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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07
The January "cosmspolitan."

The January Cosmopolitan" ap-
pears in new dress Of type which is
very attractive. This issue, first of
all, has done a real service to the
country by printing Mr.. David Graham
Phillips article "The Delusion of the
Race Track" in which he gives very
real and forceful picture Of the corrup-
ton and evil resulting to the young
men of America through patronage of
the race-track. Following this comes
an account Of timely interest in view
Of the impending fall of Port Arthur.
Richard Maury has written a graphic
account Of the siege Of Sevastopol,
which in many respects resembles that
Of Port Arthur, and the text is fully
illustrated from contemporary prints.
But of still greater moment is descrip-
ton Of the battle Of Liao-yang, last
August, by Japanese officer who was
in the thick Of the fight. No report
received from the seat of war has been
so stirring as this, with it's realistic
picture Of the horrors of war described
in a manner entirely novel to American
readers, since it is permeated with the
fatalistic attitude of the japanese
toward life. The other features of the
magazine include an attractively illus
trated article on PARTISAN Pedlers and
their Musical Cries." ga Memory of
Dion Boucicault," by Clara Morris,
"Our Consuls," by John Elfreth Wat
kins. Fiction by Cyrus Townsend
Brady, Ralph Henry Barbour, Cosmo
Hamilton, John Brisben Walker, Lee
Wilson Dodd and Lollie Bell Burtz,
and full-page illustrated poem by
Oliver HEREFORD. "The Great Indus
tries Of the United States series is
continued with "The Manufacture of
Musical Instruments" by Frederick s.
Hall. The whole number is extern
sively illustrated.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07
PRAYER TO Mary Immaculate.

Composed and recommended to all
the faithful with an indulgence of 300
days once a day-September 8, 1909,
by His Holiness, Pope Plus X.
Most Holy Virgin, who vast pleasing
to the Lord, and didst become Ills
Mother, immaculate alike in body and
mind, in faith and love, look graciously
upon us wretched sinners who implore
thy powerful patronage during this SOL
emn year Of Jubilee, wherein we cele.
brate the proclamation of the dogma
which announced to the entire world
that thou vast conceived without sin.
The malicious serpent, against which
was uttered the first curse, continues
without ceasing to combat and insinu-
ate itself among the miserable children
of Eve. Do thou, then, our Blessed
Mother, our Queen and Advocate, who
from the first moment Of thy concep-
ton didst crush the enemy's head, re-
ceive the prayers which in union with
thy own heart we ask thee to present
ut the throne of God, that we may
never yield to the allurements which
will beset us: so that we may all reach
the harbor Of salvation, and that, de-
spite so great dangers the Church and
Christian society may once more chant
the hymn of freedom. Of victory and
of peace. Amen.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07
The Woman of Poise

There is no sight on earth more gen.
timely satisfying than woman DOS
sessed of perfect poise Whether her
face be plain or comedy, her garb rich
OF simple, she is thing of beauty, and
merely to look upon her is joy.
From her quiet center of control she
radiates power and healing for the
nerve weary. They who come in daily
contact with her call her blessed.
The woman of poise does not s'strain
every nerve" nor hold her muscles
tense as steel while she works.
The woman Of poise does not think
worriedly Of hundred things while
she is trying to do one thing we'll.
She does not scatter her force nor
waste her precious mental substance
in wondering and worrying about other
peoples business.
She does not rush pell-mell along the
streets, with Jerking hips and shoul-
ders. nor does she Jump on cars and
tumble off.
She knows that impatience, in all it's
various manifestations Of rigid mus.
cles, restless feet, drumming fingers.
straining neck or frowning brow can
not by any trick of magic check the
flight of time nor hasten the compile
ton of her tasks and her aims.
She has command of the reins and
she drives these aims to their goal. She
does not let them run away with her,
jerking her this way and that, over
rough places and strange roads to ulti-
mate wreck.
She commands. She is centered-safe
sure of her goal because she knows
that concentrated power wins.
A phlegmatic temperament, you say?
Not at all. She may have an ardent
fire Of purpose, she may be urged on
by dozen compelling ambitions, but
she knows how to control and direct
her wishes.-Angela MQrGap
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07
DonOhOe's for January.

