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fairies der boys gifts me to tel?'
We'll, 1 should say So
There was to be after-dinner speaking,
and / only sorry that smoking was not
allowed that l might have leaned back and
pretended that l was listening to some
noted Irish wit
We'll, vance upon a time began Jimmy,
and then he stopped and said:
Boss. mudder was descended from
der kings of Ireland. OATS no lie. She was
only a scrub-!oidy in dis country. but she
said if l had lived long ago l would have
been prince"
And as handsome little prince as ever
listened to harp" thought l. as l looked
at the wavy blond hair and the round blue
eyes of the earnest lad who was pay
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the ship sail on her way t,roo the valley

the ship sail on her way troo the valley
Of the say.
And at night the sun goes down blood
red an Prince Shemus goes to sleep wild
the horse standin' on the deck to keep
watch an the silver moon showed the ship
the way all the night long, an in the
morFnin' Prince Shemus wakes up an there
upon the table is more bread an wine, an
in the stall is more hay an water for the
horse.
AN all day long the horse sleeps standin'
in his stall an Prince Shemus watches the
ship sail on her way t'roo the valley of
the say An he seen a storm comm out of
the north. An well he knew that his cuk-
kle shell of boat was not wan to live in
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The Scotch Juror.
From Chambers Journal.

From Chambers Journal
In Scotland in a civil case jurymen get
ten shillings day for their services and
the litigants must in addition provide them
with lunch. II two cases are tried consecu-
lively on one day and the same jurymen
officiate they get ten shillings for each
case.
But the most. important difference be-
tween an English and a Scottish jury Is
this: An English jury when returning their
to agree after a certain length of time they
are dismissed and the whole proceedings
are begun again de novo before fresh
Jury. This is a most expensive mode of
administering justice In civil cases, in
order to avoid this result, the litigants
sometimes agree to accept the verdict OF a
majority. In Scotland the jury can always
give a verdict by q majority. in civil casea
after the lapse Of three hourA
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them looked Nike the gerrel he seem on

them looked like the gerrel he seen on
the wall in the booth at the fair.
An he come up to little green lane in
the woods that stood where 18th street is
now, an he looked. an the crowds had
left him. but there sat an ould woman
selln' apples. An no wan came to buy
them, an the woman looked sorryfil
An Prince Shemus was kind hairrted an
he was hungry, too, an he says. Give me
a red apple (Me mudder said all der APP
pies in Ireland is green.) Give me a red
apple says he, an chucks an Irish shilln'
to her. Can me mudder always used to
say that an Irish shllin' was made of bet
ter silver dan an English shllin'.)
TIL ould woman drops a curtsy (dat's der
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single elevator in the Washington monu-
ment here. The express elevators in the
Singer buildings will, as stated, rise thirty
stories in thirty seconds without stop,
and the traction elevators will rise forty
one stories In sixty seconds. The WASH
ington Monument elevator rises a consider
ably shorter distance in fourteen minutes.
Each floor of the main building of the
Singer structure will have an area of
q, 1873 square feet, and each floor of the
tower portion an area of 3.737 square feet.
The total floor area will be 1888 square
feet.
In other words nearly nine and half
acres Of floor space!
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The distance from the bottom of the
foundation Of the building to the sidewalk
is 90 feet and from the sidewalk to the
top Of the f1agpole, $50 feet 8 inches. The
distance from the basement floor to the
top Of the, fagpole will be $50 feet. and the
distance from the lowest foundation to the
top of the hagpole IA feet and inches
The cubical contents of the building will be
$685.. O87 feet.
To the layman the Singer building seems
to express the ultimate in skyscraper con-
struction and will dwarf the great buildings
that now dot the skyline Of New York
just az those great buildings heretofore
dwarfed the older structures.
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building do not fear that there will be any
party wall contests up there in the air, and
SO they speak of the light and air adj
vantages as permanent"
The building will really be big city on
end Its local and express elevators cor
responding to similar trains for urban
service. Its express elevators will rise
thirty stories in thirty seconds without a
stop, and there will be limited elevators,
local elevators and half a dozen other
kinds of elevators for, passengers on the
various intermediate floors. 1t will give a
fairly good idea Of the speed Of these ex-
press elevators to compare them with the
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Prince Shemus of Ireland. R BY Sh1 ndas

