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The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
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Ing of heaven 81 tho il crew and
it cargo. The inn non made ~ his
Grace 81 that day cannot 10 estimated,
tho people ware yisibly affected. All
other words seemed hollow and vain be.
eide his. There was an nndefined feeling
that here was = true living faith. AZ
the crowd was dismissed and the Arch
bishop started to leave, the Protestant
eentleman before mentioned came mp,
and grasping his Grace warmly BY the
hand sincerely said: Well, you are
comingto the front!
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
BLESSED ASHES.

History of the Day That Opens the Lenten
Season.
The use Of ashes, especially the sprink-
ling of ashes on the head as sign Of
humiliation and sorrow, dates back to the
cradle Of the human race. Numerous
references are made to it in the Old
Testament. David, the model OF penl-
tents. says. Il did eat ashes like bread,
and mingled my drink with weeping
The Ninevites, At the preaching Of Jonas,
oclsimed fast, and pnt on sack-cloth
from the least, and nat ii ashes. 4 Judith
put ashes on her head when che prayed
fer strength to over ome Holoferneas,
The leader f the enemies Of her people:
ths prophet Jsremias cries out.
Nj v herds md cry;;s and
sr lveis with ashes - lead
81 l1'I op /!
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
A Kentucky Obituary.

The following is unique specimen OF
Kentucky obituary notice, aud appears
in the Democrat, published at Catletts-
burg, that state:
Died, at the home of his brother, near
this place, on January Is, Alexander
Martin In the 10Th year of his age. He
was born in Ohio; came with his parents
to Kentucky at an early age. He was
we'll beloved by all who knew him. His
funeral services we're attended by the
Rev. VIM. Cook, and sermon was
preached from the Book of God, after
which large concourse Of people fol
lowed his remains to their last resting
place until called forth on the resurrec-
ton morn. The following is short
sketch of his life:
During Mr. Martins early life,
The country was full of witches.
He carried gun and butcher knife,
And wore the leather breeches.
But as time advanced
He changed his pants,
Yet still preferred the leather;
He would often tell
The way they would smell
In time of rainy weather.
He was man of iron nerve,
voice loud and piercing;
His head was gray. his spine curved
Before he quit his cursfng.
His latter days were days of peace,
change ia disposition;
AS strength gave way. grace Increased,
And saved HIM from perdition.
Now he sails on Zion's ship,
No more pains from his poor old hip:
He is done with troubles here below,
And gone where all good mortals go.
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09

Convert, q Al account of his own religions
experiences; The American Republic,
an elaborate work il which the divine
jfoundations of all authority are pro-
.foundly and eloquently defined and
advocated; and little book, Liberalism
and the Church." controverting the
errors Of the liberalists.
Fortified by the rstes Of the church
DR.. Brownson died after short illness
April II. 1876.
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09

The ceremony Of blessing and distri-s
buting the ashes, as we have it at pre-
sent, like many Of the other ceremonies
OF the Church, comes down to rs from
the earliest ages. II is probable that it
was introduced by the converts from
Judaism, or at least il imitation OF 3
somewhat similar practice in vogue
among the chosen people. Like some Of
tho other ceremonies, too, it has under
gone certa minor changes before assum-
ing it's present form.
Ash Wednesday,. the day upon which
the faithful are signed with the ashes,
was called by early writer's output
jeJundii, or the beginning Uf the fast, al
though up to the time Of Pope st. Gre
CORY the Great, at the close Of the sixth
century. the fast did not commence till
the Monday following the first Sunday
of Lent.
With the Sundays deducted, this left
thirty six fast days, which constitute
about one tenth part of the year-a
circumstance which led some of the
Fathers to remark that it was giving q
1.-THE of the year to God, after the OK
ample OF the Jews, from whom He re-.
required tenth part Of their produce.
But the forty days fast of Moses and
Elias, and more especially Of our divine
Redeemer, showed the propriety Of in
creasing the number OF fast days to
forty; and accordingly the four days be-
fore the first Sunday of Lent were added.
This took place about the beginning Of
the eighth century, first, it wou Id appear
by capitulary of the Church of Tou
lon, IN TIA. Amaury (about 800 de.
scribes the Lsnten usages Of his time as
identical with ours. Bat this manner Of
celebrating the fast did not become gen
eral for centuries; and it was not until
the time of St. Charles Borromeo, who
flourished in the sixteenth century, that
the Church Of Milan introduced the
custom of beginning Lent on Ash Wed
nesday.
The ashes used for this ceremony are
procured by the burning of the blessed
palm of the previous Palm Sunday; ,
circumstance which reminds us that we
cannot bear the plan of victory over
Satan, sin, and death, unless by the
|practice Of humility and modification
during life, and by paying the debt 0
sin in giving our bodies to the dust q
the close of our easthly existence.
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
Archbishop Ryan.

