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Show LATEST IRISH NEWS. ! . j From The Pilot. - Clare. The funeral of the late Daniel Ho-ga.n. Ho-ga.n. Market street, Ennis, a young man who was most highly esteemed uy all who knew him. took place on Dec. 22, when practically the whole town attended at-tended to pay the laat tribute of respect re-spect and sympathy. TJie Rev. Brother Patrick Godfrey Neylon, son of the late Michael J. Ney-lon Ney-lon of Bawnkyle, Corofin. and brother of Michael Neylon, Mill street, and of Mrs. Thomas Casey, Jail street, Earns left Ireland on St. Stephen's day for work in Australia. Donegal. There has passed away, at the village vil-lage of Nairn. Cornelius McCole, at the i age of 108. He. was born in the towii- 1 land of Clooney, a mile from where he Idled. McCole spent fifteen years in America, and on his way home was shipwrecked twice, reaching Ireland during the famine in 1847. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing that he had lived so long, he never saw a railway train until a few days before his death. Kerry. The obsequies of Mother M. L,iguori O'Farrell of the Mercy convent, Kil-larney, Kil-larney, whose death occurred Dec. 7. took place on Dec. 9. among every tnark of profound and general sorrow. The deceased lady was received into the order sixty-three years ago, and was beloved not alone by the sisters, but by the general public of Killarney. At the obsequies the Most Rev. Dr. Mangan presided, the celebrant of the high mass being Very Rev. M. Fuller, Adm., V. F.: deacon. Rev. D. O'Connor, C. C; sub-deacon. Rev. Father. Moyni-lian; Moyni-lian; master of ceremonies, Rev. C. J. Fitzgerald. i . limerick. By the death of Rev. Timothy Lee. parish priest of Croom, the Gaelic league loses one of its most active supporters sup-porters in County Limerick. Father Lee was a manibf wide learning, and was devoted to the Irish language and Irish archaeology, particularly the archaeology of Limerick city and county. coun-ty. He was a friend and admirer of Eugene Curry and . some years ago, rhen he was administrator of St. John's, Limerick, he delivered a lecture lec-ture in the Catholic club, Dublin, under the auspices of the Keating branch of the Gaelic league. Eoscommon. The death is much regretted in Roscommon Ros-common of E. J. Hanley, inland revenue rev-enue officer, which occurred in Belfast. He waa son of the late P. Hanley, C. E., Ashbrook, and brother to M. J. Hanley, Nadnaveight. Strokestown. Tipperary. The death of the Very Rev. TV. V. ' JoDes, V. F., the beloved rector of Fethard. occurred at Dublin. Dec. 23. to the intense grief of his parishioners, brother clergymen and a wide circle of friends. The late Archdeacon Jones was an ardent and consistent nationalist. national-ist. He was president of the East Tipperary Tip-perary executive of the V. I. L. for pome years, and was also chairman of the Fethard branch of the league. He i took an active and practical part in the work of the national organization. His sympathies were strongly with the Gaelic league movement, and not long ago he organized a very successful Feis at Fethard. at which he made a most eloquent and touching appeal for the revival of language, music and customs ( cf the people. Prior to his appointment to the important position of archdea con of the archdiocese of Cashol. he was for many years pastor of Kille- naule. where he built.a beautiful pres bytery, and had schools, and while at I Fethard he almost rebuilt the church ! and beautified the approaches and the church yard. The death nf Patrick Quirke, J. P.. i took place recently at his residence, Toem cottage, Cappawhite. He had not I been ailing long, and his demise in the h prime of life has caused the keenest sorrow in the entire county of Tippe- ' rary. whore he was well known, as also ; in Limerick. He held his majesty's1 i commission of the peace for 'the last ; fifteen years. i ' Tyrone. The Rev. ' Peter Slevin, the beloved pastor of Pomeroy, died in Dublin Dec. 23 to the intense grief of people of all i classes and creeds in the district. i Gold In Ireland. i Gold has been found in Ireland in several places In Swanlinbar district, for Instance, and notably at the base of Croghan, Kineella county. Wicklow, , some of the gold nuggets picked up in , ine Avoca river weigning up 10 uvemy- i - four ounces. It is well authenticated that 19,000 pounds in gold has been lifted lift-ed in this district. It is not so well I known that gold has been found both ' In Kerry and Donegal. Silver and sil- i ver lend is found in several places in ! Ireland. The ancient