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The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
A BAvARIAN COTILLON.
The Figures of the Dance Represented
Al <aTsz Maintain

The Figures of the Dance Represented
the Ascent OF Il Mountain.
A writer in the National Review gives
the following account Of Bavarian
cotillon:
1t was intended to represent the as
cent OF the great mountain of the neigh
borhood, the Zagspitz, which is, in fact
the highest mountain III Germany, be-
ing 5000 feet high. .."
In the first figure the guides were
chosen, the names of the different WELL
known guides being written on cards
and drawn by so many ladies and gen.
tlemen, who danced accordingly.
After the question of guides had been
settled, in the next figure they were
supposed to have reached the Knorr
Hutte, the little hut in which night
has to be passed in order to go over the
snow near the summit before the sun
has had time to soften the surface. Here
Schuhplattl is supposed to be danced.
This Schuhpiattl is the somewhat
singular dance of the country, and is
supposed to have it's origin in the antics
of the black. cock when wooing his
mate. The woman for the most part
waltzes quietly and gracefully around,
followed by the men cutting all sorts OF
capers to attract her attention and in
gratiate himself in her favor, keeping
time with resounding claps OF his hands
ON his short leathern breeches and with
his feet. .r,e
With the third figure the summit of
the mountain is supposed to be reached.
and luncheon has to be partaken of. A
basket containing what is usually taken
on such occasions, was handed round,
and the contents given to an equal num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen, who
danced accordingly. liam danced with
bread, pepper with salt, sausage with
wine, each carrying the articles sup
posed to be represented in the hand one
young lady having to carry round in the
waltz large bottle Of wine.
In the next figure they were supposed
to have reached a certain glacier, where
there is often a great deal of snow. For
this snow-shoes were produced, and all
who know what they are will appreciate
the difficulty of trying to waltz with the
large, fiat surface strapped to the sole
of the foot.
Finally they were supposed to reach
village where a shooting fete is taking
place, and the last figure consisted in
the ladies all trying their skill in shoot
ing with a rifle at a target, flags being
given for prizes.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
St. Patrick's Day At Mandan.

Special Correspondence OF the Irish Standard.
St. Patrlck's day way observed here
in Mandan in a very creditable and be-
brated in st. Joseph's church at S and
1890 o'clock a. M, at the latter Of which
Masses Rev. Father M. 9. Brennan,
pastor of Dickinson, preached an able
and eloquent sermon on ''St. Patrick
and his Labors." Many of the German
and English speaking members of ST.
Joseph's congregation took advantage
of the reverend gentleman's visit and
complied with their religious duties.
The great event of the day. however
which called out the elite of the COM
munity, was the lecture in the evening
by Father Brennan, on the subject IA
Birds Eve Viaw of Ireland's Past. -
Long before the appointed time, ST.
Joseph's church was literally filed. Nor
Is this surprising. for judging from the
profus1on of the Immortal green"
which the day saw displayed and the
number of our citizens who are not
irish by birth, extraction or sympathy.
who blossomed out with green ribbons.
as if they were irish as the Irish them
selves, it soon became evident that they
anticipated the treat that was in store
for them.
II va sans dire that Father Brennan
made an eloquent, scholarly and impress
sive address on lreland's past history.
The reverend gentleman spoke at length
and showed that Ireland is the only ma
ton with which the valiant legions of
Ancient Rome, in the zenith of her
greatness were afraid to engage in bat
tie: her power and glory as nation;
her unconquerable spirit; her undying
love of country; her mistaken fidelity
to the God of nations and TO the faith
bloody and brutal nature of the mercl-
less Anglo Saxon race; pointed out the
blue laws of the penal days; CrOmwell's
butcheries; Ireland's vitality, her in
allenable right to freedom ard self
government, and her future greatness.
The lecture alone lasted over an hour.
and was preceded and followed by
special musical selections beautifully
rendered by ST. Joseph's Catholic choir.
! Both the lecture and musical selections
were listened to with wrapt attention,
highly appreciated. and elected many
favorable comments,
This Is the second time that the 18th
Of March has been celebrated in Man
dan with eclat. not with grand bali,
but with religious ceremonies and liter
ary and musical entertainments, as it
behOoves us to observe that memorable
dav. The great and glorious apostle OF
the Green Isle cannot but look down
with delight upon all such celebrations,
for few, il any, Of the children of ST.
Patrick. who trod the virgin soil OF the
two Dakotas, honor their patron saint
III q more fitting manner than those Of
the west Missouri slope. q egsa
- LIsTENER.
Mandan. March 18th, 1891.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
A Disproved Theory.