but choked over It, his desire for laughter
not yet extinguished, and the result was
disastrous to the tablecloth.
''Oh. dear" said he in alarm. feeling his
throat. What happened to ne? Me troat
feels twisted"
1 told him he had swallowed the wrong
way.
Gee. It's near time T Joined how to
swallow, an me dom it fer twelve years"
l was sitting opposite Jimmy. He looked
at me and smiled, then sighed again and
suddenly his hand came across tho table
and grpped the top of mine from pure
good feeling. l could not help warming to
the little chap
He was evidently revolving something in
his mind, and at last It came out.
Say, boss, will / tell you one of der
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Didn't your father come from there

toO?"
Jeese, no. He was born In der mint
ward like meself. Terence Mulrennan. he
was an American. all right. but me mudder
was Irish an she toll me dat all der coun-
try is green dere, an dere amt no snakes
dere-gee, but I'd like to see a snake: an
she used to say der boids sang out of doors
dere. Not sparrers. but boids dat was sing
in all der while. An she said der sun was
brighter dere, an wen 1 growed up she
hoped I'd go dere an see for meself
t'ink it's pretty bright here most of der
time. But dere's reel fairies dere She
said so. She seen dem in der moonlight
Mustn't dat have been a cinch?''
Further talk along this line was interrupt
ed by the arrival of dinner, which Jimmy
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structure when they know that it tops the
Washington Monument by 81 feet, is 1877
Egypt, 212 feet higher than st. Peters
Cathedral, Rome and 80. feet higher than
Madison Square Garden, tower and all.
The tower of the Singer building will be
forty-six stories above the sidewalk, and
each floor of the tower has an area cor
responding almost to those in the Ameri-
can Surety building Of New York, each
being especially adapted for offices in
suites with permanent light and air on
four sides and magnificent views of the
rivers and harbor. The owners Of the
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IN the new Singer building which is
being constructed at Broadway and
Liberty street, New York, many archi-
tects think that the limit has been reached
in the way of skyscraper office buildings.
But they thought the same thing when the
Pulitzer building-now a back number so
far as height is concerned-was put up, and
repeated the prediction when the Park
Row building began to reach upward to-
ward the heavens.
But there is no doubt in the world that
the Singer building will have everything
beat for time at least. Folks In this
vicinity can get some idea of this enormous
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

There has been much said in recent
years anent the folly of American
girls marrying foreign titles. But ap-
parently it does no good, says the
Omaha True Voice. The papers tell
us that two daughters of New York
millionaires are to wed titled rogues
within Il short time. The truth is
that most Americans are dearly in
love with a title no matter how un-
savory it's history may be or how
worthless the scoundrel who wears it,
There are still plenty of foolish girls
who are anxious to sacrifice them
selves for the sake of an empty title
and plenty of parents who are glad to
have them make the sacrifice. Persons
who are sensible enough in any other
affair are fools when it comes TO mat
rimony which is the most important
of all the affairs of life.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

Possibly the stranger Is neglected at
the church door. Her mien or her
habit is not attractive. Mayhap, the
neglect is the veriest oversight, hut
her feelings are wounded. There is the
undercurrent of bitterness as the re-
suit and let it be confessed the new
comer's notion is somehow or other
not that of church but of a club
And so the sad comedy goes on from
Sunday to Sunday-the tragi-comedy
Of modern Protestantism."
There are some Protestants at least
who will admit that the foregoing is a
fair statement of their church. Some
Protestants there are, we know, who
take pride in asserting that they are
not the slaves of dogma; who say that
confessions of faith are but rules to
keep wretches in order and not in
tended for intelligent, enlightened
modern men. We know it is true that
Protestant ministers can exchange
pulpits without any perceptible OBJ.
struction to the smooth working of the
church. We know that in some Prot
estant churches, at least, the ministers
OF the same church do hold widely
different doctrines and do preach widely
different views. There are still, we
hope. many Protestants who will not
agree that their churches are fairly
described, by the clear and able analy-
sis of the Monitor. The fact that there
are Protestants who will agree that
the criticism fits their case, while
there are other Protestants who will
deny that it fits them, proves what
the article charges, that there is no
longer in modern Professionalism any
unity Of faith or ANY appreciation of
doctrine and the sweet tyranny Of
TRUTH
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

