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The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

For the first time the census bureau
of the United States is to cooperate
with the Catholic hierarchy in an eff
fort to determine the number of Cath
olics in the United States. Hereto
fore the information along this line
has been very inaccurate. Archbishop
Glennon of ST. Louis has been ap-
pointed special agent in charge of the
Catholic end of the coming census. He
is appointed by the United States gov
eminent as q representative of the
Catholic hierarchy. An organized at
tempt is to be made to determine the
membership of the Church in the
United States. This is work Of
great Importance to the Church and
apparently of Importance to the gov
eminent. The work that Archbishop
Glennon has been appointed to do
should be joined in by the Catholic
clergy and laity in every diocese. The
government has done its part in pro-
viding the means by which the work
may be done. II it is not properly
done the fault will be more with
Catholics themselves than with the
government.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
MATHEW J.. MeGRATH.
Beats the World Record Throwing the
16.Pound Hammer.

16-Pound Hammer.
Mathew j. McGrath. the great
weight thrower of the New York Ath-
letic club, established a new worlds
record Sunday. July IA. in throwing
the 16-pound hammer at the Upper.
airy mems games at Celtic Park, New
York, says the Irish World. He hurled
the missile II feet inches, beating
the record mark made by his cousin.
John Flanagan. three years ago. by 2
feet inches. McGrath is a Tipperary
man, and in preparation for these
games the giant policeman has trained
daily for several weeks in an empty
lot opposite his home in the suburbs
of Brooklyn. He was anxious to per-
form his best and left nothing undone
that would perfect his condition. He
had as opponents two worthy rivals
in Lee Talbot, the former Mercers-
burg Academy champion, and Henry
Kersburg, of the New York Athletic
club. After his two opponents had
shot the hammer through the air to
the distance of more than 100 feet,
McGrath had his first trial. After
three whirlwind turns he let go of the
handle and the weight shot through
the air to a distance Of 10 feet. This
was sufficient to win the event, but
was more than two feet behind the
record. Again he took the three turns
and hurled the hammer through the
air. This time it went inches farther
than his first throw. A third trial and
he had reached a distance only few
inches behind Flanagans mark. The
fourth trial was less than an inch
from the record throw. With more
speed in his turns than on his pre-
vious throws he turned for the fifth
and last try. When the hammer left
his hand it SKINNED through the air
scarcely ten feet above the ground.
Farther and farther it journeyed and
appeared as though it was never go
ing to land, such terrific speed did
it travel at. When it hit the ground
it was better than was the worlds best
throw and more than ten feet better
than Talbotts. While the hammer was
on its journey mighty cheer went up.
but after the throw had been care
fully measured and it was found that
McGrath was worlds champion, the
$4,000 spectators cheered for several
minutes.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

clock. fearful of doing too much, will
never accomplish anything worth
while. The habit develops a time
serving spirit, a litleness and mean.
ness of character which dwarfs him in
his own honest estimation and chains
him forever to a life of servitude. The
fellow that watches the clock, that puts
in the specified hours with no inter-
est in his work beyond pay envelope
at the end of the week is not mucn
good in the world to himself or those
dependent upon him. and is usually
the first one the employer let's go when
business gets a little slack. Then he
goes out upon the street and consigns
to perditton with sundry various oaths
the whole system which holds him
down to the grindstone, failing to rec
ognize his own shortcomings as the
chief cause Of his woes. No, work for
works sake has no attractions for
him. He hates work but the spirit #
the time-server is upon him, and he
will never capture any of the prizes
in life; self-respect and the respect Of
his fellows are denied him; the re-
wards of usefulness and worldly pos
sessions forever pass him by.
The worker who goes to his task
with the right conception of his duty
to himself and his family as we'll az
the obligation he owes to his employer
is the worker who wins He may
watch the clock. too. but his efforts
are constantly bent on beating the
clock. He becomes more than a hired
hand in the knowledge that his pro-
duction is his best effort. and clocks
and rules are but Incidents to his chief
pleasure-that of getting things done
and done we'll. Will he rise in world
ly position?7: All, that's the question.
Perhaps the world will never know
him as benefactor. Perhaps ambi-
ton will be stalled and hope lie dor
mant within his breast. Be he knows
self-respect and he is not dwarfed by
petty time deserving ideals, and he is
capable in his strong character Of
holding positions where perhaps more
skillful workers are doomed to failure
because their characters have been
weakened by the ignoble watching Of
the clock. Employers may be slow to
recognize merit and even slower to
reward genius or skill but as sure as
there is work to do, the workers who
show eagerness to do it, who show up
promptly and center their duties with
zeal and intelligence, are the ones who
will succeed. Moreover, they are sell
dom found among The blatant saloon
frequenters whose sole ambition seems
to be to bring to their own low level all
who are trying to make an honest liv-
ing and are living decent, honorable
and virtuous lives.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
WHO WILL BUILD lT7