records tell of a famous gold worker at the smelting I works at the base of the Sugarloaf mountain, beyond Enniskerry. Gold has been found at Glenasmole, and Kin-Ehan Kin-Ehan tells of a nugget that was picked up by some children in St. Stephen's Green, where it was brought in a load I of gravel from the Dodder. I Fla In Ireland. !It appears not to be well known that flax was grown and linen spun and woven wo-ven all over Ireland not so long ago. The Blarney tweed factory was found-i found-i cd originally in a little flax mill beside the river, the old building being still. I or very recently, pointed out to visitors. Up to twenty years ago there were lin- I en weavers in Kerry, at Annascaul, at Clahane, near Tralee, and other places. Kerry weavers worked both at wool- I lens and linen, having a separate loom Ifor each material. The flax was pulled, cloved, netted, and bleached by the farmers' wives and spun on the small spinning wheels, which still exist in West Cork and Kerry. Some farmers i In Kerry used to have a long line of I women twenty or thirty or more em- 1 ployed at the operations of preparing the flax, and a visit to a Kerry farm- I house twenty or thirty years ago, when this work was carried on, was most interesting. in-teresting. The Old Waterford Bridge. On Dec. IS the antiquated wooden toll bridge that spans the Suir at "W'a- I, terford was freed. All persons who have ever visited the city of Water-ford Water-ford must have been struck at the g nnomaly of a wooden toll bridge: and j yet "the bundle of sticks" (as it has been irreverently termed) has extract- rd toll from man and beast for 114 I years. From the inscription on the j central arch, it appears that the bridge I tvas opened for traffic on Jan. IS, 1794, I and the dimensions are given as "S32 I feet In length, and 40 ia breadth." For j over kali a century many proposal? had been made to free the bridge, but It va not till 1905 that a viceregal commission com-mission was appointed to settle the question. At length, last summer, the final award was made by the arbitrators arbitra-tors as to the sum to be paid the debenture de-benture holders. Again, a difficulty arose as to the procuring of a sum of 5150,000, but the money was recently advanced by Major Villiars Stuart, the grandson of Lord Stuard de Decies (the hero of the Waterford election of 1826), and now the corporation has been enabled en-abled to declare the bridge free. A Protestant's Tribute to the Church We hear so much from time to time, says the London Catholic Weekly, of the alleged antipathy on the part of the church toward science that the following follow-ing words of so distinguished a man as Professor John Burke of Cambridge will be read with Interest: "We have heard much of late of the evil influences of Catholicism on freedom free-dom of discussion. With all due regard to all the parties concerned, I still venture ven-ture to think that the agitation was a misrepresentation of the true Catholic view. So long as a professor does not preach heresy ex-cathedra as if he were infallible, so long is he likely to escape the ex-cathedra condemnation, or public excommunication of the church. The misrepresentation so often urged or the case of Galileo is a case in point Galileo was so dogmatic that he wanted the church to accept his doctrine when they were quite willing to leave it an open question. And It is noteworthy that the enemies of Catholicism Cathol-icism hae ever been ready to misrepresent misrep-resent this and other such instances in which authority may perhaps on the whole have .been more wisely exercised. "I still venture to think that many Catholic scientists are, .and ever have been, much wider in their views than many of no religious persuasion whatsoever. what-soever. The conflicts which have arisen between the church and science in the past have since been as grossly misrepresented mis-represented as it is safe to say they were In the first instance due to the most unhappy misunderstandings, qMlte in accordance, however, with the spirit of those times. But at the present day there Is little reason to suppose that science and religion should not go hand In hand, and, like twin sisters of twenty twen-ty summers or, if we prefer, twenty centuries each adorn, in its own way, though with some slight difference, the vista of the world of which they represent repre-sent the life and soul." The attitude of the church toward Galileo has constituted for centuries one of the stock arguments of anti-Catholic anti-Catholic controversialists. Though Catholic writers have again and aerain presented the true facts of the case, the words of Professor Burke are none the less welcome. A Mark of Genius. At the recent sale of the superb and priceless Stanford White collection Miss Elsie De Wolfe, the actress, told a not inappropriate architect story. "A gentleman stopped an architect on the street," she bagan. " 'Good morning, Mr. Blank.' the architect said. 