It has been thought that lightning
could not strike q train. The theory
has received complete contradiction.
At Dischau, Prussia, an express train
running at the rate Of sixty kilometers
per hour into the station broke down
the bntfing apparatus, ran into the in
terror facade OF the station, and broke
up against q neighboring house. An in
vestigation established that the acct
dent is to be attributed to the effect OF
lightning, which fell upon the train.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
An Unmistakable Index.

The man who pays debt with an air
of cheerfulness that indicates his pleas.
ure in meeting his obligations, says Chi
cago Journal. may meet with misfort,
unes, may be so hardly dealt with BY
circumstances as to be unable to paw;
but the impression which such man
always leaves upon community Is
that, whatever his misfortune NAV be.
he is at heart an honest man.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
ST. PAUL.
There will be special music in all
the churches on Easter sunday.

LG6 clurClo8 on Easter sunday.
Miss Mary A. Ireland. sister of Arch.
bishop Ireland, ia Frustrated with pneu-
monia at st. Joseph's hospital. Her
condition is considered dangerous.
The district court is busy with di-
| vorce cases. In some cases the judges
verv properly exclude all persons ex-
cept the principals and each witness
when testifying, and we believe this is
good rule for the judges to follow.
The funeral Of Mrs. Emily JOurdant,
who was killed on Saturday afternoon
by piece Of Ice falling from the cham
Der of commerce building, was held
Yesterday morning from the Church of
the Assumption. No inquest was held,
Coroner Quinn deeming it unnecessary.
There is in the building inspectors
hands at the present time for examlna.
ton and approval plans and specifca-
lions for w. 2. Murrav's two story
arcade to be erected shortly on Seventh
street, between Minnesota and Roberts
streets. The building will be con-
structed of brick and iron and is to be
rs feet front and running back to Eighth
street, a distance of 237 feet. 1t will
cost $50, 900 and will be an arch tectural
feature of the city. The architect is
Walter lie and the builder G.. w. Nor
rill.
The board of public works completed
the following assessments Yesterday:
Opening jerks. now Hatch street;
slopes on Park avenue. between Sher-
burne and Arch; slopes under and
across the right OF way of the Milwau
kee railroad on Rondo, for street and
bridge purposes; slopes on Winslow
avenue, between Prospect terrace and
Annapolis; slopes on Burgess street,
between Grotto and Dale; slopes on st.
Adams street. between Front and the
Great Northern railway; slopes on At
water, Topping and Stinson streets. b.
tween Dale and Grotto streets.
Herman Stockenstrom, the assistant
secretary of state AID commissioner Of
statistics, has prepared table sh0 wing
the number of marriages and divorces,
and the number Of naturalization pa
pers, taken out in the state for the past
nine years. The total number of mar
RACES was IS 1862; the number Of d.
vorces granted 049. During the past
wear there were 10,358 marriages and
5S8 divorces; 1.435 of these marriages
occurred in Ramsey county. and sc di-
vorces were granted. In Hennepin
county the number Of divorces granted
was nearly three times the number
granted in Ramsey county, being l73
The number of marriages in that coun.
tv was 1924. The total number OF
naturalization papers ia Ken out during
the nine years was 99.687. of which
6,O65 were taken out before the supreme
court. OF those who took out these
naturalization papers. IS 1853 were Scan
dinavlans: 2,454 Germans. Poles. Boz
hemians and Russians; 1861 English
aud Scotch; 4.726 irish; other national
tiles 6,687. The total number taken
out last year was l0. 855. of which ], 4O7
were taken out Ia RAMSEY county, and
! / ,642 in Hennepin county.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
From the French.

