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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
The Wise Lion,

Paul Rainey, while showing private
ly in New York the wonderful cine
matograph pictures of the African
lion hunts, told an amusing story.
"a man." he said, "sat before his
tent, when a magnificent lion stiff
fened for the spring, leaped and
missed the man, missed him by jump
ing three feet too high. 1t then skunk
back in the forest, thoroughly
ashamed.
"The next day the man came III
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
iowa FARM BARGAINS
Harrison County is foremost among

Harrison County is foremost among the
corn ana fruit growing and cattle raising
counties in the State OF Iowa. The soil is
heavy black loan which sells from s75. 90
and rents from A.00 upwards per aore,
Catholics who intend to purchase or
rent q farm near the Catholic Church and
Railway will receive every informa-
ton by writing THE PASTOR, SACRED
HEART CHURCH, WooDBINE,I IOWA.
Please note that the advertiser who is
neither land owner orland AGENTS acquaint-
ed in every part of this county and knows
the exact value Of land. consequ entlyyou
will not run risks on our recommendation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
Death Of a North Dakotan.

Grand Forks, N. D., May 1s.-Wil-
liam O'Keefe, aged IS, who became
we'll known throughout the northwest
nearly 20 years ago when in the North
Dakota legislature he expressed him
self as being unable to understand
two things, "Why the Red river flow
ed north and why an Irishman voted
the Republican ticket" died at Minot,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Virginia, asked If Smiths store was
on the right or left hand side of the
road. The old negro looked up and
asked: is you a salesman" EYES,"
he replied, II am selling brains" The
old man with an air of disgust an
swered: "You is the furst salesman
I ever seed who doesn't carry any
samples. "-Macks National Monthly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
expectedly on the lion by a stream.
1t had appended log of wood and
was practicing low jumps"
A Reminder.

LADY, guess you're gettin' good
thing out O. tending the rich Smith
boy, amt We, doctor?
Doctor-Well, yes; l get pretty
good fee. Why?
Lady-Well. hope you won't for
get that my Willie threw the brick
that hit im.-Scribners Magazine.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
lust Before the Battle.

Have you spoken of our love to
your mother yet?"
mot yet. Mother has noticed that
I've been queer of late, but she thinks
it's Indigestion"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
Needed tho Reminder.

Old Gent-"Here. you boy, what are
you doing out there fishing? Don't
you know you ought to be at school ?"
Boy-'There, now knew I had for
gotten something!" .e
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
Believe in Yourself.

If you convince yourself that you
are doomed to life of drudgery, mis-
cry, and want, what or who can help
you? Determine never to do this.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Walsh county, today. He leaves a fam
lily of children and 50 grandchildren.
William O'Keefe, Jr., son, resides
in Winnipeg.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
No SAMPLES.

No Samples.
A travelling salesman, wishing to
have some fun with an old negro sit.
ting on soap box in small store in
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Maecarthy More, or, The Fortunes
Of an Irish !, Chief-By Mrs.
James Sadlier ...............
Maidens Of HaIIowed Nance
Embracing many lives Of the
Saints and servants of God
Illustrated with fine steel en-
craving ..................
May Brooke, Or conscIenoe-By
Mrs. Anna H. Dorsey. A
beautiful Catholic story ......
Mirror Of True Womanhood-A
book Of instruction for women
In the world ............:.:..
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Household book Of Irish Flo.
quence Containing selected
speeches of the Irish orators. :.
Greed Of Catholics, or Doctrine Of
our Faith-By Bishop McGill. /.
Father Burke's Sermons, includ-
ing his famous reply to F'roude.
History Of lreIand-By McGeoghe-
gan and Mitchel-With twelve
splendid steel engravings-One
volume gilt edges ............
Irish FIresIle StorIes-Tales and
Legends with twelve full page
illustrations .................
Little Lives Of tho Great ealnts-
BY John. O'Kane Murray. H.
Illustrated
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Our Lady Of Lourdes-A com.
plete History Of the Apparition,
with a number Of authentic
miracles-By Henri Lasserre. +.
Poems Of Thomas Davls-Cloth
fit top
Poems Of James Clarence Man
gan, gilt top ..................
Poems, Songs and 9allads-By
William Collins ..............
Poems by Thomas DARCY McGee
Cloth, gilt top ..............
Poems, Song and Ballads Of
Samuel Lover ......:...:....
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Rosemary, or Life ana uearn-
BY ]. Vincent Huntington.
Beautiful new edition in large
type .................
Service Afloat, or The Sumter
and Alabama during the Civil
War. Many steel and colored
illustrations showing naval en-.
4 gagements by Admiral Rae
phaol SommeD .............
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25