A report is current that the con-
tract for the building of the pro-
cathedral in Minneapolis is soon to be
let. Some complaint, it seems. has
arisen from labor circles over the re-
port that the contract is to be given
to an employer of nom union labor
The person to whom it is reported that
the contract will be let has had, it is
claimed. serious differences with his
employees in the past. 1t is unfortun-
ate that any such cause of complaint
should exist at the outset Of the
work The Irish Standard believes IN
the principles Of union labor and has
been and will be a consistent support
err Of unions when honestly and con-
servatively conducted.
The building OF the pro-ca tledral is
business proposition. but 1t is some
thing more. The money to build 1t
will come largely from those who work
for wages. The great mass Of the
Catholic laity is made up in this COM
munity, as in every other community
in this country. from those who live
by the sweat Of their brow. The work.
ing classes make up the great body
of loyal adherents to the church. They
look to the church for direction in
their spiritual affairs, as the guardian
and protector of their spiritual moral
and intellectual we'll being. The church
looks to them in turn for that mater
ial support which must be had in
order to carry on it's ministrakions
Naturally the people who are in the
end to bear the burden Of building the
pro- cathedral take an interest in the
manner and method Of its constructio On
If the contract for the construction oi
this leading church of Minneapolis is
given to any one known as an enemy
of organized labor it will create at
the very commencement a feeling OF
opposition in very large portion Of
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

During the year 1906 there were
celebrated at the sanctuary 40.s00
Masses, while the number of those re-
ceived holy communion amounted to
100000. Prayers to the Immaculate
Virgin were made for 1,970,44O inten-
lions and 1855 were the acts of
thanksgiving in return for favors OBJ
tanned. They made 1854 dimensions
in the miraculous water.
The medical bureau alone has reg
tstered 116 miraculous cures. 1t is
worthy Of note that $50 medical men
Sof reputation visited the sanctuary
during the year to examine and re-
port upon the cures. The Grotto wit
messed IS great pilgrimages and 40
smaller ones, bringing to the feet of
the Queen Of Heaven 1881 pilgrims
In 240 special trains.
Among the pilgrims are to be found
saot few illustrious names, such as
those of His Eminence Cardinal Kat
ssschthaler. prince-archbishop of salz-
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

The devil is making all the noise
in the religious world just now" says
the Western Watchman. He is al
ways a good advertiser. The demon
our Lord expelled was dumb. All the
devils of our day talk and write. and
sing and dance and shout. until you
would think there was no one else in
the world. The newspapers are in the
hands of men who, if they have any
faith keep it concealed from their
readers They pretend to know most
things, and discuss everything. When
they are done, the discussion is adj
journed indefinitely. To man on the
fence, it would appear that this hum
and buzz is the whole life and thought
of the world of our day. 1t is only the
froth. The shadows murmur. but the
deeps are dumb Ire froth is tossed
and blown about by the wind, but the
great ocean deep is unmoved. The real
thinking. sentient Christian world
prays much, but talks not at all. .
This din we call the life of the world
il; Internal. In the silent hooks and
dark corners of noisy highways, be-
lieving souls are wrapt in prayer"
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
EDUCATION Is,NoT ENOUGH.

