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sion No. ], gave an excellent recitation;
also short speeches were made by menu
bers and visiting brothers from other
divisions. The ways and means com
mittee filled in two hours Of instructive
speeches and songs I believe In the
advertising Of an order as an enterprise
ing merchant does his goods. There is
no subject that is so important to the
thinking Hibernians as the question OF
maintaining good paper to advance
their interests. :. Neither is there more
important matter for profit and discus
sion among the members than the adj
vancement and perfection Of a paper de-
voted to the order. This order is
business institution as well as fraternal
and newspaper is the best advertising
agency that can be adopted to spread
the purpose Of tie order before the pub
lic In this age things are looked
upon from: business standpoint, and
unless we are able to meet the question
of our advancement in this way we
cease to be factor among the benevo-
lent and Observation-Disclosures. We must
offer to our members and the = world at
large as many advantages az IT they Is can
get elsewhere, or, in other words, we
must be up-to-date. Sentimentahty is a
beautiful and praiseNaeYthy feature in
life and should be encouraged, but my
experience has taught me that there Is
not half as much sentimentality in hu-
man nature as there is ordinary horse
sense. Hence we must be equipped with
useful and practical articles in our
journal instead Of beautiful and orna-
mental ones. The newspaper today is
an educational factor as much as an
elementary school book. tits an every
dav conduit through which information
upon all subjects is conveyed to the
many. I believe every institution like
the A. o. n. should have first class
journal like the Irish Standard contain
ing all the information; that can be
gathered from, the. different divisions all
over the Northwest. The articles should
be short and to the point and be written
in a clear and concise manner sIiippou
of all unnecessary. verbtage, yet clothed
in good language, j Every ~ member 2, OF
the order does not have the time or IN
clination to read long or prosatcal ar
ticles, and most men want tosget at the
kernel of the nut at sonce. While the
members of an order are prone to cr1tl-
o;so tho nawsnaners. they often forget
their duty to give their unqualified sup
mort. The editors of A. O.. II. papers
deserve great credit and praise for their
energy and; spirit. While energy and
push are good things in their way it
will not buy paper and ink. Hence
wish to earnestly impress upon the
minds Of all Hibernians that their duty
is to subscribe: for and support their
press, and illustrate their devotion 10
the general good and welfare of our
glorious order. 'S'Ar- II.
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SUPERIOR SITTING.

SOFhGt1Un A1iN"s
D. R. Long, well known in St. Paul,
has been elected alderman from the Sec
Ond ward. ..... -;
A new telephone franchise has been
granted to the Peoples Telephone COM
pany. They will give the same service
at greatly reduced rates. ~ 80
James X. Stack, the enterprising de-
partment store man, has opened a new
store in Duluth: He will have a store
on each side of the bay. He will
doubtedly be successful in building up 2
good business in, the Zenith City. 49,:
The airship is giving. the denizens of
northwestern cities considerable excite
ment. They love to believe that aerial
navigation is an accomplished fact. mo
people in the world will tolerate a fake
like the Americans: They will coddle
it and warm It. to their breasts. Woe
be to the man who would dare expose
it. Happy is he who knows enough to
let the people worship in peace AT the
shrine of each new fake Happier still
is the man who assists in the blind
alteration of the erratic creation of the
fakir.' And the fakir himself wealth
and honors are his portion. He has the
right Of way to ali that makes life y, MYorthl
living. (. -....=s. , .,,,s
/ The Catholic Order Of Forresters and
the Catholic Knights Of. Wisconsin re-
ceived Holy Communion in a body ~-on
Sunday last at Sacred Heart church,
Both organizations are very strong at
this point and constantly ..groWlhg.
There is q large Catholic population in
Superior and no better way can be found
to unite them than5he fostering Dfs good
Catholic organizations. ':::
=: Mrs: Kate E. Fafet left on visit some
time ago for Rbefdgen, s. D. 'sk55 Had
been taken sicHaa Hastings. Mimi, and
was unable to ra3ab. Aberdeen. ..H< Il ex-
pected that sheAwi1l return home in 8.
few days. aga ..
Mayor-ee1ect t 15Tffweather departed Part
last week for tBe NV Twin Cities to learn
new points on plaieipal governments :
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West Dhfafh: Briefs,

