fact,
pandemonium reigned for few NOM
ents at the theatre and the perform
ance was brought to sudden and
abrupt close. No one can enjoy good,
clean comedy better than the Irish
man. but the manner in which his race
is so often villificd by burlesque of
the present day has caused resent
ment that is growing everywhere and
such productions are bound to become
more and more unpopular in the flu
turc New York has set a good exam
pie i'm this matter that is bound to eX-
tend elsewhere.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

a boy. In the mastication of his food
he has taken from three to five hours a
day, thus avoiding the dangers aris-
ing from dyspepsia, indigestion and
all kinds of breakfast foods, and says
this is the secret of his longevity.
Admitting that he is right about the
matter of mastication, it is barely pos
sible, after all, that Mr.. Price may
have shortened his lease of life by his
appetite for tobacco or he may have
heightened it by his refusal to ride Oh
New York trolley car. It's about a
standoff.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
THE LAND pURCHAsE-BILL

The approaching settlement of the
land question in Ireland, now reaching
point where it seems an assured
fact, is a harbingcr of glad tidings for
the Old land. The proposals of the
land purchase bill are before the world
and in the main are believed to be
satisfactory. In any event, the dawn
for Il better era for Ireland is ut hand
II is yet too soon to pronounce definite
ly upon the bill. but there is spirit
OF libcmlity in the measure greater
than any yet shown in similar past
proposals. No one who has any ac-
quaintance with the story of Ireland's
wrongs will regret that the system Of
landlordism, as it has so long pre-
vailed in that unhappy land, is doomed
to a speedy extinction. a new order
Of things seems now at hand. Disaf-
lection and discomfort will disappear
with the settlement of this important
question and landlord and tenant will
be found on more equal footing.
The bill is not all that the Irish
members in parliament had hoped for,
but it is heartily acknowledged as a
great measure. In a general way it
means peasant proprietary and the
land for the people. The little hold
lngs that the tenants have been pay
ing heavy rentals for during the cen
turtles will soon be the property Of the
men who now reside upon them. It's
final passage will mean. also, that
millions Of acres of the fairest and
most fertile lands Of Ireland, so long
utilized for grazing purposes, will soon
be divided into comfortable little
farms and owned by the former ten
ants who We're forced to the boys or
barren mountains. Tho curse Of
lnndlortlism. that has bliyhteh the
hopes and aspirations of the Irish poo
pie and driven thousands Of them int,
exile, pauperiZing those who remained
at home and draining the fertile islanl
of all it's rich products simply to sup
port profigatc landlord in foreign
land. will be known no more. Within
the meaning of the bill an Irishmnn
may hereafter sit under his own cot
tagc roof without fear that he can be
driven from it by hcartless land
lord. agent or bailiff. He will be able,
too. to get title deed to that cottage
and the farm of rich acres upon which
1t stands in his own name, thus be-
coming an owner Of his home and
lands. There will he no further rails
ing Of rents and every dollars worth
of improvements put on his holdings
will belong absolutely to the owner
and not the landlord.
In an endeavor to reach an amicable
settlement the government, to give the
measure effect. offers free grant Of
sixty million dollars to help the ar
rangement in a substantial manner.
Further, to enable the tenants to pur-
vance a very large sum from the
treasury by way Of loans, anywhere
from five to seven hundred and fifty
millions. This loan to cover a period
of nearly seventy years with interest
at 81 per cent. BY the free grant
mentioned it is intended to cover the
difference between the landlords and
the tenants respective interests and
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

There is something radically wrong
with conditions productive OF social
and economic irregularities. Every
where throughout the land, prosperity
appears to be prolific Of Industrial in
terest Strikes and rumors of strikes
have divided public interest with the
sudden growth Of large private for
tunes. as n feature Of the existing era
Of good times. That it is condition
and not theory is universally con-
coded. For all of which remedy is
certainly in order.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

To Charles ]. Bonaparte, of Balti-
more, a lawyer and philanthropist,
will be. given the Laetare medal this
year by Notre Dame university. Mr..
Bonaparte is the second son of Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte and Susan Mary
Williams. He has been identified
with many public movements and
charitable organizations. Among those
who received the Laetare medal in
past years were Austin DAILY, w.
Bourke Cochran, Gen. w. s. Rose
Grams. Miss Mary Gwendolen Cald-
well, John Culinary Shea, DIR. Thomas
Adds Emmett, Patrick Donahoe and
Gen. John Newton.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
THE TRULY GREAT MAN.
Conqueror of Truth lie will Follow
1t Unto Death Itself.

