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The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

tions. That may be of some imme.
olate consequence and importance, but
the ali important thing Is that peace
has been established without either
contestant being weakened beyond re-
pair.
Russia, without doubt, was the most
successful automatically. Its strong
man, Witte, was able in the negotia>
tions to place Japan in position
where if the war was to be continued,
Japan would be held before the world
as continuing the war simply for the
purpose of collecting blood money.
Japan and its friends realized that
such a position would be intolerable
and consequently Japan was forced to
yield on the proposition of indemnity.
But Japan gains all that she went to
war for: practical control of Korea,
the possession of Port Arthur and sur
rounding territory, the withdrawal OF
Russian troops from Manchuria and
the recession of that territory to
China. On the other hand, consider
ing the vast number Of troops engaged
and the vast losses on both sides, and
the repeated defeats, Russia has lost
comparatively little. She has lost the
strong fortification of Port Arthur, she
has lost her position of influence in
China and one-half of an unimportan,
island on the coast of Siberia.
1t is probably we'll for Japan that
sne has thus concluded an honorable
peace. Had she insisted upon an in
demnity a resumption of the war
would have been certain. Indemnity,
Russia would not pay, and indemnity
Japan could not collect without carry.
ing the war to st. Petersburg. Such
an attempt would almost certainly
have exhausted the Japanese. The
statesmen of Japan were possibly bet
ter students of history than some
other people who were urging Japan
to carry on the war. Japan probably
took into account the fact that Russia
has often before carried on wars after
long and disastrous defeats; they
realized that one serious defeat of the
Japanese army might turn the whole
tide of the war. The friends of Japan
should remember that not long ago we
had our Bull Run, Shiloh, Fredericks.
burg, Charlottesville and Chicka.
mauga, but all these were undone at
Appomattox. The lighter weight in a
death struggle always is in danger
from attempting to over-reach. Japan
was doubtless wiser than those who
advised a continuance Of the struggle
and the entire world is benefited by
the conclusion of peace.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
John Mccullough.

OF the thousands who admired the
acting of John Mccullough, few were
aware that at 16 he could read, but:
could not write, and that at 1S he
knew absolutely nothing of literature,
perhaps not even the name Of the
great poet of Avon, whose Interpreter
he afterward became. In after fife
Mccullough used to speak gratefully
of an old chairmaker-under whom
he worked-for teaching him two
things-"chair making and Shake
speare." In his periods of convfvfal-
ity the old chairmaker was accust@-
ed to spout Shakespeare to young Nc
Cullough, giving somewhat fmper-
feet imitation of Forests acting: It
was this that turned McCu1Iough's.
thought from chair making to the
stage. Yet in all his after years Nc
Cullough was proudest of his cary
craft On one occasion, at the height
of his popularity, he was the guest Of
wealthy Philadelphia. In the midst
of the talk after dinner the tragedizn
glanced at chair in the room, went
over to it, and, turning it bottom mp,
said to his amazed host: II thought
so! That's one of my chairs" And
he seemed prouder of the fact that the
chair had lasted so long, becauseSl
was so we'll made, than he was of IS
histrionic success.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

1t is we'll known that Senator Bailey
of Texas can hold his own in any legis.
lative debate. says the Providence Wis.
itor. More than one of his compeers
have crossed arms with him to their
humiliation. He is a Democrat by
conviction, and is of the same type as
Senator Hoar, who was Republican
by conviction. Senator Bailey's father
was in the Confederate army; his
grandfather was a Union soldier; and
in one battle each fought against the
other. The same integrity has been
transmitted from grandfather to father
and from father to son. The follow
ing extract from a speech recently de-
livered by Senator Bailey is character
istic: who In the senate is the sue.
cessor of Stephen A. Douglas? A nice
old woman, who compares with Doug;
las as the glow worm with the eagle.
Who represents Ohio? Mr.. Dick, who
did not make a great success at run
ming a feed store. Who comes from
Pennsylvania? The creatures of cor.
porations and cabals. Who is from
the West? Dietrich, who was indict-
ed; Burton, who was indicted and con-
victed, and Mitchell, who was indicted,
convicted and sent to prison. I regret
that any senator should have disgraced
his Office, but thank God that none of
them was from the South or of the
Democratic party"
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