A writer in Donahue's Magazine. de-
scribing Archbishop Ryan says:
When the Archbishop first came to
Philadelphia, a prominent Protestant
gentleman with broad views came to
him and said: "It would be good thing
il you would mingle with the people
generally. Take part in public events
and come to the front when matters
affecting the city as whole are being
discussed Apropos Of this, when the
famine in Russia was at it's worst, the
people OF Philadelphia, with that gen
eroue instinct for which they are justly
celebrated, chartered an ocean steamer
and filed it with provisions for the starv-
ing subjects OF the car. On the day
appointed for the sailing, religious core
monies were held at the wharf. A
clergyman Of every denomination was on
hand to participate in the ceremonies.
The Methodist preacher, the Presby-
terrain minister, the Episcopal clergyman
and the naptist all went through their
forms Of prayer. The large crowd was
listless and seemed anxious to have the
ceremonies end. Archbishop Ryan was
standing modestly in the background
with q heavy black coat on. He was in
vited to say something. He walked to
the center OF the place assigned to the
speakers, threw aside his coat, and was
revealed to the great audience arrayed
II fulI pontifcals. Resting his right
hand solemnly he pointed to the vessel
about to sail on its GRAND of mercy.
There was = profound silence Tor mo-
ment, and then the Archbishop began =
beautiful prayer, calling down the bless
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
ST ATE Ca E A i M 'TES.

ST ATE. c API A IS N OTES.
Martin Whelan, Of New Prague, is in
the city on business. u
W. J, Evans, Of Eau Claire, is IN the
city on legal business
Herman Oppenhein is candidate Tor
assistant city attorney.
Senator T. D. Sheehan has been indis-
posed for the past week.
Rev. James J. Conry, Of Faribault,
paid the city flying visit on Monday.
Anton Franke has returned home after
two gears sojourn in Portland, Ore
gon.
The garbage is now being collected BY
the new contractors and the work ls
being we'll done.
Ri. OConnor has been indicted into
the Office OF United States Marshal and
has appointed M. j. Redding his chief
deputy.
Terence McNally, a much-esteemed Cit
izen and merchant, died at his home on
Rice street on Tuesday after a lingering
illness.
In the case OF G. D. end Thos. u.
O,Rrien va. the Omaha Railway Co., the
court gave judgment in favor OF the
plaintiffs tor $4,000.
The Board OF Aldermen passed reso-
luton making it compulsory for all city
employees to pay their bills. It is move
in the right direction.
The Emmett celebration on the 4th
inst. at Cretin hell under the auspices OF
the A. O. 81. was pronounced success.
Rev. James M. Cleary was the orator OF
the occasion and his address was q Fl ting
eulogy OF the life and deeds OF eIreland's
youngest martyr.
Mrs.. n. FL. Athey, wife Of the we'll
known and highly respected citizen, died
at har home on Ravoux street on We'd
nesday evening after short illness. She
leaves family to mourn their loss IN
her carly death. OF an even, calm tenn
permanent, genial, oompanionable, chart
table, always on the alert to do good, she
prepared the way for heavenly bliss
The funeral took place this morning
from the Cathedral.
Edward J. Darragh has received thu
Democratic caucus nomination for thu
Office of city attorney and will be for
,aaliy elected at the council meeting OF
Tuesday next. Mr.. Darragh is young
man Of superior merit and he will bring
to the Office ability and esteem. In hl'
hands the legal department. of the cit,
will be we'll taken care Of and his ad
ministration will be approved alike by
the citizens at large as we'll as by hli
many admiring friends.
The Gaelic class of st. Paul held til
annual election of officers on Thursday
February 2lst. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, John Leyden; vice president. Miss
N. Welsh; secretary, Miss L. p. Kane
treasurer and librarian, NJ Conroy
Council, j. 2. O'Grady, P. F. Lyons, NJ
Lee, John Costello, Peter Geoghegan
The GLASS has been in existence for the
past two years and notwithstanding the
many predictions of it's early demise by
apathetic and unsympathizing SO called
Gasis, it has continued to live on until
to-day it is stronger than ever. The oldtr
mem bers can now take up any Irish text
book no matter how difficult and read
and translate it with the greatest ease.
The Irish standard., 1895-03-09
ORESTES A. BROWNSON.
The Noted Catholic Convert at One Time a
VJniversalist Minister.