Tho 6lories Of Mary-By st. Al
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Tho Lily Of Israei-or Life of the
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frlest 10
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ment 10
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-11

IOr LABOR lecture 10 house April
20 by Herr Carr Legein, member
of new German Reichstag, and
president of International FEEDER
alton of)Labor Unions, highest
position within gift of organized
labor.
Frank Johnson, who begged
for nights lodging in Jail, was
burned to death in fire that des-
troyed> city hall of Geneva, ILL.,,
last night. Officials forgot"
him.
Mrs. Albert Lowe and her
brother, Sidney Hale, Minneapo-
lis, held for stabbing Fred Schu-
kart, II, with butcher knife as he
slept. Woman did stabbing.
Schukart dying.
"The result of the democratic
primaries in Illinois was not I'M
expected Vim. F. McCoombs,
Woodrow Wilson's campaign
manager, joining general chorus
of defeated candidates trying to
explain.
Unrestricted delegation, pledg-
ed to vote together on all sub
jects, and under thumb of Boss
Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany
Hall, will represent N. Y. at
Baltimore convention.
81 did not expect votes in Illi-
nois, and my friends wanted me
to keep off the ballot. But I in
sisted it be put on even if only
one man voted for me. La Fol
lette, getting his say in.
4 soy ~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-11
Gil in

OUTSIDE CHICAGO
Ten soft-footed Italian detec-
tives follow Pierp. Morgan, now
at Florence, Italy, wherever he
goes. Pierp is suspected of de-
signs on Italian art treasures.
Leaving art treasures aside,
Italians will be lucky if they have
any country left at all if Pierp
stays over there long.
Governor Baldwin, of Connec-
ticut, says he believes Socialists
should have proportional repre-
Sentation in legislature, even if
they were not strong enough in
any single district to elect their
candidate.
Rep. Lindbergh, Mimi, wants
an investigation committee to in
vestigate the investigation COM
mittee investigating the Money
ITuSt. LlnQDerg says some mem
berS of the committee are Wall
street sympathizers.
Textile strike in Passaic, N. J.,
practically over. Union beaten,
and members will return to work
without gaining recognition for
shop committee.
Chester M. Culver, for Califor-
MIA beet sugar interests; Pat Rog-
ers, for Colorado sugar men;
Hans HENDERSON, for Montana
sugar men, and w. H. Baird,
manufacturer of sugar rnachin-
cry, appeared befor senate fl
nance committee to protest
against lowering the sugar tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Illiteracy and School Attendance
King Georges Chnristers

From IarperS Weekly.
 There are ten boys in London who every Sunday and on state occasions wear suits of clothes that in each instance cost something like s2oo. The lads thus ex- penslvely and brilliantly attired are the choristers belonging to the Kings private chapel in St. James's palace. When ar rayed in their state suits they are truly a gorgeous sight.
 Scarlet cloth is the foundation Of this costume Bands of royal purple between rows of heavy gold lace are tho adorn- ments. old lace ruffles are worn at the neck and wrists. These ruffles are so val uable and so difficult to replace that they are worn only on the most special oeca- sions. At other times white lawn bands take their place. The boys must take great care of their suits, which must en- dure three years. The "undress' suits are replaced every eight months
 This choir is one of tho historical insti- tutons of Great Britain and many of it's old time customs. including the dress of the boys, arc retained to this day. The choir has numbered among It's singers such distinguished musicians as Sir Ar thur Sullivan, Edward Lloyd, Sir John Goss and Dr. E. ]. Hopkins.
 It is the right of the head boy to de- mand a guinea as spur money' from any officer entering the chapel wearing spurs. It Is said that when Arthur Sullivan was head boy the Duke of Wellington would always come spurred to the chapel, in or der that he might have the pleasure of paving the forfeit to his favorite choris- ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