'Are you thinking of building again?' " 'No.' said the other. 'I stopped you to inquire if you could take my son into your office as an apprentice. With training I think he would some day prove a magnificent architect.' " 'He has shown some talent, has he?' said the architect, a trifle gloomily, for he was disappointed at not getting another contract. "'Talent? Genius, sir; positive genius;' gen-ius;' " 'What's he done?' " 'He's designed a garden for our Christmas tree. ' " "Well, what is there remarkable about it?' said the architect impatient-lv " 'Why, sir.' said the othT. 'he designed de-signed that garden for three dollars, and it cost thirty-seven." " Chinese Have No Use for Surgeons. (Chicago Journal.) It may occur to many people that they have never seen a Chinaman bereft be-reft of an arm, leg or other member of his body. The reason for this is that all orientals maintain a profound objection ob-jection to surgical operations. Indeed, they much prefer to die rather than to be deprived of a member, because as it is undeniable that they came into the world with two arms, two legs, eight fingers", two thumbs, ete'j they must of necessity go out of it with the same number. Otherwise, once on the other side, they might be sent to hunt for a missing member and spend the greater part of eternity in finding it. Perhaps the nearest approach to internal in-ternal surgery that a Chinese doctor will attempt Is to stand on the patient's body and with bare feet move about on the part affected. In dentistry the Chinese have reached the discovery that the nerve is a worm and the best method to treat an aching tooth is to loosen it by driving In wedges in order that the worm may escape. es-cape. She Saw Her. "The late Clara Bloodgood," said a theatrical manager of Chicago, "was as witty as she was talented and beautiful. beauti-ful. Sometimes, indeed, her keen wit carried her rather far. "I remember once, at a tea at the Auditorium, Au-ditorium, a remark that the brilliant actress made to a society woman. " 'You were at Bar Harbor, I believe, in the summer?" said the society woman. wo-man. " Yes,' said the actress. " 'And did you see much of my daughter daugh-ter there?' " 'Rather!' was the answer. 'She wore a bathing suit in the morning, riding bloomers in the afternoon and low neck at night.J " Naturally. (Ally Sloper.) Daughter Papa, in time of trial, what do you suppose brings the most comfort to a man? Papa (a justice of the peace) An acquittal, ac-quittal, my dear an acquittal, of course. The Difference. It is just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as it is to fall in love withj a poor one, but it !? generally easier to marry the poor one. Rare Gems. The rarest and costliest gems, though not always esteemed the most beautiful, are pigeon s blood rubles, fire opals and diamonds that are pure, but shed a distinct dis-tinct glow of blue or pink. BriefBits. A cubic foot of lead weighs 7,112 pounds: of mercury, a cubic foot weighs 849 pounds. The Lizard light stands 230 feet abov? sea level. The lighthouse was built as long ago as 1751. There is little consolation lo the man who has to dodge them in the announcement announce-ment that automobiles will be cheaper next year, l WHEN A FELLER SAYS 'HELLO." Don't it drive that homesick feelin' clean out of yer heart an' mind, An jest banish al yer troubles an' yer ills of ev'ry kind, If, when you are In a country where the faces are all new, A feller says "Hello" to you an' you say "Howdy-do?" An' you git a hearty handshake one that knocks yer troubles flat, 'Cause there ain't no gloomy feelin' in a feller's grip like that; Fer you sort o' feel he means jest what he tells you. through an' through When he hollers "Hello" to you an' you answer "Howdy-do." Makes you feel you ain't a stranger any longer, don! you knov, If you git that sort o' greetin' ev'ry- where you chance to go. An' a feller grabs yer flipper when he sees yer feelin' blue. An' jest hollers "Hello" to you an' you answer "Howdy-do." Tell you what, it chases trouble from yer section mighty quick, If yer feelin' plumb discouraged, meb- by lonesome er homesick, If some happy-lookin' stranger takes an interest in you. Jest by sayin' "Hello" to you an' you tell him "Howdy-do.'