| The Noted Catholic Convert at One Time
I TJniversalist Minister.
Orestes A. Brownson was brought up
in the most rigid form Of New England
orthodoxy. His deeply religious nature
was manifest from the first. He began
preaching as Universalist minister, anG
became editor Of the Gospel Advocate
when twenty two years of age. He was
afterwards editor Of the Philanthropist
and contributor to many other period
icals. In 1925, having advanced" in his
views to grand theory of a Church Of
the Future, (which should embody the
most advanced ideas and sentiments of
the race" he decided to found "Society
for Christian Union and Progress" in
Boston.
In 1928, while still prea,hiog, and
| writing for various periodicals, Dr.
Brownson established review OF his
own, the Boston Quarterly, which he
continued for five years, and then one
year merged it into the Democratic Re
view In 1874 he resumed his Quarterly
under the title of Brownson's Quarterly
Review. This he continued without in
interruption until 1864.
It would be impossible TO follow. in a
limited space, the course of thought
which, by the grace of God, led him to
enter the Catholic church. Becoming
satisfied that Almighty God had given
the church the right OF his obedience and
loyalty, there was no course for him but
to accept heartily whatever she com
handed him to believe. He was received
into the church Oct. 20, 1874, continuing
his Review without the interruption of
number.
DR.. Brownson always dated his real
intellectual and moral life from the day
of his conversion. The expansion and
development of his mind was continual,
and is beautifully markede in the finish
of some Of his later writings, in which he
appears as one not in, but above the
combat. His character softened, slowly
perhaps but greatly, under the practical
influence of athoicity, and many time
his sympathetic attention won those whom
his un. answerable logic had silenced but
not convinced.
In 1865, when the Syllabus WIS published,
he was for short time uncertain OF it's
propriety, but he was soon convinced OF
his error and hunlbly submitted to the
DEGREES Of the church. From that nom.
emit he accepted the Syllabus entirely,
and heartily defended it in his articles in
the Catholic World and the Tablet. The
definition OF infalibility rejoiced him;
infused new life and energy into his love
devotion for the church. He felt more
and more desire for freedom in the ex-
preston Of his views, and, urged on by
reverend and even episcopal friends he
finally yielded to the promptings Of his
own heart, and 1873 revived his Review.
He was greeted On thereappearance with
the utmost cordially, and we'll support
cd, especially by the reverend clergy,
secular and religious all over thecountry.
In October, 1875, after much indecision,
and against the advice Of his most valued
friends, he discontinued il.
After his conversion DR.. wneon7l
wrote defatlgably. Besides his Review
and the ARTICLES already mentioned for
other periodicals, he published The
Spirit Wrapper, = q thorough invsstiga-
hon of the question sof spiritism Thel
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

