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Show The Hon. William Bourke Cockran was recently recent-ly elected congressman from the Twelfth district, Xew York. He already had served two terms in congress, from 1891 to lf9.". He has been prominent promi-nent in politics for thirty years and is famous as an orator. He was born in Ireland, Feb." 2S, 1S"4. and received his education there and in France. He came to America in 1871, taught school for a time, studied law and was admitted to the bar. Mr. Cockran is a staunch and active Catholic. The attachments of more mirth are but the shadows shad-ows of that true friendship of which the sincere affections af-fections of the heart. are the substance. The opinions of the misanthropical rest upon this very positive, basis, that they adopt the bad faith of all as evidence of the worthlessncss of all. : - : .. - Above all things raillery decline; it is in the ablest hands a dangerous tool, but never fails to wound the middling fool. . . |