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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-03-25
The "os" and "Macs" Are Far From
Being In the Majority-The
Murphys Lead.

It may be a coincidence, but the
"Os" and MACS" have been the fore
most men of ireland and Scotland.
There is an old Jingle in Ireland which
runs:
"By Mac and o
You always will know
True 1rishmen they say;
For If they lack
Both o and Mac,
No Irishmen are they"
This is somewhat of an exaggera-
ton. As matter OF fact, the "Os''
and the ''Macs" are not even in a ma
jority in Ireland. The Pail Mall Ca
zette some time ago published list
of the fifty most common names in
England and Scotland and Ireland.
The Smiths, of course, led in England
and Scotland, but there were five 9TH
er names more prevalent than any
20" or MAC" on the Irish list. 1t
would seem that the Murphys are
largely in the lead in Elm, and next
come Kelly, Sullivan, Walsh and Smith
before any 20" is reached, the first
family being that of O'Brien. These
are the other surnames among the
fifty given:
Bryne, Byrne, O'Connor, O'Neill,
Reilly, Doyle, Mccarthy, Gallagher,
Doherty, Kennedy, Lynch, Murray,
Quinn, Moore, Mclaughlin, Carroll,
Connolly, Daily, Cornell, Wilson,
Eunne, Brennan, Burke, Collins,
Campbell, Clarke, Johnson, Hughes,
FARRELL, Fitzgerald. Brown, Martin,
Mcguire, Nolan, Flynn. Thompson,
Callaghan. O'Donnell, Duffy, Mahony,
Boyle, Healy, Shea and White.
The prominence of the "Os" and
Macs" therefore, it will be seen, is
not due to mere numbers, for O'Brien
is sixth on the list, O'Neill tenth and
O'Donnell extraordinarily three out
Of fifty-while Of "Macs" there are
only Mccarthy, thirteenth, and Nc.
Laughlin twenty-first-but two-a to-
tai of five in forty for the "Os" and
the Macs"
There are no "Os" in the Scotch
list Of fifty most frequent names,
while the MACS" number but six.
"Os" and Macs" are nearly as
common in the United States as they
are in Scotland or Ireland, for the
Irish and Scotch contributed a great
share in the building up of the coun.
try when it was new.
It would be interesting to run over
the names of the "Macs" and "Os''
who have achieved fame. The list is
rather long, but few might be men.
toned which occur to me at this mo-
ment.
First Of the Macs" one thinks OF
William Mckinley. Perhaps the most
conspicuous statesman Of the others
are Hugh McCulloch, ex-secretary Of
the treasury. and the Macdonald fam
lily, who have ruled Canada; Alexan'
der Mackenzie, another Canadian
statesman; Wayne MacVeagh, ex-at.
torney general of the United States;
Louis McLane, secretary of state I'm.
der Jackson; Thomas Mexican, sign.
or Of the Declaration; John Mclean,
secretary Of war In Tyler's cabinet;
Thomas NJ. T. McKernon. in charge
Of the Interior department under Fill.
more. and Robert McClelland, who
had the same portfolio in Pierce's ad.
mtnistration. John r. McCulloch, the
famous English political economist,
might be mentioned In this connec.
ton. Esl
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-03-25
The Most Common Names o.
lrishmen