1t Unto Death Itself.
Nearly 1000 people gathered in tire
auditorium of McNIahon Hail at the
Catholic University, Washington, D.
c.. last week to listen to the lecture,
which bishop Spalding. of Peoria, ILL.,.
delivered on the topic. university
Education" The speaker held the a.
tention of the immense audience and
was frequently interrupted by APP
plause.
''The best thing for man to possess
on this earth is not riches. with all
the pleasures it is capable of bringing:
it is not friends, with all the comfort
that they bring, but it is to have
strong mind. mind with all it's fine
setting far drawn. that moves like Il
wheel onward and onward. That is
the greatest thing for man to possess
on this earth. He it is who will not
die aforementioned. He alone is free.for
no one is free who has not freed him.
self That power lies within each
human soul. Political constitutions
cannot make men free, even God does
not make men free. I repeat it is the
man himself who frees himself.
"Who is the great man? He is the
conqueror of truth. About him will
gather the men of the earth and lis
ten to the great workings of his mind.
1t matters not the variety of knowl-
edge which is taught him or from
what school he receive it, but so it is
of truth. do not mean mathematical
truth-scientific truth, but the vital
truth. the truth of all truths. The
conqueror of truth will follow it into
poverty and death itself if necessary.
1t will make him king and ruler. They
know this truth, they who possess the
greatest minds.
"There is another power in this
world and that is beauty. We Amer
leans lack a sense Of beauty. We lack
taste. Beauty is joy, happiness; May
forever, Autumn in it's colors, Spring
in it's blossom, children's faces looking
up to God. We. in order to find
beauty, adorn ourselves with fantas-
tic colors. and God knows with what
not. Virtue and love spring from
beauty. What do we love? That
which is most fit to love- The pig
loves full trough. We have the in
stinctive love of mother. father and
child. In men-it is really hard to
tell what men do love.
'"The trouble with men of to-day is
that we are not striving enough. In
our universities we boast of large
numbers. and do not count the work.
But we fail to see that one really
great man outweights millions"
Bishop Spalding paid a tribute to
Bishop Conaty. rector of the univer-
sity. soon to leave the university: and
also spoke of his successor in the uni
versity, Bishop O'Connell. He said
the latter was the most brilliant con-
versationalist he had ever met. in
tensely American. and embracing all
the culture and wisdom of the Old
World with his love for the New. He
said he would bring new life to the
university.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

William V. Mexican, for thirty years
editor-in-chief Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, died Mt his home in Philadel-
phia Sunday, March %. He served
as chief clerk of the Pennsylvania
house of representatives from 1858 to
1856 and subsequently was secretary
to James Buchanan, pending the lat
ter's election to the presidency. He
was SO years of age at the time OF
death.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

In interesting himself in a wild west
show down in Missouri, Cole Younger
seems to be having more or less trou-
BILE in keeping his promise with the
state of Minnesota. In letter to Rob
ert Dunn, eX-State Auditor the noted
outlaw has it all mapped out i'm such
a manner that the conditions of his
pardon will in no wise be violated.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

In the new Senate the Republicans
have only one senator from the South,
Southwest OF Border States, McComas
of Maryland. The Democrats have six
from the West, two from Colorado,
two from Montana and one each from
Idaho and Nevada. In this division
West Virginia is counted as middle
west state, which, politically as well
as industrially, il has become
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

In the United States court at ST..
Louis, Wednesday, Judge Elmer B..
Adams handed down a decision dis
solving the injunction granted March
B. restraining the Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Firemen and Railroad
Trainmen from influencing in any way
or ordering the men employed on the
Wabash system to strike. The de-
cision is a just one and an amicable
settlement may now be reached
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
"Cheerful Charley, Howard. who ,

