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The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
MRS. LEASE.

A graceful carriage, smiling counten-
ance, we'll nodulated voice, treating Of
questions in which she was thoroughly
yersed, such was Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Lease. Of Kansas as she appeared In this
city on the public platform on several
addressing the meeting of the Farmers
Alliance, Populists gatherings and on
similar occasions. The funny para
grapher OF the newspapers has long since
exhausted his ingenuity in trying to say
something amusing or ridiculous about
Mrs. Lease, and the public who did not
know her imagined her to be rough,
angular, screeching matron, who for
sook husband and home for the purpose
OF airing her t1ippant and nonsensical
views before a public long since tired
of her vicious and untruthful trades
An irrepressible virago was the general
verdict accorded her-a woman who was
bold, mannish and without the slightest
conception Of modesty, gentleness or
other feminine traits. That disagree
able idea vanished at once from the
minds of the people of this city and those
who heard her during the week address,
ing immense and admiring audiences.
Her ideas are generally indusputable,
her reason accurate, her rhetoric forci-
BILE and her elocution and oratory inspir-
ing. She never descends to the tricks
Of the demagogue. Her utterances are
fearless, not handicapped by policy. Her
highest aim is the truth and she sue
ceeds in an admirable manner in delin-
eating it, The trirnmers and tricksters
and the duplicity Of politicians she mer-
cilessly scores. She comprehends the
situation of the nation clearly sees
where events, and policies, and chican-
cry and double dealing are leading us.
She depicts in startling language how
the great masses of the people are mis-
erably governed or governed too much.
Often there is nothing new in what she
says, but she presents an old. fact in such
striking manner as to make it i'm
pressive. For instance, when speaking
of our financial tricksters she points to
the story Of Christ and the money
changers in the temple-the only occa-
sion upon which He used violence-and
in dramatic tones she asks the praying
hypocrites to arise from their knees and
drive out the national money changers.
A synopsis of one Of her addresses is
given in another column, but it conveys
poor idea of the masterly manner in
which she dealt with all the questions
she presented. When this country has
seen and heard more of Mrs. Lease the
occupation Of the funny paragrapher
concerning her will be gone.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
THOSE WHO WOULD FIGHT.

f Is it a cause for wonder, or is it some
thing that should have been expected,
that the Protestant ministers of the gos-
pei, as rule, frowned upon a war with
England, while the Catholic bishops and
priests promptly accepted the dread is
sue? The Protestants deplored such a
calamity. They agrued that the two ma
tions were Of the same race, the same
tongue and-.wel, if they were not exactly
of the same religion that they were both
Christian. Some of them said when ap-
pealed to that If the United States went to
war with any other country but England
they would not object, but a war with
England was too horrible to contemplate.
The two nations however, are not Of the
same race, although they speak the same
language. And whatever England may
be as regards religion, God knows she is
not Christian. AS a nation she is worse
than the Hottentots or she would not sit
down calmly and see Christian people
men, women and children-butchered in
Armenia without interfering So much
for England's Christianity.
IA The United States is not Christian
country-not made so by law as England
is supposed to be or was intended to be.
Here the Hebrew faith or any other is en-
titled to as much recognition as IS the
Christian religion, the only difference
being that the Christians are more numer-
Gus than the Jews or any other sect.
But even allowing that we were chill
idren Of England and that we held to the
same faith and speak as we do the same
tongue would that be reason sufficient for
the people Of this country to submit tame
" to, an insult, no matter from what
quarter, Or to have their rights trampled
upon BIZ q greedy, clustering bully? The
Protestant ministers would submit to any
thing rather. than offend dear old Eng
land, with all her hypocrisy, injustice,
aggression and her national character
istic grinding the weak into the earth
and fawning upon those who DEFY her..
One minister said, the president pro-
ceedihg is an uncalled for meddling in
English affairs. = IN English affairs!
Everything Is an English affair Of
England and E'nEland only when Eng
y point 4 a'l,s
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Growls are heard because Utah has
been admitted as a state and New Mexico
Is still refused that privilege, although
the latter has greater population than
the former. It is also said that the rea-
son Utah was admitted is because it
gives two Republican senators to con-
gress and that New Mexico is Democrat
ic. Well, why didn't congress admit
New Mexico when it was Democratic
when it had both houses and the execu-
tive? 1t was not because it is Catholic
for there is not enough A. P. A. influence
in congress to prevent il becoming a
state on that account. It is because all
parties concerned did not properly bestir
themselves when the opportunity pre-
sented itself.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

