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New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

He took great pains to impress the public
with his fidelity to native customs, such
as eating raw meat. and performing out
landlsh religious rites
In response to popular demand, he
wrote and published a book called "A
Historical and Geographical Description
OF Formosa. - which furnished minute
and imaginary account OF the manners
and customs OF the island. Illustrations
gave . still more lively idea of its InarVels
The Tesuits, who We're at that time very
unpopular, were attacked, and the book
had tremendous sale He did not stick
At the most improbable stories, and, II he
once made a slip, boldly faced II out.
Eighteen thousand male children were
yearly sacrificed to the gods, he said; al
though Il was obvious that 50 small an
island would soon become depOpulated at
that rate He explained his far skin by
the story that the upper classes were &C
customed to remain indoors, ont OF the
ravs of the sun. Such yarns as these
were believed, and London was enthusi-
astic l. was proposed TO raise funds to
send him back to FormOsa as mission
airy This idea pleased Psalmanazar,
probably because he thought that It
would offer a good chance TO leave the
country with some extra money III his
pocket.
In an evil hour he visited Oxford, and
at the university met some men OF science
who persisted in asking inconVenient
questions He brazened it out and he'd
as Imaginatively as usual; but his replies
as 20 the length of the days and the po-
sition OF the sun at different times IN the
year were fatty opposed to the facts OF
astronomy. Severer questions proved
the sham beyond a doubt, and Psal-
manazar's bubble burst as quickly as it
had grown. Finding himself 4 mere butt
for all the gibes OF the town, he quickly
disappeared from view, and for long
time lived in obscurity. In after years
he repented OF his triCkerieS and decep-
tions. and became 4 hard working literary
hack Dr. Johnson used frequently 70
dine with him IN an alehOusc on Old-st-,
and he IS reported to have found IN hm
4 piety, penItenCe, and virtue exceeding
almost what we read of as wonderful IN
the lives of the Saints.
A somewhat similar attempt at IN
venting a bogus language was made by
TWO Frenchmen about 1880, who tired to
impose upon learned men by placing be
fore them specimens of the language and
literature Of place they named
:" Taensa," located near the Mississippi
River. The fraud was exposed; but not
before some savants had been caught.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

parative obsc-lritv Rascal as he was, It
IS hard noc 20 admire his colossal nnpu-
ienCe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Provisions Of Important Measure
Which Coming Legislature
Will Consider.

Special to The NctoS.
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 24.-The bill
for the establishment of the Missis.
sippi State Normal College to be pre-.
sented during the approaching legis-
lative session for passage, has been
prepared in accordance with the plan
as proposed in a resolution unani-
mously adopted during the recent
meeting of county superintendent OF
education. which was held here in re
spouse to call issued by State Super
intendents of education, which was
held here in response to a call issued
by State Superintendent Powers.
Just who will introduce the bill is
not shown on it's face, but it is in
tended to be introduced in the lower
house, while the new agricultural high
school bill is to be initiated in the
senate. The state normal bill has
been printed in advance of the open
ing of the session, and copies have
been sent to all the members of both
houses. The bill is as follows:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
bill FOR ESTABLISHING
MISSISSIPPI STATE NORMAL

tract for materials and supplies.
Sec. 8. Accounts of this institution
shall be stated and settled annually
with the State Auditor. The Board Of
Trustees shall, ten days previous to
each session Of the legislature, sub
NIT to the Governor a report of all
their actions and proceedings in the
execution of their trust, with state
ment of all accounts connected there
with, to be by the governor laid be-
fore the legislature.
Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees
shall, as soon as practicable after
their appointment arrange to receive
from the localities desiring to receive
the location of said school, proposals
for donation of a suitable site, and
other valuable considerations. and
shall locate the same in the place of.
fering the most advantageous condi-
tions, all things considered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Powers of Corporation.

Sec. 3. The powers of said corpor-
alton shall be vested in and it's duties
be performed by board of trustees,
composed of one member from each
congressional district in the State,
and of the Governor, and State Super
intendent of Education, serving ex-of-
ficio, the former to be President of
the Board.
Sec. 4.-Upon the passage of this
Act, within thirty days the Governor
shall nominate, and by and with the
advice of the Senate, appoint one cit
izen from each congressional district,
as trustees of said institution, four of
whom shall serve for term of three
years, and the remainder for six years
and until their successors are ap-
pointed and enter on duty; and sue
cessors in each cla-s shall be appoint.
ed in like manner for six years; pro-
vided, however, that in case of va
cancy by death or otherwise, the Gov
ernor shall appoint successor for the
remainder of the term vacated
Sec. 5. The Board of Trustees shall
hold their first meeting at Jackson
Mississippi, within one month from
the time of appointment. at which
meeting they shall elect one of their
body Secretary, and cause a regular
record to be. made and kept of their
proceedings. The duties of the Sec
rotary shall be to keep a full and reg.
ular record of all proceedings of the
Board. and to make and prepare such
reports as may be required of him.
The Trustees shall also elect Treas
urer, who shall give bond to the peo-
pie of Mississippi in the amount of
the largest sum likely to come into his
hands, the penalty to be fixed by the
Board of Trustees, conditional for the
faithful discharge. of his duties as
Treasurer. with two or more persons
as securities. The Trustees at this
meeting shall likewise elect, or take
steps 70 elect President for said
Mississippi Normal College.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Provisions of Bill.