Education will do much for a man.
but unless it be the right kind it will
not make his conscience any more
sensitive. To- sharpen the intellectual
faculties without any training in re-
ligion is not the proper way to edu-
cate. We used to imagine here in this
country that when we had taught a
boy to read and write we had made
him a. good citizen. 1lliteracy seemed
the greatest sin to US. then Now we
are learning that there is something
lacking in our system. The negro
problem, for instance, is teaching us
something. The Baltimore Sun. COM
menting on the disorderly negro ele-
ment in Washington, says:
1T is a remarkable fact that it is
not the illiterate negro who makes
trouble for the police. Generally, in
the record kept by the police, in the
space on blank giving personal his
tory of the negroes arrested, it is
stated that they can read and write.
and have attended public schools
Recently. the police here arrested
an educated negro who planned an
assault upon negro girls with calcu-
lating generalization"
This is not to say, of course. that the
negro should not be educated. but it is
a proof that he is not being educated
properly.
AS matter of fact the idea is the
great panacea for all our social ills is
proving erroneous every day that goes
by. We can not be blind to the evi.
dence presented to us constantly in
the daily press going to show that
book learning, if not balanced by
something more fundamental is worse
than ignorance. In an address deliv-
cred at the first general session Of the
Social Education Congress held in
this city last year. Gov. Guild struck
the right note when he said:
The promoter Of bogus enterprises
is not an uneducated man; the cor
ruptionist of city and state govern
ments is not an uneducated man: the
compounder and xendor of poisonous
duack medicines and uncle:a foods is
not an uneducated man: the business
man who forbids his employees to en-
list in the state militia is not an I'M
educated man: the shirker who per-
jures himself to escape giving the SER
vice he owes the state in the jury box
is not an uneducated man: the college
professor. the banker, the man Of lei
sure. who arrange their holiday trips
in E-lrope or Mexico or the West In
dies in November: the business man
or the scholar who is too busy at the
ticker or on the golf links or at the
bridge table to do his duty on election
doy-he is not an uneducated man."
For material success. for financial!
success. even for bodily and physical
success. legislation. may do much. but
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
Mrs. o'DonneII and the Tramp.

Good morning. Aunty; you have a
sweet. good natured face" remarked a
tramp as he accosted Mrs. James
O'Donnell, who was bending over a
washtub in Millerton, N. Y, the other
day. Nov get to work and get me a
nice warm breakfast: some beefsteak
warmed up. potatoes. scrambled eggs
and good strong cup Of coffee That's
a good girl he concluded.
Picking up the clothes stick. Mrs.
O'Donnell replied: Il like your cheek,
to come here in your patent feathers.
Now you take my place at the tub
mighty quick or I'll wallop you over
the head"
Whereupon the tramp turned the
wringer until he got sore hand and
then skidooed.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

Whenever an English political party
is out of power it manages to climb
back by proclaiming loudly what fine
things it is going to do for the Irish
in Ireland. says the Syracuse, n. Y,
Catholic Sun. Once seated, however,
the interests of the Irish people-at
least the Catholic Irish-are ignored
Even when alleged remedial legisla-
ton is passed somehow it fails to
work. There is the Land Purchase
Act. For while it was heralded as
a mighty step forward. Up to the
first of last month the people Of Ire
land had applied for s253,752,745 with
which to purchase the holdings of their
landlords. The government however,
has actually advanced only $16,107,675
Under such niggardly system the land
lords would not be out of Ireland be-
fore the close Of the year 1855 The
Irish have great reason to love Eng
land, and still greater to distrust her
professions of love.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
SCIENTIFIC FOOLS.

