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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Manufacturer OF
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The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
WILL CHANGE HIS r1IND.

The new senator from Idaho, Mr.. Heit-
field, has been talking to reporter He
likes Washington and is looking for
ward with lively interest to his first visit
TO Boston, but considers San Francisco
the greatest of American cities. 'This
life in the East is all new to me-" he
says. II am getting so dissipated now
that don't go to bed till 10 o'clock. Out
in my country we turn in at and get
up with the sun. I am used, too, to an
active, busy life, so that this sitting
around all day makes me lazy. Just as
soon as the extra session is over I am
going back to harvest my crops" BY
the time Mr.. Heitfeld has finished his
senatorial term he will feel like sitting
up all night, and will marvel much at
the shortness of the days, including the
nights. And when he goes back to tho
farm things will not look as they used
to look before he went to Washington, so
the hired men will be instructed to har-
vest the crop while the new1y-fedged
statesman will feel that the nation is
painting for a continuance of his service.
The farming community may lose good
agriculturist and the nation may gain a
guiding spirit, but still there are doubts.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
EDGAR ALLAN POE,

The St. Anthony Literary Society Dis
cusses His Life and Works.
Last Tuesday evening there was a
large attendance at the st. Anthony
Literary society. The program was an
exceptionally attractive one, and every
participant in the discussion that fol-
lowed the reading of the papers on Ed
gar Allen Poe, by the Misses O'Brien,
Murphy and Harrington displayed a
familiarity with that authors works
which surprised the interested audience.
The reading of t'The Raven" by Rev.
James O'Reilly, was fine Evolutionary
effort, in which he brought out the oc-
cult meaning of that strange poem ir
a perspicuous manner, and was re-
warded by enthusiastic applause. AS a
prelude to the literary exercises Miss
Catherine Dwyer sang 20, Promise
Me" in artistic style, with Miss Agnes
White as the accompanist. Miss Bridget
Harmon acted as chairman of the liter
ary committee. The names of Mrs.
Frank Sullivan, Miss Mary .Lydon,
Messrs. Frank Quinn and NJ. Moran
we're added to the list as new members.
The next meeting of the society will
occur on Tuesday, April 20, when papers
will be read on John Greenleaf Whit
tier, the gentle Quaker poet.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

One would think that small nation
like Greece-about half the size of Penn
sylvania-would not be permitted to suf-
fer great deal in a rupture with other
nations, as the king of that little coun-
try has as powerful family connections
as any other monarch in Europe. He is
a brother of the dowager empress or
czarina of Russia and of the Princess of
Wales, and an uncle of the car. The
sister of the late czar is his wife. The
youngest sister of the emperor of Ger
many is the wife of his son Constantine.
The empress dowager of Germany, who
is the mother of Emperor William, and
daughter of Queen Victoria, is working
faithfully in King Georges favor, as is
his sister, the dowager czarina Of Russia.
It would strike any one that the Grecian
ruler had surely few friends at court,
but while intermarriages OF the roya!
families are brought about for the pur-
pose of strengthening the various rulers
in times of necessities, yet it is frequent
ly seen that the tie of blood relation
ship counts but little when nationa!
greed and selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are the
motives that prompt the action.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
A PRETTY GIRL

Or plain one either, for that matter,
if she stopped to look, would know right
we'll that the place to buy pianos is at
the assignee sale of the Century piano
stock.
On May LIST the stock then on hand
will be sold in a lump to the highest
bidder to find it's way through the regu-
lar channels of trade to the retail buyer.
Bids have been advertised for in the
principal trade papers of America. The
time is near at hand when such an OPP
portunty to +buy a piano as is now Of
fered will be gone forever.
1t is question now who gets the re-
naming st0ck-some dealer to sell
again at profit to the retail buyer, or
the retail buyers themselves. There re-
mains 10 days. i'm which to answer that
question. If the retail buyer comes in
before May list and takes the stock he
is the gamer and not some dealer.
A magnificent Line of Andersons still
remain upon (which further reduction
have been made.o H. o. PETERSON,
Il ;iI Assignee.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
DULUTH NEWS.

? John D. Murphy, of Tower, vas Wis
iting in the Zenith City last week.
A meeting of the young men of the
Cathedral parish was he'd last Sunday
in the Catholic CLUB rooms to continue
l.,he Catholic club and renew it's lease
Of the rooms.
The Lenten devotions being held at
the Cathedral are very we'll attended
Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Eva Idelf, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. Idell, has been quite sick
:or the past week.
Mrs. NJ. J. Kelleher and children eX-
pect to leave Duluth next month for
All extended visit with the parents Of
Mr.. Kelleher in Massachusetts.
Arrangements are te:ng made Cor an
entertainment to be given in Catholic
association hall on Easter Monday. It
Will be ireland Illustrated" and Bis
hop McGolrick will deli YER a very inter-
est;ng lecture on Irelant.
A number of Duluth Irishnlen are
planning to visit Ireland next year on
the occasion of the anniversary of the
'.ehe'lion Of '98, wher monster celebra-
lion will take place.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
Monahan; recitation. Miss 3. Brodsriek.
Z A vote Of thanks was extended to all
I taking part in the program and tho
/ meeting adjourned.
MAYOR OF GREAT FALLS.