A bill to establish the Mississippi
State Normal College.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi:
That body polite and corporate is
hereby created, by the name of the
Mississippi State Normal College, Ito
cost not more than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars), to have perpetual
succession, with power to contract and
be contracted with, to receive by any
legal method of transfer or convey
ance, property of any description, and
to have and hold and employ the
same; also, to make and use cor
porate seal, with power to break OF
change the same: to adopt bylaws,
rules, and regulations for the govern
ment of it's members, official agents
and employees
Sec. 2. The object of the said Mis-
sissppi Normal College shall be to
qualify teachers for the public schools
of this state, by imparting instruction
in the art and practice of teaching in
all branches of study which pertain to
common school education, and such
other studies as the Board of Trus-
tees may from time to time prescribe
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
students Of Miss
written pledge to \

students OF Miss IL q
written pledge to 3 d
of not less than tw sne pub
lie schools of said LIE, the first year
of which shall be in the rural schools
Of the county in which said students
reside, provided said students can Sc
cure school in said county. All 9th
err students attending shall pay such
tuition fees as the Board of Trustees
may prescribe, such moneys to be paid
into the Treasury. as in other cases
provided.
Sec. Is. The expense of the build
ing, improving, repairing and supply.
ing fuel and furniture. printing, and
the necessary apparatus for conduct
ing said school, the salaries or com
pensation Of the Trustees, President,
professors, assistants and employees
shall be a charge against the amount
appropriated for the erection and
maintenance of this institution. All
other expenses shall be chargeable
against the pupils of said institutions
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Contract for BUILDING,

Sec. 10. Upon the selection and Sc
curing of the land aforesaid, the Board
of Trustees shall proceed to secure
plans and to contract for the erection
of buildings in which to furnish edu-
cational facilities for such number of
students as hereinafter provided for;
also, for the improvements of the
land, so as to make it available for
the use of the institution. The build
ings shall be constructed upon the
most approved plans for use, and shall
be of sufficient capacity to accommo-
date the number of students, to be an.
portioned among the different coun-
ties OF the State in proportion to the
number of educable children in each
county, as compared with the whole
number of children in the State. The
outside walls of the main building to
be OF stone or brick, partition walls of
brick, and the entire building made
fire-resisting, and so constructed as to
be warmed in the most healthful and
economical manner, with ample ven
tilatlon in all it's parts. Said plans
shall be accompanied by specifica
lions and an itemized statement o.
the amount required for the erection
and completion of the buildings in &C
cordance Herewith. The Board of
Trustees shall appoint a trustworthy
and competent superintendent of the
buildings and improvements afore
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24

said whose duty it shall be to be
present during the progress of the
work and to see that every brick,
stone and piece of timber used is
sound and properly placed, and whose
right it shall be to require contractors
and their employees to conform to his
regulations in executing their con-
tracts; Provided, however, that said
Board Of Trustees shall not appoint
any one of it's number superintendent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Election Of Officers.

Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Trustees to elect the Presi,
dent, determine the number of teach.
ers and number of other employees,
and their compensation and in their
discretion approve the appointment of
all such teachers or other employees;
prescribe the course of study which
shall be taught and maintained in
such institution; prescribe rules and
regulations governing the qualifica-
ton and admission of students; and
to prepare suitable diplomas to be
granted to students who shall COM
plete successfully the course of study
The Trustees of said school shall re.
ceive only their personal and travel
ing expenses, and shall receive this
allowance only upon presentation of
| itemized statements as to their actual
| expenses.
| Sec. u. The President shall be
held as the professional adviser of the
Board of Trustees on all matters per.
tanning to inside arrangements of
buildings, selection of faculty. and
course of study and he shall have the
immediate supervision and manage
ment of said Mississippi Normal Col
lege, in all its departments, subject,
however, to the general supervision,
management and direction of the
Board of Trustees.
Sec. 10. The course of instruction
in said Mississippi Normal College
shall be so arranged as to fall into
two divisions; the satisfactory COM
pletion of the first of said divisions
shall be evidenced by a certificate
and the satisfactory completion of the
second, by diploma. Said course and
the final examinations therein shall
be submitted annually to the State
Board of Education, and upon their ap.
proval, evidenced by the signature of
the President of said State Board of
Education. said certificate shall be a
first grade license for a period of five
years from its date, and said diplomas
shall be professional license as pro-
vided by Section 4553 of the Code O
1906.
Free Tuition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24
Must Keep Account.