MoC6 nave Cu40uy UlSlluSulSu0u
themselves, and some Of the most en-
inent physicians and surgeons have
borne that patronymic. Among those
whose names are readily recalled are
Alexander 8. McDill, Edward D. Nc
Daniel, George McCulloch, James H.
McClelland, Alexander Macalister,
Donald MacAlister, Sir William w.
MacCormac, Greville Mcdonald, John
D. Macdonald, John Gray McKendree,
Douglass Michigan, John MacWhor-
ter, and Professor Mcvail. Some of
those who have achieved fame in
strictly scientific pursuits are James
Maccullagh, geometer; John Maccul-
loch, geologist; William Macgillivray,
pioneer American ornithologist; Will
liam Mcclure. pioneer American geolo.
gist; John F. McLennan, anthropolo-
gist; James Macintosh and James Nc
Gosh, philosophers: James Macbride,
botanist; James Mccormick, William
Carmichael Macintosh and Robert Nc
Lachlan, biologists. And there is Cy.
rus H. Mccormick, the inventor of the
reaper.
There have been many brave sol.
diers among the MACS" George B.
Mcclellan and Marshal MacMahon are
the best known. But the fame of the
fighting McCooks is great. In this
family were the soldiers John, George,
Wytha, Robert L., Alexander Med,
Edwin S., Charles M, John James,
Edward NJ, Arson G., Robert S. and
two Daniels, all of whom shed blood
for America. Other fighters were
Etienne Macdonald, a Marshal of
France, who became Duke of Toronto;
James H. Macbride, Duncan Near
thur, Benjamin McCulloch, Admiral
McClintock, and perhaps Admiral Nc.
Nair, who has just been detailed to
command our North Atlantic squad.
ron, might be included.
In letters may be mentioned Thos.
B. Macaulay, John B. MacMaster, Jus.
tin Mccarthy and ]. H. Mccarthy, his.
torians; Hector MacNeill and Evan
McColl, poets; James Macpherson,
who was responsible for "Ossian";
John ]. Mcconnell, George Macdonald
and James Macaulay, editor of The
Leisure Hour. MAC" is the patro.
nymic of several distinguished Amer.
lean journalists, including MacGahan,
war correspondent; St. Clair Nickel.
way, A. K. Mcclure, Clayton McMich.
ael and James B. Mccullough.
Among the painters may be named
Lawrence Macdonald, Daniel Maclise
and Daniel Macnee, while Thomas H.
McKim, the architect, deserves a
place.
No 20" has been President of the
United States, but an O'Higgins was
president of Chilli, and Juan O'Donaju
was the last Spanish viceroy of Mex.
leo.
20" and MAC" are patronymic pre-.
fixes and that accounts for their fire..
quency in names. Patronymics have
been common to most nations. The
Hebrews used the word Ben" to mean
son, and the Arabs yet use "ibn."
Among the Celts MAC" was easily
corrupted into INC" The reason that
there are more "Os' than MACS" Is
that more men were named after their
fathers than after their grandsires.
The Norman word was "Fitz," as Fitz
James; the Welsh use ZAP" and the
Poles use ski"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-03-25
THE BADGE OF HONOR"

@AAS oAD0G Vt 11ONON.
The Providence Journal of
Providence, R. l., ventured out
far enough on March 18th to
make few reflections anent the
Irish and British. The Provi-
dence Journal, by the way, has
become so filled with the ingrown
feeling, that it has become accus-
toned to think of itself as the
Rhode Island Bible and it makes
the statement that an Irishman
in order to keep faith with Eng
land has to give his life blood.
The Providence Journal is speak
ing to world that knows better.
The following appeared in its edi-
torial columns on Friday of last
week:
Ireland should be grateful to
the providence Journal" for its
cordial expression of good wishes
in her regard. The green ribbon
has at last become badge of
honor" even in the editorial sane
tum of this Providence paper. 1t
is also worthy of note that some
good is acknowledged to have
come from the passage of the
Home Rule Bill. More good,
however, will come from it when
the measure is a practical as we'll
as a statutory fact.
1t is within easy recollection of
the Irish in this vicinity that the
Journal was never very partial to
Mr.. Asquith's Home Rule Bill.
In fact there are many here in
Providence who were almost per-
suaded that the "Rhode Island
Bible" was consistently opposed
to anything that promised to
favor Ireland, and was willing,
under almost any old pretext, to
periodically and wantonly insult
the sensibilities of the Irish race.
The left-handed compliment con-
tanned in this mornings editorial
may accomplish som e h n g
towards making amends for past
treatment and incline a few to
the belief that the Journal" has
at last decided to be fair in its
treatment of Irish subjects.
1t has never been the policy
Of the Visitor" to attempt to
promote the cause of Ireland by
heaping abuse upon England
This is not, however, tantamount
to saying that the history of the
1 relations between these two coun-
tries should either be disregarded
or forgotten. The story of Eng
lands treatment of her sister ma
sStion for at least four hundred
years does not enhance the glory
of the British Empire nor does it
constitute a strong recommends
$stion for any 1rishman to enlist in
Ethe British army. The Irish to-
sSday are not wearing their green
sslibb ons with more pride than
4 ker before" simply because they
tsei
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-03-25

At Notre Dame church, Montreal,
on Christmas morning, more than
5000 persons received Communion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-03-25

It may be a coincidence, but the
EOS" and MACS" have been the fore
most men of Ireland and Scotland.
There is an old Jingle in Ireland which
runs:
"By Mac and o
You always will know
True 1rishmen they say;
For IF thew lack
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-02-16
ROMANTIC BIRTH Or
PHOTO-PLAY BUSINESS
AMAZING NARRATIVE OF How
TIE FIRST ACTED STORY WAS
FILMED FOR THE SCREEN.
CHARLES PATHe The PIONEER
Behind Il He Put His Dynamic Per.
sonality ana Transformed Toy.llke
Idea Into a Mammoth Industry.

