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Sack Race, LIST, I'd. and 3D. Prizes.
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2l-Class Pony Race, 500 yards, 3
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or more to enter and two to start
= A cordial invitation to all. A
stand on the grounds will dispense
ice cream, lemonade, candy. fruit.
peanuts, etc. etc. Take Il day of
and spend it with friends and ma
tare. All welcome,
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10 Be IGT1OPFD FOP A YOUTH I1H0
HAS JUST WON a IENNIS TDUpNATENT'

oratorical prize at Sacchrine academy.
That her opinion of me remained
what may be termed a negligible guam
tity-either favorably or otherwise
became apparent; and, becoming so.
surprised me; and it was on that ac-
count I spoke of the matter to her
mother in a wholly personal way.
Madame" I said to Mrs. Lac
querre, 'has it ever occurred to you
that your daughter lacks in intuitive
faculty?''
Whats that kid been doing now?"
inquired Mrs. Lacquerre.
1 quote her precise language, for. as
you are acquainted with the lady, you
will not be surprised to hear her report
ed as using quaint forms of speech.
which, 1 confess, amazed me, coming
from leader in New York's most ex-
allied social circle.
Miss Frances" I explained, "has
proved her lack of keen mental percep-
ton through no act, but rather through
an attitude"
Good Lord, Reuben!" quoth Mrs.
Lacquerre with much spirit, talk Eng
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off of poor boys and girls into exile is
unfortunately a necessity-but, on the
other hand, thousands who could be
well and happy at home, comfort to
their aged parents and comfort to
their struggling country are enticed
from our shores by selfish friends be-
You'd the seas. This should cease
1t would almost be welcome to us
if every Irish boy in the States was as
good-though injudicious-an anthem
igrationist as Billy Boyle, of Tulla-
thrasna: Billy was a lively kind
of lad and not a stickler for fact
where fiction suited to give edge to his
witticisms. Billy" his friends said
to him at parting, when We get to the
other side and see how the lam lies,
write us an account of how the Irish
are getting along there. that we may
judge whether we'll follow we out or
not" Billy faithfully promised And
he was as good as his word. After be-
ing six weeks in the land of liberty,
he wrote home to his friends, 1.-The
land doesn't lie, here. at all; but the
people does, fearful. AS regards our
Irish people here, 1 find that they are
divided into two classes-one class is
friends concluded that after all, they
were very comfortable and content at
home.
A fine house has just been pur-.
chased for the Irish National Theater
company. 1t is not large. as theaters
go, but it viii hold 500 of the elect who
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From AIN Irish HiNI Top |ss.n.. :; s..n....

@HE emigration returns are still
II pregnant with hope, inasmuch as
they continue to show a slight but
steady decrease in the number of those
who are eager to give to their country
'the back of their hand and the sole
of their foot" The figures latest to
hand tell that i'm the half year ended
June 80, 1890 souls went into far
lands to push their fortune. This was
4.3S1 less than for the corresponding
half year in 1908, and is the lowest
mark that the emigration tide has left
in the, last fifty years. But alas! it is
still far, far too high.
Eighty-one per cent of the total
number of emigrants in the half year
went to the usual refugium pecca-
forum, the United States. One third
of these sailed on passage tickets
bought and paid for in America-by
brothers and. sisters and relatives and
friends there. There is a great outcry
amongst the -emigrationists in
Ireland against this buying of passage
tickets in America and the consequent
Turing away of young people, who,
were they. not so bribed, would remain
to work in Ireland, and help to hold
and strengthen the vanishing nation.
The Irish, who are in America
we hold to be guilty enough
because of their own delinquency.
That they should wantonly drag away
Others from the mothers bosom is con-
sidered objectionable. There are GER
tainiy some cases where the bringing
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shop to find Carlton anathematising
poor Duffy, who stood behind the
counter submissively bearing it.
'Helloa, CarletonI What's the matter
now?" said his friend. Carleton, inter-
rupted, turned to see who spoke. He
observed that it was John Mitchell. He
took Mitchell by the lapel Of his coat.
drew him to the counter. lifted a copy
of the book about which he had been
storming, and speaking in solemn, con-
fidential whisper said, Mitchell, here's
a new book of mine that Duffy has just
published but, on your life, don't
mention it to anyone; it's dead Sc
cret, and Misther Duffy here ill be
mad as March hare if We split on
him."
