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The Golden Incubus.
By George Manvills Fem.
CHAPTER L
SIR JOHN DRINKwATER Is ECCENTRIC.

SIR JOHN DRINKwATER IS ECCENTRIC.
You're an old fool, Burden, and it's all
your fault"
That's what Sir John said, as he shook his
Malacca cane at me; and suppose it was
my fault; but then, how could | see what
was going to happeni
1t began in 1851 I remember 1t so we'll
because that was the year Of the great exhi'
bition, and Sir John treated me to a visit
there; and when I'd been and was serving
breakfast next morning, he asked me about
it, and laughed and asked me if I'd taken
much notice of the goldsmiths' work. | said
| had, and that it was a great mistake to
clean gold plate with anything but rouge.
"Why~ he said.
Because, l told him, If any of the plate
powder happened to be left in the cracks, if
it was rouge it gave good effect; but il it
was a white preparation, it looked dirty and
bad
Then we'll have all the chests open to-
morrow, James Burdon," he said; land you
shall give the old gold plate good clean up
with rouge and I'll help you"
'You, Sir JohnF'
He nodded And the very next day he sent
all the other servants to the exhibition, came
down to my pantry, opened the plate room
and put on an apron, just like a servant
would, and helped me to clean that gold
plate. He got tired by I O'clock and sat
down upon a chair and looked at it all glis-
tening as it was spread out on the dresser and
shelves-some bright with polishing, some
dull and dead and ancient looking. Cups and
bowls and salvers and round dishes covered
with coats of arms; some battered and bent,
- l,,- 1nfN . t,o
goldsmith's hands.
I'd worked hard-as hard as could, for
sneezing, for was doing that half the time,
Just as if l had bad cold. For every cup
or dish was kept in a green baize bag that
fitted in one of the old iron bound oak chests,
and these chests were lined with green baize
And all this being exceedingly old, the moth
had got in, and pounds and pounds of pep
per had been scattered about the baize to
keep them away.
"rll have a glass of wine, Burdon," Sir
John says at last; land we'll put it all away
again. It's very beautiful. That's Cellina
work-real" he says, as he took up great
golden bowl, all hammered and punched and
engraved "But the whole lot of it is an in
cubus, for l can't Use it, and don't to make
a show"
Take glass yourself, my man." he said,
as got him the sherry-a fresh bottle from
the outer seller. "Hal at moderate COM
putation, that old gold is worth 9l00, 600;
and 100000 at only per cent. in the funds,
Burdon would be e, 200 year. So you see
lose that income by letting this heap of old
gold plate lie locked up in those chests. Now
what would you do with it, if it were yours"
Sell it, Sir John, and put it in houses" |
said sharply.
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''Seu it, Sir John, and put it IN houses"
said sharply.

"Se'I it, SIR John, and put it IN houses"
Eyes, James Burden; and sensible thing
TO do But you are a servant and l am a
baronet; though l don't look one, do II" he
said, holding up his red hands and laughing.
you always look gentleman, Sir john"
said, and that's what you are"
please God, try to be-" he said sadly.
But don't want the money, James; and
these are all old family helrlooms, that hold
in trust for my life, and have to hand over
bound in honor to do SOTO my son LookT
he said, lat the arms and crest of the Boz
leaus on every piece"
''Boileau, Sir John"
"Well, Drinkwater, then. We translated
the name when we came over to England.
There; let's put it all away. It's regular
incubus"
So it was all packed up again in chests; for
he wouldn't let me finish cleaning it, saying
It would take week: and that it was more
for the sake of seeing it and going over it
than anything that he had mad it out. So we
locked it all up again in the plate room. And
it took five waters hot as he could bear em
to wash his hands and even then there was
some rouge left in the cracks, and in the old
signet ring with the coat of arms cut i'll the
StOne-same as that on the plate.
| don't know how it was, perhaps | was
out of sorts, but from that day got thinking
about gold plate and what Sir John said
about its worth. l knew what incubus"
meant, for | went up in the library and
looked out the word in the big dictionary;
and that gold plate got to be such an incubus
TO NE that | went up to Sir John one morn
ing and gave him warning.
But what forg" he said. "WagesT'
'No, Sir John. You're good master, and
her ladyship was a good mistress before she
was took up to heaven"
"Hush, man, hushI" be says sharply.
"ADd it'll break my heart nearly not to see
young Master Barclay when he comes back
from school,"
"Then why do you want to gor'
"Well, Sir John, a good home and good
food and good treatments right enough, but
| don't want TO be found some morning a
welteriug in my gore"
snow, look here, James Burden" he says,
laughing. II trust you with the keys of the
wine cellar, and you've been at the sherry"
sven know better than that. Sir John.
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YLLIG & BRO, W. J,
l Fresh Groceries and Country Produce
No 345 Dolorosa street, near San Pedro creek.
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CHAPTER II.
WHY EDWARD CUNNING LEFT.

