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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
Cover for Ball Field.

the four base lines and will protect
them from getting muddy and slip
perry. The supporting device will
serve to keep the cover raised slight
ly in the center and drain the water
on all along the line, so there is no
danger Of any settling along the edges
and seeping underneath. Cables at
tached to the ends OF the strip ia
cilitate its unwinding.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
Cutting Glass.

sors, without plunging your hands
with the glass into water. You have
only to cover the glass with little
bands or strings Of paper. carefully
pasted on and arranged in all direc-
itions. These bands deaden the vibra-
lions and prevent the glass from
breaking. The experiment with the
tub Of water, however, is the safest
and surest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17

fastened to the sole of the foot, There
Il q projecting stop TO prevent the
wings, or soles Of the plate. from open.
ing more than enough to form an-evan
fat surface, The backward kick Of
the swimmer opens these wings and
provides q vide surface Of resistance
20 the water, thus enabling the man 70
achieve q much greater speed than he
could otherwise obtain. 90 be e pro
psllsd forward with greater impetuA
n drawing the foot forward again the
wirrs close and make this movement
~ nors arddcul shan 4 ne FOO. vas
unancumbsrod.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
WINGED FEET ON SWIMMERS
Plate Attached to Sole Of Foot En-.
ables Man to Obtain Much Great
or Speed Than Ordinarily.

Mythology tells US Of a gentleman
named Mercury. who had wings on
his feet and could run away from any.
thing on two legs. but It remained for
Texas man to invent wings for the
feet Of swimmers. The Texans inven,
ton consists Of q hinged plate that 10
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
The ultimate Limit.

First Qentist-My work is so pain
less that my patients often fall asleep
while am at their teeth.
Second Dentist - That's nothing
Mine all want to have their pictures
taken to catch the expression Of de-
light on their faces.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
He'd Get Il.

HOWELL want to get all that's COM
ing to me.
Powell-Well, stand right where you
are: there1l be an automobile along In
q minute or two.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17

Happiness. at least. is not solitary;
It joys to communicate; It love others,
for It depends on them for its exist
ence.-Stevenson
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
AsropIanss for Germany.

Berlin.-Admiral Won Tirpitz, Ger.
man minister Of marine. har decided
upon the purchase of n number Of
aeroplanes for use In the navy. The
trial will take place OF Kiel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-08-17
mani How did you become q

Poor man! How did you become
tramp%
II wuz q war correspondent In Man.
churia, mum. / got so used ter doing
nuthin' dat ! haint been no good
since"
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
THE ERRATlC EXTREMISTS.

1t is amusing to contemplate the
fantastic schemes that were torulu-
lated in the peevcd minds Of the hand
full of extremist Peers who in their
desperate straits looked for Il last re-
sort by which they might thwart the
plans of the Government. AT the Cecil
Hotel banquet. following the an
nouncemeni by Premier Asuuith that
he had the Kings promise to have the
new Peers created should occasion re-
uuire. Lord Halsbury stated that he
wished the time would come when Mr..
Asquth would be impeached for the
advice he had rendered to he crown
in reference to the use of the Royal
preroSativc. Lord Halsbury was
loudly rhrcred at the time by the little
group Of vcllgeful followers who would
have chcered any threat or statements
hostile to the opposition. ~.
But how absurd Lord Hasbury
made himself appear. He would have
the Prime Minister tried for high
crimes and misdcmcanors by the
House OF Lords, Il hereditary body
against whose position the people had
taken their stand in two successive
elections. He would have Il group of
men whom the people were helpless
to appoint or remove chastisc a man
whose policy the people sanctioned. If
Lord Halsbury lives to reach the use
of reason he will doubtless blush to- he
reminded Of his cratic statement.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26