Sec. 6. The Treasurer shall keep
an accurate account of all moneys re.
ceived and paid out; the account for
articles and supplies Of every kind
purchased shall be kept and reporSsd,
so as to show the kind. quality, and
cost thereof.
Sec. z. No member, officer, or agent
of the Board Of Trustees shall be a
party to or interested In any con.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24

in incidental fees. ana ~ Dong
Trustees shall regulats Tie choE1
accordingly.
Sec. 16. That this act take eGoc2
and be in force from and aftsr -
passage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-24

Free Tuition.
Sec. "A. Tuition shall be free to al
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23
A Good Landlord.

Michael J. O'Connor, Of New York
City, who bought from a. Frenchman
a year ago the Irish village of Leitrim,
where he was born, received letter
from his tenants recently, asking for
a 20 per cent reduction in the rents.
The letter was signed by Bridget
Latin, Matthew Moffit, Henry Eardly,
A. H. Lindsay and James Beirne. Be-
cause. of Mr.. O'Connor's well known
generosity and kindness to his tenants
and also considering that several land
lords of the neighboring village of
Carrick- Shannon had consented to
lower their rents, the tenants said they
made their request direct instead OF
; consulting Mt. O'Connor's agent, James
Bierne, OF Carrick- n-Shannon. 10
Mr. O'Connor believes in Home Rule
and has shown before that he is will
ing to put his principles concerning
landlords and tenants into practice.
So of course. he will lower the rent.
Certainly will do what they ask"
said Mr.. O'Connor. IT didn't buy the
village rs an investment, but largely
from sentiment, I guess. I wanted to
own the place where my ancestor, the
last king of Ireland-and he is my an
cestor, for all | know to the con-
trary--was buried And then, too, I
i,, ft~i,, -
see the whole Of Ireland freed from
her tenantry troubles.
"As the only American landlord in
Ireland-or rather out of it-I am
proud to uphold my principles and do
my share to carry them out. Perhaps
the other landlords will follow the
example Of US in Leitrim and Carrick-
on Shannon"
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23

down relentlessly, then with blare Of
trumpets give $4,000 for the work Of
picking them up. There never before
has been a city on the earth where
business is business has been more
triumphantly the absolute, unvarying
rule and motto.
"One of the most generous men to
churches in London have ever known,
who thought nothing of giving $4,000
to building scheme for a new school
room, and spends two hours of every
morning before breakfast in reading
Thomas a. Kempis, dismissed his gov
erness, whom he admitted was the
soul of the domestic sn,octhness of his
house, and who was ldored by his wife
he. would add s25 to the annual salary
of 500 which he then was paying he's.
He said he could not afford it, though
his name is at this moment on one Of
the largest commercial undertakings m
London and on scores of foundation
stones in religious buildings. I know
this story is true, because the girl is
my sister.
For it's size and population, no city
is more irreligious than London. Only
one in seven of it's population attends
any place of worship. There are many
parts Of London where Sunday does
not suggest to anybody anything cf
religious character vhatever. 1t is
not that they break the Sabbath; they
have no idea it is the Sabbath.
1--WE are heather city. From the
religious papers you might gather that
all the churches We're bent on the
social gospel, and are giving them
selves to institutional work. Believe
me, it is a fairy tale In hundreds Of
our churches, Congregational, Baptist
| and Methodist, any allusion to ju st
wages, righteous holidays for employ.
ees or decent housing Accommodations
is regarded as an intrusion of secu.
larity into the atmosphere of the day
OF rest and an Introduction of politics
into the pulpit
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23
The Most Irish Island.

Englishmen themselves are scarcely
aware Of the fact that within the
United Kingdom there is a spot where
! the people have paid neither rates
nor taxes nor rent for three years.
They have no police, no coast guard
nc light house. nor anything that can
remind them that they are the sub
jects Of Edward VII.
A very few Of the people know any
English. This Is the middle island of
the Arran group. which lies well out
in the Atlantic in front Of. Galway
bay. Inishmaan is the most Irish OF
the three.
The population is 400. The climate
is mild enough for maidenhair ferns
to grow in the open: already we have
primrose in full bloom. .,
1t will be great pity IL the English
ever intrude here and spoil this
charming simplicity of life with their
police, their courts, their prisons and
their work houses. 1t is the proud
boast of Inishmaan that 1t has never
produced renegade Irishman to Join
the British forces.
Yet what magnificent stuff these
men are! They can carry weights
such as one never saw carried be-
fore; they never eat meat, are az
often wet as dry, stand chatting in
pouring rain as though they were
basking in sunshine, and are capable
Ct any amount Of work without feel
ing fatigue.
Nothing English is bought in the
island. When all ireland initiates
Inishmaan, they need not bother
about Home Rule" as they have It
without asking for it.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23

