The Irish standard., 1892-12-24

QOmnantly OelElc, OUT some or tno great
est Of Eishmen have sprung from foreign
stock and have been more Irish N their
aspirations for Ireland's freedom and
glory than men Of Milesisn origin.
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During recent trip across the Atlaa-
tic the passengers on one steamer had !
vivid illustration Of the endurance Of tho
stormy petrol. Shortly after the ship
left the Irish coast two or three Of these
birds were sighted at the stern Of the
ship. One had been caught at some pre-
vious time, and its captor tied bit of,
red flannel or ribbon round it's neck and
let it 60: That bird, with others that
could not be so easily distinguished, fol-
lowed the ship clear across the ocean.
Rarely, during the day time at least, was
it out of sight, and if for an hour or two
it was lost to view while feeding on the.
refuse cast overheard, it soon reappeared
and the last seen Of it was within 9 few
miles Of Sandy Hook, when it disap
peared, perhaps to follow some outward
bound steamer back to Ireland.
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The custom of celebrating three Masses.
at Christmas dates back to the very be-
ginning Of Christianity and we find the
Holy Pontiff Telesphorus regulating the
hours whilst giving reason for the triple
solemnity. The first Mass is to be sung
at midnight, the second at early dawn
and the third in the light of the risen
sun. These hours harmonic with the
liturgical character Of the three-fold sac-
rifice Of this day but they are not essen
tial TO the Interpretation of its mystical
meaning, and hence the three Masses
may, for good reason, be celebrated at
any hour between sunrise and noon, even
in immediate succession. The Breviary,
however, which naust be looked upon a.
q part of the Eucharistic Canon, mas.
much as it's rubries constantly refer to
the Mass of each feast in the ecclesiasti-
cal cycle, states at the end of Mathis for
Christmas that the first Mass is to be
said post mediam noctem; then after.
Prime, which is to be reoited summe
name, the rubrics mention that the GEO.
ond Mass is to be said sin Aurora" and
the last Mass follows upon the recitation
OF Tierce. The hours are symbolic mas
mnch as they represent the successive
stages of Ohrist's coming into the world.
namely, the Patriarcha', the Jewish and
the Christian dispensatnon.
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Out West they are telling about a mean
trick which some long-sufferiDg Yankee
once played on pompous Englishman.
"Nothing in this country was quite equal
to what was to be found in merrie Eng
land. We listened to him for an hour or
more," says the narrator, "then st.
Louis drummer said meekly: What
country did you say you was native OFF,
Il was born in England, in the city of
London, the capital of Great Britain rs-
piled the Englishman proudly. Eng
land? England?' repeated the drummer
refectively. Did any of you fellows
ever hear OF a place called EnglandT
Guess it's one of the French Provinces
said one. No; it belongs to Canada
said another. London? Why, that's in
Ontario chimed IN fourth. The sub
ject of Victoria was nonplussed. He was
at first inclined to believe that we were
guying him, but our gravity soon con-
vlnced him that we were as ignorant az
we pretended to be. He got out map
and showed US the British Tales. why
how stupid Of usl exclaimed one. Eng
land is one of the counties of Ireland and
London is the county seat To this We
all assented, and he folded up his map
and walked away with the outraged dig
nifty OF dude who has been mistaken
for waiter"
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Just as we expected, the editor of The
Loyal American has failed to give .
single instance of the loyalty of Orange
men to the stars and stripes from the In
ception of the republic to the present
day. We certainly do not blame him for
his inability to do so. for it is an utter
| impossibility for anyone to give such in
formation. In reply to our question,
what is the military record Of Orangemen
during the civil war? he attacks the 10y
atty of Irishmen by saying that accord
| ing to generally accepted authorities" u
per cent of the Irish who enlisted during
sthe late unpleasantness" deserted tho
flag in it's hour of peril. 1.-THE T.. A." OF
course, will be glad to learn that Robert
P. Porter, superintendent Of the census,
has officially declared that there are no
records Of assertions according to religion
or nationality IN the war department. at
Washington. The generally accepted
authorities" are mere concoctions Of
British-Amsrican and anti Irish bigots
who never snelled powder on an Ameri-
can field Of ba tie. The writer is also
'sof his base" when he attacks the dis
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