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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
FROM THOSE THAT KNEW HER
Mrs. Mulcahey Had References That
Could Leave No Doubt az to
Their Genuineness.

Bridget had successfully measured
up to all the other theoretical require
ments Of Mrs. Honeymoon, and that
good little lady was on the point Of
engaging her as cook and general
houseworker, when the thought OF the
woman's references flashed across the
young housekeeper's mind.
Il like your looks" she said, land
everything you say about your abili-
ties, Bridget, fits in with the exact
requirements of Mr.. Honeymoon and
myself. The wages you ask seem
reasonable, and we are perfectly will
ing to pay them. but, of course, l
must have something in the nature OF
q reference before finally deciding.
suppose you have something OF that
kind?"
"Oh, yis, num-" replied the candi-
date; "sure and OF wouldn't t'ink OF
ashlsin' anybody to taak me witout
me riferince."
She dived deep down into the pock-
ct Of her dress, and after consider
able fumbling about therein managed
to fish up much-worn old envelope,
from which she extracted a piece OF
paper. This she handed to Mrs.
Honeymoon.
With some difficulty Mrs. Honey.
moon deciphered the slightly scrawly
epistle to whom it might concern, as
follows:
This Is too sertify that bridget
Mulcahey has served us The under.
signed as Cook and ginerin howse-
worker for the last tree year, and We
hav fownd her always kind and
obliging, sobber, onnest. and INDUS.
trous. we chearfully recommend her
to annybuddy wanting sutch person
around as she is.
(Signed) mora Mulcahey,
Amy mulcaHey,
"pattsey muLcahey."
Mrs. Honeymoon coughed slightly
as she finished reading this document.
"Well." she said a tritle embar.
raised. that certainly ia a good ref.
erence. but IL don't know who these
people are who signed it"
"Oh, they're arl roight," smiled Mrs
Mulcahey. They're me own childer
mum. Ut's them OF do bin worrukin
for liver since We landed from tn
ould country"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
TUNE THAT STIRRED M'KINLEY.
President Forgot Habituai Dignity
When He Listened to the Famous
Air Of the South.

Leopold Bracony, an Italian sculp-
tor. once spent six weeks at the
White House engaged in modelling q
bust of the late President Mckinley.
Engaged In similar work he has been
In close association with many famous
men, both In this country and in Eu.
rope, but he declares he never met q
more kindly man than Mr.. Mckinley,
and at the same time a more dignitied
man.
"Only once" no said the other day,
during my long stay at the White
House did see the late president in
an attitude that was not dignified, but
1t was only for an instant. We were
in a room in the White House which
opened onto a balcony. The presi,
dent was to address a delegation OF
southern men and was waiting near
the door leading to the balcony for
the delegation to draw up in front. Be
sides the president there were in the
room two army officers, Mrs. McKin.
ley and myself.
Presently we heard the band that
wes leading the delegation. Mr.. Nc
Kinley threw back his shoulders,
stood erect and placed his hand upon
his breast between the buttons Of his
frock coat and was ready to step out
at signal to be given him by one of
the army officers when all was ready.
1.-THE band drew closer and then the
air it was playing could be distin,
guished. It was Dixie When the
president heard the music he listened
intently a moment, and then, wav,
ing his arms in time to the music, he
began to ptrouette around the room,
humming the air as he went.
well; we'll, we'll, William!' ex.
claimed Mrs. Mckinley, in q semi.
humorous. semi-shocked tone. At once
Mr.. Mckinley stopped, assumed the
stately, dignified position that was his
habit, and then, getting the signal.
stepped out on the balcony with his
hand thrust into the breast Of hia
coat"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
LAND OF DISTURBED sLuMsER.
india Also 10 the Abode Of tho Fe.tlvs
Mosquito and tho sleepy
Punkah.W ailah.