There is a storm brewing in the
political camp here. William O'Brien.
having last year obliterated himself
from political life for positively the
last time, and after observing stern
silence at the rate of six newspaper
columns of manifesto per week for six
or seven weeks running, has allowed
his Cork supporters to return him once
again to the parliament which he did
not attend. Mr.. O'Brien is hot. on the
track of his former comrades, toma-
hawk In hand, for that they either
dared to criticise, or permitted to be
criticised, the great, final land act
which he godfathered. Mr.. John Red
mond, on the eve of his departure for
America, ostentatiously declared that
it gave him unalloyed joy to know that
Mr.. O'Brien was returning to the COM
pany of his old, and for some time
lonely, comrades. Mr.. OBrien, as soon
as the jubilations upon his return have
"cessated," will proceed to defeather
a rookery that has been populating
since he left the bosom of the party.
Mr.. O'Brien having settled this, will
probably proceed to launch his new
grand policy of conciliation-bless his
innocent heart.
-Seumas MacManus.
Donegal, Ireland.
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with which he deliberately, to please
his patrons, caricatured and belied his
people. His was a great soul gone
than his "Knocknagow.' His own
wrong. The gentle Gerald Griffin will
long be read in his colleen Bawn'
charming novels and his equally
charming verse are being left to mol
der in libraries.
Sheridan LIE Fanu is having slight
revival. all his own Some week.
lies are reprinting him serially,
and some of the publishers have
reissued him in cheap editions.
tale. seems likely to outlive better
books of better authors. There are
half dozen at least of Levers novels
that are in their way unequaled in
Irish fiction. They gave fascinating
pictures of a phase of Irish life which
has now completely passed away-of
the drinking, fighting, rollicking rum
ming lin debt Irish land proprietor, and
his equally deyil-nlay care progeny.
The particular phase of life was hap
PLY passed, but anyone can realize
and recognize the truth of the pictures
Lever presented. To Lever be the
credit that. unlike the fortunate rene
gade Carleton, he never wrote mali
cious line anent them. If he, exag-.
SeTdteu tfldt Is story WfllerS priV1-
lege and an artists necessityHbut the
exaggeration was merely the result
of the hearty, healthy fun with which
the mans soul dubbed and over
flowed.
1t is curious thing that outside of
Ireland (and iIG.eed / might almost
say, in Ireland) our most charming
Irish novelist, and most charming,
beautiful and true Irish novel is com
fiVdlU 11f1knnUn q
Charles Hickman, heartiest of patriots,
most fiery of Fenians, who for his
principle suffered long in prison, wrote
Knocknagow; or the Homes of Tips
perary, Sally Cavanag1,D and either
one or two other novels. In all Irish
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fiction there is no truer, more SYM
pathetic, more fascinating, more de-
Hghtful picture of homely Irish life
Sally Cavanagh" is, more sweetly sad
and pathetic and is by some preferred
to "Knocknagow But the great body
of Kickham's devotees-and there is
none who has ever read him and failed
to become his slave-rightly give the
palm to "Knocknagow.' Its true in
sight into Irish character, it's sweet
ness, and its faithfulness, are heart
reaching. The book was never pub
lished save in Dublin. 1t is now
thirty years on the market and it's
sale to Irish readers both here in
Ireland and in remote corners of the
of many a pining exile in far lands
it brings tears which are quickly
shaken off by laughter that is sure
to follow as the breeze following the
rain shakes the clinging drops from
the trees. I would that to outsiders
Charles Hickman were better known.
for then the Irish character would be
more fondly loved and esteemed.
That Irish Cor Anglo-Irish) 1itera-
ture published in Ireland is not better
known abroad, is probably the fault
of Irish publishers who have all the
seasy-going ways of our race, and in
stead of seeking purchasers sit in their
shops and let the, purchasers after a
game of hide and seek unearth them
and extract from them the titles of their
publications. When Carleton pub
lished his Valentine McClutchey "a
fine novel, and sympathetically Irish
in it he sought to recompense his
countrymen for past caricature) he
went. one day. in towering rage to the
Office. of his publisher, Duffy. and
therein ragged and stormed and swore
at Duffy for that he was not adyertis-
ing the book and was not diSpoSing of
it only at the very lowest rate.
One of the young Irelanders--it was
in the .sforties,'' and Carleton II am
glad for his sake to say had Joined
the Young Irelanders walked into the
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r. EAR Uncle Silas: I am dispos-
4 ed to the opinion that the people
eO of New York are given over
hopelessly to futile pursuits and
that a young gentleman who has
proper estimate of the value of
time and effort should bestow the gifts
OF his talents on more deserving
community During my visit to Mrs.
