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The Irish standard., 1907-02-23
oh, Why Should the Spirit Of Mortal
Be Proud?

oh, Why Should the Spirit Of Mortal
Be Proud?
Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be
proud?
Like a swift-t1eeting meteor, fast
flying cloud,
A flash OF the lightning, q break in
the wave.
Man passes from life to his rest in the
grave.
The leaves Of the oak and the willow
shall fade.
Be scattered around and together be
laid:
low and the high,
Shall moldcr to dust and together shall
The infan, :; mother attended and
loved,
The mother that infunt's affection
who proved.
The husband that, mother and infant
who blessed.
Each, Sill, are away to thclr dwellings
Of rest.
The maid on whose cheek, OH whose
brow, in whose eye,
Shonc beauty and pleasure--llcr tri
umphs ara by:
And the memory of those who loved
her and praised,
Are alike from the minds of the living
erased.
The hand OF the king that the sceptcr
hath borne,
The brow Of the priest that tho mitcr
hath worn
The eye OF the sage. and the hear, Of
the brave.
Are hidden and lost in the depths Of
the grave.
The peasant whose lot was to SOW
and to reap.
The herdsman who climbed With his
goats up the steep.
The bcggar who wandered in search Of
his bread.
Have faded away like the grass that
we tread
The saint who enjoyed the communion
OF heaven,
The sinner who dared to relnain un-
forgiven.
The wise and the foolish, the guilty
and Just.
Have quietly mingled their bones III
the dust.
So the multitude goes, like the flower
and tho weed.
That witllcr away to let others sue
cccd:
So multitude comes. even those wr
r" repeat every tale tina, has often
been told.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-23

Lady Gin a. crowded carr THANK
you, sir: but L don't like to deprive
you of Il comfortable seat
lrishman (wfo had risen to offer a
seaD-lt was comfortable no longer
when 1 saw you standing.
The Irish standard., 1907-02-23

MCGOWAN e. Mahoncy, fire insur-
ance. real estate. loans. 220 Temple
Court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
NOT so FREE NOH.
graphs.

Somebody once said that Texas got it's name from poem which said: When every other land rejects us
 This Is the soil that freely takes us"
 And Texas has surely been hospltable erough. Now there Is a change. Having grown highly civilized and scientific, Texas isn't going to be any longer a sanitarium for consurnptives in an ad- vanced stage of the disease. pr. ". H. Brumby, State Health Officer, says that within a few days he will issue a pro- clamation establishing a rigid quaran- tine against all persons afflicted with tho disease in an acute degree In doing thfs he places tuberculosis in the same category with yellow fever and small pox.
 According to the latest notions about tuberculosis Dr. Brumby Is wise in his attitude. It is cheering that, according t5 the latest notions about tuberculosis. a victim of it isn't obliged to go far away from home to get what help there is in abundant fresh air and prop CT living. So while Texas may acquire a reputation for not being as hospltable IS she has been she need not be charg- ed with being cruel.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

forced in a dozen instances to no oth- CT good than the irritation of innocent people and the enrichment of town con- stables and their assistants. The merit of the proposed automobile law in the State of Connecticut consists largely in the confession of practical men that theoretical speed limit laws are fail- ure; that the prohibition of reckless driving, whether at one mile an hour or fifty, offers to the officers of the law the necessary latitude in service to protect the public. Nor should the fact be overlooked that the reputation State may get for excessive zeal and fidelity in experimenting strangers In it's midst is apt to be more costly than tho collection of fines Is thrifty. The fact that fully ninety per cent. of the autoists are gentlemen and respecters of the laws of all States Is quite enough to justify kindlier attitude towards them on the part of town of f1cials, who would themselves, if in cars, make speed where the roads are good and the highways Idle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
TIE GRApUArIoN DRESS.