meath arcades. The early
shrine or case of st. Lachtin's ann. of
beautiful engraved native workman
ship. In the museum of the Royal Irish
Academy, is of bronze, but
the hand is of silver, as well as the
enriched base of the arm. Mr.. Wall
aptly remarks that it is this descrip-
ton OF reliquary that has led from
time to time to undeserved charges Of
fraud, made by those who were ignor-
ant of or wilfully misrepresented the
usual nature of such shrines, Thus n
head of st. Eustace' or an arm of St.
Lachtin' did not of necessity imply
that the whole head or the whole arm,
was enclosed in such a reliuuary. hut
merely-as was we'll known and under
stood by the faithful-that fragment
of bone from that particular part of
the saints body was therein enclosed.
doubtless there were cases of fraud In
relics; but, when the truth is known
about these member reliquaries, it be-
comes obvious that there is no need
for cynical surprise at saint posses.
sing several heads in different local.
ties" =
The above piece of very valuabIa(1n.
formation from Protestant soupee
like the Athenaeum should be cSke-.
fully absorbed in the memory of~the:
Catholic reader, as most useful In re-
plying to the questions of non-C -Catho-
lies, whether put in good faith or with
jest and sneer.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

Canada and the state of Michigan
recently celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of the opening of the ship
canal at Sault Ste. Marie, says the
Western Watchman. The event was
Of considerable importance in the
world of conn cree, the daily press
was generous in its notices of the
three days celebration. But what a
Catholic history the old town has had,
and the country round about it; and
yet how few know of it. The state of
Wisconsin has brought out the Jesuit
Relations" which are to be found only
in some libraries, but the people need
to know more about the pioneers of
their religion in America, especially
il the West and Northwest. There
were other great men besides John
and Charles Carroll in the early
church of this country; and yet their
names are known only to scholars.
Who will take the matter up? Our
school histories are almost silent on
the subject.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
How He Became a Convert.

In the June number of Truth, a con-
vert writes: Born in Philadelphia
and in section of it which was in
tensely Native American among my
earliest recoilections are scenes of the
riots of 1874, being then boy of 10
years. l grew up among the prejudices
born on such events, and early learned
to look upon foreigner with suspi-
cion, and upon Roman Catholic for
eigner' as one who lived in this coun-
try by tolerance, not by any just
right
Time passed by, however, and the
future convert became a reader" fl a
book-printing Office, where many Cath
olic books passed through the press,
and thus many things hitherto un-
known came into his notice. "Gradu-
ally" he says, "my mind opened to and
absorbed these facts: that
the history of the Catholic Church was
identical with that of modern civiliza-
tion, which was nodded by her; that
heroic charity had always marked her
religious orders, as is splendidly illus
trated by the lives of such saints as
st. Francis and st. Vincent de Paul,
who especially excited my veneration:
that if abuses had at times crept into
the Church they were due to human
weakness or the meddling of laymen,
but in no way invalidated the divine
infallibility of her doctrines; that she
had been, in the days of her greatest
power, the benefactor and protector of
the poor and humble. This latter point
especially impressed and won me, and
this impression has been deepened by
subsequent reading upon the Middle
Ages, the monastic orders, and the
guilds. Indeed, l am fixed in the be-
lief that the Catholic Church can and
will solve the Social problems now
everywhere pressing for solution, and
rejoice exceedingly that the best and
highest Catholic minds are now ear
nestly striving to this end"
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
AN HONORABLE PEACE.

Tho practical conclusion of peace
between Russia and Japan at Ports
mouth this week. is the most import
ant happening in the history of the
world since the surrender OF Lee. He
would be far seeing person indeed
Who could foretell the Importance Of
this event in the future history of the
world There are few things. how
ever, which are almost ceItainty:
one is, that Japan has become great
nation and is destined to exercise a
preponderating influence In Asia: and
another is. the Russian people are to
be permitted under increased liberties
and enlightenment to become the
greatest of European nations. Much
viii, be said and written as to which
sot the better of the peace negotia'
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

The London Athenaeum states that
Messrs. Hodges, Figgis & Co., of Dub
lin, will publish. in few weeks, Mrs.
Dickinson's biography Of her brother,
the late Charles Stewart Parnell The
truth of every word being guaranteed
by the author (who is now revising
the work) the book is likely to be of
great interest, especially to our peo-
pie, both in the United States and in
Ireland. In the hands of one so nearly
connected with its subject, and who
may be assumed to be in possession
of sources of information not previous.
ly made known to the world, this book
will probably shed a flood of light on
the latter, and inexpessibly sadder
period of the career of the once ido.'
ized young Irish leader.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
POLITICS IN NEW YORK CITY.

