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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

THE Irish STANDARD ls the only Home Rule
organ In the Northwest.
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tale At the principal news.stands in this city,
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Of TIE IRISH STANDARD contributions snoulo
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which you have removed, also your former
address.
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grAEpARD, AZ Third Street South, Room z,
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24
THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION.

THE WESTMINSTER UONFEssI0
Scarcely one hundred years have
passed away and the Confession Of
Faith formulated by the Westminster
General Assembly in 1788needs revision.
1t was long deemed the impregnable
wall of Professionalism against which
all the shafts of controversy might be
hurled with impunitY. 1t was encased
in superstitious reverence and vain
were the attempts of Catholics to make
Protestants see that it was but tissue
Of false assumptions, fragrant contra
aictions and improved and improbable
assertions. There is not an article OF
the Westminster Confession that is not
liable to .one or all of these charges.
When few years ago q feeble voice
was falteringly raised in q demand for
it's revision the petition was passed un-
noticed. But the waters OF dissension
which then trickled through unheeded
have now become a great flood and have
made breach in the great stronghold
Of Calvinism never to be repaired again.
The general assembly now in session at
Saratoga, N. Y. is confronted with the
demand Of two thirds Of the presby-
teries for revision Of the confession and
this demand Is imperative. It is not to
he expected that 9 great change will be
& made Sat once IN the wording Of the
confession OF Faith, but there IS no
do,ul,t chat the new confession viii be
1 tak ens lp In q new spirit. Already
EEsarnonr Fresbyt erians There isl the great.
i Nest altitude of belief. While some ad-
a Shere The trad itional belief q
h Iylni ,sothers have drlfted Into pure
sentatiyes of tte
's1aI II s n Il
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

THE rains Of Saturday night and Sun.
day last were q blessing. 1t has been
such a long time since we saw any rain
that it was more than an ordinary treat.
The country was much in need Of rain
and from dispatches received from. al
most all the towns in Northern Mime
sofa, there were few dry spots out-of-
doors when it ceased raining. Crops
are reported in very healthy condition
IN North and South Dakota and Mime.
sofa, and with let's Of warm weather
there is no reason why we should not
have more than an ordinary good crop.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

ARCHBISHOP Ireland's recent address
to the colored Catholics of st. Angus
tines church Washington, is creating
havoc among some Of the Protestant
clergy. They see in it a strong induce
ment to the colored people to join tht
Catholic Church which knows no race
or color. something must be DONE"
said one ito offset the effects of this
address," Why not join hands with the
archbishop III disseminating this feeling
instead of trying to defeat such noble
purpose.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

81 crimes against Tie state a.,d ls should
Us branded Is q criminal and held np "a
the scorn 81 the people. Instead &C that
our grand jury takes such = man %
their bosom, returns an Indictment
against an upright and honest citizen
on this confessed criminal testimony
unsupported " any evidence whatever
What is going to become Of honest men
in Hennepin county. II this thing is al
lowed to continued All that is necessary
for man who has got q petty spite
against a city official now is to go and
offer him money for some proposed I'M
provement. and if THE city official re
fuses to grant the request. the petitioner
can get even'' by going before tbs
grand jury and having him Indicted.
We are ashamed Of our county attorney.
To think that he would make himself a
party to such q filthy proceeding is more
than we looked for from him. We
trust he will quash the indictments
against Aid. Brueshaber and Clerk
Haney If he has no better evidence than
in the case Of AID. MCGOWAN. There
have been too many reckless charges Of
corruption made by irresponsible news.
papers and crazy citizens, and we hope
Aid. MCGOWAN will see to it that these
newspapers and destroyers Of good
names are taught lesson to be remem-
bered for all time. THE IRISH STAN
DARD congratulates Aid. MCGOWAN On
his acquittal, but regrets that Justice
and Elliott could not ceme together
long enough to shake hands and sepan-
ate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

CATHOLIC T. A. News: Archbishop
Ireland s recent brilliant address to the
colored Catholics Of st. Augustipe's
parish, Washington. is being literally
copied in the secular press throughout
the country and in every instance the
sentiments used are warmly com
mended. All, he truthfullY said, are
children Of the same God. and az He 7 4
made no distin ction it was presumption
in the white man to do SO. The Arch
bishops address was listened TO BY
some of the foremost colored mon IN the
country aud will do much to cement the
love and friendship they have always
eYinced for the Church that was l'.fS1 the g,
ant to treat them IN equa y u
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

IT is rumored that some Of our alder
men who were behind Elliott in his
prosecution of Aid. MCGOWAN propose
going into mourning because their po-
litical schemes were blasted by Nc
GOWan's acOuittal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24
AID. MCGOWAN ACQUITTED