II. j. Fitzgerald Leads the silver
Forces to Victory.
Richard J. Fitzgerald, formerly
a well-known. and popular young
man of Minneapolis, is win
ming fame and popularity in the
great mountain state. "Dick" Fitz-
gerald, as he is best known, left this
city about six years ago and settled in
the fourishing city of Great Falls. Mont.
He engaged in the restaurant bust
ness and has successfully conducted the
"Gem Coffee House" in that city. He
has already served two terms as alder
man and was president of the council
for the past year. A few weeks ago he
received the Democratic nomination
for mayor and was Endorsed by the Pop
ulists. In the election held last Monday
nearly 1000 votes were polled, Mr.. Fitz
gerald carrying every ward in the city:
The silver forces also elected all the
aldermen, the only candidates defeated
on the ticket being Campbell for mum
cipal Judge and O'Malley for city treas
urer. Capt. Fitzgerald has reason to
feel elated over his splendid victory,
and the city of Great Falls is assured
an honest and business like administra-
ton. The new mayor was former
captain of the Hibernian Rifles, of this
city. He is a brother of John P. Fitz
gerald, municipal judge of Belt, Mont,
and of J. w. and M. p. Fitzgerald, of
Minneapolis.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
Behind the Times,

In one Southern town a paper still adj
vertises low rates to the Worlds Fair,
and another recently published an &C.
count of the Atlanta exposition, which
closed over year ago. In Minnesota,
however, people are more up-to-date,
and, in, fact, the whole Northwest has
that modern spirit, evidenced by the ST.
Paul G. Duluth Railroad, or Duluth
Short Line, as it is popularity known.
This line runs the most modern equip
ment rapidly over smooth road bed at
convenient hours, and makes close con-
nections at handsome terminals. It wins
the public because it's trains are fast
and comfortable, and it enjoys popular
ity with those who travel between the
Twin Cities and Duluth, West Superior,
Saltwater and Taylor's Falls. Always
buy your tickets over the Duluth Short
Line. For information apply to ticket
agents, or write to C. E. Stone, General
Passenger Agent, St. Paul, MINI.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

Edward ]. Ivory, who was recently
rescued from the clutches of English
malevolence, has, through his attorney,
John F. Mcintyre, made application to
Secretary Sherman that the latter make
a demand upon England for 100000
damages for the injuries inflicted upon
Ivory by Scotland Yard detectives, sup-
ported by brutal English law. It is in
tended to bring the matter to the atten-
ton of congress should the secretary of
state fail to act in the premises.
While every unprecedented mind will
promptly concede that the damages
asked for are neither excessive nor un-
just there is no likelihood, under pres
ent conditions, that Ivory will ever re
ceive penny from the British govern
ment. Although It may be conclusively
shown that the arrest was brought about
upon trumped up charge, that the Off
GERS knew they were acting in a malic-
ious way, without the shadow of an OK
crse for their unlawful deeds, and that
the crown prosecution and the judge be-
fore whom the case was brought, well
knew OF the dastardly outrage upon the
rights of g man, whose only fault-a
crime III the Dyes Of English law-beins
that he was irish-all this being 1ncoE=
trovcrtibly proven will not add the
Wstght q feetlsr g Inducing England
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
to do Justice to any one who has In his
heart spark Of love for Ireland.
IT'S NO WAR;