The coming Municipal campaign in
the. City of New York is attracting
national attention because of the at.
ttude of the reform forces, so-called
Of the metropolis. The present mayor
George B. Mcclellan, will without
doubt, be the regular Democratic
nominee His election is assured
Mcclellan, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was elected by Tammany Hall,
has made an exceptionally good rec.
ord. The Citizens Union is determined
to nominate District Attorney Jerome
for the mayoralty. Jerome is an in
dependent Democrat, and has made a
guod record as district attorney; he
has Indicated that he desires renoni-
ination for his present position, and
does not care to run for mayor. The
inexperienced and impracticable men
who direct the so-called reform forces
OF the City of New York are opposed
to Mcclellan simply because he is a
representative of Tammany, and will
be the nominee of a regular organiZa,
ton. 1t is the great purpose of the
Citizens Union and other similar Or
ganizations to prevent the regular
party nominations in municipal affairs.
Jerome would make an exception
ally strong candidate, no matter by
1,,,t i1 n
able that even he would be defeated
wore he to receive the nomination at
the hands of the Citizens Union and
get the endorsement of the regular
Republican organization. The bust.
ness men Of New York are more in
ter,sted in securing good government
than they are in establishing theories
'lammany L Hall is experienced in the
administration of city affairs. The
people of New York-like of those OF
any other city-prefer to have ex
perienced bandits in the management
of affairs rather than inexperienced
blunderers masquerading as reform
ers. Tammany Is capable Of giving q
good and strong administration of af
fairs and 1t is also capable of doing
Just the reverse. Its leaders are ex
perianced and have ability. When
Tammany nominated Mcclellan, 1t put
forward man Of considerable expert
ence and of unquestioned personal
integrity. Without attempting the i'm
possible and never posing as a re
former, he has, nevertheless, given the
City of New York the best business
administration that it has received In
years. There is a Democratic majorit!
in the great city of more than 100000
Jerome appreciates the situation
and doubtless is sincere when he says
he can be of more service as district
| attorney than as candidate fol
mayer About the only way for tho
anti-7'ammany people to defeat Tam
many this fall, would be for them tt
take the initiative and nominate Nc
Clellan. Mcclellan would then be thu
nominee of all parties and would no
be obligated in any way to the Tam
many organization.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

His connection with the peace confer
ence has done more for humanity and
more to make the United States great
than all the intermeddling in foreign
affairs of his and the preceding ad-
ministration. Roosevelt has been held
up by his enemies as a supporter of
war and an advocate of the big stick,
but this last and greatest act of his
career will give him a place in history
as the great peace maker of his gen.
Grafton. His name will be linked from
this time on with the greatest Amer
can presidents.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

