The Irish standard., 1909-01-09
IN PASSING


Der Of the Idaho legislature bears tire
4AY1slo-Saxon name of McFadder.
It is said that 193.1as per-ons i'll
ireland have put in claims for oil age
pensions, although there are '>nly 1884,
0a0 persons l.aown to be living over 20
wears of ag.. Some 5000 over &C
years Of eye must have applied fo:
pensions. they must wait.
Count William ]. Onahan, of Chi
ra:o, one Of the leading Catholic lay
men in the United States, is now in
Rome He is private chamberlain to
the Pope, and in that capacity wears
magnificent uniform with swors
dangling at his side.
The story g.: Father Tom Burke and
the Jesuits is still going the rou Ids o.
the Catholic press in spite Of thu, fact
that it's authenticity was challenged bv
a writer in this paper. Fitzpatrick,
the biographer of Father Burke, is re-
sponsible for the fiction.
There is enc Catholic prizes. whom
the A. P. A. correspondents Of the
commoner will not accuse Of surpOl.-
ing Taft against Bryan for the prssi-
dency. He is Rev. j. F. Nugent, Of Des
Moires, Ia, who wrote the preface to
Rryan's famous lecture, "The Prince
Of Peace which was distributed
among church people during tho cam
raign.
Miss Agnes Feeney. Of Rochester,
Mimi, was thought to have beer lost
in the earthquake In Sicily, but dis
patch from Rome. dated Jan. 2. suys
that Miss Feeney with Mrs. $. A.
Ut Dakota, and others. are
in the Eternal City, though they had
booked passage from there for points
tr Sicily before the catastrophe. This
will be welcome news to the many
friends Of the two ladies throughout
the Northwest.
1'he Catholic University Of America
has lost the Wagganlan surety case.
?Es district court Of appeals, in an
opinion just rendered, decided that the
university cannot recover from the
estate Of the late DR.. Daniel 9. Clark
the 100000 penalty of the bond Of
the late Mr.. wagsaman, who was
treasurer Of the Catholic institution.
The appellate court sustains the de-
cisicn Of the lower court, rendered. by
justice Wright some time ago, that tho
sureties of the bond may not DO
touched The Catholic University
probably will take the case to the
United states Supreme Court for
final review.
William Kennedy, Of Tippera:y, is
reported to rave seen snake on his
farm at Tullamore park. The serpent
i. said to have Kissed at him as he
passed by, and for doing so Mr.. Ken
r edy struck it twice with black
horn stick and killed it. The snake is
described as being two feet eight
inches long end about as thick as an
ordinary walking stick. colored dark
green on the back with white spots
anil light pale green underneath, with
a beautiful orange band at the bacl.
81 the head. Mr.. Kennedy must make
. sworn affidavit before We believe tho
story. Snakes cannot live in 1re'ond
,ncc they touch the soil. Lord Haw:h
with the 'varmints"
many years ago, and found that to be
the case.
Does the free-thinker really think?
He only thinks he thinks. He reads
but one side Of a religious question
and accepts for gospel what voltaire,
q Paine, or en- Lngersol says. In this
Connection. the following aneodote Of
Mgr. Dunanloup. the noted French
rrelate, may be told: In the co,lr.s .:
L conversation with a young man. the
latter boastingly declared himself :.
Indeed" said the arch-
bishop; $50 you are freethinker, are
you?" YES" rei.'!ed the young man,
Il en- freethinker." Have va rea.i
the Bible?' NO; 1 have not" "Fave
you read Bossuet?" no" "Nor
Chateaubriand?" persisted his grace.
No. have never read any of these.
"Oi, then, my dear sir" said the arch
bishop. II can assure you that you
are not freethinker at all. You. are
only an igroramus."
Jar-es RedIath, who visited ireland
years ago as representa-
tive Of the New York Tribune. said
in one Of his letters: ireland is tho
Of Europe. In 1t thtre