The great mistake many infidels
make is in assuming that Christianity,
or the Roman Catholic Church, is a
continuation and development of pagan
mythologies and superstitions. when it
precedes any of these apostate, bar
barous sects and apostate conditions
by at least 1000 years. says the In
termountain Catholic. All these heath
en- religions" were the result of the
great Gentle apostasy from the Pet
rarchal and sublime monotheism OF
the Jews. We see the truth of this
when We examine carefully the great
infidels of the past 400 years, such
as Ingersoll. Paine etc. These men
We're descendants of ancestors who
apostatized from Catholicism in the
sixteenth century.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
And his comrades,

edge Of eternity. And his comrades,
Allen and Larkin, the latter husband
and father about to be separated for
ever on this earth from his wife and
children, were, in every way worthy Of
such a consoler. The Irish race
throughout the world can never fail to
honor the memory of men who, in the
moment of death, illustrated its cour-
age, constancy and devotion.
RESOLVED, Therefore, that OH this
40th anniversary of the martyrdom OF
Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, we reiterata
our unalterable devotion to the cause
for which they died-the immortal
cause of Irish national independence.
RESOLVED, That we hereby declare
our unabated resolve to aid John Red
mond and the Irish party in the great
task of achieving Home Rule Govern
ment for Ireland, and that we will do
all that lies in our power to aid the
movement both morally and materially.
RESOLVED. That We cordially en-
dorse the efforts now being put forth
In America and Ireland to unite all
Irish parties in final effort to win for
Ireland the priceless blessing of SELF
government and that we consider any
person who may oppose such a union
unworthy Of the name of an Irish
patriot.
RESOLVED. That copies of these
resolutions be published in the daily
press. the Chicago Citizen, the Irish
World. the Boston Pilot, the Irish
American. the Irish Standard, and
other organs Of Irish American opin-
ion.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
GOLFERS AND THE IRISH,

AS was to be expected. the attack
contained is recent issue of Col
lers Weekly on Mayor Fitzgerald of
Boston. has aroused the Irish Catho-
lies of that city. If the intention of
the article was to injure the candidacy
of Mayor Fitzgerald. the writer and
the publisher show great lack of tact.
The articles are not only an attack
upon Fitzgerald, but they are an at
tack upon the whole Irish population
of the city of Boston. The chief COM
plaint against Fitzgerald by Golfers
is that he has arisen from lowly po-
sition by his own incessant effort, and
it Is charged that he was in the MAYORS
chair because the Irish Of the CITY of
Boston are clanish. Boston Catholics
will hardly enjoy the picture of them
selves painted in Golfers, and it is Ger.
tain that they will not follow the po-
litical dictation of that publication.
The last number of the Pilot takes
up the Collier articles and has this to
say about the publisher:
Mr.. Collier began his business ca
reer as the publisher of church books
of direct appeal to Catholics of Irish
were well known some years ago, also
his reprints of popular novels of life
in his native Ireland 1t was a per-
fectly lawful and most profitable busi-
ness. although transacted chiefly
among the earncrs of small wages
Wherefore, it i'll becomes the man who
founded his fortune on the loyalty to
their faith and the tenderness to the
land of their fathers, of his fellow
Catholics of Irish blood, to hold them
up to scorn in his journal, now that
he thinks he has no further use for
them. We are informed by Golfers
published in New York-thoueh long
and personal experience in Boston are
to the contrary. that despite our num-
bers said to be sixty per cent of the
total population. "the Irish are yet a
more or less isolated people," that
they remain clanish," because in fact
nobody, who is anybody, will associate
with them. How do our Boston Cath
elics enjoy the picture of themselves
in Golfers? How much more of their
money will they contribute to him for
the payment of hirelings to Insult
them; and how shall they regard the
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
WHO TALKS TOO MUCH?