Iacauerre's country place l resolved
to concern myself at once with those
matters of civic activities for which
/ feel + am singularly well equipped.
shall not conceal that selfish motive
influenced my resolve. 1t became evil
dent ito me that Miss Frances Lac
auerre was obdurately insensible to my
superior merits, though they must be
apparent to her-to any one who has
had opportunity to gauge my capaci-
ties. 1t is of no Importance to me, of
course. that she should be unmindful
OF my worth, for 1 can in no manner
be affected by her opinion; yet, as a
matter of pride, 1 felt that she should
be forced to recognize the exceptional
mental qualities which won for me the
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Pardon me again, madame / re-
piled with. dignity, you assume more
than my utterances warrant did not
make a personal application of the lack
of certain appreciative faculty in
Frances
ooh, all right Mrs. Lacquerre re-
sponded merrily, well make it i'm
personal. Frances is like every other
woman, in that she cares for men who
do something. She is unlike the other
girls down here at these house parties
in not caring for money. Well, there
you are; you, or the impersonal chap
you're preaching about, have done
nothing. The other boys here have.
Athletics are the fashion, and they are
Up in 6 right there. l suppose if it
were the fashion for gentlemen to go
to war or paint pictures, or press wild
flowers. or hammer wrought iron
they'd be doing the proper thing.
Now. you and I can be on the level
about Frances. I'd like to have you
marry her, because 1 know your people
and because your uncle ST is mighty
strong with me--and that's no joke
and because you've money enough to
take care of Frances without my hay-
ing to beggar myself to do it, Now,
that's what your uncle ST would call
black sand talk, but it won't do you
bit of harm to hear it. If you want to
win my kid you run away and do
something. Did you ever hear your
Uncle Silas tell the difference between
hunters? He says one kind bring back
the stories and the others bring back
the coon. skins. Frances is mighty fond
of coon skins. Sure!"
1 was as dazed as amazed when 1
left the lady. Dazed, for, of course, I
could understand but a little of her
jargon; amazed. because what little I
understood seemed to indicate that
belonged to the class of men who boast
of their merit rather than prove it by
action.
I gradually became calmer, for find
it simple matter to dismiss any men
tai irritation resulting from the dis
covery of sighting opinion of me.
Those who like me. have acquired
merit by profoundly considering all
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appreciate the fine things always Of
fered by the National Theater COM
pany. This company has found the
soft side even of English critics. The
Manchester Guardian in leading ar
ticle says, THE Irish National Theater
company have been seen in London
and have captivated hardened play
goers and critics by their competence
In essentials, and still more by their
freedom from unessential airs and
graces. Somehow the Irishmen make
our London companies look rather like
a cricket eleven which. is thoroughly
good at throwing up the ball after a
catch, at returning from the wicket to.
the pavilion at a walk gradually break
ing into run and at patting down the
turf with a bat between the overs. but
not good at making runs, Or cat get
ting the other side out"
There is singular piquancy," the
Guardian continues, about the per-
Torrance of these anna teurs-as the
Irish company mostly are-who have
learned the secret of not strutting or
fretting at all, but standing still and
keeping voice and face at rest until
there is really an artistic reason for
moving or throwing word or a look
into high relief. Individual English
actors of talent. Mr. Hare, for instance,
will do this to perfection but a, COM.
pany unstagey as a whole. is so far
outside ordinary experience. here that
1T is hard to Imagine. it's fascination
before it has been seen..ss,e..s.s @s.e-
During the financial year 1884 Ire
land has giyensin revenue "a trff1e of
s914,646. 500. or $5S.000. 900 odd. We
have paid at the rate of SIS per capita.
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TIE ST PAUL GLOBE SUNDAY. sEprEMBER 4. 1901
MANAGEp,~

those who plainly possess superior
merit? Surely it would be more be-
coming in her to pay the tribute of
recognition. at least, to unassu1ning
worth rather than applaud the vacant
victory of him who can drive a golf
ball 225 yards and putt ft-if my
Technology is accurate, putt Fifteen
yards. OF what avail Is it that one
man passes laboriOus days and studio
Gus nights graphing with problems of
psychic import If he Isl in the COM.
pany of Frances, to be ignored for a
youth who has just won tennis tour.
nament, and whose vocabulary extends
but slightly beyond the words sure
and .peach?."
When I had finished speaking Mrs
Lacquerre laughed so heartily that I
became alarmed, and even then she
only gasped, "Oh, Reuben. Reuben, if
you must ask me the riddle of a wom-
ans heart try to talk New Yorkesel
Gee. your language counts me eut..'
was equally at a. loss to interpret
her merriment Or her words, but she
came TO my assistance.