You cannot ciroumvent t 1nosQui-
to az you can the hy. sht az too
many brains, wherever she ~ stow
them. But she IL frail and feeble on
the wing, and yeu can get her there.
For example. In India It is we'll known
that mosquitoes will not bite under
the punkah, therefore exiles in that
land Of the twelve plaques sleep un-
der q swishing punkah for the elk
summer months. and under q mos
quito net for the rest OF the year, for
there Is no closed season for mos
quttoes In India. One sleeps as sweet
~ as may be In that hot, intermittent
gale. lulled by the creaking ropes as
the punkah flops and says; sleeps
fairly we'll until the punkah.wallah,
who sits outside ON your veranda and
pulls the punkah by string through
the wall. himself begins to doze, and
finally mods as the punkah flags, and
slowly, after a spasmodic Jerk or two,
sinks to rest. The hot air settles
down upon you. The mosquitoes set
tie down on you. too, not singly. but
in battalions. I have counted seven
teen separate bites on a single finger.
And then you wake. slowly, confused
". as souls will awake in purgatory,
wondering what Is wrong. Finally
you awake enough to discover what
Is wrong, and realize that the punkah
has stopped, and that in consequence
you are threatened with an accumal-
lation of heat apoplexy, malaria and
blood poisoning complicated by ap-
preaching nervous prostration. You
might as we'll resign yourself and
make your will. But ii you are un-
resigned and choleric you take cork
screw from the shelf, as the White
knight said to Alice, and go to wake
him up for yourself. Then, for the
rest Of that night and for several
nights to come the punkah blows q
gale. Or If you are diplomatic rather
than choleric you calculate that the
punkah-wallah has almost certainly
gone to sleep with the punkah-cord in
his fingers. You reach up in the mos.
quito .aunted dark for the slack of
the cord on your side of the wall, pull
IN the slack as cautiously as IL you
were playing a salmon in a pool, not
punkah-wallah on veranda, and
when the cord is fairly taut you give
one long, quick pull that whirls the
punkah-wallah half way across the We
randa, where he wakes in cold
sweat, thinking the long-nailed de.
mons have got him at last. Your
soto voce remarks carry just that
me .ning you hope they have.-Har.
pers '. LILY,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
Germans Buy Nothing on Credit.

Germans Buy Nothing on Credit.
people In Germany have much
more money to spend than here In
America, even though the ratio OF pop
ulation there is much greater than in
the United States" said William H.
Steinway, just before sailing for Ger
many the other day.
The German way Is to pay cash for
what one can afford, and there is alb
solutely no such thing as living be-
yond ones means, as we do here.
Moreover, there are very clearly de-
fined class distinctions, recognized by
the people themselves. who never
dream Of trying to 60 above their Sta
ton"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
Couldn't Fool Him.

"sir," faltered tho Office boy; kin
I git of to go an see the hockey game
this afternoon.
The boss looked at him sharply.
Then he brought his fist down hard on
the desk.
moi" he shouted, decisively. "You
kids try to fool. me. You ask to get
Off to see hockey game, and the first
thing we know you are sneaking away
to go to your grandmothers' funerals.
No! You stay right here and work."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
MIRACLE OF sLuMBER
BEST OF ALL MEDIcINEs Az
WELL AZ Cheapest.
american Nervousness, 60 Prevalent
a Complaint. lie Charged to tho
Habit Of Doing Without sutfh
client Natural Rest.

The railroad man who had been "a
hours without sleep was good natured
about it. though It was evident that he
was verging on q nervous condition
that might we'll render him inoompe.
tent. There Is an occasional person
VINO can dispense with sleep in an
astonishing manner, the New York
Mail observes. Yet It 10 not certain
that such persons really do escape the
penalty. It has been asserted that
Napoleon's later failures Of Judgment
were the result OF an unnerving that
followed his earlier ''four hours
enough" sleep, which he boasted and
practiced.
It is being said BY medical observ.
ers that the American nervousness
is not . little attributable to the 30.
ctal day demand, the hours after bust.
ness. directly cut down from the sleep
segment Of the "a hour day. It ia
probably true that no other country Is
SO exacting on the full business day.
That we insist on. It must begin
promptly and early. But the social
demand is quite as imperative. Shall
not man 60 out with his wife In the
evening, after she had been left alone
all day7
81 Is quite ready. She took a nap
after lunch. at the very hour he was
busiest downtown. The church ia run
by tho evening meetings. So is poll
tics. And It may be said that we spend
our money mostly in the evening, ex-
cept what the women spend In the
shops. Can a man take time for sleep
when he ia spending his money! No
more than when he is earning It. The
result is that there Is always a lack of
sleep
There is no medicine like sleep.
There Is such . miracle wrought by
sleep. changing our fears into hopes,
our dependency into courage. our
thickheadednes into clear vision, that
1t Is shameful to put sleep aside. The
wine OF longest vintage cannot illumin.
ate the soul like full nights sleep,
and the wine Is SO costly and the
sleep so cheap! The high cost Of liv.
ing has touched about everything, but
1t has not raised the price Of sleep.
We have all made SO many blum
ders by decisions when the windows
OF the mind were darkened by fatigue
that. We should learn the lesson. It is
sleep that wipes away the mists. Teach
the children the value of sleep. In
sist on "early to bed" Get back to
the Puritan habit, which certainly
made giants. There is too much go
ing on evenings for the children. It
is very largely the cause Of the 80.
cial unrest" Of which we complain
too little sleep twenty years ago and
since.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-20
Revenge,