Republicans have suddenly discov-
cred that Justice Brewer of the Su-
preme Court has gone beyond the linz
its OF judicial propriety. His "hide
and SEEK speech in New York has
aroused the friends of the adlninistra-
tion. Justice Brewer has been on the
Supreme bench a good many years,
and he was a Supreme Justice of the
State of Kansas prior to being APP
pointed to the highest court He has
never allowed his judicial position TO
interfere with, free expression of
his political opinions. His political an
nouncement in 1896 on the money
question did not arouse the wrath
of Republicans. Now they have sud-
much.
Justice Brewer, in explaining what
he said in New York says: II said
the president was playing hide and
seek with the nomination, and l meau
1t. He has declared that he is not a
candidate for reelection and I'll take
him at his word. because believe him
to be an honest man. but do believe
he would like to control the conven-
ton. His every action points that way
and I am only one of many persons
who have called attention to the fact.
1t certainly looks as il he desires to
name his successor
1t may be that Judge uses bad taste
In criticising coordinate branch
of the government. but on this score
Justice Brewer and President Roosc-
Welt are about even. II we remember
rightly. President Roosevelt has not
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
MINN EsoTA.
Commissioner George Welsh Tolls Its
Story in Neat Booklet.

Commissioner George Welsh Tolls lts
Story in Neat Booklet.
A recent publication that reflects
much credit on it's compiler and pub
Usher is the handsome booklet, en-
titled Minnesota" which Commits
sioner of immigration George Welsh
has been sending out as part Of the
work of publicity in which the board
has engaged. In this book nothing
seems to have escaped attention in
presenting the many advantages which
residents Of the North Star state en-
joy for the possession Of life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness. Tho
story, illustrated with more than twen-
ty half-tone engravings, is entertain-
ingly given by the author under the
following heads, viz: Introduction,
history, agricultural resources, soil and
climate, school system, iron mines, lake
commerce, manufacturing industries,
summer resorts, state parks, opportu-
mites, markets and railroads. Free
copies Of this book may be had by
addressing George Welsh, Commits
sioner of immigration, State Capitol,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30
Important Church Decision,

Judge Ransier Of Waterloo, Iowa, re-
Gently dissolved the injunction asked
by Thomas B. Casey against Rev. Luke
Donlon. pastor of st. Patrick's church,
at Cedar Falls, to restrain defendant
from barring plaintiff from his pew
because he was in arrears for the last
quarters assessment. The court held
that no property right is involved and
that the church has tight to say
who may occupy pews or not, the only
alternative of a membe,. If dissatis-
fed. being to withdraw.
The full text of Judge Ransiers'
decision is as follows: =.
Thos, Casey, plaintiff, VS.. Rev. Luke
Donlon, defendant.
Ruling on motion to dissolve injunc-
ton. This action is based upon the
claim that the plaintiff by reason Of
having paid the rent for a certain pew
in the Church Of which the defendant
is pastor. is entitled to an injunction
restraining the defendant from inter-
fering with his occupancy of such
pew
by the showing now made it is ap-
parent that the plaintiff has no prop
erty right or contractual right in such
pew or the use thereof. The only
ground upon which the civil courts
Interfere in ecclesiastical cases is in
the protection of civil rights. They
will not interfere with the exercise OF
and discretion on the part OF the
Church authorities with respect to the
conduct of its proceedings or disci-
pline. The Church has the absolute
right to determine what, If any, pew
the plaintiff may occupy, or whether
the plaintiff or any other person shall
be permitted to attend its services at
all. Such matters relate wholly to the
Church government, and primarily at
least over a Church organization as
such the legal tribunals do not have or
profess to have any jurisdiction what
ever. The right Of the complainant
is as worshiper in the congrega-
tion and no civil, social, or property
right attaches to his membership. The
relation is entirely spiritual and has
no contractual element. His member
ship is voluntary and he accepts with
all the rules, laws and canons. and
can abandon it with pleasure.
THE only remedy that a member Of
such religious society has when he
is dissatisfied with the conduct and pro-
ceedings Of the body with which he is
connected. is to withdraw from It
'The motion of defendant to dissolve
the temporary injunction is sustained.
and judgment to that effect win be
entered accordingly"
c. E. RANsIER,
District Judge.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