The romance OF a great business
often exceeds Imagination and proves
more interesting than fiction. Tae
hes'iaiing beginning. the Slow and
stumbling progress, the costly mis-.
takes. the various ailments which so
often prove fatal 10 an infant industry
do not make an Impression upon ,ho
mlnd OF a casual observer tt Is onlv
when The process Of evolution IS com.
rlete and the great fabric has besn
woven that he notices and then. for.
getful OF the past he Is prone 10
believe that like the dragons teeth
OF mythology particular business
has sprung into lie fully equipped
and formidable in the panoply Of
might.
! Remembering how much the motion
business, now ranking fifth in i'm.
porianee Of an industries Of the
United States owes 10 the House uf
Pathe, representative ol tbs paper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-02-16
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-02-16

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27

shows that stand it real well. took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me lot
I have also had my Oldest girl take it
and it did her lots of good. / keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
it."-Mrs. DEWITT SNcEsAuGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil-
lty, bacsache, headaches, dragging SEN
sations, all point to female derange-
nents which may be overcome by Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
nsave roots and herbs. has for fortv
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorato- of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
nony to the wonderful virtue of lydia
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Conpound,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27

| aflln9lH survived on very llllie,
| Duane wanted TO cross the river II
that was possible. and, keeping in the
brake, worked his way upstream TIL
he had reached country more hospit-
able. Remembering what the man had
sale in regard to the river, Duane had
his doubts about crossing. But he
would take any chance to put the river
between him and his hunters. He
pushed on. His left arm had to be
favored. as he could scarcely move it.
Using his right to spread the willows,
he slipped sideways between them and
made fast time. There We're narrow
aisles and washes and holes low down
and paths brushed by animals, all OF
which he took advantage of, running.
walking, crawling. STOPPING any way
TO get along. 70 keep in straight line
was not easy-he did it by marking
some bright sunltt stem or tree ahead,
and when he reached it looked straight
on to mark another. His progress
necessarily grew slower, for as he ad-
ranced the brake became wilder,
denser, darker Mosquitoes began to
whine about his head. He kept on
without pause Deeping shadows under
the willows told him that the afternoon
was far advanced. He began to fear
he had wandered in a wrong direction.
Finally strip of light ahead relieved
his anxiety, and after a toilsome pene-
tration of still denser brush he broke
through to the bank of the river.
He faced wide, shallow, muddy
stream with brakes on the opposite
bank extending like a green and yellow
wall. Duane perceived at a glance the
utility OF his trying to cross at this
point. Everywhere the sluggish water
laNed quickstand bars. In fact the bed
OF the river was all Quickstand, and
very likely there was not a foot of
water anywhere. He could not swim;
no could not crawl he could not push
a log across. Any solid thing touching
that smooth yellow sand would be
Srasped and sucked down. To prove
TINS he seized long pole and. reaching
down from the high bank thrust it into
the stream. Right there near shore
there apparently was no bottom to the
treacherous quicksand. He abandoned
any nope of crossing the river. Prob
ahlN for miles up and down it would
De Just the same as here. Before leav-
ing Inc bank he tied his hat upon the
pole ana lifted enough water to uuench
ms thirst Then he worked his way
back TO where thinner growth made adj
Nahcement easier, and kept on up
stream TIL the shadows We're so dcep
ne could not see Feeling around for a
pace dig enough to stretch out on, he
lay down. For the time being he was
as safe there as he would have been
beyond In the Rim Rock. He was tired,
tnoush not exhausted and in spite of
the throbblng pain in his arm he
dropped at once into sleep.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
BOY TOOK CHANCE OFFERED
indiana Judge Had Faith in Human
Nature, and It Was Not Mis-
placed on This OCCASION.

a judge sitting as the juvenile court
In an Indiana town was trying a boy
on charge of stealing stamps from
his employer. The evidence was pure
" circumstantial The boy had
cleared his employers desk and a
short time later he tried to sell to an.
other employee the same number of
stamps that had been missed from the
desk. The Judge considered the evil
dence of the men who worked at the
same place and then called the police
man who arrested the boy.
Now said the court, did either
Of You see this boy take the stamps p
No, your honor, but the boy has
mRde full confession to u.s."
The court looked at the boy, who
WINGED slightly at this statement.
Well" the court concluded, chat
may be. But I'm for absolute justice
In this court, and nobody saw the boy
hike the stamps. The defendant is
discharged.
The next day the boy returned the
stamps to his employer Indianapolis
News
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
COOKING IN class.
, From tile Ch.cago IIerald.