should be, that they deal too much
with parochial matters which can in
terest only those concerned, etc. If
the Catholic press is not what it should
be. whose fault is it? Is not the Cath
Ole press just what we make it? Does
not the blame lie largely with those
who fail to give the press that sup
port which is necessary to build it up
and make it what it should be. the
main support of our faith and our
rights as Catholic citizens? Whatever
may be the shortcomings of the Cath
Ollie ess--shortcomings which are
greatly eAaggera ted-it is our duty to
support it SO effectively that it may
be enabled to maintain itself on
higher level Of merit than is at pres
ent possible. 1t is not question Of
pleasing ourselves, or getting, so to
sd y the value of our money, but a
question of generously cooperating in
a work which we all must concede, ac-
cording to the command of our Holy
Father and our Bishops is really apos-
tolic. Every faithful and Jealous
Catholic should be made to realize
that the support of the Catholic press
is particularly effective way of show
ing his devotion to the Church"
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
oRANGE,sm IN CANADA.

Since Congress passed tn" Eeciproc-
it, bill d few weeks ago attention has
been turned to Canada where the OPP
position 10 the bill has caused an
other election to be declared. On the
outcome OF this election, which will
the Reciprocity agreement will depend.
If the Conservatives gain control Of
Parliament the bill will be voted down
and that will end it. If the Liberals
win Reciprocity will be established in
the early fall.
One feature Of the campaign which
shows that religious bigotrN is not
dead in Canada is the introduction
into the contest OF the question of Sir
Wilfred Lauriers church adherence.
Sir. Wilfred is Il Catholic and of course
the Orangeulcn, through the medium
of the Orange Sentinel, are emitting
that hollow cry about the domination
of the papacy." It's a slogan that is
as old as Orangcism and will live as
long as Orangeism will last. One
would think that in the course of CEN
turtles they would be able to invent a
new joke or at least Wear out the old
one. But they haven't been able to
do either.
What bearing should Sir Wilfred
Laurier's religion have on the pas
sage of Reciprocity bill. 1t takes an
Orangeman to locate the connection. II
Sir Witred had been a Protestant his
religion would not be mentioned in the
present campaign. But since lie is Il
Catholic it makes little difference
which side Of the question he espous-
es He would still be "a tool of the
papacy" even if he We're opposed to
Reciprocity.
To u Catholic the thought that Pope
Plus X would have any influence on
the attitude of Sir Wifred Laurier
towards bill which simply affects
the trade between this nation and
Canada is too absurd to be taken seri-
nusly. The cry is SO far fetched that
it must be Il difficult task for those
who make use of it to educate them
selves up 10 appear not to be joking.
But trust the Orangemcn to get the
Influence of the papacy" mixed up in
it it it were only an agitation for the
destruction OF grasshoppers.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
THE WOOL BILL VETO.

II is Il question whether in vetoing
the wool bill President Taft has not
made his own reelection If mot his
own nomination impossible. The Pres
iuent has stated on many occasions,
and notably in his Winona speech
about year ago, that he considered
the tariff on wool as provided in the
Payne Alrich bill too high. In his
message accompanying his veto of the
wool bill the President again admits
that in his opinion the present wool
tariff cannot be justified. He SAYS:
"There is widespread belief hat
many rates in the present schedule
are too high and are in excess of any
needed protection for the wool grower
or manufacturers share this belief
and have SO stated in several public
addresses
The President then goes on to state
that his reason for vetoing the bill is
because he hasn't sufficient data at
hand by which to Judge how the wool
schedule ought to be amcnrled. He
says that the schedule is SO compi-
Gated as to make scientific information
necessary for the proper consideration
of it. and hence he proposes to wait
until the winter session of Congress
when the committee which was ap-
pointed at his instigation will he ready
to furnish such data.
This is President Taft's first attcmpt
at using the big stick While he is to
be credited with desire to arrange
the tariff schedules scientifically, his
refusal to sign bill which was adopt-
cd by an overwhelming majority in
Congress and which remedies the
worst feature Of an abomnable tariff
measure. feature which he himself
admits needs amending, makes it APP
pear as If he wants to secure the cred
it for himself. And in order to do that
he is willing to let the people suffer a
while longer.
Evidently President Taft considers
the rates provided by the present bill
too high. Otherwise he would have
no reason for refusing to sign it. This
idea is further justified by the follow
Ing statement in his message. "When
l have the accurate information which
| Justifies such action. shall recon-
mend to Congress as great a reduce
ton In schedule X as the measure of
protection will permit. The failure of
the present bill should not be regard
ed therefore. as taking away the only
chance for reduction by this congress"
The only thing that could save the
Presidents popularity now would be
his recommending to the next Con-
gress lower rate than that provided
in the present wool bill That. how
ever, he is not likely to do. One thing
is certain; the President is not play
ing into the hands of the people, which
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26

