The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

thriftless. Poor, Standardization within
hundred years, the penalty was death
tor catholic school>master to teach
catholic child in Ireland, to read-lm-
pulsive, reckless, strangely light>hearted
for people SO burdened with sorrow;
fierce in anger, the old clanish virus
still tainting their blood, like all strong
races partial to strong drink. they quar-
relied and fought, drank and danced all
along the lines of the public works in
this country.
Butthat lusty vitality that urged them
to smash one anothers heads tor past
time, that preserved them, under God'
through prosecutions aud defeats; grad
ually grew into healthier development
beneath the sun rays of freedom; grad>
ually the Irish advanced in prosperity
and self-respect, they spread out from the
cities, they left railroads and Mines ana
with their savings, settled upon land'
churches went up in cities, towns, pral-
ries and forests, catholic priests became
numerous, the Irish American citizens
were no longer the same people that
had been represented by the roust about
of steamboats, and navies of railroads, q
few years ago. A wonderful transfers
nation was going on without calling
forth any special notice.
eve have entered upon subject that
grows upon US, until we feel that we can
not do it,anything like justice in news
paper article, the most glorious part we
must dismiss in a few sentences.) The
last twenty years multiplying and grow
ing strong, advancing in material
growth, their was yet one vice that re>
tarded their advancement, that had
power, through its individual victim to
bring shame and disgrace upon the whole
race.
Then through his priests, those gintle>
men who charge Mruppence for forglv>
ing murder,-God spake to his faithful
Irish children to abandon vice that de-
graded them.
They had through past years been
slowly advancing in material growth
now with one bound,at the voice OF their
pastors. they sprang up at the full height
of their moral growth in temperance
the demon of inteniperance crushed
beneath the feet of their redeemed man.
hood.
To-day, in Minnesota. the Irish are
amongst the best and most prosperous
farmers in the State, they are amongs
her leading merchants, bankers ant
business men while the young lrisl
Americans are taking foremost rank il
the professions. tits the same in othe
states.
Next TO God we thank the Irish woman
for this, she has been always good
When our enemies assailed us witt
charges, many of them true, we have pu
her forward, and said attack her, and the.
have started back dazzled with the ligh
that flashes from her purity.
Her virtue has gone up, like sweet IN
cense to the throne of God, pleading TO
the old race land praise be to his name, tn
celtic mind comes forth to~day, from tn
darkness of systematized ignorence
bright and sparkling as the diamond fror
, the mine.
t THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMIA MODE
SCHOOL.
Extract from Dublin Correspondent to IL
] Irish World.
/ While waiting for John O'Mahony
funeral | thought l would look roun
/ the old city.
!, THE ROYAL. IRISH ACADEMY
interested me, because there are depos
u ted many things which were made an
Y used by our almost forgotten forefather
ANY person can linger over the antiqu
ties and curiosities as long as he or sh
> pleases, from ten to five o'clock dali,
y and on certain evenings also. There
II no sort OF lulrOUuCliuu lequltOu. "A I'LL
If handbook, to be had at the entrance Il
!, two pence, will tell one all they need I
4 know. One can see here the stor
> hammers, stone hatchets, stone arrow
d heads, which represent the age OF tho:
stony implements of warfare and wol
: long. long ago. Then there are warrior
ancient implements tor house use
% pottery. Close by, we come upon s.
Il ries OF wooden implements-yokes f
10 oxen, cups for drinking, ladies', dishe
>. and trumpets. Next We have curios
:, ties in bone, thus showing an advan'
IL in art over the stone period. There a
l. combs, and pins, and ornaments in BOZ
which modern artists admire. Il
;. metal antiquities are now reached-m
" itary weapons. cauldrons, trumpet
to bits. The Jennings in the constructi'
r of these are effected by rivetting; t
process of welding being then unknow
y, now exquisitelY this rivetting was do
~ excites our wonder. II they could n
~ weld like US. most surely we could n
to riyet like them. There is an old Iri
II. harp with chords in aged disorde
IN What stories this harp might tell if t
hand that once knew it could but ton