Say, alderman, wish you'd ct me-
. job a. a dog catcher"
"Aro you out Of work.
mo; but I'll quit the work I'm doing
now II you'll get ne that job
Ever had any experience. I've rot
the incentive-I'm . letter-carriee.".
Chicago Tribune.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
OYSTERS RODE IN TAxlcABs
They Were From France and New York Frenchmen Craved Them
 for Dinner.

B. L. Bowles Is an express agent of unusual patience He spent the last day of the year cold, but hopeful. on the French line pier, answering tele- phone calls from three French restau- rants, and merely smiled when, for the thirty-flfth time. chef asked about the oyster"
 Please. La Lorraine. where is ho with the oyster?" said the impatient chef.
 "She Is still down the bay" said Bowles. "I think she will be here be- fore six"
 What is 1t the diners will do if tho oysters do not come?"
 When the chefs called up again Mir. Bowles had not time to answer. Hs was busy with the customs ofilcials ar ranging for the release ct the oysters. which were In sacks
 Are these things brought hero for breeding purposesf" asked the inspso- tor.
 No" said Bowles. They arc French oysters. called .marennes vertes.' for eating purposes. Thers are about two hundred Frenchmen In this town who want to eat these 0ys- ters tonight with their New Years dinner. I've got 200 dozen of them and three taxicabs are ready to take them to the restaurants"
 At 7:25 D. m., when the taxicabe had gone north with the oysters, MT. Bowles went into booth and talked to the three chefs at once. Tho thanks that came simultaneously over the wire were too profuse and mud dled to permit ot translation.--New York Tribune.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
GLASS PAVING \ FAILURE
Experiments h France Show the Ms
 tsriai Will Not Stand the Traf- flc in etreete.

Seven or eight years ago . plant was established It La, Demi Eune. . suburb about four. miles from Lyon. France, for making glass paving ms- tsrial under the name of pierre de verre Garchey." After many sxpefi- ments carried out at the factory the manufacturer applied to the Lyon mu- nicipality for the right to make trial on one of the chief thoroughfares. The necessary authorization was granted, provided that the inventor would bear the entire expense of the undertaking.
 The place chosen for laying the glass pavement was section of the Place de la Republique, where traffic of cabs, automobiles and wagons of all kinds is very heavy. The glass bricks remained in place for less than two years and were then taken out as they were in very poor condition, the edges were all broken. and in many cases the blocks were split through and through. The opinion of officials here at that time was to the effect that this glass pavement could be used un' der favorable circumstances for side walks, but not for the middle or streets.-Consular and Trade Reports.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
NATURALIST ON THE sLUMS
Or. Hornaday 0Ives Some Sound Ad- vice to Young Women Tou1sts
 From the West.

short time ago a party Of young vomen tourists from the west visited the New York geological park ana called on Dr. Hornaday, to whom they had A letter of introduction The di- rector personally conducted their in- spection of the park. answered their rattling fire of questions and placed at their disposal so far as possible his vast fund of information on topics ID his line. As they were about to leave he surprised them by giving them coma advice in a different direction and of a nature that visitors to New
 York do not usually receive.
 "Now. girls" he said, "of course you wish to see everything in New forh' hut do not visit the slums. It Will not add one thing to your education. have lived in New York eleven years, and if there are any slums here do mt know where they are nor oo l u,ieh to know unless I could do some good there. The casual visitor can not Only a morbid and unwhoiesome curiosity would prompt anyone to seek spcb plaees for the purpose Of looking of dagradation. and you can use your lime to better advantage. There are so many important and attractive things to be seen in New York that vou cannot afford to waste your time on unworthy sights. Try to see the nIaasant and valuable things and leave New York clean it's own slums
 hoping that may be soon
 It has been reported since tnat sev. aral mothers and fathers are grateiui to the director for hIs unexpeceec so vice.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
Novel Way to Rest.

