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The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
TWO WASHES.

The Catholic Citizen of Milwaukee
thus refers to two we'll known Irish
Americans:
John r. Walsh of Chicago, banker
aged 6s, reputed to be worth $4,000
900. Thomas F. Walsh of Washing
ton. mine owner, aged 81, reputed to
be worth s15,oOo,0Oo.
Both were born in Ireland-John r.
in County Cork, Thomas F. in County
Tipperary; both are Of Catholic pa
rentage and both not now counted of
that faith, although John R., few
years ago, built Catholic church for
his native place in Ireland. Both mar
ried non-Catholics. Both recently met
with severe misfortune, Thomas F. in
the death of an only son, and John R.,
this week, in the loss of his millions
"a disaster, however,, without dis
honor.
two Washes stand out prominently
as multi-millionaires, above a thou
sand other Walshes: but there are a
hundred Washes. not down in the
blue books or the red books, who have
attained a better success-and kept
the faith"
Success does turn the heads Of the
superficial. The two men above re-
ferred to no doubt ascribe their sue
cess to their own superior powers. AS
they became rich and powerful they
felt that they at least did not need
the help of religion. There are many
like them who look upon religion as
a necessity for the weak and lowly
only. In the days Of their success
they forget the parents who guarded
them when they needed protection and
renounce the doctrines which those
parents believed in and taught. The
Citizen is right; there are hundreds
of other Washes who have attained
a better success than the two above
referred to.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

London Tit Bits takes its several
millions Of readers into its confidence
as follows, says the Chicago Record
Herald: Every one who has read
"Pickwick" (and who has not?) will
remember the immoral election at
Eatanswill and the lively passages at
arms between the rival editors Of the
Gazette and the Independent. Prob
ably at this day most people think
those exchanges Of journalistic ameni-
ties are exaggerated caricature. Here
however, is an example taken from an
American paper, which conclusively
proves that in vituperation, at least,
truth is stranger than fiction. Here
Tit Bits publishes a long clipping"
from the Arizona Kicker whose edi-
tor, after passing out few left-hand-
ed compliments to the "main squeeze"
of his loathsome contemporary, says:
We long ago decided to pay no fur
ther attention to him, no matter what
he said, but there was an item or two
in his last issue which calls for word
of explanation from us. Our long
cared, lop-shouldered, knock kneed,
slab-sided, ramshackle, bald-headed,
poverty stricken, cross-eyed, web
footed, toothless old contemporary,
with an average circulation of 217
copies weekly. against our tens of
thousands (see our sworn statement),
says that we were cowhided in our
own sanctum three days ago by a lady
named Miss Green. who is a music
teacher, lately arrived from Indiana.
His statement is an insult to a young,
beautiful and accomplished lady, who
was at once accorded the entree of the
best society in the town, and who
came here with the highest recon-
mendation from respectable people,
Miss Green called at the Kicker office,
on the most peaceful Intentions. She
simply and sweetly desired us to pub
fish one of her original poems, en-
titled when the Hens Eggs Nest
Again." and we were thrice glad to
do so. 1t appears on our third page
today, and we feel that we cannot say
too much in praise of it. Thus do we
confound, paralyze, upset, break in two
and knock out the human hyena whose
spite would blacken our private char
acter before this community, and with
1t the fair reputation Of an angel in
female clothes. Words fail to express
our contempt for this inhuman mon
ster, but no advances will be made in
our advertising rates. We cheerfully
agree with Tit Bits in the opinion that
truth, as far as it relates to the Eng
lish understanding Of the American
joke, is, indeed, stranger than fiction.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
Ancient Order Of Hibsrnians.