The January number Of Donahoe' IS
Magazine opens with "a Song of
Cheer" by Amadeus This feature is
followed by paper on Frances Wynne
"A delightful description by the Rev.
Matthew Russell of the poet, her home,
and work-one of the most charming
Of his series Poets l Have Known"
Katherine lyman contributes story
"Desiree's Friend" and Ella Mediation
has study of The Duchess de Con
taut"
"Nlidwinter Fishing on Summer
Sea-" by james Connolly, gives bright
account of holiday outing in midwin-
ter
The Rev. John Talbot Smith dis
cllsses "Parsifal in Englsh;" and the
Rev j. V. Rosa has an interesting ar
ticle on "Pico, the Barometer Of the
Azores
THE Mission Of the Social Secre-
tary," by Virginia Tatnall Peacock,
tells of life in Washington and the
women whose services are indispenss-
bic in directing social functions.
The copper war and the men en-
gagged in it form the theme Of an article
by Christopher p. Connolly, of Butte,
Mont. who discloses some interesting
facts bearing OH the matter.
Frank II. Sweet in "The Worlds
Greatest Real Estate Company" tells
of the lands in the possession of the
government, and the methods employed
in apportioning them.
There are many other features Of
timely interest, stories, poems, a beau
tiful collection of illustrations, and Il
miscellany of useful information in the
department. e
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07

Tans,' the Scartheens, when nave
been in the Ryan family for over IA cen
tury and Il half. They are 23-inch pure
Irish black-and-tan beagles, which will
hunt anything-deer. fox. hare or drag,
and give splendid sport Further south,
if the Saxon migrant to the "sreen
shores of Erin" makes Cork his head
quarters, he can have a choice of i;
packs of foxhounds, viz: Duhallow,
United Hunt Club, Muskerry, South
Union and West Carberry (the latter,
by the way, being mastered" by a
LADY,.
The county Galway offers special at
fractions to sportsmen of ''devil-may-
care" turn Of mind, who like racing
over a fine country, and who are not
afraid of the big loose walls which
are the principal fences. For hunting
with ''The Blazers" the horse re-
quired is a medium-sized fast one,
which is at home over a wall-country,
but must also be able to negotiate
banks and other fences. Athenry is,
perhaps, the best center, but from
Ballinasloe, the East Galway-also a
capital pack-can also be hunted with.
Fifteen pounds is the smallest SUBJ
scription accepted with "The Blazers"
For men of moderate tastes and not
too plethoric purses, excellent sport can
be had with such packs as the Or
monds, Kilkenny. Limerick. Carlow
and Island-in fact. all over the south,
east and midlands of Ireland is veri-
table hunting paradise. Though Ire.
land is the recognized home of the
hunter, it is not as easy as might be
expected to pick up the right article.
OF course. there are plenty of good
looking nags to be got, but Irishmen
are clever horse dealers, and the good
looking one may be very Indifferent
animal. A good Judge may be able to
get good stud together, but it is ad-
visable for visitors to put themselves in
the hands of one or other of the thor
oughly reliable dealers, Of which there
are several in Dublin and neighbor-
hood. BY giving their orders, they will
be provided with exactly suitable
horses. They may be somewhat ex-
pensive in the initial stage, but it will
be found to be the cheapest in the end
Let no one imagine that motoring has
cut down the price of really good Irish
hunters. and go over to Ireland with
the expectation Of mounting himself
cheaply. The Irish horse-and espe-
cially the weight carrier-will always
bring fancy price, so long as hunting
is kept going. For man Of moderate
means there is no better place for a
seasons genuine sport than Old Ire
land.
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have been about the years 16S9-1692.