Arrangements are now completed for
the fourth annual ball. to,::be given by
Division No.'4, A.. o. H., on Easter
Monday evening. The committee on
arrangements have spared no efforts to
make the affair a social success. A
large crowd is expected, as mostly all
of the tickets distributed throughout
the city have !. alfsaaSy: been sold. T. j.
Murphy's full qEehfatra. has been, IS en-:
gagged. and: A. s;ss:> Filliaultrauit' as
prompter. The tf1zEa s! + on the pro;
gram will be- tbs sssand: march, which
begins~a at 9 p..ctfa , e: = -: = = :
Peter DerEig. 5aas Twisting friends. in
Chicago. Il, ILL., b.. =. :; >. !.
p. Macy, :Jr., axpaats to. so to ST. Paul
mart waak >:a>..tREHa !: =. - sf
nTAt WON. sA Lax: . : -,,.e.- !:
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Coming S6Hal Events.

~, ~, Coming SpHal Events: !; .
Monday evenahgdf April la-Unitcd
Pleasure club da88Sgs, Kistler's hall. !. !.
Tuesday eveningst:. April al Minnie
via Xxi Esfsalslip ~ Ian:
John MITCHELL, II. bs part at 7Anoka.s :
Thursday :sve9 StillS': April inch
party; Division No: .. -: O.. H., Labor
-; - 49,: y:i@.: %: -. :f<at,s ~
Iemple.* 49,. ": - 49, = 49,. I:
: Wednesday evening, May -6-1rish-
American Social: club dancing party,
Mahtowah; hall. . =: -.::.a ''s'; : 80:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-04-17
CHAPTER x.

i Tho case Of Neil ". Meredith was
docketed for the opening Of court in tho
moruing; but undniahed business
brought over from the day before prom
-issd sons, delay. not little to the rs'
lief Of Donald Ba-tels. whose clientwae
uuaccoantsbly missing at tho appoint-
ed hour. Brigham had also failed to
appear: q ven a. the other witnesses
whom Mel! Ind promised: but this.
svexatiour sSit was. could not rouse the
same degrees Of surprise and concern
- did the detection .oS Neil himself.
A. ngly suspicion. he'd cEspt into ~
1sMyess ia 49,
I. ~. !.
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Helena, Mont.-Gov. Smith has am
1nounced as his appointees for the state
arid land commission ex-Gov. Toole, G.
O. Reed, late state chairman Of the Pop
ultst party, and Donald Bradford. all OF
Helena: Thomas c. Marshall, of MS
:npubI and DR.. a. H. Mitchell, of Deer
hodge,
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NEW DIVISION AT CURRIE.

NEW DIVISION AT: CURRIE.
A correspondent Of the Irish Standard.
at Currie, Murray county, Mimi, in
forms us of the recent organization of a
new division. o1the Ladies' HuxfIiar3S 'ot'
the A.=o. IL at that place withss charter,
membership sofs=twenty. The new soci.
sety; has elected the following ohicefs:
:President,Mra.s IT. McAvoy; vice presi.
1zts:sMs. r. sCanleysa recnrdtng sstfe-'
{ TRY; Mary Gorman; flnanetai secfesasy.'
a53usfs Sweeney; I.t11teasnfyesTt, Iame.,
insurance efbaf.-,
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- The will of Miss winifrede Martin
Of. baltimore, bequeaths more than
$50 600. to Roman Catholic churches
and institutions. The two largest be-
quests are $4,000 for a Catholic home
for -old ladies in Baltimore and $l6'-
$3.50 49, Ito the Catholic university In
Washington. !.
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e .It must have been q very. tender
hearted butcher who killed this lamb, "
md the Cheerful Idiot. pausing in his
.ssawing of his chop. 'Why7. kindly
,sked the shoe clerk boarder. He must
nave hesitated three or four years BE- -
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k.::..0.,f.A. e,k0TES.