From the London Daily News.
 sGen. Michael Savoff. whose daring and Victorious leadership is just now attract ing worldwide attentions. has always en- loved tho reputation Of being one of Bull saria.s strong men. Abroad his existence Was hardly suspected; but in his country people had been long accustomed to see h him the future commanderln-chief of the Bulgarian mobilized legions. Even be- for the distribution of the higher conl- .Jpands. had been announced, public opin- ion had already vested the supreme post in his hands. For once civil and military circles nroved of one mind, and nsVer was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Good Morning, Judge"

From the Springfield Republican.
 Some interesting experiences of the first days of school teaching In tho Phil ippines are given by Alice M. Kelly in the Manila Times She went among the Is- orrotes in November. 1901, so that she can easily be considered a veteran. The natives were frightened at the sight or an American woman. and not even prlzed dainties like sardines could bring them to her. They spoke no English or Span- ish and she not word of lgorrote. But she resolved to break this silence, and catching one old man who could not run, she repeated over and over again, Good morning. Mrs. Kelly" till at last, to escape. he repeated the words after her. Not long after sine heard that Amer jeans were being greeted, regardless of sex, with a cheery Good morning. Mrs. Kelly"
 And, oldest of all, in court room sev- eral Igorrotes solemnly walked lip to the judges bench and. lowing deeply. said, Good morning. Mrs. Kelly" evidently well satisfied that they had done the cor rect thing. The school which Mrs. Kelly founded has become the Bua school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Who Said COrnS? l Use "GETS-II!'
It works On n Sure, New Plan

's "GE.TS-IT." the new corn cure on a new principle, works like the touch of d fairyss wand. No more knives, razors, corn sufferers. No more salves, plas- ters and bandages that hurt the rest of the toe more than they relieve the corn. iE .'GI1TS-TT" never irritates or turns the truo flesh raw. It is safe as water. But my. how it does get after eorns, iuinions. ca1ouses and warts. It works i1aiul,sssly, but it shrivels 'em right up ill they drop off. leaving the firm, healthy flesh underneath.
 s "GETS-IT" is guaranteed to give sat isfacticn. or your money is refunded. '7 All druggists sell .GETS-IT' at 25 cents a bottle, or it will ba sent on re- ceipt. of price by E. Lawrence S O.. Chicago. Sold in Birmingham by Eugeue Jacobs Drug Store. Gale Drug Co. 2 stores, BOT First Ave, and Pratt Station. Pratt City, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Farm Hands in Nebraska

From tho New Haven Courief-JonrnaI.i
 Farm hands arc none too plentiful out in Nebraska, judging from the following advertisement:
 .Wanted-- Some farm hands. will give s1 a day, three meals and a custard pie and milk lunch at bedtime-feather beds Sunday off-and permission to kiss the hired girl, for some farm hands,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Didn't Want fo Miss It

From EVerybody Magazine
 X traveller in Indiana noticed that farmer was having trouble with his horse. It would start, go slow for a short dis tance. and then stop again. Thereupon the farmer would have great difficulty in getting 1t started Finally tho traveller approached and asked solicitously:
 "rs your horse sckY'
 Not as I know of.
 ''Is he balky2'
 No. But he is so alarmed 'fraid I'll say whoa and he won't hear me that he stops every once in a while to listen."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Woman's Way

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 "A wyoming woman is able to shoot a coin from her husbands forenngers."
 Isn't that the limit? They're bound to get it one way or another, aren't they2"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Marriage and Divorce