It seems imperative for a certain member of the family to rest an hour after the noon meal each day. The weather had grown mild. and to draw the shades so as to exclude the light kept out the air also, so the siesta lost much of it's refreshing quality.
 A thick pad of absorbent gauge some eight inches long and four inches wide was finished with an elas tic band just tight enough to hold tha pad securely. This was slipped into place over the eyes.
 Days when the eyes burned or ach- ed compress wet with cool salt and water was placed under the pad, and eyes and nerves were soothed at the game time. By the last named meann the eyes were strengthened and the crows feet indicative of eye strain were ironed out.--Harper's Bazar.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
WE LIKE LOCKERS
eibIss In Persia.

Tho American Bible society has been at work in northern Persia for 70 years. For 17 years prior to lSsS 1t had its own agent. but since that time has worked through tho mission- aries of the Presbyterian church in Uramia. Tabriz. Teheran, Hamadan and Resht. The political disturbances sthsre have of course interfered with the progress of the work. and, still further. the importation of Persian and Turkish Scriptures has at times been prohibited. Yet tho circulation of the Scriptures has been continued. and the last annual report shows ITS copies distributed at Resht and Tehe- ran. This report contained . letter from the Rev. MT. Doomboorajian. re- porting that during the last ten years he has been able to sell 6,400 copies of the Scriptures in IT different Ian guages, the greater part in Persian. travelling more than 2.500 miles, and meeting in each year one thousand different persons with whom he has had religious conversations
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
JAPANESE SILK IS REVIVED
cred That Strengthens ths Fabric and Facilitates Spinning.

According to the North China Daily rope are to have the restoration of the popular Japanese silk fabrics in large supply and greater beauty than ever before. It Is claimed that an expert connected with the Full Spinning com pany has discovered chemical pruc- ess which will be great boon to the spinners and also to the admirers of Japanese silk.
 While Japanese serieulture was yet in a primitive condition no chemicsl was used to soften the cocoon before 1t was spun into thread. Later the spinner succeeded in getting out a thin, soaplike substance, which ful- filled the long-felt want with some success: but the difficulty was that it weakened the fabric and took away the natural luster. Thus Japanese silk has been steadily losing the popularity it once enjoyed and It's market has from time to time been encroached upon by the Italian product.
 Mir. Inouye has now hit upon meth cd of strengthening the elasticity and strength of the fabric, and at tho same time greatly facilitating the spinning into thread. One more bene- fit from this process will be that man ufacturers will be able to obtain 1S per cent. more produce than by tho old-fashioned way.
 Furthermore, the new Substance has an antigerm and anticorroding effect and will not injure the hands of oper- atives. Some time ago an American is reported to have discovered chem ical compound which would preserve silk: and this is said to be something similar in composition to the Japanese invention.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
Valuable oeuelMx.

Ten years ago carved ivory cru cifix was bought ct . rag fair at Reus. On her death. soon after. the pur- chaser left the crucifix to her dsugh- ter. wife of the deputy. Senor Mayner. 4 visitor to the house offered 6enora Mayner $500 for 1t. but 1t was refused. An antiquarian. learning of the exist ence of the crucifix. offered t76. 900, but this. too. was declined. It is now known that the crucidx is ono of the finest carvings of Leonardo da vinci. An offer of $126. 900 from m American collector is now being considered.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
FANCY CAKES FOR FESTIVITIES.