The graduation dress is up for discuss
 sion iii Chicago and other centres of education and clothes, and it is dis
 cussed by Superintendent of Schools Cooley in way that is worth attention He says; Why should not girl who is old enough to graduate be able to make
 a nice dress? If the dresses are made under the direction of the sewing teach
 CTS of the public school system we
 would have some control over the ma-
 terial purchased and see that It Is not costly.
 Of course there are some girls who can make the dress they graduate in.
 Perhaps every girl ought to be able to. Perhaps ability to make that dress ought to be established before the girl is allowed to graduate Perhaps a uni- form dress made by the girls under the direction of the sewing teachers would solve many of the problems which the graduation of girls now presents. Per haps the suggestion of the Springfield Republican is also worth attention. This is it: But until the "mammas" and "papas" take hold and push the pro- ject, what hope is there for it's suc- cess? Isn't it true that they like to- have their particular dearle look a bit prettier and tride more bedecked than other folks daughters? Get the simple life Into the homes, knock some coumon sense into papa" and man. ma," and the graduation gown ques- ton will, vanish in fraction of twinkling
 Perhaps when educa tors, girls, papas and mammas are all sensible the grad ustion dress will be what it ought to be- Until that time it will be varied and fantastic, like the education which precedes and leads up to it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
HISTORTCAL.

Mrs. Cobwiger-"Don't you think you've had enough ice cream?" Fred die--"No, ma; don't feel sick yet'- Life.
 Tourist-"Is there no sign of the train?" Station Agent--'Don't worr1 \ your ticket Is good for forty-five days -Fliegende Blatter. Said He--Accounte for what? Said She-The fact that most men let their wives do all the praying for the family. Chicago News. Said He--A scientist affirzns that a wcman's voice ascends to more than twice the height attained by a mans.
 Said She--That probably accounts for it
 People who invest in get-rick- quick schemes are developing an absurd fad for wanting part of the money back. This, of course, Is enough to spoil any of the schemes. Philadelphia Ledger.
 Frlend-"I suppose the baby is fond of you?" Papa-"Fond of me? Why, he sleeps all day when I am not at home and stays up all night just to enjoy
  my society Town and Country.
 Which do you prefer said the artis- tic young woman, music or poetry?" Poetry" answered Miss Cayenne. You can keep poetry shut up in a book. You don't have to listen to 1t unless you choose. Washington Star. Where have you been lately. little ore? I haven't seen you at Sunday school for some time.'' "Oh, please. miss, I'm learning French and music now, so mother doesn't wish me to take religion just yet."-The Tatler.
 Edyth-You ought to have heard MT. Hrggins' ringing speech last night.
 May-Why, I wasn't aware that he could make a speech.
 Edyth-Well, can't repeat the speech, but I can show you the ring London Tit-Bits.
 The bull was in the china shop. He
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
DIRT NOT so CHEAP,

There was a time in this country
 when farm land and human life were dirt cheap Now farm land is decidedly
 looking up. It is stated that the fertile
 lands along the line of the Union Pa- cific road have increased two and half millions in value in the past five years.
 In the western States the increase in percentages of value varies from 119 Der cent. for Wyoming to twenty-four per cent. for California. Other records are: Washington, slxty-eight per cent; New Mexico, sixty-flve per cent; Texas, six ty-one per cent, Idaho, flfty-eight per cent, and Nebraska, fifty seven per cent. Colorado's' sugar beet farms in
 five years have increased in value one hundred and twelve per cent, and in Oregon the principal increase, fifty eight per centy is also in sugar beet lands. In washington, two-flfths of the tnccme from the lands showing the greatest increase Seventy five per cent) Is from fruit. Vegetable growing is the best payer in Montana; of the lands increased fifty-eight per cent in value two-fifths of the income is from that class.
 And in New England summer board CTS and summer residents are making the abandoned farms valuable. Cheap as dirt wont be good phrase in this much longer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
TALES UNDERGRADUATE DAY.

