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The Irish standard., 1904-03-19
Grants Grandson A Convert.

One Of the most noted acquisitions to
the Catholic Church in st. Louis re-
Gently is the conversion of Captain
Algernon Sartoris, General Grants
grandson. He was baptized in the
chapel connected with the st. Louis
University by Father Conway, s. J..
Most Rev. J. J. Glennon, Archbishop
of st. Louis, acted as sponsor.
Captain Sartoris was former men,
ber of the Episcopal church. He
came to st. Louis about two months
ago.
Captain Sartoris won his title during
the Spanish-American war. Since his
coming to st. Louis he has been living
with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Grant
sartoris, at the Grand Avenue Hotel.
The other members Of the family are
mont Catholics. Captain Sartoris ID.
twepty four years old ana qninaEgieIls
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surveyed the excited house. The long
sustained iubilation did not tend to the
advantage of the opposition. The gov.
ernment whips had time to collect
their disordered forces from all parts
of the house and various llaunts in
London.
John Gordon MacNeill (NationalisN
unintentionally gave the government
further advantage by too lengthy
speech and when another division
was taken on the motion to report
progress Mr.. Balfour had TWENTY-FIVE
votes to the good.
John Redmond said, subsequently
to the division:
''The government recently intro
duccd a rule forhidding teaching Irish
in four of the first classes of the Irish
national cshoos. This caused wide.
spread Indignation. to voice which I
moved for Il reduction of the vote,
Mr. Wyndham, chief secretary for Ire
land, gave no satisfactory explanation,
and we defeated the government. AS
a result of the defeat the Objectionable
rule undoubtedly was withdrawn.
While the general position of the gov
crnment has not been weakened, my
impression is that dissolution will
follow another such blow The time is
ut hand when Ireland will hold the
balance of power"
Premier BalfOur regards it as one
Of the essential policies of his party
to hold OH to the reins Of government
for the present at least. What he may
do after Easter remains in doubt. The
blow today renders the premiers task
of holding his party together doubly
difficult, and many supporters of the
government frankly said tonight that
they favored an early dissolution Of
parliament rather than again under
90 the humiiating experience of to-
day.
"Those terrible Irish," as they are
described for the moment by the
Unionists, were entirely responsible
for Mr.. Balfour's defeat. On the
question Of Catholic education Mon
day night the Nationalists had voted
with the Unionist government, but
even while so doing they were plan
ming the downfall of the Conserva-
tives. This afternoon the mine so in
geniously laid was set Off with a sue
cess that thrilled the country.
The strategy with which the coup
was planned and the scenes that
marked it's elimination recalled the
times when Gladstone and Parnell
waged a Titantic struggle in the same
arena.
The members of the government
and their supporters tonight profess
that they regard to-day's division
more in the light of n joke than any
thing else although they admit that
it is Il particularly annoying Joke, es-
pecially in view of the pending bye
elections. There is no suggestion of
sharp practice, and even the members
Of the cabinet admit privately that
they were woefully outwitted by the
''irrepressible Irish.''
The Irish standard., 1904-03-19