The A, o:sHqeousty board will meet
at the, hall Of DiEahddn NO. 4, Tenth ave-
nue. north and Washington. next Tues.
day evening, April 20. .
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-04-17
A LITERARY UNDERTAKING.
Formed for the Purpose OF
: Aiding. Irish Writers in Their::
H. ,-~st1z11 - -*:.; = - g ss:4 -: y:

l., .-xu1.-,9: - -&:: = -: 49,:
- /, ccoriitng to- the Buftato5' Onion and
Times a. syndicate has been formed TO
bring out. the works Of the Irish writer's
Of the present day, offer them fair re-
muneration for their work and sell their
writings to the press, both on this side
of the water and in Great Britain ana
ireland. One of the well-known con-
tributors to the Union and Times, Mr..
M. J. Murphy, of BAY City, Mich, is the
organizer and promoter of the scheme.
Mr.. Charles johnston. the famous irish
Orientalist, whose works on Arabic and
sanscrit are much used in Europe, Will
be the editor. Of the syndicate A cor
respondence has been opened up be-
tween these gentlemen and number OF
nrominent Irish litterateurs, with the
result that many promises have been
received of the hearty cooperation OF
some of the leading Irish thinkers OF
the day. The motive which has insti-
gated these gentlemen is purely pa
triotfc one; mo compensation being 1e-
ceived by them for their labor. There
ia much to be done in the cause of
Irish literature yet. It has to be made
popular, and there is no better way OF
doing it than placing it before the
reading public of this country beside
the literature Of other nations. 1t will
bear comparison with any country's lit
erature and is badge Of honor that any
man of spirit might we'll be proud to
wear. ~''-'--
The literature of ireland is Of no re-
cent date. It had an existence when
Rome was wilderness; it has an ex-
istence today. It is no myth, but a
fact that is constantly staring us in the
face and asking thu people whom it
benefits and honors the reason OF their
apparent neglect. There is no reason
why the works Of the best Irish auth
ors should not E. be oil. The shelves of
every public library, and they would be
there if the Ancient. Order of Hiber-
mans and other. kindred organizations
would insist on their being there. And
there is no good reason why they should
not be read There ls too much in the
past history OF Ireland Ito be exhausted
in q single book, and the literature Of
the country is now getting an impetus
that it has never, received before. 1t
numbers among its devotees hundreds
of learned men, women: IT genius and
erudttion, whose only compensation CT
ten is that they have done little
good to the cause they have espoused.
It is also understood that the national
officers of the "A. o: II. are % be petit
toned by a number Of the Irish liter
att to see that debating clubs of Irish
subjects be organized as soon as pos
sible and that notable Irish works be
placed on the book shelves Of the differ
ant branches. Here in Buffalo the lit
erary feature Of the society has been
a prominent one for some time. and
With the exception q having a good
Irish library. any Of the members be
inx satisfied with private resources, all
the s requests Of the petition have been
acceded to here. -.
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Az Interesting Communication Deserv
.x'!~dHR Grefal sferusal.

An Increasing communication OeSerV-
.s!wdHg Garefal ferusal.-
Division. No. this city, held its regu-
lar meeting Thursday evening, April =.
with large attendance. The treasurer
made his report. and showed the divi-
siaa TO. be in "a. healthy: condition. The
articlesss,.qf incarceration were adopted.
Brothers. Montague, 0'Brien and Gle
were on the sick list, but are recovering.
Bro. ]. C. Gabbins, ::of Division No. 4.
made an able address on our country,
ana, sshoWed. the sWopderful progress it
has made ydalse.. in the Last so years. Bro.
John Swift, Of, Division No. 2. gave an
address on patriotism, and short
slIltches &c the lives of tho great men
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT Pre- II, 1887.

to be called to.make visit TO attend
"a s funeral u behaved asi brother, whom
distant nssideneet has separated siuce
pl.ildhood. John t=Nahoney. r.. Hayes.
H..lH. Fleetham; Committee. s,as4a4
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-08
A NEW SERIAL.