1t is the fashion of the very cultured
to pity those who are old-fashioned
on matters religious. OF course, these
very cultured people do not deride or
ridicule those who believe in Christian
doctrine because that would not be
liberal. and those cultured people pro-
fess great tolerance, and then again,
it would be vulgar and such people,
of course, cannot be vulgar. So they
simply pity those who find consolation
in the teachings of Jesus Christ. They
say in patronzing way that time
will do away with all belief.
Great scientists-who are not great
at all. but are only called great-bol-
ster UP their superficial knowledge by
telling us that their profession, their
books, their observations and their ex-
periments make it impossible for them
to believe doctrines held sacred by
countless Of millions in the past and
in the present. Perhaps some devout
but unthinking Christians are some
times lead to doubt the things which
they have been taught to believe be-
cause of this assumed superiority of
intelligence on the part of the ultra
cultured people. But really when we
stop and think to what ridiculous re-
suits fake scientists are lead we are
tempted to laugh and be less charit-
able than the ultra cultured.
Commenting upon some recent So
called scientific experiments, the Cath
Ollie Sun says:
Just now Professor Henry Price
down in New York appears to have
been set aside to contribute to the hi
larity Of mankind Some time ago a
couple of Boston doctors announced
that they had succeeded in weighing
the soul. Price has done the gentle
men one better. He claims that he
can photograph the soul when it leaves
the body Marvellous Yea, but hear
Price, what is the soul like?" "Why,''
he queries. lit is small, shapeless and
gelatinous. and is located beneath the
first rib. Some people through SHINING
have no souls. When you have sinned
constantly you die like dumb animal
and crumbling is the end Of you"
according to this nonsensical
he 80
apt he is to suffer. for having chased
pleasure to the edge of the gray wood,
he squeaks the morning star and
passes out of existence, soul and body.
Who wouldn't be bad under such con-
ditions? Who would care to be good /?
These are the conceited men who set
up new acknowledgement. foolish
and illogical. Locating the soul be-
meath the first rib is distinctly conf
cal. Why not the second rib? Why
not the great toe? 1t is pity news
papers print such nonsense. Mean
while. someone might investigate and
learn what sort Of soda water the New
York professor drinks"
OF course, there are ultra cultured
people who would renounce the New
York professor as readily as they
would the devote believer but if these
same people We're pressed for an ex-
PLANTATION Of their belief it would in
all cases be as ridiculous. If not al
comical, as the experiments made by
the Boston doctors.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

Three great conventions of Catholic
societies have just ended their work
The Catholic Educational Association
met in Milwaukee. the Catholic FEEDER
alton in indianapolis. and the Ladies
Catholic Benevolent Association in
Springfield Mass. This shows a
praiseworthy activity. Nowhere ex-
cept perhaps in Germany is the Cath
Ollie laity so active as in the United
States. One of the best features OF
these societies is that there is no poll
tics connected with them.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27
OPINION
AND LETTERS TO
THE IRISH STANDARD.
WHAT is THOUGHT OF 1T.
Support of Catholic Publications as
Viewed by Judge Willis.

Viewed by Judge Willis.
Saint Paul. Mimi, July 20, 1907.
To the Editor of The Irish Standard
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dear Sir: 1 hope that you will al
low subscriber who takes great
pleasure, week by week. in reading
your excellent newspaper. to offer some
comment upon the editorial entitled
us the Catholic Press Justly Treated -"
which you present in that issue of the
Irish Standard bearing date July 10,
1907. I not only approve what you
say regarding the difficulties which
surround the publishers of Catholic
newspaper and the close limitation
placed upon the editorial and adver-
Using matter which can properly ap-
pear in such newspaper but 1 beg
to emphasize the fact to which you
refer that our Catholic people do not
appreciate as they should the obliga-.
ton under which they are placed by
the various Catholic publications. 1t
should be regarded by our people as
great privilege to subscribe to those
newspapers which have been founded
and are conducted for the purpose Of
presenting to the world the news Of
the day and comments upon public
events in such way as to subserve
the glorious truths which the Catho-
Catholic people reverence. The North
west is favored with two excellent
newspapers. the Northwestern Chroni-
Gle and your own. Each has its spe-
cial field and each has a certain view
point for the discussion of public
questions; but both are bounteously
supplied with reading matter we'll cal
culated not only to instruct but to en-
terrain the pure minded and the in
tellectual. Above ALL these newspa I.
pers are faithful to the truth and in
these days Of lax morals and agnostic
tendencies such newspapers are like
angelic visitors in the home Of Amer
lea.
No individual or institution should
fail to place in Catholic newspapers
and magazines, by preference, any adj
vertising matter, educational or COM
mercial. 1t is certainly a strange state
of affairs when Catholic institutions
pass by the newspaper which stands
as the advocate of Catholicity and
confer their advertising patronage
upon non Catholic publications. AS a
newspaper or magazine increases the
number of its subscribers and attracts
to itself advertisers, it becomes more
and more sought after by those who
wish to attract the attention of the
public. The profits Of newspaper or
magazine are largely derived from adj
vertising. Remembering this fact. all
people who have the interests of re-
ligion at heart and desire to promote
the progress of Catholics should unite
to expand the subscription list of all
Catholic newspapers and to direct to
such newspapers the attention Of all
advertisers. If we could build I'D A
powerful Catholic press we would
never be called upon to fear rancorous
elements like the so-called american
Protective Association" nor maliz-
nant influences like those now directed
against the Church in the Republic Of
France.
Sincerely yours.
JOHN W. WILLIS.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

the ideal citizenship, the ideal COM
can not be built by educa-
tional laws alone. The millennium O.:
American citizenship will only come
when an aroused public conscience has
educated the educated, says the sa-
cred Heart Review.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