The Journal and Courier presents to dts readers and friends this morning a nearly complete picture of yesterdays interesting ceremonies incident to the graduation exercises of Yale Universi- ty. Its object in doing so Is to make a record for the enjoyment of the par- tic.pants and to aid the historian, to whom such a record of fact is inval- uable when his time comes to give it it's place in permanent form
 One cannot read these documents without feeling the heart and pulse of them, beating in unison with high ideals and hopeful undertakings, illus trative of the developing power of years of study at the venerable instltu- ton of learning. It would be manifest ly unfair to undertake comparison of the addresses of the university's guests with those of the graduating speakers. The maturity of the former will not be found in the achievements of the latter. but in it's place will be found more or less trained method of thought, an earnestness of purpose and grasp of responsibilities which give great prom ise of future deeds. The class oration. for example, of MT. Hart of the Aca- denlic graduating class is firm and con- fident in it's tone and in impressive con- trast with the felicitous poem of MT. Edmonds. MT. Carter's class history al- so possesses the necessary Iightness of touch and sense of humor These we speak of, not because they are in them selves unique from the point of view of ability, but because they serve well to illustrate the significance of Yale standards of work
 These be interesting days for Yale and for the city of New Haven, and 1t is because the two institutions are l inseparable and indivisibie that The Journal and Courier will enter more and more into the life of each, utilizing | it's camera-like facilities to reproduce events which remain ever dear to those in them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
There is still doubt as to what is a Democrat, but nobody seems to want Bryan to explain any more.
THE NOISY WEDDINGS.

The Month of Roses is also the Month of Marriages, and there has been SO far the usual number of quiet weddings. and the usua! number of noisy ones Two of the noisy ones didn't turn out to be as pleasant as they were expected to be. In one of them leg of the bride was broken as an indirect result of the throwing of an old shoe, and in the oth- CT an eye of the bride was lacerated by a piece of glass which happened to be in some rice that was thrown.
 Of course the throwing of old shoes and old rice at welded pairs is q beau tlful and touching custom. Sometimes it touches little too hard, as in the cases above mentioned. But why should there be any protest against it? It pieases those who do the throwing, and even some Of those who are thrown at like it. The Fourth of July isn't as noisy and funny as it used to be, and if the noise and fun were taken out of we'd dirgs too life would be drearler to some than it now is.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
EoR MORE CHEERFUL FUNERALS

v
 A Baptist minister of London has
 made little stir by coming out for
 cheerful funerals He doesn't mean
 tho kind which many are glad to see but are too polite to say so, but he doesn't feel obliged to help make the funeral of a good man as mournful as It can be made. So he off1ciated in a suit of gray clothes at the funeral of one of the deacons of his church. In explanation he said: T am heartily sick of the organism connected with Christian funerals. The deacon was eighty-two years of age. He had been a good Christian all his life and died of old age, and sd at his funeral I wore gray suit and we sang the Easter hymn"
 Why not2 Death Is inevitable It is also often desirable. A hopeful view can be taken of it in any case. So 1t isn't necessary or helpful to make funeral the lugubrious affair it often 1t. When man has lived a good life his funeral shouldn't be an occasion for unmitigated woe, and when he hasn't the Funeral Reform Associa- ton of the West would go so far as to recommend the joyful singing of Be- lieving we rejoice to see the curse re- moved
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
The crops which were ruined by the cold are now suffering from the heat.
YIsIrIAe Z UqoMoHr1rhrs.

