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The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
ev WINiFREp BLACK.

Barney Is dead.
Poor, dear Barney.
He was tall and strong. and he had
a pair OF blue eyes that danced when
he laughed. and oh, what a voice ne
had for singing!
He hadn't been able to work Tor
quite a while. hadn't Barney.
No; no disease In particular; he was
lust delicate like"-his back or
something-and for two years his wife
has supported him and taken care OF
him and loved him and apologized TOT
him-and forgiven him.
Oh. yes, Barney needed forgiving
once I'm a while I'm afraid he drank
n little too much sometimes. Oh. not
often. and not very much too much,
and then he was always so sorry. poor
boy.
And now he's dead and tomorrow
he will be buried. I'm sorry he's gone
and yet
No: he was no friend OF mine. |
never even saw him, but | heard all
about him this morning. Annie tod
me about him. Annie is his wife that
was.
would give half the money ] ever
expect to have IL / could look like
Annie.
She wore a shabby black dress and
a shabby black hat. and there were no
gloves on Der work.worn little hands.
But, oh, the transferring glory Of her
face as she told me how happy her
Barney was when she laid her face
beside his and he told her with his
last breath that he loved her, and
asked his God to bless her
She had fifteen cents left In the
house when Barney died. She took
the last quarter she had before that
to make him a little hot toddy. and
now she Is left penniless and cold and
friendless. But. oh. how many there
are to envy her, and the Joy that has
been hers!
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
From Another Point of View

A o To
MAX was hard coal
$ married again for least a
the Joseph Cannon in their campaigns.
s O vii we'd
lkins, having smile
A n
without interest in what is without
mail
the she
be he
Of
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
Positively No Danger.

One night at a theater some seen
cry took fire and a very perceptible
odor of burning alarmed the specta-
tors. A panic seemed to be immin-
ent, when an actor appeared on the
stage.
Ladies and gentlemen he said.
compose yourselves. There is no
danger"
The audience did not seem reassur-
ed.
Ladies and gentlemen" continued
the comedian, rising to the necessity
OF the occasion" 'confound II all; do
you think II there was any danger I'd
be here?"
The panic Observation-Disclosures
Inquirer.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09

her will love her and seek her So
ciety.
A well.known doctor has adopted
this smile" method In his treatmera
of nervous patients, and claims that
when 1t Is persisted In regularly, good
effects are the result.
II takes some persuasion TO ge.
them into the way, it appealing to
many as the height of absurdity, and
II one Is blue" it takes considerable
will to sit down and smile sweetly
and complaisantly at nothing at all,
and II is this will power that brings
the blessing-it makes one forget the
fancied misery.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09

most peculiar effect was pro-
4 " an announcement In the ad-
cments OF county fair to be
- my state" says Congressman
Is Clark. Among other things,
nnouncement said that 'attrac.
1satures Of this great fair will be
amusing donkey races and pig
Then. to the amazement OF
1cious. this note was added:
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
The New Lingo of T. r.

They are beaten to a FRAGILE
FrazZled to a Dul ocrlno:
They have got the razzle- dazzle
And Bill Tafts the peacherino.
Now Bill Bryan may go gazzle
Since we've got nIs goat befoozled,
And he's beaten 20 FRAGILE.
Fabbergasted and bamboozled.
Yes; he thought ne could bezazzle
Us until we'd be defrizzled.
But We nipped him III the nazzle
And he found he was dlsmizzled
Now for four years Taft will wazzle,
And My Policies he'll chuzzle.
Since we've licked 'em 10 a fragile
In the game they tried to duzzle
N A j.. in the n. Y. World.
The things that would make a wom-
an happy look foolish to a man.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
Look Out For Some
Dry Counties in This
State Next Spring
We Predict That the Brewers and
the Saloons VIII Regret Their
Part In the Reelection Of
N Gov. Warner.

We want in this connection
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
The Truth No MATER n
Wbom 1T Helps or Hurts.

The Times wants TO make a
prophecy and to this effect:
Those brewers and other liquor
interests who were the means OF
defeating Lawton T. Hemans for
the governorship of Michigan and
of re-electing Gov. Warner in the
face of the tremendous opposition
to Warner. are going to be
mighty sorry for the part they
played in the last election.
m call their attention 70 the fol-
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
Accents.