A cuban correspondent OF the New
York Herald says there is no war down
there, and gives his reasons that there
is no pitched battles, no general engage
ments, nor extensive manoeuvres. He
argues further that there is very little
loss of life except from disease or ex-
posture. He adds: I'm fact the Cuban
losses during the entire war would not
equal the losses of an organized army
in mornings skirmish. The tactics
employed by majority of the Cubans
are simply to dodge the Spanish col
umns, fire on forts from a safe distance.
run when the enemy comes out after
them, eat we'll and trust to God and the
United States to pull them out of the
predicament they have gotten into"
It is pity that a small army, with
little means of support, fighting for it's
own and it's country's liberty, cannot see
fit to throw itself in front of superior
force for the purpose of being slaugh-
tered, and to show the world that beau
tifully pitched battles are in progress,
accompanied by general engagements
and extensive manoeuvres. Won Moltke,
the great German general, thought the
same concerning the American civil war
that this correspondent thinks about the
Cuban war. When he was asked ~ our
gallant Phil Sheridan, during the pro.
gress of the Franco-Prussian war, his
opinion of the war in America the Prus-
sian general answered.: "My dear sir,
war is a science The scrambling of two
armed mobs cannot be called war; And
yet We thought over here in the NORTH
that we did some pretty tall fighting.
and the southerners thought they eft
into' the late unpleasantness tolerably
we'll themselves, and the tactics en-.
ployed by the North and the South were
simply to dodge the columns of the
other side as early and as often as pos.
sible, and they-both sides-fired on
forts from. a safe distance and were
mighty pleased at the opportunity, and
they ran away when the enemy came
out after them, and some of the running
was pretty sight, indeed, especially so
at Bull Run, and everybody ate as well
as he could and trusted in God and his
generals to pull him out of the predica
ment he got himself into.
All this we did-we of the North and
of the South-in a four years struggle
which we are fond of referring to as one
Of the most heroic and brilliant strug.
giles in the worlds history, irrespective
Of Won Moltkes idea that it was a
scramble of two armed mobs.
The Herald correspondent undoubted.
ly did all the fighting of his life upon
paper, or in his imagination in being
carried away while reading of the ex.
ploits of Salamis or Thermopylae.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
SUPERIOR SIFTINGS.

There was an election yesterday in
Superior. At least Starkweather had an
election. Two years ago Charles S.
Starkweather, an Episcopal divine, was
elected mayor of Superior against the
opposition of every newspaper in the
city on the Peoples Party and Demo-
cratic tickets. Inside of two months
after his election he was impeached by
common council of the city and de-
posed from office. Starkweather carried
the case to the supreme court and the
highest court in the state upheld the
Impeachment and administered to
Starkweather severe roast for his dis
graceful boodling. Nothing daunted
Starkweatler began at once campaign
for the position he had lost. In the
spring of 1896 he tried but failed to get
any nomination. Not in the least dis
couraged he began to plan to capture a
nomination in 1897. in due course Of
time the spring of 1897 came around,
and the reverend gentleman went into
lll VI Tic Lulcc COAVCACAOA!S. UuI iACAIuSL
convention would dare to nominate him,
although many believed if ne wore NOM
mated be would be elected. He failed
to get nomination. The Republican:
nominated the most popular Swede In
the city, Perry J. Eckstrand. The Denis
and Pops placed William Munro, a
prominent silver man, in nomination.
Starkweather nominated himself. He
filed nomination papers. "S;ngle handed
and alone" as he expressed it, he start
ed his campaign. This was his plat
form: "I have done wrong; I was no
worse than the rest; I have lost my
reputation; want chance to vindicate
myself; I will do better next time. Boys,
give me another chance; know you'll
do it, The newspapers first Doomed
conducted unique campaign. At the
close OF every meeting he distributed
bags of candy among his auditors. He
is catchy speaker, eloquent, humor-
Gus and pathetic by turns. He caught
ON slowly at first. His boom grew. The
newspapers grew afraid and roasted.
/ him but 10 band played On. : Still
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

no one would bet on his election. al
though many w4fe afraid he would be
elected. Electl3f day came. and when
the votes wei teountad starkweather
hadn't done ing but carried every
ward in the cis55cxcept one. The only
reason he didSEariy that one was be-
F; cause G. be did appen to campalen in
he would get more votes than the other
two candidates Combined. He kept his
word and was elected by majority of
AT over botA 1iR opponents.
If there is ANOTHER such a striking
figure in American politics as Charles
S. starkweather,' we, the people of SUI
perior, would xe;:.to see him trotted
out Great is Starkweather, the parson-
politician of Superior. Greater still are
the hearts of the people who killed the
'fatted calf in behalf of the return to
power of their prodigal but ever-peer-
less politician, Charles S. Starkweathe:,
smoothest cmpaigner of the Northwest.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
. ,
Latltes' Auxiliary No. 4, City,

Division No. of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry of the A. o. H. held their regular
meeting April LIST, 1S97,wit very large
attendance. A number of visitors were
present from the other divisions. The
following program was rendered: Piano
solo, Cora McGough; quartet, "Come
Where the Lilies Bloom So Fair" Miss
Speakman, Mrs. Johnston, Mr.. d. Seal
len and Mr.. Fred Leonard; piano solo,
Mr.. M. Stapleton; vocal solo, "The
Bridge" Mrs. e. McSherry; piano solo,
Miss M. Scallen; vocal solo, Goodbye,
Sweet Day" Miss n. Keers;; vocal solo,
THE Heart Bowed Down. a,
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
FATHER CLEARY'S SERMON.
Want Of Interest in Hearing Gods
Word.

