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ant myth, the friend of the children, the
old gentleman of snow-white beard, be-
nevolent disposition and invisible move
ments. In some of these countries a
dread parsonage is supposed by the chill
dren to follow in his wake, person,
either male or female, who is prepared
to lecture bad little children on their
evil ways or seize them in his invisible
arms and spirit them away. The myth
regarding this dread being is probably
survival of the old pagan idea of the
good spirits and the bad spirits, or per-
haps, of the legend about the annual
conflict between Thor, the god of the
thunderstorm, and Freija, the goddess
of spring IN. V Mail and Express.
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ANU DOING IN HIS ARM. CHAIR

ANU DOLING In HIS ARMCHAIR.
An" unused the good St. Nicholas,
L think understand"
And lie smiled merry little smile,
And coughed behind his hand.
"'Twas on that busy Christmas eve
When all was in q whirl,
This doll was given to boy,
This soldier to girl"
And then aloud he gravely said:
&C. grieve to see your pain,
But if you'll stay with me year
All shall be we'll again.
Next Christmas eve, my children,
When you are well and strong,
will put you in the stockings
Where you really do belong"
j. McDermott, in Youths Companion
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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
Many Are Made, But Few Are Kept-Yet
1t Is Good Habit

IL Is Good Habit.
Looked at in philosophical light,
there is no special reason why the first
day of January should be different from
any other day. 1t is not the actual be-
ginning of the year; the twenty-irst day
of March, the first day of spring, more
htly deserves the honor. But the wis
dom of our ancestors is in the selection
OF the day, and it probably will never
be changed in Christendom.
Practically, the date makes no differ
ence. AS matter of fact, we used to
celebrate New Years day, prior to 1852,
thirteen days later than we do now, on
account of the change in the calendar.
which took effect in that year. The
Russians still preserve the old-style
calendar, and the Hebrews keep New
Years day based on the Mosaic chro-
nology. The date, therefore, makes lit
tie difference, but the day is of consider
able Importance. AS far back as history
runs, it has been the custom to mark
the death of the old year and the birth
OF the new by appropriate ceremonies.
In ancient times these ceremonies
were of rather a solemn character, but
among northern nations it has always
been the occasion for the highest dem
onstrations of merriment and conyiy-
iality.
Putting aside these features, we may
very appropriately regard New Years
as the day OF good intentions. A great
deal OF fun has been poked at the bow or
girl who starts diary on the first of
January and abandons it on the first of
February, but it is question whether it
is not beneficial to,keep diary even but
one month out of twelve.
What possible harm can there be
in proposing to be good? In consider
ing crimes we always take into ac-
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track OF human life-a resting place and
new starting place. Be sure you start
right, and in the right direction, if you
would have Happy New Year. Cast
aside your old enmities as well as your
old faults; resolve to be as good as you
know how and resist TEN tation as long
as you can.
Then, if you do not have Happy
New Year, it will be your own fault
Golden Days.
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A REAL CHRISTMAS.
How Miss Hopkins Enjoyed Her
First Merry Holiday.

OH! I wish it
was all over for
another year,
whispered Miss
Priscilla Hop
kins to a spar
row on the tele-
p h on e w ire.
just why she
should wish the
merry Christ
mas day passed,
Miss Hopkins
h rse If could
h ard lv have
told.
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intention is the es-
sence of the crime,
and, therefore. it
must be the essence
of the good deed.
Only to propose to do
better is something;
if nothing else, it
is an acknowledge
meEt of our need to
be SO, which is the
first step tow I'd
amendment. But
in fact to propose
to do well is in some
sort to do we'll, for
she who is not
worse today than
he was yesterday,
is better. /"
So there Is no
indeed there
is good lin propos-
ing to break off bad
habits and form
good ones. Allseed
can not fall on bar
rem sell, some will
bear fruit. There
fore, make all the
good resolutions
you can think of and
keep as many as you
can. You can't very
well fail to keep
some of them.
This is the value
of New Years day.
1t is an imaginary
milestone on tha
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Sleepy, D1dCk eyes
atherself, Miss Pris-
ella h a If forgave
her folly. And when
she had awkwardly
t a k n the warm,
little body in her
arms, and d rosy
cheek, soft as satin,
just brush Q d her
own, why, Miss Pris-
ella thought sh e
was almost W is g +!
But wheip theslittle
girl was tucked in
bed, and Mrs. Clark
had left the room,
timidly, in h e r
quayering old voice,
Miss Priscilla sang
a lullaby, till the
long lashes dropped
and the pii.l lips
parted and then
the rich, lonely old
maid was certain
chat she had never
done so wise a thing
in her life!
"Sh!" she said
softly, as Marjory' s
mother entered the
room, then flushed
over such weakness
and straigh tie n ed
into her usual rigid
attitude.
"May we borrow
your fireplace, too,
Miss Hopkin p
asked Mrs. Clark,
with growing cour-
age. Tomorrow
would hardly b e
Christmas if Santa
Claus couldn't come
down the chimney,
you know, and there
is only a register in
my room. I will try
and keep the child
rem from being very
noisy in the morn
ing, if you'll let me
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Hard Up..