In the midst of rambling speech.
the political orator declared, THE sit
uation is grave. the crisis is acute
And the gentleman's speech" add
ed the newspaper reporter, was cir
cumfiex. youths Companion.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
CHAPTER xLi.-(continued.)

GV0E signalled to Langley to drop
III down, and langley brought
I'LL the Victor on a level with the
decks of the Aphrodite at
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09

Competition In these two contests
will be open to citizens OF the county
only!"-Lippincott's.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
MONROE
MUSKEGON
SAGINAW
SHIAWASSEE
ST. JOSEPH
-WASHTENAW

< HILLSDALE MANISTEE
These spite of the fact that
very gave Judge Taft plurality
In county Judge Tafts plurality and Mr. He
>n,ns s,sas
In Jackson county Judge Tafs plurality and Mr.
<zemans' s4II.
In Saginaw county Judge Tafts plurality was 22oo anu f
3emans' plurality 4,6o8
washtenaw county gave Judge plurality and
IL. Hemans' plurality 1886
And on through the list.
figures go show they the people de-
Errmined get rid of Warner and for ALP
Perhaps brewers and the other liquor interests can imagine
hopes Democratic leaders they across
|hts sentiment during the campaign.
perhaps they imagine also the felt in that
had In cheating
mt Of q realization of those hopes
printed and April after
Ne spring elections are going to print it again
majority of those counties found at that time TO
I've gone dry, will be very much surprised
liquor only antagonzd the entire Dem
party WELL Republicans who represented
pluraties in the counties
IRE against Warner the strongest.
The party viii doubt take particular pains to
this influence which robbed of the govenorshp to under
NEEDLE affairs and those Republicans who
of Warner will doubtless be found resentfu
&h@xe they concerned
Wayne county saloonkeepers
Prohibition when that sentiment begins to
rhow themselves in politics.
The part liquor played in the constitutional
forgotten will while the liquor interests
overstep bounds of peoples patience and hang
voting the Hobbies where awnakng
~ meet.
land WHEN OPEN VIOLATION OF THE LAW THE
DAUCHING OF LEGISLATURES AND CONST1TU-
6laAL CONVENTIONS AND MEDDLING IN POLITI-
~ PARTY'S AFFAIRS HAVE RESULTED IN THE
Died SALOON IN MICHIGAN, THE BREWERS, THE
3ILLERS AND THE RETAILERS WILL HAVE NO ONE
BLAME BUT THEMSELVES.
The saloon has been treated literally In Michigan.
where has been found abusing ito priv
needed warning and has imposed those
willing tolerate it the point of fragrant insult in
1pect and open defiance of their will.
Which will that the saloon obey the laws and keep its
Of when it the naming of public officers to make
cnforce the laws
They will either keep their hands of keep their doors closed
generally, is threatened and will next
belief in the counties where thousands of for an
md economical of the people the governors
annued through the interference of the saloon
4 Of dscredited governor.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
RICHARD l.. SHIEL.
Native of Ireland Who Rose
to- EninenCe as Eng
IiSh Statesman.

Richard Lalor Shell, one of the
worlds most famous orators, was
born near the City of Dublin in 1894.
His parents were wealthy and he
received many educational advan-
tages. After receiving his primary
course at Trinity College, Dublin. he
went to the famous Jesuit College
at Stonyhurst, England. At the age
of twenty he was called to the bar.
Not long after he was elected to the
British Parliament from Milbourne
Port, and at once commanded the
respect of his fellows by the vigor,
earnestness and eloquence of his
speech. He was ever in the fore
front of battle for Ireland and the
Irish. He was a friend to liberty anil
a foe to tyranny.
During his career in Parliament
Mr.. Shiel attached himself to the
Wings, and successfully became
Queens Counsel, Privy Councillo",
Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital,
Vice President of the London Board
of Trade, Judge Advocate General,
Master of the Mint, and died at
Florence in 1851, while serving as
England's Minister Plenipotentiary
to Italy. His orations in Parliament
are regarded as English classics.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
GERALD GRIFFIN.
Brief Sketch of Brilliant
Young Irish Writer
For Press.

