The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-25
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One good way to begin the new year
is by subscribing for the Irish STAN
dard.
The Irish Standard is $500 a yea.
to any part of the United States. To
Canada and all foreign countries, $3.50
per year.
Preparations are afoot in Duluth to
celebrate the goth anniversary of
Bishop McGolrck's conservation ON
Monday Dec. 81.
Glad tidings come from Washington.
1t is said that Joe Cannon is serving
his last term as speaker Of the House
and may resign during the session.
There is one sensible monarch in Eu-
rope and that is King Gustavus of Swe-
den. He has positively declined to follow
the example of his royal father, the
late Oscar II, in having any gorgeous
ceremony of coronation, saying it is
useless expense, no longer in keeping
with the spirit of the times. He wants
no coronation ceremony at all. He is
lican in his views. Others may copy
after Gustavus to the delight of their
subjects.
Poet Watson, of the "Serpent's Ton.
que" is said to be insane. His own
brother says so, and he ought to know.
If he is in that mental condition his
brother should place him under medi-
cal care instead of permitting him to
go roaming and rhyming at large. We
have plenty crazy poets of our own in
this country to look after without TAX
ing care of this Englishman who has
gained notoriety by villainously attack
ing the wife of the Prime Minister Of
England and boasting of his poetical
achievement.
A statue to General Thaddeus Kos
ciusko will soon be erected by the
Poles at the nations capital. Congress
has not provided any funds for it's
erection, though an appropriation of
$4,000 has been asked for securing a
site I'm Vashin pton Nh foraioner 40.
serves higher honor from the Ameri-
can people than the noble Kosciusko.
He left his native land to help the
colonists against Great Britain and rem
dered excellent service. What can
you do?" asked Washington Of him.
Anything; try NO." exclaimed the
| patriot. He was appointed chief en-
gineer in the construction of the fort
! at. West Point and was made Colonel
! Afterwards he was promoted to a high
err rank and remained in America till
| the British surrendered at Yorktown,
! when he returned to Poland and fought
against the invaders Of his country.
DR.. Cook did not discover the North
| Pole after all! So the University Of
Copenhagen decides. The newspapers,
are now pounding Cook numerically
and calling him the greatest impostor
of the age. 1t is said he is now in
Norway, and that in less than four
months he cleared 100000 from his
! books and lectures. Commander
Peary is now a happy man. Had he
announced his discovery ahead Of
Cook, the latter would not have de-
| ceived the people so successfully. The
name Of Cook will live among arctic ex-
plorers as having perpetrated the
greatest hoax Of the twentieth CEN
fury. He may yet be heard from in
his own vindication. Newspaper cor
respondents will find him out where
i ever he is concealed.
| An octogenarian named McPartlin
writes to the New World about Thomas
Darcy McGee and quotes from his
work, "The Irish Settlers in North
America" as follows: when out on the
Atlantic Commodore Barry was hail
ed by British warship with Ship
ahoy there. What ship is that and
who commands her?' The laconic ans
wer returned was: This is the Unitei
States ship Constitutions; commander,
Jack Barry, half Irish, half Yankee;
who are your" With the compliments
of the season, we refer the words at
tributed to John Barry to Mr.. Martha
I. ]. Griffin to nail them in his Ameri-
can Catholic Historical Researches,
published quarterly in Philadelphia at
one dollar year. Why should Barry
have said he was half Irish and half
Yankee when he wasn't?