For the information of the members
Of the A. o. H. and Ladies' Auxiliary
throughout the country, the National,
officers desire to announce that the lee
turers whose names are given below.
can be secured for lectures in variouR
parts Of the country by at once making
application to National Secretary Car
roll for dates and terms. The services
of these distinguished scholars and lee.
turers have been secured by the Ma
tional officers in conformity with the
following resolution, which was passed,
by the st. Louis convention Of our or.
der: 1.-THE value Of lecture bureau:
is SO apparent that we recommend.
that the National officers be permitted
to organize such bureau as soon a.
possible" The following is the list OF
the lecturers: Rev. D. J. Stafford, d..
D., pastor of st. Patrick's Church,
Washington. D. c.; Hon. E. J. Stat
terry, South Pennington, Mass, who.
will speak on "The A. o. H., Past,
Present and Prospective Future" and
1.-THE Irish Race in America Miss
Charlotte Holloway, New London,
Conn.,, who will lecture on 1.-THE Origin.
and Language Of the Gaelic Race
THE Intellectual Renaissance" Ire
land as a Nation" and 1.-THE Crime
Of 1S00;" Mr.. Robert Turner viii pre-.
sent two illustrated lectures-"Even--
ing in Ireland" showing $50 views.
and Picturesque Ireland" showing
22o views; Professor James c. Nom
Afghan, of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, Washington, d. c.
Professor Monaghan will lecture on,
Irish Character ireland and Hol-
land" Italy and England; Con-
trast," and 1.-The Game Of Empire;n ~
Francis E. Cullen, Oswego, N. Y. Mr.
Cullen's principal subject will be-
Robert Emmett"
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
DISGRACE TO womANnoop.

1t Is improper to comment upon a
trial while the issue remains unde-
cided. A newspaper can not right
fully have any opinion for public ex-
preston in reference to litigation be-
fore a decision Is rendered. There
is in progress in this county at the
present time trial in which a human
life Is at stake. Some months ago
this community was startled by the
fendish murder of three innocent, de-
fenseless children. They met their
death because Of gun-shots fired by
some party while they lay in their
bed asleep. In the known facts there
Is nothing attractive. There ought to
be nothing in the bloody story to
arouse any feeling in a normal per-
son except that of resentment for the
one who would do such a cowardly
act.
Notwithstanding, however, the pain
full features of the story, the largest
court room in our Court House is
daily besieged by a morbid crowd OF
people anxious to gain admittance in
order to hear every detail of the story
of the slaughter Of these children.
large portion of this crowd is COM
posed of women. Women are sup
posed to have higher sentiment and
finer feeling than men. Such crimes
as the one at issue are, as usua
thing, more shocking to them. We are
at loss to know why so many OF
them attend the Brennan trial. Ger
tainly no woman who respects herself
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

Kuno Meyer. the great German
scholar who has made a special study
Of the Gaelic language. says that the
study Of Gaelic Is not only study Of
interest but of value. The language Is
that of one of the mightiest people the
world has ever seen. 1t is the language
in which a people older than the
Egyptians and older than the Jewish
spoke. It Is the language that was
spoken by the educated people of West
ern Europe long before the English
language had developed. 1.-THE study of
the Gaelic language" says the German
scholar. throws light on remote periods
OF which no other record is left u.s.
Gaelic was the Western most of all
Aryan languages.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

Signs point to another war in the
party in New York such
as took place in the beginning of Gar
fields administration. On one side is
President Roosevelt and Governor Hig-
gins while on the other side Ex-
Governor Odell and his friends. 1t
will be remembered that the factional
quarrel between the Stalwarts and the
Halfbreeds in New York in the early
sos led to the overwhelming election
Of Grover Cleveland as Governor Of the
State. the Republican candidate Folger,
being defeated by two hundred
thousand majority. That result was
brought about by Chester A. Arthur,
who was then President, attempting to
rule the politics of the Empire State
from the White House. The election
just referred to took place in 1882 and
it took the Republicans just twelve
years to regain control Of the state. 1t
looks now as though the Odell faction
will be defeated in the speakership
contest. This will mean the downfall
of Odell as state leader. Such a result
is bound to leave sores which 1t will
be difficult to heal. The Odell people
are turning the cry of boss rule against
President Roosevelt It looks now as
though the only way the Democrats
can avoid carrying the state at the
next election is by putting two tickets
in the field. This situation is not alto
gether improbable. for the Democrats of
New York in the last ten years have
shown great skill in maneuvering so as
to hiring about defeat.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
Like Gladstone, campbell-Banner- |