Beautiful Young Lady lat hosiery
counter)- These stockings strike me as
being rather loud
Polite Salesman But considsr how
they would keep your feet from goin9
TO sleep. Harvard Lanpoon. .s''-,l
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28

experience.
HI IN. P. e. Barrett was born in Car
bondale, Luzerne county, Penn, Nov.
25tb, 1862, of irish parents. Came to
Mcleod county, Mimi, in 1859, and
lived on farm in Mcleod county where
he attended the public school untll 1883.
At which time he engaged in buying
grain in Wright county. Three years
after he removed to Hutchinson, Nc
Leod county. to engage in the grain
business in that place. He is a working
member in all that the term implies and
! is a credit to his constituency.
Hon. John j. Oaneff was born at
Niagara Falls. state Of New York, June
18th, 1842. Soon afterward moved with
parents to Post Colborne, Canada West
There he received common school ed
ucation. In the spring of 1859, with his
parents, emigrated to Minnesota, and
settled on farm in the town of Marsh
an, Dakota county, and there remained
until the fall of 1864. Then Unlisted in
the First Minnesota Infantry, Co. FL;
transferred into Go. B. First Minnesota
Battalion; went south in the spring and
joined the Second Army Corps at Cole
! Harbor. Served in the Battalion until
the war was over. Returned to Mime
sofa to his home in the fall Of 1867.
married and located on farm in the
town of Douglas Dakota county, where
he still resides. Held various town and
school official positions; was elected
town clerk in 1877 and every year since
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28

County AttorneyT. d. O'Brien, at st.
Paul, spoke briefly in behalf and for
that great organization. ''The Ancient
Order of Hibernians,'' it's aims and OBJ
jects, and his address was one of the
gems of the evening and was listened
to with the deepest interest and pleas
ure not only by the members Of the
Order who were present, but by the en-
tire audience. 1t was a splendid tribute
to the Order as whole, nor did he for
get to compliment the local division
under whose auspices st. Patrick's day
in Saltwater was SO fttingly celebrated
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
0 RAT'0R AL.

Continued From First Page.)
might our state be remembered to- day.
The question now suggests itself. Why
all this change? Oh have only to ride
through the state and see her fertile
fields that are pouring into the markets
millions of bu shells of wheat, rye. oats
and other cereals. You have only to
stand upon the banks of our navlgable
streams and witness the million of feet
of logs and lumber silently flowing by
on its journey to the markets of the
world. You have only to stand at the
entrance of the mine and observe the
tons and tons of iron and other miner.
ais as they pour forth to be transposed
In thousands of articles OF utility. You
have only to watch train after train as
they fly BY loaded with the products of
our industry. You have only to stand
at the head of the ''unsalted sea- OF the
north, watching the white winged yes
sells come and 20, bringing merchan-
disc, and taking our products. To
answer the question let our state pos
sess all the elements of rising pros
porous and progressive sovereign. Her
history is our history. Her charity is
our charity. Her progress Is our pro-
gress. Her dark hours are our dark
hours. And as we act SO shall her
name be. And with us as her subjec is
it remains to be seen if her name is TO
remain in the bright galaxy of progress
sive and prosperous states or sink into
the oblivion OF declining sovereignty.
She has proven herself worthy of the
name of the North Star State.''
When Ireland in all her sorrow and
distress, in the darkest hours OF the I'M
mediate past stretched forth her shack
ed arms i'm suppllcati0n for help, how
nobly and generously Minnesota re-
sponded. is fresh and green In the mem
DRY of all true and good Irishmen. The
past adnaonishes us that If ever again
she should be appealed to for the extern
Sion Of charity, she will respond in
louder tones and greater abundance.
When the dark cloud of dissension rose
in 1861, she sacrificed the lives and
blood of many OF her heroic sons, to
preserve this as an inseparable union,
under one government and one flag.
There upon the battle field. at the head
Of the loyal troops, marched the gallant
sons of Old ireland, treading along to
the martial music of Wearing of the
Green and the loud huzZas Of vlctorl-
GUS army.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-30
HE HAD BEEN OUT LATE.