The first and probably the last-fOr a
time at least of the aldermanic ''boodle''
charges ended last Friday evening in q
verdict Of acquittal for AID. MCGOWAN.
This was the verdict looked for by all
who were conversant with the facts, or
had watched the trial. From the nature
Of the testimony submitted, we are
forced to confess that there is some.
thing terribly rotten in our states svs
tenn which will permit it's officers to
enter into partnership with criminals
to iDlure innocent people. We refer to
the action Of the county attorney in
going hand-in-hand with Elliott the
would be briber Of public officials, and
endeavor1ng to destroy Aid. McGowan. s
good name in this community for some
fllmsY reason. IT there was any one
certainly it was not Aid.
MCGOWAN for he was acquitted by
twelve good and true men 1t was this
man Elliott. Any man who attempts
to bride public official is guilty Of a
serious offense against the state, and
Elliott admitted on the witness stand
that he offered money to MCGOWAN
Because Of this the grand jury sees fit
to indlct MEG and the states at
torney protects him against harm. Ell
lott was the man the grand jury ought
to have indicted, and the states attor-
ney prosecuted. 70 think Of furnishing
an innocent man, while at
the same time allowing q self confessed
criminal like Elliott TO 60 free, Is poor
law and worse justice. Any man, who
wilfullY ndeayors g bride any public
ofIlcial guilty oIls of 81 q I. Il
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

The Boston Pilot very truthfully
says that the Patriotic Sons of America
is the misnomer of the new Kn0wnOth-
ing Order which has just been exposed
in several cities.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

THE LaMoure-B Booker Nelson gang
OF Pembina county, North Dakota, are
in fair way of being broken up. AS
THE IRISH STANDARD announced three
weeks ago, LaMoure went down to
Washington to help his father in law.
N. E. Nelson, get the customs collec-
torship. the new district is created in
North Dokota. LaMoure depended of
course on getting Senator Casey's en-.
dorsement as we'll as that Of Senator
Pierce, but in this he was disappointed.
Both senators, admitted that Nelson
was good man for the place, but that
he had been sucking the government
pap for over twenty years. and by this
time ought to be we'll enough clrcum-
stanced to get along without Office, and
that some more active politician ought
to get the plum. 1t was limited by
Hansbrough that Nelson, to retain his
place after Cleveland was elected, told
Collector Guernon that he was as much
of Democrat as he was, and to show
that he took very little stock in politics
anyway, quietly absented himself from
an important political meeting in Penn
bina at that time. He did everything
he could to make the Democratic ad-
ministration success when Guernon
was it the helm. and after the latter's
death; went to St. Paul and preferred
his services to Collector Harrington
which were accepted, and for those acts
of generosity, Nelson was not only re-
tanned in Office, but was made general
advisory of the district. He played
traitor to his party. and now he is about
to reap the reward of his labors. La
Moure though political trickster Of the
first water and Booker a scholar Of the
same school, are working hard to offset
all these breaks of N elson, but it seems
they are not going to BIZ successful as
will be seen from the following Wash
ington dispatch to the ST. Paul Pioneer
PSess: "Jud LaMoure. when he was in
Washington, tried in every: eway.sto get
the North Dakota delegation to pledge
him that his father-in-law. n. f. Mel
son, should be appointed collector Of
customs when the Dakotas should be
made separate district. The members
of the delegation do not take kindly to
the proposition. For many years but
two propositions have emanated from
the LaMoure wing of the Republican
party in Pembina county; one was that
Jud LaMoure should get all there was
going or that his father. in-law. Nelson.
should get something. A great many
North Dakotans have got sick Of the
LaMoure idea in politics and Nelson
will not be collector
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

DIR. JOHN G.. SHEA, editor of the
American Catholic News, expects to
have the third volume of his History
OF the Catholic Church in America"
ready for publication this summer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

AN exchange says that John Sherman,
nephew of Gen. and Senator Sherman,
has been lately received into the Church
in Washington by his cousin. Father
Sherman. =
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24
THE A. 0. Il. CONVENTION.