man is Celt and is a Scotchman by
birth as well as blood" says the Chi
cago Citizen. In the Celtic makeup,
the element of justice is much larger
than in that of the Saxon, and, be-
sides, the Celt is much more pro-
gressive and up to date in general
policies. Home Rule does not scare
the Scot as it does the average Eng
lishman, because the Scot is a wiser
and shrewder man. His newspapers
reflect his sentiment and are much
more liberal than those of England.
Most Of the latter misrepresent the
question of Home Rule for Ireland,
and some of them absolutely lie, so
as to arouse the prejudices of the slow
English people against it. The Scotch
man is more nearly like the Ameri-
can than the Englishman. He knows
that here is neither money nor credit
in governing country against its will.
The Welsh Celt holds the same views.
The stolid Saxon alone stands in the
way of a sensible settlement Of the
Irish question. There never was a
cause more just than that of Ireland,
nor one more unjust than the case of
England against her. This Scotland
and Wales and America, Australia and
Canada have emphatically asserted by
voice and vote. England alone is the
stumbling block, and only a portion
of England at that, but unhappily, it
is the majority portion"
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

W Bishop Hoban. of the Scranton do
scese, has forbidden Catholic young men
70 Join the Young Mems Christian AS
s:sociation. For our own part we can
mot understand how such q question
can arise. The articles of incorpora-
ton Of the Young Mems Christian As
/ ISOLATION limits membership to regular
#members Of Protestant Evangelical
churches. Catholics are not allowed to
5oin. They may become associate mem
]. bsrs but may not take part in runs
ming the AFFAIRS of the association. We
mot understand how any man calling
himseif r. Catholic could join the Young
Nm christian Association and retain
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
SWEARING OFF.

This is the time of the year when all
people either do or ought to take stock.
No successful business man will let
more than a year pass around with
can successfully engage in business
without knowing from time to time
whether he is going ahead or falling
behind. The taking Of stock is not
confined to financial matters alone.
At least once q year most men ask
themselves What have accom-
plished?" How much better off am
than was this time last year,"
Not in a money way alone, but in
moral and intellectual way. This
practice Of taking stock is good one.
From this practice many learn that
they are going backward instead of
forward, and this realization is the
cause of saving some. New Years
resolutions are common. Most every
one "swears off, something. Many do
such tall swearing that 1t is hardly
to be expected that all their resolu-
tons will be kept. Still it Is better
have resolved at all. The trouble with
New Years resolutions Is that they
are the result of impulse rather than
conviction. They are much like the
religion that one acquires at revival:
extremely strenuous but equally short
lived. Yet. religion gained at a re-
vival. even though it lasts but for q
week, is better than no religion at all
And SO we say to the fellow who
swears off every year. If you can't
do any better keep on swearing off,"
It Is at least an admission that you
need reform, much in the same way
as the person who Is moved to tears
every ten years at a revival meeting
admits that he needs religion. It
would be immensely better. however,
II people took stock day by day. II
we let the thing go until the begin
ming of new year we are likely to
form bad moral habits which are Inn
measurably more dangerous than bad
business habits. for they have to do
with the physical and mental health
of the Individual here on earth and
with his welfare In the world to come.
We believe that resolution to be bet
ter day by day Is to attempt the pos
sible and the probable rather than the
improbable and would result in much
more good, just as we believe that
the man who brings religion into his
everyday life has better show, even
though the religion is not quite as
strenuous, than the man who Jumps II
all into a week. The thirty-first day
of December will be just as good &
day to swear off on as the first day
of January. We know of no special
indulgences granted to those who
swear off on the first day of January
and If perchance you are Of that num-
Der who swear off on the first and
/ swear on on the second we know Of
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

will be devout child of Gods church
The teachings, the faith, the traditions
of the church, will form and fashion.
his every feature. Then will DO real
lied as never before in this land the
words of our Lord: "Other sheep
have that are not Of this fold, them
also must bring, and they shall hear
my voice and there shall be ono fold
and one shepherd"
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