have been about the years 16S9-1692.
1t is referred 10 in little book pub
lis II in 1888 by DR.. w. IL. Drum
mond. entitled, "rhe Rights of Ami
mails" where the cruelty of killing the
tiny u is is do lrecated.
Ii WAS this View of the custom
which induced Mr.. Richard Dowden,
W.>o WAS mayor of Cork in the year
1915. to insert in an official proclana-
tin, an order fcrbidding "the old pop
ular ceremony long prevalent in Ire
land. of hunting and killing Il Wren on
st. Stephens day"
rrnf. l.. w. joyce. Nj. Il. |. A., of
Dublin. in the second volume of his
admirable work on the origin and his
tory of Irish Names" says that in old
times the wren was regarded as Il
.reat prophet: for by listening atten-
lively to it's chirping, those who We're
skilled i'll the language Of birds, We're
enabled to predict future events.
Hence, the writer of an old Life of
St Moling" translates dream. which is
an Irish name for the bird by "magis
avium' the druid of BIRDS implying
that dream was derived from drui-en
ulrui. Il druid, Ell, of BIRDS and says
it was so called on account of the ex-
cellency of its augury. In the Irish
language the wren is called dreolan
pronounced drolaun) or dreolin pro
nounced drOleen)
Looking ut the wren ornithologically,
the Irish species is the "Trogbodytes
europeans" of Cuvier, and the Mota-
ella of Linneus. He is not exactly
identical with, but is first cousin to our
American house-wren, the "Troglo-
dytes aedon" and to our American
winter-wren, the "r. hiemalis." frog
dolyte or cave-dweller, of course, re-
fers to the dome-shaped, cavernous
nest of the species. All of these little
birds sing vehemently and cheerily at
times. Not being druid, do not un-
derstand what they mean to say.
I confess myself unable to solve the
problem why ST Stephens day should
have been specially devoted in Chris
tian Ireland to hunting the wren. If
the Druidical theory be adopted, the
destruction of Il bird beloved by the
druids, associated with divination and
pagan rites, may have seemed appro
pirate at the time of Christmas, as as.
sorting the abandonment of eather
worship, and the acceptance Of Chris
ti;nity.
Or, if the Danish encounter or that
between King James and King Will.
liam forces occurred OH the day after
Christmas, the date would be explic.
able. 1t would explain how the un.
fortunate wrens were Caught in the
furze," as the song says, Or whin
bushes, where, no doubt, they were
hiding after their mistim tattoo on
the drum.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-01-07
.OauS on John.

at would hr easier for Il camel to
pass through the eye of Il needle than
for John ID. Rockefeller to enter into
TIE Kingdom Of heaven" is the varia-
ton of the scriptural warning made by
i;rv. DIR. IT, =. Duffy, rector of st. Pc
tors Episcopal church, Chicago. OH Il
recent Sunday. In his sermon DR..
Nu1ty'S judgment Of the Standard Oil
n,agate was by implication rather
than by direct accusation, but only for
the reason that there is also the Bible
Injunction. Judge not, that We be not
judged" And his Judgment. therefore,
included hope for the oil kings re-
pentance.
DIR. Duffy's subject was "John d.
Ncckefeller's Chances of Heaven from
an Anglican Standpoint" and his re-
marks We're confessedly inspired by the
recent utterances of n Baptist minister
in the East. who held out no hope for
Mr.. Rockefeller. He said:
Il thank God I am not million.
nire. l Should prefer that my words
might convert one poor soul than ia
possess all the gold of Rockefeller. I
would spurn the gold and clasp the
s1ul.
"As for John D. Rockefeller, 1 nm
not the one who shall say that he is
doomed to eternal punishment. Some
day he will be called to his own, and
then his soul will come in all its max
edness before the Maker of all things,
and He will say whether punishment
or reward shall be melted out"
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A gentleman recently came home in
the small hours of the morning, and
was surprised to find his wife clad in
black.
"Why are you wearing those mourn
ing garments?" he asked somewhat I'M
steadily.
"For my late husband" his wife re-
piled.
"Hello. Billson! Is it true that you
are going to get married?"
"Not much! I can't afford it,
"Rut YOU draw good salary"
"Ycs. But women spend so much
these days I couldn't stand the pace
1t costs too much to clothe them in
the latest fashion"
With which remark Billson lighted
ten-cent cigar, paid for two rounds
Of drinks and proceeded to lose seven
straight game Of billiards.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13

continually confronts an observer, and
that is that a reformer, when he goes
into the reform business, will do we'll
to begin to pack UP his household eff
fects and get ready to move. 1t Is
we'll known that whenever minis
ter in any town starts out to build
new church his doom is sealed He
is surely building Il new church for his
successor. And so with the reformer.
especially of a minister OF the gospel.
it he gets after the slot machines he
may get them out of the stores, sa-
looms hotels and drug stores, but as a
rule he gets out of town soon after.
When he tackles the saloons, good
by john" he may close the saloons,
but it closes his usefulness as u cler-
Iowa the owner of a bus line, a good,
conscientious man, went into the re-
form business, with the result that an
other free bus line was established,
and he lost nearly all OF his business.
In another town two ministers signed
a petition to have the state board of
health take action in the matter Of an
epidemic raging in that town, with the
result that one has been asked to re-
sign and the other Is thinking of
changing his passionate. Who was it
that said, Republics are ungrateful?'
~. Tzy4>1.<>-,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13
LAWYER VS.. CLERGYMAN.