The commencement season at Yale
 has attracted to this city large num-
 Der of automobilists. We regret to learn
 in this connection that possibly excess
 sive zeal has been exercised on the
 part of local authorities in towns
 through which they have passed in
 their enforcement of the speed limit
 law. It is well understood that there is no mercy hereabouts for the law
 less and disorderly, whether they come
 t1 us in automobiles or by train. It eEculd, however, be as well understood
 that strangers within our gates are to be treated with consideration and not
 annoyed by technical interpretations of the law.
 We do not seek to appear for the au- toist who takes all laws into his own keeping and ignores the rights of eith- CT the pedestrian or the driver of horses. We can, however, conscientious ly appear for the autoist who takes ad- vantage of good strip of road, which is unoccupied by others, to make time Hs endangers the life of no one outside of his car and in no other way endan- gers the life of the town through which he passes There are hundred strips of road in the State of Connecticut which defy a. driver of car to be calm and composed. They are constant invita- tion to all to make quick use of them and unless the drivers are less than human the invitation is speedily &C., cepted. Too often, too, these attractive strips of road offer to town constables an opportunity to measure them off, not for the high-mlnded purpose of en- forcing the law and protecting the lives of the residents, but for the pur- pose of taking advantage of human to human instinct and mak- ing money out of the transaction. We do not by any means assert that this is tho uniform purpose of these marked places in the highway, but it Is well | known that it has been the case in | enough instances to warrant a public I protest
 There are several phases of the auto limit problem which suggest an attitude l on the part of town authorities more temperate than that now adopted by some of them. It Is a matter of judg- ment whether reckless driving is being in, and not matter of leg Theoretically it means great deal that the law shall fix the rate of speed which an autoist may en- joy; practically 1t means nothing at all for where it is enforced in one in- stance for the public good it is en-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
Foxy ButtonhoYer, Regtatered.
Detroit Nawal


 Imagine hotel register spread out in the main corridor stating that Mir. Foxy Buttonholer has entered the building. That his business is to see certain members of both houses for the purpose of dissuading them from reporting out of committee certain bills which would compel certain cor porations to pay taxes like owners of other properties, and that he brings a roll of 1000 to be used In support of the arguments he will make against the passage of the bills. Picture thc demoralizing effect, the beaten path of the grafting members to study the register and their concerted onslaughts upon the man with the roll. A rec ognized lobbyist would not be safe. and the influences which control legis, lation would have to go back to the resort of electing the lobby to mem bership and nominating the keeper of the dough bag" out of the 'bunch.o Evidently the governor has a big fob on his hands when he attemps to sup press the third house"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
Rnining vIOlets.

Tt isn't raining rain to me, It's raining daffodils! In every dimpling drop I see Wild flowers on the hillsl A cloud of gray engulfs the day And overwhelms the town It isn't raining rain to me It's ralntng roses down Tt isn't raining rain to me, But fields of clover bloom, Where any buccaneering bee May find a bed and room. A health, then, to the happy, A fig to him who frets! It isn't raining rain to me- It's raining violets!"
 Robert Loveman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Eternal Vigilance the Price.
Chicago News. ]

No system of city government in q democracy will be successful, however, unless the people keep close and intel ligent watch on the work done by their chosen officers. The commission system secures for city service the driving power of small boards of directors, like those of business corporations. It re- mains to be seen whether commission CTS in such local government will be thoroughly responsive to the voters wishes and quick to recognize and sup ply the public needs,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

Mlssouri's moral standing has never been any too high, and now we read that a court at St. Joseph in that State has had to convict a man of Constructing a trellis for his wife's sweet peas" on the Sabbath Day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, at Tieling, however, believes that by combining it with small percentage of some other oil it will be possible to produce very satisfactory and cheap lubricant, and states that his com pany Is at present performing experi- ments to that end
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

spread support for the only things in life which experience has demonstrat- ed over and over again are worth possessing Should they falter, how sad would be the consequences.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
SAYINGS AND DoINes.

Dr. Paul Prager, an army surgeon, of Vienna, suggests that molds of the mouths of prisoners would be much better than finger prints for identiAca- tion purposes, as the palate remains absolutely unchanged throughout life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

Last months annual marriage fair lat Ecaussinas, Belgium, resulted in twenty-seven matrimonial engage ments, and it is said to be probable that about dozen more bachelors will soon make up their minds to enter the state of wedlock. Every year this fair is held, 80 that instead of emi- grating the young men may settle down at home. Maidens and bache- Iors lunch together, and opportunities are thus afforded for forming ac- quaintances. The young women wear their best dresses and the bachelors are encouraged by notices posted in the market place, such as "A bachelor is only half man"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