We are glad to see that bill has been
introduced into the Senate providing for
a new method of letting out the State
printing. 1t is to be hoped that this or
some other method different from the
present will be adopted. To invite re-
putab BILE printers all over the State to go
to Augusta ana submit proposals for
doing the printing, and then to turn
round and stigmatize them as raiders
and make all manner of insInuations
against their financial credit simply be-
c+use they have done what the legisla-
ture asked them to, namely, submitted
bids, is little short of scandalous AS we
strong arguments in favor of doing the
printing in Augusta, cl- Sc to the legis-
lature, but those arguments are just as
strong before proposals have been invited
from printers all over the State as after.
II they are conclusive after. as the iegis.
lature appears to think they are just as
conclusive before. The State off GERS can
show the impossi biity of doing the
printing outside of the capital just as we'll
before bids have been asked for as su bse-
quent. We have no doubt that the firm,
of Burleigh & Flynt have dealt honestly
and fairly with the State. and we have
not a word to say against the renewal of
the contract with them. We simply
want to enter protest against the prac-
tice of toling printers to Augusta with
the essentially false pretence that they
will have a chance to get the contract.
The legislature cannot afford to confirm
to deal dishnorably with people, as it
has been doing for years past in this
printing contract.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

Probably news from Key West about
the Gu ban rebellion is about as unrelia-
BILE as news from Havana. While the
latter is doctore1 by the Spanish censor
the former is likely to be the.imaginative
tales of Cuban refugees, who are plenty
in Southern Florida, and who have a
motive for exaggerating the Importance
of the insurrectionary movement.
Cuban clubs exist in many of the large
cities. and contributions can be got from
them more readily if a fair prospect for
the success of the rebellion can be
shown. One of the Key West stories re-
Gently sent over the country was that an
American schooner had been sunk by a
Spanish gunboat and all her crew
drowned. The object of this story, as
Stunning it to have b,en manufactured. as
1t probably was, was to fire the Ameri-
can heart gainst the Spanialds and enlist
the sympathy of the people with the rev.
olutionary movement,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21
CusA's IMMENSE TRADE.
The Total of Its Exports Reaches an Ex-
traordina ry Figure.

The traae of Cuba, says the Atlanta
Constitution, is simply astounding when
compared with that of other nations, ana
is only to be explained on the ground
that everything raised on the island is
for export, and all are articles OF the
first commercial Importance. The ex-
cts of Great Britain per capita are S53.
70; of France, SIS. "a, of Germany, S1o.oJ;
OF the United States, $685.; OF Spain,
$l0.67, and of Cuba, $50l OF course 1t is
ridiculous to say that Cuba is proper
Jionately richer than the countries
named, even admitting the nigh charac-
ter Of all her products, but rather it
island over, and gather up every item OF
value, in orde. to .aise revenue out OF
all proportion to the number of people
subject thereto.
The area OF Cuba is $4,000 square
miles, with population of ], 631,6S7 VI
this population about 65 per cent. is
white, and the balance colored and Chin
es~ The annual taxes raised from these
people is about $26, 900, 900, of which over
st, 600, 000 goes to support the 20, 600 Span
ish soldiers who are kept upon the island
in ORDER to keep it in subjuga5ion.
Best, es all this, Spain has saddied upon
the island public debt OF $l35, COO 600.
The annral income of the inhabitants
is placed ut ahou' $50, 600, 0o0 The year :
ly pr ,duction OF tobacco is placed at 800,
900 bales. L. g exports of Cuba are: To
Spain, 81, 361, 331; to France S69S,21 to
England $3.50, 705 to the United States.
S57, 024, 5l3, and to other countries small
amounts, running the total exports up to
S64. 1855.
From this it will be seen that the
United States furnishes almost the ex-
elusive market fer Cuban products, yet
the table of imports into Cuba SHOW
what small hold we have upon Cuba
in return. Out of total importation
into Cuba of s35. ,o55 the United
States gets only $9,SS6.3 2s, while Spain
sells her goods to the amount OF ST., $685.
806, and England, which only buys $780,
T05 from Cuba, sells her $S,410, $50. In
0 ne year the United States bought from
Cuba 1880, 600, 000 pounds of sugar. value
S45. $40. 1888; over 10000, 600 gallons of mo-
lasses value 81, 790,624 aud over 16. 000, 600
pounds of tobacco value $40, 49,, 604. The
character of the imports into Cuba from
the United States were meat ana dairy
products, iron and steel manufactures,
breadstuffs, coal and wood and it's man
ufactureS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21
HAS LOST TWO FORTUNES.
CIura Louise Kellogg Now Poor and Unable
to Earn a Third.