Gerald Griffin, the author of many
poems, sketches, and at least one
novel that has been dramatized, was
born in the County Limerick, ireland,
in 1903, and died in the City of Cork
in 1910. His poem, THE Sister of
Charity" is not only an English
classic, but has been used in many
Catholic school readers in Ireland,
England and the United States.
At the age of twenty he left Ire
land for. England and obtained emf
ployment on the daily papers in Lon
don, where his sketches and Irish
folklore tales soon won him steady
and lucrative employment. After his
return TO Ireland he wrote THE Col
legians," his most pretentious work,
which was later dramatized, and still
holds the boards under the name OF
"nhe Colleen Bawn."
Gerald Griffin was always of a re.
ligious turn of mind, and in 1898 he
joined the order of Christian Broth
ers in the City of Cork. While teach
ing at their college there in 1910 he
contracted a fever and died within
q few DAYS.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
TAXATION.
Ireland Impoverished That
England May Grow
Rich.

Many Americans sympathize with
the people of Ireland because tsey
have heard that they were oppressed
and downtrodden. Others scorn Ire
land and everything Irish. Not one
out of every 1000 Americans knows
anything of the way the people of
Ireland are overtaXed.
The population of Ireland is about
100000. For the year 1908 Great
Britain has taxed the irish people
$47,450,000, or $4,000 more than
last year. The tax on tea will be
$2,760,00O, tobacco $6,455,0O0, wine
S46O,0OO, foreign spirits S1,74OOO0,
whisky, beer, etc. including licenses,
S17,240,000. In all nearly $30,O0O,O 1000
Every time an Irish woman buys a
pound of tea she pays the English
Government a tribute of five pence.
The actual profit made out of Ireland
last year by the English Government
was $9,055,000. If the people would
diminish the purchase of eNcisable
articles by one-half England would
lose from 100000 to S2,5OO,OOO n
year on the government of Ireland.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
GROWING SOME.
New York PubIiClSt Says
People Seek Subur-
ban Homes.

John d. Crimmins. of New York,
eminent as an Irish-American, a
Catholic, publicist, and as an OBJ
server, said recently; New York's
tunnels and bridges will make it pos
sible for every family to live in their
own castle; the castle may contain
only three rooms, but it will be q
home, and there is sacredness at
tached to that. Old New York is
being depopulated as a residential
center, but the great city grows with
the country's growth, and will al
ways maintain its supremacy"
Mr.. Crimmins adds: THE old city
of New York comprised within its
limits and waters that surround
Manhattan Island approximately
$4,000 acres, not as large as
some farm areas. The harbor of
New York affords unusual facilities
for commerce, for communication
not alone with every part of this
country, but with every part of the
world outside that may be reached
by the ocean ways.
"1he suburbs are making steady
growth, fully equal to the destruc-
tion of the genteel tenements and
homes in sections where they have
been removed. This movement will
increase on the completion of the
various tunnels, some completed and
Others projected"
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14

Renwick, an Irishman, its building
was carried on with the greatest
care. The contract price of the
structure was $s70,OO0, but the total
amount expended on it was more
like $3,000,000. If the plat on which
the Cathedral now stands, which ex-
tends from Fifth to Madison avenue
and from Fiftieth to Fifty-first
street, were acquired at present real
estate values and the Cathedral had
to be built now it is believed that
the total value of the property would
not be less than $20,000,O00. While
many wealthy men contributed to
the building of this magnificent
structure, the greater part of the
money was furnished by Irish serv-
ant girls and Irish laborers.
1t is particularly appropriate that
Cardinal Michael Logue, Primate Of
Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh,
the See over which st. Patrick him
self presided, should preside at the
grand Pontifical mass of thanksgiv-
ing which will open the celebration.
Armagh is also the native diocese of
Archbishop Farley A few days be-
fore the centenary a meeting of all
the Archbishops and Bishops in the
United States is to be held at Wash
ington, and these noted dignitaries
are expected to go to New York in
n bOdV
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
ARIsTOCRACY.