We have secured serial story written
specially for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
by Hon. Albion w. Tourgee, author OF
GA Fools Errand," Bricks Without
Straw" Figs and Thistles," etc. There
is NO more forceful or popular writer
among contemporary novelists than
Judge Tourgee, and in this story he is
at bis best The title is "The Man
Who Outlived Himself" 1t is an
American story true to life. 1t is
thrilling, terrible, and pathetic" to
use the authors own words in speaking
about his work. 1t is great treat and
no one should miss it
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BoTH on land and sea the battles of
the next war will be fights of the nom
commissioned officers and privates. On
land the ne-of-battle will be so extended
that each little group of men will have
to fight its own battle, and strive to
keep up its share of the general contest.
On sea there will be similar groups
around each of the great guns, any one
of which may decide the battle by a
well-directed shot at the right moment.
Congress has recognized that we must
not only have the best kind of guns but
the best kind Of men to work them.
All our great naval victories, from that
Of the Constitution over the Guerrero
to that of the Kearsarge over the
Alabama, have been won by the superb
ority of our gunners over those trained
in England or France. The Navy De-
partment is taking timely steps to keep
us in our old front rank in gunnery.
Three new ratings have been established
Chief Gun Captain, at $50 month ;
Gun Captain of the first class, at
$40 month and Gun Captain of the
second class, at $50 month. 1t is ex-
pected that this will, attract high class
of men into the service, keep them there,
and encourage them to attain pro-
iciency.
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A MESSAGE FROM COMRADES.
Brave Words from Honolulu-Reasons Why the Hawaiian
Islands Should Be Annexed-Address by Sons Of the
American Revolution, Endorsed by the GAR Post
Sons of Veterans Commend the Address to Their
Brothers in the Home Country.

Special correspondence of The National Tribune
HONOLULU, II. r., June ID.
Tho Americans aud their sons who have
made these Islands an outpost of civiliza-
ton in the Pacific men OF force and
sound judgment, as their works have shown.
throw of the monarchy and the expediency of
annexation the various patriotic societies of
American origin in the Islands have united in
an address to their comrades in the mother
country. In view Of the priority of historical
association, the Society of the Sons OF the
American Revolution took the initiative and
have put forth an address, and their action has
been unanimously and officially Endorsed by
George w. belong Post, As, GAR, of Homo
lulu, as is atteSted by X. j. Greene, Com
mander and Fred Sherman, Adjutant. Tie
local Camp of Sons of Veterans. which is Capt
G. c. Wiltze Camp d. Sons Of Veterans. q. S. A..
of Honolulu have also unanimously approved
the address, and commend it to the careful con-
sideration and active cooperation of all Brothers
throughout the United States the action being
attested by L. K. McGrew. Captain John w.
Short, Second Lieutenant; George Dillingham;,
Chaplain, and James f. Hilbus, Camp Council,
Committee.
The following is the address:
HAWAIIAN SOCIETY
OF THE
Sons OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
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PERSONAL.

A. ]. Edsall, LIST ". ]. Cav, is candidate
for appointment to q position in the Land
Office at Bozemau, Mont. He bears a very
high reputation among his neighbors. He
was Sheriff of his County for several
years, and filed the position aceeptably. A
series Of unfortunate investments and shs
incendiary destruction of his planning mill
have swept away all his means His wife 10
Department President of the W.RC
Henry NJ. Hutchinson, 10th XIV, Elkfork.
KY, is seeking an appointment under this AID.
ministration. He enlisted in 1863. and served
until the close Of the war. Since the wa. he
has been an active Republican, but has never
held any Office other than Fourth Class Post
master at Elkfork. His Kentucky comrades
would be pleased to see him appointed to some
good position.
Fred Lutx . veteran of the LIST No., is a can
didate for the Postmastership at Upton, Mo.
He has upon his petition the signatures of the
best citizens of Upton, including the members
of Post SIP
Chaplain Henry Masterman. an old veteran
of the Grand Army in Lincoln, Neb.. is prob
ably the only man in America who attended
tho wedding Of Queen Victoria as a guard Of
honor.
Comrade Alva E. Page is an applicant for the
Land Office at Roswell, N. NJ, and has the in
dorsemens Of the Governor, the Delegate, the
Territorial Republican Committee, all the
Union soldiers in that section of the country
and great number Of the best citizens.
Comrade Gilbert r. Thompson, of the United
States Geological Survey, has been sent to
Helena, Mont, to map that region. He il .
veteran OF splendid war record in the United
States Engineer Battalion during the war.
Comrades everywhere will learn with pleas
ure of the appointment of Col. A. c. Thomp-
son, of Portsmouth, o., as one of the Commits
sion to Codify the Penal Laws of the United
States. Col. Thompson served as q Captain in
the 105th Pa. until disabled from wounds, and
was afterward Representative in Congress for
several terms, and distinguished himself by
active friendship for the veterans. The place
pays $4,000 year.
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TRIBUNETS.