In Manitoba they have elected Green
way and this is evidence that separate
schools will receive no recognition in
the province SO far as Greenway, the
premier, is concerned. The Dominion
parliament is now in session and one OF
the principle measures that will come be-
fore it will be bill restoring separate
schools in Manitoba. The passage of such
bill would kill the present Tory gov
ernment, but it does not expect to live
long anyway.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Mrs. Alva e. Vanderbilt, the divorced
mother of the newly made Duchess OF
Marlborough, was married on last Sat
urday to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
son of August; Belmont, of New York.
Belmont was also enjoying the luxury
and distinction OF a divorce when he and
Mrs. Vanderbilt entered into the holy
bonds through the official act of Mayor
Strong. No date is given for the di-
vorce.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

gardless Of the rules Of civilized warfare:
II the revolution had not succeeded
Washington and his compatriots would
have been executed as rebels and their
remains would now be moulding in trait
ors' graves"
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Senator Hill, of New York says the
Democrats are all travelling toward the
Democratic heaven and that the Repub-
licans are travelling in the other direc-
tion. Still travelling? 1t has been the
general belief that they had reached
their destination some time ago. -
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
A LITTLE SPECULATION.

Mrs. Mary E. Lease of Kansas, when in
this city this week said some things that
were more than ordinarily thoughtful
and made some predictions as we'll. She
struck popular chord when she said
that Senator Sherman was the paragon
OF rascals. She thinks Allison will fail
of the presidential nomination because
he was mixed up in the Credit-Moblller
affair; that Reed lives too far east, that
Mckinley will fail because the Republic
an party is divided on the tarif--the
west desiring a silver attachment to any
tariff bill-that the quarrel in the con-
vention will be between Mckinley and
Allison and will finally drift towards
Harrison and he will be nominated.
Cleveland, she thinks, is the strongest
man in the Democratic party, but never
theless she is inclined to believe that he
may have taken the position he did on
the Venezuelan question for the purpose
of diverting the mirds of the people.
Should these predictions come true,
and they do not seem unlikely, we would
have Harrison in the field once more
with Cleveland against him. 1t is true
that it has been said by Democrats that
Cleveland could not carry one voting pre-
cinct in presidential race, but we all
know how the minds of the people veer
around. At one time anathemas are full
r% ro1 csfr he
later the people are singing his praises
and shouting his welcome from the
housetops. They do not stop to think of
inconsistency and in fact say they are
not inconsistent. 1t is the candidate
who has changed. And besides change
Of ideas or sentiment, or inconsistency,
If you will, is not to be deplored. Those
who never change their minds have very
little minds to change. So that after all
the bitterest enemies of Cleveland in the
past may be seen first at the ballot box
in his favor.
All the campaign literature left over
from the last campaign could be used in
the coming one. The conditions have
not materially changed. The Republic
ans are still clamoring for a high tariff
and the Democrats still believe in tar
if for revenue only. Four years more of
Grover would still be sung and "His
Grandfather's Hat" would be hung up
in a conspicuous place. The records of
both men are known The worst that
could be said about either has been said
in the past Their good deeds have also
been enumerated. AS already said the
Republicans are now in the saddle
for a. high tariff and the Democrats op-
pose that idea consequently would the
contest not prove once more how the ma
ority stood on that question? There
would be mugwumps then as there have
been In the past and the Republicans
might be forced to believe that they do
not own the earth yet They imagine at
present that they are about to foreclose
a mortgage on he universe not leaving
the Democrats even the equity of re-
demption. .'.
I What is said here is not prophecy but
still stranger things have come to pass.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Grover Cleveland says he is not nor
will not be q candidate for the presi-
dency. He will make no formal written
declaration and It is generally believed
that there is string to the statement. ].
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
cigars used or those jolli cation 1:psS
known as "mournful PROFESSIONS while
The crowd is on the way to the grave
OF the late lamented.

.s The first annual convention Of the Peo-
pies Party State League was held n
this city on Wednesday, when the old
officers were reelected. The platform
does not differ materially from the gen.
eral platform Of the party. There was
some friction regarding the admission of
delegates, but these annoyances were
generally smoothed over. The old par
ties were roasted to turn.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

When our secretary of state, Olney, re-
ouested the British government the 9th
OF day to protect the Americans in the
Transvaal, Joseph Chamberlain, secre-
tary of state for the colonies, immediate
~ answered: 1--WE shall be very gald to
use our good offices in behalf Of the
United States 1t is evident from this
that Lord salibury and his cabinet have
been thinking.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
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The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Over in South Dakota there are two
subscribers to a paper who very often
get jolly over their cups and when in that
condition they start off for the newspaper
Office and pay year in advance. They
have done this so often that one OF them
has paid up to 1941. Will somebody tell
us who keeps such O he joyful goods in
this town?
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