church. and not merely Reed smoot, is
on trial. For the first time the rela-
tions of the mysterious organization in
Utah to the governmet of the United
States are undergoing really search
ing inquiry in the historic hearings
before the committee on privileges
and elections.
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his brother apostles, listening with al
most pathetic intensity to every word
that falls. Smoot is a tall, we'll form
ed man in middle age, active in move
ment and is called decent fellow by
those who know him.
|, He is credited with his share of
brains in business affairs. Nobody has
ever accused him Of being adept in the
intricate ecclesiastical matters involv-
ed in the inquiry, but, in common
with every other Mormon who has ap
peared before the committee, he has
an almost uncanny facility in the ap-
plication of Scripture in defense of his
religion.
Apostle Smoot is regarded as a pill
lar in Zion. He is interested in min
ing, banking, stock breeding, farming
and milling. He has one wife, and is
not accused of having more than one.
One of the interesting characters
who have testified is Andrew Jenson,
assistant historian of the church. He
is Dane, and has the thoroughness
of his nationality. He knows dates
and names from beginning to end, and
is an expert in Mormon doctrines and
practices. His manner was frank and
the tone of his voice had ring that
was quite different from those of
President Smith and Apostle Lyman
The attorneys in the case are inter-
esting men, also. John G.. Carlisle,
former secretary Of the treasury, the
big gun of the protestants, who was
expected to enter into the mysteries
of the church with merciless probe,
has not appeared, except at the first
mornings session for an hour or two.
He has not spoken at all.
The brunt of the attack has been
borne by Robert w. Taylor, formerly
member Of congress from Ohio. Tay-
Ter is little, prim fellow, who has
studied his case down to the minutest
detail. He has given President Smith
many an hour of care during the in
quiry. and it has hardly begun.
President Smith has an attorney
with him, but this man has not taken
any part in the investigation. The
Mormon witnesses are protected by
Senator Shoots counsel, A. s. Worth
ington, of Washington, and Waldemar
Van Colt, of Salt Lake City.
Van Cott is Gentle, but in this
case he is. making good fight for
Apostle Smoot. Worthington is re-
garded as the best lawyer in Washing
on. On the law points involved he has
given the committee much assistance,
He has stripped from the case all
emotional and wild surmises, and has
forced the protestants to confine their
attack to the real questions at issue,
which are: 1s there a conspiracy con-
stituted Of the first presidency of the
twelve apostles Of the Mormon church
for the purpose Of violating the laws
Of the United States? Is Reed SmOot,
one of these alleged conspirators, SO
under the domination Of the church
that he is not free man as United
States senator?
To ascertain the truth or falsity Of
these charges the entire workings of
the church in social, ecclesiastical and
political relations must be inquired in
| fO Tho rosnIt ic $lbo< tho Mnr,nnn
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ignitaries and attracts attention be

cause her hair is as short as a MANS
She is Mormon sympat..:izer, and on
the first day. Of President Smiths tes-
t1lnony grasped him by the hand ana
wrung it in admiration and sympathy.
Joseph f. Smith, nephew of the
prophet Joseph, who discovered the
Book of Mormon, and president of the
church, is a gray bearded, soft-spoken
patriarch. He wears spectacles and
is fond Of stroking his long beard.
He would easily pass for Method
list preacher or superannuated school
teacher. His manner is mild and dig
nified, and it is not until he matches
his wit against the remarkable men
constituting the committee that he re-
veals his mettle.
He was hard pressed and made
many damaging admissions. But, taken
all in all, considering the difficulties
he had to face, his testimony was a
revelation Of astonishing shrewdness
and craft.
He was able to fence for two days
with the past masters of the art of
cross-examination and to come out
fairly well. 1t was terrific test. How
we'll he emerged from the ordeal was
shown by contrast when Apostle Fran
els M. Lyman, next in succession to
the presidency Of the church, was ex-
amined.
The senators wrapped Lyman about
their fingers within an hour, though
he is acknowledged in Utah to be a
man Of ability and discretion. All the
pitfalls SO deftly avoided by Smith
promptly welcomed Lyman, who
squirmed out Of one only to d
| another.
Senator Hoar took a fiendish pleas
ure in keeping Lyman on the rack.
Lyman is not prepossessing person,
taking into consideration his reputa-
tion as a polygamist.
4e has the shoulders and neck of a
Norseman, and the big yellow beard
that goes with the part. But his head
dwindles into nubbin suggesting
brute force rather than brains, and
his little, cunning eyes are behind
spectacles that hide all traces of his
feelings.
Mr.. Hoar, bringing his questions to
bear on the fellowship of the apostles
and obtaining from Lyman the state
ment that "the people Of Utah knew I
was living in polygamous cohabitation,
but Smoot did not know it." soon
forced the witness to retract. Then,
by .skillful leading, the apostle, with
smack of religious fervor, was led
to declare that his testimony was be-
ing given under the guiding spirit of
the Almighty. That was Senator
Hoar's chance.
"Was it under the spirit Of the Lord
that you testified to something a mo-
ment ago that you have just retracted
as being untrue?"
The head Of the apostles was stun
ned. He gazed stupidity at Senator
Hoar, unable to open his mouth. AZ
ter pause that was long enough to
emphasize the embarrassment of the
witness, Senator Hoar turned to other
things.
During all the hearings Reed smoot,
the cause Of 1t all, sits back among
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31