The following is synopsis of Father
Cleary's sermon last Sunday:
The groveling spirit of materialism is
abroad in the land. The tendency of the
times is toward everything or anything
that offers hope Of material gain, or car
nal pleasure. Many men live as if they
were in the world for nothing better
than to get out of life, while it may last,
sensual enjoyment. Such men, as a mat
ter of course, are but little interested in
listening to the sword of God. Gods
eternal word never fails to warn men
against the folly of devoting themselves
to the search after sensual joys. Wise
experience and good common sense con-
firm the prudent admonitions of Still
, dents of the true philosophy of life,
against the degradation of man that is
certain to follow uncontrolled indul
gence of human appetite. But the fool
ish victim of morbid passion turns
deaf ear to the warnings of the wise, as
we'll as to the teachings of religion. ''Be-
Cc1uo0 yOu 1AO HUI VI OOu, Il1c WOIU u
God is not welcome to your ears.
The plain teachings of religion are not
unheeded because of difficulties of faith,
as much as because of difficulties Of
practicing what faith inculcates. Only a
little over 100000 of our people
it Is reliably stated, belong to any
church in this country. Many more are,
as a matter of course, Influenced in their
conduct by the power and the doctrines
of religion. But it is indeed sad to think
that only such small proportion-less
than one-third of the American people
take sufficient interest in religion to
profess it openly before men. No Won
der we are wronged by law-breakers,
robbed by INSCRIPTIONS financial
schemers, defied by wanton icentious-
ness, defrauded at the ballot box.
Perjury is almost the rule and fidelity
to the truth the exception, in our courts
of justice, where justice is Knocked at By
those who ignore God and his command
ments. "He that is of God heareth the
words of God.''
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

The subtitle of the new volume OF
Justin McCarthy's History of Our Own
Time is "From 1880 to the Diamond
Jubilee" Speaking of it the London
Queen says: "The book is sure to be
entertaining, sure to be erudite, sure to
be impartial. Justin Mccarthy is not
only very brilliant writer, but shin
ing example of a man who has always
made his duty towards his neighbor' in
clude his enemies-in public life. He
has none in private life
This is merited praise Tor Mr.. McCar-
thy's literary abilities and congenial
qualities and it cannot fail to remind
most people that the polished author is
more in accord with his own nature in
the field of letters than he is in leading
turbulent factions of his own country
men.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

The Dingiey bill, now under consider
alton by the senate committee, having
passed the house in a hip, hip hurrah,
kind Of style, does not propose that the
tariff shall be increased upon every
thing. Some things shall be admitted
free For instance, voncou, vocoa, balm
of Gilead, beauxite, dried blood, Coo
cuius, indicus, divi-divi, munjeet and
zaffer may all come into this country
without being subject to a tariff levy.
The man who gets dollar day-when
he can-and is dismayed to find
that everything necessary to existence
Is to cost him more will take comfort
when he finds that divi-divi can come
into this country free. But he will have
no chance of getting divvy from the
men who make profits by the excessive
taxation Of all the necessaries of life.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10

The makers of chewing gum want the
proposed duties on the principal ingredi-
ent of which the gum is made reduced
and some makers say that 1t should be
admitted free because it ia 'the poor
mans luxury" This. is another in
stance of the great solicitude the rich
manufacturer has for the man who is
poor. He not only wants his wages
raised, but he wants to give him luz
uries as we'll, such as chewing gum. OF
course, he also gives him taffy-about
election time.
The Irish standard., 1897-04-10
BIG STORE OPENING.
The Week a Busy One Mt Olson's
Great Emporium.

The Week a Busy One Mt O1son's
Great Emporium.
Monday evening the Big Store was
once more thrown open to it's patrons,
inviting their inspection Of the stock OF
handsome materials, garments and mil
sons. The easements of the attractively
arranged windows were outlined in
electric lights Illuminating the array of
enticing and bewildering novelties. For
some weeks J. w. Mattern and his ex-
perienced assistants whose triumphs in
window draping attract such crowds,
have been at work on the interior as
we'll as window decoration of the S. E.
Olson establishment, until every counter
was artistically gotten up. The light
shaft was hung with garlands of roses
suspended in the air by invisible wires
which gave the effect of q shower of the
gay blossoms coming down on the eager
sightseers who thronged about the band
stand, where Watson's First Regiment
band discoursed program of martial
airs.
At the First avenue entrance Il flower
booth with it's bowls of bright flowers
and pretty young saleswomen did a
very smart business most Of the evening
and was only rivaled in attractions by
the candy counter.
A mass of humanity. mostly women,
streamed up and down the staircase in
their way to and from the millinery
and suit departments, where ,hapeaux
Of every description, large. small, me-
dunn, sombre, gay AMI with all CHIC,
We're being tried on and examined hy
enthusiastic would-be purchasers.
Where short walking Jackets, in grays
and tans, circular capes hemuff1ed with
quantities of chiffon, gauze and satin
ribbon were being trimmed and twisted
and felt of generally in spite of the sign
hands off. >