Germany now announces that it is
favorably disposed towards the pro-
posal of peace treaty with this coun-
try. The day is coming when de-
Claration of war will not he sprung on
the world at an hours notice. If the
arbitration treaties do anything they
will introduce delay, and delay in such
cases is a. valuable element. BY arbi-
tration treaties we do not mean alli-
anceS or the surrender by a nation of
its rights. An interna tiona tribunal
should serve the same purpose that a
court of justice serves viz, secure for
disputants their just deserts without
recourse to violence. Too much care
and discretion cannot be exercised in
drawing up such treaties. The objec-
ton to Clause III which vests the
power of determining what questions
shall be arbtrated and what shall not
in Il committee of six persons. each
of the nations involved being repre-
scented by three, is we'll founded. The
senate is sufficiently responsive to
public opinion to be trusted to carry
out the wish of the ma iority in a case
of that kind.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
THE POPE NINE YEAR DECADES.

Some one got the idea some time
ure in the life Of Pope Plus y. We
hear it said that lie was parish priest
nine years, the president of Il semin-
AIRY for nine years, a bishop for nine
years and Il Cardinal for nine years.
And some one has stated that when
the Holy Father was crowned he said
he would reign for nine years---a state
ment which doubtless rnnuated from
one who was more inclined to super
stition than Plus y.
Now the Pope was n bishop for nine
years and he may have been parish"
priest for nine Years and the president
% a seminary for nine years. But the
fact is h" was Il priest for a little more
than twenty years and a Cardinal
for over ten years. He was not an
Archbishop for nine years. Also he
has lived to be more than nine years
old and wasn't ordained at the age of
ninc. He has written more than nine
letters and spoken more than nine
times. He is the 264th successor of
st. Peter. which is neither nine nor Il
multiple of nine. Furthermore he has
ten times too much good sense to
think that his life is allotted in decades
of nine years each.
Now the fact that this is the ninth
year of his reign and that his health
Is not the very best is no indication
that lie won't preside over the destiny
Of the church for many years to come
Let lis hope that he may.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
N do non Catholic churches sane

then do non-Catholic churches sane
ton it? They do SO, first because
were they to oppose it the member
ship of many of those churches would
tall off to nothing; and, secondly, be-
cause to recognize til" inhissolubility
OF marriage would be giving too much
credit to the wisdom of the Catholic
Church Besides no one Protestant
church wants to take the initiative.
Lack of union among the different de-
nominations. will leave the question in
a chaotic condition. 1t will probably
be long day before any Protestant
church takes an absolute stand against
divorce
There is good reason to believe,
however, that the present lax divorce
laws will soon be replaced by laws
which will make the conditions on
which divorce will be granted uniform
in all the states and more difficult.
The Aston scandal is arousing a senti-
ment favorable to the adoption of such
a law among congressman Any move
that will result in an Improvement of
the present conditions is to be COM
mended.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
MIR. AsoulTH WAS CERTAIN.