flowers, which withor and die, let
Catholics have Masses said for their
dead relatives. This is more Catholic
more sensible. infinitely more effective
Over in the Tyrol, we are told, there
Is a custom which might we'll be intro
duced here. When Il man dies hie
friends and relatives send cards to his
immediate family, informing them that
the senders are having so many Mass
es said for the repose of the soul OF
the deceased.
1t is customary for Catholic socie-
ties to send a floral offering at the
funeral of member. These floral
pieces cost from ten to fifty dollars.
They serve no purpose whatever;
they are a perfunctory tribute. They
come by a. standing vote on the min
ute book of the society. The commit
tee looks after them: the bulk Of the
members scarcely know that they are
there. And to what purpose are they
How much better a novena of
masses for the repose of the soul of
the departed brother and friend?
We have read lately of some Catho-
lie societies here ana there through
out the country adopting this Catho-
lie salutary practice. 1t is all innova-
tion so practicable and so desirable
that there should be no delay In in
Producing it.
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23

by the Pope. President of, the Con-
federate States is his the Pope's)
formula of politeness to his corres-
pondent, and not a political recognition
of fact
"While Catholics and Protestants di-
vided, just as even brothers did, for
OF against secession, while the Re-
bellion did not divide the Catholic
Church, it did divide the Protestant
churches. While the Catholic church,
because she is universal, took sides
with neither combatant, the Protes-
tant churches did: they divided on ter
ritorial lines; those in the South rec
ognized the Confedelacy. 1t was years
after the war before the Southern and
the Northern Presbyterian Churches.
for example, were reunited.
"If the Pope recognized the Confed-
eracy, if his action so completely dom
mated Catholics, why we're the patri-
otic preachers silent when this Gov
ernment was organizing regiments
and brigades exclusively of Catholics
and entrusting them to Catholic off,
GERS, even giving division and depart
ment commands to Catholic generals :?
If what is alleged against our loyalty
is only half believed by the preachers.
was not their silence during the war
reasonable? Why is it they never
ring the tocsin but in periods Of pro-
found peace?"
The Irish standard., 1909-01-23
OLD CHESTNUT,
The Pope Of Rome Did Mot Recognize
The Confederacy.

| The Confederaey.
A Philadelphia minister, DR.. S. M.
Vernon, recently said in a public ad-
dress:
when our Civil War was upon us
and the nation was in peril, the infal-
lible Pope was the only foreign ruler
in the whole world who recognized the
independence Of the Confederate Gov
ernment. If there had been Catho-
lie President then w,nen the great lin
coin bore on his heart the burdens Of
nation at war with itself, what
would the result have been? Certain
ly something very different from what
they were!"
The Catholic Messenger, in reply,
quotes from Martin I. j. Griffin in his
Historical Researchcs' of September,
1903, as follows:
Pope Plus TX, October 18, 1862,
wrote to the Archbishops of New
York and New Orleans, imploring them
to exert their best efforts to bring
about peace, saying that he beheld
with deepest sorrow the slaughter.
ruin, devastation and other innumer-
able and ever-to- be- -deplored ca1ami-
ties;' that he was Offering fervent
prayers to God that He would concili-
ate the minds of the combatants, paci-
fy reconcile, bring back the desired
tranquility and peace He declared
that he hoped North and South would
hearken to his words and comply with
his parental admonitions, as they
plainly understand he was moved by
no political reasons, no earthly consid
erations, but impelled solely by char
ity.' It certainly was not a crime to
pray God to restore peace to this
country!
"After learning Of this letter Jeffer-
son Davis sent letter expressive of
sincere and cordial appreciation Of
the Christian charity by which your
Holiness is actuated.' The Pope made
respectful acknowledgment Of this let
ter from the President Of the Confed-
eracy. A bumptious commissioner in
terpreted the Pope's letter as a rec
ognition Of the Confederacy. Judah
F. Benjamin, Secretary of State, made
known in these words to Commission
er Mann his understanding Of the
Pope's recognition Of the Confeder-
acy: AS recognition Of the Confed-
eracy.' he wrote February 1, 1854, we
cannot attach to 1t the same value you
do-a mere inferential recognition, un-
connected with political action or dip
lomatic relations, possessing none Of
the moral weight required for awaken
ing the people Of the United State from
their delusion that these States still
remain members of the old Union He
then continues: The war now waged
(by the North) is a foreign, not an
intestine or civil war, as 1t is termed