The Episcopal Bishop Perry, Of Iowa,
upholds England in the present contro-
versy and says that 1t is through Eng
land we are connected with the Lord.
The bishop himself may be connected
with the Lord in that way but as to most
Of us we object. Can it be that Perry is
the missing link?
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

4 Mrs. Lease in one of her speeches in
this city said:53"You men have freed the
negroes from bondage, will you not free
your wives, sisters and mothers?" Mrs
Lease seemed to forget tfat-the new wo.
man despises any ysassistance from horrid
callous-hearted man, and she is deter
minedto elevate herself, even II she should
be compelled to do It by pulling on the
straps of her boots-or bloomers.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Congress is trying to come to the con
clusion that there IS too much speech
making and expense Il connection with
the death Of any member 81 that body,
40 nention of hislly ana
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
Minneapolis has at almost one boun

Minneapolis has at almost one bound
come to the front as a city OF musical
critics. Wagner's m,lsicFWas on tap the
greater portion of last week and some Of
our people went mad over the operas
and some went mad because they
couldn't afford to hear them, and some
argued that Wagner himself was mad
when he wrote them: The editor OF "a
paper in this cityThe Progress be-
came SO enthusiastic over the event that
he published = picture Of list, the great
pianist abeling 4 y ner shis
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

It has been limited that the Populist
party has new Lease of life since Mary
Elizabeth, of Kansas, has taken to- the
platform. r.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Senator Allison will go to the senate
from Iowa for another term of six years
providing he should not be nominated
for and elected to the presidency.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

Jerry Simpson talked for two hours
in this city this week upon finance,
transportation and land. There was
nothing new about it but Jerry himself
and even he is not quite SO new as he
was.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

The way Jerry Simpson socked 1t to
the money kings in his speech In this
city is pointed to as one of the reasons
why he is sockless himself.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18

J. B. Foraker has been elected United
States senator from Ohio, taking the
place of Brice.
The Irish standard., 1896-01-18
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request of both the president and COVER
nor "refraiD from their usual avocations"
and devote the day to returning thanks
as other good people do. A printer has
much to be thankful for, more, perhaps,
than those citizens who pursue other
callings. His or her principal cause for
thankfulness being in the fact that he or
she was not born twins, and so escaped
a double dose of all those ills that hover
around the print shop. The employees,
foreman, compositors and deyil unite
tor in wishing all THE CHRONICLE read
ers all manner of good things, and hope
that all have so prospered in the last
year that their THANKS may be deep,
heartfelt and abundant.
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The Forum.


The Forum for December will contain
a noteworthy symposium on "The elec-
tion-Its Lessons and It's Warnings."
The first paper in the group is contrib
uted by the Hon. Andrew D. White,
who, in a very valuable and suggestive
article sets forth some of The Practical
Lessons of the Recent Campaign. DR..
White is followed by Mr.. D. MacGregor
Means, well known publicst of New
York, who, under the title ''Will Gov
ernment by the People Endure?" ana
lyzes the causes of discomfort which led
to the recent crisis. Prof. Goldwili
Smith completes the triology with a paper
entitled 'The Brewing of the Storm" in
which he discusses the recent crisis from
the point of view of an outsider.
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Electric Bftters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the languid, exhausted
feeling prevails. when the liver is torpid
and sluggish and the need of tonic and
and Alternative isfelt. A prompt use OF
this medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medi-
cine will act more surely counteracting
and freeing the system from the malar-
ial poison. Headache, Indigestion. Con-
stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bit
tiers. Soc ann 81 O0 per bottle at Blake
ley & Houghton's drug store.
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no probability of the time being extend
ed, no demand having so far been made
for it, and all desiring to make proof
must do SO during the year 1896.
A sunrise meeting of the young people
of the various churches of this city will
be held Thursday morning, Nov. &c, at
o'clock in the auditorium of the Chris
tian church. All Interested are cordially
invited to be present.
The locks at the CASCADES will not be
operated tome rrow>beeause it Is Thanks
giving and legal Holiday. The boats
will run just as usual, making a transfer
of passengers at the locks and carrying
no freight. Passengers will have to
walk only a few yards, in going from
one boat to the other.
OF course this would be proper oc-
casion to print dissertation on Thapks
giving, its origin, rise and progress, but
we do not purpose doing it,/At the
Episcopal church Rev. Goss/will trace
out the history Thanksgiving, and at
the Congregational Rev. Gray will do
the same thing, W. stand aside and
request that, all o9f readers attend SER
vices and they win find out all about
Thanksgiving, s6d also something to be
thankful for.
If we had nothing else to give thanks
for, we should certainly find(sufi :ient
reason for 20 doing in the fact that we
do not have to chase around after news
items. Today our weary brogaus have
thumped the icy by-ways In vain, for
items are not, and neither is anybody
else. After making the rounds of the
town we reached our den possessed of
the information that Jack Donohue has
turkey that is. from its size, some re-
| lation to pterodactyl. That's all we
know, except that we would like to sam
pie the birtE
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
the duIy appointed, qualIf a. aeiing admin
istrat"r of the estate of Anna Francis Carlson,
deceased, has filed his final account and report
in said estate. and that Monday, the 4th day of
January, 1897, at the hour OF O'Clock p. m. of
said day, at The County Couft room OF the County
Court House in Ilalles City, Wasco County, Ore
gon, has been fixed and appoi ted by the Hon
orable County Court the time and place for
hearing said final account and report. All per-
sons are hereby notified and requir to APP ear
at said time and place and show cause If any
there be why an order of this Court should not
be made approving sid final account and dis
charg ng the said administrator from further
scting under said trust and exonerating his
bondsmen from furth, T liabil. .ty hereunder.
Dated this 23d day of November, 1896.
n25-5t-i- FRANK MENEFEE,
Administrator of the Estate OF Anna Ftancis
Carlson, Deceased.
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DIED.