It's curious how things get forgotten by
busy people. In few weeks | left off think
ing about the hiding place of all that golden
plate: and after a time | used to go into that
first cellar for wine with my half-dozen bas-
ket in one hand, my cellar candlestick in the
other, and never once think about there being
a farther cellar; while, though there was the
strong room in my pantry with quite thou
sand pounds worth of silver in it-perhaps
more-I never fancied anybody would come
for that.
Master Barclay came, and went back to
school, and Sir John grew more strange; and
then an old friend of his died and left one
little child, Miss Virginia, and Sir John took
her and brought her to the old house in
Bloomsbury, and she became-bless her sweet
face-just like his own.
Then, all at once l found that ten years
had slipped by, and it set me thinking about
being ten years nearer the end, and that the
years were rolling on, and some day an
other butler would sleep in my pantry, while
was sleeping-well you know where-cold
and still-and that then Sir John would be
taking his last sleep too, and Master Barclay
be, as it says in the Scriptures, reigning in
his stead
And then it was that all in fash something
seemed to say to me: Suppose Sir John has
never told his lawyers about that buried
gold plate and left no writing to show where
it is. l felt quite startled, and didn't know
what to think. As far as | could tell nobody
but Sir John and knew the secret Young
Master Barclay certainly didn't, or else,
when / let him carry the basket for a
treat and went into the cellar to fetch his
fathers port, he, being a talking, lively,
thoughtleSs boy, would have been sure'to say
something His father ought certainly to
tell him some day; but suppose the master
was taken bad suddenly with apoplexy and
died without being able-what tlAesN'
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FIRST SYMPTOMS OF DEATH.

Tired feeling, dull headaches pains
in various parts of the body, sinking
at the pit Of the stomach, loss of ap-
petite, feverishness, pirnples or sores,
are all positive evidence of poisoned
blood. No matter how it became
poisoned it must be purified to avoid
death. Acker's English Blood Elixir
has never failed to remove scrofulous or
syphilitic poisons. For sale by
RAGLAND & Co. 6
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Excavations made in TzintEuntzan, in Vac
atas, Mexico, in search of treasures are said to
have revealed magnificent palace, which is
an archaeological wonder.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-05-26

onstrate that our boys had handled the
sphere before, and they defeated the
Apostles" to the tune of ten to five.
At 8 p. M. President Carrigan called the
meeting to order in we'll worded and
timely address. Father Glennon
thanked the guests for the privilege &C.
corded to them of hearing from the
leaders in the movement and asked all
to profit by what they would hear, and
introduced j. f. Mcclure, vino spoke
for forty minutes, giving the principal
reasons why young men in particular
should be total abstainers, urging all t.
join the society, thereby placing them
selves On sound footing, and making
success doubly sure. President John
O'Brien followed III a lengthy address,
dwelling upon the change which had
been wrought in the habits Of Irishmen
during the past fifty years. AS this was
the first visit Of MIR. 0 'Brien to Burns
vile, he waslstened to with marked at
tention and respect, and we'll did he
sustain tue opinion which we had all
formed of him. So plain and conyinc-
ing was his arguments that as result
Of his efforts he received "a new mem
bers for our society. and also organized
& ladies society OF 81 members. It is
safe to say that John O'Brlen left an
impression not soon to be forgotten,
and we believe he left our people feel
ing as though his efforts were fully ap.
preciated. Addresses were also deiiy-
cred by w. j. Shorta1l of Saltwater, a
bright and convincing young speaker,
and j. L. Mulgrew and A. j. damon Of
st. Paul, Z. Burl, j. f. Barry and the
WEIGH Bros, sang several songs and w.
Coniey and j. QBrien furnished music
on the violin. E F. Kennedy, CUR SC.
ciety secretary, brought down the house
III a philosophical recitation. Will
Weich sang an original song, the last
| verse Of which we append:
There's Mr.. Mcclure, he came here FROM York,
And his parents before him came over from Cork
He is great Speaker, he strikes like maui,
! And we all took the pledge when he came from
ST. Paul.
| After the meeting was over, which
| lasted three hours, supper was served
by Mr.. Carr and the local society, and
our guests departed for home in a. happy
mood, evidently well pleased with the
days entertainment. They Werea jolly,
good natured lot Of young men, and
President O'Brien was just as jolly as
the rest. Long may they 1--we to carry
on the good work.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
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The New Catholic Universitv