Il suppose, Reuben she resumed
when she had become more composed,
your are auizzing Frances mamma to
find out why you are not strong with
Frances. Well. you are stronger with
her than you deserve. I mean that she
sees something in you that I'll be
darned if I see. She thinks you've a
temper and will of your own. which
ought to make you arrive. To be hon.
est with you, / can't see through your
uncles chin, and he's pretty good
party at that. But for goodness sake,
Reuben. if all you want is adora ton
or what looks like it-cast your eyes
around at some of the other gals. Your
millions are all they see in you, as a
fact, but that's enough to make them
goo-goo like a flock of adoring sheep.
Now, of course, Frances being the only
girl in the bunch who happens not to
care for your money, she is the very
one you want to care for you
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contend was without due process of
law, and therefore illegal. I was in
Switzerland at the time. All of the
heirs were minors
Other parties to the litigation are
George Francis Train Jr., and G. F.
Train Gpagar. grandson 8 years old.
The proceedings Sin the federal court
at Omaha were against a weH known
firm of New York bankers and Samu-
Ell Rogers, pioneer Omaha merchant.
Elsey Train was confidential agent for
the banking firm for more than twenty
years.
His Opinion of Himself.
George Francis Train, "Citizen of the
World" died in New VI rk last Janu-
airy. A short time before he had re-
corded this opinion of himself:
How can a peanut convention know
about cocoanut? sThe people who
They don't know What it is. The
peanut convention considers the CO.
coanut, celebrates wisely and passes
a resolution that the cocoanut is
large peanut. And how can the CO.
coanut find out what it is3until it sees
another cocoanut like itself? I am
cocoanut. The other people are pea
nuts"
About two years ago Citizen Train
dictated his biography of more than
100000 words In exactly thirty-fi
hours, never stopping for. references.
and making but one misunderstanding a
wrong word in a quotation.-se
He told this story of his life in q
little room on the top floor of the
Mills hotel. where he lived during the
four years previous to his death. 1t
was there he received his callers with
dignity graciousness, and native
hospitality that would have been in
keeping with the fine homes he for
merly occupied. Distinguished men
visited him there.
Just before he went to Europe to
form the steamship combine Mr.. J.
Pierpont Morgan occupied the only
chair in the room, while Mr.. D. @.
Mills sat on the bed with Train. At
one time in his, life Citizen Train was
as important man in the world of
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FRANCIS TRAINS LOST
FORTUNE WILL BE FOUGHT FOR
GEORGE

the French commune, from which he
took his title "Citizen." He made more
than seventy ocean voyages, and broke
the record for time around the world in
three instances. He was in Jail fifteen
the Paris notwithstanding that
he never committed crime.
Six courts declared Train to be in
sane. For fourteen years, toward the
close of his life, he never spoke volun-
tarily to man Or shook hands with
one, devoting himself exclusively to
children. Grown persons robbed him
of his psychic force" he said.
At one time Train lived in a mag
nificent villa and spent more than
$4,000 a week in maintaining it. His
declining years, however, were spent
in the Mills hotel. New York, with a
total expenditure of So week. AL
though he made millions, he was prac-
ticaly pauper when he died.
Why Suit Was Delayed.
In explaining why proceedings for
recovery of the Omaha property were
not. brought earlier, Elsey McHenry
Train, son of the former owner had
this to say:
This suit would have been filed
long ago were it not for the fact that
my fathers sanity would have been
called into question. Rather than
distress and embarTass him in his old
age by publicity, the heirs decided to
wait until his death.
My father was declared of unsound
mind in New York city, and the decree
of insanity was regularly signed by
Judge Noah Davis. 1t is now a matter
of record. The laws require that be-
fore the property of an insane man
can be taken away from him a guardi-
an must be appointed and his inter-
ests safeguarded. The Omaha prop
erty was foreclosed while father was
behind the bars in the Tombs. The
foreclosure was made of record in
1873. Subsequently in 1876 there was
a sale under foreclosure which we
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the United States. When Victoria
Woodruff, just before the Beecher-
Tilton trial, was charged with sending
unfit matter through the mails Train
rushed to her support. His defense.
made in his own publication, was SO
vigorous that he was arrested on
similar charge and thrown into prison.
A short time later his socialistic ideas
began to assert themselves more rapid
ly. He literally threw his money away.
behaving most extravagantly. 1t was
then that the courts declared him
lunatic.
Many of George Francis Trains de-
clining days were spent on bench in
Madison square, New York. There he
sat, nearly always surrounded by chill
dren, to whom he was prime favorite-
1t is said that he could call $1,000 young
people by name.
In view of the remarkable character
of Train, the result of the suit for the
property in Omaha will be watched
with more than ordinary interest.