At the residence of P. E. Michel, at
Columbus, Wash, Monday. Nov. 23d,
Mrs. Abigail Byrd, aged 79 years, 6
months and % days.
Mrs. Byrd was born in Nova Scotia in
1917, being of large family, of which
only two are now living. The only sis
ters known on this coast were Mrs. At
water, mother of Hon. Joseph Atwater,
deceased, and Mrs. Robert Kinney, de-
ceased. Mrs. Byrd and family were
early of Ohio, after which they moved to
Wisconsin, crossing the plains in 1858,
and settling in Yamhill county, Or. The
deceased lived in that county until ff-
teen years ago, when she came to The
Dalles to be with her children, of whom
two are now living-Mrs. Mary Bird. of
The Dalles and Mrs. P. E. Michel of
Colum bus, Wash.
Mrs. Byrd joined the Baptist church
at the early age of II, and has been>a
consistent mem Der ever since.
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AN IMPRoMPTu euILLorINE.
And the Fearful, Cory and Unexpected
Result.

Result.
1t is really astonishing now sedate
men, men of excellent judgment and
keen discernment, will occasionally do
the most stupid and apparently un-
called for things. A case of this kind
was called to our attention this morning,
the event happening to one of our lead
ing citizens, man of learning and abil-
ity. and one whose judgment has more
weight, in Gillian, Wasco. Crook and
Sherman counties, than any other man
in them. Now, this gentleman, after
breakfasting this morning suggested to
his wife that the big gobbler provided
for tomorrow's feasting should be slaugh-
tered at once. The OCCASION said he,
reminds me of my boyhood. Many
turkey and chicken have I beheaded in
the days of long ago, anG surely my hand
has not lost its skill" And so he pro-
ceeded to the basement of the house,
where the wood and things are stored,
and then he proceeded to arrange for the
execution. A couple of rings were fas-
tened to the joists of the floor above,
placed there to hold swing for his only
son. The fitness of the surroundings at
once appealed to his discerning judg-
ment, and so he tied a piece of clothes
line to the gobblers' legs, pulled the
other end of the line through the ring,
placed block of wood convenient, with
the ak handy, and grabbing the gobbler
| firmly by his legs, placed Lis long and
| bewhiskered neck on the block. Then
the ak was raised, and with an awful
swoop descended. The gobbler's neck
was severed and the ak buried half it's
depth in the wood. The executioner
made pull on the rope, and up went
his turkeyship with a rush, nearly to
the ceiling. Then there was a commo-
ton, and such a Tapping of wings and
contortion of body as that dead but kick
! ing turkey made has not been witnessed
either in or out of turkeydom for
many year. The bold execuuoner
turned pale and lodged behind con-
venient post, to shut out the horrid Wis.,
ion, and at the same time escape a del
uge of carminated gore that the turk dis
tributed without fear or favor. Finally,
VIXEN all was still, the trembling man
came from behind the post and surveyed
the field-of carnage. As his eye took in
the results he tied the end of the rope to
the post and left the Inanimate turk to
whatever fate might befall him. He re-
ported the death of the turkey to his
wife, and then came down town to try
and get an invitation out to dinner to-
morrow. He has not been home since
and the reason is soon told. To friend
he confessed that when the turkey was
dead, and not before, he discovered that
the family washing was hung up in the
basement, t'and," said he, ''if there was
! piece of it that that turkey missed,
do not know it." If you do not believe
this story, ask Judge Bradshaw. who wal
witness to the whole transaction.