now inferred in the church of hi!
name on an island in the Tiber. st
Francis of Assist was buried without
witness to prevent his body from be
ing stolen by neighboring towns. Il
was not found until 1918, 600 year.
latter his death.
There are two classes or grades o1
relics in the church. The first is the
body of the saint, then come the gar
| ments, vestments and worldly belong
| ings.
The greatest and most authentic
relic in the church is the true cross
| the largest portion of which is pre-
served in the church of the Holy Gross
| in Rome. Each Bishop has portion
of the true cross in his pectoral cross
SO scarce has this relic become that
Leo MIL, in letter to the Bishops
| of the church, asked them to will
! their pectoral crosses to their sue
! cessors.
Each student who has made his final
studies in Rome is entitled to six diff
ferent relics upon his leaving there
| They are obtained from the Lipsano
| teca. chapel where many relics from
| the Catacombs are preserved. These
relics are generally of the second
| class.
The spirit that has prompted the
| American government to send a war
ship 5000 miles to bring back to
! American soil the remains of man
! who fought her battles when she need
| ed fighters is the same spirit that
prompts the Catholic church to vene
| rate the relics of martyrs and saints
-! They are her heroes.
doubt may be cast on the authen.
ticity of some of the relics, as it is
still open to question whether we
| really have inferred the remains OF
John Paul Jones at Annapolis, but
Catholics do not pray to bit of bone
or a tuft of hair; they venerate and
pray to the saint to whom it is sup.
posed to belong, just as the patriotic
American who makes pilgrimage to
Annapolis honors the brave American
Captain, whether his bones are in,
tered there or still lie undisturbed
in the Protestant cemetery in Paris
There are in the Uuited States and
Canada five bodies of saints of the
| first class. The remains of ST. Pere
grinus are in st. Anselme's church in
The Bronx. st. Vincent de Pauls
! church in Detroit has the remains OF
one of the 1890 martyrs from the
church of st. Prassede in Rome. St.
Alphonsus's church in Windsor, Ont,
has the remains of another one of the
martyrs, and st. Louis's church in Buf.
faio has two more relics.
The relics of st. Anne are scattered
! all over the world, but possibly the
largest portions outside of Europe are
at the church of St. Jean Baptiste here
and the Chapel of St. Anne de
Beaupre, Canada
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

What appears to be we'll authenti.
Gated instance of the cure of leprosy
has been found at Manila, according to
IA dispatch from that place. A few
weeks a lNAient who had been afflicted
with leprosy, and who had been under
treatment for that disease, died of
liver complaint. After the patients
death every part of the body was SUBJ
jected to a searching microscopicai ex.
animation by psychologists, but not
the slightest trace of leprosy could be
found. To the uninitiated in medical
knowledge and practice, this would ap-
pear that to cure man of leprosy you
must dose him for liver complaint un-
til he dies. He gets rid of the leprosy
about the time he gets short of breath,
says the Intermountain Catholic.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

Jones. 1t is expected that French
time. There was desire to fix an
early date, but it was found impossi-
BILE to complete arrangements. Every
good American will join in making
the celebration one fitting the occa.
sion and the patriotic accomplish
ments of Paul Jones. At the same
time, until the ceremony is over, we
must relax none of our care that no
due honor is filched from the fame of
John Barry, the founder of the Ameri.
can navy. and every effort directed to
having his fame and deeds publicly
and properly recognized by congress.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

If anybody in Ireland fears to
speak of '9S,' 1t is not likely he will
be found in Wexford, says the Catho-
lie Standard and Times. On Sunday
the 9th instant, fine monument to
the memory of the men who fell in the
memorable insurrGtion, at Vinegar
Hill and other fields, was unveiled in
Wexford town, amid scene of the
most stirring enthusiasm. The monu.
ment, which is of bronze, shows an
Irish peasant grasping pike-a figure
full of Celtic fire and manly grace.
A The entire monument, with pedestal,
lis eighteen feet in height. The orator
at the ceremony was the eminent
Franciscan, the historian of the Irish
: rebellion, Father Kavanagh.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02

There is sign Of hope. 1t is not
heN'nnocent pedestrian alone who suf-
as a result of the careless auto
bile driver. The reckless owners
often the victims. The family
friends of young Walsh, the son
the Colorado millionaire, are now
lrning his death. Yet this same
lg man had several accidents be-
the fatal one. He and his family
ample warning.
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
THE TWO GREAT MEN.