The Christmas issue of the Belle
PLANE Herald was an excellent num-
Der from every point Of view. Besides
an additional amount Of choice read
ing matter there was also a large dis
play of extra advertising. all arranged
with that neatness and taste for which
the Herald's publisher is noted.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

Miss Gilman, the actress who 10 said
to be responsible for the trouble In
the Corey family, says that it Is not
Ter fault IL Mrs. Corey has ceased to
! 4 attractive. She seems to think that
/ Is an objectionable offense for the
loman who is the mother Of an old
,nan's children not to be slender,
graceful, beautiful and able to kick
the cobwebs out Of the corners Of the
ceiling.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

state Senator Lamb of Ohio occu-
pies q unique position. The Ohio SEN
ate contains eighteen democrats and
eighteen republicans. besides Mr.
Lamb. who is an independent. He
refuses to act with either party in
organizing the senate. He Is In ma
tional politics q Bryan democrat, and
ID q staunch supporter Of Gov. Patti
SON. &
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

The new treasurer-elect of Hennepin
county is busy telling people that he
made no effort to secure the position
This makes it all the harder for the
commissioners to explain their action
in electing him. We are at loss to
know what consideration could even
suggest the selection of q man with
his business record for such a posi-
tisn.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
Co.,

From the way certain United States
senators are talking about papa" we
conclude that they do not expect an
invitation to that White House we'd
ding.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

I'VE shall not believe in Oslerism."
says the Boston Transcript, until we
have some proof that DR.. Osler made
o. bright a speech on his fortieth
birthday as Mark Twain did on MS
SEVENTEEN"
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

A few doses administered to the
stage Irishman such as that recently
given the members of an alleged show
Irish citizens OF Butte, Mont, will
make it dangerous as well as unprofit-
able to make the Irish race the sub
1ect of ridicule.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.

more universally than ever before
Christian festival is a most hopeful
sign of Christianity. There was 9
time not long ago in this count. y
when strong efforts were made to de-
stroy Christmas. In New England in
particular it used to be the custom
for employers to insist upon their
employees working upon Christmas
Day. More prominence was given to
the first day of the year than to
lished Thanksgiving Day were the
leaders in the campaign against the
observance of the birthday Of the
Founder of Christianity. Intense
hatred of the Catholic Church had a
great deal to do with this campaign
Fifty years ago in Boston and other
New England cities Irish Catholics
formed a large percentage of the la
boring people. There are many liv-
when employers insisted upon their
employees working upon this day. In
some sections whole forces were dis
charged because of their refusal to
work. This condition no longer exists.
Protestants in ever increasing nun
bers observe the day. The story of
Bethlehem is interesting to larger
numbers today than ever before.
1t is questionable, however, whether
and religious as it ought to be. Many
look upon the day as the tim, of maxi
ing and receiving gifts. The event
which is celebrated was az differen:
in it's surroundings as could we'll be
imagined from the manner in which
it is commemorated today. The cave
at Bethlehem was not scene of
splendor from material standpoint,
but one Of the utmost simplicity
wealth and splendor characterizes the
celebration. We would that tn. day
was celebrated with greater simplicity
We would have more of the Christina
spirit and less of the material world
present. The giving of today is With
a greater eye for the value of the gift
than for the spirit which prompted
the giving. We would that grown
people would enter into the celebra-
ton of the day as the little children
do. The child never looks to the
value Of the gift. Grown people by
so doing lose the true Christmas
spirit. To many Christmas Day is a
burden, and in their extravaganza
they think it necessary to give In q
manner that they can not afford.
When the day is over and passed they
give sigh Of relief. This Is not as
1t should be. We all can remember
our childhood days. The anticipations
and the joys of realization which the
day brought forth. We can remem-
Der that when the day was over we
grieved because the next Christmas
was so far away. That was the true
spirit Of Christmas We should
return to more simple observance
Of Christmas Day. The gaudy
and spectacular features should be
eliminated. We should clear our minds
Of the material side and approach
Christmas Day as we did when we
were children. If such q condition
were possible it would bring greater
JOY and, we trust. more truly relig-
ious spirit to the observance of the
day.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

his own self-respect. If Catholics are
not fit to be voting members they GER
tainly are not fit to be associate men,
,bers.
The Irish standard., 1905-12-30

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
AMERICA LEADS IN COTTON
Produces Three-Fourths Of the Out
put Of the Entire
World.