Lend me a fiver, will you, Bill9"
II can't, old fellow. haven't even
paid for my wife's present to me yet. -
Munsey's Weekly.
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CHRISTMAS in EUROPE.
Little People Across the Ocean Who Have
Santa Claus.

England is by no means the only
European country to enter into the cele-
bration of the Christmas festival with a
zest In Germany, in Sweden and Nor
way, in Russia, in France, and, in fact.
all over Europe, wherever the Christian
religion obtained foothold, the ami
versarY of the Nativity is observed with
rejoicing and feasting. The ceremonies
are not greatly unlike those of the En-
glish-speaking people, though, of course,
modified by the traditions and usages of
each country. St. Nicholas under
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just Like Him.

!" What q queer Christmas giftl Pa, see
The monkey Charley sent to me.
It's strange such an idea should strike him. =
" oh, no, my dear. 1t is just like him. Judge.
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And took his honest ease
But something reused him quickly,
He started from his seat,
A soldier bold, maiden fair,
Were kneeling at his feet.
St. Nicholas" the maiden cried,
Behold my fearful plight!
These wounds have been inflicted
Since that dreadful, dreadful night
When you left me in the stocking
OF being I dare not name
She paused, the soldier raised his voice
And said: II blush with shame
To stand before your saintship
In the dress you now behold,
But the way have been treated
Makes my very blood run cold.
I've been nursed and kissed and coddled
I've been rocked and sung to sleep;
Oh! were I rot soldier still,
I'd almost like to weep"
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T.NICHOLAS was
resting
From his Christ
mas work q t
last,
The gifts had all
been given,
The Holiday 8
were past,
And doing in his
armchair,
With his cat up.
on his knees,
The good S al n t
SIN ok ed h / 8
hnrnot r,iv,o
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

NICOLLAY GREvsTAD. the colleague
of Frank Mead lii the editorial page OF
our local contemporary, the Tribune,
would deprive Columbus OF the honor
of discovering America. if he could.
In a recent Iucubration he objects to
the name Latin American depart
mento for a proposed exhibit at the
Chicago Worlds Fair, because for
sooth, the nations of Northern Europe
and England are ignored by the COM
mission. ''lt cannot be otherwise than
offensive to England, the mother Of
John and Sebastian Cabot, as also to
the Scandinavian countries whence
comes the original discoyerer of the
new world,'' says MIR. Greystad. Eng
land Is no more the mother of the Cabots
than Spain is of Columbus, as every
school boy knows. They were all
Italians, and the nation that gave them
birth is entitled to preeminent distinc-
ton at the Far. Lief Erickson is not
the 'soriginal discoverer,'' as even the
Morse documents show St. Brendan
and other Irish naYigators had crossed
the Atlantic before Erickson, and vet
Irishmen do not boast of the achieve
ment. Such discoveries were practically
worthless. Columbus alone deserves
all the honors of the great discovery.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20
DIR. KOOH'S REMEDY.