One Of the pllnths in the north front
Of the new Federal Building promises
i'll for the peace of mind of the inyet
crate topper, says the indianapolis
News, for on its surface, in a delicate
tracery, is apparently the outline of
many rattlesnakes. An old stone man
from the Bedford quarrics called at
tention To the freak several days ago
and said that such markings were
very unusual.
According to his story. these snakes
existed many years ago in prehistoric
times, back in the era when the plots
for fairy stories We're laid. Possibly
these snakes We're cold, according 10
his story: anyway. they coiled closely
to one another, and in that form We're
petrihed and We're gradually turned in
to stone. The stone expert also point
ed out where the rattles Of the snakes
may be seen plainly.
One OF the most peculiar features OF
the stone is the fact that The tracery
shows most during damp weather. and
if 1t were on the south side of the
building, it is said, the sun would soon
bleach it's delicate tracery until it
would be 10 longer discernible. On ac-
count of Its present situation the sun
seldom reaches 1t, but when 1t does the
outlines Of the snakes completely dis
appear
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
RAREST OF PHEASANTS.
NO Record that One of These Birds Has
Ever Been Shot.


Ever Been Shot.
OF all the pheasants the great argus
Is the rarest and most peculiar in its
habits. In the wild state he inhabits
the dense forests of Sumatra, the ia
van Peninsula. and he is also found in
similar localities in BOrneo. The big
birds are large and tender, and rarely
ever take to wing. There is no record
of one ever being shot. So shy are they
thGt only modern rifle could reach
one. even II Il man could be found cruel
enough to pull the trigger. They are,
however, trapped by the natives for
their wonderful wing feathers, of
which nature can produce no equal in
feather way The male bird, when
fully grown, Is about seven feet in
length. He shows no beauty until his
wings are spread; then you forget
where and who you are. He lives the
life of bachelor-a modern bachelor.
He fans a spot on the level earth with
his wings, some ten or twelve feet
square. near his bachelor apartments.
Here he comes frequently, except when
mounting, and displays his enormous
wings, like butterfly Or skirt dancer,
by erecting his wings out over past
his head, where the peculiar argus eyes
are revealed In diagonal position, at
which slant they show off to the best
effect - q. s-t-.i ..-.4+.
Perhaps the best and finest of the
true pheasants are the reeves, inhab-
iting the mountains of China, their
tail feathers frequently reaching the
enormous length of six feet. They
are hardy, standing any winter wealth
er and any degree Of heat, never be-
coming quite rs tame as some of the
Others. The male bird displays his
plumage by swelling up and drawing
in the head as though ready to hurst
and then Jumping stiff-legged in a big
circle around his hen, his long tail be-
ing held almost straight up.-Country
life in America. .rA s+ ..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
HOMESTEAD ON THE HILL,

Fair, fertile fields and grassy meads,
And orchard slopes between,
A verdant lawn and garden rare,
Enshrned by forests green.
Morn's earliest sunbeams gid thy brow,
And springs first kisses thrill,
All nature loves thee well, | trow,
Fair homestead on the hill
For many years I've wandered far,
Mid scenes and faces new.
Yet memory shone like constant star
Still pointing back TO you.
Each lovely spot some story holds,
And all my pulses thrill
With memories of past days and loves,
Sweet homestead on the hill
These hooks my dear grandparents loved.
These flowers their beauty gave
To festive scenes or days of GRIEF,
To bridal or to grave.
Each duty, sorrow, hope, or JOY
That woman's life may fill,
You've seen my mother meet them all,
Old homestead on the hill.
This tree my brother set with care,
AS though 10 leave some sign,
Some symbol ever pointing where
The stars in splendor shine,
Still speaks Of hope to hearts bereft,
Still whispers, Peace, be still
Though he for heavens home has left
The homestead on the hill.
We meet but seldom round thy board,
Nor Oft thy welcome share;
And many rooms are vacant now,
New footsteps press thy stair.
But when LIES checkered curtains fall
And evening shades grow chill,
May heavens peace rest over all
Dear homestead ON the hill.
Chicago Inter Ocean
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31