On Twelfth sire + near Sixth Avenue,
New York, there is little restaurant
that is known as sMaira's." 1t is fire.
quented by men and women of Bohemian
tendencies.
A table d'hote is served for 80 cents.
The quality of the food is just about
what one can imagine 30 cents will buy.
The people sit at one long table. They
elbow each other as they eat and half a
dozen laug ages are talked simultaneous
ly.
1t is a place, says the Journal, that one
would probably forego if he could afford
TO pay more than 80 cents for a dinner.
Yet to this place goes almost nightly one
OF the most celebrated women New York
has Known, a great songstress-a woman
whose fortune was at one time estimated
to be in the neighborhood OF $500, 900.
This is Clara Louise kellogg whose
name in private life is Mrs. Strakosch.
Not long ago a large part of the second
fortune she has earned was swept away
ny the failure of a publishing house in
which her savings had been invested.
1t was branch of the English firm of
Cassell & Co., and had been considered
man of the house plundered it right and
left and fed, leaving Mrs. Strakosch with
little or nothing. Years ago, in the
heydey of her prosperity the singer in
trusted George W. Stebbins, the well
known banker, with the first fortune
she had accumulated. This was also
considerable. Miss kellogg had ample
reason to rely on Mr.. Stebbins, as it was
through his efforts that she had been
able to secure education and leading
position on the lyric stage. He Obtained
for her, as far back as 1868, an engage
ment in London, and she was thus able
to esta blish her claim to recognition.
Mr.. Stehbins's speculation on her behalf
went wrong, and she was left without
dollar. Her splendid voice was still a
magnet at that time, however, and be-
fore long she was once more wealthy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

The Harvard faculty has practically
decided that no football shall be played
by the students of that university this
year. The influence of this decision will
be felt beyond the jurisdiction of this
university, for it undoubtedly is n fact
that the masters of many of our high
schools and the principals of many of
our academies have not looked with
favor upon the game, but have tolerated
it because it was permitted in the great
universities. With this example of
Harvard to stiffen them up they may be
expected to show the courage of their
convictions and put a stop to game
which has been. prolific in bodily injuries
and demoraiizing in many ways to the
boys who have engaged in it. Par
ents, too, who lave had an idea shat the
game in some way contributed to the
nlanliness and self control of their young
ters will be likely to have these delusious
dispalled By the decision of the Harvard
faculty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

Cider is the only thing in the shape of
an intoxicant that the law al low to he
manufactured in Maine. That is ex-
pressly excepted from the constitutional
amendment, but some recent experience
es in this state show that it is about as
dangerous an intoxicant when it gets old
derer of Byron G. Coburn nerved him
self for his brutal deed by drafts of old
cider, and the Carmel murder is direct
IL traceahle to the cider barrel in the
cellar. Evidently prohibition will not
have accomplished its mission until it
has abolished the cider tipple OF the
small country town as well as the whis-
key tipple of the city and large village.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

There is great commotion in Richmond
because Gov. O'Ferrell allowed negro to
sit at the table in the executive man
sion. The colored man in question is a
men, Der of the Massachusetts legislature,
and went to Richmond along with a
committee of that body. O'Farrell ex-
plains that when be invited the commit
tee to the executive mansion he did not
know that one uemb Der of it was a col
ored man, but this does not silence his
enemies who are using this circumstance
to compass his political death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-21

cause it Was likely to kill their business,
and the latter because it WIS a COM
promise with evil. 1t had among it's
supporters great many OF the earnest
friends OF temperance, among them Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore, who made strong
argument for it before the committee.
To the outside observer it looks az.
though the system promised much more
in the way of effective restriction than
the present mixed methoA of prohibition
and license.