The two great men at Portsmouth
were Roosevelt and Witte Sergius
Witte was sent by his Emporer to
Portsmouth at a time when the Rus
sian power on sea mad been utterly
destroyed, and when it's land forces
mad suffered repeated defeats, and
worse still, when its people at home
were openly disloyal to the existing
government. In face of this situation
he was asked to secure an honorable
peace. He has succeeded, no doubt
beyond his own fondest hope. 1t was
we'll that there was enough wisdom at
st. Petersburg to delegate this giant
for such a work. In most any other
country there would be no doubt of
the selection of the strongest and
ablest man for work of such import
ance to SO many million people, but
the Russian government is organized
for the purpose of benefiting a bureau
cracy and with that bureaucracy Mr..
Witte is not on friendly terms. Great
danger to the existing government
was the one consideration, no doubt
which was responsible for sending
Witte to Portsmouth. He has saved
more for Russia than it's army could
recover in half century. In con-
sidering his work at the conference, 1t
should be remembered that it was he,
who gave to Russia her great import
ance in the East, it was his genius
that constructed the great Siberian
railroad and made of it paying in.
vestment from the start, 1t was he
while financial minister put Russian
affairs in such a condition, that even
now after two years of disas trous
war, there is still gold reserve in the
when revolution seemed imminent at
home, suggested and practically en-.
forced the reforms which allayed the
troubles, and it is he now, who saves
the Russian nation from the necessity
of carrying on longer disastrous
war, and from paying to the victor a
heavy indemnity. Were he citizen
of any other country he would almost
certainly from this time on be the die
tator of it's future policy. 1t is to be
hoped that the Car will invoke the
aid and follow the counsel Of Sergius
| Witte. His success, however, at Ports
mouth will but enhance the hostility
of his enemies at the Court of st.
Petersburg. and doubtless even now,
they are scheming to destroy his in
fiuence with the Car. Whatever the
future may hold for him, 1t is certain
that he has made u lasting place for
himself in history.
| Second only to the part performed by
Witte is that performed by President
Roosevelt. 1t was President Roosevelt
who had the sagacity to see the
proper time to invite the contestants
to the peace conference; it was he
alone who opened the way for the ne
gotiations, and it was he who held the
conference together at time when
peace seemed hopeless. Theodore
Roosevelt has been long known as q
person who does things. The greatest
tnlng that he ever did was in bringing
together Japan and Russia in the
peace conference at Portsmouth anG
In keeping them together until an hon
orable, and what may be a lasting
peace has been brought about. There
are, of course, few men in a genera
tion who have the opportunity for do
ing great things, but there are still
fewsr able to meet the opportunity
The Irish standard., 1905-09-02
A PHYSICIANS RULES
Handsome at seventy-five and Tells;
the Reason Why.

the Reason Why.
A famous New York physician, now
hale and handsome at seventy-flve.
sums up his half century of medical
practice and observation in these sim
pie rules of health:
l. Be temperate in all things, in mat
ters of amusement or study as well NJ
in regard to foods and drinks. To BE
temperate in ali things, however, does
not imply that one must be prohihi-
zionist in everything.
2. Don't be afraid to go to sleep. for
sleep is the best restorer of wasted
energies. Sleep certain number OF
nours every night, and then remember
that short nap during the day is 4
safer rejuvenator than a cocktail
3. Don't worry-either about the
past or the future. To waste single,
hour in regret for the past is as sense.
less as to send good money after that
which has been irrevocably lost To-
fret ones self about what the future
may have in store is about as reason
able as to attempt to brush back the
tide of the ocean witn broom Worry.
of whatever kind, banishes content
ment, and contentment is a necessity
OF youth
4. Keep the mind youthful. Live in.
the present with all the other young
people. Don't get to be reminiscent
Let the old people talk about the past.
for the mere act of thinking about old
things reminds the mind of its years
"reminiscences are dangerous -wheth-
er they be soothing or sweet or sad
for they characterize old age, and must.
be sedulously avoided by those who.
would be ever young.
5. Keep up with the times. Don't.
fall behind the procession. To accom-
plish this learn one new fact every
day. The mind that is satisfied to live
upon the lessons it learned in its,
youth soon grows old and musty. To-,
keep young it must be fresh and act.
ive-that is, abreast with the times,
The old methods of thought and the.
old facts may have been correct once
upon time, but that time has passed
Today they are obsolete and only
amusing as relics of antiquity. To re-,
main young, therefore, one must keep
the storehouse of the memory clear OF
all such rubbish. Throw away one of
the mildewed relics every day and re-
place it with some newer, fresher and
more up-to-date fact.
Here, then, is this New York phyzf-.
clans secret of perennial youth in a.
nutshell.
Be temperate! Don't be afraid to go,
to sleep! Don't worry! Keep the mind
youthful! And-keep up with the
times!
It is not difficult rule of life to fol-
low. It is ever so much easier than
wandering about strange lands In
search of hidden springs. It is some
what pleasanter than stewing over H.
smelling crucibles. Moreover, It has,
the advantage of being thoroughly
practicable, which makes It well worth
trying