The national convention of the An
Gent Order of Hibernlans, which was
held in Hartford, Conn.,, last week, was
unquestionably the most representative
body of Irish Americans ever assem-
bled in the United States. 1t was truly
representative Irish assemblage, and
we'll might the freshmen of America
feel proud when they come to consider
the amount of ability, intelligence and
wealth that that convention represent
ed. An organization composed of the
best men of our race is the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, and the cause for
which they work is indeed ncble one.
What better motto could any organiza-
ton have than the noble one Of the
AncieAt Order Of Observation-Disclosures
ship, Unity and True Christian Charity.
Never in the history of the United
States has any Irish organization
showed itself to such good advantage as
our noble Order did on the occasion of
it's 37th national convention at Hart
ford. It was a grand affair, and the
Governor of the state, who had the
pleasure OF witnessing the monster par
ade, was so much taken with it that he
honore1 the visitors by his presence at
their ball in the evening. Every state
and territory in the Union was repre-.
sented. Canada, too, sent her quota of
delegates. It was happy reunion, and
no one appreciates that fact any more
than the friends of Ireland. Aside from
the parade, which was the grandest
ever witnessed in Hartford. and the
general routine of the convention, comes
the marvellous increase in the Orders
embership as well as the funds in the
treasurer's hands. According to the
secretary's report the Order has in
creased some 60 600 during the past two
years, while /. margin Of nearly $780,
GOO remains to the ORDERS credit after
paying all bills. What a splendid show
ing is this! It Is something that oven
non-members cannot but admire, and
the credit for all this rests with the
members themselves. We anticipated
a fine showing. but we must confess we
were entirely unprepared for the un-
precedented increase IN membership.
The IRISH STANDARD takes great
pleasure in referring to this forward
march of the Order, and knowing how
anxious it's readers in the Northwest
must be to get full account of the pro-
ceedings Of the convention, we have
prepared a rare feast for them in this
issue. The proceedings Of the conven-
tion, including the parade, and a his
tory Of the Order, appear on our first
page, and we are glad to say that
though great deal Of labor was spent
in collecting this news, that this issue
Of The IRISH STANDARD contains one
of the most complete and comprehen-
Give reports of the convention that could
possibly be given. We are satisfied Of
this fact, and we trust our readers. par
ticularly members of the Order, will
read the report carefully. as there ARE
many things in it Of great Importance
to ue all.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

Mr.. JOHN F. FINERTY's book en-
titled Warpath and Bivouae'' is one of
the most interesting works on the
market now: 1t is a valuable work on
the Sioux War of 1873 when Custer was
defeated by the Indians. Mr.. FinertY
was then war correspondent and his
work is full If interesting features. j.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

QUEEN Victoria gave Stanley an au-
dience last week. In view Of the fact
that number of people conferred gifts
on the explorer, she saw that she must
give him something. She is getting to
be quite generous in her old age. -
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24
EDITORIAL BREvITIEs.

IT is the weather and not the indica4
tions that counts these times, Weather
Prophet Kellogg to the contrary not
withstanding. ..s{s !:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24


we'll pat ience, persvYe fslr 81 Il
ing day. D penny d week, = shilliDg. 4
mlonth parliam entarF debate and q
mean compromise still buzz around the
doors of Westminster, like hungry flies
around the bloated CARCASS of 9 dead
ANIMAL. Mother OF dead dogs, !" Nit
chel called the Saxon parliament-th
shambles Of our doomed race When
the Irish parliamentarians teach us, at
least, to believe in it rocks will roost in
the ruins OF Dublin Castle. The Citizen
is sick of the Saxon parliament and all
that appertains thereto. .
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-05-24

SA0O'As =.
Some people do not deserve TO get ].
rich as will be seen from the following
clipping from an exchange: ''JohnI.
Blair is SO, and looks no more than 60.
He israted to be worth from $40, DOC, GOO
to 800. 600, 600, according to: an intel
ligent Chicago reporter. who is also
authority for the statement that he vii;
change his linen in hotel wash room TO
save the expense Of Z room; and that he
was seen in the porter's chair at the
Grand Pacific. the other day, scrubbing
his old silk hat with : little wet rag
in bottle of benzine as If he never
could get another. = .5.
- 358
"a rich sc. Louis widow who was en-
gagged to q wealthy attorney recently
tried peculiar scheme with success.
She sent for her betrothed and asked
him to sign a. ante nuptlal contract. al
lowing her 70 keep CONTROL OF ali her
properly. He refused point blank, and
she declared the wedding 81 accusing
him Of mercenary motives. She had
seen SOMEBODY she liked better than the
lawyer and wished 70 Withdraw ii such
4 way that be would 4 not be likely "a
bring action tor breach IS romisls
Sheis 4 clevsr woman Il n lios gat the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-26
A WORD ABOUT SHOEING.