The wonderful discovery made by DR..
Koch, OF Berlin, for The cure ri con-
sumption in its inoipient stages. or be-
fore it has yet seriously sffect.d the
lungs, is exclaug the interest OF the en-
tire world. Physicians from all conn-
tries are q. ck,pg to Germany to witness
experiments and procure the fluid or
lymph possessing such curative quali-
les. s,mehave crossed the ocean from
this country, aud others who have not
gone have sent for the lymph to test its
merits. In several If the New York hos
pitfalls the lYmph is belt tired on con-
snmptive patients with success, and the
physicians administering it by Injection
extol its virtues and have great talth III
it's efficacy. In Paris several persons
have died soon after the III ctlon Of the
,fu1d, AID this, coupled with the facs
thati there has been no. verified cnre eff.ss
,tected Ibab caused . reaction against the
.1In fact, 20 init nsified has the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

REV ALFRED YOUNG. the New
York Paulist Father. recently joined
the Catholic Truth society, and is now
engaged in II statistical discussion with
tho Hon. John Jaw, of the Evangelical
Alliance. Last mouth he addressed a
letter to the Christian Union correcting
some MISREPRESENTATION that appeared
editorially in its columns. and to his
surprise the editor, Rsv. Lyman Abbott,
made the following rem .rkable admis
sion: IF our correspondent will re-
examine with care the editorial TO
which he refers, he Will see that it
professed to give, not an accurate state
ment of Roman Catholic doctrines. but
a statement ct those doctrines as they
are generally interpreted by Prof. estants.
Our correspondents letter Teinforces
the position Of our editorial by fur
Their argument. since it shows that the
Protestant minister In attacking R0-
man1sm ordinarily misapprehends what
ha endeavors to criticise." The atten-
ton of Revs Faude. Hoyt, Burgess,
Burrell, Morrill,. Lhamon, and the
superanuated Methodist exhorter, Tice.
is respectfully directed to this editorial
confession of the Christian Union.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

Father McCabe, who is now pastor OF
st. Mary's, Waseca county, Mimi, and
who came to Minneap polls to see and
hear his departed friend last spring.
replies to Mr.. Roche thus: John Boyle
O'Rellly never broke his parole, Dever
having one to break. From the day
that he landed from the convict ship
Hougoumont, in Fremantle, up to the
day of his escape from Bunbury, he had
been under strict surveillance. and was
looked upon as q very dangerous man,
and treated as such. No man living
knows this better than l do. Silence
the vile wretch that dales to SANDER the
name Of our dear departed friend, and
YOU will have NV blessing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

AT the recent election In Boston,
Nathan Matthews, Jr.. the Demo cratic
candidate for mayor, was elected By
IL $3.50 majority, the largest majority
ever given q mayor In that CITY. The
council elected is also Democratic.
being AZ Democrats to 81 r -pubiicans.
Three Roman Catholics were elected
out of eight candidates for the school
board. The Rev. Phillip Brooks. a
noted Protestant preacher. worked for
them against the anti Catholic faction
led by the Committee of Que Hundred.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

Two victories were recently won un-
der the plan of campaign ON the Baker
and Burtchall estates III Kilkenny, The
rent on the former estate, in the case of
Mrs. Powers, Of Listerlin, was reduced
from G85 to ESQ a year, and arrange
ments are pending to carry out pur-
chase at sixteen Years on these figures.
The tenants on the other estate are
given a reduction of Is shillings in the
pound On all rents due, and ali the
evicted tenants are to be allowed to re
sumo possession of their farms tree of
all arrears and costs. The future of the
estate is to be- settled by purchase of
sixteen years on the valuation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

IaNAT1Us DONNELLY is a versatile
genius and a great worker with tongue
and zen. He wrote "CB sar's Column"
under a nom de plume and chuckled
while reading the extravaganza praise
bestowed on it Dy his ancient enemy,
the Pioneer Press. which did not know
chat it was the production Of the Sage
of N lninger. It is selling like hot CAKES
and Donuelly is happy. This month
there IS another contribution from him
in the North American Review on
Shakespeare, and at present he is en-
gagged in pugnaclous encounter with
the bosses of the Farmers Alliance.
He will carry the war into the State SELL
ate and make things exceedingly lively
there this winter.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

AMONG the many who have written
ON the Parnell unpleasantness is the ex
Nun of Kenmare. The deluded crea
ture had au article in last weeks Inds-
pendent in which she gave vent to her
spleen against the Irish bishops. She
attacks the late Cardinals Cullen and
McCabe and saws the latter attempted
to dictate policy for Parnell. Says
Miss Cusack: ''He was standing In the
Lobby of the house where so many poll
tical fortunes have been made and un-
made, when a dispatch from the Irish
ecclesiastical authority was handed 10
h,m. He flung it on the ground with
unconcealed scorn, and declared little
TOO loudly and with an Oath that he
would not be controlled by these ''papist
rats" THE STANDARD has heard on
several occasions That Parnell applied
this epithet to the Irish hierarchy an<i
from his present behaviour it does not
appear improbable that he is above
using such Insulting words when refer
ring to the veuerated bishops of Ire
land.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