Andrew Carnegies ''hero fund" was established in 1904 with s5,O00,OOO at its disposal. The commission had awarded sixty three medals up to Jan- uary l, 1907, and disbursed about $4O- 900, aside from about $65.o00 given San Francisco and other sufferers from disasters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

Another dark horse, and very dark one too. We are for some good Dem ocrat who can win" says the Montgom- cry Advertiser.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

They say Chicago is not musical center. and yet So.ooo pianos are built there each year, and many phono- graphs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

The United States Steel company has begun to experiment in the de- styuction of the bind weed, near Hays City. The company's representative works with Professors Roberts and Ten Eyck, of the agricultural college. A twenty-five acre patch where the weed grows very rank has been se- lected. One part will be under culti- vation all the time, another will be treated by spray compounded by the chemist of the college and third part will be sprayed with sulphate of iron, a by-product of the manufacture of steel. The sprayer resembles a chemical engine and the solution Is forced out by air pressure generated by the revolution of the wheels. This machine was imported from Germany.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

When Jefferson was asked by the Maryland legislature to accept a third term, he answered: If some termina- ton to the services of the chief mag istrate be not fixed by the eonstitu- tion, or supplied by practice, his office, normally four years, will, in fact, be- come for life, and history shows how easily that degenerates into an inher- itance."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25

one of the principal exports of Manchuria is bean oil. whose use at the present time is largely for illum- mating and cooking purposes. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-27

When Irving first appeared in GER
tain midland town critics declared that
his curious mannerisms of voice, gait
and gesture destroyed his chances Of
becoming a great actor. How Irving
confounded his critics by creating tri-
umpn after triumph and redeeming the
English stage from the charge of me-
diocrity is now a matter of history.
This great Shakespearean actor rose
from the ranks to the head OF his pro-
fession by sheer force of his histrionic
power, ability and originality. And
withal he was one of the most kindly
OF men, generous to fault when the
distress and troubles Of others came
under his notice.-London Mail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-27
EXCHANGE In Neckties.

A South Penn square business man
has evolved plan of how to dodge
wiley, cut there is merit attaching to
it in this case. His wife insists on
buying his neckties and dotes on laven-
der and red or green spots or pale
shimmering nile green shot with pur-
pie. Rather than cause her anguish by
seeming to decry her taste in cravats,
her husband most deceitfully starts for
the office every morning wearing tie
of her selection. Once in the office,
however. the traitor quickly exchanges
the offending necktie for something
quieter which he keeps under careful
lock and key in his own private desk.
1t would be interesting to find out his
wife's sensations should she pay him
a visit some day in Office hours or
should he forget to make the exchange
again before his trip home.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-27
ODDITIES IN GRAVES.
"A Woman Who, Born, Living and py-
ing Cross, Was Buried Cross.


There Is a curious old gravestone in
Prestbury churchyard which records
the fact that one woman at least in
England died a bachelor. Her name
was Sarah Pickford, and the stonc
gravely informs the reader she was
there Inferred August We IL, Ammo
Dom. 17O3, and died a Bachelour in the
4Sth yeare OF her age"
A stone in Westminster abbey re-
cords the interment there Of George
Graham, who was the only workman
that received the honor of being buried
In Westminster abbey. He was sci
entific instrument maker, who in 100
invented the deadbeat escapement in
clocks His funeral was attended by
the Royal society in body.
In East Ham churchyard there Is
tombstone placed crossways. The wo-
man inferred is said to have been born
cross. lived cross, married a Mr.. Cross
and died cross. Her dying request was
to be buried cross, and this was car
ried out.
AS to more ancient graves, that Of
Noah is reported to be in the small
town Of Nakhitchevan, near the foot
of Mount Ararat. and is sixty feet in
length. Another tradition says that the
grave Is merely n niche in the wall OF
an abandoned fortress.-London ChrOn-
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