Small cakes that will keep indefi- nitely are reserve that all wise housewives desire to have on hand. The following has good keeping quail ties:
 Rocks.-Cream a cup of butter, add a cup and a half of sugar, three eggs, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, half tea spoon of allspice, a teaspoonful or soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of water, a pound each of walnuts and dates cut fine and two and halt cups of flour. Drop from a spoon on buttered sheet.
 Oatmeal cookes-Brown the oat- meal until a light color and put through the meat chopper Take cup of shortening, two cups Of oat- meal. two cups of flour, cup or sugar, a teaspoon of cinnamon and one of soda, two eggs and seven table spoonfuls of sour milk. A few nuts and raisins may be put through the meat grinder with the oatmeal and added, if desired.
 Rice cookies.-Cream a half cup of butter, add a third of cup or sugar gradually, one egg we'll beaten. three-fourths of cup of flour, hali teaspoon of vanilla. Beat well ana ! drop from . spoon on buttered sheet Spread thinly with . knife dipped in cold water. Put four large raisins on each cooky. Blanched d. nonds or strips of citron cut in small pieces may be used.
 Nut cookies.--Beat the yolks Of two eggs until thick. add cup of brown sugar gradually, . cup of nut meats then the whites of the eggs. and SIX tablespoonfuls of -four mixed with few grains of salt Drop from the up of a spoon on buttered sheet. Spread and bake in moderate oven.
 cocoanut Cream cookIes.-Beat two eggs until light, add cup of sugar gradually, half cup of shredded co- coanut, cup of cream and three cups or four sifted with a teaspoonful or salt and three teaspoonfuls Of baking powder. Chill and roll out one-hall Inch thick. Shape with small round cutter and bake In moderate oven.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
RAINY DAY DUTIES,

When God sorts out the weather and sends rain, why, rains my choice" A rainy day is often as bene- ficial to the household as it is to the soil, as such day is one usually free from outside Interruptions. and much may be accomplished without inter- ference. There are always things that have been put off for more time: ar engagement of closets and boxes and drawers, the looking for the piece of trimming or article in some maga- zine; all of these things take time, and many cannot be begun and left unfinished.
 Rainy days are good days to plan for future work, to finish up that lit tie piece of sewing that has waited so long; in fact each household will find just the needed time to accom- plish so much that has been waiting for a more convenient season.
 A scrap book that money couldn't purchase may be made in odd mo- ments and the time never be missed. Cut out from catalogues and period icals pictures of authors and other in- teresting people with an autograph when possible and any interesting clippings about them pasted on the same or opposite pages. This scrap book can be handed down with up-to- date additions to several generations of children and prove both instructive and entertaining. Very young chil- dren may have their minds stored with valuable knowledge without the effort of study by simply having these pictures to look at and the people there pictured told about in story form.
 When going out on a rainy day. protect the feet. as damp feet cause many kinds of trouble.
 A very nice arrangement to wear under long coat on rainy day is strip of halfinch black elastic with an eye on one end and a hook on the other. Slip around the body, having 1t drawn tight, and pull up the skirts all around. The elastic will hold them up out of the wet.
 Rubbers that are worse than use less when the heels leak. can be made useful by cutting out the heel like sandal rubber. They can then be worn as sandals.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
No Time to Ride.

Twilight had let her curtain fall and pinned it with star. as the man in the motor car, wrapped and furred against the sharp cold, spun along the country road. At turn he came up- on a tramp sitting on a sheltered log, asleep or frozen. It was up to him not to let the homeless one freeze to death and he went to his rescue.
 s'Here." he said. shaking him; "here! Wake upl You'll freeze! Come along with mel"
 The tramp straightened up, rubbed his eyes, looked at the man and the car waiting in the road and shook his head.
 "Aw," he growled, Ego on and femme alone, This is no kind of . night to be riding around in an open car."-Wiuiam J. Lampton in Judge
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
bod slans.

h there anything 70 dead as deaA slang? It must be quite fresh. or to offends the nostril- And no ono shcul1 talk slang without tho assprance thae 1t is both infantiie and immortal. JeAn Galsworthy is modern And h sTAe Man of Property" he pro1ucss tho slang expression of the eighties. "A daverdy woman" It is tern of coar tempt for woman. Bat is thsse any one born in the eighties who eeu11 sxpIain that slang term. or renenr bers itf You must gst your slAno fresh--there is little of 1t that stan1B the timed preservation.
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
Humorlst,s Talk on Grammar.

George Ade. at a dinner in Chicago. delivered an amusing little address on grammar. Don't" he began, don't say. Mamie and me have been to church." when you mean Mamie and l have been to church. Why, though, lie about 1t at all? Don't use the word got too much. It Is inelegant. T have got million is not nearly so refined as have a million From whom you got It is. after all. nobody's affair but your own"
Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
Unreasonable Request.

"Come now, Hemma," says the whitechapel bridegroom, you're goin' to s'y obey when you comes to 1t in tn sarvice, ain't you?" 'Wot, me?' cries the bride. Me sy obey to youl Why, blirne me, Emery, you ain't 'arf me size,"-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.