him? The immortal Mr.. Dick. if he had
been present, would have decided
promptly and emphatically. Wash
him" For he certainly needed it. The
layer Of tan which had spread over his
scraggy face was capped by an add
tional film of coal CRIME, and the
whites of the fellows eyes, as he
loked around him with an affected,
easy, devil-may-eare expression were
the only distinguishable marks in his
features.
i've 'srf mind TO turn the 'ose on
'im," said the boatswain, as he regard
cd the object Of interest that stood
mute before him. But eventually he
decided to take his quarry along to the
captain just as he had been discovered.
He WAS dragged up on deck-no, not
dragged exactly, for there was some
indefnable touch Of distinction about
the man-desipte his grotesque APP
pearance that made itself felt to his
rough captors-and they led him quiet
ly, almost respectfully, into the cap
tain's presence.
The intrview turned principally upon
the unknown's ability to work his pas
sage, now that there was no means Of
getting rid of him until they touched
ut one Of the West Indian ports. On
that point the stowaway, speaking for
the first time and with eagerness, gave
an ample assurance. He knew all about
machinery, he said, and II they wanted
an extra hand in the engine rOom
why, he was ready to turn TO with oil
can or shovel that instant. His name?
mo, that il my own concern-no-
body else's. l am WelshmaD," he
said, quietly. my people are well
known in Cardiff. Perhaps could tell
a tale II l liked. Perhaps l couldn't
1t doesn't matter to anybody. And he
looked at the captain with eyes that
meant he had said all he intended to
say on these points.
1t 30 happened that they were abort
handed enough in the engine room that
run, and the captain turned him over
to the burly, growing Scotch engineer,
who did not seem to regard him with
any great favor. "Taffy," as he was
called, disappeared below, and sue
ceeded within an hour In completely
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
THE HOME MADE WEDDING.

Me Eur the homemade weidin. the good
ovean spnior the mind;
Someh
reeveryw OF that's
fmies an mos pretends;
sunshine
When Mandy and me marred-the time
i a
Thcrewa o II o rs e
It was les a to last
wasn't glitter The
blue an light
II
Washington
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
"AND ONE UNKNOWN"

Go HEY had hauled him scuffling
out of coal bunk one morning,
where he had managed to stow
himself away. and where he had lain
curled up until the steame was well
clear Of land.
Back somewhere at one Of the South
American ports-Rio, most likely-he
had sneaked on board ut dusk, and
crept ratlike to the security OF the coal
bunk. And now, dragged into the light
Of day-or. rather, such light as pen
etrated into the grimy darkness-he
stood and grinned like a detected
schOolboy at the little knot of iremen
who had ferreted him out of his re-
treat.
Old Peters, the boatswain. who had
gone below to investigate, pushed his
cap far back Gu his head, and combed
his grizzled beard with II meditative
stroke of the hand as lie regarded the
stowaway. What should they do with
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
Severely LOGICAL.

y story illustrative Of the severe
logic Of some juvenile minds Is relate
by render of the Sun, who got 1t
from friend, a woman of family. one
member of the latter being Agar
old daughter. One day this observant
miss saw Il lame man on the street.
and asked her mother what made him
walk so queer The mother told her
it was because one leg was shorter
than the other.
Well she said, there Is a girl
around the corner who Is that way"
After few minutes meditation she
Remarked:
Mamma, wasn't it funny that God
didn't give the two long legs to the
man and give the two short ones to the
girl ?'-Raltimore Sun. Ht BOO
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
A FOREhANDEo MAN.
He Went Prepared for All Sorts of
Emergencies.