HE Boston Transcript illustrates
the beauty and the duty of the Nc
Kinley bill as follows: A small invoice
Of merchandise was presented to the
Boston custom house a few DAYS since
for entry, the weight Of the same being
ten tons. and cost 81, $50, or about
So, 500. Under the former tariff the
sum needed to pay the duties would
have been 1857 "a The Mckinley tariff
raises the duty on this kind Of material
and the amount demanded for duty and
actually paid on the invoice now ia
question before it could be released
from the customs clutches was So, 962 60,
nearly 500 per cent advanced
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

SINCE 1885 several of the Irish parlia
mentary members have been paid a sal
airy of ST. 900 to ST. 500 year, and Mr..
Parnell has been the paymaster. Many
OF the members are comparatively poor
men who cannot aft ,rd to pay the ex
penses OF living ia London during the
parliamentary session and give their
time exclusively to politics. The money
to pay them is deposited in a French
bank in the name of Parnell and Nc
Carthy. Steps have been taken to re-
strain the bank from paving any Of the
money until the question of the Irish
leadership is settled. In the meantime,
the members must get on without their
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

The Irish reYol utionary element
would soon assume formid able prop or-
tions Il the English policy Of pro- rasti--
nation was much longer plr5 ilbd. The
hero mood was not dead within the
Irish race. There were sill thousands
Of Irishmen ready to do aud to dare for
irish liberty and Independence. Their
eff ,rts would yet roll the stone from the
sepulchre, aud the old war CRY OF CEN
tur1es would be raised again. Aye.
Fast as from each martyrs ha nd
The fiery cross fell down in fighting.
A thousand sprang to seize the brand
Our Bsltane fires relighting;
And though agaiu.might fail that flame,
Quenched in the blood of its devoted,
New chieftains rose, fresh clansmen came,
And again the old flag aoated.
TProlonQed cheering.1
The old q ,g! 1t was the flag of Art
McMurrough and the O'Neiils and the
Geraldines; the a.g Of Owen Roe and
of SarsGeld; of Lord e lward and Fa"
ther Murphy; OF E nmee and Of Mitch
ell! [Loud cheers It was the only flag
which ireland would recoguizs as the
symbol OF her Independence she would
have no strange days before it. [Pro.
ionged cheering.] The hope that burned
in the Icish heart was kindly light
that, like the star Of Bethlehem, led the
Irish race over mountains OF opposition
aud through the deserts Of disapDoint-
ment. until it stood still and pointed
from the sky, with unwavering ray, to
the manger in which liberty, the fair
handmade of salvation. was Graded
[Long continued cheering,l
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

PARNELL is seeking popular vlndl
cation of his course in the exciting
Kilkenny election. He Is alternatively
cheered and Missed by the rival factions,
and the report comes that lime was
thrown in bis face, nearly binding him.
His old friend, Michael Davitt, who IS
against Parneli, was as
sailed aid badly cut on the head. Such
news as this is extremely painful to
every friend of Ireland.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20
THE KILKENNY ELEUrION.

The campaign now g.nng ON IN Kill
Kenny 10 elect parliamentary repre-
sentative to succeed the late Mr. Marum
is attracting universal attention and is
des,in. d to become memorable one IN
the annals of that historic county. The
electoral district is outside the city of
Kilkenny. which is an independent divi-
sion III ltselt, having rep, esentatlve of
ITS own in tie person of Mr.. Thomas
Quinn. It ad1o1us the city to the north
and the voters are ali farmers with the
exception of the constituents in the
market towns of Ballyragget, Castle
conner, and few other small towns, and
sprinkliug of miners in the extreme
north Of the county. The registered
voters number less than SIX thousand,
Though both an independents and q
Tory candidate are likely to enter the
field, they will cut no figure, as the
Nationalist are overwhelmingly in the
maj ,rity. The real fight is between SIR
yohu Pope Heunessy and Vincent ScuIly.
the former being the nominee of the
MCCARTHY wing of the Irish party and
the latter the Parnelllte candidate. Both
are strong men aud stand high in the
estimation Of the people. Hennessy has
always been Nationalist IN matters
4
perlalnipg to Ireland but q Tory in
imperial politics, for WHICH he was res
walded With the governorship Of Hong
KoIg and created q baronet in recogai-
ton Of his services. The title ''Sir"
on an Irishman does not endear
the owner 81 it to the Irish Nationailsts.
and that fact may be 9 drawback to his
Before the division il the
ranks 81 the Irish party took place he
had been put il nomin ataon By the Ten e.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