The Experience of Stockton Citizen
After a Christmas Spree.
A well-known citizen who resides in the
northern part of town when he went out
bareheaded this morning after the paper
found hat lying on the sidewalk in front
of his gate. Some fellow while on spice
during the night must have lost 1t, he
thought The hat was a little the worse
for mud, but the hat was a good one, and he
picked 1t up and look II IN 10 SNOW IL 10 MS
wife.
why. that's real nice hat. john" she
said.
"Well, / should SMILE"
"Where in the world did You find itP"
"Oh, ont on the Sidewalk.
"But how did il get therep'
''Get there?" he echoed, in surprise.
"Well, that's nice question to ask Get
like mushro0m-hey2 Mebbe you imag-
inc 1t walked there on its carp Get there?
Why, any fool would know that some chap
lost it on bowling Christmas drunk"
'.But he might claim it?" she interposed,
mildly.
.tOh, no-TIl bet he was so full he can't re-
member now whether he slept In a barn or
a bed. Say, that's pretty good hat, Mary,
and IN get you to fix it up. BY lingo. it's
lust my lit, too" And he tried 1t on,
She took the tile and examined 1t care
fully. Then a dangerous look stole into
her eyes, and she snapped:
John Blank; you're an old foolF
81 am, hey :"
''Yes, you are!'
"Why?"
"This is your hat"
He snatched the tile up, looked at critic
ally and then dashed out OF the house, as ne
recIled to mind the fact that he himself had
come home very late.-Stockton Mall.
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CALIFORNIA.
A Plain Statement Of Her Resources by a
Well-Postcd Writer.

Plain Statement Of Her Resources by "A
Well-Postcd Writer.
Scipio Craig, of the Redlands Citrograph,
where knowledge of the capabilities of this
State is great aud where faith in its future
is answering, says il that paper:
In the line of food products we could
raise an unlimited supply of wheat, maize,
oats, barley, potatoes, vegetables Of all
kinds, and in fact all the staple articles.
OF the Injuries for the table we have
oranges, lemons, ralsins, plums, prunes, APP
piles, pears. ounces, pomegranates, guayas,
loduats, peaches, aprlcOts, nectarines, ber-
res of all kinds, the choicest nuts, grapes,
olives, bananas, pineappleS-everyt thing in
the line of fruits.
For meats we produce beef, mutton. pork,
wild game Of ali kinds, poultry. eggs, butter
and cheese.
We produce our own sugar and honey,
wines and brandies. and, in short, almost
everything in the line of necessities and
luxuries.
We have forests that furnish US lumber
and fuel, coal beds and petroleum wells and
possibilities of electrical power capable
of sustaining untold manufacturing indus
tries.
We have wool, cotton, ramie. linen. silk
and leather for wearing apparel.
There is an unlimited wealth Of the baser
metals-irOn, tin, copper, galena, piumbago,
asbestos. etc. and choicest clays for brick
and pottery.
We have deposits of gold and silver that
are inexhaustible, and which would supply
US with vast valume of money, such as no
other State could produce.
These are few of the things that make
California great. There is scarcely anything
that mankind could desire that our State
does not produce, and her great plains, val
leys and foothills are capable of sustaining
a population many times greater San she
now has. Is it at all strange that with such
manifold advantages this State is attracting
the attention of the world?
Be one capitalist or laborer, manufacturer
or miner, merchant or farmer, orchardist or
tnck-raiser. or whatever may be his voca-
ton. he will find here ample room and op-
pOrtunity To follow his favorite pursuit and
to win financial success for his efforts. More
than this, he will have the enjoyment of
living in country that is unequaled for CHI
mate and scenery, and whatever tends to
add to the pleasures of life.
These facts are causing people to come to
this State by thousands, and in a few years
California will be the greatest common
wealth in the Union. 1t is her inevitable
DESTINY.
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ALONG THE RAIL.
Traffic Impeded in All Directions-Heavy
Snow-Storms.

Traffic Impeded in All Directions-Heavy
Snow-Storms.
Reports TO Southern Pacific headquarters
yesterday show that the storm has been
general in Northern California aud Oregon,
and while tie damage has been consider
able no trains have been detained.
On the Shasta division the snowfall was
heavy, accompanied by wind, and in some
localities by snow. In the Siskiyou Noun
tains the sGow is deeper than ever before at
this season of the year, reaching the depth
of is and 90 feet in many of the cuts along
the Shasta route.
Between Colestin and Steinman on this
division the snow-plows are keeping the
track clear with considerable difficulty. For
twelve hours before O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoOn the telegraph wires were down the
other side of Red Bluff, but at that hour
communication was established and the
track north reported as clear.
At Gold Run it showed furiously for nine
hours preceding A. NJ. At Blue Canyon
twelve inches of snow fell during the
night, and at A NJ. they had two feet of
snow on the ground. Emigrant Gap had
the same snowfall and the same depth on
the ground, and Cisco, with a snowfall of
twelve inches, has four and half feet of
snow on the ground outside the railway
station. Seven and half feet of snow COW
ers the ground at Cascade, and during the
night foot and half more fell. Four
and half feet was on the ground at Sum-
nit, with fall Of foot more during the
night
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THE LATE SENATOR PLUMB.