In 1910. of all the people of Alabama above 15 years of age the great major ity were married, Tho number of mar ried women of both races was far greater than the number of married men. The same is true concerning the number of divorced people.
 There were of tho whites over h years of age, 125,e54 males who were single. and 2l2,996 married. or the females. only 94- l5i were single, while ,2l5,4i0 werc mar ried. There were only 73o divorced men in Alabama There were 1926 womsn
 Of the negroes, sS,577 males were single, while 150,59i were married: of the females 70. i66 were single, while 162 ,s47 were mar ried. Divorced people were found in greater numbers among the negroes. an other indication of the fact that the sociological burden of this state is im- posed by the negroes. Of the latter there were 2o11 males and 4222 females divorced.
 DivOrces in Birmingham
 While the population in Birmingham 0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

Jefferson county is almost equally divided between tho whites and blacks. unlike in the state as whole, the number ot white who are divorced in this city as pertains to both sex is greater among the whites thai. the blacks.
 This is remarkable, in view of the fact that in Birmingham. as in the state as a whole, there are nore single men than women and more divorced women Han men, Only in the matter of divorces do the figures vary in proportion.
 Tho figures follow: Males, single, It. S2l; married, 21.1R; divorced, fSS females, single 10,ai6; married, g7e67 divorced, 3sS; negroes males single. 6tS6; married, 1o,- S2l divorced, 1o9; females. single, S96f; marriel. lllaa: divorced. ss4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Negroes Attending School

In 1910 of school age, between C and % years. there were 75O,S57 people in Ala bama, of which number 35S, 4i9 were whites. Of the whites, 5l percent at tended school. Little less interested in tne matter of education were the negroes. for 49.5 percent of the negroes of school age were attending school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW NEGROES
 STILL PRESENT THEIR PROBLEM
STATISTICS ON POPULATION, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE, IL LITERACY AS CONCERNS RACE AND SEX FOR ALABAMA AND BIRMINGHAM
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

"HE bulletin dealing with the sompo-
 sition and characteristics of the A population of Alabama issued from the department of commerce and labor by the census bureau, of which F. Dana Durand is director. illustrates forcefully that the black mans burden, though de- creasing, is still one with which the state must contend.
 When it is remembered that 49.5 i, or- cent of the population of Alabama is made up of negroes one need not marvel that from a standpoint of iliteracy md so- ciology. this states rank is comparatively low. For the great majority of .he ills with which this state is afflicted, she black man is apparently responsible
 Theresare twenty-one counties of Ala bama, the population of which is made up of one-half negroes. There are eleven counties the population of which is com posed of three negroes to every White person. Only ten counties of the sixty seven can boast that their population is less than 121a per cent colored.
 How Population Divides
 The white population of the stats in taiV was 1,1@o,o5z, tue negro, J1S.so2 per eentage of 42.5. The percentage of ne- groes in 1900 was 45.2. The corresponding percentage of whites in 1910 and 1900 was 54.5, which indicates that the white man is increasing and the black man lecrees- ing in practically the same ratio. In this connection, it is interesting 10 sote that of the negroes, ISL 40 are mulatt pes
 The males and females of the state are about equally divided, the males being in greater number than the female and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

$ Fl the negro niales bei1s fewer than the females. The figures arc:
 White males. e25.sa1; female, 602,9u; nc gro males, 44179i; females. is0, 4Ss. For every fos white males of the state there are loo females; for every 100 negro te- males, there are a7 males.
 The States Illiteracy
 In Alabama in 1910. there were So2, TO illiterates, of which number 26562S were negroes. Forty percent of tho negroes were illiteratc; 239 percent of the whites About 30 percent of the entire population iiliterates in 1910, which. despite the fact that it is to be deplored, does not ippear so asounding when it is remembered that of every three illterates i'll Alabama two were negroes.
 glliteracy was more predominant among the females than the males, for of the total illiterate population, 17SaS4 were women, the number of men being 11s.196
 Of voting age, there were in 19la in Alabama 1a4 f92 illiterate people in Ala bama. of which number, a2,74i were ne- groes. These figures indicate that the great majority of white illiterates were between the ages of 10 and 20 years, while one-third of the illiterate negroes we're over 2f years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Other Birmingham Figures