The United States record-break-
ing crop of I2,162,O0O bales in 1904
will serve to draw attention to
cotton as a social and economic
factor in the worlds development
and to show the important part
which it plays in human society.
Congress in 1898 placed duty Of
three cents a pound on cotton.
never dreaming that it would one
day become one Of the most impor.
tant Of the country's exports.
When, in 1874, John Jay was in
England to frame the treaty un
der which American commerce got
it's first real start, he did not know
that cotton was exported from
his country or ever would be ex.
ported.
The $4,000 bales Of cotton pro
duced by the United States in
1900 had grown to 100000 In
1860. In the words of Hammond,
of South Carolina, cotton had be.
come king among United States
products by that time. The year
1898 saw the 100000 mark in
production passed for the first
time. 1t was never passed after
ward, except in 1899, till 1904,
when the output was 12,162,000
bales. In 1903 the farm value OF
the cotton crop and its by-prod-
ucts was in the neighborhood Of
500, 100000. In 1904, owing to
the reduced price, the value did
not pass beyond that mark. In
each year, however, it ranked all
the other products Of the soil in
the amount of money which it
brought t. the grower, except
corn.
Three-f0urths Of all the cotton
grown in the world is produced In
the United States. Twenty per
cent. ofrthe entire American crop
was manufactured in American
mills in 1860. This proportion, in
creasing faster than the produc
ton, had grown to 81 per cent. in
1904. The south, which manufac-
tured only $4,000 bales of cotton
in 1870, as compared with 7T7, 900
bales in the north, only 221 900 as
compared with the north's 1,574,-
900 in 1880, and only 545, 900 to the
north's 1,7SO, 900 in 1890, was even
with the north in 1903 and 1904,
each section manufacturing
slightly less than 100000 bales
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-20
SAVING THE SEA BIRDS.
Relentless Slaughter Has Extss-
minated Many Species in the
Pacific Islands.


No one knows better than the
sailor or the shore hunter how the
sea birds may be extermin0ted,
and no one better than the Indian
or the trapper of the deep woods,
how sometimes the widest and
most abundant species may dis
appear. The wonderful great aux,
or garefowl, has, within the mem.
ory of men now living, been hunted
from the face Of the earth, so that
it's skin and its eggs are now worth
their weight in gold, says the New
York Mail. Practically the beau.
tiful wild pigeon, which once dark.
ened the skies with its vast, cloud
like fight, has met the same fate,
though small colonies of it in re.
mote spots undoubtedlys till ex-
list. The eastern pinnaved grouse
ii almost practically extinct. In
the Chatham islands, alone, in the
Pacific, IL species of birds have
become extinct.
On all the islands Of the sea, and
at all the shore spots to which sea
birds resort, the work of slaughter
is being carried on quite relent-
lessly. Largely for humane rea-
sons, and incidentally in the inter.
est of science, the National Asso
citation of Audubon Societies is
engaged in the work Of trying to
save the sea birds from extermina.
ton. Several species are being
Systematically destroyed for their
feathers. Fashion, of course, does
not care whether these beautiful
creatures are exterminated or not.
The scarcer they become, up to the
point of their actual disappear.
ance, the greater are the prices
realized for their feathers, and the
deeper the joy taken by the wearer
Of the ornament. And when at last
they are all gone why, there will
be another of Gods creatures to
put through the same process.
This association has 40 wardens
guarding some of the key colonies
Of these sea birds. This may
guarantee them from total de.
struction at present, but does not
insure the maintenance of the
birds of the species in question in
such numbers as to render their
preservation sure. Instead of 40
'wardens the society ought to have
an0.