Ernest Dale Owen, writing on d.
vorce in the current Arena, calls the
clergy to account for their palpab]e in
consistency In thrusting forward a
particular Biblical text and ignoring
its companion admonitions. ,rhe ar
ticle treats the question from the law
yer's viewpoint and suggests the in
consistency of permitting certain other
commands of Christ to sleep in abey-
ance while the utterance upon mar
riage is embodied in the teachings of
the churches. He recalls those texts in
which Christ laid injunctions upon his
followers not to resist stealing nor to
lay up for themselves treasures upon
earth And yet he feels confident that
there is not one, from the Pope OF
Rome to the modest trustee in the
Baptist church, but would seize thief
who would attempt to steal his cloth
ing and turn him over to the authori-
ties. The writer goes even further
than these texts and finds that, while
the Mosaic law which was held to be
from God, permitted enforcement, 1T
was changed by Christ. The writer,
in summing up, finds the divorce prob
lem the acme Of simplicity compared
to the problem Of marriage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13

{ LOOKER.ON in IOWA
Observation-Disclosures

SCHUYLER Sept. 1S.-If one lives long
enough, he is sure to see something
neW--tc him. On a depot platform the
other day the writer saw barfel OF
Kerosene. This by the way is getting
to be something of rarity, In these
DAVIS of oil wagons and tank cars. But
this nice new barrel, blue painted
slaves and white ends, was a snare and
a delusion. Close inspection showed
that it contained fiftyeight gallons Of
old Knockemstiff whisky, with gov
eminent stamp and inspectors brand
thereon. If that druggist sells lots of
kerosene this year. the people of the
town will know it, for the drayman
hauls 1t right through town in broad
daylight.
Down in Grinnell is bull dog with
most degenerate tendencies. Some
his ancestors were in bad company,
while this present generation specimen,
lives In christian family and has been
subject to the envirnment of Saints
Rest, ever since he first opened the
eyes Of puppyhood. But let any one
exclaim trough house, jack and that
bull dog Immediately grabs the nearest
chair by the lower round, and pro-
ceeds ''to shake the stuffing out of
It," An ordinary office chair lasts
about five minutes. and the rough
house" is covered with pieces of seat,
back and legs. A cane seat chair only
requires two minutes for complete de-
molition All this makes the furniture
business good, but is little rough on
the owner Of the bull dog, that prompt
ly receives a bill for the broken furni-
ture from the office or store where the
latest rough house" occurs.
Speaking of Grinnell this latest CEN
sus business is another knock down
argument against the theory that sa
looms draw trade to town. Formerly
one referred to Grinnell "as good
place to live in,' now rival towns are
forced to admit that no town, wet"
or dry. in Iowa with the same popu
lation, has more business houses,
arger stocks, or sells more dollars
worth in year than that prohibition
town of Grinnell."
Travelling over the state one thing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13

probably have to be hauled to market
by the railroads. On this basis from
three states alone there will be 4,325
trainloads of forty cars each of wheat
and oats and 10000 train loads Of for
ty cars each of corn. The statisticians
give other figures and other ways of
conveying to the mind some idea of
the resources that make the middle
west great.
The Los Angeles scheme of initiative
referendum and recall as explained by
Curtis has it's good points. The recall
works like this: III and alderman
votes against what the people thinks
is right % per cent of the voters can
compel him to-resign and stand before
all he people for re- election. The plan
is full of promise to states under a
biennial election law.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed i'm the county clerks office at
Jersey City by the Short Haired Cat
terry Company. The capital stock is
$4,000. The object OF the company, as
stated in the papers, is to breed.
train. sell, insure, exhibit, import and
export, board and care for short
haired cats and pet stock"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13
The EAINEss OF The YEAR.