Birminghams population Is divided as follows: Whites, S0S69, negro 52,3o5. Of the negroes, Il 12oS are mulattoes.
 Of voting age there are 40,6 699 males, of which number 16,iu are negroes. Hitter ates in Birmingham number 4Sis, of whom S7So are negroes.
 or school age, there arc s6,9s9 people, Of this number. 20,1s5 attend school. Of those attending school, 5so7 arc negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

Males of Voting Age Total number ..................t..... -4o.s9s Native white-Native percentage .. 1a,i93 Native-Foreign or mixed paren-
 tage ............................ 1,Sr Foregn born white. 2,9lI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Easy Terms Can Be Arranged

Gan you think of a Christmas present that will bring more pleasure enjoyment in your home? And the price, S475 is insignificant Besides, If you haven't the cash you can buy of these instruments for little down and little each month by paying small rate of in terest. Liberal allowance will be made for your old piano. Remember, your expense stops with the pur chase of the instrument you immediately become, without charge member of free circulating library of music rolls
 If you wish to and know about the greatest in- vention made in the 25 years that payerpanos have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

them you must produce your interpretation and unless you are an expert the result is mechanical music With our EUPHONA Player-Piano which we are now offer ing you at this special price, do not who you or how little you know about music guarantee that you can reproduce the music the artist played it, we will refund your money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

DIvOrces m Birmingham While the population in Birmingham oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

been in existence call at our tenn porary store, 1921 First avenue. You will be welcome and we will gladly demonstrate the beauties of this magnificent instrument whether you are a prospective purchaser or not. Beginning Monday, December Ed, for the convenience of those unable to call during the day, our store will be open each evening until 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

ME bulletin dealing with the sompo-
 sition and characteristics of the
The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-30
DEsfNeSs CsgHOT Of CURED

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion Of the ear. TEere Is only one way to cure deaf nsss, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an iuflamed condition of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is infamed you have a rumbling sound or tnPer- feet hearing, and when h is endreiv closed, deafness is the result, and un- elss the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to tls nOf nal condition, hearing will be de stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is noth ing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will g.re One Hundred Dollars tor any case os deafness (caused by CatArrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir eulaTs. free.
 F.J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. 0.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c
 Take Halls Family Pills for consu patton
The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-30
TIE DesOlcA1 SYMPHONY.
ssethovsn's Passion When Napoleon
 Rac-,,. C ,.rn.a1

becafre Emperor.
 Even when political capital was not to be made of It. the favor of kings and courtiers was prior tO the middle of the nineteenth century, sought by the artists in various fields of activity, who were generally dependent for their position upon those high in po- htical life, and even the most uncom- promising among them found lt eXpe- dient to play polite politics iu the in- terest of their art by dedicating the choicest of their works to noble pa- irons.
 The most notable example of mas terwork with a political origin Is Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony. Gen eral Bernadotte during his residence in Vienna in 1T9s as ambassador from the French nation suggested to Bee thoyen the composition of symphony In honor of Napoleon. At that time Napoleon was looked upon as the champion of freedom. the savior of his country, tlr embodiment of re- publican ideals. with which Beethoven was In thorourh sympathy. and he willingly accepted the proposal Be fore the symphony wns published Ma poleOn became empctur. and when the news reached Vienna Beethoven was violently angercd After all, then. he is nothing bat m ordinary mortal! He will trample al tho rights of men under foot to indulge his ambition and become a greater tyrant than any oner
 With these words he seized the mu- sic, tore the title page in half and threw lt on the ground He never again referred to the connection be- tween his work and Napoleon until news of the latter's death reached him. Then he said. "I have already composed the proper music for that catastrophe" meaning. of course, the funeral march But the whole sym phony, with its essentially revolution ary character, is a musical portrait of Napoleon as Beethoven idealIzed him. -Bookman.