Cheerful Charley Howard, who at
tanned so much notoriety in this city
in connection with the Ames scandal
was sentenced by Judge w. A. Cant
Of Duluth, on Tuesday last. to serve
term in Saltwater of three years
and four months for forgery. After
he and his associates had plucked a
Duluthian of all he had, Howard, in
his generosity, then gave him a worth
less check to which he had signed the
name of Wilson. Howard's arrest fol.
lowed with the above result.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Editor Olson very truthfully and
pointedly says in the last issue Of the
Anoka Free Press: 1--WE cheerfully
concede that there are lots of people
who could run the Free Press much
better than we can. They cannot,
however, run it at the same time that
we do. But they can do as we have
done-start their own papers and take
their chances of succeeding or starv.
ing to DEATH"
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Isaac Price celebrated his 1O1st
birthday in New York city, one day
last week. Mr.. Price admits that he
has only once been outside the city
limits and that he has never ridden
on trolley car. He also states that
he has always been teetotaler, has
never smoked, but has been an invet-
crate chewer of the weed since he was
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

At the dedicatory exercises of the
st. Louis Purchase exposition on
April 80, the Colorado state board of
commissioners will present solid gold
medals to President Roosevelt, to
Emil Loubet, president Of France, and
to President David Il. Francis Of the
st. Louis exposition.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

1t is given out by his friends that
eX-President Cleveland will not try
to dodge if Presidential lightning
flashes around him. 1t is pretty evil
dent, from what is being said of Mr..
Cleveland as possibility, that there
will be whole lot of lodging done
by voters if by any accident he again
becomes the nominee of the Demo
cratic party.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

GUS workingman, with good appetite,
who earns his living by the sweat Of
his brow, has much to be thankful for.
With cheerful home, where good
health and contentment reigns su-
preme, with his happy wife and rosy
children about him, the barren mater
ial wealth of men like Rockefeller is
of little value in comparison.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

the real value of the land. 1t is GER
tainly remarkable bill in many ways
and the proposals therein contained
constitute goodly amount of justice
and reparation for past full OF
wrong and suffering to the people Of
Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

While it is generally admitted that
the great masses of the Catholic peo-
pie in this country are possessed Of
only moderate means, still we have a
great many millonaires and very rich
people. says the Memphis Catholic
Journal. AS a matter of fact when
these people die they leave less to
church and charity than the members
of any other religious denomination.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

1901, but the number is still regretably
large. No fewer than 7,1G2 men broke
their attestation oath last year OF
these, nearly 5000 were apprehended
or surrendered themselves. The net
loss to the service was over four thou
sand men. Over 1000 men We're dis
charged during the year as not likely
to become efficient, and nearly 5000
for misconduct.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Archbishop William Henry Elder, Of
Cincinnati, who observed his eighty
fourth birthday anniversary March %,
last Sunday, celebrated the fifty
seventh anniversary Of his ordination
to the priesthood.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Foreign immigration to this country
is heavier than ever before. During
the month Of March, 10000 passed
through the bureau ut New York, thus
exceeding the month of March, 1902,
by 1S,O00 the total having been $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Advices from the national capita
show the public debt of the United
States to have reached 1899, GO3, 919 a
the close of business, March 31st.
There was a very large increase in
the debt for the month of .Iarch. Not
an excellent record.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Gaelic is taught in the night schools
ut Waterbury, Conn. Waterbury may
we'll be called an Irish city. Out Of
a population Of 10000, from $4,000 to
10000 are Irish or of Irish descent.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

The hero who captured Aguinaldo,
General Funston. according to Rev.
DR.. Parkhurst of New York, is the
champion liar of the present period.
DR.. Parkhurst is evidently right. No
other liar has vet stepped in to claim
the right to first place.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

President Roosevelt has selected
Wayne MacVeagh, of Pittsburg, who
was member Of President Garfelds
cabinet, to represent the United States
at The Hague when the arbitration
tribunal convenes.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

In recent number of the London
Times, the following rather strange
advertisement appeared: Church of
England clergyman, nearly twenty
years standing, whose faith is much
shaken by events and controversies of
the day, seeks secular employment.
Bachelor; good business abilities; I'M
blemished character; present position
almost unbearable."
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

Il. r. tombstone, who recently re
tired from the position as editor O.
the Daily Times, has the sympathy O.
the community in the death of his
respected wife.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
)rBn tEER
GnAoEs lSSsss lfoykEI
zdHSSSH

The man who wants to fight and
has nothing to fight for is becoming
something Of nuisance III this world
of ours.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

The first English monarch to show,
what appears to be, a real kindly feel
ing for Ireland, is King Edward VII.
The Irish standard., 1903-04-04

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or Mexico To foreign countries the post
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The Irish standard., 1903-04-04
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