While tinid people the country over
are striving to convince themselves
that We are just at the beginning of
a. great financial depression. it is
cheering to fnd statistics that dis
prove that view, says the Syracuse
Catholic Sun. Seldom before, in the
history of the world, has such a plen.
tiful supply of gold been available.
The August report of the director Of
the United States mint, shows that
there has been a notable increase of
the worlds gold supply during the cal
endar year. During that period the
United States and Alaska produced
$94,373,so0: the year before only $685.
10000. During 1906 this country. At
rica and Australia produced nearly
s30o,0000oo in gold. The year 1907
WILL 1t is estimated, show a gold PRO :
duction Of approximately $4,000, 900,
rather a notable addition to the supply
now on hand. There really doesn't
seem to be any need of alarm The
losses of stock gamblers ought not
frighten all America. These people
are always crying out about some-
thing whether they lose or make. 1t
is conceivable, however, that the scare
may do a. certain amount of good. II
may induce the trusts to relax their
grip on the throats of the people.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

The Minneapolis Star, established
one year ago for the main purpose of
brated it's first birthday by getting out
a. fine 24-page number. In it's field Of
usefulness the Star has certainly made
good. and Messrs. Patthey and Nelson,
publishers. have earned the good will
of East Side business men. This Is
indicated by the liberal advertising
patronage the Star has received dur
ing It's first year of existence.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

1t is to be hoped that the feat Of
Edward Peyson Weston, in walking
from Portland, Maine, to Chicago, and
who at the age of seventy accomplished
the tramp in less time than he was
able to accomplish it at thirty. will not
lead to serious disputes between old
and respected citizens at the corner
groceries, and especially is it desirable
that there should be no attempts on
the part of men of three score years
and ten to emulate the work of Wes-
ton.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

The objection now advanced to Mr..
finance" by professional practice on a
typewriter, says the st. Louis Repub-
lie. AS an objection, however. it is no
graver now than when Mr.. Cortelyou's
typewriter was operating so efficiently
in financing the campaign which
gave the control Of the treasury to his
party. He certainly knows all the
Finance" now that he knew then.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

Once more the Confession sun
posititiously obtained by a. mercenarv
posing as a detective has been dis.
credited. says the Chicago Examiner.
The mistrial in the case OF Steve Adj
ans at Rathdrum, Idaho. shows that,
rightly or wrongly. juries will not
convict upon any such testimony.
Nothing could have been more posi-
tive than the assertion of the SOCIAL
ed detectives as to the authenticity of
the Adams Confession" yet eight men
sof the twelve composing the jury vot-
sed to acquit on the ground that such
Testimony was unworthy of belief,
They were right, too. No man
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

hesitated to criticise the decisions Of
federal judges. II anything, he is
more guilty than Justice Brewer. for
ne criticised an official act Of judge,
while Justice Brewer referred in his
speech to the political methods only Of
President Roosevelt. Democrats should
not be particularly interested in set
tling this dispute between the Repub-
lican President and a Republican Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

County Commissioner Samuel d.
Hamilton died at $50 o'clock Thurs
day morning at his East Side home.
He was an old resident of the city
and was 65 years Of age. At the pri-
mary election in September, 1906. he
received the Republican nomination
for county commissioner for the first
district, comprising the First, Second
and Ninth wards, and at the Novem-
jority. At the time Of his death Mr..
Hamilton had more than two years of
his term to serve. He was formerly
engaged in the lumber business and
was man we'll liked by all.
The Irish standard., 1907-11-30

Fifty years ago last Monday, Nov.
20. 1857. the Bank of England suspend
ed specie payments. Early in August
Of that year the banks in New York
began to limit their loans, railroad
work was checked and there was a
general slowing down. Yet the coun-
try was very prosperous. There were
no indications Of the coming crisis.
Then report spread that bank had
lost s2,ooo,ooo through embezzlement,
banks called in their loans and the
panic spread rapidly. The news of the
crisis In this country reached London
in the last days Of October. Banks In
England and Scotland failed and the
bullion In the Bank Of England was
reduced many millions. the rate Of dis
count was advanced to 10 per cent and
finally specie payment was suspended
temporarily.