The Irish standard., 1908-12-26
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The Minneapolis Journal, in al edi-
; torial on Joan Of Arc, which is repro
dnced elsewhere in these columns,
slightly errs III thinking the patriotic
| maid Is now Saint Of the church.
Not yet, esteemed contemporary. The
decree of the Vatican pronounced he:
, blessed, the same as Blessed Thomas
More, the English high chancellor e.
ecuted by Henry VIII. Blessed Joan
may someday be made Saint, and
probably her canonization' may occur
in our own time.
| The winner Of the six-day bicycle
race in New York last week was FLOYD
Mcfarland. He defeated HUT the
German wonder, by only two teet. He
is m1re than six feet in heieht aad
weighs 100 pounds. When asked what
his nationality was he replied: What
is my nationality? Well, my father
came from the mountains Of virsia:a,
where there are colonies Of the se-
scendants Of the Irish rebels wlo
fought with o'Neill in 164l. MY moth.
er, bless her, was an o'Boyle from
Tipperary." -:
A Catholic exchange thinks the time
has arrived for starting a CathD.ic
daily Where would it be published
III New York, Philadelphia, Chicago or
San Francisco? One Catholic daily, in
any Of these cities, would hardly suf-
flee. A Catholic daily may appeer
some day when the protector is first
assured that 1t will be a paying .,roo-
'osition. In the meantime, the Catholic
weekly deserves to be generously sup-
ported by those whose interests it es-
pouses. A prosperous weekly my
some day develop into q daily, but
where is It?
Prof. M. &. Rohan, Of Marquette
University, Milwaukee,. Wis. is work
ing hard as the national chairman tf
the Irish History committee Of the A.
o. H.. to introduce the study IT Irish
history into the parochial schools i'd
colleges Of the United States. He has
no fund at his disposal for pushing en
the good work, but depends solely OH
the irish Catholic Press to help him
In his laudable crusade. The mem.
! bers Of the order all over the country
should aid him In drawing the alton
tion Of the heads Of educational insti-
tutions to this very important matter.
Prof. Mahaffy, Of Dublin, has ar
rived in Boston to deliver a series of
lectures on the value Of Greek studies
to modern culture. Besides his Lowell
lectures. he will deliver one address
al Fale.' and one in New York. He
Is famous Greek scholar, :3at ts
s',blimely ignorant of irish, which
bears a close affinity to the Gresk.
Taaffe. the noted linguist, says that
one thoroughly conversant in 1risl,
could have talked Hebrew to Moses,
Greek to Aristotle, and Latin to Clcaro.
Il, is said that Prof. Mahanfy IL op-
posed to the revival Of the Irish inn
suage and literature. simply because
f4' knows nothing about them.
The Marquis Of Ripon, who recently
retired from public life, is a convert 10
the Catholic faith. Before his con-
version he was at the head Of tho
Masonic order in the British isles. The
British press Of all shades Of political
opinion has given the retiring Liberal
statesman high encomiums for ser
vices rendered to his country. A b. 4
qCet was rendered him in London, st
which the Lord Chancellor, the Prime
Minister and other high offlcials ..y-
telled him on his distinguished care Or.
The fact that he is "a Romanist" male
no difference with these broad rniudad
men.
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At the Rudovitz meeting In this CITY
last Sunday the Irish were cons oicu-
ously absent as speakers, and but few
o. them were present to show thoir
sympathy with the Russian political
prisoner who, on the pretext Of being
a criminal. is claimed by the Russian
government under an extradition treaty
which should be abrogated. Whether
the Irish wer> invited to speak is MT
known to the parasrapher, but sursly
they could attend q mass meeting to
show their interest in the cause Of
liberty. be the victim Russian, a
Boer, a Htndoo or a Bulgarian. Free
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