THE Boston blgots who are opposed
to the erection of a monument IN honor
OF the late John Boyle O'Rsiily are
circulating reports to the effect that
the patriot broke his parole on esca ping
from the Australian penal settlement
James Jefery Roche, his biographer.
has written to, ard received answers
from. Henry q. Hathaway and Father
Mclabe who know more Of the matter
than any two men living, and thew both
deny that ()'ReillY broke his parole.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

Tim Healy has distlng 1ished himself
as being Parnell''s most bitter enemy.
His free use OF billlngsgate is to be
deplored by every friend Of the Irish
cause. Parnell had q good deal to do
with the making Of H0aly. and the
latter ought to forgive much on the:
recent attitude Of his former chieftain.
The Cork citizens, the other day. gave
Healy and his new leader. Justin Nc
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

PARNELL Ill his address to his fol
lovers ia the committee room OF the
house of comm )ns used the following
1ntemperate words about tue seceders:
They stand III a most contemplate
position that of men who. having
pled zed themsel, es to be true to their
party. to their leader aud to their cOun
try. have beeu false to all.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20
SATURDAY, DECEM BIER 20, 1890.
SITTING BULL KILLED.

The great Sioux chief and warrior.
Sitting Bull, one of the bravest ana
t,rainiest Indians that ever lived on this
continent. was killed last Monday morn
ing near Standing Rock Agency, N. d.,
NV men OF his own b God who acted
rnder the command of the United States
authorities. His was an nntamabte
xuirit characteristic Of the noble red man
OF the forest. The following words OF
his addressed to Gen. Miles Indicate the
kind Of an Indian Sitting Bull was:
ss7oa Almighty made me. God AL
mighty did not make me an agency
indian, and I'll fight and die fighting
before any white man can make me an
agency INDIAN Who can but admire
The icdomitable stubborness of this last
great leader and I'm aicine MANI of the
abor1g1nes OF the Northwest. It is said
that the government authorities. civil
as we'll as military, from President Har-
rison and Gen. Miles down, preferred
she killing Of the chief TO his capture, Rs
IL was felt that his presence behind iron
bars would be the cause OF endless
tyouble. It is further stated that the
expedition which started from the
agency for Sitting Bulls camp ito take
him dead or alive, with chauces ten to
one of his death, as he had repeatedly
said he would not be raken alive, was q
maj muvre, which originated with no
less person than Geu. Miles himself,
sanctioned by the war department. at
Washing en- and authorized by the Pre-
aidents cabinet. If that be so it is a
d,serace to the Harrison administration.
We have seen it stated that Gen. Miles
ia ambitious Of making grand record
AZ an Indian fighter 10 boum himself tor
the presidency, the Republicans being
favorable to military men tor that h,gu
office. We consider 1t q STAN on tie
escu.cheon Of Miles to get the old
savage ass sslnated. He ought TO have
sent sufficient fulce to overpower the
Indians III the attempt of 1ssculng their
chief, AID save the Old man = LITE.
The k1lllyg Of Sitting Bull IS hailed
with delight by the Amel'can press.
The sp,rl5 exhibited b.. the grand old
ohief was that possessed by The men Of
the revolution VITO resisted tyranny ana
made Of this free ana independent
nation. The so-calied Custer massacre
{ had made oit,1lg Bull unpopular with
the wi,l.e s, and that IS why lhey glory
in his d. attn. Had The willy old chlel
been treated justly by tie servants OF
the Great Falner at Washington all the
trouble with tue ladlaDs of the North
vest would have been avoided, aud this
event we chronicle would not have o.
occurred, I1e tragic death Of Sittipg
Bull. at the hands of hirellL9s IF Ills
own tlibe sc,lLg under the authority
of the govern ment. is a sad commentary
upon Caucasian civilization.