. So, when you meet with a stranger who is lookin' glum aasad, WThy, you'll drive away his troubles an' you'll make him mighty glad. If you'll do to him the way you'd like to have folks do to you Jest holler "Hello" to him an' he'll tell you "Howdy-do." Laughter Healthful. Laugh and grow fat is a saying that contains a deal of truth, and is worthy the attention of many sufferers of body and mind. We instinctively associate jollity with rotundity, and a sour disposition dis-position with a spare form. The rule is without exceptions, for we often see people with little propensity to accumulate accu-mulate fat that are resplendent with fun and sunshine. Such persons are not boisterous, but possessed, it may be, with a quiet humor, are happy and make others happy, and they smile easily, and perhaps laugh swftly, but they do not cachinnate. The convulsive movements that we call laughter exert a genuinely emphatic effect upon the physical organism. They cause the arteries to dilate so that they carry more blood to the tissues of the body and the heart to beat more rapidly, so that the flow of the blood through the vessel is nascenea. ii piouuces irie best possible conditions for lin increase of the vital processes, the tissues thereby taking up mora-nutriment. The Teeth. The accumulation of tartar on the teeth makes them unsizhtly .and is ; often the cause of a bad breath. If. ' the teeth are properly brushed each , day tartar will not' have the ofianee lo accumulate, but if it has already been allowed to do so it can be n- moved by a very simple treatment. , Moisten the tooth brush in warm wa- ter and dip it into magnesia. Rub on ' the teeth, and after three applications ' the tartar will have entirely disappeared. disap-peared. PURE WOMANLY. The woman's gentle mood o'er stept ' Withei's my love, that ligluly scans i The rest, and doe in her accept j All her own faults, but none of man's. ; As man I cannot judge her ill. j Or honor her fair station less, j Who, with a woman' errors, still j Preserves a woman's gentleness. j Coventry Patmcre, "The Angel in Ihei House." Cleaningg Gloves. In cleaning gloves in naphtha it is better to immerse them instead of dabbing dab-bing them with a cloht. Rinse them thoroughly in clean naphtha, hang in the air to dry and they will look quite as well as though they had just come froni the cleaners and v.ith loss trouble trou-ble than pending them there. Cleansing Cream. Almond oil. 4 ounces: white wax, 2Vs " ounces: orange flower water. 4 ounces. Melt the wax in a double boiler, add the oil slowly. When all are heated, remove from the fire, stir until partly cool and then beat in the orange flower water. Beat until cold. LOVE'S PASSING. Love passed me by. yet in his passisng bent Such eyes of pity on my discontent I That almost was I comforted. Ah, me, J If but Love's pity solaces like this. j What were Love's love, his handclasp and his kiss I To those poor souls he passes utterly Theodosia Garrison. t Sleeve Smartness. Sleeves have undergone several changes. ? The very newest model is the draped sleeve. 2 This is arranged in horizontal folds to the elbow. j Like the majority of the newest tai- J lor-made sleeves, it is cut in one with ? the bodice. A Silk Waist Hint. ' fc If a silk waist is laid away without . taking out the shields, the rubber will cause the silk to crack In a short time. T DESTINY. Two shall sail from alien lands To clasp in perfect faith each other's hands; Two shall hail from alien skies To find their true heaven in each other's eyes. Henry Austin. Advice to the Girls. If you are not pretty you can be at- tractive and charming by cultivating a pleasant expression, by having a cheer- " ful disposition, and by training your g body to symmetry and gracefulness. p V The Beauty Bath. The quick beauty bath every morn- Ing with (tepid water and a handful of salt and a good flesh brush will make I a woman bright, rested and act gener- 6 ally as a tonic. The morning bath is one of the most Important of 'all rules f for beautifying.' For Washing Brushes. Dissolve rock ammonia in the pro- R portion of one ounce to two quarts of water. Dip the bristles lightly in this and move . backward and forward. I Rinse thoroughly in -cold water, shake f and dry In the sun. ' . Hope buoys us up every day we live, f It is like the wing of an angel, soaring t up to heaven, and bearing our puppli- t ant. message to the throne of God. t Hope, should be cultivated, for it strengthens other graces. Whatever E enlarges hope will also exalt courage. 6 Where hope is not, endeavor is not. The hopeless are tne helpless. |