P'mch: Freddie, why did you drop the baby
on the floor?
well heard everybody say that it was q
bouncing baby, and wanted to see it bounce"
~
Yonkers Statesman: Husband-Have Won any
invisible walls?
saIeslady-Yes; it is impossible to see them
Husband-I should like to look at some.
M
Chicago Tribune: ~ may have bitten off
more than can chew" remarked the boacon-
strictor. as the young gazelle disappeared with
in its capacious jaws but, thank fortune,
don't have to chew" and it curled itself m for
q six weeks nap
Spare Moments First Cyclist-I always get
| nervous when see a woman crossing the street
ahead of me.
Second Bicyclist-So do /. They have 80
many pins in their clothes that If fellow col.
lides with them he is sure to get his tire pune.
tured.
| In somo respects the Europeans are more pro.
gressive than We are. For many years the Ital-
iaus have numbered the hours Of the day from
! to "a, and now the Belgian Government has
ordered railroads to do the same. Some of these
days our railroads will adopt this common. sense
course, and make time tables that the ordinary
man can understand.
x*x
| All cigarcts are bad, bnt some are very much
worse than others. The German and French
| Governments have found that the gilt and
silver end brands are very deleterious. In
place of the gilt being true gold or silver it is
base imitation. and is attached to the paper by
white lead. which will cause lead poisoning in
those using them, in addition to usual conse.
quences Of softening Of the brais and faulty Of
the intAllsck
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the United States, as the President will con-
Time to say in his messages to Congress"
But the Republic Of Hawaii would then BE-
run by loyal subjects of the Mikado. is mag
kets would be filed with Japanese products.
It's industries carried on By Japanese planters
and manufacturers, and its ports filled with
ships carrying the victorious flag of the Rising
Sun. And If. when the time is ripe Hawaii
should proceed TO ask for actual annexation to
Japan, who would have right to interferef
Certainly not the United States after having
so long refused all offers of annexation. The
"dog-ip-the- manger" policy will not succeed
in the long run.
OBJECTIONS TO ANNEXATION NOT WELL
FOUNDED.
III the objections that are commonly urged
in the United States against the annexation Of
the islands on the grounds of uon-conti gGity,
undesirable population. and ub6tness for State
hood are examined, they will all be found to
apply IN still greater degree to the acquisition
OF Alaska. In fact, the plans of the far-seeing
statesman who brought abou: the purchase Of
Alaska included also these islands and a future
isthmian canal. The act Of annexation would
not per Sc confer American citizenship on any
who were not already citizens of the Hawaiian
Republic. The laws of the Federal Govern
ment in regard to naturalization and immi-
grafton would Immediately come into force,
and be applied to the Asiatic elements OF the
population, and contracts for labor would cease
to be made
Under the security Of the starry flag. Ameri.
can skill and enterprise will work the same
wonders here that they have done in Southern
California. The process of American zation
will be rapid. although the difficulties in the
way have been greatly increased by the delay
of the past four years.
APPEAL TO CoMPATRIoTs TO EXERCISE IN.
FLUESCE IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION.
Believing that no halfway measure will
meet the case, and that now is the time for the
United States to secure this outpost of its
western frontier, not only for its security and
the development of its commerce, bat for the
sake of maintaining and extending American
principles at this central meeting place Of
races, we request our compatriots to give this
subject a careful and calm consideration, and
to exert their influence for the cause of FREQ
dom. either as individuals or officially, as shall
be deemed most proper.
For the Society:
PETER CUsHMAN JONES'
President.
JOHN EFFINGER.
Secretary.
The above address was unanimously adopted
at meeting of the Hawaiian Society Of the
Sons of the American Revolution, May %,
1897.
JOHN EFFINGER,
Secretary.
The Endorsement and adoption of the address
by the Grand Army Post and Sons of Veterans
Camp followed ut the next meeting of these re-
spective bodies.
"THE NEXT T."