While Americans deny that there
are any aristocrats in the country,
and decry aristocracy generally, there
is nevertheless the aristocracy of the
rich and OF the trust magnates in
America. Edward Everett. one Of
Americas earliest philosophers and
writer's, said concerning aristocracy:
What subsists today by violence. con-
tinues tomorrow by acquiesence and
is perpetuated by tradition till at
last the hoary abuse shakes the gray
hairs of antiquity at us and gives It,
self out as the wisdom of the ages.
Thus the clearest dictates of reason
are made to yield to long succession
of follies. And this is the founda-
ton of the present day aristocratic
system. Its stronghold, with all
those not Immediately interested in
1t, is the reverence Rf antiquity.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
WHERE IRISH WIN.

Many Irish students have been sue
cekssful in the recent examination
held under the auspices of the Royal
College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. In
the examinations held in Glasgow
by the faculty of physicians several
Catholics have achieved successes. As
an indication of the interest Catholics
are taking in professional life it is
interesting to note that there are
now close on $50 students--male and
female-at Glasgow University. Ten
years ago Catholic students were far
from numerous at Gilmorehill, and
twenty years ago there were scarcely
a dozen.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14

who carried specimens of these
flowers from Japan to France.
The magnolia was named in honor
of Magnoi de Montpelier. other flow
ers' names are descriptive. Iady's
slipper resembles a tiny slipper, The
blossoms of lady's dresses are twisted
like a braid of hair. The flowers Of
the foNglove are like the fingers of
q glove.
The name foxglove is said to be a
corruption of folks glove or fairly's
glove. Aster means star and received
its name from the starlike rays of
this flower Daisy is really days
eye. Dandelion means lions tooth.
Do you think the name is appropriate
for this notched, rather jagged
flower?
Anemone means wind flower. The
anemone lis so delicately poised that
it trembles in the slightest breeze.
Dutchman's breeches resembles moth
ing so much as a baggy pair of trous-
ers. Morning glories bloom only In
the morning and four o'clocks not
until that hour in the afternoon.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
IRISH CASTLES.

An exchange says; Athlone is one
of the few places in Ireland where
we ara told a castle (caislen or Gals
tell was erected in pre-Norman times.
The Four Masters, in the year 1920.
say: "The Castle of Athlone and the
bridge were erected by Turlough
O'Conor in the summer of this year,
/. e., the summer of the drought"
The other pre-Norman castles, so far
as known, were at Ballinasloe, Gal
way and Collooney, all erected IN
1924: Cuileanntrach unidentified
demolished in 1855; Tuam. erected in
1854; and Ferns demolished in 1896
What sort of structures these pre-
Norman castles were we are nowhere
directly told, but we may, perhaps
infer that the one at Athlone. at any
rate, was of wood. as it was 'fburncd
by thunderbolt" two years later.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
AN AGED CLASS.

Seldom il ever has Cardinal Glib
bons been called upon to confirm
such an aged class as confronted him
In Washington, d. c., short time
ago. Twenty-four adults were
brought before him at the building Of
the Little Sisters of the Poor in
Washington and many tottered from
the burdens of life that had piled
upon their shoulders for fourscore
years and more. In the class there
were men and women whose ages
were right on the border of the CEN
tury mark. Others were somewhat
younger, but, taken as whole, It
was an exceedingly old class. The
average age was reclooned at seventy
five years. Although advancing in
years himself. the Cardinal found
none so active as himself.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
FLAG OF IRELAND.

Green is universally regarded as
the Irish color, but antiquarians say
green as the national flag of Ireland
is of comparative modern date. The
latest authority to express an opin-
ion on the subject is Canon
French, a learned member of the
Royal Irish Academy. He does not
accept the explanation that the green
flag was adopted by the United Irish
men at the close of the eighteenth
century by blending the orange and
the blue, the latter being then re-
garded by some as the Irish flag. He
asserts the emerald green standard
was used in Ireland in the sixteenth
century, but it was not till the eigh-
teenth century that it became the
national color.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
OUR PUBLIC DEBT.

The public debt of the United
States in 1892 was $77,217,924.66,
but by the year 1885 it had been re-
duced to $37513.05. an inconsid-
cradle sum. In 1868, the war was
on. and the debt had grown to more
than one billion of dollars. BY De-
cember 1, 1906. when the last statis-
ties were given out, it had
grown to the enormous proportion of
$2,429,370,043.54.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
ADVICE ON READING.