Maurice F. Elgan succeeds Thomas
]. O'Brien as United States minister
at Denmark O'Brien going forward as
ambassador to Japan. says the Boston
Pilot Verify the offspring of the fight
ing race make good diplomats as we'll
as good soldiers.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

for the last month. Mrs. Alexander
1883. Her husband. Judge Thomas
Alexander. died in 1888. and since that
time she made her home with her
nue.. The remains will be taken to
Louisville, KY for interment.
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

burg; His Excellency Msgr. Tonti.
apostolic nuncio at Lisbon; forty-six
archbishops and bishops and twenty
seven other prelates
The Irish standard., 1907-07-27

boarding at the MalOney hotel, was
picked up unconscious last Monday
evening at Fifth and wabasha streets
He had scalp wound. supposed to be
due to fall. When he regained con-
seriousness at the city hospital he was
injury His condition is not regarded
as serious. He came to st. Paul six
weeks ago from Biddeford. Me.
Mrs. E. L. Murphy, Il Front street
is spending the week in Graceville
Mimi She will return next week.
The Players Stock company at the
Metropolitan opera house offered TO,
its seventh attraction during the week
the rural comedy out of the Fold.'
The part of Nolan Crane, the young
schoolmaster, was we'll shown by Mr..
Bergen. Miss Virginia Heating played
Helen Grey, the stranger. For its
eighth attraction. commencing Sunday,
the Players Stock company will pre-
sent The Girl With the Green Eyes,
Adelaide Nowak will be the LEADING
woman in that play. Miss Nowak was
engaged as leading woman of the
Players Stock company to succeed
Miss Sarah Truax. who has taken a
vacation before proceeding to take up
her new play.
Mrs. Ellen c. Alexander, 70, died
Tuesday at the sanitarium at wau-
wautosa. where she had been a patient
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-22

Houston, Tex, Aug. 17.-In a
nightmare, Allen Emmett, aged 81,
OF Pulaski, Tenn, leaped, feet fore
most, through the window Of a day
coach on q west.bound Texas and
New Orleans passenger train, run
ming fifty miles an hour, at 1 o'clock
this morning. His mangled body
was picked up by the train crew,
which was immediately notified.
Emmett was travelling through
Texas In company with Jno.
Haynes and wife In search Of a loca.
tion. He entered the negro compart.
ment when the train was twelve miles
east Of Houston. Three negro WON.
en-, occupants Of the coach, saw En-.
NETT push out the pane Of window
glass, and before II was possible to
give the alarm, he threw bis legs
over the sill and slid outward.
Emmett's father and brother are
prominent physicians at Pulaski.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-22
CASTORIA
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Origin Of "HeIl0 Bill"

Why do the Elks yell "Hello, Bill?"
It's this way. Back in 1894 when
there was a schism In the organiza-
ton the two factions met In Atlantic
City for a peace parley. At the time
William G. Myers, Of this city, Phila-
delphia's only past grand exalted
ruler, was the grand esteemed lead
Ing knight and one OF the most pop
ular men In the order.
To get his advice and to greet him,
hundreds Of Elks congregated at the
Atlantic City station to meet Mr..
Myers. All the members we're at high
tension. When "Bill" Myers stepped
of the car, Delegate Stack, Of St.
Paul, a big six iooter, shouted Hello,
Bill" and the crowd took up the
salutation with a hearty laugh, and
from that day to this 'Hello BillP'
is 80 universally used among Elkf
that IL has virtually become official.
To the good natured feeling which
had it's outward expression In Stack
greeting to "BilP Myers is ascribed
the reconciliation.-P b 1 | a d elphie
Press.