Just as we are going to press an in
terestlng description Of the ceremonies
attending the laying of the corner stone
OF the new Catholic University az
Washington is received, Among the
many distinguished prelates present on
the occasion were: Cardinal Gibbons;
Archbishops Williams, OF Boston;
Ryan. OF Philadelphia; Elder, of Gin
cinnati: Salpointe, Of Santa Fe, and
ireland, OF st. Paul; Bishops Spau]ding
Of Peoria; keane, Of Richmond; Ryan,
OF Buffalo; Northrop, OF Charleston. S.
c.; Bourke, Of Cheyenne; Machebeuf.
OF Denver; Brondel, Of Helena; GILL
more, Of Cleye.and; Janssens, OF
Natchez Phelan, OF Pittsburg; Kahn,
OF Wheeling; O'Reilly, Of Springfield;
O'Sull1van, of Mobile; Moore, OF St.
Augustine; Lebroenf. Of Washington
Territory; Macs, of Coyington; Mccoy
ern, Of Harrisburg; DR.. John Foley,
bisfop-elect of Detroit; Robert Fulton,
s. j., provincial of the order of Jesuits
of the United States, and Monsignors
Farley, Of New York, and Sullivan: OF
Wheeling. President Cleveland With
members OF the Cabinet was present.
Right Rev. Bishop spaulding. of Peoria,
delivered an eloquent address. Miss
Caldwell, who donated $500, 600 to the
University, was the observed Of all OBJ
servers. a sketch Of this philantbroplc
young lady will be found elsewhere in
our columns.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SAYS the Epoch. O]iyer Goldsmith
who said in the Vicar OF Wakefield,
II was ever of opinion that the honest
man who married and brought UP 81
family did more service than he who
continued single" would no doubtif he
were alive pay visit Of congratulation
to Robert Mi}ligan of Bridgeport, West
Va, whose wife the other day presented
him with che twenty fifth child. But We
hardly think that that happy household
would be sufficiently quiet to enable a
Goldsmith to remain there long and do
good writing.
THE Irish World Of last week an-
no1.nced the death Of its famous Lon
don correspondent, Transatlantic. {"
The identity Of this remarkable man has
been kept a profound secret for obvious
reasons; but we conjecture he was none
other than Thomas Mooney, the Irish
historian. The readers of our esteemed
contemporary il all lands will be sad
dened or learning chat "Trans-Atlan-
TIC" is no more. Many an Irishnan is
indebted to the great correspondent for
his knowledge of Irish subjects He
was certainly an able writer, fully in
innate with Irish history, and we
heartily sympathlze with our comtem-
porary on it's losing so valued a member
of it's staff. May the soul of the patriot
rest in peace.
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NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
MINNESOTA.

S. C. Murphy, of Morris, visited the
Democratic state convention at ST..
Paul.
Thomas Callahan, Of Morris, is redt-
ting his building and when completed
it will make him very commodious Of
fee and store room.
John Walsh, the irrepressible pop
manufacturer of Morris, has purchased
a lot near the old skating rink and will
commence, the erection Of pop factory
at once.
Hon. E. r. Smith, of lie sueur, was
elected presidential elector for the
Scond congressional district.
a. fair for raising money to complete
the Sisters school building in Delano.
was opened Monday. After services at
the church a procession, headed by
leases brass band, of Watertown,
marched through the streets to the
skating rink, where large number of
people had assembled. The mayor made
" short address, after which the pro-
gramme Of the day was announced.
The fair is to last four days Meals are
served in the building.
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huntsville, Dakota County.

Special Correspondence of The Irish Standard.
Sunday, May I'd, will long be remem-
bered as red letter day in the annals
of Total Abstinence in this place. The
morning train brought forty OF the Cru
saders from St. Paul who escorted state
president John O'Brien and W. J..
Shortall OF Saltwater. A committee
from st. Johns society met the visitors
at the depot and escorted them to the
church when all attended Mass and
listened to cheering words of common
dalton and an eloquent sermon from
Father Glennon. After Mass dinner
was served by Mr.. Carr to all present,
Dinner over, the young men INDUCED
il a game of base ball. J. +. Mcclure
announced that he would present to the
winners q new bat and ball. One and
one-halt innings was sufficient TO dem
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A Timely PASTORAL LETTER,
CONTINUED from First Page