<r -.
4 Class baking dishes arc n novelty.
Just why we should bake In glass nav
seem puzzitng to some o;dtisne cooks
who dislike new methods just beoa,,ns
they arc new. One reason IN that tina
1000. II FAXED IN glass, can be served
u, the Same dish In which 1t Is cooked
This means that food can be brought
TO the table hotter, and that one dish
answers tho purposes of two.
ANOTHER reason is that you can watch
y cooking. Iiat5 means that you viii
NOV Whon the bottom Is sunioiently
blTorvIa ana that you oa, avoid against
sterohing,
THEN. q o. It is claimed tint r,a..
1s,-s4iig dishes are easier to clean thar
metal on %. :
Theysaare interesting anyway, there
s'ass baking dishos, and thu ho,ass-
Keeper always On the lookout FOR tho
newest and most advanced should look
into them. y
The great yait mine at wei.eska IN
Gasicla. has galleries which arc n;ors
man 80 miles IN length. The totsl year,
iy Yield Ia az 400 tan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
0onllnned mex, week. ]

The number Of suicides In the city or
Paris has decreased from 15 or 20 a
week In ordinary times to only about
two a week since the war began. II
has been suggested that this decrease
Is due to curiosity, every one being so
anxious to see what the outcome OF the
war Will be that they refrain from talk
ing their own lives. hoping for French
victory.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
WOMAN HAD
NERVOUS TROUBLE
Lydia E. Pinkhann's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until took

Lydia h. Pinkham s
V e G e ia Bile Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, IS We
live on q farm and I
have four girls. / do
al my sewing and
other work with
their helm. so it
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-27
Easy

Easy.
Say, Billy, wot's a preferred cred
tor7'
THAT'S guy We owe money to wot
kin lick ye."'--Life.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-21
Continued from Page'1.)

leans, who shall be elected by the
voters of the said Parish for the term
OF four years, and who shall receive an
annual salary Of ten thousand dollars,
forty-six hundred dollars Of which
shall be paid by the State of Louisi-
ana, in equal monthly installments;
and the balance of fifty-four hundred
dollars shall be paid by the City OF
New Orleans, in equal monthly In
stallments; he shall receive no other
compensation. He shall be a licensed
attorney and shall perform such du-
ties as are now prescribed by law or
may hereafter be prescribed by the
General Assembly, and shall take no
outside practice. He may appoint and
remove at his discretion such assist
ants, who shall be licensed attorneys,
and such clerks, stenographers and
the Commission Council of the City of
New Orleans, and at such salaries and
terms of payment as the said Commits
sion Council may ordain.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters Of the State, for adoption or re-
lection, at the Congressional election
to be held in November, 1916; and II
adopted, the same shall take effect on
the first Monday in December, 1916.
Section 8. Be IT further resolved,
against this resolution by any member
Of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being a candidate for
the said Office.
Section 4. Be It further resolved.
etc, That on the official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed For the proposed amendment
to Article 148 of the Constitution OF
Louisiana" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 14S Of
the Constitution of louisiana" and
each elector shall indicate. as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which of the proposed For"
Against" he votes.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of tbs House Of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. C. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-21

swv who married Confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this Act
but be entitled to pension on the
same terms as other WIDOWS OF deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided, further, that pensions, wheth-
er to veterans or to widows, shall De
allowed only from the date of appllca-
ton under this Article. and the total
appropriations for ell pensions in any
annual one mill tax is hereby
levied on all taxable property
in the State. provided said ap-
propriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any &C
aruinE surplus from said tax fund
shall be held as an accommodating FUND
for the Confederate veterans to be ap-
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and beneht as the
termine and the collection of any 9TH
err tax or the making of any appro-
priation for pensions in excess or the
amount Of the one-mtll tax levied ana
collected. and to be known as con
federate Veteran Pension Fund is
hereby prohibited, and said fund is to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adop-
ton Of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-Operative, and the
funds derived therefrom be immedi-
ateIy used for said purpose; and pro-
vIded, further, that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no COM
missions for assessing and collecting
one mill tax herein provided.
Provided, that nothing In this Arti-
Gle shall be construed 50 as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs tc disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. BE it further resolved,
etc, that this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State of Louisiana, for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1916.
That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article 500 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana rel
alive to the pensions for Confederate
vetrans" and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to Article 300 of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to pensions for ConTeder-
ate veterans" and each elector shall
indicate, as provided In the general
election laws of the State, whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
ment.
Speaker Of the House CT Representa-
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A. true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State