The great Roger Bacon, known to
the world as 1.-The Admirable Doc
tor" and who flourished in England
In the thirteenth century, wrote:
Read not to contradict nor to be-
lieve, but to weigh and consider.
Some books are to be tasted. others
to be swallowed. and some few to be
chewed and digested: that is, some
are to be read only in parts, others to
be read but curiously. and some few
to be read wholly with diligence and
attention
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
7ERslANY's ECONOMIC STRENGTH

Baron Speck Won Sternburg. the
German Ambassador to Washington.
and who married niece of Arthur
LangIham, of Louisville, recently de.
livered an address before the Cham
Der of Commerce at Tampa. Fla. He
spoke on rGermany's Economic
Strength" According to the Baron.
until the sixties of the nineteenth
century, and in some instances even
later, Germany's economic strength
was regarded as poor. Today the
same territory supports 62,000,00C
people, or more than an increase OF
30 per cent. The Ambassador also
made detailed statement Of Ger.
many's financial strength, taxation
and insurance statistics.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
FLOWER NAMES.

1t is interesting to know how GER
tain flowers received their names.
Many were named after people. Far
instance, the fuchais were so called
because they we're discovered by
Leonard Fuchs.
Dahlias were named for Andre
Dahl, who first brought them from
Peru. The camellia received its name
from missionary named Kamei,
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
MRS. PHARAOHrs GEMS.

The jewels of the wife of Seti H..
one of the Pharaohs, have been found
in Thebes and have been sent to the
British Museum in London. Seti IL.
Is believed to have been the Pharaoh
of the Book of Exodus. Little is
known about Mrs. Seti, or whether
she had any rivals in her royal hus-
bands affection. These jewels were
probably gazed upon by Joseph or
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
EASTER FLOWERS.

Louisville florists are now busy
bulbs to girls and matrons
who like to make presents of flow
ers at Easter. Hyacinths, tulips and
ionquils are The most popular bulbs
at this season of the year. They are
the easiest to raise and are most
of spring. These bulbs
can be planted in this climate two
weeks from the present, and will
bloom in Easter.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
COSTLY CHALICE STOLEN.

Another theft of an historic church
treasure is reported from Genzano,
where splendid chalice, valued Mt
$4,000, has been stolen from the
parish church. The chalice was one
presented by the King of France TO
Cardinal Dellagenza. afterward Pope
Leo XIII. Tt was superbly designed
and inciusted with diamonds. rubiesl
and topazes. Along with the chalicl
several other precious articles, he
looms of Cardinal Dellagenza, ha
disappeared.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-03-14
I. Crowley, John Dewey, Daniel F.

j. Crowley, John Dewey, Daniel F.
Cohalan.
The late Col. William L. Brown was
Treasurer of the association, and
Mr.. Edward S. Sheehy, former Com
missioner of Taxes, has been admin
istering the funds since his death.
The report also shows that of the
thirty-two counties in Ireland the
Kerry men are 5000 ahead of any
other county. Kerry stands at the
head of the list with $4,000, while
the next in line is Clare with S1,4O0.
Tyrone is third with $1,000, and so
on down until Wicklow comes in with
$124.S2.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-28
WRONG SIDE OUT.

Jack was cross; nothing pleased
him. His mother gave him the choic-
est morsels for his breakfast, and the
incest toys; but he did nothing but
fret and complain.
At last his mother said, Jack, I
want you now to go right up to your
room, and put on all your clothes
wrong side out"
Jack stared in astonishment.
II mean it, jack" she repeated.
Jack had to mind. He had to turn
his stockings wrong side out, and
put on his coat and his pants and his
collar wrong side out.
When his mother came up to him,
there he stood-a forlorn and funny
looking boy, all Innings aud seams
and ravellings-before the glass,
wondering what his mother meant;
but he was not quite clear in his con-
science Then his mother, turning
him around, said, "This is what you
have been doing all day, making the
worst of everything. You have been
turning everything wrong side out.
Do you really like your things this
way SO much, Jack?"
mo, mamma" answered Jack, very
shamefacedly. "Can 1 turn them
right?"
"Yes, you may if you try to speak
what is pleasant and do what is
pleasant. You must do with your
temper and manners what you prefer
to do with clothes-wear them right
side out. London Sunday-School
Times.