knows. It is a very melancholy, and
indeed a very awful fact, that great
Catholic nations, like France, England,
and Scotland, have practically aposta-
tized from the faith. That fact is sur
rounded with very salutary as we'll as
with very unpleasant warnings. do
not believe that the Irish nation will
ever follow their fatal example; but |
do believe it would be nothing short
Of criminal rashness to expose it to the
danger or temptation Of doing 50. l
can find no evidence Of a. Divine prom
Use made to any nation, any more than
to our own, guaranteeing to it the indi-
fectibility Of it's faith in all circum-
stances. Neither can see any solld
grounds for believing in a special ex-
ceptional Providence, which would
save Irish multltudes, any more than
Irish individuals, from reneuncing
their allegiance to the Church in q par
oxysm Of passion, either in retaliation
for some imaginary interference with
their political freedom, or to avenge an
insult or an affront which they had
rashly assumed had been offered to
them by the Holy See"
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HASTINGS.

Correspondence OF The Irish Standard.
Mrs. 7. Dunn has gone to St. Paul tt
VISIT
Frank Newell and wife spent Sunday
in Hastings.
John Newell was down from St. Paul
on Sunday on & visit with his parents.
VIM. MCCARTHY spent Sunday with
his parents and returned Monday to ST..
Paul.
Frank and Joseph Hurley spent Sun.
day home, and returned to St. Paul
Monday morning,
One Of Mr.. VIM. Noonan's daugh-
ters is very sick again. His many
friends are sorry for him,
Edward Barrett is able to moye about
after his very serious injury. His many
friends will be glad to hear Of his re-
coyery
The Rev. Joseph Fitzgerald has been
assigned to Hastings and entered on his
duties last week. We all wish him sue
cess in his new parish.
Mrs. Mary Callahan has sold her
house and furniture and moved to Min
neapolis; where she will reside perma-
nentlyss with her daughter Mrs. John
McCracken.
James and Mary Mclaughlin and
Mrs. 2. l.. Collins went to Minneapolis
to attend the funeral of Michael Con.
nelly formerly Of Hastings. He died
on Sunday morning of consumpt ion and
was % years old.
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Delegates Nominated

The Total Abstinence Societies OF
the city will nominate delegates to the
State Convention during the next two
weeks. The Immaculate Conception
Crusaders on last Tuesday evening
placed in nomination Thomas ". Sulli-
van, T. j. Webster. P. j. Moran and
John O'Brien, il. The election will be
held next Tuesday evening. 1t is prob.
able that an independent ticket will be
placed In the field and the results hard
to foretell. Every member Of the So
ciety should attend the next meeting.
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LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
Rug patterns and rug machines at q
L. Swett's, 22S Central avenue.

