The Irish standard., 1908-12-05
IN PASSING

I ~ 7OOSUO
The weather up to the first Of De-
cenber has been very pleasant in Min
neapolis and vicinity. but a. chance .f
temperature has come that indicates
that winter is nigh
Ralph Wheelock. originally 4 news.
paper man at Mitchell. S. D.. and later
connected with the Minneapolis Trjb-
une' until he resigned to become Mayor
Jones' secretary, is now a contributor
to the st. Paul Pioneer Press. The
r. F. Is to be congratulated on getting
Mr.. Wheelock on its staff. He is cer-
tainly valuable acquisition to it.
John Hayes. the American athlete
who won the Marathon race in Eng.
land. was defeated last week nv Du-
rando, the Italian runner. at Madison
Square Garden, New York. They ran
26 miles, and Durando finished by
about minute ahead Of HIS CONNECT
tor. The audience was largely COM
posed Of 1rishmen and italians. and
they cheered the runners rapturously.
Gov. James H. Higgins, of Rhode
Island, and Miss Ellen r. Mcguire
we're recently married by Bishop Har-
kins at Pawtucket, R. 1. The COVER
nor is 80 years old and his wife %.
He has been four times mayor Of
Fawtucket an1 twice governor Of the
state. Little Rhody'' is the only New
England state that has ever elected a.
Catholic governor. Which will be tbe
next?
The London papers are well pleased
with the American Japanese agree
ment. The Standard says that "in
plain English it means an alliance for
military and naval operations" and
that Is what 1t is. OF course, the Eng
lish are pleased with the alliance for
England already is an ally Of japan.
A triple alliance can be easily effected,
and then England will dare Germany
to invade her shores.
In letter to the Record Herald. Mr..
w. E. Curtis speaks highly Of the Irish
priesthood and says: You can't talk
back to a Judge or a school teacher or
parson. And that is undoubtedly the
ground for the charge SO frequently
made that Ireland is priest-ridden."
But the average Of intelligence. Gull
ture and efficiency among the Irish
priesthood is probably higher than it
is In any other country, and their in
f7uence is correspondingly greater.
The Republican newspapers are not
satisfied with misrepresenting VIM. J.
Bryan in an interview from San An
tonic. Texas, in which they make him
say that he is willing to try for the
Presidency again; but they invade his
family circle and say that his daugh-
ter is going to obtain a divorce though
Mr.. Bryan has been obliged to deny
the report. The fact is that Mr.. w. Il.
Leavitt, his son-in.law, is now in Paris
painting "The Last Supper" and he
announces that he will resume resi-
dence with his wife at Denver as soon
as he finishes that great painting.
The Washington Post, which is
owned by John +. Mclean Of the Gin
ctnnati Inquirer (price &c every day in
the year,, says that ignorant persons
are debarred from criminal careers be-
cause of their ignorance, while educat-
ed persons achieve success as GRIM
inals. A safe blower must have some
knowledge Of chemistry and especially
explosives; forger must be able to
read and write; but even the ordinary
burglars tools have undergone a pro-
cess of differentiation, until now full
assortment contains about one hundred
and fifty pieces It takes a smart man
to be a rascal in these scientific times.
There Is no priest in the Northwest
who is in greater demand as lecturer
than Rev. j. M. Cleary, Of this city.
We find in one Of our exchanges the
following high praise of that reverend
gentleman, and it Is not exaggerated:
Father Cleary is pre- eminently a lee
turer. His voice is melodious and well
moulded, his words flow freely and are
we'll chosen, his gestures are few and
his manner earnest but not in,pas-
stoned; but his clear, convincing argu~
nent is the great charm Of his ad-
dress. He at once demands and COM.
noands attention, and his audience he