1t appears now that for Premier AS
quith the present session of Parlia :
ment must have been "A pleasant pas
time. His position was that Of a cat
playing with mouse which it could
dispatch at any moment.
Last November after the Confer
ence had failed to come to any agree
ment the Prime Minister went to the
King and told him that he would ad-
wise dissolution OF Parliament only
on the condition that in the event the
people showed their approval of the
Governments policy his Majesty
would, if necessary, exercise his con-
stitutiona power even though that
should involve the creation of new
Peers. On November 18th the King
dissolved Parliament accepting the
conditions mentioned by Mr.. Asquith.
The announcement Of the Kings con-
sent to create new Peers was not to
he made public until it became evident
that there was no other alternative
open. ..,-
Thus, all along Mr.. Asquith has been
certain of his course and for some
time past members of the party have
construed statements he has made as
being prompted by an assurance of
the Kings backing. Mr. II. p. OCun-
nor asserted repeatedly that he was
convinced the Prime Minister had the
guarantees. Had. the Lords been
aware Of this facts they might have
saved themselves jtfie humiliation of
rejecting the Veto bill and then talk
made doubly bitter.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
REGULATING DIVORCE.

Will the time ever come when Pro-
testant churches will adopt the rule
of 10 divorce? The opposition to the
Astor marriage by certain Episcopal
ian ministers suggests the query. In
this case. of course, the ground taken
is that Aston has abused the recog-
nized principle of dissolving marriage.
He is almost three times DIS old as
his tianccc and if 1t were not for his
wealth and social prestige the mar
riagc that he contcmplates would 1e
unthinkahlc. And perhaps it is sur
missed that the prospects of the now
wedding was the chief cause Of the
divorce
But whatever ground the objection
is based on there can be but one solu-
ton of the problem and that is no
recognition of the right to dissolve a
union which the sacred scriptures tell
us repeatedly is indissolublc. And,
moreover. every one who has given
the matter the slightest thought must
be aware that the ease with which di-
Vorcc is procurable is one OF the chief
reasons for scandals such as the Astor
affair.
Why then do Protestant churches
sanction this evil? 1t is as absurd to
say that the right to dissolve mar
riage is an essential of mans liberty
as to declare that parents are not
bound in duty to care for their own
children. For what greater injustice
can parents do to their children than
to deprive them of natural home life
If divorce is a recognition of right to
be free it is also a recognition of a
right to disregard mans most sacred
obligation.
But no apostle of separation will
deny that divorce is used freely as a
means of legalizing immortality. Why
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
American Federation Of Catholics.

Columbus, o., Aug. 24.-With the
election of officers and the selection of
Louisville, KY, as the convention place
next year business sessions of the
American Federation of Catholics So
cieties came to close here late yes
terday.
President Edward F'eeney of Brook
lyn was reelected, as were Secretary
Anthony Matre of st. Louis, Treasurer
G. H. Schultz of Detroit, Marshall J.
w. West of Kansas City, Kan, and
Color Bearer Chief Hern Cloud of the
Sioux Indians. South Dakota.
The vice presidents chosen are:
j. 3. Calkers, Newark, N. j.; r. p.
Flynn, Chicago; ]. A. Collier, Shak-
opee, Mimi: j. J. Hynes. Buffalo; J. ].
Regain, st. Paul, and J. w. Phelps,
Dallas. Tex.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
Pat Was There,

The night was wild, and three
tramps-an Englishman, Scotsman
and an Irishman-had taken shelter
from the stormy blasts inside an old
barn. wherein they found one solitary
chicken, which, on being cooked, was
discovered to be wholly inadequate for
their expansive appetites.
So they retired to bed OH the under
standing that he who dreamt the best
dream was to have the chicken. AT
s O'Clock the hungry tramps awoke
and began to narrate their dreams
II dreamt." began the hungry Eng
lishman, that went up to 'eaven in
a chariot"
The canny Scot could think of MOTH
ing better. AYE, mon, that's peculiar
now. I dreamt I went up WI ye."
And sure" declared Pat, cts me-
self as dreamt that I saw We boath
go up, so l got up and ate the chick
en."-Ideas.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
IRISH WOMEN IN PENAL DAYS.