z. Swett's, 22S Central avenue.
Best line OF corsets in the city at O
Z. SWEETS, 22S Central avenue.
You can get any repairs fer your
stoves at le6-1S6 w. 9TH st. Paul,
Hammocks, ropes and stretchers at
Q. T. SWEET s., 228 Central avenue,
Bargains in parasols and silk umbrel.
las, at O. r.. SWett's s, :22s Central ave.
Hosiery and underwear, at a bargain
to close at 0. T. Swett's, 22S Central
avenue.
Fine bleachetl muslin, only T cents
this week, at O. Il. SWEETS, 22S Central
avenue.
When it rains 60 buy your umbrellas
and rubber goods at O. T. Swett's 22s
Central avenue.
Visit J. E. Moran & Co.'S. new shoe
store, $50 Hennepln avenue. We are
open for business.
Lawns and white wash goods from
cents up to rs cents, at .. r.. Sweets,
22S Central avenue.
Good goods. low prices, courteous
treatment to all at j. e. Moran 4 Co.'S,
$50 Hennepin avenue.
II you want first class coal and wood
call on John N orton, room Ii, Temple
Court. Telephone 3l4-2.
Fire Insurance. T. W. McGrath, Top
Floor, Temple Court. insure to-day.
Your fire may come tomorrow.
Buy your collars and cuffs at o. T.
Sweets, 22S Central avenue, You will
find them the best value in the city.
Mrs. j. a. Mccarthy, Milliner, 244
Nicollet avenue has in stock an elegant
line of spring novelties. Call and see
them.
Percale shirts from 50 cents to ST
Unlaundried white shirts only SO cents,
the best in the city, at o. Z. Swett's,
22S Central avenue.
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I have a full line of dress goods and
trimmings which are marked way down
to rock bottom prices, to close out, O.
T. Swett's, 228 Central avenue.
J. E. Moran & Co., have opened at
$50 Hennepin avenue, a new stock of
boots, shoes and slippers. You are
cordially invited to visit them. Re-
member $50 Hennepin avenue be-
tween Washington avenue and Third
street.
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l otJAIlIi L KID Ch1
The following is {, translation Of g
Latin document placed in the corner
stone and gives the history of the Holy
Rosary Church. ssThe church and vic
arate Of the Holy Rosary had it's begin
ming in the month of MAY, 1873, when
Rev. Thomas l.. Power, 0. F., was
sent here by the then Provincial Very
Rev. s. Byrne, at the request OF Rt.
Rev T.. l.. Grace, Of the Order Of
Preachers and Bishop of st. Paul, in
the Stats Of Minnesota. at the late
provincial chapter the fathers of this
province of st. Joseph petitioned our
most reverend master general 10 erect
this yicarate into formal convent and
he, acceding to their wishes, appointed
in the month of April, 1885, Very Rev.
T a. Dinahan it's first prior. Soon the
father saw the necessity for selecting a
place for new and better church, the
present one being temporary. Permis-
sion was obtained from the bishop, Rt.
Rev. John Ireland. To-day. Pentecost
Sunday, May 20, 1883. the corner stone
was Laid by Rt. Rev. T. l.. Grace, a
member Of the Order of Preachers,
formerly bishop of his diocese, but now
after twenty-five years of hard labor,
resigned in favor of his coadjutor, Rt
Rev. John ireland. On this occasion
all the societies Of this church were
present, namely: The Holy Name So
ciety, Sodality of the Blessed Virgin,
Sodality of St. Thomas, the Crusaders
and Father Mathew temperance society.
Moreover the societies Of the different
churches of the city were present, name
| ly: Crusaders, Father Mathew Society,
Hibernisns and Irish-American Club.
The sermon on the occasion was
delivered by Fst. Rey. John Ire
land, bishop Of the diocese, now arch
hishop-elect Of this province, of St.
Paul, before an immense audience of
the faithful. Our Very Reverend Pro-
,vincial d. j. Meagher, Very Reverend
M. A. McFeeley, prior of our Mother
House of St. Rose in Kentucky; Very
Rev. 2. Valbe. prior of Cur convent Of
ST. Louis Bertram in Louisville, in
Kentucky; Very Reverend P. Moran,
superior of our Church Of St. Peter in
Memphis, Tenn, honored the occasion
by their presence. The fathers Of the
occasion assisting at the ceremony
were: Very Reverend p. A. Dinahan,
0. P, Prior; Rev. G. l., Egan, o. p;
Rev. &, Quinn, 0. F.; Rev. G. A. Carr,
0. P, and Rev. FL. Brewer, 0. P.
cat the time of the laying of this
cornerstone, May 20. 1883, Leo XIII,
is the head of the universal church;
Most Reverend NJ. J. Larrocca, O. P,
is the master general Of the Order of
Preachers. Very Reverend d. j.
Meagher is the provincial of this Pro
ince of St. Joseph and Very Rev. 2. A.
Dinahan is the prior of this convent of
the Most Holy Rosary Of these
United States Grover Cleveland is Pres
ident, Of this State Of Minnesota a. R.
McGilli is Governor, and of this city of
Minneapolis A. A. Ames is Mayor. On
this same day the new convent which
we now inhabit was blessed with the
accustomed ceremonies, by our Very
Reverend Provincial, D. J. Meagher, O.
p, assisted by the Fathers
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Excursions at Half.Rates.

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from Minneapolis and St. Paul, and all
other stations on it's line, at the rate Of
one fare for the round trip, for the fol-
lowing occasions:
North American Saenger-Bund Fes-
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Tickets on sale June IL to 14 inclusive,
good for return passage until June 10Th.
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st. Louis, June S. Tickets on sale
June 2 to S inclusive, good for return
passage June to II.
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June Is to 10, good for return passage
June 20 to Is.
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at Cincinnati, June II to 16. Tickets
on sale June to IL, good for return
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Arrangements are now pending for
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Democratic and Republican Conven-
lions.
National Prohibition Convention, at
indianapolis, Ind, May 30. One fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
May 26 to %, good for return passage
June to S.
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tons and all other information, apply
to any coupon ticket agent, or to w. j.
G. Kenyon, General Passenger Agent,
IT he Burlington" ST. Paul, Minnesota.
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