The Irish standard., 1909-04-17
IN PASSING

IN PASSING
The sixth annual convention of the
Catholic Educational Association will
De held in Boston, Mass, on July 10.
IA and Is.
1t Is now definitely settled that Mrs. /.
Boyle of kidnapping fame is not tho
McDsrmott girl of Chicago. who at
tended convent academy, but Helea
Richards Of Ohio. who is neither irish
nor Catholic. ts
Editor N. p. Olson. Of the Anoka
Free Press. was recently elected alder
man of the city on the Rum river.
Mr.. Olson is eminently qualihed to flll
the office to the entire satisfaction
Of his fellow citizens. j.;
Father Yorke, Of San Francisco, says
that the new univetsity in Dubli,
would be another Trinity College
sprinkled with holy water if the Irish
language is not taught within its walls
and made = compulsory study TOR ell
trance to the institution.
In ireland last year the Intsrmedi-
ate Board examined 1895 students Of
the nof{ooal soboos. a. v.A..,
s,loS students in Gaelic. Glad that
the native language is making such
progress. Ireland will soon be a BIZ
lingual country. .-
1t Is reported that Senators Nelson
and clapp, Of Minnesota, will hsht for
free lumber. What's the use? All the
Minnesota congressman voted for free
lumber in the House. but the tariff
was kept on all the same. Republicans
and Democrats Of the East and South
control legislation, and the rest Of the
country must take what they please 10
give. =.
A Duluth rabbi named Lefkovitz de-
MES that the Jews crucified Christ.
Perhaps he wants to place the blame
on Pontius Plate and the Roman SOL
diers: II the Bible story is "a l1istor-
ical falsehcod," as he says, why not
show 1t. A simple denial on his part
is not sufficient. No Christians hold
the Jews Of the present day RESPONSE
BILE for the awful crime of their fore
fathers. .s. s
II is said that the number Of Gaelic
speakers in New York is about $4,000.
That is about ten times the number of
Gaelic speakers in the East Of Ireland.
1 According to the British census OF
1890, tlthsra waas only one man in tbs
County Of Carlow who could speak
the irish language. q Since the. Fri 81
revival, the native languageis spread
Ting in Leinster.
T. Two Catholics Of world wide fame.
died. last week in the persons Of i.
Marion Crawford, the prolific novelist,
and Madame Modjeska, the celebrated
actress. The former. was a, convert to
the Catholic faith. The latter was a
native of Poland and loved her coun-
try with the most ardent devotion. She
was an honor to the noble race to
which shev belonged. Both Crawford
and Modjeska reflected high credit on
Literature and art.
Elk President Roosevelt denies that
lhe gave an interview to the cores
spondent Of aParis Newspaper at Ma
pies, and telegraphs to the French
papers repudiating the utterances at
tributed to him. The reporter sticks
to his story and positively declares
that the great American is fit to be
enrolled as president of the Ananias
club for calling it IAN impudent fab
rication without particle Of founda.
tiop." And there you are.
An endless chain prayer is being
received through the mails by Catho-
lies in this city and vicinity. The re-
cipient is requested to write the
; prayer, copy it and then send 1t to
nine other persons. II the receiver
does not comply with directions given
he is threatened with dire calamities
The author Of the prayer and the
place Of publication are unknown. It is
needless to say that the prayer IL a
humbug ana should be destroyed.
Some crank or fanatic is at the bot
, tom Of 1t.
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