Some Good Suggestions as to the Cure
and Treatment Of Horses Feet.
The proper shooting Of a horse is to
many owners more important than feed
ing and grooming. and yet we seldom
see any thing in print on the subject
The writer acknowledges himself to be
devout ''Simpsonite' in his belief as
to the proper mode of shooting. His four
years experience with tips on road work
and saddle horses show the most marked
improvement in the foot Of every horse,
and no horse owner or blacksmith who
has given the subject any study can
honestly doubt why this should not be
the case. Some years ago. in the horse
department of farm journal, contrib
utor advised permitting all horses to 60
barefoOted four weeks in each year in
order to give the feet a much-needed
rest. While the result to be obtained
was to be commended, the way proposed
to reach it was questionable, for when q
horse runs barefooted short time he
breaks the shell of the foot and renders
the replacing of the shoe difficult.
This can be avoided and all the ad-
vantageS OF running barefooted secured
by the use of tips, and that, too, for the
entire year, excepting only ice and
snow weather, when it may be conceded
that full shoe with sharp calks be-
comes necessary.
All admit the frog to be the life Of .
horses foot; then shoe your horse so
he will receive the frog pressure nature
intended him to have: this will produce
healthy growth and expand the foot
A tip is the simplest and surest way to
obtain this end. With full shoe 80 fit
ted as not to admit of frog pressure the
frog dries up and the result is contrac-
ton and corns. This method of shoeing
really should cost less than one-half the
regular price of new shoes, as cast-off
shoes with the ends cut of answer as
we'll as new iron. For economy's sake,
if for no other reason, tips will recon-
mend themselves to many.-Breeders
Gazette.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-26

81 prefer straws at this season of the
year"
At this answer the passenger, who
seemed to like fun, laughed all over,
even to his boots.
Now / shouldn't wonder If Icould
fool you,'' he said, after moment
But shall not try just at present, you
know, because you are expecting it
Why don't you pull up moment and
take that shoe off the horse before he
loses it?' he added, suddenly leaning
forward over the dashboard as he
spoke.
You are ever 20 kind, but it's no
use," said Lewis. my horses shoes
never come off on the First Of April. I
have often noticed it"
..Ha. ha! ha!" laughed the other. 81
see your timber is pretty we'll seasoned,
if you are young yet. May l ask if you
are taking that dog back there in the
wagon out to sell to Hexamer?"
THAT is my Grand"
What sort of dog is hep"
''He's an Irish setter; and he's ten
months old, and worth twenty dollars. !"
"Well, now, don't like to disappoint
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-26
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
TRANSFORMING TREES.

An Interesting Article Containing Some
Practical Hints on An Important Sub.
ject.
The removal of large living trees.
and planting them upon the borders of
streets and boulevards is practiced to a
greater extent in Chicago, says Edgar
Sanders in the American Agriculturist,
than in any other part of the world.
During the early years of the city's
growth the business was performed in
a very crude manner, and the only trees
thus removed were poplars, willows and
soft naples They were trimmed to
mere poles when transplanted, but took
root and were soon covered with leafy
growth. But these have mostly disap-
peared as business encroached upon the
residence quarters of the city, and
dwellings were replaced by business
structures, which left no room for shade
trees. Meantime a greatly-improved
system has been adopted, and much
better class of trees are used. The no
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-03-26
WINTER FEEDING.
Some Primers Don't Believe In It, But
They Make Great Mistake.

Some Primers Don't Believe In It, But
They Make . Great Mistake.
Our experience has been, says .
writer in the Ohio Farmer, that men
differ in opinion in regard to the win
ter feed Of stock. Some will say, if
young cattle can't live on stalks and
hay during winter let them starve.
These men have had an abundance of
luxuriant pasture during summer for
their cattle, and they are in a growing
and thrifty condition, and yet the own
ers will be content to see them wasting
this summer flesh during the cold win
ter, and return to the pasture in spring
(too early quite thin in flesh, and it
will take good part of the summer to
put them in as good condition as they
were the previous fall. Is this rational?
Perhaps there are no men in any other
business who would commit such an
error. 1t must be more from want Of
thought than any thing else, as it works
to so great disadvantage. and is sure to
make success in breeding and feeding
next to impossible.
For some few years many have found
out thatitdoes not pay, after giving feed
ing cattle, from eighteen to twenty
months old, the best of the summer past
ures. and perhaps giving then the after
growth in meadows and clover, to let
them pass over the winter on scanty
feed. but that it is best to fix them up
in stalls for Christmas or spring mar
kets and realize on them before they
are much over thirty months old, or
even before they are two years old,
knowing that when an animal is suffi-
GENTLY fat for the demands Of the mar
ket. 1t is best to sell, as to feed after the
animal is ripe, the profits, if any. will
begin to be less.
To carry steers over till three or four
years old, or even older, seems to be
abandoned by all successful breeders
and feeders, and many old feeders and
beef-eaters still persist in advocating
the maturing of beef at three and half
to four years old, claiming that the beef
is richer, more nutritious and of much
finer flavor. A large majority will pre-
fer beef from two-year-old rather than
the larger four-year old. The cuts are
much handler, especially in small
family, and the beef itself is generally
more tender, and moreover, less waste
in the family. 1t seems to be economy
to make off beef animals at as early an
age as possible after they are ready for
sale and fit to put upon the best meat
market.