The Peck Marks His Face Were a
dye of Heroism and Devotion.
The late Senator Plumb was strongly
peck marked, Those marks were badge
of heroism and devotion to his kind, writes
a Washington correspondent of the Boston
journal. The story is this:
Many years ago, when Plumb had lust
gone to Kansas from Ohio and settled at
Emporia, he was poor and struggling for a
living, as were most of the other pioneers
about him. One day he drove to Lawrence
with a load of produce. On his way he
stopped at little town TO feed his team.
and while there he heard that some Ohio
people had been there looking for place to
locate, and had passed on leaving one of
their number behind who had been stricken
dowd with smallpox. Some of the people
had carried the sick man out Of town to
shed, and left him there alone. Plumb sent
his load OF produce on, and endeavored
to find some one to take care of
the man. He found at last man
aud his wife living some distance
from there who had had the disease and
agreed to take the invalid for good pay.
Plumb then could find no conveyance to
transfer the sick man, and finally, in des-
peratl0n, seized wagon which was htched
in front of store. He had travelled only a
short distance when he was overtakon and
tne tcbn ttktu away. finally, alter per-
sistent effort aud bitter denunciation of the
people, he obtained vehicle and drove to
the shed, and took the poor plague-stricken
creature. apparently dying from his disgust
ing disease, in his arms, and drove him to
the home selected. He left all the money
he had, and promised more when he could
get it, for the care of the man if he lived
and for his burial if he died
Then he went to Emporia and had the
smallpox himself, and came very near CIV
ing his own life as the sacrifice for that of
the poor stranger whose life he saved. That
is how the late Senator Plumb's face came
to be marked.
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STRELINGER'S WEALTH.
His Wife Charges the Hctor's
Friends With Fraud.

The wife of NJ. B. Strelinger, alias NJ. B.
Curtis, filed 2 complaint in the Supreme
Court yesterday in which she charges j. p.
Mccarthy and NJ. O'COnnor with having by
conspiracy and fraud cast cloud on the
title Of her Peralta Park property, in Ala
media County.
The conspiracy is said to have been
formed in October, and shortly after her
husband was arrested for the murder of
Policeman Grant Mrs. Strelinger says she
was then in great distress of mind, and
deemed it necessary to dispose of the Peralta
Park property, which was worth S250,000.
lone day, while in this MOOD" she said,
Il accepted an invitation to call on the de-
PENDANT ut his office, where be opened ne
gotiatiors for the sale OF both the property
and improvements. He introduced me to
Mccarthy, who was said to be the agent of
an Eastern syndicate l said | would sell
for SIZE, 600, and Mccarthy informed me
that Alfred CheesebOro, Los Angeles
millionaire. had given him power OF at
torney 10 purchase the property at any
price"
The plaintiff declares that. putting full
faith in the statements of Mccarthy, she
entered into certain contracts. under which
CheeSeboro was to pay S125, 600 cash and
$780, G0 after the land had been divided into
town lots and sold. She made separate
agreement to pay O'Connor and Mccarthy
a commission of S6250 as soon as she re-
ceiyed $4,000, which was to be paid to
Cheeseboro when the agreement was signed.
1t is alleged that this was never paid, yet
it is said that O'Connor and Mccarthy
caused the contract of sale to be recorded in
violation of an agreement that the sale
should not be recorded until after the first
payment of the price In the meantime
they secured from her an order on Cheesboro
for the amount of their commissions. They
have since repeatedly asked for payment of
the money, although refusing themselves to
cOnsummate the purchase OF the property.
The plaintiff now charges that Cnees boro
is an insolvent, and never was able to pur-
chase the property contracted for, but that
he has acted as a cat's-paw for Mccarthy
and OCOnnor, who, besides seeking to eX-
tort from her tile amount OF their contin-
gent commission, have so tied up the prop
erty that she has been unable to find an
other purchaser. Judgment is demanded
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