Emergencies.
The provident person Ia sure to sue.
coed in this world. and yet he is IL lit
tie exasperating to those who take
life in a more casual way. OF course
the ant had the better of the slothful
grasshopper. but II the grasshopper had
been blessed with sense of humor he
could have said some things to the
ant. d.
The Boggs family had comfortable
farm in central Massachusetts, Here
they received one day in September
city uncle who had come to spend his
vacation. He WAS the kind of man
who gets in his winter coal in May.
who goes to the dentist every six
months to make sure his teeth are
sound. who has several kinds of life
insurance policies, whose ounce of pre-
venti0n weighs about a ton.
As he jumped into the farm wagon
he bestowed his yalise and medicine
kit under the seat, toolssout his pocket
compass to note the direction through
the woods to the farmhouse, compared
his watch with the town clock, and re-
marked that the clock was two min
utes behind railroad time. He had
two umbrellas, one black and large
the other light blue parasol. In his
breast pocket bulged three pairs of
glasses. Johnnie Boggs noted this, and
asked ilnocently:
81 s'pose you brought plenty of
glasses In case you lost one pair up
here in the country
NO. said Uncle Harry, 81 never
lose anything. One, pair is for read
ing, one for. long distance, and the
other is a pair of blue glasses to pro-
tect ny eyes against the glare of the
sun"
+ "Why. are your eyes bothering you:"
inquired his sister, anxiously.
Bless you, no! l always took care
of my eyes. But you see the light. in
the country is very strong at noon, and
if we were out in the fields my eyes
might be irritated by the light"
What's in this black case!" asked
Johnnie Boggs, the unabashed.
"A pair of field-glasses."
well, you are prepared, brother"
said Mrs. Boggs, admiringly. Il do
hope you'll have n good time. The
mosquitoes are almost gone"
mo matter" replied the man of per-
feet precaution. Il have a kind Of
ointment that will keep them away
enough for US ALL"
The next day they went to picnic.
Mrs. Boggs provided a good luncheon,
with abundance Of jam and pickles
and bottles of milk, all that healthy
picnickers could want in lifetime.
But Uncle Harry put all the simple
plenty to shame by his contribution of
an alcohol lamp to heat the cold cof-
fee, patent corkscrew that embodied
every instrument known to mechan-
les and surgery, an adjustable pair Of
hooks to swing a hammock, a pneu-i
matte cushion which he could put in
his pocket when it was collapsed and
blow up when it was needed. This
was too much for Johnnie Boggs.
Il say, uncle, l hope you've got
patent flre-escape in case the rocks
catch fire, and a life-preserver If the
dam breaks"
1.-THE dam breaks:' echoed literal
Mamie, the 12-year-old sister. "Why,
the dam is ten miles off, and we aren't
going anywhere near the creek
Il know that replied Johnnie, but
Uncle Harry didn't know it when we
started. Youths Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
HOW Oil Ia Carried.

An eight-inch pipe line has been
constructed from the Bakerfeid oil re-
gion 280 miles to San Francisco bay
by the Standard Oil Company. The
oil is so thick that it has to be heated
every twenty-seven miles as 1t travels.
The line is covered with asbestos and
delivers 10000 barrels day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
Sometimes.

Sunday School Teacher Bobby,
die?
Bobby (glibly)-To heaven.
Sunday School Teacher-Yes, that is
right And II a person who is wicked
all the way through dies, where does
he 60?
Bobby-To the police station
Woman's Home Companion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31
His Name for 1t.

PROFESSIONALISM would you call a
body holding within itself another
body Of smaller size, but of slmlla,
shape?
'O7--A peanut, sir.-Harvard Lam.
pooh.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31

A man who boasts Of being able to
accomplish more in one day than any
other man can in a week never has
occa sion to do 1t.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31

1t is sometimes difficult 10 convince
the world that you have brains unless
you have money.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-31

A woman's age IL one of nature.
greatest secrets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-10

a leg upon a field more tragic than
honorable, stumped upon the stand
and stated that Harry Aston was
drunk and so was Roxy Hinton, and
that "dere was nOthin' to it no how
cept dat Harry had cussed Miss Smith
and den 'pologyZed and Miss Smith
wouldn't take no pOlogy and If any
body hit Roxy he didn't see it
And about here it appeared to the
MAYOR that he was tired ana that
Harry had already paid Magistrate
Reid $265 for Guessing Miss Smith
and he YEARLY entered a dismissal
that sent Harry Aston away amid the
carollings of his black-skinned friends.
while Roxy followed like a tragic
queen with one eve on the floor and
the other on the right hand corner
of the ceiling-and her gaze, perhaps,
straight ahead-With the sober Mar
com. 1iscredited again and weary but
faithful in his efforts to build in the
deep east" q school of table man
ners. bringing u a disconsolate rear.
And it all cGne from the blackberry
cider which Maroon sels--that cider
which, despite a rude indictment in
the Federal Court which denominates
it Intoxicating he continues to sell in
the innocency of his soul because he
knows ii to be nnocuous-Whlch does
not make one "Cross" eyed bat makes
the cross-eyes STRAIGHT.
Cruel Federal Court that so treats
"MdrcOm the Good"