One of the truelest features Of the
Penal Laws of Ireland was the attempt
made by means of them to reduce the
Fourth Commandment to dead let
ter. The Penal Code virtually offered
ii reward for tiscord between parents,
for by it the Catholic wife who re-
nounced her faith and became Il Pro-
teStant was given custody Of the chill
drcn and entitled to separate mainte-
ance. her husband being required by
law to make special provision for her.
And as il to induce Catholic wives to
proceed in that way the law prevented
Catholic husbands from settling a
jointure on their Catholic wives or
making provision for their daughters
And yet how futile it all was. Cath
Ollie wives continued to remain faith
full to their husbands. They cherished
the domestic virtues. They took pride
in making their homes cheerful for
their husbands who were laborng I'M
der conditions quite as adverse as they
The children were instructed in their
religion. They We're sent to schonl
whenever that could be done and they
were taught to love their country.
There was :, Catholic tone in those
households, a moral tone that made the
humble cottages of those good people
more to be desired than the mansions
of the rich.
AS II matter of fact the wealthy
classes recognized the worth of having
their children reared i'm such homes.
The heirs of horored titles and the
daughters who were destined to grace
tho drawing roums Of the nobility We're
committed to the care of the faithful
God-fcaring Irish women whose chief
est charm was their humble faith. And
it cannot be said but that those who
were intrustcd to them were we'll
reared. Their pleasures were the
simple. sinlcss pleasures of country
life. When they grew up they had
nothing to unlearn
Today when we are hearing so much
about the demand of women for equal
rights and the privilege of the ballot;
when we are reading so much about
divorce suits and domestic intidelity.
1t would seem that we could learn a
lesson from the history of the Penal
days in Ireland. There was no ques-
ton about women's rights then be-
another's trials and selfishness had no
part deep and simple faith Is
doubtless the explanation.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26

A man with all idea can get hear
ing and win over followers regardless
of whether his idea is good or bad,
sane or absurd, just so he hammers
away persistently. Witness the case
of eX-priest O'Connor who was re-
Gently killed in an accident. He fell
away from the Faith espousing the
cause of Professionalism and making a
business Of converting priests who
gave evidence OF being in a state Of
doubt. AT this he is said to have been
fairly successful. 1t was a hard role
to play but this unfortunate man
made success of it to his own I'M
doing. Had he espoused a right cause
and worked faithfully at it what a
crown of glory might have been his.
The failure of his life teaches others
what large part persistent effort
plays in gaining worldly success. 1t
should also teach those who have re-
ligious doubts to be careful in whom
they contidc.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
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The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
President Will Review Parade.

President Taft will be in Boston Oc-
tober II and will review the Columbus
Day parade. The night before, the
President will be rendered a banquet
at Hotel Somerset at which 900 covers
will be laid. The guests of honor will
include, besides President Taft, Gov
ernor Foss, Senators Lodge and
Crane. the Mayors of Boston and 9TH
er New England cities and the Ma
tional Board of Directors of the
to hold its fall meeting in Boston this
year.
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
Used His Own Judgment,

1t was his first Sunday at church
He watched the proceedings with un-
concealed interest, frequently asking
questions until his fond parents al
last replied:
Donald, dou't ask questions. De.
eide for yourself and do as you think
best"
Donald silently continued watching
when finally the collection was an
nounced and the box passed. AS il
came to him he looked up and muir.
INJURED politely:
mo, Thank you: have some"
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26
THE CATHOLIC PRESS.

At meeting of the clergy of the
diocese of Trenton, N. J., not long
since discourse was delivered on the
subject of the Catholic press by Rev.
Stephen M. Lyons in the course of
which he paid this well-merited trib-
ute to the Catholic press:
Some find fault with Catholic news
papers, claim they are not what they
The Irish standard., 1911-08-26

The elopement of Il Newport society
girl recently with her fathers chauf
sfeur, John Geraghty. has furnished
the elite of that rendezvous of multi
tmillionaires with a juicy subject for
gossip. We notice, however, that the
first step was soon repented of and
Rev. Father M. A. Kelly of Spring.
field, Mass, remarked or rather mar
lried the pair.