In 1902 this country husked in round
numbers two and one-half billions
bushels of corn. Now the governments
crop report suggests 1928, 000. 900 BUSH
els as the yield of this year, or about
100 million bushels more than we have
ever raised before, and more than $50
million bushels more than last years
crop. The weather man is in league
with the crop forecaster and is doing
all he can to make good the forecast
Of a record crop. The corn yield set
by the agricultural department would,
If gathered, shelled and placed on cars
at one time. fill side track $4,000
ing across the continent from one
ocean to the other. Pharoahs grana-
ries never bore such burdens In the
seven years of plenty. And corn Is not
alone in record breaking yields. Their"
Is to be the largest aggregate crop on
record this year as a result of the
enormous corn crop, a wheat crop
above the average, and a yield Of oats
the second largest on record. The
aggregate of all grains is 1880, 1000
bushels, or nearly 300,000,000 bushels
more than last year and 537,000,O0O
bushels more than in 1903.
One of the good things that go with
the big crops is the need of n
bumper yield. The bins and corncribs
are practically empty. In some parts
of Iowa they have not been full for
three years. This condition offers a
prospect for continued good prices and
affords a prosperous outlook for many
towns and neighborhoods in the state
where money has not been plenty and
business has been slack for the past
few seasons This year Iowa will do
her share toward making good the
prediction of the crop forecaster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13
LET sHQAIs ALONE.

Unsuccessful bidders for food sup
plies for the laborers on the Panama
canal have filed protests with the pres
ident against the letting of the contract
to their competitors, claiming their bids
failed to receive proper consideration.
Their appeal will be given attention by
the president.
1t is likely that Mr.. Shonts knew
what he was about when lie awarded
the contract, whatever the disappoint-
ed bidders may have to complain
plant of the food on the isthmus by
those who have returned. A bid on
paper is one thing; to furnish sup
plies promptly and in the best condi-
ton is another. Shonts' experience in
construction work has taught him
much that the department and even
the president may fail to understand
at distance. The men who work
must have proper food and plenty of
it. That is an axiom in, the conduct
Of great undertakings. When food
grew scarce and high Chairman Shonts
acted. Eggs were $1.20 a dozen and
meat 40 cents pound. The diggers
were hungry and Shonts made arrange
ments to feed them. When the presi-
dent has gone over the complaint he
will probably conclude that Mr.. Shonts
knew what he was about.
Expenditures on the canal should be
carefully watched, but not every dis
gruntled bidder on this or that should
receive particular attention. Shonts
has been selected to dig the canal. He
should in every legitimate way be given
a free hand The commission should
guard against the appearance o.
awarding contracts to favorites, and il.
should take care that it is not vic.
timized by monopolies, but 1t should
not be leased by petty annoyances and
hampered by departmental interference
in minor matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-13
A DISTINCTION IN MORALS.

Chicago's latest social sensation is
over the exposure of woman who APP
pears to have lived the Jelsyll-H Hyde
life with little variations Of her own.
Prominent socially, residing quietly in
an excellent neighborhood, her daugfl-
ter, the wife Of man prominent IN
the business life of the city and a
member of the more exclusive social
set, investigation reveals her under
another name as the proprietress for
years of an Infamous resort in the city
where, under her proper name, she was
an esteemed and respected member Of
society. BY day the lady of an up
town mansion, at nignt she was the
mistress Of brothel. Her daughters
were reared in luxury on the shameful
wages Of other womens daughters AMI
guarded from danger while their
mother sold the lives and souls Of
others for a price. The story of the
detectives paints the refined woman Of
the daylight avenues as prostitute
of the darkeened slunls, a blackmatler
living a triple life. Eugene Sue nor
Gaborian ever conceived character or
situations more apparently impossi-
BILE. Now that the crash Of exposure
has come 1t carries down the sonin-
law, who has announced his intention
to leave Chicago and hide from its
shame. 1t is shameful story and at
tracts from its ve4y shamefulness.
But, perhaps 1t is most noticeable, not
because the woman rrofited by prosti-
tuition but because she went person
ally down into the fields Of shame as
common cleaner. Stead told story
of proprietorship Only less Infamous
where he traced the ownership of
buildings filled and furnished for pros
titute tenants to men who sit in the
high seats OF Chicago synagogues.
Perhaps 1t would be impossible te, find
a city Of 10000 inha oitants where men
who assume high responsibility do not
receive rentals from abandoned wo-
men. They are profitable tenants.
They pay the highest rate OF rental.
1t is question of profit.
So the Chicago woman rea-